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= __Reading Response Journal Wiki__ =

Select the file to view the rubric that will be used to mark your response wiki.




 * **Februrary 1, 2010** - Complete a strategy response. Question Response: What is your favorite part of the book you’re reading? Why? Be descriptive in your explanations.


 * **Februrary 3, 2010** - Complete a strategy response. Question Response: If you were the author, what would you have happening next? Explain the details and tell why you would make this decision.


 * **February 5, 2010** - Viewing Response (answer these questions in a paragraph): Describe what is happening in the image below. Why do you think the person in the image is doing what he is doing? What does this tell you about the situation that he may be in? What is your reaction to this image/How does is make you feel? (Please copy this image into your wiki page to include with your paragraph.)




 * **February 8, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question Response: In 4-6 sentences, describe several insights you’ve gained from your reading. You may include the book you are currently reading or a book that you have already completed.


 * **February 10, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question Response: Select a quote from your reading that you liked. What made you pick it? How does it make you pause and think? Explain in a paragraph.


 * **February 22, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question Response: Would you be friends with the main character? Why or why not? Support w/ evidence from your reading in a paragraph.


 * **Februrary 24, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question Response: List three new vocabulary words from your reading. What can you tell about them from their structure (break them into chunks, look at prefixes and suffixes)? What can you tell about them from their context (meaning gathered from the sentence and paragraph around)?


 * **February 26, 2010:** After viewing the clip below, select the quote that you find most meaningful to you. Write a paragraph that explains why you selected the quote and its importance.

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 * **March 3, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question Response: What you are reading is going to be made into a movie. Make a list five characters, what famous actor will play each character and what about the character makes that actor the best choice for the part.


 * **March 8, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question Response: What is the author trying to tell you about life in this story? Defend this moral.


 * **March 10, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question Response: Do you think that the title of the novel fits the story? Give your opinion with reasons to support.


 * **March 15, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question response: List at least three problems the characters faced? Which was the most life changing? Explain


 * **March 17, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question response: What is the mood of what you’re reading (happy, sad, funny, serious, etc.)? Defend your idea by giving examples from the novel.


 * **April 14, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question response: Which character do you like least? Why? Remember to respond in a full paragraph.


 * **April 19, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question response: Who is the author? What do you know about the author? What do you imagine the author must be like? //**Explain in a paragraph.**//


 * **April 21, 2010:** Complete a strategy response. Question response: Compare where you live to the setting described in what you are reading. //**Explain in a paragraph.**//

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 * **April 24, 2010:** **__U of L Video Shoot Questions for Reflection__**
 * How often do you use the laptops at school?
 * What subjects do you mainly use the laptops for?
 * What sort of programs (softwares) do you use on the laptops?
 * What do you like best about having your own laptop?
 * Is there anything you don’t like or would change with the laptops?


 * **April 28, 2010:**

After viewing the following video clip, respond in a paragraph. What is the message that the person who put this together trying to tell us? Give specific examples from the clip.
 * Part 1: Viewing Response**

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Please make a prediction for the novel that we are about to read: __Freak the Mighty__. Read and view the front and back cover, as well as the first page to help you make your prediction.
 * May 3, 2010 -** **Reading Strategy:**

What is a hero? How do writers portray heroes in literature? Give an example of a hero in literature? (or maybe a movie) What makes this person a hero? Respond in a paragraph. Is Max in Freak the Mighty a typical hero?
 * May 3, 2010 - Question Response:**

Complete a strategy response (use a few sentences). Question Response: How has Max's view of Kevin changed since the beginning of the novel? Explain in a paragraph.
 * May 5, 2010 - Freak the Mighty Response:**

Complete a strategy response (use a few sentences). Question Response: Identify the examples of conflict in the story so far. Indicate the type of conflict.
 * May 19, 2010 - Freak the Mighty Response:**

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= __WALL.E Film Response Assignment__ =




 * Daily Question Responses:**

1. In a paragraph, describe the setting of Wall.E’s world in the first half hour of the movie. Is it a viable depiction of our planet’s future? Explain.

