Language+Arts+2nd

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8th Grade Exit Presentations
=__Flowers for Algernon__= Rorschach Test: Click here to see some examples of ink blots like those used in [|Rorschach Tests].

=__TIQA Style Literary Analysis__=


 * ===__**TOPIC**__=== || ===__**ASSIGNMENT**__=== ||
 * TIQA Explanation || [|TIQA Explanation.doc] ||
 * TIQA Practice #1 || [|TIQA Outline to Fill In.doc] ||
 * Online Examples || When you have a paragraph you are sure is correct, click on this link TIQA Paragraphs--Student Examples and cut and paste or type your paragraph there. Be sure to include your name and the name of the book you are using. ||
 * The Sniper || Read the story "The Sniper" and do the worksheet that goes with it. When you are done, take the outline of the TIQA style paragraph that you wrote (on the bottom of the worksheet) and write it out as a full paragraph on the [|class blog]. Remember, your paragraph should be on some aspect of this story like a trait of the main character, the setting, or the theme. ||
 * The Gift of the Magi || ===__The Gift of the Magi__===

I usually read this story around Christmas time, but we missed it this year due to the snow! It's story about a husband and wife who love each other very much and would like to get each other nice Christmas gifts, but they don't have the money to do it.

It's too good to skip entirely, so here's what I'd like you to do...


 * 1) Read the story "[|The Gift of the Magi]" online or by printing it out.
 * 2) You can also listen to an [|audio recording] of the story. Please follow along as the narrator reads.
 * 3) Do the worksheet that goes with the story. You can print out a copy here: "[|The Gift of the Magi" worksheet].
 * 4) Write one TIQA style paragraph about some element of the story on the [|class blog]. You could write about a trait of one of the characters, the theme of the story, or the irony involved. ||
 * Literary Analysis Essay || ===**__Literary Analysis Essay__**===

Recently we have read four stories:
 * 1) [|"To Build a Fire"]
 * 2) [|"The Tell Tale Heart"]
 * 3) [|"The Sniper"]
 * 4) [|"The Gift of the Magi"]

Choose one of those four stories to write a literary analysis essay. In this essay, you will use the TIQA style of paragraphs in the body of your essay. The overall structure of the essay will look like this:


 * Introduction with thesis statement
 * TIQA body paragraph 1
 * TIQA body paragraph 2
 * TIQA body paragraph 3
 * Conclusion

Click here to see examples of other student's essays: student examples of literary analysis.

For a literary analysis, you need to focus on a specific aspect of the story, such as one of the characters, the theme, the setting, or some specific element such as irony or foreshadowing. __DO NOT__ summarize the plot! Assume that the reader of your paper has read the story. Click on the links above for more info on how to write specific sections of the essay.

This essay will be worth 60 points. You will be scored on a 4 point scale for each paragraph. (5 paragraphs @ 4 pts = 20pts x 3 = 60pts) You will be evaluated on your ability to:
 * follow the directions
 * use the TIQA style in your body paragraphs
 * show control over the 6 traits of writing (idea, organization, sentence fluency, voice, word choice, conventions)

__**Peer Editing**__
 * Have someone fill out a peer editing sheet for your essay.
 * Read their comments and suggestions and make changes to your essay as needed.
 * If you need another peer editing sheet, you can get one here: [|Peer Editing Literary Analysis.doc].


 * __Final Presentation Guidlines__**
 * use a normal 12 point font like Cambria, Times, or Helvetica for the body of your essay
 * double space the body paragraphs
 * DO NOT put extra spaces between paragraphs
 * DO include a title and a proper heading with your name, date, and class
 * Titles of short stories are in quotes, not underlined or italicized, so write "To Build a Fire" **not** __To Build a Fire__
 * Always refer to an author by their full name or last name, not their first name alone, so write Edgar Allen Poe or Poe, **not** **just** Edgar.

