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You can e-mail me at the following address: dermody@palmahs.org
ALWAYS CHECK THE BOARD IN A-6 FOR UPDATES OR CHANGES.
"Practice what you wish to become."
- Benjamin Franklin
Course Description
May 2010 |
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| Reading Anne Frank daily. Always have your book in class. | 1 |
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5 Finish reading Review for quiz on Monday |
6 8th grade Retreat |
7 Great America trip |
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10 Quiz Anne Frank |
11 Review Quiz Anne Frank Remembered |
12 Thesis statements Heroic Characters "Western Wagons" |
13 Thesis statements Davey Crockett |
14 Thesis statements Paul Bunyan |
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17 Compare Heroic Characters Writing Commentary |
18 Pre-writing for essay |
19 Pre-writing for essay |
20 Drafting/Scaffold |
21 Drafting/Scaffold Peer Review |
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24 Q/A on Essay Hero's Journey Film |
25 Q/A on Essay Hero's Journey Review Film |
26 Essay Due Review Hero's Journey Film |
27 Review Hero's Journey Film |
28 Review Hero's Journey Film |
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31 Memorial Day |
EXAMS: Literature 8 on Wednesday, June 2 at 8:15 in Room E-4 | ||||
April 2010 |
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| 1 Holy Thursday |
2 Good Friday |
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5 Easter |
6 Break |
7 Easter |
8 Break |
9 Easter Break |
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12 Poetry Concept Maps |
13 DRAMA Cherie Bennett Video |
14 Learning About Drama |
15 Elements of Drama p.730 Types f Drama p. 731 |
16 "Anne Frank and Me" p. 733 Read |
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March 2010 |
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| 1 Call of the Wild Review |
2 Call of the Wild TEST |
3 Call of the Wild Film T-Chart |
4 Call of the Wild Film T-Chart |
5 Call of the Wild Film T-Chart |
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8 Call of the Wild Film T-Chart Write: Compare/ Contrast Book/Film |
9 Lit Book page 586 Poetry- Intro Writing: Terminology Review Topic sentences |
10 Lit Book Poetry Writing: Bring completed scaffold of your paragraph to class Check Topic Sentence and Concrete Details |
11 Lit Book Poetry Writing: Scaffold Check commentaries |
12 Lit Book Poetry Peer Review of Draft |
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15 Return Scaffold Typed paragraph due Thursday Poetry Collection 1- Q/A homework sheets due |
16 Poetry Collection 2 |
17 No class |
18 Turn in Paragraph, scaffold, and T-Chart |
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February 2010 |
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| 1 Nonfiction "Forest Fire" |
2 Nonfiction "Forest Fire" |
3 Nonfiction "Trouble With Television" |
4 Nonfiction "Trouble With Television" |
5 Nonfiction "Trouble With Television" HW- Worksheet Fact/Opinion & Persuasive Techniques |
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8 Review of TV START Call of the Wild Intro- Ch. 1 |
9 Call of the Wild READ |
10 Call of the Wild READ |
11 Call of the Wild READ |
12 Call of the Wild READ |
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| 14 HW for Tuesday: Q/A Sheet for Chapter 3 Sociogram Timeline Notes |
15 Call of the Wild READ PRESIDENTS DAY NO CLASS |
16 Call of the Wild READ Ch. 4 |
17 Call of the Wild READ |
18 Call of the Wild READ Ch. 5 |
19 Call of the Wild READ |
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22 Call of the Wild READ Ch. 6 |
23 Call of the Wild READ Ch. 7 |
24 Call of the Wild READ Sociogram 2 |
25 Call of the Wild READ Character |
26 Call of the Wild |
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January 2010 |
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11 End of Sem 1 |
12 Exams |
13 Exams |
14 Exams |
15 Grading Day |
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18 MLK
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19 Exam Review |
20 Nonfiction Andrew Mishkin "Tracks on Mars" |
21 Read 'Tracks" |
22 Quiz HW- Think About the Selection |
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25 Nonfiction Main Idea p. 436 "Baseball" p. 453 Read/Chart Review "Mars" new quiz tomorrow |
26 Quiz: "Tracks on Mars" "Baseball" HW- Think about it... |
27 Quiz- "Baseball" "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" page 460 Read |
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December 2009 |
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2 "Charles" Read |
3 "Charles" |
