Pre-AP Parents' Night Presentation

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Welcome to8th GradePre-AP Language ArtswithHeather D. Sanders : 

Welcome to8th GradePre-AP Language ArtswithHeather D. Sanders

So…who is my teacher? : 

So…who is my teacher?

Mrs. Heather D. Sanders : 

Mrs. Heather D. Sanders I am a… wife! mother! daughter! sister! Proud Aggie! reader! total word nerd! creative genius! pop culture expert! “LOST” addict! friend! teacher! learner! karaoke aficionado!

So…what will we study? : 

So…what will we study?

Pre-AP Language Arts is a rigorous and comprehensive study of the English TEKS and work in both individual and collaborative settings. Let’s take a look at what that entails… : 

Pre-AP Language Arts is a rigorous and comprehensive study of the English TEKS and work in both individual and collaborative settings. Let’s take a look at what that entails…

VOCABULARY! : 

VOCABULARY! We will study FIVE WORDS per week.

READING STRATEGIES : 

READING STRATEGIES Close Reading Three Levels of Questioning (Literal, Inferential, Thematic) Inner-Outer Circle Discussion Dialectical Journals Annotation

Short Story Analysis : 

Short Story Analysis Freytag’s Pyramid Plot Analysis Connotation Characterization Conflict Tone Theme

Literature Analysis Tools : 

Literature Analysis Tools DIDLS (Diction * Imagery * Details * Language * Syntax) SOAPSTONE (Speaker * Occasion * Audience * Purpose * Subject * Tone)

TIMED WRITING : 

TIMED WRITING

VOCABULARY! : 

VOCABULARY! Vocabulary homework is assigned Weekly!

Edgar Allan Poe : 

Edgar Allan Poe

LITERARY ARCHETYPES : 

LITERARY ARCHETYPES

Joseph Campbell’sTHE HERO’S JOURNEY : 

Joseph Campbell’sTHE HERO’S JOURNEY

J.R.R. Tolkien’sThe Hobbit : 

J.R.R. Tolkien’sThe Hobbit

POETRY ANALYSIS : 

POETRY ANALYSIS Title Paraphrase Connotation Attitude Shift Title Theme TPCASTT Model

NONFICTION PROSE : 

NONFICTION PROSE Connotation Dialectical Journals Tone Author’s Purpose

The Writer’s Craft/Composition : 

The Writer’s Craft/Composition Sentence Structure & Variation Tone & Voice Thesis Statements Topic Sentences Revision & Editing

Research Skills : 

Research Skills

GRAMMAR! : 

GRAMMAR!

HISTORY & RHETORIC : 

HISTORY & RHETORIC Sensory & Persuasive Appeals Connotation Logical, Emotion, and Ethical appeals Irony & Sarcasm Satire

The Killer Angelsby Michael Shaara : 

The Killer Angelsby Michael Shaara

Adventures in Technology!! : 

Adventures in Technology!! PODCASTING! BLOGGING! VIDEO PODCASTING! DISCUSSION FORUMS!

William Shakespeare : 

William Shakespeare Biography The Globe Theater Sonnets “Much Ado About Nothing”

I can’t wait to get started!I am fired up & ready for a challenging,interesting,entertaining,rejuvenating,invigorating,illuminating,mind-bending,eye-opening,brain-engagingenergizing,and completely wonderful year! : 

I can’t wait to get started!I am fired up & ready for a challenging,interesting,entertaining,rejuvenating,invigorating,illuminating,mind-bending,eye-opening,brain-engagingenergizing,and completely wonderful year!

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Please feel free to contact me any time: Email: sandhed@mansfieldisd.org Phone: 817 – 453 – 7200 Website: http://koolteecha.edublogs.org