Language Arts Assignments

TKAM project due

Graduation speeches, AR tests, service hours, and TKAM projects are all due Friday 6/1

TKAM final exam

English Test on chapter 5; Optional Detention from 3:00-3:30 (not your normal detention - you can get an extra study session if you want)

TKAM chapter 30 & 31 (only have to do one focus on thinking question for each chapter); English textbook chapter 5 review.

TKAM chapter 29

TKAM chapter 28 - Read the chapter only (no questions required)

TKAM chapter 27

Knights of Columbus Essay Contest for two $500 scholarships.

Topic: How does charity affect you, your family, and your church?

Word document (docx)

500-700 words

Single spaced

Send to [email protected]

TKAM chapter 25 & 26 (only have to do one focus on thinking question for each chapter)

TKAM chapter 24; Quiz on TKAM ch. 19-24 (vocab on quiz: volition, candid, fraud, exhilarated, acquit, cynical, feral, duty, credibility, furtive, adamant, indignant, squalid, bovine, hypocrite)

English Qiuz 5-6 to 5-10; TKAM ch. 23

English WB p. 112; TKAM chapter 22

English WB p. 108; TKAM chapter 21; send in suggestions for class songs with lyrics

Quiz TKAM chapters 13-18

TKAM chapter 19; Quiz on TKAM chapters 13-18; English WB p. 104

TKAM ch. 18; English WB p. 102

Quiz on English 5-1 to 5-5

English WB p. 98, TKAM chapter 14

TKAM chapter 13

TKAM chapter 13; Quiz on TKAM chapters 7-12

TKAM chapter 12; English WB p. 96

English WB p. 94; TKAM chapter 11; Write why you would like to crown Mary (or other gifts) if you are interested - use a code name please.

English WB p. 92; TKAM ch. 8

TKAM chapter 7; Quiz on TKAM chapters 1-6

English Test on Unit 4; TKAM chapter 5

TKAM ch. 4

TKAM chapter 2

TKAM ch. 1 (Facts - write question brief response; Thinking - pick 2 and write a one paragraph response each; Language - simple definitions).

English WB p. 79 & 83

Bring your To Kill a Mockingbird book if you did not order from me.

Complete Newsela gun control article writing and quiz.

English WB p. 77

English WB p. 73

Complete your Giver Chapter 24 Writing Project; Giver Final Exam

Work on your Literature/English writing assignment

The Giver chapter 23

Giver chapter 22

Giver chapter 20; complete characterization writing on your Google doc (at least one example of direct characterization and at three examples of indirect characterization).

Quiz on The Giver chapters 13-18; Giver chapter 19

Should cursive be taught essay, Newsela quiz/summary/slideshow, Literary Devices (2-3 paragraphs), Giver chapter 18.  I know this is a lot, but you should have finished most of it during the week. Also, study vocab for the Giver Quiz ch. 13-18 on Tuesday (anguished, assimilated, assuage, ominous, parched, imploring, faltered, pervaded, suppressing, expertise, dejected, serene).

Newsela article of your choice to count as a current event (take quiz, write a 1 paragraph summary, create a Google Slides presentation)

The Giver chapter 17

Giver chapter 15; complete your character for Classcraft

 

English Test on Unit 3

Giver chapter 14

Giver chapter 13

English textbook Unit 3 Review; Quiz on The Giver chapters 7-12

Giver chapter 12; English textbook Unit 3 Review; please wear mass uniform with your class sweatshirt (we will take a class photo if everyone is here)

Giver chapter 11

English WB p. 68, 70, 71; Giver chapter 10; quiz on English 3-11 to 3-14

Giver chapter 8

Giver chapter 7 questions/vocab; English WB p. 66

English WB p. 64

Quiz on The Giver ch. 1-6; Twin Day - dress like your buddy and bring a blanket/towel to sit on

Giver packet chapters 4-6 due.  Please complete all work in your composition books.  Copy all tables and give thorough answers to each question.  For the vocabulary, define the words from section 2.

