ELA and Math with Mrs. D

"For never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

Summer Assignment ELA Incoming 8


English Language Arts 8 
Summer Homework:  Due date – Wednesday September 5, 2018 

Assignments 
Reminder:  A typed assignment is preferred.  If that is not an option for you, then please handwrite the assignment as neatly as possible.  If you are typing, use the proper headings and follow writing guidelines attached. 
Required Reading: 
 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 
Book 1:  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 
Theme: "Perseverance through Hardships" 
Assignment: 
As you read the novel, you will complete a journal activity.  You will write five (5) different journal entries based on the assigned journal topics below.   
Your five journal entries include a cover that reflects one of the themes that you think the author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith, communicates through the novel – see Journal entry #5.   

  • Journal Entry #1 Chapters 1-10 Poverty 
Poverty was an everyday fact of life for many people in early twentieth century America. How do the main characters in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn deal with the effects of poverty in their lives (concerns over food, shelter, and clothing).  How are the Nolans’ treated by others?  Why are they treated this way? 

  • Journal Entry #2 Chapters 11-20 Education 
Education can be formal, as in school, or informal, as in learning important things from friends and family members.  How do you define education?  What does it mean to you?  How have you experienced education in your own life?  How do the main characters of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn experience education? What does an education mean to them? 


  • Journal Entry #3 Chapters 21-40 Perseverance 
Perseverance means doing and working to accomplish something despite difficulties.  Is perseverance an important quality in your life?  Give an example.  Do you consider yourself a perseverant person?  Give examples.  What examples of perseverance have you found in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn? 


  • Journal Entry #4 Chapters 41-50 The American Dream 
What is the American Dream for the main characters of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn?  Give details from the text. 


  • Journal Entry #5 Chapters 51-56 Theme 
The theme of a novel is the message that the author is trying to send by writing the novel.  What do think Betty Smith is trying to say in her novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn?   
Create a cover for your journal assignment that represents the theme.  Explain your cover in this journal entry.  Perseverance through Hardships is one of the themes of this book.  You may use this theme for your cover.  You may use another theme if you would like. 
Some metaphors: 
Tree – what does this represent and how does it relate to book? 
Crowded apartment buildings – how would this represent theme? 
There are many possibilities – check Blog for themes in Literature. 


Book 2:  Choose Book from attached list or 2 Poems from Poetry for Young People by Robert Frost 
Book Assignment 
Write an essay on the plot of your choice of book.  Include title and author of the book, setting, names of main characters (include character traits – check Blog).  You are to include: 
Exposition – what or who is the problem? 
Climax – most important moment that impacts plot. 
Resolution – how problem is resolved or concluded. 
 


Poetry Assignment – If you choose 2 poems:  
For each poem:  
Include the title and author of the poem.  
What did you like about the poem?  
How did the poem make you feel?  
Which words or phrase did you like?  
What words or phrases need clarification?  
What surprised you?  
What do you think the poem is about?  
What might this poem be saying?  
What is the theme of the poem? Look on Blog for Themes in Literature/Poetry  
What devices did the poet use?  
A poetic device is a language feature such as a simile, metaphor, imagery, figurative language.  
Look on the Blog under figurative language.  







Romeo and Juliet Character Portraits - will start in school Wed, June 6th.


PLEASE bring color pencils/markers/crayons to school to complete project.


You must bring your copy of Romeo and Juliet to school daily.
Power Point Project is due Monday June 4th

Name of Mathematician – minimum of 4 sources. 

Wikipedia is not to be used as a source.   

Power Point Presentation: 
*include pictures to enhance your work 
6 Slides: 
Slide 1: Title Page 
  1. Title 

  1. Mathematician’s name 
  1. Your name 
  1. My Name 
  1. Dates of birth and death 

Slide 2:  Childhood 
  1. Where and when your mathematician was born 
  1. Information about your mathematician as a child and about her family 
  1. Her early education (Before college) 
  1. How her childhood may have affected her math career 


Slide 3:  Education 
  1. Where did your mathematician get her education as a young adult and also into adulthood? 
  1. What was her education like? 
  1. How did her education affect her math career? 


Slide 4: Adult Life 
  1. How did your mathematician’s adult life include math? 
  1. What were some of her accomplishments in math? 
  1. Was your mathematician famous for anything outside of the world of math? 


Slide 5:  How the world has been affected 
  1. How did your mathematician’s accomplishments affect other mathematicians? 
  1. Did she have any famous inventions or math formulas? 
  1. How did her work in math affect us today? 


Slide 6:  Works Cited 

Links to different websites that you used in this project 


Use MLA Form 



Week of May 21

Mon - WW 12 A and B
Tues-  WW 12 C and D due Wed May 30th


Week of May 7th

Thurs - Wordly Wise 11 E due Tues, May 15th
              Sign, correct and return Math terms test
              Sign and return Journal Entry
               

Each journal entry should include responses for two prompts from your Independent Reading Journal Prompt Sheet. Please include(write the question)the prompt you are responding to in your journal.  Please also include the title and author of the book you are reading.


1st journal entry due April 17th
Final journal entry due May 8th- you may hand in by May 1st for extra credit.

Week of April 30th
Mon-Sign and return Grammar and Vocb/Spelling Tests.  You do not have to do corrections, you will do in school this week since we are testing.
Thurs- WW11 A & B

Fri - 




Week of April 23rd
WW 10 Test Fri April 27th
Mon-Complete grammar Exercise 1 page 154, WW 10 C
Wed- Grammar WS
Thurs- Study WW Test Lesson 10
Spelling Test, 22 multiple choice questions (vocab, synonyms, antonyms, analogies) matching column with 11 terms from pages 98 (Fun and Fascinating Facts) and 105 (Word Study Box prefixes and Latin words). Two complete the sentence questions using words combining Latin words and prefixes.
Fri - Read Romeo and Juliet Act 1.2 and Act 1.3 pages 44-60
Answer guided questions worksheet.  
Masterful Reading - use lit to go for a masterful reading:

Week of April 16th
Mon- Study WW Test Lesson 9; 1st Journal Response for Independent Reading
Tues  - Wordly Wise Lesson 10
Wed- Romeo- three character traits; sign, correct and return tests
Thurs-Complete  Central Ideas Tracking Tool - The Meaning of Beauty
Fri- W10 A & B


Fri April 13th - WW Lesson 9 Test Tues April 17th

 Mon March 26th
Ready New York CCLS pages 19-27; Independent Reading Response
March Journal due by April 10th. If submitted by March 28th, you will receive extra credit.
Tues March 27th
Vacation Homework: pages 58-65 Ready NY.


Journal for April
Submit list of genres and book title and author that you have read
Choose a different genre for April - pre approval by April 10th
1st journal entry due April 17th
Final journal entry due May 1st

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