3/11/13
Word of the week (all due Friday 3/15)
Begin 1.4 - Emotional and Physical Challenges
3/8/13
1.3 Tone: Word Sort
3/7/13
Finish 1.2
3/6/13
Begin 1.2 - Challenges word wall
3/5/13
Finish 1.1 - Previewing the unit
3/4/13
Finish unpacking
Begin 1.1
3/4/13
Word of the Week
Unpack Unit 1 EA#1
3/1/13
Finish up creative writing assignment
2/28/13
Creative writing activity - pass the paper
Powerpoint for activity
2/27/13
Class folders
Spriongboard folders
Portfolio folders
2/26/13
Florida Writes
2/25/13
Florida Writes Review
2/22/13
Finish Typing & Editing "Favorite Person" Essay
2/21/13
Typing "Favorite Person" Essay
2/20/13
Finish Timed Writing "Favorite Person"
2/19/13
Timed Writing "Favorite Person"
2/18/13
Review Topic Sentences, Conclusions, and Introductions
2/15/13
Review TEEMARQS, apostrophes, and conclusions
2/14/13
Reviewing what supporting details are and how to implement them into your essay.
2/13/13
Revising what a topic sentence is and how to write an effective topic sentence
2/12/13
Editing and proof reading essays
*Peer and teacher editing*
2/11/13
Finish writing assignment - discussion of writing process
2/8/13
"Survellence Cameras" writing prompt - typing
2/7/13
"Survellence Cameras" writing prompt - typing
2/6/13
"Survellence Cameras" writing prompt
2/5/13
"Survellence Cameras" writing prompt planning and begin writing
2/4/13
Finsihing writing activity from Friday
2/1/13
Substitutes - class work to be assigned
1/31/13
BW - 5 minute planning
Expository class essay
1/30/13
BW - 5 minute planning
Expository class essay
1/29/13
BW - 5 minute planning
Finish essay
Begin planning for expository class essay
1/28/13
BW - 5 minute Planning
Continue class essay
1/25/13
Dress Code Script
Continue writing the class essay
1/24
Hall Pass Script
Writing the class essay
1/23/13
Tardy Policy script
Continue persuasive writing - finish planning class essay
Bellwork: find all missing bellwork and turn in
1/22/13
School wide rules script
Continue persuasive writing - begin planning class essay
Bellwork: Using Commas
1/18/13 - Teacher Work Day
1/17/13
Continue persuasive writing - determining what to write using "Convince Me" handout
Bellwork: Punctuation
1/16/13
Continue Persuasive writing unit
"What you need to have in your persuasive essay"
Bellwork: Hyperbole Cafe
1/15/13
Reteach - How to read a promt
Begin Persuasive writing uinit
Bellwork: Personification
1/14/13
How to read a promt class work and home work
Bellwork: Onomatopeia
1/11/13
Springboard Portfolios
Bellwork: Simile
1/10/13
Springboard Portfolios
Bellwork: Metaphor
1/9/13
Writing Workshop #3
Conclusion
1/8/13
Writing Workshop #3
TEEMARQS
1/7/13 - Teacher Workday
CHRISTMAS BREAK!!!
