Welcome to English 8!

Mrs. Lee Slusher

(Assignments posted are subject to change)

Parents/Students may contact me at lslusher@rcps.org or by phoning 731-3651, extension 6655.

Students must bring their library book to class daily. Plot arrow must be completed when current novel is finished.

Fri, Nov. 6th - Vocabulary videos (no more than 3 min. max.) due for teacher preview Monday. Vocabulary #3 quiz next Friday, Nov. 13th.

Tues, Nov. 3rd Thurs. Nov. 5th - Vocab. List #3 due Friday (See Mon. assignment). Approved vocabulary videos due Monday.

Mon. Nov. 2nd - Vocab. List #3 - part of speech and sentences due Friday the 6th. For students choosing the vocabulary video, Monday is the due date. Seventeen (17) more days to finish novel. Project will be done in the school computer lab.

Wed., Oct. 28th - Novel reading for the long weekend. Students selected their new novels in the library today for their next novel project. The book must be read by Nov. 18th. Ask your child how many pages he or she must read daily in order to finish the book on time.

Tues., Oct. 27th - Vocabulary Quiz List #2 tomorrow. Library visit to select novel for second project. This project will be done in the school computer lab.

Mon., Oct. 26th - Vocabulary Quiz - List #2 - Wednesday.

Wed., Oct. 21st-Oct.23 - No homework. Public librarian shares book talks with us in clas on Friday.

Tues., Oct. 20th - "A Unique Day" draft due tomorrow. Return signed report card cover and English student grade report as well.

Mon., Oct. 19th - finish reading "An Hour with Abuelo," p. 773 in lit. book. Writing assignment draft, "A Unique Day" due on lined SOL paper due Wed. Please sign report card cover and return to homeroom teacher. Also, sign my student grade report and return to me no later than Wed. for extra credit for your child.

Thurs., Oct. 15th - Fri., Oct. 16th - None - Ask your child about his or her career search in the computer lab this week. Lots of possibilities!

Wed., Oct 14th - None

Mon., Oct. 12th-Tues., Oct. 13th - Vocab. List #2 part of speech and sentences/creative story due Wed., Oct. 14th.

Fri., Oct. 9th - Library on Monday. Vocab. List #2 with part of speech and sentences (or creative story with the vocab.) due Wed., Oct. 14th. Have a great weekend and enjoy the beauty of fall!

Wed. Oct. 7th and Thurs., Oct. 8th - Book Talks in class on Thursday and Friday. Vocabulary List #2 assigned today. Sentences and part of speech due Wed., Oct. 14th. All students were given a creative writing option for the vocabulary; however; students in the gifted program are required to complete that option.

Tues., Oct 6th - Novel maps were due in class today. I will take them Wednesday with a penalty for lateness. No other homework.

Thurs. Oct. 1st - Mon., Oct. 5th - Finish novel and complete map. Due Tues. Oct. 6th

Wed. Sept. 30th - Finish novel and complete map. Due Tues., Oct. 6th.

Tues. Sept. 29th - Vocab. quiz tomorrow. Finish reading lit. story, "The Medicine Bag" on page 758. Story map due next Tuesday.

Mon. Sept. 28th - Tomorrow is the last day to turn in signed midterms for extra credit. Vocab. Test, List #1, on Wed. Seven (7) days left until novel map is due. Bring literature book to class on Tuesday.

Fri., Sept. 25th - Vocabulary List #1 Test on Wednesday, Sept. 30th. Novel finished by Friday, Oct. 2nd. Novel Map due Oct. 6th. Enjoy time with family this weekend while the much-needed rain arrives! :)

Wed., Sept. 23rd - Vocab. Word Maps for List #1 (6 sheets) due Friday. Novel reading, too. Please return signed midterm for extra credit.

Tues., Sept. 22nd - Vocab. due Friday. Return signed midterm for extra credit.

Mon., Sept. 21st - Vocabulary Word Maps for List #1 due Friday, Sept. 25th. Novel reading, too.

Fri., Sept. 18th - Read novel over the weekend. Fifteen days left to finish. Midterms will come home Tuesday, Sept. 22nd.

Thurs., Sept. 17th - Vocab. Test tomorrow. 3rd period only - finish marking subjects and verbs in the 10 sentences we worked on in class.

Wed. Sept. 16th - Vocabulary quiz Friday. Return signed expectation sheet.

Tues. Sept. 15th - Same as Monday.

Mon. Sept. 14th - Practice for Peer Interview Presentations that begin tomorrow. Quiz Friday on 12 Powerful Words. Return signed English 8 Expections Sheet.

Fri. Sept. 11th - Peer interviews are complete and will be presented in class on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Students should read nightly the novel they selected today.

Novels finished by Oct. 2nd. Book Talks begin Oct. 6th. Students will be given a map to complete for this assignment.

Quiz on Friday, Sept. 18th - 12 Powerful Words.

Thurs. Sept. 10th - 12 Powerful Words Vocabulary Quiz next Thurs., Sept. 17th. Library tomorrow. First book talk due Oct. 6th

Wed. Sept. 9th - We are in the DIS Computer Lab on Wed. and Thurs. of this week designing our peer interview powerpoints. First library visit on Friday. Students will select a novel for reading at home as well as in class. Remind your child to bring his or her novel to class daily. The first novel should be finished with the novel assignment sheet completed by October 6th. Hope to see you at Back-to-School Night this evening.

Tues. Sept. 8th - 12 vocabulary sentences due tomorrow.

Please return all forms that require your signature as soon as possible. Thank you for returning them promptly. 

No homework this week; however, students worked on an interview graphic organizer in class. If your child did not complete the assignment, he or she should finish it tonight. Organizer due Thursday.