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Welcome to Mrs. Toma's school notes page for 8th grade Language Arts at Holly Ridge Middle School. On this site I will post homework and upcoming information that will be necessary for you. Please make note of it and email me with any questions - ktoma@wcpss.net. PTA is in need of volunteers for the 8th grade dance on June 5th from 6-8pm. If you can help chaperone, please contact Kristi Cantwell at Tiptaptoe4u@aol.com. She would really appreciate any help you can give her!
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Note: Change in number of required source cards for the research project. All students are required to have 10 source cards by Friday, from at least three different sources. Week of May 18-22 Monday May 18 Papers returned; writing assignments and poetry booklets returned; organized writing folders. Interims distributed. Introduction to research project - Researching a decade in US history. Refer to the assignment sheet I provided students for details about the assignments and due dates. Tues May 19 Media Center - Research Wed May 20 Media Center - research Thurs May 21 Media Center - research and creating power point presentations Fri May 22 Media Center - research and creating power point presentations. Source cards due (students should have 10 source cards)
************************************************************ Week of May 11-15 EOG TESTING ************************************************************ Week of May 4-8 - EOG TESTING begins next Wed. May 13!!!!! Please make sure your student is in attendance ALL this week as we are reviewing key concepts for the EOG reading test. Mon May 4 Collect Poetry booklets; finish poetry tests and recitations; EOG Diagnostic test Homework: EOG Review Tues May 5 EOG Review; Homework: EOG Sample Test Wed May 6 EOG Review; Homework: EOG Sample Test Thurs May 7 EOG Review; Homework: EOG Sample Test Fri May 8 EOG Review; Homework: Test on EOG TERMS ON MONDAY!!! ********************************************************************* Week of April 27-May 1 Mon April 27 Poetry unit continued; reading and analyzing poetry; continue to work on writing of a ballad; homework: continue to memorize "Road Not Taken" - recitations begin on Wednesday. Students were able to sign up for a day they want to recite: Wed, Thurs or Fri of this week. Also for homework: write a free verse poem of at least 8 lines that includes symbolism and figurative language. Tues April 28 Continuation of poetry - reading poetry and answering comprehension questions. Homework: memorize "Road Not Taken" and complete EOG review sheet Wed April 29 Work on poetry booklet that is due on Monday May 4(worth 3 test grades!!!). Recitations of Road Not Taken. Homework: memorization of Road Not Taken; learn literary terms for poetry test on Friday; EOG review sheet Thurs April 30 Work on poetry booklet that is due on Monday May 4. Recitations of Road Not Taken. Homework: memorization of Road Not Taken; learn literary terms for poetry test on Friday; Fri May 1 Recitations of Road Not Taken; test on literary terms and poetry analysis; Diagnostic EOG. Homework: Complete Poetry Booklet for MONDAY!!!!! This booklet is worth 3 test grades!!!!! Week of April 20-24 Mon April 20 Collect haiku homework; continue poetry work; Day 1: Diagnostic Test on EOG 8th Grade Reading. Homework: Write a Cinquain; Recitation of Poem "The Road Not Taken" (recitations will be April 29,30 and May 1) Tues April 21 Continue poetry unit; Day 2: Diagnostic test EOG Reading. Homework: Write a limerick; continue learning poem for recitation Wed April 22 Continue poetry unit; Day 3: Diagnostic test - EOG Reading. Homework: Write rhyming couplets; continue memorizing poem for recitation Thurs April 23 Continue poetry; Day 4: Diagnostic test - EOG Reading. Homework: Mark meter in a poem; write a diamond poem; continue memorizing poem for recitation Friday April 24 Continue poetry: Writing a ballad; EOG Diagnostic Test Day 5. Homework: Ballad due Monday; continue memorizing poem for recitation ************************************************************ Week of April 13-17 Mon April 13 Teacher Workday Tues April 14 Blue Diamond Assessment #9 - No homework! Wed April 15 Begin Poetry unit; definition of literary terms (literature books, p. 588-89). Homework: Write a Bio-Poem Thurs April 16 Continue Poetry unit; write a HAIKU. Homework: Finish Haiku and work on recitation of the poem "The Road Not Taken." Friday April 17 Tiger Time Social Studies Project (all core blocks) Homework: Continue working on recitation of poem (recitation dates: April 29-30, May 1) ************************************************************* Week of April 6-10 Mon April 6 All classes: Viewing The Pearl by John Steinbeck and completing viewing guide in class. Students absent for the viewing and participation grade for the viewing guide have a "one pager" project on the novel we just finished, either Hush or The Pearl. If you are absent today, make sure you get a copy of this assignment upon your return. Tues April 7 All classes: Viewing The Pearl by John Steinbeck and completing viewing guide in class. Students absent for the viewing and participation grade for the viewing guide have a "one pager" project on the novel we just finished, either Hush or The Pearl. If you are absent today, make sure you get a copy of this assignmebnt upon your return. Wed April 8-Mon April 13 SPRING BREAK!!! Have a restful vacation. See you on Tues. April 14. ********************************************************************* Week of March 30-April 3 Monday March 30 Blocks 2,4,5: Vocab, Chps 14,15 of Hush; Read Chps 11-15 in class and make vocab flashcards. Homework: Vocabulary quiz on Wed. Block 3: Discuss Chp 4 of The Pearl; Discussion of conflict, symbolism and irony in the novel. Homework: Reading Response for Chap 4
Tuesday March 31 Blocks 2,4,5: Vocab Chps 16-20; Read chps 16-20 of Hush in class; Discussion and notes of conflict in the novel. Homework: Vocab sentences 16-20; Vocab quiz tomorrow for Chps 1-15. Block 3: Chap 5 reading of The Pearl; study guide work in class; Conflict in Chp. 5. Homework: Reading response for Chp 5 and Conflict worksheet. Wed. April 1 Blocks 2,4,5: Vocab Quiz on Chaps 1-15 words from Hush. Read Chps 21-26 and define vocab for those chapters in class. Homework: Sentences for chapters 21-26. Block 3: Review homework on conflict; Read Chp 6 in class. Homework: Reading response for Chp. 6. Thurs. April 2 Blocks 2,4,5: Vocab and reading of chaps 27, 28 of Hush. Review for Unit Test tomorrow. Homework: Study for