1. Mr. Spinogatti 8th Grade Language Arts
Week 2 Power Points
Mr. Spinogatti
8th Grade Language Arts

2. You may use the same paper as last week: Warm Ups Week 2
Warm Up: Monday, 8/24/2015
You may use the same paper as last week: Warm Ups Week 2
What are three things that you are looking forward to about this school year? What are you focusing on? What are you excited about? Is there anything that you want to change from previous years?
3 – 4 complete sentences
Prefix: Anti-
Meaning: against
Examples:
Antipathy
Antitank
Anticlimax

3. Monday, August 24th Review Laptop Procedure
STAR Reading Test and A.R. Papers
Finish Benchmark
etiquette
STAR READING TEST
This is done on the laptops.
Go to Ren Place (found on the South Pointe Website)
Go to STAR READING
Select “Take a Test”
BENCHMARK

4. Warm Up: Tuesday, 8/25/2015
Think of ONE song that you really like right now. What is the song and who is it by? Why do you like this song? What is it about / what is its meaning?
3 – 4 complete sentences
Root: Arch-
Meaning: Ancient, leader, first, chief
Examples:
Archeology
Archetype
Archaic
Monarchy
Architect
oligarchy

5. Today… Today we will be going over literary terms notes.
HOMEWORK:
Go online and print out song lyrics from a song that you like.
Be sure that the song is appropriate for school
If you cannot print them, write them out (neatly)
Today we will be going over literary terms notes.
It is essential to have down all of the definitions and examples.

6. Warm Up: Wednesday 8/26/2015
Explain the similarities and differences between simile, metaphor, and analogy. Why might an author choose to use one over another?
3 – 4 complete sentences
Root: Audio
Meaning: Hear
Examples:
Audiophile
Audiometer
auditory

7. Today… HOMEWORK Song Analysis Project Due Tuesday
We will be finishing the Literary Terms notes.
We will then look at a song as a class and locate and analyze the literary terms within the song.
You will then begin a project in which you analyze the song you brought today.
HOMEWORK
Song Analysis Project
Due Tuesday

8. Warm Up: Thursday 8/27/2015 Root: Auto Meaning: Self Examples:
Pick up 7th Grade Writing Portfolio
When you get back, review your portfolio and answer the following questions:
What are the contents of my portfolio and how might they be useful to me?
3 – 4 complete sentences
Root: Auto
Meaning: Self
Examples:
Automatic
Automaton
Auto-immune

9. Assignment: Song Analysis Project
Conduct a Close Reading of your song.
Identify literary devices / figurative language (3)
Create a one page visual representation of the song and include the lyrics that you analyzed.
On the back, write an analytical paragraph that summarizes the song that your chose.
Explain the literary devices that you selected (what they are and what they mean).
Based on the literary devices, what is the meaning of the song?

10. “Shake it Off” Florence and the Machine

11. Song Analysis Paragraph
“Shake it Off” by Florence and the Machine is about conquering one’s fears and pursuing one’s goals in life. Whether listening to this song as it blares through my headphones on a night run or as it streams through the speakers of my car as I sit in traffic, it always puts me in a motivational mood. The song not only has an addicting beat, but her lyrics reveal deep thought. For instance, she uses a powerful metaphor with the line “every demon wants his pound of flesh.” In the context of the song, she is comparing evil people who are only out for themselves to demons; the “pound of flesh” they want is a metaphor for evil people’s desire to only take things from others for their own needs. “Shake it Off” is a powerful song that utilizes figurative language to get its message across: conquer your fears.

12. Friday:
You have 6 minutes to complete the warm up and study for vocabulary:
Warm Up:
Do you plan on going to college? Why or why not? Any ideas about college major?
2 – 3 sentences
Turn week 1 and 2 warm ups into class bin when complete.
Vocabulary
Prefix: ante-
Meaning: before
Examples:
Antedate
Anteroom
Antecedent
Anterior

13. Today A.R. Book Check Vocab Test # 1 Review Song Analysis Project
Independent Project time

14. Vocab Test # 1
Everything off of your desk except A.R. book and Pen or Pencil
Expectations
Absolutely no talking.
Keep eyes on your own paper.
When done, turn it over and read for A.R.
DO NOT TALK UNTIL THEY ARE IN MY HAND
A.R. Book Check
Every student should have an A.R. log
Name should be written neatly on the log
At least 1 book should be written in with title, author, book level, and start date.

15. Vocab Test 1 B D A

16. Song Analysis Project The Front Visual Representation of the song.
3 lines from song
The Back
2 – 3 paragraphs explaining the meaning of the song and analyzing the 3 lines chosen