2nd period English Assignments

Mon., May 10


Finish god & goddess project


Get study guides


HMWK:


Practice for god & goddess presentation


Tues., May 11 & Wed., May 12


Presentation of god and goddess presentation


Wed., May 12 –Mon., May 17


Work study guides and review
8th Grade Study Guide for 2nd Semester


Literature


Know the definitions and works of the
following:


Folk tale


Fable


Tall tale


Myth


Fairy tale


Folk hero


 


Be able to identify the following
characters:


Paul Bunyan


Pecos Bill


John Henry


Johnny
Appleseed


Uranus


Gaea


Cronos


Rhea


Zeus


Hera


Hades


Poseidon


Titans


Demeter


Ares


Hephaestus


Eris


Athene


Cerberus


Artemis


Apollo


Hermes


Aphrodite


Charon


Orpheus


Medusa


Atlas


Paris


Helen


King
Menelaus


Hector


Priam


Achilles


Patroclaus


Agamemnon


Grammar:


Know the 4 Principle parts of verbs   


Be able to add s, ed, ing to verbs


Conjugation of a verb


Use the following correctly:


            Those/Them


            Between/Among


            Whose/Who’s


            Fewer/Less


            Can/May


            Good/Well


            Its/It’s


            Too/To/Two


            Their/There/They’re

Mon.,  Apr. 6.-
Fri., Apr. 9

Refer to the calendar to see which stories are

To be read each day. 
There will be a short daily test each

Day after the day that the stories are read

Voc. 13- Learn 5 words per night

Test will be Mon., Apr. 19

Mon., Apr. 12

Voc. 12 test

HMWK:

Test on all mythology as of today

Tues., Apr. 13

Test on Mythology thus far

HMWK:

Read the three stories assigned on calendar

Be ready for daily test

Wed., Apr. 14-16 Refer to calendar for daily stories

HMWK:

Finish daily stories

Voc. 13 Learn words each day Test Is Mon., Apr. 19

Mon.,  Apr. 6.-
Fri., Apr. 9

Refer to the calendar to see which stories are

To be read each day. 
There will be a short daily test each

Day after the day that the stories are read

Voc. 12- Learn 5 words per night

Test will be Mon., Apr. 19

Mon., Mar. 29
Voc. 11 Test
Finish Subject verb agreement notes and worksheets
HMWK
Test on Subject verb agreement with notes also
Tues., Test on Subject Verb Agreement
Wed., Mar. 31 and Thurs., Apr. 1
Take notes on the history of Mythology

Mon., Mar. 22 & Tues., Mar. 23
Take notes and work worksheet on
the 3 Degrees of Comparison of Adj. & Adv.
HMWK:
Learn the notes on the above
Voc. 11 Learn 5 words a night. Study them in the
Way that works for you
Test Mon., Mar. 29 on Voc 11
Wed. Mar. 24
Work on double negatives.
HMWK:
Learn notes from this week
Voc. 11 Learn 5 words a night
Test on Voc 11 Mon., Mar. 29
Thurs., Mar. 25
Work on correct usages of word that are
Commonly misused
HMWK:
Learn notes from this week
Voc. 11 Learn 5 words a night
Test on Voc 11 Mon., Mar. 29
Fri., Mar. 26
Work on the skills from this week

Mon., Mar. 8
Finish presenting the Delta Tall Tales
Work on prefixed
HMWK: test tomorrow on prefixes
Tues., Mar. 9
Test on prefixes
HMWK: Study the suffixes you got today.
Wednesday, Mar. 10 & Thurs., Mar. 11
Suffixes

Mon., Mar. 1- Wed., Mar. 3
Work on the Delta Tall Tale
HMWK:
Learn the prefixes/ work worksheet
Thurs., Mar. 4 and Fri., Mar. 5
Present the Delta Tall Tales
HMWK: Learn Prefixes
Do worksheets

only print this off if you are absent. There is a guide for writing conversation below.

Write the answers to the questions for the following tall tales to turn in when we return.
Tuesday- Paul Bunyan p. 173. Wednesday- Pecos Bill p. 177. Thursday John Henry p.185.

