Book Poster Project

Book Poster Project

1.    Pick a book that you loved or that you really liked that you read in 8^th Grade.

2.    Create a movie style poster about that book. (portrait layout)

3.    Design, develop and make the poster. Use any combination of media that you wish including collage, drawing, markers, graphics. 

Include

Book title, author, date of publication, graphics.

Major characters, some plot teasers, theme

Your opinion of this book

A mini-bio of YOU, and a drawing or picture of you

Soul Surfer Girl 

 

                          



              

Lesson Plans May 5 - 16 DCAS Testing

Homework- READ for 45 minutes every night. Take AR Tests. 
Study vocabulary.
Library and AR testing as needed.  

Language Arts 

Vocabulary

• Within Dinosaur article 

Reading EQs

• What does an author do to convey opinion?
• How do we infer from texts?

Readings and Written Response

•  "The Girl Who Discovered a Dinosaur" Central ideas, inference, argument writing, author's craft, text evidence, author's point of view. SCOPE April issue 2014
• Paired video, Beyond the Story: Paleontologist.
• Critical reading skills on literary device, structure, mood and tone, inference, author's craftte
• Honors - "Common Core" article from Time magazine. Read. Reflect. Opine. due Wednesday

Writing

•  SCHOLASTIC SCOPE ACTIVITY • APRIL 2014
  
  VIDEO: “Beyond the Story: Into the World of a Paleontologist”• 
• SKILL: Critical Thinking Video-Discussion Questions
  ”Beyond the Story: Into the World of a Paleontologist”
  Directions: Be sure to consider the narration, footage, images, and music as you answer the following questions.
  1. Lauren refers to some dinosaurs as “superstars.” What does she mean by this? Why might some species be considered superstars while others are not?
  2. Lauren says, “Like pieces in a gigantic jigsaw puzzle, each scientist’s research contributes more to our understanding of Earth’s natural history.” How does the video support this claim?
  3. After watching the video and reading the article “Dinosaurs for Sale,” what do you imagine is Dr. Butts’s opinion of private fossil collections?
  4. How has the world of paleontology changed since the days of Mary Anning? Consider what you learned in the video as well as the article “The Girl Who Discovered the Dinosaurs.”

 Poetry

Mothers Day Poetry

Spring Survey and Research Project

1. Research a topic of interest 
2. Create a survey on Google Drive - Forms
3. Include at least 5 questions about the topic
4. Send to your classmates and they will respond to you.
5. Collect your data on your Google Drive spreadsheet.
6. Analyze the data and plan a research report.
7. Include three paragraphs: introduction where you explain why you are researching the topic, the analysis of the results, your opinion of what the results mean.  Type, print and post. Hand in including your spreadsheet from Google Drive Research.  
8. Present to the class.  

Technology and RTI 

Technology Integration - create blog posts that relate to the themes and topics 
RTI - Mon + Tue = Math
RTI - Wed, Thur, Fri = Reading 

Social Studies
CNN Student News
Watch this special broadcast of news and take notes on the organizer. Discuss the news of the day in small groups and whole class. Read and watch the news for homework.  

Local News - Coast Press
News Summary includes 2 paragraphs: the 5 W's of the article (who, what, when, where, why and how) and then a paragraph with your opinion, how you connect to the article, what you know. 

History Alive! (brown text)
Chapter 8: The Constitution
Text Outline and Notes - handouts to be completed
The American Revolution Booklet Project evaluation and reveal
Reading Chapter 8 and taking notes.

James Madison mini bio
Benjamin Franklin mini bio

The Declaration Video read aloud


 

Lesson Plans for April 28-May 3 Haiku and Tweet Poem Challenge Week1

 

Homework- READ for 45 minutes every night. Take AR Tests. 
Study vocabulary.
Library and AR tests this week on Tuesday, April 29. Bring your books. 

Language Arts 

Vocabulary

• William Shakespeare - Flocabulary  (Core 1)
• Flocabulary - How to Become an Entrepreneur - New words, definitions, exercises (Cores 2-3)

Reading EQs

• Do the powerful have a responsibility to care of the powerless?
• What does it mean for history to repeat itself? Why does this happen?

