Week 4 – Study Guide – ELA 8th 3/4

Unit Focus: Doing the Right Thing – Character Development and Analysis

Self-Identity — What makes me who I am?

Guiding Questions:

  • How are our true “characters” developed? How are they shaped by the people in our lives and the events that we experience?
  • How do our character traits determine our actions and reactions to life events? How are we affected by the actions/reactions of others?
  • How are we affected by peer pressure? How do we learn about what is right and what is wrong?
  • What effect does a person’s appearance have on the way they are viewed and treated by others? Do we stereotype groups of people based on appearances?
  • What defines true friendship? How are friendships important to our development?
  • What is heroism? Does heroism who its face only in extraordinary events or can it also be demonstrated in day to day activities?

Assignment / Due Date
Monday
  • Introduce and go over New Vocabulary
  • “The Outsider” Packet – Chapters 3-6 due Friday.
  • Achieve 3000 – Due Friday (50 Points)
  • Complete “The Outsiders” Ch. 6 (Pg. 85-99)
  • Writing Trait #3 – Voice (21)
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  • Achieve 3000 – Minimum 75% required to get all points.Achieve 3000 Must be Completed – One paragraph minimum for poll and thought questions.
  • Losing a Home, Not Losing Hope
  • Big Cities, Big Problems? (LEAP Challenge)
  • The Truth About Fake News (Bonus)
  • Vocabulary and Chapter 1-6 Test - Friday (100 Points)
  • Daily 25 Minutes of Mindplay REQUIRED – Shane, Bervick, Dontrail, Jaheim, Eddie, and Deandra

Tuesday
  • Complete “The Outsiders” Ch. 7 (Pg. 100-118)
  • Poetry Analysis (20) – TP CASTT in pairs
  • Writing Trait #3 – Voice – Video and poems (22-24)
  • Part of 4th Hour: First time going to library.
  • Checkout first book, Mindplay, & AR Benchmark.
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  • Daily 25 Minutes of Mindplay REQUIRED – Derrick, Christopher, Alexander, Kedric, Jada, and James

Wednesday
  • Complete “The Outsiders” Ch. 8 (Pg. 119-130)
  • Writing Trait #3 – Poems.
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  • Daily 25 Minutes of Mindplay REQUIRED – Shane, Bervick, Dontrail, Jaheim, Eddie, and Deandra

Thursday
  • Writing Trait #3 – Evaluate poems using rubric (25)
  • Kahoot! Vocabulary WAR! (and possible Kahoot! bonus WAR!)
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  • Daily 25 Minutes of Mindplay REQUIRED – Derrick, Christopher, Alexander, Kedric, Jada, and James

Friday
  • Vocabulary Quiz & Chapter 1-6 Test Friday (100 Points)
  • Finish watching first half of “The Outsiders.”
  • “The Outsider” Packet – Chapters 3-6 due.
  • Achieve 3000 Must be Completed – 1 paragraph min. for poll & thought questions.
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  • Mindplay – Makeup Minute’s Day.

Week 4 - 8th Grade Grammar – Learning the 6+1 traits.

  1. Ideas (The main message.) are the heart of the message.

  1. Organization (The internal structure of the piece.) is the internal structure of the piece.

  1. Voice (The personal tone and flavor of the author’s message.)is reader-writer connection – that something that makes a reader feel, respond, and want more.

  1. Word Choice (The vocabulary a writer uses to convey meaning.) is the skillful use of language to create meaning.
  • You must use at least one new vocabulary word in all of your writing – tests, quizzes, and class assignments.

  1. Sentence Fluency (The rhythm and flow of the language.) is the rhythm and beat of the language you hear in your head.

  1. Conventions (The mechanical correctness.). This includes punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage, capitalization, and paragraph indentation. If you do not capitalize the pronoun I, the first word in a sentence, or proper names, I will subtract FIVE points from your CR/ER.

+ 1: Presentation (How the writing actually looks on the page.), and it will determine if someone wants to read your paper or not - this can overshadow your hard work.

Week 4 – Reading Vocabulary Words – ELA 8th

From the novel “The Outsiders” Chapters 6-8

defiance / open resistance; bold disobedience
elite / a select part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability or qualities
reckless / (of a person or their actions) without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action
rueful / expressing sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way
apprehensive / anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
wince / a slight grimace or shrinking movement caused by pain or distress
apparent / clearly visible or understood; obvious;
conviction / a firmly held belief or opinion; Or, a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law
elude / evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way;
implore / beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something;