Kelly Anderson
8th Grade ELAR

Work not finished during class time is homework due the next day!

Key understandings for the 4th six weeks: Greek/Latin words; context clues; analogies; synthesizing; paraphrasing; mythology; variety of poetry; characters dialogue and staging in a play; linear plot; point of view; main idea; fact and opinion; writing process; complex inferences and textual support.

Week of January 2nd
Monday - no school for students
Tuesday - journal writing; Latin/Greek review activity; introduction to "Phantom of the Opera"
Wednesday - "Phantom" vocabulary list one; begin play
Thursday - CScope assessment; Success for Teens
Friday - complete CScope assessment; continue "Phantom"

Week of January 9
Monday - class reading from "The Death of Balder" pg. 1024, "Coyote Steals the Sun and the Moon" pg. 1026; "Phantom", Quiz Review
Tuesday - Quiz: Phantom (setting, flashback, foreshadow, mood/tone, dialogue, state direction, inference) and Vocab. list 1; analogies; "Phantom"; assign partner brochure
Wednesday - Friday - work and complete partner brochure; complete individual research paper (see "Class Notes and Web Assignments" for further direction)

Week of January 16
Monday - no school
Tuesday - assign Mask Project (due 02/01); Vocab. list 2; "Phantom"; Analogy worksheets
Wednesday - "Phantom"; Latin/Greek Activity; "Baseball" pg. 478
Thursday - "Phantom"; Quiz Review
Friday - Quiz: Phantom content, literary terms, vocabulary, analogies; Mythology; "Phantom"; read "from Harriet Tubman" pg. 485 - 496

Week of January 23
Monday – Vocabulary List 3; Expository Writing pg. 499; “Phantom”; Latte Day in library and book check out
Tuesday – “Phantom”
Wednesday – read "from Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying Lin" pg. 504, answer 1-4 on pg. 510; Vocabulary Activity; “Phantom”
Thursday – Independent Reading; “Phantom”
Friday – Quiz: literary terms as applied to “Phantom”, mythology and legends in play, dialogue, character motives, inference/conclusion based on logical textual support, vocabulary 3; 828 – Biographical Writing

Week of January 30
Monday – ELAR Practice STAAR; independent reading
Tuesday – Phantom; characterization; Elements of Drama literature book page 806; Application of elements to “Phantom”; Grammar hunt!
Wednesday – Mask Project Due (see “class notes and web assignments" link for details); Mask Presentation; Elements of drama application; Success for Teens
Thursday – Phantom; Everyday Edits; figurative language as applied to reading
Friday – complete Phantom; Test Review!; begin “Phantom” movie

Week of February 6
Monday – no school
Tuesday – Test Review; “Phantom” movie
Wednesday – Test; “Phantom” movie
Thursday – finish movie; compare/contrast script to movie
Friday - complete comp./contrast; “The Trouble with Television” page 557; 562: 1-4; correct reading practice STAAR questions; "Success for Teens"