12/21/12
Baseline test 1st period for 8th Grade
School wide health awareness lessons
12/20/12
Putting Unit 3 papers in order to turn in
12/19/12
12/18/12
12/17/12
"Thank You Ma'am" Reading Comprehension - Substitute
12/14/12
Color Coding essay from 1st workshop
Tear out Unit 2 and put into notebooks
12/13/12
Writing Workshop #2
TEEMARQS
12/12/12
Writing Workshop #2
TEEMARQS
12/11/12
S
12/10/12
S
12/7/12
Reading comprehension - substitute
12/6/12
Writing Workshop - TEEMARQS
12/5/12
Beginning the writing process - planning your writing group activity
12/4/12
Writing Workshop - R2D2
12/3/12
Finishing the CISM Lesson
Locate significant statements, I wonder question, answer LEQ #2
11/26/12 - 11/30/12
CISM Lesson - The Influences of Television
11/19/12 - 11/23/12
Thanksgiving Break
11/16/12
Baseline test #2 (school wide)
"Drug Prevention Lessons" - all day (substitute)
11/15/12
Continue reading comprehension classwork (substitute)
11/14/12
Reading comprehension classwork (substitute)
11/13/12
Finish essays in computer lab
11/12/12
Continue essays in computer lab
11/9/12
Class time for students to edit/revise their essay before final submission
Final day of computer work time for Embedded Assessment #1 - Unit 3
11/8/12
Class time for students to edit/revise their essay before final submission
Computer work time for Embedded Assessment #1 - Unit 3
11/7/12
Class time for students to edit/revise their essay before final submission
Computer work time for Embedded Assessment #1 - Unit 3
11/6/12
Computer work time for Embedded Assessment #1 - Unit 3
11/5/12
Begin computer work on Embedded Assessment #1 Essay for Unit 3
11/2/12
Work time on Embedded Essay for Unit 3
11/1/12
Work time on Embedded Essay for Unit 3
10/31/12
3.10 - continue rough draft
Putting four writing assignments together to make a 5 paragraph essay
10/30/12
3.10 - begin rough draft
Putting four writing assignments together to make a 5 paragraph essay
10/29/12
Begin 3.10 - Color coding 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, and 3.9
Complete graphic organizer
10/26/12
My Access - typing "Bullying" writing exam
10/25/12
My Access - typing "Bullying" writing exam
10/24/12
READISTEP - 8th Grade ONLY
Make up work
10/23/12
Substitute
Reading comprehension and Language Arts work
10/22/12
Teacher Work Day - NO STUDENTS
10/17/12
Grammar work
DATA Chat NIGHT - Free dress out day (and treat from Mrs. Long)
10/16/12
Finish Grammar work
10/15/12
Grammar work
10/12/12
Grammar work
Picture Day
10/11/12
Grammar work
10/10/12
Activity 3.9 (Free write and Drawing)
Data Chat - 1st Timed Writing
10/9/12
Complete missing assignments
Organize Spring Board Notebook
10/8/12
Activity 3.8 - complete notes and finish instructions - HOMEWORK
10/5/12
Finish Activity 3.7 - Reading, Writing, Listening, and Cooperative Strategies
Begin Avtivity 3.8
10/4/12
Begin Activity 3.7 - Reading, Writing, Listening, and Cooperative Strategies
Kagan Activity for 3.7
10/3/12
Activity 3.6 - Finish Essays
10/2/12
Multiple Intelligences
Activity 3.6 - pages 199-201
10/1/12
Multiple Intelligences
Activity 3.5 - pages 195-198
9/28/12
Helping Verbs
Continue Body paragraph coloring
9/27/12
Linking Verbs
Body paragraph identification
9/26/12
Verb packet - HOMEWORK due Monday 9/31/12
Finish M.I. Test and 4 Square foldable - TURN IN by end of class!
9/25/12
Multiple Intelligence Test
Agenda Check (From 8/20/12)
9/24/12
Begin Multiple Intelligence information
4-Square foldable, Collaboration
9/21/12
Activity 3.2 - Personal and Academic Challenges
*Writing portion using simile to describe challenges and describing one easy
and one difficult challenge they have had in their life.
9/20/12
Activity 3.2 - Personal and Academic Challenges
Simile Discussion describing challenges
Identifying personal and academic challenges
9/19/12
Activity 3.4 - Analyzing portfolios from 7th grade
LA Interims to go home - 10 points EXTRA CREDIT (DUE 9/20/12!)
9/18/12
Unpacking Unit 3 - Spring Board Curriculum
*HOMEWORK* - Turn in ALL late work!
