A Thought: We live in the information age. More than at any other time in the entire recorded history of the world, this is a time when all of us are bombarded by new and recycled ideas. Everyday we need to make decisions about which information is right, good, wrong, bad, useful or useless. Literature exposes us to a variety of ideas from many different points-of-view. It's our job as learners to understand new information, to use it and make judgments about it. We must all become critical thinkers, capable of making educated choices and decisions. In L.A./Lit. we'll:
*explore ideas
*develop and support opinions
*and use old and new knowledge in thinking,
writing, and actions.
In today's complex world, we must all THINK, and in the process become wise consumers and creators of ideas in this information age.
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." -Blaise Pascal
Homework: 4th Marking Period
Thursday, May 8
*L.A./Lit. Finish your draft of the writing for the photo-journalism essay; bring it to the next day 5 class.
Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7
*L.A./Lit. Finish the draft of your autobiographical poem, using figurative language - Bring it to class on
day 1 or day 2
* If not already done, complete your myth
* Come to class on day 5 knowing the topic for your
photo-journalism essay
Thursday, May 1
*L.A./Lit. Photo-Journalism Essay final copy is due June 2 (L.A. 1 and 3) and June 3 (L.A. 2 and 4)
Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30
L.A./Lit. Final copy of the Myth is due on Tuesday, May 5th. Needs to include story map, rough draft, and final draft.
Monday, April 28 and Tuesday, April 29
*Content Literacy - Due Friday: Read Act 2 Scene 1 Lines 1- 145. Choose one section to practice reading so you can read it in front of the class.
*Content Literacy - For Tuesday, finish reading Act 1 Scene 1. Choose 4 or 5 lines to act out in class and practice them.
*L.A./Lit. Finish the story map and rough draft for the myth short story. The myth must be related to the other Greek gods/goddesses and use 1 example of each literary device discussed in class.
Friday, April 25
*Content Literacy - Read AMND 1.1.1-129 Assume there could be a quiz.
Wednesday, April 23
L.A./Lit. Read HGM story "Orpheus" (p.74-83) and "Eros and Pysche" (p.91-101), you do not need to take notes. Finish the story map for your myth (except for section 2).
*Content Literacy - Write a 3-5 sentence summary of
Act 1 Scene 2. Set up your paper with a heading. Be neat.
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WELCOME TO 8TH GRADE L.A./LIT.!
