April 25 - 29
8th_gr_qu_4_wk_5.docx | |
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April 18 - 22
8th_gr_qu_4.docx | |
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April 11 - 15
PARCC Testing this week - you will do greeeeaaattt!
Monday, we will review for PARCC, and Friday, you will work on your Outsiders Final, which is DUE MONDAY, APRIL 22.
PARCC Testing this week - you will do greeeeaaattt!
Monday, we will review for PARCC, and Friday, you will work on your Outsiders Final, which is DUE MONDAY, APRIL 22.
March 21 - 24
Spring Break begins March 25!
Spring Break begins March 25!
8th_gr_qu_4_wk_2.docx | |
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March 14 - 18
8th_gr_qu_4_wk_1.docx | |
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March 7 - 11
Monday - Flowers for Algernon Presentations
Tuesday - Vocabulary Practice; words from The Outsiders
Wednesday - PARCC Tutorial
Thursday - I'm at a Natural Helpers Retreat; you will have an assignment
Friday - Grammar Practice
Monday - Flowers for Algernon Presentations
Tuesday - Vocabulary Practice; words from The Outsiders
Wednesday - PARCC Tutorial
Thursday - I'm at a Natural Helpers Retreat; you will have an assignment
Friday - Grammar Practice
February 29 - March 4
Monday - The class will work on Flowers for Algernon assignment.
Tuesday - NO SCHOOL
Wednesday - Flowers for Algernon Final Due. We will watch the movie.
Thursday, Friday - I am out of town. You have a TWO-DAY assignment that COUNTS AS A TEST.
Monday - The class will work on Flowers for Algernon assignment.
Tuesday - NO SCHOOL
Wednesday - Flowers for Algernon Final Due. We will watch the movie.
Thursday, Friday - I am out of town. You have a TWO-DAY assignment that COUNTS AS A TEST.
Feb. 22 - 26
8th_gr_qu_3_wk_8.docx | |
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Feb. 15 - 19
8th_gr_qu_3_wk_7.docx | |
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Feb. 8 -11
8th_gr_qu_3_wk_6_flowers_for_algernon.docx | |
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Feb. 1 - 5
animal_farm_final_-_honors.docx | |
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8th_g._qu._3_wk._5_-_animal_farm.docx | |
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January 25 - 29
8th_gr_qu_3_wk_4_-_animal_farm.docx | |
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January 18 - 22 NO SCHOOL MONDAY
Sometimes we engage in time-consuming, yet valuable discussions. Our schedule may vary. Please check in with me if you have questions.
8gr_qu_3_wk_3_-_animal_farm.docx | |
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January 11 - 15
NO SCHOOL MONDAY
NO SCHOOL MONDAY
8th_gr_qu_3_wk_2.docx | |
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January 4 - 8, 2016 Happy New Year!
8th_gr_qu_3_wk_1.docx | |
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of_mice_and_men_final__3_.docx | |
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Dec. 14 - 18 - FINALS
See attached Study Guide
See attached Study Guide
sem._1_8th_15.docx | |
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Dec. 7 - 11
8th_gr_qu_2_wk_7_-_om_m.docx | |
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November 30 - December 4
8th_gr_qu_2_wk_6.docx | |
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November 23 - 26
8th_gr_qu_2_wk_5.docx | |
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November 16 - 20
Check due dates: no late work accepted
Check due dates: no late work accepted
November 9 - 13
DUE DATES COMING UP:
Monkey's Paw Questions were due 11/6
Tell-Tale Heart Questions due 11/11 5th Period does # 1, 4, 5, 7 only
Storyboard due 11/18
PASATIEMPO Short Story due 11/20
Vocabulary Quiz due 11/20
DUE DATES COMING UP:
Monkey's Paw Questions were due 11/6
Tell-Tale Heart Questions due 11/11 5th Period does # 1, 4, 5, 7 only
Storyboard due 11/18
PASATIEMPO Short Story due 11/20
Vocabulary Quiz due 11/20
8th_gr_qu_2_wk_4.docx | |
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Nov. 2 - 6
8th_gr_qu_2_wk_3_short_stories.docx | |
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October 26 - 30
8th_gr_qu_2_wk_2_cotw.docx | |
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October 19 - 23
final_-_cotw.docx | |
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8th_gr_qu_2_wk_1_cotw.docx | |
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October 12 - 16
8th_gr_qu_1_wk_9_cotw.docx | |
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Oct. 5 - 9
8th_gr_qu_1_wk_8_cotw.docx | |
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8th_gr_qu_1_wk_7_call_of_the_wild.docx | |
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Sept. 28 - Oct. 2
September 21 - 25
8th_gr._qu_1_wk_6_bo.docx | |
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September 14 - 18
September 8 - 11
September 8 - 11
8th_gr_qu_1_wk_4_buried_onions.docx | |
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Aug. 31 - Sept 4
media_literacy_assignmentdue.docx | |
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8th_gr_qu_1_wk_3_media_lit.docx | |
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August 24 - 28
8th_gr_qu_1_wk_2_media_literacy.docx | |
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Watch this video to complete the assignment.
