Literature, 8th Grade Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. David Andre'
- Term
- 2023-2024 School Year
- Department
- 8th Grade
Upcoming Assignments
Due:
Fahrenheit 451 Day 3
- Day 3
1. What is the Mechanical Hound? Describe it & give your interpretation. (p. 21-25)
2. What does Montag suspect someone at the firehouse has done? He thinks of the ventilator grill for a third time (p. 8, 17, 24). What do you think he has hidden there?
3. What is this future world’s school system, according to Clarisse’s description? (p. 27)
4. What do people (besides Clarisse) do with their free time in this world? (p. 17, 18, 27, 28, 29)
5. “Firemen of America, 1790, Benjamin Franklin.” Speculate. What does it all mean? (p. 32)
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Fahrenheit 451 Day 4
- Read to page 45 (approximately)
- 1. Research the words the woman speaks. Who said these? When? What happened to him? (p. 33, 37)
2. What is different about this call & this house? (p. 34-37)
3. What are the “small, soft sounds” Montag is making? Why? (p. 38-39)
4. Analyze Montag & Mildred’s marriage. (p. 38-45) How does she spend her time? Why can’t Montag relate to her?
5. What has supposedly happened to Clarisse? What do you think happened? (p. 44-45)
Past Assignments
Due:
Fahrenheit 451
- Read to around 22, page number will depend on book
- Answer the following questions
- 1. What do the two men wearing coveralls and smoking cigarettes do? (p. 12-13) If two similar men came to a home today, what might their purpose be?
2. What happened to Mildred the night before? Why isn’t Montag able to talk to her about it? (p. 11-17)
3. Based on the time he got home & the time he prepares to leave, what are Montag’s hours? (p. 14 & 17)
4. How is Mildred spending her afternoon and evening? (p. 17-18)
5. What observations has Clarisse made of Montag? (p. 21)
- 1. What do the two men wearing coveralls and smoking cigarettes do? (p. 12-13) If two similar men came to a home today, what might their purpose be?
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Fahrenheit 451
- Answer all of the following
- Pages may not correspond perfectly
1. How does Montag feel about burning and his job? (p. 1-2)
2. What does he burn? (p. 1-2)
3. What feeling does Montag have after getting off the train? (p. 2-3)
4. Describe the girl. Give her name, too. (p. 3-7)
5. What might the salamander and the phoenix represent? (p. 4) Hint: you can quickly look up symbolic
meanings of both at monsters.monstrous.com
6. How old is Montag? (p. 5)
7. Edna St. Vincent Millay. Walt Whitman. William
Faulkner. Look them up. What were their professions? Where and when did they live and work? What clues might this
give us about the setting of the story?
8. What do you think is hidden behind the ventilator grill? (p. 8)
9. What impression does the girl have on Montag? (p. 8-9)
10. What does he kick? (p. 10-11)
Due:
Lord of the Flies Essay
- Due at the the beginning of class
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Lord of the Flies
- Read chapter 11
- Answer all questions
- Read chapter 12
- Answer even questions
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Report Cards
- Please sign and return
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Lord of the Flies
- Read to chapter 11
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Lord of the Flies
- CH 9 All, CH 10 odd questions
- 5 comments, questions, connections, or quotes for BOTH CHAPTERS
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Lord of the Flies
- Review chapter 8 in preparation for discussion
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Lord of the Flies
- Read chapter 7-8
- 5 comments, questions, connections for both chapters
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Lord of the Flies
- Read chapter 6
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Lord of the Flies
- Finish chapter 4
- Write down 5 comments, questions, or connections
- Be ready to answer questions in class
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Lord of the Flies
- Finish chapter 3
- Write down 5 comments, questions, or connections
- Be ready to answer questions in class
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Lord of the Flies
- Read HALF of chapter 2
- 5 notes on any point you do not understand, or something you want to comment on
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Lord of the Flies
- Read chapter 1
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Lord of the Flies
- Read to page 23
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Hobbit
- Literary Device Paper
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Progress Reports
- Sign and Return
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Hobbit
- Finish reading book
- Be ready for discussion
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Hobbit
- Read chapter 16-17
- All questions written
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Hobbit
Read chapter 15
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Hobbit CH 12
- Read and answer odd questions
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Hobbit
- Read chapters 10-11
- All Questions
- DUE AT BEGINING OF CLASS
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Hobbit
- CH 9
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Hobbit
- Read chapter 8
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Hobbit
- Read chapter 7 and all questions
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Hobbit
- CH 5 all questions, disregard #5
- Due at BEGINING of class
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Hobbit
- Read Chapter 5
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Report Cards
- DUE
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Hobbit Ch 4
- Read
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Hobbit
- Read chapter 3
- You will have time to answer questions I assign
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Hobbit
- CH 3 all questions
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Hobbit
- Read chapter 2
- Even Questions
- Remember you get some time at beginning of class to finish
- Be wise with time
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Hobbit
- Read chapter 1
- Answer all odd questions
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My Brother Sam is Dead Book Report
- Final Draft due
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My Brother Sam is Dead Book Report
- 1.5-2 Pages
- Times New Roman, 12 Font, Double Spaced, Title (can be 14)
- Proper Heading (right or left works)
- Name
- Date
- Class
- Keep your Packet as you will be turning it in for points
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My Brother Sam is Dead CH 13
- Read and all questions
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My Brother Sam is Dead CH 14
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- Read and Answer all questions
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My Brother Sam is Dead CH 12
- Answer all 11 Questions
- They are in the inbox
- I want thoughtful answers
- It is worth ten points
- I will return if there is little detail
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My Brother Sam is Dead
- Read chapter 12
- Be ready for in class assessment
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My Brother Sam is Dead
- CH 9
- 5-7 summary
- Due at the beginning of class, anything else is late
- If you can't print, hand write it
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Progress Reports
- Sign and return
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My Brother Sam is Dead
- I want 2-3 sentences per paragraph
When Tim and Father depart from the Platt house, the snow has covered the land and the ground is slippery and hard to travel. Their escort home has not met them, due to the heavy snowfall. They trek on, Tim behind with the cattle and Father riding ahead on his horse to check on the safety of the road. Tim feels frightened and lonely, but he keeps going. The Meekers make it through Ridgebury with no problems. But they do not feel entirely safe yet, and Father rides up again to scout the path ahead. He takes longer than usual, and Tim passes the time by naming all of the countries in the world, stumbling over whether to count America, finally deciding not to. Tim begins to worry and think of possible reasons why Father has not returned yet, but he knows that none of his excuses are true. Tim tries unsuccessfully to speed up the oxen, then leaves them next to the road and jogs along, following Father's horse's tracks.
