8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - September 24 - September 28

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Summer Reading Project -
PreAP - Due Thursday, September 27th
Academic - Due Tuesday, October 2nd

Literature Elements Exam - Thursday, September 27   Quizlet Link
*Know Literary Terms and how to apply & identify them in stories, poems, essays, books..etc

Monday, September 24

Pre-AP & Academic

• Intro to The Pearl
• Anticipation Journal
• "Golden Egg" by Aesop 

Tuesday, September 25

Pre-AP & Academic

• Start Chapter 1 - Active Listening in class
• Answer chapter 1 questions in complete sentences WITH page numbers and quotes

Wednesday, September 26

Pre-AP   

• Discuss chapter 1
• Start Chapter 2

Academic

• Finish Chapter 1
• Go over questions
• Star Chapter 2

Thursday, September 27

Pre-AP & Academic

• Literary Terms Exam
• PreAP - SRP Phone Project due today

Friday, September 28

Pre-AP

• Review exam
• continue in Pearl

Academic

• Review exam
• continue in Pearl

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - September 17 - September 21

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Summer Reading Project -
PreAP - Due Thursday, September 27th
Academic - Due Tuesday, October 2nd

No Red Ink - Citation Lesson/Quiz - Due Friday 9/21

Literature Elements Exam - Thursday, September 27   Quizlet Link
*Know Literary Terms and how to apply & identify them in stories, poems, essays, books..etc

Monday, September 17

Pre-AP & Academic

• Work on Song Analysis Project

Tuesday, September 18

Pre-AP & Academic

• Work on Song Analysis Project (due Thursday)

Wednesday, September 19

Pre-AP   

• Discuss Tone/Characterization
• "Roaches" Poems - annotate complete questions (finish tomorrow)

Academic

• Annotate/Draw "Miss Rosie"

Thursday, September 20

Pre-AP

• Group Song Analysis Due
• Discuss "Roaches"/Complete questions
• Lit Elements Test Review Sheet

Academic

• Group Song Analysis Due
• Discuss "Miss Rosie"/Draw her with quotes from the text
• Lit Elements Test Review Sheet

Friday, September 21

Pre-AP

• No Red Ink - Citation Lesson/Quiz due
• Grammar Diagnostic (in class)

Academic

• No Red Ink - Citation Lesson/Quiz  due
• Grammar Diagnostic (in class)

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - September 10 - September 14

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Summer Reading Project - Due Thursday, September 27th

Membean due Sunday, 9/16 before Midnight
PreAP - 90 Minutes / 75% Accuracy
Academic - 90 Minutes / 60% Accuracy

No Red Ink - Citation Lesson/Quiz - Due Friday 9/21

Monday, September 10

Pre-AP

• "Mother to Son" Timed Writing

Academic

• Discuss "Roaches"
• Finish Analysis

Tuesday, September 11

Pre-AP & Academic

• MAP TESTING

Wednesday, September 12

Pre-AP   

• Intro Summer Reading Project (due 9/27)
• "BlueFlag" Packet 

Academic

• Intro Summer Reading Project (due 9/27)
• Characterization Lesson 

Thursday, September 13

Pre-AP

• Pearl Book Check
• Go over "BlueFlag"

Academic

• Pearl Book Check
• Intro/Start Song Project

Friday, September 14

Pre-AP

• Song paragraph due
• Intro Song Project
• Project Work Day
• No Red Ink - Citation Lesson 

Academic

• Work on Project (due Tuesday)
• No Red Ink - Citation Lesson 

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - September 3 - September 7

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Latin Roots Exam - Thursday, September 6th
Quizlet Study Link

Membean due Sunday, 9/16 before Midnight
PreAP - 90 Minutes / 75% Accuracy
Academic - 90 Minutes / 60% Accuracy

Monday, September 3

No School - Labor Day

Tuesday, September 4

Pre-AP   & Academic

• Library Day

Wednesday, September 5

Pre-AP   

• Noodle Tools Mini Lesson 
• Work Cited Assignment (Quiz grade)
• Discuss "Miss Rosie" & "Masks"

Academic

• Noodle Tools Mini Lesson 
• Work Cited Assignment (Quiz grade)
• Characterization Lesson 
• Point of View

Thursday, September 6

Pre-AP

• Latin Roots Exam - Set 1
• Annotate "Mother to Son"

Academic

• Latin Roots Exam - Set 1
• Annotate "Miss Rosie"

Friday, September 7

Pre-AP

• Review LR1
• Class Annotation "M2S"
• Tone Worksheet

Academic

• Review LR1
• Mini Lesson - Context Clues
• "Roaches" - Dual Poem Annotation