June 2-4 Monday Read The Messenger 7th period exams 8th period exams Talk about Fairy Tale Project due Wednesday Work on it in class Write a Fractured Fairy Tale ~ fairy tale with a twist ~create a cover page for it ~present on Wednesday Tuesday-Wednesday Exams Read Project May 26-30 Monday-Tuesday Work on projects due Wednesday Read The Messenger Review SAT Words Wednesday Present Projects Read Thursday Six Flags Friday SAT TEST Read Discuss Fairy Tales May 19-23 Mon- Fri Journals SAT Words Read The Messenger Work on projects May 5- 9 Monday Journal- What is your favorite saying...explain. DOL Mt. Rushmore SAT Words (six words) Read The Giver DIamante Poem Tuesday Journal- Plan an awesome 8th grade field trip. DOL SAT video Read The Giver Giver Activities Wednesday Journal DOL SAT video Take home test due Read The Giver Thursday Journal DOL Due SAT Video Read The Giver Take Home Test April 21 -25 Monday- Friday Journal Vocabulary words DOL Begin The Giver activities Color activities April 14-18 M-Fri Journals DOL SAT Words Owl Creek Activities (Poster, poem, writing, etc) Read Swallowing Stones Thursf Friday Quizzes: SAT Words DOL March 31-April 4 Monday Journal DOL Greek and Latin Work on Hitler Projects - due Wednesday Read  Swallowing Stones Pop Quiz Tuesday- Friday Journal DOL Swallowing Stones Owl Creek Thursday Library Greek and Latin quiz DOL due Friday Journal Due DOL quiz March 24-28 We will be working on rough drafts, final drafts, and projects this week.   Typed rough drafts are due on Friday. Projects are due April 2nd TAke home test due- Thursday DOL-due Thursday Greek and Latin quiz- Thursday SAT and DOL quiz- Friday We will be reading Swallowing Stones, learning about differnt tye March 10-14 Monday Journal: Politics SAT Words Greek and Latin Root Words Read Swallowing Stones Watch Phantom of the Opera Tuesday- Friday Journal SAT Words DOL Read Swallowing Stones Watch movie Begin writing paper over differences between movie and opera Tests/Quizzes Thursday DOL Due Greek and Latin Quiz Friday SAT Quiz DOL Quiz Feb 25-29 Monday Journal- The first time I.... DOL SAT Vocabulary Review Phantom Questions Tuesday Journal DOL SAT Vocabulary Phantom Review Project Presentations Wednesday Journal DOL SAT Vocabulary Phantom Test Movie Feb 18-22 TAKS Prep PRojects due Feb 22nd Feb 11-15 Monday Read Phantom and Swallowing Stones Work on To Build a Fire/Red -Headed League Create eight vivid pictures illustrating the words from the Vivid Verbs/Synonyms paper Quiz on Tuesday over Book terms Tuesday Quiz Continue reading Work on Vivid verbs paper TAKS reading Wednesday Phantom Pop Quiz TAKS Booklets Thursday/Friday PRATICE TAKS Feb 4 - 8 Monday Journal DOL - The Woman in the Snow Read story page 857 in Lit. Book SAT Words Vocab Bud (choose one word, create a scene) The Phantom of the Opera Tuesday PROJECTS ARE DUE Journal DOL SAT Words review TAKS Booklet (All Things Bright and Beautiful) Swallowing Stones Wednesday-Friday Journal DOL Read Swallowing Stones and The Phantom of the Opera Works on TAKS Booklet SSR To Build a Fire/Red-Headed League Thursday DOL and Vocab Buds due Friday quizzes on Vocab and DOL Jan 28-Feb 1 Monday Journal - If I lived a hundred years ago, I would.... Grade To Build a Fire and Red-Headed League SAT Vocab Vocab Buds- create a character with one word, write one sentence Read Swallowing Stones  Watch Anne Frank movie DOL Tuesday Journal- Do you believe teenagers today think they are invincible? SAT Vocab DOL Computer Lab to work on projects Anne Frank movie Swallowing Stones Grade Reading Packet Wednesday-Friday Journal DOL SAT Words Grammar Swallowing Stones/Phantom of the Opera Thursday DOL Due and Review Jan 21-25 (Please see the "Project" part of my web page.   