Friday September 25

Weekly Journal
Standard:
RI.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly
supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from the text.
1. How did we use this standard this week? (please write in full
sentences and include titles and authors).
We used this when we answered questions for the Monkeys Paw.
2. Rank your progress towards meeting this standard on a scale of
1-4 by highlighting it below:
1 - Not meeting Standard
2 - Approaching Standard
3 - Meeting Standard
4 - Exceeding Standard
3. Why did you rank yourself the way you did?
I think I am definitely able to do it but rarely I may struggle
finding the text evidence.
4. What can you do to continue making progress toward this
standard?
I can practice it more.
Name: Ben Rosen
Date: 9/14/15

Standard 1:
RL.8.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its
development over the course of the text, including its relationship to

the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the

text.

How did we use this standard this year? (please write in full
sentences)
We used this standard when we watched the TedEd video and had
to figure out the meaning of the video that we watched.
Rank your progress towards meeting this standard on a scale of 14 by highlighting it below:
1 - Not meeting Standard
2 - Approaching Standard
3 - Meeting Standard
4 - Exceeding Standard
Why did you rank yourself where you did?
I think that I can do this standard because I have been practicing
it for a while and I passed on the Study Island test.
What can you do to continue making progress for this standard?
I can read more passages and try to write down what I think the
theme is.

Standard 2:
RL.8.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story
or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a
decision.

How did we use this standard this year? (please write in full
sentences)
In the story Helping Hands we had to figure out how the
characters revealed the aspects of character .
Rank your progress towards meeting this standard on a scale of 14 by highlighting it below:
1 - Not meeting Standard
2 - Approaching Standard

3 - Meeting Standard
4 - Exceeding Standard
Why did you rank yourself where you did?
I was able to figure out how the characters revealed parts of the
story and it is not a challenge for me to do so.
What can you do to continue making progress for this standard?
I can try to think about the characters more when I am reading.

Standard 3:
L.8.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Interpret figures of
speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context.

How did we use this standard this year? (please write in full
sentences)
We watched videos on Ted Ed and then applied it by
demonstrating a skit to the class and guessing what type of irony
it was.
Rank your progress towards meeting this standard on a scale of 14 by highlighting it below:
1 - Not meeting Standard
2 - Approaching Standard
3 - Meeting Standard
4 - Exceeding Standard
Why did you rank yourself where you did?
I can do this skill at ease.
What can you do to continue making progress for this standard?
I can rewatch the videos we saw about irony.