8th Grade Yearly Context by Ms. Walker https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext Outline for year en-us 2020-08-10 19:24:43 UTC 2021-05-12 21:45:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4cb.png Unit 1: What does a good reader/writer/learner look like? a_walker9 https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674746527
  • Introduce procedures
  • High-Interest content for note-taking skills
  • Introduce class structure
  • Introduce programs
  • Set SEL tone

    • ]]>     2020-08-10 19:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674746527     Narrative a_walker9 https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674747588 Writing: A day in the life of a character
    Reading: The Giver Novel Study
    Skills focus: Compare film to text]]>     2020-08-10 19:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674747588     Argument a_walker9 https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674747746 Writing: Social Media
    Reading: Local Issues
    Skills Focus: Argumentative Writing]]>     2020-08-10 19:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674747746     Research a_walker9 https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674747819 Writing: Space Race Magazine Article
    Reading: How to Astronaut
    Skills Focus: Research skills (good sources)]]>     2020-08-10 19:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674747819     Poetry a_walker9 https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674747892 Writing: Portfolio
    Reading: Poems and Poets
    Skills Focus: Poetry Out Loud]]>     2020-08-10 19:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674747892     Grammar a_walker9 https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674747972 Incorporate throughout the year
    • Gaps: Combining sentences, Identifying phrases and clauses, Identifying types of sentences
    • Verbals: Gerunds, Infinitives, Participles
    • Active and Passive Voice
    • Imperative, Conditional, Indicative, Subjunctive Moods
    • Ellipses, Commas, Dashes

    ]]>     2020-08-10 19:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674747972     Short Stories a_walker9 https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674753133 Writing: Short story
    Reading: The 51st Dragon, The Landlady
    Skills Focus: Irony]]>     2020-08-10 19:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/674753133     Book Clubs: WWII a_walker9 https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/1212363826 Reading: Book Clubs of 3-4
    Writing: Final Project Choice Board
    Speaking and Listening: Goals/Questioning/Accuracy/Summarizing]]>     2021-02-17 18:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/a_walker9/8thgradeyearlycontext/wish/1212363826