Weekly Announcements:
- Be sure to read this entire agenda FIRST.
- All assignments and directions are posted on the blog on Monday morning and Google Classroom (no more emails). Grades are updated weekly on MI-Star.
- Instructructional videos are posted weekly on Google-Classroom
- If you have questions, after reading all assignment directions, please email me directly.
I don’t see your comments on google-classroom until I am checking work.
- Academic Honesty is required for all work done. This means when you submit work you are saying it is solely your work. Photos or scans of any work isn’t accepted.
- I WILL NOT BE UPDATING LATE WORK THE MOMENT YOU DO IT
If you want the grade right away, do the assignment by the due date.
- OPTIONAL-Dress Like a Soc or Greaser: Now that we know how the greasers and Socs dressed, it’s your turn to dress like a greaser or a Soc with items you have around the house. Once you do snap a pic of yourself (be sure it is appropriate for school as it is going in the traditional 8th grade slideshow) and send it to bryant8th2020@gmail.com by Sunday May 31st. We know we can’t be together to do this, but this is a new way to keep the tradition alive. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Overview:
We often hear “ Don’t judge a book by its cover”. We know that it means that people are often not as they seem and that we shouldn’t judge them until we get to know them. In this week’s chapters, S.E. Hinton makes it clear that the judgements placed on the stereotypical greaser are not necessarily an accurate picture. Notice how, by showing us the characters motivations (reasons why they do something), she develops this theme.
Remember, if you didn’t get a book, there are two versions available on Google-Classroom, one includes the audio version.
REQUIRED WORK (on Google Classroom)-
- Chapter 5-6 The Outsiders. Read both chapters focusing on how the characters are more than their stereotype. Make predictions as you read. After reading, answer the Chapter 5-6 reading questions.
Due Friday, May 22nd.
- Journal Prompt- Choose one of the given prompts and complete the paragraph journal response AFTER your reading and questions are completed. Due Friday, May 22nd.
- “Nothing Gold Can Stay” Analysis.
This is broken into 2 parts: A. Video Lesson and B. CommonLit.
Both are found on Google-Classroom. Be sure to watch the video lesson before doing your work on Common Lit. Due Friday, May 22nd.
- The Outsiders Interactive Notebook: Remember, this is part of an ongoing project. (Slides 2-12 should be complete- either add more details about the characters, catch up or work ahead).
Suggested Pacing Schedule (what to do each day):
Monday: Read Chapter 5. SSR
Tuesday: Read Chapter 6 and complete Chapter 5-6 Questions.SSR.
Wednesday: Journal Prompt for Chapter 5-6.SSR.
Thursday: “Nothing Gold Can Stay” Video and CommonLit SSR.
Friday: Catch up Interactive Notebook, work ahead, or relax you caught up early!!Holiday Weekend!!!!
You will not be able to complete all of this week’s work in one night, please do not put it off until Friday.
REQUIRED-SSR:
The Outsiders IS NOT your SSR reading.
- Read daily. I suggest 30 minutes a day. You can make daily annotations on a sticky note or notebook paper. See the bookmark posted on Google Classroom under SSR weekly Reflections. Weekly Reading Reflections CAN NOT BE MADE UP LATE.
- At the end of the week (up until Sunday) write a SSR Weekly Reflection on Google-Classroom.
- By the end of this week you should have finished at least 1 book for CM 4.