test tomorrow! Block 3: Finish chp 6 of The Pearl; Complete study guide; work on foreshadowing and irony in the novel. Homework: Finish foreshadowing and irony worksheet; Reading Response logs due tomorrow!!! Friday April 3 All classes: Journal check (March 23-27 and March 30-April 3).Blocks 2,4,5: Unit Test: Hush Block 3: Unit Test - The Pearl ************************************************************ Week of March 23-27 Mon Mar 23 Blocks 2,4,5 Blue Diamond review: Introduction to the novel, Hush, by Jacqueline Woodson; Vocabulary for Chapters 1-3 of the novel. Homework: Vocab 1-3 Sentences Block 3: Introduction to The Pearl by John Steinbeck; Discussion of Chp 1; Study guide for Chapter 1: Reading response log assignment. Homework: Reading response log for Chap 1; Vocab definitions Tuesday March 24 Blocks 2,4,5: Read Chaps 1-3 of Hush; Focus Lesson work; Homework: Writing assignment for Hush; Focus Lesson Block 3: Read Chap 2 of The Pearl; do study guide. Homework: Reading response log; vocab sentences Wed March 25 Blocks 2,4,5: Collect homework; vocab 4-7 of Hush; Read Chps 4-7 of Hush in class. Homework: Vocab sentences; Reading response log Block 3: Chap 3 reading of The Pearl; study guide. Homework: Reading response log; study vocab defintions Thurs March 26 Blocks 2,4,5: Vocab 8-10 for Hush; read chps 8-10 in class. Homework: Vocab work and vocab sentences; reader response. Block 3: Chp 4 reading of The Pearl; Study guide. Homework: Reading response log; study vocab defintions - quiz on Vocab tomorrow! Friday March 27 Blocks 2,4,5 Vocab work 11-13: read chaps 11-15 of Hush in class. Homework: none Block 3 - Vocab quiz; read chap 5 of The Pearl; Study guide. Homework: Reading response log; read Chp 6 of The Pearl for Monday. ************************************************************
Week of March 16-20 Monday Mar 16 Blocks 2,3,4 - Writing of rough draft of persuasive essay in class Block 5 - finish prewriting activity of persuasive essay Homework: Blocks 2,3,4 - rough draft due on Tuesday; Block 5: prewriting due tomorrow Tues Mar 17 Blocks 2,3,4 - Revision of drafts; examining sentence variety and length in their essays; Block 5: Rough draft writing in class Homework: Blocks 2,3,4 - Complete sentence editing worksheets and editing checklists of paper; Block 5: Rough draft due tomorrow Wed Mar 18 Today all 8th graders will participate in a writing assignment that helps begin to gear their writing towards high school success and the 10th grade writing test. Students who have not successfully passed the 7th grade writing test will have the opportunity to take it this day. We will complete these writing assessments during the first two hours of the day (7:30 - 9:30am). We will adjust the bell schedule after this to ensure that students attend all their classes. Please email me if you have any questions. Blocks 2,3,4 - Finish revisions of paper; do final copy Block 5: Revision of drafts; examining sentence variety and length in their essays Homework: Blocks 2,3,4,5 - Science Projects; Block 5 also - complete sentence variety and editing worksheets Thurs March 19 Blocks 2,3,4 - Writing reflection; Blue Diamond reading preparation Block 5: Finish revisions of essay; do final copy; Homework: All blocks: Science Project Friday March 20 Journal check in class!!!; Blue Diamond Assessment for Reading Homework: NONE!!! Have a nice weekend! - We start POETRY next week!!! ******************************************************************** Mon Mar 9 Blocks 2,4,5 - Working on Appositives in class. Homework: Quiz on Appositives tomorrow Block 3: Socratic Seminar: Homework: Quiz on Appositives tomorrow Tues Mar 10 Quiz on Appositives Blue Diamond Assessment - Grammar Homework: Science project Wed Mar 11 Blocks 2,3,4 - Writing an Editorial Block 5: Cultural Arts program Homework: Science Project; Questions for Guest speaker ; Graphic organizer for editorial Thurs Mar 12 All blocks: Guest speaker on Holocaust Homework: Blocks 2,3,4 Graphic organizer for editorial; Science Project - tomorrow you must bring in your Science Journal and evidence of your research for a Tiger Time grade.
Friday Mar 13 All Blocks - Writing a Persuasive Editorial Homework: Write rough draft of editorial - due Monday Week of March 2-6 Due to the snow day on March 2, all work was shifted to the next day. I made a few changes in the plans see below Monday Mar 2 Interim reports due back SIGNED today. Anne Frank Escape Bag presentations; Characterization in Anne Frank - we will be working on filling out a chart on characterization of the various characters in the play. Homework: All blocks: Blocks 2 and 5: Holocaust crossword; Block 3: Holocaust crossword and Seminar reading Block 4: None Tues Mar 3 Continuation of characterization in Anne Frank Grammar work: Appositives Homework: All blocks: Appositives worksheet; Block 3 also has readings for Socratic seminar tomorrow Wed Mar 4 Blocks 2,4,5 - Review of Anne Frank Block 3: Characterization in Anne Frank Homework: All blocks - Appositives worksheet Thurs Mar 5 - EARLY RELEASE DAY Blocks 2,4,5 - Review for Anne Frank Test Block 3: Review for Anne Frank Test Homework: All blocks: Study for Anne Frank test; Block 3- Appositives worksheet as well. Friday Mar 6 All blocks: Unit test on Anne Frank Homework: Blocks 2,4,5 - None Block 3: Seminar on Monday - study guide questions for this are your "ticket in the door" to the seminar. Week of Feb 23-27 INTERIMS will be distributed on Friday Feb 27. Students should bring them back signed on Monday March 2. Mon Feb 23 We will be watching the movie, Anne Frank. Homework: Study Guide for Act II of the Anne Frank play due tomorrow. TicTacToe Vocab work due on Thursday (this will count as a QUIZ grade). Escape Bag project due on Friday (TEST grade) Tues Feb 24 Study guide for Act II due. Continue watching the movie, Anne Frank. Homework: TicTacToe Vocab work due on Thursday (this will count as a QUIZ grade). Escape Bag project due on Friday (TEST grade) Wed Feb 25 Finish movie, Anne Frank. Watch presentation on Holocaust survivors. Classwork: Crossword puzzle of the Holocaust. Homework: TicTacToe Vocab work due on Thursday (this will count as a QUIZ grade). Escape Bag project due on Friday (TEST grade) Thurs Feb 26 TicTacToe Vocab due today! Classwork: Characterization in Anne Frank. Homework: Escape bag due tomorrow! Fri Feb 27 - INTERIMS DISTRIBUTED TODAY Escape Bag due today. Presentations of these will be next week. Reading comprehension activity on excerpt from "Night" by Elie Wiesel. Homework: Blocks 2,4,5 - none; Block 3: Seminar readings for Paideia Seminar next Wed. Mar 4.
