English 8 SAS (Period 5) Assignments

The grammar final exam will be given tomorrow and Thursday.

We'll finish any group presentations on Thursday if we won't be able to finish them tomorrow.

Group presentations will continue tomorrow. Be prepared. The grammar final exam will be given on Wednesday and Thursday. Quiz tomorrow on Fahrenheit 451.

Quiz on verbals tomorrow. Remember to study!

The literature final examination will be given on Thursday and Friday this week. Know all literary terms and the biographical information in your binder. Please review your notes!

Finish the handout on infinitives. Finish the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Tuesday, June 1st. Find as many examples of figurative language as you can as you read the novel. Have a great holiday weekend!

Do the handouts titled "Participles" and "Verbals (Participles and Gerunds)," Continue reading Fahrenheit 451.

Do the handout on gerunds.

Read Part I of Fahrenheit 451 by Monday. Do the vocabulary assignment. Be ready to turn the poetry analysis in tomorrow.

Study for tomorrow's quiz on noun clauses. Bring Fahrenheit 451 to class daily. Be sure to cover it.

Review your notes on the types of poetry, the common stanzas, and finding the rhyme scheme pattern for a quiz tomorrow. Noun clause quiz on Wednesday.

Finish the noun clause handout. Work on your poetry. Books will be collected on Friday and/ or Monday.

Work on the diamante poem. By now, you should have written the following types of poems: cherihew, part of speech, five senses, unrhymed tercet which describes a scene, metaphor or simile, alphabet, lanterne, tanka, limerick, and the four rhyming quatrains. Plus you should have written four additional poems that are your choice.

Have a great Cinco de Mayo!

Finish the five senses and the metaphor/simile poems. Do the handout on cases of pronouns.

Do the handout on "Cases of Who and Whom." Work on your recitation. Review your poetry notes. Quiz on pronoun usage on Tuesday.

The poetry recitations begin on Wednesday, the 28th.

Do "C and D" from the poetry handout from last week. Work on your recitations. If you're planning to attend ECR in August, please bring in your signed yellow program sheet as we will see the counselors tomorrow.

Do the handout on the cases of pronouns. Work on your recitation.
Bring in your notes from the nature walk.

Do A and B from the handout on poetry. Work on your poem that you will recite next week.

Finish the handout on Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement. Work on your recitation which will be presented next week..

Work on your poem for the recitation.

Study the plot, vocabulary, spelling rules, subject and verb agreement rules for the quiz for Act II of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Be sure to have the following ready to turn in as soon as class begins: Literature book pp. 779 and 780; Literary Analysis: Dialogue and Character; Humanities Connection: Philosophy; Cornell notes form scenes i - v (nine assignments in total).

The scene will be due tomorrow. Remember, I want your best effort!!!! Continue to memorize the poem for the oral recitations. You will have time in class tomorrow to finish today's classwork.

Work on your scene based on a portion of "The Diary of Anne Frank" and/or work on the poem you plan to present orally the week of April 26th.

Work on your scene and/ or your poem for the oral recitation. The scene is due on Friday, April 16th. The orals will begin the week of April 26th.

Work on your scene for "The Diary of Anne Frank." Do the subject/verb agreement handout. Study for tomorrow's quiz on subject and verb agreement.

Work on your scene based on "The Diary of Anne Frank." The Subject/Verb agreement quiz will be on Tuesday, the 13th. Think about the poem you'd like to recite.

Do the handout on vocabulary and spelling from Act II of "the Diary of Anne Frank."
Begin working on your scene which will be due next Friday, the 16th.

FInish the handouts titled "Agreement Between Subjects and Verbs" and "Literary Analysis: Connecting Elements of Drama."

Be prepared for tomorrow's quiz on Act I of "The Diary of Anne Frank." In addition to reviewing the plot, you'll need to review the vocabulary (mercurial, ostentatious, etc) the spelling rules (ie vs ei) subject and verb agreement (adding an "s" to a present tense verb makes it singular, etc) and historical context (WWII). Please bring a pensil to class. The Cornell notes from scenes i - v will be due tomorrow as well. Half credit will be given if they are not turned in during the class period. The handouts titled "Reading Strategy (Drama)" and "Lit Analysis: Staging" will be due tomorrow, too!

