September
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31 First day of school - Welcome and introduction to year-long projects |
1 - Practice geography EOC
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2 - Review practice EOC - Intro Five Themes of Change |
3 - Fill out "My Personalized Semester of Geography" - Goals - Read Gold Town to Ghost Town, ch. 1-3 |
4 No school – teacher inservice
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7 No school – Labor Day Holiday |
8 - Silver City permission slips and $30 due - Read Gold Town to Ghost Town, ch. 4-8 |
9 - Read Gold Town to Ghost Town, ch. 9-13 |
10 - Watch IDPTV documentary: Gold Rush Days and Ghost Towns |
11 - Silver City field trip! |
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14 - Library computer lab research for author study - Latin roots #1 |
15 - DUE: Silver City pictures - Review Latin roots #1 - In-class time to work on Silver City scrapbooks |
16 - Reading/ geography study - In-class time to work on Silver City scrapbooks |
17 - Word Wall - In-class time to work on Silver City scrapbooks |
18 - Test: Latin roots #1 - In-class time to work on Silver City scrapbooks - Silver City scrapbooks due next Friday |
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21 - Selection for author study - Fill out physical features study guide - Assign Mystery Island |
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23 - 8th grade MAP reading test - Reading/geography study |
24 - Physical features PowerPoint |
25 - Silver City srapbooks due - share/present - Mastery spelling test 1 - Six-word memoirs due Monday with a picture |
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28 - 8th grade MAP math test - DUE: Six-word memoirs - share and hang in classroom - Introduce In-Depth Country Study |
29 - Introduce mystery genre |
30 - Review mystery genre vocabulary and history of the genre - Reading/geography study |
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October
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1 No school – state inservice |
2 No school – state inservice
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5 - DUE: Mystery Island - DUE: Rough draft of embassy letters - Introduction to "Murders in the Rue Morgue" |
6 - Read "Murders in the Rue Morgue" |
7 - Read Agatha Christie short story - Mastery spelling test 2 |
8 - Read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle short story |
9 - Read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle short story - DUE: Final draft embassy letters for In-Depth Country Study |
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12 - Latin roots #2 - Read a solve-your-own mystery |
13 - Group writing time - solve-your-own-mystery story |
14 - Reading/ geography study - Group writing time - solve-your-own-mystery story |
15 - Group work time - solve-your-own-mystery story |
16 - Latin roots #2 test - Share solve-your-own-mystery stories - Real-life mysteries - Europe test study guide |
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19 - Introduce Gothic literature - Begin The Castle of Otranto, chapter 1 |
20 - Finish The Castle of Otranto, chapter 1 - Discuss major European waters and landmarks
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21 - Reading/ geography study - Mastery spelling test 3 - Watch the seventh graders' Shakespeare performance |
22 - Review for the Europe test |
23 - DUE: Everything! This is the last day of the quarter to turn in work. - Europe test - Watch clips from the 1931 Dracula |
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26 - Finish Dracula clips - Introduction to Sophie's World
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27 - Climate regions notes - In groups: decide what one climate region smells like - bring that scent Thursday - Final mystery discussion |
28 - Reading/ geography study - Word Wall
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29 Last day of first quarter - Share climate region smells - SW discussion #1 |
30 No school – building inservice |
November
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2 - Visit the Book Fair! - Writing for the Boise Weekly Fiction 101 contest |
3 - Writing for the Boise Weekly Fiction 101 contest |
4 DUE: Two typed Fiction 101 stories - Reading/ geography study - SW discussion Parent/teacher conferences: |
5 No school – parent/teacher conferences:
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6 No school
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9 - Latin roots 3
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10 - SW discussion - Analogies |
11 - Reading/ geography study DUE: Analogies sheet |
12 - Africa - physical features - Classroom Fiction 101 contest DUE: Analogies sheet |
13 - SW discussion - LR3 Test DUE: Analogies sheet |
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16 - SW discussion - Work on Africa maps
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17 - What if...? Discussion about science-based future possibilities for our society and culture - Work on Africa maps - Discuss analogies from last week HOMEWORK: write your own analogies, one per category (due Thursday) |
