Lesson: #112 Monday, February 23, 2015

Grade: English 8

Title: Memoir from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Due Dates: Desired Outcome:

Students will continue to read and comprehend the memoir.

Students are to review and as-sess their under-standing of the mem-oir.

10 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)

Page 120 Circle the Suffix

Review Word of the Week at mrscaple.com.

5 minutes - Classroom Instruction

Three students to volunteer to be interviewed.

Ask if they have ever had an experience in which someone helped them in a special way.

Lesson #112 Week 26

Students are to type or write the answers below (take notes)

Define memoir -

Why do writers use descriptive details in a memoir?

Define figurative language -

Define the following:

fiscal -

taut -

benign -

infuse -

intolerant -

couched -

As students read they will focus on being able to answer the following:

1. Why is the store Angelou’s favorite place?2. What change occurs in Angelou after her visit with Mrs. Flowers?

Students will begin reading aloud from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings? pages 32-38.

Homework for Independent Study and Due Dates:

No Homework

Lesson: # 113 Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Grade: English 8

Title: from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Due Dates: Word of the Week Quiz on Friday, February 20, 2015

Desired Outcome:

To analyze and evaluate the memoir from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

10 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)

Diagram the following: Hint: Contains an adjective clause

A construction manager that I know had been out of a job for three years after twenty-five years of steady work.

Review Word of the Week at mrscaple.com.

30 minutes - Guided Practice

Students will take turns finishing reading the story again as we analyze the story by ad-dressing prompts in the margins.

Students will write or type answers to Review and Assess Questions 1-6 on page 38 as we discuss them in class.

Lesson #113 Week 26

(If we run out of time we will answer on Monday)

Lesson: # 114 Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Grade: English 8

Title: MLA Format

Due Dates:

Desired Outcome:

Students define and apply MLA Works Cited Page and In-Text Citations.

5 Minutes Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)

Diagram the following:

I feel more rested after a nap.

Lesson #114 Week 26

Review the Words of the Week

10 minutes - Classroom Instruction

Why do you think teachers request that your paper be formatted a specific way?

What is an example of a specific type of formatting?

Each department requires that essays and research be formatted a certain way to make it more efficient to grade.

For Example: In English whether it is 7th grade or PHD, your paper will need to be written in MLA format.

In history departments, whether it is 7th grade or PHS, your paper will be writin in Tura-bian.

MLA Format

MLA – Modern Language Association – primarily used in humanities (anthropology) and liberal arts (English).

Pages, Microsoft Word, or Google docs is required.

12 point Times New Roman Font or similar (Something basic and easy to read)

Double Space

One-inch margins on all sides

Indent paragraphs (5 spaces tab)

Go to mrscaple.com to Writing Section under Resources. Click on the MLA button.

10 Minutes - Guided Practice

Super snowstorm roars into giddy Boston

Jane Onyanga-Omara and John Bacon, USA TODAY11:27 a.m. EST February 2, 2015

New Englanders still giddy from their football team's Super Bowl glory sobered up quickly Monday as the second monster storm in a week roared into the region, canceling flights, closing schools and shuttering many businesses.

The storm was blamed for cancellation of more than 5,400 flights and forced delay of two of the nation's biggest court cases — the murder trial of former football star Aaron Hernandez and jury selection in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

The storm blasted eastward after challenging records in the Midwest. The 16.7 inches that fell in Detroit made it the Motor City's biggest snowstorm in 40 years, and the 3rd-biggest snowstorm on record in the city, according to the National Weather Service.

In Chicago, the 19.3 inches made it the Windy City's 5th-biggest snowstorm on record.

The weather system moved slowly eastward overnight into Pennsylvania and western New York state. It then proceeded to New England, where residents barely had time to celebrate the New England Patriots' Super Bowl victory before once again breaking out the shovels and snowblowers.

Directly quoting the author in my essay is called an in-text citation and it would look like this:

Jane Onyanga-Omara and John Bacon, of USA TODAY stated, “The 16.7 inches that fell in De-troit made it the Motor City's biggest snowstorm in 40 years, and the 3rd-biggest snowstorm on record in the city, according to the National Weather Service.”

Paraphrasing (putting it in your own words) is also called an in-text citation, and it would look like either of the following:

Jane Onyanga-Omara and John Bacon of USA TODAY stated Detroit received 16.7 inches; it was the the 3rd largest snowstorm for them.

Detroit received 16.7 inches; it was the the 3rd largest snowstorm for them (Onyanga-Moara and Bacon).

Works Cited is the same as a bibliography page, but in MLA format it is called the Works Cited page.

Works Cited

Bacon, John, and Onyanga-Omara, Jane. “Super snowstorm roars into giddy Boston.” USA To-day, 2 Feb. 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015.

5 Minutes - Closing

What does MLA stand for?

What is MLA format and when is it used?

Lesson: # 115 Thursday, February 26, 2015

Grade: English 8

Title: Informative Essay / Topic

Due Dates:

Desired Outcome:

Students are to choose a topic for their informative essay.

Lesson #115 Week 26

5 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)

Define the following:

scrutinize

opine

melancholy

modus-operandi

tawdry

impertinent

Review Words of the Week

5 Minutes: Classroom Instruction

Informative Essay Topic

You are writing an article for USA Today. Highlight three Universities or colleges of choice for the featured article. Describe them and explain what they can of-fer prospective students.

30 Minutes: Guided Practice

Students research potential colleges and determine the three for their essay.

Homework for Independent Practice : No Homework

Lesson: # 116 Friday, February 27, 2015

Grade: English 8

Title: ACT Practice

Due Dates:

Desired Outcome:

Lesson #116 Week 26

Students will practice analyzing sentences to see if they can be improved.

5 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)

Diagram the following:

The students appeared overwhelmed after the test.

Review Word of the Week at mrscaple.com.

10 Minutes : Summative Assessment

Students will take a word of the week quiz on junoed.com.

25 Minutes: Self-Assessment

Students will answer questions 30-42 “Improving Sentences.”

Homework for Independent Study and Due Dates:

Answers will be reviewed next week.