Learn these notes to go with test on Feb. 16 which is on fables, folk literature, tall tales.

Mon., Feb. 8
Test on Light in the Forest 13-15
Test on Voc. 8
HMWK:
Be ready to present your fable tomorrow
Tues., Feb. 9 and Wed., Feb. 10
Present your fables
Thurs., Feb. 11
Notes on folk literature and the tales
Read Paul Bunyan p 173
Take notes on all the exaggerations
HMWK:
Learn notes on folk tales, fables, and tales
Fri., Feb 12
Read Pecos Bill out loud p. 177
HMWK:
Study notes on folk literature, fables, and tales

Learn these notes and your fable notes for test on Feb. 16

Voc. 9 test
Light in the Forest test Ch. 10-12
Future Perfect Progressive Tense
HMWK:
Test on all Future Tenses
Light in the Forest questions for Ch. 13-15.
Test will be Mon., Feb. 8
Voc. 10 Packet due Fri., Feb. 12.
Tues., Feb. 2
Test on Future Progressive Tenses
HMWK:
Light in the Forest questions for Ch. 13-15.
Test will be Mon., Feb. 8
Voc. 10 Packet due Fri., Feb. 12.
Wed., Feb. 3
Take notes on Fables
HMWK:
Light in the Forest questions for Ch. 13-15.
Test will be Mon., Feb. 8
Voc. 10 Packet due Fri., Feb. 12.
Thurs., Feb. 4 and Fri., Feb. 5
Work on Fables in class
HMWK:
Light in the Forest questions for Ch. 13-15.
Test will be Mon., Feb. 8
Voc. 10 Packet due Fri., Feb. 12.

To present your fable, you will have to tell the story. You cannot read it.

Worksheet for Mon., Feb. 1st if you are absent

Learn the terms, and use the terms to work the poetry outline on each poem.

Mon., Dec. 7
Voc. 5 test
Get Exam study guide
Finish “Casey at Bat” poem outline
HMWK: Be studying all poems and poets
Tuesday., Dec. 8
Poem and Poet “Lochinvar”
HMWK: Be studying all poems and poets
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Poem and Poet “Incident of the French Camp”
HMWK: Be studying all poems and poets
Thurs., Dec. 10 and Fri., Dec. 11
Work on Study Guides

Learn rule and work worksheets

The three poems for this week are "Mother to Son" p. 461, "I Like to See It Lap the Miles" p. 468, and "The Road Not Taken" p. 471.
You are to take author notes, watch the power point, and fill out the poetry outline for each.

"Mother to Son" p. 461
"I Like to See It Lap the Miles" p. 468
"The Road Not Taken" p 471
Instructions: take author notes and learn them. Read the poem and watch the power point. Fill out the poetry outline on each. LEARN notes.

Mon., Nov. 16
Treasure Island test Ch. 30-34
Worksheets on all punctuation
HMWK:
Test on All Punctuation
Tues., Nov. Nov. 16- Fri., Nov. 20
We will start our poetry unit. You will have an outline to use.
You are to learn all the terms that we cover.
Tuesday night you will write a paragraph to be submitted to me by
google classroom. I will send you the subject to write about Tuesday.

Write a paragraph about your plans for Thanksgiving. Submit on google classroom

Work Nov. 12 & 13

Work this on Nov. 10-12

Mon., Nov. 9
Test on Treasure Island 20-29
Practice comma rules
HMWK:
Test on all commas rules tomorrow
Treasure Island Ch. 30-34 Test Mon., Nov 16
Tues., Test on all comma rules
HMWK:
Treasure Island Ch. 30-34 Test Mon.
Wed., Nov. 11
Apostrophe rules & worksheets
HMWK:
Study apostrophe rules
Treasure Island Ch. 30-34 Test Mon.
Thurs., Nov. 12 & Fri., Nov. 13
Finish apostrophe
Start semi colon rules and worksheets
HMWK:
Study semi colon rules and apostrophe rules
Treasure Island Ch. 30-34 Test Mon.

