NYS ELA State Exam will be given Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week.  Here is what the students will be doing by day.

2013 GRADE 8 COMMON CORE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEST

Day 1

Book 1

• Reading

42 multiple-choice questions (Students darken the circles on Answer Sheet 1.)

Allot 90 minutes

Day 2

Book 2

and

Book 3

• Book 2–Reading

21 multiple-choice questions (Students darken the circles on Answer Sheet 2.)

• Book 3–Reading and Writing

3 short-response questions (Students write answers directly in Book 3.)

1 extended-response question (Students write answer directly in Book 3.)

Allot 90 minutes

Day 3

Book 4

• Reading & Writing

5 short-response questions (Students write answers directly in Book 4.)

1 extended-response question (Students write answer directly in Book 4.)

Allot 90 minutes

The Diary of Anne Frank

Drama by: Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett

Drama- a form of literature meant to be performed by actors before an audience

Setting- July 1942- August 1944, November 1945 in Amsterdam, Holland

Characters: 

Annex Residents:

              -Anne Frank

              -Margot Frank

              -Mr. Frank

              -Mrs. Frank

              --Mr. Van Daan

              --Mrs. Van Daan

              --Peter Van Daan

              ---Mr. Dussell

Workers (helpers) at Mr. Frank’s Business:

              **Miep Gies

              **Mr. Kraler

Act I Vocabulary

conspicuous (adjective)- easy to notice

loathe (verb)- to hate

vile (adjective)- disgusting

indignantly (adverb)- becoming angry by something unfair

wallow (verb)- to take great pleasure in

zeal (noun)- great enthusiasm

oppression (noun)- keeping someone down unfairly

jubilation (noun)- rejoicing in celebration

ostentatiously (adverb)- with great exaggeration

appalled (adjective)- horrified or shocked