Tim comes to a space where the horse's tracks are surrounded and intermingled with tracks of many other horses and then trail away on the road. Tim knows instantly that Father has been ambushed by the cowboys. Tim prays, then panics, and runs into the woods to hide, trying to decide what to do. He wonders what Sam would have done, and concludes that Sam would do the brave, daring thing, which would be to rescue Father. It dawns on Tim that the bravest thing is not always the smartest thing, and he wonders what Father would do. Father would take the goods back home so that their tavern could make it through the winter. Tim runs back to the oxen and thumped them into motion.
As he moves along with the cart, he knows that the cow-boys will return, and slowly forms a plan for dealing with them. Night falls, and soon Tim spies three tall figures blocking the road ahead of him. Tim cries out, "Are you the escort? Am I ever glad to see you." The cow-boys ask what he means by talking about an escort. Tim feigns fearlessness and trust in them, and explains that his father called an escort in case the cow-boys came to harass them. The cow-boys begin to argue about whether to stay or leave. They want his goods, but they do not want to get ambushed by the coming escort. A dog barks, spooking them, and they flee. Tim begins to laugh and cry with relief and triumph. He has saved his family's goods, he has acted bravely and smartly, and he has a great story to tell Sam. He continues traveling through the night until he arrives home in Redding.
Due:
My Brother Sam is Dead
- Read chapter 8
- Be ready for in class assessment
- 2-3 questions will be asked
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My Brother Sam is Dead
Read chapter 7
Be ready for questions in class
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My Brother Sam is Dead
- Read chapter 5
- Use the summary handout to write a 5-7 sentence summary
- It can be typed or handwritten
- You will have class time on Friday to work on it
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My Brother Sam is Dead
- Read chapter 6
- There will be questions in class
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Outsiders and My Brother Sam is Dead
- The Outsiders
- Please edit and staple final copy on top of ALL other drafts
- MBSID CH 2 Summary
- Please rewrite summary and staple on top of previous draft
Due:
My Brother Sam is Dead
- Chapter 2 Summary due
- 5-7 sentences
- Typed or hand written
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My Brother Sam is Dead
- Final Chapter 1 Summary
- 5-7 Sentences
- Please staple all your drafts behind your final
- Chapter 2 Summary
- First paragraph; 2-3 sentences
- Second paragraph; 4-5 sentences
- Read Chapter 4
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CH 15
- Read to "Into the West"
- Notes
- Workbook page 103/104
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My Brother Sam is Dead
- Finish the 4, 2 sentence summary for chapter 1
- Read chapter 3
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My Brother Sam is Dead
- Read chapters 1-2
- Chapter 1 summary
- Typed
- Five sentences
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Outsiders Identity Paper
Greaser versus Soc Identity Paper
- Ponyboy is a Greaser, Randy a Soc, what are you. Think about your life and which group you relate to MORE? None of you are Greasers or SOC's, however you all lean one way or another. Focus on character attributes, cultural realities, are you on the inside outside of your world
- ***CHANGES***
- This is due Wednesday, October 18
- I want ONE Page (excluding header), doubled spaced, 12 font, times new roman, title can be 14 and bold, proper heading, and indentation
- I want an edited version stapled behind final draft
- This version needs edits and the name of individual who read it
- This can be mom/dad or a fellow student
- I am grading on presentation, grammar, and ability to think and present your case as to why you are a SOC or Greaser
- Remember, there is no right or wrong
- If you can argument it in a coherent manner, you will receive full points
- Please email me if you are confused
- Have a little fun with it. This is a reflection on your life.
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Outsiders CH 10
- Read chapter ten and check email for questions
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Outsiders CH 9
- Read and answer questions in email
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CH 8
- Read and 5 sentence summary
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CH 7
- 5 sentence summary
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Outsiders
- Read Chapter 6
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Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to turn himself in?What "other side" of Dallas is revealed in this chapter?Why do you think Johnny wasn't scared, despite the obvious danger, on page 92?
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Outsiders
- Read chapter 5
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Why does Pony have a problem with Johnny's idea to disguise themselves?Why does Pony realize he does like Dally? Can you explain what he means by this?Who's the spy for the greasers? Does this surprise you? Why or why not?
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CH 4
- Read chapter
- Answer following questions
- What does Pony mean when he says the socs were "reeling pickled" on page 54?
- What major event happens in this chapter?
- How did the author foreshadow that Johnny would use his knife in chapter 2?
- What would your advice be to Johny and Ponyboy if they'd come to you for help instead of Dally? Explain.
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CH 3
- Read chapter 3
- 3-5 sentence summary
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CH 2
- Read Chapter 2
- 3-5 Sentence Summary
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Outsiders
- Read Chapter 1
- 3-5 Sentence Summary
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Syllabus
- Officially due
- Anything turned in after Tuesday, September 12, is late