This document provides an overview of topics and resources for a writing and lesson planning class in Week 8. It includes discussions on collaborative writing, lesson planning templates, modeling writing lessons, and the gradual release of responsibility model. It also shares resources on Native American totems and provides guidance for an activity where students will write poems based on different animals. The document discusses the difference between cultural appreciation and appropriation and considers Indigenous knowledge. It outlines an upcoming lesson plan assignment and previews the next week's topic on oral communication resources.