Lesson G.1

 

Warm-Up G.1: 

     

TIMED CREATIVE WRITING - 10 MINUTES

     "Stay off my rock!" (Tell us about your rock, why should we stay off of it, and what will happen if we don't?)

 

Classwork G.1:

     Warm-Up

     Edit Warm-Up

     Write short answer:  "Based on the three articles you've read, and the notes you have taken, what facts do you know about the Mason County monster?"

     Discuss Essay Building

     Compare Mothman Notes Mothman_Evidence.pd 

 

 

Homework G.1:

     Write the conclusion to your Mothman, Short Answer essay:  "Based on the three articles you've read, and the notes you've taken, what are your thoughts and opinions on the Mason County monster?  Do you believe this monster was the Mothman?"

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

 

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Lesson G.2

 

Warm-Up G.2: 

     

TIMED CREATIVE WRITING - 10 MINUTES

     "Zombie Party!"  (Are you the host with the most - brains , that is - or just the "life of the party?" Should we bring chips?)

 

Classwork G.2:

     Warm-Up

     Complete Storyboard for Young Writer's Inc. Contest - YoungWritersIncStoryboard.docx

 

Closure G.2:

     Finish assembling Short Answer essay on Mothman.

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1  

 

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Lesson G.3

 

Warm-Up G.3: 

     What criteria should we grade essays by?  Create a bulleted list with at least five different things Mr. Doyle should check for.

 

Classwork G.3:

     Warm-Up

     Read and Grade Mothman Essays 

 

Homework G.3:

     What parts of the WV Writing Rubric do you agree with or disagree with?  Write as a Short Answer.

STUDENTS IN FIRST PERIOD EXCUSED TO FINISH MOTHMAN ESSAY

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1  

 

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Lesson G.4

 

Warm-Up G.4: 

 

Write a word problem for the following equation:  3x = 18, x = Bananas

 

Classwork G.4:

     Warm-Up

     Grade Mothman Essays

     Finish NoRedInks

     WV Writer's Inc contest

 

Closure G.4:

  

Mortimer is running an illegal banjo counterfeiting ring.  Mortimer has seventeen employees, who can create six cardboard banjos a day.  How many banjos could they create in a week, if they took two days off?  Write a short answer explaining how to solve this problem.

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1  

 

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Lesson G.5

 

Warm-Up G.5: 

 

What could Mr. Doyle do to encourage students to have their work done in a more timely fashion?  Is there anything that can be done?  Write as a short answer. 

 

Classwork G.5:

     Warm-Up

     Grade Mothman Essays

     Finish NoRedInks

     WV Writer's Inc contest

 

Closure G.5:

 

Turn in your warmups and homework.

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1