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General
Welcome to Mrs. Scott's and Mrs. Shakuri-Rad's English Language Arts online learning system! This online course management system will help you to explore and understand more about yourself, your classmates, and how you can work together to gain a deeper understanding and enjoyment from ELA course materials like the ones we'll explore throughout this online course. So, hold on tight, and get ready for an unforgettable experience!
NOTE: All students must adhere to the Team Social Contract as well as the Valleywood Code of Conduct while enrolled and participating in Moodle! Students who violate either behavior and/or academic expectations will receive consequences accordingly.Topic 1
Welcome Back Falcons!
Task #1:
Let's start the year off right! Be sure to preview all of the following power points to be fully aware of Valleywood's and the 8th Grade Team's Expectations and Code of Conduct:
- Valleywood Policy Power Point
- Team Expectations Power Point
- Valleywood's Hallway Expectations Video Clip
- Study Skill's Prezi Presentation
Task #2:
View each Power Point slide to review the daily agendas for what was done in class.
Topic 2
Task #1: Complete your "Reader's Notebook" by following the guidelines of "How to Make a Reader's Notebook"
Task #2: Complete "I Am" Poem. Examples: Click Here
Task #3: Read the 3 articles on Test Taking Strategies, answer the questions, and keep in your binder.
Task #4: View the Genre Prezi presentation. Also, feel free to download and print the attached document as a helpful Genre Guide and paste it into your Reader's Notebook to help you categorize your books that you are reading.Task #5: Read A Wrinkle in Time:
- Listen to it on YouTube: Click Here
- Read a PDF: Click Here
- Review with Spark Notes: Click Here
Note: Click on the highlighted hyperlinks in order to open the documents necessary to complete the assignment.Topic 3
Task #1:
- Edgar Allan Poe's Short Story "Tell-Tale Heart" (...Possible Pop Quiz!):
- Read it....Click Here
- Listen to it...Click Here
- Watch it...Click Here
Task #2:
- Watch A&E's Biography on Edgar Allan Poe...Click Here
- Review the Edgar Allan Poe Prezi...Click Here
- Listen to the Creepy Version...Click Here
- Plot Diagram....Click Here
- Tell-Tale Heart Vocabulary Link: Click Here
- Tell-Tale Heart Reading Response Questions A - F: Click Here
Task #3:
- Read W.W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw"...Click Here
- "The Monkey's Paw" Reader's Theater...Click Here
- Watch "The Monkey's Paw"...Click Here
- In-class Prezi & Activities...Click Here
- "Monkey's Paw" Reading Responses A - O & #1-4: Click Here
Task #4:
- Review the Encore Prezi Presentation
Topic 4
Task #1:
- Additional Academic Resources:
- Remind101 & MOODLE APP
- Reader's Notebook: Click Here
Task #2:
- Read Daniel Keyes' "Flowers for Algernon": HERE
- Review IN-TEXT Responses A-Z: HERE
- Review Response to Reading Questions: HERE
- Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary Terms: HERE
- View "Charly": HERE
Task #3:
- Refer to Daniel Keye's "Flowers for Algernon": HERE
- Respecting Differences Assignment: HERE
- When Kids Become Pack and Prey Essay: HERE
- Respecting Differences Outline: HERE
- Respecting Differences sample essay: HERE
Submit all required materials to Amanda.Scott@kentwoodps.org
Task #1: Read Daniel Keyes, "Flowers for Algernon": here
Task #2: Study the text Questions and Responses: here
Optional: View Charly on YouTube: hereTopic #5
Task:
- Use Document completed in Mrs. Wolf's class for information to support your thesis: Click Here
- Review Persuasive Writing Power Point: Click Here
- Outline for Essay: Click Here
- Sample Essays: Essay #1 & Essay #2
- Citing Power Point: Click Here
- Bibliography Power Point: Click Here
- Final Peer Evaluation Requirements: Click Here
Share Google Document with: Amanda.Scott@kentwoodps.org
Topic #6
Task #1:
Reader's Notebook: Click Here
Task #2:
Close Read Responses on pages 982-987: Click Here
Task #3:
Elements of Persuasive Text Vocabulary: Click Here
Task #4:
Persuasive Career Research Project: Click Here
- Persuasive Career Speech Outline: Click Here
- Sample Essay: Click Here
Topic #7
Task:
- Read The Outsiders: CLICK HERE or CLICK HERE
- Listen to The Outsiders: CLICK HERE
- Complete the Study Guide: CLICK HERE
Task #2:
- Review the Daily Agenda slides to complete missing assignments: CLICK HERE
- Read The Outsiders: CLICK HERE or CLICK HERE
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Topic #8
Task:
Listen Lois Lowry's The Giver:
- Part 1: Click Here
- Part 2: Click Here
Read Lois Lowry's The Giver: Click Here
Complete the Study Guide Questions to Lois Lowry's The Giver: Click Here
Complete the Daily Oral Languages, Bellworks, and Journal Prompts for Lois Lowry's The Giver: Click Here
Be sure to share all Google Documents with Amanda.Scott@kentwoodps.org
- Part 1: Click Here