Period 6 Agenda
English 8
Wednesday, May 12
Bell Question:
- Good Things
Objective: Public Speaking Strategies
- Complete Meme Activity
- My Year Reflection
- Letter to Myself
Tuesday, May 11
Bell Question: Survey in Google Classroom
- Good Things
Objective: Public Speaking Strategies
- Complete Meme Activity
- My Year Reflection
- Start the Time Capsules
Thursday, April 29
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What's going to be the most exciting thing about high school?
- Good Things
Objective: Public Speaking Strategies
- Writing an Advice/Promotion Speech
- Draft Speech
- Practice Speech
- 1 Minute Please
Wednesday, April 28
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: How ready are you for high school?
- Good Things
Objective: Public Speaking Strategies
- Writing an Advice/Promotion Speech
- Draft Speech
- Practice Speech
- 1 Minute Please
Tuesday, April 27
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: How do you feel about public speaking??
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing a Novel
- Breakout Box
Objective: Public Speaking Strategies
- 1 Minute Please
- Advice Videos
- The day I will never forget....
- 3 Things assignment
Monday, April 26
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What's the hardest thing about growing up?
- Good Things
Objective: Public Speaking Strategies
- Notes on Public Speaking
- 1 Minute Please
- Advice Videos
Thursday, April 15
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: How did it go with the sub?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing a Novel and Discussing Theme
- Confirm that you have completed and handed in ALL of the reading guides.
- Outsiders Review Packet
- Movie!
Wednesday, April 14
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Would you rather have a job you didn't like that paid a lot of money or a job you love that pays just enough to get by? Why?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing a Novel and Discussing Theme
- Confirm that you have completed and handed in ALL of the reading guides.
- Outsiders Review Packet
Monday, April 12
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: List seven true sentences that begin with the words “I'll never forget…”
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing a Novel and Discussing Theme
- Chapter 7/8 and 9
Thursday, April 1
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What's the best/worst April Fools joke?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing a Novel and Discussing Theme
- Chapter 5 & 6
- Poster
Wednesday, March 31
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What do you think your parents worried about when they were kids? What do you think they worry about now?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing a Novel and Discussing Theme
- Chapter 4 and 5
- Poster
Monday, March 29
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Who is the toughest person you know?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing a Novel and Discussing Theme
- Chapter 3
- CHapter 4
Thursday, March 18
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: How would you describe yourself physically? What personality traits do you have?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing a Novel and Discussing Theme
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
Objective: Identifying and Using Figurate Language
- Hand in the Season Poem Final Draft Draft
Wednesday, March 17
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What's the luckiest you've ever been?
- Good Things
Objective: Accessing Background Knowledge
- Introduction to the Outsiders
- Notes
- Check Out the Book
Objective: Identifying and Using Figurate Language
- Season Poem Final Draft Draft
Tuesday, March 16
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 7 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Do you believe in bad luck? Why or why not?
- Good Things
Objective: Identifying and Using Figurate Language
- Review Figurative Language Notes
- Metaphor Magic
- Intro to Season Poem
- Break
- Season Poem Rough Draft
Thursday, February 26
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Describe a time when you were treated unfairly.
- Good Things
Objective: Identifying and Using Figurate Language
- Notes
- Metaphor/Simile
- Figurative Language Coloring
- Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read! PROJECT IS DUE FRIDAY!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Wednesday, February 24
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Describe some things you think are unfair.
- Good Things
Objective: Identifying and Using Figurate Language
- Notes
- Alliteration/Assonance
- Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read! PROJECT IS DUE FRIDAY!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Tuesday, February 23
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What are your least favorite sounds?
- Good Things
Objective: Identifying and Using Figurate Language
- Notes
- Euphemism
- Break
- Personification
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read! PROJECT IS DUE FRIDAY!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Monday, February 22
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What are your favorite sounds?
- Good Things
Objective: Identifying and Using Figurate Language
- Introduction to Figurate Language
- Notes
- Onomatopoeia (hard to spell, fun to say, easy to find)
- Break
- Hyperbole- It's Amazing!
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read! PROJECT IS DUE FRIDAY!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Thursday, February 11
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Valentine's Day, love it? hate it? Why?
