October 5-9, 2009

Hi Students,
I trust that this week we'll be as busy as we were in the past weeks. I hope you all are enjoying reading your AR books. We'll continue this week with grammar activities and researching about the Colonial Period in our home state of Georgia. Keep up the good work.
Here's a really fun new site we found for working jigsaw puzzles of maps. Have fun at
http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps/atlas/puzzles.html
See you in class!
Ms. Holden

English Language Arts

Monday
Warm Up
Define GRAMMAR TERMS on the REVIEW BOARD
GPS ELA8R2
Lesson
Go over the test answers from Friday
Review IVANCAPP
Task
Diagnostic Preview on p. 50 and 51
Closer
AR Reading

Tuesday
Warm Up
Define the following from your text:
VERB-Helping VERB-Main Verb-Verb Phrase
GPS ELA8R2
Lesson
Pretest on VERBS
Create frayer graphic organizer of COMMONLY USED HELPING VERBS and examples of MAIN verbs. List examples of VERB PHRASES
Task
Guided Grammar Practice EX. 1 VERBAL PHRASE
Independent practice Handbook pages 47 and 48
Closer
Rapid Review on Whiteboards
Homework Preview

Wednesday
Warm Up
Identify VERB Phrases from example sentences listed on the board.
GPS ELA8R2
Lesson
Graphic organizer/notes on ACTION VERBS and LINKING VERBS. Practice identifying each in EX. 2 and 3. Students will read "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman to compare the effects created by the linking verbs with those created by the action verbs such as rise, hear, and trills. (The action verbs are more forceful and direct. Linking verbs place emphasis on the words connected with the subject rather than on any kind of action.)
Task
Cooperative practice in EX. 2 and 3 identifying verbs.
Closer
Homework Preview Practice
Whiteboard Rapid Review


Thursday
Warm Up
Ex. 4 Page 56 Identify Verbs and their Subjects
GPS ELA8R2
Lesson
Review Identifying Verbs on p. 57 for classwork. (Ex. 5)
Students will be placed in STATIONS to complete REVIEW ACTIVITIES.
Task
Students will rotate in STATIONS around the room.

Closer
CAROUSEL ROUND the ROOM REVIEW

Friday
Warm Up
REVIEW VERBS and VERB PHRASES -Review A p. 57 in textbook
GPS ELA8R2
Lesson
Students will be rewarded today for the end of nine weeks progress with a movie. Students are given a graphic organizer showing IVANCAPP and asked to listen for an exmaple of each part of speech in the dialogue of the characters. Students will be asked to list an example of each in the appropriate category.
Task
Students will share their finding with a partner.
Closer
Students will create a Ticket Out of the Door expressing their opinion about the movie.

Online Resources:
www.spellingcity.com

GA Studies
Monday
Warm Up
Review Ch 4 Summary (p. 129) and Ch4 Test
GPS SSH81b
Lesson
Guided Reading (Finish Ch 4) Class Review p. 130
Task
Review People, Places, and Things p. 130
Finish Colonization of America booklets and other make-up work
Closer
Rapid Review

Tuesday
Warm Up
Study Ch 4 Test Review Guide
Write 5 sentences using the following WORDS to OWN:
James Oglethorpe; Mary Musgrove, Chief Tomochichi; colony; indentured slave
GPS SS8H1b
Lesson
Retake Ch4 Test and review answers-grade in class
Task
Preview Ch 5. Recreate the Timeline on whitepaper and scan this chapter's illustrations and captions.
Closer
Ticket out the Door
I like the __________ illustration in Chapter 5 on page __________ best, because.....

Wednesday
Warm Up
Define apprentice and Puritans
GPS SS8H2-The student will analyze the colonial period of Georgia's history.
Lesson
Create a Flipbook from Outline of Section 1 (CH5) p. 136. Record notes while reading this section.
Task
Students will write a paragraph comparing/contrasting their lives to the lives of those living in the Colonial times.
Closer
Share writing with other students.
Homework-Research (by looking online, in phone directory, newspaper, or asking neighbors and relatives)the different types of religious groups in our local community.

Thursday
Warm Up
p. 141 Answer "It'a Your Turn" questions.
GPS SS8H2c SS8H3a
Lesson
Define terms in the Section Preview and scan this sections' pictures and illustrations.
Task
Complete Guided Reading activities for Sections 1 and 2 of Ch 5 collaboratively.
Closer
Rapid Review


Friday
Warm Up-
GPS ELA8LSV1
Review Day

Monday
Warm Up
Define words in Section Preview on p. 142 used in Today's Reading.
GPS SS8H3a
Lesson
Finish Reading Ch 5 Section 2. FlipPage Graphic organizer on Georgia's first three governors.
"It's Your Turn" questions on p. 148.
If time permits, students may go online to view the
Task
Closer
Imagine you were governor (with an endless budget) what three things would you like to accomplish for our home state.

Online Resources: