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2013-14 8th Class Page Archives
WEEK 1: 8/20/2013 to 8/23/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday |
No Class.
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Tuesday
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Community-building Day.
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Wednesday
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Community-building Day.
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Thursday
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-Introduction to class: FAQs
-Introduction to notebook organization, classroom procedures.
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Review the FAQs online.
Bookmark Mining the Text.
Number all the pages in your Language Arts handbook (front and back).
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| Friday |
Noble Work Day
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WEEK 2: 8/26/2013 to 8/30/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
-Journal
-Book talk
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Tuesday (B)
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-Introduction to Google Docs.
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Wednesday (C)
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No Class.
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Thursday (A)
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Field trip: USNWC.
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| Friday (B) |
Field trip: USNWC.
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WEEK 3: 9/3/2013 to 9/7/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
Labor Day
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Tuesday (B)
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-Firefly Jar: Writing Childhood, a project inspired by The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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Wednesday (C)
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No Class.
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Thursday (A)
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No Class.
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| Friday (B) |
-Firefly Jar: Writing Childhood, a project inspired by The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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WEEK 3: 9/3/2013 to 9/7/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
Labor Day
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Tuesday (B)
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-Firefly Jar: Writing Childhood, a project inspired by The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. (rubric)
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Wednesday (C)
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No Class.
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Thursday (A)
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No Class.
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| Friday (B) |
-Firefly Jar: Writing Childhood, a project inspired by The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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Finish all planning (for both stories). Finish conducting interview.
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WEEK 4: 9/9/2013 to 9/13/2013
WEEK 5: 9/16/2013 to 9/20/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
No Class.
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Tuesday (B)
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-Word Within the Word (WWW) (I have your books if you left them here last year, but check at home to be sure.)
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Wednesday (C)
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No Class.
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Thursday (A)
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No Class.
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| Friday (B) |
Teacher Workday
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WEEK 6: 9/23/2013 to 9/27/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
No Class.
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Tuesday (B)
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-Word Within the Word
-Pre-Colonial Literature: Columbus (map)
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Try to guess the meaning of the stems by looking up a few clue words for each stem. Don’t check your answers -- we’ll check them in class. You’re not being graded on whether you get them right, so no cheating!
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Wednesday (C)
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No Class.
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Thursday (A)
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No Class.
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| Friday (B) |
-Word Within the Word
-Pre-Colonial Literature: Columbus (map)
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WWW: Complete circled Ideas questions in your book.
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WEEK 7: 9/30/2013 to 10/4/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
No Class.
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Tuesday (B)
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-Explorer Mini-Project
-Pre-Colonial Literature: Columbus (map)
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Wednesday (C)
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No Class.
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Thursday (A)
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**We have class today, even though it's unusual**
-Word Within the Word quiz
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Finish Explorer Mini-Project by 9 p.m. Friday evening.
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| Friday (B) |
No Class.
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WEEK 8: 10/7/2013 to 10/11/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
InterSessions.
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Tuesday (B)
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InterSessions.
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Wednesday (C)
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InterSessions.
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Thursday (A)
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InterSessions.
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| Friday (B) |
InterSessions.
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WEEK 9: 10/14/2013 to 10/18/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
No Class.
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Tuesday (B)
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-WWW: quiz on List #11 and last year's stems.
-The Scarlet Letter: Intro and "The Custom-House"
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Free reading.
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Wednesday (C)
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No Class.
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Thursday (A)
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No Class.
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| Friday (B) |
No Class: pep rally.
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WEEK 10: 10/21/2013 to 10/25/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
No Class.
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Tuesday (B)
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-The Scarlet Letter: "The Custom-House"
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Free reading.
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Wednesday (C)
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No Class.
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Thursday (A)
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No Class.
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| Friday (B) |
-The Scarlet Letter: "The Custom-House"
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Read TSL ch. 1. While reading, answer these questions (in your book).
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WEEK 11: 10/28/2013 to 11/1/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
No Class.
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Tuesday (B)
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-The Scarlet Letter
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Reading. While reading, answer these questions (in your book).
Read discussion tips. See the calendar for when you'll be leading.
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Wednesday (C)
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No Class.
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Thursday (A)
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No Class.
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| Friday (B) |
No Class.
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WEEK 12: 11/4/2013 to 11/8/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
No Class.
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Tuesday (B)
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-The Scarlet Letter: first discussion, yay!
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Reading. While reading, answer these questions (in your book).
Read discussion tips. See the calendar for when you'll be leading.
Discussion leaders: don't forget to do your reflection (questions are below the calendar).
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Wednesday (C)
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No Class.
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Thursday (A)
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No Class.
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| Friday (B) |
-The Scarlet Letter: second discussion, woohoo!
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Reading. While reading, answer these questions (in your book).
Read discussion tips. See the calendar for when you'll be leading.
Discussion leaders: don't forget to do your reflection (questions are below the calendar).
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WEEK 13: 11/11/2013 to 11/15/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
No Class.
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Tuesday (B)
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-The Scarlet Letter: third discussion, hurrah!
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Reading. While reading, answer these questions (in your book).
Read discussion tips. See the calendar for when you'll be leading.
Discussion leaders: don't forget to do your reflection (questions are below the calendar).
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Wednesday (C)
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No Class.
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Thursday (A)
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No Class.
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| Friday (B) |
-The Scarlet Letter: fourth discussion, yippee!
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Reading. While reading, answer these questions (in your book).
Read discussion tips. See the calendar for when you'll be leading.
Discussion leaders: don't forget to do your reflection (questions are below the calendar).
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WEEK 14: 11/18/2013 to 11/22/2013
Date
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Class
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Homework
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| Monday (A) |
No Class.
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Tuesday (B)
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-The Scarlet Letter: fifth discussion, wahoo!
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Reading. While reading, answer these questions (in your book).
Read discussion tips. See the calendar for when you'll be leading.
Discussion leaders: don't forget to do your reflection (questions are below the calendar).
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Wednesday (C)
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No Class.
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Thursday (A)
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No Class.
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| Friday (B) |
-The Scarlet Letter: sixth discussion, yay!
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Reading. While reading, answer these questions (in your book).
Read discussion tips. See the calendar for when you'll be leading.
Discussion leaders: don't forget to do your reflection (questions are below the calendar).
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