Language Arts Agenda

Mrs. PetrovitchWeek of Nov. 24

ELA 8Monday, Nov. 24

Record Agenda and Targets

Dress Code Debate

“Bullying” Close and Critical

Reminders/Future Dates 40 Book

Challenge Reading logs

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Video Clips

Hero in the Hallway (3:55)http://www.herointhehallway.com/

What is Bullying (4:15)http://www.stopbullying.gov/videos/2010/09/what-is-bullying.html

“I Survived Being Bullied”“Why?”

Read the article, “I Survived Being Bullied”, By Adama KamaraTalk to the Text as you readComplete the Multiple Choice Questions

Read the poem Why? Reflect upon the poem By Talking to the Text on the side margins

Writing: Using the writing structures, Cause and Effect, Description, Problem and Solution, Problem/Solution or Sequence, write about a time when you may have been bullied (Text to Self Connection), a time when you witnessed bullying occurring (Text to Self Connection), viewed an occurrence of bullying (Text to World Connection) or you have read about bullying (Text to Text Connection). Choose one structure to write.

Writing Structure Signal Words

Description for example in particular for instance to illustrate such as most important

another

Cause and Effect therefore as a result lead(s) to because of in order to for these reasons thus if-then may be due to

Writing Structure Signal Words

Problem/Solution

the problem is the difficulty is it is possible to if-then one challenge is therefore

Compare/Contrast like similar to Unlike In contrast Whereas while Although different from As opposed to instead of however as well as either/or

Writing Structure Signal Words

Sequence

First Next Last Another Then Finally Before Preceding Following Additionally

ELA 8Tuesday, Nov. 25

Record Agenda and Targets

Bullying Close and Critical Analysis

IDR-20 min. Journal 5 min.

Reminders/Future Dates 40 Book

Challenge Reading logs

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