Grissom Middle School

   35701 Ryan Road, Sterling Heights MI  48310   Phone 586.825.2560   Attendance  586.698.4543

 

Mrs. Peltier-Balog

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Second Semester

January 23 - 27

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

 

 

 

January 30 – February 3

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Ch 10, section 1

Read and complete outline

 together as a class

collect

Organizational Reading strategies

Reading assessment

Tuesday

Read ch. 10, 2 independently

Questions #1-5 OR outline

 

Wednesday

PPT on 10.2, collect homework

Plot Diagram so for for

Invitation to The Game

Thursday

Read ch. 10, section 3 as class and discuss – complete questions for extra credit

Ch. 2 Invitation to The Game

Hand out worksheet

Friday

Trail of Tears documentary

Finish ch. 2, review worksheet and collect

 

February 6 - 10

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Trail of Tears documentary

Read ch. 3 Invitation to The Game

Work on drawing of the mesa

Tuesday

Finish movie and collect notes

Review for test

Review ch. 3

Collect drawing of the mesa

Wednesday

Test over ch. 10

Test over ch. 2-3

Organizational reading assessment

Thursday

Pre-Test ch. 11

Ch. 11, Section 1

 #1-4 p. 349 OR outline

Silent reading ch. 4, Invitation to The Game

Friday

Review section 1

Oregon trail team work

Check organizational reading assessment

Continue silent reading ch. 4 – worksheet due Monday

 

January 23 – 27

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

 

 

 

January 23 – 27

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

 

 

 

 

 

First Semester

 

Week 2  9/12/2011 – 9/16/2011

 

                                               Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Begin Economics Packet

through p. 83

Worked together as a class

Begin “The Landlady”

 

Copy words to own and foreshadowing

 

Start reading story

Tuesday

Economic Packet

Assigned vocab project

**due Thursday

Continue reading

Wednesday

Economic Packet

Finish story and

 watch end of movie only

Thursday

Economic packet through page 88

 

Collect Project

Vocab worksheet done with partner

 

Quiz over “The Landlady”

 

4th hour only takes the Multitude Intelligence Test

Friday

Constitution Day

 

Discuss basics and read play

 

Hand out Class Requirement Sheet

Due Monday

4th hour will review MIT scores and discuss various learning styles

 

Journal: If I were to have three wishes….

 

2nd hour:  Journal:  If I were to have three wishes….

 

Words to Own “The Monkey’s Paw”

 

Hand out Class Requirement Sheet

Due Monday

 

 

 

 

Week 3  9/19/2011 – 9/23/2011

 

                                               Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Econ Packet

Inflation graph

Grammar

Verb conj. , lie/lay, rise/raise, set and sat

Two worksheets: finish and grade and collect

Tuesday

Collect inflation graph

Finish econ packet terms

Silent work time (20 min.)

Monkey’s Paw

Assign worksheet

Wednesday

Review Econ short answer questions

Collect Econ. Packet

 

Finish Monkey’s Paw

Collect worksheet

Thursday

Review for Test

Assign final economic project

Due WEDNESDAY

DOL #5-6

Tell Tale Heart p. 203

Summarize story so far

Return papers

Friday

Test

One more review of project

Book search (worksheet) on explorers

Journal #3

Finish Tell Tale Heart

Finish summary of story

Collect w/ vocab

 

 

 

 

 

Week 4  9/26/2011 – 9/30/2011

 

                                               Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Go over timeline answers

Lecture on main explorers

Adverbs: two worksheets

Tuesday

Chapter 2, section 4

Introduce persuasive essay and transitional words

Complete outline: thesis and three focus points

Wednesday

Chapter 2, section 5

Outline due

Develop body paragraphs

And topic sentences

Thursday

Finish section 5

Lecture

Collect worksheet on New Empires in the Americas

Work on introduction, perfect thesis and proof body paragraphs

Friday

Pre-test Ch. 3

Copy down terms for ch. 3

Work on rebuttal and conclusion

Finalize essay

FINAL DRAFT DUE MONDAY

 

