Impact of Setting

Using the ACE method we learned about in class, write an 8th-grade quality response to the following blog prompt:

Thinking about what we learned recently in your opinion, how can changing the setting of a story impact its characters or the actions and events in the story?

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Calamity

TODAY’S WORD: Calamity DIRECTIONS Look up the dictionary definition of the word and write down ALL possible denotative definitions (dictionary definition). Write down any and all connotative definitions of the word (an idea or feeling associated with the word). Use the word in a sentence . Write down 3 synonyms and 3 antonyms of the word. Add a picture

Shark Tank -- Logo & Slogan

Shark Tank-- Logo & Slogan 1) Write an 8th-grade quality paragraph explaining how you incorporated Transfer in your Logo (What symbol did you use and how does it relate to your product/service?) AND the persuasive technique used in your Slogan . 2) Add a picture of your Logo & Slogan.

Avoiding Plagiarism by SUMMARIZING

1) List as many steps to avoid plagiarism by summarizing as you can remember. 2) Summarize the following paragraph: I n the movies, quicksand looks pretty scary, but in real-life it is rarely more than a few feet deep. If you are ever caught in a pool of quicksand, don’t panic and kick around. The best thing you can do is to lay back with your arms spread. Then you will float on top of the sand instead of being sucked down. by Sandy Sanderson; New York Times

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