Welcome to English-Language Arts Teacher: Mrs. Wildes Q3 Deadlines midterm 3/10 - Be on the look out for mid term reports Syllabus Grade 8 ** Research Paper * Topic WWI * Collaboration with Mrs. Chappell * Daily lessons and practice with reasearch process * Parents - see calendar ** Theme Study Childhood Resilience * Students will reflect on this theme through discussion, class activities
and writing * guidelines, model and rubric for unit compare/contrast thesis essay "Text" Sources * Short Story "Stone Boy" * Movie
- decision pending... * Novel - They Cage the Animals at Night Grade 7 Theme Focus ** Finding your voice to speak out and bring about change ** Child Labor cont. (jump off of Social Studies Unit) ~ Short Story "Moon" - character speaks out against child labor in India * Vocabulary Enhancement * story analysis - theme focus ~ Public Document - child labor * Reading Strategies ** Project ~ Letter-to-the-Editor - students will choose an issue to speak for/against ** Literature Circle - The Giver ~ Group book discussion Approach ~ Character Study of Jonas * a character in a future place who speaks out against his society's repression |
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