2nd Nine Weeks- 8th Grade ELAR
2012-2013
Week 4 Persuasive Texts
Nov 26
A: Grammar: Verbs SB 159-160
Verbs SB 161-162
Vocabulary: Sadlier Oxford Unit 6 Words 11-20
Completing the Sentence: 3,4,8,11,12,14,16,17,18,20
Synonyms & Antonyms: 2,3,4,6,7,11,12,14,17,18
Choosing the Right Word 1-20
B: Sports in Schools: Position on Dodgeball
Nov 27
A: Grammar: Verbals SB 163-164 WS 547
Verbs 165-166
B: Persuasive Speech: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? IR 490-499
Repetition and Rhetorical Questions
Nov 28
A: Warm-Up: Adjectives 167-168 WS 548
Adjectives SB 169-170 WS 549
Adjectives SB 171-172 WS 549-551
Grade Vocabulary
B. Persuasive Text Tic-Tac-Toe Project Assignment
Nov 29 Computers
A. Library Check-In/Check-Out
Adverbs SB 173-174 WS 552-553
Adverbs SB 175 SB 554-555
B. Persuasive Text Tic-Tac-Toe Project
NOV 30 Computers
A. Revision and Editing Week 20
Vocab Test Unit 6
B. Persuasive Text Tic-Tac-Toe Project
Week 5 Informational Text
Dec 3
A. Warm-Up: Preposition SB 176 WS 556-557
Vocabulary: Sadlier Oxford Unit 7 1-10
Word Definitions 1-10
Completing the Sentences: 1,2,3,4,7,9,13,16,18,19
Synonyms & Antonyms: 3,4,9,12,14,15,16,17,18,20
Vocabulary in Context 1-5
B. The Spider Man Behind Spider-Man IR 420-431
Dec 4
A. Warm-Up: Conjunctions SB 179 WS 558-560
B. Robo-Legs and Eureka IR 432-445
Dec 5
A: Warm-Up: Conjunctions SB 181 WS 560
Grade Vocab
B. The Monty Hall Debate IR 348-353
Dec 6
A: Istation
B. Warm-Up: Interjections SB 183-184
RETEACH/REVIEW
Dec 7
A: Warm-Up: Revision and Editing Week 21
B. Presentation of Projects/Turn in Projects!
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Week 6 PLOT and CONFLICT
Dec 10:
A: Warm-Up: Parts of Speech Review SB 185-186
Vocabulary: Sadlier Oxford Unit 7 Words 11-20
Completing the Sentence: 5,6,8,10,11,12,14,15,17,20
Synonyms & Antonyms: 1,2,5,6,7,8,10,11,13,19
Choosing the Right Word 1-20
B: Presentation of Projects
EXTRA CREDIT: Unit 4-6 Vocabulary Review pages 72-80
Dec 11
A: Warm-Up: Sadlier Oxford Cumulative Review page 81-82
Parts of Speech Test
B: Raymond’s Run IR 4-19
Dec 12
A: Warm-Up: Parts of a Sentence SB 65-66 WS 562-564
Grade Raymond’s Run IR 4-19
Grade Vocabulary
B: The Ransom of Red Chief IR 20-37
Dec 13
A: LIBRARY
B: Warm-Up: Parts of a Sentence SB 67-68 WS 744/746/563
Grade The Ransom of Red Chief IR 20-37
Dec 14
A. Warm-Up: Revision and Editing Week 22
Vocabulary Test Unit 7
EXTRA CREDIT: Unit 4-6 Vocabulary Test
B. Clean Sweep IR 38-55