ELA-8 Gunn Blog

Dear __________, In 6th-grade I averaged a _____ in Language Arts.   In 7th-grade I averaged a _____ in Language Arts.   My current grade for Language Arts is __________.  I earned this grade because __________.  In the future for Language Arts I plan on __________.  The hardest part for me in Language Arts is __________.  A strength for me in Language Arts is __________.

Shark Tank--Commercial Explain your Commercial to me.  ✔️  What are the 3 different persuasive techniques being used? ✔️  WHY did you choose those techniques? ✔️  How will they help persuade your target audience? 2)  Add a link to your commercial.

Shark Tank-- Ad Poster 1)  Explain your Ad Poster to me.   ✔️  Explain what you included on your poster. ✔️  What are the 2 different persuasive techniques being used? ✔️  WHY did you choose those techniques? ✔️  How will they help persuade your target audience? 2)   Add a picture of your poster.

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.

Entrepreneurs keep our world turning to provide innovation and creativity.  Many people make a living this way, and without some of their inventions, we would not have a lot of things we are used to. You probably don't like or want manure--even specially-composted manure like "Dairy Doo."  Brad Morgan probably doesn't like the same music as you do.   What does this say about the things people value?  Do teens, parents, & grandparents have the same values or value the same things? How does what people value impact what is bought and sold? **Write an interesting 8th-grade quality response.**

Think back to what you did over Christmas Break. A   WHO did you spend time with?  Describe him/her. --Personality Traits (internal characteristics) --External Characteristics --Can you use figurative language to give a better understanding of your description? B   WHAT did you do? 1)___________________ --how could you describe this action 2)___________________ --how could you describe this action 3)___________________ --how could you describe this action C   Think about WHEN you did this. --time of day/day of the week/time of year ----HOW can you describe this? D   WHERE were you? --how can you describe this location? --Can you use figurative language to give a better understanding of your description? E   WHY did you choose to spend time with this person doing what you did? --how can you use figurative language to give a better understanding? F   Describe what you could hea...

Pretend you are Jose and write a DETAILED/DESCRIPTIVE diary entry explaining what happened to you. You will be graded on your use of at least: 2 adjectives,  2 adverbs,  2 similes OR metaphors (or other types of figurative language),  2 onomatopoeias 3 sensory details (see, hear, touch, taste, & smell) Highlight the detailed / descriptive words & phrases you used to help create imagery.

Thinking about what you learned through the RAFTS activity, now pretend you are Tom Sawyer and write a DETAILED/DESCRIPTIVE diary entry explaining what happened to you. You will be graded on your use of at least 2 adjectives, 2 adverbs, 2 similes OR metaphors, 2 onomatopoeias, and 3 sensory details. Highlight the detailed / descriptive words & phrases you used to help create imagery.

Many people LOVE music but don't like poetry. Have you ever thought about how song lyrics are  just like  poems? For this assignment, you will be analyzing 1-2 songs of  your   choosing  and looking for figurative language in the lyrics. Please look at the requirements listed below AND use my example as a guide. Requirements 1. Choose 1-2 songs that  you like . I do not care what they are, but the lyrics you choose to write in your blog  do  need to be school appropriate. :) 2. Find  4 different  examples of figurative language in your song's lyrics. If you are using 2 different songs, you can find 2 examples in one and 2 in the other. 3. For each example of figurative language, you need to say  WHAT  figurative language technique it is,  WHAT  the lyrics are that it appears in, and  WHY  it fits for that technique. Please please please please use my example for what it can look like! Examples Song: "Fi...

Take a picture of your Hometown Perspective poster and insert it into your blog.   Then answer the following reflection questions: What grade do you feel your poster deserves?  Why? What was the biggest take away (what did you learn) from creating your poster and completing the gallery walk?   What do you wish you had done differently?