Grade 8 ELA Assignments

Here are the assignments for the week.  No Red Ink is not on Google Classroom, please log in to the site to complete.

 

M, W, F- "TKAM"- read and highlight chapters 17-22.  These chapters focus on the trial.  Answer the trial evidence chart in google classroom.  I also have it attached to this page.  It is due on Friday.  Since you have a lot of chapters to read, you have one assignment (two pages) to complete.  

 

T,Th- complete No Red Ink Assignments - Identifying Active Voice Verbs, Identifying Passive Voice Verbs.  These are due on Friday, but you are encouraged to complete them before Friday.  If you have any missing assignments (check power school- if there is a 5 and M, you did not complete it and still can), please complete them asap.  Quick write will be assigned on Tuesday. Make sure you are writing a minimum of 3/4 of a page in length.  Double space, times New Roman, size 12 font.

 

AoW- you will be directed to send your AoW to another classmate.  Please read the AoW and write a BHH on their AoW.  This is the last AoW of the year.  The assignments are not all turned in yet, so those who turned the assignments on time, will get their AoW first.  It is due on May 20.

 

Please check google classroom and your grades daily.  As we are winding down the last three weeks of school for grade 8, you need to make sure your assignments are turned in so you don't get an I on your report card.  I will also hold a google meets check in on Thursday.  Details forthcoming.  Not mandatory, but if you have questions about assignments or want to discuss "TKAM" this will be your opportunity.  

 

Thank you!

This week's assignments are:

 

Check google classroom for specific directions.

 

Thank you!

I posted three new grammar assignments on No Red Ink.  Please work on them today.  Also, check your No Red Ink for missing assignments.  You can still complete them for a grade.

 

AoW assignment:  remember this from last year?  You are to create your own AoW.  Choose any topic that interests you.  You have to research your topic and need a minimum of two different resources. Add the resources to your article and cite the sources at the end of the article.  This is due on April 30.  On May 4, I will ask you to give your article to a student and this will become their AoW assignment for the week of 4 May. Check google classroom for the assignment.

Wednesday's ELA work:  please read and highlight chapter 13 in "TKAM."  You get a break from turning in any type of written assignment for this chapter.  You will be using the information in chapter 13 for a future assignment so make sure you do read and highlight.

 

You are required to read one more "AR" book of your choice for this trimester.  I don't want you to purchase a book so choose an interesting read from your personal book shelf or go back and reread one of your favorite books.  It doesn't have to be an AR book as you will not be taking a test on the book but will have a different outcome to show comprehension.  When you have a title, please email me so I can add it to power school.

 

Thanks for emailing me to let know how you are doing with your learning.  It is great to hear that you are doing well and keeping up with your learning.  

Assignments for Tuesday:

 

Grammar:  I have posted four assignments on No Red Ink.  They are due by Friday.  You can start working on them on Tuesday.

Quick write: read the poem "The Children's Hour" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.  Choose a word, line, or phrase and write what comes to your mind.  Do not worry about grammar or spelling.  It must be longer than 3/4 of a page, typed, size 12 font double space.  I will be grading on length.

 

Remember to email me this week!  I want to see how things are going for you.  

 

Thank you.

Welcome back!  I hope you enjoyed time away from the computer and completing assignments.

 

I will be adding more assignments on Monday afternoon.  Focus on the assignments below for Monday.  The due dates are suggested.  It would be helpful if you could turn them in as soon as you finish so I am not overwhelmed with grading.  Thank you!

 

The assignments are below and on google classroom:

 

Monday:  read, highlight chapter 12 in TKAM.  Answer two of the three questions posted on google classroom.  Please turn in by Tuesday.

                AoW- Purdue University.  Write a BHH summary of the article.  Please turn in by Friday.

 

Please continue to work on the yearbook.  In order to get it by the end of May, it needs to be completed by the end of April.

 

Thank you and happy reading!

 

ELA assignments due 8 April:

 

You have three assignments this week.  Plan your time accordingly.  Read and highlight chapter 11 in "TKAM."  These assignments are in google classroom.

 

Assignment one:  Chapter 11 "TKAM"- Mrs. Dubose has a negative label for Atticus since he is defending Tom Robinson, a man of color. Give the following characters a label, either negative or positive, and explain why you have given them that label: Atticus, Jem, Scout, Calpurinia, Mrs. Dubose.

Explain using details.

 

Assignment two:  Chapter 11 "TKAM"-Answer the questions using complete sentences.
1. Mrs. Dubose had Jessie give Jem a Snow-on-the-Mountain camellia after her death. Why did she do this and what does the flower represent? What does it symbolize? Explain using details.
2. Jem and Scout's contemporaries are not supportive of Atticus defending Tom Robinson. They are giving Jem and Scout a hard time. Do you support Atticus' decision to defend Tom? Why or why not? The answer should be a paragraph long.

 

Assignment three:  AR essay.  See attachment.

 

No Red Ink or quick write this week.  Do make sure that you have a second book chosen for AR.  No need to give me the title, but you should start reading it.

