8TH GRADE BELL RINGERS1st Marking Period

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26TH/ FRIDAY, AUGUST 27TH

Bell Ringer: Please Fill Out

the Technology Survey on your desk.

Agenda: 1. Technology

Survey 2. Procedures 3. Syllabus 4. Symbols of Us 5. Name Game

Essential Question: Who are you?

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27TH/MONDAY AUGUST 30TH Bell Ringer: AOW – please take

an AOW and Nonfiction Notes paper from the supply table, get out a piece of paper, and wait for instruction.

Agenda: 1. Bell Ringer 2. Symbols of US 3. Name Game 4. “Where I’m

From Poetry”

Essential Question: Who are you?

MONDAY, AUGUST 30TH/ TUESDAY AUGUST 31ST Bell Ringer: Vocabulary – Get

out your notebooks/paper/notecards

Agenda: 1. Vocab 2. “Where I’m

From” Poetry

Essential Question: Who are you?

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST Bell Ringer: Vocabulary – Get

out your notebooks/paper/notecards

Agenda: 1. Vocab 2. “Where I’m

From” Poetry

Essential Question: Who are you?

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST Bell Ringer: 1. Gum

Worksheet

Agenda: 1. Bell Ringer 2. “Where I’m

From” Poetry

Essential Question: Who are you?

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND Bell Ringer: Turn in vocab.

Agenda: Agenda: 1. Bell Ringer 2. Turn in Vocab

cards 3. “Where I’m

From” Poetry

Essential Question: Who are you? How can we use Publisher to enhance our poetry?

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD Bell Ringer: Get out GUM and

AOW assignments.

Discuss.

Agenda: 1. Bell Ringer 2. Pass Back Vocab 3. Books 4. Start Native

American Myths, Legends, and Folktales Unit

Essential Question:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH Bell Ringer: Please take a

Vocab practice sheet and get started (only on the vocab side)!

Agenda: 1. Vocab

Review/pass back papers

2. Native American Unit

Essential Question: (see next slide)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH Bell Ringer: Please get out

the Bell Ringer paper from yesterday and work on the GUM side.

Agenda: 1. Bell Ringer 2. finish Notes 3. Begin reading

Sky Woman

Essential Question: How do the Senecas feel about nature?

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND Bell Ringer: 1. Take 5

minutes to look over your vocabulary words. Ready…Go!

Agenda: 1. Review vocab 2. Quiz 3. Notes/Sky

Woman

Essential Question: What characteristics of a myth does Sky Woman have?

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH Bell Ringer: On a slip of yellow

paper, tell me your honest opinion of reading and what kinds of things (genre of books, magazines, etc.) that you like to read, and how often you read for fun.

Agenda: 1. Bell Ringer 2. Notes 3.

Video/Surprise 4. Sky Woman

Essential Question: (see next slide)

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What’s the difference between myths,

legends, and folktales?

Why are the American myths, legends, and folktales different from those found in other parts of the world?

What are the characteristics of an American myth, legend, or folktale?

Why do we tell stories about our origins?

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH Bell Ringer: 1. Pick up AOW

from the table.

Agenda: 1. AOW 2. Sky Woman 3. Great

Medicine

Essential Question: What characteristics of a myth do Sky Woman and Great Medicine have?

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH Bell Ringer: 1. New Vocab

list!

Agenda: 1. Vocab 2. Finish Sky

Woman discussion

3. Great Medicine

Essential Question: What characteristics do Sky Woman and Great Medicine have?

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH Bell Ringer: 1. Pick up a GUM

worksheet on the table

Agenda: 1. work on Gum 2. Work on

worksheet for Great Medicine

3. Compare and Contrast Sheet

4. If done – start reading “The Owl Never Sleeps at Night on page 517.

Essential Question: What characteristics of a myth do Sky Woman and Great Medicine have?

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH Bell Ringer: 1. Turn in Vocab

Agenda: 1. Bell ringer 2. go over Qs 3. Notes for

Great Medicine 4. Compare and

Contrast

Essential Question: What characteristics of a myth do Sky Woman and Great Medicine have?

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH Bell Ringer: 1. Get out, go

over, and turn in GUM and AOW

Agenda: 1. Bell Ringer 2. Questions 3. Notes 4. Compare/

Contrast essay

Essential Question: How can we organize information in order to write a compare and contrast essay?

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST Bell Ringer: Password!

Agenda: 1. Password 2. C/C essay 3. When finished

with the c/c essay – start reading the 1st How and Why Myth on page 517

Essential Question: How can we organize information in order to write a compare and contrast essay?

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD Bell Ringer: 5 minutes to

look over your vocab!

Agenda: 1. Bell Ringer 2. Vocab Quiz 3. When done,

make sure you’ve read the myth on page 517 before tomorrow.

Essential Question:

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH Bell Ringer: 1. Happy

National Punctuation Day!

(video)

Agenda: 1. Bell Ringer 2. “Owl” story 3. QASI 4. Rainbow Crow

Essential Question: How are “How and Why Myths” different from Creation myths?

