January 9th, Friday.  Last weekend before Book Project due 1/15/ 09.  Complete pages 51 and 52 in grammar workbook- complete subject and predicate.  Review vocabulary words and defintions for units 4, 5 and 6.  Test on words and definitions next Friday.   

January 8th, Thursday Book Project due 1/15/2009.  Complete pages 49 and 50 on Complete and incomplete sentences.  Review Units 4, 5 and 6 vocabulary and definitions.

 

 

January 7th, Wednesday.  Book Project due 1/15/2009.  Complete pages 47 and 48 in grammar workbook- interjections.  Review units 4, 5 and 6 vocabulary words and definitions.  Test 1/16 on all three units.

 January 6th, Tuesday.  Book Project due 1/15/2009.  Complete pages 45 and 46 in grammar workbook.  Review units 4 and 5 vocabulary and definitions.  

January 5th, 2009 Monday.  New Due Date for Book Project is January 15, next Thursday.  Complete pages 43 and 44 in Grammar workbook.  Review unit 4 vocabulary definitions

December 19,  Book Project due 1/9/2009.

December 18, Thursday.  Bring Book for Book Project process check on Friday. Book Project due 1/9/2009.  Two column journaling must be completed by end of class on Friday.

 December 17, Wednesday.  Complete second/final draft of book or movie review to turn in Thursday.  Bring book report project book for process check on Friday.  Book Project due 1/9/2009.

December 16, Tuesday.  Take home vocabulary test due Wednesday for periods 1,3 and 4.  Complete first draft of movie review.  Extra Credit for canned good or pet food.

December 15,  Monday.  Take home vocabulary test- periods 1, 3 and 4.  Due Wednesday.  Have Progress Reports signed by Tuesday 12/16--Lunch Detention if not.  EXTRA CREDIT - canned goods or pet food.  

 

December 12, Friday. Review Miracle Worker Test Review sheet for Test on Monday.  Gather vocabulary for Take Home Vocabulary Test to be given on Monday.  Have interim/progress report signed.  Bring canned goods or animal food for extra credit.

December 11, Thursday.  Complete worksheets - Book Vs. Movie Worksheet.  Miracle Worker Test Review.  Have PROGRESS REPORT signed.  Bring canned food or animal food for EXTRA CREDIT.

December 10, Wednesday complete discussion questions up to page 122 of The Miracle Worker.  Complete Character Attribute Web for review in class.  Miracle Worker test- either Friday or Monday- depending on review and computer skills testing.  EXTRA CREDIT for animal food drive (National Junior Honor Society) or canned food (Student Council).  

December 9, Tuesday.  Complete reading and discussion questions to conclusion of The Miracle Worker.  Complete character attribute sheet by Thursday.  Complete grammar p. 41 and 42 in Grammar- preposition or adverb.  Miracle Worker Test Friday.  

December 8, Monday  Complete discussion questions for pages 92-107.  Complete character attribute web for class discussion on Thursday.  Complete grammar pages 39 and 40.  Review for Miracle Worker Test on Friday- review sheet coming later this week.

 

December 5, Friday.  Complete grammar pages 37 and 38.  Monday - prepositions.  Read for Book Report due 1/9/09.

December 4, Thursday  Complete grammar pages 21-36.  Grammar workbook check tomorrow.  Complete all discussion question up to page 77 for The Miracle Worker.

December 3, Wednesday.  Complete grammar pages 33 and 34.  Grammar workbook check this week- pages 21-36.

 

December 2, Tuesday.  Final copy of problem solution paper due Wednesday.  Typed 12 pt font, double spaced.  Handwritten- in ink, skilling a line.  Complete gramar pages 31 and 32.  Be prepared for a workbook check later this week.

December 1, Monday  Final copy of Problem Solution paper due Wednesday.  Typed- 12 pt. font, double spaced.  Handwritten- in ink, skipping a line.  Complete grammar pages 29 and 30.  Be prepared for a grammar workbook check this week. 

 

 

November 25, Tuesday.  Read for Book Project due 1/9/09.  We will visit the Media Center 12/2, so if there are any overdue books- please return them at that time.  Enjoy Thanksgiving and be grateful for the semi-colon and all its wonderful uses.  Be grateful for fill-in the blank questions, vocabulary and grammar.  

November 24, Monday.  Complete second draft of problem solution paper.  First draft done on colored index cards.  Bring #2 pencil for tomorrow's Blue Diamond.

November 21, Friday.  Complete grammar pages 25 and 26.  Bring #2 pencils for Blue Diamond Testing next week.  Bring books to return to Media Center for our visit December 2nd. 

 

November 20, Thursday.  Complete grammar pages 23 and 24. 

November 19, Wednesday.  Complete grammar pages 21 and 22.  Be sure all grammar excercises for pages 10-20 are complete for a grammar workbook check tomorrow.

 

November 18, Tuesday Complete grammar pages 19 and 20- Action verb VS. Linking Verb.  Review Discussion questions up to page 47 in the Miracle Worker.

November 17, Monday  Complete grammar pages 17 and 18 on Linking Verbs.  Complete reading and discussion questions for The Miracle Worker pages 30-47. 

