8th Grade ELA (Academic) - April 25 - April 30

Academic Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!
*Latin Roots Exam over Set 7 & 8 - Tuesday, April 26
     *** Combined Quizlet 7/8

Monday,  April 25

• Grammar p177-182 (due Friday)
• Work on Micro-Fiction (due Friday)

Tuesday, April 26

• Latin Roots Exam
• Silent Gallery Walk

Wednesday, April 27

• Start Holocaust Notes

Thursday, April 28

• Finish Notes
• Brain Pop Videos
• Start Anne Frank (Act 1, sc 1)

Friday, April 30

• Check Grammar p177-182
• Turn in Micro Fiction
• Act 1 w/ active listening and notes taken 

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP) - April 25 - April 30

Pre-AP Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Monday,  April 25

• Grammar p177-182 (due Friday)
• Work on Micro-Fiction

Tuesday, April 26

• Peer Edit Micro-Fiction
• Gallery Photo Walk

Wednesday, April 27

• Start Holocaust Notes

Thursday, April 28

• Brain Pop Videos
• Finish Holocaust Notes
• Start Anne Frank

Friday, April 30

• Check Grammar p177-182
• Turn in Micro-Fiction
• Read Act 1 (active listening and notes)

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP) - April 18 - April 22

Pre-AP Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

• Latin Roots Exam - Thursday, April 21
• Quizlet over Roots

* Membean - 75 Minutes due Sunday 4/24

Monday,  April 18

• No School

Tuesday, April 19

• Rain Day

Wednesday, April 20

• Read Genesis 
• Compare/Contrast the 3 stories
• Explain the theme of "Fall of Man" from each of the 3 stories in 2-3 sentences each.
• In 5 sentences discuss how the theme "Fall of Man" has/will impact the human race for all of eternity from each story.

Homework: study for latin roots quiz

Thursday, April 21

• Latin Roots Exam
• 
  

Friday, April 22

• Night Book Check
• Check Latin Roots
• Intro Micro Fiction Lesson & Pick Groups/Roll Dice

8th Grade ELA (Academic) - April 18 - April 22

Academic Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!
* Membean - 60 Minutes due Sunday 4/24

* Latin Roots Set 8 Quiz - Thursday, April 21
      *** Quizlet on Set 8 
*Latin Roots Exam over Set 7 & 8 - Tuesday, April 26
     *** Combined Quizlet 7/8

Monday,  April 18

• No School

Tuesday, April 19

• Rain Day

Wednesday, April 20

• Read Genesis 
• Compare/Contrast the 3 stories
• Explain the theme of "Fall of Man" from each of the 3 stories in 2-3 sentences each.
• In 5 sentences discuss how the theme "Fall of Man" has/will impact the human race for all of eternity from each story.

Homework: study for latin roots quiz

Thursday, April 21

• Latin Roots Quiz Set 8
• Check Quiz
• Start Micro Fiction Unit
• 
  

Friday, April 22

• Night Book Check
• Pick Groups & Roll 3 dice
• Continue Micro Fiction (due Wednesday)

8th Grade ELA (Academic) - April 11 - April 15

Academic Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!
* Membean - 60 Minutes due Sunday 4/24

* Poetry Unit Exam - Tuesday, April 12th
* Latin Roots Set 7 Quiz - Thursday, April 14th 
      ***Quizlet on Set 7
* Latin Roots Set 8 Quiz - Tuesday, April 19
      *** Quizlet on Set 8 
*Latin Roots Exam over Set 7 & 8 - Thursday, April 21
     *** Combined Quizlet 7/8

Monday,  April 11

• Membean Window  (due April 24 - 60 Minutes)
• Haiku Project Due
• Check Tell-Tale Heart Worksheet (daily grade)

Homework: Study for Test

Tuesday, April 12

• Poetry Unit Exam

Homework: Short Story Vocab (due Wed)

Wednesday, April 13

• Review Vocab definitions
• Read "Monkey's Paw" p372-387

Homework: study for latin roots quiz

Thursday, April 14

• Latin Roots Quiz Set 7
• Finish reading "Monkey's Paw"
• Answer Questions on page 385  - #1-8 in journal

Friday, April 15

• Check Quiz
• Read "Pandora" p.476-479
• "Loo Wit" p480-483
• Answer questions #1-6 on page 484
• Make a Venn Diagram Compare/Contrast the Stories
• How are the stories similar?
• How are they different?

