WELCOME TO READING 8 - 2015-16 

 

09-23-15 - Current Event Summary and Reaction due.

09/06/15 - Ch. 4-6 Study Guide due.

09/04/15 - Quiz on The River Ch. 1-6.

09/14/15 - Complete Ch. 7-12 Study Guide for Homework

09/15/16 - Complete Ch. 12 - 15 Study Guide for Homework

 

Good Luck during the 2014-15 School Year-

05/15- Quiz on The Giver Ch. 1-5. Study the guide handed-out during class.

04/09 - For One More Day study guide for 91% to the end of the book and STUDY THE TWO STUDY GUIDES IN PREPARATION FOR QUIZ TOMORROW!

04/06 - For One More Day study guide for 80% to 90%.

03/20 - Quiz on Times I Did Not Stand Up For My Mother

03/19 - Thematic Essay due on one of the following themes from the novel, For One More Day by Mitch Albom: Family, Correcting Your Wrongs, and Forgiveness.

03/10 - Possible Quiz on Ch. 1 and 2 of For One More Day.

02/18 - Quiz on Ch. 8, 9, and 10 of The Outsiders.

02/13 - Motivational Poem with two-paragraph Analysis due.

01/19 - The Outsiders Quiz on Ch. 3 and Ch. 4. 

01/05/15 - (1) A.R. IS DUE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 9th.

                 (2) Define The Outsiders Ch. 5 & 6 Terms in notebooks

                 (3) Complete Ch. 4 Comprehension Questions in your packet

12/10 - Read for A.R. The final due date for A.R. is Jan. 9

            Work on The Character Chart for The Outsiders. Students can only complete the chart up to 

            Steve Randle.

11/19 - The 5 People You Meet... Test!

11/18 - The 5 People You Meet... Character Chart due!

11/17 - Reading Benchmark Test for Quarter 2

11/14 - Current News summary and reaction due!

10/24 - Quiz on The Five People You Meet... on the 2nd Person, his lesson, and the Vocabulary List in Red from pgs. 80-104.

10/17 - The Five People You Meet... Quiz on the 1st Person and 1st Less.

10/08 - After reading "The Five People...", complete the study guide for pgs. 1-32. Be sure to continue to read your A.R. books. The A.R. due date is less than two weeks away!

09/18 - (1) The River Vocab Quiz tomorrow (Friday 9/19), (2) Bring and A.R. Book to class tomorrow

09/15 to 09/17 - Read The River, Ch. 10-14, and complete the accompanying study guides.

09/12 - Quiz on The River Ch. 1-8

08/29- The River by Gary Paulsen Ch. 1 Study Guide and Ch. 1-4 Vocabulary DUE.

09/03- Career Research Assignment DUE. Each student is required to research an individual who works in their field of choice and find relevant information that presents a clear idea of that respective career. 

 

2013-14 School Year

 

12/12/13 - Students will read Ch. 1-3 of The Outsiders and complete Ch. 1-3 Study Guide questions.

12/09/13 - Students will complete a "warm-up" prereading activity that will provide the effect of stereotyping. Also, the student will be responsible for taking notes from the introductory powerpoint presentation that provides background information for The Outsiders. Lastly, students are responsible for defining the Ch. 1-3 vocabulary terms.

11/11/13 - While watching the movie version of The Five

                     People You Meet in Heaven, students will

                     complete the movie outline.

 

11/08/13 - After reading pages 154-196 of The Five People

                     You Meet in Heaven, students are to have

                     completed the accompanied Study Guide.

 

11/04/13 and 11/05/13 - 8th Graders will take the 2nd

                                              Study Island Benchmark in

                                              Reading.

 

11/01/13 - The following study guides are due: (1) pgs. 104-

                     128 and pgs. 128-156.

 

10/27/13- Remember to complete and turn in The Five

                    People You Meet in Heaven Study Guide by

                    Tuesday, October 28th. It is worth 100 points.

                    *A.R. is also due the 28th.

 

10/03 - All Classes will have a test on The River novel on Tuesday, Oct. 8th.

