Lesson+Plans+&+Calendar

Mrs. Perry's Lesson Plans and Calendar
 * Important Dates: **
 * ** Monday, April 15: Part 1 of Research Paper Graphic Organizer Due **
 * ** Friday, April 19: Lesson 7 of Coach Workbook Due (Periods 1, 4, and 5 Only) **
 * ** April 22-26: CRCT **
 * ** Monday, April 29: Final two sections of Research Paper Graphic Organizer Due **

__Monday__: Reading CRCT & Modified Schedule; Review of American Patriotism and Open Notebook Test Preparation (1st and 3rd Periods) __Tuesday__: Language Arts CRCT & Modified Schedule; Review of American Patriotism and Open Notebook Test Preparation (4th and 5th Periods) __Wednesday__: Math CRCT & Modified Schedule; Open Notebook Test on American Patriotism (1st and 3rd Periods) __Thursday__: Science CRCT & Modified Schedule; Open Notebook Test on American Patriotism (4th and 5th Periods) __Friday__: Social Studies CRCT & Modified Schedule; Independent work and extended break
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, April 22 through Friday, April 26, 2013:**

__Monday__: CRCT Review; Finish //Undaunted Courage// (Lewis and Clark) __Tuesday__: CRCT Review; Read and discuss "War Party" by Louis L'Amour __Wednesday__: CRCT Review; Finish reading and notes on "War Party" by Louis L'Amour __Thursday__: CRCT Review; View portion of //Into the West//--notes on historical fiction __Friday__: CRCT Review; Read and discuss "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, April 15 through Friday, April 19, 2013:**

__Monday__: Grammar Chapter 3 Review; Introduction to "Paul Revere's Ride" __Tuesday__: Chapter 3 Grammar Test; Read and analyze "Paul Revere's Ride" __Wednesday__: CRCT Review and Prep; Follow-up Activities for "Paul Revere's Ride" and Patriotism __Thursday__: CRCT Review and Prep; Introduction to Stephen Ambrose's //Undaunted Courage// __Friday__: CRCT Review and Prep; Read and discuss excerpt from //Undaunted Courage// (Lewis and Clark)
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, April 1 through Friday, April 5, 2013:**

__Monday__: Pronouns Lessons 7 and 8; In-class time to work on CRCT Common Core Practice; In-class time to work on //Within Reach// handouts to prepare for test __Tuesday__: Read and discuss //Within Reach//; check for 4th quarter reading texts __Wednesday__: Review //Within Reach// and take the AR test; Grammar--Pronouns Lesson 9 __T__ __hursday__: Introduction to Quarter 4 Literature--American Patriotism; Grammar--Pronouns Lesson 10 __Friday__: Introduction to Quarter 4 Literature--American Patriotism; Grammar Review
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, March 25 through Friday, March 29, 2013:**

__Monday__: Quarter 4 Overview and Agenda Check (Important Dates); Read //Within Reach// __Tuesday__: Read //Within Reach//; Discuss writing test results __Wednesday__: Read //Within Reach;// Review pronouns __Thursday and Friday__: Early Release and Modified Schedule
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, March 18 through Friday, March 22, 2013:**

__Monday__: Reading Projects/Presentations __Tuesday__: Reading Projects/Presentations; Read //Within Reach// __Wednesday__: Reading Projects/Presentations; Read //Within Reach//; Discuss Q4 Independent Reading Requirements __Thursday__: Student Holiday/Teacher Workday __Friday__: Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, March 11 through Friday, March 15, 2013:**

__Monday__: Reading testing deadline; Read and discuss //Within Reach// __Tuesday__: Read and discuss //Within Reach;// Optional retest on personal pronouns quiz __Wednesday__: Read and discuss //Within Reach;// Pronouns--Lesson 5: Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns __Thursday__: Read and discuss //Within Reach//; Pronouns--Lesson 6: Interrogative and Demonstrative Pronouns __Friday__: Reading Projects/Presentations
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, March 4 through Friday, March 8, 2013:**

__Monday__: Read and discuss //Within Reach//; Pronouns--Lesson 2: Subject Pronouns __Tuesday__: Read and discuss //Within Reach//; Pronouns--Lesson 3: Object Pronouns __Wednesday__: Read and discuss //Within Reach//; Pronouns--Lesson 4: Possessive Pronouns; Survival Notebooks Due __Thursday__: Read and discuss //Within Reach//; Pronouns--Lessons 1-4 Review __Friday__: Read and discuss //Within Reach// (Modified Schedule)
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, February 25 through Friday, March 1, 2013:**

