Monday, August 31, 2015

8th Grade ELA (Academic) - August 31-September 4

Academic Assignments 

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Monday, August 31st

  • Pre-Assessment Results
  • Intro Summer Reading Project
    • Character Cellphone
  • Choose Clock Partners
Tuesday, September 1st

Wednesday, September 2nd
Homework:  Continue to work on Summer Reading Project (due 9/17)

Thursday, September 3rd
  • Finish Bloom's Notes
  • Annotation Notes (add to Journal)
  • Annotation Activity
  • Annotate/Analyze "Abby & Pony" Poem
Homework:  Continue to work on Summer Reading Project (due 9/17)


Friday, September 4th

  • "Abby & Pony" Cont. 
    •  Tone Q's (2 - Level 1, 2- Level 2, 2 Level 3 from Bloom's)
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8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP) - August 31 - September 4

Pre-AP Assignments 

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Monday, August 31st

Tuesday, September 1st
Wednesday, September 2nd
  • Library
    • Noodle Tools - Must include on your summer reading project!
    • Reference Page
    • Plagiarism
Homework:  Continue to work on Summer Reading Project (due 9/17)

Thursday, September 3rd
  • Read Non-Fiction - "The Cutting of My Long Hair"
    • Write 7-9 sentence summary
    • Create Level 1-3 Qs w/ clock partners
    • Think/Pair/Share
Homework:  Continue to work on Summer Reading Project (due 9/17)


Friday, September 4th
  • Annotation Notes
  • Analyze and Annotate "Mother to a Son" poem
  • Add to Journal and review
    • Annotation Notes
    • Latin Roots part 1
    • Citations
    • Short Answer Responses

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Friday, August 28, 2015

Journal Setup & First Few Pages (Friday, August 28)

Label the following :

Open the Notebook and label first page 
  • Table of Contents – Notes
    • Number down the left side on the first 3 pages (1 ½ front and back)
    •   Letter bottom middle of pages A, B, C, D, E    (5 ToC Notes pages)
    • Then number each of the pages after the letter ToC pages up to 50

·         Flip Notebook Over and Open so it is upside down

·         Label - Table of Contents – Journal 
o   Number down the left side on the first 3 pages (1 ½ front and back)
o   Letter bottom middle of pages A, B, C,   (ONLY 3 Journal ToC pages)
o   Then number each of the pages after the letter ToC pages up to 40

·         Inside front cover glue “Proofreading Marks”

·         Inside back cover glue “Partner Clock”

·         Label on Notes ToC Pages (in order) and glue appropriate printout to corresponding page
o   Pg 1 Bloom’s Taxonomy
o   Pg 2 Bloom’s Taxonomy Stems
o   Pg 3 Literary Terms 1 Review
o   Pg 4 Literary Terms 2 Review
o   Pg 5 Verbs
o   Pg 6 Pronouns
o   Pg 7 Adjectives
o   Pg 8 Prepositions
o   Pg 9 Nouns
o   Pg 10 Tone
o   Pg 11 Quoting from the Text – Citations
o   Pg 12 Annotations
o   Pg 13 Latin Roots 1
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

8th Grade ELA Assignments (Academic & Pre-AP) - August 25th to August 28th, 2015

Monday, August 24th

  • ·       EAGLE CAMP
  • ·       Assignment:  Personality Trait index card.  Noun/Adjective describing you, part of speech, 1 Visual representation, 1 Sentence describing your trait, First and Last name = all  on the front of the card.
·       Homework  "Personality Trait" card due Wednesday.

Tuesday, August 25th
  • Syllabus
  • Bring Comp Journal - College Ruled and two glue sticks by Friday
  • Introduction Letter example and format
  • Intro. Letter  - Pre-write activity

Homework
  • "Personality Trait Card"  Due Wednesday
  • Typed Rough Draft of LETTER of ME to Ms. Stark DUE THURSDAY.
    • 12 point font/ Times New Roman/Double Spaced/1" margins

Wednesday, August 26th
  •   Due: Personality Trait Card
  •   Pre Unit Assessment - Literary Terms
  •  Literary Terms Notes

Homework

  • ·       Typed Rough Draft of LETTER of ME to Ms. Stark DUE Tomorrow.
    •  12 point font/ Times New Roman/Double Spaced/1" margins


Thursday, August 27th 
  • Into. Letter  Rough Draft Due at the beginning of class 
    •  12 point font/ Times New Roman/Double Spaced/1" margins
  • ·       Peer & Self Edit Day
  • ·  

Homework

  • ·       Typed Final Draft Due Tuesday, September 1st
    •  12 point font/ Times New Roman/Double Spaced/1" margins


Friday, August 28th
  • Glue Sticks due
  • Setup Composition Journal
    • Table of Contents, page numbers, clock partners, proofreading marks
    • First 8 pages of journal (see directions here)
Homework
  • Decorate Journal
  • Typed Final Draft Due Tuesday, September 1st
    • 12 point font/ Times New Roman/Double Spaced/1" margins
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Welcome Back MMS 8th Graders! - Syllabus

8th Grade English Language Arts
Ms. Stark - Room 308
Email:  Jennifer.Stark@springbranchisd.com     
Please visit my teacher web page for additional information and my Blog for weekly assignments
http://starkmms.blogspot.com/

Conference Period: 7th
Extension: 4053
Please check student grades on Skyward / Family Access

In each 9 week grading period, the students will focus on various pieces of Literature, different modes of Writing, elements of Grammar/Mechanics/Usage and specific Vocabulary development.

DAILY REMINDERS

  • Record all homework assignments from the board/blog each day in your agenda book
  • Keep all papers for the semester. 
  • Ask for work you have missed due to an absence and look at my blog and calendar on my website!
  • Type all final drafts or writing projects.  Use 12-pt Times New Roman font and double-space.
  • TEST DAYS:  Tuesday and Thursday

TUTORIALS

  • If you need additional help, please see me and we will schedule a tutorial time.

GRADING EXPECTATIONS:
•       Be prepared for class, and turn in your best work on the due date. 
•       If an assignment is due or scheduled and you are absent the day before it is due, you are STILL responsible for turning that assignment in on time.
•       Participate in class. 

DAILY:  20%   Class work, Assigned homework, Class discussions, Group and class participation

QUIZZES:  30% Examples:  Reading and pop quizzes, Presentations, Vocabulary quizzes (after each unit, Short writing assignments, Timed -writing assignments, In-class/short term projects

TESTS:  50% Examples:  Novel unit tests, Final drafts, Major essays, Major projects, Outside reading projects, Vocabulary/Roots Tests

LATE WORK POLICY

·       Homework/Daily Work:

o   1 day late: 0

·       Tests/Quizzes/Projects

o   1 day late: 30 points off

o   2 days late: 50 points off

o   3 days late: 0



Required Classroom Materials
 Elmer’s Glue sticks (2)
Black or Blue pens
      Highlighters
·       Package of multi-colored pens
·       Colored Post – It flags
·       Composition Notebook – 100 page college ruled

Required Booklist (NO digital/electronic copy)
·       The Pearl by John Steinbeck  - hard copy
·       “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller – hard copy
·       Animal Farm by George Orwell – hard copy
·       Night by Ellie Wiesel – hard copy
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