APRIL 1 STAAR MATH 8 TH GRADE Planner

APRIL 1 STAAR MATH 8 TH GRADE Planner Record today’s assignments and homework. Warm Up WATSONS’ TEST Vocabulary KNOWSYS QUIZ THURSDAY ~~~~~ study Knowsys Group 20 – Matching FRIDAY Reading – The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 Chapter 14 (16: 35) – read, annotate Chapter 15, pp. 191 -198 (10: 28) – read/annotate Analysis Folder/Response Journal DIDLS – Chapters 11 -15 Figurative Language Practice – HOMEWORK Review Packet AR due date – MAY 31

APRIL 2 STAAR WRITING – DAY 1 7 TH GRADE Planner Record today’s assignments and homework. Warm Up study Knowsys, read AR Vocabulary Knowsys Group 20 – Antonym ID WATSONS’ TEST THURSDAY ~~~~~ KNOWSYS QUIZ FRIDAY Reading – The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 Figurative Language Practice – check Chapter 15 (13: 40) – read, annotate Epilogue (7: 22) – read, annotate Epilogue Quiz Analysis Folder/Response Journal - COMPLETE Review Packet Response to Event – One Pager AR due date – MAY 31

RESPONSE TO EVENT ONE PAGER The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 § choose a significant event § select a quote related to the event § illustrate the event/quote Your written response should explain how the event and quote reveal the author’s purpose. Helpful hints: § Why did the author include this particular event? To reveal tone, character traits, foreshadowing, etc. ? § DIDLS

STAAR WRITING – DAY 2 APRIL 3 7 TH GRADE STAAR READING 8 TH GRADE Planner REVERSE BELL Record today’s assignments and homework. SCHEDULE WATSONS’ TEST Warm Up study Knowsys, read AR TOMORROW ~~~~~ KNOWSYS QUIZ Vocabulary FRIDAY Knowsys Group 20 – Crossword Puzzle Reading – The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 T/F Review (back of Epilogue Quiz) Response to Event – continue Review Packet AR due date – MAY 31

APRIL 4 Planner Record today’s assignments and homework. Warm Up study Knowsys, read AR Vocabulary Knowsys Group 20 – Substitution Grammar – Adjectives Grammar Rock notes – p. 119, practice – pp. 119 -120 WATSONS’ TEST TODAY ~~~~~ KNOWSYS QUIZ TOMORROW Reading – The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 TEST Response to Event – continue Reading – Poetry Terms – define 1 -12 Poetry Flipbook – begin analyze poetry (book – pp. 578 -579), answer sidebar questions AR due date – MAY 31

APRIL 5 REPORT CARDS GO HOME Planner Record today’s assignments and homework. Warm Up study Knowsys, read AR Vocabulary KNOWSYS QUIZ TODAY Knowsys Group 20 – Sentence Completion Quiz Grammar – Adjectives Articles and Demonstratives practice – pp. 121 -122 Reading – The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 Response to Event – continue Reading – Poetry Terms – define 13 -24 Poetry Flipbook – continue analyze poetry (book – pp. 580 -583), answer sidebar questions AR due date – MAY 31