8th Grade
Week One: March 11 - 15
Writing
Writing
Reading
Reading
Slam Poetry
Classwork: type + label your poem
After Auschwitz
Class/homework: Engage Your Brain, p. 542 - write a paragraph (150 words or more) about a survivor of the Holocaust - what was their experience like during the war? what did they do after being freed?
Slam Poetry
Classwork: peer editing, day one
After Auschwitz
Classwork: analyze appeals and rhetorical devices, p. 543-44
Slam Poetry
Classwork: peer editing, day two
After Auschwitz
Classwork: read and analyze the speech, p. 545
Slam Poetry
Classwork: ending a slam poem (handout)
After Auschwitz
Classwork: finish reading + assessment practice
Homework: analyze the text, p. 550
Slam Poetry
Classwork: work on your slam poem
no class (half-day)