Minutes from today

Minutes from PLC today -

• Unit 2 test writing:
• SAQ was changed to the ERQ.
• Need Abby and Josh's questions typed and sent to Chris.
• Abby will send the questions we wrote today to Chris for formatting by tomorrow PM.
• The reading test will be on or a day before/after OCTOBER 31st.
• I posted that Rip Van Winkle task to dropbox. Could be a good review passage before unit test. Read through the instructions at beginning - it was an interesting way to explicit;y teach the guided reading.
• RACE may be replaced with RAP-C :Restate, Answer, Prove, C??? What was the C? Comment?

Reminder of how we are assessing standards this unit -
1. Reading (RL.8.3, RL.8.1, L.8.5, L.8.4)- Cold passage/MC questions/ERQ/SAQ = Test October 31st
2. Reading (RI.8.7) Evaluate mediums on Appalachia - Write a lesson plan (see drop box for task & materials)
3. Reading (RL.8.3) Analyze & evaluate film choices -  How about a film review that shows their knowledge of the departure from text + director's choices. We can show samples? If we do this - how can we embed that S&L standard into this? SL.8.2: Analyze purpose/evaluate motives?
4. Writing (W.8.3): On Demand, 60 minute response to prompt. I will post some prompt options to blog - we didn't get to them today.



And Sincerely, Teachers