English 8 Plans - 11/14-11/18

Monday, November 14
In Class
Analogies
Peer edit essays
Guide students using rubric
HW
WV Unit test - Thursday
Final draft of essay due tomorrow

Tuesday, November 15
In Class
Collect essays
In writer’s notebook: pp 12-16 Killgallon - Imitating the Greats - opening adjectives, compound sentences, compound-complex sentences
HW
WV Unit test - Thursday

Wednesday, November 16
In Class
Reader’s workshop - pick names
Find a quote in your reading and unpack it using #23 from the "Writing about reading: some openers" list in your notebooks: "I was struck by/interested in/convinced by this passage: "<quote> " It shows ____ about this author's writing/this character/theme/etc."
HW
WV Unit test - Thursday
Letter essay due Monday

Thursday, November 17
In Class
WV Unit test
Complete the creative writing assignment p. 15-16 Killgallon. Start with Practice 5 - Expanding
Share
HW
Letter essay due Monday

Friday, November 18
In Class
Reader’s Workshop
HW

Letter essay due Monday