8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - January 27 to January 31

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PreAP/GT
Quizlets -   Fallacies/Rhetorical Devices             Quizlet Persuasive Terms

Academic 
*Persuasive Quiz Thursday 1/30     Quizlet Persuasive Terms

Monday, January 27

Pre-AP  

• Review Fallacies/Rhetoric
• "Position on Dodgeball in PE" & "The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym"
• Read articles and in journal (on next 2 pages) Identify:
• Claim w/ 3 examples of support 
• 3 fallacies
• 3 persuasive techniques
• For Each LABEL the technique/support/fallacy and provide quote with page number

Academic

• Finish Rhetoric/Fallacy Pathway in class
• "Position on Dodgeball in PE" 
• Read articles and in journal (on next 2 pages) Identify:
• Claim w/ 3 examples of support 
• 3 fallacies
• 3 persuasive techniques
• For Each LABEL the technique/support/fallacy and provide quote with page number

Tuesday, January 28

Pre-AP  

• Discuss Dodgeball Articles
• Persuasion in Advertising

Academic

• Discuss Dodgeball Articles
• Persuasion in Advertising print/commercial

Wednesday, January 29

Pre-AP  

• Persuasion in Advertising print/commercial

Academic

• Persuasion in Advertising print/commercial

Thursday, January 30

Pre-AP  

• Watch Dr. King's "I Have A Dream Speech"
• Discuss speech from visual/auditory aspect
• Annotate Speech

Academic

• Persuasive Quiz
• Watch Dr. King's "I Have A Dream Speech"
• Discuss speech from visual/auditory aspect

Friday, January 31

Pre-AP  

• Continue to annotate speech

Academic

• Continue to annotate speech

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

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PreAP/GT
*Latin Roots Exam Thursday, 1/23     Quizlet Set 3         Quizlet 1 & 2 Review
*NRI - Parallelism due Friday 1/24

Quizlets -   Fallacies/Rhetorical Devices             Quizlet Persuasive Terms
Academic 
*Latin Roots Exam Thursday, 1/23            Quizlet Set 3
*NRI - Parallelism due Friday 1/24
*Persuasive Quiz Thursday 1/30     Quizlet Persuasive Terms

Monday, January 20

NO SCHOOL 

Tuesday, January 21

Pre-AP  

• Parallelism Mini Lesson *NRI due on Friday)*
• Read "Should the Driving Age be raised to 18" and answer questions
• Review Teen Driving Ad and answer questions
• Identify Persuasive Techniques Worksheet  (due Friday)

Academic

• Parallelism Mini Lesson *NRI due on Friday)*
• Read "Should the Driving Age be raised to 18" and answer questions
• Review Teen Driving PSA Ad and answer questions (due Friday)
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Wednesday, January 22 - HS Visits

Pre-AP  

• Work on Articles
• NRI or Membean

Academic

• Work on Articles
• NRI or Membean

Thursday, January 23

Pre-AP  

• LATIN ROOTS EXAM SET 3

Academic

• LATIN ROOTS EXAM SET 3
• Driving Age Poster/Article Analysis (due tomorrow)

Friday, January 24

Pre-AP  

• NOREDINK - Parallelism due tonight at 11pm
• Review Persuasive Technique WOrksheet and Driving Age Articles
• Start Rhetoric/Fallacy Pathway (finish as homework)

Academic

• NOREDINK - Parallelism due tonight at 11pm
• Review Driving Age Articles
• Start Rhetoric/Fallacy Pathway (finish Monday)

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - January 13 to January 17

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PreAP/GT
*Idiom Poster due Tuesday, 1/14
* Work Cited Assignment due Thursday, 1/16
*Latin Roots Exam Thursday, 1/23     Quizlet Set 3         Quizlet 1 & 2 Review

Academic 
*Idiom Poster due Tuesday, 1/14
* Work Cited Assignment due Thursday, 1/16
*Latin Roots Exam Thursday, 1/23            Quizlet Set 3

Monday, January 13

Pre-AP  & Academic

• Ethos, Pathos, Logos ItsLearning Pathway 
• Contains notes, video examples, and assignment (due Wednesday)

Tuesday, January 14 

Pre-AP  

• Idiom Poster Due (quiz grade)
• Introduce Work Cited Assignment *due Thursday*
• Finish EPL Pathway
• "Why Can't I Live on French Fries?" - read and answer Q 1-4
• Identify examples of EPL in essay w/ evidence in journal

Academic

• Idiom Poster Due (quiz grade)
• Introduce Work Cited Assignment *due Thursday*
• Work on in class
• Finish EPL Pathway

Wednesday, January 15

Pre-AP  

• MLK Ethos/Pathos/Logos Packet
• Annotate each passage and answer questions over each section
• due Thursday

Academic

• Latin Roots Review Worksheet (due Thursday)
• "Why Can't I Live on French Fries?" - read and answer Q 1-4
• Identify examples of EPL in essay w/ evidence in journal

Thursday, January 16

Pre-AP  

• Discuss and check MLK Ethos/Pathos/Logos Packet
• Homework: Latin Roots Review Worksheet (due Friday)

Academic

• CHECK LR3 Review
• Start Persuasive Techniques Pathway on ItsLearning

Friday, January 17 

Pre-AP  

• Start Persuasive Techniques Pathway on ItsLearning (finish as homework)

Academic

• Finish Persuasive Techniques Pathway on ItsLearning

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - January 6 to January 10

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PreAP/GT
*Idiom Poster due Tuesday, 1/14

Academic 
*Idiom Poster due Tuesday, 1/14

Monday, January 6

No School - Teacher Professional Development Day

Tuesday, January 7

Pre-AP  & Academic

• Introduction to Idioms 
• Update passcodes: NRI, Membean, GG

Wednesday, January 8

Pre-AP  & Academic

• MAP TESTING - Activity 1st schedule
• Review Idiom packet
• Idiom poster assignment (quiz grade due 1/14)

Thursday, January 9

Pre-AP  & Academic

• MAP Testing - Activity 1st schedule
• IL Pathway - Parts of an Argument
• Read 2 Zoo Articles and Identify the Claim and arguments being made

Friday, January 10 - International Day

Pre-AP  & Academic

• Finish Articles from Thursday
• TPS results