8th Grade English Period 3-4 & 7-8 Assignments
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Dear parents/guardians and students,
Welcome back to the second semester of 8th grade English Language Arts. Spring semester happens to be the most rewarding for both students and families! Because culmination is only a few months away, students can not jeopardize their eligibility to participate in this memorable event.
This school year marks the end of a milestone before beginning high school. All students intend to culminate 8th grade, but they still need parental/ guardian support to maintain focus. For this reason please continue to check your child's progress in all subjects.
Feel free to email me with any questions, concerns, or anything else.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Perez
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Past Assignments
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Composition notebook
peer grading
table of contents
headings for each lesson/ notes
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Select a question from the list given in class and write a paragraph response (text-dependent-question) using your notes for the novel Monster. Refer to your composition book and follow the correct format for this type of response. Respond with complete sentences, textual evidence to support your response, and explain thoroughly.
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Parent/guardian signature required on for your grade/assignment report.
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This week is your English Common Assessment. Please make sure you have reviewed your notes and prewriting sheets. The test begins on Tuesday December 9th, during period 8.
Get plenty of rest and be ready to pass this final test for the fall semester!
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On Monday Dec. 1st, each student will receive an updated grade/assignments report. Please have your parent/guardian sign it and return it to receive credit for a missed assignment (10 points max.)
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Composition Notebook Check: It's time for notebook grading. Make sure you have caught up with all work/notes, page numbers, table of contents, and organization. This assignment is worth 100 points.
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Using the vocabulary generated throughout the novel Monster, write sentences using those words. Please refer to the list in your composition book.
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Complete text dependent questions for the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes.
Write complete sentences for your responses and provide textual evidence.
Please have ALL responses ready to discuss in class by Wednesday.
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For the week of 10/27 to 10/30, please review your notes daily.
Study:
- writing a thesis
- writing topic sentences for each body paragraph and conclusion
- organizing a flee map (each part), planning your essay is crucial to ensure you include all parts in the essay portion of the test.
- Review Text dependent questions
Remember: Testing will begin Monday Oct.27 through Thurs. Oct.31
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Prewrite: Complete the Flee map. Refer to the writing prompt and your thesis to guide your essay organization. Remember this is practice before you take your interim assessment next week (Oct 27th)
Due to parent conference night, the assignment due date has been extended to Friday 10/24/14.
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Text Dependent Questions for "Raymond's Run". Each response needs to be justified with textual evidence and complete sentences.
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Character's Perspective foldable.
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Annotations for "Raymond's Run" (literature book). As discussed in class, please complete the reading and write your annotations in your composition book. We began this assignment in class, but needs be completed as homework.
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1. Reread Raymond's Run (in the text book) and complete the plot diagram.
2. Complete the vocabulary for Raymond's Run in your composition book:
- find the word in text and copy the sentence in which it is used
- circle context clues within the sentence
- write the definition and verify it using a dictionary
- write your own sentence using the vocabulary word.
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Daily homework: Set 20 minutes aside each day to review the lessons of the day/week. If we learned it in class, you will be tested on that skill. Create a study habit routine just like brushing your teeth each day. Your English composition book is not to be left in class. Carry it with you each day.
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Complete figurative language worksheet attached to the narrative "Bad Hair Day"
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Daily homework: Continue bringing your academic vocabulary index cards. We will continue to review these words on a daily basis. As discussed in class, you need to memorize these words just like you know your name.