8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - April 22- April 26

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

Micro-Fiction (quiz grade) due Tuesday, April 24th (share w/ Ms. Stark on Google Drive)
Photo-Project (quiz grade) due Thursday, May 2nd
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ACADEMIC

Micro-Fiction (quiz grade) due Tuesday, April 24th (share w/ Ms. Stark on Google Drive)
Photo Project (quiz grade) due Thursday, May 2nd

Monday, April 22

Pre-AP & Academic

• Book Check - Night by Elie Wiesel 
• Read "Introduction to Holocaust" & "Elie Wiesel" w/ questions
• Micro-Fiction Due Tomorrow - to submit, share with Ms. Stark (w/ commenting abilities)

Tuesday, April 23

Pre-AP & Academic

• Introduction to Night
• Read Chapter 1 
• w/ chapter 1 questions

Wednesday, April 24 

Pre-AP &  Academic

• Introduce Photo Project (due Thursday 5/2 - Quiz Grade)
• Finish Chapter 1 and answer chapter questions 

Thursday, April 25

Pre-AP & Academic

• Discuss chapter 1
• Read 2 and 1st 1/2 of chapter 3
• complete the chapter questions

Friday, April 26 

Pre-AP & Academic

• Finish chapter 3
• Answer the questions for the chapter
• Discuss Chapter 2-3

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - April 15- April 19

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

Membean 90 Min/80% Accuracy due Sunday, April 21
Short Story Quiz - Tuesday, April 16
Micro-Fiction (quiz grade) due Tuesday, April 24th
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ACADEMIC

Membean 90 Min/60% Accuracy due Sunday, April 21
Short Story Quiz - Tuesday, April 16
Micro-Fiction (quiz grade) due Tuesday, April 24th

Monday, April 15

Pre-AP

• Pre-AP  & Academic 
  
  • Discuss "Genesis" and The Fall of Man theme overall 
  • Introduce Micro-Ficiton story  
  • Example Stories
  • Sample Heading and format
  • Filename: LastNamesMicroFicPeriod (Ex: StarkStarkMicroFic1)
  • Work in Pairs
  • Roll Dice - choose 3 to incorporate into story
  • Due Tuesday, April 24

Tuesday, April 16 

Pre-AP & Academic

• Short Story Quiz
• Micro-Fiction Work Day

Wednesday, April 17 

Pre-AP &  Academic

• Micro-Fiction Work Day

Thursday, April 18

Pre-AP & Academic

• Start Holocaust Unit Notes

Friday, April 19 - No School 

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - April 8- April 12

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

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ACADEMIC

Monday, April 8

Pre-AP & Academic 

• Discuss "Lemon Brown"
• Read "Monkey's Paw" p 374-385
• Complete worksheet in packet and questions #1-7 on page 385 
• Question 6: include 3 examples of mood with examples from text (worksheet)

Tuesday, April 9 - STAAR Math

PreAP & Academic 

• Discuss "Monkey's Paw"w/ worksheets

Wednesday, April 10 STAAR READING

PreAP & Academic 

• Discuss "Monkey's Paw"w/ worksheets

Thursday, April 11

Pre-AP

• Read "Loo Wit" p p480-483
• Read "Pandora's Box" p476 -479
• Complete Analysis Worksheet in packet and comparison chart
• Complete first 2 columns of analysis worksheet w/ evidence
• Complete p484 questions #1-7 in journal

Academic

• Read "Loo Wit" p p480-483
• Read "Pandora's Box" p476 -479
• Complete Analysis worksheet in packet and comparison chart
• Complete first 2 columns of analysis worksheet w/ evidence

Friday, April 12

Pre-AP

• Review Myths "Pandora's Box" & "Loo Witt"  
• Compare/Contrast 
• Discuss
• Read Genesis 2-3
• Fill in 3rd column of worksheet
• Compare/Contrast the 3 stories (in journal)
• Choose 2 of the myths 3 myths from today and yesterday and create a Venn Diagram ( minimum 3 items in EACH section)
• Explain the theme of "Fall of Man" from each of the 3 stories in 2-3 sentences each.
• In 7-9 sentences discuss how the theme "Fall of Man" has/will impact the human race for all of eternity from each story.

Academic

• Read Genesis 2-3
• Fill in 3rd Column of Worksheet

• Compare/Contrast the 3 stories (in journal)
• Choose 2 of the myths 3 myths from today and yesterday and create a Venn Diagram (minimum 3 items in EACH section)
• Explain the theme of "Fall of Man" from each of the 3 stories in 2-3 sentences each.
• In 3 sentences discuss how the theme "Fall of Man" has/will impact the human race for all of eternity from each story

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - April 1 - April 5

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PRE-AP 

Poetry Exam - Tuesday, April 2nd -  Vocab Study Quizlet
Haiku due Thursday, April 4th

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ACADEMIC

Poetry Exam - Tuesday, April 2nd-  Vocab Study Quizlet
Haiku due Tuesday, April 2nd

Monday, April 1

Pre-AP

• Intro to Haiku Project *due Thursday*
• "O Captain" by Whitman

Academic

• Review "We Alone" & "All I Have" 
• Spell Check Poem

Tuesday, April 2

Pre-AP - Poetry Exam Review
Academic  -  Poetry Exam

Wednesday, April 3

Pre-AP

• Intro to Short Stories 
• Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe w/ worksheets

Academic

• Intro to Short Stories 
• Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe w/ worksheet

Thursday, April 4

Pre-AP

• Poetry Exam

Academic

• Check TTH worksheet
• Read "Lemon Brown"  p178
• Complete p 187 questions 1-8 in Writer's Notebook 

Friday, April 5

Pre-AP

• Check TTH worksheet
• Read "Lemon Brown"  p178
• Complete p 187 questions 1-8 in Writer's Notebook 

Academic

• Discuss "Lemon Brown"
• Read "Monkey's Paw" p 374-385
• Complete worksheet in packet w/ text evidence

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