8th Grade Writing Assessments - Ware County School System

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Eighth Grade Writing Poetry Analysis: Grade 8 Read and Write Instructions to the Teacher Session 1: 1. The assessment may or may not follow a unit on poetry or it may or may not be used as part of a midterm or final exam. 2. Pass out the poetry packet and go over it briefly with the students. Go over the poem, poetry analysis question, the graphic organizers, and the grading rubric. The rubric is the same rubric used previously with other poetry analysis activities. 3. The students will read the poem “Fueled” by Marcia Hans. 4. Students will then complete a poetic strategies graphic organizer and a poetry analysis graphic organizer. 5. Using the information on the two graphic organizers, the students will complete a rough draft of a poetry analysis consisting of about 200 words. Time: one class session Session 2: 1. Students will have access to copies of a dictionary and a thesaurus. They should revise and edit their analysis, referring to the rubric for a review of areas to be assessed. 2. Students will then write final copies of the poetry analysis, following the regular publishing guidelines which have been used throughout the year. 3. Students should proofread their papers, making any necessary corrections in a neat manner. Time: one class session 20
Eighth Grade Writing Poetry Analysis: Grade 8 Read and Write Instructions to the Student Session 1: 1. Skim through the activity packet with your teacher, paying careful attention to the grading rubric. 2. Read the poem “Fueled” by Marcia Hans. 3. Complete a poetic strategies graphic organizer and a poetry analysis graphic organizer. 4. Write a rough draft of a poetry analysis illustrating the poem’s theme and how the theme is developed through the poet’s use of mood, figurative language, and poetic devices. Sipping lines will help you revise and edit. Time: one class session Session 2: 1. Review rubric guidelines. Revise and edit your rough draft. Use the dictionary and thesaurus to help. 2. Write a final copy of the poetry analysis following the publishing guidelines we have used throughout the year. 3. Proofread your final copy and neatly make all necessary changes. Time: one class session 21
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