8th_grade_qu._1_wk._1_anne_frank.docx | |
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August 17 - 21
Welcome 8th Graders!
Here is the heading EACH AND EVERY ASSIGNMENT MUST INCLUDE:
First Name, Last Name
Ms. Shain
English 8th Honors, Period 2
Assignment - Ex: The Diary of Anne Frank Theme
Date - Ex: 19 August 2015
You have two weeks respite; after two weeks, assignments with incorrect headings will be tossed.
Welcome 8th Graders!
Here is the heading EACH AND EVERY ASSIGNMENT MUST INCLUDE:
First Name, Last Name
Ms. Shain
English 8th Honors, Period 2
Assignment - Ex: The Diary of Anne Frank Theme
Date - Ex: 19 August 2015
You have two weeks respite; after two weeks, assignments with incorrect headings will be tossed.
May 18 - 22
Finals Week
Finals Week
May 11 - 15
Poetry Book Presentations
Poetry Book Presentations
May 4 - 8
April 27 - May 1
April 20 - 24
April 13 - 17
April 6 - 10
March 23 - 27
March 16 - 20
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March 9 - 13
8th_gr._qu._3_wk._9a_2015.docx | |
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March 2 - 6
8th_gr._qu._3_wk._9_2015.docx | |
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Feb. 23 - 27
8th_gr._qu._3_wk._8_2015.docx | |
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Feb. 16 - 20
8th_gr._qu._3_wk._7_2015.docx | |
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Feb. 9 - 13 No School Friday for Students
8th_gr._qu._3_wk._6_2015.docx | |
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Feb. 2 - 6
8th_gr._qu._3._wk._5_2015.docx | |
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January 26 - 30
8th_gr._qu._3_wk._4_2015.docx | |
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January 19 - 23
8th_gr._qu._3_wk._3_2015.docx | |
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January 12 - 16
No School Monday - P/T Conferences
No School Monday - P/T Conferences
8th_gr._qu._3_wk._2_2014.docx | |
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short_story_final_project_name.docx | |
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January 5 - 9
8th_gr._qu._3_wk._1_2014.docx | |
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December 15 - 19 Finals Week!
December 8 - 12
8th_gr._qu._2_wk._8.docx | |
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December 1 - 5
8th_gr._qu._2_wk._6_2014.docx | |
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November 24 - 25 HAPPY THANSGIVING!
Call of theWild - Work on Final Essays/Project - DUE 12/3
Call of theWild - Work on Final Essays/Project - DUE 12/3
November 17 - 21
8th_gr._qu._2_wk._5.docx | |
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November 10 - 14
8th_gr._qu._2_wk._4_2014.docx | |
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Nov. 3 - 7
8th_gr._qu._2_wk._3_2014.docx | |
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October 27 - 31
revised_8th_gr._qu._2_wk._2_2014_1.docx | |
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October 20 - 24
October 13 - 17
October 6 - 10
October 13 - 17
October 6 - 10
8th_gr._qu._2_wk._1_2014-2015.docx | |
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8th_gr._qu._1_wk._9_2014_2015_bo.docx | |
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8th_gr._qu._1_wk._8_2014-15.docx | |
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September 29 - October 3
8th_gr._qu._1_wk._7.docx | |
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September 22 - 26
8th_gr._qu._1_wk._6_2014.docx | |
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September 15 - 19
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September 8 - 12
8th_grade_qu._1_wk._4_2014-2015.docx | |
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ml_assignment_8th.docx | |
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September 2 - 5
8th_grade_qu._1_wk._3_2014_-_2015.docx | |
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August 25 - 29
8th_grade_qu._1_wk._2_2014-2015.docx | |
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August 18 - 22
Welcome Back Students!
