English 8- February 1-February 6
Grammar/Mechanics: Students have been working through a punctuation packet, where they have been working on comma, semi-colon, and colon rules. This week we will finish the packet, working on using an ellipsis in writing, as well as understanding when to use a hyphen and dash in writing. In addition, we will work with documentation of titles. There will be a test over the packet on Friday, February 6.
Literature Study: This week we will begin reading the dramatization of The Diary of Anne Frank in our literature book. We will be studying the historical background, as well as applying our literary vocabulary learned previously this year to the reading.
Informational Reading/Writing: On our block-scheduled day, students will read an informational article and complete comprehension questions over the reading. Also, students will complete two written expressions over the informational text, including detailed support from the article to support their responses.
Novel Reading: On our block-scheduled day this week, we will have "Status of the Class" and each student will share current book, page number, and a little about what part of the book they are currently at in their book. Each week, I'm tracking student progress in their books instead of having a reading log. Students are working toward reading 12 books this year from many different genres.
No comments:
Post a Comment