HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed LP #18 Terms Quiz – Study all your Flashcard terms for a 12 Q quiz. Notebook: – Geraldine Moore character analysis: p. 13 Characterization Practice sheets; p. 14 S.T.E.A.L. Character Traits sheet, p. 15 Geraldine Moore Character Traits Brainstorm – using all the previous sheets, make a brainstorm list of different character/personality […]
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Nov 28
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 9 – 2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs Canned Food Drive Donations! Follow your values of being kind, compassionate, generous, etc. and bring in donations to help those who need some food in their empty tummies! LP #20, 21, 22 – Complex & Compound Sentences Notebook: Journal #5 – p. 36-37 – 2nd Draft – Critical Thinking – Rewrite and […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3
HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed LP #14-15 Character Pkg – “Geraldine Moore the Poet” #1-3- Qs #1 Characterization: Does; Says; Thinks & Feels; Narrator Tells – chart with 2 examples for each. #2 Irony & #3 Theme
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday LP #11-16 (sentences) #29, 41, 32 (nouns, pronouns, verbs) Notebook: Journal #5 – Critical Thinking – What is it? Why is it important? Using your new and improved outline (p.33), write your 1st draft on p. 34-35. This is a double spaced, multi-paragraph response with a H.I.T intro, a strong PEE on it body, […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Wed LP #11-13 (sentence basics) AND #29, 41, 32 (nouns, pronouns, verbs) Notebook p. 33 – Journal #5: What is critical thinking and why is it important to be a critical thinker? Use the ideas we brainstormed (p.32) to do an outline. Outline worksheet- fill in the outline in PENCIL because you will […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Monday Journal #5 – BRAINSTORM – Critical Thinking: (1) What does critical thinking mean (to you)? (2) Why is it important to be or have the skills to be a critical thinker? Bring your LANGUAGE POWER to class
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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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Nov 02
ENGLISH 8 – 1.4/2.3
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri LP Unit #1 Test & Workbook check Setting Pkg – “3 Blind Men…” Poem & Qs & “Fly” Lyrics & Qs Here’s the video for the song – “Fly”
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