Welcome Back Students!
8th_grade_qu._1_wk._1_2014-2015.docx.doc | |
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8th_grade_syllabus_2014.docx | |
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March 24 - 28
10th_gr._qu._4_wk._3.docx | |
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March 17 - 21
SBA TESTING
SBA TESTING
10th_gr._qu._4_wk._1.docx | |
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March 3 - 7
10th_gr._qu._3_wk._8.docx | |
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February 24 - 28
NOTE DUE DATES FOR THE TRIAL OF AMIR
ROUGH DRAFT: FEB. 26
FINAL DRAFT: MARCH 5
TRIAL: MARCH 6, 7
ROUGH DRAFT: FEB. 26
FINAL DRAFT: MARCH 5
TRIAL: MARCH 6, 7
10th_gr._qu._3_wk._7.docx | |
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kite_runner_trial.docx | |
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February 18 - 21
No School Monday
No School Monday
10th_gr._qu._3_wk._6.docx | |
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Feb. 10 -13
NO SCHOOL FEB. 14
NO SCHOOL FEB. 14
10th_gr._qu._3_wk._5.docx | |
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10th_qu._3_wk._4.docx | |
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Jan. 27 - 31
Antigone
The Kite Runner
Antigone
The Kite Runner
10th_qu._3_wk._4.docx | |
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Jan. 21 - 24
DISCOVERY Testing
Amended Schedule
Vocabulary Words, Greek Roots, Grammar will carry over to next week
**Old Man and the Sea Final due FRIDAY
DISCOVERY Testing
Amended Schedule
Vocabulary Words, Greek Roots, Grammar will carry over to next week
**Old Man and the Sea Final due FRIDAY
10th_qu._3_wk._2.docx | |
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10th_qu._3_wk._3.docx | |
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10th_qu._3_wk._1.docx | |
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12/9 - 12/13
No New Vocabulary Words
Grammar Review begins
Review Latin Roots Chart
Short Storyboard DUE FRI.
Review Literary Elements
No New Vocabulary Words
Grammar Review begins
Review Latin Roots Chart
Short Storyboard DUE FRI.
Review Literary Elements
12/2 - 12/6
Literature: Short Stories
The Cask of Amontillado
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
The Yellow Wallpaper
Grammar: Parallelism
Vocabulary:
arrogant
chagrined
condescending
contemptuous
cynical
derisive
despairing
disconcerted
disdainful
exacerbated
Literary Elements:
parallelism
parenthesis
polysyndeton
Latin Roots:
Cutis = skin, hide cuticle, cutaneous
Sal, salis = salt saline, salary, salivate
Literature: Short Stories
The Cask of Amontillado
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
The Yellow Wallpaper
Grammar: Parallelism
Vocabulary:
arrogant
chagrined
condescending
contemptuous
cynical
derisive
despairing
disconcerted
disdainful
exacerbated
Literary Elements:
parallelism
parenthesis
polysyndeton
Latin Roots:
Cutis = skin, hide cuticle, cutaneous
Sal, salis = salt saline, salary, salivate
11/18 - 11/22
Literature: LOTF, Short Stories
Grammar: Hyphen, Colon, Semicolon, Dash
Vocabulary:
boisterous
effusive
exultant
Genial
Jocular
Mirthful
nostalgia
whimsical
sanguine
wistful
Latin Roots:
Folium = leaf portfolio, foliage, folder
Arbor = tree Arbor Day, arboriculture arboritorium
Literary Elements:
epistrophe
euphemism
expletive
hyperbole
Literature: LOTF, Short Stories
Grammar: Hyphen, Colon, Semicolon, Dash
Vocabulary:
boisterous
effusive
exultant
Genial
Jocular
Mirthful
nostalgia
whimsical
sanguine
wistful
Latin Roots:
Folium = leaf portfolio, foliage, folder
Arbor = tree Arbor Day, arboriculture arboritorium
Literary Elements:
