MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU! THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS AND GIFTS. MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND KEEP YOU SAFE THIS CHRISTMAS BREAK AND ALWAYS.
Please email me any questions about video project.
Love, Mrs. Alonso
CRITERION EXTENDED TO SUNDAY, DEC. 7 at 8 p.m.
Sorry I forgot to extend it to Friday night. Here is some extra time. :)Mrs. Alonso
WEEK OF DEC. 8
Monday- Study Guide for Midterm
Review Romeo and Juliet and Vocabulary
Bring R & J and Voc. Book
Tuesday- Continue Study Guide and Review Fahrenheit 451 and Literature - Bring Books
Wednesday- Review Anthem and Essays for Midterm
2nd period= Homeroom Party
STUDY AND PREPARE FOR MIDTERMS! GOOD LUCK!
Thursday- ENGLISH MIDTERM
HAVE A SAFE AND MERRY CHRISTMAS. BEST WISHES FOR A GREAT 2009!
LOVE, MRS. ALONSO
Week of Dec. 1
HOMEROOM- RETREAT PERMISSION SLIP DUE! ALSO HR GREEN SHEET!
BRING ROMEO AND JULIET EVERYDAY!
Monday- ROMEO AND JULIET REVIEW ACT III AND IV
Tuesday- ROMEO AND JULIET ACTIVITY REVIEW FOR TEST
ACT I-IV
2nd period short answer #2: Three reasons Romeo and Juliet's love was doomed.
Wednesday: Romeo and Juliet Activity
8B Retreat
Thursday: ROMEO and JULIET TEST -ACT I-IV
Criterion due by 8 am.
Fri.: Read R&J ACT V
No HR 8th grade ASSEMBLY
Week of November 24
Monday- Anthem Test
Tuesday- (1)ROMEO AND JULIET-Review study guide
(2)Assign R & J video project due Jan. 6 (required for Honors, Extra Credit for regular class)
(3)Criterion Essay due Th. Dec. 4
(4) Finish reading R & J Act III & IV for Mon., Dec. 1
Have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving!
Week of November 17
BRING CANNED FOODS TO YOUR HOMEROOM!!! see list below
Tartuffe- Extra Credit due November 20! Critique format provided in class.
Monday- ROMEO AND JULIET all week
Vocabulary Unit 4- HW due Wed.; Q on Thursday
Tuesday- ROMEO AND JULIET ACTIVITY Quiz next Tuesday
Wednesday: Vocabulary Work due! ANTHEM Q (Ch.10-12)
Thursday: Vocabulary Quiz 4
Fri.: ANTHEM TEST REVIEW; Test on Monday
CLC CANNED FOOD DRIVE: Bring by Friday, Nov. 21
Cooking Oil (48 oz.); white rice (5 lb. bag); sugar (2 lb. bag); baby food; canned beans: black, red, garbanzo;corn (canned); pasta (canned or boxed);tomato sauce; cranberry sauce; soup (canned); mixed vegetables (canned)
Week of November 10
LAST EXTRA CREDIT OF THE SEMESTER- GO SEE TARTOUFFE IN THE ROCA THEATER AT BELEN.
Monday & Tuesday- No School
Wednesday:
Thursday: Great American Mail Race due:
4 letters & 3 envelopes instructions in class
Fri.: Romeo and Juliet read. Finish Act I
Week of November 3
LAST EXTRA CREDIT OF THE SEMESTER- GO SEE TARTOUFFE IN THE ROCA THEATER AT BELEN.
Monday- Binder and ROMEO AND JULIET all week
Vocabulary Book on Monday
Tuesday- Letter to Eddie due!
Wednesday: Vocabulary Work due!
Thursday: Anthem Quiz - Ch. 2-9 (Read ch. 6-9) & complete study guide
Fri.: Vocabulary Quiz
Have a great long weekend!
Week of October 27
HOMECOMING WEEK
EXTRA CREDIT TEST PROJECT DUE THURSDAY
Monday- Binder and Anthem all week
Tuesday- Poem Final Draft due!
Wednesday: Binder Check
Thursday: Anthem Activity- Read Ch. 2-5
Fri.: Field Day
Sat.: Father and Son Day
Week of October 20
Monday- all Literature homework due!
Literature Review
Tuesday- Literature Test on Elements of Story Notes; Fiction vs. Non-Fiction Notes; Emancipation; A Retrieved Reformation; Brown vs. Board; Gentlemen of Rio en Medio; Saving the Wetlands; Raymond's Run
Wednesday: Binder and Anthem Study Guide
Thursday: Anthem Quiz One- Intro., Author's Foreward & Chapter 1 ;Also Anthem SG
No HR- 8th grade Assembly
Final Draft of Poem due Tuesday.
Fri.: No School
Have a great weekend!