Finish the Cornell notes for Act I, scene v of "The Diary of Anne Frank." The notes from scenes i - v will be collected on Wednesday, the day we will take the quiz on Act I.

If you were absent on Friday, March 26th, you'll need to read Act I, sc. iv of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Also, bring in the handout on vocabulary and spelling from Act I after the spring break..

Finish reading Act I scene iii of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Finish your notes on scenes i-iii as well. Additionally, finish the handout on vocabulary and spelling. Bring in the test prep from Wednesday, too!

Please bring notebook paper and a pen or a pencil for tomorrow's LAUSD third assessment (an essay). Read to the end of Act I scene iii of "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Friday. Finish the Cornell notes for the three scenes as well.

Do the handout on "Complements." Study for the grammar quiz on sentence patterns including the complements. The quiz will be tomorrow.

Finish the handout on "Subject Complements."

Study your notes on sentence patterns. Know the different types of complements: direct object, indirect object, and the objective complement. Know the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb. The quiz will be on Wednesday.

If you have been absent, you'll need to begin the introductory paragraph for your essay on a theme of Animal Farm. We have been working on this assignment in class. For the three body paragraphs, you will need to write a topic sentence that will introduce what you will address in that paragraph, an example from Animal Farm that illustrates the theme that you wrote in your thesis statement, two commentary sentences (comments from you as to why the example that you selected demonstrate the theme) another example from the novel, two more commentary sentences, and a concluding paragraph that sums up what you wrote in that body paragraph.

Intro Paragraph: Begin with general information about what you will state as the theme in your thesis statement (the last sentence of your intro paragraph). For example: If you plan to write about how powerful language was in the novel; then you might want to begin with something about propaganda by telling what it is and how it can be used. OR begin with commenting about some powerful orators that have inspired a lot of people. Then end the paragraph with mentioning the title of the novel, the author's name, and a statement about the theme.

Good luck!

Write your introductory paragraph of your essay about the theme of Animal Farm. Remember to begin with general information about the theme that you'lll address in your essay, then write a good thesis statement that includes the title of the novel, the author, and mention of the theme that you'll write about.in your essay. It has to be a theme that you can prove by taking examples from the novel.

Finish the handout on "Indirect Objects and Objective Complements." Bring your Animal Farm novel to class tomorrow. Bring a blue or black ink pen and regular paper from your binder as well..

The newspaper based on Animal Farm will be due on March 2nd. Don't forget to attach the rubric to the back of your newspaper.

Work on your newspaper. It will be due on Tuesday, March 2nd.

Finish chapter 10 from Animal Farm. Work on your article about one of the battles. The quiz on chapters 8 - 10 will be on Wednesday. The summaries, the literary analysis, and definitions of unfamiliar vocabulary will be due on Wednesday as well.

Your sstirical cartoon and an obituary for the Animal Farm newspaper needs to be completed by Monday. Moreover, you should have completed the summaries, literary devices, and unfamiliar vocabulary for chapters 8 & 9 by Monday as well. The quiz will be on Wednesday.

Work on your newspaper from Animal Farm. If you will not be in class tomorrow, finish chapter 9 and summarize it.

Finish the summary, discuss literary devices, and define unfamiliar words from chapter 8 of Animal Farm.

Do both sides of the handout on "Direct Objects."

Your research report will be due on Tuesday, Feb. 16th. Be sure to attach your rubric to the back of your report.

Proper heading: Name
English 8
Date (written out)

Write your abstract using the guidelines that were given in class today. Start thinking of a catchy title for your report. The report will be due on Tuesday, the 16th. Be sure to attach the rubric to the back of it.

We will have a read-a-round tomorrow, so come prepared with your "Introduction." If you didn't turn in the test prep material today, be sure to bring it to class tomorrow.

Finely tune your conclusion. Think about what you'd like to have answered now that you've completed your findings for answering your original question. From what you'd like to have answered, tell what you recommend for further study. Begin with..."It is recommended that further studies about..."
Do your "Sources/Bibliography" section.

Finish the section titled "Methods" and write your conclusion. We will add to the conclusion tomorrow by adding your recommendations for further study.

In the "Interpretation of the Results" section, tell what your research clearly showed from your "Key Findings" section. Were there different perspectives? If so, what were they? Were your sources in agreement on answering your research question? If so, what did they agree on? You may begin..."The research clearly shows that there is a correlation between..." Acoording to ...(mention last names of your sources to reiterate your findings)..." This section might end up being one paragraph, perhaps two.

