Lesson D.1 (01/26/2015)

 

Warm-Up D1: 

     Mr. Doyle has five days before he needs to submit his winners for the Young Writer's contest.  If Mr. Doyle needs one day to pick his winners, and he wants his students to have two days to type in the lab, how many days do his students have to finish their rough drafts?  Write your answer as a compound sentence.

 

Classwork D.1:

     Warm-Up

     Discuss Warm-Up

     Rough Drafts

 

Homework D.1:

     Summarize the plot of your favorite book.  Write five sentences: introduction, hook, rising action, climax, and conclusion.  If you don't have a favorite book, write it about any book you've read.  If you've never read a book, write a five paragraph essay on why reading is important.

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

 

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Lesson D.2 (01/27/2015)

 

Warm-Up D.2: 

     Doodle and describe in two sentences the protagonist of your story.  If you aren't working on the YWC, do it for a figure in your BHM essay or your SB essay.

 

Classwork D.2:

     Warm-Up

     Finish Rough Draft

     Edit Rough Draft

 

Homework D.2:

     Read the following webpage and watch the video: http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgree.asp  Come up with either 2 examples or 2 questions about subject verb agreement.

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

 

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Lesson D.3 (01/28/2015)

 

Warm-Up D.3: 

     Write one sentence explaining what the following math problem wants you to find.  Write a second sentence explaining how you would solve this problem.

     If Madison sold 68 boxes of Thin Mints, how many cases of 12 boxes does Madison pickup from the cookie mom?

 

Classwork D.3:

     Warm-Up

     Discuss Warm-Up

     Type rough drafts

 

Homework D.3:

     Engrade message Mr. Doyle with a multiple choice question on subject/verb agreement.

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

 

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Lesson D.4 (01/29/2015)

 

Warm-Up D.4: 

     Write five facts, in a series, on your favorite mythical creature.  Mr. Doyle thinks gremlins are cool because they are miniature, mischievous, mechanical-muddling, meddlesome, and mad.  Doodle your creature.

 

Classwork D.4:

     Warm-Up

     Discuss Warm-Up

     Finish and print rough drafts

 

Homework D.4:

     Why did you pick to work on your second essay?  What about it did you find appealing?  Did you choose BHM or SB?

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1

 

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Lesson D.5 (01/30/2015)

 

Warm-Up D.5: 

     Students that work hard should be rewarded.  What are a few fair and appropriate ways that teachers may reward students for putting forth extra effort?  Why don't teachers reward students for expected behavior?  3-5 sentences.

 

Classwork D.5:

     Warm-Up

     Discuss Warm-Up

     Students done with their essays may play story cubes

     Students not done will continue working in silence.

 

Closure D.5:

     Take Engrade Quiz on this week's warm-ups and homework, turn in homework and warm-ups.

 

NxGCSOs:

Informative:

     ELA.8.W.C9.2

     ELA.8.W.C10.3

     ELA.8.W.C11.1