| Course Outline: Language and Literature Year 3 (grade 8) |
| MYP Year 3 Assessment Criteria |
Novel Study: The Outsiders
| The Outsiders reader response questions |
| The Outsiders Nothing Gold Can Stay |
| The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton full text |
| The Outsiders Chapter questions |
Language as Art
| Questions to the short film Zero |
| Ebb with questions |
| List of Tone and Emotion Words |
| To This Day by Shane Koyczan |
| Categories of emotions |
Logos, Brands and Marketing
| Rubric for brand project |
| Checklist for brand presentation |
| The Apple Company brand personality paragraph |
| Creating a brand instructions |
| Researching a Brand questions |
| Secrets of The Superbrands fashion questions |
Our Common Humanity: Analyzing stories from a variety of texts and genres can lead to a better understanding of what it means to be human.
Final Assignment Criteria
| Original Short Story criteria |
Story #4 Frankenstein: A Radio Play
| Frankenstein: A Radio Play.pdf |
Story #3: The Iron Barred Door
| The Iron Barred Door full story |
| The Iron Barred Door inference questions |
Story #3: The Untitled Story
| The Untitled Story questions |
Story # 2: U Is Part Of US
| Instructions for diary entry assignment |
| Agree Disagree statements for U Is Part Of Us |
| U Is Part of Us Full Story |
Mythology
| Questions to answer for the myths you have studied |
| 2019_english_8_mythology_project.docx |
| Questions on the story of Prometheus and Pandora |
| life_scenarios_based_on_the_outsiders.docx |
| Creating a character outline |
| the_outsiders_summative_task.docx |
| Theme questions: Society and Class |
| Nothing Gold Can Stay questions |
| The Outsiders reader response questions |
Poetry
| English_8_rationale_paragraph_poetry_project.docx |
| Hunger.docx |
| Final Poetry Project |
| The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost |
| metaphors_for_beginners_abbreviated.docx |
Film Study: Truman Show
| Truman Show Questions |
Advertising and Branding
| The Apple Brand personality sample paragraph |
| Generation Like discussion questions |
| english_8_researching a brand questions |
| Advertisment analysis chart |
| Advertising techniques |
| Human Values list |
| Secrets of the Superbrands questions |
| Humanity and AI Presentation criteria |
Story # 4: Artificial Intelligence: The Movie
| Discussion questions to Artificial Intelligence: The Movie |
Story #3: Frankenstein
| Frankenstein questions |
Story #1: The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov
| The Fun They Had text |
| Humans Need Not Apply discussion questions |
Understanding Figurative Language
| grade_8_figurative_language.docx |
| Understanding Metaphors |
| The Outsiders diary entries assignment |
Handouts for reference
| The Elements of Fiction |
| Reading Strategies |
| Story Map Outline planner |
| How use and punctuate dialogue in your story |
| Show don't tell: using descritive adjectives, adverbs, similes and metaphors |
Super -Toys Last All Summer
| Super-Toys Last All Summer full story |
| Questions for Super-Toys |
1. The Proof
| The Proof Full Story.pdf |
| The Proof questions |
Frankenstein assignment
| Frankenstein assignment |
Short Story Presentation Criteria
| Final Assignment instructions |
| english_8_our_common_humanity_presentation_criteria.docx |
Mythology
Final Assignment
| Original Myth Assignment instructions |
| Questions on the story of Prometheus |
| Raven Steals The Light full story |
| Compare and Contrast chart for Raven and Prometheus |
Logo, Branding and Advertising
| Checklist for brand presentation |
| English 8 Researching a brand |
| brand_personlity_chart.docx |
| Personification poem: Hunger |
| Poetry Writing Suggestions |
| Some of the emotions conveyed through poetry |
| Understanding metaphors |
Film Studies: The Truman Show
| Identifying Elements of Fiction in Film |
| Understanding cinematic techniques handout |
| U Is Part of Us questions |
3. The Side Bet
| The Side Bet Full Text.pdf |
| The Side Bet Questions.pdf |
3. The Untitled Story
| The Untitled Story Text.pdf |
| the_untitled_story_questions.docx |
Click below Daedalus and Icarus questions
| Daedalus and Icarus questions |
| Logos, Branding and Advertising pdf |
Ideas for Writing a reflection
| Possible prompts for reflective writing |
| Sample reflection on Ebb |
| Sample reflection on writing poetry |
| Emotions conveyed through poetry |
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Apocalypse Myth due Oct 9 2014
| mini_myth_writing_rubric.docx |
| myth_pre-writinggraphicorganizer.docx |
| white_stone_canoe_questions.docx |
Year End Project
| 2019_year_end_project_language_and_literature_year_3.docx |
Complete the Study questions for WALL E
| wall_e_study_questions.docx |
Math and English (Interdisciplinary Unit) Reflection Prompts
Click button for Siwash Rock Story and answer questions handed out in class.