 

If you have any questions, please email me.  I am on my computer daily from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm for questions.  Check your grades on power school.  All missing assignments are to be completed.  No late points will be taken, but if they are more than a day late, I may mark the L on power school.  Do your best to stay on top of your assignments.

 

 

Assignment checklist for week of 30 March:

 

ELA assignments due 8 April (change since Friday is specials classes e learning):

(You can turn them in early, and if you already did and want to edit your assignment before I grade it, please do.  When you are ready for me to grade it, you can message me in google classroom.)

ELA assignments due 2 April:

On Friday, please check your special teacher's blogs.  You will find work from them there.  For music class, Mrs. Chovanec has set up a google classroom.  The codes are:

Hello Everybody!  I hope you are doing well and adjusting to the e learning.

 

You can turn in assignments earlier than Friday.  Plan your time accordingly.  Chapter 8 is google slide presentation and can be done with one other student in grade 8.  So, this is how you should plan your week:

Monday- read, highlight chapter 8, find someone to complete google slide presentation with (or you can do this solo); start working on it.

Tuesday- read, highlight chapter 9, answer questions, work on slides

Wednesday- read AoW and complete assignment, work on slides

Thursday- read, highlight chapter 10, answer questions, work on slides

 

Two grammar lessons on No Red Ink and quick write are due Thursday.  Find time on M, T, W, or Th morning to complete.

 

Please read my comments on your assignments.  I should not be seeing spelling or grammar errors.  I will start to grade harder when I see errors, especially ones that are underlined in blue or red for you!  I will not check spelling or grammar errors in quick writes.

 

Please check the blog daily.  I might add in a zoom meeting on Friday just to touch base.  I will let you know on Thursday if this is a go.

 

Thanks for your hard work and effort.  Hang in there and stay positive.

Hi, I hope all is well and you are staying healthy.  Thank you for managing your time with completing work with all of your classes.  I appreciate the effort.

You will find that this week has a little more work to do than last week.  Plan your time accordingly.  Of course, you can turn in assignments prior to the due date.  No text evidence is needed with any of the assignments.  The AoW does need a works cited entry.

 

TKAM- read, highlight chapters 5, 6, 7.

 

Monday- read AoW, response due Friday on google classroom by 3:00 pm.  Answer questions from chapter 5 on google classroom, due Monday before 3:00 pm.

Complete character chart on google classroom by Friday at 3:00 pm.

Tuesday- complete No Red Ink by Thursday at 3:00 pm. Read when to write a new paragraph assignment.  Complete assignment by 3:00 pm Thursday.

Wednesday- complete questions on google classroom by 3:00 pm Wednesday.

Thursday- quick write, complete this and assignments from Tuesday by 3:00 pm today.

Friday- complete questions on google classroom along with AoW, character chart by 3:00 pm today.

 

If you have any questions or are overwhelmed, please email me.  I do not know how much work other teachers are assigning. It is important you keep learning, but if you are finding ELA work to be too much, let me know.  You will be responsible for completing the work, we can discuss due dates.

Room 202 Religion 

Please complete the assignment attached.  It is due Friday on google classroom.  The class code is below:

 

nf5gai3

 

For this week, you do not have to read the daily gospel and reflect on it.  I will be posting worksheets to google classroom that are due by Friday.

Thanks to everyone for keeping up with the online learning.  A few reminders:

1.  You are to read the novel, not the graphic novel, Spark Notes, or any other online novel that is abridged.  You are really doing a disservice to yourself and the novel; it is one of the greatest ever books written.  Citations must come from the novel.

2.  Check google classroom and your email daily.  If you are making errors with the assignment, I want you to make changes and will let you know what to change.  I will give you a day or two to make changes.  If no changes are made, I will grade it what was turned in.  I attached how to cite quotations to my blog.  Use that sheet and follow the rules.

3.  No annotations are needed at this time; the work on google classroom can be viewed as a type of annotation.  Highlight important information.  This will definitely help with the final exam.

4.  If you are ill, please email me so I don't mark assignments as late.

 

Thanks for keeping your learning going!  Remember to read your AR books.  Two are required for this trimester.

Hi All,

ELA assignments will be posted here.  Please email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.  I will be answering questions between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm weekdays.  You can work ahead or complete the assignments on the day they are due.  Look at all of the other work you have to do in other classes and plan your time accordingly.  As you can see, T/Th are lighter than M/W/F. You may want to use these days to work ahead.

 

Monday ELA:  email me your AR book title today.  Two are due this trimester.  Make sure you find the time to read your AR book everyday.

AoW is posted below.  The title is Deep Clean.  The written response is at the bottom of the article.  It is due on Friday by 10:00 am and posted to google classroom.

"TKAM" read, highlight chapter two and explain what Scout means by saying, "Miss Caroline, he's a Cunningham" (Lee, 1960, p. 26).  One paragraph typed response, due in google classroom by 3:00 pm Monday.

 

Tuesday ELA:  No Red Ink.  Three assignments are posted and due on Thursday.  Two are quizzes and one is an assignment:  FANBOYS quiz, Introductory Element Quiz, topic sentence lesson.

 

Wednesday ELA:  read, highlight chapter three. Explain the Ewell family and use two quotations from the book to describe them. Use the proper way to quote citations.  The document on how to cite evidence is posted below.  Also, describe the differences between the Ewell and Cunningham families.  Post response to google classroom.  Due Wednesday by 3:00 pm.  You need a reference page.  Use easy bib.

 

Thursday ELA: make sure No Red Ink assignments are turned in today.

 

Friday ELA: read, highlight chapter four. Explain the Radley family.  Why are Scout, Jem, and Dill interested in the Radley family?  What was left in the tree and what is the significance of the treasures?  Post response to google classroom.  No longer than one page and do by 3:00 pm Friday.  Turn in AoW response today by 10:00 am to google classroom.

 

 

 

Due Friday:  AoW- BHH summary, make sure you have annotated at least 2-3 reactions to the article in the margins.

I did not collect the editorial today.  If you haven't turned it in, turn it in on Friday.

Bring "TKAM" book to class tomorrow along with a highlighter and post it notes.

 

Thank you.

Due Friday:  AoW, bring the book "To Kill a Mockingbird."  We will be reading it in class on Friday.  

 

Please bring your editorial (finally) to class on Thursday.

 

Thank you.

Wednesday:  test on "Just Mercy."  Bring your book, chrome book and citing text evidence sheet to class.  You will have the entire class to complete the test so make sure you bring a book to read if you finish early.

 

Thank you.

ELA- the editorial is due on Tuesday. 

 

Remember to purchase "To Kill a Mockingbird" and have it in class on Friday.

 

Thank you.

ELA due Monday:  please have the book finished.  The test is Wednesday.

 

Monday will also be a records day in ELA.  Grades are due on March 10 and before report cards are printed, I want to meet with each student to go over trimester two grades.  Please bring in a book to read for part of class.  You will be required to read two AR books for trimester three.

 

Have fun at the dance!  Have a great weekend.

 

Thank you.

ELA due Thursday:  editorial, do not print it as we will be editing it in class.

 

ELA due Monday:  have the book read by Monday, test is on Wednesday.  Read the epilogue, too but no need to highlight.

 

Religion due Thursday:  Stations of the Cross document.  Please print it at home.

 

ELA due Friday, March 13.  Come to class with "To Kill a Mockingbird" novel.  No previous annotations or highlights are allowed.   It is the last novel we will be reading together. 

 

Thank you.

Thank you for participating in the Refugee simulation.  Your one page reflection, size 12 font, double space, Times New Roman is due Wednesday.  We will come together as a grade tomorrow in religion to share the reflections.

 

ELA due Wednesday:  read, highlight chapters 14, 15.  Chose a topic to write a who, what, where, when, why, how for each chapter.  Please write this in your notebook or on a piece of paper and add to your notebook.

 

Due Thursday:  editorial. Do not print as we will be editing it in class.

 

Thank you.

ELA due Wednesday:  read, highlight chapters 14, 15.  Write a who, what, where, when, why, how in your black notebook for each chapter.  

Due Thursday:  editorial from NY Times article.  Get ready to edit it on Thursday.  Do not print it out as you will be making changes to the document.

Due Thursday:  Stations of the Cross writing assignment.  Most of you will have class time to work on it in ELA on Tuesday.

 

Thank you.

Back to business.  Thanks for your patience with class while I was sick.

 

Due Friday:  AoW narrative.  Use the bullet points at the end of the article and respond to one.  Use the bullet point as your title.  Make sure you highlight important information in the article and answer the following in the margins:  find a recent week and write the amount of minutes you spent on your phone;  write what you would do if you had more time (it cannot be related to electronics or screens).

Topic/subtopic/details due for chapters 10, 11, 12, 13.  One topic per chapter, but you should have multiple subtopics under each topic.  The details should explain the subtopics.  Write using bullet points.

 

Thank you.

Due Wednesday:  read, highlight chapters 10, 11

Response to both questions due Wednesday:  

1. Brian was talking to the prison guard and told him, "The bad things that happen to us don't define us.  It's just important sometimes that people understand where we're coming from." (Stevenson, 175). Type a written response to this.  Have you experienced or witnessed this? Explain.   

2. As Walter was leaving jail, he heard a man say, "Stay strong, man. Stay strong!" (Stevenson, 198).  How can Walter stay strong?  What does he need to do?  How should he respond to the naysayers?

 

Both answers can be on the same piece of paper.   Typed, size 12 font, Times New Roman.

ELA- no homework.  The t-shirt orders will be place on Monday.  Make sure you have ordered.  Mrs. Acevedo is double checking your order to make sure it is what you want.  The order form is on google classroom- religion.

 

Have a great weekend.

Due Thursday: position paper.  You will edit it with your writing partner so if you think there will be changes, no need to print it.  You will make the edits in class tomorrow and print it when you have the best copy.

Due Friday:  BHH summary of AoW.  Read and highlight chapters 8,9

 

Thank you.

Due Thursday:  the position paper.  Please come to class with it printed.  You will give the paper to your writing partner who will make sure that it meets the standards on the checklist.  If it doesn't you will have the opportunity to make changes before you turn it in for a grade.

 

Wednesday's class: Mrs. Tate is teaching a MLK speech and how it relates to scripture at 1:00.  So, those of you who will not see me for reading, you will be receiving an AoW where you will highlight important information and annotate reactions.  The BHH summary is due on Friday.  Also, you need to read chapter 8 in "Just Mercy" for Friday.  If you have already read it, read chapter 9.   You will also have class time to work on the position paper Wednesday.  

 

Thank you.

Due Tuesday:  nothing

 

Enjoy the long weekend!

 

You will get an AoW on Tuesday and have reading to complete in "Just Mercy" for Wednesday so if you brought your book home and want to get a jump start on reading, go ahead and read chapter 8.  It will be due on Wednesday.

 

Thank you.

ELA due Friday:  AoW reaction, letter to Charlie

 

Religion due Wednesday:  questions from Father Simon.  The questions are:

 

1. How many accounts of creation. Specify chapter/verse.

 

2. What is religious etiology?

 

3. Take one story from Genesis chapter 1-11 and what truth does it communicate?

 

4. Describe immanence and transcendence. Use an image to describe each one. Do not use the fire image. Explain your relationship with God using the image.

Due Wednesday:  read chapters 6, 7 in "Just Mercy."

Due Thursday:  15 root note cards based on the 30, 15, 10 list.

 

Thank you.

Due Wednesday:

Read and highlight chapters 6, 7 in "Just Mercy."

 

Thank you.

Due Monday:  client representation to be shared with your classmates.  Keep it to under two minutes.  Follow the rubric so you know how I am going to grade your presentation.   Chapter 6, 7 are due for Wednesday if you want to read ahead.  Remember to highlight important information.

 

Have a great weekend.

 

Due Friday:  AoW, BHH summary.  Please print it at home.

 

You will have class time on Friday to complete the lawyer/client assignment.  You will present your client to the class on Monday.

 

Thank you.

Thursday:  quiz on commas: introductory element, introductory prepositional phrase, introductory participial phrase

Friday- no reading in "Just Mercy"; in class assignment where you are the lawyer/client and need to build up the positive identity of your client.  You will have class on Friday to complete it. Monday you present your client's identity to the class.  AoW summary- BHH is due.

 

Thank you.

 

 

Due Wednesday:  read chapters 4, 5 and highlight important facts; write a total of three questions from those chapters for lit. circle; reaction paragraph on an illegal act from chapter 3 (if you didn't finish on Monday)

Due Thursday:  quiz on commas- introductory element, introductory prepositional phrase, introductory participial phrase.  Explain each, give an example, and put commas in sentences that need them.

Thank you.

Due Wednesday:

Illegal act from chapter 2- use text evidence to describe the act and write your reaction- one paragraph.  Cite the author and page number.

Read, highlight chapters 3,4 and come to class with three questions for the literature circle.

 

Thank you.

Due Monday:  read and highlight chapter 3.

 

Enjoy the weekend!

Thanks for making the spoons game enjoyable!  I had a great time!

 

Due Friday:  AoW response, read chapter 2 in "Just Mercy" and highlight important facts.

 

Thank you.

Due Wednesday:  read, highlight introduction and first chapter

Due Thursday:  short quiz on commas- introductory element and introductory prepositional phrase

Due Friday:  AoW response (see back of current AoW) for ideas.

 

Reminders:  carnival $ due Wednesday; Eden's $ due Wednesday or Thursday; 

                    out of uniform Thursday; spirit day Friday

 

Did you give your parent(s) your thank you letter?  Did you tell them you love them?  Did you tell them how much they mean to you?  

 

Thank you.

Due Wednesday:  read introduction and chapter one of "Just Mercy".  If you don't have the book, it is at Barnes and Noble at Village.

 

Thank you.

Due Monday:

Research a social justice article.  Take Cornell notes on it and be ready to discuss it on Monday.  Remember to write the title and source as we will be looking at the article online.  

 

Barnes and Noble has the "Just Mercy" book.  It is at the counter.

 

Have a great weekend.

Thank you.

Due Friday:  AoW summary using book, head, heart.  See Wednesday's post for details regarding the assignment.

 

Thank you.

Due Friday:

AoW summary (book, head, heart) on burgers.  Make sure you highlight important facts, annotate reactions, box vocabulary and write the definition/synonym in the margins.  BHH is typed, size 12 font, Times New Roman.

 

The "Just Mercy" book should be at Barnes and Noble by Friday.  Make sure you bring it to class on Monday.  You can purchase the adult version if you want.  Both versions have the same story line, but the adult version has more details.

 

Thank you.

Due Wednesday:  nothing; make sure you are reading in your independent reading book every night.

Due Friday- AoW which we will read in class on Wednesday.

 

Thank you.

Prefix test on Tuesday.  Study the meanings of the prefixes from mis to un.  Know the meaning and apply it to a word that has the prefix. I will be collecting the note cards.

 

Enjoy the long weekend.

