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8th Assignments Monday, August 26, 2013: * No homework assigned-welcome back to school! :) Tuesday, August 27, 2013: *English ws #1---due Wednesday Wednesday, August 28, 2013: *English ws #2-(complete sub/pred)-due Thursday Thursday, August 29th, 2013: *No homework assigned Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013: *Eng ws 7 Wednesday, September 4th, 2013: *10 sentences-underline subject once, predicate twice * Bring "Heat" poems on Thursday *Bring laptops Thursday Thursday, September 5th, 2013: * "Heat" poem-rhyming Friday, September 6th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Monday, September 9th, 2013: *Eng ws 9-due Tuesday *16 line "Heat" poem-typed-due Wednesday Tuesday, September 10th, 2013: *16 line "Heat" poem-typed-due Wednesday *Eng ws 17-due Wednesday Wednesday, September 11th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Thursday, September 12th, 2013: *No homework assigned today... Friday, September 13th, 2013: *Homecoming Day today, no homework assigned... Monday, September 16th, 2013: *Write 10 complex sentences, 8th grade level, underline the subordinate clause in each sentence Tuesday, September 17th, 2013: *Complex Sentence ws---due Wednesday Wednesday, September 18th, 2013: *8th Eng book pgs 68-69-odd only-(Unit 1 Review)--due Thursday *Test over Unit 1-English-Thursday Thursday, September 19th, 2013: *Unit 1 notes---due Friday Friday, September 20th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Monday, September 23rd, 2013: *ws 23---due Tuesday Tuesday, September 24th, 2013: *ws 25-due Wednesday Wednesday, September 25th, 2013: *ws 28-due Thursday Thursday, September 26th, 2013:' *No homework assigned today... Friday, September 27th, 2013: *No school today... Monday, September 30th, 2013: *No homework assigned today... Tuesday, October 1st, 2013: *Time was given in class to complete the assignments listed below. Any assignment not completed in the class time given is homework, and is due on Wednesday: *8th English book pg. 96 "proofreading" *Underline all pronouns in the article that was handed out on Monday *Summary of the news article (3/4-one page long) *Opinion of the news article (3/4-one page long) Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013: *No homework assigned today... Thursday, October 3rd, 2013: *"Boring" pet story-due Friday Friday, October 4th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Monday, October 7th, 2013: *Pet story-colorful adj/nouns-due Tuesday Tuesday, October 8th, 2013: *No homework assigned today... Wednesday, October 9th, 2013: *Use news article hand-out, and write one paragraph in response to this question: Why did Texas opt out of "Obama Care?" Thursday, October 10th, 2013: *Pet Essay due Friday-typed-with changes *ws 33-due (possessives) due Friday *bring colored pencils (if you have them) Friday Friday, October 11th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Monday, October 14th, 2013: *write out 8-10 adjective sets *TYPE 5---"connect" them Tuesday, October 15th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Wednesday, October 16th, 2013: *8th English book pgs. 101-102-odd-due Thursday* Thursday, October 17th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Friday, October 18th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Monday, October 21, 2013: *No school today-"Pheasant Monday" Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013: * "Autumn Walk"---due, typed, Wednesday *News article: summary, and ID subjects and verbs-due Thursday *News article: summary, and ID adjectives and adverbs---due Friday Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013: * "Autumn Walk"---due-typed, with corrections-Thursday *News article: summary, and ID subjects and verbs-due Thursday *News article: summary, and ID adjectives and adverbs---due Friday Thursday, October 24th, 2013: *News article: summary, and ID adjectives and adverbs---due Friday Friday, October 25th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Monday, October 28th, 2013: * "Walk"---due-typed, edited, etc.