8th Grade Literature & Language Arts: 2012/2013 Lesson Plans

Mon. Aug. 13 Lit Plans No School No School PBIS Kick Off Tues. Aug. 14 Wed. Aug. 15 Thurs. Aug. 16 1. Scavenger Hunt 2. Room Tour 3. Student Interest Survey/Collage Finish collage No School No School Fri. Aug. 17 1. Pair/share collage 2. 1st Semester Pre-Test 3. Lit/La Reflections Bring materials by Monday 1. Share letters 2. 1st Semester Pre-Test

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1. Discuss Syllabus 2. Show students how to access the team website and Lit/LA page 3. Name games None
Wed. Aug. 22

1. Read Letters to You 2. Create sticks 3. Write Letter to Me

Mon. Aug. 20

Tues. Aug. 21

Finish Letter to Me Thurs. Aug. 23 MAP Testing

Bring 3 things Fri. Aug. 24

1. Binder Setup 2. Notes: Character 3. Complete vocab. practice Finish vocab. practice 1. Spelling pre-test & rule 2. Explain spelling activities 3. Sparkle

Assignm ent LA Plans Spelling wk.1 (Need TV)

1. Review HW 2. PreReading: -Do animals have souls? 2. Begin Soul of Caliban and add to packet Soul of Caliban pkt. due Friday 1. Share 3 Things 2. Video Clip & Notes: Prewriting 3. 3 Things Pre-write

1. Finish Soul MAP Testing of Caliban -6th & 8th Hour 2. Complete vocab. app. 3. MAP Testing Power Point -Finish vocab. app. -Bring a novel 1. Video Clip & Notes: Drafting 2. Read Prompt & Draft 3 Things About Me Essay None 1. Finish drafting 3 Things About Me Essay

1.Review HW 2. Review Methods of Characterizati on 3. Complete Characterizati on wkst. Characterizati on wkst. 1. Spelling Test 2. Notes & Video Clip: Revising 3. Peer Response Wkst. & Probing Questions
(Write Source pg. 17)

4. Take

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Spelling due Friday Bring 3 Things

Mon. Aug. 27

Finish 3 Things PreWrite

Tues. Aug. 28 Lab

3 Things Draft Finish 3 due Friday Things Draft

Wed. Aug. 29 Lab 1. Finish Notes: Plot & Conflict 2. Analyzing Plot & Conflict Wkst. Thurs. Aug.30 1. Read: RR 2. Story Element G.O. 3. Review notes for test tomorrow

suggestions & revise essay Finish revising

Fri. Aug.31

Lit Plans

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1. Review HW 2. Discuss characterizati on within Soul of Caliban 3. Character Sketch Character sketch 1. Notes: Editing 2. Proofreading marks/ practice pgh. 3. Edit essay

1. Share Sketches 2. Soul of Caliban Quiz 3. Grade 4. Notes: Plot

& Conflict

1. Literary Elements test 2. Grade & Discuss

None 1. Notes: Publishing 2. Type Final Draft

Finish Plot & conflict wkst.

1. Writing Process Quiz 2. Finish Typing & check for typos 3. Turn paper in!

Literary Element Test Tomorrow MAP Testing

None 1. Notes: Kinds of sentences 2. Classifying Sent. Wkst. 3. Finish pg. 1 of notes 4. Sent. Frag. Wkst. (1-10 practice; 1120 application) Finish Sent. Frag. Wkst.
Fri. Sept. 7

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Finish editing
Mon. Sept. 3 Labor Day No School

Final draft due Wednesday

Tues. Sept. 4

None
Wed. Sept. 5 Thurs. Sept. 6

1. Book Talk & Check out 6th & 9th 2. Read-In

1. Anticipation Guide: Pair/Share 2. Note Card Predictions 3. Novel Trailer

1. Pass out Books /pkt. 2. Explain Active Reading -Model w/prologue 3. Read Ch12: Stupid Talk
Austin Pace

1. Quiz & Discuss 2. Read Ch. 3:

Fire & Agony

together

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None

None

Finish Ch.1-2:
Stupid Talk Austin Pace &

Finish Ch. 3:
Fire & Agony &

pkt. pgs.

pkt. pgs.