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH Bell Ringer: Pick up AOW

from the table.

Agenda: 1. Go over AOW 2. Read The

Orphan Boy and the Elk Dog on page 526.

Essential Question: How are “How and Why Myths” different from Creation myths?

**Take a look at the schedule board of the upcoming quiz!**

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH Bell Ringer: Vocab

Agenda: 1. Vocab 2. Discuss Elk

Dog 3. Review

Essential Question: How are “How and Why Myths” different from Creation myths?

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH Bell Ringer: Get out all notes

and book

Agenda: 1. Quiz 2. GUM

Essential Question:

WHEN DONE WITH THE QUIZ… Put it on the table Take a GUM and start working on it

Start looking at our next story,

The Devil and Daniel Webster p. 534

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST Bell Ringer: GUM!

Agenda: 1. Gum 2. The Devil and

Daniel Webster p. 534

Essential Question: How is exaggeration used in legends?

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST Bell Ringer: Writer’s Notebook:

Option 1: How could you be late to your own funeral?

Option 2: What moment in time would you have most liked to witness?

Agenda: 1. WNB 2. Collect AOW,

hand back cards 3. The Devil and

Daniel Webster

Essential Question: How is exaggeration used in legends?

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH Bell Ringer: -Practice Vocab –

pick up paper!

Agenda: 1. Practice Vocab 2. Discuss The

Devil and Daniel Webster

3. Creative Writing

Essential Question: Is there a moral to The Devil and Daniel Webster?

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH Bell Ringer: -Practice GUM

Agenda: 1. GUM 2. Creative

Writing

Essential Question:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7TH Bell Ringer: Take 5 minutes

to review!

Agenda: 1. Vocab Quiz 2. When done..

A. Continue working on creative writing

B. Read The Serpentine Bobsled on page 549 – by Tuesday!

Essential Question:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH Bell Ringer: Get out essay

Agenda: 1. Collect essay 2. AOW 3. Pass Back

Papers Bobsled story

Essential Question: What is a legend?

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH Bell Ringer:

Vocab Agenda: 1. Vocab 2. Pass back

papers 3. 8th – Davy

Crockett 4. Start Jumping

Frog

Essential Question: What is a legend?

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15TH Bell Ringer: Turn in Vocab

Agenda: 1. Go over

Questions 2. Start The

Legend of Sleepy Hallow

Essential Question: How is Jumping Frog a legend?

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18TH Bell Ringer: WNB – What are you

afraid of? Why?

Agenda: 1. WNB 2. Pass back

papers 3. Collect AOW 4. Sleepy Hallow P. 580

Essential Question:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH Bell Ringer: Take Vocab

puzzle

Agenda: 1. Puzzle 2. Read Sleepy

Hallow to pg. 588, 2nd

column, end of 1st paragraph by Wednesday

Essential Question: What kind of a man is Ichabod Crane?

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST Bell Ringer: Next slide

Agenda: 1. pictures 2. Discuss

Sleepy Hallow to pg. 588

3. Start filling out chart

Essential Question: Why does it take 7 pages before the action begins?

PICTURES OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21ST Bell Ringer: 5 Minutes to

study!

Agenda: Vocab Quiz After the Quiz: Continue Reading

to p. 592, 2nd column, end of 2nd full paragraph for Friday

Essential Question: How are Crane and Bones different?

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22ND Bell Ringer: Major Andre’s

story

Agenda: 1. Review

reading to p. 592 2. continue

reading

Essential Question: At this point in the story, what is your opinion of Ichabod Crane?

MONDAY, OCTOBER 25TH Bell Ringer: Get out books – 7th – pg. 596 8th-pg. 594

Agenda: 1. Finish Sleepy

Hallow! 2. Worksheet 3. Review

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH Bell Ringer: Get out your

book/any notes you wish to use

Agenda: 1. Legends quiz 2. Check out the

progress report on my desk when done

Page Numbers:The Devil and Daniel Webster – p. 534Sunrise in His Pocket – p. 546The Serpentine Bobsled – p. 549The Celebrated Frog of Calveras County – p. 573The Legend of Sleepy Hallow – p. 580

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH Bell Ringer: 1. Row 1 and 3 –

tell your partner rows what you know about Edgar Allan Poe

Agenda: 1. Poe Video

Biography 2. Discussion 3. Begin The

Raven

Essential Question: What events in Poe’s life could have had an impact his writing?

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH Bell Ringer: Row 2 and 4 –

Tell your partner row what has happened so far in Poe’s life

Agenda: Finish video Start The Raven Analysis of The

Raven

Essential Question: What are the conflicts in "The Raven"? What types of conflict (physical, moral, intellectual, or emotional) do you read?

Does the poem end the way you expected? How? Why?

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH (HAPPY HALLOWEEN!)

Bell Ringer: What is a

parody?

Agenda: 1. Discuss satire 2. Watch

“Spooky Satire/Parody” videos

Essential Question: What is a parody and how could these videos be considered a parody?

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST Bell Ringer: Agenda:

Essential Question:

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST Bell Ringer: Agenda:

Essential Question: