HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs Character Pkg– 3 metaphors sheets: Metaphors, Lovely Lines & Making Metaphors – Be creative! Notebook: p. 18 – Geraldine Moore Character Paragraph: take your outline and write 1 paragraph with your own title, double-spaced & in pen. Great Canadian Mail Race – use the template to write a rough copy of your […]
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Dec 09
ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3
HOMEWORK: Due Mon/Tues Character Package – “A Dream” – lyrics & Qs AND Creating Imagery worksheet. Here’s a link to the video for the song ===> “A Dream” by Will.I.Am & Common AND a link to video of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech ===>“I Have A Dream” speech – go to 12:20 mins for the I have a dream […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Mon LP #16-17 Notebook: p. 13 – Characterization Practice Flip worksheets AND p. 14 – S.T.E.A.L Geraldine Characterization Squares Terms Quiz – Mon/Tues Grade 8 Letter – gather what you’d like to include in your gr. 8 letter envelope: pictures, stickers, notes from your friends, etc. It can’t be too big or heavy […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri LP #25 (nouns), #41 (pronouns) #29 (verbs) – this is all meant to be review to prepare you for your upcoming lessons on sentences. Character Pkg – Read & Highlight – “Southpaw” AND do Qs # 1-8
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/1.1
HOMEWORK: Due Mon/Tues “The Day the Sun Came Out” – Qs #1-13, Character Grid for Mary, and Story Map – You can write the answers to the Qs right in the package/story. You do not have to write them on a separate page.
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri LP Unit #2 – test & workbook check Reading Goals sheet Character Pkg #2 – read & highlight “The Day the Sun Came Out”
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Jan Good copy “I Am” Poem LP Unit #2 – finish all the lessons & prepare for your test LP Unit #2 test & workbook check – Thurs/Fri Character Pkg – finish all sheets, study for the Unit test – Tues/Wed
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri LP – Extra practice sheets #21-23 Character Pkg – finish all sheets “I Am” Poem – rough copy – remember you need to have 6 DIFFERENT metaphors (so you can’t have 2 animals, or 2 colours – only 1 of each). Check out this link that has examples! These are examples to […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Mon/Tues LP – Extra Practice #17, 18, 20 Character Pkg – “A Dream” Lyrics & Qs — Click here for video—>“A Dream” by Will.I.Am & Common Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” Speech —Click here to watch the speech —> I HAVE A DREAM Note the “I have a dream” Part […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Tues Both classes – LP Unit #2 Test in 2 weeks- start reviewing now! Block 2.1 only! – LP #20-21 Character Pkg – Poetry Sheets – Imagery, Metaphor & Love-ly Lines Block 1.1 only ! – LP #18-19 Character Pkg – “A Dream” – watch, go through lyrics, and do the Qs — […]
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