November 14, Friday  Complete discussion questions for The Miracle Worker p. 16-30.  Answer all parts of all questions on a separate piece of paper.  Take book reports home today.  

 

November 13, Thursday...No homework tonight as we only had short classes due to career day. Bring Miracle Worker book tomorrow.

 November 12, Wednesday.  Complete grammar pages 15 and 16- transitive and intransitive verbs.  Read pages 1-15 in The Miracle Worker and answer all discussion questions on a separate sheet of paper.

November 10, Monday.  Bring The Miracle Worker, vocabulary and definitions and discussion questions daily.  For Wednesday read p.1-15 and answer discussion questions.  Complete pages 13 and 14 in the grammar workbook on action verbs. 

November 7, Friday Bring Thr Miracle Worker book, discussion questions and vocabulary sheet everyday during this unit.

 

November 6, Thursday  Review vocabulary words for unit 5 quiz on Friday.  Complete grammar pages 1-10 for workbook check tomorrow.   Return overdue books to get Miracle Worker for Friday.

 

November 5, Wednesday  Review vocabulary unit 5 for quiz on Friday.  make Flash cards for 5 pts extra credit.  Complete grammar pages 7 and 8 on pronouns and antecedents.  Return any overdue books to Media Center ASAP- we begin reading The Miracle Worker on Friday. 

 

October 31, Friday Review vocabulary definitions for unit 5- quiz Friday 11/7.  Complete grammar pages 5-6 on common and proper nouns.  Bring grammar book everyday.

October 29, Wednesday  REview vocabulary definitions for unit 5.  Bring supplies for Poe mural.  Complete grammar pages 3 and 4 o- compound and collective nouns.  Bring grammar workbook everyday. 

October 28, Tuesday  Review vocabulary definitions for unit 5.  Bring supplies for Poe mural.  Complete grammar p 1 and 2.  Bring grammar workbook everyday. 

 

October 27, Monday  Review Unit 5 vocabulary definitions.  Bring materials to work on Poe mural in class on Tuesday.  Bring any overdue books to return to Media Center.

October 24, Friday  Final draft of evaluative paper due Monday.  If typed papers need to be double spaced in 12 pt. font, if handwritten should be written in ink skipping a line.  This paper is a test grade.

 

 

October 23,  Thursday  BOOK REPORT DUE TOMORROW.  Bring books to return to media center.  Final draft of Poe Evaluative Essay due Monday.  It must be a friendly letter (Dear .... and signed with your signature).  Typed- double spaced with 12 pt. font or handwritten in ink skipping a line.  We have worked well on this paper- give it your best effort.  

October 22, Wednesday

Review vocabulary units 1-4 for quiz on Thursday.  Bring flashcards for extra credit on the quiz.  Book Projects due 10/24.  Bring books to return to Media Center on Friday.  Second Draft of evaluative paper due Thursday for Grammar Edit.

 

October 21, Tuesday

Review vocab unit #4 definitions for quiz.  Make flashcards for 5pts. extra credit.  Book Project due Friday 10/24.  Bring book to return to Media Center.  Sketch/idea for Poe mural due Wednesday.  Complete first draft of evaluative paper for peer edit on Wednesday.

 

October 20, Monday

Review vocabulary unit 4 definitions for quiz.  Make flashcards for 5 pts. extra credit.  Book Project due Friday 10/24.  Bring books for visit to Media Center on Friday.  Create a small scale drawing for Edgar Alan Poe wall mural- due Wednesday.

October 17, Friday

Review Unit #4 definitions for vocabulary quiz on Thursday.  Book Project due 10/24.  Small sketch for Poe wall mural due Wednesday.

 

October 16, Thursday

Review unit #4 vocabulary and definitions.  Book Project due 10/24.

 

October 15, Wednesday

Review unit #4 vocabulary and definitions.  Book Project due 10/24. 

October 14, Tuesday

Review unit #4 vocabulary definitions from today.   Book Project due 10/24.

October 13, Monday

Book Project due 10/24.  Bring #2 pencil for Blue Diamond Test on Tuesday.

 

October 9th, Thursday

REVIEW UNIT 1,2 AND 3 FOR TEST ON MONDAY.  BRING FLASHCARDS FROM ALL 3 UNITS FOR 1- PTS EXTRA CREDIT.  BOOK PROJECT DUE 10/24.

October 8, Wednesday

Review units 1,2 and 3 for test on Monday.  The test has been moved because Thursday will be a modified schedule for enrichment clusters.  The test will include all 60 words from units 1,2 and 3.  A review worksheet for these units was distributed yesterday and will be checked tomorrow.  Book Projects are due 10/24.

 

October 7th, Tuesday

Review all vocabulary words and definitions from units 1, 2 and 3.  Quiz on Unit 3 on Thursday.  Test on units 1, 2 and 3 on Tuesday- all 60 words.   Book Project due 10/24.

 

October 6th, Monday

Review short stories: "Flowers for Algernon," "A Retrieved Reformation," and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" for a test tomorrow.  Review vocabulary and definitions for a quiz on units 1,2 and 3 on Thursday.  Book Project due 10/24. 

