8th Grade LITERATURE (Group B) Assignments
Assignment Calendar
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Final Writing Project: To Kill a Mockingbird
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Figurative Language in To Kill a Mockingbird
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TKAM Dialectical Journal (Chapters 13, 14, 15)
Four quotes per chapter.
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8th Dialectical Journal - TKAM & Point of View
4 quotes per chapter
Due when we finish Chapter 11.
Due when we finish Chapter 11.
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To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Questions: Chapter 10
Review Chapter 10.
Respond to the attached questions
Note: You will not be turning in your next DL journal until the top of the period on Tuesday.
We will be doing a close read of Chapter 10 on Monday, so it will help if you've read it!
Respond to the attached questions
Note: You will not be turning in your next DL journal until the top of the period on Tuesday.
We will be doing a close read of Chapter 10 on Monday, so it will help if you've read it!
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Greek God Social Media Page
Can be completed either as a poster or Google Slideshow.
If the Greek Gods were real, what would they look like today? What sort of activities would they take part in? What would their hobbies be?
Pick a character from Greek Mythology —> Can be a god, goddess, titan, etc.
Make sure to pick a character that will give you a lot to work with.
Should include
Details about the character from their mythology
References to their Family Tree
Accurate reflections of their personality from the myth
References to other Greek Mythology Terms (The Underworld, The Minotaur, ect)
If the Greek Gods were real, what would they look like today? What sort of activities would they take part in? What would their hobbies be?
Pick a character from Greek Mythology —> Can be a god, goddess, titan, etc.
Make sure to pick a character that will give you a lot to work with.
Should include
Details about the character from their mythology
References to their Family Tree
Accurate reflections of their personality from the myth
References to other Greek Mythology Terms (The Underworld, The Minotaur, ect)
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Classwork: The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur
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Homework: The Myth of Arachne
1. Annotate the text (if you received one in class. If you are absent you will need to print your own copy)
2. Respond to the questions attached --> Be ready to discuss in class on Wednesday.
2. Respond to the questions attached --> Be ready to discuss in class on Wednesday.
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What is the purpose of the Myth of Prometheus?
If you can list more than one, then please do so.
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Hades and Persephone
1. What is the purpose of the myth Hades and Persephone? (What was it meant to teach the Greeks about their world?)
2. What is one fact or detail you learned about Greek Mythology after reading the Myth of Hades and Persephone.
2. What is one fact or detail you learned about Greek Mythology after reading the Myth of Hades and Persephone.
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Homework: The Myth of Hades and Persephone - CD & CM Worksheet
Due by the beginning of class on Wednesday.
NOTE: Will will be packaging our Christmas Carol Essays together on Wednesday. Be sure to bring all of the necessary paperwork to put together.
NOTE: Will will be packaging our Christmas Carol Essays together on Wednesday. Be sure to bring all of the necessary paperwork to put together.
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Notes: Greek Mythology Terms
For each term, include the following:
1. Definition (1 - 2 sentences)
2. Picture
3. Original sentence
1. Amazon
2. The Furies
3. The Underworld
4. Mount Olympus
5. The Labyrinth
6. The Minotaur
7. Lyre
8. Medusa
9. The Muses
10. Oracle
11. The Titans
12. Cerberus
13. The Sirens
14. Pegasus
15. Charon
1. Definition (1 - 2 sentences)
2. Picture
3. Original sentence
1. Amazon
2. The Furies
3. The Underworld
4. Mount Olympus
5. The Labyrinth
6. The Minotaur
7. Lyre
8. Medusa
9. The Muses
10. Oracle
11. The Titans
12. Cerberus
13. The Sirens
14. Pegasus
15. Charon
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What does the dialogue reveal about the character?
1. Read the passage below
2. What does the dialogue reveal about one of the characters?
8th B Objective: I can describe how lines of dialogue reveal information about a character in A Christmas Carol
Describe: To give details about
Dialogue: A conversation between two or more characters
reveal: to show
2. What does the dialogue reveal about one of the characters?
8th B Objective: I can describe how lines of dialogue reveal information about a character in A Christmas Carol
Describe: To give details about
Dialogue: A conversation between two or more characters
reveal: to show
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