Due Friday-

AoW response, opinion writing based on ACT/SAT article

Charged chromebook for ACT/Aspire interim reading test

Anthology- we will finish up the story you are reading if time permits

Due Tuesday-

second 15 prefix notecards (starting with mis and ending with un) along with a quiz of those prefixes.  You will have to apply the definition of the prefix to words.

 

Thank you.

Due Thursday:  nothing!

Due Friday:  AoW position paper- take a stance with the ACT and SAT tests.  Should colleges drop them?  Take one position only.  Typed, size 12 font, Times New Roman.

You will be taking the ACT Aspire reading test during ELA on Friday.  It will not take the entire class time so we will be discussing the AoW and finish the stories you were reading as a group.  You will have to type an answer to an evaluative question and know a synonym for the vocabulary words.

Thank you.

Due Wednesday:

vocabulary note card from the story you are reading in the anthology

sentence from the story that contains the vocab word: write the sentence, rewrite it with a synonym for the vocabulary word

Due Friday:

AoW position paper- what is your opinion of dropping the ACT/SAT, typed

Due Tuesday:

15 prefix note cards from mis to uhn.  Quiz on those prefixes Tuesday.

 

Thank you.

Due Tuesday:  No Red Ink lessons assigned last Thursday.

Due Wednesday:  vocabulary note cards, vocabulary assignment:  write the sentence from the text that contains the vocabulary word; write it on loose leaf.  Rewrite that sentence, this time inserting a synonym for the vocabulary word.  Make sure it makes sense in the context of the sentence.

Due Friday:  opinion piece based on the ACT/SAT AoW article.  State an opinion and support it.  Typed, size 12 font, Times New Roman.  Make sure you highlight important information and question the article in the margins.

 

Thank you.

Have fun at the dance tonight!

 

Remember to start bringing in your independent reading book and read a minimum of 20 pages each night.

 

Thank you.

Due Thursday:  two one sided writing of a them

Due Friday:  read the story you chose, write a minimum of three questions on post it notes and put the post it notes in the book.

 

Thank you.

Due Friday:

BHH summary from AoW

Read story, have a minimum of three questions for the lit. circle.  Write the questions on post it notes and put them in your anthology.

Make sure you start bringing your independent reading book to class.  I will be giving time to read.

 

Thank you.

Due Wednesday:

MEL-CON paragraph on the word of the year you will live by, size 12 font, Times New Roman, double space, printed before class (email me if you are having printer issues)

Due Thursday: 

Two left side pages of writing about a theme without saying the theme.  The writing can have multiple themes, fact or fiction story, and MUST be two pages long, no skipping lines.  Try your best to write, and you might want to expand upon a story you wrote in the quick write section.

Due Friday:

BHH summary of the AoW.  Typed, Times New Roman, size 12 font

 

Thank you.

MEL-CON describing how you will live by the word you chose is due Wednesday.  Typed, size 12 font, Times New Roman, double space.

 

BHH summary from AoW is due Friday.  Typed, size 12 font, Times New Roman.  

 

Thank you.

Due Thursday:  haiku poem based on a theme from "The Little Match Girl."  Typed, center justified both vertically and horizontally; page landscape; any type of font you want (make it readable); increase font size but make sure it stays to three lines.  Haiku poems don't rhyme.

 

Thank you.

The Christmas Story is due on Friday.  If you cannot print it at home, you must email me or your homeroom teacher asking for permission to print it at school.

 

Thank you.

You will be given time to read at the end of most ELA classes (again) so please bring in a book to read.  Since the library has been closed and won't open until mid January, I am only requiring one AR book this trimester.  That doesn't mean you shouldn't have a book to read for class.  Make sure you borrow or purchase a book for class.

 

Thank you.

Lots of work due tomorrow but if you planned your week, you shouldn't have too much left.

The Necklace:  read, highlight, summary annotations (when something new or important happens in the story, annotate it) and box vocab and write a synonym for it in the margins.

NPP- read, highlight, and write a chapter summary for chapters 15-17.

 

Thank you.

Test on "NPP" Monday.  You will attach the character chart to the test so please make sure you have it.  It is open book and note.  You will need to bring your book as you will add text evidence to your response.

 

Extra credit time!  What is Anita's brother's name?  You will earn five points extra credit if you follow these guidelines:  information must be typed, printed at home (not at school) and the source where you found his name.  Attach this to your test and you will get five extra credit points.  Good luck!

Please finish "NPP" for Friday.  Highlight, chapter summaries and read the epilogue.

 

Thank you.

Due Friday:  MEL-CON paragraph of which character you relate to in "The Gift of the Magi" and why.  Finish reading "NPP" and summarize, highlight each chapter.  Read the epilogue but don't write a summary.

 

Thursday- quiz in grammar on the differences between who and whom.  Know when to use them.

 

Thank you.

ELA work due Wednesday- "NPP" chapters 18-21, read, highlight, summarize each chapter.

"The Gift of the Magi" - annotate characters, their traits and any important events that happened to them.

 

Thank you.

 

 

Homework due Wednesday:

read "The Gift of the Magi" and annotate character traits, events that happened to the character

read chapters 18-21 of "NPP" and highlight, write chapter summary for each chapter

 

Thank you.

