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DAILY HOMEWORK: I EXPECT THAT YOU ARE READING 30 MINUTES A NIGHT.  YOU CAN READ BOOKS, MAGAZINES, COMIC BOOKS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, FICTION, NON-FICTION, ETC...BUT THERE IS NEVER SUCH A THING AS "NO HOMEWORK."
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MONDAY, AUGUST 15
MINIMUM DAY
Welcome to Make Writing!
Introduction to Wolpertworld.com
​Pokemon Printing con't

TUESDAY
Chromebook assignments
Classroom Constitution (online and offline)
​Pokemon Printing con't

WEDNESDAY
COLLABORATION DAY
Classroom Constitution con't
​Hand Assembly

THURSDAY
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
What is the Purpose of School? (see video)​
Portfolio Homepage Writing Assignment

FRIDAY
MINIMUM DAY

DUE: Signed Introduction Letters
Checking our Digitial Portfolio Assignments from Summer: Journal Entry #1, Journal Entry #2, Reading Log (I Am Malala), Google Slideshow of assignments
Signing our constitution



​MONDAY, August 22
Setting up Our StudySync Textbook Accounts
Writing Benchmark Day 1

TUESDAY
DUE: What is the Purpose of school and my portfolio? - posted on the homepage
Writing Benchmark Day 2

WEDNESDAY
Copywriting our Websites
Most Common 3D printing Problems
Where to turn to for 3D printing problem solving
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THURSDAY
Writing Journal: Superhero Prompt
​Introduction to The Superhero Unit!
Ted Ed: The Science of Superheroes (video #1)
Google Form Submission

FRIDAY
DUE: I Am Malala Completed Reading Log

The Science of Superheroes (video #2)
​Superhero character
Character Strategy: Padlet Activity: What is your ONE chosen super power?
Character Questions: What is your flaw?
Constructed response format review from looking at 3d printing failure pictures ​ 

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MONDAY, AUGUST 29
DUE: Argh Wall?

DUE: Bring in science-fiction book of your choice for independent reading assignment
Timing our Reading: When do you predict you'll finish your current book?
Reading Log Entry

Plot Strategy: The 6 Word Story
Creating the physical character of our superheroes



TUESDAY
Plot & Conflict: 6-word story > 8 sentence story
Writing Resource: Pixar Rules of Storytelling

Plot Strategy: Read Write Think Plot Graphic Organizer

WEDNESDAY
Research Begins: Instagrok
​Using Google Advanced Search
Hyperlinking Research
Research Libraries in our Digital Portfolios


THURSDAY
DUE: Hardcopy Picture of your Superhero in costume + 6-word story!

SUSPENSE! intro in StudySync
8-sentence plot check
​Hooks


FRIDAY
​DUE: About Me on your Digital Portfolio
Research con't

MONDAY, SEPT. 5th
OFF

TUESDAY
The Monkey's Paw in StudySync
Rough draft con't
3Dprinting Committee work

WEDNESDAY
3D printing Committee work

THURSDAY
Guest Speaker: Dr. Spyridon Michelakis!

​FRIDAY
DUE: Research Library Check (counts as a quiz!)

Thank you to Spiros
Rough Draft con't

MONDAY, Sept. 13
Dialogue Review

TUESDAY
Concrete Description


WEDNESDAY
Google Voice Typing/Commenting/Screencasts to ask for feedback

THURSDAY
Blast: 3D printing

FRIDAY
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DUE: Rough draft of Origin Story
Blast: Pokemon Go!



MONDAY, SEPT. 19TH 
Pokemon Go Blast
​Pokemon Go Game Update
Superhero Punctuation Wackiness


TUESDAY
Introduction to Tinkercad and designing our League Badges!
3D printing Blast

WEDNESDAY
CUJO in StudySync 


THURSDAY
Talking about literature using textual evidence
Screencasting Literary Analysis

FRIDAY
​DUE: FINAL DRAFTS OF YOUR ORIGIN STORIES - remember your Works Cited, hyperlinks, and images!
3D printing catch-up day


MONDAY, SEPT. 26
DUE: Superhero Punctuation Wackiness
CUJO in StudySync

TUESDAY
DUE: Superhero League Collaboration Contract - Hard Copy Signed
Printing Power: How Should We Feel About 3D Printing? Blast

WEDNESDAY
I predict FAILURE! letter

THURSDAY
DUE: Failure Letter (hard copy)

Revising our Constructed Response Summer Paragraphs
3D printing catch-up day
If you could ask a hand recipient anything, what would you ask?