9/17/12
*DATA DAY* No school for students :)
9/14/12
Grammar Review
All Pages due today
*HOMEWORK*
Plan, Rough Draft, Final Copy - DUE TODAY
9/13/12
Grammar Review - Demonstrative, Relative, Interrogative, & Indefinite Pronouns
Pages 9-12 due 9/14/12
*HOMEWORK*
9/12/12
Grammar Review - Personal Pronouns & Antecedents
Pages 7 & 8 Due 9/13/12
*HOMEWORK*
9/11/12
Grammar Review - Compound & Collective Nouns
Common & Proper Nouns
Pages 3 - 6 due 9/12/12
*HOMEWORK*
9/10/12
Grammar Review - Nouns
Page 1 & 2 due 9/11/12
*HOMEWORK*
9/7/12
Essay Expections
Plan, Rough Draft, Final Copy - DUE 9/14/12
9/6/12
3-Ring Notebooks
Dividers
Coloring
9/5/12
Turn in rough draft
Examples of how Mrs. Long grades essays
9/4/12
Rough draft of essay due (in-class time to work with peers for revising)
Peer Editing
8/31/12
Writing Workshop #1 - Essay expectations and requirements
8/30/12
Writing Workshop #1 - Page 6 - using the RAFT
Pages 10-12 Editing information for essays
8/29/12
Folders: Assignment Tracking Log
Explanation of grading system
Complete pages 3-5 in Writing Workshop #1
8/28/12
Bell work - Hurricane Prompt
Begin Writing Workshop #1 - The Writing Process
8/24/12
Script - Dress code
Rules & Procedures
Introduction to Writing Workshop #1
8/23/12
Writing Pretest - Expository
8/22/12
Script - Hall Passes
Agenda Labels for students
Rules & Procedures
Seating Assignments
8/21/12
Script - Tardy policy
T-Shirt Activity
Rules & Procedures
8/20/12
Script - School Rules
Expectation letter signed by parent and student.
Rules & Procedures
MMS 8th Grade Supply List:
Basic Calculator
Pencils
Black and Blue Pens
Red Pens
Composition Book
8 Folders with 3 prongs WITH pockets
Spiral Notebook
Ruled Paper
Graph Paper
**2 Packs of DIVIDERS**
Word of the week (all due Friday 3/15)
Begin 1.4 - Emotional and Physical Challenges
3/8/13
1.3 Tone: Word Sort
3/7/13
Finish 1.2
3/6/13
Begin 1.2 - Challenges word wall
3/5/13
Finish 1.1 - Previewing the unit
3/4/13
Finish unpacking
Begin 1.1
3/4/13
Word of the Week
Unpack Unit 1 EA#1
3/1/13
Finish up creative writing assignment
2/28/13
Creative writing activity - pass the paper
Powerpoint for activity
2/27/13
Class folders
Spriongboard folders
Portfolio folders
2/26/13
Florida Writes
2/25/13
Florida Writes Review
2/22/13
Finish Typing & Editing "Favorite Person" Essay
2/21/13
Typing "Favorite Person" Essay
2/20/13
Finish Timed Writing "Favorite Person"
2/19/13
Timed Writing "Favorite Person"
2/18/13
Review Topic Sentences, Conclusions, and Introductions
2/15/13
Review TEEMARQS, apostrophes, and conclusions
2/14/13
Reviewing what supporting details are and how to implement them into your essay.
