8th Grade Farm Week Work - 7th and 8th Grade Both Please Read

Triplets

- Read "Sonny's Blues" and answer Blog Post - Due Monday, 5/10

- Practice Your "Midsummer" Scene

7th Grade Writing

Wednesday, 5/5

- Six Word Memoir

- REWRITE: Who Am I?

Friday, 5/7

- REWRITE: Free Choice 3

- 20 Years From Now Chapter

- Love Essay Draft 1

"Midsummer" Final Blog

Examine Robin's final speech in the play. To whom is he speaking? What is this speech about? What is the significance of ending the play with Robin and with this speech in particular?

Homework for Week of 4/26

Triplets

Tuesday, 4/27

- Finish Midsummer and Final Blog

Thursday, 4/29

- Midsummer Performance Proposal Due in Writing Before Morning Meeting

Friday, 4/30

- 8th Grade Love Essay Draft Due

Monday, 5/3

- Journals Collected and Reviewed (All Midsummer Posts Completed!)

7th Grade Writing

Wednesday, 4/28

- Rewrites of Lesson Learned and Free Choice 2

Homework for Week of 4/19

Triplets

Monday, 4/19

- Vocabulary in Context Sheet

Tuesday, 4/20

- Finish Act 4

Thursday, 4/22

- Vocab in Context Sheet QUIZ

Friday, 4/23

- Love Essay Thesis and Quotes Due

7th Writing

Wednesday, 4/21

- REWRITES: "Free Choice #1" (aka Chapter 3) and "A Day in the Life"

Friday, 4/23

- Wordly Wise 9 Quiz

8th Writing

Wednesday, 4/21

- Wordly Wise 9 Quiz

"Midsummer' Blog Post #1

In class on Thursday (4/8), we watched two versions of Bottom's transformation in 3.1 (the 1999 Film version and Sir Peter Hall's version from 1981). What were the major differences in how each scene is interpreted? What was the tone of each? How did line reading and direction shape meaning? You can focus on a particular character or moment, comparing those in detail. Which version, to you, felt like the more effective interpretation? Why?

Homework for Week of 4/12

Triplets

Tuesday, 4/13

- "Midsummer" Blog Post

Thursday, 4/15

- "Midsummer" Act 4, Scene 1

7th Writing

Monday, 4/12

- Free Choice #3 Chapter Due

Wednesday, 4/14

- Who Am I? Chapter Due

Friday, 4/16

-Revised Curiosity Essay

8th Writing

Friday, 4/16

- Revised Short Story Due