Portfolio and Final Exam Information

Final Journal Check is tomorrow, Tuesday, June 5.

Here's what you need to do for your Portfolio and Final Exam

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Please bring your questions about these two assignments to class tomorrow.

English 8A

Portfolio Information         Portfolio due: Friday, June 8

For full credit on your portfolio, include:

• at least 10 items from various classes
• all three PBL's

• FD table of contents.
• FD Parent Questionnaire with completed responses to your questions AND a parent signature and date.
• at least 8 questions on the Parent Portfolio questionnaire
• a question or two about your PBL's on your questionnaire

Parent Portfolio Questionnaire

• Ask at least eight questions. 
• Make them open-ended, not "yes/no/maybe" questions.

Example:

Don't write:

            Do you like my writing?

Instead, write:

            Which piece of writing is your favorite, and specifically, why is it your favorite?

Examples for questions:

• What is your favorite item in the portfolio? Why, specifically                                   
• Based on my writing, what are my strengths/weaknesses in writing, do you think?
• How did you feel about reading and writing when you were my age?
• Which words, phrases, or images stand out for you in my portfolio pieces? Why?
• What changes do you see in my work when you compare my  7th and 8th grade work?
• Did you learn anything new about me from reviewing my portfolio? If so, what?
• On my PBL's I've recorded the books I've read this year.  What do you notice about my reading choices this year?

Final Exam: English 8A                       Name _____________________

Your final will be an in-class essay.

• You can bring one index card with NOTES on it to help you write your essay.
• I expect you to give your best effort and be as thorough as you can.
• Those who write with minimum effort will see this reflected in their report card grade.
• Pace yourself. You have one hour to write.
• Review your old journals to see all that we’ve read!
• Keep in mind what we’ve learned about essay writing this year as you plan your essay.

In English 8A, we have read a wide variety of literature and discussed them in different ways. Which three pieces of literature have affected you the most, and why? Make connections between the literature and your life.

Be sure tie together:

• themes 
• characters
• events

from the works of literature you choose and convey how these have affected you personally.  You can also write about poetry we’ve read or you’ve written.

If applicable, you can also discuss the manner in which we approached the work (e.g., Socratic Seminars, Lit Circles, etc.) .

Major works we’ve read this year:

           

• “Lady or the Tiger”
• “The Raven”
• “Monkey’s Paw”
• “The Necklace”
• “The Story of an  Hour”
• “Tell-Tale Heart”
• “The Veldt”     
• “There Will Come Soft Rains”
• “Most Dangerous Game”
• Flowers for Algernon
• Of Mice and Men
• Fahrenheit 451
• Midsummer Night’s Dream    (sort of)              

Feel free to include anything else we’ve read as a class that’s not listed here. Before you turn your lit book in for good, check the table of contents for items we've read but aren't listed here that you might want to write about.