Today's to do list:
Classroom Expectations
Supplies Needed:
Supplies you will need every day:
Hanging folder w/contents
Pencils, pencils, and pencils
A mind ready for learning
Supplies provided for you:
1 composition notebook
1 Hanging Folder
Miss Lewis 7th & 8th Grade ELA - English Language Arts |
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Welcome to 8th Grade Grade English Language Arts (ELA) with Miss Lewis! www.misslewisreading.weebly.com Today's to do list:Classroom ExpectationsSupplies Needed: Supplies you will need every day: Computer Check in & 8th Grade Celebration
Tuesday & Wednesday: Akeelah & the Bee
This is free on YouTube (It is loaded like a playlist)
High School Freshman Interest Survey
Follow along with your eyeballs as we read this riveting tale by W.W. Jacobs.
The Monkey's PawLet's watch this episode of The X-Files to see how agents Mulder and Scully deal with a modern mystery of granted wishes gone awry.Follow along with your eyeballs as we read Roald Dahl's short story, Lamb to the SlaughterLet's see this short story brought to life!Welcome to the The World of Radio TheaterWhat did people do for entertainment before cell phones, internet, movie theaters and televisions? They tuned into the radio. (If they were fortunate enough to own one.) Radio plays and radio theater still exists today, many in the form of Pod casts. Some use updated digital sound effects, while others rely on the old-timey methods. Today we are going to listen to an old-timey radio play filled with suspense and sweet sound effects.
From the airwaves to the screen... The HitchhikerRead the story and watch the videos below before completing your assignment in TEAMS.
mad: (British) mentally ill; insane
"Why will you say that I am going mad? The disease had sharpened my senses – not destroyed – not dulled them. Above all was my sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then am I mad? Hearken! And observe how healthily – how calmly I can tell you the whole story." The story you are about to read, is about a man who has committed murder and is trying to convince the reader that he is not mad or insane. Follow along with your eyeballs as we read this classic tale of suspense.Video - The Tell-Tale Heart
How does this video help you to better understand the story?
What is one connection you can make between the original story and the Simpson's cartoon? How does your background knowledge of the story of The Tell-Tale Heart help you to understand this cartoon?
How does your background knowledge of The Tell-Tale Heart help you to understand the cartoon below?
Final Task: Complete your assignment in TeamsStages of PlotISASP Testing ScheduleToday's Lesson: To Fear or Not to Fear...that is the Question
Many people have something they were afraid of when they were a kid. Think about your childhood fears. What were you afraid of? What caused your fears? How did your fears affect you? Do you still have the same fears today? As you have gotten older, have you developed new fears?
What exactly is fear & how does it work?Follow along with your eyeballs as we read The Elevator by William Sleator
Question to think about as we read: Is Martin's fear of the fat lady justified? Should he be afraid? Or is it all in his head?
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