8th Grade ELA
Homework
6-14-10 - No more homework! Enjoy your vacation and best of luck next year!
6-11-10 - None
6-10-10 - None
6-9-10 - Same
6-8-10 - Extra Credit: Read another biography and write another essay, due Friday, 6/11
6-7-10 - Vocab quiz tomorrow
6-4-10 - Vocab quiz Tuesday, 6/8
6-3-10 - Finish Chapter 9 questions
Vocab quiz Tuesday, 6/8
6-1-10 - Finish Chapters 7 & 8 questions
Vocab quiz Tuesday, 6/8
Extra Credit: Read another biography and write another essay, due Friday, 6/11
5-28-10 - None
Extra Credit: Read another biography and write another essay, due Friday, 6/11
5-27-10 - Correct chapter 1-3 questions, due tomorrow
5-26-10 - Same
5-25-10 - Correct chapter 1-3 questions, due Friday, 5/28
5-24-10 - Biography project due tomorrow
Correct chapter 1-3 questions, due Friday, 5/28
5-21-10 - Biography project due 5/25
5-20-10 - Same
5-19-10 - Same
5-18-10 - Biography project due 5/25
Read - 1st draft of biography report due 5/20
5-17-10 - Biography project due 5/25
Read - 1st draft of biography report due 5/20
5-14-10 - Read - 1st draft of biography report due 5/20
5-13-10 - Signed progress reports due tomorrow
Read - 1st draft of biography report due 5/20
5-12-10 - Same
5-11-10 - Read
Be sure you bring your graphic organizer and book to class Thursday
Signed progress reports due Friday, May 14
5-10-10 - Read
5-7-10 - Read
5-6-10 - Read
5-5-10 - Read
5-4-10 - Same
5-3-10 - Surveys due tomorrow
Read
4-30-10 - Read
4-29-10 - Pick a consumer report topic
Read
4-28-10 - Read
4-27-10 - Read
4-26-10 - Homonym exercises 26 and 27
Read!
4-16-10 - Read, read, read!
4-15-10 - You must have a biography book by now. Read and enjoy!
4-14-10 - Same. You MUST have a book by tomorrow and MUST bring it to every ELA class. Be prepared!
4-13-10 - Sart reading your biography. If you do not have a biography selected yet, you must have one in class Thursday, 4/15.
4-12-10 - None
4-9-10 - None
4-8-10 - Synonym Packet Exercises 3, 6, 7, 8 & 9
4-7-10 - Outsiders project due tomorrow
Start thinking about your biography/autobiography project due May 25
4-6-10 - Outsiders project due Thursday, April 8
4-5-10 - None
3-31-10 - None
3-30-10 - None
3-29-10 - None
3-26-10 - None
3-25-10 - None
3-24-10 - None
3-23-10 - None
3-22-10 - Vocab Quiz tomorrow. 2 sentences for extra credit.
3-19-10 - Same
3-18-10 - Vocab quiz Tuesday, 3/23
3-17-10 - None
3-16-10 - None
3-15-10 - Vocab quiz tomorrow
3-12-10 - Vocab quiz Tuesday, 3/16
3-11-10 - Vocab sentences due tomorrow. (worksheet)
Vocab quiz Tuesday, 3/16
3-10-10 - All signed progress reports due back tomorrow
3-9-10 - Same
3-8-10 - All progress reports due back, signed, Thursday, 3/11
3-5-10 - None
3-4-10 - None
3-3-10 - Same, due tomorrow
3-2-10 - Finish answering the Chapter 5 questions
3-1-10 - Vocab quiz tomorrow
2-26-10 - Vocab quiz Tues., March 2
2-25-10 - Vocabulary sentences
Vocab quiz Tues., March 2
2-24-10 - Same
2-23-10 - Finish answering the Chapter 4 questions
2-22-10 - None
2-12-10 - Have a wonderful winter break!
