Lesson 17.1 (12/07/2015)

Warm-Up 17.1:  

      You find yourself lost in the dessert, write 4-6 sentences about your experience.

Classwork 17.1:

• Collect Warm-ups 
• Review NoRedInk Commonly Confused Words
• Teach Lesson on Confused Words (Frayer Model?)
• Grade Career Day Essays
• Introduce Civilization and 7 Wonders of the World

Homework 17.1:

     Draw a 3 frame comic of you lost in a dessert.

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

Lesson 17.2 (12/08/2015)

Warm-Up 17.2:  

      Write four sentences, use each once: except, accept, knot, & not.

Classwork 17.2:

• Collect Warm-ups   
• Grade Career Day Essays
• Create your wonder, work on wonder.
• Civilization Presentation 

Homework 17.2:

      Write four sentences, use each once: which, witch, weather, & whether.

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

Lesson 17.3 (12/09/2015)

Warm-Up 17.3:  

            Write two sentences, use each once: trouper and trooper.

Classwork 17.3:

• Collect Warm-ups   
• Grade Career Day Essays
• Create your wonder, work on wonder.
• Civilization Presentation 

Homework 17.3:

     Illustrate a combined trouper trooper.  Explain why your drawing meets both definitions (in writing).

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

Lesson 17.4 (12/10/2015)

Warm-Up 17.4:  

      Write three sentences, use each once: he'll, heel, and heal.

Classwork 17.4:

• Collect Warm-ups   
• Grade Career Day Essays
• Create your wonder, work on wonder.
• Civilization Presentation 

Homework 17.4:

      Write four sentences, use each once: hostel, hostile, sail, and sale.

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

Lesson 17.5 (12/11/2015)

Warm-Up 17.5:  

     Create a haiku to add to the art of your civilization.  (5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables)

Classwork 17.5: 

• Collect Warm-ups   
• Grade Career Day Essays
• Create your wonder, work on wonder.
• Civilization Presentation 

Closure 17.5:

     Staple and turn in your Homework and Warm-Ups

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1