8th Literature and Language Arts Assignments

Use this area to turn in extra credit for three of your Language Arts classes. Here are your options. Feel free to do one, two, or none of them. They MUST be in by Friday evening. Each one can boost your OVERALL grade in each class by 3% but must follow the short guidelines below

ELA: Write a 5 paragraph essay including evidence based on this prompt:
WE see many courageous acts in the novel. Which act is the most courageous? Why? Use evidence from the novel to support your response. 

Spelling: Create illustrations for 25 words (any 25) from Romeo and Juliet vocab lists. These must be by hand

READING LITERATURE NOTE: Create a short video, animation, or comic book/graphic novel that has your own interpretation of Romeo and Juliet. You must include major plot points. If making a video it must be between 2-5 minutes. 

This is your final project for Romeo and Juliet.

Use Vocabulary.com to complete your Vocab practice for the week. Make sure you are using the PRACTICE list, but you may also use the regular vocab list while working through the practice. To be marked as complete for the week, you must have 50% of the list shown as complete. When you take your screenshot, make sure your name in the top right hand corner is present as well as the name of the list. I will also give you embedded class time this week each day to practice so that you can have time to do this.

Use Vocabulary.com to complete your Spelling practice for the week. Make sure you are using the SPELLING BEE list, but you may also practice off of the regular vocab list. Vocab practice will be due next week. Spelling will be due this week. Please take a FULL SCREEN screenshot of having completed the list with 75% accuracy or better. If you do not show the full screen with your name and name of list, I will ask you to reupload and only then will I give you full credit. 

If you would like to resubmit from your test last week, please use this area to do so. As we talked about in class, you can get half a point per question/vocab word done incorrectly from last week now correctly done.

By hand or on a Google Doc, please write the word, it's definition, it's part of speech, and an ORIGINAL sentence in which the word is used correctly. If you can do this, you will get your points. If the sentence is plagiarized, the whole thing will get a zero and parents will be contacted. Remember our Zero Tolerance Policy about Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty.

Use Vocabulary.com to complete your Vocab practice for the week. Make sure you are using the PRACTICE list, but you may also use the regular vocab list while working through the practice. To be marked as complete for the week, you must have 50% of the list shown as complete. When you take your screenshot, make sure your name in the top right hand corner is present as well as the name of the list. I will also give you embedded class time this week each day to practice so that you can have time to do this.

Use Vocabulary.com to complete your Spelling practice for the week. Make sure you are using the SPELLING BEE list, but you may also practice off of the regular vocab list. Vocab practice will be due next week. Spelling will be due this week. Please take a FULL SCREEN screenshot of having completed the list with 75% accuracy or better.

Use Vocabulary.com to complete your Vocab practice for the week. Make sure you are using the PRACTICE list, but you may also use the regular vocab list while working through the practice. To be marked as complete for the week, you must have 50% of the list shown as complete. When you take your screenshot, make sure your name in the top right hand corner is present. I will also give you embedded classtime this week each day to practice so that you can have time to do this.

Use this area to turn in extra credit for two of your Language Arts classes. Here are your options. Feel free to do one, two, or none of them. They MUST be in by Friday evening. Each one can boost your OVERALL grade in each class by 3% but must follow the short guidelines below

ELA: Design a 10+ questions Kahoot based off of something Grammar or Writing Structure related. Share the link or share screenshots with me here.

Spelling: Create a video or Google Slideshow that is basically a portfolio of all of your spelling pretests from Trimester 2. Photos should be clear. Video should show the entirety of each page so I can read it. Please check Gradelink for the list of pretests you would need to show.

READING LITERATURE NOTE: You were all offered extra credit earlier in the trimester. There will not be additional extra credit offered for this trimester

Use Vocabulary.com to complete your Spelling practice for the week. Make sure you are using the SPELLING BEE list, but you may also practice off of the regular vocab list. Vocab practice will be due next week. Spelling will be due this week. For now, I will see if I can simply use Vocabulary.com to track your progress, but I may change my directions here to have you add a screenshot at the end of your progress in the hopes that you can get 75% or more by the end.

OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT
(Please be aware that I will not be offering extra credit at the END of the trimester but am offering it now)
Use this workbook that was previously given to you and collect ALL of your worksheets that were previously done into ONE place (here). All worksheets that we did not do as a class, do them. The workbook should be complete from front to back with the exception of note and doodle pages. For worksheets that were already done, simply copy the worksheet pages and replace them here.

Given that you've had access to this assignment the entire time we've been reading the book, simply use this place to transfer over your work that you've already done. If you haven't done these as instructed, you will have to catch up.

Using your book as evidence and any annotations and/or notes you've taken for ANY assignments on this novel, choose one of the three prompts to answer in a well-written 5 paragraph essay.

As we are working through learning about essay structure, it would be good to use your notes from those lessons to help you. This essay must be original (meaning not plagiarized from any source including classmates).

You MUST include evidence from the novel to back up your claims in each body paragraph. ONLY use the Google Doc that is attached here to write your essay. Attach your brainstorm as an image or document to be graded.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Create what would be the conclusion paragraph that would happen in the theoretical essay that we've been practicing this week. Utilize our notes on how to write a conclusion and assume that the three claims from your thesis/body paragraphs were talked about thoroughly.

Choose 1 of the 3 body paragraphs that would happen in the theoretical essay that we've been practicing this week. Use the ACE paragraph structure to create this body paragraph. Include evidence to support your claim(s).

Use this document to write an intro paragraph based off of the TKAM prompt you had from Tuesday.

Slide 1: Use this to follow along with the prompt in class as practice OR do one by hand and replace the picture

Slide 2: Use the prompt on the slide to create your own brainstorm OR you may do this by hand and attach. Some people feel they are quicker when they do this by hand, but please take a CLEAR picture to attach.

Slide 1: Use this to follow along with the prompt in class as practice OR do one by hand and replace the picture

Slide 2: Use the prompt on the slide to create your own brainstorm OR you may do this by hand and attach. Some people feel they are quicker when they do this by hand, but please take a CLEAR picture to attach.

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

If you would like to resubmit from your test last week, please use this area to do so. As we talked about in class, you can get half a point per question/vocab word done incorrectly from last week now correctly done.

By hand or on a Google Doc, please write the word, it's definition, it's part of speech, and an ORIGINAL sentence in which the word is used correctly. If you can do this, you will get your points. If the sentence is plagiarized, the whole thing will get a zero and parents will be contacted. Remember our Zero Tolerance Policy about Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Use this area to turn in extra credit for any of your three Language Arts classes. Here are your options. Feel free to do one, two, all three, or none of them. They MUST be in by Friday evening. Each one can boost your OVERALL grade in each class by 3% but must follow the short guidelines below

ELA: Create a short video (can be made using iMovie, TikTok, regular video editor) or design a poster explaining something grammar or writing related. For example: the structure of an essay, or the types of sentences, or the parts of speech, etc

Spelling: Create a video or Google Slideshow that is basically a portfolio of all of your spelling pretests. Photos should be clear. Video should show the entirety of each page so I can read it

Reading/Literature: Create a 1-3 minute short film adapting The Call of the Wild. You may get help from your family members or you can play all the characters. OR you can used stuffed animals, animate, stop motion, really anything. You’re basically telling the story in a short film covering the basic plot points

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Use this to guide you as we discuss these items in class

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

Use this file to follow along with our class discussion and group work.

We will read this as a class, discuss, and you are to answer the questions thoroughly.

Read the article with us as a class, and then use the GoFormative as an assignment after we are done with the article. In the written response question, write your answer in ACE paragraph form: Assertion, Citation (from the article), and Explanation.

Using your notes and what you learned about poems, figurative language, and topic and theme, identify and/or analyze "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe using this quiz.

