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Language Arts 8 (Period Per 4)

Instructor
Will McBride
Department
Language Arts
Terms
2018-19 Trimester 1
2018-19 Trimester 2
2018-19 Trimester 3


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Homework 4/15-4/19

Monday
Answer Focus Activity on page 6/7
 
Tuesday
Answer #1, 2 on page 7 in packet
 
Wednesday
 
Thursday
Answer #3, 4 on page 7 in packet
Bring your outside reading book to class on Friday

Homework 4/8-4/12 LA8 & 8 Accelerated

Monday
 
 
Tuesday
Answers all questions on page 6 in the Shakespeare packet
 
Wednesday
Review notes and answers to questions on page 6 for a quiz on Thursday
 
Thursday
Friday is the last day to change your AR book for this month; new book must also be an Award Winner (Printz, National Book Award, Pulitzer, Hugo/Nebula, Edgar or YALSA awards)

Homework 3/18-3/22 LA8

Monday
Continue working on Essay (Ethos)
Continue reading AR book for March - practice thesis statement.
 
Tuesday
Continue work on essay (Pathos); bring rough draft to class on Wednesday for peer edit.
 
Wednesday
Complete AR book and Thesis statement for test on Thursday.
 
Thusday
Print final draft of persuasive essay.  Highlight/Underline and label 1. Elements of Persuasion, 2. Concrete Details (evidence) and Commentary.
Print separate works cited page - see links on Edlio - TImes New Roman, size 12 font, double-spaced

Homework 1/28-2/1 LA8

Monday
Chp 19 "The Gates of Thievery" Quote Analysis
 
Tuesday
Chp 29 "The Accordionist" Quote Analysis
Continue reading Reading Realistic Fiction
 
Wednesday
Chp 31 "A Short History of the Jewish Fist Fighter" Quote Analysis I.
 
Thursday
Chp 31 Quote Analysis 2
Continue reading Realistic Fiction

Homework 1/21-1/25 LA8

Monday
Martin Luther King, Jr Day
 
Tuesday
Chp 16 Quote Analysis
 
Wednesday
Chp 17 Quote Analysis
 
Thursday
No Homework
 
Friday
Staff Development - no school

Homework 1/14-1/18 LA 8

Monday
Complete Chp 4 Quote Analysis
 
Tuesday
Continue reading Realistic Fiction novel.
 
Wednesday
Complete Chp 6 Quote Analysis
 
Thursday
Complete Chp 9 Quote Analysis