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP) - April 11 - April 15

Pre-AP Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

• Latin Roots Exam - Tuesday, April 19th
• Quizlet over Roots

* Membean - 75 Minutes due Sunday 4/24

Monday,  April 11

• Membean (due April 24 - 75 Minutes)
• Membean Quiz
• Haiku Project Due
• Discuss Tell-Tale Heart
• Check Worksheet
• Homework: Read "The Ransom of Red Chief" p 52-63
• Questions 1-7 on p63 in journal

Tuesday, April 12

• Check questions from "Red Chief"
•  Read "Treasure of Lemon Brown" by Myers p187
• Questions #1-9 p187 in journal

Homework: none

Wednesday, April 13

• Check "Lemon" questions (daily grade with "Red Chief"
• Discuss Short Story
• Review Vocab
• Read "Rules of the Game" p230-244

Thursday, April 14

• Read "The Monkey's Paw"
• Answer questions p372 #1-7

Friday, April 15

• Read "Pandora" p.476-479
• "Loo Wit" p480-483
• Answer questions #1-6 on page 484
• Make a Venn Diagram Compare/Contrast the Stories
• How are the stories similar?
• How are they different?

• Make a Chart and identify the following for each story
• What qualities does the supreme god have?
• What role does he play?
• What does the myth explain?

8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP) - April 4 - April 8

Pre-AP Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

• Poetry Unit Exam - Thursday, April 7th
• Latin Roots Exam - Tuesday, April 19th
• Quizlet over Roots

* Membean - 75 Minutes due Sunday 4/10

Monday,  April 4

• Membean (due April 10 - 75 Minutes)
• Grammar pages 121-128 (due Friday)
• Principal Parts of Verbs Video
• Check "Dream Deferred" & "Strange Fruit"
• Read "Boots of Spanish Leather" p 658
• Answer questions on worksheet and write a 5-7 sentence summary of poem

Homework: Membean & Grammar (due Friday)

Tuesday, April 5

• Check and Discuss "Boots of Spanish Leather"
• "Read It's all I have to give" p626 & "We Alone" p628
• Answer questions on page p630 #1-8

Homework: none

Wednesday, April 6

• "Road Not Taken"
• "O Captain" by Whitman 
• Haiku Assignment *quiz grade due Monday*

Homework: Study for Exam

Thursday, April 7

• Unit Exam over Poetry

Homework: Grammar 

Friday, April 8

• Check Grammar 
• Review Poetry Test
• Start Short Story Notes

Homework: Membean & Haiku assignment 

8th Grade ELA (Academic) - April 4 - April 8

Academic Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!
* Membean - 60 Minutes due Sunday 4/10
* Poetry Vocab Quiz - Thursday, April 7
* Poetry Unit Exam - Tuesday, April 12th
* Latin Roots Set 7 Quiz - Thursday, April 14th 
      ***Quizlet on Set 7
* Latin Roots Set 8 Quiz - Tuesday, April 19
      *** Quizlet on Set 8 
*Latin Roots Exam over Set 7 & 8 - Thursday, April 21
     *** Combined Quizlet 7/8

Monday,  April 4

• Membean Window  (due April 10 - 60 Minutes)
• Grammar pages 109-116 (due Friday)
• Misplaced Modifiers Video 1 & Video 2 
• Check "The Lesson of the Moth" & "Identity"
• Read "The Grasshopper and Cricket"
• Complete paraphrase worksheet 

Homework: Membean & Grammar (due Friday) 

Tuesday, April 5

• Discuss "The Grasshopper and Cricket"
• Read "Ode to Solitude" 
• Complete paraphrase worksheet and questions #1-8 (skip 5) on p643

Homework: none

Wednesday, April 6

• Check questions and worksheet (daily grade)
• Read "Boots of Spanish Leather" w/ worksheet
• Haiku Assignment (Quiz grade due Monday)

Homework: none

Thursday, April 7

• Poetry Vocab Quiz
• "O Captain" by Whitman 

Homework: Grammar p109-116 & finish reading "O Capt"

Friday, April 8

• Check Grammar (daily grade)
• Go over quiz
• Short Story Notes

Homework: Membean & Haiku Assignment (quiz grade)