8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - September 5 - 9

 Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Tuesday, September 15 - Summer Reading Proj. Due
September 20th - Latin Roots Exam
Monday, September 19th - Membean Starts (60 minutes due Oct. 2nd)

Summer Reading Information

• Pre-AP - Project Directions    -       Sample Proj.    -     Rubric

• Academic - DOWNLOAD THIS FORM       -    Rubric       -      Example

Monday,  September 5

• LABOR DAY - No School

Tuesday, September 4

Pre-AP

• Thesis Statement PowerPoint w/ notes on page 18 of Writer's Notebook
• Thesis Statement Journal on page 5&6
• See PPT Notes Above - On page 5 write the prompt & Strong Thesis
• On page 5-6 - Write a one paragraph response using the thesis you were given for Sleeping (see notes link above).  Make sure to PROVE the thesis with SUPPORT from the "Sleeping" text.  (use Introduce/State Explain Notes on Page 11 of your Notebook for reference)
• Using the same prompt, write 2 Thesis Statements for "Sleeping" based on notes (Journal Page 5 at bottom)  
• Write about a time when you experienced loss (Journal Page 6)  

Academic

• Class Annotation of  Silverstein's "Abigail and the Pony"
• Point of View Notes
• Point of View Practice

Homework: Work on Summer Reading Project

Wednesday, September 7

Pre-AP

• Share journal entry on loss with a partner
• Discuss "Sleeping" thesis statements w/ small group analysis
• Annotate "Mother to Son" and glue in page 7 of your journal

Academic

• Life Is.... brainstorm and class discussion
• Annotate/Analyze "Mother to Son" glue on page 5 of your journal

Thursday, September 8

• Pre-AP
  
  • Annotation Tips & Tricks PPT
  • Class Annotation & Discussion of "M2S"
  
  
  Academic
  • Latin Roots Set 1 Quiz
  • Class Annotation & Discussion of "M2S"

  
  
  Homework: Work on Summer Reading Project

Friday, September 9

Pre-AP

• "Mother to Son" Timed Writing
• "Miss Rosie" poem annotation and analysis

Academic

• Thesis Statement PPT
• Thesis Practice

Homework: Work on Summer Reading Project