English 8

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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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”

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”

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

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

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

26

NO

SCHOOL

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NO

SCHOOL

Date

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?

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.