4 "Charles" Quiz |
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7 "Patsy Barnes" p. 282 Read |
8 "Patsy Barnes" Analyze |
9 "Patsy Barnes" Quiz |
10 Quiz |
11 Warm ups for "The Story-Teller" Read in class; finish for homework |
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14 Short story review "The Story-Teller" Concept Maps |
15 Short story review Concept Maps |
16 Short story review Concept Maps |
17 Short story review Concept Maps |
18 Short story review Benchmark Test |
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November 2009 |
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2 Paragraphs |
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4 Concept Wheel |
5 Details Chart |
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9 Veterans Day |
10 Autobiographical Essay Draft Warm up A |
11 Essay Peer Review Warm up B |
12 "Tell-Tale Heart" p. 265 Drafting |
13 "Tell-Tale Heart" Finish |
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16 Autobiography Q/A "Flowers for Algernon" Warm up |
17 Autobiography Q/A "Flowers for Algernon" Read |
18 Autobiography DUE "Flowers for Algernon" Read |
19 "Flowers for Algernon" Read |
20 "Flowers for Algernon" Quiz |
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23 THANKS- |
24 GIVING |
25 BREAK |
26 THANKS- GIVING |
27 NO CLASS |
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October 2009 |
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| 10/1 - 10/9 "Speckled Band" / Explore Prep | 1 |
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7 Quiz |
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12 Columbus Day |
13 "Travels with Charley" Warmup |
14 Testing |
15 "Travels with Charley" |
16 "Travels with Charley" Quiz |
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19 "Travels with Charley" |
20 "Travels with Charley" |
21 "Travels with Charley" Quiz Paragraph |
22 Paragraph Drafting |
23 Paragraph Drafting/ Revising |
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26 Paragraph scaffold "Up The Slide" page 174 |
27 Peer Reading "Up the Slide" |
28 Up The Slide A Glow in the Dark |
29 Comparison/ Contrast |
30 Quiz |
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September 2009 |
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| Monday: Reading Quiz on "A Retrieved Reformation" GROUPS: Character Analysis |
1 Groups report to class Prep for paragraph |
2 Quiz #2 p. 36 Thinking about the selection Plot Chart Paragrpaph Drafting |
3 Paragraph due Reading: "Raymond's Run" p. 39 Reading Warmups Story |
4 "Raymond's Run" Reading/Quiz/ Analysis |
5 Over the weekend read "Raymond's Run" |
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7 Labor Day Holiday |
8 "Raymond's Run" Review story Paragraph drafts |
9 Quiz on "Raymond" Paragraph drafts Q&A |
10 "Raymond" paragraph drafts Q&A |
11 Final copy of paragraph due |
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14 Review Drafts Cub Pilot Warmups |
15 Drafts complete Read "Cub Pilot" to end |
16 Essay due: Final copy plus complete draft Quiz on "Cub Pilot" |
17 REVIEW: fiction/non-fiction Plots Predicting events Character traits |
18 Explore test practice |
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21 Benchmark test #1 |
22 Explore test practice |
23 "Old Ben" |
24 Go over Benchmark Test |
25 "Old Ben" |
26 HW: Read five pages of "Speckled Band" p. 105 |
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28 Begin Unit 1 Part 2 Author's Purpose Begin "Adventure of the Speckled Band" |
29 Explore test practice Reading: "Speckled Band" |
30 "Speckled Band" Cont'd |
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Be sure to return the last sheet from the online course description to the teacher by Friday, August 21.
August 2009 |
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| Be sure to bring your Literature books to class on Monday, August 24. | 1 |
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14 Orientation |
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17 Welcome! Class Requirements Discuss Summer Reading |
18 Bring your summer reading books to class! Projects Story maps |
19 Summer Reading projects Story maps Sociograms Plot reviews |
20 Projects continued |
21 Projects Summer Reading |
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24 Lit books Unit 1 Fiction/Nonfiction In class: Read pp. 2-6 "The Baker Heater League" |
25 "The 11:59" page 13 |
26 Quiz: fiction/nonfiction "Baker Heater League" "The 11:59" |
27 MAKING PREDICTIONS Reading: "A Retrieved Reformation" |
28 "A Retrieved Reformation" Read/Predict/ Evaluate predictions |
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