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Skills Tutor

Friday, May 9

Reading

Warm-Up: "Freedom Facts" pg. 71

Finish "Flush" novel

"Flush" test

Lang. Arts

Warm-Up: Narrative Passage, pg. 63

Block 5: Reflection "Describe the Franks' and Van Daans' hiding place." 

"Anne Frank" play in literature book.

Seminar

Review 7B vocabulary; Quiz

Finish Reader's Theater, "Define Normal."

Thursday, May 8

Reading

Warm-Up: "A Shift in Time" - sequencing worksheet, pg. 70

Finish reading "Flush"

Lang. Arts

Warm-Up: Narrative Passages, pg. 62

"Diary of Anne Frank" from literature book. 

Seminar

Reader's Theater - "Define Normal."  Read and discuss.

Wednesday, May 7

Reading

Warm-Up: Sequencing worksheet, pg. 69

Review 4A vocab. words; test today

Lang. Arts

Warm-Up: Narrative Passage, pg. 61

Block 2: Continue holocaust discussion.  Read "Mein Fuhrer" and discussion questions.

Block 5: Collect Journal Entry from yesterday.  Collect permission form ("Anne Frank" video).  "The Ball" story and discussion questions.  Continue holocaust discussion.  Read "Mein Fuhrer" and discuss.

Seminar

Review 7B vocabulary.

Hans and Sophie Scholls - read and answer questions.  pgs. 186-193

Tuesday, May 6

Reading

Warm-Up: "Evan's Song" (reading comp.)

Review 4A words for assessment tomorrow

"Flush"

Lang. Arts

Block 2: Continue discussion of The Holocaust

Block 5: Continue discussion of The Holocaust; Students need to read "The Ball" for homework.  Be ready to discuss in class tomorrow.

Seminar

"Miep Gies," pgs. 54-60 from Heroes.  Students read the information then answer the questions after. 

Monday, May 5

Reading

Warm-Up: "A Mother's Day Card" worksheet (reading comprehension)

Review Unit 4A words for test on Tuesday; paragraphs and workbooks must be checked for accuracy by today for credit.

"Flush"

Lang. Arts

DGP #28 - identify parts of speech

Block 2:  "The Ball" story.  Discussion questions

Block 5: Review Literacy Terms 1-30 for Assessment

             "Flush" novel test.

            Discussion:  Holocaust; "Auschwitz" video - Reflection, "How can your behavior affect the possibility of another holocaust?" after video.

Seminar

Unit 7B vocabulary - definitions, completing sentence, synonyms/antonyms, paragraph using a minimum of 8 of the 10 words.

Friday, May 2

Eighth graders participated in the Six Flags field trip all day.  Students who remained at school for the day, worked on the science research packet.  All students are participating in a research project, regardless whether going on the field trip or not.  Students need to verify due date with each of their Science teachers - the project will be worth a test grade in Science, Math and Lang. Arts(equals three test grades).

Thursday, May 1

Reading

Warm-Up: "The Components of an Essay" worksheet (reading comprehension)

Unit 4A vocabulary - quiz will be on Tuesday.

"Flush"

Lang. Arts

DGP #27 - capitalization and punctuation

Social Injustice - discussed more about Holocaust; what it is/was, how it relates to us today, watched a video "Auschwitz."

Seminar

Review 7A vocabulary; quiz. 

Reader's Theater

Wednesday, April 30

Reading

Warm-Up: "Journey into Madness" pgs. 36-37

4A vocabulary - check workbooks, turn in paragraphs

"Flush"

Lang. Arts

DGP #27

Social Injustice

Seminar

Review 7A vocabulary for quiz on Friday

Tuesday, April 29

Reading - No class today due to testing.  We will resume our regular schedule tomorrow.

Lang. Arts - No Block 5 due to testing.  We will resume our regular schedule tomorrow.

Block 2: DGP #27 - identify parts of speech and identify sentence parts.

Social Injustice - discuss social injustice in the past and in the present. 

Seminar

Review 7A vocabulary words.

Small groups to complete Dictionary Skills.

Monday, April 28

Reading

Warm-Up: "Birthday" pg. 35

"Flush"

Lang. Arts - No Block 2 due to testing

DGP #27 - identify parts of speech

Literary Terms - 21-30; assessment tomorrow

"Flush"

Seminar

Review Unit 7A vocabulary

Listening Activity

Dictionary Skills