Words From Watson

Monday August 29th Non- Fiction piece "The Cutting of my Long Hair" Bloom's Taxonomy Analysis:  Level 1,2,3 Write three questions per level pertaining to " TCOMLH" in your Writer's notebooks, Journal side Page two.  Utilize Bloom's question stems on the NOTES side pages 3-4 Work on Letter to Mrs. Watson -- Typed Rough Draft due Tuesday -- hard copy must be printed out when you come to class. :) Tuesday August 30th Trade journals and answer Level questions from the "TCOMLH" use a different color pen to answer in your partners journal Rough Draft check Peer edit and self edit Rough Draft -- follow directions Wednesday August 31st Final Draft of Letter to Mrs. Watson is due at the beginning of class:  Final draft only.  Typed. TNR/12/DS/one inch margin Summer Reading project introduction/examples Finish compiling journals Thursday September 1st Library Day-- meet in the Library -- bring your journals Friday September 2...

Monday August 29th Non- Fiction piece "The Cutting of my Long Hair" Bloom's Taxonomy Analysis:  Level 1,2,3 Write three questions per level pertaining to " TCOMLH" in your Writer's notebooks, Journal side Page two.  Utilize Bloom's question stems on the NOTES side pages 3-4 Work on Letter to Mrs. Watson -- Typed Rough Draft due Tuesday -- hard copy must be printed out when you come to class. :) Tuesday August 30th Trade journals and answer Level questions from the "TCOMLH" use a different color pen to answer in your partners journal Rough Draft check Peer edit and self edit Rough Draft -- follow directions Wednesday August 31st Final Draft of Letter to Mrs. Watson is due at the beginning of class:  Final draft only.  Typed. TNR/12/DS/one inch margin Summer Reading project introduction/examples Finish compiling journals Thursday September 1st Literary Elements - PWpt and review Abigail and the Pony analysis Friday S...

Monday 22 Welcome!  EAGLE CAMP 8:30-12:45  15 minute classes 1,2,3,4,5,7,8:  Pet Peeves and roll sheets Tuesday 23 Watson Syllabus -- grading Reading/English Elements Inventory Personal Traits card Instructions and examples  DUE FRIDAY Wednesday 24 Extra credit check:  College Ruled Composition Book + two Elmer's gluesticks Pre Assessment Quiz Letter From Me Letter to Mrs. Watson Prewrite questions Informal Letter format Thursday 25 Check Pre Assessment Quiz Bloom's Taxonomy Prezi Bloom's Taxonomy Understading Quiz  Letter to Mrs. Watson with time left -- typed rough draft due Tuesday Friday 26 NON FICTION FRIDAY I AM trait card due - post Introduce:  Agree to Disagree Watch:  "Auto Correcting Humanity" 5 min Journal response Pair and share "Cutting of my Long Hair" non-ficiton-- Summary UPCOMING:  Letter to Mrs. Watson typed rough draft Due Tuesday Aug 30 Final draft due Wed 31st

WATSON 8 th Grade  2016 Pre-AP Language Arts Review – Semester II Final Exam Exam Date and Time:  ____________________________________________________   Bring two #2 pencils, sharpened – Scantron format   Imagery/Descriptive writing/Voice/Literary Terms Know/understand/ be able to apply:  vivid verbs, descriptive adjectives, and figurative language as applied to imagery. Know mood, tone, connotation, and voice and how that applies to writing. Know: personification, inference, foreshadowing, irony, characterization, metaphor, symbol and be able to apply terms to examples Poetry analysis and annotation terms:  Stanza, traditional form, free verse, rhyme, rhythm   Persuasion Terms: counterargument, appeal to fear, persuade, appeal to  pity, support, ethical appeal, argument, loaded terms, claim, bandwagon appeal, pathos, logos Recognize TYPES of support:  examples, facts, quotes from exper...

Short Story UNIT NIGHT BOOK CK FRIDAY THE 15th LATIN ROOTS TEST SET 4 Thursday the 21st Monday Read Monkeys Paw:  MOOD focus Complete Worksheet Tuesday CK Monkeys Paw LTF packet for TEll-tale Heart Wednesday CK LTF for TEll Tale Heart Read Pandora's Box and Loo-wit Firekeeper Complete worksheets Thursday Ck Pandoras Box/Loowit:  discuss FALL OF MAN THEME/antidote/similarities/differences Read and Annotate Genesis Chp 2 and 3 Similarities and differences/compare contrast Pandora's Box Friday 15th CK Genesis/discuss antidote Introduce Micro Fiction Examples Work in groups Roll for 3 items

Monday: Discuss previous poetry worksheet Haikus - introduction/examples Work on Haikus Tuesday Poetry Test Wednesday Begin Short Story UNIT Read Lemon Brown Lit book 178 - 187 Focus Character Motivation Answer questions in Writers notebook journal side pg 187 1-8 Thursday Ck Lemon Brown Questions Read " Little Drummer Boy of Shiloh" Focus SETTING and Character Motivation Complete worksheet both sides/ use complete sentences Friday Ck Little Drummer Boy of Shiloh" Worksheet Read " TEll Tale Heart"  Focus SUSPENSE and Narrator Complete worksheet both side/use complete sentences Define terms for Short Story UNIT (worksheet) Please bring NIGHT by Elie Wiesel for BOOK Check April 15th NEXT FRIDAY

Monday March 28 Ck:  Identity and Moth Paraphrase:  Ode and Cricket Complete worksheet Tuesday March 29 STAAR MATH practice afternoon classes 5/7/8 -- work on MEMBEAN Wednesday March 30 STAAR READING afternoon classes activity/1/2 -- work on MEMBEAN Thursday March 31 Pair and Share Diamante Poems Discuss Dream Deferred Analysis Analysis of "Strange Fruit"  annotate and answer questions Friday April 1st