EXTRA CREDIT TEST PROJECT due Thursday, 10/30
Week of October 14
Monday-No School
Tuesday- Literature
Journal #7- Free Choice
Literature: Read "Gentlemen of Rio en Medio"
Read p.268-271; Definitions: conflict, resolution, inference
Factors that influence how characters resolve conflict
1. time period 2. motives 3. personality 4. experiences
Summary":
RC p.269. LA p. 270
Review and Assess: p.271 2,3,4,5
POEM DUE on WEDNESDAY 10/15!
Wednesday: Early Dismissal 12:30 p.m./No HR/All classes
Mr. Munoz Bustamante presenting
Thursday: Literature: Read p. 273-278
RC p.273, 275, 277, p.278 2a; p. 279 1, 2, 4
Fri.: Anthem Book
Week of October 6 Monday- Journal 6;
Grammar WS- Capitalization
Tuesday- MASS- Special Dress
Literature HW from last week due!
Fahrenheit 451 Quiz 3 (Study Guide due!)
Wednesday-
Writing WS
Write Poem due Th.10/16
Thursday- Review for Test
Criterion Essay due!
Friday- Fahrenheit 451 Test
Have a Great Long Weekend!
Have "Anthem" by Friday, 10/17
Week of September 29 Monday- Vocabulary Unit 2
work due Wednesday: Quiz on Friday
Grammar WS- due Tuesday
Register for Criterion due Thurs.
Tuesday- Literature Book and Binder
(1)Read "Raymond's Run" p.289-296
Definitions:
major character; minor character; characterization; idiom
Summary: Squeaky is a runner who realizes that her "special" brother, Raymond has the ability to run also. She wins her race and is going to help him develop as a runner.
Literary Analysis p.289, 290, 292
Reading Check p. 289, 291, 293, 295
Review and Assess p. 260 2a
(2) Complete Classwork for Homework due Thurs
Wednesday- F451 Quiz on Part Two
Study Guide due #22-31
Vocabulary Unit 2 HW due!
Read F451 Part Three for Tuesday, 10/7
Complete rest of Study Guide! Quiz
Week of September 22 Monday- Notebook Check; Mr. Munoz-Bustamante Presentation
Tuesday- Literature Book and Binder
(1)Read "Emancipation" p.254-260
Definitions: historical context, cause, effect, abolish, emancipation
Historical Context ?s p. 256, 258
Reading Check p. 257, 259
Review and Assess p. 260 2a
(2) Complete Classwork for Homework
Wednesday- Literature Book and Binder
Read "Brown vs. Board of Education" p.228-236
Definitions: informative essay, tone
Summary: This case was brought by the parents of students in Topeka because they claimed that segregation harmed children and violated the 14th Ammendment. The Supreme Court ruled segregation was unjust.
Reading Check ?s p. 231,233,235
p. 237#1
Thursday- Binder- (1)Continue Notes on Fahrenheit 451
Friday- Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Part One!
F451 Study Guide Questions #1-21 due!
No Homeroom- 8th grade Assembly
Week of September 15 Monday- Vocabulary Book and Binder
(1)Journal (2) Vocab. Book Check(3) Vocabulary Unit 1 work due Wednesday; Quiz is on Friday
Tuesday- Literature Book and Binder
(1)Notes on Fiction and Nonfiction
(2) Literature Book Check
(3) Read "A Retrieved Reformation" p. 242-250
RC #243, 245, 247, 249, p. 251 #1-7
Wednesday- Literature Book and Binder
(1) Vocabulary HW due! (2) Read "Brown vs. Board of Education" p. 228-236. Answer all RC?s: p. 237 #1-7
Thursday- Binder- (1)Notes on Fahrenheit 451
Friday- Fahrenheit Book due!
(1) Book Check (2)Vocabulary Quiz Unit 1 (3) Continue Fahrenheit Notes
Weclome to 8th Grade English!
I will maintain this site updated throughout the first semester to support your learning and organization.
I look forward to a great year.
Week of September 8 Monday- Ender's Game Review Due
Tuesday- Ender's Game Review
Wednesday- Ender's Game Test
Thursday- Literature Notes
Friday- Picture Day
Week of September 1 Monday- No School- Labor Day
Tuesday- Copy Literature Notes
Ender's Game Review Ch. 5-7 - Finish for HW
Wednesday- Continue Literature Notes
Ender's Game Review Ch. 8-10- Finish for HW
Thursday- Complete Literature Notes-
Ender's Game Review Ch. 11-12- Finish for HW
Friday- Ender's Game Review Ch. 13-15- Finish for HW.
Completed Study Guide due Monday.
Bring Vocabulary Book on Monday.
ENDER'S GAME TEST ON WEDNESDAY, 9/10.
Week of August 25 Monday- Review of "Heart of a Champion"
Test on Thursday August 28
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