Dropbox & Unit 3 - MORE updates!

Dropbox
I sooo want to title this "Drop It Like It's Hot" - but managed to refrain. ;)
I have uploaded tons to Dropbox. You will see more in the on demand file under "K-Prep, Standards & other Resources"

Unit 3
On dropbox, I have added the Unit 3 plan with the all daily targets.  We still need language targets for grammar. I plan on continuing to teach RI.8.3 (I just think it is an easy on going target) and L.8.4 & L.8.5 (ongoing vocabulary).

Where I am
I am still behind. I have to give the test Monday and I will finish up narrative this week. By Friday, I hope to give the common narrative assessment (see blog post 'Next Week') . Please look at the blog post with those prompts. We need to give the same prompt before Christmas break, at which point we will 'trade 'n grade. Do we want to give them a choice in prompts -OR- would like to pick one of those prompts - if so, which one?
I am holding off on RL.8.7 - until I can get some time to get to it. I have a sub on the 17th so that looks like an easy enough plan. If there is a standard I can give up, right now, that is the one. :)

I am still digging into this idea of conspiracy theories and more likely opening it up to historical conspiracies and mysteries. The mysteries will open this up for more variety. I am going to be very selective, however, in which conspiracies I touch on, simply because some can get into very sensitive areas. I may stick to moon landing (in CC book), Roswell/Area 51, global warming (?), Shakespeare authorship, Columbus/Vikings discovered America, etc. I may only emphasize one in class and then let them do the necessary reading in order to research for their topic. My issue is getting to the research part without having a regular lab to access. Growl.

A few sites I stumbled upon last night:

• http://www.smithsonianconference.org/conspiracy/
• https://doubtaboutwill.org/debate Shakespeare Debate

I am still hunting and gathering! Happy Sunday! :) 

~Abby