8th Grade Language Arts
*Lesson plans are subject to change due to student needs
September
9.8 Welcome! Intro to Schoology & Class Website/Go over Syllabus & Online Learning Expectations/What does REACH look like at home?
9.10 Bitmoji Online Class Expectations/Dude Perfect TOP 10 Candy - Create your own TOP 10/Students are encouraged to visit the Sterling Heights Public Library and/or website to find a book, e-book or audio book for next week :)
9.15 How to Send a Proper Email - Videos/Discussion/Assignment/Review Schoology/Syllabus Scavenger Hunt/Independent Daily Reading - Read for 20 minutes today! :)
9.17 Reading Goals/Reading Log/I AM ... message & poster
9.22 What is YOUR identity? - Discussion board/Writing Prompt/"The Running Dream" - Read & Discuss/I AM ... Poem
9.24 Plot Diagram: Roller coaster Video/Mini Lesson: Notes, Learn Plot using Pixar Clips, Practice
9.29 Review Plot Diagram/"What My Name Means" - Read & Discussion Board/"Good Enough" - Read & Discuss/Homework: "Good Enough" Assignment & Independent Read for 20 minutes
October
10.1 Update Reading Logs/"Fish Cheeks" - Discussion Board, Read & Discuss/Break out groups - Plot Diagram & Story Questions (whatever you don't finish is homework - submit when done)
10.6 Point of View - Why it is important?/ Notes, Video & Class Whole Group Practice
10.7 Point of View - Practice (breakout groups)
10.8 Point of View - Task Cards (breakout groups)
10.13 Figurative Language Review Mini-Lesson/Whole Class Practice
10.15 Figurative Language Guided Notes & Independent Review
10.20 Figurative Language Task Cards
10.22 "Eleven" (read together as class)/"Eleven" - Figurative Language Response (break out groups)
10.27 Discussion Board - Your Favorite Place/Writing Prompt - "When I Was Young" (mentor text) Imitate the mentor text to create your own "When I Was Young" Text - (directions/rubric/mentor text all in schoology)
10.29 Writing Prompt - "When I Was Young" - revise/edit/publish
November
11.3 NO CLASS!
11.5 "Deadly Hits" - article/audio/Zackery Lystedt Then and Now video/Response (break out groups)
11.10 "The Nothing" -article/Assessment Review (plot diagram & figurative language)
11.12 Narrative Poetry/Prose Notes - Mini Lesson with fill in the blank notes/Tone
11.17 Poetry vs Prose Terms Assignment/"When This Is Over" - Discussion & Poetry Analysis Chart
11.19 "The Rose That Grew From Concrete" - Discussion & Poetry Analysis Chart
11.24 Video - Kid President: 25 Reasons to be Thankful/Quickwrite - Discussion Board: 25 Reasons I am Thankful/DrawHub - How To Draw A Turkey Stack For Thanksgiving
December
12.1 Gratitude - Video & Discussion Board/"Gratitude" Poem - Analysis & Imitation
12.3 Poetry Term Kahoot! Review
12.8 TEST: Poetry - "A Song of Bravery"
12.10 City Images Slideshow (identify sensory details)/"Cities" Poem - Read/Discuss/Analysis Questions
12.15 Description Language: Power Point/Video/Kahoot!
January
1.5 "Teen Baby Saver" - Article & Comprehension Questions
1.7 "Mac and Cheese Mania" - Article & Comprehension Questions
1.12 Images to inspire poetry/Poem & Image Example/Pre Writing Questions/Drafting
1.14 Publish Image & Poem
1.19 Jib Jab - A Year In Review/Discussion Board: Looking Back, Looking Forward/Year in Review and Look Ahead Poster
1.21 Main Idea - Video/Notes/Practice (break out groups)/Practice (individually)
1.25 "Fake News Invasion" - Video/Article/Response
1.26 Read Theory Setup & Pretest
1.27 Read Theory - 1 quiz in program
February
2.2 Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator - TED TALK/discussion board/
2.3 Read Theory
2.4 Read Theory/ Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator - reflection
2.5 Read Theory/ Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator - main idea/video response
2.8 Text Structure - video/notes/practice
2.9 Text Structure - Bicycle Practice Slides
2.11 Text Structure - Guess that Text Structure (3 video clips) & discussion
*Lesson plans are subject to change due to student needs
September
9.8 Welcome! Intro to Schoology & Class Website/Go over Syllabus & Online Learning Expectations/What does REACH look like at home?
