1. 8th Grade Week 31 Agenda & Obj. 4/1/13-4/5/13
Monday: Poetry/Drawing Conclusions • Determine theme or central idea of a text Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings. • Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.

2. Daily Writing: We’re BACK! 4/1/13
Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail:
What did you learn over spring break? Explain the lesson.
What are your goals for quarter 4? Explain a detailed plan on how to achieve them.

3. Turn in language arts worksheets. Show me your spring break entries!
Monday: Poetry Part 2
Turn in language arts worksheets.
Show me your spring break entries!
What did you read?
Planner
Finish poetry packet by tomorrow.

4. Read through intro & vocab.
Monday: Poetry Part 2
Read through intro & vocab.
Predict what the poems will be about based on the title.
Discuss the first poem. What’s the poem about? How does the speaker use literature devices to contribute to meaning?
Due tomorrow what you don’t get done in class.

5. Daily Writing: Leadership 4/2/13
Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail:
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” ~Lao Tzu
“Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.” ~Mitt Romney

6. Read science article & finish current events worksheet due tomorrow.
Tuesday: MCA Focus
Hand in poetry packet & show me your journaling over the break.
Review midterm.
Postponing debate until after MCA test… Feel free to hand in more reject/accept forms! Bring your novels/library books to class every day!
Planner
Quiz Friday
Read science article & finish current events worksheet due tomorrow.

7. Daily Writing: Debate 4/3/13
Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail:
“Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate.” Friedrich Nietzsche
“I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.” ~Margaret Thatcher

8. Finish 2nd segment 1 practice test by tomorrow.
Wednesday: MCA Focus
Hand in your current events worksheet.
Take Segment 1 test (read yesterday). Go back to the passage and:
UNDERLINE and label.
Write a brief explanation for WHY you chose each answer. Read silently if you finish early.
Review Segment 1 answers as a class.
Planner
Quiz Friday
Finish 2nd segment 1 practice test by tomorrow.

9. Daily Writing: Beauty 4/4/13
Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail:
What things do you think are beautiful? Why?
What things do you think are ugly? Why?

10. Hand in the test prep homework from yesterday .
Thursday: MCA Focus
Hand in the test prep homework from yesterday .
Today, we’ll move on to Segment 3.
Planner
Finish “The House with Nobody in it” test prep by tomorrow.
Bring in a book to read tomorrow!
You should do this EVERY day, but I’ll be checking tomorrow.
Make sure to bring the book to your test prep class as well. They will give you participation points for reading.

11. Listen/follow along to “Ode to My Socks” (segment 3).
Thursday: MCA Focus
Listen/follow along to “Ode to My Socks” (segment 3).
Using context clues, what do these words mean?
Pelt of sheep (line 16)
Decrepit (line 39)
Luminous (line 44)
Resisted (line 47)
Sacred (line 55)
Remorse (line 70)
Moral of my ode (line 79)
Any others??? 

12. Independently take practice test. Go back to the poem and:
Thursday: MCA Focus
Independently take practice test. Go back to the poem and:
UNDERLINE and label.
Write a brief explanation for WHY you chose each answer. Read silently if you finish early.
Review BEST answers as a class.

13. Daily Writing: April 4/5/13
Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail:
What do you like about spring? What don’t you like?
What have you done so far this week to reach your quarter 4 goals?
What are you looking forward to this weekend?
What did you learn this week?

14. Students Owe $12 (missing Diary of PT I):
Friday: MCA Focus
Students Owe $12 (missing Diary of PT I):
8A: Abdullahi A. (38)Abdullahi F. (28),
8B: Salma A (11), Zak (4), Khalid (5), Hafsa (13), Abdullahi H. (20), Hamdi M. (34)
Students Owe $12 (missing Diary of AFrank):
8A: Asma (29), Samira (31), Abdijabar (32)
8B: Abdullahi H (10), Najma (12- found but RIDICULOUSLY BAD condition), Said (19), Zak M. (38), Salma (18)
Also STILL missing a bunch of library books!

15. “You Can Succeed” practice test Vocab chapters I & II worksheet
Friday: MCA Focus
Hand in your test prep HW worksheets, and show me your library book or book from home!
Planner Due Monday:
“You Can Succeed” practice test
Vocab chapters I & II worksheet
Notebook title: Vocab I & II
Look the words up in a dictionary & write them in your notebook.
Use each word in a sentence.

16. No talking during the quiz! Please raise your hand when you’re done.
Friday: MCA Focus
No talking during the quiz! Please raise your hand when you’re done.
Segment 2 practice test is your “quiz” this week.
This one I WILL grade and we won’t go over today.
If you have good explanations, I may give you partial credit if you get something wrong.
When you’re done and I’ve collected your quiz:
Work on vocab worksheet FIRST!
Work on practice test (also due Monday)
Read silently