**__For added challenge & extra credit:__**
 * Incorporate some of the sentence patterns we have studied.
 * To get extra credit, __underline__ or highlight the patterns you used and __label__ them with the **NAME** (not number) of the sentence pattern. ||
 * Literary Analysis of a Poem || Short stories aren't the only thing you can write a literary analysis of. Find a poem that you like, read it, and then think of some aspect of the poem that you can focus on for an analysis.

Some things you could analyze are:


 * the author's use of figurative language
 * onomontopoeia
 * repetition
 * imagery
 * rhyme scheme
 * literal vs. figurative language
 * the author's message
 * the theme of the poem
 * many other things!

Write a paragraph or essay using the same general directions from the previous TIQA style literary analysis you did on the short stories. ||

=**__READING__**=
 * ===**__TOPIC__**=== || ===**__ASSIGNMENT__**=== || ===__EX**TR**AS__=== ||
 * Inference || * Read the children's story //Tight Times// ||  ||
 * Visualization || **__"To Build a Fire"__**
 * Read "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
 * [|"To Build a Fire" short story text]
 * [|"To Build a Fire"] worksheet

__**"The Tell Tale Heart"**__ = = = = = = =__PARTS OF SPEECH__= > > >
 * Read "The Tell Tale Heart"
 * Do "The Tell Tale Heart" worksheet
 * Make a chart showing how the 5 sense are used in the story to help you visualize the action. || * [|YouTube video of Alaska to set the scene]
 * [|"To Build a Fire" audio recording] ||
 * **//For all assignments you complete, __record the date__, the __name of the assignment__, and the __score__ you got on your [|Assignment Sheet.]//**
 * **//__DO NOT PRINT__ out your score sheets. It took too much paper last time!//**
 * **//Check your answers to the book assignments with the teacher's book and write your score at the top of your paper.//**
 * **//Hold onto your assignment sheet and turn it in when you have finished everything.//**
 * **//Work on each assignment in order and at your own pace.//**
 * **//All assignments will be due Friday, October 31.//**


 * ===**__TOPIC__**=== || ===**__ASSIGNMENT (required)__**=== || ===**__CHALLENGE (optional)__**=== ||
 * Preview || # [|Diagnostic Preview A]
 * 1) [|Diagnostic Preview B] ||   ||
 * Verbs || # Read about verbs in your red book starting on page 371 and refer to it as you complete the following assignments.
 * 1) Do Exercise 1, p. 373 in red book
 * 2) Do Exercise 2, p. 374 in red book **OR** [|Verbs: Exercise 1 (OWL)]
 * 3) [|Verb: Review A]
 * 4) [|Verb: Review B] || # [|Verbs: Exercise 2 (OWL)]
 * 5) [|Action vs. Linking Verbs] ||
 * Adverbs || # Read about adverbs in your red book starting on page 381 and refer to it as you complete the following assignments.
 * 1) Do Exercise 8, p. 382 **OR** [|Adverbs: Exercise 1 (OWL)]
 * 2) [|BBC Adverb Quiz]
 * 3) [|Adverb Awareness Quiz]
 * 4) [|Identifying Adverbs Quiz]
 * 5) [|Adverb Quiz: What is the Adverb Modifying?]
 * 6) [|Adverb or Adjective?] || # Exercise 9, p. 383
 * 7) Exercise 11, p. 384
 * 8) [|Adjectives and Adverbs: Exercise 2]
 * 9) [|Adverb: Review C] ||
 * Prepositions || # Read about prepositions in your red book starting on page 386 and refer to it as you complete the following assignments.
 * 1) Do Exercise 12, p. 387 **OR** [|Identifying Prepositions]
 * 2) [|Prepositions Exercise 1 (OWL)]
 * 3) [|Prepositions Exercise 2 (OWL)]
 * 4) [|Self-Test: Prepositional Phrases]
 * 5) [|Preposition Concentration Game (just for fun)] || # Exercise 14, p. 389
 * 6) [|Preposition or Adverb?]
 * 7) [|Preposition Crossword Puzzle] ||
 * Conjunctions || # Read about conjunctions in your red book starting on page 389 and refer to it as you complete the following assignments, or read about them online by clicking [|here].
 * 1) [|Identify Conjunctions]
 * 2) [|Identifying Conjunctions (fill in the blank)]
 * 3) [|Conjunctions: Compound Sentences] || # [|Identify Types of Conjunctions]
 * 4) [|Using Conjunctions] ||   ||
 * Interjections || # Read about interjections in your red book starting on page 391 and refer to it as you complete the following assignments, or read about them online by clicking [|here.]
 * 1) [|Conjunctions and Interjections]
 * 2) [|Conjunction and Interjection Game (just for fun)] ||   ||
 * Review || # [|Review Parts of Speech Quiz (Quia)]
 * 1) [|Parts of Speech Review D (HRW)]
 * 2) [|Review A: Exercise B Parts of Speech (HRW)>] || [|Parts of Speech Review E] ||
 * Writing Application || Write a paragraph of 5 or more sentences on a topic or your choice. Use and __label__ all of the 5 sentence patterns we studied earlier this year. You may combine two or more sentence patterns in one sentence. In your sentences, __underline__ and __label__ at least 5 verbs, 5 adverbs, 5 prepositions, 5 conjunctions, and 1 interjection. **This is worth 25 points! Due Thursday, Nov 6 at the end of the period.** ||  ||
 * Extra Credit || # [|Chapter 12, Review A (HRW)]
 * 1) [|Chapter 12, Review C (HRW)] || [|Chapter 12, Review B (HRW)] ||

