1. 4th Six Weeks January 21, Through February 28th , 2014
8th Grade ELA
4th Six Weeks
January 21,
Through
February 28th , 2014

2. Collectors, please get your group grade folders
8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Tuesday, January 21, 2014
How to make a Newsletter in Publisher
Starter:
Collectors, please get your group grade folders
Get out your information needed to write your rough draft
Class:
1st day of 4th Six Weeks
Passes
Write your article
Chief Editors meeting
Remember:
Rough Draft of Newsletter articles are due by end TODAY’s period

3. News Article (minimum requirements)
Intro Paragraph
Interesting lead in sentence
Thesis (basically what the article is about)
Body Paragraph #1
A. Topic sentence (main idea of this paragraph)
B. Facts & ideas supporting the topic sentence
C. Closing thoughts for this paragraph
D. Connection of this topic to next topic
Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3
Closing Paragraph
A. Restate your thesis
B. Your thoughts about this topic

4. Get out your information needed to write your rough draft Class:
8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Wednesday & Thursday, January 22-23, 2014
Starter:
Get out your information needed to write your rough draft
Class:
GaggleNet
Type your article for the newsletter,
Proofread it
Make sure your name is on it
Remember:
News articles due to editor today, electronically
Get your other 2 items for newsletter

5. Gaggle Net
username: is the first initial of first name + full last name + last 4 digits of student id number.
password: connect
Example:
U: awuensche8838
P: connect
AT HOME YOU MUST OPEN GAGGLE NET THROUGH KLEIN WEB SITE!!!!!!

6. Article Title by Your Name
Intro Paragraph
Interesting lead in sentence
Thesis (basically what the article is about)
Body Paragraph #1
A. Topic sentence (main idea of this paragraph)
B. Facts & ideas supporting the topic sentence
C. Closing thoughts for this paragraph
D. Connection of this topic to next topic
Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3
Closing Paragraph
A. Restate your thesis
B. Your thoughts about this topic

7. Get out your information needed to write your rough draft Class:
8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Friday, January 24, 2014
Starter:
Get out your information needed to write your rough draft
Class:
Remember:

8. Editors work on Newsletter Reading Sim on Thurs. The House Remember:
8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Monday, January 27, 2014
Starter:
Get out a piece of Paper
Class:
What I have done
Editors work on Newsletter
Reading Sim on Thurs.
The House
Remember:
News articles due to editor today, electronically
Get your other 2 items for newsletter

9. Title of Your Article
Describe your article
Item #2 =
Item #3 =

10. Get a Red Literature book Class: Reading:
8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Starter:
Get a Red Literature book
Class:
Reading:
Page 80-81
page 180 – 181
Page
Reading Sim on Thurs.
The House
Editors work on Newsletter
Remember:
News articles due to editor today, electronically
Get your other 2 items for newsletter

11. Get a Red Literature book Class: STAAR Reading Simulation
8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Thursday, January 30, 2014
Starter:
Get a Red Literature book
Class:
STAAR Reading Simulation
Editors work on Newsletter
Remember:
Computer Lab 223 tomorrow
Final Newsletter due
Learning.com lessons for 4th six weeks
How to Write a LEAD
How to write feature stories
How to write a perfect article

12. Learning.com for 4th six weeks
8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Friday, January 31, 2014
Starter:
Computer Lab 223
Class:
Learning.com for 4th six weeks
Editors & Creative Editors work on Newsletter
Next Week:
Review STAAR RDG test results
Learn how to do short answer responses

13. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Monday 3, 2014
Starter:
Just be patient
Class:
“The House” – short answer response practice (s.a.r.)
Score for Rdg Benchmark
Seating Chart
Remember:
Computer Lab 223 Thursday and Friday
Next Week a S.A.R. benchmark

14. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Tuesday 4, 2014
Starter:
Pick up a copy of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech & Read it.
Class:
Discuss the importance of speech giving as a form of writing and the literary elements speech writers use to make their speeches great.
Read aloud the speech
Listen to MLK’s speech
Remember:
Computer Lab 223 Thursday and Friday
Next Week a S.A.R. benchmark

15. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Tuesday 4, 2014
Starter:
Pick up a copy of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech & Read it.
Class:
Read in red PH Literature book pages
Do the Critical Thinking Questions on page 176 in complete sentences.
Turn in at the end of the period.
Conference period
Remember:
Computer Lab 223 Thursday and Friday
Next Week a S.A.R. benchmark

16. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Wednesday 4, 2014
Starter:
Make sure you have a red literature book
Get your journals
Class:
Read in red PH Literature book pages
Do the Critical Thinking Questions on page 176 in complete sentences.
Turn in at the end of the period.
Conference period
Remember:
Computer Lab 223 Thursday and Friday
Next Week a S.A.R. benchmark

17. Thursday – iStation Reading Friday –
8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Thursday & Friday 6-7, 2014
Starter:
Computer Lab 223
Class:
Thursday – iStation Reading
Friday –
Editors finish Newsletter
iStation WRiting
Remember:
Next Week a S.A.R. benchmark

