8th Grade English: Assignments & InClass

Assignments

 

Due Friday, March 19, 2010

Pink Reading Worksheet

 

Due Thursday, March 18

HOMS Context and Identity Worksheet.

 

Due Tuesday, March 16/Wednesday, March 17

Reading page 39-52. Fill in the 6th square of the organizer by answering the following question.

- From today's reading in class, if you were the teacher, what key concepts or issues would you focus on?

Due Monday, March 15

Write your own vignette about your life in the style of HOMS. It needs to be at least a half page.

 

Due Tuesday, March 9/Wednesday, March 10

Complete The House on Mango Street Characterization & Identitiy worksheet.

Read to page 11.

 

Monday, March 1, 2010

POETRY QUIZ!!!

 

Due Friday, February 26, 2010

Signed grade sheet due.

 

Due Tuesday, February 23 - Thursday, February 25

Poet Presentations and poem analysis. (Assignment sheet)

 

Due Tuesday, February 9/Wednesday, February 10

Poetry Mash - Identify each poem as narrative or lyric and then identify what kind of poem it is. Explain your reasoning.

Choose three poems and follow the 6 Steps

 

Due Friday, February 5, 2010

Ode project due.

 

Due Thursday, February 4, 2010

Write a free verse poem.

 

Due Tuesday, February 2/Wednesday, February 3

Notebook check

 

Due Monday, February 1, 2010

Annotate "O Captain! My Captain!" or write an elegy. (This depends on what assignment your class voted on.)

 

Due Friday, January 29, 2010

"We Real Cool" worksheet due along with ballad.

 

Due Thursday, January 28, 2010

Interpret the song lyrics for "Blackbird" by The Beatles. Choose your own song lyrics and interpret.

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 


 

 
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