September 21-25, 2009

Hi, Students
I am glad you all are back from your weekend and ready for more learning and fun!! :)
Take a look at the online resources and websites for CRCT practice this week. We'll be reviewing some of the things we have been studying in class so far.
Ms. Holden


English Language Arts

Monday
Warm Up
Identify pronouns and antecedents from list on the wall, board, or handout.
GPS ELA8C1-ELA8R2
EQ: How do I identify pronouns and their antecedents? How do I indentify the different types of pronouns?
Opener/Mini Lesson
Students will complete a graphic organizer listing demonstrative, interrogative, and relative pronouns. Students will participate in guided practice in Ex. 6 #1-5.
Task
Students will continue Cooperative or Independent practice in identifying pronouns. Students will be given additional practice using Grammar Handbook accompanying exercises. Any work left incomplete will be assigned for homework.
Closer
Students will complete Whiteboard Rapid Review Activities and/or read from "The Island" by Gary Paulsen.

Tuesday
Warm Up
Listing interrogative, demonstrative, and relative pronouns on a 3 column chart for review.
GPS ELA8C1 ELA8R2
EQ: How do I identify indefinite pronouns? How do I revise sentences to be grammatically correct when writing?
Opener/Mini Lesson
Students will complete a graphic organizer listing INDEFINITE pronouns. Students will participate in GUIDED practice in Ex. 7 (1-5) with teacher and whole class.
Task
Students will complete COOPERATIVE or INDEPENDENT practice to finish Ex. 7. Whole class review. Students will work independently on additional practice exercises from their Holt Grammar Workbook. Any incomplete classwork will be assigned for homework.
Closer
Types of Nouns/Pronouns Review-WhiteBoard-Brain Quest

Wednesday
Warm Up
CRCT review questions in ELA-Standardized Format on the projector
GPS ELA8R2-ELA8C1
EQ: How do I identify adjectives in sentences?
Opener/Mini Lesson
Students will complete graphic organizers on ADJECTIVES. Students will be provided a handout of COLORFUL and DESCRIPTIVE words to review. Students will keep this in the WRITER's GUIDE section of their WRITER'S Notebook.
Task
Students will participate in GUIDED practice from Ex. 8 on Identifying Adjectives. Students will participated in Cooperative or Independent Practice to finish this exercise. Students will be allotted additional practice time to work in their Holt Grammar Workbook. Any incomplete classwork will be assigned as homework.
Closer
Student WhiteBoard Rapid Review-Relay to the Board to fill in the missing adjective in the sentence.

Thursday
Warm Up
Adjective Review-Students will create a Frayer Model and provide the definition, examples, nonexamples, and using adjective in a sentence.
GPS ELA8C1 ELA8R2
EQ: How do I identify articles and demonstrative adjectives?
Opener/Mini Lesson
Students will review definitions and examples of demonstrative adjectives. Students will complete Ex. 9 in their textbook utilizing Guided Practice on (1-5).
Task
Students may work collaboratively on independently to complete this activity. Students are encouraged to use their graphic organizers for classwork, warm ups, and homework. Students will work independently on additional practice exercises from their Holt Grammar Handbooks. Any unfinished work will be assigned for homework.
Closer
Rapid Review-Pull Sentences from the Hat-TOTD-Oral practice on identifying adjectives

Friday
Warm Up
Demonstrative Adjectives Review-Students will create 10 sentences using demonstrative adjectives
GPS ELA8C1 ELA8R2
EQ: How do I identify Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives in sentences?
Opener/Mini Lesson
Students will complete Ex. 10 on Identifying Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives in class with their teacher.
Task
Students will be allotted additional practice in their Holt Grammar Workbook to identify Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives.
Closer
Oral Practice on p. 41 in the textbook.

Georgia Studies
Monday
Warm Up
Define WORDS TO OWN from the WORD WALL for Ch 4.
middleman-monarch-colony.
GPS SS8H1b and SS8H1c
EQ: How did Georgia become the 13th colony?
Opener/Mini Lesson:
Recreate TimeLine for Colonial Period of Georgia. Read "Signs of the Times".
Task
Chart names of French, Spanish, and English explorers. Allow students to research these explorers online and map their voyages on a world map. See map in this section.
Closer
Students will demonstrate a voyage of one explorer on the world map in the room.
Rapid Review-CRCT review

Tuesday
Warm Up
Students will review WIND CURRENTS and TRADE WINDS on p. 26 by defining WORDS TO OWN from that section.
GPS SS8H2b SS8H1c
EQ: How did the trade winds help determine where the explorers would land or travel during early expeditions?
Opener/Mini Lesson
Students will complete Guided Readings from the textbook and discuss the early Spanish explorations and trade of Spanish, French, and English explorers.
Task
Students will recreate the map in the text on their own
Closer
CRCT review
Geography Activity
Georgia’s oldest place name is the Appalachee River, so named by the Spanish in 1528. Locate and label it on a Georgia map. (It runs 65 miles from Lawrence
ville, past High Shoals to the Oconee River near Greensboro.)

Wednesday
Warm Up
It's Your Turn questions on p. 109 in text
GPS SS8H1b
EQ: Who was Hernando DeSoto?
Opener/Mini Lesson
Students will view a powerpoint on early explorations of Georgia. Students will use an outline map of the Southeastern U.S.to recreate DeSoto's last expedition. Students will complete an outline for their project to assist in looking for important information.
Task
Students will preview text and research Hernando DeSoto online. Students will complete a powerpoint and or poster on "Who was Hernando DeSoto?"
Closer
CRCT practice

Thursday
Warm Up
Define vocabulary terms: mercantilism,indentured servant, slave,and garrison.
GPS SS8H1
EQ: What were the reasons why Great Britain established colonies in the New
World?
Opener/Mini Lesson
Complete Guided Reading for Ch4 Section 2 and 3. Find Darien, GA or Fort George on the GA state map.
Task
Students will complete "It's Your Turn" questions from these chapter sections and turn in for classwork. Any incomplete classwork will be assigned for homework.
Closer
Rapid Review or QuizShow
Friday
Warm Up
CRCT REVIEW (5 questions on the board)
Maps and related questions are shown on the projector.
GPS: SS8H1b SS8H1c
EQ What are the reasons for establishing a colony in Georgia? Who was James Edward Oglethorpe and what were his plans for Georgia? What was the Georgia charter?
Opener/Mini Lesson
Students will view Georgia Stories "The Colonization of Georgia" and answer comprehension questions.
Task
Students will complete "What We Once Were" and "Traveling to Georgia" activities.
Closer
ToTd=Who is James Oglethorpe?