Mon., Nov. 2
Test on Treasure Island 10-19
Finish 1st comma packet
HMWK:
Test on comma rules 1-9 Be able to write rules
And punctuate with commas
Treasure Island Ch. 20-29. Test Mon., Nov. 9
Tues., Nov. 3
Test on commas rules 1-8
HMWK:
Treasure Island Ch. 20-29. Test Mon., Nov. 9
Wed., Nov. 4- Fri., Nov 6
Work on comma rules 9-19
HMWK:
Treasure Island Ch. 20-29. Test Mon., Nov. 9

Work the exercises. We will be doing about 2 rules a day starting with rule 9. If you are absent or online send you work as you finish it so I can see if you are doing it correctly.

Learn them.
Only print worksheets if you are absent. I will give rules and packets if you are absent.

Mon. Oct. 26
Take test on Treasure Island ch. 1-9
Work on capitalization
HMWK:
Test on capitalization (Know rules)
Read and answer questions on Treasure Island Ch. 10-19
The test will be Mon., Nov. 2
Tues., Oct. 27
Test on Capitalization
Extra time read Treasure Island
HMWK:
Read and answer questions on Treasure Island Ch. 10-19
The test will be Mon., Nov. 2
Wed., Oct. 28- Fri., Oct. 30
We will be working exercises on commas
HMWK:
Learn the comma rules
Read and answer questions on Treasure Island Ch. 10-19
The test will be Mon., Nov. 2

Work the worksheets using rules and submit them in google classroom

Read the rules for capitalization. Work the worksheet packet. Know the rules for the tests especially the exceptions to the rules. The rules are in the Plans for Oct. 13-16

Tuesday, Oct. 13 Voc. 4 Completing the Sentences #1,3,6,8,9,10,18 First and second period need to do these for hmwk
Wed., Oct. 14- Fri., Oct.16
Pretest for capitalization & punctuation
HMWK: Voc. 4 Completing the sentences #2,4,5,12,13,16,19
Thur. Oct. 15
Work on capitalization rules and worksheets
HMWK: Voc. 4 Do the remaining sentences in Completing the Sentences
Fri., Oct. 16
Work on capitalization rules and worksheets

Mon., Oct. 5
Voc. 2 test
Take notes on Langston Hughes
Tues., Oct. 6
Read “Thank You M’am” and work outline
Wed., Oct 7
Go over “Thank You M’am”
Thurs., Oct. 8
Work all of Voc. 3

Mon., Sept. 28
Voc. 1 test
Finish discussing “A Retrieved Reformation”
HMWK:
Test on “A Retrieved Reformation”
Voc. 2 Completing Sentences #2,16,18,19,20
Tues., Sept. 29
Test on “A Retrieved Reformation”
HWMK:
Take Author notes on “The Tell-Tale Heart” p. 279
Test will be Fri., Oct. 2
Voc. 2 #6,7,10,12,17
Wed. Sept. 30
Read and take notes on “The Tell-Tale Heart”
HMWK:
Reread today’s pages and Study notes on story and author
Voc. 2 #5,8,9,14,15
Thurs., Oct. 1
Read and take notes on “The Tell-Tale Heart”
HMWK:
Test on “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Voc. 2 # 1,3,4,11,13
Fri., Oct. 1
Test on “The Tell-Tale Heart”
HMWK:
Voc. 2 test Mon. Oct. 5