            Periods 1, 3, and 6 must have completed a news summary and reaction paper.

            Period 5 must have "Illustration" project on The River completed by Friday, Oct.

            11th.

 

 

 

9/27 - Quiz on The River, Ch. 15-20

 

9/30 - News article and summary due.

 

10/01 - Tentative date for The River book test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012-13 School Year

LETS KEEP THE TRADITION OF HIGH P.S.S.A. READING SCORES FOR THE EIGHTH GRADE!

   2011 - 78% PROFICIENT IN READING

   2012 - 72% PROFICIENT IN READING

   2013 - GOAL OF 85% PROFICIENT

 

05/21    

Name___________

 

Reading 8

 

 

 

For One More Day

 

Study Guide Questions

 

Directions: Answer each question in complete sentences using support from the novel.

1. In the first paragraph of the novel, and repeated several times throughout the book, is the line “every family is a ghost story.” What do you think that means? Who is the real ghost in the Benetto family?

 

 

2. Which scene resonated with you the most, and why?

 

 

 

 

3. Re-read the “Beginning” section. Now that you know the identity of the people(names), does your understanding of the section change?

 

 

4. Discuss the last paragraph of the “Beginning” section,  on page 4: Would you make a different decision?

 

 

5. Why do you think Chick gave up?

 

 

 

 

6. On page 7, Chick says “Mothers support certain illusions about their children.” What does he mean by that statement? What about fathers?

 

 

7. Consider the passage on page 10 in which Chick talks about missing his dad. Given the identity of the book’s narrator, what do you think is happening here?

 

 

8. Several times in the novel, Chick says that you can be either a mama’s boy or a man, but not both. Which was Chick? Which did he believe himself to be? Do you agree that you can only be one?

 

 

 

 

9. On page 36, Chick says, “kids chase the love that eludes them.” What or who’s love does he chase, ultimately, and why?

 

 

10. Chick believes strongly in the power of words: “divorcee”(pg. 70). What makes these words so powerful?

 

 

 

 

05/15 - (1) Answer questions #1-20 in your notebooks.

              (2) Complete A Movie in my Mind Activity for 5/16.

              (3) Define the 9 terms from the sheet you received

                     today.

05/08 - Work on Worksheet that includes two journals prompts and ten vocabs terms (due Friday).

 

 

04/24 - We are reading For One More Day by Mitch Albom. We are reading from the Kindles, so students will not have the text to read for homework. THE PSSA TEST PERIOD HAS ENDED.

*Students are to answer the study guide questions as we advance in the book.

Quiz (planned as a pop quiz) is scheduled for Friday, April 26th. Study Vocab List copied into your notebooks.

Continue to summarize each chapter in your notebooks.

 

 

 

04/08 - Review Literary Techniques, Genres, and Literary Terms to know in preparation for the upcoming PSSA Tests.

 

03/21 - Continue reading the short story unit to compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction. Also, we will identify literary techniques used throughout the text.

 

03/14 - Work on "The Rocking Horse Winner" Vocab Worksheet that will be due on Friday, March 15.

Reading Tip of the Day: Turn on Closed-Captioning on your TV to improve vocabulary, which in turn, improves reading.

 

03/07 - Students will be responsible for completing the Ch. 1 Study Guide for The Tipping Point. Also, a current news article and summary will be due on Monday, March 11. Remember that A.R. Points are due by March 15.

02/19/13 - After reading Ch. 9 and 10 of The Outsiders, complete the Ch. 9 and 10 Study Guide by tomorrow. We will finish reading the final two chapters  and corresponding study guide by Thursday. A Book Test is tentatively scheduled for Friday!

 

Important Reminder: The Outsiders Reading Project is due on Friday, Feb. 8th. Although there was time provided in class to work on the project, students are responsible to finish the remaining work on their own time by Friday, Feb. 8th.

Week of 01/28 (All classes will finally be at the same point by Friday!)

Thursday - (1) Answer Ch. 6 Study Guide Questions and continue working on your project.

Monday - (1)Read Chapter 6 and 7 of The Outsiders and complete the corresponding chapter questions for Ch. 5 and Ch. 6. (2) Begin to work on either the (a) Movie Advertisement Poster, (b)Scrapbook for Ponyboy, or (c)Front Page News Story about one of the major events from the book. THE PROJECT IS DUE ON FRIDAY, FEB. 1st.

 

 

Week of 12/12

Wednesday - Test on The Five People You Meet in Heaven

 

Week of 12/3

Test postponed until 12/12

Friday - Test on The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Review the study guides, five people, lessons, and important birthdays outlines in class.

 

Week of 11/26

Wednesday - Vocab Quiz for Per.1 and Comprehension Quiz planned for Per. 4, 6, 7, and 8. Study your comprehension guides for The Five People You Meet...from pages 104 -156.

 

 

Week of 11/12

• C.D.T. Testing in Reading(Mon./Tues.) and Math(Wed./Thur.)
• Study The Five People You Meet... Vocab List for a possible quiz.

Week of 11/05

• Wednesday - Study Guide for pgs. 56-79 is due.

 

Week of 10/21

• Work on the The Five People...study guide for pages #1-32.

Week of 10/15

• Friday - (1)Accelerated Reader points are due TODAY! (2)Complete The River  Ch. 17-24 Summaries in notesbooks for Monday, Oct. 22nd. (3)Also, from the Measuring Up book, be sure to have completed Lessons 1 and 2 in your notebooks (answers only).

Week of 10/08

• Monday - Read the remainder of The River, Ch. 22 through Measurements. Write Chapter summaries for each of the chapters read.
• Tuesday - Review Chapter summaries and re-read Measurements.
• Wednesday - Field Trip
• Thursday - Review Study Guide for Test on Friday, 10/12.
• Friday - Take Test on The River, Ch. 1 - Measurements then read an A.R. Book. Also, have Chapter Summaries for Ch. 17 though Measurements to turn-in on Tuesday.

Week of 10/01

• Tuesday - Read The River Ch. 16 to write a one-paragraph summary.
• Wednesday - Read The River Ch. 17 and 18 to write summaries for each of the chapters.
• Thursday - Read The River Ch. 19 to write a summary of the chapter.

 

 

Week of 9/24 

• The Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled from 9/24 - 9/28.

• A News Article Summary and Reaction is due Tuesday, Sept. 25th.
• The project entitled "Write Your Own Chapter" following our reading of Chapter 15 is due on Friday, Sept. 28th. When you "Write Your Own Chapter", be sure to include a title, use the author's style, and follow the plot. The chapter should be a minimum of two pages, maximum three pages, written or typed.  Please include one illustration of a scene that occurs in the chapter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09/19 - Prepare for possible quiz on Ch. 11-15 on Friday.

 

09/17 - Define and write a sentence for each of the Ch. 11-15 terms, #1-8.

              Begin looking for a second newspaper article for next Tuesday's

              summary assignment.

 

09/12 - After reading Ch. 7 and 8, students must write a 5-7

              sentence summary that will be due Friday, 09/14.

              *Possible Quiz on Chapter 1-9 on Friday, 09/14.

 

09/07 - Read, View, or Listen to a current news story to write a one-              paragraph summary followed by a one paragraph reaction

              that is due Tuesday.

09/06 - Ch. 1-5 Study Guide and Newspaper Article Summary due

                             Tuesday.

09/04 - Review Gary Paulsen Journal Entries.

                            Preview then answer second set of Ch. 1 and 2 questions.

              Read Chapters 3 and 4 aloud.

08/31 - Complete the Gary Paulsen Journal worksheet.

              Begin to search for a "mememto" that represents

              your values, interests/hobbies, and goals.

 

8/28 - The River Chapter 1 and 2 Study Guide due 8/29

 

08/29 - The River Chapters 1 and 2 Study Guide and Ch. 1 - 4 Vocab definitions

               and sentences.