Quiz on DO, IO, PN, PA

Giver chapter 3; Quiz on DO, IO, PN, PA

The Giver chapter 2

English WB p. 56; Giver chapter 1 vocab and questions (in your composition book)

English WB p. 54 (follow in-class directions)

English WB p. 52 (follow in-class directions); bring The Giver on Wednesday

Quiz on verb tenses

Verb boxes for "go" (all 12 tenses); study tenses for quiz on Friday; Near-Earth Objects p. 172-173

English WB p. 48; Near-Earth Objects p. 170-171; write about your favorite Holy Angels memory and email it to Mrs. Barbee (please check your email for more details).

Mass uniform tomorrow; don't forget your Secret Santa gift

English WB p. 44, verb boxes for "break" (simple and perfect tenses); Newsela article writing prompt

English verb boxes for "grow" and "teach" (simple and perfect tenses); WB p. 46

English WB p. 42-43

English WB p. 40

English WB 3-1

Johnny Tremain Final Exam

Johnny Tremain chapter 12; Chapter 11-12 vocabulary (definitions only - no additional activity needed)

Johnny Tremain chapter 11

In the Bag character project due for Literature - be prepared to present

Final draft of essay (your choice due for grading); Johnny Tremain chapter 10, JT vocab section 4; Quiz (vocab words: ardor, canny, deface, enmity, flog, queue, stoically, sullen)

Rough draft of no-homework policy essay; Johnny Tremain chapter 8; Quiz on JT chapters 6-7

Johnny Tremain chapter 7; Vocabulary chapters 6-7; bring a home-made Christmas card or decoration for the residents at Huntington Rehab Center (even if you are going to La Salle)

English Test on Unit 2; Johnny Tremain chapter 6

English textbook Unit 2 review odds; Johnny Tremain quiz on chapters 4&5

Johnny Tremain chapter 5; JT vocabulary section 2

English WB p. 31

Johnny Tremain chapter 4

Johnny Tremain chapter 3, JT vocab 1-3; Quiz on chapters 1-3; English WB 2-3

Johnny Tremain Chapter 2 questions; bring a pumpkin carving kit

English WB p. 25-26

Rough draft of school uniform essay due; Johnny Tremain chapter 1 questions due

Topic outline for school uniform essay; English WB p. 23

Final draft of favorite place essay - typed on Google docs and shared with Mr. Huls; wear mass uniform to school but bring PE clothes to change into.

Rough draft of 5 paragraph essay on favorite place (pick your favorite hook and rewrite); bring in your book order form for class novels

Conclusion paragraphs for personal anecdote, three questions, and unusual fact hooks

Introductory paragraph using unusual fact hook for favorite place essay

Write an intro paragraph for your favorite place paper using the three questions hook; complete p. 74-75 cite evidence and comprehension check for Great Depression article

Introductory paragraph for favorite place using a personal anecdote hook

Women's Suffrage p. 69 Comprehension Check

Writing assignment for Mrs. Dyrek: Define integrity and explain how it applies to you as an 8th grader at Holy Angels School.

Writing a 1 paragraph description final draft due tomorrow; Women's Vote article comprehension checks on p. 65 & 67

Women's Rights Article - vocab on page 1; bring HSPT prep book; rough draft of descriptive paragraph due

7:30 AM English Review; English textbook p. 68-69; English Test on Unit 1

English WB p. 21; Newsela GoDaddy article annotations & quiz; Quiz on 1st A & GoDaddy articles

English WB p. 19-20

Complete Newsela writing prompt and quiz on the First Amendment article; write a descriptive paragraph on a favorite place

English WB p. 17; English quiz 1-5 to 1-8; Re-read Newsela article on First Amendment

English WB p. 13 & 15

Earn 15 or more points on Newsela quizzes; prepare a 1 minute presentation on one of your Newsela articles (title, author, main idea, #1 supporting detail, overall experience); English WB p. 9

English WB p. 7; English quiz on 1-1 to 1-4

English WB 1-1 to 1-3 practice; write a brief description of a friend's experience in a storm (4 sentences or more).

 Sweatshirt designs!  If you have any ideas about your class sweatshirt, please bring them in writing/pictures on Tuesday.  Lets's get this 8th grade year rolling!