Bring a pencil for tomorrow's quiz on chapters 5-7 from Animal Farm. Be prepared to turn in your summaries, literary analysis, and defined unfamiliar words for those chapters.

Tomorrow, don't forget to bring in your research on the Russian Revolutions from 1905 and 1917.

Have your Key Findings section written by tomorrow. This section reveals exactly what information you found out to answer your research question. The information will be taken from your notes that you took from your 3 or more sources. Additionally, it will include your survey results. It should be about two paragraphs. You may have more than 2 paragraphs (it all depends on how much information you found from your sources.)
Bring your Key Findings, your notes, and your survey to class tomorrow.
Quiz on chapters 5-7 from Animal Farm on Friday.

It's not too late to order from www.scholastic.com/bookclubs.
Class name: MrsJGray (no separations or periods)
password: sweet
Due by Feb. 4th.
Every time a parent orders online, the class will get $3.00 to order books for the library in the room. Thank you, in advance, for helping out.

Work on your key findings. What answers did you find to your research question? Use parenthetical citations when you write down your findings. Bring your sources and information from them as well as your survey to class tomorrow.

Read chapters 5-7 from Animal Farm by Friday. Summarize each chapter and list unfamiliar words as well. Define them. Quiz on Friday on chapters 5-7.

Come to class with your completed survey(s), your notes from three sources, and your novel. We will begin the "Key Findings" and "Interpretation of Data" sections for the research report tomorrow.

Work on your research report. Have your survey conducted by Tuesday. Bring in your source materials on Tuesday.
Be sure to bring Animal Farm to class daily.

Review chapters 1-4 in Animal Farm for the quiz. Summaries, literary analysis, and vocabulary will be due tomorrow. Bring in a pencil for the quiz.
Additionally, bring in copies of articles that will help you with your research. Have the surveys completed by Tuesday, Feb. 2nd.

Work on your research and/or your survey.
Read Animal Farm ch. 1-4 to be ready for the quiz on Friday.

Do Old Major's speech on the graphic organizer on "Analyzing Political Speeches."
Bring in your covered novel. Bring in an article to take notes from for your research report. Start thinking of possible questions to ask on your survey(s). Parallelism quiz on Wednesday. By Friday, summarize, define unfamiliar words, and analyze literary elements in chapters 1-4 from Animal Farm. You will be be given a quiz on the literary work on Friday.

Bring in your topic with a few questions you'd like to have answered for your research report. Remember, you'll have to conduct a survey to add to your key findings.

Do the first side of the handout..."Patterns of Organization."

Do the handout on appositives.

Complete your research on the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917 by the Tuesday after we come back from the winter break. Happy holidays to all!

Your research on the Russian Revolution of 1905 and 1917 (including key figures) will be due tomorrow.

Study for the quiz on "Flowers for Algernon." It will be on Friday, the 18th. Don't forget to research the Russian Revolution of 1905 and 1917. The research will be due on Tuesday, Jan. 12th.
Also due on the 18th: the handout on characterization and point of view as well as p. 211 in your literature anthology.

Finish the handout on literary analysis (both sides). Moreover, do all of page 211 in your literature anthology. The quiz on "Flowers for Algernon" will be tomorrow, the 18th. Please bring a pencil to answer the twenty questions.

The research on the Russian Revolutions (1905 and 1917) will be due on the Tuesday after the vacation.

Finish page 212 in your literature anthology that you keep at home.

Do the handout titled "Reading Strategy: Context Clues." Study for the grammar quiz on types of sentences and GSBs.

Do the handout on vocabulary from "Flowers for Algernon."

Do the handout that relates to "Flowers for Algernon" on spelling and verb tense. Don't forget to get your "Bingo" game board ready for Friday. Fold a paper into 16 boxes. Fill in each box with a grammatical term (types of sentences and GSBs). Good luck!

Do the handout on "Sentence Analysis."

Finish the handout on "Achieving Unity and Coherencein Writing."

Try to fill out the graphic organizer which compares "Paul Revere's Ride" to "The Deposition: Draft." We'll work in groups tomorrow.

Finish the game board! Study fior tomorrow's grammar quiz (types of sentences; GSBs; conjunctions: subordinate, coordinate, correlative; adjective clauses (relative pronouns); and appositives. Good luck!!!!