__Monday through Wednesday__: School Holidays __Thursday__: Onlinke Benchmark; Pronouns--Lesson 1 Notes __Friday__: Pronouns--Lesson 1 Practice; Anchor Text Study--//Within Reach//
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, February 18 through Friday, February 22, 2013:**

__Monday__: Drafting of Survival Essay __Tuesday__: Type Survival Essay in Lab __Wednesday__: Introduction to Anchor Text--//Within Reach;// Introduction to Grammar Chapter 3: Pronouns __Thursday__: Introduction to Anchor Text--//Within Reach;// Pronouns--Lesson 1 __Friday__: Introduction to Anchor Text--//Within Reach//; Pronouns--Lesson 2
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, February 11 through Friday, February 15, 2013:**

__Monday__: View //Cinderella Man// __Tuesday__: View //Cinderella Man// __Wednesday__: Finish //Cinderella Man//; Complete activity on Survival and the Love for Family __Thursday__: "The Charge of the Light Brigade" __Friday__: "Lochinvar"
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, February 4 through Friday, February 8, 2013:**

__Monday__: Review Chapter 8, Lesson 4--Types of Clauses; Introduction to "A Tale of Two Rocks" __Tuesday__: Chapter 8, Lesson 5--Compound-Complex Sentences; Read and discuss "A Tale of Two Rocks" __Wednesday__: Review for Chapter 8 Grammar Test; Scale of Geologic Time with App Activity __Thursday__: Chapter 8 Grammar Test __Friday__: Completion of Science Activities/Articles/Informational Texts; Reading Time
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, January 28 through Friday, February 1, 2013:**

__Monday__: Holiday __Tuesday__: Writing Test Review; Grammar Quiz __Wednesday__: Writing Test __Thursday__: DGP #3; Grammar Ch. 8, Lesson 4--Types of Dependent Clauses __Friday__: Grammar Ch. 8, Lesson 4--Additional Practice; Introduction to Anchor Text--//Touching the Void//
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, January 21 through Friday, January 25, 2013:**

__Monday__: Chapter 8, Lesson 1--What is a clause?; Introduction to Quarter 3 Literature--Survival __Tuesday__: Introduction to "Stop the Sun" and Historical Overview of the Vietnam Conflict __Wednesday__: Read and discuss "Stop the Sun;" Chapter 8, Lesson 2--Simple and Compound Sentences __Thursday__: Chapter 8, Lesson 3--Complex Sentences; Writing Review; Introduction to "The King of Mazy May" __Friday__: Writing Review; Read and discuss "The King of Mazy May"
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, January 14 through Friday, January 18, 2013:**

__Monday__: Student Holiday __Tuesday__: Daily Grammar Practice #1, Writing Test Review Activity, Comma Review __Wednesday:__ Daily Grammar Practice #2, Writing Test Review Activity, Comma Review __Thursday__: Writing Test Review Activity, General Punctuation Review, Chapter 8 Diagnostic Quiz __Friday__: Modified Schedule due to Mock Writing Test #3; 35 minute class period--Chapter 8, Lesson 1--What is a Clause?
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, January 7 through Friday, January 11, 2013:**

1st, 4th, and 5th Periods-- __Monday__: Quarter 2 Literature Exam; Notebooks Due __Tuesday__: Quarter 2 Essay __Wednesday__: Quarter 2 Essay __Thursday__: Quarter 2 Essay Due (at the end of class) --Students will have time to read and work individually on the reading project depending on their essay progress. __Friday__: Final Reading Deadline; Reading Project Review and Preparation; Time in Media Center to check out books for Q3
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, December 10 through Friday, December 14, 2012:**

3rd Period-- __Monday__: Finish "Birthday Ritual"; Subject & Object Complements Review __Tuesday__: Sentence Fragments & Run-On Sentences; Begin Quarter 2 Essay __Wednesday__: Grammar Test Review; Quarter 2 Essay __Thursday:__ Grammar Test; Quarter 2 Essay __Friday__: Final Reading Deadline; Reading Project Review and Preparation; Quarter 2 Essay Due

1st, 4th, and 5th Periods-- __Monday__: Turn in writing notebooks; Poe's "The Raven" __Tuesday__: Finish "The Raven" __Wednesday__: Read and discuss "Man Made Monsters" --Homework: Complete "Man Made Monsters" handout __Thursday__: Discuss and view "The Monkey's Paw" __Friday__: Literature Notebook Organization; Test Review
 * Lesson Plans for Monday,December 3 through Friday, December 7, 2012:**

3rd Period-- __Monday__: Review for Book Chat; Turn in writing notebooks; Object Complements __Tuesday__: Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"; Object Complements __Wednesday__: Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" Review __Thursday__: Poe's "The Black Cat" __Friday__: "Birthday Ritual A Grave Tradition"; Object Complements