//For all online assignments, please __PRINT OUT__ a sheet at the end that shows your score. Put your **__name__** and **__date__** on it and turn it into the basket. Thank you!//
 * ===__**DATE**__=== || ===__**TOPIC**__=== || ===__**ASSIGNMENT**__ **(required)**=== || ===__**CHALLENGE**__ **(optional)**=== ||
 * Wed 10/8 || Nouns || # p. 345+ Exercise 1 & 2 in red book ||  ||
 * Thurs 10/9 || Pronouns || # Do Pronoun #1 practice quiz and then choose one other pronoun practice quiz to do. || # Do one of the more advanced pronoun quizzes #7 or 8 ||
 * Friday 10/10 || Nouns & Pronouns || # [|Common vs. Proper Noun]
 * 1) [|Noun/Pronoun Agreement exericse 1] || # [|Noun/Pronoun Agreement exercise 2] ||
 * Tues 10/14 || Adjectives || # [|BBC Adjective Quiz with 3 levels--you choose which one!]
 * 1) [|Identifying Adjectives]
 * 2) [|Adjective Game] || # [|Choose a harder level of the BBC Adjective Quiz]
 * 3) [|Adjective Practice] ||
 * Wed 10/15 || Adjectives || # Read about Adjectives starting on p. 358+
 * 1) Read about Articles on p. 359+
 * 2) Read about Demonstrative Adjectives p. 360
 * 3) Do Exercise 9 & 10 p. 361 in red book
 * 4) Read about Proper Adjectives p. 362
 * 5) Do Exercise 11 p. 362
 * 6) Do Review C, p. 363 in red book or [|click here to do it online: Review C] || # Read Determining Parts of Speech p. 363+
 * 7) [|Noun or Adjective? (Review C, Exercise B)] ||
 * Thurs 10/16 || Review || # Do Exercise 12 p. 364
 * 1) [|Review of Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives: Review D]
 * 2) Do Chapter Review A p. 367 in red book or  [|click here to do it online: Chapter Review A] || # Do Review F p. 366 in red book or [|click here and scroll down to Review F, do it on the computer, and print it out.]
 * 3) [|Identifying Types of Pronouns] ||
 * Friday 10/17 || TEST: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives ||  ||   ||