Finish the first side of the handout on "Conjunctions and Interjections."

Do the graphic organizer on "Paul Revere's Ride" and "The Deposition:Draft." The poem starts on page 302; the deposition on page 310.

Review your notes on types of sentences and great sentence beginnings for a quiz on Wednesday, Nov. 25th.

Finish the handout on types of sentences.

Finish the handout on adjective clauses.

Finish your assingment on "Adverb Clauses."

The poetic idiom project is due tomorrow.

Finish coloring your cover for your "Poetic Idiom" project. Think about the subject you'd like to describe in your poem.

Finish the assignment on adverb clauses and the literary analysis on suspense.

Study for the test on "Thank you, M'am" and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" tomorrow. Review what each literary work is about, the vocabulary, the spelling rules, the irregular verbs, plural/possessive nouns, imagery, and figures of speech. You will turn in any assignments that were not collected previously (but reviewed) from both works. Please bring a #2/lead pencil.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!

Create an advertisement or illustration OR write a one-page essay about your favorite book. Your creation should name the title and author of your favorite book, and it should give us a sense of what's so awesome and amazing about your book.

This is actually a school-wide contest in conjunction with Barnes & Noble, so all submissions will not only receive extra credit from me, but they will be entered into the "My Favorite Book" contest. Winners will be revealed and posted at Barnes & Noble in Calabasas on November 7th. There will be a winner from every class!

Come see if you won, and buy a book (or CD or DVD or even just a pastry from the cafe!) to help raise money for our English Department. We're trying to raise money to buy at least 1,000 new novels. Just shop between November 7th and 15th, tell them it's for Hale -- no flyer needed -- and we get 20% of the profit from your purchase. How easy is that?!?!

P.S. Tell your friends and family! Post it on Facebook! People can go into any Barnes & Noble in the country between the 7th and 15th, and as long as they tell the cashier it's for Hale in Woodland Hills, CA, we will get a portion of the profits.

If you didn't finish the handout on "Sensory Images" and "Figurative Language" while working in groups today, please finish it for homework.

FInish the handouts from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." The handouts include: Vocabulary, Spelling, Memoir, and the Community Connection.

Please bring a #2/lead pencil for the LAUSD assessment.

Do # 4-8 from page 39 in your literature anthology. Incorporate part of the questions into your answers. Bring a number two/lead pencil to class tomorrow and on Wednesday for the school district's assessment..

The vocabulary, spelling, and grammar assignments from "Thank you, M'am" are due on Monday, the 26th. Be sure to bring a blue or black ink pen to class tomorrow (the 23rd) for a writing assignment. Do not bring any spiral paper. You will use your paper from your binder.

Literature anthology: p. 177 # 1-6. Incorporate part of the question into your answer. Due Thursday, the 22nd.

The final draft of your narrative placed inside the decorated folders will be due tomorrow, the 21st.

Have your rough draft for your narrative ready for the read-a-round partners on Monday, the 19th.

The handout on punctuating dialogue will be due tomorrow, the 16th.

Study for the GSB quiz that will be given tomorrow, Oct. 13th. Do the handout (both sides) from "Charles."

Study for the quiz on GSBs on Monday, October 12th.

Study your GSBs. You will have a quiz on them on Monday.

Finish the GSB gameboard! Remember to punctuate the sentences before you place them on the gameboard.

Do the handout titled "Varying Your Sentences" pages 99 and 100.

Do the handout titled "Using a Variety of Sentences" pp. 103 and 104.

The handout on "The Ransom of Red Chief" and the vocabulary from the narrative will be due on Thursday, October 1st, the same day as the quiz on the narrative. Please review the plot, the literary terms, and the vocabulary from the narrative.

Bring in your handout and the vocabulary paper on "The Ransom of Red Chief" tomorrow (Sept. 30th). Be sure to study the plot, the literary terms and the vocabulary for tomorrow's quiz.

Your picture as well as the "Anthology Scavenger Hunt" will be due tomorrow, Sept, 25th.

Have your summer novel read by Monday (the 21st). You will be expected to write to a prompt in class.
Bring in a picture (no larger than 4" x 6") of you and your pet, or just your pet, and you involved in your favorite sport or favorite pastime.

Write a narrative which includes at least twenty adjectives from the project. Be sure to underline or highlight the required words.