WRITING
Final Product Writing Portfolio Checklist
Grade 8
Name: _ Date: _
Teacher: _ School: _
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Projected Completion Date
Date
Completed
Narrative Account:
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Piece that shows evidence of the writing process
1st 9 Weeks
Critical Response/Review of a Poem:
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Analyze and evaluate bias, hidden messages, emotional factors, propaganda, figurative language, allusion, irony, symbolism, and theme; analyze and evaluate the underlying assumptions of the author/creator.
2nd 9 Weeks
Research Product: includes evidence of all 6 steps of the writing process in a research paper using standard MLA style**.
Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
Content Specific piece.
Product should be typed.
Product should show evidence of all stages of MLA style and 4 to 7 credible sources (from multiple print and digital sources).
3rd 9 Weeks
Literary Reflection:
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research and write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Judges the effectiveness of the author’s tone, style and use of language
Interprets how personal circumstances and experiences shape interaction with text.
4th 9 Weeks
Mid-year check will take place on the writing within a working portfolio (i.e.: writing notebook). The end-of-year check will take place on student selected work placed within the official writing portfolio folder. Final portfolio check to be completed before EOG Testing.
All products should show evidence of various stages of the writing process (planning, drafting, conferencing, revising, editing, and closure/publishing).
Content Specific: Science, Social Studies, Math, Language Arts, Art, and/or Music.
See Writing Instructional Guide for further clarification. You should produce multiple examples of the above products throughout the year. Choose one from each product area to include in the students’ final portfolios.
Products may be done using various multi-media resources such as podcasts, Power-Point, web page publications, etc. The FINAL product in the writing portfolio needs to be hand-written or typed in an essay format.
Spelling Inventory should be completed quarterly and placed in writing portfolio.
Reading
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READING
GRADE 8 LANGUAGE ARTS
MUST READ 2 OF THE FOLLOWING 3 BOOKS
THE CAY BY THEODORE TAYLO…
READING
GRADE 8 LANGUAGE ARTS
MUST READ 2 OF THE FOLLOWING 3 BOOKS
THE CAY BY THEODORE TAYLOR
OVER SEA UNDER STONE BY SUSAN COOPER
OR
INKHEART BY CORNELIA FUNKEReading List
Independent Reading
Goals based on STAR results each marking period.
Class Novels
The Giver
Johnny Tremain
Fallen Angels
The Glory Field
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
A TEST WILL BE GIVEN THE SECOND FULL WEEK OF SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER.
IF YOU READ ALL 3 BOOKS, 1 TEST WILL BE USED AS EXTRA CREDIT.
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EACH STUDENT MUST HAVE AN 1" OR 1" 1/2 LOOSE LEAF BINDER TO BE USED FOR LANGUAGE ARTS ONLY.Christmas Carol
Assignments
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8th Grade Agenda: September 6-9, 2011
Tuesday, Sept-6
Prentice Hall Literature
“The 11:59” pag…
8th Grade Agenda: September 6-9, 2011
Tuesday, Sept-6
Prentice Hall Literature
“The 11:59” page 13
Answer Questions p. 22 (1-6 a,b)
Vocabulary
Study for Spelling test on Wednesday
Wednesday, Sept 7
English
Common and Proper nouns WS
Discussion and examples of proper nouns
Write an introduction to a story by using proper nouns (in-class group work).
Vocabulary
Unit 1 TEST “Closed and Open Syllables”
Thursday, Sept 8
Complete “Writing Workshop” assignments on pages 11 and 21
Reading Notes quiz today
Friday, Sept 9
NO HW
Group Work: Conflict Collage due Wednesday, Sept. 14
