8th grade Accelerated English calendar 2014-2015 Gnemi Date: Topic Covered: Date: Topic covered: Date: Topic covered: Date: Topic covered: Aug 7 TH Intro/Paperwork/Plates/info sheet 25 M 10 W Vocab unit 3/Outsiders ch 10/questions ** 26 F The Outsiders project/portfolio due/Vocab unit 4 8F Intro/Paperwork/Plane crash/parent homework/syllabus Vocab unit 1/The Landlady/Intro reading logs and independent reading/calendars The Landlady/Writing 26 T Background/Intro Outsiders/Vocab unit 2/New reading log/Character analysis Begin Outsiders/chapter questions- Chapter 1 11 TH Outsiders ch 11/questions 29 M Outsiders closing/REVIEW 27 W Vocab unit 2/The Outsiders Chapter 2/Chapter 2 questions ** 12 F Vocab unit 3/Outsiders ch 12/questions/”Nothing Gold Can Stay”- PARLAP 30 T Vocab unit 4/Outsiders closing/REVIEW 28 TH 15 M Outsiders closing/REVIEW 29 F Introduce The Outsiders project Vocab unit 3/Work on project Essay writing/Relay Race Oct 1 W Vocab unit 1/The Monkey’s Paw Monkey’s Paw/Writing The Outsiders Chapter 3/questions Vocab unit 2- The Outsiders ch 4 and questions ** OFF- Labor Day 2 TH Vocab unit 4/Outsiders closing/REVIEW 3F Vocab unit 4 test/The Outsiders movie/venn diagram/Reading logs due/REVIEW Vocab unit 1/The Third Wish/intro Wonder project/ Pre-Assessment The Third Wish/Writing 2T Vocab unit 2/The Outsiders ch 5 and questions/Poster ** Wonder project due The Outsiders chapter 6 and questions ** 18 TH 6M ESSAY- Lit analysis/STUDY ISLAND 7T ESSAY- Lit analysis/STUDY ISLAND Vocab unit 1/Intro Essay writing Intro narrative/work on personal narrative 4 TH 22 M 8W ESSAY- Lit analysis/STUDY ISLAND EESSAY-Lit analysis/STUDY ISLAND/ 9 WEEK TEST REVIEW 21 TH Vocab unit 1/personal narrative 8M 24 W Vocab unit 4/independent reading/study island 10 F 22 F Vocab unit 1 Test/Assessment 1/personal narrative due/Independent Reading Interview 1/Reading log due 9T Vocab Unit 2/The Outsiders chapter 7/Poster Vocab unit 2 test/Outsiders Test Chapters 1-7/Reading log due/Poster due **/Assessment 2 New reading log/Vocab unit 3/Review Outsiders test/Read Outsiders ch 8/questions ** Outsiders chapter 9/questions Vocab unit 3/Work on project/Poetry- Unaccepted ** Vocab unit 3 test/Reading Logs due/Independent reading interview 2/Work on project/Assessment 3 New reading logs/Vocab unit 4 Essay writing/work on project 25 TH Work on project/study island/independent reading 11 M 12 T 13 W 14 TH 15 F 18 M 19 T 20 W Sep 1 M 3W 5F 16 T 17 W 19 F 23 T 9 TH 9 WEEKS TEST/END OF 1ST NINE WEEKS! Students will need a composition book with their name on the cover, as well as a BLACK folder with prongs for the 1st nine weeks. 2014-2015 8th grade Accelerated English calendar Gnemi Students will need a composition book with their name on the cover, as well as a BLACK folder with prongs for the 1st nine weeks.