English+8

** About Me Activities - write one full page about yourself, fill out information sheet about yourself, play game ** **Week 2** ** ﻿Compare and Contrast Slang and Standard English ** **Week 3**** ﻿ ** ** Make lists of slang words, definitions, pronunciation, and syllabication ** **Week 4**
 * Week 1**
 * Identify the parts of a dictionary **
 * Target Test **
 * Star Test **
 * Make a dictionary of slang following the rubric [|rubric for dictionary.docx]**
 * Parts of a dictionary test **
 * "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe**
 * Plot**
 * Literary Devices**
 * Poe Scavenger Hunt**
 * "The Raven" Analysis Worksheet**

**Week 5** ** "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe pg 522 **
 * Elements of a Short Story **
 * Plot **
 * Symbols **
 * Making Predictions **
 * Point of View **
 * Vocabulary ** ** Reader's Notebook **
 * Week 6 **
 * Elements of a Short Story Project **
 * Paragraph Blocks- #6 from Review and Assess Questions **
 * Adverb Clauses **
 * Writing: Response to Literature **