-hung in hall by Tuesday at 3:30 *Introduction/Conclusion ws-due Tuesday Tuesday, October 29th, 2013: *Write intro., and start personal essay for contest Wednesday, October 30th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Thursday, October 31st, 2013: *No homework assigned... Friday, November 1st, 2013: *No homework assigned... Monday, November 4th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Tuesday, November 5th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Wednesday, November 6th, 2013: *verb principal parts ws-due Thurs. Thursday, November 7th, 2013: *No homework assigned today... Friday, November 8th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Monday, November 11th, 2013: *No ELA class today due to Artist-in-Residence *3 Thanksgiving sayings-quotes-historical info.-phrases, etc.-due-typed, with a title on Thursday (see my example at school if any qstns) Tuesday, November 12th, 2013: *3 Thanksgiving sayings-quotes-historical info.-phrases, etc.-due-typed, with a title on Thursday (see my example at school if any qstns) Wednesday, November 13th, 2013: *3 Thanksgiving sayings-quotes-historical info.-phrases, etc.-due-typed, with a title on Thursday (see my example at school if any qstns) Thursday, November 14th, 2013: *No homework assigned... *No school for students on Friday, November 15th, 2013...* Monday, November 18th, 2013: *no homework assigned... Tuesday, November 19th, 2013: *business letter "fix-up" due Wed. Wednesday, November 20th, 2013: *8th Eng book pg. 137, 17-26-due Thursday *Final "Then vs. Now" creative project due Tues. Thursday, November 21st, 2013: *Final "Then vs. Now" creative project due Tues. Friday, November 22nd, 2013: *No school today Monday, November 25th, 2013: *Final "Then vs. Now" creative project due Tues. Tuesday, November 26th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, November 27-28-29, 2013-Thanksgiving break-no school Monday, December 2nd, 2013: *8th English book pg. 136, "Apply It'---due Tuesday-typed Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013: *ws 52-due Wednesday Wednesday, December 4th, 2013: *No school today due to inclement weather... Thursday, December 5th, 2013: *ws 54-due Friday Friday, December 6th, 2013: *No homework assigned today... Monday, December 9th, 2013: *sloppy copy for 8th ELA magazine (written at 8th grade level)---due Tuesday Tuesday, December 10th, 2013: *No homework assigned-CAPS with Mr. Reindl today Wednesday, December 11th, 2013: * "Play-by-Play DJ" assignment---due Thursday (focus: direct objects/indirect objects) Thursday, December 12th, 2013: *Identify all verbs, direct objects, and indirect objects in the "Play-by-Play DJ" assignment---due Friday *"Play-by-Play DJ" assignments---present on Friday Friday, December 13th, 2013: *No homework assigned... Monday, December 16th, 2013: *8th ELA magazine submission #1-due Tuesday-typed Tuesday, December 17th, 2013: *homophone story due Wednesday (who's, whose) Wednesday, December 18th, 2013: *ICU paper-due Thursday *homophone story-due Thursday (who's, whose) Thursday, December 19th, 2013: *Christmas news article and summary-due Friday Friday, December 20th, 2013: *No homework assigned-Merry Christmas! :) Thursday, January 2nd, 2014: *No homework assigned today... Friday, January 3rd, 2014: *FINAL ELA MAG 1 writing is due Friday, January 10th, 2014 Monday, January 6th, 2014: *No school today, due to below zero temperature and wind chills, so, no homework assigned today... *FINAL ELA MAG 1 writing is due Friday, January 10th, 2014 Tuesday, January 7th, 2014: *No homework due Wednesday... *FINAL ELA MAG 1 writing is due Friday, January 10th, 2014 Wednesday, January 8th, 2014: *FINAL ELA MAG 1 writing is due Friday, January 10th, 2014 Thursday, January 9th, 2014: *FINAL ELA MAG 1 writing is due Friday, January 10th, 2014 *Lit. vocab---due Friday Friday, January 10th, 2014: *No homework assigned today... Monday, January 13th, 2014: *No homework assigned today... Tuesday, January 14th, 2014: *essence-aura sentence-found in 8th Lit. book on pages 28-29-You need to explain this fully. Wednesday, January 15, 2014: *Reaction paper to Maya Angelou discussion-due Thursday Monday, January 20, 2014: *Bring (write out/draw out) a plan for your vocab word/phrase art project---due Tuesday Tuesday, January 21st, 2014: *Final word/phrase art project-due Wed.