8th Grade - ELA

8th Grade - ELA

Welcome back! Happy Friday!

Learning Goals

• I can select details that will support my claim about the theme of A Long Walk to Water.

• I can look at a model essay to see how it supports a claim with details. 

Open Ended

Find two (2) pieces of evidence from the informational texts that shows the lives of refugees turning “back again.”

Poll

Hot Cheetos or Takis?

Open Ended

Find two (2) pieces of evidence from the novel that show how Ha's life turns "back again."

Poll

Would you rather...

• never be able to speak again.

• have to say everything on your mind.

Essay Prompt

Analyze how the meaning of the novel’s title, Inside Out & Back Again, relates to the universal refugee experience of fleeing and finding home and how this experience is revealed in Ha’s story.

Open Ended

Introduction Paragraph

A. What is the essay about? What point will you, the author, be making? What evidence will you be using? Why?

B. Who is Ha before she flees her home? Why do we need to know this to understand how she turns “inside out and back again”?

Open Ended

Body Paragraph #1

How do the lives of refugees turn “inside out” when they are forced to flee and find home? What claims are you making? What evidence are you using?



Open Ended

Body Paragraph #2

How do the lives of refugees turn “back again” when they find home? What claims are you making? What evidence are you using?

Open Ended

Conclusion Paragraph

What was your essay about? What are the main points you made? What is your final thought that you want to leave the reader with? Why?

Poll

Which is better?

8th Grade ELA

Monday, September 21, 2020

Learning Goals

• I can determine the factual details that the author used in the poems “Birthday” and “Saigon Is Gone.”

• I can analyze statistics about refugee experiences around the world in order to notice patterns.

Please read the NEWSELA article.

You have 15 minutes to complete this reading.

Multiple Choice

Which statement is a CENTRAL idea of the article?

• Too much screen time can lead to an increase in obesity and other types of physical problems.

• Screen time is necessary for distance learning but can have negative effects if overused.

• Many students in the United States do not have reliable access to a computer in their home.

• Most experts are not concerned that students have increased screen time during the pandemic.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the article would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?

• YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Netflix, TV and video games offer easy ways to pass time.

• In April 2020, almost 1,500 parents in Canada reported their kids' physical activity, screen time and sleep habits since the new coronavirus pandemic hit.

• Educational screen time was linked to doing better in school and had no bad health effects.

• People who are working or learning from home no longer move around a large school or office building.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence from the section “All Screen Time Is Not Equal.”

His group then investigated whether the type of screen time made a difference in mental or physical health or in school achievements.

Which of the following words, if it replaced the word "investigated" in the sentence above, would CHANGE the meaning of the sentence?

• argued

• examined

• researched

• studied

Multiple Choice

What does the word “dilemma” suggest as it is used in this selection?

"They also are more likely to show a wide range of other physical and mental health issues. Yet right now, screens are the only safe way for many young people to learn or socialize. How should kids and teens like Nia and Tyson navigate this dilemma?"

• a sense of being vague

• a sense of lacking direction

• a sense of emotional difficulty

• a sense of mixed choices

Poll

Who is scarier?

Researching Refugees 

• Research a specific time and place in history when people have been forced to flee because of war, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or a natural disaster.

• Gather the strongest evidence and details about this historical situation: What caused people to flee their home country and find a new home?

Researching Refugees (Work Time)

• You now have 30 minutes to begin your first day of research.

• Use this time wisely.

• Ask questions if you are confused or need assistance.

Poll

Football or Basketball?

Open Ended

Reread the poem “Birthday” in Inside Out & Back Again.

What factual details about Vietnam are evident in the poem?

HAPPY TUESDAY! Which dog are you going to be today?

Learning Goals

• I can find the gist of informational texts.

• I can select the strongest evidence in an informational text about who the refugees were, where they fled from, and why they had to flee.

Open Ended

Reread the poem “Saigon is Gone” in Inside Out & Back Again.

What factual details about Vietnam are evident in the poem?

We will now watch a short video clip on refugee children.

You will now work to complete your "Refugee Research Guide."

Click the Google Doc in today's ELA assignment.

Lastly, we will now read our daily NEWSELA article.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the introduction [paragraphs 1-3] BEST explains the reason for the TikTok ban?

• The U.S. Commerce Department said September 18 it will ban TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on September 20.

• It believes China could be improperly using data, like personal information, from the two apps to spy on U.S. citizens and track their behavior.

• President Donald Trump has pressured the app's Chinese owner to sell TikTok's U.S. operations to an American company.

• Recently, California tech company Oracle had said it would buy TikTok's U.S. business.

