Monday, 9/5

Labor Day
No School!

Tuesday, 9/6
1.9 The Return
Analyze the
return stage of A
Wrinkle in Time

Wednesday, 9/7
1.9 Day 2
-Continue: The
Return
-Analyze the
return stage of A
Wrinkle in Time

Thursday, 9/8
-School-Wide
Career Day:
Students wear
their favorite
college shirt
-Write the return
of your personal
narrative
-Revise and edit

Monday, 9/12

Tuesday, 9/13

Thursday, 9/15

1.10 & 1.11

-Analyze and
Explain the
difference
between
narrative and
expository
writing
-Analyze the
nuance of tone
using teamwork
and dictionaries
Monday, 9/19

Library Day
-Library
Scavenger Hunt
-Using reference
materials:
-Newspaper
-Almanac

1.13
The Definition of
a Hero
-Analyze quotes
to determine:
Examples,
functions, or
negation
-Continue
Appositives

Monday, 9/26

1.13
The Definition of
a Hero
-Read article:
Where I find My
Heroes
-Learning Check:
What have you
learned so far?
-Write a
paragraph
describing how
heroism works
Tuesday, 9/27

1.15
Language and
Writers Craft:
Transitions and
Quotations
-Applying
transitions and
quotations to
practice texts as

1.16
-Quiz: Learning
check over
concepts
covered thus far
-Negation
Strategy of
Definition
-Using essay, A

Wednesday,
9/14
-Narrative posttest
-Continue
publishing
Narratives
1.12
Physical and
Emotional
Challenges
-Introduce a new
poetry analysis
tool (TPCASTT)
Wednesday,
9/21
1.14
Historical
Heroes:
Examples
-Before Reading
discussion of two
texts
-New concepts:
Parallel
sentences and
allegory
-Apply TPCASTT
strategy
Wednesday,
9/28
1.17
Expository
Writing Focus:
Organization
Writing the
introduction and
Concluding
Paragraphs

Tuesday, 9/20

1.12
Physical and
Emotional
Challenges
Introduce/Revie
w a new poetry
analysis tool
(TPCASTT)
-Team
Application
Thursday, 9/22

Friday, 9/9
8th Grade Field
Trip to Cleveland
State
Community
College
-Wrap up
narratives
-Examine
careers that use
narrative
elements
Friday, 9/16
1.12
Continue:
Physical and
Emotional
Challenges
- Continue
practice with
TPCASTT
-Independent
Application
-Introduce
Appositives
Friday, 9/23

1.14
Continue:
Historical
Heroes:
Examples
-Independent
analysis of
poetry and prose
-Apply TPCASTT
strategy

1.14
Continue:
Historical
Heroes:
Examples
-Answer after
reading
questions
-Writing a
paragraph to
define a hero

Thursday, 9/29

Friday, 9/30

1.17 Continued
Expository
Writing Focus:
Organization
Writing,
evaluating, and
Revising Body
Paragraphs

Peer Editing,
Revising,
Publishing Essay

well as revising
the students
own writing to
include quotes

Definition of a
Gentleman to
apply the
negation
strategy
-Use the
negation
strategy to
explain what a
hero is not
(written
assignment)