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Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream Resources

This year Canvas will continue to play a large role in the curriculum. Links to research sites, graphic organizers, videos, and other resources are available on Canvas. Reading Responses and major assignments will be submitted via Canvas.

Basics

As we move into the school year, CANVAS will be the place where we find content, look at and submit assignments, and find resources that will help you succeed this year and get prepared for high school.

Curriculum Information

Unit	Texts	Writing
Short Story Unit	Multiple Short Stories	Narrative Writing and Storytelling
History, the Holocaust, and Human Behavior	Night Diary of a Young Girl Speeches and Historical Texts	Research Project
Poetry	Various Poems	Poetry Analysis and Composition
Social Justice and Civil Rights	To Kill a Mockingbird	Argument Essay
Elizabethan Shakespeare	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Expository Essay

Independent Reading

This year independent reading in my ELA class will look a little different. You still be required to have an independent reading book of your choosing all year. When you finish one book, you find another book. You will be submitting Reading Responses on Canvas and we will be keeping track of the books we read as a class. This year you will also have more choices in the type of Reading Response you complete. More information about independent reading can be found in English here and in Spanish here.

Trying to get onto the Aspen Portal??

If you are having trouble logging into Aspen to see your grades, email the district at walshportal@framingham.k12.ma.us and include in the email the following in all lowercase -- full name and date of birth.

Looking for something to read? Take a look at these websites!

NY Times Best Seller List - Including YA and Middle Grades

Good Reads Website (Social Network for Readers)

Language Arts 8 (MS.8.051036-3012)