FRIDAY
Talking about literature using textual evidence
Screencasting Literary Analysis
Beginning our Book Talks




MONDAY, Oct. 3 
8th Grade Reading and Writing Assessment (Monday - Friday)

TUESDAY
testing

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5
testing

THURSDAY
testing
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FRIDAY
testing


MONDAY
Watch the TedTalk: "What adults can learn from children" - Answer the questions on the document and submit by end of period


TUESDAY
1. Emails > Mrs. Wolpert/Emails > teacher with approval
2. Write script for Ultimaker video/Create Google Slideshow or Document for video


WEDNESDAY
League Badges con't
DUE: Badge Design due as a screenshot by end of period


THURSDAY
​How to create a Screencast
Badge vote and prints begin


FRIDAY
Badge printing con't
Screencasting our Ultimaker videos





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MONDAY, OCT. 17
​Creating Presentations for our Ulitmaker videos

TUESDAY
Selecting our League Badges
Recording our videos begins

WEDNESDAY
College Day Presentations
League Badges printing begins

THURSDAY
e-NABLE videos
What is a Problem Statement?
​DUE: Ultimaker videos due at end of class

FRIDAY
e-NABLE Research for Problem Statement















































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Picture
MONDAY
Matterhackers Slideshow


TUESDAY
League Badges printing con't
Problem Statement begins
Darren: report back on Invention Convention

WEDNESDAY
Problem Statement

THURSDAY
DUE: Book Talk Screencasts
Internet Literacy Scavenger Hunt
Choosing colors
Email to Matterhackers re: dual entruder

FRIDAY
OFF: Parent/Teacher Conferences



MONDAY, OCT 31st
OFF

TUESDAY
DUE: Gutenberg Letter to Hand Recipient
Assigning cases of Superhero League badges from other ELA classes
Amplify

WEDNESDAY
DUE: Book Talk (for those who haven't done it yet)
Amplify

THURSDAY
Problem Statement Work Time

FRIDAY
Problem Statement Work Time
DUE: Collaborative Problem Statement (end of period)





MONDAY, NOV 7
DUE: Collaborative Problem Statement
Amplify

TUESDAY
Amplify

WEDNESDAY
Amplify

THURSDAY
Amplify

FRIDAY
OFF


MONDAY, NOV 14
Catch Up Day

TUESDAY
Amplify

WEDNESDAY
3D Printing 

THURSDAY
3D Printing


FRIDAY
College Day


Picture


MONDAY, NOV. 28
Ignite Speech How-To 

TUESDAY
Ignite Work

WEDNESDAY
Ignite Work

THURSDAY
Ignite Work

​FRIDAY
Ignite Work




MONDAY, DEC. 5
Ignite Presentations Begin

Tuesday
Ignite Presentations

Wednesday
Ignite Presentations/Amplify

Thursday
Amplify

Friday
Amplify


MONDAY, DEC. 12
3D printing Invention Convention Client Update
Begin Holiday Printing
How to 3D print Notes
All the World's a Stage Assignment Introduction

TUESDAY
All the World's a Stage Literary Analysis Work Period

WEDNESDAY
Amplify Assessment Begins

THURSDAY
Amplify Assessment

FRIDAY
Amplify Assessment


MONDAY, DEC. 19
Amplify Assessment

TUESDAY
Amplify Assessment

WEDNESDAY
DUE: All the World's a Stage Literary Analysis and Group Project

Invention Convention Client Update
How to 3D Print Test

THURSDAY
Invention Convention Client Update
All the World's a Stage Work Period

FRIDAY
27 Acts of Kindness


MONDAY, JAN. 9TH
Touching Base with 1st Semester Students for Invention Convention

Invention Convention

TUESDAY
Invention Convention

WEDNESDAY
Invention Convention

THURSDAY
Inventation Convention

FRIDAY
DUE:All the World's a Stage Literary Analysis and Project 
Invention Convention




INVENTION CONVENTION - ONGOING

MONDAY, Feb. 6
Invention Convention - Poll Due

TUESDAY
Invention Convention

WEDNESDAY
Invention Convention
DUE: Prototype Part 1

THURSDAY
DUE: Independent Reading Book
Invention Convention

FRIDAY
DUE: Writing with Numbers
Invention Convention


MONDAY
OFF

TUESDAY
Invention Convention

WEDNESDAY
Invention Convention

THURSDAY
DUE: Website Design
Invention Convention

FRIDAY
DUE: Business Letter (counts as a test!)


