Agenda 8 5/21-5/25

Monday
Grammar:
-Chapter 5 Review Corrections
-Chapter 5 Book Check
-Chapter 5 Test

Tuesday
"Dead Poets Society"

Wednesday
"Dead Poets Society"
ALL MISSING WORK DUE

Thursday
Period 1 8:05-8:41
Period 2 8:46-9:22
Period 3 9:27-10:03
Period 4 10:08-10:44
Period 5 10:49-11:25
Period 6 11:30-12:06
"Dead Poets Society"

Yearbooks

Friday
Promotion 8AM

Agenda 8 5/14-5/18

Monday
Turn in Graduation Essay Final Copy
Finish "The Lady, or the Tiger" Vocab Quiz
Correct Grammar 5.6
Start "Flowers for Algernon"

Tuesday
Library: Turn in Textbooks
Continue "Flowers for Algernon"
HW: Grammar 5.7

Wednesday
Finish "Flowers for Algernon"
Correct Grammar 5.7

Thursday
"Flowers for Algernon" Questions

HW: Grammar 5 ALL and "Flowers for Algernon" Vocab

Friday
Assembly Schedule:
Period 1 8:05-8:52
Period 1 8:57-9:44
Period 2 9:49-10:36
Period 3 10:41-11:28
Lunch 11:28-12:08
Period 4 12:13-1:00
Period 5 1:05-1:52
Period 6 1:57-2:46
"Flowers for Algernon" Vocab Quiz
Grammar 5 Review

Agenda 8 5/7-5/11

Monday

Read “The Lady and the Tiger” p. 592

Complete Questions 1(all), 3,4,5, and 6 on p. 601

Complete “Writing” on p. 602

Complete “Vocabulary” on p. 602 

Tuesday
Binder Reminders

Turn in "The Lady and the Tiger" assignment
Graduation Essay:
-Assignment Sheet
-Draft and Word Processing (Library)

Wednesday
Graduation Essay:
-Library: Word Processing and Printing

Thursday
Graduation Essay:

-Peer Editing

-Revision due May 14th

Friday

"The Lady and the Tiger" Vocab Test

New Vocab List
Correct Grammar 5.6

Agenda 8 4/30-5/4

Monday
"Roughing It" Vocab Quiz
Correct Grammar 5.4
Read Mark Twain: "A Fable"
HW: Literature Book Questions 1, 3-6 on p. 809


Tuesday 
Turn in "A Fable" Questions
(Period 2: Correct "Roughing It" Vocab and post)
Grammar 5.5 


Wednesday 
Correct Grammar 5.5
"The Hitchhiker" Audio


Thursday

"The Hitchhiker" Questions

Friday
"The Lady and the Tiger" Vocab Lists Due EOP
Grammar 5.6

Agenda 8 4/23-2/27

Monday

Happy Birthday William Shakespeare

RIP William Shakespeare


 

Video: The Tempest (2010)
-To watch the film, you MUST have returned a permission slip
-Complete Video Differences List Day 3

Tuesday

STAR Testing Day 3
Period 2: 1:20pm-2:00pm
Period 3: 2:05pm-2:45pm
Video: The Tempest (2010)
-To watch the film, you MUST have returned a permission slip
-Complete Video Differences List Day 4


Wednesday
Normal Collaboration Late Start Schedule
"Roughing It" Questions 
HW: Grammar 5.4

Thursday
STAR Testing Day 2- No 8th Grade Classes

Friday
NO SCHOOL
DISTRICT BUDGET FURLOUGH DAY 


 

Agenda 8 4/16-4/20

Monday
Epic Poems-AGAIN!
After your poor showing on Epic poetry in your portfolios,
I am asking you do another.
Step 1: Select a superhero or Disney hero's TALE to tell.
Step 2: Complete a thorough plot line
to be turned in with your draft
Step 3: Draft an Epic poem:

Narrative/ Epic (Hero) Poem The story poem needs characters,
a setting and a conflict. The more specific details, the better.
The emphasis is sound devices: end rhyme, internal rhyme,
alliteration and repetition (chorus).
Directions:
1. Length 60-100 lines.
2. Use these sound devices.
-Repetition and CHORUS
-Rhyme and Alliteration
3. Have a complete plot progression: exposition, rising action,
the climax and a resolution(falling action).
Due EOP

Tuesday
STAR Testing Day 1
Period 2: 1:20pm-2:00pm
Period 3: 2:05pm-2:45pm
Video: The Tempest (2010)
-To watch the film, you MUST have returned a permission slip
Complete Video Differences List Day 1
Students without permission must complete the replacement assignment

Wednesday
Video: The Tempest (2010)
-To watch the film, you MUST have returned a permission slip
Complete Video Differences List Day 2
Students without permission must complete the replacement assignment

Thursday
STAR Testing Day 2- No 8th Grade Classes

Friday
Mark Twain: "Roughing It" Vocab List
Read "Roughing It" P. 794

Agenda 8 4/9-4/13

Monday
Binder Reminders
Read "The War Party" Literature Book p. 737
Grammar 5.1

Tuesday
Correct Grammar 5.1
The War Party Questions

Wednesday
Read "Harriet Tubman..." Literature Book. p. 757
Grammar 5.2

Thursday
Turn in Tempest Act V Writing
Correct Grammar 5.2
Harriet Tubman Questions
and HT questions 1 (all), 3, 4 and Vocabulary from pp. 766-767

Friday
Tempest Video Permission Slips
War Party-Harriet Tubman Vocab Quiz
Grammar 5.3

