Literature/Language Arts 8:

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SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) will be every Wednesday and Friday. Students are required to have a book to read on these days. No magazines, comic books, picture books, etc. All books must be age-appropriate and acceptable for school. Parents should be aware of the book their child is reading. The objective of SSR is to promote an individualized reading initiative. Students will be required to complete various novel study exercises that will be evaluated quarterly.

Vocabulary is essential for the growth of knowledge and critical reasoning. The vocabulary in this class will be cumulative. The student will be responsible for the vocabulary list in its entirety. The list will grow weekly by 10 - 15 words. At the end of every third lesson, there will be a exam where each student will demonstrate recognition of the vocabulary word by matching it with its definition. The tests will grow throughout the year to a limit of 120 words being tested. The most recent 30 words will appear on each test with a random selection of 90 of the previously examined words intermingled. By the end of the year, each student will have been exposed to and hopefully mastered the use of 300 vocabulary words.

Week of February 6

Monday: 4-Sight practice test. View: Life is Beautiful.

Tuesday: Continue work on phrases. View: Life is Beautiful.

Wednesday: SSR -- Continue work on phrases. View: Paperclips.

Thursday: Continue work on phrases. View: Paperclips.

Friday: SSR -- Vocabulary Lesson 18. Distribute Lesson 15-18 definitions. Phrase Exam

Week of January 30

Monday: Partner work on Anne Frank Unit Resource Packet. View: Jakob the Liar.

Tuesday: Anne Frank Unit Resource Packet DUE. View: Jakob the Liar.

Wednesday: SSR -- Continue work on phrases. View: One Survivor's Story.

Thursday: Quiz on "phrases. View: One Survivor's Story.

Friday: SSR -- Vocabulary Lesson 17. Distribute Lesson 18 words. View: Life is Beautiful.

Week of January 23

Monday: Partner work on Pyramid Vocabulary. Read/Listen/Discuss: "Anne Frank" -- Act 2.

Tuesday: Anne Frank Unit Resource Packet. View: Diary of Anne Frank. Continue work on phrases.

Wednesday: SSR -- Anne Frank Unit Resource Packet. View: Diary of Anne Frank. Continue work on phrases.

Thursday: Quiz on "phrases." Anne Frank Unit Resource Packet. View: Diary of Anne Frank.

Friday: SSR -- Vocabulary Lesson 16. Distribute Lesson 17 words. View: Anne Frank Remembered.

Week of January 16

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Partner work on Pyramid Vocabulary. Documentary: Kindertransport : Into the Arms of Strangers. Read/Listen/Discuss: "Anne Frank" -- Act 2.

Wednesday: SSR -- Continue work on phrases. Documentary: Kindertransport : Into the Arms of Strangers. Read/Listen/Discuss: "Anne Frank" -- Act 2.

Thursday: Practice: "phrases." Read/Listen/Discuss: "Anne Frank" -- Act 2.

Friday: SSR -- Vocabulary: Exam 1-15. Distribute Lesson 16 words. Read/Listen/Discuss: "Anne Frank" -- Act 2.

Week of January 9

Monday: Group dialogs on discrimination read to class. Documentary: The Last Days

Tuesday: Documentary: The Last Days. Read/Listen/Discuss: "Anne Frank."

Wednesday: SSR -- Continue work on phrases. Read/Listen/Discuss: "Anne Frank."

Thursday: Quiz on "phrases." Read/Listen/Discuss: "Anne Frank."

Friday: SSR -- Vocabulary: Lesson 15. Distribute Lessons 13-15 definitions. Read/Listen/Discuss: "Anne Frank."

Week of January 2

Monday: 4-Sight Testing. Introduction to Drama: pgs. 800-807. Read/Listen/Discuss: "Anne Frank and Me." (808-813)

Tuesday: Continue work with “Phrase” packet. Read/Listen/Discuss: "The Governess." (814-825)

Wednesday: SSR -- Quiz: "Anne Frank and Me" and "The Governess." Continue work on phrases.

Thursday: Quiz on "phrases." Introduction to "The Holocaust."

Friday: SSR -- Vocabulary: Lesson 14. Distribute Lesson 15 words. Continue look at historical perspective of Anne Frank.