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Welcome to 8th Grade Language Arts!
Ms. Fore
8th Grade Language Arts White
Hello, and welcome to 8th grade Language Arts White! This is a crucial year for developing strong reading, writing, and communications skills as students prepare for high school. In LA White, we will focus on non-fiction texts.
This year, we'll be exploring the exciting world of nonfiction, honing your reading, writing, and critical thinking skills along the way.
In class, we will focus on understanding how nonfiction texts are structured, how authors use evidence to support their claims, and how to evaluate the information presented. We will be working with a variety of nonfiction genres, including, but not limited to: biographies, autobiographies, essays, articles, and speeches. We will explore many interesting topics!
One of our main goals is to build connections with the non-fiction texts we read to the world around us. Through book talks, group work, independent reading, and whole class reading, we will develop our skills as critical thinkers and readers. We will also take time to be writers, speakers and listeners as we work to understand text.
I am excited to spend the school year with you!
LAW- Week of: 11/17-11/21 & 11/24-11/28
Monday: 11/17
Bell Ringer
Complete works cited page for Essay
Finish Essay by end of class and self edit for grammar, punctuation, spelling.
Self edit using Rubric as checklist
Tuesday: 11/18
Bell Ringer
Watch Peer Editing video How to be a Great Peer Editor: 7 Peer Review Tips
Peer Editing Essay Activity: Musical Papers Peer Editing Game
DUE by end of period. Homework if not completed in class -DUE by 10pm
Watch Finding the Main Idea in Informational Text video and discuss comprehension strategies
Watch Central Idea Development video
Complete notes worksheet.
Complete practice (chess paragraph) and turn in by end of class
Friday: 11/21
Bell Ringer
NewsELA Article: Shopping Trumps Turkey- Black Friday shopping vs. Family time?
Read online article and complete graphic organizer worksheet for main idea and 3 supporting details- Turn In
Answer NewsELA poll, multiple choice questions, and complete both writing prompts DUE by tonight at 10:00pm
Monday: 11/24
1.) Bell Ringer
2.) Text Analysis: Making Inferences
Tuesday: 11/25
1.) Bell Ringer
2.) Informational text reading, and make annotations: The First Thanksgiving
3.) Complete context clues vocabulary worksheet
4.) Answer reading comprehension questions (worksheet)
5.) Thanksgiving MadLibs: parts of speech
Wednesday: 11/26 = NO SCHOOL
Thursday: 11/27 = NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving)
Friday: 11/28 = NO SCHOOL
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