8th+Grade+CA

> Vocab- assign words and add them to the wiki page, hand out packets for the unit > Journal- write your 5 favorite characters of all time, what did you like about them, be specific > Lit Book Work- Go through pages 160-167 together in class > Work from Novel- Read pages 1-20 from Act 1 of the play The Miracle Worker, online discussion || > Vocab/Writing- Do lesson on simile > Journal- What challenges do Helen and her family face in the first 20 pages > Lit book work- Read The Treasure of Lemon Brown, answer 1-3 n page 179 and do A-K on side > Novel Work- Read 20-30 in book Make a prediction from this section of the book, explain why you made the prediction, online discussion || Vocab/Writing Work on packet Journal- Have students imagine that they have suddenly lost both their sight and hearing and to consider how this new challenge might affect their normal activities. Then have them record their ideas in a two-column chart, one column labeled "Activity," the other labeled "Ways to Adjust for Blindness/Deafness." Lit Book Work- Go through page 189 together, start reading Flowers for Algernon Do A-Z Novel Work- Finish Act 1, summarize major events from Act 1, online discussion > || Vocab/Writing- go through words for vacab quiz Journal- What is your most difficult class? What handicaps do you have that prevent you from doing well in that class? Lit Book Work- Continue to read Flowers of Alegron Novel Work- Read to page 57, make 1 connection from the play to your life, online discussion || Vocab Quiz Journal- research and discuss how blind people are taught to read and write, how is it different than you learned? How is it similar? Lit Book Work- Finish Flowers of Alegron Novel Work- Read to page 70, online discussion || Vocb- look at new words for next section Journal- Research how def people are taught to communicate when they are kids, how is it different than you are taught? How is it similar? Lit book Work- Read Charly together in class, do 1-3 on page 219 and 4-8 when you are finished Novel Work- Read to page 80, online discussion || Vocab- work on packet, do work on page 221 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Journal- research what Helen Keller accomplished in her life, why do you think she was able to accomplish so much? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Lit Book Work- Read information on page 223 together, start reading Rules of the Game on your own, do A-L 1-3 on page 235. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Novel Work- finish Act 2, summarize it, online discssion || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Vocab- Review words with a partner <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Journal- Find examples of 3 musicians that were either blind or def, write a brief summary of how their life <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Lit Book Work- Finish Rules of the Game <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Novel Work- Read first half of act 3, make a prediction as to how the story will end, explain why you predict this as the ending, online discussion || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Vocab- do work on page 237 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Journal- Finish from yesterday <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Lit Book Work- Start reading The Medicine Bag and do A-L, do worksheets over the story <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Novel Work- None ||
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