February 11-15

Monday 11
WARM UP: SSR/ Reading Response--(analyzing character's actions)
1. THE OUTSIDERS
Ch. 7 Vocabulary Quiz
Ch. 10-12 words define
Ch. 10-12 Questions
dodecahedron project
2. What is a hero?--elaboration
Tuesday 12
Warm Up: SSR/ Reading Response( Plot)
1. THE OUTSIDERS
Ch. 10-12 vocabulary and questions due--test tomorrow
dodecahedron project
2. Grammar -- EX. 1,2,3,5 due
Prepositions workbook p. 39 & 40
3. elaboration
Wednesday 13
Warm Up: SSR/ Reading Response (setting)
1. THE OUTSIDERS
Ch. 9 & 10 Test
review for whole book test
dodecahedron project
2. Grammar--Prepositions workbook p. 39 & 40 due
Prepositions workbook p. 41 & 42
Thursday 14
1. Watch THE OUTSIDERS movie
Friday 15
1. Final book TEST
2. dodecahedron project
Accommodations & Modifications: Accommodations and Modifications will be put in place for qualifying students according to each individual IEP or 504 modification sheet or individual needs.
Assessment: Final book test/ dodecahedron project
TEKS
8.7 Distinguish between the speaker s opinion and verifiable fact (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.2C)
8.8 Monitor his/her own understanding of the spoken message and seek clarification as needed (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.2D
8.9 Compare his/her own perception of a spoken message with the perception of others (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.2E)
8.24 Use structural analysis to identify words, including knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and prefixes/suffixes (7-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.6B)
8.34 Read to take action such as to complete forms, to make informed recommendations, and write a response (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.8D)
8.38 Determine meanings of derivatives by applying knowledge of the meanings of root words such as like, pay, or happy and affixes such as dis-, pre-, or un- (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.9D
8.50 Read narrative, informative text and answer questions about details and sequence of events in the text and prove the answers from the evidence in the text. (M) (Alignment)
8.66 Distinguish fact and opinion in various texts. (M) (TEKS/SE)(8.10J)
8.79 Identify the purposes of different types of texts such as to inform, influence, express, or entertain (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.12A)
8.87 Analyze ways authors organize and present ideas such as through cause/effect, compare/contrast, inductively, deductively, or chronologically (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.12I)
8.90 Form and revise questions for investigations, including questions arising from readings, assignments, and units of study (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.13A)
8.91 Use text organizers, including headings, graphic features, and tables of contents, to locate and organize information (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.13B)
8.103 Capitalize and punctuate correctly to clarify and enhance meaning such as capitalizing titles, using hyphens, semicolons, colons, possessives, and sentence punctuation (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.16B)
8.119 Understand how to improve communication by adding descriptions, details, and information to ideas and thoughts (elaboration). (M) (Alignment
WEEKLY OBJECTIVES
1. Students will read and enjoy a novel.
2. Students will learn new vocabulary and review skills.
3. Students will identify the relationship between events in plot.
4. Students will trace the relationships among characters.
5. Students will recognize prepositions in sentences.
6. Students will identify prepositional phrases.
7. Students will develop understanding of literature through analysis.
8. Students will expand sentences by building on them.
9. Students will use strong colorful action verbs to make writing more detailed.