Students have projects due in Feb.) Mon MLK Holiday Tues-Wed Journal DOL Work on TAKS Prep Swallowing Stones Phantom of the Opera Anne Frank Movie Grammar Thurs Journal DOL Due and Review Computer Lab Anne Frank movie Phantom of the Opera Friday Journal Free Write (due) DOL Quiz Anne Frank Movie Phantom of the Opera Swallowing Stones Jan 14-17 Monday No Journals, DOL, or SAT words Read 100 Books Study and review for exams- let students know what is on the exam Watch Anne Frank movie Tuesday Read 100 Books Read Swallowing Stones Discuss how students would feel in Michael's situation...what would they do? Watch Anne Frank 7/8 Exams Wednesday 1,3,5 Exams Thursday 2,4,6 Exams Jan 7-11 Mon Journal DOL Jesse Owens 100 Book Challenge Read Act 2 Jack London's To Build a Fire 6/7 Red-Headed League Tuesday Journal DOL Anne Frank Act 1 Test Read Act 2 100 Book Challenge Wed Journal DOL Fire/Red-Head Packets due 100 Book Challenge Read Act 2 Phantom of the Opera Thurs Journal DOL Due and review Fri Journal due Jan 3-4 Journals Anne Frank Play 100 Book Challenge Dec 17-20 Monday Journal DOL SAT Words Read Anne Frank Tuesday Journal- Christmas is a time to.... DOL SAT Words Read Anne Frank Lit. Terms Look at published books Wednesday Journal DOL Due/Review Read Anne Frank Thursday Journal DOL Quiz Vocab Quiz Discuss published books/Cafe style if class is approved Anne Frank Dec 10-14 Monday Journal- What are your thoughts on hate crimes and hate groups? DOL The Five Dollar Dive SAT Words Greek and Latin Review 100 Book Challenge Grammar Grabbers Tuesday Journal - Write a story using eleven words from yesterday's Grammar Grabber DOL SAT Words Grammar Grabbers Swallowing Stones Literary Terms Pop Quiz Wednesday Journal DOL Sat Words Grammar Grabbers Anne Frank/Holocaust Thursday Journal DOL Due and Review SAT Words Greek and Latin Quiz Swallowing Stones Grammar Grabbers Friday Journal- due DOL Quiz SAT Quiz Anne Frank/Holocaust Dec 3 -7 Monday Journal- Is it important to be yourself?  Explain DOL Anne Frank !00 Book Challenge SAT  Words Superficial, enigma, contemptuous, primordial, labyrinth, lucid Tuesday- Friday Journal- Define: propaganda, racism, stereotype, anti-semitism DOL SAT Words Holocaust Power Points Notes Thursday DOL Due Friday Journal- due DOL/Vocab Quiz Benchmark Nov 26-30 Monday Journal: Peer Pressure DOL- Black Death SAT Words Greek and Latin Root Words Grammar Workbook pg 57 (Sentence Types) Review for Short Story Test Tuesday Journal DOL SAT Words Short Story Test Grammar Holocaust Wednesday Journal DOL Pop Quiz KWL Charts SAT Words 100 Book Challenge Holocaust/Anne Frank Thursday Journal DOL SAT Words Benchmark Quiz Greek and Latin Root Words Holocaust/Anne Frank Faces of Dignity Friday DOL Quiz SAT Quiz Faces of Dignity Nov 12-16 Work on  Short Stories Nov  5- 9 We will be working on stories all week Wednesday Grammar Quiz Thursday Short story quiz Friday DOL/Vocab