 

Week 5  10/3/2011 – 10/7/2011

 

                                               Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Chapter 3, section 1

worksheet

Collect Persuasive Essay

Parts of speech review

Subject and predicate worksheet

Tuesday

Pre-test common assessment

Finish section 1 and collect worksheet

Reading comprehension worksheets

Day 1-2 week 1

Wednesday

Movie:   Nightmare in Jamestown

Reading comprehension worksheets

Day 3-4 week 1

Thursday

Ch. 3, section 2

Worksheet / assessment

D.O.L.

Reading comprehension day 5, wk 1

MEAP reading practice

(MEAP State Test next Tuesday and Wednesday for Reading)

Friday

Collect assessment

Review essays

Ch. 3, section 3

MEAP terminology

MEAP reading practice

 

Week 6  10/10/2011 – 10/14/2011

MEAP WEEK – shortened hours

 

                                               Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Ch. 3, section 3

Q&A worksheet for sections 3-4

How to take a standardized test

Review strategies

DOL p. 175 of The Writer’s Craft

Tuesday

Ch. 3, section 4

Journal:  Interpret “Nothing gold can stay”

Review figurative / literal and metaphors

Wednesday

Ch. 3, Section 4

French and Indian War

Chief Pontiac

Movie:  The Monkey’s Paw

Thursday

Collect worksheet

Documentary:  Desperate Crossing:  The Untold Story of The Mayflower

Journal:  individuality vs group

Team work

Review setting & conflict

Mention issues of 1960’s

Begin The Outsiders  ch. 1

Friday

Desperate Crossing

DOL

The Outsiders  ch. 1

 

 

Week 7  10/17/2011 – 10/21/2011

MEAP WEEK – shortened hours

 

                                            Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Chapter 3, section 5

q. #1-4 p. 103

Review ch. 1

Hand essays back and discuss how to re-write introductions

Tuesday

Chapter 3, section 5

q. #1-4 p. 103

Quiz ch. 1

D.O.L

Wednesday

Notes:  Acts and their Results (table)

Cause & Effect to Rev. War worksheet

BINDER DAY

Thursday

Test Practice (3 only)

1 & 5 Finish Ch. 3, section 5

Collect Q# 1-4

Outsiders ch. 2

Friday

Practice Test (1 & 5)

Test Review All

3rd hour Boston Massacre Play

Finish ch. 2

Group discussion

 

Week 8  10/24/2011 – 10/28/2011

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Chapter 3 Test

Outsiders Ch. 2 Quiz

Assigned Figurative Language / Literal Picture Project

Due Wednesday

Tuesday

Ch. 4, Section 1

Outlining

Collect Outsider ch. 2 worksheet

Journal:  Gender and identity

Ponyboy acrostic

Wednesday

Ch. 4, Section 1

Outlining (finish)

The Outsider Ch. 3

Given worksheet

Thursday

Ch. 4, Section 2

Outlining (finish for homework)

Finish ch. 3

Friday

Assign group work on Revolutionary War Battles

Group work – character sketch

 

Week 9 10/31/2011 – 11/4/2011

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Finish group work

Assign binder sheet

Present group work

Ch. 3 quiz

Tuesday

Present Group work on Revolutionary Battles

Chapter 4

Wednesday

Collect binders

Finish Chapter 4

Quiz over ch.

