Texts We've Read
What was the conflict in the poem "Elena"?
Elena did not know English, but her children did.
a multi-paragraph written piece focused on one topic
essay
How many different texts do you have to read to respond to this prompt?
You have read a passage from “Wild Elephants Sleep for Only Two Hours at Night,” a passage from “Elephants Appear to Be Super Sniffers,” and a passage from “Elephant All-Wheel Drive.”
*Write an essay in which you explain the various ways scientists studied the different characteristics of elephants. Use details from all three passages in your response.
3
We flew into class before the teacher shut the door
We flew into class before the teacher shut the door.
What is the mascot of Longs Peak Middle School?
Longs Peak Rams!
Venus
the perspective from which a story is told or a text is written
point of view
What are the important VERBS in this prompt?
In the passage from The Road to You and the passage from Every Soul a Star, characters are central to the theme that people find happiness in different ways.
*Write an essay in which you analyze how the authors use the characters to develop this theme throughout both passages. Use details from both passages to support your response.
All missing work all revised work and all incomplete work is due by 3:15 on Friday
All missing work, all revised work, and all incomplete work is due by 3:15 on Friday.
When can eighth graders use their cellphones at LPMS?
Going way back to Quarter 1, who was the protagonist of the graphic novel "New Kid" by Jerry Craft?
Jordan Banks
the author’s message or life lesson in a narrative text
theme
What does this prompt ask you to write?
After reading a passage from Wild River, write a narrative that continues the story after paragraph 17 and is told from the point of view of Percy Snailkips. Use details from the passage to support your narrative.
A narrative that continues the story after paragraph 17
A narrative from Percy Snailkips's point of view
My friend begged me to give him my chips but I hadn't eaten all day so I refused.
My friend begged me to give him my chips, but I hadn't eaten all day, so I refused.
How many sports do we have at Longs Peak?
4 official school sports, 1 city sport
volleyball, basketball, wrestling, track, soccer
In "The Fox and the Horse," what are two character traits the author has given the fox?
the reason an author has written a text
author's purpose
What does this prompt ask you to do in the essay you write?
Both the passage from Harris and Me and the passage from The Horse Road explore the theme of how people respond to challenges.
*Write an essay in which you compare the way the authors develop this theme over the course of each passage. Be sure to use specific examples from both passages in your response.
Compare the way the authors develop a theme about people responding to challenges
Use specific details from both passages
When our teacher assigned the analytical essay we knew it was an opportunity to show off our writing skills.
When our teacher assigned the analytical essay, we knew it was an opportunity to show off our writing skills.
What are the three things you need for Language Arts almost every day?
Notebook
Pencil
Charged iPad
What is a theme about revenge that you found in both "Ruthless" and "A Poison Tree"?
to examine, look at, or study something closely
What are you analyzing in this essay?
You have read a passage from The Black Pearl and the poem “The Last Bargain.”
Write an essay analyzing how the events in each text contribute to the development of each text’s theme. Be sure to use evidence from both texts in your essay.
how the events in each text contribute to the development of the themes
how the the theme is developed
how an author uses events to develop the theme
When we started learning these patterns of sentences I thought it was silly but I am starting to understand how to use commas
When we started learning these patterns of sentences, I thought it was silly, but I am starting to understand how to use commas.
How many credits to you need to graduate from high school?
24.5