Personal Narrative Essay-This week students will complete their narrative essay by typing their final draft.

Study Guide-Study all of these terms–know the definition. You will be matching them on the quiz. 

• Internal Conflict
• Character
• Mood
• Tone
• External Conflict
• Author’s Purpose
• Point of View
• Antagonist
• Setting
• Protagonist
• Theme
• Climax
• Rising Action
• Resolution
• Falling Action
• Plot
• Inciting Incident
• Exposition

Also, reread the story “The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson”. You will be writing out the events for the story on the Plot diagram.

Read the story and complete the CCR handout. This is due tomorrow.

http://joancpeterswcms.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/66540892/u4_old_grandfather_se.pdf

This week students will work together in small groups to complete a short story collaborative review posters. They will be using “Abuela Invents the Zero,” short story.

The task is to create a poster showing the literary elements of character, setting, conflict (Character vs.________) plot (including exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution), and theme.  Each group member will have a literary device  they need to focus on.

We will have our first test tomorrow on the short story, “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara. I will attach the story, please review the story and vocabulary words.

Summer Learning-Due 9/27

Directions: Read 3-5 of the books on the 8th grade reading list.  Write a minimum ½ page plot summary for each book. If you read and summarize more than 3 books, you will receive extra credit for the additional 2 books read. 

Book Talk Directions:

Choose one of your favorite books read over the summer.

1. Tell us the title and author of the book.
2. Show us the cover (if you do not have the book, ask teacher to project on board).
   1. Tell us what the book is about.
   2. Read a favorite passage and explain why it is memorable.  Prepare ahead of time by using a sticky note to find your passage during your talk.  If you don’t have the book with you, prepare ahead of time by typing or writing out your favorite part, noting the page number.
   3. Evaluate what is good/bad about the book using some specific details about plot, description, suspense, character, theme, language, etc. 

3. Make an audience recommendation.  How would your “rate” this book and who would most likely read the book?

4. Show a visual aid and explain.

1. Create one visual representation from one of the books read this summer – a collage of images from the book (characters, setting, theme, symbolism used in the story, etc.)  Do not use a single picture (such as the cover) downloaded from the internet.  
2. Place visual representation on an 8 ½ x 11 sheet using the whole sheet mounted on colored construction paper.  
3. Place the title of book, author, your name and class hour on the bottom right.

Google Classroom:

Please login to Google Classroom and complete the 2 assessments (read theory and quill). Make sure you are logged on or the scores will not save.

Complete short story:

Protagonist: You!

You have made a very important discovery–one that will make you famous throughout the world.

Antagonist: ???

In your story, your antagonist is trying to stop you from sharing your discovery. Who is it? Why are they trying to stop you? How are they trying to stop you?

Write a story in which you tell about your discovery and how you made it. Be sure to include details about the setting, and be sure that your story has a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Some of our assignments will be completed through Google Classroom. Google Classroom can be used on Chromebooks and are also available for both Android and iOS devices.

1. Log in to your district Google account. (yourstudentnumber@dearbornschools.org)
2. Go to Google Classroom and select Go to Classroom.
3. Scroll down and select I am a Student.
4. Select the + in the top right corner to join a class. You will be prompted to enter a Classroom code. Copy the appropriate code from the list below.

1st Hour = dl3f82

3rd hour = gfh943

4th Hour = 2fdtig

5th Hour = vzg992

6th Hour = xc36gjt

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to our class iblog! I am your son/daughter’s 8^th grade English Language Arts teacher.  I am extremely excited to begin this school semester.  Our goal is to help your son/daughter to be successful in language arts. It is important that we all do our part to guarantee success in the class.

  In an attempt to enhance home/school communication, I have set up this class blog.  Look for weekly updates to stay informed regarding what your child is learning in 8th grade ELA.  This week, students are asked to come home and share the blog information with a parent/guardian and show them how to subscribe for our updates.   If they do, they will receive 5 extra credit points.  Please see the subscription box at the bottom of the page and enter your email.  Each time we post something new, subscribers will receive a notification.