Language+Arts+-+8th+Grade+-+Meeting+Agendas


 * Thursday, November 19**
 * We will have a shortened meeting due to Thanksgiving dinner in cafeteria. Trish Brasslow will join us about book discussions.**


 * Thursday, November 12**
 * 1. Discussion of class preparation for theater trip.**
 * 2. Review of essential outcomes being presently worked on.**
 * 3. Sharing of ideas for teaching of essay writing.**


 * Thursday, October 29**
 * 1. Talk of conference some are going to next week.**
 * 2. Discussion of book eighth grade read. Ender's Game???**
 * 3. Also, talk of book for community read suggested by Trina Couture.**


 * Thursday, October 22**
 * 1. More moodle work.**
 * 2. Where do we stand with our theater trip?**

1. Preparation talk for theater trip to Christmas Carol. 2. Explore literary blogging on moodle. Frank has graciously asked Karen Emery to set us up with it.
 * Thursday, October 16**

1. Discussion of our preparation for NECAPS, i.e. was it adequate, what would we do differently, etc. 2. Sharing of books for 8th grade reads-Enders Game, free Ayn Rand books online.
 * Thursday, October 11**

1. Quick discussion of NECAPS coming up in October. 2. Titles of books for group reads and community read. 3. What are you covering right now? 4. Discussion of Christmas Carol as a trip.
 * Thursday, September 24**

1. Discuss the summer honors readings and placement.
 * Thursday, June 5**

1. Review the dialogue and irony results. 2. Make recommendations for assessments to begin next year. 3. Silent reading...how can we strengthen it in our building?
 * Thursday, May 29**

2. determine what else we can accomplis**h** this year.
 * Thursday, May 22**
 * 1**. Look results of irony and dialogue assessments.

1. Review final draft of poetry assessment. 2. Analyze NWEA Language test results to find strengths and weaknesses.
 * Thursday, May 15**

1. Discuss outcomes of NWEA tests
 * Thursday, May 8**


 * Thursday, May 1**

1. Discuss the outcome of the irony assessment.


 * Thursday, April 17**

1. Discuss the outcome of the irony assessment. 2. Distribute new poetry assessment.


 * Thursday, April 10**

1. Review final copy of dialog assessment. 2. Review possible poems for theme assessment and make two or three additional selections to "The Road Not Taken" and "Those Winter Sundays." 3. Sue share Western Wagons practice poem.


 * Thursday, April 3**

1. Review Poetry Corner as a possible assessment. 2. Review dialog assessment.

1. Review our discussion of last week pertaining to the persuasive essay. 2. Finalize the irony assessment. 3. Choose a third assessment to begin.
 * Thursday, March 27**