8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - February 12 - February 16

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

*Persuasive Unit/Chapter 1 Exam - Tuesday, February 13

***The test is 40 questions, all multiple choice, on scantrons. Study your Persuasion Terms Notes/Definitions AND Old Major’s Speech.***

* What are the 4 parts of an argument?

* What are opposing arguments vs counterarguments?

* Make sure you know the persuasive techniques/appeals.

* Make sure you know the logical fallacies.

*What is the major difference between a hasty generalization and stereotype?

*Make sure you know your rhetorical devices.

*Mark sure you know parts of an argument and types of support

*Know examples by categories (House of Persuasion): Rhetorical Devices, Fallacies, Persuasive Techniques, Parts of Argument, Appeals, Types of Support

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Animal Farm- Old Major’s speech

*Give examples of the loaded words used in the speech.

* Identify the 2 opposing arguments/counterarguments in the speech.

* Identify the logical fallacies in the speech- oversimplification, stereotype, false cause/effect, card stacking

* Identify the rhetorical devices in the speech (analogy, parallelism, anaphora….etc)

* Letter to Editor (major grade) - Rough draft due Friday, Feb 16; Final draft due Tuesday, February 20

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ACADEMIC

*Persuasive Unit/Chapter 1 Exam - Tuesday, February 13 -- See above for review information

* Letter to Editor (major grade) - Rough draft due Tuesday, February 20 Final draft due Thursday, February 22


Notes: Persusion (both PreAP & Acad) - Persuasive Technique PPT    /   Fallacy/Rhetoric PPT

Notes: Animal Farm (both PreAP & Acad) -  Satire/Allegory        /      Russian History

Monday, February 12

Pre-AP

•  Into Letter to Editor (rough draft due Friday TYPED)
• Rubric
• Concept Map

Academic

• Into Letter to Editor (rough draft due Tues 2/20 TYPED)
• Rubric
• Concept Map

Tuesday, February 13

Pre-AP

• Chapter 1/Persuasive Unit Exam
• Work on Rough Draft when done

Academic

• Chapter 1/Persuasive Unit Exam
• Work on Rough Draft when done

Wednesday, February 14

Pre-AP

• Letter to Editor Work Day w/ computers
• Rough draft due Friday

Academic

• Letter to Editor Work Day w/ computers

Thursday, February 15

Pre-AP

• Review Test
• Read Chapter 2 w/ Active Listening
• Answer study guide questions

Academic

• Review Test
• Letter to Editor Work Day w/ computers

Friday, February 16

Pre-AP

• Peer Edit LtoE 
• Final Draft due Tuesday w/ works cited (PROPERLY FORMATTED)
• Chapter 3 w/ Active Listening (finish as homework)
• Answer study guide questions

Academic

• Read Chapter 2 w/ Active Listening
• Answer study guide questions
• Start Chapter 3 (finish for homework)
• Rough Draft due Tuesday