Readings and Written Response

•  "The Girl Who Discovered a Dinosaur" Central ideas, inference, argument writing, author's craft, text evidence, author's point of view. SCOPE April issue 2014
• Paired video, Beyond the Story: Paleontologist.
• Critical reading skills on literary device, structure, mood and tone, inference, author's craftte
• Honors - "Common Core" article from Time magazine. Read. Reflect. Opine. due Wednesday

Writing

•  SCHOLASTIC SCOPE ACTIVITY • APRIL 2014
  
  VIDEO: “Beyond the Story: Into the World of a Paleontologist”• 
• SKILL: Critical Thinking Video-Discussion Questions
  ”Beyond the Story: Into the World of a Paleontologist”
  Directions: Be sure to consider the narration, footage, images, and music as you answer the following questions.
  1. Lauren refers to some dinosaurs as “superstars.” What does she mean by this? Why might some species be considered superstars while others are not?
  2. Lauren says, “Like pieces in a gigantic jigsaw puzzle, each scientist’s research contributes more to our understanding of Earth’s natural history.” How does the video support this claim?
  3. After watching the video and reading the article “Dinosaurs for Sale,” what do you imagine is Dr. Butts’s opinion of private fossil collections?
  4. How has the world of paleontology changed since the days of Mary Anning? Consider what you learned in the video as well as the article “The Girl Who Discovered the Dinosaurs.”

 

Poetry Writing and Exploration for Poetry Month

Poetry Terms Quiz - take this here. 
 
Haiku How To
Haiku are short poems that use sensory language to capture a feeling or image. They are often inspired by an element of nature, a moment of beauty or a poignant experience. Haiku poetry was originally developed by Japanese poets, and the form was adapted to English and other languages by poets in other countries. Link to this Haiku blog for more info then write 2 or 12 of your own Haiku

Poetry Tweets
Explore the power of 140 characters or less. Read more on this Twitter blog and then write 3 or 15 of your own poetry Tweets.  

Poetry Project

Create a booklet with your original poems. Include 5-10 haikus, 5-10 Tweet poems and 3 other poems. Use your colored pencils to decorate and draw. 

 

Spring Survey and Research Project

1. Research a topic of interest 
2. Create a survey on Google Drive - Forms
3. Include at least 5 questions about the topic
4. Send to your classmates and they will respond to you.
5. Collect your data on your Google Drive spreadsheet.
6. Analyze the data and plan a research report.
7. Include three paragraphs: introduction where you explain why you are researching the topic, the analysis of the results, your opinion of what the results mean.  Type, print and post. Hand in including your spreadsheet from Google Drive Research.  
8. Present to the class.  

Technology and RTI 

Technology Integration - create blog posts that relate to the themes and topics 
RTI - Mon + Tue = Math
RTI - Wed, Thur, Fri = Reading 

Social Studies
CNN Student News
Watch this special broadcast of news and take notes on the organizer. Discuss the news of the day in small groups and whole class. Read and watch the news for homework.  

Local News - Coast Press
Read two articles and summarize. Bring to class on Tuesday to discuss and turn in.
News Summary includes 2 paragraphs: the 5 W's of the article (who, what, when, where, why and how) and then a paragraph with your opinion, how you connect to the article, what you know. 

History Alive! (brown text)
Chapter 7: The American Revolution
Text Outline and Notes - handouts to be completed
The American Revolution Booklet Project - see posting on this blog for details. Due on Wednesday.

The Declaration Video read aloud


 

Research Writing Plan

Research Human Rights: Religious Discrimination

Hook:

Thesis Statement:

Writing Plan

1.     Introduction: religious discrimination against Native Americans in the United States

2.      Background and history: Navajo, Apache, Lenape religious beliefs.

3.     Problem: the Native Americans were forced to join other religions when the Europeans took over

4.     Description of solutions:

5.      Relating the problem to Human Rights

6.     Your opinion about the topic:

7.     Conclusion