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Monday Dec 5th Grade Grammar Assignment 33-48 2 Daily Grades Finish Crucible Movie Introduce Crucible Movie Project Tuesday Dec 6th Work on Crucible Project Wednesday Dec 7th 8th grade Field Trip Thursday Dec 8th Work on Crucible Project Friday Dec 9th Work on Final Review Due Monday - Dec 12 CRUCIBLE PROJECT Due Tuesday - Fall Semester Review - Dec 13

Each student is responsible for printing out the review sheet. Please use the quizlet links to study! Pre-Ap Lit Terms –  https://quizlet.com/_1spfdd Grammar Terms –  https://quizlet.com/_1sphtd PREAP ELA FALL SEMESTER REVIEW 2016 Items on the Final: BLOOMS- Know each level in order 6 questions Literary Elements- Matching 16 questions - make sure you have memorized the bright yellow sheet in your Writer's notebook Poetry Analysis - 6 questions Denotation/connotation identification- 5 questions Grammar - 16 questions parts of speech identification and application.   The Pearl- 8 questions- you will be given quotes to analyze Lit Elements in The Pearl The Crucible 14 comprehension and analysis questions Theme identification - 5 questions Literary Elements : matching questions in addition to usage for application/analysis questions throughout the test –   Literary Elements application questions ·           Theme ·           Symbolism ·           Thir

Students please use your grammar book as needed for additional assistance in completing your Parts of Speech Review for Fall Final.  Please cut and paste the review and print it out at home and complete.  We will go over the answers together in class on Nov 14th Monday.   Due Monday November 14th. PARTS OF SPEECH REVIEW 2016  Nouns A:   Circle all the nouns in the following sentences.  1. The announcer said that the bus for Minneapolis would leave in thirty minutes.  2. Dr. Cooper was in college with my father.  3. John wanted to change the ribbon on his typewriter, but the ribbon would not cooperate.  4. There was a scream of skidding tires and then a metallic thud, followed by the sound of splintered glass.  5. Bob and his brother crossed the continent in their old car last summer.  6. Bob drove through the desert at night and slept in the daytime.  7. Helen is president of the class, and her sister is secretary.  8. Brad wrote a paper about Willa Cather and

                             Project Assignment Choices for  The Crucible = MAJOR GRADE You will  choose 1  of the projects below to complete. Creativity, neatness, correct spelling/grammar/punctuation does count!  You may work alone or in pairs. Project #1: Newspaper OR Magazine:  by yourself or in pairs Create a newspaper for others to read about the events that happened in Salem.  Look at real life newspapers/magazines to see the format/layout/variety of sections.  You must include the following items, and you may add items that are not on the list to demonstrate your creativity. Cover the 5 W’s:  Who, What, When, Where, Why ____1 Headline story/ if a pair – 2 headline stories                                            ____2 Minor stories                                                                              ____Volume/issue number, dates                                    ____1 Editorial/if a pair – 2 Editorials (a piece from the editor or reader th

Monday -- begin Act IV assigned GRAMMAR 33-48 DUE NEXT MONDAY Tuesday Finish Act IV CK SGQ's for Act III and Cause Effect Chart... if time give answers for "Structure in the Crucible" pg 46 Wednesday November 30th PREAP classes 1,2,3,4,7 ·        Ck Irony worksheet with students.   Key on the podium.   They may add to their answers with a different color pen ·        Give Answers for Structure in the Crucible – Key on Podium pg 46 – not all classes need this so look at back board for which classes did not get the answers on Tuesday ·        Pass out “ John Proctor as a tragic Hero analysis.   They need to answer in their writer’s notebooks journal side pg 21 ( I think – they will tell you if they already have something on that page) ·        Answer all questions in complete sentences AND the final question needs to have a 7 sentence paragraph response – due Thursday. ·        If they get done, they may turn them into the basket and work on their Gramma

Monday Nov 14 Complete Act Two GRAMMAR DUE FRIDAY 23 -32 Adjectives Membean Window #3 opens - two week window Due by 11/27 75 minutes at 70% accuracy = quiz grade Act Two Study Guide Questions 1- 12 using text evidence and complete sentences - Due Tues "A look at Mary Warren" worksheet 25 in packet -- answer with text evidence - Due Tues Tuesday Nov 15 Ck " A look at Mary Warren"/ Act Two Study guide questions Conflict chart - complete together Assign Poster Project =WANTED = quiz grade due 11/22 Wednesday Nov 16 Act Two Quiz - with vocabulary: pallor, ameliorate, indignant, inept, taint, daft, quail, evade, fathom Watch Act One/Two Thursday Nov 17 Field Trip for 8th grade students.  Only have 6/7/8 Friday Nov 18 Ck Adjectives ACT THREE

