1. DLR Quiz #15

2. Students worked on Compare and Contrast Chart #1

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 15

2. Students finished questions 3 and 4 for Text Dependent Question #4 assignment.

3. Teacher and students brainstormed similarities and differences for "The Monkey's Paw" and "The Third Wish".

4. Students started working on Compare and Contrast Chart #1

1. Students did Wednesday's DLR from Week 15

2. Students and teacher read pages 675-678 of "The Third Wish.

3. Students copied down questions 3 and 4 for Text Dependent Question #4 assignment. 3. What details does Mr. Peters see that tells him how Leita feels about her new life? What conflict arises because of his observations? 4. How did Mr. Peters show his love for Leita with his second wish? Provide evidence for your reasoning.

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 15

2. Laughter reading comprehension

3. Students finished two text dependent questions for Text Dependent Question #4 assignment.

1. Monday's DLR for Week 15

2. Teacher read the summary of "The Third Wish" to students.

3. Students set up questions 1 and 2 for Text Dependent Question #4 assignment.

4. Teacher reviewed results of some students' Expository Essay #2.

5. Teacher read page 674 of "The Third Wish".

1. DLR Quiz #14

2. Some students finished Expository Essay #2

3. Some students practiced some fundamental skills that are necessary for those individuals in the 8th Grade.

4. Some students watched a report on CNN 10 on slavery that still exists in the world today.

5.Some students did Freewrite #5-Now that you know that slavery still exists in the world, is this something that the U.S. should try to prevent?  Or do we stay out of it all together?  In a freewrite format, write your feeling about this topic.  Please write a 1/3 to 1/2 of a page on this topic.

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 14

2. Debt in the Ancient World reading comprehension

3. Students worked on Expository Essay #2. They should be done with paragraph 4 or 5 by today.

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 14

2. Students worked on Expository Essay #2

1.Tuesday's DLR for Week 14.

2. Should the United States Have a High-Speed Rail System? reading comprehension.

3. Students worked on paragraphs 2 and 3 for Expository Essay #2

1. Monday's DLR for Week 14

2. Students attempted to make Google Doc accounts (per.1)

3. Students began working on paragraph 1 for Expository Essay #2. Period 5 should have been able to complete paragraphs 1 and 2.

4. Teacher discussed students' Misfortune Chart. This chart serves as a baseline for the body of Expository Essay #2.

1. DLR Quiz #13

2. Students worked on their Misfortune Charts

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 13

2. Students continued to work on text dependent questions from 11/15/17

3. Students worked on their Misfortune Chart in their journals. Basically, they had to give 3 reasons why they think a particular character is guilty for the majority of the misfortune that was caused to the Whites in "The Monkey's Paw". Additionally, they had to cite evidence for each of their reasons.

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 13

2. The Big Green Bus reading comprehension

3. Students started on questions 3 and 4 for Text Dependent Question #3 assignment. 3. What is the "horrible fear" that Mr. White experiences on 688? 4. What is Mr. White's "third and last wish"?  Cite evidence to support your answer.

4. Students began reading Section 2 of "The Monkey's Paw" on 685-690.

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 13

2. 3 Wishes Assignment

3. Students continued to work on two text dependent questions from 11/13/17.

1. Monday's DLR for Week 13

2. Students finished Philosophical Chairs Activity #3 discussion.

3. Teacher pointed improper usage of transitions.

4. Students set up first half of Text Dependent Question #3 assignment. Two questions were copied down for this assignment. One, what does Mr. White mean by", If I should hardly think that he'd come tonight? Two, read the last 2 paragraphs of section 1. How does Herbert's attitude toward the paw shift after his experience with the fire?  Cite specific evidence in the text that indicates where the shift occurs.

5. Students read Section 1, pages 682-half of 685, of "The Monkey's Paw".