Thursday, October 24, 2013
I didn't fail the test, I just found 100
ways to do it wrong.
- Benjamin Franklin
Vocabulary
Root Word
of the Day
Mon/monit- warn
Here are a few words to see if you can
figure out what they mean before you look
them up. Break them down according to the
root words you have already learned, then
look them up and see if you’re close.You
need the definition and part of speech:
 Admonish
 Fratricide
deflect
sorroride
tyrannicide
oligarchy
What are we doing?

Progression – Students will be required
to log onto my school web page to
complete two assignments, one skill
builder from the “Progressive
Worksheets.” When they finish, they are
to ask the teacher for the teacher
handbook to check their answers and
send the teacher a clarifying question if
they do not understand why they did not
get questions in their exercise correct.
Keyword:confused
What are we doing?

Reflection – Students will write a three
paragraph reflective writing piece that addresses
how the year has gone for them so far in
English 8: what did they think of the novel? Are
there things that were taught that they still are
not sure they know well yet? What do they like
least about English 8 and what do they like most
about English 8? What would they like individual
assistance with learning in the poetry unit?
What are we doing?

Inquiry/Research – The curriculum requires that
students be given the opportunity to investigate, through
non-fiction literature, details specific to the information
presented in the unit. This novel unit was set in the 1960s in
a world of adolescent drug and alcohol abuse, poverty,
gangs, racism, and hippies. Investigate further on your own
during this period. Possible topics :LSD history and sideeffects, the hippie movement, The Black Panthers, or do the
webquest—
◦ go to Mr. Logan’s webpage, click “progressive worksheets”
◦ click SE Hinton Webquest
◦ Follow the directions printed there
What are we doing?
◦ If you have had your Inquiry/Research Day – share the results of
your webquest.Your next step is to create a Prezi or animoto
presentation to share what you learned with Mr. Logan and the
class.
◦ If you have not had your Inquiry/Research Day Yet – log into Google
drive and share your “ending” reflection with all members of your
group and allow editing. Peer edit together each assignment, one
student at a time until the group has collectively read each other’s
responses.
◦ If there is time for another round of peer sharing, share your
“newsweek” assignments.Your next group day will be writing
conferencing with Mr. Logan.
◦ Go to Progressive Worksheets – choose ”In the News” directions,
effective 10-28-2013. These are your directions for next cycle’s news
story. They are due on your next peer share day and will be saved as
keyword “newsweek2.”
What are we doing?
 Conference
– This cycle’s
conference will be time to share
the “Wanted” posters, your
“ending” reflection, and your
“newsweek” assignments with Mr.
Logan for feedback. Mr. Logan will
also share with you how short
writing assignments will be
GRADED from now on.
Extra Credit Promised
 To
receive half credit for your missed
answers on a quiz, you must do the
following.
Show me, in your notebook, a page labeled
“Quiz Corrections.” Below the heading, include
the following:
1. The question you missed
2. The correct answer
3. The date of the notes where the answer was given to
you in advance (you can find that be going to “Logan
Logic 2014” on my webpage).
4. A sentence explaining how you chose the wrong
answer and how you intend to prevent this error in
the future.