- Good Things
Objective: Analyzing Persuasive Writing
- Poems about growing up 79-82
Complete When do kids become adults?
- Prior Knowledge
- Set a Purpose
- Read 236-242 and analyze the claims
- Complete Fact VS Opinion
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Wednesday, February 10
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Who has it easier, adults or kids?
- Good Things
- Please hand in your persuasive essay
Objective: Analyzing Persuasive Writing
When do kids become adults?
- Prior Knowledge
- Set a Purpose
- Read 236-242 and analyze the claims
- Complete Fact VS Opinion
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Tuesday, February 9
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Who has it easier, boys or girls?
- Good Things
Objective: Persuasive Writing
- Persuasive Essay Draft
- Revise
- Edit
- Teacher Conference (optional)
- Peer Edit (extra credit)
- Fact VS Opinion
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Monday, February 8
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What school rule would you change if you could?
- Good Things
Objective: Persuasive Writing
- Persuasive Essay Introduction
- Persuasive Essay Star Dash Dot
- Persuasive Essay Draft
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Thursday, January 28
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Should schools have a dress code?
- Good Things
Objective: Using Rhetorical Devices
- Phone Frame
- Phone Flip
- Phone Paragraph with Rhetorical Device (due today)
- Notes on Persuasive Writing
- Break
- Dress Code TDA (due today)
- Fact/Opinion
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Wednesday, January 27
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: Should kids your age have a bedtime? Why or why not?
- Good Things
- Hand in the Pet Adoption Ad
Objective: Using Rhetorical Devices
- Bedtime Frame
- Bedtime Flip
- Bedtime Paragraph with Rhetorical Device (due today)
Break
- Phone Frame
- Phone Flip
- Phone Paragraph with Rhetorical Device (due tomorrow, you will have 30 minutes in class)
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Tuesday, January 26
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: What rhetorical devices do your friends or family use on you? Are they effective? Why or why not?
- Good Things
- Hand in the Ad Activity if you didn't
Objective: Rhetorical Devices
- Quiz not Quiz on Appeals in slogans (GC) (due today)
- Appeals in Smoking and Vaping Ads (due today)
- Appeals in a Pet Adoption Ad (due tomorrow)
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Monday, January 25
Bell Question Please answer the following question with 6 or more complete sentences, you may change the subject: How do you get what you want from your folks?
- Good Things
- Hand in Essay
Objective: Rhetorical Devices
- Notes on Logos, Pathos, Ethos
- Finding Appeals in Advertisements (due today)
- Finding Appeals in Ads Quiz, not quiz
Break
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Read!
- Book Conferencing
- Participation Points
Thursday, January 14
- Good Things
Objective: Expository Essay Writing
- How to turn your rough draft into a final draft
- Why so picky?
- Revision: taking a fresh look
- Editing: ditch the squiggles
- Break
- Conferencing your final draft
- Peer Editing
- The final draft of this essay is due 1/25 however there will be no class time to work on it after today.
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Choose a Book
- Read!
- Pick and Stick (due 1/15)
- Participation Points
Wednesday, January 13
- Good Things
Objective: Expository Essay Writing
- Notes on Transitions and Body Paragraphs
- Draft Body Paragraphs in Planning Guide (due tomorrow)
- Break
- Notes on Conclusions
- Draft Conclusions (due tomorrow)
- Revision and Editing
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Choose a Book
- Read!
- Pick and Stick (due 1/15)
- Participation Points
Tuesday, January 12
- Good Things
- Hand in New Year's Resolution Acrostic Poem
Objective: Expository Essay Writing
- Notes on Essay Writing
- Essay Planning Guide
- Star Dash Dot Outline for Essay (due tomorrow)
- Break
- Notes on Introductions
- Draft Introductions (due tomorrow)
Objective: Independent Novel Analysis
- Intro to Book Projects (due 2/26)
- Choose a Book
- Pick and Stick (due 1/15)
- Participation Points
Monday, January 11
- Good Things
- New class code: itp2fkf
Objective: Using the Writing Process
- Review Star Dash Dot Outline Method
- Paragraph (due today)
- Break
- New Year's Resolution Acrostic Poem (due tomorrow)
- Participation Points