epistrophe
euphemism
expletive
hyperbole
10/28 - 11/1
Literature: Lord of the Flies
Grammar: Active and Passive Voice
Vocabulary:
festooned
inscrutable
opaque
declivities
impalpable
sinewy
tacitly
apex
effigy
incantation
Latin Roots:
ped/pedis = foot pedicure, pedal, pedestrian
digitus - finger, toe, inch digit, digital, digitize
Literary Elements:
lamentation
Literature: Lord of the Flies
Grammar: Active and Passive Voice
Vocabulary:
festooned
inscrutable
opaque
declivities
impalpable
sinewy
tacitly
apex
effigy
incantation
Latin Roots:
ped/pedis = foot pedicure, pedal, pedestrian
digitus - finger, toe, inch digit, digital, digitize
Literary Elements:
lamentation
10/21 - 10/25
Literature: Lord of the Flies
Grammar: Active, Passive Voice
Vocabulary:
festooned
inscrutable
opaque
declivities
impalpable
sinewy
tacitly
Latin Roots: same as last week
Literary Elements: same as last week
Literature: Lord of the Flies
Grammar: Active, Passive Voice
Vocabulary:
festooned
inscrutable
opaque
declivities
impalpable
sinewy
tacitly
Latin Roots: same as last week
Literary Elements: same as last week
gilgamesh_final.docx | |
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10/15 - 10/18
The Epic of Gilgamesh Final Essay/Project DUE Oct. 18
Literature: Of Mice and Men
Grammar: Active, Passive Voice
Vocabulary:
Specious
Skewed
Bastion
Hiatus
Gesticulated
Ebullience
Pall
Occlude
Salient
Unequivocal
Literary Elements: Characterization, Conflict, Cause/Effect, Foreshadowing
Latin Roots:
Brachium = arm brace, embrace, brachiosaurus, bracket
Carpe Diem! = Live for today! Embrace each day!
The Epic of Gilgamesh Final Essay/Project DUE Oct. 18
Literature: Of Mice and Men
Grammar: Active, Passive Voice
Vocabulary:
Specious
Skewed
Bastion
Hiatus
Gesticulated
Ebullience
Pall
Occlude
Salient
Unequivocal
Literary Elements: Characterization, Conflict, Cause/Effect, Foreshadowing
Latin Roots:
Brachium = arm brace, embrace, brachiosaurus, bracket
Carpe Diem! = Live for today! Embrace each day!
gilgamesh_group_project_assignment.doc | |
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Oct. 7 - Oct. 11
Vocabulary:
deluge
league
carnelian
vat
felon
prow
bitumen
batten
livid
libation
Vocabulary:
deluge
league
carnelian
vat
felon
prow
bitumen
batten
livid
libation
September 23 - 27
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Grammar: same as last week
Vocabulary:
nihilism
nonsectarian
obsequious
omnipotent
pecuniary
plagiarize
capitulate
sanguine
supercilious
tempest
Latin Roots:
Caput/capitis = head capital, decapitate, captain
Manus = hand manual, manuscript, manicotti
Literary Elements:
soliloquy, chiasmus, ellipsis, epanalepsis
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Grammar: same as last week
Vocabulary:
nihilism
nonsectarian
obsequious
omnipotent
pecuniary
plagiarize
capitulate
sanguine
supercilious
tempest
Latin Roots:
Caput/capitis = head capital, decapitate, captain
Manus = hand manual, manuscript, manicotti
Literary Elements:
soliloquy, chiasmus, ellipsis, epanalepsis
September 16 - 20
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Grammar: Semi-colons, colons, commas in list
Vocabulary:
Stealthily
Glean
Prostrate
Covenant
Incognito
Incontrovertible
Inculcate
Infrastructure
Kowtow
moiety
Latin Roots:
Plico, Plicatum = fold pleat, replica, duplicate, multiplication
Liber = book libel, library, liberty
Literary Elements -
apposition (appositives)
assonance
asyndeton
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Grammar: Semi-colons, colons, commas in list
Vocabulary:
Stealthily
Glean
Prostrate
Covenant
Incognito
Incontrovertible
Inculcate
