Dear Students and Parents,
This site will help keep us in touch about 8th grade English this year. Please see below for an up-to-date list of homework and downloadable links of some handouts. If you have questions, please email me by clicking the button above. I look forward to a lovely year. Miss Georges |
HomeworkHomework is listed for the day it is assigned. Due dates are the following class period unless otherwise specified. Due dates will be listed in parentheses following the assignment.
Wednesday, July 22: Take syllabus home and obtain a parent signature. Cut along the dotted line. (Friday, July 24) Thursday, July 23: Same as Wed. Friday, July 24: Read "Rip Van Winkle"--will be distributed in class (Wednesday, July 29) Monday, July 27: Write one good paragraph (at least 6 sentences) on whether or not you think the Revolutionary War was justified. Tuesday, July 28: Be sure to read "Rip Van Winkle" for block day Block day, July 29 or 30: Read "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (block day); Hake 1-3, numbers 1-30 on each (next block day) Friday, July 31: No new assignments Monday, August 3: Remember to read "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (block day) and to do Hake 1, 2, 3 (block day); remember book check for Lyddie (August 11) Tuesday, August 4: Descriptive paragraph (Tuesday, August 11) Block day, August 5 or 6: Read "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" (next block day), Hake 4 and 5, # 1-30 each (next block day); "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Socratic Seminar prep (Friday, August 7) Friday, August 7: No new assignments Monday, August 10: Book check (tomorrow); Hake 4-5 (block); descriptive paragraph (tomorrow); short stories test (CHANGED TO MONDAY) Tuesday, August 11: no new homework Block day, August 12 or 13: Hake 6, 7, 8 (#1-30 each) (next block day); prep for Socratic seminar (Friday) Friday, August 14: Read Lyddie chapters 1 and 2 (CHANGED TO TUESDAY) Monday, August 17: Read Lyddie chapters 1 and 2 (tomorrow); Hake 6, 7, 8 (block) Tuesday, August 18: Read Lyddie chapters 3, 4, 5 (block) Block day, August 19 or 20: Hake 9 and 10 (#1-30 each) (next block day); Lyddie chapters 6 and 7 (Friday) Friday, August 21: Read Lyddie chapters 8 and 9 (Monday) Monday, August 24: Read Lyddie chapters 10-12 (tomorrow); finish handout from class (tomorrow); remember Hake 9 and 10 (block day); Hake test on lessons 1-10 (Friday) Tuesday, August 25: Read Lyddie chapters 13-15 (block day) Block day, August 26 or 27: Read Lyddie chapters 16-18 (Friday); Hake 11 and 12 (next block day) Friday, August 28: Read Lyddie 19-20 (Monday) Monday, August 31: Read Lyddie chapters 21-23 (tomorrow); Lyddie test (Friday); Book check for Tom Sawyer (Tuesday) Tuesday, September 1: Finish finding quotes--Lyddie worksheet from class Block day, September 2 or 3: Lyddie test (Friday) Friday, September 4: R&R Monday, September 7: NO SCHOOL Tuesday, September 8: Read Tom Sawyer chapters 1-4; Hake 11-13; Paragraph rewrite (next Friday) Block day, September 9 or 10: Read Tom Sawyer chapters 5-8 Friday, September 11: Read Tom Sawyer chapters 9-12 Monday, September 14: Read Tom Sawyer chapters 13-16; Hake 14-15(block); Rewrite of paragraph (Friday); Memorize the first four stanzas of "Annabel Lee" (Monday, September 28)--last two are extra credit Tuesday, September 15: Read Tom Sawyer chapters 17-22 Block day, September 16 or 17: Read Tom Sawyer chapters 23-27; Hake 16-18 next block Friday, September 18: Read Tom Sawyer chapters 28-31 Monday, September 21: Read Tom Sawyer chapters 32-Conclusion; Remember BOOK CHECK TOMORROW! (Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane); Test on Tom Sawyer (Friday) Tuesday, September 22: Remember Hake 16-18 for block day Block day, September 23 or 24: Hake 19-20 next block day Friday, September 25: Poem memorized by Monday I am back! Please expect Weebly to remain current again :-) Monday, January 4: No school Tuesday, January 5: TKAM book check Friday Block day, January 6/7: No new assignments Friday, January 8: Read chapter 1 of TKAM Monday, January 11: Read TKAM 2-3 (please note that the dash means THROUGH, not UP UNTIL) Tuesday, January 12: Read TKAM 4-5 Block day, January 13/14: Read TKAM 6-7/ Hake 31 and 32 due next block Friday, January 15: Read TKAM 8-9 Monday, January 18: NO SCHOOL Tuesday, January 19: Read 10-11 Block day, 20-21: Hake 33-35 next block; 12-13 Friday, January 22: Read 14-15 Monday, January 25: Read 16-17 Tuesday, January 26: Read 18-19; Hake 33-35 block Block day, 27-28: Read 20-22; Hake 36-37 next block Friday, January 29: Read 23-24; heads up: TKAM test next week Friday; book check, A Separate Peace by John Knowles on FEB 2 Monday, February 1: Read TKAM ch 25-27 Tuesday, February 2: Read TKAM ch 28-end Block day, February 3 and 4: Test tomorrow Friday, February 5: No homework over the weekend! Monday, February 8: Read ASP ch 1; reading questions (see handouts part of Weebly); chapter one quotation for your theme (see handouts above); rough draft of niceness essay due on block day--must be typed! and brought to class...email BEFORE class if printer problems Tuesday, February 9: Read ASP ch 2; reading questions; chapter 2 quotation Block day, February 10 and 11: Read ASP ch 3; reading questions; chapters 3 quotation Friday, February 12: Read ASP ch 4-5; reading questions; ch 4 and 5 quotations; FINAL of niceness essay due next Friday Monday, February 15: NO SCHOOL Tuesday, February 16: Read ASP ch 6, reading questions, theme quotation Block day, February 17 and 18: Read ASP ch 7, reading questions, theme quotation; FINAL ESSAY HAS BEEN MOVED TO MONDAY; five grammar sentences Friday, February 19: Read ASP ch 8, reading questions, theme quotation, final essay Monday Monday, February 22: Read chapter 9, reading questions, theme quotation Tuesday, February 23: Read chapter 10, reading questions, theme quotation, don't forget about five sentences due block day Block day, February 24 and 25: Read chapter 11, reading questions, theme quotation CHANGE: CH 11 Reading questions are due MONDAY Friday, February 26: Read chapter 12, reading questions, theme quotation; don't forget about the book check on March 1! (Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, NOT the definitive edition) Monday, February 29: Read chapter 13 Tuesday, March 1: ----------- Block day, March 2 and 3: start studying for test; book check tomorrow Friday, March 4: R and R Monday, March 7: Read Diary of a Young Girl: 14 June 1942--11 July 1942 and reading questions Tuesday, March 8: Study for test (tomorrow!! remember there are no block days) Wednesday, March 9: Read DYG 14 August 1942 through 20 October 1942 and reading questions Thursday, March 10: Read DYG 29 October 1942 through 22 December 1942 and reading questions Friday, March 11: Read DYG 13 January 1943 through 16 September 1943 and reading questions Welcome back from break! Monday, March 28: NO SCHOOL Tuesday, March 29: Read DYG 3 Feb 1944--25 April 1944 for MONDAY as well as reading questions; rough draft of ASP essay (7 paragraph essay) due next Tuesday; The Outsiders book check next Tuesday; final ASP essay due next Friday Wednesday, March 30: Work on reading and questions and ASP essay Thursday, March 31: same as above Friday, April 1: same as above Monday, April 4: Rough draft due tomorrow, read DYG 27 April 44 through 20 May 44; book check tomorrow Tuesday, April 5: Read DYG 22 May 44 though 8 July 44; final essay due MONDAY; Anne Frank test Friday Block day, April 6 and 7, 2016: Ready DYG 15 July 44 through the end (including afterword); five sentences due next block day Friday, April 8: Remember that final essay is due Monday Monday, April 11: Read The Outsiders chapter 1 and reading questions; remember that five sentences are due on block (the page in under "handouts" if you need a copy) Tuesday, April 12: Read The Outsiders chapters 2-3 and reading questions Block day, April 13 and 14: Read The Outsiders chapters 4-5 and reading questions Friday, April 15: Read The Outsiders chapter 6 and reading questions Monday, April 18: Read The Outsiders chapters 7-8 and reading questions; five sentences due block days Tuesday, April 19: Read chapter 9 and reading questions; five sentences; Socratic Seminar prep page Block day, April 20 or 21: Read chapters 10-end and reading questions; five sentences next block Friday, April 22: R&R Monday, April 25: Brainstorming and three topic sentences for writing project; Outsiders test Friday; sentences block day; book check (The Watsons Go to Birmingham) tomorrow Tuesday, April 26: Thesis for writing project; read article "Tough Puppies"; sentences and test Block day, April 27 or 28: test on Friday; rough draft due next block (NOT Monday as previously announced); final draft due Monday, May 9 (NOT Friday May 6 as previously announced) Friday, April 29: Some of writing project...TBA; reading of Watsons will start up next week; rough draft of body paragraph one and body paragraph two for Monday Monday, May 2: NOTE: Rough draft now due FRIDAY! and final due next Tuesday; read chapter 1 of Watsons; sentences due block; draft of essay paragraphs 4 and 5 due tomorrow Tuesday, May 3: Sentences due block; read chapter 2 of Watsons; draft of essay paragraphs 6 and 7 due block Block day, May 4 and 5: read chapter 3 of Watsons; rough draft due Friday--including works cited Friday, May 6: final draft of essay due Tuesday--peer-edited rough draft must be turned in with final; read chapter 4 of Watsons (and expect quiz on Monday over ch 1-4); sentences due next block Monday, May 9: Read Watsons ch 5-6; final essay due tomorrow Tuesday, May 10: Read Watsons ch 7; sentences block Block day, May 11 and 12: Read Watsons ch 8; be prepared for quest on Friday Friday, May 13: Read Watsons ch 9-11 Monday, May 16: Read Watsons ch 12-14, sentences due block day (last chance!) remember this is the last week to make everything up! Tuesday, May 17: Read Watsons ch 15 and epilogue; sentences Block day, May 18 and 19: Study for final! Friday, May 20: Study for final! Monday, May 23: Study for final Tuesday, May 24: Study for final Wednesday, May 25: day of the final, 3rd and 5th Thursday, May 26: day of the final, 2nd, 4th, and 6th Have a great summer! |
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