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Week 3

Week 3. 8/18-8/22. 8 th Grade. 8 th Grade DOL 8/18. m arty and me have ate our lunches therefore well carry the boxes to the room unless you lay down for a while youll collapse from overwork. 8 th Grade Vocabulary List #2. Stifled: held back; muffled

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Week 3

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  1. Week 3 8/18-8/22

  2. 8th Grade

  3. 8th Grade DOL 8/18 • marty and me have ate our lunches therefore well carry the boxes to the room • unless you lay down for a while youll collapse from overwork

  4. 8th Grade Vocabulary List #2 • Stifled: held back; muffled • Stimulates: makes active or more active • Audacity: reckless courage • Hypocritical: fake; pretending to be something one isn’t • Foresight: care or preparation for the future • Enveloped: surrounded • Cunningly: cleverly • Vexed: annoyed or made angry • Oppressed: held down; held back; kept from making progress • Premature: early; before the right time • Compassion: the feeling of sorrow or pity caused by someone else’s misfortune • Infused: filled with

  5. 8th Grade DOL 8/20 • i and my brother seen the movie young frankenstein at the majestic theater • There are two girls who are reading the short story called indian swing theyll share it in Class

  6. Vocabulary List #2 • Finish the pictures that you started on Monday!!! Vocabulary Quiz next Wednesday

  7. “The Tell-Tale Heart” Writing Assignment • Each paragraph must be 5-7 sentences • Expand upon your ideas—don’t just give me the surface thoughts!!! • Follow the break down that was given to you on your planning sheet • Paragraph 1: Summary of the story (just the main ideas) • Paragraph 2: reason 1 why he is crazy/innocent or sane/guilty • Paragraph 3: reason 2 why he is crazy/innocent or sane/guilty • Paragraph 4: reason 3 why he is crazy/innocent or sane/guilty

  8. Writer’s Checklist: • All paragraphs are indented and have at least 5 sentences • All sentences start with a capital letter • All sentences end with punctuation (period, exclamation mark, question mark) • There are no run-on sentences or fragments • Commas are used correctly when needed • Words are spelled correctly • Thoughts are well organized and complete

  9. The narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” commits an unthinkable crime by murdering an old man. He admits his guilt and crime to police officers by saying: “I admit the deed!—tear up the planks!—here, here!—it is the beating of his hideous heart!” (51). By admitting his wrongdoing to the police officers he is proving that he is sane and should be held responsible for his actions. When using quotes from the story: • Always introduce quotes and make sure to explain them • Put the quotation in quotes • Include the page number at the end in parenthesis • Make sure your punctuation goes after the parenthesis

  10. 8th Grade DOL 8/21 • betty exclaimed dont touch that hot pan • i should of wore them gloves but I returned them back to my sister

  11. Turning in Rough Drafts: • Staple your plan sheet on top of your rough draft and make sure your name is on it. • If you don’t turn in a rough draft during class today, I need it by the end of the day; otherwise, you won’t receive credit for your plan sheet or rough draft!!!

  12. Vocabulary List #2 Create a story using all twelve vocabulary words!!! VOCAUBLARY QUIZ WEDNESDAY!!!

  13. Star Reading • Go to the BRV homepage • Under the jr/sr HS tab, click library • On the library page, scroll to the bottom and click on Accelerated Reader • Select: I’m a Student • Log in: • Username: first initial and last name (BSmith) • Password: ABC • Select Star Reading • Monitor Password: admin

  14. After you finish star reading… • Read: “from The Book of Rock Stars” 56-59 and complete the assignment on MBC • Assignment is due by midnight on Friday!!!

  15. Next Week: • Monday—you’ll receive your rough drafts back with suggestions for improvement; we will start to type final drafts; I will go through “what it should look like” • Wednesday—Peer editing on the PC’s w/ feedback WKST • Thursday—Final Drafts Due—must be submitted on MBC

  16. 7th Grade

  17. 7th Grade DOL 8/18-8/19 • The new castle drum and bugle corps are the better of the three marching groups • Some of the different drum corps is the kilties explorers and elks i believe

  18. 7th Grade Vocabulary List #2 • Selfless: have no concern for oneself; thinking of others first • Dignity: sense of self-respect; a calm outward appearance • Triumphant: joyful in victory; successful • Receptive: open to ideas and requests • Accomplish: to finish; complete • Swarmed: moved in a large group • Refugee: a person who flees for safety, especially because of war or natural disaster • Permanent: lasting • Ingenious: clever; imaginative • Tendency: the way something is likely to be or behave; likelihood • Rotate: to turn around • Stationary: not moving; staying still

  19. “May I Have Your Autograph” • Read the short story “May I Have Your Autograph” pages 66-71 • Answer questions 1-6 and complete the “Write About Your Reading” assignment (2 paragraphs) • Make sure all answers are in complete sentences

  20. 7th Grade DOL 8/20 • jay never had no right to lie that book there did he • we have broke the worlds record for water skiing on lake tahoe in nevada

  21. “How Things Work” • P. 96 of your literature book • assignment on MBC • What makes the zipper such a clever device? • Explain how a pencil sharpener works. • Explain how ________ works. • You get to describe how something works. Use good descriptions/details. Throughout your description use good transition words: first, second, third, then, finally, after, before, etc.

  22. 7th Grade DOL 8/21-8/22 • mr browns and mrs smiths golf scores were good they tied for first place • since joan and karen are here now they wanted to see the spanish magazine

  23. SUZY • Has friends • Not a prisoner • Has sweets • Has yellow hair/false smile • Took oranges to prison • Privileged LEAH • Prisoner/refugee • Long dark hair/braids • Ran from Nazis • Doesn’t like Suzy—suzy made fun of a friend • May/may not speak English • In a refugee camp • Scared Yonni Ruth Zipporah Avi—not speaking WWII—Nazis In USA

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