Grade+8

Hello 8th grade, Welcome to our wiki! Here you will find lots of interesting and helpful information to get you through grade 8! Hopefully you will take advantage of it at home as well as in class time.

The first thing you need to do is go on to the discussion page and leave me a hello message so I know you have been for a visit, then you can get on with the following revision!

Here are some links to helpful grammar sites:
 * Grammar**

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Remember that so far this year we have looked at: I suggest you use them to revise these points and keep doing it on a regular basis Here are some example diary entries written by other children from different places int he world. The topics vary but the idea is always the same - a diary is a PERSONAL and EMOTIONAL response to something moving/dramatic/meaningful/frustrating/sad that has happened to you during the day:
 * Present simple formation (3rd person singular "s")
 * Past simple formation of irregular verbs
 * Past simple negatives and questions
 * Present Perfect
 * Past participles
 * Connecting words
 * Diary Writing**

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Remember to make sure your tone of voice is felt in your writing! Are you angry, sad, happy, in love, guilty, embarrased?

We have looked at poetry through songwriting. The particular areas of poetry we looked at were: Simile Metaphor Alliteration Rhyme Rhythm Personification
 * Poetry Writing**

We did this because there are a lot of similarities between poems and songs, but there are also a lot of differences: [] To understand the differences between a poem and a well-crafted song lyric, it’s helpful to first understand the similarities. In general, the same virtues that make a good poem—effective imagery, compelling themes, emotional evocativeness and originality—also make a good song lyric. Poetry and song lyrics both benefit from well-applied poetic devises, such as metaphor, simile, alliteration, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia. And both rely on the effective use of descriptive imagery.  BUT - remember that a song is to be listened to, not read from a piece of paper. The message needs to be clear and concise and repetition is important. The words also need to fit in well with rythm and musdic. It is important to ensure your lyrics (words) can be sung! Here is a glossary of different poetic devices: []
 * **Both poems and song lyrics rely on the potent use of language. **
 * **Both engage their readers and listeners on an emotional level. **
 * **Both require a skilled use of word sounds and rhyming. **


 * Essay Writing**