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8th Grade Language Arts
Assignments:
Agenda:
-Lit Circles (W)
1. Warm-up:
-CH 6-8 (F)
Understanding what you read
-Reading Log and Green Sheet (F)
2. Spelling/Vocabulary
-Spelling Test (F)
3. Grammar
-Vocabulary Writing (F 9/21)
4. Literature
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FIX THE MISTAKE
1. The ballerina was so audacious on the stage that she could start
and stop her movements on a dime.
2. It just so happened that during the exceptional moment of the play.
I had to use the restroom, so I missed most of the plot.
3. Thomas Jefferson was famous for his unending mien to give states
more power.
4. My baseball coach grappled me the "home run kid" because I saved
every baseball game with a home run.
5. During the Mesozoic heritage, massive dinosaurs roamed parts of
the US in Wyoming and Montana.
6. "I think I'm happy because I'm so pretty," the model mustered.
7. The long distance runner had more stance than the sprinters.
8. Barry wanted to break the world record in number of hot dogs eaten
in one minute because he wanted to be agile, and in people's minds
forever.
9. Even the most pivotal stuntman would not attempt to jump between
the two buildings.
10. Mr. Trump's stern era gave away that he was going to fire the
employee no matter what she said in her defense.
11. Rosie's crusade was full of famous chefs dating back to the early
1800s.
12. Mr. Simpson dubbed with the idea of whether to take a job as a
surgeon or pediatrician.
13. Susie was shocked when her teacher announced that she had not
just done well on the test, but she had done a(n) legendary job.
14. Ozzie had to muse the courage to ski down the black diamond
slope with his friends.
15. A strong stamina against bullying was taken by the school
administration during the school day.
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Linking Verbs and Predicate Words
Linking verbs- link the subject to a word in the predicate
Predicate Adjectives and Predicate Nominatives follow linking verbs
• Predicate Nominative- a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies,
renames, or defines the subject
• test by replacing the linking verb with the word
-Brown Beauty equals the mare's name. was
• Predicate Adjective- an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject
• test by placing the predicate word in front of the subject
powerful Saddle horses .
are
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1. The job title "continuity clerk" may seem unimpressive.
2. But a continuity clerk is an important person on a movie set.
3. The order in which scenes are shot is not the order in which they
will appear in the film.
4. Footage from different days can be part of the same scene.
5. Such footage must appear continuous.
6. The continuity clerk's tasks are very tedious.
7. Most people would grow bored by all the details.
8. Good continuity clerks, however, are perfectionists.
9. They remain attentive to the tasks.
10. Some continuity clerks even become directors.
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What a difference a day makes
Before After
School
What they do for
fun
Family
relationships
How they get food
Friendships
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Cause and Effect
1. Pony did not think of
asking someone to go to
the movies with him.
______
2. Because he thinks he is
"dumb", _____
3. Because he always has
something to say, ______
4. Johnny had been beaten
badly by Socs, so _____
5. When Johnny told him
to leave Marcia and Cherry
alone, ____
6. When Cherry says she
can't talk to Pony at
school, _____
7. Because Pony and
Johnny are tired of Socs
having all the breaks,
_____
8. Pony fell asleep in the
lot, and ____
9. The Socs were drunk
and angry because their
girlfriends left them at
the drive-in, so ________
10. Johnny was afraid for
Pony's life, so ____
11. After Darry hits Pony in anger,
_______
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a. he got his nickname, Two-Bit
b. they dream of a place to run away
c. Pony decides to run away
d. Darry gets upset at Pony when he gets
jumped
e. he reminds her that he watches
sunsets, too
f. Dally left the theater angrily
g. they went looking for a fight
h. then he got into an argument with Darry
once he got home
i. Soda drops out of school
j. he was even more nervous all
the time
k. he stabbed the Soc
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Irony (n); Ironic (adj): When something turns out the opposite of
what you would expect. Also, sort of like sarcasm. Examples:
• It was ironic that the fire station burned down.
• It was ironic that the police station was robbed.
Give an example of irony from The Outsiders and one from real life.
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Why do we not "see" Johnny stab the Soc?
At the end of chapter 4, how long has it been since Pony, Dally,
and Johnny sat down by the girls at the drive in?
Gone with the Wind, the book Johnny and Ponyboy are reading,
takes place during what time period?
What example does Johnny give to show why he thinks that
Dally is gallant?
How did Soda figure out that Dally knew where the boys ran to?
What has been the result of Johnny killing Bob, as far as the
feud between Socs and greasers is concerned?
What upcoming event will supposedly settle the Soc vs. greaser
thing once and for all?
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Figurative Language Metaphors
Authors often use figurative language to make their writing interesting
and more meaningful to the reader. One type of figurative language is
the metaphor. A metaphor, stating that one thing is the other, makes a
comparison between two unlike things. For example, Pony describes
Dally's eyes in this way: "His eyes were blue, blazing ice..." Dally's
eyes are being compared to ice because he looks at people coldly and
with hate.
1. "Her words were sugar." Her words are being compared to sugar.
What is being said about her words?
2. "It's raining cats and dogs." The rain is being compared to cats
and dogs. What is being said about the rain?
3. "He is my fortress": To what is "He" being compared? What is
being said about him?
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Nothing Gold Can Stay
Nature's first green is gold, by Robert Frost
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
hue=
But only so an hour.
Then lead subsides to leaf. subsides=
So Eden sank to grief, Eden =
So dawn goes down to day. How did they "sink to grief"?
Nothing gold can stay. So = like, in the same way
1. What do you think Robert Frost is trying to say?
2. How does this poem apply to events/characters of the novel so far?
(What "gold" did Ponyboy have that didn't last?)
3. Is this supposed to be a sad poem? What makes you think so/not?
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Frost makes the use of the metaphor to communicate his message about
young people. He begins by writing that nature's first green, things such
as new plants, trees, grass, and especially young people are gold.
4. Gold is precious and expensive metal. What comparison can be
made between "nature's first green" and gold?
5. Another metaphor in Frost's poem is "Her early leaf's a flower."
Explain how nature's "early leaf," or someone's youth, can be like a
flower.
6. How is the youth of someone's life "gold"?
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