Welcome, Students!

Mrs. Mustain– 8th Grade RELA

Day OBJECTIVE: I can…

MONDAY I can name 7 students in the classroom by the end of the period.

TUESDAY I can write a well-organized multi-paragraph paper in a given amount of time.

WEDNESDAY

I can identify plot elements within a text.

THURSDAY I can organize for the first semester using an interactive notebook.

FRIDAY I can identify the foundations of a sentence.

Welcome to RELA-Week at a Glance August 27-31, 2012

MON

TUE WED THUR FRI

DO NOW:Agenda3 Goals & a Fib/Pennant

Human Scavenger Hunt

TMS Way-Hallway, Tardies, SLANT

HW: get notebook- due Thurs.

DO NOW: AgendaPOS Name Me

Name Frenzy

Timed Writing- “Dear Me,”

HW: get notebook- due Thurs.

DO NOW: AgendaStory of My Life

Cornell Notes & Plot Diagram “Three Little Pigs” (YouTube video)

TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN)

HW: get notebook- due Thurs.

DO NOW:Agenda“I Love Lucy”

TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN)

HW: decorate ISN cover- due Mon.

DO NOW:AgendaGrammar Income Test

Grammar: Sentence Foundations- Jigsaw Plus

TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN)

HW: decorate ISN cover- due Mon.

• Draw and color your name on a picture of a

plain T-shirt on paper.

• Decorate the T-Shirt any way you choose

(appropriately).

• Include info such as hobbies, favorite sports

team, your family members, etc.

• When finished, place your T-shirt on the wall

in the hall

DO NOW: My Best T

• Write a letter to yourself about what YOU expect from 8th

grade:

• LENGTH: 1 FULL PAGE (NOT DONE UNTIL YOU HAVE A

PAGE)

• Include:

– What you would like to learn this year,

– Your likes/dislikes from last year,

– What you are looking forward to the most.

– Your fears/worries/anxieties about this year.

– What you are looking forward to this year.

• Turn in your letters to Mrs. Mustain or Mrs. Syska.

• You will get them back at the end of the year!

Timed Writing/Quick Write:“Dear Me,” (20 minutes)

• Get a Human Scavenger sheet .

• Now see if you can solve the clues by walking

around the room and asking your peers questions

from the list. You will have 2 minutes!

• Object: try to match as many blanks as you can

from your peers!

Break the Ice #3- Human Scavenger Hunt

AGENDA: AUGUST 27, 2012

I can… name 7 students in the classroom by the end of the period.

DO NOW: 3 Goals & a Fib/Pennant

• TMS Way-Hallway; Tardies; Turning in Work; Attention/Talking; SLANT

• Human Scavenger Hunt- Goal = 8 signatures

EXIT TICKET: Name 7 classmates

HW: get composition book- due Thurs.

AGENDA: AUGUST 28, 2012

I can… write a well-organized multi-paragraph paper in a given amount of time.

DO NOW: POS Name Me

• Timed Writing- “Dear Me,”

• “My Favorite T”

EXIT TICKET: Letter to Me

HW: get notebook- due Thurs.

AGENDA: AUGUST 29, 2012

I can… identify plot elements within a text

DO NOW: What did you like about “Story of My Life” by Farah Amadi ?

• Notes & Plot Diagram “Three Little Pigs” (YouTube video)

• TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN)

EXIT TICKET: Elbow Partner- what did you learn about plot today?

HW: get notebook- due Thurs.

AGENDA: AUGUST 30, 2012

I can… organize for the first semester using an interactive notebook.

DO NOW: “I Love Lucy”

TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN)

EXIT TICKET: INS Set Up

HW: decorate ISN cover- due Mon.

AGENDA: AUGUST 31, 2012

I can… I can identify plot elements in a media clip.

DO NOW: Grammar Income Test

• Grammar: Sentence Foundations- Jigsaw Plus

• TMS Way- Set up Interactive Student Notebook (ISN)

• EXIT TICKET: Minute to Win It

HW: decorate ISN cover- due Mon.