Kelly Anderson
ELAR 8th Grade

Week of January 3

Monday – no school
Tuesday – Welcome Back! Write, edit and revise paragraph 1 of autobiography;
Introduce new novel, The Giver
Wednesday – begin vocabulary notebook; write, edit and revise paragraph 2 of autobiography; Giver vocabulary
Thursday – write, edit and revise paragraph 3 of autobiography; Giver vocabulary; Giver
Friday – write, edit and revise conclusion of autobiography; peer edit

Week of January 10
Monday – type autobiography; Study Island
Tuesday – type autobiography; Study Island
Wednesday – PLORE Taks Strategies; Giver
Thursday – Giver; share autobiographies
Friday – Quiz: PLORE; Giver content and vocabulary

Week of January 17
Monday – no school
Tuesday – 828 to complete autobiography; Giver; Reading Practice
Wednesday – Giver
Thursday – Giver; TAKS Practice
Friday – Quiz: Giver content and vocabulary; TAKS Practice

Week of January 24
Monday - Reading Practice
Tuesday - PRACTICE TAKS
Wednesday - Giver; Giver Vocabulary; Reading Practice
Thursday - Giver Activity
Friday - Quiz: Giver, Vocab., Plore; Giver

Week of February 7
Monday - Utopia Group Work; Giver
Tuesday - Giver inference; Grammar workbook pages 141-142 DUE WEDNESDAY if not finished in class
Wednesday - Quiz: Giver, vocabulary, inference; Giver
Thursday - Reading Practice
Friday - Giver; Utopia Activity

Week of February 14
Monday - go over Friday's quiz; continue Giver
Tuesday - persuasive writing workshop; Giver
Wednesday - Giver
Thursday - Utopian Group Assignment; Persuasive Writing
Friday - Test Review

Week of February 21
Monday - Giver Test
Tuesday - Math Practice TAKS; Utopian Projects
Wednesday - Grammar; CSCOPE Assessment
Thursday - Present Utopian Power Points; "The Village"
Friday - "The Village"; Compare/Contrast Assignment



Week of February 28
Monday - "Twenty Songs" due; "Village" comparison; discuss test; CSCOPE; Narrative Writing (due Wednesday)
Tuesday - TAKS Academy (my students will be working with Ms. Key)
Wednesday - Narrative Writing (continued); Qualities of Effective Speakers
Thursday - Qualities of Effective Speaking
Friday - Conclude QES; Assign book report (due March 25)

Week of March 7th
Monday: Book Fair, Introduce Holocaust, Diary of a Young Girl; complete Timeline
Tuesday: Practice Science TAKS
Wednesday: Diary of a Young Girl
Thursday: TAKS Academy (my classes go to Mrs. Bartley's room)
Friday: Quiz over Holocaust and DOAYG

Week of March 21
Monday – Writing: Compare/Contrast
Tuesday –Reading Practice; Anne Frank
Wednesday – TAKS Academy- my students go to Mrs. Sanders’ class
Thursday – Anne Frank; Quiz Review
Friday – BOOK REPORT DUE MONDAY THE 28TH; Anne Frank Quiz; Reading Practice

Week of March 28
Monday – “Book in a Bag” reports due
Go over Reading Practice from Friday
Tuesday – Reading Practice
DOAYG
Wednesday - Quiz: DOAYG; Reading Objectives
DOAYG
Thursday – DOAYG
Friday – Reading Practice

Week of April 4
Monday - Math TAKS test
Tuesday - Reading TAKS test
Wednesday - Friday
"Anne Frank" movie

Week of April 10
Monday
Introduce “Phantom of the Opera”
Phantom vocabulary
Assign “Mask Assignment”
Tuesday - Thursday
Read “Phantom”
Meter/Poetry
Coat of Arms Activity
Friday
Quiz “Phantom” and Vocabulary

Week of April 18
Monday – Thursday
Phantom Vocabulary List 2
Mythology
“Phantom”
Coat of Arms
CSCOPE Assessment
Friday
Quiz: “Phantom”, Vocabulary List 2, Coat of Arms, Mythology

Week of April 25
Monday - Wednesday
"Phantom"
Week 3 Vocabulary
Coat of Arms
Cross Curriculum Assignment (History)
Thursday - Science TAKS
Friday - Social Studies TAKS

Week of May 2
Monday - Expository Writing; Cast List
Tuesday - MASK DEADLINE
Wednesday - Test Review
Thursday - "Phantom Test"
Friday - "Phantom" Movie

Week of May 9
Monday - "Phantom" Movie; compare/contrast activity
Tuesday - CSCOPE
Wednesday - CSCOPE; Cast List; Silent Reading
Thursday - 8th Grade Field Trip
Friday - Narrative Writing; Silent Reading
LITERATURE BOOK RETURN DEADLINE

Week of May 16
Monday - Look over Phantom test; "Cast List" org chart
Tuesday - Computer Lab type out Cast List
Wednesday - Thursday - Semester Exam Review; Silent Reading

Week of May 23
Monday - Semester Exam Review
Tuesday - Semester Exam Review
Wednesday - SEMESTER EXAM
Thursday - End of year activity!