 08/30 - DUE: Work on The River Chapters 1 and 2 Study Guide and Ch. 1 - 4 definitions and sentences

 

08/31 - (1) Complete Ch. 1 - 2 Study Guide after reading Ch. 1 and 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011-12 School Year

Week of 5/21

 

Week of 05/14/11

• Monday - Thursday - Read the Lottery to analyze Author's Style, Point of View, and Foreshadowing techniques.
• Friday - Quiz on characterization, setting, and foreshadowing techniques. Begin reading Charles by Shirley Jackson to illustrate characterization and similar techniques used throughout both short stories.

 

Week of 05/07/12

• Monday - Read Ch. 19 and 20 and complete study guide.
• Tuesday - Read Chapters 21, 22, and 23 and complete study guides.
• Wednesday - Complete The Giver Test.
• Thursday - Preview the Current Event Summary guidelines. You are responsible for summarizing and reacting to three current event articles by Thursday of next week. Please remember to write the title at the top of the pages and use details (facts and stats) in your summary paragraph. Each summary/reaction piece is worth twenty-five points.
• Friday - Complete Compare/Contrast Essay.

 

 

 

 

Week of 04/31/12

• Monday and Tuesday - Read Chapter 17 and 18 to complete the Ch. 16, 17, and 18 Study Guide.
• WEDNESDAY - RESEARCH PAPER DUE FOR PERIOD 1!!! RESEARCH PAPER DUE FOR PERIODS 2, 3, and 8 NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 9th!!!

RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES

• Choose from one of the following topics (unless another topic is approved by me).

                 Hunger     Animal Abuse     Poverty     Unemployment     War     Crime    

                Disease      Environmental Issues           Education               

• Requirements : 1-2 page length; typed; double-spacing; 12 point font size; citations
•  For assistance, you can research the following questions to guide the process: 

                    a) Why does the problem occur in our culture? What caused it? Where did it stem from?

                    b) How does it affect our society? Who is affected? What other problems does it create?

                    c) How have people tried to solve the problem? Have any of the solutions been successful?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of 04/24/12

• Monday and Tuesday - Read Chapters 12 and 13 of The Giver to answer corresponding study guide and complete the fill-in-the-blank vocabulary worksheet.
• Wednesday - Read Chapters 14 and 15 and complete the "Life Assignment Activity" in class.
• Thursday - Review "Life Assignment" Activity and read Chapter 16 aloud in class.
• Friday - Quiz on Chapters 12 through 15

 

Week of 04/17/2012

• Monday and Tuesday - Read Chapters 8 and 9 of The Giver to complete vocab exercise on antonyms and corresponding study guide.
• Wednesday and Thursday - Read Chapters 10 and 11 and complete Ch. 10 and 11 Study Guide.
• Quiz on Chapter 5 through 10 tentatively scheduled.

 

 

Week of 4/10

• Tuesday - Read Chapters 3 and 4 of The Giver to answer accompaning study guides.
• Wednesday - Read Chapters 5 and 6 of The Giver to discuss common themes in Lois Lowry's novels and complete the "In My Life" Worksheet.
• Thursday - Read Chapter 7 and 8 of The Giver to complete the assigned study guides.
• Friday - Take Quiz on Chapter 4 through 7 of The Giver.

Week of 4/16

Announcement: PSSA Testing(Writing) scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

• Monday - Review Chapter 4-7 Quiz and read Chapter 9 of The Giver.
• Tuesday - Read Chapter 10 of The Giver to complete Chapter 9 and 10 study guide.
• Wednesday - Review Chapter 9 and 10 study guide and complete vocab crossword.
• Thursday - Read Chapter 11 and complete "Assignment" Activity.
• Friday - Quiz on Chapter 1 - 10.

 

 

Week of 3/27

• Monday - Introduction to The Giver by Lois Lowry and Current News Article on The North Korea Missile Crisis
• Tuesday - Read The Giver, Ch. 1 and take assigned notes
• Wednesday - Review Ch. 1, Read Ch. 2 and complete Ch. 1 and 2 Study Guide for homework.
• Thursday - Complete lesson on Ch. 1 and 2 and read Ch. 3
• Friday - Quiz on Ch. 1- 3

 

 

Week of 3/20

• Monday - Study Island practice on Making Inferences, Drawing Conclusions and Root Words
• Tuesday - Prefix and Suffix Lesson and Review with notes
• Wednesday - Current Event article and review of common Root Words
• Friday - Quiz on Literary Techniques and common Affixes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of 02/27

• Monday - Introduce Figurative Language (Metaphor, Simile, Cliche, and Hyperbole). Complete Lesson 6: Analyze Metaphor and Simile
• Tuesday - Complete Lesson 7: Hyperbole for homework.

