Middle School English
8th
7th
6th
Sixth graders are finishing Book III of Homer's epic by Tuesday, 22 or Wednesday, 23 April. Rather than read all of Book III, we will skip some lines that are not essential to our understanding of plot or character development. When reading and annotating independently, students must be sure that they can confidently summarize each stanza. Regarding vocabulary, students should define any vocabulary words that they do not know. There will be an open-epic comp check on Books II during block English.
Having completed an adverb usage quiz, students have begun studying prepositions. A preposition memorization quiz is scheduled for Thursday, 24 April.
Students will engage with Act 3 of Julius Caesar allowing them to appreciate the beauty of Shakespeare's language and his development of characters.
Vocabulary study continues with words from the play. The sentences required in this weekly word enhancement endeavor also reinforce grammar skills as there are specific grammatical construction requirements for each. This is also true for the daily bell ringers.
Creative writing will draw upon the dramatic turn of events in the play.
7th
This week, we will return to our vocabulary studies with a new list. The four words come from Act I, scene i in our new literary study, the Shakespearean comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Regarding the play, we will perform much of the script in class together. Seeing and hearing Shakespeare's works can aid comprehension of his often challenging language use. We will screen film and professional stage adaptations alongside our reading. On some occasions in this unit, students will be reading and annotating independently. When those sections are assigned, students can trust the extremely helpful summaries in our Folgers edition of the course text.
Regarding the play, we will perform much of the script in class together. Seeing and hearing Shakespeare's works can aid comprehension of his often challenging language use. We will screen film and professional stage adaptations alongside our reading. On some occasions in this unit, students will be reading and annotating independently. When those sections are assigned, students can trust the extremely helpful summaries in our Folgers edition of the course text.
While we are studying this performance piece, students will be drafting their own original speeches. BENx Talks are our school's version of TED Talks. This week, each student will develop his or her own unique “Idea worth spreading.” Creating a BENx Talk is a weeks-long process, and is as much a thought experiment as it is a persuasive writing activity.
Sixth graders are finishing Book III of Homer's epic by Tuesday, 22 or Wednesday, 23 April. Rather than read all of Book III, we will skip some lines that are not essential to our understanding of plot or character development. When reading and annotating independently, students must be sure that they can confidently summarize each stanza. Regarding vocabulary, students should define any vocabulary words that they do not know. There will be an open-epic comp check on Books II during block English.
Having completed an adverb usage quiz, students have begun studying prepositions. A preposition memorization quiz is scheduled for Thursday, 24 April.
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