Double Block - Continue with Grammar Workbooks Lesson 35-39 & 2nd Half - Outsiders! We start reading!

Double Block.

1st Half - 

Attendance. Located in the brown binder in the bottom left drawer. Please send a runner to the office with any names of absent students - sticky notes in top left drawer. 

Personal Novel Read. 20 min. Students have their personal novels.

Continue with Grammar Workbooks. Lessons 35-39. Grammar booklets are under the window labelled - Grade 8. Goal for remainder of first block - finish Grammar Workbooks. 

All Grammar Workbooks to stay in the classroom - students not to keep them please. Please return to the window area. Labelled.

If students finish early they can continue reading their personal novels. 

2nd Half - last block- Intro to Outsiders Novel - Reading and Vocab. 

Reading Ch 1-2. Instructions for audio book are below or you can read aloud. 

Outsiders Audio Book - 

Remind students - Link can be found on our class Office 365 Team under 'Resource' or via the RSS Site - 

RSS Site > Departments and Programs > Library > scroll down to Insignia Library > Audio Books Secondary 

Post reading/listening

Vocab List Chapter 1-2:

Students to create a Vocab Section for the Outsiders in their binders - extra lined paper behind my desk top of the shelf.

Chapter 1:

  1. Asset 
  2. Unfathomable 
  3. Rivalry 
  4. Gingerly 
  5. Incredulous 

Chapter 2:

  1. Nonchalantly 
  2. Aloof 
  3. Elite 
  4. Reputation
  5. Vaguely 

If Time - students will then utilize the class dictionaries after listening to Ch 1-2 to define these terms. 

*There are 8 dictionaries located under the windows - additional dictionaries can be borrowed from Ms. England's class next door - please ensure that her's are returned at the end of class. 

*Review answer key for above - emailed to TTOC. 

*Students to stack chairs for end of day.

*Please send TTOC notes via email end of day. Thank you! 


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