August 11-15, 2008
8th grade

Monday

MS: MUG shot sentence
Obj: Autobiography Project – Due August 25th
HW: none

How:
1. Go over Autobiography handout
2. Show examples

Proficiencies: narrative(Strand 3 Concept 1), persuasive (Strand 3 Concept 4) and expository (Strand 3 Concept 2)

Tuesday

MS: MUG shot sentence
Obj: Part 1 of Autobiography “Your Birth”
HW: work on project

How:
1. Go over specific requirements for this part of the project
2. Allow students to begin to work on it

Proficiencies: 3W-C2-08-P01X – Record Information

Wednesday

MS: MUG shot sentence
Obj: Part 2 of Autobiography “Early Life”
HW: Work on project

How:
1. Go over specific requirements for this part of the project
2. Allow students to begin to work on it

Proficiencies: 3W-C1-08-P02X- Write a variety of expressive forms (poetry)

Thursday

MS: MUG shot Sentence
Obj: Part 3 of Autobiography “Family”
HW: Work on project

How:
1. Go over specific requirements for this part of the project
2. Allow students to begin to work on it

Proficiencies: Expository writing (Strand 3 Concept 2)

Friday

MS: MUG shot paragraph
Obj: Part 4 of Autobiography “I’m Bugged”
HW: Work on project

How:
1. Go over specific requirements for this part of the project
2. Allow students to begin to work on it

Proficiencies: Persuasive writing (Strand 3 Concept 4)