I sent home a parent letter that must be signed and returned by Wed. Feb. 18 giving permission for your child to view the movie, Diary of Anne Frank. Please make sure you read that and send it back signed. Thank you!
WEEK OF FEB 16-20 Mon Feb 16 We will go over Study Guide for Act I of Anne Frank and finish reading Act I. I will give student the vocab words for Act II of Anne Frank. We will begin Act II. Homework: Write each of the vocab word in a sentence using context clues.
Tues Feb 17 We will attend the Scholastic Book Fair. Several books, posters, magazines will be on sale for students to purchase. Proceeds go to our media center. Students may preview materials when we go and go back on their own time during the rest of the week if they want to purchase something. They can also bring money with them on Tuesday to purchase on the spot. We will check homework and I will distribute and discuss the ESCAPE BAG partner project that will be due on Feb. 27. Homework: Choose (5) vocab words and come up with a synonym for each; begin planning Escape Bag. Wed Feb. 18 Students will have time to talk about the Escape Bag project with their partner. We will begin reading Act II of Anne Frank Homework: Study Guide, Act II; Choose (5) vocab words and come up with an antonym for each; contine planning Escape Bag.
Thurs Feb 19 Partner work on vocab synonyms and antonyms. Contine reading Act II of Anne Frank. Homework: Study Guide for Act II; Escape Bag
Fri Feb 20 Journal check! Continue reading Act II of Anne Frank. Homework: Study Guide for Act II; Escape Bag
WEEK of FEB 9-13 Mon Feb 9 Today I checked journals. We reviewed vocabulary on Act I of Anne Frank - quiz on those 12 words will be tomorrow. We continued reading the play, Anne Frank in class. Homework: Study for Vocab Quiz; do study guide for Anne Frank. Tues Feb. 10 Today we took a vocab quiz and continued reading Anne Frank. Homework: Worksheet on Anne Frank (Crack the Code & Propoganda) and students are to continue answering the study guide for Anne Frank. Also, I sent home a parent permission letter for the movie Anne Frank. Students are to have that signed and return by Friday Feb. 13 Wed Feb 11 Today we reviewed homework and continued with our reading of Anne Frank. Homework: Heroes/Teachers and Fact/Opinion Worksheet; Study guide for Anne Frank Thurs Feb 12 EARLY RELEASE DAY Blue Diamond #1 for 3rd quarter and review homework from last night. Homework: Valentine's Analogies and Study guide for Anne Frank.
Friday Feb 13 We went over homework and continued reading Anne Frank. Homework: Study Guide for all of Act I is due on MONDAY!
WEEK of FEB 2-6 UPCOMING THIS WEEK: Test on WWII/Holocaust on Friday!!!! Students should be reviewing notes/terms/worksheets each night in preparation for test. Mon Feb 2 We went over the homework from last Thursday on analogies. Students continued to take notes on WW II and the Holocaust. I gave out Holocaust vocab terms; we highlighted important information in class. Homework: Make flashcards of the Holocaust terms. Tues Feb 3 We read in our textbooks background information on the Holocaust and Diary of Anne Frank. Students completed questions in class. Homework: Nazi Germany worksheet; write sentences with vocab words for Act I of Diary of Anne Frank. Wed Feb 4 We began reading Anne Frank out loud in class today. Homework: Final Solution worksheet and Study guide questions for Anne Frank. Thur Feb 5 Review for test on WWII notes/worksheets on Germany and Holocaust terms. Test tomorrow! Continue to read Anne Frank Homework: Study for test tomorrow! Fri Feb 6 Test on WWII/Holocaust Continue to read Anne Frank Journal check Vocab quiz on Act I Anne Frank next Tues 2/10. Parents: There is an informational meeting regarding 9th grade Registration tonight at the school at 7pm. Check the school website for more information. See changes to this week's homework in RED below WEEK OF JAN 26-30 MON JAN 26 - Teacher Workday TUES JAN 27 - Introduction to World War II, Holocaust in preparation for a cultural arts presentation tomorrow; Students also completed prewriting for a poem "I Am Now." Prewriting and final draft of the poem are due on Thurs. Jan 29. Students also had a homework worksheet (Blocks 3,4,5 only). WED JAN 28 Today we had a lock down drill and went to a cultural arts program entitled "Let the Children Tell" performed by a professional drama company. Students have homework: I Am Now poem - prewriting and final draft due tomorrow. Also, they are to complete questions based on the play they saw today. THURS JAN 29 We took notes on World War II and the Holocaust today. Homework: Complete focus lesson 85 - Critical Stance Analogies FRIDAY JAN 30 Today we continued taking notes on the Holocaust. Quarter 2 grading is over on Jan 23. Report cards will be distributed on Friday Jan 30. Quarter 3 begins on Tuesday, Jan 27. MON JAN 26 - Teacher Workday WEEK OF JAN 19-23 MON JAN 19-MLKing Holiday TUES JAN 20 - Snow Day WED JAN 21 - Snow Day THURS JAN 22 - 2 hour delay Today we examined and analyzed two speeches, "I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and JFKennedy's Inauguration Speech. No homework FRIDAY JAN 23 Today we analyzed JFKennedy's Inauguration Speech (continuation from yesterday) and we looked at NC Governor Bev Perdue's Inauguration Speech. We will continue this on Tuesday.