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LA Plans Labor Day No School

1. Review HW 2. Notes: Complete/ Simple Subjects 3. Complete/ Simple Sub. Wkst. -1st half practice -2nd half app.

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Finish Complete/ Simple Sub. Wkst

Mon. Sept. 10 Tues. Sept. 11

1. Review HW 2. Notes: Compound Sub/Pred. 3. Wkst. Pg. 55/56 4. Notes: Simple/ Comp. Sent. 5. Wkst. Pg. 57/58 -1st half practice -2nd half app. Finish Wkst. Pgs. 55-58
Wed. Sept. 12

1. Share HW 2. Review Wkst.

6 Traits Unit 1. Quality Sentence Quiz 2. 6 Trait Notes

Review for quiz

Thurs. Sept. 13 Cantigny

None

Fri. Sept. 14

Lit Plans

1. Read Ch.4:
Charter at Stonehenge

2. Complete pkt. pgs.

1. Ch.3-4 Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Read Ch.56: Spiders &

Snakes Celebration

1. Ch.5-6 Quiz 2. Grade & discuss 3. Read Ch.78 & pkt.pgs. Finish Ch.7-8 & pkt.pgs.

8th Grade Field Trip

1. Ch.7-8 Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Read Ch.910

Tyson McGaw Best of Friends

Someones Idea Greenes Eye

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Finish Charter & pkt. pgs.

Finish Ch.5-6:
Spiders Celebration &

Tyson McGaw Best of Friends

Finish Ch.9-10

pkt. pgs.
LA Plans Spelling wk.2

Someones Idea Greenes Eye

1. Spelling pretest 2. Read Food Poem 3. Analyze poems for 6 Traits 4. Begin fav. food poem Finish Food Poem Spelling due Fri.
Mon. Sept. 17

1. Finish food poem 2. Create a piece of food to match your poem

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1. Share Food Poem 2. Read: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs & watch trailer 3. Sm.grps. analyze for 6 traits & plot Finish piece of None food
Tues. Sept. Wed. Sept.

8th Grade Field Trip

& pkt.pgs. 1. Spelling test 2. Pair/Share ideas for own food story 3. Fill out prewrite pgs. In packet Finish prewrite pgs. in pkt.

Thurs. Sept.

Fri. Sept. 21

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1. Ch.9-10 Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Explain and create character poster Finish character poster
1. Notes on Hooks 2. Write introduction 3. Edit &

1. Share posters 2. Popcorn read Ch.11:

1. Read Ch.12: The Next Victim

What Ralphy Said

1. Ch.11-12 Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Read Ch.13-14:

The Inquisition What happened to Randall

1. Ch.13-14 Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Read Ch.15-16:

The Confession Fire & Water Finish 15-16: The Confession Fire & Water & pkt.pgs.

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Finish Ch.11:
What Ralphy Said &

pkt.pgs. 1. Review transitions, word choice, & sent. fluency 2. Write body pghs. Body paragraphs due Thursday
Tues. Sept. 25 1. Share Conflict projects 2. Finish Novel & Discuss Finish Novel & pkt.

LA Plans

Finish Reading Ch.12: The Next Victim & pkt.pgs. 1. Write body pghs.

Finish Ch. 1314: Inquisition

- What happened &

Revise Introduction
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Finish Introduction
Mon. Sept. 24 1. Ch.15-16 Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Conflict Project Conflict Project

Finish body pghs.

Wed. Sept. 26 1. Review for Test

pkt.pgs. 1. Edit & revise body pghs. -Organization -Word Choice -Sent.Fluency -Parallel Struct. Edit & revise body pghs.
Thurs. Sept. 27 1.Final Novel Test 2. Grade & Discuss

1. Review conclusion & takeaway endings 2. Write conclusion Finish conclusion

Fri. Sept. 28

1. Review Literary Genres 2. Genre Sort wkst. Finish genre sort wkst. 1. Spelling test 2. Share/Turn in Food Story 3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

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Review for test

None

Assignm

1. Spelling pretest 2. Edit & revise conclusion 3. Explore Cool Tools Website 4. Compare/ Contrast Finish

1. Type final draft

1. Type final draft

1. Publish (copy/paste) into cool tool 2. Check for typos

Final draft

Final draft

Final draft

None

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ent

Edit/revision wkst.
Mon. Oct. 1 Telling Tales 1. Telling Tales Pre-test 2. Notes: Folk Tales 3. Folktale wkst. 4. Princess & the Pea wkst. Finish Princess & the Pea wkst.

