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8th Grade Week of May 21, 2012 Quote of the Week As your body grows bigger Your mind must flower It’s great to learn ‘cause knowledge is power! Tom Yohe “Schoolhouse Rock”
Students will be given spelling words each week that support their root words, prefixes, and suffixes. Spelling tests will be given on Fridays. A letter grade is lost for each day that work is late unless the student has received an extension. After the third day, work can only receive an "F". However, an "F" is better than a zero. Students can recover from an "F". It is difficult to recover from a zero. No extra credit points can be earned if there are zeros earned from not turning in work. Any student who receives a "D" or "F" on a spelling/vocabulary test can raise the grade to a "C" by writing all missed spelling words ten times and all missed vocabulary words and their definitions five times. The original quiz must be returned with these. The student may write the words (and definitons if required) on the back on the quiz sheet. The make-up work MUST be turned in the day after it is given out. No credit will be given for work turned in late. Eighth graders are required to read one novel or book every six weeks. These books should be accelerated reader books, but it is not a requirement. Students should not read books that are more than two levels below their reading level. However, if the student is reading at 10th grade level or higher, they may choose books that are at a 6th grade level because there are not that many interesting books at their level in the library. If a student wishes to read a book below their reading level, or a book that is not an accelerated reading book, they must run it by me first to receive credit for it. If an accelerated reader book is read, the student must take the AR test. If they do not pass the test, they may write a letter to Mrs. Mooney and tell her about the book. If a student reads a book that is not an AR book, they will also be expected to write a letter to Mrs. Mooney to receive credit. No extra credit will be given when a student has a zero for not turning in work. 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 7th Periods Monday, May 21, 2012 In class: The science SOL is this morning. All classes that meet will begin with students reading their picture books to the class. Those classes that are not affected by the SOLs will clean out their notebooks and take everything home except their writing journals. Those students that missed their vocabulary test on Friday will make it up today. Homework: If you have a literature book at home, bring it back and turn it in.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 In class: Students will take the civics SOL today. Those students that didn’t clean out their notebooks yesterday, will do so today. We will go over the vocabulary test that students took on Friday. If there is time, students will begin work on their personal madalas. Those students that are being remediated for the algebra retake on Thursday, will go to Mrs. Mann. Homework: If you have a literature book at home, bring it back and turn it in.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 In class: If there is anyone left to read a children’s book to the class, they will do it today. Those classes that I did not go over the vocabulary test with, I will go over it today, and they will begin work on their mandalas. Those students who have begun their mandalas will continue with the assignment today. Homework: If you have a literature book at home, bring it back and turn it in.
Thursday, May 24, 2012 In class: Students will finish with their mandalas today and take their journals home. If there is still time left in class, students will do various worksheets. Homework: If you have a literature book at home, bring it back and turn it in.
Friday, May 25, 2012 In class: School will be over at 12:05 today. We will have various end of year programs today. Homework: Have a great summer! Week of May 14, 2012 Quote of the Week "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument!" -Archbishop Desmond Tutu's father
Monday, May 14, 2012 In class: Class will begin with students reading their picture books to the class. We will then have the spelling and vocabulary tests, Lesson 25 that we didn’t have time for last week. We will discuss the writing SOL scores if there is time. Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 In class: We will go over the practice SOL test that the students took last week and discuss test taking strategies. Students will practice for the big vocabulary test on Friday. Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 In class: Class will begin with students reading their picture books to the class. Then we read over a passage from a released SOL test, highlight important information, and answer questions. Students will study for the vocabulary test on Friday. Homework: Read 30 minutes.
Thursday, May 17, 2012 In class: The reading SOL test is today. I imagine that it will take up the first three or four periods. The classes that do meet will study for the vocabulary test tomorrow. Homework: Read 30 minutes.
Friday, May 18, 2012 In class: After role is taken, students will be given the vocabulary test. If all finish before class is over, we will continue watching “Where the Wild Things Are”. Homework: Have a great weekend!
Vocabulary list for 2011-2012 school year: Eighth Grade English Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6 miss/mitt – to send manu/man – hand mal – bad pre(prefix ) – before ette/et (suffix) – small,little
Lesson 7 gen – birth, origin geo/terr – earth ped/pod – foot inter (prefix) – among, between itis (suffix) – inflammation of
Lesson 8 astr/stell – star chron/temp – time aqua – water fore (prefix) – in front, before nym (suffix) – name
Lesson 9 mot/mob - move cap – head mega – mighty, great, large de (prefix) – not, opposite ful (suffix) – full of
Lesson 10 mater/pater – mother/father bene/bon – good ject/jet – throw non (prefix) not ness (suffix) - state or quality of
Lesson 11 prim/prin/proto – first rota/volv – turn mono/uni – one re- (prefix) – again -less (suffix) – without
Lesson 12 carn/corp – flesh, body arch – ruler orb/cycl – roundness in, im, ir, il (prefix) – not -vore (suffix) – one that eats
Lesson 13 min – small phon – sound anthro/hom/hum – man in, im (prefix) - in or into -ing (suffix) – action
Lesson 14 dict – speak port – carry sym/syn – together, same over (prefix) – too much er/or – (suffix) – one who
Lesson 15 phil/phile – love curr/curs/cours – run phob - fear mis (prefix) – bad -al/-ial (suffix) relating to
Lesson 16 cor –heart flam/pyro – fire dent – tooth ous, ious (suffix) full of (forms adj. and adv.) un (prefix) not, opposite
Lesson 17 reg – king aholic – addicted acu – sharp ic (suffix) relating to (forms an adj.) poly (prefix) many
Lesson 18 bi/du – two arch – ruler bell/belli – war est (suffix) most micro (prefix) small, short
Lesson 19 foli – leaf fer – bring, carry, bear pneu – air, wind, gas hood (suffix) state or quality of ad (prefix) to
Lesson 20 spire - breath of life grad/grade – walk, step, move around lave/lava – to wash y (suffix) being or having mono (prefix) one
Lesson 21 ultra – beyond, excessive err – wander, stray hydr – water ist (suffix) one who practices con (prefix) with, together
Lesson 22 viva/vivi/vivo – to live derm – skin mare/mari – water, sea ant (suffix) one who over (prefix) too much
Lesson 23 pter – wing, feather theo – God, deity umbr – shade ary (suffix) relating to semi (suffix) half
Lesson 24 rhino – nose pend – hang, weigh lith/litho – stone, rock ery (suffix) establishment under (prefix) too little
Lesson 25 gram – write, a written record mort – death, dead cede – come, go, move, yield some (suffix) inclined to petro/petri (prefix) stone, rock |
