AGENDA MAy 4-8

Announcements:

Book Posts due on May 6th (Midterm)

4th Quarter School Emphasis -- Be a responsible student and stay up on your work! You can do it!

8th Grade Students will be attending a field trip to The Center for the Arts this Thursday from 12:45-2:00 p.m.

Weekly Homework: Complete your book post.

Monday & Tuesday: (students can bring microwave popcorn for the movie)

Watch Outsiders Movie & discuss book vs. movie

Wednesday: *BOOK POST #1 due!!!*
Begin Poetry Unit:
Define Poetry
1) Mini-Poetry Glossary
2) Venn Diagram: Definition of Poetry
What is it? What does it do? Why do people write it?
3) Billy Collins "Introduction to Poetry"
terms - poetry, prose, meter

Thursday: FIELD TRIP TO CENTER AT 12:45
Shape Poetry
Bronx Masquerade Selection: Zorro p. 22
Diamantes
WNB 13: Create 2 shape poems
terms- concrete poem, poetic license, speaker, connotation, denotation

Friday:
Gary Soto "Oranges"
Association and emotion in poetry
terms - stanza, imagery, simile
WNB 14: Write a memory poem with vivid imagery

AGENDA: APRIL 26 - MAY 1

Announcements:

Book Posts due on May 6th (Midterm)

4th Quarter School Emphasis -- Be a responsible student and stay up on your work! You can do it!

Late arrival day on April 29.

Weekly Homework:

*Finish the novel for Tuesday (clicker quiz on Chapters 10-12).

*Create 5 good discussion questions over the novel for Tuesday

MONDAY:

1) Epitaphs for Johnny and Dally: Create an epitaph for both Johnny and Dally that reflects their short but significant lives. Choose your words carefully and respectfully. Length: 5 lines.

2) WNB #4: Who are the outsiders in your world? Describe a group of people who are marginalized or left out in today's society. Why are they isolated?

3) Reading time - finish novel for tomorrow

TUESDAY:

1) Clicker quiz 10-12

2) Focus: Novel resolution

3) Student-led class discussion

WEDNESDAY: Late arrival for students

Poetry Alive Performance and workshop day

THURSDAY & FRIDAY:

Open notes/open book Essay Test over The Outsiders

AGENDA: APRIL 20-24

Announcements:

Book Posts due on May 6th (Midterm)

4th Quarter School Emphasis -- Be a responsible student and stay up on your work!  You can do it!

Late arrival day on April 29.

Weekly Homework:

1) Read Chapters 5-9 for Friday (clicker quiz on Friday)

2) Create 5 good questions for the characters in the book -- due on Friday.

MONDAY:

1) Focus: pp. 71-73 in Chapter 5 and discuss this mini-climax

2) 2-Chunk Shaping Sheet and begin paragraph: Write and type a 2-chunk paragraph answering the question: Why is Ponyboy so upset about cutting his hair? Use specific CD's from the text. Your CD's must be DIRECT QUOTES.  Use the shaping sheet to plan your writing.

TUESDAY:

1) Finish 2-chunk paragraphs and turn in

2) Work on hotseat questions

WEDNESDAY:

1) Share paragraphs

2) Reading time - read through chapter 7 for tomorrow

THURSDAY:

1) Outsiders WNB #3: In partners, create a vocabulary story using focus words.

2) SHARE! 

3) Finish hotseat q.s and reading time

FRIDAY: 

1) Clicker Quiz - Chapters 5-9

2) Hotseating Activity

AGENDA APRIL 13-17

Announcements:

Have a great Spring Break!!! School resumes on Monday, April 13th!

Students can be posting on the library blog over break about independent reading.

Congratulations to all of our 8th Grade Young Authors Winners!

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Weekly Homework:

1) Collect and cite two interesting facts on the author of The Outsiders -- S.E. Hinton -- due Thursday.
2) Chapters 1-4 read for Friday.

MONDAY:
1) Anticipate The Outsiders -- title and plot predictions
2) Check out Outsiders books
3) Read Chapter 1 together

TUESDAY:
1) Quote Analysis Activity
2) CD/CM Chart on Greasers and Socials

WEDNESDAY:
1) K-W-L Chart: Greasers vs. Socials
2) WNB Entry -- Outsiders #2: Which gang do you like better? Why? Do you support or sympathize with either or both? Why? Use concrete details to support your response.

THURSDAY:
1) Submit S.E. Hinton facts - group poster
2) Character Shadow Drawing with concrete details and page numbers

FRIDAY:
1) Clicker Reading Quiz: Chapters 1-4
2) WNB Catch-up
3) Reading Time (Chapters 5-9 for next Friday)

AGENDA MARCH 23-27

Announcements and Events:

*This is the first week of 4th quarter! Spring has sprung!

*Quarterly Recognition for 8th Grade on Thursday, March 26: dodgeball at JHMS and swimming at Rec. Center. We will be on the 7th Grade Academic Schedule on this day and QR will be in the afternoon.

NO WEEKLY HOMEWORK.

MONDAY:
PAWS Testing for periods 4 & 7 - FINAL DAY
*Bring SSR Book

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY:
Pre-research for The Outsiders using PowerPoint

THURSDAY & FRIDAY:
PowerPoint Presentations in small groups
*Quarterly Recognition on Thursday

AGENDA MARCH 16-20

Announcements and Events:

• PAWS Testing continues this week.
• Book Posts are due on Tuesday, March 17.
• Wyoming Young Authors Submissions are due on Wednesday, March 18.
  
• Quarter ends on Friday, March 20.
  

Students will be PAWS testing Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in Language Arts.

No Weekly Homework this week.

MONDAY:
PAWS Testing

TUESDAY:
*BOOK POSTS DUE*
Lit. Terms Bingo

WEDNESDAY:
*Wyoming Young Authors Submissions due.*
PAWS Testing

THURSDAY:
PAWS Testing

FRIDAY:
*End of 3rd Quarter*
PAWS Testing

AGENDA FOR MARCH 9-13

Announcements and Events:

*Students' mixed media portraits from the Belief Project are hanging in JHMS Commons! Come and have a look! It is very impressive work!

*Mark your Calendars! On Tuesday, March 10th at 6:30, JHMS will be hosting a parent night on “Social Networking.”No longer can parents know who their child is communicating with by who is calling on the phone. The internet and technological advances have opened up a whole new world for your children. Karla Swiggum, our amazing media center specialist, and Steve Whisenand, from the Teton County Public Library, will provide information on these programs. Learn how these programs work, the ways kids connect, as well as the benefits and dangers this new technology may bring.

*PAWS Testing begins on March 11. Students will be testing in Language Arts on the following dates: March 11, 12, 1316, 18, 19, 20, 23. Bring SSR books to class on these dates.

MONDAY:
1) Share WNB #13: Police Report

2) Brain Pop: Similes and Metaphors

2) Read "Born Worker" by Gary Soto. Locate and identify four similes in the piece.

TUESDAY:
1) Brain Pop Review: tone and mood. Discuss tone and mood of "Born Worker."

2) Respond to "Born Worker": Compare and contrast the characters of Arnie and Jose. In pairs, use T-Chart to record details/cite page numbers that the author uses to characterize the two.

3) WNB #14: Create two chunk paragraph using your T-chart to compare and contrast the two main characters in the story "Born Worker."

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY:
PAWS TESTING BEGINS: Writing Draft 1 - Expository Essay

FRIDAY:
PAWS TESTING: Writing Final Draft - Expository Essay