8th Grade ELA (Academic) - February 29 - March 4

Academic Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Animal Farm Unit Exam - Thurs., March 10th

* NO Membean this week


Monday, February 29

• Grammar  p69-74 (due Friday) 
• Subject Compliment Video
• Discuss Chap 5
• Start Chapter 6

Homework: Grammar due Friday & Finish Chapter 6 and complete study guide questions

Tuesday, March 1

• Chapter 7
• Study Guide Questions for Chap 7

Homework: Study for quiz on Thursday

Wednesday, March 2

• Partner work -  Chap 5-7 Worksheet
• Start Chapter 8

Homework: Finish Chapter 8 and questions

Thursday, March 3

• Annotation Quiz - Chapter 7
• Grade Quiz
• Read Chapter 9

Homework: Finish annotating 9 and complete study guide questions

Friday, March 4

• Check Grammar p69-74 (daily grade)
• Chapter 10 

Homework: Finish annotating 10 and complete study guide questions/update character chart (due Monday)

8th Grade ELA (PreAP) - February 29 - March 4

Pre-AP Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

* Animal Farm Unit Exam - Tuesday, March 8

No Membean This Week

Monday, February 29

• Grammar p 93-100   (due Friday)
• Classifying Sentences Video 1  & Video 2
• 4 Function of Sentence Video 1  & Video 2
• Check Study Guide 1-8
• Read Chapter 9

Homework: Grammar

Tuesday, March 1

*Finish Chapter 9
* Complete Study Guide chap 9 (p32 of Journal)

Homework: Complete Study guide questions

Wednesday, March 2

• Chapter 10 Guided Listening and annotation
• Chapter 10 Study Guide (p33 of Journal)
• History Review Video 

Thursday, March 3

• Irony Worksheet
• Allegory Worksheet
• Post-Reading Questions & Discussion

Friday, March 4

• Check Grammar p 93-100 (daily grade)
• Russian History Review

Homework:  Rewatch the history video (optional)....

• Stalin Video (first 10 min)
• Stalin Terror & Image (first 15 minutes)

8th Grade ELA (PreAP) - February 22 - February 26

Pre-AP Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

* Chapter 1-4 Quiz - Thurs., Feb. 18

No Membean This Week

Monday, February 22

• Check Grammar p59-68
• Read Chapter 6 in class

Homework: Finish reading/annotating Chapter 6 for tomorrow & answer study guide question (p30J)

Tuesday, February 23

*Discuss Chapter 5-6
*Update Char Chart
*Start Chapter 7

Homework:

Wednesday, February 24

• Finish Chapter 7
• Discuss
• Study guide questions p31 of journal

Thursday, February 25

• Annotation Quiz - Chapter 7 (quiz grade)

Friday, February 26

• Check Grammar (daily grade)
• Read/Annotate Chapter 8 (active listening and discussion)

Homework: Finish chapter 8 and complete study guide questions on page 32 of journal

8th Grade ELA (Academic) - February 22 - February 26

Academic Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

* NO Membean this week


Monday, February 22

• Check Grammar p59-64
• Watch Indirect Objects Video - Grammar pages 64-68 due Friday
• Update character chart
• Read & Annotate Chapter 4

Homework: Finish reading/annotating chap 4 and answer study guide questions

Tuesday, February 23

• Discuss Chapter 3-4
• Select page annotation check/analysis
• Review Allegories so far in book

Homework: Study for quiz on Thursday

Wednesday, February 24

• Start Chapter 5

Thursday, February 25

• Quiz over Chapter 1-4
• Check Quiz

Friday, February 26

• Check Grammar (daily grade)
• Read\ Chapter 5

Homework: Finish chapter 5 (and annotate) and answer study guide questions

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8th Grade ELA (Academic) - February 15 - February 19

Academic Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

* NO Membean this week


Monday, February 15 

No School

Tuesday, February 16

• Finish Chapter 2
• Answer Chapter 2 Study Guide Questions

Homework: Finish reading chapter and answer questions

Wednesday, February 17

• Go over Persusasive Test
• Discuss Chapter 2

Thursday, February 18

• Read Chap 3 in class -- Active Listening w/ guided annotation

Homework: Bring Grammar Book tomorrow

Friday, February 19

• Grammar - Direct Objects (p 59-64) due Monday
• Finish reading chapter 3

Homework: Finish grammar and reading chapter 3

8th Grade ELA (PreAP) - February 15 - February 19

Pre-AP Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

* Chapter 1-4 Quiz - Thurs., Feb. 18

No Membean This Week

Monday, February 15

No School

Tuesday, February 16

*Discuss Chapter 3
* Start Chapter 4 - Active Listening w/ annotations in class

Homework: In Journal p 28 - Journal Question #3 & on page 29 Chapter 3 Study Guide Questions

Wednesday, February 17

• Finish Chapter 4 (write summaries or 3 & 4 on first page of chapter)
• Start Chapter 5 - Active Listening

Homework: Study for Quiz tomorrow & Study Guide Chapter 4 questions (on Journal p30)

Thursday, February 18

• Chapter 1-4 Quiz (check in class)
• Finish Chapter 5

Homework: Chapter 5 study guide questions (add to page 30 of journal) & BRING GRAMMAR BOOK TOMORROW