2. Make note of and describe some of the “artifacts” that Wall.E has collected. What is the significance/meaning of these objects as symbols? What do they tell us about the human race? Explain in a paragraph. (Use the following chart to collect notes as you view.)

4. What is the significance of the name “Buy and Large”? Explain in a few sentences.

5. Describe the lifestyle of the people who inhabit Axiom. Describe any similarities with these people’s lifestyle and the lifestyle of people on Earth today. What is the message to be learned from this comparison? Explain in a paragraph.

6. What do the portraits of the Axiom captains tell us about humans over the time since they left Earth?

Your responses will be marked using the rubric below. Please view this rubric before responding.


 * Essay Response:**

The film Wall.E has many levels and layers of meaning. What message does this movie give to mankind? Write an essay that explains the theme of this movie and explains the message that the movie has for us. Be sure to give specific examples. Your essay should include an introductory/thesis paragraph, three supporting paragraphs and a concluding paragraph. Please see the rubric below for marking details.

Essay writing Tips:

Essay Writing Planning Organizer:

What is Theme Presentation:

Wall.E Essay Rubric:

= = = = = __ **Grade Eight Poetry Unit** __ = You will read and listen to several poems and songs over the course of this poetry unit. You will interpret many of these pieces of literature. You will also write some of your own poetry.

At the end of this unit, you will:


 * present a song with lyrics and analysis to your classmates.
 * you will read a selected piece of poetry to your classmates and hand in a TPCASTT analysis.
 * hand in your best piece of your written poetry.

Tools for this unit are:


 * [|Glossary of Poetry Terms]


 * TPCASTT Poetry Analysis
 * Rubric for Song/Lyrics Analysis Presentation
 * Lyrics for Eleanor Rigby
 * Handlebars by the Flobots

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=__Annabel Lee__= =Edgar Allan Poe= It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ANNABEL LEE; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea; But we loved with a love that was more than love I and my Annabel Lee; With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsman came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me Yes! that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we Of many far wiser than we And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee. For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling - my darling - my life and my bride, In the sepulchre there by the sea, In her tomb by the sounding sea.

[|Annabel Lee read by Marianne Faithful]

= = = = = = = __Current Events Wikispace__ =

**A. Analysis Questions for Current Events Wiki Journal Response to a News Article:**
1. State the title of the article, date, and source. 2. Give a brief summary of the article; identify the main issue. 3. Are their any controversies surrounding this article? If so, briefly state it. 4. State your perspective on this news article based on your own personal knowledge of the topic and your reading of this article. Connect to your world view. 5. How does this article relate to the units that we have been studying?

**B. Analysis Questions for Current Events Wiki Journal Response to an Image or Video:**
1. State the title of the piece, date, source, and artist/photographer/videographer. 2. Give a brief description/summary of the piece (what do you see); identify the main issue. 3. Are their any controversies surrounding this image/video? If so, briefly state it. 4. What is the artist's message? 4. State your perspective on this piece based on your own personal knowledge of the topic and your viewing of the image/video. Connect to your world view. Explain any imagery and symbolism. 5. How does this piece relate to the units that we have been studying?

__**Current Events Assignment for January 7th**__: You will examine the news stories on the linked pages below before completing this assignment. Your task is to select the news event from 2009 that you think has affected the world the most. Select carefully. You will explain and defend your choice in a well written paragraph. Your current events wiki will be marked periodically for content/ideas, organization, and writing conventions (please refer to the six traits rubric used in Language Arts).

After reading and viewing news articles related to the earthquake in Haiti, answer the five Ws. You will then write a paragraph that summarizes these events. Your current events wiki will be marked periodically for content/ideas, organization, and writing conventions (please refer to the six traits rubric used in Language Arts).
 * __Current Events Assignment for January 14th__**:

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__**Weekly Current Events Assignment**__**:** Use the sites below to help you with this weekly assignment. View or read a news item from the week. Respond to the following questions. When you have answered the questions, complete a paragraph that summarizes the news item in your own words.

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