due Thursday
Tues. Oct. 2 1. Review HW 2. Notes: Fables & Myths 3. Model: Fable & Myth wkst. 4. Comic strip

due Thursday
Wed. Oct. 3 WOC Unit 1. Share HW 2. Notes: Tall Tales 3. Read Pecos Bill 4. Begin Telling a Tall Tale Finish Telling a Tall Tale

due tomorrow
Thurs. Oct. 4 1. Share HW 2. Notes: Urban Legends 3. Discuss Urban Legends /Stickney Mansion None Fri. Oct. 5 1. Telling Tale Sort/Review 2. Urban Legend Video Clips

Lit Plans

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Finish comic strip

None

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1. Spelling Pre-Test 2. Spelling Rule/Act. 3. Video: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs & Extra Credit Spelling due Fri.
Mon. Oct. 8

1. Finish Video: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs & Extra Credit

1.Homophone Puzzle 2.Words Often Confused (pg.380) 3. Start graphic org. in sm. grps. Finish part of speech & definitions
Wed. Oct. 10 Strange & Myst

1. Create overhead of graphic org. 2. Plan presentation

1. Spelling Test 2. List 1: accept-break 3. Begin wkst. A

None
Tues. Oct. 9 1. Telling Tales Test 2. Tell Tale Heart Vocab. Act. Vocab. due Wed.

Finish presentation Thurs. Oct. 11

Finish wkst. A

Fri. Oct. 12 1. Read Tell Tale Heart & pkt. pgs.

Lit Plans

Columbus Day No School

1. Conference assignments (Lit/La) 2. Notes: Suspense/Plot

None

1. Read Edgar Allen Poe Life 2. United Streaming: Poe (18 min)
None

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Finish pkt. pgs.

Columbus Day No School

1. List 1 MiniQuiz 2. List 2: capitalcounselor 3. Begin wkst. B

Finish wkst. B Tues. Oct. 16 1. 3 Wishes Wkst. 2. Begin

1. List 2 MiniQuiz 2. List 3: desert - past 3. Begin wkst. C

Finish wkst. C Wed. Oct. 17 Persuasive Unit 1. Finish Monkeys Paw & pkt. pgs.

1. List 3 MiniQuiz 2. List 4: peace theyre 3. Begin wkst. D

Finish wkst. D Thurs. Oct. 18 1. Review HW 2. Read Play Compare/contr

1. List 4 MiniQuiz 2. List 5: threw youre 3. Begin wkst. E

Finish wkst. E Fri. Oct. 19 End of 1st Quarter 1. Monkeys Paw Quiz 2. Grade &

Assignm ent Laptop Cart Lit Plans

Mon. Oct. 15 1.Tell Tale Heart Quiz 2. Grade &

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Discuss pkt. pgs. 3. Vocab. Act. Assignm ent LA Plans Spelling wk.3 Finish Monkeys Paw Vocab. Act. Reading Monkeys Paw (Act Out) ast 3. Flashback vs. Foreshadowing Discuss pkt. pgs. 3. Vocab. Act. For Land Lady

None 1. Words Often Confused Test 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Scattegories

None Tues. Oct.23 1. Review HW 2. Landlady Quiz 3. Character Poster

Finish Monkeys Paw pkt. pgs.

1. Conducting Key Word Searches 2. Analyzing URLs

Finish Wkst?
Packet Pgs. 1-4 1. Notes: Persuasive Purpose/Strate gies 2. Read & Select Topics

Finish Land

1. Spelling Pre-Test 2. List 5 MiniQuiz 3. WOC Review wkst. & poems

Review wkst. Spelling due Friday Mon. Oct. 22 1. Read: Landlady & finish pkt. pgs.

Lady Vocab. Act. 1. Spelling Test Packet Pg.5 2. Brainstorming wkst. 4. Discuss good vs. bad articles Finish brainstorming wkst. pg.5 Fri. Oct. 26 1. Strange & Mysterious Test 2. Grade & Discuss 3. FFA Vocab.

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None Wed. Oct. 24 1. Review Plot & Suspense 2. Suspense Poster

Select a topic
Thurs. Oct. 25 1. Read & Discuss The Raven 2. Simpsons: Raven & Monkeys Paw 3. Tell Tale Heart Video Review for Test

Lit Plans

Act.
Finish vocab. act. 1. Take notes on article(s)

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Finish pkt. pgs.

