Grade 7 & 8 Monday 9.29

    Hey dudes.  

1. What is the Marzano grading scale?  Please explain this 1 - 4 system we use.  If you are new, please chat with someone next to you.   

2. What are values?    How would you describe your values?   

What principles or rules or ideas help give your life direction? 

- keep sheet out - for daily quiz next

DAILY QUIZ

1.  Use its and it's in one sentence.
2. Use your and you're in one sentence.
3. Use Evaluate in one sentence.
4. What's an interjection?
5. What's a run on sentence?


HOMEWORK:   7 - READ CHAPTER 1 ZACH BEAVER

8 - CHAPTER ONE ROCKET BOYS

DUE FRIDAY - QUIZ / DISCUSSION - COME PREPARED




       Important today - 
1. Visitors in building
2. Give me 3 perfect days - and we'll have cupcake Thursday AND relaxed Friday!
3. No phones! NO plugging them in obviously.
4. Grade 8 start together in middle of class this week. 
5. Come back quickly from breaks - stay relaxed / quiet on breaks.
6. Breaking stuff and Leadership.

We've had a month to get used to everything.  Time to work at a faster pace, and become better writers. 



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Something new

    Lit terms are a new weekly feature.   

1.  Learn about it, then

2. Draw a wall-quality picture showing you understand the term.  

Turn in Friday. 

*The literary term for this week: hyperbole

Definition of Hyperbole

Super exaggeration to make a point.  

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
• I played so hard in gym, I can't move another muscle! 

hyperbole could be an action too 
- Rocky punching a guy so hard he flies off the ground.

   

Key Ideas to watch out for: 

Two sides to humans ... good and bad.  

Discussion questions: 

1. This movie may be more frightening than a regular blood and guts horror movie.  Why?

2. How are the two boys symbols of two different paths?

3. Do you believe some people can be all evil?  Do you see any good in the blonde boy, Henry?

4. Can kids from good homes - like Henry - end up going totally bad, like he did?

5. How?  How can someone "go bad" in this way? 

today we are studying ... 

     Testing Vocabulary, Digital Literacy

New Week, New Points on Board

next,

Ahhh the ways of the Ninja ...

    What in the heezy do these words even mean?  

Infer?  Trace?  Formulate?  

Ninja Training just got serious. 

Word #6

Describe

definition: Tell in your own words

Example: Describe the plot of Rocky 5

To Do: Write one sentence using Describe PLUS add it to your flash cards!   You should have 6, now.

next,

Dr. Dre Says ...

Hey!   there, their, they're

    Take notes on all of this please - it's all testable. 

Write in your notes:  there, their, they're. 

there = a place.  Put the book over there.

their = they own it.  Their dog is crazy.

they're = they are.  They're coming over for dinner Saturday.

1. Write a sentence with there
2. Write a sentence with their
3. Write a sentence with they're
4. Try and write a sentence with all three! 




next, something new:

Reading Smarter!

  5 Things

- Read the article, then write a paragraph with the 5 Ws: Who, What, When, Where and So What?   

So what = what's the big deal - why is this news?

• again, you are turning in a quality paragraph.

WATCH FOR Hyperbole in this clip - Jot down every example of exaggeration you can find.

   Life Lessons from KK2   (25 min clips)

1.  What issues and problems does Daniel face that we all face?

2. What role does racism play in this movie?  Describe how Daniel is treated as an outsider.

3. Fear is at the heart of this movie - we all face it.  What lessons can we learn about dealing with fear, from Daniel?

4. Hate is another theme in this movie.  Describe the hate between the old rival karate masters. 

5. Violence is sometimes the solution to problems. But what other solutions to violence do we learn from this film?

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Prove it! 







Thesis mini writing workshop

Here is your thesis:  I would be a great student at your school

Background: You are trying to get into high school. It's competitive - hundreds of kids want YOUR spot. 

To Do: Write a paragraph proving your thesis. This is a practice mini letter - the kind you will all be writing as you apply to different area high schools! 

  It's a pass up now exercise

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Life Paths - creative stewie

Our lives are the result of several decisions - big and small - that build a path to our dreams.

Some stones are big, some small, but all are important in our individual journeys. No one can lay down these stones but you.

Get out the art supplies and draw a life path of stones ... leading to your dreams / goals. 

next, 

Paired or quiet Reading!

Read up through page 15, do boxes on 15

• Reading to start appearing on daily quizzes and tests.
• Get it done in class - or homework.  Up to you, I don't care

Social Studies Tuesday 9.17

   Constitutions help run the country.

Let's watch this clip to learn more.

Constitutions are lists of laws and ideas we all agree on.

To Do After Video:

Write a Class Constituion

• 8 rules to form a more perfect classroom.  It's a Constitution - make it look classy!

next,

Storytime: Greece - the first democracy

- please take notes

- define democracy

- America is a democracy

- We got our ideas from somewhere else

- Greece led the way for all other democracies

- What's so special about democracy? People have power

- Rule of law - protects you

- Many countries have NO rule of law or power to people. 

- homework - one page paper on How Greece was an early democracy

LAST

  On the same paper as bell

Democracy is NOT automatically passed from generation to generation.  It's an idea and a tradition that must be taught.  

What will you do to teach your kids, friends and family about the importance of democracy? 

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