Week of December 17, 2007

Monday, December 17
Bell work~ Write a summary of The Outsiders
1. Lesson~ Monitoring Comprehension
2. Meeting Area “Breakfast Table”~Read and answer questions on Chapter Eight of The Outsiders.
3. Add summary and picture of Chapter Eight to the timeline.
4. Class discussion
5. Wrap Up
Homework~ The Outsiders Project due Monday, January 8, 2008

Tuesday, December 18
Bell work~ Word Puzzle
1. Lesson~ Monitoring Comprehension
2. Meeting Area “Breakfast Table”~Read and answer questions on Chapters Nine of The Outsiders.
3. Add summary and picture of Chapter Nine to the timeline.
4. Class discussion
5. Wrap up
Homework~ The Outsiders Project

Wednesday, December 19
Bell work~ Word Puzzle
1. Lesson~ Monitoring Comprehension
2. Meeting Area “Breakfast Table”~Read and answer questions on Chapter Ten & Eleven of The Outsiders.
3. Add summary and picture of Chapter Ten & Eleven to the timeline.
4. Class discussion
5. Wrap up
Homework~ The Outsiders Project

Thursday, December 20
Bell work~ Word Puzzle
1. Lesson~ Monitoring Comprehension
2. Meeting Area “Breakfast Table”~Read and answer questions on Chapters Twelve of The Outsiders.
3. Add Chapter Twelve's summary and picture to the timeline.
4. Class discussion
5. Wrap up
Homework~ The Outsiders Project

Friday, December 21
We will be going to the computer lab to take the Accelerated Reader test on The Outsiders.

Week of December 10, 2007

Coming soon………………………Parents, staff, and community members keep your eyes on the look out for the online publishing of our top 8th grade personal narratives.


This past week, we started reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. We all have been enjoying this wonderfully, exciting book which deals with the main themes of gangs, violence, and prejudice.


Monday, December 10
Bell work~ Word Puzzle
1. Lesson~ Monitoring Comprehension
2. Meeting Area “Breakfast Table”~Read and answer questions on Chapter Four of The Outsiders.
3. Add summary and picture of Chapter Four to the timeline.
4. Class discussion
5. Wrap Up
Homework~ Read for 30 minutes

Tuesday, December 11
Bell work~ Word Puzzle
1. Lesson~ Monitoring Comprehension
2. Meeting Area “Breakfast Table”~Read and answer questions on Chapters Five of The Outsiders.
3. Add summary and picture of Chapter Five to the timeline.
4. Class discussion
5. Wrap up
Homework~ Read for 30 minutes


Wednesday, December 12
Today students will take the Explore (Reading, Math, English, and Science) Test. This test will take place during 2nd -5th hours.

Thursday, December 13
Bell work~ Word Puzzle
1. Lesson~ Monitoring Comprehension
2. Meeting Area “Breakfast Table”~Read and answer questions on Chapter Six of The Outsiders.
3. Add summary and picture of Chapter Six to the timeline.
4. Class discussion
5. Wrap up
Homework~ Read for 30 minutes


Friday, December 14
Bell Work~ Word Puzzle
We will be going to the library for a book exchange and to take an Accelerated Reader test on a book that you have finished this marking period.
1. Lesson~ The Outsiders Project
2. Handout and discuss the project for The Outsiders unit.
3. Read and answer questions for Chapter Seven of The Outsiders.
4. Add Chapter Seven's summary and picture to the timeline.
Homework~ The Outsiders Project (75 Points total-25 points each): Students are to choose two of the following tasks to complete in addition to the Timeline. Project choices: 1) Cast Sheet 2) Wanted Poster 3) Newspaper Article 4) Poem/Rap 5) Novel Cover 6) Movie Review

Week of December 3, 2007

We worked hard last week and ended with a GREAT “Author’s Celebration”! We will be publishing the WONDERFUL stories for others to see. You should be so proud of the Awesome work that you did, as am I. Outstanding job writers! :)

Coming soon………………………Parents, staff, and community members keep your eyes on the look out for the online publishing of our top 8th grade stories.

This week, we will be swithcing gears a bit by moving into reading a novel, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. This is a great book that all students should enjoy. There will be daily focus questions and vocabulary homework most days, with a project due at the end of this unit. The three main themes that we will explore are gangs, violence, and prejudice.

Monday, December 3
Bell work~ Word Puzzle & What do gangs, violence, and prejudice all have in common?
1. Lesson~Character Traits, Part One
2. Meeting Area “Breakfast Table”~Read and take notes on the characters introduced in Chapter One of The Outsiders.
3. Class discussion of characters.
4. Wrap Up
Homework~ Daily focus questions and vocabulary due at the beginning of class tomorrow!

Tuesday, December 4
Bell work~ Word Puzzle & Do you ever lie to yourself about a certain person or situation? Why or why not?
1. Lesson~ Character Traits, Part Two
2. Meeting Area “Breakfast Table”~Read, take notes, and answer questions on Chapters One and Two of The Outsiders.
3. Class discussion
4. Wrap up
Homework~ Read for 30 minutes

Wednesday, December 5
Bell work~ Word Puzzle & Summarize Chapter One
1. Lesson~ Create a Timeline
2. Meeting Area “Breakfast Table”~Read and answer questions on Chapter Two of The Outsiders.
3. Create the timeline framework and add chapter one entry: Summary of Chapter One and picture of the main events in that chapter.
4. Go to the computer lab to set up individual student accounts (for saving documents/projects).
5. Wrap up
Homework~ Read for 30 minutes

Thursday, December 6
Bell work~ Define, write a sentence, and draw a picture to represent the following words: aloof and resignedly.
1. Lesson~ Monitoring Comprehension
2. Meeting Area “Breakfast Table”~Read and answer questions on Chapters Two and Three of The Outsiders.
3. Add Chapter Two summary and picture to the timeline.
4. Class discussion
5. Wrap up
Homework~ Read for 30 minutes

Friday, December 7
Bell Work~ Define, write a sentence, and draw a picture for: impersonally and ornery.
1. Lesson~ Monitoring Comprehension
2. Meeting Area “Breakfast Table”~Finish reading and answering the questions for Chapter Three of The Outsiders.
3. Add Chapter Three summary and picture to the timeline.
4. Sharing
5. Wrap up