Here are the CLASSWORK assignments in each of the 9-week grading periods for which you are responsible. If you have been absent, it is YOUR responsibility to make up ALL the work you have missed. Turn in all these assignments for a grade, then keep them in your class notebook or file folder for future study. Poetry Album Project (3/24) Journals #31-35 (4/11-14) "Reeves Speech" - Lit.p.383 #1-7 "1M Volumes" - Lit.p.858 #1-7, 859#1-5, 860#1-5 "Who's on 1st?" - Lit. p.872 #1-7, 873 Vocab. Twain's "Jumping Frog" Audio Quiz (4/25-28) Ed Abbey Article ?s (5/5-8) Scope Mag. (5/9-12)
| HOMEWORK assignments will account for about 35% of your 9 week grade. Therefore, be sure to turn in all these assignments for an important part of your grade. If you are absent, YOU are responsible for making-up ALL the work you have missed. Homework assignments for these 9 weeks & due dates: |
PSM Farewell Speech You will soon be graduating from PSM and moving to high school & the wide-world ahead of you. What will you say as you go? Will you and your words be memorable? Your assignment will be to write and deliver a farewell speech to your classmates at PSM. Consider the aspects and examples of great speeches that we will have studied in class, and prepare a 3 to 5 minute speech to the graduating 8th grade class. Your speech should: 1 - reflect on the past, 2 - look towards the future, 3 - have a central message/advice, 4 - be personal and/or universal, 5 - be humorous and/or emotional, and 6 -end with your final message to PSM. In addition, your speech must include 2 specific personal references/incidents, and 2 researched statistics/facts. Finally, your body language and oral delivery will be taken into account for your assignment grade. Speech presentations will be held on April 15th - 16th.
A written text or outline notes of the speech must be turned in at the time of presentation.
Let’s make ‘em Laugh
Humoristic Speech & Presentation Mark Twain is widely considered America’s greatest humorist. He not only knew how to write a humorous story, he was a great speaker & presenter, which helped make those stories even more effective & entertaining. If you can add an element of humor to whatever ideas you are presenting, it will make your presentations all the more effective. For this presentation, you will need to prepare for the delivery of a narrative joke, or humorous story. You can make one up from your own experience, or use a humorous story you have heard or read. Your grade will hinge primarily on your delivery of the presentation. Your voice should reflect intonation for emphasis, and your body language should contribute to the effect of the joke. It should be between 2 to minutes. Your presentations will be delivered in class on April 30 - May 1. |