 

Week of 02/20

• Monday through Wednesday - Read "Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl" pages 80-115.
• Thursday - Quiz on pages 90 - 105

 

Week of 02/06

• Monday - Take the Reading Pretest for Study Island.
• Tuesday - Propaganda Activity due (#1. Go to a local store to find five examples of Propaganda or #2. Watch one hour of TV to record examples of Propaganda used during the commercials.
• Wednesday - Read "Anne Frank" parts 3 and 4.

 

 

Week of 01/30

• Monday - "The Rocking Horse Winner" poster assignment that features its Theme, Part of Speech, Definition, Quotation from a poem, story, song, movie...etc and a symbol to represent the theme.

 

Week of 01/23/12

• Monday - Thursday - Read "The Rocking Horse Winner" to analyze symbols and themes.
• Friday - Complete an Anticipation Guide for "The Diary of Anne Frank"

 

 

 

Week of 01/09/12

• Monday - Read "The Lady and the Tiger" (fiction) to write a four to five sentence summary and predict the conclusion.
• Tuesday - Read Stone Boy to identify foreshadowing. 

 

 

Week of 12/12/11

• Monday - Rediscovering Jamestown reading and comprehension questions in preparation for P.S.S.A.'s

 

Week of 12/5/11

• Friday - The Five People You Meet in Heaven Test (review study guides)

                    *Spirit Day

 

Week of 11/21/11

• Tuesday - The Five People You Meet in Heaven In-Class Writing Assignment  (32 points possible  from a list of questions; 20 points are required to receive an A

 

 

 

Week Of 11/14/11

• Friday - Quiz on The Five People You Meet in Heaven Vocab (focus on the terms reviewed in class)  and information from the Study Guides (pgs. 1-32, 33-56, 56-79, 80-104)

 

Week of 11/07/11

• Monday - Define the first forty terms of the vocab list from The Five People You Meet in Heaven and complete pages 1-32 Study Guide.
• Tuesday - Review vocab words and answer questions on the pgs 32 - 55 Study Guide.
• Friday - Define all 100 terms from The Five People You Meet in Heaven for Tuesday.

 

 

 Week of 10/31

• Wednesday - Periods 1-3 are to complete the vocab lesson for The Five People You Meet in Heaven
• Thursday - Answer pgs. 1-32 Study Questions and define the 100 Vocab Terms to Know from The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Week of 10/24

 

• Tuesday - Rain, Rain, Go Away take-home quiz
• Wednesday - "The Minister's Black Veil" reading log(1/2 page minimum) and literary device definitions
• Thursday - Analyze Theme in Measuring Up workbook pages 192-194 (answer questions #1-10).
• Friday - Read Young Goodman Brown by N. Hawthorne to identify symbolism and author's purpose.

Week of 10/18

• Tuesday - Edgar Allen Poe worksheet and News Summary are due!
• Thursday - Ren. Faire Field Trip
• Friday - A.R. points are due!

 

 

 

 October 11, 2011 - Finish reading "Noah Webster: The Man Who Made Made America's First Dictionary" to complete the assessment from the Measuring Up workbook.

October 12, 2011 - Present "Write Your Own Chapter" assignments and begin reading "Sleepy Hollow".

October 13, 2011 - View History Video "Glory" in the cafeteria.

October 14, 2011 - Continue reading "Sleepy Hollow" and continue reading current events from the assigned newspapers for next Tuesday's review.

 

Wednesday, Oct. 05, 2011 - Review "Word Origins" worksheet and continue to work-on the "Write Your Own Chapter" assignment that is due Friday, October 7th.

