Week of October 23rd

8th Grade

Monday (10/23/06)
Students will engage in a self-evaluation of their memoir.
Homework: Choose a story starter and complete the story map graphic organizer.

Tuesday (10/24/06)
Students will engage in the writing process to write a 100 - 200 word scary-short story.
Homework: Complete a paragraph of the scary short story.

Wednesday (10/25/06)
Students will engage in independent reading.

Thursday (10/26/06)
Students will engage in building upon their background knowledge on scary story elements, Tell-Tale-Heart, and Edgar Allen Poe.
Students will play "Scattergories" using scary story, TV shows, and/or movie information.


Friday (10/27/06)
Students will understand and use new words found in the Tell-Tale-Heart.
Students will play a vocabulary game, as well as, create and present vocabulary skits.