AGENDA
August 24-28, 2015
ELA: Monday 8/24
1. Finish analysis, central idea and textual evidence charts
2. Point of View Quiz tomorrow 8/25 (review IN 3)
3. YouTube: Central idea vs theme
4. Flowcabulary (classes who haven’t viewed it)
5. Reflection(IN16)of “Keesh” (connect text to self—in other
words, find something from the story that you can relate
to…..elders who thought you were too young, an
accomplishment that no one thought you’d do, etc.), what
you enjoyed/learned about the story
6. Intro to “Life of Pi”
7. Preview vocabulary (academic & words to know)
8. All vocabulary words on pages 17 and 18 (Teacher
provided missing definitions.)
exceptional: rare; very unusual
9. Review each word with class
10.
Essay: Explain the main reason you think students
drop out of school. (Please have 5 paragraphs. Underline
thesis statement. Each paragraph needs to have at least 5
or more sentences. Back up your opinion with specific
examples and DETAILS!) DUE FRIDAY, August 24th
11.
HW: FINISH IN 10 & 11
Physical Science: I can distinguish between atoms and molecules
1. Short review: Unit 1 Content and Vocabulary Test
ELA: Tuesday 8/25
1. Practice Point of View, then test
2. Essay: Explain the main reason you think students drop
out of school. (Please have 5 paragraphs. Underline thesis
statement. Each paragraph needs to have at least 5 or
more sentences. Back up your opinion with specific
examples and DETAILS!) DUE FRIDAY, August 28th
3. Preview vocabulary (academic & words to know)
4. All vocabulary words (WORDS TO KNOW) on pages 17 and
18 (Teacher provided missing definitions.)
ACADEMIC WORD: exceptional: rare; very unusual
5. Review each word with class
6. TOD: Name the 3 points of views we’ve covered in
class. Write a reason why an author would use 1st
person.
Physical Science:
1. Go over test, remediate
2. Students will write vocabulary words twice, once in a
sentence
3. Students will use a vocab triangle for practice
4. Warmup: Week 2
5. Go over standards & vocabulary
6. Give unit tabs
What is due in ELA tomorrow 8/25?
1. IN 10—Irony/Tone worksheet
2. IN 11—Theme worksheet
3. IN 14—The Story of Keesh’s plot
4. IN 15—Keesh charts pp. 74-77
5. IN 16—Reflection—full page
6. HW—study vocab words—Academic &
Words To Know
7. Make sure all vocabulary words have been
copied into your notebook
8. Work on Essay!
ELA: Tuesday 8/26
1. Essay: Explain the main reason you think students drop
out of school. (Please have 5 paragraphs. Underline thesis
statement. Each paragraph needs to have at least 5 or
more sentences. Back up your opinion with specific
examples and DETAILS!) DUE FRIDAY, August 28th
2. Analogies practice
3. If YouTube is up: Flocabulary & Theme vs
Central idea
4. Conflict: internal vs external (ppt.)
5. Begin conflict story board
6. TOD: Conflict 7.