 

Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 - Complete Chapter 20 - Measurements Study Guide and study for Friday's Book Test.

 

Friday, Sept. 23 - Listen, Read, or Watch a Current News Story to write a one-paragraph summary followed by a one-paragraph reaction for Tuesday, Sept. 27th (Periods 1,2,3 and 8).

 

Friday, Sept. 16 - PERIODS 1,2,3, and 8 - Listen, Read, or Watch a Current News Story to write a one-paragraph summary followed by a one-paragraph reaction for Tuesday, Sept. 20.

 

Thursday, Sept. 15 - Complete Ch. 12 - 15 Study Questions and BE SURE TO STUDY FOR THE QUIZ ON CHAPTERS 12 - 15 SCHEDULUED FOR TOMORROW!

Monday, Sept. 12 - Complete Ch. 8 - 11 Study Questions which are due Thursday, Sept. 15. 

Thursday, Sept. 8 - Study notes and Chapter Study Questions for a possible Quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday, Sept. 7 - Work-on Chapter 5-7 Study Questions that will be reviewed in class tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 31 - Complete Ch. 1 - 4 Vocabulary definitions with sentences that are due Thursday, Sept. 1.

                                       Complete Ch. 1-4 comprehension questions for Friday, Sept. 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of May 30, 2011

*Reading Final Exam is scheduled for Friday, June 3, 2011.

 

Week of May 23, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Periods 1 - 3 - Book Review(Five Paragraphs, Double-Spaced, 12 pt. font) DUE FRIDAY MAY 27.

Period 5 - Review The Five People, Five Lessons and Birthdays from Mitch Albom's The Five

                  You Meet in Heaven.

Period 6 - Read Huck Finn, Chapters 27- 35 by Friday, May 27. There is a quiz scheduled

                  Tuesday for Chapters 27 - 31.

Week of May 16, 2011

Periods 1 - 3 - Study the characters and terms on your Gathering Blue Study Guide.

Period 6 - Complete the Huckleberry Finn Crossword for tomorrow.

*REMINDER: Marion Blumenthal Lazan, Holocaust Survivor and author of Four Perfect Pebbles,

  will be at the high school Wednesday, May 18th at 9:00a.m.

 

 

Week of May 9, 2011

Periods 1 - 3 - Gathering Blue Chapters 21-23 and study guide for chapters 21 - 23

Period 5 - The Five People You Meet... pages 129- 57 and accompanying study guide.

Period 6 - Huck Finn Chapters 19 - 22 with accompanying study questions and vocabulary exercises

 

Week of April 25, 2011

Periods 1 -3 - Gathering Blue Chapters 17-20

Period 5 - The Five People You Meet... pages 63 - 128 and study guides.

Period 6 - Huck Finn Chapters 15 - 17 and accompanying study questions and vocabulary worksheets.

 

Week of April 18th, 2011

Periods 1 - 3 - Gathering Blue Chapters 12 - 16

                       - Gathering Blue Study Guides

Period 5 - The Five People You Meet in Heaven pages 1-62

                - Pages 1-62 Study Guides

Period 6 - Huck Finn Chapters 8 - 15

                - Chapter Questions and Vocabulary

 

Tuesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Period 6 - Use each List 2 Vocabulary term in a sentence and study the terms for a possible quiz this week.

 

Week of March 21, 2011

All Classes - Short Story Unit and P.S.S.A. Writing Preparation for next week's P.S.S.A. Testing

Week of March 14, 2011

All Classes - P.S.S.A. Reading Preparation (Literary Devices and Poetry Review)

*Grade 8 P.S.S.A. Testing is scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Thursday, March 9, 2011

Periods 1 - 3 - P.S.S.A. Preparation

Period 5 - P.S.S.A. Preparation and Ch. 6-9 Study Guide for Gathering Blue

Period 6 - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Character Quiz

 

Friday, Feb. 18, 2011

Periods 1, 2, and 3 - Complete The Five People... Take-Home Test that is due Tuesday.

 Period 6 - Complete Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Ch. 4 Questions and vocabulary terms.