Monday Nov 7th Complete Act One - annotations Dialogue and Characterization worksheet in packet Events in Act one worksheet in packet Update and Study Character Chart for Act One Quiz tomorrow Please make sure and look at email to get review sheet for the test on Thursday Nov 8th Tuesday Act One quiz Ck SGQ's/Dialogue and Characterization worksheet/events in Act One Begin Reading Act Two- active listening/ annotation Wednesday Nov 9th Finish Act Two Act Two SGQ's with TExt Evidence and complete sentences A Look at Mary Warren - in packet Conflict charts - in packet Thursday Nov 10th Salem Background and Act One Test - 60 questions scantron Friday Nov 11 Assembly schedule Wanted Poster Movie

Monday the 31st Bubble Bench Mark Act one overview assign parts Read Act One 7 -15 Active listening/Annotations Due Tues - SGQ's 1-10 with Text evidence in complete sentences/updated character chart Tuesday Nov 1st Ck Character Chart Update SGQ's 1 -10 for Act One with Text evidence in complete sentences Continue to Read Act One the Crucible 17 -28 Update Character Chart Answer SGQ's #11 with text evidence and complete sentences Grades updated Wednesday Nov 2nd Update SGQ's/Character chart Study for Latin Roots Test Set One matching all of Set two Membean Thursday Nov 3rd Latin Roots Set Two Test Complete pg 19 in your packet "An Illicit Romance"  use text evidence and complete sentences Friday Nov 4th Agree to Disagree Continue Reading Act One update Character Chart and Study Guide Questions for Act One Text Evidence/Complete Sentences Complete Dialogue and Characterization Analysis in Crucible Packet Upcoming

Monday Oct 24th Ck Crucible book - extra credit Discuss What are the Cultures that Shape You -- groups of 4 -5 Ck Crucible Vocabulary Ck Salem Background Fill in the Blank Notes Ck/discuss Puritans/Sinners Worksheet Assigned Grammar 17-122 DUE FRIDAY NEW MEMBEAN WINDOW BEGINS TODAY -- Ends NOV 6th 75 Minutes @ 70 Percent accuracy Tuesday Oct 25th Pass out SOAPSTOne NOTES side 19 Paste Discuss SOAPSTONE analysis Read " Mass Hysteria" Apply SOAPSTONE analysis Journal side page 20 Due Wednesday Wednesday Oct 26th Discuss SOAPSTONE of Mass Hysteria Read " Web Profiles Haunt Students" Write a 9 sentence summary on Page 21 Journal side for "Web Profiles" Discovery Channel Background video on Salem and the contributing factors to the Witch Trials Begin watching. Thursday Oct 27th Complete Discovery Channel Background video -- Pop quiz Legal Terms and Spectors worksheet Due Friday Assign Parts for Act One Friday Oct 28th 

Monday Oct 17th Check Chapter 4 open book quiz Discuss chap 5/6 SGQ's Review for Pearl Test Complete "What are the Cultures that Shape You" Study for Pearl Test -- vocabulary included Tuesday Oct 18th Pearl Test Wednesday Oct 19th PSAT Thursday Oct 20th Pass out Crucible Packet -- Define all vocabulary listed with dictionaries Read Discovery Channel Background packet  Then, complete FILL IN THE BLANK "Salem Background" Worksheet Friday Oct 21st Latin Roots Set Two -- Paste on NOTES side page 20 Agree to Disagree #8 Journal side pg Discuss "Cultures that Shape You" Complete Puritan and Puritanism Worksheet -- ANNOTATE before you answer questions :) UPCOMING:  all classes MEMBEAN Window #2 Oct 24 - Nov 6th 75 Minutes at 70% accuracy

Monday October 10 Holiday Tuesday Oct 11 Assembly - Schedule Lit Element Test - 40 multiple choice questions - scantron Wednesday Oct 12 Periods 2/3 complete last page of test 1,4,7,8 - Go over exam Chapter 4 The PEARL open book /open note DAILY quiz Thursday Oct 13 District Benchmark - 2 reading Selections/16 questions/1 short answer response Friday Oct 14 Lit Element Test RETAKE at 7:50 AM Active Listening for the PEARL Chapters 5 -6 Homework SGQ's for the Pearl Due Monday Oct 17th Upcoming  Oct 18th The Pearl Exam Oct 19th PSAT

Monday Oct 3rd Membean Window One due Oct 2nd -- quiz grade Pronouns 7-12 Due Discuss/add annotations/themes/symbols for Chs 1-3 Listen and actively annotate the first half of Chapter 3 Tuesday Oct 4th School picture day through ELA Ck Pronouns/Daily grade Assign Active Verbs - Due Friday 13 -16 Wednesday Oct 5th Listen and actively annotate the Second half of Chapter 3 Complete SGQ's for Chapter 3 - complete sentences and text evidence Thursday Oct 6th Discuss/check/add to SGQ's for Chapters 1-3 Listen and actively annotation the  Chapter 4 -- Connotations of Pearl Buyers Begin Working on chapter 4 SGQ's - complete sentences and text evidence Friday Oct 7th Agree to Disagree 5 minute Journal response #7 Trick or Treat, or Not? Ck Active Verbs pages 13-16 Daily grade Time line for Chapters 1-4 Complete Study Guide questions for Chapter Four UPCOMING: Oct 11th Literary Elements Test 40 multiple choice questions.  The follo