18 - Reading/ geography study - Continue reviewing possibilities for new frontiers |
19 DUE: Analogies DUE: Africa map - Africa map pop quiz - Check out The Giver |
20 - SW discussion - Read/discuss The Giver chapters 1-4 |
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23 - Read/discuss The Giver chapters 5-7 - Climate review - first mastery spelling test
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24 - Read/discuss The Giver chapters 8-9 - Africa PowerPoint |
25 - SW discussion -Read/discuss The Giver chapter 10 - Reading/ geography study |
26 No school – Thanksgiving holiday |
27 No school – Thanksgiving holiday |
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30 - SW discussion - Latin roots 4 - Read/discuss The Giver chapters 10-11 |
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December
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1 - Review for the Africa test - Read/discuss The Giver chapter 12 |
2 - DMA - Review climate zones - Reading/ geography study |
3 - Africa test - Read/discuss The Giver chapters 13-14 |
4 - LR4 test - SW discussion - Read/discuss The Giver chapter 15 |
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7 - In-depth country study presentations - SW discussion - Assign Giver essay |
8 - In-depth country study presentations
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9 - In-depth country study presentations - Mastery spelling test |
10 - In-depth country study presentations DUE: Asia map - Asia pop quiz |
11 - In-depth country study presentations - SW discussion |
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14 - SW discussion - finish presentations
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15 - Reading/ geography study - Word wall |
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18 - Asia test - SW discussion DUE: The Giver essay |
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January
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4 School resumes - Geography Bee in class |
5 - SW discussion |
6 - EOC practice test retake - Reading/ geography independent study |
7 - EOC practice test review - Word wall |
8 - EOC practice test review - SW discussion |
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11 - Library day: ECIS and citations
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12 - SW discussion 16 - Career profiles |
13 - English EOC - Reading/ geography independent study |
14 - Playing with clay: practicing revision |
15 - SW discussion 17 - Geography EOC review |
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18 No school – MLK/Human Rights holiday
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19 - SW discussion 18 - Geography EOC review |
20 - Career profiles - Geography EOC review |
21 Last day of second quarter - Geography EOC |
22 No school – building inservice |
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25 - SW discussion 19 - Introduction to civics - Latin roots 5 |
26 - Fun with grammar - Fun with the legislative process |
27 - Fun with grammar - Fun with the legislative process |
28 - Fun with grammar - Fun with the legislative process |
29 - SW discussion 20 DUE: rough draft of a letter to a legislator |
February
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1 - PACE library research
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2 - Latin roots 5 test - SW discussion 21 |
3 - Finish and turn in letters to legislators
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4 - Grammar goodness: examining hyphens and dashes |
5 - PACE research |
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8 - SW discussion 22 - Reviewing writing tips: Show, don't tell |
9 - Reviewing writing tips: Scare quotes
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10 - Presidential quiz (for fun) |
11 - SW discussion 23 - Reviewing writing tips: thesis statements |
12 No school – building inservice |
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15 No school – Presidents’ Day holiday |
16 - DUE: Current events article - PACE typing
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17 - PACE typing - HOMEWORK: Exlpore the Road to Revolution website |
18 - Latin roots 6 - Reviewing grading standards for PACE papers |
19 - SW discussion 24 - Introduction to the Declaration of Independence |
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22 - DUE: Current events article - PACE library day
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23 - SW discussion 25 - Latin roots 6 test - Declaration of Independence |
24 - Declaration of Independence |
25 - Declaration of Independence |
26 - SW discussion 26 - Introduction to the Constitution |
March
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1 - DUE: Current events article - Constitution - PACE oral presentation practice
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2 - Constitution and Constitution game - PACE oral presentation practice |
3 - Pop quiz: Name that state! (This will not count for students' final grade - but the make-up will!) - Constitution - PACE oral presentation practice |
4 - Constitution - PACE oral presentation practice |
