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

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PreAP
*Rough Draft Letter - Wednesday, August 21
*Final Draft due - Friday, August 23
* Summer Reading Project (quiz grade) due - Tuesday, September 3
*Latin Roots Exam - Tuesday, September 10


Academic 
*Rough Draft Letter - Friday, August 23
*Final Draft due - Tuesday, August 27
* Summer Reading Project (quiz grade) due - Thursday, September 5
*Latin Roots Exam - Tuesday, September 10

Monday, August 19

Pre-AP  & Academic

• Lit devices Pre-Assessment
• Work on Letter
• Introduce Summer Reading Project 

Tuesday, August 20

Pre-AP  & Academic

• Trait Card Due
• Assemble Writer's Notebook

Wednesday, August 21

Pre-AP  

• Peer edit TYPED rough draft of letter
• Final is due Friday stapled with rubic on top
• NoodleTools Mini Lesson
• Homework: Latin Roots Set 1 Worksheet (due tomorrow)

Academic

• Latin Roots Set 1 List
• Latin Roots Set 1 Worksheet (for accuracy)

Thursday, August 22

Pre-AP  

• Bloom's Taxonomy
• Check LR1 Worksheet (daily grade)
• Watch Annotation Video on ItsLearning
• Annotate "Masks" by Shel Silverstein

Academic

• Check LR1 Worksheet
• Complete "Best Word for the Job" & "Precise Langauge" worksheets (due Monday)

Friday, August 23

Pre-AP

• Final Draft of Letter due
• Discuss "Masks"
• "Sleeping" Annotate & Answer Questions

Academic

• Peer edit TYPED rough draft of letter
• Final is due Tuesday stapled with rubic on top