Outsiders ESSAYS in progress - due dates given

Homework/Classwork Assistance
Students have various times to work on assignments or receive help at school: sometimes during class, during morning resource (M/W/F 8:30-9:00am), or after school - if arranged with Ms. Barnes or Ms. Hagerty. We welcome UO student teacher Eric Renner.

Lit Unit: The Outsiders
Students have checked out a copy of The Outsiders from the school's collection and will be expected to read chapters that will be assigned daily. Throughout this unit there will be related activities, writing assignments and quizzes. Periods 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all studying this book, but Period 3 will cover some aspects differently with Mr. Renner.

Reading Schedule:

By Tue 2/28 - read Ch 11
By Tue 3/1 - read Ch 12 (end of book)

Assignments
Per 4, 5, 6:
- "We'll Make the Rules" in-class activity
- Intro to three paragraph essay format (review samples and discuss directions on handout)

- Outsiders essay - written only in class - concluding Monday, March 7th

Per 3:
- Quiz on Tuesday, March 1st
- Outsiders journal due this week

- Outsiders final essay, typed or written in ink at home, due Monday, March 7th

- Outsiders study guide Tuesday, March 8th

Journal Entries – Outsiders Quotations
Copy each day's quotation and respond briefly (3 sentences).

Literary Elements
characterization
conflict
dialogue
main character
mood
plot
purpose
setting
style
theme

Literary Devices
alliteration
allusion
anachronism
assonance
dialect
exaggeration
flashback
foreshadowing
hyperbole
imagery
irony
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
rhyme
rhyme scheme
simile

Homework/Classwork Assistance
Students have various times to work on assignments or receive help at school: sometimes during class, during morning resource (M/W/F 8:30-9:00am), or after school - if arranged with Ms. Barnes or Ms. Hagerty. We welcome UO student teacher Eric Renner.

New Lit Unit: The Outsiders
Students have checked out a copy of The Outsiders from the school's collection and will be expected to read chapters that will be assigned daily. Throughout this unit there will be related activities, writing assignments and quizzes. Periods 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all studying this book, but Period 3 will cover some aspects differently with Mr. Renner.

Reading Schedule:

By Tue 2/22 - read Ch 5/6

By Wed 2/23 - read Ch 7

By Thu 2/24 - read Ch 8

By Fri 2/25 - read Ch 9

By Mon 2/28 - read Ch 10

Per 4, 5, 6: Outsiders - emerging themes, social survey, Venn diagram
Per 3: Outsiders - power and health within social classes; journal/green book study guide - one activity page per chapter. Past due assignments: personal survey; long journal entry from 2/15; Pony, Cherry and self activity; open mind; grocery store activity (due 2/23).

Journal Entries – "Social Class "
Copy each day's quotation and respond briefly (3 sentences).

Literary Elements
characterization
conflict
dialogue
main character
mood
plot
purpose
setting
style
theme

Literary Devices
alliteration
allusion
anachronism
assonance
dialect
exaggeration
flashback
foreshadowing
hyperbole
imagery
irony
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
rhyme
rhyme scheme
simile

Social Class and "The Outsiders"

Homework/Classwork Assistance
Students have various times to work on assignments or receive help at school: sometimes during class, during morning resource (M/W/F 8:30-9:00am), or after school - if arranged with Ms. Barnes or Ms. Hagerty. We welcome UO student teacher Eric Renner.

New Lit Unit: The Outsiders
Students will check out a copy of The Outsiders from the school's collection and will be expected to read chapters that will be assigned daily. Throughout this unit there will be related activities, writing assignments and quizzes. Periods 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all studying this book, but Period 3 will cover some aspects differently with Mr. Renner.

Per 4, 5, 6: "Blast from the Past"/review Outsiders chapters 1 and 2/quiz/working with grammar - conjunctions/continue reading Outsiders through chapter 6 by Tue., Feb. 22nd.
Per 3: Review Outsiders chapters 1 and 2/look at the book in many ways or perspectives (Pony, Cherry, self)/discuss social classes/continue reading Outsiders through chapter 6 by Tue., Feb. 22nd.

Journal Entries – "Social Class "
Copy each day's quotation and respond briefly (3 sentences).

Literary Elements
characterization
conflict
dialogue
main character
mood
plot
purpose
setting
style
theme

Literary Devices
alliteration
allusion
anachronism
assonance
dialect
exaggeration
flashback
foreshadowing
hyperbole
imagery
irony
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
rhyme
rhyme scheme
simile

Book Jackets • Lit Elements and Devices

Homework/Classwork Assistance
Students have various times to work on assignments or receive help at school: sometimes during class, during morning resource (M/W/F 8:30-9:00am), or after school - if arranged with Ms. Barnes or Ms. Hagerty. We welcome UO student teacher Eric Renner.

Mystery/Fantasy/Sci-Fi Book Project
This assignment was due Wed., Feb. 9th. This week we are sharing book jackets that demonstrate creative effort, adequate time invested and successful attempts to engage and persuade potential teen readers

Journal Entries – "Words "
Respond briefly (3 sentences) to the daily quotation on the topic of "words."

Literary Devices in The Real Story of the Three Little Pigs
Students will demonstrate understanding of literary devices by creating a plot pyramid to summarize a story read by the teacher.

Literary Devices
We are currently studying the following:
flashback
foreshadowing
irony
anachronism
simile
imagery
exaggeration
allusion

Book Jacket Assignment and Lit Vocab

Homework/Classwork Assistance
Students have various times to work on assignments or receive help at school: sometimes during class, during morning resource (M/W/F 8:30-9:00am), or after school - if arranged with Ms. Barnes or Ms. Hagerty. We welcome UO student teacher Eric Renner.

8th grade Trip & Promotion Celebration Intent Contract
Read with your parents, sign and return to school before Fri., Feb. 4th.

Mystery/Fantasy/Sci-Fi Book Project
Several weeks ago students were assigned to read a mystery, fantasy or science fiction book by February 2nd. This week an assignment/direction sheet has been given for creating a book jacket or "movie poster" with a book review of their choice book. This assignment is due Wed., Feb. 9th.

Journal Entries – "Heroes "

Cultural Book Project - speech presentations

Reading Comprehension - Harrison Bergeron - follow-up questions

More Literary Terms - vocab definitions provided and discussed in class
alliteration
allusion
assonance
dialect
exaggeration
foreshadowing
hyperbole
imagery
irony
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
rhyme
rhyme scheme
simile