2/13/13
Revising what a topic sentence is and how to write an effective topic sentence
2/12/13
Editing and proof reading essays
*Peer and teacher editing*
2/11/13
Finish writing assignment - discussion of writing process
2/8/13
"Survellence Cameras" writing prompt - typing
2/7/13
"Survellence Cameras" writing prompt - typing
2/6/13
"Survellence Cameras" writing prompt
2/5/13
"Survellence Cameras" writing prompt planning and begin writing
2/4/13
Finsihing writing activity from Friday
2/1/13
Substitutes - class work to be assigned
1/31/13
BW - 5 minute planning
Expository class essay
1/30/13
BW - 5 minute planning
Expository class essay
1/29/13
BW - 5 minute planning
Finish essay
Begin planning for expository class essay
1/28/13
BW - 5 minute Planning
Continue class essay
1/25/13
Dress Code Script
Continue writing the class essay
1/24
Hall Pass Script
Writing the class essay
1/23/13
Tardy Policy script
Continue persuasive writing - finish planning class essay
Bellwork: find all missing bellwork and turn in
1/22/13
School wide rules script
Continue persuasive writing - begin planning class essay
Bellwork: Using Commas
1/18/13 - Teacher Work Day
1/17/13
Continue persuasive writing - determining what to write using "Convince Me" handout
Bellwork: Punctuation
1/16/13
Continue Persuasive writing unit
"What you need to have in your persuasive essay"
Bellwork: Hyperbole Cafe
1/15/13
Reteach - How to read a promt
Begin Persuasive writing uinit
Bellwork: Personification
1/14/13
How to read a promt class work and home work
Bellwork: Onomatopeia
1/11/13
Springboard Portfolios
Bellwork: Simile
1/10/13
Springboard Portfolios
Bellwork: Metaphor
1/9/13
Writing Workshop #3
Conclusion
1/8/13
Writing Workshop #3
TEEMARQS
1/7/13 - Teacher Workday
CHRISTMAS BREAK!!!
12/21/12
Baseline test 1st period for 8th Grade
School wide health awareness lessons
12/20/12
Putting Unit 3 papers in order to turn in
12/19/12
12/18/12
12/17/12
"Thank You Ma'am" Reading Comprehension - Substitute
12/14/12
Color Coding essay from 1st workshop
Tear out Unit 2 and put into notebooks
12/13/12
Writing Workshop #2
TEEMARQS
12/12/12
Writing Workshop #2
TEEMARQS
12/11/12
S
12/10/12
S
12/7/12
Reading comprehension - substitute
12/6/12
Writing Workshop - TEEMARQS
12/5/12
Beginning the writing process - planning your writing group activity
12/4/12
Writing Workshop - R2D2
12/3/12
Finishing the CISM Lesson
Locate significant statements, I wonder question, answer LEQ #2
11/26/12 - 11/30/12
CISM Lesson - The Influences of Television
11/19/12 - 11/23/12
Thanksgiving Break
11/16/12
Baseline test #2 (school wide)
"Drug Prevention Lessons" - all day (substitute)
11/15/12
Continue reading comprehension classwork (substitute)
11/14/12
Reading comprehension classwork (substitute)
11/13/12
Finish essays in computer lab
11/12/12
Continue essays in computer lab
11/9/12
Class time for students to edit/revise their essay before final submission
Final day of computer work time for Embedded Assessment #1 - Unit 3
11/8/12
Class time for students to edit/revise their essay before final submission
Computer work time for Embedded Assessment #1 - Unit 3
11/7/12
Class time for students to edit/revise their essay before final submission
Computer work time for Embedded Assessment #1 - Unit 3
11/6/12
Computer work time for Embedded Assessment #1 - Unit 3
11/5/12
Begin computer work on Embedded Assessment #1 Essay for Unit 3
11/2/12
Work time on Embedded Essay for Unit 3
11/1/12
Work time on Embedded Essay for Unit 3
10/31/12
3.10 - continue rough draft
Putting four writing assignments together to make a 5 paragraph essay
10/30/12
3.10 - begin rough draft
Putting four writing assignments together to make a 5 paragraph essay
10/29/12
Begin 3.10 - Color coding 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, and 3.9
Complete graphic organizer
10/26/12
My Access - typing "Bullying" writing exam
10/25/12
My Access - typing "Bullying" writing exam
10/24/12
READISTEP - 8th Grade ONLY
Make up work
10/23/12
Substitute
Reading comprehension and Language Arts work
10/22/12
Teacher Work Day - NO STUDENTS
10/17/12
Grammar work
DATA Chat NIGHT - Free dress out day (and treat from Mrs. Long)
10/16/12
Finish Grammar work
10/15/12
Grammar work
10/12/12
Grammar work
Picture Day
10/11/12
Grammar work
10/10/12
Activity 3.9 (Free write and Drawing)
Data Chat - 1st Timed Writing
10/9/12
Complete missing assignments
Organize Spring Board Notebook
10/8/12
Activity 3.8 - complete notes and finish instructions - HOMEWORK
10/5/12
Finish Activity 3.7 - Reading, Writing, Listening, and Cooperative Strategies
Begin Avtivity 3.8
10/4/12
Begin Activity 3.7 - Reading, Writing, Listening, and Cooperative Strategies
Kagan Activity for 3.7
10/3/12
Activity 3.6 - Finish Essays
10/2/12
Multiple Intelligences
Activity 3.6 - pages 199-201
10/1/12
Multiple Intelligences
Activity 3.5 - pages 195-198
9/28/12
Helping Verbs
Continue Body paragraph coloring
9/27/12
Linking Verbs
Body paragraph identification
9/26/12
Verb packet - HOMEWORK due Monday 9/31/12
Finish M.I. Test and 4 Square foldable - TURN IN by end of class!
