Welcome to RELA-Week at a Glance
Sept. 24-28, 2012
MON
H
DO NOW:
KNOWSYS
group 4
TUE
DO NOW:
KNOWSYS
Activity #1 &
check HW
WED
DO NOW:
KNOWSYS
Activity #2
GrammarSentence
FoundationsCompound
Sentences
Practice
Hero's Journey:
Introduce
"Little Red
"Hero's
Cap" (fairy tale)
Journey" video + Hero's Journey
Cornell Notes:
chart (we do).
PPT
Big 5
SUMMER
READING
RETEST 9/27
HW: Sentence
Practice
SUMMER
READING
RETEST 9/27
HW: Hero’s
journey
examples
SUMMER
READING
RETEST 9/27
HW: study
vocabulary
THUR
DO NOW:
KNOWSYS
Activity #3
Hero’s Journey:
“Sir Gawain” +
Big 5
HW: Unit #4 Quiz
Friday
FRI
DO NOW:
KNOWSYS review
Vocabulary:
Quiz#4
1. Hero's Journey:
“Sir Gawain”
2. Partners- hero’s
journey chart
AGENDA: September 24 2012
I can… determine the meanings of 8th grade
vocabulary using context clues and a dictionary.
DO NOW: Agenda & staple KNOWSYS group 4;
HOUSEKEEPING- Test Wednesday- summer reading
Vocabulary: KNOWSYS flash cards- cut & staple
Grammar: Sentence Foundations- Compound
Sentences & Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOY)
• Cornell Notes
• Practice Sentences
EXIT: “Today I learned… about sentences” Chalk Talk
HW: sentence practice; study for summer reading test
AGENDA: September 25, 2012
I can… analyze literary text for the elements of
the hero’s journey.
DO NOW: Agenda & KNOWSYS Vocabulary Activity #1
Hero’s Journey: Cornell Notes- ISN page….
• Video
• Star Wars PowerPoint
EXIT: “The hero’s journey reminds me of…” Chalk Talk
HW: Agenda- find an example of the hero’s journey
from media (TV, movies, Internet)
AGENDA: September 26, 2012
I can… I can comprehend literary text, and
make complex inferences.
DO NOW: Agenda & KNOWSYS Activity # 2
Hero's Journey: Read "Little Red Cap" and analyze on
the Hero's Journey chart (we do).
Big 5: Reading Comprehension strategy
EXIT: Chalk Talk "This story reminds me of...."
HW: study vocabulary
AGENDA: September 27, 2012
I can… explain the hero’s journey elements in
a fairy tale.
DO NOW: Agenda & KNOWSYS Activity # 3
Hero's Journey: Read “Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight" + Big 5: Reading
Comprehension strategy
EXIT: “This story reminds me of…” Chalk Talk
HW: KNOWSYS Unit #4 Quiz Friday
AGENDA: September 28, 2012
I can… explain the hero’s journey elements in a
Greek myth.
DO NOW: Agenda & KNOWSYS review
Vocabulary: KNOWSYS Quiz #4
Reading: Hero’s Journey in “Sir Gawain and the Green
Knight”
• Clock Partner
• Butcher Paper Project
EXIT: “This myth tells me ___________ about the Greek
culture.” Chalk Talk