__Monday__: --1st, 4th, and 5th Periods: Finish Poe discussion and selection "Birthday Ritual" --3rd Period: Writing Test Prep--Persuasive Prompts __Tuesday__: (All classes) Writing Test Prep--Persuasive Prompts __Wednesday__: Mock Writing #2 __Thursday__: Mock Writing #2 __Friday__: Mock Writing #2 Review--Peer and Personal Evaluations
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, November 26 through Friday, November 30, 2012:**

1st, 4th, and 5th Periods-- __Monday__: Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 9, Object Complements __Tuesday__: Read and Discuss "The Tell-Tale Heart"; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 9, Object Complements __Wednesday__: Quiz over "The Tell-Tale Heart"; Read and Discuss "The Black Cat"; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 8 & 9 Review __Thursday__: Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 10 and Test Review __Friday__: Ch. 1 Sentences Test; Read and Discuss "Birthday Ritual A Grave Tradition" (Poe article)
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, November 12 through Friday, November 16, 2012:**

3rd Period-- __Monday__: In Media Center lab--Corrections to Success Essay __Tuesday__: Finish Corrections to Success Essay; General grammar review with iPods; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 7 Review __Wednesday__: Writing Activity and Discussion; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 7 Quiz __Thursday__: Writing Activity and Discussion; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 8, Subject Complements __Friday__: Writing Activity and Discussion; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 8, Subject Complements

1st, 4th, and 5th Periods-- __Monday__: Mock Writing Evaluation; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 6, Kinds of Sentences __Tuesday__: Writing Activity and Discussion; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 7, Subjects in Unusual Order --Nonfiction Reading Deadline __Wednesday__: Literature Unit (Real or Imagined?)--Introduction and Notes; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 7 Review and Lesson 8, Subject Complements __Thursday__: State-Wide Benchmark; Reading Time __Friday__: Real or Imagined?--Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 8 Review
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, November 5 through Friday, November 9, 2012:**

3rd Period-- __Monday__: Mock Writing Evaluation; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 4, Verb Phrases __Tuesday__: Mock Writing Evaluation--Part 2; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 5, Compound Subjects and Predicates --Nonfiction Reading Deadline __Wednesday__: Writing Activity and Discussion; Ch. 1 Sentences Midpoint Quiz __Thursday__: State-Wide Benchmark; Reading Time __Friday__: Writing Activity and Discussion; Ch. 1 Sentences--Lesson 6, Kinds of Sentences

1st, 4th, and 5th Periods-- __Monday__: Ch. 1 Sentences--Verb Phrases and Compound Sentence Parts; Evaluation of 7th Grade Seattle Papers __Tuesday__: Ch. 1 Sentences--Verb Phrases and Compound Sentence Parts; Developing Body Paragraphs and Elaboration __Wednesday__: Ch. 1 Sentence Midpoint Quiz (Lessons 1-5--Clicker); Writing Strong Conclusions with Activity __Thursday__: Mock Writing #1 (Prewriting and Drafting)--50 minutes __Friday__: Mock Writing #1 (Revisions, Final Copy, and Proofreading)--50 minutes
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, October 29 through Friday, November 2, 2012:**

3rd Period-- __Monday__: Ch. 1 Sentences--Complete Subjects and Predicates, Simple Subjects; Introduction to the 8th Grade Writing Assessment __Tuesday__: Ch. 1 Sentences--Simple Predicates; Understanding Rubrics and Evaluating Expository Writing Samples __Wednesday__: Ch. 1 Sentences--Clicker Activity over Lessons 1-3; Evaluating Persuasive Writing Samples __Thursday__: Mock Writing #1 (Prewriting and Drafting)--50 minutes __Friday__: Mock Writing #1 (Revisions, Final Copy, and Proofreading)--50 minutes

1st, 4th, and 5th Periods-- __Monday__: Introduction to the 8th Grade Writing Assessment __Tuesday__: Ch. 1 Sentences Diagnostic Quiz; Understanding Rubrics and Evaluating Expository Writing Samples __Wednesday__: Ch. 1 Sentences--Complete Subjects & Predicates; Evaluating Persuasive Writing Samples __Thursday__: Ch. 1 Sentences--Simple Subjects; Introductions and Thesis Statements __Friday__: Ch. 1 Sentences--Simple Predicates; Writing Strong Body Paragraphs with Elaboration
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, October 22 through Friday, October 26, 2012:**

3rd Period-- __Monday through Wednesday__: Rough drafts and revisions to success essays; Ch. 1 Sentences, Lessons 1 & 2 __Thursday and Friday__: Type success essays

