8A+English+2009-2010

Information for the 8th grade Advanced English class.


 * Essential Question: Why do we tell stories?**

-Movie || -Movie || -Movie -PAPER DUE -Turn in Books Presentations(if time): 1. Sam B 2. Brook 3. Elyse (*trip) 4. Chelsea(*trip) || Presentations: 1. Kaitlyn 2. Haley 3. Sam S 4. Andy || Presentations: 1. Elyse 2. Chelsea 3. Lucas 4. Rebecca || Presentations: 1. Lucas 2. Rebecca 3. Michelle 4. Amanda || Presentations: 1. Micaiah 2. Jared 3. Alyssa 4. Emily || -Presentations: 1. Kevyn 2. Miss Shumway -Review || Review || No School || No School || FINAL EXAM 1-2:55 PM ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 8A Schedule: **
 * Monday, May 17th **
 * Monday, May 17th **
 * Tuesday, May 18th **
 * Wednesday, May 19th **
 * Thursday, May 20th **
 * Friday, May 21st **
 * Monday, May 24th **
 * Monday, May 24th **
 * Tuesday, May 25th **
 * Wednesday, May 26th **
 * Thursday, May 27th **
 * Friday, May 28th **
 * Monday, May 31st **
 * Monday, May 31st **
 * Tuesday, June 1st **


 * Miss Shumway's SAMPLE Paper on Miep Gies....check back for updates as we go through the next few weeks!**


 * Pre-Writing Sheet:**




 * Research Sources:**




 * Research Chart:**


 * Outline:**


 * Works Cited Page**


 * My Rough Draft**

Research Project Information:
 * Handout:**
 * Powerpoint:**


 * Website:** Click [|here]


 * Research Chart**


 * __RUBRICS__**

Holocaust Information:

[] - Map

Video/Pictures - []

Vocab Week 9



Vocab for Week 8 - Quiz 2/19

Vocabulary For Week 7

Diamante Poems []

Acrostic Poetry []

Vocab for Midterm

Fantasy Unit Information: Edgar Allan Poe Biography Video []

Stories Read: 10/28-10/29 - The Tell-Tale Heart pg. 132-135 10/30 - The Raven pg. 385-388

Study Guide

The Raven Audio file []

The Raven Video spoof - []

The Raven Study Guide

Vocab Week 6 for 11-9

Vocab Week 5 - for the week of 10-19

Vocab Week 4 - for the week of 10-5

Vocab Week 3 - for the week of 9-21

Vocabulary for the weeks of 9-8 to 9-18.



8 A Reading Cafe Report due on October 23, 2009

Memoir Project Information

The Vietnam Tapes of Michael A. Baronowski []

Ray Bradbury Video media type="youtube" key="EzD0YtbViCs" height="344" width="425"

8A Webquest pages **Stop #** **4. ** **Workhouses.** **Go to: ** __ http://www.victorianweb.org/history/poorlaw/dietwh.html __
 * Stop # 1: Charles Dickens Timeline. Go To: **[]
 * Stop # 2. Map of London. Go to: **[]
 * Stop # 3. Victorian Era. Go to: ** []
 * Stop # 5. School. Go to: **[]


 * Stop # 6. Reading Dickens. Go to: **[]
 * Stop # 7. Wreck! Go to: **<span style="color: #001ff0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">If you are finished with these questions, and there is still class time left, you have two options: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A. <span style="color: #001ff0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">B. <span style="color: #001ff0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Congratulations, you’re done! Good job! **

Handout: