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Ms. Yager Language Arts 8th Grade - Sharks Team
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WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS May 11-15 EOG REVIEW all week! We've also been working on our poetry unit and preparing for an upcoming Poetry Slam that the students will put on after the EOGs are finished. Vocab quiz this Friday!!! EOG Schedule for next week: Mon. 5/18 - Reading Tue. 5/19 - Science Wed. 5/20 - Math Thurs. & Fri. - Re-testing/Remediation Please make sure that your students are well-rested and given a good breakfast before coming to school for test days. Encourage them to do their best and to take their time while testing! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 4-8 **Sharks Team Day is WEDNESDAY 5/6** Pizza and ice cream will be provided. Students are to bring their own snacks and drinks. In Language Arts this week, we will be continuing to prepare for the EOG, which begins two weeks from today! We'll also be working on our poetry unit. New vocab terms will be given on Monday. Students will be writing a metaphor poem and a persona poem over the course of the week. We'll also be reviewing sound devices, figurative language and forms of poetry. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 27-May 1 We will begin our Poetry Unit on Monday, starting with a discussion about the different elements and forms of poetry. There will be a TEST on these literary terms on FRIDAY, MAY 1ST. Throughout the week we will be reading and analyzing poetry, reviewing poetry terms, and completing a poetry Scavenger Hunt. We'll also be playing Million Dollar Pyramind at the end of the week as a review for the EOG. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 14-17 **Report cards for the 3rd marking period will be distributed on Thursday, April 16th. On Tuesday, students will be given time to finish EOG literary term booklets that they worked on 4/6 & 4/7 in class. Booklets are due on Wednesday (Monday for those who were absent the week of spring break). New vocab terms for ACT II of Anne Frank will be assigned and we'll finish watching ACT I of the film. For the rest of the week we will be reading ACT II together as a class, then watching the same scenes of the film in order to compare/contrast the written play and film depictions of Anne Frank. Students will also work on a vocabulary crossword puzzle as well as discussion questions about Anne Frank. There will be a vocab quiz on Monday 4/20 over all ACT II terms and definitions. ACT II VOCAB TERMS Inarticulate: unable to express oneself Apprehension: a fearful feeling about what will happen next Intuition: ability to sense immediately, without reasoning Indignation: anger aroused by something unfair Stealthily: in a secretive way; avoiding being noticed Ineffectually: without producing the desired results Disgruntled: to make displeased or cross Onslaught: a destructive attack Advisability: sensible Anticipates: reacts to something in advance Inferiority complex: constant sense of worthlessness Obligation: something by which one is bound Pandemonium: noisy disorder or uproar Transfusion: movement of liquid from a container or individual into the body of another individual Convulsive: with violent shaking movements Sarcastic: having a sharp mocking tone intended to hurt another ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 30-April 3 **Thank you to all students and parents who have donated money to Pennies for Pasta! After one week, WMMS has already raised $4145.95 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!! Keep those donations coming!** In Language Arts this week, our goal is to finish reading Act I of The Diary of Anne Frank. New vocabulary words and definitions will be given to students at the beginning of the week. There will be a Vocab Quiz on Wednesday, which will also include the drama terms from last week. Also, students will be writing persona poems about the Holocaust and WWII from the perspective of characters in The Diary of Anne Frank. The optional Grammar Re-Test will be on Thursday. We will be watching the first half of the 1959 film, The Diary of Anne Frank, over the course of 2 days this week, in addition to our class reading and discussion. **NOTE: Students who have missing assignments must turn in all late work by WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1st!! No exceptions! Please check SPAN for missing work. New Vocab Terms & Definitions emigrated: to move to audible: loud enough to be heard finicky: demanding in state or behavior ascot: a neck scarf jubilation: joy mercurial: a quick or changeable behavior oppression: the act of keeping down by sever and unjust use of authority or force sustenance: a means of supplying with needs wallow: to roll around in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 23-27 *PENNIES FOR PASTA - We are raising money for the Luekemia and Lymphoma Society for TWO WEEKS (ending 4/3/09)! Please send donations into school with your student and help a great cause! Thank you!* We are beginning a new unit this week as we start reading The Diary of Anne Frank. On Monday and Tuesday we will read various articles about the Holocaust and go over general background information. We'll also be working on a KWL chart in class and students will be asked to research one topic about the Holocaust that the students are unfamiliar with (assigned by me). Wednesday thru Friday we will read Anne Frank from the class literature books. On Wednesday, new vocab words and drama terms will be assigned. There will be a short quiz on the drama terms on Friday. At the end of the week, students will design a floor plan of the Frank family's "Secret Annex" and will share their designs with the class. New Vocab. for Anne Frank conspicuous: noticeable unabashed: unashamed insufferable: unbearable meticulous: exteremely careful about details fatalist: one who believes that all events are determined by fate and can't be changed. ostentatiously: in a showy way DRAMA NOTES(Quiz on Friday): Drama--a story written to be performed onstage or in a movie by actors. Dramas are divided into major sections called ACTS. These acts are then further divided into smaller sections called SCENES. Dialogue--the words spoken by actors. Stage Directions--these tell how the actors should look, move, and speak. They also describe the setting and desired effects of sound and lighting. On the page, these are usually printed within brackets [ ] or parentheses ( ). They may also be written in italics. When reading a drama aloud, only the dialogue is read. Script--the script is a written copy of the dialogue and stage directions for a drama. The script is used by the actors and directors during rehearsal. During performance, actors work without the script. In your literature book, you will be reading a script of The Diary of Anne Frank. **There will be a Grammar re-test on Thursday 4/2 for students who were unhappy with their first test score. I will count the higher of the two grades. Please encourage your student to study their grammar notes and the first test before the re-test!** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 16-20 This week will be dedicated to writing and revising our 5-paragraph essays. Students were given discussion questions based on concepts/social issues from THE GIVER last week and were given the chance to brainstorm & outline their essays last Friday. Essay Timeline for the Week: Monday- Write body paragraph 1 in class. Finish body paragraph 2 for hw. Tuesday- Revise/Edit body p |
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