18. Testing Vocabulary Identify – point out, pick out based on traits
Compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of
Evidence - supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
Draw a conclusion - to reach an opinion by thinking about the stated and unstated information in the text
Evaluate - to consider or examine something in order to judge its value, quality, importance, extent, or condition
Clarify - to make clear or understandable
Textual Evidence - using direct words form the text to support ideas/thoughts about the text
Emphasize - to stress or give importance to something
Reveal - make something known
Intends
Commonplace assertion - It is an assertion that is held to be true by most people but not backed up with facts.
Ex: milk is good for you.
Supports
Organize

19. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Monday 10, 2014
Starter:
Newspaper self & peer grading
Class:
Red Literature Book
Pages
Pages
Pages (not the essay)
Remember:
This Week:
SIM Reading Test Corrections
Family Fun Night Tuesday night
KO Counselor’s Visit on Wednesday
4th Progress Reports go home this week
District Reading Benchmark

20. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Tuesday 11, 2014
Starter:
District Reading Benchmark
Class:
Individuals to Book Fair
Remember:
This Week:
SIM Reading Test Corrections
Family Fun Night Tuesday night
KO Counselor’s Visit on Wednesday
4th Progress Reports go home this week

21. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Wednesday 12, 2014
Starter:
Come in quietly and sit down
Class:
Klein Oak Counselors visit to discuss 9th grade course selections
4th Period – Library
6th & 7th Periods – Cafeteria
Remember:
This Week:
SIM Reading Test Corrections
KO Counselor’s Visit on Wednesday
4th Progress Reports go home in L.E.A.D. class
District Reading Benchmark

22. Come in quietly and sit down
8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Thursday & Friday 13-14, 2014
Starter:
Come in quietly and sit down
Bring something to read after you are finished testing
Class:
Finish Reading Benchmark
Test Corrections for STAAR SIM Reading test
Remember:
9th Grade course selections are due by 2/17, next Monday
Next week is the last week of the 4th 6 weeks

23. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Monday 17, 2014
Starter:
Come in quietly and sit down
Substitute
Class:
The Trouble with Television
On Woman’s Right to Suffrage
Do Critical Thinking and After you Read pages for both Speeches (pages & )
Remember:
9th Grade course selections are due by 2/17

24. Read “Before you Read” & “Making Connections” pages 572-574 & 580-581
8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Tuesday - Thursday 18-20, 2014
Starter:
Thursday – FINISH
Get some paper out…….
Read “Before you Read” & “Making Connections” pages &
Class:
Sharing the American Dream
Science & the Sense of Wonder
Do Critical Thinking and After you Read pages for both Speeches ( & )
Define words on next slide
Remember:
9th Grade course selections are due by 2/17

25. Vocabulary Words to Know
Page 555: Define/explain
Factual Claim
Opinion
Commonplace assertion
Distinguish factual claims from commonplace assertions and opinions
Persuasive techniques
Logical fallacies
Rhetorical fallacies
Loaded terms
Caricatures
Leading questions

26. Vocabulary Words to Know
Page 573: Define/Explain
Fact
Opinion
Commonplace Assertion
Evaluate inferences
Logic
Fallacies
False Assumptions
Incorrect premises
Word choice
Connotation
Denotation

27. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Friday 212014
Starter:
Pass out papers
Title each, Staple in order and turn in
Class:
Staple in order and turn in:
The Trouble with Television
On Woman’s Right to Suffrage
Sharing the American Dream
Science & the Sense of Wonder
A Time for Justice
Take notes
Monday you will write about it, using your notes and MLK’s I Have a Dream Speech
Remember:
9th Grade course selections are due by 2/17

28. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Monday 24 2014
Starter:
Come in quietly
Get your notes from Friday
Class:
A Time for Justice
Finish taking notes
The House – activity
Remember:
9th Grade course selections are due by 2/17

29. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Tuesday 25, 2014
Starter:
Come in quietly
Get your notes from Friday & Monday
Class:
César Chávez – take notes
The House – activity
A Time for Justice
Finish taking notes
Remember:
9th Grade course selections & 4 year planning conference with Mrs. Mikush this week

30. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Wednesday 26, 2014
Starter:
Come in quietly
Get your notes from Friday & Monday
Class:
Finish note taking
STAAR #3
Remember:
9th Grade course selections & 4 year planning conference with Mrs. Mikush this week

31. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Thursday 27, 2014
Starter:
Come in quietly
Pick up STAAR #4
Class:
Turn in STAAR #3
Do STAAR #4
Wait patiently for Mrs. Mikush to conference with you
Remember:
9th Grade course selections & 4 year planning conference with Mrs. Mikush this week
This is the last week of the 4th6 weeks!!!

32. 8th ELA Mustang Minutes 4th, 6th, & 7th Period Finally Friday 28, 2014
Starter:
Come in quietly
Finish STAAR #4
Class:
D.E.A.R. time
Wait patiently for Mrs. Mikush to conference with you
Remember:
9th Grade course selections & 4 year planning conference with Mrs. Mikush this week
This is the last day of the 4th6 weeks!!!