Mrs. Kreikemeier's Differentiated English 8

Diff. English 8

Classroom Expectations - link to classroom expectations

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Retesting:

Retesting opportunities for students are Monday and Thursday after school. Before a student may retest, he or she must complete some practice problems and any daily practice that was assigned as homework prior to retesting.

 

November 2008

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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•G&L - lesson 16 notecards (Due Thurs.)

Hound of the Baskervilles - HW:  Reading #3 (chapters 5 & 6) & packet

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G&L lesson 16 bookwork - p. 48-49 (due Thurs.)

Hound of the Baskervilles - HW:  chapter 7 & packet

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Hound of the Baskervilles - HW:  Chapter 8 & packet

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Hound of the Baskervilles -Chapters 5-8 reading quiz

Hound of the Baskervilles - HW:  Chapter 9 & packet

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• G&L Lesson 16 Test

Discuss chapters 8 & 9

Hound of the Baskervilles - HW:  Reading #6 (chapters 10 & 11) & packet

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Hound of the Baskervilles - HW:  Reading #7 (chapter 12) & packet

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Hound of the Baskervilles -Chapters 9-12reading quiz

Hound of the Baskervilles - HW:  Reading #8 (chapter 13) & packet

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Hound of the Baskervilles - HW:  Reading #9 (chapters 14 &15) & packet

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Review for Hound of the Baskervilles exam

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Hound of the Baskervilles final exam

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State assessement:  final exam for Character Analysis chart

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Hound of the Baskervilles final project:  character analysis essay

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BP #3 Due

Continue working on essay

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Type the essay (computer alley)

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•  Visit MC

•  Independent Reading

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Watch The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Watch The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Watch The Hound of the Baskervilles

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No School

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No School

 

Hound of the Baskervilles Reading Schdule
Reading # Chaper Title
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Chapter 1:  Mr. Sherlock Holmes

Chapter 2:  The Curse of the Baskervilles

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Chapter 3:  The Problem

Chapter 4:  Sir Henry Baskerville

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Chapter 5:  Three Broken Threads

Chapter 6:  Baskerville Hall

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Chapter 7:  The Skeletons of the Merripit House

Chapter 8:  First Report of Dr. Watson

5 Chapter 9:  Second Report of Dr. Watson:  The Light Upon the Moor
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Chapter 10:  Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson

Chapter 11:  The Man on the Tor

7 Chapter 12:  Death on the Mor
8 Chapter 13:  Fixing the Nets
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Chapter 14:  The Hound of the Baskervilles

Chapter 15:  A Retrospection

 

1st Quarter Write for 5 Journal Topics
Journal # 1 Identify the character pillars that best identify you.  Describe how those traits make you the person that you are.
Journal # 2 If your best friend could describe you, what would he or she say?
Journal # 3 What are some of your goals in life?  ...Your hopes and dreams????
Journal # 4 What are your unique qualities?  What makes you different than other people?
Journal # 5 Tell a story about one of the events on the "Timeline of your life" handout.
Journal # 6 Write about an interesting place you have been.  (This doesn't have to be a vacation... it could be as simple as getting lost in the pages of a good book.)
Journal # 7 Freewrite about your weekend
Journal # 8

Write about someone who isn't what they seem

Journal # 9 Write about something bizarre that has happened to you.  Think about our theme of strange and mysterious.
Journal # 10 Explain what you think happened to Billy Weaver at the end of the story.
Journal # 11 Freewrite
QW # 1 Suppose you received an object that had the power to grant its owner 3 wishes.  What would you do?
Journal # 12 Create a story using the following lead...It was a dark and stormy night.  We had been traveling all night...
QW # 2 What do you think happened at the end of "The Monkey's Paw"?  Justify your answer with examples from the story.
Journal # 13 Freewrite
QW #3 Create a top ten list of terrors in pop cultrue.  Consider movies, shows, books, roller coasters, Haunted Houses, etc.
QW #4 Why do some people like being scared?  Can a good scare ever be healthy?
Journal # 14 Can you tell if someone is telling the truth or lying?  If so, how?  If not, why is this difficult?
Journal # 15 Freewrite
Journal # 16 In what ways was the Narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" unreliable?  Give specific examples from the text for support.
Journal # 17 Free Write
Journal #18 Write about an everyday mystery in your life OR write about your favorite mystery book.
   
   
   

 

Greek & Latin

Everyday Vocabulary

Click below for a link to each lesson

 Vocab lesson 13

 

Book Products

Students are required to do two book products per quarter. The first book product is a required genre and the second book product is a choice genre.  For the required genre, students fill out a book review form (see link below), and for the choice genre, students need to choice a book product from the book product list (see link below).  Due dates are listed below.

1st Quarter : 

  • Genre - Mystery

Due Dates:

  • September 24, October 15

2nd Quarter: 

  • Genre - Realistic Fiction
  • November 19, January 7

3rd Quarter: 

  • Genre - Science Fiction or Fantasy
  • February 11, March 11

4th Quarter:

  • Genre - Historical Fiction
  • April 15, May 13

Book Product List  - link to Book Products ideas

Book Review Sheet - link to Book Review Sheet