8th Grade ELA

MONDAY, AUG. 20

Welcome to 8th Grade ELA!
Introduction to Wolpertworld.com

TUESDAY
Blobs and Lines
Classroom Constitution
Student Survey Emergency Info

WEDNESDAY
About Me Infographic using Piktochart

THURSDAY
Setting up our digital Portfolios
Classroom Constitution (online and offline)

FRIDAY
Writing Benchmark
DUE: Signed Introduction Letters
DUE: Hard Copy of your About Me Infographic
DUE: Student Survey Emergency Info.

MONDAY, AUG. 27

Writing Benchmark con't
iReady Diagnostic
DUE: Portfolio Shell: Home, About Me, Works in Progress, Final Drafts, Links to Culminating Projects

TUESDAY
The Superhero Unit Begins!
Character Development Brainstorm

WEDNESDAY
iReady

THURSDAY
Padlet Activity: What is your ONE chosen super power?
Character Question: What is your flaw?
Superhero character Creation Options
Picking up our Amplify Text (Frankenstein) from library

FRIDAY
iReady
More Superhero Brainstorming
Timing our reading for goal-setting
DUE: Science Fiction Independent Reading Book

MONDAY, Sept. 2
OFF

TUESDAY
6-word stories
Writing Prompt: John Green quickwrite - What is the purpose of school? What is the purpose of my portfolio?

WEDNESDAY
DUE: Hard Copy of Superhero
iReady diagnostic con't

THURSDAY
iReady diagnostic con't
Ted Ed: The Science of Superheroes (video #1)
Exit Card: Google Form Submission via Classroom

FRIDAY
iReady diagnostic
Ted Ed: The Science of Superheroes (video #2)
Exit Card: Google Form Submission via Classroom
DUE: John Green quickwrite - on your portfolio homepage
DUE: About Me Infographic on your About Me page of your portfolio (do you want to expand on anything?)

MONDAY, Sept. 10

Plot Review: Sci-fi short story Narrative outline (swoop)
The Sound of Thunder

TUESDAY
Ray Bradbury: The Sound of Thunder con't
Exit Card Due: Screenshot of Story Swoop via Classroom

WEDNESDAY
Scientific Informational Reading Research
EasyBib Works Cited Review

THURSDAY
DUE: The Sound of Thunder Question Choice
Science Research on your Superpower
Curating a Research Library
Using Easybib

FRIDAY
Norms for a Guest Speaker
Developing questions based on our research
DUE: Exit Card - 3 questions based on your research

MONDAY, Sept. 17

Welcome to Dr. Spyridon Michaelakis!

TUESDAY
Plot & Conflict: 6-word story > 8 sentence story
Plot Resource: Hero's Journey Video
Writing Resource: Pixar Rules of Storytelling

WEDNESDAY
DUE: 8 sentence story
What is a Hook?

THURSDAY
Frankenstein Begins!

FRIDAY
DUE: Research Library Check - 10 scientific resources posted on your Research Library page of your portfolio - MLA format
Frankenstein con't

MONDAY, Sept. 24

DUE: Sci-Fi book Index card: Hook
Bring your sci-fi book everyday this week! (if you finish your book, bring in another independent reading book)
What are Sensory Details?

TUESDAY
SSR - Sci-fi book
Amplify: Sub-unit 1, Lesson 1, Activity 8 (Reading Comprehension)
Begin Your Rough Draft

WEDNESDAY
SSR - Sci-fi book
Creating your Book Talk Slide Deck (see Classroom)

THURSDAY
SSR - Sci-fi book
Rough Draft con't

FRIDAY
DUE: Sci-Fi book Index card: Sensory Detail Golden Line
SSR - Sci-fi book
Hyperlinking your research into your rough draft
Inserting your Works Cited
Book Talk Slide Deck con't

MONDAY, Oct. 1

DUE: Rough Draft
Book Talk Instructions
How to write Dialogue
Developing questions for feedback

TUESDAY
How to Screencast Feedback for our Peers
Screencasting Feedback for our peers

WEDNESDAY
Frankenstein

THURSDAY
Frankenstein

FRIDAY
Frankenstein
Screencasting time if needed

Michalakis, Spyridon. Personal Interview. 17 Sept. 2018.

BOOK TALK DUE: MONDAY, OCT 8! (instructions will be given the week of Oct. 1. In the meantime, finish your book!)

MONDAY, Oct. 8

DUE: BOOK TALK (by 11:59 pm)
Frankenstein

TUESDAY
Improving our Rough Drafts (see Classroom)

WEDNESDAY
Frankenstein

THURSDAY
Frankenstein

FRIDAY
DUE: New Independent Reading Book (your choice - you can also read with a partner, but both of you need to have your books here for credit)
Frankenstein
Honors Option Introduction
Trading Card Assignment Introduction

MONDAY, Oct. 15

Continue working on your Revision Hyperdoc

TUESDAY
Trading Card Template
Choice: Continue working on revision hyperdoc or trading card

WEDNESDAY
Choice: Continue working on revision hyperdoc or trading card

THURSDAY
DUE: 2nd Draft of Rough Draft MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE CLASS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CLASSROOM ACTIVITY
Revision Station #1

FRIDAY
DUE: TRADING CARD FINAL DRAFT
Revision Station #2

DUE MONDAY: REFLECTION SHEET/CHECKLIST FROM REVISION STATION DAYS

MONDAY, Oct 22

DUE at the end of the period: REFLECTION SHEET/CHECKLIST FROM REVISION STATION DAYS
Revision Stations con't

TUESDAY
Frankenstein

WEDNESDAY
Frankenstein con't
DUE at end of period: sub-unit 1 > Lesson 6 > Activity 9

THURSDAY
SSR (Bring your Independent Reading Book)
Working on your Final Draft
See checklist in Google Classroom for final expectations

FRIDAY
SSR (Bring your Independent Reading Book)
Working on your Final Draft
See checklist in Google Classroom for final expectations
DUE at end of period: FINAL DRAFT OF NARRATIVE

MONDAY, Oct. 29

Frankenstein
TUESDAY
Frankenstein

WEDNESDAY
Jog-a-thon

THURSDAY
Parent/Teacher Conferences - Remember: Mrs. Wolpert-Gawron is only there from 8:00-12:00!

FRIDAY
NO SCHOOL

MONDAY, Nov. 5

Frankenstein: : Sub-unit 1, Lesson 8 begins
DUE: Solo (Activity 6) by end of period

TUESDAY
BrainPop: Frankenstein Movie and Quiz
DUE: Quiz by the end of the period
TedTalk "Frankenstein"
DUE: Google Form by end of the period

WEDNESDAY
Frankenstein

THURSDAY
Frankenstein

FRIDAY
Frankenstein

MONDAY, Nov. 12

NO SCHOOL

TUESDAY
Frankenstein

WEDNESDAY
Frankenstein

THURSDAY
Frankenstein

FRIDAY
College Day

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

MONDAY, Nov. 26

informational Writing begins
Science Fiction Practice Essay - Research and Note-taking

TUESDAY
Science Fiction Practice Essay - Whole class paragraphing

WEDNESDAY
Frankenstein Reading Test

THURSDAY
Frankenstein Reading Test

FRIDAY
Small Group Writing + Gallery Walk

MONDAY, Dec. 3

Revising Science Fiction Essay

TUESDAY
DUE: Final Draft Practice Essay
Practice essay - research + drafting

WEDNESDAY
Practice essay - drafting

THURSDAY
Informational Essay Test - Research + Note-taking

FRIDAY
Informational Essay Test - Research + Note-taking

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