8th Grade English 2019-2020 Assignments

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Finish your slides, prepare your presentation, we start next week.

So far, what do you think the 3 most interesting themes of your book are?

Why?

Give evidence.

Have any of your self created essential questions been answered or upended?

I also expect you to come up with 3 questions of your own. (groups can share self made questions and select their 3 favorite) at least one must be something like an "essential question" that you think will be relevant throughout the book. (think "are the ghosts real?" in Macbeth.)

Ted Talk week 4

Select two or three Ted Talks (or other informational presentations) that interest you, as you watch them, take notes on:
The use of; Logs, Pathos, and Ethos.
The way that the presenter deals with counter arguments
The way the presenter uses visual aids
The presenters speaking style.


Briefly describe to me each of the above, then evaluate what you think was effective, and what was not.

What changes has your main character gone through? If so did any of them surprise you? If not can you predict any that they might?

According to page numbers, we are at the halfway point of the book, does it feel like you are at the mid point of your story, or somewhere else? Explain.

Have any of your self created essential questions been answered or upended?

I also expect you to come up with 3 questions of your own. (groups can share self made questions and select their 3 favorite) at least one must be something like an "essential question" that you think will be relevant throughout the book. (think "are the ghosts real?" in Macbeth.)

Is your story more plot based or character driven? How? Why do you think the author went this way?

What point of view is your story told from? How does this affect the story? Is your narrator reliable?

Have any of your self created essential questions been answered or upended?

I also expect you to come up with 3 questions of your own. (groups can share self made questions and select their 3 favorite) at least one must be something like an "essential question" that you think will be relevant throughout the book. (think "are the ghosts real?" in Macbeth.)

Address and respond to each of the counter arguments you created. Use evidence, a paragraph (min 7 sentences) each.