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8
Graders
Welcome!
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Row Leaders: Grab your row’s folders from the folder
box.
Make sure that all water breaks, bathroom breaks,
pencil sharpening, backpack cleaning, etc… done
BEFORE the bell rings.
Have a seat before the bell rings or you will be late.
:O)
Get out your materials and prepare to write your
agenda.
-Thank you!
A Quick Reminder:
• Do
not get out of your seat without
permission.
• If you are eating, put it away or throw it
away.
• Do NOT shoot trash into the trash can.
• Be ready to work and stay on task.
8th Grade Agenda
3-3-11
Thursday
Write your agenda
“…Heart” Warm-up (A.L. #13)*
Read: E.A.P. “The Tell-Tale Heart” (p. 355 - end)*
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Students will note the page numbers for any literary devices they
may see.
Finish literary devices tree map (A.L. #10)*
Pay close attention to the story. You WILL have a quiz on Friday.
“…Heart” cool down (A.L. #14)*
Objective: Using a tree map, SWBAT identify literary devices in “The TellTale Heart.”
HW: Figurative Language Packet #1-Still Due Friday!!!
A.L.:10.) “…Heart” Lit. Devices TM 2/28
13.) “…Heart” WU- 2 Par. 3/3
14.) “…Heart” cool down 3/3
Assignment Log #13
13.) “…Heart” WU- 2 Par. 3/3
*We feel a strong sense of dramatic irony in
this story: The narrator keeps claiming to be sane,
but we become more and more certain that he is
insane. Discuss the details in the story that
indicate the narrator is insane and explain how
these details indicate this. Write 2 paragraphs
(at least 5 sent. each)
Assignment Log #10
10.) “…Heart” Lit. Devices TM 2/28 per 1
“The Tell-Tale Heart”
Symbols
Metaphors
Similes
“…I undid it just so
much that a single
thin ray fell upon the
vulture eye.” (355)
“One of his eyes
resembled that of a
vulture…” (355)
Personification
Assignment Log #10
10.) “…Heart” Lit. Devices TM 2/28 per 2
“The Tell-Tale Heart”
Symbols
Metaphors
Similes
“One of his eyes
resembled that of a
vulture…” (354-5)
Personification
Assignment Log #10
10.) “…Heart” Lit. Devices TM 2/28 per 5
“The Tell-Tale Heart”
Symbols
Metaphors
Similes
“One of his eyes
resembled that of a
vulture…” (354-5)
Personification
Assignment Log #10
10.) “…Heart” Lit. Devices TM 2/28 per 6
“The Tell-Tale Heart”
Symbols
Metaphors
Similes
“One of his eyes
resembled that of a
vulture…” (354-5)
Personification
Assignment Log #14
14.) “…Heart” cool down
3/3
*Write down the following questions and then
answer them with complete sentences:
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What bothers the narrator about the old
man?
How does the narrator kill his victim?
Where does the narrator hide the
corpse?
Why does a neighbor call the police?
As the narrator talks to the police, what
does he think he hears?
Assignment Log #14 KEY
14.) “…Heart” cool down 3/3
*Write down the following questions and then answer
them with complete sentences:
1. What bothers the narrator about the old man?
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…the old man’s “vulture” eye.
How does the narrator kill his victim? He
smothers him.
Where does the narrator hide the corpse?
…under the floorboards.
Why does a neighbor call the police? …because
the neighbor hears a shriek.
As the narrator talks to the police, what does he
think he hears? …the beating of the old man’s
heart.
Winding Down
*Class is almost over, so it is time to:
1. Recap: Did you accomplish this objective?
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Objective: Using a tree map, SWBAT identify literary
devices in “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
Remain in your seats.
Pass folders to front of your row.
Take out agenda to be checked.
When you are dismissed, row leaders please
put the folders away.
Materials needed
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Maybe 4 long pieces of butcher paper.
State Standards
3.6
Identify significant literary
devices (e.g., metaphor, symbolism, dialect,
irony) that define a writer's style and use
those elements to interpret the work.
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Create compositions that
establish a controlling impression, have a
coherent thesis, and end with a clear and
well-supported conclusion.
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