Infrastructure
Kowtow
moiety
Latin Roots:
Plico, Plicatum = fold pleat, replica, duplicate, multiplication
Liber = book libel, library, liberty
Literary Elements -
apposition (appositives)
assonance
asyndeton
Sept. 9 - Sept. 13
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Grammar:
Vocabulary:
Latin Roots:
Trans = over, through, about transportation, transcontinental, transfer
Sonus – sound sonar, panasonic, sonogram
Literary Elements -
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Grammar:
Vocabulary:
Latin Roots:
Trans = over, through, about transportation, transcontinental, transfer
Sonus – sound sonar, panasonic, sonogram
Literary Elements -
TEST Mon., 9/9
Vocabulary - Know words up to this point
Grammar - Pronouns - Reflexive, Indefinite, Intensive, Infinitive
Literary Elements/Rhetorical Devices: Allegory, dramatic irony, humor, setting, Trickster archetype, anadiplosis, anastrophe, folktale, myth
Rhetorical Triangle - Logos, pathos, ethos
Latin Roots
Vocabulary - Know words up to this point
Grammar - Pronouns - Reflexive, Indefinite, Intensive, Infinitive
Literary Elements/Rhetorical Devices: Allegory, dramatic irony, humor, setting, Trickster archetype, anadiplosis, anastrophe, folktale, myth
Rhetorical Triangle - Logos, pathos, ethos
Latin Roots
September 3 - 6
African Mythology/Folktale Unit - see Assignment
Grammar -
Vocabulary -
Skills: MLA Citation
African Mythology/Folktale Unit - see Assignment
Grammar -
Vocabulary -
Skills: MLA Citation
August 27 - September 18:
Myths and Folktales Unit Assignment - See below for assignment
Myths and Folktales Unit Assignment - See below for assignment
african_myths_and_folktales_assignment.doc | |
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August 26 - 30
Media Literacy Presentations
Mythology/Folktale Unit
Grammar: Infinitive, Reflexive, Intensive Pronouns
Vocabulary:
cognizant
perfidy
interminable
coherent
resuscitate
anagram
demagogue
vivisection
notoriety
fortify
Literary Elements:
Myth, Allegory, Humor, Dramatic Irony, Folktale, Anadiplosis
Latin Roots: Figo fixum = fix fixate, prefix
Luna = moon lunar, lunatic
Media Literacy Presentations
Mythology/Folktale Unit
Grammar: Infinitive, Reflexive, Intensive Pronouns
Vocabulary:
cognizant
perfidy
interminable
coherent
resuscitate
anagram
demagogue
vivisection
notoriety
fortify
Literary Elements:
Myth, Allegory, Humor, Dramatic Irony, Folktale, Anadiplosis
Latin Roots: Figo fixum = fix fixate, prefix
Luna = moon lunar, lunatic
Welcome! We will review the syllabus Wednesday.
10th_grade_syllabus_2013-2014.docx | |
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August 14 - August 23
Media Literacy Unit
Why Should we be Media Literate?
-Logos, Pathos, Ethos Practice Handout
-Unit Assignment: See Attached
Vocabulary: luminous, impetuous, pulsate, suppress, tranquil, impede, irreparable, emphatic, unequivocal, triad
Grammar: Fragments, Run-ons
Literary Terms: Trickster archetype, myth, allegory, alliteration, anadiplosis, anastrophe
Assignment: Analyze persuasive techniques in attached advertisement ("Halftime in America"). Half a page, due August 21.
-Logos, Pathos, Ethos Practice Handout
-Unit Assignment: See Attached
Vocabulary: luminous, impetuous, pulsate, suppress, tranquil, impede, irreparable, emphatic, unequivocal, triad
Grammar: Fragments, Run-ons
Literary Terms: Trickster archetype, myth, allegory, alliteration, anadiplosis, anastrophe
Assignment: Analyze persuasive techniques in attached advertisement ("Halftime in America"). Half a page, due August 21.
ml_assignment_10th.docx | |
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