Friday, February 19

• Grammar - Direct & Indirect Objects p 59-68 due Monday
• Finish reading chapter 5

Homework: complete grammar and reading last 3 pages of chapter 5

8th Grade ELA (PreAP) - February 8 - February 12

Pre-AP Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

* Persuasive Exam - Tuesday, February 9 (Persuasive Techniques, Old Major's Speech, Elements of an Argument, Fallacies, Chapter 1)

Membean Window Opens this week - 75 minute due by February 14th  (quiz grade)

Monday, February 8

*Present Posters (review Old Majors Speech)
* Beasts of England Analysis Worksheet *due Wed*

Tuesday, February 9

*Persuasive Elements Exam

Wednesday, February 10

• Go over Persuasive Exam
• Check Beasts of England
• Answer Journal Questions 1 & 2 in Journal Side of Notebook (#1-p25 & #2 p26) each answer needs to be 1/2-3/4 page in length.

Thursday, February 11

• Read Chapter 2 & 3 and complete character worksheet (in packet)
• Answer chapter 1-2 questions

Friday, February 12

• Discuss Chapter 2-3

8th Grade ELA (Academic) - February 8 - February 12

Academic Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

* Persuasive Elements Test (Persuasive Techniques, Old Major's Speech, Elements of an Argument, Rhetorical Devices, Fallacies,) - Thursday, February 11 

* Membean Window Open - 60 minutes due by February 14th (quiz grade)

Monday, February 8 
*Continue reading Chapter 1 and analyzing Old Majors Speech
* Pass out Study Guide over Persuasive Elements Test *due Wed*

Homework: Membean/Study Guide (due Wed)

Tuesday, February 9

• Finish Chapter 1
• Analyze Beasts of England (worksheet)

Homework: Study Guide due tomorrow

Wednesday, February 10

• Go over study guide
• Pass out Animal Farm Packet (in-class and homework for what is not completed)
• Characterization Chart (fill in Mollie, Mr. Jones, Boxer, Clover, Benjamin, Moses, The Cat)
• Study Guide #1-3 & #1 of Chapter 1

Thursday, February 11

• Persuasive Technique Exam 

Friday, February 12

• Finish chapter 2

Homework: Membean must be finished by Sunday (60 min) & Study Guide for Chapter 2

8th Grade ELA (Academic) - February 1 - February 5

Academic Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

* Latin Roots Test (over both sets) - Tuesday, February 2  --> Combined Link

* Membean Window Open - 60 minutes due by February 14th (quiz grade)

Monday, February 1 
* FINAL DRAFT DUE of Letter to Editor
* Discuss MLK Speech Packet
* Pass out Russian History Notes/Animal Farm Notes

Homework: Membean

Tuesday, February 2

• LATIN ROOTS EXAM

Wednesday, February 3

• Discuss Allegory, satire, fable
• Video on Background/Context
• Begin Russian History 

Thursday, February 4

• Finish Russian History Notes
• Stalin Video (first 10 min)
• Stalin Terror & Image (first 15 minutes)
• Start Chapt 1 (active reading w/ annotation in class)

Friday, February 5

• Finish Chapter 1 w/ annotations
• Complete character chart and chapter 1 questions in packet. 

8th Grade ELA (PreAP) - February 1 - February 5

Pre-AP Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!
*Students need Animal Farm by George Orwell by Friday, January 15th. It needs to be new copy without annotations.

* Latin Roots Test over Set 3 (includes roots from set 1 and 2) - Tuesday, February 2  ----> Quizlet Link   &  Set 1 & 2 Review Link

* Persuasive Exam - Tuesday, February 9 (Persuasive Techniques, Old Major's Speech, Elements of an Argument, Fallacies, Chapter 1)

Membean Window Opens this week - 75 minute due by February 14th  (quiz grade)

Monday, February 1

* Finish Russian Notes
     *Video on Background/Context of Animal Farm
* Discuss Stalin Regime
* Start Chap 1 (read in class...active listening/annotating)

Homework: Membean & finish any annotation not completed in class

Tuesday, February 2

• Latin Roots Exam

Wednesday, February 3

• Finish Chapter 1
• Complete character chart (in packet) for chapter 1 & write summary on first page
• Old Major Speech Analysis Chart w/ partner

Thursday, February 4

• Old Major Speech Poster Project
• Req: Old Major offers 3 claims in his speech:
• 1. The life of an animal is misery and slavery.
  2. Man is the only creature that consumes without producing.
  3. All men are enemies. All animals are comrades.

Choose 1 claim to analyze. Include the following sections. Choose how you want to arrange this information on your poster. Include visuals!!!!!
**Claim(position/argument)?- PICK ONE FROM ABOVE.

**Evidence used for the particular claim?- Provide the type of evidence it is(facts, quotes, statistics, anecdotes, examples) and cite evidence from the text (either direct quotation or paraphrasing).

**Persuasive technique(s) used and logical fallacies?-

**Counterarguments?- (identify 2 for the whole speech)

** Loaded words?-

Friday, February 5

• Old Major Speech Project Continued (due Monday)