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8CW: Understanding Theme (Workbook day) HW: Theme packet due Tuesday
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9 CW: Plot, Setting and Characterization (workbook)
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10 CW: Study Island assignments.
HW: Narrative review and constructed response.
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11 CW: Complete Study Island assignments. Complete Narrative packet for half credit if not finished.
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14 CW: Video on paragraph construction. Worksheet with writing assignment due at end of class.
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15 CW: Text organization/structures using Buckle Down workbook.
HW: Text organization worksheets.
Reminder: A.R. points are due on Thursday, 3/10/11
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16 CW: Homework roundup to identify and locate missing homework assignments. Groupwork on Text Organization, Theme, Setting and Plot using PSSA prep materials.
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17 CW: Poetry introduction. PSSA lessons Understanding Poetry and Fig. Lang. To view the PowerPoint, click on the link below:
Poetry.ppt
HW: Chapter 6 packet due Tues.
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18 Workbook make-up day.
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21 No school for students
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22 CW: PSSA Release Item: evaluating constructed responses.
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23 CW: Poetry review and work in PSSA workbooks. Buckle Down Lesson 9.
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24 CW: Poetry and constructed responses. Students will write a response to a pssa release poem and then "grade" published student responses (pages 29-39). To view the PDF PSSA release file click on the link below:
PSSA_Item_Sampler_Reading_Grade_8_2009.pdf
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25 CW: Poetry and lyrics. Looking at topic vs theme, tone vs mood and figurative language using moderm music.
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28 CW: Bias and Propaganda presentation.
PSSA release editorial
HW: Understanding Bias worksheet
For understanding bias worksheet click on the link below:
understanding bias.PDF
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1 CW: Review how the PSSA state scorers scored constructed responses. Evaluationg constructed response questions. HW: Author's Argument packet due tomorrow.
A.R. points are due next Thursday, 3/10/11
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2 CW: Looking at constructed responses from PSSA release items.
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3 CW: Reviewing PSSA release itmes, PSSA workbooks on theme, setting, main idea. Homework and coursework for the semester gathered and sorted. Students picked up any missing assignments to complete for half credit. All homework and make-up assignments are due Monday. No assignments will be due after Monday at 2:30 pm.
A.R. points are due next Thursday, 3/10/11
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4 CW: homework and workbook make-up day. |