Opportunities & Obstacles
Do you think the teens on the east side of town receive different kinds of opportunities than the teens on the west side? Do they face different obstacles? How about in Hayward? Does where you live make a difference in the opportunities and obstacles you face? Explain your way of thinking.
Social Groups & Reputations
Do people naturally fall into groups that don't get along? Why might they do that? List some examples of groups that don't get along.
In what ways does reputation distort (change) the way we view people?
In what ways does reputation distort (change) the way we view people?
Who Can You Learn From?
Just as we can learn from our past and the choices we have made, can we learn from the choices others have made? Who have you learned from? Could you even learn from the choices characters make in a book or movie? Explain.
Difficult Decisions
Tell me a time you had to make a difficult decision. What was the situation? What did you choose to do? How do you think your life would be different if you had chosen differently? Do you ever wish you had chosen differently? Why or Why Not?
A Modern Fairy Tale Reflection
In unit 3, we have been looking at how the events of our past have shaped who we have become as a nation/society. Write an insightful reflection about how classic stories continue to be reproduced for different audiences and purposes. Be sure to answer the following questions in your reflection:
1) Why do these literary archetypes keep appearing?
2) Why are stories modernized?
3) Why is crime and death continually taken out or changed (less violent) when sharing classical tales to children?
4) Should such changes be made to classical stories? Why/why not?
5) What makes a story a classic? Why are certain stories told over and over again?
6) With where we are as a society today, how do you see classical stories like Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella being told to your children?
1) Why do these literary archetypes keep appearing?
2) Why are stories modernized?
3) Why is crime and death continually taken out or changed (less violent) when sharing classical tales to children?
4) Should such changes be made to classical stories? Why/why not?
5) What makes a story a classic? Why are certain stories told over and over again?
6) With where we are as a society today, how do you see classical stories like Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella being told to your children?
The Words We Use
The words we use to describe things can have a lot of hidden meaning. We can influence people with our words if we carefully choose the right ones.
How does an author affect the reader by using connotation?
Figurative Language
A metaphor is described as figuratively comparing 2 unlike things. Figurative Language is a word or phrase that creates a special effect or meaning and does not mean what it literally says.
What is the purpose of a metaphor and other figurative language? Why do author's choose to use figurative language?
Use examples to help explain your way of thinking.
Fences
What are wall or fences in your life? What can YOU do to help break them down?
Word Crimes
Use an 8th grade quality response to answer the following prompt. Why is it important to use correct grammar and spelling in your writing and when you speak?
Fresh Start
2nd Semester is a fresh start. Reflect on what went well 1st semester and what did not go so well 1st semester. What goals do you have for the rest of the school year? What would you like to accomplish (#Achieve) before the end of the school year?
Remember to write an interesting 8th grade quality response with details.Shark Tank--Commercial
Shark Tank--Commercial
Write an 8th grade quality paragraph explaining the persuasive techniques you used in the Commercial for your product/service. (You should have incorporated a minimum of 2 different persuasive techniques.)
Shark Tank--Ad Poster
Shark Tank--Ad Poster
Write an 8th grade quality paragraph explaining the persuasive techniques you used in your Ad Poster for your product/service. (You should have incorporated a minimum of 2 different persuasive techniques.)
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Social Classes
How does being an outsider affect a person? Is one social class better than the others? Why or why not?
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Just as we can learn from our past and the choices we have made, can we learn from the choices others have made? Who have you learned from? ... -
A metaphor is described as figuratively comparing 2 unlike things. Figurative Language is a word or phrase that creates a special effec... -
Use an 8th grade quality response to answer the following prompt. Why is it important to use correct grammar and spelling in your writi...