Agenda 8 4/2-4/6

Monday
Turn in Act IV Writing
Correct Vocab Final Exam and Post
Correct and Post Grammar Exam
HW: Tempest Act V:i: 1-104

Tuesday
Check Grammar chapter 4 pages
Finish Tempest Act V

Wednesday
Draft Tempest Act V Writing

Thursday
Library: Type Act V Writing
War Party-Harriet Tubman Vocab List

Friday
NO SCHOOL-Good Friday/Passover

Agenda 8 3/26-3/30

Monday
Binder Reminders
Discuss Missing Work
Continue Tempest IV:i

Tuesday
Grammar 4.9
Tempest Act IV Writing Draft (due April 2nd)

Wednesday
Correct Grammar 4.9
Grammar Verbs Review

Thursday
Grammar Verbs Test
Library: Type Act IV Writing

Friday
Greek Vocab Final Test
Tempest Act IV Video
Tempest Act V
HW: Tempest Act IV Writing

Agenda 8 3/12-3/16

Monday
Collect Tempest Act II Writing: Caliban List
Greek Vocab 4 Lists due
Greek Vocab 4 Quiz
HW: Grammar 4.5

Tuesday
Tempest Act III Video
Correct Grammar 4.5
Tempest Act III Writing : Wedding Vows Draft

Wednesday
Library: Type Tempest Act III Writing Drafts (due 3/16)

Thursday
High School Visits

Friday
Turn in Act III Writing Typed Finals
Tempest Act IV:i

Agenda 8 for 3/5-3/9

Monday (SSR p.3 this week)
Collect Tempest Miranda Diary
Turn in Greek Vocab 3 List
Greek Vocab 3 Quiz
Greek Vocab 4 List
Correct Grammar 4.3
HW: Complete Tempest II:ii

Tuesday
Long Period 2
GreekVocab Definitions and POS
Draft Tempest Act II Writing
Library (Period 2 ???)

Wednesday
Greek Vocab Sentences and Images
Tempest III:i
HW: Grammar 4.4

Thursday
Finish and Correct Grammar 4.4
Tempest III:ii Response Journal

Friday
Turn in Act 3 scene 2 response journal
Read The Tempest Act 3 scene 3 silently.
Then assign a Character Chart due by the end of the period.
HW: Typed Caliban lists and Vocab due Monday.

Agenda 8 for 2/27-3/2

Monday
Binder Reminders
Turn in Greek Vocab 2 List
Greek Vocab 2 Quiz
Greek Vocab 3 List due 3/2
HW: The Tempest Act I Scene ii part 2

Tuesday
The Tempest Act I Writing Prompt

Wednesday
Grammar 4.2
The Tempest Act II:i
Greek Vocab 3 Definitions and Parts of Speech

Thursday
Correct Grammar 4.2
Greek Vocab Sentences and Images
The Tempest ?????

Friday
CHANGE! Greek Vocab Quiz 3 will now
be Monday 3/6.
Vocab 3 Review
Grammar 4.3 Review

Agenda 8 for 2/21-2/25

Monday
President's Day-NO SCHOOL

Tuesday
Binder Reminders
Poetry Portfolio Checklist(final copies due tomorrow)
Greek Vocab Quiz 1
Greek Vocab List 2
HW: Grammar 4.1

Wednesday
Collect Poetry Portfolios
Correct and Post Grammar 4.1
The Tempest Act I Scene ii
Greek Vocab List 2 Definitions and POS (quiz 2/29)

Thursday
SPA Testing Day 1
HW: Grammar 4.2

Friday
SPA Testing Day 2

Agenda 8 for 2/13-2/17

Monday
Binder Reminders
Library: Checkout The Tempest
The Tempest Summary and Characters
Tuesday
Turn In Haiku and Letter of Introduction Typed Draft
Greek Vocab 1 Definitions
The Tempest Characters (due EOP)
Wednesday
Greek Vocab 1 Sentences and Images (Quiz 2/20)
The Tempest Act I Scene i
Thursday
Library: Compile and Organize Poetry Portfolio
Friday
No School

Agenda 8 for 2/6-2/10

Monday
Grammar: Nouns/Pronouns Exam
Haiku Writing
HW: Advice and Ode Typed Draft

Tuesday
Poetry: Turn in Advice and Ode Drafts
Grammar: Correct Nouns/Pronouns Exam,
Correct Grammar Books 2 and 3
(2.1-2.6, 3.1-3.4, 3.6, 3.8-3.10)

Wednesday
Poetry: Giovanni Questions

Thursday
Library: Type Haikus and Intro Letters
HW: Portfolio Drafts due Tuesday 2/14

Friday
Greek and Latin Vocabulary List 1

Ode Poem

Ode (Celebration) Poem

The poem needs plenty of concrete noun images. Instead of naming your emotions or feelings, attempt to lead the reader to understand the emotions using similes or metaphors.

Directions:

1.   Length: 14-40 lines.

2.  Include at least 4 metaphors/similes.

3.  There should be one or more images(s) per line.

Advice Poem

Lyric (Advice) Poem

The key to the advice poem is to choose a speaker to give advice to someone in the form of a poem.
Read “Mother to Son”(193) and “Speech to the Young”(195)

Directions

Choose a speaker.

Choose an audience.

Decide on the theme (message or advice).

The length should be 10-30 lines, 3+ stanzas

Look to include frequent examples of sound devices and figurative language 

The final copy must be typed or written neatly in black or blue ink.