ELA8 Agenda for the week of

Monday, August 18
th
2014

DAY CONTENT HOMEWORK
M
Collect Edmodo/Namecards
New seating chart
Review: Figurative language: types/examples
Annotation practices
Practice with lyrics in groups
Connotative word choice

*Who needs me to print copies of the stories?
Choose a story from the
class website and have it
read for class Wednesday.
T
Hand out stories
Move to lab 8B for On Demand baseline
prompt- 45 mins.
Directions will given at the beginning of class.
Read short story for
tomorrow.
W
Review Theme/Plot
Practice with short story groups
How do we support our theme choice?
Hand out Non-Fiction articles: Animal
Experimentation Is Not Ethical or Animal
Experimentation is Ethical
Read Non-fiction articles
for tomorrow.
Annotate as you feel
important- focus on claim,
reasons, and
support/evidence.
R
Revisiting the thesis: claim+reasons
Finding evidence to support reason/claim
Hand out Non-Fiction Articles: Animal
Testing is Not Essential or Animal
Research Has Led to Medical Breakthroughs
Read Non-fiction articles
for tomorrow.
Annotate as you feel
important- focus on claim,
reasons, and
support/evidence.

F
Edmodo creation- lab 8B
Analyzing two arguments-
- How do they disagree?
- How do you know?
- Which is most valid?
- How do you know?
Read the two articles
provided in class- prepare
for an assessment Monday.

NOTES/REMINDERS
Be sure to annotate as you read- Part two of our first assessment will be given on Monday.
ELA8 Agenda for the week of