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1.USE OF LANGUAGE:
Reported Speech
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?10
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?11

2.READING COLLECTIONS
The Gettysburg Address
http://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/lincoln-gettysburg-address-speech-text/
http://quizlet.com/18137828/learn

I Have A Dream
http://www.mlkonline.net/dream.html
http://quizlet.com/4230139/i-have-a-dream-speech-flash-cards/

The power of nonviolence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHAQ_jvNcQM

Mrs. Flowers
http://www.nexuslearning.net/books/holt-eol2/Collection%201/flowers1.htm
http://quizlet.com/3063797/mrs-flowers-flash-cards/

Beowulf
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/beowulf/summary.html
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/beowulf/section1.rhtml
http://quizlet.com/23579624/beowulf-flash-cards/

3.VOCABULARY :all the collections above

4.READING COMPREHENSION

5.WRITING
http://www.ehow.com/how_3334_write-epic-poem.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=ask
http://quizlet.com/12321584/13-characteristics-of-an-epic-hero-flash-cards/
http://www.speedupcareer.com/articles/qualities-of-a-hero.html








8th grade -Coordinated Exam Topics Term IV


1.USE OF LANGUAGE 

2. READING COLLECTIONS
The Southpaw, by Judith Viorst
http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/geigerr/files/2009/10/The-Southpaw-by-Judith-Viorst.pdf
http://quizlet.com/18177379/becky-and-southpaw-flash-cards/ (DON'T study the other story about Becky)
The Sea, by James Reeves  (poetry)
http://my.ccsd.net/userdocs/documents/VAICGcMWkvL5ErDQ.pdf
file:///C:/Users/lenovo/Downloads/THE_SEA_by_James_Reeves.pdf
Ode to My Gato, by Gary Soto (poetry)
https://sites.google.com/a/hightechhigh.org/piro/poetry/odes
http://quizlet.com/5266442/ode-to-mi-gato-flash-cards/
In a Neighborhood in Los Angeles, by F. Alarcón (poetry).
http://joeters.wikispaces.com/file/view/In+a+Neighborhood+in+Los+Angeles.pdf/240887987/In%20a%20Neighborhood%20in%20Los%20Angeles.pdf

http://quizlet.com/5266538/in-a-neighborhood-in-los-angeles-flash-cards/

3. VOCABULARY(WORDS TO KNOW)
  • Short story, flashback, sequence, chronological, subject, theme, summarize, lavishly, mortified, spectacle, etiquette, character traits (page 184).
  • Poetry, rhyme, alliteration, meter, free verse, imagery, comparison, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, simile, metaphor, ode.
4. WRITING ACTIVITY
Steps for Writing an Ode

·       Select a subject to write about: person, place, thing
·       Write phrases describing how your subject makes you feel and why you feel this way
·       Write phrases telling unique qualities of your subject
·       Explain why your subject is important to you and why you love it so much
·       Join some of your phrases into lines for your ode (remember they don’t have to rhyme)
·       Revise your lines following these steps:
o  Take away any lines that are too similar
o  Add more feeling to any meaningless lines
o  Pick a good opening line or sentence
o  Order the remaining lines into their best sequence
o  Select a good closing line that clearly expresses your feelings about the subject

5. READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY