Good News!

Congratulations to all my students on a very successful year! Study Get a good night's sleep and a decent breakfast...don't worry - you're ready!


These students scored ADVANCED on their ELA Post Test. 100% will be entered for the following students for the English AND Literature finals:




Rory Berlin



Elizabeth Bolton



Ethan Devillier



James Liddy



Sarah Procopio



Tiffany Vu



These students scored MASTERY on the Edusoft Post Test. 95% will be entered for the following students for the English AND Literature finals, or an option is available to take the final.


Kothar Albdelghani



Michael Banks



Keyahmynne Bennett



Krissy Danh



Taiylar Demoss



Kylee Dietz



Brooke Gabel



James Jefferson



Daphne Luzaran



Trace Myers



Zsajuan Powe



Jena Stone



Lacey Washington



Kaleb Weston



Kylie Williams



LaMarq Williams

Homework due November 16th

Homework: Due November 16th

1. Read AR
2. Complete "Don't Try this at Home!" and "What Would You do With It?" English handouts
3. WORDPLAY: Compose 3 jokes that feature punny language. See this site for help. Do not copy.

Homework due Friday 11/2/12

 

Homework due Friday, November 2, 2012

 

1. English grammar workbook pages 7-14. Tear out and staple to turn in.

2. Select a topic that interests you and is related to the topics or authors studied in class.  Visit two sites that offer valuable information on your topic. Write a research paper on your topic. Cite your two sources using www.easybib.com .

•  one page, double spaced if typed.
• twopage, double spaced if handwritten.
• make sure your paper is fact-based and not opinion.

Keep up with your notebook check items. You will have a Unit Test Friday.

Homework due October 26th

The Wicked Witch of the West and Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz

Both assignments will be from your Interactive Reader and Writer workbook

1. READING: Read pages 75-82. Complete the blue column questions and take the quiz.

2. WRITING: Read pg 83 from top to bottom. Follow the Test-taker toolkit steps. Your are to write a fictional narrative with a plot that involves a superstition. Make sure your story has a setting, characters, and conflict. Only the final draft of this exercise will be graded.

Week of October 15th through October 19th

Loved this report! It's in the shape of an iceberg. You can see the Titanic in the distance...very cool.

Agenda:Busy week!
Monday: reviewing for Alcatraz test
Tuesday: Alcatraz test and reading activity
Wednesday: Reviewing Eagle Test/ Community Visitors
Thursday: Reviewing Take home test/ Community Visitors
Friday: Unit 2 Edusoft

Homework: Take Home Test due Friday. No exceptions. 
(You may turn it in early if you're the nervous-type!)

Homework Due October 11th

Looking for a place to rest? Try Alcatraz!

Homework due Thursday:

1. Complete an Alcatraz  Job Vacancy Description: Flyer or classified ad. Use the following link as a model.

http://my-ecoach.com/project.php?id=14874&project_step=58439

Homework and Agenda 9/17/02 - 9/21/12

This week, we will be reviewing end marks, commas, semi-colons, and colons. Your biography folders need adjustments, so you will be working with a team to improve your writing. There will be a test over punctuation on Friday.


Homework: Due Friday, September 21, 2012

1. Interactive Reader and Writer workbook pages 202 - 209. Tear out and staple together.
2. Review D: End marks, Commas, Colons, and Semicolons
3. Signed Academic Honesty Policy
4. Read AR - Have you taken a test, yet? You should have a least one under your belt.
5. Study for your Punctuation Test on Friday

Grade printouts went home last week that match your progress report. Remember my policy: Late work  always accepted with an 80% deduction.

Homework and agenda 9/10/12 - 9/14/12

Robo-legs

Interested in science? How about history? This week, we will be beginning our nonfiction unit in 8th grade. We will have a little something for everyone.

Homework:
Complete Text Features Handout using two nonfiction books of your own.
Complete English workbook pages 195-196.
Quiz Friday over R1: Nonfiction examples and text structures AND text feature homework

Be on the lookout for the 1-minute videos later this week. I want comments from you posted to Edmodo. Directions for this activity will be coming to you shortly.

Have a great week. Stay involved.

Agenda and Homework August 27th - 31st.

This week, we will be working exclusively with biographies. We will be reading biographies and locating information to write biographies on your person of interest. We will have a quiz on Friday over the Biography unit. Keep up with your notes and pay attention in class! Weekly homework: You will nominate your favorite citizen for the "The Best Louisianian Award". Locate biographical material, cite sources, create the one-minute nomination speech,and construct a certificate in the winner's honor.

Before you watch, decide who is Helen and who is Annie. Were you right?

August 13th through the 17th

This week, we will wrap up the preassessments and jump into our first unit - Biography and Autobiography.


Weekly Homework: August 13-17  Due Friday, August 17th at the first of class.

1. Create a list of 20 people you'd be interested in researching for biographies. Your list may include the living and the deceased.

2. Write a letter to your English teacher using the friendly letter format. See attachment on Edmodo.