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MR. MARC'S DOJO

MON. 10/31/16, Recognizing Cause & Effect Relationship & MethodS of Organization

10/31/2016

Warm Up:
1. The Mr. Marc Challenge

2.We will review Habit #1 Be Proactive, Not Reactive, Habit #2 Begin With The End in Mind, Habit #3 Put First Things First, & Habit #4 Think Win-Win

Class Work:
1. STARS Wkbk. pgs. 38-41 [Recognizing Cause & Effect Relationship]
2. Students will complete the reading of The World of Forensic Scientist focusing on Identifying the Method of Organization being used. pgs. 222-227

Homework: None [PLEASE COMPLETE ALL YOUR MISSING ASSIGNMENTS AND TURN THEM IN.]

fri. 10/28/16, Literary Analysis: Expository Writing in Reader's Journey pgs. 220-221

10/28/2016

Warm Up:
1. The Mr. Marc Challenge

2.We will review Habit #1 Be Proactive, Not Reactive, Habit #2 Begin With The End in Mind, Habit #3 Put First Things First, & Habit #4 Think Win-Win

Class Work:
1. Students will begin Literary Analysis: Expository Writing in Reader's Journey pgs. 220-221

Summarizing Strategy:
1. Complete Habit #2 Illustration & Packet [Yellow]
2. Complete Habit #3 Packet [Green]

thurs. 10/27/16, Review & assess close reading strategies, STARS Wkbk. pg. 69 [Ques.1-7], Literary Analysis: Expository Writing in Reader's Journey pgs. 220-221

10/25/2016

Warm Up: We will review the grahpic organizer for Close Reading Unit 1, focusing on the Purpose of Close Reading strategies.

Class work:
1. Students will complete STARS Wkbk. pg. 69 [Ques.1-7]

2. Pass Back Work/Give Out Individual Progress Reports

Homework: None

Tues. & wed. 10/25-10/26, Close Reading Unit 1: Lesson 3 & 4

10/25/2016

Warm Up: We will review the Close Reading Strategies and the Learning Target for the week.

Class Work:
1. As a class we will practice Close Reading Strategies using Close Reading Unit 1: Lesson 3 [Analyzing Video of Imagine: World Version]
2. Using the Close Reading Graphic Organizer, Students will complete Close Reading Unit 1: Lesson 4 [The students will synthesize information from lesson 1-3, and write a summary of what they learned from Close Reading Unit 1: Lesson 1-3 using significant details and stating a main idea or theme.

Homework: None

Monday 10/24/16, Close Reading unit : Lesson 1 & 2

10/24/2016

Warm Up: Introduction to Close Reading Unit and the Learning Target for the week.

Class Work:
1. As a class we practiced Close Reading Strategies using Close Reading Unit 1: Lesson 1 [Analyzing Images of Walls Around The World] & Lesson 2 [Analyzing John Lennon's song & lyrics of Imagine].
2. Students wrote down details, made inferences, and summarized using the Close Reading Graphic Organizer.

Homework: None

thurs. 10/20/16, Read 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens pgs. 142-154

10/20/2016

Warm Up: Block 4 - Complete Ques 13-20, & Enter Data Into I-Respond.

Class Work: Read 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens pgs. 142-154 to continue our understanding of Habit #4.

Homework: None

Wed. 10/19/16, Review Test 4-6 [Ques. 1-6] in stars wkbk. pgs. 68-69

10/19/2016

Warm Up: None

Class work:
1. Students will compete the Review Test Lesson 4-6 Post Test, Ques. 1-6 in the STARS Wkbk. pgs. 68-69

2. Students will also enter the Post Test into the I-Respond system.

Homework: None

Tues. 10/18/16 - PSAT Test

10/19/2016

PSAT Test was taken by ALL 8th Graders at McClure MS.

mon. 10/17/16- Reading process/Stars lesson 1-3 post test

10/17/2016

Warm Up: None

Class work:
1. Students will compete the Reading Process/STARS Lesson 1-3 Post Test

Homework: None

fri. 10/14/16, review & assess Lesson 1-3 [Finding Main Idea, Recalling Facts and Ideas, and Understanding Sequence on pgs. 7-33 in STARS WKBK

10/14/2016

Warm Up:
1. The Mr. Marc Challenge

2.We will review Habit #1 Be Proactive, Not Reactive, Habit #2 Begin With The End in Mind, & Habit #3 Put First Things First

Class work:
3. The students will review Cornell Notes on [3] Understanding Sequence. Students will complete Lesson 3: Part 3, Recalling Facts and Details pgs. 31-33 in STARS WKBK.

4. The students will review & assess Lesson 1-3 [Finding Main Idea, Recalling Facts and Ideas, and Understanding Sequence on pgs. 7-33 in STARS WKBK.

Summarizing Strategy: "Things About Me" Activity - Students will paste their 'Things About Me' paragraph to their choice of construction paper.

Homework: Dear Parents, WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! You have been invited by Joel Marc to sign up for "Mr. Marc- Reading Class." Please click on the link below to view the online sign up sheet: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d45abac22a20-mrmarc/24016436