Eng 8 Marks~

Please click HERE for English 8 Marks.

Key

Term 1 = Term 3 Start of Semester
Term 2 = Term 4 - this past term
Term 3 = Final Exam (MC & Written combined)
Overall = Overall grade you will see on your report card.

For any questions feel free to email or pop by the school next week. I will be around. If you cannot find me I am moving my classroom to room 219 or will be in prep room 220.

Thanks.
Ms. H.

June 19 Eng 8 Final Exam Prep!

Today we completed the following;

1. Silent Reading

2. Word of the day

Assiduous adj. 1. Constant in application or attention; diligent: “An assiduous worker who strove for perfection.” 2. Unceasing; persistent: “Assiduous cancer research.”

3. Review of last 4 pages of your review package (1 poem & 3 stories)

4. Review of Exam Make Up

5. Final Marks will be posted on classroom door tomorrow – Thursday morning. You can come in at any point to discuss your marks Thursday. You may also collect your poetry books & also your Outsiders Newspapers at this time & or they will be given to you Friday.

6. Journals – final day! (other than exam day – bring your silent reading book on exam day!)

* Return Text Books!

July 18 2013 - Exam Review Day

Today we completed the following;

1. Silent Reading

2. Word of the day

Precarious adj. 1. Dangerously lacking in security or stability: “The precarious life of an undercover cop.” 2. Subject to chance or unknown conditions. 3. Based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises. “A precarious solution to a difficult problem.”

3. Take in of poetry books – Late

4. Homework check Final Exam Review Package. Most of you had your work complete, however, some did not have their booklets completed. We will be reviewing the last 4 (of 8) pages tomorrow.

5. Review of Final Exam Package in your 8 groups. 1 group per page. Class review of package.

Homework: Study!!!

July 17 Final Exam Prep & Poetry Booklets Due!!

Great class today!

Last Monday of the year for Eng 8!

1. Silent Reading

2. Word of the day

Guile n. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit. Particular skill and cleverness in tricking or deceiving people. “Considerable guile was involved in the transaction.”

3. Take-in of poetry books – marks will be taken off for books handed in late.

4. Time to work on Final Exam Package. Due tomorrow.

June 14 2013 - Final Poetry Day & Intro to Final Exam Review Package

Friday afternoon class day - :)

Good work

Today we completed the following;

1. Silent Reading

2. Word of the day

Acrimonious adj. 1. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: “An acrimonious debate between the two candidates."

3. Review of Final Exam Outline

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4. Homework check – 1 alphabet poem & 1 concrete - place in poetry book

5. Review of Final Exam Prep Package

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6. Work on Prep Package & or Title Page or Table of Contents. Finish up any missing poems. Poetry Book – due Monday. Prep Package due Tuesday. 

Poetry Book is Due Monday! 
You book must include the following
1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents (I went over what this should look like in class & had a sample on the board. Page 1 should be Table of Contents - then follow the order below)
3. 1 Concrete Poem
4. 1 Alphabet Poem - with drawing
5. 2 Acrostic Poems (one must be student's name)
6. 3 Haiku - with drawings
7. 2 Found Image Poems
8. 2 Personal Photograph Poems
9. 2 Freestyle Poems 
  
Prep Package Due Tuesday!

June 13 2013 - Alphabet Poems, Concrete Poems & Free Verse

Very productive double block.

1. New Marks & Silent Reading 20 min

2. Word of the day

3. Review of Final Exam Outline

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4. Homework check – 2 Acrostic poems &  place in poetry book

5. Alphabet Poems

Example:

6. Concrete poetry or shape poetry is poetry in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words, rhythm, rhyme and so on.

It is sometimes referred to as visual poetry.

Example

7.Time to write 1 Alphabet poem & 1 Concrete Poem

8. When done work on your Title Page or Table of Contents. Finish up any missing poems.

9. Review of Free Verse & time to work on your two Free Verse Poems required for your poetry booklet.

Poetry Booklet Review of poems required - DUE MONDAY

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1. 1 Concrete

2. 1 Alphabet poems

3. 2 Acrostic poems (one must be student's name)

4. 3 Haiku

5. 2 poems from a found image

6. 2 poems from a personal photograph 
7. 2 Freestyle poems

Example of Free Verse Poetry Slam

June 11 Acrostic Poems

 Great class today!

1. Updated marks review

2. Silent Reading

2. Word of the day

Pervasive adj. Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate. “The pervasive odor of garlic.”

3. Review of Final Exam Date & makeup

·    June 21^st afternoon double block – it is a Friday

·    Will not do poetry test – this will be rolled into the final exam

 

·   Exam Makeup – min 125 marks

·    Units Included;

     Grammar

     Short Story Questions

     Outsiders

     Poetry

    Test Outline

 

·    Large portion of test will be MC/Matching on Scan Tron (min 100)

·    Short Answer

·    Min 2 Paragraph Questions (you will have options to choose from)

·    1 Essay Question (you will have options to choose from)

4. Homework check – 2 photo based poems & place these in your poetry book

5. Acrostic poem definition & examples

Acrostic poem; a poem or other form of writing in which the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out a word or a message

Example:

6.Time to write 2 Acrostic poems (one must be your name)

Due Thursday June 13th 2013