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph from the section "President Tries To Counter China's Influence."

The action is the Trump administration's latest attempt to counter the influence of China. The country is a rising economic superpower. Since taking office in 2017, Trump has waged a trade war with China and blocked Chinese companies from merging into, or combining with, other companies. Trump's government has also slowed the business of Chinese companies like Huawei. Huawei makes phones and cellular communication equipment.

What conclusion is BEST supported by the paragraph above?

• President Trump is concerned about how China might affect the U.S. economy.

• The U.S. economy is struggling because of President Trump’s trade war with China.

• The Chinese government controls the finances of several key U.S. companies.

• Chinese companies have been financially successful because of government help.

Multiple Choice

Why was TikTok disappointed to hear about the ban?

• They want Google and Apple to respond to the ban.

• They believe the ban is unfair to them as a company.

• They are planning to sell their U.S. business to Oracle

• They think the Chinese government is collecting user data.

Multiple Choice

According to the article, why does TikTok collect user data?

• to target advertisements to users

• to identify users who violate rules

• to abide by government regulations

• to shut down other social networks

8th Grade ELA - Thursday, September 24, 2020

Learning Goals

• I can identify common types of poetry, including ballads, sonnets, haikus, limericks, concrete poems and free verse.

• I can write a poem that fits the criteria for a haiku, limerick, concrete poem, free verse or sonnet.

8th Grade ELA - Monday, September 28, 2020

Learning Goals

• I can find the gist of informational texts.

• I can select the strongest evidence in an informational text about who the refugees were, where they fled from, and why they had to flee.

• I can use the evidence I have gathered in research to create a culturally appropriate fictional character profile for the refugee narrator of my “inside out” poem.

Finishing Research

You will now have 30 minutes to continue researching your refugee experience.

Free-Verse Poem

• Imagine that you are a refugee from a specific time and place in history.

• You, like Ha and the real refugees we have read about, have been forced to flee your home country for your safety.

• On your own, write two (2) free-verse poems similar to Ha’s diary entries in the novel Inside Out & Back Again. 

Free-Verse Poem ("Inside Out")

• What hardships did you face in your country?

• Why did you decide to flee your country?

• What was it like for you after you fled?

• Where did you go?

• Where did you find help?

• Where did you settle?

• How was your life turned “inside out”?

Free-Verse Poem ("Back Again")

• What adjustments have you made as you settle into your new home?

• What are you missing from your old life?

• How is your identity changing?

• How are you coming “back again”? 

8th Grade ELA - Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Learning Goals

• I can identify figurative and descriptive language as well as purposeful word choice in the “Papaya Tree” and “Wet and Crying” poems from Inside Out & Back Again.

• I can describe what makes an effective poem.

• I can use figurative and descriptive language as well as purposeful word choice to turn my research notes into free-verse poetry.

Poll

Who do you want to win this year's NBA Championship?

Free-Verse Poems

You will now have 25 minutes to begin turning your research notes into two (2) free-verse poems.

These poems are DUE THIS THURSDAY!

Word Choice, Tone, and Meaning

You will now have 15 minutes to complete the Quizizz.

Game Code: 43270864

NEWSELA

You will now have 25 minutes to read the article AND complete the Quizizz.

8th Grade ELA

Monday, October 12, 2020

Learning Goals

• I can get information from photographs about people who are taking a stand about something.

• I can explain the advantages and disadvantages of gathering information from photographs.

Gallery Walk

In a moment, you will get to examine several photographs of people "Taking a Stand."

For each photograph, write down specific details that you notice and the things that you are wondering about.

1/7

2/7

3/7

4/7

5/7

6/7

7/7

8th Grade ELA - Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Learning Goal

I can cite the evidence that Shirley Chisholm uses to support her claims in “Equal Rights for Women.”

Entry Task

You will now have 10-15 minutes to complete the Vocabulary Entry Task.

"Equal Rights for Women"

- Shirley Chisholm

You will now have 10 minutes to read this text for gist after Mr. McIntyre has read it aloud.

Text-Dependent Questions

You will now have 30 minutes to complete the text-dependent questions.

Open Ended

What is your favorite holiday?

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Learning Goals

• I can analyze the structure of a specific paragraph in “Equal Rights for Women.”

• I can analyze the development of a central idea in “Equal Rights for Women.”

• I can identify specific claims that Shirley Chisholm makes in “Equal Rights for Women.”

"Equal Rights for Women"

You will now have 25 minutes to annotate Shirley Chisholm's speech.

"Equal Rights for Women"

You will now have 25 minutes to complete the text-dependent questions on Shirley Chisholm's speech.