Packet Pg. 6 1. Explain research 2. Research in Lab Research if needed Mon. Oct.29 Flowers 1. FFA ppt. slides 1-3 2. FFA Web Quest

Finish Character Poster

1. Finish research in lab 2. Print 1-2 articles Need 1-2 articles Tues. Oct.30 1. Collect Vocab. & Review Web Quest 2. Finish FFA

Review for Test

1. Highlight articles

1. Note taking lesson 2. Start taking notes on article(s)

Notes due Monday

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Finish highlighting Wed. Oct.31 1. Share inkblots 2. Inkblot wkst. 3. Mult. Int. Quiz/ ppt.

Notes due Tuesday

Thurs. Nov. 1

Fri. Nov. 2 1. Finish Reading FFA Part 1 2. Review Text Structure and complete pg. 4 3. Review Irony and complete pg. 5

Power Point 3. Trailer 4. Make inkblots

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1. Notes: Text Structure & Irony 2. Read: Flowers for Algernon (Prog. Rep.14) Add to pkt. pgs.

None

Finish Inkblot wkst.

Finish pkt. pgs. 4-5

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LA Plans Spelling wk.4

1. Spelling pretest Packet Pgs. 7-8 1. Survey 2. Survey Reflection

Packet Pgs. 9-11 1. Thesis Practice 2. Write Thesis

1. Check Thesis and Survey Packet Pg. 12 1. Complete pre-write

Packet Pg. 13 1. Write Introduction

1. Spelling test Pkt. Pgs. 1415 2. Body Pgh. Format 3. Supportive Reasoning 4. Start body pghs.
Body pghs. due Thursday

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Finish reflection Spelling due Fri.

Mon. Nov. 5 Early Dismissal 1. Review Pkt. Pgs. 4-5 2. Review Irony 3. Irony Poster Finish Irony Poster

Finish Thesis

Finish pre-write

Finish intro. pgh.

Tues. Nov. 6 No School: Parent Teacher Conferences

Wed. Nov. 7 Institute Day

Thurs. Nov. 8 1. Review Pkt. Pgs. & Vocab. Matching 2. Part 1 Quiz 3. Vocab. Act. for part 2 Finish Vocab. Act. for part 2

Fri. Nov. 9 1. Collect vocab. act. 2. Library Book Talk

Lit Plans

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None Packet pg. 14 1. Conclusion pgh. Format 2. Write conclusion pgh.

Finish conclusion Fri. Nov. 16 1. Final Test 2. Grade & Discuss 3. Start Video: Charley

1. Continue working on body pghs. 2. Scattegories

Body pghs. due Thursday Mon. Nov. 12

No School: Parent Teacher Conferences

Institute Day

Packet Pgs. 14 & 16 1. Objection pgh. Format 2. Finish body pghs.

Finish body pghs. Thurs. Nov. 15 1. Review HW 2. Jeopardy Review

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Assignm ent LA Plans Spelling wk.1-4

1. Notes: Foreshadowin g 2. Read PR 11-12 3. Begin Foreshadowin g pg.7 Finish Pt.2 vocab. matching 1. Spelling wkst. Packet Pg. 17

Tues. Nov. 13 Lab 1. Grade Vocab 2. Review Inferences & Characterizatio n 3. Finish FFA & pkt. pg. 7

Wed. Nov. 14 Lab 1. Part 2 Quiz 2. Grade & Discuss 2. Notes: Point of View 3. Finish packet Finish packet

Finish FFA & pg.7 1. Review Typing Req. 2. Type final copy in lab

Study for test 1. Collect Papers 2. Explain Explore Test

None 1. Spelling test 2. Pass tests back and

1. Finish typing final copy in lab

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test

2. Works Cited 3. Edit/Revise

Finish works cited Spelling due Friday Mon. Nov. 19 1. Video: Charley Final draft due Thursday Tues. Nov. 20 1. Video: Charley Final draft due Thursday Wed. Nov. 21 No School

3. Practice Explore Test

None

analyze answers 3. Explore Test PPT

None

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Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans

Thurs. Nov. 22 No School

Fri. Nov. 23 No School

None 1. Importance of Punctuation 2. Notes: End Marks (Rules 14a-e) 3. Begin Punctuation Pkt.
Finish pkt. Mon. Nov. 26 That Was Then