You will be using this Google Form based escape room in small groups. The first group to complete it together accurately and TURN IN at the end will be named the Time Winners. The group with the most accurate overall points will be named the Knowledgeable Winners.

Use this viewing guide to answer questions while you are watching the film version of The Call of the Wild. Be careful and do not assume that all answers will be the same as they would in the book. All answers should be according to the film. This will not be graded only for completion, but by the accuracy of the answers. All areas have light grey text boxes and are easily editable. Please make sure that you ONLY open this up in Google Docs and NOT a PDF editor.

Take a HIGH QUALITY photo of your One Pager and submit it here. Please make double/triple sure that you have followed all directions on the rubric as this is a large chunk of your Reading/Literature grade and if you missed things, it will get deducted from your total. I've linked the rubric and original handout below. If you try to submit your One Pager and you did not get brainstorm approval from me, I will not be grading it. I can't wait to see how creative these turned out!

Use this area to turn in your corrections.
Create a three column document with:
the original question
what you originally put
what the correct answer SHOULD be and justify it with an explanation
The test is open again for you to see your questions and scores

If you would like to resubmit from your test last week, please use this area to do so. As we talked about in class, you can get half a point per question/vocab word done incorrectly from last week now correctly done.

By hand or on a Google Doc, please write the word, it's definition, it's part of speech, and an ORIGINAL sentence in which the word is used correctly. If you can do this, you will get your points. If the sentence is plagiarized, the whole thing will get a zero and parents will be contacted. Remember our Zero Tolerance Policy about Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty.

Please read over the One Pager PDF document before class today. These are the instructions for your The Call of the Wild final project. I will THOROUGHLY go over the instructions as well as give you examples of what this project can look like when done. The brainstorm document is due by beginning of class tomorrow. The final one pager will be due next Monday 10/26. You will use this brainstorm for me to approve your project and make sure that you are on track for success. Click the Google Slides (make sure it opens in slides), and click in the areas for the textboxes to start typing. Draw a line or circle using the line or circle tool on the first page to show what connect four line you are doing.

IMPORTANT: If you have questions about this before our class today, write them down so you don't forget. Do not email me or comment here about them. Wait for class.

Your goal today is to make connections between characters and themes. Your group will work
together to make these connections. Make sure your group starts or adds to an idea on every theme page.
1) Brainstorm theme connections between the characters and the theme on the assigned slide.
2) Write your ideas.
Remember this is a graffiti table – You can change the font, size, add a picture, etc (but make sure to leave room for other groups)
3) Code your ideas. Circle evidence (page numbers and/or direct quotes from the text).
Box analysis (your ideas and/or conclusions connecting the theme to the character).
4) Work for 5-7 minutes.
5) Rotate to the next theme page and start at 1) again.

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

Using what we've learned about annotations, annotate at least 5 times per chapter. Remember to use the resource that I uploaded for you and that we went over together. Common annotations are often:
Vocab
Predictions
Aha! Moment
Inference
Setting/Character

If you need more slides to upload your annotations, just duplicate the slide by right clicking on it if on anything but an iPad. If on an iPad, long press on it and press the second icon (the double pages to duplicate), and the third icon (the clipboard) to paste it.

Use this area to turn in your specific Literature Circles work according to the schedule that you and your group have created. We will doing most of this in class, but if you need more time, use the rest of the day to complete. Whatever work you are doing, make sure to attach it correctly as either a Doc, Slides, picture, PDF, etc. and press SUBMIT

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

If you would like to resubmit from your test last week, please use this area to do so. As we talked about in class, you can get half a point per question/vocab word done incorrectly from last week now correctly done.

By hand or on a Google Doc, please write the word, it's definition, it's part of speech, and an ORIGINAL sentence in which the word is used correctly. If you can do this, you will get your points. If the sentence is plagiarized, the whole thing will get a zero and parents will be contacted. Remember our Zero Tolerance Policy about Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty.

