8 th Grade Week 34 Agenda & Obj. 4/22-4/26
Monday: Review Quiz, Sentence Forms & Vocab
• 8.5.1.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis…inferences drawn…
• 8.5.2.2 Determine two or more central ideas…
• 8.5.4.4 Determine meaning of words and phrases…
• 8.4.3.3 Analyze how different elements of a story…
• 8.11.4.4 Determine…meaning of unknown…words & phrases…
• 8.11.1.1 Demonstrate command of…standard Engl. Grammar…simple, compound, complex…
Tuesday: Short Story
• 8.4.3.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story propel action, reveal....
• 8.4.6.6 Analyze how an author develops...POV of diff characters…
Wednesday: Short Story
• 8.4.3.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story propel action, reveal....
• 8.4.6.6 Analyze how an author develops...POV of diff characters…
• 8.4.7.7 Compare and contrast a written story… to its…filmed.. Analyzing the effects… (e.g. lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film.)
Thursday: Quiz
• 8.11.4.4 Determine…meaning of unknown…words & phrases…
• 8.11.1.1 Demonstrate command of…standard Engl…verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives)
• 8.7.3.3 Write narratives and other creative texts to develop real or imagined..
Friday: No Class! Teacher Development Day

Daily Writing: Sports 4/22/13
Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail:
• “It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.” ~Muhammad Ali
• “I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.” ~Shaquille O'Neal

Monday: Grammar & Vocab
1.
Show me your grammar notes.
2.
Review Friday’s Quiz: o Section A: Main Idea o Section C: Inferences o Author’s Purpose Section
• Move on…
Planner o Due tomorrow:
1. Notebook title: Monkey’s Paw Vocab
2. Verbals worksheet o Quiz on grammar, vocab, & story elements on Thursday.

Monday: Grammar & Vocab
Review grammar notes & examples.(practice worksheet due
tomorrow):
Is it a VERB or a VERBAL?
• Can’t tell the difference between verb & verbal by looking!
• See how the word is being used.
• If it’s used as something other than a verb… it’s a VERBAL.
• These can be verbs or verbals depending upon how they are used in the sentence.

• Examples: o Our butler waxed the floors.
o The waxed floors were slippery and dangerous.
• In the first sentence, the word is being used as a verb to tell what action is being done.
• In the other one, the word still looks like a verb, but it is being used as an adjective

• Verbals are verb forms (words that look like verbs or could be verbs in other sentences) that are used as one of the following: o Noun o Adjective o Adverb
• A verbal can never be the verb of the sentence.

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• An infinitive is a verb form that is proceeded by the word “ to.
” o To play o To sleep o To speak
• In some sentences, the “ sign of the infinitive ” (the word “ to ” ) is omitted.
• This is done for clarity.
o Help him (to) move the sofa.
o Watch the fish (to) snap at the hook.
o Can you feel the floor (to) move?

• An infinitive has three possible functions: o As a noun o As an adjective o As an adverb
• As a noun: o I hate to go. (direct object) o To steal is a crime. (subject)
• As an adjective: o It’s time to go. (modify time) o There are jobs to be done (modify jobs)
• As an adverb: o He always plays to win. (modify plays)

• Verb forms that are used as adjectives are called participles.
• They will have two forms: o Present (ending in “ -ing ” ) o Past (ending in “ -ed ” or “ -en ” )
• These contain action, but they are not used as verbs.
• Examples: o Smoking gun o Broken window o Streaming video o Winning touchdown

• A gerund looks a lot like a participle because it ends in “ -ing.
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• However, the gerund is going to be used as a noun.
• Gerunds will show up as subjects, direct or indirect objects or objects of prepositions.
• Examples: o Chewing gum in class is not allowed.
(subject) o I liked eating at the new restaurant.
(direct object)

• Review new vocab for “The
Monkey’s Paw.” o Write all the words & definitions.
o Choose 2 to draw an illustration.
o Finish writing all of these in your notebook & sentences by tomorrow.
• Play vocab charades/pictionary.

Daily Writing: Travel 4/23/13
Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail:
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Tuesday: Short Story
1. Show me your vocab and hand in your verbal practice worksheet. 8B extra
HW? Label it with yesterday’s date
(4.22.13)
2. Move on to short stories…
Planner o Due tomorrow: Reading for
Meaning: "The Monkey's Paw“ o Quiz Thursday!

Tuesday: Short Story
1.
Take notes and listen to“The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W.
Jacobs: http://archive.org/details/monkeys_paw_librivox
Journal title: “The Monkey’s Paw”
1.
List & describe characters.
2.
What is the setting? Describe it.
3.
What is the mood (feelings)?
4.
What is the theme?
**Us e examples from the text to support all answers.
2.
Work on Reading for Meaning: "The
Monkey's Paw”
Please turn in printed copy of The Monkey’s
Paw before you leave!

Daily Writing: Hope 4/24/13
Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail:
• “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” ~Martin
Luther King, Jr.
• “I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death... I think... peace and tranquility will return again.” ~Anne Frank

Wednesday: HORROR Story!
1. Watch “The Monkey’s Paw”: http://vimeo.com/20009303
2.
While you watch, take notes! Notebook title:
Monkey’s Paw Movie.
3.
Due tomorrow: o Brainstorm your own horror story
(worksheet).
4. If time, play vocab bingo!
Planner o Due tomorrow: Brainstorming story worksheet o Due Monday: Write your own horror story!
o Quiz on verbals, vocab & story elements tomorrow.

Daily Writing: What? 4/25/13
Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail:
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Thursday: Quiz & Wrap-up
• Show me your brainstorming worksheet
• No talking during the quiz! Please raise your hand when you’re done. For sections B & C, go back to the text and underline/label.
• When you’re done and I’ve collected your quiz work on your homework due Monday!
Planner o Due Monday: Write your own horror story!
1. Notes on
2. New roots
3. Test prep