8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - October 29 - November 2

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Pearl CD Project - Thursday, November 8th (ACADEMIC)

*Act 1/Background Exam - PREAP ONLY Tues, Nov 6
*WANTED POSTER Project (PREAP ONLY) - Tues, Nov 13

Monday, October 29

Pre-AP 

• Finish Act 1 Crucible 
• Worksheet: Dialogue/Characterization 

 Academic

• Pearl Project Work Day

Tuesday, October 30

Pre-AP   

• Complete the following worksheets for Act 1
• A Look at Act 1
• Mary Warren Act 1 (only top half)
• Study Guide Act 1 (remaining questions)
• Conflict Act 1 (ACT 1 only)
• Act 1 Review Sheet

Academic

• Pearl Project Work Day

Wednesday, October 31

Pre-AP   

• Check all worksheets (daily grade)

Academic

• The Giver Book Check
• Pearl SAR

Thursday, November 1

Pre-AP

• Watch Act 1 -- Viewing

Academic

• The Giver Intro Information
• Explain Lit Circles and duties

Friday, November 2

Pre-AP

• Finish viewing - Review Act 1

Academic

• Start The Giver - Chap 1-2

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - October 22 - October 26

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

No Red Ink - Hyphen Quiz - Due Friday 10/26 @ 4pm

Latin Roots 2 Exam - Thursday, October 25th  (PREAP)
LR2 Quizlet Link 

Pearl Exam - Thursday, October 25th (ACADEMIC)
Pearl Vocab Quizlet

Latin Roots 2 Exam - Tuesday, October 30th (ACADEMIC)
LR2 Quizlet Link

Monday, October 22

Pre-AP 

• Start Act 1 of The Crucible
• Discuss and do questions "Study Guide Act 1" #1-3

 Academic

• Introduce Pearl CD Project (due November 8th)

Tuesday, October 23

Pre-AP   

• Continue Crucible Act I (to page 15)
• Complete questions up to #9 w/ page numbers and quotes

Academic

• Pearl UNIT EXAM

Wednesday, October 24

Pre-AP   

• Continue Act I
• Answer Questions
• Study for Roots Exam Tomorrow

Academic

• Project Work Day

Thursday, October 25

Pre-AP

• LATIN ROOTS SET 2 EXAM

Academic

• LATIN ROOTS SET 2 EXAM

Friday, October 26

Pre-AP

• Continue/Finish Act I

Academic

• Project Work Day

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - October 14 - October 18

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

No Red Ink - Punctuation Lesson/Quiz - Due Friday 10/18 @ 4pm

Latin Roots 2 Exam - Thursday, October 25th  (PREAP)
LR2 Quizlet Link 

Pearl Exam - Thursday, October 25th (ACADEMIC)
Pearl Vocab Quizlet

Latin Roots 2 Exam - Tuesday, October 30th (ACADEMIC)
LR2 Quizlet Link

Monday, October 14

Pre-AP 

• Review Exam
• Anticipatory Set - Crucible
• Freewrite - 3 words
• The Cultures that Shape You Worksheet (in packet)

 Academic

• Go Over Quiz 3-4
• Finish reading chapter 5
• Chapter 5 questions & DEJ

Tuesday, October 15

Pre-AP   

• 2 Articles over Crucible
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Academic

• Read first 1/2 of chapter 6
• Do questions 1-5

Wednesday, October 16

Pre-AP   

• Salem History Channel Documentary
• Homework: "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" & "Puritans and Puritanism"
• Annotate each passage and answer the questions 

Academic

• Finish Chapter 6
• Questions 5-9

Thursday, October 17

Pre-AP

• Review Sinners & Puritans
• Fill-In-Blank Background Worksheet

Academic

• Personification Worksheet (in packet)
• Theme Worksheet (in packet)

Friday, October 18

Pre-AP

• Check and discuss worksheets and Puritan history

Academic

• Theme Worksheet
• Check Study Guide 5-6
• Review Chapter 6

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

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Summer Reading Project -
Academic - Due Tuesday, October 2nd

Quiz - Thursday, October 4
PreAp - Chapters 3-4
Academic - Chapters 1-2

Academic - Chapter 3-4 Quiz on Thursday, October 11

PreAP ONLY - Pearl Exam October 11th

Monday, October 8

NO SCHOOL - Teacher Prof Development

Tuesday, October 9

Pre-AP   

• Check Vocab sheet (daily grade) & Chapter 6 questions
• Theme chart (in packet)
• Symbol of the Pearl Journaling 
• 
  

Academic

• Read Chapter 4 
• Complete quesitons and DEH

Wednesday, October 10

PSAT EXAM

Thursday, October 11

Pre-AP   

• Review Themes & Symbols
• SAR - The Pearl

Academic

• Review 3 & 4
• Go over Questions for 3 & 4
• Characterization Worksheet

Friday, October 12

Pre-AP

• Pearl Exam

Academic

• Chapter 3-4 Exam
• Start Chapter 5

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - October 1 - October 5

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Summer Reading Project -
Academic - Due Tuesday, October 2nd

Quiz - Thursday, October 4
PreAp - Chapters 3-4
Academic - Chapters 1-2

Academic - Chapter 3-4 Quiz on Thursday, October 11

PreAP ONLY - Pearl Exam October 11th

Monday, October 1

Pre-AP   

• Check Chapter 2 Questions
• Read Chapter 3
• Complete Reading Questions with quotes and page numbers
• Characterization worksheet w/ quotes

Academic

• Check Chapter1 Questions and Review
• Chapter 1 Double Journal Entry (DEJ)
• Complete Reading Questions with quotes and page numbers

Tuesday, October 2

Pre-AP   

• Discuss Chapter 3
• Check questions and Characterization worksheet
• Read Chapter 4 Active Listening

Academic

• Read Chapter 2 Questions
• Complete Reading Questions with quotes and page numbers & DEJ

Wednesday, October 3

Pre-AP   

• Check Chapter 4 Q
• Complete Personification Worksheet & Chapter Questions w/ quotes
• Read chapter 5

Academic

• Review Chapter 2 and questions
• Read Chapter 3 (first 6 pages)
• Complete Reading Questions with quotes and page numbers #1-5

Thursday, October 4

Pre-AP   

• Chapter 3-4 Quiz
• Start Chapter 6

Academic

• Chapter 1-2 Quiz
• Finish Chapter 3

Friday, October 5 - Activity Last  Schedule

Pre-AP

• Finish Chapter 6 w/ questions

Academic

• Characterization worksheet and Chapter 3 questions
• DEJ Chapter 3
• Chapter 3 review