8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - March 18 - March 22

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

Latin Roots Set 4 Exam - Thursday, March 28th   - Review Quizlet
    *Includes Roots from Sets 1-3   -  Review Quizlet 
Poetry Exam - Tuesday, April 2nd -  Vocab Study Quizlet


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ACADEMIC

Poetry Vocab Quiz - Tuesday, March 26th
Latin Roots Set 4 Exam - Thursday, March 28th -   Review Quizlet
Poetry Exam - Tuesday, April 2nd-  Vocab Study Quizlet

Monday, March 18

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 19

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 20 - Practice STAAR

Pre-AP

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

Academic

• Finish Poems from Tuesday 

Thursday, March 21

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

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

Friday, March 22

Pre-AP

• Check Latin Roots Set 4 Worksheet
• Check "Grasshopper" & "Solitude" questions (daily grade w/ "Identity" & "Moth")
• Homework: "Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes w/ worksheet & "Strange Fruit" w/ worksheet

Academic

• Discuss "Lesson of Moth" & "Identity"
• "Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes w/ worksheet