8th Grade
DAY
OBJECTIVES – all objectives
WEEK OF: 12/3/12 Katy Parnacott
PROCEDURES
MATERIALS
HW
ASSESSMENT
MON. 12/3
are listed for the week
RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that
most strongly supports an analysis of
what the text says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the text.
L.8.4d Verify the preliminary
determination of the meaning of a word
or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred
meaning in context or in a dictionary).
RL.8.10 By the end of the year, read and
comprehend literature, including stories,
dramas, and poems, at the high end of
grades 6–8 text complexity band
independently and proficiently.
L.8.1a Explain the function of verbals
(gerunds, participles, infinitives) in
general and their function in particular
sentences.
RL.8.6 Analyze how differences in the
points of view of the characters and the
audience or reader (e.g., created through
the use of dramatic irony) create such
effects as suspense or humor.
TUES. 12/4
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WED. 12/5
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PM Sub
1. Bell Work: Silent Reading (10 minutes) +
reading log - Collect
2. Make flashcards for the Short Story
Elements/”Raymond’s Run”/5 vocabulary
words Test – (blue flashcards)
3. Study Flash cards
Folder
SSR Book
Study Blue Flash
cards
Reading Log
All day sub – PBIS Meeting
1. Bell Work: Pick a partner and review blue
flash cards
2. Read “Raymond’s Run” – 21 minutes
3. Complete comprehension questions 1-12
 Restate sentences
Folder
Flash cards
Lit. Book
Study Blue Flash
cards
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1. Library – Mods 1 and 13
2. Discuss Story – comprehension questions
3. Define internal and external conflict
 Find 2 conflicts from the story
Folder
Study Blue Flash
cards
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1. Bell Work: 10 Minute Grammar - Verbals –
Gerunds
2. “Raymond’s Run” extended response –
practice for the test
3. Review flash cards
4. Crossword – Review for Test
Folder
Flash cards
Study for test –
blue flash cards
and pink packet
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THUR. 12/6
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FRI. 12/7
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1. Bell Work: 10 Minute Grammar - Verbals –
Day 1
2. Review for test
3. Take Test – Short Story Elements,
“Raymond’s Run”, and vocabulary
Folder
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Test – Short Story
Elements,
“Raymond’s Run”,
and vocabulary