Good luck to everyone testing at a Catholic High School on Saturday!

 

Check google classroom for the ELA assignment.  

 

Remember to have the t-shirt design printed by 8:10 on Monday.  We will vote on a design Monday afternoon.

 

Have a great weekend.

 

Due Friday:  chapters 15, 16, 17 in "NPP", highlight and write chapter summaries;

                     highlight, annotate summary, and define unknown words in "The Necklace"

 

Due Thursday:  nothing

 

Thank you.

Due Wednesday:  read, highlight chapters 11-14 of "NPP."  Please write a chapter summary.

 

Thank you.

Lots going on this week . . .

1.  Due Friday- "The Necklace" short story.  Annotate summary, highlight important information, box unknown words and write a synonym.  I am sorry I messed up with copying the story.  Thanks for your patience as you navigate through reading the story that is not in order.

2.  Due Wednesday-  read, highlight chapters 11-14 in "NPP", write a chapter summary for each chapter.

3.  Due Tuesday- investigative journalism assignment must be printed prior to class.  No printing in Stem class or other classes.  It will be considered late.  Print it tonight at home.

 

Thank you.

No homework for Tuesday's ELA class.

Wednesday: read, highlight, and write a chapter summary for chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Thank you.

Due Wednesday:  read, highlight, chapter summary for chapters 6-10

Due December 3:  investigative journalism writing 

 

Thank you.

Due Monday:

Please read and highlight the handout on Nazi Germany and the Anti-Jewish policy.

Choose one policy, write it at the top of a piece of paper, and complete a quick write about the policy.  Write whatever comes to your mind about that policy.  Write for about four minutes.  Make sure you keep the focus on the policy and the Jewish people.

Have a great weekend.

Due Friday:

Answer three questions on the worksheet, typed in a google document, do not print.  It will be a part of Friday's discussion.  Number two must be answered by all.

AoW persuasion article is also due on Friday.

ELA Thursday:  you will write your investigative journalism article.  Do you know my pet peeves? Hint, hint.

Thank you.

Please make sure your persuasive writing based on the AoW is printed before you come to school.  You can only print it before the first bell if you email me tonight. Do not wait until the last minute to print it.  Also, the three questions (question two is mandatory) are due Friday.  You do not need to print that document but have it on your google drive to refer to it during class.

 

Thank you.

ELA homework due Friday:  AoW reflection on revenge.  Write about a time you took revenge on someone or were on the receiving end of revenge.  No names, please!  Size 12 font, Times New Roman, double space, printed before coming to class.  Print it at home or if you can't, print it at school on Thursday.

Thank you.

Due Wednesday:  read, highlight chapters 4, 5 and write a chapter summary for each chapter.  Write it in your black notebook.  The summary needs to be a minimum of three sentences.  

AR test is due Friday!

I am wrapping up grades for trimester one.  Please take the time to check your grades and ask questions if you see any discrepancy.  I am headed out of the country on 22 November and the grades will not be changed after 21 November.    

Due Wednesday:  read, highlight, and write chapter summaries for chapters 4, 5.  

Have you started the AoW persuasion writing yet?  It is due on Friday.

 

The investigative journalism paper is due on Tuesday, December 3.  Write it like an AoW article, but keep first person and your biases out of the topic.

 

Thank you.

Due Friday:  read and highlight chapter 3 in "NPP."  Write a chapter summary in your black notebook.  It must be a minimum of three sentences.

Aow summary due Friday. Book, head, heart format, size 12 font, Times New Roman.

 

Thank you.

No homework this weekend.  Enjoy the break.  Go Loyola and Notre Dame! #representCatholicleague

Thank you for filling up my inbox yesterday! ;)

 

Thursday ELA:  review appositive, write investigative journalism.  Nothing due for class tomorrow.

Friday ELA:  read, highlight chapter 3, write a chapter summary.  I will be checking your chapter summaries from 1, 2, 3 along with the Holocaust definition.  

 

Thank you for your patience in finding "NPP" and thinking outside the box by getting it electronically, from a library or making copies of chapters.  

chapter summary (at least three sentences in length) of chapters 1, 2 of "NPP" and a definition of the Holocaust based on the four sources from class.  This is also written in your notebook.

 

I know the prefix test was hard and I appreciate you taking the time to understand the meaning of the prefixes.  The hard part is applying the prefixes to words!  You can earn three extra credit points  to your English grade by emailing me before midnight, November 5.  In order to earn three extra credit points, you need to email me from your QAS email address and write Hi in the subject.  No need to add anything in the body of the email.  Easy peasy.

Please bring in a copy of "No Pretty Pictures" by Anita Lobel to class on Monday.  You may want to call Barnes and Noble at Village Crossing to see if they have copies.  They were hoping to have 20 or so copies at the front desk if you are interested in purchasing from them.

 

Enjoy the extra hour of sleep!

Thank you.

