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8th Literature Homework for 2/23 - 3/2

Monday: Reading log 2/16-2/22 due 2/23

Don’t forget to UPDATE your genre’ sheet and Book list!

NO LITERATURE RESPONSES THIS WEEK!

Idea due 2/23 – Thesis Statement, Your plan to present your thesis statement (e.g. outline, chronologically, narrative, descriptive, etc.), and your audience (who you are writing your essay to) This must be in your Author’s folder in the “I’m Working On This” pocket. Note: As soon as you get my signature, a date, and an o.k. on your idea you can begin writing your First Draft.

Expository Essay 3-5 pages double spaced Due Dates
1. Idea due 2/23
2. First Draft due 3/3
3. Peer Edit due 3/6
4. Second Draft 3/11
5. Teacher Edit 3/13
6. Publication 3/17

Tuesday: Be prepared to work on speeches. Speech practice!

Wednesday: Be prepared to work on speeches. Speech practice!

Thursday: Non ACSI Classroom Speech Meet

Friday: Speech Practice and time to work on First Draft

Monday: ACSI Classroom Speech Meet 3/2
Reading Log 2/23-3/1 due on 3/2

8th Literature Homework for 2/17 - 2/20

Tuesday: Reading log 2/9-2/15 due 2/17 – Free Reading

Wednesday: Speeches – Short poems should be memorized by this point.

Thursday: Writer’s Workshop – Will discuss Thesis Statements and organizing your expository essays

Friday: Speeches and Review for Literature test – Test on Tuesday 2/24
No Literature Responses this week
Third Period: We will review Literature devices and Literature Responses
Fourth Period: Finish “Rifles for Watie” due Monday 2/23
We will review for “Rifles for Watie” on Friday and Monday.

8th Literature Homework for 2/9 - 2/12

Monday: Reading log 2/2-2/8 due 2/9
Don’t forget UPDATE genre’ sheet and Book list also due 2/9

Tuesday: Writer’s Workshop – Be prepared to work on thesis statement for expository essay

Wednesday: Be prepared to work on speeches. Last day to change your speeches.

Thursday: Literature Response: Journal (Must be about a book you are reading or have completed) – 3 dated entries of 2-3 sentences – double spaced – preferable on computer, but if not possible written out either cursive or printing is acceptable, but please double space! (Refer to your author’s folder for directions on how to do a Journal) Due 2/12

Third Period – Literature response should be to a recent read, like Across Five Aprils, but it could be another book you have read

Fourth Period – Literature response needs to be book you have finished. If you have finished Rifles for Watie you can write the Book Review, but if not use another book.
Read up to chapter 20 in Rifles for Watie – due 2/12.