8th grade Weekly Lessons (if missed for MSTEP)

Any missed work due to testing must be turned in by Friday, April 29.
Monday, April 25:
1. Turn in photograph tone poem and plot tomorrow
2. Pass back papers
3. Tone and Mood questions from Scary Mary
4. Sci-fi Powerpoint and group poster
5. Work on The Game Ch. 1-2 Vocab due Wednesday

Tuesday, April 26:

1. Turn in photograph tone poem and plot
2. Work on Sci-fi poster
Wednesday, April 27:
1. Collect The Game Ch. 1-2 Vocab
2. Work on Sci-fi poster
Thursday, April 28:
1. Finish and Present Sci-fi poster
2. Take Monica Hughes Notes
Friday, April 29:
1. Collect any missing assignments from MSTEP testers.
2. Finish presenting Sci-fi poster
3. Silent read and summary
4. Foreshadowing handout
5. Read Ch. 1 of The Game

Monday, April 18:

1. Turn in All Summer in a Day story and questions.
2. Pass back papers

3. Grade and discuss All Summer

4. Work on The Game Ch. 1-12 Vocab

Tuesday, April 19:

3. Review elements of plot
4. Work with a partner to fill in All Summer plot turn in
Wednesday, April 20:
1. Vocab handout assigned two words from The Game Ch. 1-12 Vocab
a. Must be colored
2. Tone vs. Mood handout and review
Thursday, April 21:
1. Review Tone vs. Mood handout
2. Watch Scary Mary discuss
a. handout
Friday, April 22:
6. Collect any missing assignments from MSTEP testers.
a. The Game Ch. 1-12 Vocab is due
7. Silent read and summary
8. Tone vs Mood poem

Monday, April 11:

1. Complete Dystopian Survey handout from before break.
2. Use a lined sheet of paper. Write at the top of your paper:
Q4 THEME: TENACITY, INNOVATION, AND CREATIVITY MOVE US BEYOND
SURVIVING TO THRIVING.
- get a dictionary to define and write out unknown words (tenacity, innovation, thrive). Next, put
together your own version of this theme in your own words. Write it out. Once you have figured out
what this means in their own terms, please write a 7-8 sentence paragraph describing a time when
you (or someone you know or someone famous) has used tenacity, innovation, and creativity to
thrive in this world. Be specific and detailed, using proper grammar.

Tuesday, April 12:

1. Reviewed yesterdays lesson about theme. Collected any surveys and paragraphs that
werent finished in class on Monday.
2. Read the first page of the article The rise in popularity of dystopian literature
-highlight important details and thesis
-circle unknown words or references
Wednesday, April 13:
1. Collect any missing surveys or theme paragraphs
2. Continue reading and highlighting The rise in popularity of dystopian literature
a. Discuss article
b. Write Journal: For you, what makes the dystopian genre intriguing?
Thursday, April 14:
1. Science Fiction notes with handout
Friday, April 15:
9. Collect any missing assignments from MSTEP testers.
10.Read and highlight All Summer in a Day handout
a. Complete Questions as homework
11. Silent read