March 5-9
Monday 5
1. SSR
2. Test review over Diary of Anne Frank
Tuesday 6
1. SSR
2. Test over The Diary of Anne Frank
3. Work on reading response articles
4. Read: p. 370 Choice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Write a 300-500 word essay on a person you admire.
Rough draft due Thursday.
Wednesday 7
1. SSR
2. Reading response articles
Thursday 8
1. SSR
2. Nuremberg film
Friday 9
1. Film--Nuremberg
ARTICLES DUE
TEKS
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)
8.41 Distinguish denotative and connotative meanings (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.9F)
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)
8.65 Find similarities and differences across texts such as in treatment, scope, or organization. (I) (TEKS/SE)(8.10I)
8.66 Distinguish fact and opinion in various texts. (M) (TEKS/SE)(8.10J)
8.76 Interpret text ideas through such varied means as journal writing, discussion, enactment, and media (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.11B)
8.78 Connect, compare, and contrast ideas, themes, and issues across text (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.11D)
8.79 Identify the purposes of different types of texts such as to inform, influence, express, or entertain (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.12A)
8.80 Recognize the distinguishing features of genres, including biography, historical fiction, informational texts, and poetry (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.12B)
8.81 Compare communication in different forms such as contrasting a dramatic performance with a print version of the same story or comparing story variants (2-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.12C)
8.82 Understand and identify literary terms such as playwright, theater, stage, act, dialogue, dialect, analogy, and scene across a variety of literary forms (texts) (8). (TEKS/SE)(8.12D)
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)
8.92 Use multiple sources, including electronic texts, experts, and print resources, to locate information relevant to research questions (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.13C)
8.93 Interpret and use graphic sources of information such as maps, graphs, timelines, or tables to address research questions (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.13D)
8.94 Summarize record and organize information from multiple sources by taking notes, outlining ideas, and making charts (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.13E)
8.95 Produce research projects and reports in effective formats for various audiences (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.13F)
8.96 Draw conclusions from information gathered from multiple sources (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.13G)
8.97 Use compiled information and knowledge to raise additional, unanswered questions (3-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.13H
8.98 Present organized statements, reports, and speeches using visuals or media to support meaning (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.13I)
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)
8.105 Write to influence such as to persuade, argue, and request (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.15B)
8.106 Write to inform such as to explain, describe, report, and narrate (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.15C)
8.109 Choose the appropriate form for his/her own purpose for writing, including journals, letters, editorials, reviews, poems, memoirs, narratives, and instructions (7-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.15F)
8.111 Produce cohesive and coherent written texts by organizing ideas, using effective transitions, and choosing precise wording (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.15H)
8.114 Develop drafts by categorizing ideas, organizing them into paragraphs, and blending paragraphs within larger units of text. (D) (TEKS/SE)(8.18B
8.119 Understand how to improve communication by adding descriptions, details, and information to ideas and thoughts (elaboration). (M) (Alignment
8.121 Use elaboration appropriately and effectively to develop and create interesting pieces of writing. (M) (Alignment
8.122 Revise drafts for coherence, progression, and logical support of ideas. (M) (TEKS/SE)(8.18D)
8.126 Use available technology to support aspects of creating, revising, editing, and publishing texts. (D) (TEKS/SE)(8.18F)
8.135 Write in complete sentences, varying the types such as compound and complex sentences, and use appropriately punctuated independent and dependent clauses (7-(TEKS/SE)(8.17A)
8.136 Use conjunctions to connect ideas meaningfully (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.17B)
8.137 Employ standard English usage in writing for audiences, including subject-verb agreement, pronoun referents, and parts of speech (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.17C)
8.138 Use adjectives (comparatives and superlative forms) and adverbs appropriately to make writing vivid or precise (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.17D)
8.160 Use media to compare ideas and points of view (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.22C)
8.165 Select, organize, or produce visuals to complement and extend meanings (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.24A)
WEEKLY OBJECTIVES
1. Recount the events in the life of Anne Frank
2. Students will explain why families went into hiding.
3. Students will describe what life was like in the secret annex.
4. Students will identify the values set forth by Anne Frank in her diary.
5. Students will use a variety of reading strategies to comprehend a play.
6. Students will expand sentences by building upon them.
7. Students will learn to shape writing by developing a thesis statement and organizational structure.
ONGOING TEKS