9/25/12
Multiple Intelligence Test
Agenda Check (From 8/20/12)
9/24/12
Begin Multiple Intelligence information
4-Square foldable, Collaboration
9/21/12
Activity 3.2 - Personal and Academic Challenges
*Writing portion using simile to describe challenges and describing one easy
and one difficult challenge they have had in their life.
9/20/12
Activity 3.2 - Personal and Academic Challenges
Simile Discussion describing challenges
Identifying personal and academic challenges
9/19/12
Activity 3.4 - Analyzing portfolios from 7th grade
LA Interims to go home - 10 points EXTRA CREDIT (DUE 9/20/12!)
9/18/12
Unpacking Unit 3 - Spring Board Curriculum
*HOMEWORK* - Turn in ALL late work!
9/17/12
*DATA DAY* No school for students :)
9/14/12
Grammar Review
All Pages due today
*HOMEWORK*
Plan, Rough Draft, Final Copy - DUE TODAY
9/13/12
Grammar Review - Demonstrative, Relative, Interrogative, & Indefinite Pronouns
Pages 9-12 due 9/14/12
*HOMEWORK*
9/12/12
Grammar Review - Personal Pronouns & Antecedents
Pages 7 & 8 Due 9/13/12
*HOMEWORK*
9/11/12
Grammar Review - Compound & Collective Nouns
Common & Proper Nouns
Pages 3 - 6 due 9/12/12
*HOMEWORK*
9/10/12
Grammar Review - Nouns
Page 1 & 2 due 9/11/12
*HOMEWORK*
9/7/12
Essay Expections
Plan, Rough Draft, Final Copy - DUE 9/14/12
9/6/12
3-Ring Notebooks
Dividers
Coloring
9/5/12
Turn in rough draft
Examples of how Mrs. Long grades essays
9/4/12
Rough draft of essay due (in-class time to work with peers for revising)
Peer Editing
8/31/12
Writing Workshop #1 - Essay expectations and requirements
8/30/12
Writing Workshop #1 - Page 6 - using the RAFT
Pages 10-12 Editing information for essays
8/29/12
Folders: Assignment Tracking Log
Explanation of grading system
Complete pages 3-5 in Writing Workshop #1
8/28/12
Bell work - Hurricane Prompt
Begin Writing Workshop #1 - The Writing Process
8/24/12
Script - Dress code
Rules & Procedures
Introduction to Writing Workshop #1
8/23/12
Writing Pretest - Expository
8/22/12
Script - Hall Passes
Agenda Labels for students
Rules & Procedures
Seating Assignments
8/21/12
Script - Tardy policy
T-Shirt Activity
Rules & Procedures
8/20/12
Script - School Rules
Expectation letter signed by parent and student.
Rules & Procedures
MMS 8th Grade Supply List:
Basic Calculator
Pencils
Black and Blue Pens
Red Pens
Composition Book
8 Folders with 3 prongs WITH pockets
Spiral Notebook
Ruled Paper
Graph Paper
**2 Packs of DIVIDERS**