8th Grade English Lesson Plans
September 24-September 28, 2012
Monday, September 24
§ Journal – Daily Oral Language – Arab Americans
§ Spelling Unit 4 pgs 26-29, define words, choose one activity; Due Friday, September 28
§ Grammar – Lesson 4 Verb Phrases pgs. 12 - 13
Tuesday, September 25
§ Journal - DOL
§ MEAP prep – Interacting, Distracting Voice: “I Escaped a Violent Gang”, Character Description
§ Grammar – Lesson 5: Compound Sentence Parts pgs. 14-15
Wednesday, September 26
§ Journal – DOL
§ MEAP prep – circular, linear plotline, Read: “The Elian Gonzalez Story”
§ Grammar – Mid-chapter quiz
Thursday, September 27
§ Journal – DOL
§ GLAD testing;
§ Context Clues: “The Ballad of Birmingham”
Friday, September 28
§ Journal - DOL
§ Spelling test Unit 4, Spelling assignment due
§ Author’s Purpose; “The Ballad of Birmingham”, “9/11: An Eyewitness Account”
* Lesson plans are subject to change without notification