TUES JAN 20 Students: Since schools are closed due to the weather, I encourage you to watch the presidential inauguration speech at home today (it will begin at noon on major TV stations). We will be examining the text of the speech in class on Wednesday - but it will be helpful if you can watch it today. Look for the literary elements we discussed last week: repetition, metaphors, underlying assumptions/beliefs, and word choice. After you have listened to the speech, evaluate whether you feel it was a good speech, based on its use of these literary elements. This week we will be looking at famous speeches in history and evaluating them for use of these elements. (speeches of JFK, MLKing, Bev Perdue, Abe Lincoln and Obama) Enjoy your day off! Mrs. Toma Attention Parents: On Tuesday, Jan 20th, all 8th grade students will have an oppotunity to view President-elect Obama's inauguration speech. This fits in well with the 8th grade Language Arts non-fiction unit as well as the Social Studies curriculum. WEEK OF JAN 12-16 MON JAN 12 Analyzing a writer's purpose: Susan B. Anthony's speech on Women's Suffrage. We read this and analyzed the speech. Homework: Focus Lesson 61 - Determining an Author's Purpose. Book Reports were due TODAY! A few students said they had computer issues and did not turn it in. In order to accept any late work, I must have a signed note from a parent explaining a reason for the late paper TUES JAN 13 Analyzing a writer's purpose and looking at underlying assumptions. We will read "A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King" by Alice Walker. Homework: Worksheet on Underlying Assumptions. WED JAN 14 We will read "An American Dream" by Martin Luther King and analyze it for purpose, tone and mood. Homework: Practice Assessment for Blue Diamond THURSDAY JAN 15 We will read Dr. ML King's speech, "I Have a Dream" and analyze it as a persuasive speech. We will also watch a video of Dr. King's actual speech in Washington. Homework: NO HOMEWORK FOR TODAY!!! FRIDAY JAN 16 We will review the practice assessment from Wed's homework and take the Blue Diamond #6 for Quarter 2.
WELCOME BACK! I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A RESTFUL HOLIDAY. AFTER THIS QUARTER ENDS (JAN 23) - WE WILL BE "STEPPING IT UP" IN TERMS OF WORKLOAD AND PACE IN ORDER TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR NINTH GRADE. I URGE YOU TO STAY FOCUSED AND DILIGENT IN YOUR STUDY HABITS IN ORDER TO FINISH THE YEAR STRONG. MON JAN 5 Bias, propoganda and use of emotion in persuasive writing. Homework: Complete worksheet on propoganda; view a TV commercial and answer questions in relation to propoganda used. TUES JAN 6 Continue with use of bias, propoganda and emotion in persuasive writing. Group work creating own TV ad implementing types of propoganda studied. Homework: Continue to read biography/autobiography - due on Friday. WED JAN 7 Review Blue Diamond #2 results for Quarter 2/set goals for #3 Take Blue Diamond assessment #3 Homework: Continue to read biography/autobiography - due on Friday. THURS JAN 8 Grammar work: Types of sentences and subordinating conjunctions. Homework: Continue to read biography/autobiography - due on MONDAY JAN 12. FRIDAY JAN 9 Begin Non-fiction project (Students will be reading and analyzing different types of non-fiction writing - today is the beginning of the work that will continue through next week.
WEEK OF DEC 15-18 - Interims must be returned by Wed. signed by a parent/guardian. Thank you! MON DEC 15 2nd block: We took a Blue Diamond test for reading and then went over the answers. All blocks: We reviewed the Blue Diamond test from Friday. Students did peer editing of their rough drafts of the persuasive essay. Homework: Final draft of persuasive essay(due tomorrow) and Word Part Project (due Friday). TUES DEC 16 Today we read a persusasive essay in our literature books and answered questions regarding style and tone. Homework: Word Part Project (due Friday) WED DEC 17 Today we continued looking at the persuasive essay and answering questions regarding style and tone. We also looked at types of sentences for our grammar component. Homework: Word Part Project and Types of Sentences Worksheet THURS DEC 18 Today we looked at types of sentences and did work in our grammar books. Students went to the library and checked out a biography or autobiography. They are to read this over the holiday (due Friday Jan 9). Homework: Word Part Project/ Analogies worksheet FRIDAY DEC 19 Today students wrote a friendly letter. We went over our homework analogy sheet and I collected Word Part Project. Homework: Begin reading biography/autobiography that was checked out yesterday. Due on Jan. 9. Have a wonderful holiday!!!!!
WEEK of DEC 8-12 - INTERIMS DISTRIBUTED ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK! MON DEC 8 Grammar work: Conjunctions Homework: Worksheet on Conjunctions/Word Part Project Due Dec. 19 TUES DEC 9 Review of homework on conjunctions Persuasive Writing: We read "The Eternal Frontier" by Louis L'Amour and then examined it as a persuasive writing - looking for position and arguments. Homework: Grammar: Clauses Worksheet/Word Part Project due Dec. 19 WED. DEC 10 Continuation of study of persuasive writing. Brainstorming of topics for student writing a persuasive essay Homework: Complete prewriting "Opinion Chart" in preparation for writing a persuasive essay. Word Part Project Due Dec 19. THURS DEC 11 Persusasive Essay - looking at Arguments/Counter Arguments. Homeowrk: EOG Questions on Non-fiction ; Finish graphic organizer/argument/counter argument in preparation for persuasive writing; Word Part Project Due Dec. 19 FRIDAY DEC 12 - INTERIMS DISTRIBUTED TODAY - due back on Monday signed by a parent. Blue Diamond Reading Assessment - Quarter 2 - Reading Test #1 Writing a rough draft of persuasive essay Journal check
WEEK of DEC 1-5 (note new format - weekly plans instead of daily) MON DEC 1 Reading of non-fiction this week. Today we looked at newspapers, historical documents and essays. Students were given December Word Part Project - due on Friday Dec 19. Please look at this assignment with your child. They have 3 weeks to complete it! Due Friday: Outside reading log and a summary of the book they read. More specific info to come on Friday. TUES DEC 2 Today we talked about summary and predictions. We read the non-fiction article from their literature books - Lots in Space - and a handout entitled "The Road from Coorain." Students completed questions on these. Homework: Reading log and Word Parts Project. Also, they need to finish the questions from "Road to Coorain." WED DEC 3 Today we worked on selective underlining and summarizing information. I handed out the assignment sheet for the summary of the book for outside reading. Homework: Continue reading log and work on summary - due Friday. We read an essay entitled "When Does Education Stop?" by James Michener. We practiced reading strategies for summarizing information. Students also need to complete questions on this essay for homework tonight. THURS DEC 4 Socratic Seminar: When Does Education Stop? Students will engage in a seminar on education - based on the reading they did in class yesterday. Homework: Summary of book for outside reading due tomorrow with reading log. FRIDAY DEC 5 Sub today - Mrs. Toma will be attending a workshop. Students are to turn in their summaries and reading logs. They completed grammar work on conjunctions in their Writing and Grammar books - p. 380-387 along with work on reading strategies for different genres. Homework: Conjunctions Worksheets - due Monday.