9.10 Bitmoji Online Class Expectations/Dude Perfect TOP 10 Candy - Create your own TOP 10/Students are encouraged to visit the Sterling Heights Public Library and/or website to find a book, e-book or audio book for next week :)
9.15 How to Send a Proper Email - Videos/Discussion/Assignment/Review Schoology/Syllabus Scavenger Hunt/Independent Daily Reading - Read for 20 minutes today! :)
9.17 Reading Goals/Reading Log/I AM ... message & poster
9.22 What is YOUR identity? - Discussion board/Writing Prompt/"The Running Dream" - Read & Discuss/I AM ... Poem
9.24 Plot Diagram: Roller coaster Video/Mini Lesson: Notes, Learn Plot using Pixar Clips, Practice
9.29 Review Plot Diagram/"What My Name Means" - Read & Discussion Board/"Good Enough" - Read & Discuss/Homework: "Good Enough" Assignment & Independent Read for 20 minutes
October
10.1 Update Reading Logs/"Fish Cheeks" - Discussion Board, Read & Discuss/Break out groups - Plot Diagram & Story Questions (whatever you don't finish is homework - submit when done)
10.6 Point of View - Why it is important?/ Notes, Video & Class Whole Group Practice
10.7 Point of View - Practice (breakout groups)
10.8 Point of View - Task Cards (breakout groups)
10.13 Figurative Language Review Mini-Lesson/Whole Class Practice
10.15 Figurative Language Guided Notes & Independent Review
10.20 Figurative Language Task Cards
10.22 "Eleven" (read together as class)/"Eleven" - Figurative Language Response (break out groups)
10.27 Discussion Board - Your Favorite Place/Writing Prompt - "When I Was Young" (mentor text) Imitate the mentor text to create your own "When I Was Young" Text - (directions/rubric/mentor text all in schoology)
10.29 Writing Prompt - "When I Was Young" - revise/edit/publish
November
11.3 NO CLASS!
11.5 "Deadly Hits" - article/audio/Zackery Lystedt Then and Now video/Response (break out groups)
11.10 "The Nothing" -article/Assessment Review (plot diagram & figurative language)
11.12 Narrative Poetry/Prose Notes - Mini Lesson with fill in the blank notes/Tone
11.17 Poetry vs Prose Terms Assignment/"When This Is Over" - Discussion & Poetry Analysis Chart
11.19 "The Rose That Grew From Concrete" - Discussion & Poetry Analysis Chart
11.24 Video - Kid President: 25 Reasons to be Thankful/Quickwrite - Discussion Board: 25 Reasons I am Thankful/DrawHub - How To Draw A Turkey Stack For Thanksgiving
December
12.1 Gratitude - Video & Discussion Board/"Gratitude" Poem - Analysis & Imitation
12.3 Poetry Term Kahoot! Review
12.8 TEST: Poetry - "A Song of Bravery"
12.10 City Images Slideshow (identify sensory details)/"Cities" Poem - Read/Discuss/Analysis Questions
12.15 Description Language: Power Point/Video/Kahoot!
January
1.5 "Teen Baby Saver" - Article & Comprehension Questions
1.7 "Mac and Cheese Mania" - Article & Comprehension Questions
1.12 Images to inspire poetry/Poem & Image Example/Pre Writing Questions/Drafting
1.14 Publish Image & Poem
1.19 Jib Jab - A Year In Review/Discussion Board: Looking Back, Looking Forward/Year in Review and Look Ahead Poster
1.21 Main Idea - Video/Notes/Practice (break out groups)/Practice (individually)
1.25 "Fake News Invasion" - Video/Article/Response
1.26 Read Theory Setup & Pretest
1.27 Read Theory - 1 quiz in program
February
2.2 Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator - TED TALK/discussion board/
2.3 Read Theory
2.4 Read Theory/ Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator - reflection
2.5 Read Theory/ Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator - main idea/video response
2.8 Text Structure - video/notes/practice
2.9 Text Structure - Bicycle Practice Slides
2.11 Text Structure - Guess that Text Structure (3 video clips) & discussion