Make sure you have a charged chrome book for ELA on Thursday.  We will be going on "no red ink" and you can start typing your investigative journalism article or do some online research.  Are you studying for the prefix quiz?  Are you reading 20 pages per night? Have you typed your response to the TikTok article? 

Thank you.

Due Wednesday:  write a synonym for any unknown words/phrases in "The Raven" and explicate each stanza- write what each stanza means in the margin.

Due Friday- AoW summary- write your opinion of having TikTok clubs in high school or your opinion of TikTok.

Due Monday- bring in the novel "No Pretty Pictures" by Anita Lobel.  We will start reading it on Monday in class.

Tuesday- quiz on first 15 prefixes.

Thank you!

Keep up with reading your independent reading books.  Thanks for spending quality time in class reading.  I appreciate you taking reading seriously.  

 

We will be starting a novel on November 4.  

Title:  No Pretty Pictures

Author:  Anita Lobel

Everyone needs to purchase the book and have it with them on Nov. 4. It cannot have highlights or annotations.

 

Barnes and Noble at Village Crossing does not have the book in their store at this time.  They are checking the warehouse and hope to have 30 books for purchase by the end of next week.  I will let you know if they are able to get the books.  

Please make sure your chrome book has a full charge for Thursday.  You will be taking the ACT Aspire test in ELA.  I won't be at school so a sub will be the proctor.  There will be time for writing tomorrow so make sure you bring your one page investigative journalism writing.  She will check that you have a page completed.

 

Friday's hw:  AoW summary, creative writing based on perspective from one of the victims in the three Poe stories we have read.  What really happened to the victim? Let the victim be the narrator.  Size 12 font, Times New Roman, double space.  Must be between one and two pages, no longer than two pages.

 

Thank you.

Due Wednesday: generate questions from the story "The Cask of Amontillado" and we will discuss it in class

Due Thursday: one page of ideas/words/sentences about your investigative journalism piece

Due Friday:  AoW summary on kindness

 

Thank you!

The 30 prefix note cards are due on Tuesday.  You will be given a completion grade.  

Thank you.

Remember to have your response to the AoW finished.  It needs to be in the morning, before morning meeting.  Check my previous blog for specific information.

Make sure your chrome book is fully charged for reading class on Friday.  We will be using it for research on the Evil Eye.

Thank you for reading.

AoW due Friday.  No BHH summary but a response to a word, line or phrase from the article.  Use the word, phrase or line as the title.  Size 12 font, Times New Roman, double space.  ONE PAGE IN LENGTH.  No less, no more.  Keep the margins as set by the google doc.  It must be printed before you enter class.

Grammar on Thursday- review dialogue rules from your notebook.  You will have a quick quiz on adding punctuation to dialogue.

Thank you for reading!

You will be receiving an AoW tomorrow but will not have to type a book, head, heart summary.  You will write a different summary- stay tuned.

The 30 prefix note cards are due on Oct. 22.

Make sure you understand how to write using dialogue- where punctuation goes.  You will be quizzed on this Thursday.

Thank you.

If you are shadowing on Friday, the AoW summary/article is due on Thursday.  It must be printed before you enter class.  

We will spend the last day editing the journalism pieces before you publish them on Tuesday.  You will receive a rubric in class so you know what to expect for the grading.

Thank you.

Tuesday's writing class: we will edit the journal writing

Wednesday's reading class:  we will discuss "Tell Tale Heart" so please come to class with questions AND box difficult words and write a synonym for the words in the margin.  You will be given a homework grade for defining the difficult words.  You should be finding more than one as there is a lot of tough vocabulary words in the short story.  

Thank you.

Reading hw- look at yesterday's blog so you are prepared for class.

Writing hw- you have one more class session to edit your journal writing.  The final document is due on Tuesday.  Make sure you follow the check list.  Size 12 font, single space, Times New Roman font and printed before you come to class or it is late.

Thank you.

Reading homework for Friday:  complete the vocabulary cards from "Superstitions."  The words are:  theorized, apprehensive, p. 42; compelled p. 43; persistent, precautions p.54; perceived p. 56; anguish p. 60.

Literary device:  symbolism.  Find an object in the story, draw it on the index card given to you, type a MEL-CON paragraph that describes the object, the different things it symbolizes and why it symbolizes.  Size 12 font, Times New Roman, double spaced  You must have at least two examples in the paragraph.  I know MEL-CON format is three but I will accept two examples.  It must be printed BEFORE you come to class.

Thank you.

Reading- please bring your anthology and index cards to class for Wednesday.

Writing- please edit your journal writing using the checklist given in class.  Be ready to have your writing partner edit your writing on Thursday.  Also, review prepositions and prepositional phrases.  You will show your understanding of prepositions and prepositional phrases along with the term modify on Thursday.  You will be able to use the list of prepositions. 

Thank you.

AoW summary is due on Friday. Make sure it is typed, size 12 font, Times New Roman.

 

For those who were not here on Friday, please come see me.  You have to go on a word hunt in school, write all of the interesting words you can find on a piece of paper, and turn a word, some words, or all of those words into any outcome that you wish. It can be a poem, a narrative, a creative writing piece or anything that comes to mind.  It must by typed and the words you found on your word hunt highlighted.  

