8 th Grade Week 18 Agenda & Objectives 1/2/2013-1/4/2013

1. 8th Grade Week 18 Agenda & Objectives1/2/2013-1/4/2013 Wednesday-Thursday: Expressively Reading • 8.5.3.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (eg through comparisons, analogies, or categories). • 8.5.66 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence and viewpoints. • 8.11.6.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Friday: Test/Reading Nonfiction • 8.5.1.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

2. Daily Writing: Resolution 1/2/13 Respond to and explain with detail: • What is your New Year’s resolution (what one thing are you going to change in 2013)?How are you going to accomplish this goal? Who is going to help you with this goal?

3. Seating Chart – 8B Front/Teacher’s Desk Front/Door • Abdikarim & Ladan S. • Abdulahi Y. • Salma A. & Najma • Mohamed A. & Salma S. • Zakariye & Ladan A. • Abdullahi H • Khalid & Hafsa Aisha A. & Said Mohamed D. & Kausar Sumaya & Hashim Salma Y.

4. Seating Chart – 8A Front/Middle Row • Aisha W. & Yonis • Asma& Abdirisaq • Abdijabar • Mohamed D. Front/Door • Kamal • Bashir & Samira • AbduallhiF. & Nimo • Abdikalik & Sumaya Front/Teacher’s Desk Zuhar& Abdirahman Adullahi & Ramla Ayanle

5. Wednesday: Expressively Read • These students need to pay the office for losing Diary of a PT Indian novel: • 8A: Abdullahi A. (38), Abdirisaq (31), Abdullahi F. (28), Abdijabar (23), Sumaya (22) • 8B: Salma A (11), Zak (4), Khalid (5), Abdullahi H. (20), Hamdi M. (34), Ladan S. (16) • Remember: I won’t accept any final drafts past January 3. THAT’S WORTH 45 POINTS!!! • Go through reading rubric. Put your name on it and give it to me when it’s your turn to read. • Expressively read! Give me your script when you’re done (remember: if you hand in your script with your name on it and it’s in decent shape, you get 1 EC point). Planner : • STUDY all vocab from Sister Amina’s lessons the past two weeks, content from the stories, vocal variety vocab, content from the play, and punctuation. Test on Friday!

6. Assigned Parts Page 5-8:8A: Abdijabar(A1), Asma (A2), Ramla (A3), AbdullahiF. (A4), Sumaya (A5), 8B:Mohamed A (A1), Salma A. (A2), Hafsa (A3), Zac(A4), & LadanS.(A5) Pages 9-12:8A: Abdirasaq (A1), Samira (A2), Zuhur (A3), Ayanle (A4), AbdulahiA (A5), 8B: Mohamed D. (A1), Ladan A. filled in for Salma S. (A2) Salma Y (A3), Hashim (A4), Hafsa filled in for Kausar(A5) Pages 13-16:8A: Bahsir(A1), Asma for Nimo (A2), Fill in A3, Abdijabar for Yonis, (A4)Aisha (A5) 8B: Abdikarim (A1), Najma(A2), Sumaya filled in for Aisha (A3), Abdullahi H. (A4), Ladan S. filled in for LadanA. (A5) Pages 17-20:8A: Abdikahlik (A1), Abdirahman (A4). Fill ins for other parts 8B: AbdulahiY. (A1), Sumaya (A2), Said (A3) Khalid (A4) Fill in for other parts Pages 22-248A: Kamal (A1), Mohamed D. (A2), Said (A4) Fill ins for other parts

7. Daily Writing: Storms 1/3/13 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • “After a storm comes a calm.” ~Matthew Henry • “Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances.” Benjamin Cardozo

8. Thursday: Anne Frank • Pay the office $12 for Diary of a PT Indian novel: 8A: Abdullahi A. (38), AbdullahiF. (28), Abdijabar (23), Sumaya (22); 8B: Salma A (11), Zak (4), Khalid (5), Abdullahi H. (20), Hamdi M. (34) • Missing essay: 8B: Hafsa & Abdullahi H.; 8A: Abdikalik, Ayanle, Abdijabar, Kamal • Topic: Holocaust • Fill out K & W section (column 1 & 2) of KWL chart for the Holocaust. • Fill out the 3rd column by tomorrow. If there are any questions you didn’t get answered today, do a little research tonight. Planner : Due tomorrow: • 1. STUDY for quiz. 2. Finish KML (research if needed) Due Monday: • 1. Finish vocab Part I Worksheet/Notebook • 2. Read to page 20 (stop before Saturday, July 11, 1942)

9. Thursday: Anne Frank • 20 mins: • Pre-reading article on the causes of WWII. • Finish WWII worksheet due by the end of the period. • If you’re done with the worksheet early, work on your vocab: • AF Vocabulary Part I: • Finish the worksheet, and then look the words up (to double check your answers) and write them in your notebook. Notebook title: AF Vocab Part I. Due Monday. • Pass out book & take #s: The Diary of Anne Frank • Students absent yesterday will be graded on actively reading a part of Anne Frank. • Start popcorn reading The Diary of Anne Frank if time.Read to page 20 by Monday. • Don’t forget quiz & finished KML worksheet tomorrow!

10. Daily Writing: Live Strong 1/4/13 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” ~Lance Armstrong • “If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.” ~Lance Armstrong

11. Friday: Test/Reading • Hand in KML worksheet and your journals. • Test. NO TALKING! If you talk or your eyes wander, I’ll take points off your test (even if you’ve handed it in). If I truly suspect cheating, you will receive a zero. No getting up! Raise your hand! When you’re finished, raise your hand, and quietly do your work. • When I’ve collected your test, read silently or work on vocab. Planner : By Monday: • AF Vocab Part I Worksheet/Notebook • Read to page 20 (stop before Saturday, July 11, 1942)