Thursday

Chapter 4, section 4

Finish outline

Begin ch. 5

Friday

18 minute class period

gave note chart to begin

 and/or finish outline – due Monday with test

18 minute class period

went over grades and reviewed ch. 5

 

 

Week 10  11/7/2011 – 11/11/2011

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Chapter 4 Open Note Test

Finish Chapter 5 of The Outsiders

Tuesday

No school

No school

Wednesday

Begin ch. 5, section 1

Read and take notes

Re-do summary for ch. 5

Collect w/ ch. 5 worksheet

Nothing Gold can Stay

Thursday

Articles of Confederation thinking map

Begin section 2.  complete assessment questions at end for homework

Finish Nothing Gold can Stay and collect

Begin ch. 6 and give worksheet

Friday

Review and collect questions

Ch. 5, section 3

Assign Q & A for section: 

Due Tuesday

Finish ch. 6

Quiz today over 5 & 6

 

Week 11  11/14/2011 – 11/18/2011

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Finish section 3

Collect Q & A tomorrow

The Outsiders begin ch. 7

Tuesday

Collect Q & A

Assign Project – due Monday

Iroquis Constitution CCR

Finish ch. 7, collect worksheet

Wednesday

 

The Outsiders ch. 8

Thursday

 

The Outsiders finish ch. 8

Ch. 7-8 Quiz

Friday

 

The Outsiders ch. 9

Assign Take home essay exam

 

Week 12  11/21/2011 – 11/22/2011

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Ch. 5 Test

Time Line Due

The Outsiders Finish Ch. 10

Collect essay

Tuesday

Only Hours 2-3

Begin Bill of Rights Summary

Only Hours 2-3

Discussed CSI presentation

Worked on boxes

Wednesday

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

Thursday

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

Friday

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

 

Week 13  11/28/2011 – 12/2/2011

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Assign Bill of Rights Summary to hours 1 & 5

Begin Ch. 6, section 1

The Outsiders ch. 11

Tuesday

Ch. 6, section 1

The Outsiders finish 11

Ch. 10-11 quiz

Wednesday

Ch. 6, section 1

The Outsiders ch. 12

Thursday

Map Work w/ electoral college

Venn Diagram of Federal system and bicameral legislature

Test Review

Friday

Ch. 6, section 2

The Outsiders Final Test

 

Week 14  12/5/2011 – 12/9/2011

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Ch. 6, section 2

Amendment 1-3

The Outsiders Movie

Tuesday

Ch. 6, section 2

Amendment 4-8

The Outsiders Movie

Wednesday

Ch. 6, section2

Amendment 9-10

Collect Bill of Rights Summary & worksheet

Ch. 6, section 3

Citizenship

Grammar:  Subject & Predicate

p. 384-5, A & B

Thursday

Jeopardy Review

Box Presentations

Review for test

Work on Boxes

Friday

Ch. 6 Test

Begin ch. 7, section 1

Box Presentations

 

Week 15  12/12/2011 – 12/16/2011

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday

Chapter 7, section 1

Assign worksheet

Take notes

Bio of Harriet Tubman

Journal #9:  Slavery

Tuesday

Chapter 7, section 2

Collect worksheet & notes

Finish Bio

Wednesday

Chapter 7, section 3

Journal #10:  Freedom

Venn Diagram

Thursday

Chapter 7, section 3

Collect classwork

Sub categorize

Outline compare / contrast paper (worksheet)

Assign thesis rough draft of body

Friday

Movie:  America’s corner stones

Review Thesis and give examples

Work on Intro and conclusion (worksheet provided)

Assign completed rough draft

 

Week 16  12/19/2011 – 12/21/2011

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Chapter 7, section 4

Worksheet

Computer lab to type paper

Tuesday

½ Day

collect worksheet

Open book test

Chapter 7

½ Day

computer lab

paper due

Wednesday

Winter Break

Winter Break

Thursday

Winter Break

Winter Break

Friday

Winter Break

Winter Break

 

Week 17  1/4/2012 – 1/6/2012

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

Winter Break

Winter Break

Tuesday

Winter Break

Winter Break

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

 

 

 

Week 18 1/9/2012 – 1/13/2012

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

 

 

 

Week 19  1/16/2012 – 1/20/2012

                                      Social Studies 8                                     ELA 8

Monday 

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

 

 

 

Week 20  1/23/2012 – 1/27/2012