5 - SW discussion 27 - PACE oral presentation practice
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8 - DUE: Current events article - PACE oral presentation practice
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9 - PACE oral presentation practice - Looking at the JFK assassination: possible American conspiracy |
10 - PACE oral presentation practice - JFK |
11 DUE: EVERYTHING FOR PACE - PACE oral presentation practice - JFK |
12 - PACE oral presentation practice - JFK |
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15 PACE PRESENTATIONS Presentations will all be during the GT block. Students are allowed to bring snacks to class today. |
16 - DUE: Current events article - Latin roots 7
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17 - Census 2010- DUE: PACE reflections |
18 - Twentieth century webquest |
19 - Latin roots 7 test - Review major twentieth century events |
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22 - DUE: Current events article - DUE: Webquest - Begin book making project |
23 - Book making project |
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25 - Book making project - assignment for the book is to write down personal thoughts, due end of April
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April
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5- DUE: Current events article- DUE: Philosophy essay- Reading Anne Frank |
6- Reading article: "Jewish Life in Europe Before the Holocaust" and play "Hannah Szenes - A Song of Light" |
7- Social learning theory, obedience and groupthink experiments |
8- Social learning theory, groupthink and obedience experiments- Parent/teacher conferences 5-8 p.m. |
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- DUE: Current events article- DUE: Author study articles (3)
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13 - Reading Anne Frank - Reading WWII reflection articles- Reading about other world genocides ("helpful links page") - HOMEWORK: Read They killed their neighbors: genocide's foot soldiers |
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- Film: Idaho Homefront |
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- DUE: Current events article- Latin Roots 9- Word wall |
20- LR 9 Activity- Holocaust test review |
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- Holocaust memorial photos |
22- Class work period- Job applications, due Monday- Intro group novels |
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- Civics book presentations- LR9 Test
8th Grade ISAT Reading Test |
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- DUE: Current events article- Latin roots 10 - Holocaust essay test |
27- Reading time- Group novel meeting- NYTimes unemployment articles-HOMEWORK: Read Cultural Factors Help Limit Recession's Impact |
28- DUE: Photograph for Anne Frank quotation- Reading time - employment laws 8th Grade ISAT Math Test |
29- Group novel meeting- Job interviews- HOMEWORK: (due Tuesday) USCIS questions * First period civics book presentations make-ups |
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- Civics book presentations- LR10 Test- DUE: Diaries |
May
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3 - DUE: Current events article - LR11 - Reading time 8th Grade ISAT Language Test |
4 - Immigration - DUE: USCIS worksheet
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5 - Immigration: Arizona immigration law |
6 - Immigration: finishing Arizona; looking at immigration rates through the 20th century |
7 - Civics book presentations - LR11 Test - Reading time |
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10 - DUE: Current events article - LR12 |
11 - Independent study work time |
12 - Independent study work time |
13 - Independent study work time |
14 - LR12 Test - Independent study work time |
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17 - DUE: Current events article - LR13 - Independent study work time |
18 Author Study Presentations |
19 Author Study Presentations |
20 Author Study Presentations |
21 Author Study Presentations - DUE: Community service write-up - LR13 Test |
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24 - LR14 - Independent study work time - Pig Personality Test (just for fun) |
25 - Independent study work time - Personality test (more fun - but also a little insight) |
26 - Independent study work time
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27 - Independent study work time - Latin roots review, lessons 1-14 (EOC review) - More brain science; knowing how our brains work best |
28 - LR14 Test - Independent study work time |
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31 No school – Memorial Day holiday |
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June
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1 - Language Arts EOC: Latin Roots |
2 - Independent study project presentations |
3 - Drop Dead Deadline |
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7 - Talent Show and Awards Assembly |
8 Last day of fourth quarter; - Yearbook distribution and 8th Grade Celebration |
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