Using what we've learned about annotations, annotate at least 5 times per chapter. Remember to use the resource that I uploaded for you and that we went over together. Common annotations are often:
Vocab
Predictions
Aha! Moment
Inference
Setting/Character

If you need more slides to upload your annotations, just duplicate the slide by right clicking on it if on anything but an iPad. If on an iPad, long press on it and press the second icon (the double pages to duplicate), and the third icon (the clipboard) to paste it.

Use this area to turn in your specific Literature Circles work according to the schedule that you and your group have created. We will doing most of this in class, but if you need more time, use the rest of the day to complete. Whatever work you are doing, make sure to attach it correctly as either a Doc, Slides, picture, PDF, etc. and press SUBMIT

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

Please complete the assignment about fragments and complete sentences AFTER we have our lesson and mini-quiz in class. You may complete this in class as a classwork and finish after class as necessary.

Using what we've learned about annotations, annotate at least 5 times per chapter. Remember to use the resource that I uploaded for you and that we went over together. Common annotations are often:
Vocab
Predictions
Aha! Moment
Inference
Setting/Character

If you need more slides to upload your annotations, just duplicate the slide by right clicking on it if on anything but an iPad. If on an iPad, long press on it and press the second icon (the double pages to duplicate), and the third icon (the clipboard) to paste it.

Use this area to turn in your specific Literature Circles work according to the schedule that you and your group have created. We will doing most of this in class, but if you need more time, use the rest of the day to complete. Whatever work you are doing, make sure to attach it correctly as either a Doc, Slides, picture, PDF, etc. and press SUBMIT

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

Use this area to turn in your specific Literature Circles work according to the schedule that you and your group have created. We will doing most of this in class, but if you need more time, use the rest of the day to complete. Whatever work you are doing, make sure to attach it correctly as either a Doc, Slides, picture, PDF, etc. and press SUBMIT

Using what we've learned about annotations, annotate at least 5 times per chapter. Remember to use the resource that I uploaded for you and that we went over together. Common annotations are often:
Vocab
Predictions
Aha! Moment
Inference
Setting/Character

If you need more slides to upload your annotations, just duplicate the slide by right clicking on it if on anything but an iPad. If on an iPad, long press on it and press the second icon (the double pages to duplicate), and the third icon (the clipboard) to paste it.

Before beginning our reading of Jack London's The Call of the Wild, please complete these two worksheet research pages before class on Thursday. Because of testing, you will have Monday-Wednesday to do this on your own, but it needs to be DONE before class when we meet again on Thursday. Use Google, your book, or any other resources, but remember to paraphrase or cite your sources. I know that these are not your original answers, and that's ok, but let's get in the good habit of briefly citing sources.

Please finish this worksheet if you aren't done with what we did in class. Use your notes complete it thoroughly.

Use this worksheet to follow along as we explore theme vs topic in class today. Don't forget to turn in at the end of the class period.

After going over the seven key figurative language elements, identify any elements that you see in the given song lyrics. EXPLAIN that connection and why it is used.

After reading through this article together as a class, we will be completing this Close Reading worksheet together and talking about the three levels of reading. Please finish and turn in by Wednesday morning before class. We should be able to finish it together, but if you need more time, please take that. Remember to write using complete sentences.

I know that I documented this via our Google form yesterday, but I'd like to use this area to return your grade to you for your Summer Reading Project. I have uploaded a rubric here. All I ask that you do is in the private comment area of the "assignment" (NOT on the public posting), tell me again where/how you turned in your book report and press MARK AS DONE so that I can give and return a grade to you.

Follow the directions in the Google Slides presentation to edit after we've gone over how to do this in class. Come back here and press turn in. For this assignment, because I've made each of you a copy, there is no need to attach anything because it's automatically done for you.

We will be using this in class today to do timed stations in breakout groups. At each station's timer, switch to the next "station" (slide). I will be rotating between each station. At the end of the period, if you need more time, please complete after class and mark as done back her.

Fill out the form.
At the end, when your response is done and you've pressed submit, take a screenshot.
Come back here, attach that screenshot.
Then finally press SUBMIT