__Monday__: No School/Fall Holiday __Tuesday__: Computer Lab for Success Essays (1st, 4th, and 5th Periods); Writing Success Essays (3rd Period) __Wednesday__: Reading practice activity and notebook organization (1st, 4th, and 5th Periods); Writing Success Essays (3rd Period) __Thursday__: Career Day and Early Release for Parent Conferences __Friday__: Locker Clean Out and General Organization; Science Activity; Pep Rally; Early Release for Homecoming and Parent Conferences
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, October 15 through Friday, October 19, 2012:**

__Monday__: View //Finding Forrester// __Tuesday__: View //Finding Forrester// __Wednesday__: Success essay revisions and editing and podcast (1st, 4th, and 5th); Begin success essay (3rd) __Thursday__: Quarter 1 Benchmark; Reading time in 1st, 4th, and 5th; Success essays in 3rd __Friday__: Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, October 8 through Friday, October 12, 2012:**

__Monday__: Four year plans or PTO reward __Tuesday__: Testing deadline; Reading logs due; Quarter 1 Literature Exam __Wednesday__: Notebook check; Begin success essay __Thursday__: Success essay __Friday__: Four year plans or success essay
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, October 1 through Friday, October 5, 2012:**

__Monday__: Poetry vocabulary notes; Introduction to the poetry of Langston Hughes __Tuesday__: Continue study of Langston Hughes ("Mother to Son," "Dreams," & "A Dream Deferred") __Wednesday__: "lesson of the moth" by Don Marquis __Thursday__: Finish poetry study for this quarter; Unit test review; In-class notebook check __Friday__: Unit test review; In-class notebook check
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, September 24 through Friday, September 28, 2012:**

__Monday__: Continue reading MLIDY __Tuesday__: Continue reading MLIDY __Wednesday__: Computer lab for MLIDY project __Thursday__: Review and test on MLIDY __Friday__: Notebook organization; test review preparation; independent reading time
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, September 17 through Friday, September 21, 2012:**

__Monday__: Grammar Chapter 6 Review and Test; Introduction to Class Novel--//My Life in Dog Years// by Gary Paulsen __Tuesday__: ITBS--Reading; Periods 1, 3, & 4--MLIDY __Wednesday__: ITBS--Language Arts; Periods 1, 5, & 3--MLIDY __Thursday__: ITBS--Math; Periods 1, 4 & 5--MLIDY __Friday__: CoGAT (Eighth Grade Only); All periods meet for shortened time--MLIDY
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, September 10 through Friday, September 14, 2012:**

__Monday__: Holiday/No School __Tuesday__: Prepositions, Lesson 2; Introduction to "Ishi in Two Worlds" __Wednesday__: Ishi documentary in auditorium __Thursday__: Read and discuss "Ishi in Two Worlds"; Conjunctions __Friday__: Read and discuss "Yana People to Receive Ishi's Brain"; Interjections and Grammar Test Review
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, September 3 through Friday, September 7, 2012:**

__Monday__: Summer Reading Review __Tuesday__: Summer Reading Testing __Wednesday__: Jack London Background; Intro to "Story of an Eyewitness" __Thursday__: "Story of an Eyewitness" __Friday__: Early Release--View //The Count of Monte Cristo//
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, August 27 through Friday, August 30, 2012:**

__Monday__: Introduction and reading of "The Ransom of Red Chief;" Introduction to Prepositions __Tuesday__: Discussion of "Red Chief" and video (if time allows); Prepositions, Lesson 1: What is a preposition? __Wednesday__: Introduction to Nonfiction (notes); Jack London scavenger hunt; Introduction to "The Story of an Eyewitness" __Thursday__: 8th Grade Lab to type essays __Friday__: Read and discuss "The Story of an Eyewitness"
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, August 20 through Friday, August 24, 2012**:

__Monday:__ Final notes for "The Lady, or the Tiger?"; Begin essay graphic organizer __Tuesday:__ Finish essay graphic organizer; Write rough draft of three body paragraphs __Wednesday:__ "Writing Introductions" powerpoint; complete introduction section of graphic organizer and rough draft; begin working on concluding paragraphs __Thursday:__ Finish rough draft and revise __Friday:__ Computer lab to type essay
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, August 13 through Friday, August 17, 2012:**

__Monday__: Reading Pretest; Introduction to Quarter 1--Life Lessons; Three-Column Notes (Fiction Section) __Tuesday__: Intro notes and reading of "Charles" __Wednesday__: Discussion and activities for "Charles" __Thursday__: Intro notes and reading of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" __Friday__: Discussion and activities for "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
 * Lesson Plans for Monday, August 6 through Friday, August 10, 2012:**

Introduction to LA, Receipt of Syllabus
 * Lesson Plans for Friday, August 3, 2012:**