8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - March 25 - March 29

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 25

Pre-AP

• Membean Starts 90 min/80% accuracy due Sunday, April 7
• NRI - Subject-Verb Agreement due Friday at midnight
• Discuss "Dreams Deferred" and "Strange Fruit"
• Read "Boots of Spanish Leather" p658 w/ worksheet (in packet)

Academic

• Membean Starts 90 min/60% accuracy due Sunday, April 7
• NRI - Subject-Verb Agreement due Friday at midnight
• Discuss "Dreams Deferred"
• "On the Grasshopper and the Cricket" p 633 &  "Ode to Solitude"
• w/ worksheet paraphrase
• Complete paraphrase worksheet and questions #1-8 (skip 5) on p643

Tuesday, March 26

Pre-AP

• Discuss Boots
• "It's All I Have to Give" & "We Alone" p 626

Academic

• Poetry Vocab Quiz
• Discuss "Grasshopper" and "Ode to Solitude"

Wednesday, March 27 

Pre-AP

• Discuss "We Alone" & "All I Have"
• Sound devices Packet (due Friday)

Academic

• Intro to Haiku Project *due Tues*
• Read "Boots of Spanish Leather" p658 w/ worksheet (in packet) w/ partner

Thursday, March 28

Pre-AP

• Latin Roots Set 4 Exam
• Set 1-3 root matching

Academic

• Latin Roots Set 4 Exam

Friday, March 29

Pre-AP

• Review Test
• Go over Sound Device Packet

Academic

• Review Test
• Discuss "Boots"

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

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - March 4 - March 8

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

Animal Farm Exam - Thursday, March 7
Final Draft "Letter to Editor" - Friday, March 8 (major grade)
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ACADEMIC

Animal Farm Exam - Thursday, March 7
Final Draft "Letter to Editor" - Friday, March 8 (major grade)

Monday, March 4

Pre-AP 

• Peer Edit Rough Draft
• Go over Format & discuss
• Lit Circle prep (due Tues) for end of book

Academic

• Peer Edit Rough Draft
• Go over Format & discuss

Tuesday, March 5

Pre-AP 

• Lit Circles
• Worksheets (due Wed)
• Xword
• Irony
• Allegory

Academic

• Read Chapter 10
• Worksheets (due Wed)
• Irony
• Allegory

• Wednesday, March 6

Pre-AP 

• Check Worksheets
• Discuss book

Academic

• Check Worksheets
• Discuss book

Thursday, March 7

Pre-AP & Academic

• Animal Farm EXAM

Friday, March 8

Pre-AP & Academic

• Review Exam
• View Film Clips

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - February 25 - March 1

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

NoRedInk Direct/Indirect Objects & Dep/Indep Clauses - Due Friday 3/1

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ACADEMIC

NoRedInk Direct/Indirect Objects & Dep/Indep Clauses - Due Friday 3/1

Monday, February 25

Pre-AP 

• Lit Circles - Chapters 2-3
• Intro Letter to Editor
• Read "Should the Driving Age be Raised"

Academic

• Chapter 4
• AF Writing Sample

Tuesday, February 26

Pre-AP 

• Chapter 4-5 w/ questions 

Academic

• Intro to Letter to Editor

• Wednesday, February 27

Pre-AP 

• Chapter 6-7 w/ questions

Academic

• Chapter 5 w/ questions

Thursday, February 28

Pre-AP 

• Chapter 8 Animal Farm w/ questions

Academic

• Chapter 6-7 Animal Farm w/ Questions

Friday, March 1

Pre-AP 

• Chapter 9 - 10 w/ questions

Academic

• Chapter 9 w/ questions 
• Check chapter 7-8

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

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

Persuasion Test - Thursday, Feb 21
 Quizlets  -  Fallacies & Rhetorical Devices         Persuasive Techniques/Appeals
NoRedInk Clauses and Contractions - Due Friday 2/22

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ACADEMIC

Persuasion Test - Thursday, Feb 21
NoRedInk Clauses and Contractions - Due Friday 2/22

Monday, February 18

NO SCHOOL - President's Day

Tuesday, February 19

Pre-AP  & Academic

• Review "Beasts of England" song worksheet
• Read Chapter 2
• Chapter 1-2 Questions
• Update character chart
• Annotate and include summaries at beginning of each chapter

• Wednesday, February 20

Pre-AP 

• Check Chapter 1-2 questions
• Intro to Lit Circles
• Chapter 3 w/ questions

Academic

• Check Chapter 1-2 questions
• Read Chapter 2

Thursday, February 21

Pre-AP  & Academic

• Persuasion & Old Major/Chap 1 Exam 

Friday, February 22

Pre-AP 

• Review Exam
• Organize Writing folders
• Chapter 3 questions
• Lit Circle Prep 

Academic

• Review Exam
• Organize Writing folders
• Review Chapter 2
• Read Chapter 3
• Chapter 3 questions and double entry journal

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - February 11 - February 15

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

Persuasion Quiz - Tuesday, Feb 5
NoRedInk Compound/Complex Sentences - Due Friday 2/8
Membean 90 min/80% accuracy - Due Sunday 2/17
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ACADEMIC

Persuasion Quiz - Tuesday, Feb 5
NoRedInk Compound/Complex Sentences - Due Friday 2/8
Membean 90 min/60% accuracy - Due Sunday 2/17

Monday, February 11

Pre-AP  & Academic

• Introduce Old Major Poster Project - Quiz Grade
• Project Work Day -- Due Tuesday

Tuesday, February 12

PRACTICE STAAR - MATH

• Wednesday, February 13

• Practice STAAR - Reading

Thursday, February 14

• Pre-AP  & Academic
  
  • Project Work Day -- Due Tuesday

Friday, February 15

Pre-AP  & Academic

• Project Work Day -- Due Tuesday

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - February 4 - February 8

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

Persuasion Quiz - Tuesday, Feb 5
NoRedInk Compound/Complex Sentences - Due Friday 2/8
Membean 90 min/80% accuracy - Due Sunday 2/17
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ACADEMIC

Persuasion Quiz - Tuesday, Feb 5
NoRedInk Compound/Complex Sentences - Due Friday 2/8
Membean 90 min/60% accuracy - Due Sunday 2/17

Monday, February 4

Pre-AP 

• MLK Annotation Quiz
• "Herd Behavior" article w/ questions (due Tues)
• Read Chapter 1 of Animal Farm and annotate (due Wed)

Academic

• SuperBowl Commercial Analysis
• "Herd Behavior" article w/ questions (due Tues)

Tuesday, February 5

Pre-AP 

• Discuss "Herd Behavior"
• Read "Stalin: A Legacy of Brutality"
• Start AF Notes

Academic

• Discuss "Herd Behavior"
• Read "Stalin: A Legacy of Brutality"
• Start AF Notes

• Wednesday, February 6

Pre-AP 

• Finish AF Notes
• Intro Video
• Go over Packet w/ anticipation guide
• Start Chapter 1 of Animal Farm

Academic

• Finish AF Notes
• Intro Video
• Stalin Video Clips
• 
  

Thursday, February 7

Pre-AP 

• Finish Chapter 1 w/ questions
• Old Major Speech worksheet
• Homework: Beasts of England Worksheet

Academic

• Go over Packet w/ anticipation guide
• Start Chapter 1 of Animal Farm
• 
  

Friday, February 8

Pre-AP 

• Discuss OM Speech
• Beats of England - Review

Academic

• Finish Chapter 1 w/ questions
• Old Major Speech worksheet
• Homework: Beasts of England Worksheet