English 8
Classroom Expectations- link to classroom expectations
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Practice your spelling list for the week on my Quia website! |
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November 2009 |
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2 -Journal #22 -Spelling Lesson 8…matching due Tues. -Begin “The Tell-Tale Heart” •Narrator and point of view notes •Words to Own •Read the story |
3 -QW # 12 (in packet) -Spelling Lesson 8…p. 45, 47 due Thurs. -Study questions for “The Tell-Tale Heart” |
4 -QW #13 (in packet) -Character Analysis Chart for “The Tell-Tale Heart” -Plot chart for “The Tell-Tale Heart”
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5 -Journal #23 -Review for quiz -Reading Quiz -Watch “The Tell-Tale Heart” |
6 -Lesson 8 spelling test -Independent reading…book products due Nov. 18 |
9 -Journal #24 -Spelling Lesson 9…matching due Tues. -Review Elements of Fiction -Read “Too Soon a Woman”
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10 -Spelling Lesson 9…p. 49, 51 due Thurs. -Elements of fiction plot chart final assessment |
11 -Character Analysis Essay •Structure of essay •Introductions •Leads
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12 -Character Analysis Essay •Thesis Statements •Practice Activity |
13 -Lesson 9 spelling test -Independent reading…book products due Nov. 18 |
16 -Character Analysis Essay •Conclusion notes •Introduction & conclusion examples
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17 -Character Analysis Essay •transitions •transitions activity •blending of quotes •body paragraph |
18 Book Product #3 due -Character Analysis Essay •go over rubric •model essay •go over exemplars |
19 -Character Analysis Essay •exemplar activity |
20 -Character Analysis Essay •finish exemplar activity |
23 -Character Analysis Essay •graphic organizer •pick topic •rough draft -graphic organizer due Tues. |
24 -Character Analysis Essay •work on rough draft… due tomorrow |
25 -PM #4 -Character Analysis Essay •peer edit essays |
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NO SCHOOL
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Journal # |
Topic |
| Aug. 24 |
1 |
What does it mean to be a person of character? What is good character? What is bad character? |
| Aug. 25 |
2 |
Identify the character pillars that best identify you. Describe how those traits make you the person that you are. |
| Aug. 26 |
3 |
If your best friend could describe you, what would he or she say? |
| Aug. 31 |
4 |
What are some of your goals in life? …Your hopes & dreams? |
| Sept. 1 |
5 |
What are your unique qualities? What makes you different than other people? |
| Sept. 2 |
6 |
Write about the members of your family or your close circle of friends. |
| Sept. 3 |
7 |
Tell a story about one of the events on the “Timeline of your life” handout. |
| Sept. 8 |
8 |
Free write |
| Sept. 9 |
9 |
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.) |
| Sept. 14 |
10 |
Identify some conflicts in your life. Consider person v. person, person v. self, person v. group, person v. environment. |
| Sept. 17 |
11 |
When you experience conflict in your life, how do you deal with it? Has your method been effective? Why was it effective OR how could it be more effective? |
| Sept. 21 |
12 |
Free Write |
| Sept. 24 |
13 |
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. |
| Sept. 28 |
14 |
Free Write |
| Oct. 5 |
15 |
Free Write |
| Oct. 6 |
16 |
Write about someone who isn’t what they seem. |
| Oct. 12 |
17 |
Free Write |
| Oct. 13 |
18 |
What would you like to be famous for someday? |
| Oct. 19 |
19 |
Free Write |
| Oct. 20 |
20 |
Create a story using the following lead…”It was a dark and stormy night and we had been traveling all night…” |
| Oct. 21 |
21 |
Finish your story from yesterday |
| Nov. 2 |
22 |
Free write |
| Nov. 5 |
23 |
In what ways was the Narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” unreliable? Give specific examples from the text to support your answer. |
| Nov. 9 |
24 |
Free write |
| Date |
QW # (From your packet) |
Topic |
| Sept. 10 |
1 |
What qualities do you look for in a friend? What character traits do your friends have? What makes you a good friend? |
| Sept. 15 |
2 |
What advice would you give the main character in the selection? |
| Sept. 16 |
3 |
How does this story relate to the Collection One title “We all Need Somebody to Lean On”? Use specific examples from the story. |
| Sept. 22 |
4 |
Write about someone who has made a difference in your life. What did they do? What qualities do they possess? |
| Sept. 23 |
5 |
The nicest thing… write about the nicest thing someone has done for you. |
| Sept. 29 |
6 |
Write about a time you felt insecure or out of place. |
| Sept. 30 |
7 |
Write about a time you felt nervous around someone because you had a crush on him or her. |
| Oct. 7 |
8 |
Write about something bizarre that has happened to you. Think about our theme of strange & mysterious. |
| Oct. 8 |
9 |
Explain what you think happened to Billy Weaver at the end of the story. |
| Oct. 14 |
10 |
Suppose you received an object that had the power to grant its owner 3 wishes. What would you do? |
| Oct. 15 |
11 |
What do you think happened at the end of “The Monkey’s Paw”? Justify your answer with examples from the story. |
| Nov. 3 |
12 |
Why do some people like being scared? Can a good scare ever be healthy? |
| Nov. 4 |
13 |
Can you tell if someone is telling the truth or lying? If so, how? If not, why is this difficult? |
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Date |
PM # |
Topic |
| Aug. 27 |
1 |
Think about someone you consider to be a "hero". Write a description of this person explaining the qualities or characteristics that someone should have to be considered a hero. |
| Oct. 1 |
2 |
Think about a “first” you’ve experienced like your first hair cut, birthday party, trip to the dentist, family vacation, first day at a new school, etc. Picture the details in your mind so you can “bring” this experience to life by the way you describe it. |
| Oct. 22 |
3 |
Write a description about your first wish. What would your first wish be and what could possibly go wrong with the wish? |
| Nov. 25 |
4 |
Imagine you are one of the police officers who responded to the neighbor’s call in “The Tell Tale Heart”. Write a report to be filed after you return to the station explaining what you found when you arrived on the scene. |
Everyday Spelling Click on the link below for a list of the spelling words or for the vocabulary matching assignment. |
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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. |
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1st Quarter
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Due Dates:
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2nd Quarter
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3rd Quarter
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4th Quarter
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Book Product List - link to Book Products ideas Book Review Sheet - link to the Book Review sheet |
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