English 8-Slytherin Assignments
- Instructor
- Jennifer Wilson
- Term
- 2017-18 School Year
- Department
- English
- Description
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Past Assignments
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Welcome Back!
Today's Agenda:
1. Review weekly reading goals
2. Warm-up: writing prompt (if you were absent you don't need to do this)
3. Review 4 would you rather questions. Pick one question and write both sides of the argument. Give reasons why you would pick each one.
4. Four-square Argument Chart
5. They Say, I Say paragraphs
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December 4th and 5th Agenda:
- Read for 15 minutes
- Complete Reading Reflection -
- Go to Google Classroom
- Select Reading Reflection assignment
- Open slideshow for directions
- Open google doc. to record your responses.
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Performance Task Day 2
Today you will type your performance task and submit it in google classroom.
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We are starting the Performance Task today!!
If you were absent, please see me during advisory to get the information. We are typing our essays next class!
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November 20 and 21 Agenda:
1. Read for 15 minutes
2. Review Practice Performance Task
- Review grade
- Compare to model example
- Pick one paragraph to fix and make better
3. Finish Blog post
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November 16 and 17 Agenda:
1. Read for 15 minutes
2. Journal Write in notebooks: Reflect on experience at Universal/Disneyland (or another time that you went to a theme park). What was it like? What was the best/worst part? What tips would you give to someone who hasn't been there? (write for 6 minutes)
3. Review the features of blog writing.
- Look at DisneylandDaily.com for inspiration
- Notice the format of a blog post: headings, subheadings, pictures, etc.
4. Create your own blog post about Universal/Disneyland or another theme park
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Practice Performance Task Essay Today!
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November 6th Agenda:
1. Review Performance Task and Rubric (attached)
See me for some changes to the rubric
2. Read and annotate article. (article attached) See me for annotation guide.
3. Outline Essay
We are writing the essays in class on Wednesday, November 8th
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October 30 and 31
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Read
Discuss Flipgrid -- If you are having trouble getting your video in or submitting it from home, you may come see me during brunch, lunch or advisory and discuss your book instead. Don't keep losing points!
Read "What is the Horror Genre" (in textbook)
Create list of horror movies, show, games and books. Put them into categories (supernatural, dolls, etc.)
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Sorry I forgot to post last classes assignments!!
We've been working on our newspaper articles for the Tell Tale Heart
All assignments from these two days are in my classroom. They are copyrighted, so I can not post them here.
Final Drafts of Newspaper Articles are due next class.
1st block due 10/24 and 2nd, 4th and 6th are due 10/25.
Turn in on Google Classroom.
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October 16 and 17
Agenda:
1. Read 10 minutes from independent reading book
2. Warm-up: Answer in reading section of notebook: Is the narrator from The Tell Tale Heart guilty of 1st degree murder. Explain your answer.
Definition of 1st degree murder: unlawful killing that is willful (meant to do it) and premeditated (planned out ahead of time)
3. Read John Hinkley Jr. - Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (available in class)
4. Answer questions on the article
5. Paragraph response: Is the narrator not guilty by reason of insanity. Explain.
Use the writing structure to answer (Identify it, Prove it, BIBA)
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October 12 and 13
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1. Introduced new unit
- Writing Focus: Informative
- Essential Question: Why and how does the horror genre both terrify and fascinate?
2. Read Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe (in the textbook)
3. Answer questions (copies available in class)
4. Watched 1953 version of The Tell Tale Heart (available on Youtube)
Homework: Read Independent reading book
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October 9
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1. Bring Rough Draft to class
2. Rough Draft Editing Stations:
Attached you will find the directions and resources we used for our station activity today. Use these resources to help you finalize your essay
Final Essay due WEDNESDAY 10/11!
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Block 6 October 5
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1. Introduced Flipgrid
Flipgrid is a video discussion board for us to do our book conferences.
Go to flipgrid.com on your phone or computer
Type in the code: 45bb80
Then enter password: slytherin
When you get signed in, you will see a video posted by me. I ask you 4 questions about your book. Your job is to record a video of yourself responding to my video about your book. This will replace our in class book chats that we do during our reading time.
2. Introduced narrative essay
(directions attached; brainstorm charts are only available from me)
Read the prompt and think of a time you faced a challenge. You may also write a fictional story about a character that faces a challenge. You need to use the Write Smaller chart and the cluster brainstorm chart (you will need to pick this up from me) to focus your story before writing your rough draft
ROUGH DRAFT DUE MONDAY 10/9!!
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**CHANGE TO ORIGINAL POST**
Block 1: September 28
Block 2,4,6: September 29
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1. The Outsiders Group Exam
**** CHANGE***2. Theme Layers activity (see attached)
You will pick a central theme that The Outsiders dealt with. Then relate that theme to 4 areas of your life: yourself, your family, your community (school, neighborhood, city) and our nation.
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Block 1: September 26
Block 2,4,6: September 27
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Finish Reading The Outsiders!!
Paragraph response. Choose one of the questions from the mystery envelope questions and answer. Use our writing structure to answer (Identify it, Prove it, BIBA)
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Block 1: September 22
Block 2,4,6: September 25
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1. Quiz Chapter 7 and 8 of The Outsiders
2. Read Chapter 9 (all) and Chapter 10 (pages 150-155)
3. Mystery Envelope Question Discussion
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September 12 and 13th
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1. Read The Outsiders Chapter 3
2. Complete Character Charts - Pay special attention to being thorough in your descriptions of the characters' personalities.
3. Using our writing structure, answer this prompt:
State and explain how Johnny or Dally is in the first three chapters of the novel.
Use the attached graphic organizer to write your answer.
Homework: Read Chapter 4 (the class was provided with a printout) The book is also available online as a full text pdf. See link I posted previously.
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September 6 and 7 Agenda:
1. Read The Outsiders Chapter 1
The link to the pdf version of the book is on google classroom and on my homepage. It is also here: http://nisbah.com/summer_reading/the-outsiders_se_hinton.pdf
2. Create Character Development Chart in Notebook (see Mrs. G's notebook to copy format)
3. Fill in Chart
4. SSR reading (independent book)
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September 8 and 11 Agenda
1. SSR reading
2. Introduce BHH Reading (see attachment)
3. Read The Outsider's Chapter 2
4. Respond to first two chapters using BHH Reading
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September 1 and 5
Complete The Outsiders anticipation guide (copies available in absent folder)
Cut out and glue anticipation chart into reading section of notebook. Record answers.
Answer this question underneath chart: Which of these statements do you most strongly agree or disagree with? Why? Explain.
Then go through The Outsiders introduction prezi. Link below. Be sure to watch the video of S.E. Hinton. http://prezi.com/shol1tm3dyuy/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
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Grades have been recorded for your Picture Prompt Writing #1
If you are missing this assignment, you need to write a narrative story based on the attached picture.
Set your timer for 8 minutes and write a story.
This is rough draft writing.