8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - March 26- March 30

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

Poetry Exam - Tuesday, April 3rd   -- Vocab Study Quizlet
Latin Roots Set 4 - Thursday, April 12
     *Latin Roots Set 4 Quizlet
     * Latin Roots Set 1-3 Review Quizlet  (will be matching on test)


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ACADEMIC

Poetry Vocab Quiz - Tuesday, March 27th -   Vocab Study Quizlet
Poetry Exam - Tuesday, April 3rd --  Vocab Study Quizlet
Latin Roots Set 4 - Thursday, April 12 - Quizlet

Monday, March 26

Pre-AP

• Check "Dream Deferred" and "Strange Fruit"
• Read "Boots of Spanish Leather" p 658
• Answer questions on worksheet 

Academic

• Discuss "Moth" & "Identity"
• "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 27

Pre-AP

• Haiku Assignment *quiz grade due Monday
• Check/Discuss "Boots"
• "Road Not Taken" EC (due Thursday)

Academic

• Poetry Vocab Quiz
• Haiku Assignment *quiz grade due Tuesday*
• Discuss poems from yesterday

Wednesday, March 28

Pre-AP

• Sound Device Poetry Packet (due Monday)

Academic

• Read & Listen to "Boots of Spanish Leather" p 658 w/ partner
• Answer questions on worksheet 

Thursday, March 29

Pre-AP

• "It's All I Have to Give" & "We Alone" p 626
• Finish Packet from Tuesday

Academic

• "It's All I Have to Give" & "We Alone" p 626
• Discuss "Boots"

Friday, March 30  -  No School

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - March 19 - March 23

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

Poetry Exam - Tuesday, April 3rd -  Vocab Study Quizlet

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ACADEMIC

Poetry Vocab Quiz - Tuesday, March 27th
Poetry Exam - Tuesday, April 3rd -  Vocab Study Quizlet

Monday, March 19

Pre-AP

• Brain Pop Poetry & Simile/ Metaphor
• Poetry Brain Pop Daily Grade Activity
• p604-608 w/ notes worksheet 9 & 10 (in packet)

Academic

• Brain Pop Poetry & Simile/ Metaphor
• Poetry Brain Pop Daily Grade Activity
• p604-608 w/ notes worksheet 9 & 10 (in packet)

Tuesday, March 20

Pre-AP

• Go over Notes Worksheet
• Class annotation of "Lineage" p609
• Questions 1-5 on page 609 in journal

Academic

• Go over Notes Worksheet
• Class annotation of "Lineage" p609
• Questions 1-5 on page 609 in journal

Wednesday, March 21

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?
• Read "Intro to Poetry" p 614
• Questions 1-7 in journal 

Thursday, March 22

Pre-AP

• Go over poems from Wednesday  (daily grade combined with today's assignment)
• "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 23

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 5 - March 9

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

*Animal Farm Exam - Tuesday, March 6th 

-"Persuasion Terms" notes (look over all notes except the “rhetorical devices” page)

- look over annotations from ch.5 to the end of the book

- Comparison chart (character vs history) 

- be able to apply literary terms (identify characterization, irony, theme…)
- read over chapter questions 

- Review Satire/Fable/Allegory notes

-50 questions (matching or multiple choice)

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ACADEMIC

*Animal Farm Exam - Tuesday, March 6th 

-          Study your “Persuasive Terms” notes.

-          Review your Satire/Fable/Allegory notes

-          Be able to match the characters to their description

-          Know the difference between literate vs illiterate
       Read over chapter questions

-          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 

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

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

Monday, March 5

Pre-AP

• Go over Allegory worksheet
• Animal Farm Video Scenes

Academic

• Go over Allegory worksheet
• Animal Farm Video Scenes

Tuesday, March 6

Pre-AP

• Animal Farm Exam

Academic

• Animal Farm Exam

Wednesday, March 7

Pre-AP

• Review Test
• Finish Movie

Academic

• Review Test
• Finish Movie

Thursday, March 8

Pre-AP

• 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?
•  Write a 5-7 sentence summary of the piece

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?
•  Write a 5-7 sentence summary of the piece

Friday, March 9

Pre-AP

• Poetry Vocab - define all words using textbook

Academic

• Poetry Vocab - define all words using textbook