Mrs. Kreikemeier's English 8 Class

English 8

Classroom Expectations- link to classroom expectations

Absent for class during the Character Analysis Notes???

Click on the link below to download the Powerpoint presentation.  Please copy the notes into your packet.

Character Analysis Powerpoint

 

Practice your spelling list for the week on my Quia website! 

http://www.quia.com/pages/jkreikeng8.html

 

Retesting:
Retesting opportunities for students are Monday and Thursday after school. Before a student may retest, he or she must complete some practice problems and any daily practice that was assigned as homework prior to retesting.

 

  Looking for a good book????

(Click on the link below for a book list)

http://www.englishcompanion.com/Readings/booklists/booklists.html

November

 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Lesson 8 spelling Matching (due Tues.)

Review Elements of Fiction

•  Read "Too Soon a Woman"

 

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•  Elements of Fiction final assessment

•  Lesson 8 Spelling p. 45 #1-20, 47 #1-10 (due Thurs.)

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•  Character Analysis Notes

1.  Structure of the essay

2. Introductions

3.  Leads

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•  Character Analysis Notes

1.  Thesis statements

2.  Practice Activity

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•  Lesson 8 Spelling Test

•  Independent Reading (Book product DUE Nov. 19)

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•   Character Analysis Notes

1.  Conclusion notes

2.  Introduction & Conclusion examples

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•  Character Analysis Notes

1.  transitions

2.  transitions activity

3.  Blending of quotes

4.  Body paragraph

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•  Character Analysis Notes

1.  Character analysis rubric

2.  Model essay

•  Mark transitions & parts of intro. & concl.

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•  Character Analysis Notes

1.  Go over exemplars

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•  Independent Reading (Book product DUE Nov. 19)

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Character Analysis Essay - Exemplar Activity

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Character Analysis Essay - Exemplar Activity

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Character Analysis Essay

1.  Graphic organizer

2. Pick topic

3.  Begin rough draft

Graphic organizer due Tomorrow

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Character Analysis Essay

1.  Rough Draft

Essay rough draft due tomorrow.

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•  Peer edit essays

•  Independent Reading (Book product DUE Nov. 19)

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Computer lab - type final copies

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Computer lab - type final copies

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Final Essay DUE!

State assessment: Character Analysis Chart

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    NO SCHOOL

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   NO

SCHOOL

 

1st Quarter Write for 5 Journal Topics
Journal # 1 Identify the character pillars that best identify you.  Describe how those traits make you the person that you are.
Journal # 2 If your best friend could describe you, what would he or she say?
Journal # 3 What are some of your goals in life?  ...Your hopes and dreams????
Journal # 4 What are your unique qualities?  What makes you different from other people?
Journal # 5 Tell a story about one of the events on the "Timeline of your life" handout.
Journal # 6 Write about an interesting place you have been.  (This doesn't have to be a vacation...it could be as simple as getting lost in the pages of a good book.)
Journal # 7 Freewrite about your weekend.
QW #1 What qualities do you look for in a friend?  What character traits do your friends have?  What makes you a good friend?
Journal # 8 Identify some conflicts in your life.  (Consider person v. person, person v. self, person v. group, and person v. nature/environment.)
QW #2 What advice would you give the main character in the selection?
QW #3 How does the story relate to the Collection One theme "We All Need Somebody to Lean on"?  Use specific examples from the story.
Journal # 9 Freewrite
Journal # 10 Write about a time when someone threw you a lifeline, singled you out for attention, or made you feel that you were liked and respected for being yourself.
QW #1 Write about someone who has made a difference in your life.  What did they do?  What qualities do they possess?
QW #2 The nicest thing... write about the nicest thing someone has done for you.
Journal # 11 freewrite
Journal # 12 Write about a time when you stood up for someone when they needed an ally.
QW #3 Write about a time when you felt insecure or out of place.
QW #4 Write about a time when you felt nervous around someone because you had a crush on them.
Journal # 13 Freewrite
Journal # 14 What would you like to be famous for someday?
Journal # 15

Free write

Journal # 16 Write about someone who isn't what they seem.
QW #5 Talk about something bizarre that has happened to you.  Think about our theme of strange and mysterious.
QW #6 Explain what you think happened to Billy Weaver at the end of the story.
Journal # 17 Free write
Journal # 18 Create a story using the following lead...  It was a dark and stormy night and we had been traveling all night...
QW #7 Suppose you received an object that had the power to grant its owner 3 wishes.  What would you do?
Journal #19 Finish your story from the other day... It was a dark and stormy night and we had been traveling all night...
QW #8 What do you think happened at the end of "The Monkey's Paw"?  Justify your answer with examples from the story.
Journal # 20 Create a top ten list of terrors in pop culture.  Consider movies, shows, books, roller coasters, Haunted Houses, etc.
QW #9 Why do some people like being scared?  Can a good scare ever be healthy?
QW #10 Can you tell if someone is telling the truth or lying?  If so, how?  If not, why is this difficult?
   

 

Everyday Spelling

Click on the link below for a list of the

spelling words or the matching

Spelling 1

Lesson 1 Matching

Spelling 11

Lesson 11 Matching

Spelling 22

Lesson 22 Matching

Spelling 2

Lesson 2 Matching

Spelling 13

Lesson 13 Matching

Spelling 23

Lesson 23 Matching

Spelling 3

Lesson 3 Matching

Spelling 14

Lesson 14 Matching

Spelling 25

Lesson 25 Matching

Spelling 4

Lesson 4 Matching

Spelling 15

Lesson 15 Matching

Spelling 26

Lesson 26 Matching

Spelling 5

Lesson 5 Matching

Spelling 16

Lesson 16 Matching

Spelling 27

Lesson 27 Matching

Spelling 7

Lesson 7 Matching

Spelling 17

Lesson 17 Matching

Spelling 28

Lesson 28 Matching

Spelling 8

Lesson 8 Matching

Spelling 19

Lesson 19 Matching

Spelling 29

Lesson 29 Matching

Spelling 9

Lesson 9 Matching

Spelling 20

Lesson 20 Matching

Spelling 31

Lesson 31 Matching

Spelling 10

Lesson 10 Matching

Spelling 21

Lesson 21 Matching

Spelling 32

Lesson 32 Matching

 

Book Products

Students are required to do two book products per quarter. The first book product is a required genre and the second book product is a choice genre.  For the required genre, students fill out a book review form (see link below), and for the choice genre, students need to choice a book product from the book product list (see link below).  Due dates are listed below.

1st Quarter

  • Genre - Mystery

Due Dates:

  • September 24, October 15

2nd Quarter

  • Genre - Realistic Fiction
  • November 19, January 7

3rd Quarter

  • Genre - Science Fiction or Fantasy
  • February 11, March 11

4th Quarter

  • Genre - Historical Fiction
  • April 15, May 13

Book Product List  - link to Book Products ideas

Book Review Sheet - link to the Book Review sheet