Week 1 Study Guide ELA 8Th 3/4

Week 1 – Study Guide – ELA 8th 3/4

Unit Focus: Doing the Right Thing – Character Development and Analysis

Self-Identity — What makes me who I am?

Guiding Questions:

• How are our true “characters” developed? How are they shaped by the people in our lives and the events that we experience?
• How do our character traits determine our actions and reactions to life events? How are we affected by the actions/reactions of others?
• How are we affected by peer pressure? How do we learn about what is right and what is wrong?
• What effect does a person’s appearance have on the way they are viewed and treated by others? Do we stereotype groups of people based on appearances?
• What defines true friendship? How are friendships important to our development?
• What is heroism? Does heroism who its face only in extraordinary events or can it also be demonstrated in day to day activities?

• Go over 6+1 Traits of Writing & New Vocabulary
• Complete Inventory, Essay, & Poster (25 Points)
• Begin Webquest questions and Poster (25 Points)

• Aimsweb benchmark and Achieve 3000 level set testing will need to be completed this week. This will be done as library or lab is available.

• Go over 6+1 Traits of Writing & New Vocabulary
• ContinueWebquest questions and Poster (25 Points)

• Part of 4th Hour: No Library day has been assigned, yet.
• Library assignment here once day has been assigned.

• Go over 6+1 Traits of Writing & New Vocabulary
• CompleteWebquest questions and Poster (25 Points)

• Aimsweb Benchmarking or Achieve 3000 Level Set Testing

• Aimsweb Benchmarking or Achieve 3000 Level Set Testing

Week 1 - 8th Grade Grammar – Learning the 6+1 traits.

1. Ideas (The main message.) are the heart of the message.

1. Organization (The internal structure of the piece.) is the internal structure of the piece.

1. Voice (The personal tone and flavor of the author’s message.)is reader-writer connection – that something that makes a reader feel, respond, and want more.

1. Word Choice (The vocabulary a writer uses to convey meaning.) is the skillful use of language to create meaning.

• You must use at least one new vocabulary word in all of your writing – tests, quizzes, and class assignments.

1. Sentence Fluency (The rhythm and flow of the language.) is the rhythm and beat of the language you hear in your head.

1. Conventions (The mechanical correctness.). This includes punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage, capitalization, and paragraph indentation. If you do not capitalize the pronoun I, the first word in a sentence, or proper names, I will subtract FIVE points from your CR/ER.

Week 1 – Reading Vocabulary Words – ELA 8th

6+1 Traits and Growth versus Fixed Mindset and “The Outsiders” Chapters 1-3