Wednesday

Activities:

-Journal 6:  Your choice.  2 paragraphs.
-Discuss simile, personification and analogy.
-Read "Winter Moon."

Homework:

-p. 70 Ex. 2
-Study nouns.
-Finish journal.

Tuesday

Activities:

-Turn in essay.
-Discuss idioms and metaphors (handout given).
-Read and discuss "Wild Bells."

Homework:

-p. 69 of grammar workbook. Ex. 1 only.
-Study for noun quiz Friday.

Monday

Activities:

-Put three handouts in writing folder.
-In class essay.

Notes from the board:

Intro:
     -Your hook is the first sentence of the intro.  It should be broad and should
       not mention the titles yet.
     -After the hook, mention the titles and authors of the works.
     -The last sentence of the intro. is your thesis.  A thesis statement is your
      topic sentence.  It sums up what the essay is about.  Ex.  "The Old
      Grandfather and His Little Grandson" and "Old Man" have many similarities
      and differences.
Body:
     -Discuss the similarities and differences of the stories.
Conclusion:
     -Sum up what you've said.
     -Refer back to your hook, but say it in a different way.
     -Leave the reader with something to think about.

Homework:

-Finish essay.
-Study for noun quiz on Friday.
-Put together writing folder.

Tuesday

Today's Activities:

-Research and cite information about the Sioux Native Americans, Crazy Horse or Little Big Horn.

Homework:

-pg. 64-64 of grammar workbook.  Girls do the evens, boys do the odds.

-Finish citation if you did not finish in class.

Monday

Today's Activities:

-Bellwork:  Journal 5.  If you have to leave your home and take only three possessions with you, what would you take and why?

-Discuss giving your personal best.

-Review common and proper nouns and complete #1-5 on page 61.  Review as a class.

Homework:

-Finish journal.

-pg. 61 #6-25 in grammar workbook.

8/28/12

Today's Activities:

-Review yesterday's hw.
-Introduce new unit: Coming of Age.
-Discuss coming of age. *Participation points.

Homework:

-Complete exercise 1 on pages 49-50.

*Honors:  In addition to ex. 1, read "Charles."

8/23/12

Welcome to eighth grade Language Arts!  It's great to see familiar friendly faces!  I'm excited to meet those of you I do not know and I'm sure we're going to have a fun year!  On this site I post most of the same information I put in the absent binder in the classroom.  I post the activities we did that day and any homework I assigned.  Please use this site and ask me if you need anything clarified.


Today's Activities:

Present vision boards (20 points).

Homework:

None :)