Lesson 5.1     (09/08/2015)

Warm-Up 5.1:  

     Revise someone else's rough draft for the Rocket Boys Essay.

Classwork 5.1:

     Read & Discuss Excerpt from "Tom Sawyer" 

Homework 5.1:

     Type final copy of Rocket Boys Essay (http://www.rocketboysfestival.com/2015_aiming_high_essay_contest)

NxGCSOs:

Narrative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.3

     ELA.8.W.C10.2

     ELA.8.W.C11.3

Lesson 5.2     (09/09/2015)

Warm-Up 5.2:

     Write a paragraph about the time your hamster was kidnapped, use only compound sentences with FANBOYS.  Must be 5 - 7 sentences.

Classwork 5.2:

Take Notes:

• Simple Sentences
• Compound Sentences 
• Semicolons 
• Complex Sentences

Homework 5.2:

     Write five compound sentences.

NxGCSOs:

Narrative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.3

     ELA.8.W.C10.2

     ELA.8.W.C11.3

Lesson 5.3     (09/10/2015)

Warm-Up 5.3:  

     Invent a superhero.  Describe them in a compound sentence, a complex sentence, and draw them.

Classwork 5.3:

     Take Notes:

• Finish Previous Notes
• Super Sentences (Compound/Complex Sentences) 

Homework 5.3:

     Write five complex sentences.  Topic must be school appropriate. 

NxGCSOs:

Narrative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.3

     ELA.8.W.C10.2

     ELA.8.W.C11.3

Lesson 5.4     (09/11/2015)

Warm-Up 5.4:  

     Write a short paragraph about food.  Include one simple sentence, one compound sentence, one complex sentence, and one compound/complex sentence.

Exam 5.4:

     Take Exam on Sentence Structure.

Closure 5.4:

     Staple and Turn in homework and warm-ups.

NxGCSOs:

Narrative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.3

     ELA.8.W.C10.2

     ELA.8.W.C11.3