Also, you missed a Lectio Divina in religion and are required to complete that as well.

 

Please bring your red notebooks to class on Tuesday.  

Thank you.

The AoW summary and five paragraph paper are both due on Friday.  If you are shadowing Friday, the AoW is to be turned in on Thursday.  You will electronically submit the five paragraph paper to google classroom by 8:00 am on Friday.  You can share it with me if you need help editing.  You can also meet me during lunch.  Google classroom codes:

ELA 1/2    a6tgbj

ELA 4/5 qfie4j

ELA 7/8 69nipk

Thank you.

Five paragraph paper due by 8:00 via google classroom on Friday for ALL.  See Monday's post for the class code.

 

I will check summary annotations for each page of "Superstitions" in class on Friday.  Those who aren't in school, will show me on Monday.

 

AoW typed summary is due on Friday.

 

If you are shadowing, have fun and learn a lot!

Thank you.

Writing hw due on Thursday:  use one of your current stories in your red writing notebook and apply the four bullet points of making strong writing powerful.  Highlight specific details and mark them as details, highlight single word or phrase that are strong, show that the ending is written with a jolt or clever ending (if not, you need to rewrite the ending so it is), write that it is focused because . . .give reasons why you stayed on the topic.

Bring your round table book to class on Wednesday.

Thank you.

Clarification for Thursday's writing class:

1.  Choose one news article you have written

2.  highlight specific details, strong words

3. highlight the jolt or clever ending (if you do not have one, please write one on the right page)

4. answer this question on the right side:  Does your newsworthy story stay on topic? If yes, say how it does in bullet points.  If not, rewrite your story so it does stay on topic.

I will be checking for this in your writing notebook.

 

Friday's class:  finish the story "Superstitions" and your annotations are summaries of each page.  I will check for this on Friday.  If you are not here on Friday, I will check it on Monday.

 

For those of you not here on Friday, electronically turn in your five paragraph paper by 8:00 am Friday morning.  Turn in the AoW summary (book, head, heart) on Thursday.

 

Thank you.

5 paragraph paper- rough draft- due on Monday.

Topic- compare "The Lottery" with "The Possibility of Evil"

Paragraph one:  introduce theme, add titles of stories

Paragraph two:  give example of theme from any story, explain, use text evidence

Paragraph three:  give example of theme from any story, explain, use text evidence

Paragraph four:  give example of theme from any story, explain, use text evidence

Paragraph five:  restate theme and conclude paper

On Monday, you will be editing your paper with me and classmates.  The final copy is due on Friday, September 27. 

 

Enjoy your weekend.  Thank you.

The written response for the theme of LOVE is due on Friday.  Treat this outcome like a free write.  Write whatever comes to your mind but make sure the focus is on LOVE.  It must by typed, any size font, any type of readable font, and printed before you come to class.  We will be sharing these in class tomorrow.  Bring your round table anthology to class on Friday.  Thank you.

You may have not had enough time to read in class today so make sure you do read a minimum of 20 pages tonight and every night.  The weekends are an exception; a total of 20 pages are required on the weekends.

Thank you.

Be ready to discuss "The Lottery" on Wednesday.  The story must be highlighted (important parts) and annotated with questions/summary/connections.  Thank you.

For writing class on Tuesday, come to class with a minimum of three witnessed events that happened at home, in the news, or outside of your home.  For example, maybe you found something interesting at soccer practice or with a sibling at home or in your neighborhood.  Write these three events in your writing notebook.  They can be written using bullet points.  

Example:  my dog ate a pop tart from the counter and got sick in the house, I had to clean it up

Make sure the events happened and are not made up.  You can also find a news event from a news feed online or something you watched on tv.

 

For reading class on Wednesday, please finish reading, highlighting and annotating "The Lottery."  We will be discussing it in class.  Thank you.

We have a lot going on in literature class!

Friday- evil/not evil text evidence (green sheet) due

            AoW summary due (typed, size 12 font, times new roman)

            responses to advice column due (typed, size 12 font, times new roman) due

            test on "...Evil", know a synonym for the vocabulary words

We will discuss the text on Friday before the test.  The test is free response so the best way to study is by rereading the text.  The test will focus on the themes of destruction and spreading rumors.

As always, you are required to read 20 pages in your independent reading book each night.  This IR book can be your accelerated reader book!

Thank you.

No writing or grammar hw due on Tuesday.

 

Reading- test on "Evil" is Friday.  I will be collecting:  inquiry log pre-reading question, typed responses to Dear Abby questions, green sheet with evil/not evil text evidence, AoW typed summary.

 

Have you told me your AR book title?  The independent book you read in class can be your AR book.  

 

Remember Friday is school spirit and special lunch- Chick FilA for those who ordered.  Bring a drink!

Based on the PE class observation today, turn the important bullet points into a newsworthy story.  Remember to add the 5 W's and include the five senses if applicable.  Write this story on the right side of your writing notebook.  It shouldn't be longer than one page in length.  Thank you.

Read 20 pages in your independent reading book.

Have a great weekend! Thank you.