May
21
2008
MONDAY:
Warm-Up: Return graded papers.
Class work: Watch “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” (a Twilight Zone episode). Complete related handout. Answer in CRS. Turn in on wall by period’s end.
Homework: None
TUESDAY:
Warm-Up: In what direction is your life heading? Do you have any idea of what your future might hold? What are some talents or gifts you’ve been given that might help guide you in choosing your path? Explain.
Class work: Begin watching Simon Birch.
Homework: None
WEDNESDAY:
Warm-Up: None
Class work: Finish watching Simon Birch. Discuss theme.
Homework: None
THURSDAY:
Promotion Ceremony Rehearsal/ 8th Grade Picnic/Yearbook SigningFRIDAY:
Promotion Ceremony: Germantown Church of Christ @ 9:30
May
14
2008
MONDAY:
Warm-Up: None
Class work: Watch “Death’s-Head Revisited” ( a Twilight Zone episode). Complete related handout. Answer in CRS. Turn in on wall by period’s end.
Homework: None
TUESDAY:
Warm-Up: None
Class work: Read aloud “The Wave” (20-31) in the READ magazine. Related “Check Test to follow.
Homework: None
WEDNESDAY:
Warm-Up: None
Class work: Guest Speaker: Mr. Tuck. Discussion about Adolf Hitler, the Nazi Party, and the Holocaust.
Homework: None
THURSDAY:
Warm-Up: None
Class work: Read “Sorry, Wrong Number” (560) in the Moments book. Related “Check Test” to follow . Discussion of play as time allows.
Homework: None
FRIDAY:
Warm-Up: None
Class work: Read “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” (5) in the Moments book. On notebook paper, answer related story ?’s in CRS>
Homework: None
May
08
2008
MONDAY:
Warm-Up: None
Class work: Discuss and collect written work for Act 2 of The Diary of Anne Frank (436). Then watch a short Dateline clip of an interview with Miep Gies.
Homework: Study for quiz over Act 2.
TUESDAY:
Warm-Up: None
Class work: Take quiz over Act 2 of The Diary of Anne Frank. Then read aloud “The Last Days of Anne Frank” (4-13) in the READ magazine.
Homework: None
WEDNESDAY:
Warm-Up: None
Class work: Begin watching and taking notes on One Survivor Remembers: Gerda Weissmann.
Homework: None
THURSDAY:
Warm-Up: None
Class work: Finish watching and taking notes on One Survivor Remembers: Gerda Weissmann. Group and class discussion to follow.
Homework: None
FRIDAY:
No classes due to Career Day