MONDAY
OFF


TUESDAY
Checking Spreadsheet
Submitting emails
Submitting Work
Copyrighting your Websites
What's due and When for The Invention Convention

WEDNESDAY
Career Quest Begins
Brainstorming our strengths

THURSDAY
Career Quest con't
Cover Letter #1 (due at end of class)

FRIDAY 
Jog-a-Thon



MONDAY, FEB. 27
Job Posting #2

TUESDAY
Job Posting #3

WEDNESDAY
Cover Letter Activity

THURSDAY
DUE: COVER LETTER BY 11:59pm

Book Talk #3 work period
iReady

FRIDAY
Book Talk #3 work period
iReady
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REMEMBER THAT ALL INVENTION CONVENTION MATERIALS ARE DUE IN CLASS BY MARCH 17TH! PRESENTATION BOARD, PROTOTYPE, WEBSITE, MEMORIZED ELEVATOR SPEECH!



MONDAY, March 6
Check emails for clients
Update Status of Print Spreadsheet
iReady Diagnostic Test (10-15 min)
Invention Convention 

TUESDAY
Check emails for clients
Update Status of Print Spreadsheet
iReady Diagnostic Test (10-15 min)
Invention Convention 

WEDNESDAY
Check emails for clients
Update Status of Print Spreadsheet
iReady Diagnostic Test (10-15 min)
Invention Convention 

THURSDAY
Check emails for clients
Update Status of Print Spreadsheet
iReady Diagnostic Test (10-15 min)
Invention Convention 

FRIDAY
Check emails for clients
Update Status of Print Spreadsheet
iReady Diagnostic Test (10-15 min)
Invention Convention 

MONDAY, March 13
Check emails for clients
Update Status of Print Spreadsheet
Vocabulary Poster

TUESDAY
Check emails for clients
Update Status of Print Spreadsheet
Vocabulary Poster 


WEDNESDAY 
Check emails for clients
Update Status of Print Spreadsheet
Invention Convention and/or vocabulary poster

THURSDAY
Check emails for clients
Update Status of Print Spreadsheet
Invention Convention and/or vocabulary poster​


FRIDAY
DUE: ALL Invention Convention Materials Due: Presentation Board, AD, Memorize Elevator Speech, Prototype, Website Completed
Invention Convention Presentations Begin


MONDAY, March 20
Invention Convention Presentations 


TUESDAY
​Check emails for clients
Update Status of Print Spreadsheet
Business Letter Review


WEDNESDAY
​Check emails for clients
Update Status of Print Spreadsheet
Business Letter Review


THURSDAY


FRIDAY
8th Grade Performance Task


MONDAY, March 27
8th Grade Performance Task​

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY


THURSDAY


FRIDAY
DUE: Book Talk #3
Career Day


SPRING BREAK


MONDAY, April 17
Return "Gross Job" test essay
Analysis of anchor essays
Printing
Invention Convention Finalizing for April 26th

TUESDAY
Final Draft Work
Printing
Invention Convention Finalizing for April 26th

WEDNESDAY
Final Draft Work
Printing
Invention Convention Finalizing for April 26th

THURSDAY
DUE: Color-coded final draft of "gross job" essay (counts as a test!)
Invention Convention Finalizing for April 26th

FRIDAY
Printing
​Invention Convention Finalizing for April 26th


MONDAY, April 24
Invention Convention Final Client Emails and printing

TUESDAY
Final printing
Final Invention Convention Revisions

WEDNESDAY
Invention Convention Set-up

THURSDAY
Digital Portfolio Update
Open House

FRIDAY
Begin Essay Genre Review with Revised Business Letter


MONDAY, May 1
Practice SBAC

TUESDAY
Persuasive Writing Practice
DUE: Rough Draft end of period

WEDNESDAY
Make Writing Collaborative Hyperdoc begins

THURSDAY
Practice SBAC


FRIDAY
Narrative Writing Practice
DUE: Rough Draft end of period