TUESDAY NOV 25 Test on The Weirdo. Homework: Read book for outside reading...complete reading log. Book and reading logs must be complete by Friday Dec. 5. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! MONDAY NOV 24 Today we reviewed for our test tomorrow on The Weirdo. I gave students time to work on the review packet in class and then we went over it in class. This review packet counts as a test grade. They need to bring it to class tomorrow. Homework: Study for test on Weirdo! Also, I will check journals tomorrow, and look over reading logs (these logs will be due on Friday, Dec. 5 - total of 10 days of documented outsided reading). In addition, I will take up the Review Sheets for the Weirdo. FRIDAY NOV 21 Blocks 2, 4, 5 Today we finished reading The Weirdo today in class. We went over comprehension questions from Book 4. I also handed out a review sheet in preparation for the Unit Test on the novel that will be on Tuesday. I told students they could begin working on the review sheet on their own over the weekend - but we will also do it together in class on Monday. Students should continue reading their library book and filling in the reading log. This reading is due on December 5. Block 3 Today I handed out a review sheet in preparation for the Unit Test on The Weirdo on Tuesday. Students are to complete whatever they did not finish in class today for homework. We will go over it on Monday. Students should continue reading their library book and filling in the reading log. This reading is due December 5. THURSDAY NOV 20 Blocks 2,4,5 - We read The Weirdo up to page 199. Tomorrow we will finish the novel in class! Homework: Answer questions on worksheet for Book 4 of The Weirdo - #'s 1-6 and 8 only. Answers should be on another sheet of paper and all answers should be in complete sentences. Also, students should be reading their libary book for 30 minutes and completing the reading log. Block 3 - We finished the novel today! Homework: Answer questions on worksheet for Book 4: All questions. Answers should be on another sheet of paper and all answers should be in complete sentences. Also, students should be reading their libary book for 30 minutes and completing the reading log.
WEDNESDAY NOV 19 Today we reviewed the plot of The Weirdo up to this point. Students turned in their summaries from Book 4. We then read aloud. No homework on The Weirdo for tonight. Students should be reading their book for outside reading and completing their reading log. CHANGE TO BLOCK 3 TEST DATE: Weirdo test will be on TUESDAY NOV 25. In fact, ALL classes will have their test that day on The Weirdo. TUESDAY NOV 18 Today we went to the library and students chose a book of their choice for outside reading. I gave them a reading log. Outside reading books must be completed by Friday, December 5. We continued reading The Weirdo and summarizing what we read. Blocks 2,4,and 5 finished 133-154 (sticky notes and then a summary) and then started work on pages 154-162 (they must take notes and then write a summary). This must be completed by tomorrow. Students who needed to finish were able to check out books today. Block 3 - they finished reading pp 169-195 (sticky notes and then a summary) and then read pp 195-205 (take notes and write summary). Students must have this done by tomorrow. Change in Test date for The Weirdo - ALL classes will have their test on Tuesday, November 25. We will review on Friday and Monday for the test.
WEDNESDAY NOV 5 Today we took a vocabulary quiz on Book 2 words from The Weirdo. We then did a grammar review of antecedents, predicate nouns and pronouns, direct and indirect objects, and the use of commas. HOMEWORK: Worksheets on grammar topics above. MONDAY NOV 3 and TUES NOV 4 are teacher workdays. See you on Wed. Nov. 5! OCTOBER 31 is the end of Quarter 1. No late work will be accepted after this date. FRIDAY OCTOBER 31 Today we continued to read The Weirdo. I checked homework (vocab def and sentences) and journals. HOMEWORK: Quiz on Vocab definitions/spelling on Book 2 of Weirdo on Wednesday when we return. Also, students should do study guide for Book 2 - as much as they can answer based on how much their class had read to this point. THURSDAY OCTOBER 30 Today we have a shortened schedule due to the administration of the NC Writing Test for those students who did not pass last year or who are new to Wake County. In class we went over the homework from last night (Vocab Book 2 - Weirdo). Students then read Weirdo silently: Block 2: Should finish up through page 60; Block 3 - up to pg 85; Blocks 4,5 - up to page 71. If needed, students can come at the end of the day and check out a Weirdo book to catch up on the reading. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29 Today we took a vocab/spelling test on Book 1 of The Weirdo. Students then continued to read silently the novel in class. HOMEWORK: Definitions and sentences of vocab for Book 2 of The Weirdo. TUESDAY OCTOBER 28 Today we continued reading The Weirdo. We went over the vocab for Book 1 of Weirdo. QUIZ tomorrow - on spelling AND definitions. Also, if students have not finished the study guide for Book 1 of Weirdo, they should do that. Students who are taking the Writing Test re-take on Thursday should turn in their practice drafts to me tomorrow. Those students working on the enrichment newspaper project - your final copies are due during Tiger Time on Friday. MONDAY OCTOBER 27 Today we took our 3rd Blue Diamond for the quarter. Then we picked up reading The Weirdo where we left off on Friday. Homework for Blocks 2,4,5: Continue to work on study guide for Book 1 of The Weirdo. Students should complete as many questions as they can based on how far in the book they are. Block 3 only: Finish reading Book 1 of The Weirdo and complete study guide.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 24 I have a sub today. Students will read pages 4-24 of the Weirdo in class silently and answer the study guide questions that go with those pages. They are also expected to finish their sentences of vocab if they were not completed for homework. They should turn in questions and sentences at the end of class. Any misbehavior reported by the sub will be an automatic referral - no questions asked. No homework for the weekend. Enjoy the cooler weather! THURSDAY OCTOBER 23 Today we took a sample quiz using EOG type questions in preparation for our next Blue Diamond test next week. We then went over the vocabulary words for The Weirdo and read the first few pages of the novel in class. Homework - Use each vocab word from Book 1 in a sentence using CONTEXT CLUES. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22 Today we talked about reading strategies when reading nonfiction. Then we took a pre-reading look at our new novel, The Weirdo. I handed out Vocab for Book 1 of the novel. Students are to define each word for homework. TUESDAY OCTOBER 21 Wow! We accomplished a lot today! I collected the final drafts of the memoirs that students wrote - along with their rough drafts, peer editing and prewriting activities. In class we discussed how to find meaning in words you don't know - and we looked at structural analysis (breaking words into their parts), context clues, dictionaries and glossaries. We also looked at a thesaurus and worked on looking up words and finding synonyms that would improve writing. Homework: Outside reading project on nonfiction book due tomorrow along with reading log for the book. Don't forget to return your book to the library! MONDAY OCTOBER 20 Today we took a quiz on NOUNS. Students completed a worksheet on Context Clues and need to finish it for homework if they did not do so in class. They continued with their peer conferences of the MEMOIR they are writing - final draft DUE TOMORROW. FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 Today we went over the NOUN packet distributed on Tuesday in preparation for our quiz on Nouns on Monday. Students should know the difference between common and proper nouns and collective and compound nouns. We also did peer editing of our memoir that is due on Tuesday. UPCOMING next week: Monday - quiz on Nouns; Tuesday - Memoir - Final Copy due; Wednesday - Book Project on Non-Fiction due. THURSDAY OCTOBER 16 Today students had peer editing of their rough drafts. I modeled peer editing after reading a student's rough draft and then students had one of their peers read and work on peer editing. HOMEWORK: Finish NOUN packet; tomorrow I will check journals; I also asked for students to write down their project choice for their outside reading of non-fiction. UPCOMING DUE DATES: Monday 10/20: NOUN quiz Tuesday 10/21: Memoir Final copy due Wednesday 10/22: Non-fiction book project due with reading log.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15 Today we did an an organizational chart for our memoir writing and we worked on our rough drafts. Homework: Rough draft of memoir due tomorrow. Nouns pp 3-4 due tomorrow (omit exercise 3 on page 4). Change in date for NOUNS quiz - it will be on MONDAY OCTOBER 20 since there are two other subjects having a quiz or test on Friday.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 14 Today we continued our work on memoirs; we read an excerpt from John Steinbeck's memoir, "Travels with Charley" so students could see an example as modeling for their own writing tomorrow. We also did some grammar exercises on NOUNS. HOMEWORK: Read non-fiction book for outside reading; begin planning project - due October 22. Also, complete pages 1 and 2 of noun exercises. UPCOMING: Quiz on Nouns on Friday. MONDAY OCTOBER 13 Today we began a writing assignment that will take this entire week to complete. We brainstormed about events in our lives and talked about the characteristics of a MEMOIR. I gave students an example of an event in my own life that could go into my personal memoir. Students then brainstormed several events from their lives and then focused on one in particular for further writing. Students also finished a pretest on nouns. HOMEWORK: Finish graphic organizer for prewriting on a memoir. Read outside reading non-fiction book for 30 minutes.THURSDAY OCTOBER 9 Today students took a blue diamond assessment (#2 of 3 for 1st quarter on reading) and then we went over the answers. Students also began a pretest on nouns in preparation for our study of the nouns and pronouns next week. Homework: Begin reading non-fiction book for outside reading. Book project on this outside reading is due on October 22 along with the reading log for the entire reading period. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8 Today in class we finished up our study of myths by completing study questions of a Native American myth. Then the students took a practice Blue Diamond assessment in preparation for our second Blue Diamond that will be tomorrow. (Blue Diamond is a reading assessment given 3 times/quarter - a common WCPSS assessment for all 8th grade LA students). Homework: Reading for outside reading. Students received new reading logs and a list of projects that they can choose from for their new book - a non-fiction book. Books must be read and projects completed by WED. OCTOBER 22. TUESDAY OCTOBER 7 Today we continued with our study of Native American myths and worked on study questions from the myth we read yesterday in class. We also went over homework and students turned in their reading logs. We went to the library to check out a book for outside reading. Students are required to read a NON-FICTION book for outside reading this time. More information about reading logs and projects will come shortly. HOMEWORK; Finish KWL Chart on mythology; complete worksheet on Context Clues. READ non-fiction book for outside reading. MONDAY OCTOBER 6 Today we finished our overview of poetry as a literary genre. We also began a brief overview of myths - looking at the Greek myth, "Midas." We made predictions about myths and I targeted student prior knowledge by filling out a KWL chart - "what we KNOW, what we WANT to know, and tomorrow - what we LEARNED." Homwork tonight: Reading log due tomorrow! Context clues worksheet FRIDAY OCTOBER 3 Today I checked journals and we looked at poetry - another form of literary genre. We looked at the poem "January" by John Updike and examined it for different figurative language, rhyme, rhythm and theme. Homework: Reading log due Tuesday THURDAY OCTOBER 2 Today we finished up our examination of the play "One Day's Beginnings" and students turned in their work they had been doing this week. Also, I gave the students their Blue Diamond scores back and we looked at each question to see where they made mistakes. We set class goals for the next assessment, which will be next Thursday. Homework: Blocks 2,4,5: Worksheet on Prefixes and Suffixes Block 3: Write a paragraph using two words with roots from the list I have them, two words with prefixes and two with suffixes from the list. JOURNAL CHECK TOMORROW! WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 Today we had a HARD lesson - but the students really seemed to work hard and understand. We worked on analyzing the LANGUAGE in the play we were reading and we filled out a 3 x 3 grid that looked at character, plot and theme and how those were expressed in speeches, stage directions and dialogue. Homework was to do a reflection on the play and connect it to something in their lives. NO QUIZ on prefixes and suffixes tomorrow. I decided that we will work more on these before assessment to allow for successful comprehension. We will work on this in class tomorrow. Thanks for all you are doing to keep the students at Holly Ridge on task and focused on learning!TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 Today we continued our study of drama and we worked on looking at characterization, theme and conflict within the play. Homework: Roots Worksheet MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29 Today we reviewed root words for the QUIZ tomorrow. Please study the handout of the 15 root words, their meanings, and examples of each. Also, we continued our overview of different genre by looking a a drama today "One Town's Beginnings" about the charter of Garner, NC as a township in 1905. We read the story in class and filled out a prereading activity. Homework: Study for quiz and READING LOGS ARE DUE TOMORROW! FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26 Today we contined our examination of dialect. We read a story by Paul Laurence Dunbar entitled "The Finish of Patsy Barnes." We talked about the impact dialect has on a story and why using dialect in writing makes it more interesting. Homework: All Blocks: Reading and reading log (due Tues 9/30). Blocks 3,4,5: Quiz on ROOT words on Tues 9/30; Quiz on Prefixes and Suffixes on Thursday Oct. 2. Students have a handout with these listed so they can study. Block 3 only: Write a paragraph using dialect. Students could choose a topic from those listed on the board. The paragraph must include dialogue between two or more characters. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25 Today we studied DIALECT and talked about how it was language to a particular region. We then read two stories from our literature books that had examples of dialect in them - the folk tale "Brer Possum's Dilemma" and "Why the Waves Have White Caps" - a myth. We practiced translating sentences from dialect to standard English. Homework: read 30 minutes/do reading log WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 Today we went over the homework on context clues and began learning about structural analysis of words (breaking words down into their parts - roots, prefixes and suffixes). We completed work together on the prefix "sub" and then students completed classwork from their grammar books on suffixes, prefixes and roots. Homework: Read 30 min/do reading log Early release tomorrow at 11:30 am. Interims will go out on Friday.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 Today we continued our study of context clues by reviewing our homework and then reading a passage from "The Voyage to Roanoke Island." This was a diary account of a colonist that the students were also studying in Social Studies with Mr. Flohr this week. We then went to the library for students to check out a book for outside reading. This time it is a book of their choice - I just need to approve it. They will have reading logs now distributed each Tuesday, due back, signed by a parent, on the following Tuesday. Homework: Read for 30 minutes/do log; Context clues worksheet
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22 Today we discussed how we can tackle words that are unfamiliar to us when we are reading. I talked about context clues - looking at words within the sentence, synonyms, antonyms, etc. to help figure out the meaning of words. Students read in their literature books, "From an American Childhood" by Annie Dillard. They picked out unfamiliar words, tried to figure out their meaning and then went to the dictionary or computer for the actual definition. HOMEWORK: Worksheet on Context Clues FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19 I collected reading logs, mystery book reports and graded journals. Today I also handed back the tests from yesterday (blocks 2-4 only) and we went over them in class. Then we worked on structural analysis of words by breaking down words into parts. We talked about "PHOBIAS" and then looked at several different words with -phobia in it. The students guessed at their meaning based on the root words within each word. No homework this weekend...enjoy the cooler weather!
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 All blocks: Test on Mystery Unit today in class. Homework: Mystery Book Reports due tomorrow!
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 Today we reviewed for our unit test on mysteries. Students have three sheets of review (what a great job in class today, by the way! :)) and they should study those. In addition, I told them they need to look at ways that the stories can compare and contrast in terms of characters, point of view, plot, etc in preparation for an essay question that will require higher level thinking skills. 2nd block: Field trip forms and Blue Student Identification sheets are due in ASAP. Homework: Study for the test! Mystery book report is due on Friday! TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 Block 2: Today we read the play "Sorry, Wrong Number." We talked about the elements of drama and went over the homework from last night, on point of view. Homework tonight - read for 30 minutes, work on reading log, and work on Mystery Book Report due on Friday. - TEST on Mystery Unit on Thursday! Blocks 3-5: Today we read "Why the Leaves Turn Color in the Fall" - an essay that led us to a discussion about mystery in our environment. Students brainstormed mysteries that they knew about in our world and we then talked about how that relates to the fictional mysteries we have read. Homework tonight - read for 30 minutes, work on reading log, and work on Mystery Book Report due on Friday. Test on Mystery Unit on Thursday!
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15 All blocks: Today we finished our characterization chart from "The Tell Tale Heart." Then we discussed the literary term "point of view." We read a short story entitled "Strawberry Spring" and discussed point of view in relation to that story. Students were given homework sheet on point of view to complete for tomorrow. Also - homework for tonight - read 30 minutes and do reading log. Upcoming this week: Thursday - UNIT TEST on mystery stories and Friday - Reading logs and Mystery Book Reports due. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12 Today we took a Blue Diamond Assessment. These assessments will be given to students approximately every two weeks and follow the NC Course of Study for 8th grade language arts. They allow us to see how students are progressing in mastering the content of 8th Grade language Arts. We also watched the video of Edgar Allan Poe's story "Tell Tale Heart" and discussed similarities/differences between the written version of the short story that we read yesterday. I checked journals today and took up reading logs for the week. NO HOMEWORK for the weekend - enjoy your weekend! REMINDER - Field trip money is due on Sept. 22. (Field trip to see a play at Memorial Auditorium on Nov. 12 - cost per student: $19.25). THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11 Today we studied character development through comparing characters in Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Tell Tale Heart." We then discussed the difference between a "flat" character and a "round" character. We completed an extension activity in class re: characterization. HOMEWORK: Reading log due tomorrow; I will check journals tomorrow. The mystery book report for ALL classes is now Friday Sept. 19. (I changed it for my 3rd block to give students more time to finish reading their books.) WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10 All Blocks today: Mr. Ellington, the 8th grade guidance counselor came in to talk to the students about high school requirments and expectations. We distributed field trip forms. We are going to Memorial Auditorium on November 12 to see a national tour company perform several of the short stories we have recently read in class. Cost for the trip is $19.25/student and we need chaperones. Please send a note in if you are interested in chaperoning - cost for chaperones is $14.25. Homework: Read 30 minutes and do reading log. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 9 All blocks: We finished "The Lottery" today in class and answered questions in class. We discussed why people tend to act differently in groups than they would by themselves. We had a great discussion about the effects of peer pressure on our decision making. We also went to the library to renew our mystery books and/or check out a new book for outside reading. Homework for tonight is to continue with the outside reading, completing the reading log and working on the Mystery Book Report.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8 All Blocks: We set up our writing folders today. Each time the students do a writing assignment, they will record it in the folder per Wake County guidelines. We began reading another mystery short story, The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson. We will finish the story tomorrow. HOMEWORK tonight - read mystery book students chose for outside reading. Read for 30 minutes. Complete reading log (given out today). Begin working on the Mystery Book Report (handed out today). Due date for book report: Blocks 2,4,5: Friday, Sept. 19. Block 3 only: Friday, Sept. 12
