3rd 9 weeks assignments STUDENTS WILL READ THE NOVEL THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS Week 19 Wednesday, January 4th- read Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust. After reading the story, students will answer text-based questions about the story and how it relates to the Holocaust. Thursday, January 5th- watch the documentary One Day in Auschwitz: Kitty Hart-Moxon’s Story of Survival (47:32). Students will respond to questions throughout the documentary Friday, January 6th- read the following informational text silently: “Nazi legacy: The troubled descendants.” Students will annotate silently using the annotation guide they were given in the past. Students will then participate in group work that focuses on central idea and author’s purpose Week 20 Monday, January 9th- Students will work on their Language Review as their bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TSW watch the documentary One Day in Auschwitz: Kitty Hart-Moxon’s Story of Survival (47:32). Students will respond to questions throughout the documentary. Tuesday, January 10th- Students will work on their Language Review as their bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TSW read the following informational text silently: “Nazi legacy: The troubled descendants.” Students will annotate silently using the annotation guide they were given in the past. Students will then participate in group work that focuses on central idea and author’s purpose. Wednesday, January 11th- Students will work on their Language Review as their bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TSW be given the summative assessment of the novel, which will focus on tracing symbols throughout the novel. Students will then begin reading The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, focusing on setting, characters, and conflict. The goal is to finish chapter 1. Thursday, January 12th- Students will work on their Language Review as their bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TSW will spend the period reading chapter 2 of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, focusing on tone Friday, January 13th- Students will work on their Language Review as their bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TSW TSW will spend the period reading chapter 3 of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, focusing on mood and characterization. Week 21 Tuesday, January 17th- Students will work on their Language Review as their bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. We will spend the period reading chapter 3 of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, focusing on mood and characterization. Wednesday, January 18th- The Language Review is due each Friday. Students will spend the period reading chapter 4 of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, focusing on text to text connections. Once the chapter is completed, students will write a response analyzing a quote by Father and connecting that quote to the previously-viewed documentary. Students will also begin answering chapter-specific questions for chapters 4-7. Thursday, January 19th- . The Language Review is due each Friday. TSW spend the period reading chapter 5 of the novel and answering corresponding text-based questions. Friday, January 20th- The Language Review is due today. TSW spend the period reading chapter 6 of the novel and answering corresponding text-based questions. Week 22 Monday, January 23rd- Students will complete the CFA on Chapters 1-6 in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Tuesday, January 24th- Students will work on their Language Review as their bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TSW will spend half of the class reading chapter 7 of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and the remainder of class will focus on a grammar review on commas Wednesday, January 25th-Students will work on their Language Review as their bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TSW will spend the period reading chapters 8-9 of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, focusing on literary devices/elements. (handout with questions) Thursday, January 26th-Students will work on their Language Review as their bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TSW spend the period reading chapter 10 of the novel focusing on characterization. Students will then complete a character sketch using a wall to build a chosen character. Friday, January 27th-Students will work on their Language Review as their bell work each day. The Language Review is due today. TSW spend the period reading chapters 11-12 of the novel. Students will participate in a gallery walk and respond to the pictures/questions. Week 23 Monday, January 30th- students will read chapter 13 in the novel. Tuesday, January 31st- CFA on chapters 7-13 Wednesday, February 1st- The students will read chapters 14 and half of 15 answering text based questions throughout. Thursday, February 2nd- Half Day Students will work on their Language Review as their bell work each day. The Language Review is due today. Students will participate in a gallery walk and respond to the pictures/questions. Friday, February 3rd-ACE Students will work on their Language Review as their bell work each day. The Language Review is due today. Students will participate in a gallery walk and respond to the pictures/questions. Week 24 Monday, February 6th- Students will read chapters 16-17 in the novel and answer text based questions. Tuesday, February 7th- FIRST MAGAZINE TURN IN DAY. Student will finish reading the novel and begin drafting their expository essays. Wednesday, February 8th- Thursday, February 9th - CFA Friday, February 10th- COMPUTER LAB Week 25 Monday, February 13th-TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TLW will spend the period in the computer lab to begin typing their expository essays on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. The last possible day to turn in the expository essays is Friday, 2/17. Tuesday, February 14th-TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TLW will spend the period in the computer lab typing their expository essays on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. The last possible day to turn in the expository essays is Friday, 2/17. Wednesday, February 15th-3rd Magazine Turn-in Day: TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TLW begin a short unit on test-taking strategies to prepare for the TNReady assessment. Today the students will work on the whole-class passage (excerpt from The Peerless Four) . Thursday, February 16th-TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TLW continue the short unit on test-taking strategies. Today the students will continue to work on the whole-class passage. If time allows, students will work through a second passage with a partner (“The Incredible Talking Machine”). Friday, February 17th-TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. The Language Review is due today. Expository Essays will be collected. TLW continue the short unit on test-taking strategies. Today the students will continue to work on the partner passage (“The Incredible Talking Machine”), and we will review it to check for accuracy and that the strategies were appropriately used. Week 26 Monday, February 20th- NO SCHOOL Tuesday, February 21st- TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. The Language Review is due Thursday. TLW will work on two TNReady passages with a partner (“An Uncomfortable Bed” and “The History of the Cylinder Phonograph”). We will review it to check for accuracy and that the test-taking strategies were appropriately used. Wednesday, February 22nd-TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. The Language Review is due Thursday. TLW will work on two TNReady passages with a partner (“Fun 101,” “Fox.” and “The Wren”). We will review it to check for accuracy and that the test-taking strategies were appropriately used. Thursday, February 23rd TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. The Language Review is due today. TLW take a CFA over two TNReady-style passages they have not yet been exposed to. Friday, February 24th Magazine Pay-Off – the classes we see will do an enrichment-type writing activity. They will take the expository essays they turned in, and edit one body paragraph, increasing analysis and editing for grammar and punctuation errors. Week 27 Monday, February 27th TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TLW read Pandora’s Box (pg 474) from the literature book and then move about the room to complete activity connected to the story Tuesday, February 28th- TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TLW read Lootwit the Firekeeper (pg.480) and begin working a comparison of the two stories with a partner using guided questions. Wednesday, March 1st-TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. TLWcomplete the writing task using the previous stories. TSW read The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson (pg488) and The Wise Old Woman. Afterwards, the students will prepare to write a response to a writing prompt using a graphic organizer or outline (pg 499). Thursday. March 2nd-TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. The Language Review is due each Friday. TSW read The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson (pg488) and The Wise Old Woman. Afterwards, the students will prepare to write a response to a writing prompt using a graphic organizer or outline (pg 499). Friday, March 3rd-TLW work on their Language Review as bell work each day. The Language Review is due today. Students will complete a CFA on Pandora’s Box; Article and CC questions taken from the Commonlit site. Week 28 Monday, March 6th- TSW will take a CFA on a fresh read of a passage about the Greek myth Pandora. . Tuesday, March 7th- TSW break into groups of 5, each student reading a different informational text discussing Utopian societies. Students will be responsible for answering text-based questions, then teaching their text to the rest of their group. Wednesday, March 8th-TSW Thursday, March 9th-Half-day. The entire 8th grade will watch The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Once completed, students will write two paragraphs comparing and contrasting the movie to the novel. Friday, March 10th-TSW |