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Anna Scoggins, 8th grade ELA
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have
imagined.”- Henry David Thoreau
Wednesday September 21, 2016
Homeroom:
Check who is missing paper work
Coke Rewards-
ELT: Things to do: take AR tests, work on outside reading, retake tests,
complete missing work, get help on things you don’t understand, finish
class assignments if we run short on time, coke rewards
Books Needed: Literature and Grammar
Personal Learning Goal: understand what a subj. and predicate are
Opening/Starter:
5. Then heidi asked, “whats the difference among good
conductors of heat and poor conductors?”
6. “Heat travels quick threw good conductors,” said
uncle Bart, and slow threw poor conductors.”
Work Period:
 Outline: Ransom of Red Chief similarities and differences between
the book and movie
 Go over Grammar pgs. 38 & 40
 Start brainstorm for VFW essay
 Review/edit narrative essay
 Grammar************************************************************
Closing: Summarize key information. Address any homework concerns.
Differentiation: verbal and written instructions, individual
needs/questions answered as needed
Assessment: teacher observation, culminating work product
Assessment uses: identify student needs, progress monitoring, feedback
Standards:
ELACC8L2: conventions of the standard English Lang.
ELACCRL7: analyze literature/film
ELACC8L4: vocab.
W10
Example constructed response question:
*Read the passage “Kayaking for Fun and Sport.”
1. Give three details from the passage to explain and support how kayaking became a sport and recreational activity. Answer with
complete sentences and use correct punctuation and grammar.
2. Write a narrative in which a kayaker meets a person in a canoe and the two compare their watercrafts. Use details from the text to
support your answer and use correct punctuation and grammar. *
Please complete the following from the movie/story Ransom of
Red Chief:
Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story
or drama stays faithful or departs from the text or script, evaluating
the choices made by the director or characters. Use details to
support your answer and use correct punctuation and grammar.