Learn notes and lists. Work worksheets

Mon., Sept. 21
Last test on Johnny Tremain Ch 11 & 12
Voc. 1 Completing the Sentence # 2,3,6,7,19
Review for test on prepositions
HMWK:
Finish Voc. 1 Completing the Sentence #2,3,6,7,19
Voc. 1 test will be Mon., Sept. 28
Test on prepositions- define, list, and find. Know notes
Tues., Sept. 22
Test on Prepositions
Get literary terms
Voc. 1 Completing the Sentence #5,10,13,17,20
HMWK:
Learn Literary terms
Finish Voc. 1 Completing the Sentence #5,10,13,17,20
Test on Voc. 1 will be Mon., Sept. 28
Wed., Sept. 23
Read and Take notes on “A Retrieved Reformation”
HMWK:
Take author notes on “A Retrieved Reformation”
Voc. 1 Completing the Sentence #1,4,8, 11,18
Study story notes from today
Thurs., Sept. 24
Read and take notes on “A Retrieved Reformation”
HMWK:
Voc. 1 Completing the Sentence # 9,12,14,15, 16
Voc test Mon., Sept. 28
Fri., Sept. 25
Read and take notes on “A Retrieved Reformation”
Voc. 1 test Monday
YOU MUST LEARN ALL Literary TERMS

Mon., Sept. 14
Test on Johnny Tremain Ch. 9 & 10
Diagramming adj. and adv.
HMWK:
Test on adj. and adv. Define, list, and find
Read and answer questions on Johnny Tremain
Ch. 11 & 12. Test Mon., Sept. 21
Tues., Sept. 15
Test on adj. and adv.
HMWK:
Read and answer questions on Johnny Tremain
Ch. 11 & 12. Test Mon., Sept. 21
Wed., Sept 16-Fri., Sept. 18
Notes and worksheets on prepositions, conjunction,
And interjections.
HMWK:
Learn all notes, definitions, and lists
Finish any worksheets that you don’t finish in class
Read and answer questions on Johnny Tremain
Ch. 11 & 12. Test Mon., Sept. 21

We will be working these on adjectives Sept. 8th and 9th, and we will be working on adverbs. Sept. 10th and 11th.

Tues., Sept. 8 & Wed., Sept. 9
Test on Johnny Tremain 7 & 8
Go over Adjective notes & Work exercise packet
HMWK:
Finish adjective packet. Study notes for daily test
Read and answer questions for Johnny Tremain Ch 9 & 10. Test Mon., Sept. 14

Thurs., Sept 10 & Fri., Sept. 11
Go over notes on adverbs. & Work exercises
HMWK:
Study adverb notes and know lists
Read and answer questions for Johnny Tremain Ch. 9 & 10. Test Mon., Sept. 14

Aug. 31-Sept. 4 20 Les Plan 8E
Mon., Aug. 31
Test on Johnny Tremain chapters 5 &6
Going over diagramming from 2nd page of Verb packet
Write auxiliary and linking verbs
HMWK:
Test tomorrow on verbs: define, list, label, and diagram
Johnny Tremain Ch. 7 & 8 test Tues., Aug. 8
Tues., Sept. 1
Test on verbs: define, list, label, and diagram
HMWK:
Johnny Tremain Ch. 7 & 8 test Tues., Aug. 8
Wed., Sept. 2- Fri., Sept. 4th
In class we will be reading Johnny Tremain orally and answering the questions. The test will be Tues., Aug. 8

Diagram subject, verb, P.N., P.A., D.O., I.O. with the second page of the verb packet. Know your auxiliary and linking verbs.

Watch zoom then work the last page of the verb packet and the next to the last page of the verb packet.

We will work these sheets throughout the week

Learn the verb terms and the lists

Aug. 24 20 Les Plan 8E
Mon., Aug. 24
Johnny Tremain test on Ch. 5& 6 test Mon. Aug 31

Test tomorrow on all pron.
HMWK:
Study for pron test
Johnny Tremain test on Ch. 5& 6 test Mon. Aug 31
Tues., Aug 25
Test on all pronouns
HMWK:
Johnny Tremain test on Ch. 5& 6 test Mon. Aug 31

Wed., Aug. 26
Verb definitions
Linking verb list
HMWK:
Learn linking verb lists and definitions of verbs
Johnny Tremain test on Ch. 5& 6 test Mon. Aug 31

Thursday
Work on linking and action verbs
Diagramming
HMWK:
Study verb notes
Johnny Tremain test on Ch. 5& 6 test Mon. Aug 31

Fri., Aug. 28
Work on all verbs and verb phrases
HMWK:
Johnny Tremain test on Ch. 5& 6 test Mon. Aug 31