Week of December 14 - 18, 2009

Each student is expected to come to class prepared for the day's work. He/she will need a pencil, pen, loose-leaf notebook paper, and the student textbook.

A number of students are not turning in their assignments for grading. Many students have been given silent lunch and even spoken with Mrs. Turner concerning not completing their work. Please discuss with your child the importance of completing and turning in assignments on time.

The Georgia 8th Grade Writing Assessment will be given on Wednesday, January 20, 2010.  The students will take the test in their respective homerooms.  Each student will need both a pencil and a traditional blue or black pen for the test.

                                    
LANGUAGE ARTS:

TESTS AND PROJECTS:

• None scheduled at this time
  

Since returning from Christmas, the students have taken a test over The Pigman and have written several expository and persuasive essays in preparation for the state writing assessment.  Next week each student will pick the essay they would like to have graded.  All essays are written and/or typed at school.

To begin each day in language arts, the students work on Daily Grammar Practice. I have provided each student with a spiral notebook to complete this work and to use as a journal. This notebook is kept in the classroom.

All students may access the literature and grammar/writing text online from the following website:  www.glencoe.com

The student passwords are as follow:

Literature Password: B0A23CB1B4

Grammar/Writing Password: A3A3566D40

GRAMMAR:

As per the Columbia County Eighth Grade Language Arts Curriculum Map, the eight parts of speech will be reviewed during the first nine-week grading period. During the second nine-week grading period we will review phrases and clauses. The students will be quizzed over conjunctions and interjections on Thursday.

LITERATURE:

1st Nine Weeks

Unit 1: Genre, Elements of Literature, Short Stories, Informal Response to Literature

Unit 2: Nonfiction, Expository Writing, Technical Writing, and Introduction to Research

2nd Nine Weeks

Unit 3: Persuasive Text and Writing

Unit 4: Novel Study and Response to Literature

3rd Nine Weeks

Unit 5:  Writing Review

Unit 6:  Poetry, Folklore, Narrative Writing

Unit 7:  Novel Study and Response to Literature

Unit 8

Unit 9

All students may access the literature and grammar/writing text online from the following website:  www.glencoe.com

The student passwords follow:

Literature Password: B0A23CB1B4

Grammar/Writing Password: A3A3566D40

GEORGIA STUDIES:

This week in Georgia Studies the students are studying Chapter 7.  The chapter test will be given on Thursday, January 21st.

TESTS and PROJECTS:

Friday, January 15 -- Georgia Facts 81 - 100 Quiz

All students may access the textbook and various activities from the following website: www.mystatehistory.com. The student password is GA11HIST.