Lesson P.1

 

Warm-Up P.1: 

What does it mean to “eat crow?”  Who needs to eat crow, and why do they need to eat crow?  Write a simple sentence, a complex sentence, and a compound sentence.

 

Classwork P.1:

Take notes on essay construction.

Review notes on essay construction.

Take short assessment on essay construction.

 

Homework P.1

What does it mean to “eat my hat?”  Who needs to eat their hat, and why?  Write a simple sentence, a complex sentence, and a compound sentence.

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

 

 

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Lesson P.2

 

Warm-Up P.2: 

What does it mean to “bite off more than you can chew?”  Who has bitten off more than they could chew, and why?  Write a simple sentence, a complex sentence, and a compound sentence.

 

 

Classwork P.2:

Introduce Practice Assessment topic: G8_Practice_Test_Scoring_Guide_ELA_PT (1).pdf

Mr. Doyle Demos notes for Practice Assessment

Begin Notes for Practice Assessment

 

Homework P.2

What does it mean to “miss the boat?”  Who has missed the boat, and why?  Write a simple sentence, a complex sentence, and a compound sentence.

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

 

 

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Lesson P.3

 

Warm-Up P.3: 

What does it mean to “shoot from the hip?”  Who has shot from the hip, and why?  Write a simple sentence, a complex sentence, and a compound sentence.

 

Classwork P.3:

Introduce prewriting for Practice assessment

Mr. Doyle Demos prewriting for practice assessment

Students begin prewriting/drafting for practice assessment

 

Homework P.3

What does it mean to “go down in flames?”  Who needs to go down in flames, and why?  Write a simple sentence, a complex sentence, and a compound sentence.

 

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

 

 

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Lesson P.4

 

Warm-Up P.4: 

What does it mean to “be tarred with the same brush?”  Who was tarred with the same brush, and why?  Write a simple sentence, a complex sentence, and a compound sentence.

 

 

Classwork P.4:

Introduce final drafting of Practice Assessment

Mr. Doyle demos drafting practice assessment

Students finish drafting practice assessment

 

Homework P.4:

What does it mean to do something “by the skin of your teeth?”  Who has done something from the skin of their teeth, and why?  Write a simple sentence, a complex sentence, and a compound sentence.

 

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1  

 

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Lesson P.5

 

Warm-Up P.5: 

What does it mean to “pound the pavement?”  Who has had to pound the pavement, and why?  Write a simple sentence, a complex sentence, and a compound sentence.

 

Classwork P.5:

Introduce grading practice assessment

Mr. Doyle demos grading practice assessment

Students grade practice assessments

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1