None 1. Review HW/Mini Quiz 2. Scattegories

No School No School No School

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Tues. Nov.27

Wed. Nov.28

Thurs. Nov.29 Fri. Nov.30

Lit Plans Explore Test Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Dec. 3 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Dec. 10 Tues. Dec. 11 Wed. Dec. 12 Thurs. Dec. 13 Fri. Dec. 14 Tues. Dec. 4

None Explore Test None Wed. Dec. 5 Thurs. Dec. 6 Fri. Dec. 7

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Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Dec. 17 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Jan.7 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Jan.14 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Jan.21 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Jan.28 Tues. Jan.29 Wed. Jan.30 Thurs. Jan.31 Fri. Feb.1 No School MLK JR Day Tues. Jan.22 Wed. Jan.23 Thurs. Jan.24 Fri. Jan.25 Tues. Jan.15 Wed. Jan.16 Thurs. Jan.17 Fri. Jan.18 Tues. Jan.8 Wed. Jan.9 Thurs. Jan.10 Fri. Jan.11 Tues. Dec. 18 Wed. Dec. 19 Thurs. Dec. 20 Fri.Dec.21 End of 2nd Quarter

No School MLK JR Day

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Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Spelling 1 Assignm ent Mon. Feb.4 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Feb.11 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Feb.18 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Feb.25 Lit Plans Tues. Feb.26 Wed. Feb.27 Thurs. Feb.28 Fri. Mar.1 No School Tues. Feb.19 Wed. Feb.20 Thurs. Feb.21 Fri. Feb.22 Tues. Feb.12 Wed. Feb.13 Thurs. Feb.14 Conferences No School Fri. Feb.15 Institute Day No School Tues. Feb.5 Wed. Feb.6 Thurs. Feb.7 Fri. Feb.8

No School

No School

No School

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ISAT Testing Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Mar.11 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Mar.18 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Mar.25 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans No School Spring Break Tues. Mar.26 No School Spring Break Wed. Mar.27 No School Spring Break Thurs. Mar.28 Fri. Mar.29 No School Spring Break No School Spring Break Tues. Mar.19 Wed. Mar.20 Thurs. Mar.21 Fri. Mar.22 Tues. Mar.12 Wed. Mar.13 Thurs. Mar.14 Fri. Mar.15 Mon. Mar.4 Tues. Mar.5 ISATS Wed. Mar.6 ISATS Thurs. Mar.7 ISATS Fri. Mar.8 End of 3rd Quarter

No School Spring Break

No School Spring Break

No School Spring Break

No School Spring Break

No School Spring Break

Assignm ent Mon. Apr.1 Lit Plans Assignm ent Tues. Apr.2 Wed. Apr.3 Thurs. Apr.4 Fri. Apr.5

8th Grade Literature & Language Arts: 2012/2013 Lesson Plans

LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Apr.8 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Spelling Assignm ent MAP Testing Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. Apr.22 Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent MAP Testing Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. May 6 Lit Plans Assignm ent Tues. May 7 Wed. May 8 Thurs. May 9 Fri. May 10 Tues. Apr.23 Wed. Apr.24 Thurs. Apr.25 Fri. Apr.26 Tues. Apr.9 Wed. Apr.10 Thurs. Apr.11 Fri. Apr.12

Mon. Apr.15

Tues. Apr.16

Wed. Apr.17

Thurs. Apr.18

Fri. Apr.19

Mon. Apr.29

Tues. Apr.30

Wed. May 1

Thurs. May 2

Fri. May 3

Field Trip

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LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. May 13 NJHS Field Trip Lit Plans Assignm ent LA Plans Assignm ent Mon. May 20 Lit Plans Tues. May 21 End of 4th Quarter Wed. May 22 Thurs. May 23 Fri. May 24 Tues. May 14 Wed. May 15 Thurs. May 16 Fri. May 17 24 Hour Run

Field Trip

Breakfast

Grad Practice

Practice @ QRBC

Last Day of School

Assignm ent LA Plans

Red & Gold Games Picnic

Mon. May 27 Tues. May 28 Wed. May 29 Thurs. May 30 Fri. May 31

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8:00 8:30 Breakfast 8:30 Pass out Gowns Take Picture 9:00-11:15 Promotion Practice in Gym 12:00 8th grade teams

Promotion Practice at QRBC Red and Gold Games Picnic

Last Day of School!

Mustang Roundup 8:00 9:20 a.m. Handout Report Cards 9:30 a.m. Dismissal for Summer Break

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hand out yearbooks Periods 8-9 Variety Show for all grades 9:35