8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - March 27 - March 31

Announcements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP
Poetry Exam - Tuesday, April 4   Quizlet Vocab

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ACADEMIC

Poetry Vocab Quiz - Thursday, March 29 ----> Quizlet Study LinkPoetry Exam - Tuesday, April 4

Monday,  March 27

Pre-AP

• Check "Dream Deferred" & "Strange Fruit" - daily grade
• Read "Boots of Spanish Leather" p 658
• Answer questions on worksheet 

Academic

• "On the Grasshopper and the Cricket" p 633
• w/ worksheet paraphrase
• Read "Ode to Solitude" 
• Complete paraphrase worksheet and questions #1-8 (skip 5) on p643

Tuesday, March 28 & Wednesday, March 29  - STAAR Reading/Math

Pre-AP

• Haiku Assignment *quiz grade due Monday*

Academic 

• Haiku Assignment *quiz grade due Monday*

Thursday, March 30

Pre-AP

• Check and Discuss "Boots of Spanish Leather"
• "Road Not Taken"

Academic

• Poetry Vocab Quiz
• "Road Not Taken"

Friday, March 31

Pre-AP

• Discuss "Road Not Taken"
• Poetry Packet (due Monday)

Academic

• Check Quiz
• Read "Boots of Spanish Leather" w/ worksheet  (Partner/Trio)

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - March 20 - March 24

Announcements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Welcome back from Spring Break!

PRE-AP
Poetry Exam - Tuesday, April 4
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ACADEMIC 
Poetry Exam - Tuesday, April 4

Monday,  March 20

Pre-AP  & Academic 

• Read and annotate "A Poet's Advice to Students" 
• Answer in Journal -  1 paragraph each
• Explain the message Cummings is trying to communicate. 
• Do you agree/disagree? Why?
• Pre-AP ONLY - Write a 5-7 sentence summary of the piece

Tuesday, March 21

Pre-AP  & Academic 

• Brain Pop Poetry & Simile/ Metaphor
• Poetry Brain Pop Daily Grade Activity
• Class annotation of "Lineage" p609

 Wednesday, March 22

Pre-AP

• Read p 611 "Willow and Ginkos" and create a chart with and identify the following:
• Create chart with columns: List Images  (8 examples), 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

Academic 

• Read p 611 "Willow and Ginkos" and create a chart with and identify the following:
• List Images (5-6 examples)
• What do I notice/see?
• What does it mean?

Thursday, March 23

Pre-AP

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

Academic

• Discuss "Willow/Ginkos"
• "Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes w/ worksheet

Friday, March 24

Pre-AP

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

Academic

• • Read "Lesson of  Moth" p 618-620 & "Identity" p621
  • Answer questions #1-8 in journal and complete compare/contrast worksheet (Venn diagram)

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - March 6 - March 10

Announcements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!


PRE-AP
 PowerPoint of Notes - Persuasive Techniques
Russian Revolution Notes & Animal Farm Notes
Animal Farm Study Guide - Pre-AP       &      Character Chart
Animal Farm Exam - Tuesday, March 7

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ACADEMIC 

 PowerPoint of Notes  - Persuasive Techniques

Russian Revolution Notes & Animal Farm Notes
Animal Farm Study Guide - Acad            &       Character Chart

Chapter Summary PowerPoint

Animal Farm Exam - Tuesday, March 7
Study:        
Study your “Persuasive Terms” notes.
Know difference between allegory, satire, fable

-          Be able to match the characters to their description

-          Know the difference between literate vs illiterate

-          Know the meaning of the word oppress/oppressor

-          Understand/apply irony

-          What common interest do the pigs share with the human farmers?

-          What is Napoleon’s attitude about education?

-          Comparison chart: characters vs history

Monday,  March 6

Pre-AP

• Discuss Irony worksheet (check)
• Go over chapter summaries
• Crossword Puzzle (due end of class)


• Identify and explain 2 quotes for the following themes in AF.  
• Corruption in Leadership
• Lies/Deceit
• Naivety of Working Class

Academic

• Discuss Irony worksheet (check)
• Crossword Puzzle (due end of class)

Tuesday, March 7

Pre-AP

• Animal Farm Exam

Academic

• Animal Farm Exam

 Wednesday, March 8

Pre-AP

• Go Over Test
• AF Video
• Intro AF Essay - brainstorm/prep but not write

Academic 

• Go Over Test
• AF Video
• Intro AF Essay - brainstorm/prep but not write

Thursday, March 9

Pre-AP

• AF Essay 
• In-Class completion

Academic

• AF Essay 
• In-Class completion

Friday, March 10

Pre-AP

• Poetry Vocab - define all words using textbook
• Add 27. Consonance   to sheet

Academic

• Poetry Vocab - define all words using textbook