2-11-10 - None
2-10-10 - Snow Day
2-9-10 - None
2-8-10 - Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
2-5-10 - Vocabulary quiz Feb. 9
2-4-10 - Write sentences for all of your vocab words
Vocabulary quiz Feb. 9
2-3-10 - None
2-2-10 - None
2-1-10 - Spelling quiz tomorrow
1-29-10 - Same
1-28-10 - Spelling quiz Tuesday, February 2
1-27-10 - None
1-26-10 - None
1-25-10 - Spelling quiz tomorrow
1-22-10 - Same
1-21-10 - Spelling quiz next Tuesday, 1/26
1-20-10 - None
1-19-10 - None
1-15-10 - Same
1-14-10 - Study new spelling words for quiz Tuesday, 1-19-10
1-13-10 - None
1-12-10 - None
1-11-10 - Study spelling words, quiz tomorrow
1-8-10 - Same
1-7-10 - Study spelling words, quiz Tuesday, Jan. 12
1-6-10 - Same
1-5-10 - Verb packet, exercises 20, 21 and 22
1-4-10 - Verb packet, exercises 13, 14 and 15
Elements of a Persuasive Essay issued
12-18-9 - None
12-17-9 - None
12-16-9 - None
12-15-9 - None
12-14-9 - Vocab packet 5 due tomorrow
Quiz tomorrow on vocab/spelling
Quiz tomorrow on "Don't Blame the Children"
12-11-9 - None
12-10-9 - Vocab packet 5 due Tuesday, 12/15
Quiz 12/15 on vocab/spelling
12-9-9 - Signed progress reports due tomorrow
12-8-9 - Signed progress reports due Thursday, 12/10
12-7-9 - Vocab packet due tomorrow and there will be a vocab quiz tomorrow as well
12-4-9 - Vocab packet due Tuesday, 12/8 and there will be a vocab quiz that day
12-3-9 - "Getting the Meaning" packet due tomorrow
On Tuesday, 12/8 your vocab packet is due and there will be a vocab quiz
12-2-9 - Same
12-1-9 - Finish classwork ("Don't Blame the Children" Chapter 5 Summary)
Getting the Meaning packet due Friday
11-30-9 - Getting the Meaning packet due Friday
11-25-9 - None. Happy Thanksgiving!
11-24-9 - None
11-23-9 - Vocab/spelling packet due tomorrow
Study vocab/spelling for tomorrow's quiz
Finish any missing book report materials for partial credit
11-20-9 - Book Report is due Monday (11/23)
Vocab/spelling packet due Tuesday, 11/24
Study vocab/spelling for quiz Tuesday, 11/24
11-19-9 - Vocab/spelling packet due Tuesday, 11/24
Study vocab/spelling for quiz Tuesday, 11/24
Continue work on your Book Report, due next Monday (11/23)
11-18-9 - Same
11-17-9 - Summary of Chapter 2 of "Don't Blame the Children" due tomorrow
Continue work on your Book Report, due next Monday (11/23)
11-16-9 - Complete your final draft of the "Tell Tale Heart" article
Spelling quiz tomorrow
Continue work on your Book Report, due next Monday (11/23)
11-13-9 - Same
11-12-9 - Study for your spelling quiz 11/17
Work on your Book Report - 4th Journal due Monday, 11/16
11-10-9 - Work on your Book Report - 4th Journal due Monday, 11/16
11-9-9 - Work on your Book Report - 4th Journal due Monday, 11/16
11-6-9 - Work on your Book Report - 3rd Journal due Monday, 11/9
11-5-9 - Finish types of sentences worksheets
Work on your Book Report - 3rd Journal due Monday, 11/9
11-4-9 - Same
11-3-9 - Finish run-on sentence and fragment worksheet
Work on your Book Report - 3rd Journal due Monday, 11/9
11-2-9 - Work on your Book Report - 3rd Journal due Monday, 11/9
10-30-9 - Work on your Book Report - 2nd Journal due Monday, 11/2
10-29-9 - Work on your Book Report - 2nd Journal due Monday, 11/2
10-28-9 - Same
10-27-9 - Work on your Book Report - 2nd Journal due Monday, 11/2
10-26-9 - Spelling quiz tomorrow
Work on your Book Report - 2nd Journal due Monday, 11/2
10-22-9 - Study new spelling words for 10/27 quiz
Work on your Book Report - 1 st Journal due 10/26
10-23-9 - Work on your Book Report - 1 st Journal due Monday, 10/26
10-21-9 - Work on your Book Report - 1 st Journal due 10/26
10-20-9 - None
10-19-9 - Study for tomorrow's spelling quiz
Word scrambler due tomorrow
Book Report assigned today
10-16-9 - Study spelling words
10-15-9 - Next spelling quiz will be on Tuesday, 10/20
10-14-9 - None
10-13-9 - None
10-9-9 - Spelling Quiz Tuesday, 10/13