8th Grade ELA (Academic) - March 28 - April 1

Academic Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!
* Membean - 60 Minutes due Sunday 4/10

Monday,  March 28

• Membean Window Opens (due April 10 - 60 Minutes)
• Grammar pages 101-108 (due Friday)
• BrainPop - Poetry & Metaphor/Simile
• In Class Activity (daily grade)
• Read "Lineage" p609 answer questions #1-5 in journal

Homework: Membean & Grammar (due Friday) 

Tuesday, March 29

• STAAR MATH
• In Class: Complete poems from Monday

Homework: none

Wednesday, March 30

• STAAR READING
• In Class: Complete poems from Monday

Homework: none

Thursday, March 31

• "Ginko & Willow" p 612
• Identify different types of imagery (5-8 examples)
• What do you see?
• What does it mean?
• "Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes   w/ worksheet

Homework: Grammar p101-108 & finish annotating "Dream Deferred"

Friday, April 1

• Check Grammar (daily grade)
• "Lesson of Moth" p618-620
• "Identity" p621
• Answer Questions on p622  #1-8 and Venn Diagram

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP) - March 28 - April 1

Pre-AP Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

• Poetry Vocab Quiz - Thursday, March 28

* Membean - 75 Minutes due Sunday 4/10

Monday,  March 28

• Membean Window Opens (due April 10 - 75 Minutes)
• Grammar pages 113-120 (due Friday)
• Common Usage Problems Resource 
• Read Willow & Ginko p611
• Create chart with columns: List Images, What do I notice?, What does it mean?
• Read "Lesson of  Moth" p 618-620 & "Identity" p621
• Answer questions #1-8 in journal and complete compare/contrast worksheet

Homework: Membean & Grammar (due Friday)

Tuesday, March 29

• STAAR MATH
• In Class: Complete poems from Monday

Homework: none

Wednesday, March 30

• STAAR READING
• In Class: Complete poems from Monday

Homework: none

Thursday, March 31

• Go over poems from Monday/Tuesday  (daily grade)
• Go over packet
• "On the Grasshopper and the Cricket" p 633
• "Ode to Solitude" p639
• Answer questions #1-8 (skip #5) in journal
• w/ worksheet paraphrase

Homework: Grammar p113-120 & Finish poems from today

Friday, April 1

• Check Grammar 
• Check "Grasshopper" & "Solitude" questions (daily grade w/ "Identity" & "Moth")
• "Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes w/ worksheet
• "Strange Fruit" w/ worksheet

Homework: Membean & Poem completion

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP) - March 21 - March 25

Pre-AP Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

* NO Membean this week

Welcome back from Spring Break!

Monday,  March 21

• Start Poetry Unit
• Read and annotate "A Poet's Advice to Students" 
• Answer in Journal - Explain the message Cummings is trying to communicate. Do you agree/disagree? Why?
• Write a 5-7 sentence summary of the peice
• Poetry Vocab (glue into notes side of journal)
• Poetry Vocab #1-15 completed for Tuesday

Homework: Finish above for homework (if not done in class)

Tuesday, March 22

• Basics of Poetry p 604-609 in textbook
• Read as a class/discuss
• Complete worksheet "The Basics"
• Read "Lineage" answer questions #1-5 in journal

Wednesday, March 23

• Brain Pop Poetry & Simile/ Metaphor
• Poetry Brain Pop Daily Grade Activity
• Class annotation of "Lineage" 

Homework: none

Thursday, March 24

• Packet "Sound Devices Foundation Lesson" 
• Read p 611 "Willow and Ginkos" and create a chart with and identify the following:
• List Images
• What do I notice?
• What does it mean?

Friday, March 25

• NO School

8th Grade ELA (Academic) - March 21 - March 25

Academic Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

* NO Membean this week

Welcome back from Spring Break!

Monday,  March 21

• Animal Farm Essay 
• Go over packet
• Brainstorm topic, construct thesis, write intro
• Start body paragraph 1 w/ evidence

Homework: Finish above for homework (if not done in class)

Tuesday, March 22

• Animal Farm Essay 
• Body paragraph 2 w/ evidence
• Conclusion
• Turn in
Homework: none

Wednesday, March 23

• Start Poetry Unit
• Read "A Poets Advice to Students" by E.E. Cummings
• Poetry Vocab #1-19 (glue into journal)

Homework: none

Thursday, March 24

• Go over vocab definitions
• Basics of Poetry p 604-609 in textbook
• Read as a class/discuss
• Complete worksheet "The Basics"
• Read "Lineage" answer questions #1-5 in journal

Friday, March 25

• NO School

8th Grade ELA (Academic) - March 7 - March 11

Academic Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Animal Farm Unit Exam - Thurs., March 10th
 ---- Study book annotations, irony worksheet, Russian History chart, study guide questions, fallacy/persuasive notes, beginning of unit notes, plot, and characters.

* NO Membean this week


Monday,  March 7

• Grammar p.93-100  (due Friday) 
• Classifying Sentences Video 1  & Video 2
• 4 Function of Sentence Video 1  & Video 2
• Turn in character chart and check study guide packet 5-10
• Irony Worksheet
• Russian History Worksheet

Homework: Finish worksheets (if not completed) due Wed

Tuesday, March 8

• STAAR Science & Social Studies Practice Test

Wednesday, March 9

• Go over worksheets
• Crossword Puzzle (due Friday)

Homework: Study for Exam tomorrow

Thursday, March 10

• Animal Farm Unit Exam

Homework: Grammar *due tomorrow*

Friday, March 11

• Check Grammar p93-100 (daily grade)
• Review Unit Exam (retake Monday morning after Spring Break)

Homework: Have a great Spring Break!

8th Grade ELA (PreAP) - March 7 - March 11

Pre-AP Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Animal Farm Unit Exam - Thurs., March 10th
---Study book annotations, irony worksheet, Russian History chart, study guide questions, fallacy/persuasive notes, beginning of unit notes, plot, and characters.

* NO Membean this week


Monday,  March 7

• Grammar p101-112  (due Friday) 
• Introduce Writing Assignment 
• Video Review

Homework: Study for Exam & Work on Grammar

Tuesday, March 8

• STAAR Science & Social Studies Practice Test

Wednesday, March 9

• Timed Writing

Homework: Study for Exam tomorrow

Thursday, March 10

• Animal Farm Unit Exam

Homework: Grammar *due tomorrow*

Friday, March 11

• Check Grammar (daily grade)
• Review Unit Exam (retake Monday morning after Spring Break)

Homework: ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK!