8th Grade English Language Arts-HJ Assignments

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Hi 8th graders,  you are always looking for ways to get extra credit, well here is your opportunity and possibly make some $$ too!  

Answer the question
How can the Church evangelize in the digital age?

See the attachment for more information and to see requirements.  I know that this group can produce some winning essays!  Good luck!!

Hi 8th graders,  you are always looking for ways to get extra credit, well here is your opportunity and possibly make some $$ too!  

Answer the question
How can the Church evangelize in the digital age?

See the attachment for more information and to see requirements.  I know that this group can produce some winning essays!  Good luck!!

Hi 8th graders,  you are always looking for ways to get extra credit, well here is your opportunity and possibly make some $$ too!  

Answer the question
How can the Church evangelize in the digital age?

See the attachment for more information and to see requirements.  I know that this group can produce some winning essays!  Good luck!!

Performances will begin on March 25.  See attachment for grading rubric.  The second attachment is to help with getting started with your spoken word project.

Performances will begin on March 21.  See attachment for grading rubric.  The second attachment is to help with getting started with your spoken word project.

Performances will begin on March 21.  See attachment for grading rubric.  The second attachment is to help with getting started with your spoken word project.

Performances will begin on March 21.  See attachment for grading rubric.  The second attachment is to help with getting started with your spoken word project.

“Making a Fist”, 1988, by Naomi Shihab Nye

For the first time, on the road north of Tampico,
I felt the life sliding out of me,
a drum in the desert, harder and harder to hear.
I was seven, I lay in the car.
watching palm trees swirl a sickening pattern past the glass. 5

My stomach was a melon split wide inside my skin.
“How do you know if you are going to die?”
I begged my mother.
We had been traveling for days.
With strange confidence she answered, 10

“When you can no longer make a fist.”
Years later I smile to think of that journey,
the borders we must cross separately,
stamped with our unanswerable woes.
I who did not die, who am still living, 15
still lying in the backseat behind all my questions,
clenching and opening one small hand.

“Making a Fist”, 1988, by Naomi Shihab Nye

For the first time, on the road north of Tampico,
I felt the life sliding out of me,
a drum in the desert, harder and harder to hear.
I was seven, I lay in the car.
watching palm trees swirl a sickening pattern past the glass. 5

My stomach was a melon split wide inside my skin.
“How do you know if you are going to die?”
I begged my mother.
We had been traveling for days.
With strange confidence she answered, 10

“When you can no longer make a fist.”
Years later I smile to think of that journey,
the borders we must cross separately,
stamped with our unanswerable woes.
I who did not die, who am still living, 15
still lying in the backseat behind all my questions,
clenching and opening one small hand.

“Making a Fist”, 1988, by Naomi Shihab Nye

For the first time, on the road north of Tampico,
I felt the life sliding out of me,
a drum in the desert, harder and harder to hear.
I was seven, I lay in the car.
watching palm trees swirl a sickening pattern past the glass. 5

My stomach was a melon split wide inside my skin.
“How do you know if you are going to die?”
I begged my mother.
We had been traveling for days.
With strange confidence she answered, 10

“When you can no longer make a fist.”
Years later I smile to think of that journey,
the borders we must cross separately,
stamped with our unanswerable woes.
I who did not die, who am still living, 15
still lying in the backseat behind all my questions,
clenching and opening one small hand.

“Making a Fist”, 1988, by Naomi Shihab Nye

For the first time, on the road north of Tampico,
I felt the life sliding out of me,
a drum in the desert, harder and harder to hear.
I was seven, I lay in the car.
watching palm trees swirl a sickening pattern past the glass. 5

My stomach was a melon split wide inside my skin.
“How do you know if you are going to die?”
I begged my mother.
We had been traveling for days.
With strange confidence she answered, 10

“When you can no longer make a fist.”
Years later I smile to think of that journey,
the borders we must cross separately,
stamped with our unanswerable woes.
I who did not die, who am still living, 15
still lying in the backseat behind all my questions,
clenching and opening one small hand.

“The Road Not Taken”

BY ROBERT FROST

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth; 
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same, 
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back. 
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

“The Road Not Taken”

BY ROBERT FROST

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth; 
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same, 
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back. 
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Directions:
1. Only complete this assignment if you do not have a silent reading book. 
2. Choose any current event article.

Directions:
1. Only complete this assignment if you do not have a silent reading book. 
2. Choose any current event article.

Directions:
1. Only complete this assignment if you do not have a silent reading book. 
2. Choose any current event article.

Directions:
1. Only complete this assignment if you do not have a silent reading book. 
2. Choose any current event article.

Here is where you will attach your final draft of your research paper.

Here is where you will attach your final draft of your research paper.

Here is where you will attach your final draft of your research paper.

Here is where you will attach your final draft of your research paper.

The Thesis Statement - is a concise summary of the main point or claim of the essay, research paper, etc. It is usually expressed in one sentence.



What does the author show?
(can be a theme)
The importance of empathy
The ______ for _______
The _______to _______



How do they show this?
(can be a literary device)



So What is the big idea or purpose of the author?
Cultural
Political
Historical
Humanistic 
etc.




Thesis Statement

The Thesis Statement - is a concise summary of the main point or claim of the essay, research paper, etc. It is usually expressed in one sentence.



What does the author show?
(can be a theme)
The importance of empathy
The ______ for _______
The _______to _______



How do they show this?
(can be a literary device)



So What is the big idea or purpose of the author?
Cultural
Political
Historical
Humanistic 
etc.




Thesis Statement

The Thesis Statement - is a concise summary of the main point or claim of the essay, research paper, etc. It is usually expressed in one sentence.



What does the author show?
(can be a theme)
The importance of empathy
The ______ for _______
The _______to _______



How do they show this?
(can be a literary device)



So What is the big idea or purpose of the author?
Cultural
Political
Historical
Humanistic 
etc.




Thesis Statement

The Thesis Statement - is a concise summary of the main point or claim of the essay, research paper, etc. It is usually expressed in one sentence.



What does the author show?
(can be a theme)
The importance of empathy
The ______ for _______
The _______to _______



How do they show this?
(can be a literary device)



So What is the big idea or purpose of the author?
Cultural
Political
Historical
Humanistic 
etc.




Thesis Statement

Here is an example of an outline.

Here is an example of an outline.

Here is an example of an outline.

Here is an example of an outline.

8th graders,
In three to four sentences tell me the topic that you are interested in writing about and why you are interested in writing about it.  Send an email to Mrs. Quinn at [email protected] by Thursday 1/18.
Thank you,
Mrs. Quinn

8th graders,
In three to four sentences tell me the topic that you are interested in writing about and why you are interested in writing about it.  Send an email to Mrs. Quinn at [email protected] by Thursday 1/18.
Thank you,
Mrs. Quinn

8th graders,
In three to four sentences tell me the topic that you are interested in writing about and why you are interested in writing about it.  Send an email to Mrs. Quinn at [email protected] by Thursday 1/18.
Thank you,
Mrs. Quinn

8th graders,
In three to four sentences tell me the topic that you are interested in writing about and why you are interested in writing about it.  Send an email to Mrs. Quinn at [email protected] by Thursday 1/18.
Thank you,
Mrs. Quinn

Submit your Opening Speech and Works Cited Page here.

Submit your Opening Speech and Works Cited Page here.

Submit your Opening Speech and Works Cited Page here.

Submit your Opening Speech and Works Cited Page here.

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Answer the attached questions after reading the text.

Answer the attached questions after reading the text.

Answer the attached questions after reading the text.

Answer the attached questions after reading the text.

Answer the attached questions after reading the text.

Assignment #1:
1. Read “War of the Wall” by Toni Cade Bambara.
2. Complete the Questions attached. 

Assignment #2:
1. Continue the Story.
2. Apply literary elements and the structure of a plot to your story.

Assignment #1:
1. Read “War of the Wall” by Toni Cade Bambara.
2. Complete the Questions attached. 

Assignment #2:
1. Continue the Story.
2. Apply literary elements and the structure of a plot to your story.

Assignment #1:
1. Read “War of the Wall” by Toni Cade Bambara.
2. Complete the Questions attached. 

Assignment #2:
1. Continue the Story.
2. Apply literary elements and the structure of a plot to your story.

Assignment #1:
1. Read “War of the Wall” by Toni Cade Bambara.
2. Complete the Questions attached. 

Assignment #2:
1. Continue the Story.
2. Apply literary elements and the structure of a plot to your story.

Your Red ELA Journal should be used to record textual evidence and brainstorm ideas for the assignments.

Your Red ELA Journal should be used to record textual evidence and brainstorm ideas for the assignments.

Your Red ELA Journal should be used to record textual evidence and brainstorm ideas for the assignments.

Your Red ELA Journal should be used to record textual evidence and brainstorm ideas for the assignments.

Subjects and Predicates: 8th Grade DD.3
Independent/Dependent Clauses: 8th Grade EE.3 
Adjectives: 8th Grade LL.1
Tone: 8th Grade C.3

Subjects and Predicates: 8th Grade DD.3
Independent/Dependent Clauses: 8th Grade EE.3 
Adjectives: 8th Grade LL.1
Tone: 8th Grade C.3

Subjects and Predicates: 8th Grade DD.3
Independent/Dependent Clauses: 8th Grade EE.3 
Adjectives: 8th Grade LL.1
Tone: 8th Grade C.3

Subjects and Predicates: 8th Grade DD.3
Independent/Dependent Clauses: 8th Grade EE.3 
Adjectives: 8th Grade LL.1
Tone: 8th Grade C.3

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2. You may not pause or edit recording. 
3. When finished, click on "SAVE AND SHARE".
4. Either "Download" file or "Share" link to this assignment.
5. DO NOT click on "UPLOAD" after recording; it will delete it.

Directions for Vocaroo:
1. To record, click on red button.
2. You may not pause or edit recording. 
3. When finished, click on "SAVE AND SHARE".
4. Either "Download" file or "Share" link to this assignment.
5. DO NOT click on "UPLOAD" after recording; it will delete it.

Directions for Vocaroo:
1. To record, click on red button.
2. You may not pause or edit recording. 
3. When finished, click on "SAVE AND SHARE".
4. Either "Download" file or "Share" link to this assignment.
5. DO NOT click on "UPLOAD" after recording; it will delete it.