-corrections made, colored in, etc. Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014: *ws 64-due Thursday Thursday, January 23rd, 2014: *1/2 page on this topic: "You should always be intolerant of ignorance, but not illiteracy." Friday, January 24th, 2014: *No homework assigned... ***Lesson Plans for January 27th-January 31st, 2014:*** Monday: 8th Lit book pgs 48-54 "The Girl Who Hunted Rabbits"/Lit. Devices/DOL/continue writing "Intolerance" Tuesday: CAPS class with Mr. Reindl today---no homework due Wednesday Wednesday: 8th Lit book pg. 54, 1-4 critical thinking, and 1-5 check comprehension/Intolerance essay due Friday/Lit Devices/DOL Thursday: 8th Lit wbk pgs 27-28/Literary Devices/DOL/Intolerance essay due Friday Friday: Quiz: "Girl...Rabbits"/Lit Devices/DOL/Intolerance essay due today/begin persuasive essay elements ***Lesson Plans for
February3-February 6, 2014*** Tuesday-8th Eng book pgs 168-170-odd-Unit 3 Review in class Wednesday-Lit wkbk 27-vocab usage "Girl Who Hunted Rabbits" Thursday-Final test-"Girl Who Hunted Rabbits" Friday-no school for students-staff in-service ***Lesson Plans for February 10-February 14, 2014*** Monday-8th Lit bok pgs 32-37-interpret poetry: "Road Not Taken," "All But Blind," and "The Choice" Tuesday-Lit ws 17&18-Lit vocab and analogies/Lit ws 19&20-general and specific nouns-and analogies/8th Lit text book pg. 37-"comprehension" and "critical thinking" Wednesday-no school for students-Vocal Contest Thursday-review vocab, general-specific nouns, analogies---in class work time Friday-poetry- "Ode to..." ***Lesson Plans for February 17-February 21, 2014*** Monday: poetry discussion-figurative vs. literal imagery/test over "Road," "Blind," and "Choice" Tuesday:CAPS class with Mr. Reindl Wednesday: 8th Lit book pgs 40-45/ "Quick Write:" letter writing vs. email Thursday: Lit wkbk 22, 23, 24 Friday: opinion essay ***Lesson Plans for February 24th-February 28th, 2014*** Monday: Lit ws 22, 23/work on compare-contrast paper: "email vs........" Tuesday: Lit ws 24-in-class writing activities Wednesday: Test-"Email from Bill Gates" Thursday: 8th Eng book pgs. 190-193:adjectives/predicate adjectives/ws 73/ final paper-"email vs......"-due Thursday Friday: 8th Eng book pgs 194-195-use adj. to combine sentences/ws76/begin Legion essay ***Lesson Plans for March 3rd-March 7th, 2014*** Monday:Dr. Seuss activities-write a book review---writing to support an opinion Tuesday: Smarter Balanced practice testing/Legion essay-writing to support an opinion Wednesday: Smarter Balanced practice testing/Legion essay-writing to support an opinion Thursday: Smarter Balanced practice testing/adjectives and predicate adjectives Friday: Smarter Balanced practice testing/adjectives and predicate adjectives ***Lesson Plans for March 10th-March 13th, 2014*** Monday:8th Lit book-pgs. 62-69-"Christmas Day in the Morning" by Pearl S. Buck/class time to work on Book Reviews Tuesday:*Lit ws 29-finite analogies Wednesday:*Lit ws 30-spelling skills/Lit ws 31-pronouns/antecedents/begin "Reader's Response" on pg. 69 in 8th Lit book Thursday: *Lit ws 33-use of flashback in a story/in-class activities: homophones Friday: No school-Spring Break ***Lesson Plans for March 17th-March 21st, 2014*** Monday:8th English book pgs. 194-195-using adjectives to make writing more colorful/Eng wkbk plus ws #75 Tuesday:8th English book pgs. 196-199-comparing with adjectives/Eng wkbk plus ws #77 Wednesday: 8th English book pgs. 200-203-adverbs/English wkbk plus ws #79 Thursday:8th English book pgs. 204-205-adverbs/Eng wkbk plus ws #81/Homophone Art Friday:8th English book pgs. 206-209-comparing with adverbs/adverb quiz today/Homophone Art ***Lesson Plans for March 24th-March 28th, 2014*** Monday:Eng wkbk plus ws #79/homophone art-due Thursday Tuesday:no 8th ELA today-CAPS class with Mr. Reindl Wednesday:Smarter Balanced testing/homophone art-due Thursday Thursday: homophone art due today/Smarter Balanced testing Friday:8th Eng book pgs. 206-209-comparing adjectives and adverbs/Eng wkbk plus ws #83/Smarter Balanced Testing
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