Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Please complete pages 63 and 64 in your Vocabulary Workbook.  Test is Friday, 2/10.



Monday, February 6, 2012

Please complete pages 61 and 62 in your Vocabulary Workbook.  Unit 5 test will be Friday, 2/10.



Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Vocabulary workbook pages 56 and 57.  Unit 4 test is Friday, 1/20.  Remember your opinion paper AND Catholic Daughters of the Americas contest essay or poem are BOTH due Friday, 1/20!



Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Vocabulary Workbook pages (Unit 4).  Also, please work on your opinion paper regarding The Washington Post article we read in class today.  Paper is to be typed, double-spaced and is due Friday, 1/20.  Please make edits and corrections to your essays or poems -- final copy to be submitted to contest is due Friday, 1/20.

Reminder:  2nd Quarter ends on Friday, 1/20 -- please be sure ALL assignments are turned in!



Thursday, January 12, 2012

Unit Review (Units 1 - 3) Vocabulary Test tomorrow (Friday, 1/13).  ALSO:  ROUGH Draft of your competition poem OR essay (for Catholic Daughters of America contest) -- Remember the Themes are:  "Planting the Seeds of Faith" OR "Inspiring Others to Grow" -- Due TOMORROW (Friday, 1/13) -- TYPED, DOUBLE-SPACED!  NO EXCEPTIONS for due date! 



Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Happy New Year!

*Vocabulary workbook -- pages 38 and 39 -- Unit 3 test is Friday, January 6, 2012.

*Paragraph Writing -- Please write a detailed paragraph using a topic selected about cooking/baking/eating out, as discussed in class.  This is a paragraph that will demonstrate your ability to focus on a topic and use vivid vocabulary and compelling details to "show, not tell" about your topic!  The paragraph is to be typed, double-spaced and is due tomorrow (Wednesday, 1/4).




Friday, December 9, 2011

Christmas traditions essay is due on Tuesday, 12/13 -- remember -- 5-paragraphs, typed, double-spaced!



Thursday, December 8, 2011

Vocabulary Unit 2 Test tomorrow -- Friday, 12/9.

*Also -- we will continue to do research and start writing the 5-paragraph essay about Christmas traditions.  This will be due on Tuesday, December 13th.



Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Vocabulary workbook pages 33 and 34.


Monday, December 5, 2011

Vocabulary workbook pages 31 and 32.  Unit 2 test will be Friday, 12/9.





Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Please complete Review exercises for Units 9 & 10 (page 67 & 68) -- Complete ONLY 1 & 2 (Don't need to do 3).  Also, complete the "Errors" worksheet we discussed in class.


Thursday, October 27, 2011

*Vocabulary workbook -- pages 65, 66, and 67 (Unit 10 exercises) -- due Monday, 10/31


Tuesday, October 25, 2011

VFW FINAL essay due tomorrow (Wed. 10/26).



Monday, October 24, 2011

*Vocabulary workbook -- pages 60, 61, and 62 (Unit 9 exercises).
*VFW FINAL copy of essay ("Are you proud of your country...") is due WEDNESDAY, October 26th -- NO EXCEPTIONS -- this MUST be turned in, so I can submit to the contest.  If you are not going to be in school on Wednesday -- it needs to be turned in tomorrow before heading out on your field trip.


Thursday, October 13, 2011

Vocabulary workbook -- pages 50, 51, and 52 (Unit 8 exercises).



Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Vocabulary workbook -- pages 45, 46, and 47 -- Unit 7 exercises.


Friday, October 7, 2011

Please work on the first draft for your VFW essay -- first draft is due TUESDAY, October 11th.  Please be sure essay is typed, double-spaced.



Thursday, October 6, 2011

Vocabulary Unit 5 & 6 test is tomorrow (Friday, 10/7).  Also:  FINAL personal essay is due Friday, 10/7.



Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Vocabulary workbook -- page 40 (Exercises 1 and 2) -- due Thursday (field trip tomorrow).  Units 5 & 6 test on Friday, 10/7.  ALSO:  FINAL personal essay due Friday, 10/7



Friday, September 30, 2011

Vocabulary workbook -- pages 37, 38, & 39 (Exercises 6A, 6B, and 6C).  Also -- please think about the topic for our next essay -- you will be writing an essay (300 - 400 words) for the VFW contest, with the theme, "Are You Proud of Your Country?"  Just think about the theme and we will discuss on Monday how to focus your writing and begin the assignment.

Reminder -- Personal essay (Final) is due Friday, 10/7.



Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Vocabulary workbook -- page 32, 33, and top of 34 (Exercises 5A and 5B).  Also -- FINAL copy of your personal essay is due FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2011.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Vocabulary workbook -- page 28 -- Review exercises.  Please choose #1 or #2 for the third question -- "Writing or Discussion Activities"

Monday, September 19, 2011

Vocabulary workbook -- Lessons 4A, 4B, and 4C (pages 25, 26, and 27) -- due tomorrow (Tuesday, 9/20). Also, if you would like to do another draft of your personal essay and would like input from me -- it MUST be turned in by Thursday, September 22nd. 


Thursday, September 15, 2011

First draft of your personal essay is due tomorrow (Friday, September 16th) -- TYPED/DOUBLE-SPACED!



Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Continue to work on the draft of your personal essay -- approximately 1 - 2 pages (typed/double-spaced).  Remember this is about YOU!  You're making good progress on your opening paragraph, the supporting paragraphs go deeper into who you are and what makes you you!



Monday, September 12, 2011

Roots Vocabulary workbook -- pages 20, 21, and 22 (Exercises 3A, 3B, and 3C)  -- due tomorrow (9/13).

ALSO:  Please write the first DRAFT of your personal essay (the whole essay) -- try to work on making sure you are talking about yourself and not an activity that interests you!  DRAFT is due FRIDAY, September 16th.  (Please type and double-space.)



Friday, September 9, 2011

Please work on your second draft of your opening paragraph for your personal essay -- please DON'T stress!  Remember, we want to learn about you and not read a "list" of what you've done.  Please type and double-space; attach your first draft to this copy.



Thursday, September 8, 2011

Units 1 and 2 -- Roots Vocabulary test Friday, September 9, 2011.


Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Welcome back to school!  This page is for 8th grade Language Arts for the 2011/12 school year -- if you do not wish to be notified when this page is updated, please "unsubscribe" from this page.  I look forward to a wonderful year with your student!

Homework:  Please write a rough draft of your OPENING paragraph for your personal essay -- please type and double-space -- this is a FIRST attempt at your personal essay!  Remember to utilize techniques we have discussed -- this is the START -- try your best and we will continue to work on it!  Also:  Roots vocabulary test on Friday, September 9, 2011 (utilizing roots from Units 1 and 2).