 

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011

Period 1 - Work-on Illustration Project that is due Friday, Feb. 18th and review study guides.

Periods 2 and 3 - Review study guides.

Period 5 - Review P.S.S.A. classwork.

Period 6 - Review P.S.S.A. classwork and complete Chapter 3 questions and Vocab terms.

 

Friday, Feb. 4, 2011

Periods 1, 2, and 3 -Finish reading "The Five People..." and complete corresponding study guides.

Period 5 - Read Chapter 15 for homework.

Period 6 - Answer questions #1-5 (Poetry questions that were started-on in class).

 

 Monday, Jan. 31, 2011

Period 6 - Write your 150 word Nomination Paper that is due Thursday, Feb.

 

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Periods 1, 2, and 3 - Complete The Five People You Meet... study guide for pages 80-104 and study the roots, prefixes, and suffixes worksheet that was received Thursday.

Periods 5 and 6 - Study the roots, prefixes, and suffixes sheet that was received Thursday.

 

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Periods 1, 2, and 3 - Complete the assigned reading log for pages 1 through 25 of The Five People You Meet in Heaven.

Period 6 - Continue to work-on the Illustration Activity.  

 

 

 Thursday, December 16, 2010

Periods 1 - 5 - Study the key events of the Autobiography, Four Perfect Pebbles, to prepare for tomorrow's quiz worth fifty points. Also, finish your chapter summaries and make any corrections necessary.

 

Friday, December 10, 2010

Periods 1-5 - Write a summary for each of the chapters (Ch.1-6) read in class.

                 - Complete ten interview questions for Marion Blumenthal.Period 6 - No Homework. We will begin our new section Monday.

GRADE 8 - I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE ENTIRE EIGHTH GRADE CLASS  FOR IMPROVING ON THE FIRST TWO 4SIGHT ASSESSMENTS IN READING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY FOCUSED ON OUR GOALS! WITH HARD WORK AND COOPERATION, YOU CAN REACH ANY GOAL.

Friday, December 3, 2002

Period 1 - 5 - Read Four Perfect Pebbles Chapters 2 and 3, then write an detailed summary for each of the Chapters in your notebooks.

Period 6 - Finish reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven and complete related worksheets.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Period 5 - Study for Book Test.

Period 6 - Read through page 75 of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and write a detailed summary of The First Person met in Heaven.

 

Friday, November 19, 2010

Periods 1, 2, 3, and 5 - Study for The Giver Book Test scheduled for Tuesday.

Period 6 - Read pages  through 55 of The Five People You Meet in Heaven.

Monday, Noveber 15, 2010

Periods 1, 2, and 3 - Complete News Article Assignment.

Period 5 - Complete Ch. 21, 22, and 23 Study Guide.

Period 6 - Complete Post Reading Assignment*.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

 

Periods 1, 2, and 3 - complete Ch. 21, 22, and 23 Study Guide and prepare for the quiz scheduled for Friday, November 12.

Period 5 - complete Chapter 17 - 19 worksheet #1 - 5

Period 6 - write a personal letter to Jonas' parents (started in class)

 

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Periods 1, 2, and 3 - complete Chapter 19 and 20 Study Guide

Period 5 - complete Ch. 16, 17, and 18 Study Guide

Period 6 - complete Ch. 21, 22, and 23 Study Guide and review for Book Test scheduled for Tuesday, November 16

 

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Periods 1, 2, and 3 -  One-hundred word minimum reader response essay on one of the following prompts: (1) Create your own ending for The Giver or (2) Compare and/or contrast The Giver and The River focusing on characterization, settings, vocabulary level, or interest level.

Period 5 - Complete Ch. 12 and 13 Guided Reading Questions.

Period 6 - Complete Chapter 19 and 20 Guided Reading Questions.

 

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Periods 1, 2, and 3- Complete Ch. 14 and 15 Study Guides

Period 5- Complete Ch. 12 and 13 Study Guide

Period 6-  (1) Finish reading Ch. 15 through Ch. 18  (2) Complete Ch. 14 and 15 Study Guide and Ch. 16, 17, and 18 Study Guide.