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5 TEST ON LITERARY TERMS I checked journals and literary term definitions. Students were to turn in reading logs. Homework: continue reading mytery book for outside reading. Stay dry this weekend! THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4 Today in class we will finish up our discussion of "The Monkey's Paw" and we will watch the video of the short story. We will examine the idea of CONFLICT in the short story and discuss. In addition, we will review literary terms, take notes to clarify terms and prepare for the test tomorrow. HOMEWORK: LOTS TO DO TONIGHT!!! 1. Study for the literary terms test (students should have a handout, condensed notes or notecards they made and some class notes to study by - I will check these tomorrow for a homework grade) 2. Reading logs are due tomorrow (parent signature required). 3. Journals will be checked tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3 ALL BLOCKS: Today I took up the homework from last night. I then reviewed literary terms with the students from the list given last week. I narrowed down the number of terms they need to know for the test on Friday. They also took notes on types of literature and conflict. These notes will also be on the test on Friday. We read "Monkey's Paw" in class - a mystery short story. In blocks 3 we finished the story. The other blocks will finish up tomorrow. TEST on literary terms Friday. Also reading logs, literary term definitions and journals are due Friday.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2 Today in class we reviewed the following literary terms: plot, narrator, suspense, mystery, genre, character, conflict, setting, theme and fiction. Students received a list of literary terms last Friday. The test on these terms is THIS Friday, Sept. 5. Students should either have Cornell notes with the terms or flashcards. I will check those on Friday during the test. In class we talked about a mystery and read the story "Night Burial." We looked at unfamiliar vocabulary and made predictions about the story. Students were asked to write an alternate ending the story. "What happened when Sara reached the cemetary?" One paragraph in length - 3-5 sentences. Paragraph should use "their" "there" and "they're" correctly in it as well as show a good ending to this story. UPCOMING: Literary terms test on Friday Sept. 5 FRIDAY AUGUST 29 ALL BLOCKS: Students were given a list of literary terms today with their defintions. In class we highlighted the key words in each definition in order to practice picking out the most important parts of a defintion. Then, students wrote down the abbreviated definitions in Cornell note form. A quiz on these terms will be NEXT FRIDAY, SEPT.5. Encourage your student to study a little each night - there are over 40 terms. While most of them are a review from previous years, there are some new terms as well. Homework this weekend - Reading their mystery book for outside reading. GREAT first week of school!!!! Thank you for sharing your students with me! THURSDAY AUGUST 28 ALL BLOCKS: Today in all classes I checked student homework on the "I am From" poem. Students wrote their final copies and turned in the work in class. I gave out the reading logs for the outside reading book they got in the library yesterday. Students should be reading 30 minutes per night. The first reading log will be due NEXT Friday, Sept. 5. After this first time, students will receive logs each Monday and will need to turn them on Friday of the same week. NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT!!! (except for reading) Students were issued lockers today. Also - remember that Monday is a holiday! WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27 Today we went to the library for orientation. Ms. Hendricks, our medial specialist talked to the students about the resources in the library, the circulation procedure for checking out books, and also talked to them about choosing a book for their first outside reading assignment. Students must choose a MYSTERY book for their first outside reading. Books must be shown to me on Tuesday Sept. 2nd for approval. Students will complete weekly reading logs beginning next week that must be signed by a parent/guardian on Thursday night for Friday collection. A project that ties to this reading will be given out in a week or so. STUDENTS SHOULD BE READING 30 MINUTES PER NIGHT. Homework: Fill in the template for the poem we worked on in class on Tuesday entitled "Where I'm From." Prewriting was done in class on Tuesday so students can plug in what they did in class to the poem template I gave them.
ALL BLOCKS: Students turned in homework paper "Who Am I?" and their signed class policies. Today we began work on a poem "Where I Come From." We read the poem " Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon and then worked on a prewriting activity to prepare students to write their own similar poem. Homework for THURSDAY is to come up with their own poem based on the prewriting we did in class.
ALL BLOCKS: Today we went over rules and procedures for our class. Students are to allow parents/guardians to read the syllabus, rules and procedures and sign the student/parent contract. Students need to bring in the signed contracts tomorrow for a homework grade. Also for homework: 3 paragraph paper entitled "Who Am I?" First paragraph - your name, date of birth, where you were born, where you live now, other places you have lived. Second paragraph -about your family, friends and activities/sports you like. Third paragraph - your strengths/weaknesses in Language Arts. Students must do Prewriting (brainstorming of ideas for each paragraph) and then a draft - in blue/black ink. Due tomorrow.
Please see the generic class supply list for HRMS for needed supplies. In addition - each student will need a journal for Language Arts. I would prefer a bound composition book - but a single subject, spiral notebook will also work. Supplies needed for the first week of school: 3" 3 ring binder (1 for all your classes); 2 pkgs of dividers with pockets; pencil pouch; 2 1-subject notebooks (for LA and SS); loose leaf paper; pens/pencils (blue or black ONLY); erasers; highlighters ***UPDATE****Due to an increase in poor classroom behavior and work that is incomplete, the Tiger team has put "Lunch Detention" into place. Students are given one warning in class for behavior, and then issued lunch detention if the behavior persists. If they fail to complete an assignment, a teacher may also give lunch detention. If the student does not come to detention or has more than two in a week, they will receive an administative referral. We are cracking down on behavior, getting students ready for the rigor of high school. (2) detentions in a week = a referral to the asst. principal. This referral will result in AfterSchool Detention. 4th detention will result in lunch ISS. 5th detention will result in full day of ISS. 6th detention and beyond - multiple days of ISS or OSS. ******************************************************************** |