8th Grade ELA - April 8-23, 2024

Teachers : Angela Davis, David Covey

Unit/ Session: 

Test Prep/Intersession

8th Grade ELA Milestones 4/24/2024

Date(s) of Instruction: April 8-23, 2024

Content and Language Standards: 

Learning Target: 

Learning Targets and Success Criteria are listed here.

Success Criteria: 

Opening     (I Do)

An engaging process for lesson introduction that is specifically planned to encourage equitable and purposeful student participation. Describe the instructional process that will be used to introduce the lesson.

TKES 1, 2, 3,4,5, 8,10

( Direct Instruction- Connection, Mini lesson) 

Big 5 Connection, Teach, Active Engagement, Link

Focus: Review Parts of Speech

4/8 - Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

        Alien Jokes

Work Period  (We Do, You Do)

Students learn by doing/demonstrating learning expectations.  Describe the instructional process that will be used to engage the students in the work period.

TKES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7. 8,10

(Guided Practice, Independent Practice, Collaboration, Differentiation)

Teaching Strategy/Instructional Process:

Whole Group:           _X_ Video Lesson

                                     _X_ Introduce vocabulary

                                     _X_ Build background

                                     ___ Notes

                                     ___ Achieve

Small Group:             

                                      _X_ Strategy Group/Word Study/Listening 

                                      ___ Acceleration - Higher Lexiles read more 

                                              advanced text                                                                              

                                      _X_ Conference/Goal Setting

                                      _X_ Active Listening

                                      _X_ Test Prep - Milestones Review

                                      ___  Independent Practice - Rosetta Stone/IXL

                                       ___ HMH Read Text                                       

                                       ___ Graphic organizer

                                       _X_ RACER writing

                                       ___ Selection test

Finished Early? Independent Reading - EPIC! Books or library books

Closing  (We Check)

Describe the instructional process that will be used to close the lesson and check for student understanding.

TKES : 1,2,3, 4,5,6,7,8  

(Summarize/SHARE)

Review these skills:

Review the focus skill for each day.

Homework

Read 30 minutes or more in English or home language or practice skills on IXL.