Quiz Oct 29- Nov 2nd Monday -Wednesday WORK on STORIES Journal DOL SAT Words THURSDAY BASKET PROJECTS ARE DUE (No late projects!) Friday DOL/Vocab Quiz Journal due Oct 22-26 Monday Journal DOL- Trick of the Trade Vocab Buds SAT words Greek and Latin Words Work on stories (INTRO) Tuesday Journal SAT words Work on stories (VOICE) Wednesday Journal SAT words Work on stories (SENT FRAGMENT) Thursday Journal SAT words DOL/Vocab Bud Due Greek/Latin Quiz Work on Freytag for stories Friday Journal SAT DOL/Vocab Quiz Work on stories Oct 15-19 Monday Journal- If I met myself when I was little.... SAT Vocabulary DOL- Mother Goose Madman Greek and Latin Words Vocab Buds- choose one word and create a shaped Halloween card...write a sentence with the word "The Real Ending to Sleepy Hollow" Watch Tell-Tale Heart Tuesday Journal - The one person who has influenced me the most..... Review SAT Vocabulary Disect the movie from Monday Freytag Triangle Story Plot Share real endings Grammar Workbooks Wednesday Journal Review SAT Vocabulary Story Beg. Action Freytag for story Grammar Workbooks Thursday Journal Vocab Buds due Greek and Latin Quiz Stories Friday Journal- due Vocabulary Quiz DOL Quiz Stories Oct 8-12 Monday Holiday Tuesday Journal- If I did something wrong and no one found out, I would feel... DOL - Seeing Eye Dog Edgar Allan Poe's Tell-Tale Heart (finish Sleepy Hollow) Vocabulary Words (SAT) Grammar Workbook pag 303-306 Wednesday Journal- Life... DOL SAT Review Tell-Tale Heart Freytag Triangle Thursday Journal- DOL Due and Review Tell-Tale Heart Voice/Word Choice Friday Journal Due DOL Quiz Sleepy Hollow Test Prewriting for short stories Sept 17-21 Monday Journal DOL- Running Brook of Horror Vocab Buds Vocab Words Greek and Latin Finish Lemon Brown and Freytag Triangle Tuesday Journal Review Vocab Words/Vocab Buds Literary Terms Predicates and Subjects pg 363, 654 Wednesday Journal Review Vocab Words/Vocab Buds Begin Sorry, Right Number by Stephen King Thursday Journal Review Vocab Words Greek and Latin Quiz Vocab Buds Due DOL Due Sorry, Right Number Friday Journal-Due DOL/Vocab Quiz Sorry Right Number September 10-14 Monday Journal- DOL Vocabulary Words Greek and Latin Words Vocab Buds Complete Lottery Freytag Triangle Lottery Vocabulary Parts of Speech Emily Project- Computer Lab Tuesday Journal- Review Vocabulary Literary Terms Grammar Book pg 542 Begin Treasure of Lemon Brown Freytag Triangle Emily Project Wednesday Journal- Review Vocabulary Treasure of Lemon Brown Subject/Verb agreement Emily Project Thursday Journal- Review Vocabulary DOL Due and Review Vocab Buds Due Greek and Latin Root Words Quiz Grammar book pg 674 Discuss Civil War and introduce Occurance at Owl Creek Friday EMILY PROJECTS DUE!!!! Journal-due DOL/Vocab Quiz Appositives Prep. Phrases Occurance at Owl Creek September 4-7 Tuesday Journal- ABC Story Wednesday Journal- If there was a rule you believed should be changed, how would you go about getting it changed? Review vocabulary The Lottery Discuss why story was written and meaning Fill out Freytag Triangle Share ABC Story Work on Emily Project Thursday Journal- What do you treasure? Review Vocabulary DOL Due and Review Greek and Latin Words Quiz Vocab Buds due Share Vocab Buds Finish The Lottery Emily Project Friday Journal-Due Review Vocabulary DOL/Vocab Quiz