Yellow 8 English- an overview 2025-2026 by Mrs. Portmore-Davies https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl 2025=2026 en-us 2022-09-08 15:51:23 UTC 2025-09-17 14:53:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Foundations are interwoven into all units- sportmoredavies1 https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441644 vocabulary
grammar
mechanics]]> 2022-09-08 15:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441644 Edna in the Desert sportmoredavies1 https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441646 2022-09-08 15:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441646 Skills: sportmoredavies1 https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441647 *Literary terms and devices
*Cross-curricular connection to social studies' Westward Expansion Unit
*Analysis of development of characterization and plot
*Developing and supporting a thesis statement 
*Narrative writing workshop with author Maddy Lederman-
made possible through an Ed Foundation Grant]]> 2022-09-08 15:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441647 To Kill a Mockingbird sportmoredavies1 https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441648 2022-09-08 15:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441648 Skills: sportmoredavies1 https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441649 *Cross-curricular connections to The Scottsboro Trials and Civil Rights.
*Development of Socratic discussion techniques
*Literary devices, vocabulary, analysis of characterization and plot.
*Expository and business letter writing

]]> 2022-09-08 15:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441649 Independent Reading sportmoredavies1 https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441651 Q.1- Reader's Choice- writing logs

Q.2- Immigration literature -writing logs

Q.3-WWII themed literature -book clubs and acting workshop with artist Barbara Tirrell

Q.4 -Social Justice literature - research multimedia project

]]> 2022-09-08 15:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441651 Writing: sportmoredavies1 https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441653 Analytical

Narrative

Journaling

Argumentative

Letter writing: business query letter to the editor and personal letters

]]> 2022-09-08 15:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441653 Informational Texts: sportmoredavies1 https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441654 Bias vs. unbiased -
news articles, databases, blogs
Paired texts to fiction literature

]]> 2022-09-08 15:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441654 Logistics: sportmoredavies1 https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441655 sportmore-davies@portnet.org

Please allow up to 24-36 hours for a response.

*Extra help: Every other Tuesday 7:15-7:45 am both in person-rm117 and virtually through Google Meet

*All assignments and grades will be on Google Classroom.

Only quarterly grades are posted on Infinite Campus.


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*Class engagement and homework = 20% 

* Assignments, tests & quizzes = 80 %





]]> 2022-09-08 15:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441655 The Secret Life of Bees sportmoredavies1 https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441657 2022-09-08 15:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441657 Skills: sportmoredavies1 https://padlet.com/sportmoredavies1/r7eke9v9kxt1qyl/wish/2288441658 *Cross-curricular connections to science and social studies 
*Inferencing, predicting, and analyzing practice
* Analysis of symbolism 

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