Lesson 7.1

Warm-Up 7.1:  

      Why do museums have security?  What do they protect?  Write 5 - 7 sentences.

Classwork 7.1:

     Take Notes:

• What is MLA?
• Guidelines for MLA 

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ 

Homework 7.1:

     Write 5 compound sentence, use two adverbs in each.

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

Lesson 7.2

Warm-Up 7.2:  

     Two students were left in Greece for plagiarism.  They were on a Semester at Sea, run by the University of Virginia; when they were caught, they were kicked off at the next port.  Do you think being stranded in a foreign country was a fair punishment?  Write 5 - 7 sentences.

Classwork 7.2:

     Take Notes:

• MLA Paper Guidelines
• Section Headings 

Homework 7.2:

     If you were going to write a book, what would you write about?  Think about a story you think needs to be told.  You don't need to know the beginning, middle, or end: just give us an idea.  5 - 7 sentences minimum.

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

Lesson 7.3

Warm-Up 7.3:  

      Information is out there!  Write 4 - 6 sentences explaining where you can find information.  Create a doodle of your information sources.

Classwork 7.3:

     Take Notes:

• Different types of essays:
• Informative essay 

Homework 7.3:

     Write 5 sentences describing the weather progressing throughout the day.  At least 2 sentences have to be compound/complex sentences.

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

Lesson 7.4

Warm-Up 7.4:

     Round one, fight!  Is it a good thing to argue with someone?  Describe in 5 sentences why or why not it is important to argue.

Classwork 7.4:

     Take Notes:

• Different types of essays:
• Argumentative essay 

Homework 7.4:

     Write 6 sentences with an adverb in each sentence.  Circle the adverb in each sentence.

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

Lesson 7.5

Warm-Up 7.5:  

     Time for a test!  Write 5 sentences was to why or why not you should take this test.

Exam 7.5:

     Take Exam:

• Paragraph Structure
• Essay Structure
• Types of essays 

Closure 7.5:

     Staple homework and warm-ups together, put your name, date, and class period on both sides of every sheet.  Turn sheets into your class section.

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1