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Lesson: # 84 Monday, January 19, 2015
Grade: English 8
Title: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: No School
Due Dates:
1. Tuesday, January 20, 2015: Summary of “The Little Drummer Boy”
Lesson Week 21
Lesson: # 88 Tuesday, January 19, 2015
Grade: English 8
Title: Text: “Drummer Boy of Shiloh” and
“An Episode of War”
Due Dates:
2. Thursday, January, 22, 2015: Students will take a quiz on junoed.com over noun clauses and one diagram.
3. Monday, January 26, 2015: Letter from Joby for a completion grade.
Desired Outcome:
Students will analyze and evaluate summaries for “Drummer Boy” and “Episode of War”
Students will reflect on short story and write a letter.
10 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)
Define the following:
aggregation (n)
inscrutable (adj)
precipitate (v)
simile
metaphor
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oxymoron
personification
Review Word of the Week at mrscaple.com.
15 minutes - Student Task
Cooperative Learning Groups
Students share their objective summary of the “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” with their group members. Students are to analyze each summary for similarities. Then ana-lyze differences, and choose one to read to the class as an ideal model.
20 Minutes:
Students are to complete the writing lesson on page 15 “Letter Home from a Soldier.”
Homework for Independent Study and Due Dates:
Finish Letter for homework. It is due next Tuesday for a completion grade.
Lesson: # 89 Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Grade: English 8
Title: Noun Clauses
Due Dates:
1. Thursday, January, 22, 2015: Students will take a quiz on junoed.com over noun clauses and one diagram.
2. Monday, January 26, 2015: Letter from Joby for a completion grade.
Desired Outcome:
Students will practice recognizing and diagramming noun clauses.
10 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)
Diagram the following:
Determination and handwork is how they won.
Review Words of the Week at mrscaple.com.
10 Minutes: Classroom Instruction
What is a noun? A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a clause? It contains a subject and verb.
What is the difference between a dependent and independent clause? A dependent clause contains a subject and a verb but it is not a complete thought. Example: Where I eat dinner. An independent clause contains a subject, verb, and a complete thought. Example: I eat dinner.
What are the relative pronouns? who, whose, whom, that, and which
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What are the relative adverbs? when, where, why, and how
What is a noun clause? Replaces a noun in the sentence. Chuy’s is where I eat dinner.
What parts of a sentence can be a noun? Subject, direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition, and predicate compliment.
What is the noun clause in the following sentence?
Whoever finishes the race first will win a blue ribbon.
Whoever finishes the race first will win a blue ribbon.
What is the clue word (relative pronoun or relative adverb) in the above sentence that in-troduces the dependent clause?
Whoever finishes the race first will win a blue ribbon.
What role noun role does it play in the sentence?
It plays the role of the subject.
What role does Whoever play in the noun clause?
The subject (clue: whoever is the subjective form of who)
15 minutes Guided Practice:
Underline the noun clause in the following sentences and double underline the clue word.
I do not understand why Mary is so mad at me.
Jeremy told whoever would listen his outlandish story.
The Perseids meteor shower is what I am waiting for.
The lost hikers appeared confused about where the trailhead started.
The workers insisted that they receive better benefits.
20 minutes Independent Practice: Diagram the following
1. Whoever finishes the race first will win a blue ribbon.
2. I do not understand why Mary is so mad at me.
3. Jeremy told whoever would listen his outlandish story.
4. The Perseids meteor shower is what I am waiting for.
5. The lost hikers appeared confused about where the trailhead started.
Homework for Independent Study and Due Dates:
Finish Diagram for homework
Lesson #90 Week 21
Lesson: # 90 Thursday, January 22, 2015
Grade: English 8
Title: Noun Clauses
Due Dates:
1. Today: Students will take a quiz on junoed.com over noun clauses and one dia-gram.
2. Monday, January 26, 2015: Letter from Joby for a completion grade.
Desired Outcome:
Students will assess their knowledge of noun clauses
10 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)
1. The workers insisted that they receive better benefits.
2. The workers insisted that they receive better benefits.
Review Word of the Week at mrscaple.com.10 Minutes: Classroom InstructionReview yesterday’s diagrams by scrolling up to the diagram key in yesterday’s lesson.
20 Minutes: Formative Assessment
Students take a noun clause quiz on junoed.com and diagram a clause.
Homework for Independent Study and Due Dates:
Finish Letter from Joby. Due Monday.
Lesson #92 Week 21
Lesson: # 87 Friday, January 16, 2015
Grade: English 8
Title: Gerunds/Act Practice
Due Dates:
Desired Outcome:
Students will assess their knowledge of gerunds
Students define and apply 12 pitfalls on the ACT
10 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)
Diagram the following:
Reading helps you learn English.
Her favorite hobby is reading.
I enjoy reading.
Review Word of the Week at mrscaple.com.
10 Minutes: Formative Assessment: Gerunds
Students will take a quiz on junoed.com to demonstrate understanding of gerunds
10 Minutes: Classroom Instruction
Students will take the following notes on 12 types of pitfalls on the ACT. Use Kindle Gram-mar Workbook Chapter called Practice Tests. Review them with the class on the smart board.
Homework for Independent Study and Due Dates:
Have a great weekend!
