Wainwright ELA/Reading 8th Assignments
- Instructor
- Ms Taylor Wainwright
- Term
- 2021-2022 School Year
- Department
- Eighth Grade
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Timed Writing "To Build a Fire"
Determine a theme of “To Build a Fire” and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot.
Cite textual evidence to support your response.
Cite textual evidence to support your response.
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CommonLit: The King of Mazy May
This assignment is due 04/01/2022. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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Lesson 15 Timed Writing
How do Buck's actions throughout Chapter 4 provoke decisions and reveal new insight into his character?
Write a paragraph that includes a STRONG CLAIM, LOGICAL REASONING, and RELEVANT EVIDENCE to support the claim.
Write a paragraph that includes a STRONG CLAIM, LOGICAL REASONING, and RELEVANT EVIDENCE to support the claim.
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What evidence did you find most compelling? Why?
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How did our seminar refine or enhance your perspective about whether Jack London’s argument in “The Other Animals” is illustrated or contradicted in Chapter 1?
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CWT FINAL DRAFT
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Expository Essay Final Draft
Please upload your final draft here and turn in your rough draft papers to your box.
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Writing Prompt and Evidence Chart
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Evaluating Media
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Analyzing Conflicting Ideas
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Lesson 16 Exit Ticket
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Evaluating Claims PPT
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Lesson 13 Exit Ticket
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Lesson 12 Exit Ticket
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1/13/22 Tone
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1/13/2022 Greek/Latin Roots
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Lesson 11 Exit Ticket
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Lesson 9 Exit Ticket
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Sugar Vocabulary Prologue/Section 1
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IXL 12/10/21
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IXL 12/10/21 4
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IXL 12/10/21 3
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RTI MATERIAL ReadWorks: Explore Space
Please click the link to go to this assignment.
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A Different Side of the Story Final Draft
Establish a context and point of view;
Use precise words and phrases, dialogue, and sensory details to convey the perspective of your narrator;
Use punctuation and verb voice and moods to achieve particular effects.
Use precise words and phrases, dialogue, and sensory details to convey the perspective of your narrator;
Use punctuation and verb voice and moods to achieve particular effects.
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Lesson 23 Exit Ticket
How does the narrative point of view create suspense and uncertainty for the reader?
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Lesson 19 Exit Ticket
Re-write a scene from "Ransom of Red Chief" from the POV of either Bill or Red Cheif
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11/10/2021 IXL Correct Errors in Everyday Use
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11/10/2021 IXL Use the Pronoun that agrees with the Antecedent
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11/10/2021 IXL Narrative POV
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EXTRA IXL
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Discussion Reflection Lesson 13
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Allegory of the Cave: Part 1 Summary
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Lesson 8 Exit Ticket
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Lesson 1 Exit Ticket
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Flowers for Algernon Extension Task
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Lesson 37 Exit Ticket
Write 2–3 sentences that answer one of your research questions.
In your sentence, include a direct quotation from your research, using a parenthetical citation.
In your sentence, include a direct quotation from your research, using a parenthetical citation.
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Socratic Seminar 2 Evidence Chart/Questions
Complete the thesis statement, supporting and conflicting evidence, and additional questions to prepare for the Socratic Seminar
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Lesson 24 Exit Ticket
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Lesson 21 Exit Ticket: New Progress Report
Write a new progress report from the point of Miss Kinnian, Dr. Nemur, or Dr. Strauss.
Use point of view and style that reflects your narrator.
Include elements from “Flowers for Algernon” and elaborate on them from your narrator’s perspective.
Use relevant descriptive details and sensory language.
Use point of view and style that reflects your narrator.
Include elements from “Flowers for Algernon” and elaborate on them from your narrator’s perspective.
Use relevant descriptive details and sensory language.
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Character Analysis Chart Section 5
Locate quotations or descriptions in “Flowers for Algernon” for the following characters, which reveal aspects of their personality and how they feel about Charlie and the events of the story.
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Lesson 18 Exit Ticket
Explain how the characters and events of “Flowers for Algernon” are similar to the characters and events of the excerpts from Frankenstein.
Include evidence from both texts to support your comparisons.
Include evidence from both texts to support your comparisons.
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Lesson 16 Exit Ticket
Charlie has surgery to be like others around him. What happens as a result of the surgery? How is this ironic?
Include evidence from the text to support your answer.
Include evidence from the text to support your answer.
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Lesson 14 Evidence Chart
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Lesson 13 Exit Ticket
Prepare for Socratic Seminar
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Lesson 11 Exit Ticket
Select a quotation or describe an event from Progress Reports 5–8 of “Flowers for Algernon.”
Describe in 1–3 sentences what the quotation or description reveals about Charlie’s understanding of what it means to be smart.
Describe in 1–3 sentences what the quotation or description reveals about Charlie’s understanding of what it means to be smart.
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What is a Rorschach Test Video Handout
Complete the handout while watching the video and turn in by the end of your class period.