 

 

October 3, Friday

Review unit 1,2 and 3 definitions for quiz on Thursday 10/9.  Review short stories: "Flowers for Algernon", "A Retrieved Reformation" and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" for TEST on Tuesday.  Get warm ups together for 9/22 through 10/3.  These warm ups will be collected Monday.  Book Project due 10/24, so we will have a book project process check on Monday.  Bring your book and some ideas about how you want to present the book for your project.

October 2, Thursday

Review Unit 3 vocabulary words and definitions.  Final copy of persuasive paper due Friday.  Typed or handwritten in ink double spaced.  Please be sure to have rubric, prewriting, first draft, peer edit, second draft and final copy included.  Read to conclusion of "Adventure of Speckled Band"  for quiz tomorrow.  Book Project due 10/24.

 

 

October 1, Wednesday

Review unit 3 definitions and make flash cards for extra credit on next week's quiz.  Final copy of persuave/argumentative paper due Friday.  If the paper is typed- 12 pt font and double spaced, if the paper is handwritten it must be in ink skipping a line.  Rubric, prewriting, first draft, peer edit, second draft and final copy must all be included.  Book Report due 10/24.

September 20, Tuesday

Review unit 3 definitions.  Complete second draft of persuasive essay for grammar edit on Wednesday.  Book Project due 10/24.

September 29, Monday

Review unit 3 definitions.  Complete first draft of persuasive essay for peer edit tomorrow.  Writing map and prewriting done on Friday will help.  Book Project due 10/24.

September 26, Friday

BOOK PROJECT DUE 10/24

September 25, Thursday

Review vocabulary from unit 1 and 2 (40 words and definitions on tomorrow's quiz).  Return enrichment form, data verification form and interim tomorrow.  Book Projects due 10/24

 

September 24, Wednesday

Review unit 1 and 2 vocabulary for a quiz on Friday.  Make flashcards for unit 2 and review flashcards for unit 1.  All 40 words will appear on the quiz.  Read for Book Report due 10/24.  Return Enrichment Cluster form by Friday.  Progress Reports go home tomorrow.

September 23, Tuesday

Review unit 2 vocabulary words and defintions.  Make flash cards for 5 pts extra credit on Friday's quiz.  Read to page 341 in textbook "Flowers for Algernon."  Keep short summaries for each entry.  Return blue enrichment form by Friday.  Book Project due 10/24.  Progress Reports go out Thursday 9/25. 

September 22, Monday

Review Unit 2 words and defintions for quiz on Friday.  Read to page 331 in test "Flowers for Algernon."  Keep a short summary for each entry.  Book Project due 10/24. 

September 19, Friday

Review unit 2 definitions for quiz Friday 10/26.  Read for Book Project due 10/24. 

 

September 18, Thursday

Review Vocabulary Unit 2 definitions.  Make flashcards for extra credit for next Friday's quiz.   Another extra credit opportunity for tomorrow is to create a thank you card for our custodian, Mr. Brooks.  This can be worth up to 5 points on your short story test.   

September 17, Wednesday

Review vocabulary definitions for unit 2. 

September 15, Monday

Review Vocabulary and defintions for unit 2.  Book Fair tomorrow.  Bring any questions about the book project.  Bring a #2 pencil for Blue Diamond test this week.

Sept 12, Friday

Read for book project due 10/24.  Book project information sent home 8/25-project ideas and rubric

September 11, Thursday

Review Unit #1 vocab for quiz Friday.  Use flashcards made in class today to review definitions and words.

 Sept 10, Wednesday

Review Unit #1 vocab for quiz Friday.

September 9, Tuesday

Review Unit #1 vocab for quiz on Friday.  Media Center visit tomorrow to find book for book project due 10/24. Book Fair visit next Tuesday 9/16.  Meet the Teacher 9/18.

September 8, Monday

Review all vocabulary words and definitions for unit #1 for quiz on Friday.

Review all worksheets completed during the last week for a test on Short Stories on Wednesday.  Those stories include: "Thank You M'am", "Gentleman of Rio en Medio", "Raymond's Run" and "The Finish of Patsy Barnes". 

September 4th, Thursday

Review words and definitions for unit 1 vocab in preparation for a quiz on 9-12. 

September 3rd, Wednesday

Review words #11-20 for unit 1 vocab.  Students will be quizzed on these words next Friday.

September 2nd, Tuesday

Review words (#1-10) and definitions for unit 1 vocabulary.  These words were copied from our vocabulary books today in class and should be on loose leaf paper.  Complete Paraphrase worksheet- 6 to 8 sentences putting the story "Thank You M'am" into your own words.   Period 2 complete worksheet on making interences and theme for "Thank You M'am".  

August 28 and 29 , Thursday and Friday

No Homework...this could be the last time for a while...enjoy your weekend.

August 27, Wednesday

Complete Dear Mrs. Goldman Letter.  Bring photos, maps, graphs or drawings for newspaper project.

 

 

August 26, 2008

Have papers signed.  No other homework today. 

August 25, 2008

Have papers signed: Eighth grade policies, handbook verification, teacher letters, parental request to deny access (to computers), Eagle Team data sheet and student data sheet