Mrs. West's English and literature assignments: May 18-22, 2015

LITERATURE;  As noted in the last blog, the literature classes are all in different places.  An assignment sheet was prepared for each class, please consult the assignment sheet for the assignment and the day that it is due.  Thank you


ENGLISH
Monday, May 18
Subject Verb Agreement
Assn. WB 153-155


Tuesday, May 19
Indefinite pronouns and verb agreement
Assn. Wb 156 and 157


Wed. May 20
Compound Subjects and verb agreement
Assn. Wb 158-160


Friday, May 22
Problems in agreement
Wb 161-163

Mrs. West's Literature and English Assignments: May 11-15, 2015

LITERATURE
Because most classes are at a different place, it was easier to make an assignment sheet for each period.
For the rest of the year, please refer to the assignment sheet which you (or your child) has.  The assignments are also on the board in the classroom.


ENGLISH
Monday, May 11
-Work on letter writing
-Work on independent study




Tuesday, May 12
-Continue letter writing
-Work on independent study
PERSUASIVE ESSAY DUE (REMEMBER TO INCLUDE ALL PREPARATION PARTS)


Wednesday, May 13
-Correct independent study-textbook
-Continue letter writing


Friday, May 15
Correct independent study-workbk and test

Mrs. West's Assignments: May 4-8, 2015

LITERATURE
Day 1
Voc. Wksheet due: 5&6
-Finish discussing chapter 6
-Read Chapter 7


Day 2
Discuss chapter 7
-7 Commandments due
-Start reading chapter 8


Day 3
Discuss chapter 8
-Comparison and Contrast of Snowball and Napoleon due


Day 4
Test on chapters 7&8
Crossword voc wksheet on 7&8
-Cause and Effect 7&8
Note: if you are in periods 1,2,8 and you are attending the adjudication, please pick up your crossword voc. wksheet and cause and effect worksheet on Thursday.   Please take the test on chapters 7&8 on Thursday at lunch.


ENGLISH
Day 1
Persuasive Paragraphs 4 & 5 due
Discussion on letter writing
Explanation of Chapter 21 "A Glossary of Usage" Independent Study
Txbk (see assignment sheet and wkbk pg. 243-250.  -Due May 12


Day 2
Continue letter writing

Mrs. West's English and Literature Assignments: April 27-May 1, 2015

ENGLISH
Day 1-Monday
NO SCHOOL


Day 2-Tuesday
Paragraphs 2&3 of persuasive essay due
Review for test on Pronouns
Assn. Wb 212 -214


Day 3
Test on Pronouns


Day 4
Work on letter writing skills


LITERATURE
Day 1
No School


Day 2(8-1, 8-2, 8- 4, 8 -5)  / Day 1 for 8-8
Discuss Chapter 5


Day 3 (8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-5)  Day 2 for 8-8
Read Chapter 6
Highlight chapter 6
Assign 7 commandments (due Day 2 of next wk


Day 4 (8-1,8-2,8-4,8-5)  Day 3 for 8-8
Test on chapter 5&6
Read Chapter 7
Voc wksheet due (8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-5


Day 4 8-8
Study period
Voc Wksheet due


All Literature classes-Remember Comparison and Contrast of Snowball and Napoleon due Monday -8-1,8-2, 8-4,8-5   Tues for period 8-8
-7 commandments due on Day 2 of next wk

Mrs. West's English and Literature Assignments: April 20-24, 2015

LITERATURE
DAY 1
Finish highlighting chapter 3
Read Chapter 4
Assignment:  Worksheet on chapters 3& 4 (due day 2)
Explain "Flag Assignment" (due Day 4)


Day 2
Worksheet on chapters 3&4 due
Highlight chapter 4
Comp Quiz 3&4


Day 3
Map Scene due
Voc Quiz-chapters 3&4
Voc sentences and alphabetical order due -chapters 3&4
Voc wksheet due-chapters 3&4
Discuss requirements for Graduation Speech (Thurs., May 14)


Day 4
Flag due
New Voc. -5 & 6-No sentences, no quiz; just the wksheet
Read chapter 5
Comparison and Contrast of Snowball and Napoleon paper assigned (due Day 3 of next week)


English
Day 1 -Monday
Start Chapter 19-Pronouns
Assn. Wb 203-204
Paragraph 1 of persuasive paper is due
Discuss paragraphs 2 & 3 (due next Monday)


Day 2
Objective Case-Pronouns
Wb pp. 205-207


Day3
Possessive Case-Pronouns
Txbk. pp. 727-729: Ex 14-15


Day 4
Quiz on Pronouns: Subjective, objective and possessive

Mrs. West's Assignments: 13-17, 2015

ENGLISH
Day 1
Topic: Special problems with verbs
Assignment:  Wb 190-193 and wksheets


Day 2
Topic: Review for test
Assignment: Txbl p. 724-727? Ex. 10-12
Outline due for Persuasive paper


Day 3
Review for test
Assn. Wb 194:A; 195: B; 196; 197:A; 198;B


Day 4
Test on Verbs
Discuss paragraph 1 of persuasive paper-due Tuesday


LITERATURE
Day 1
Finish discussing Chapter 2
-Connotation and denotation wksheet (completed in class)Day 2
 
Day 2
Voc sentences due (no alphabetical order)
Voc. wksheet due
Voc Quiz (chapters 1&2) Animal Farm
Comprehension Test-chapters 1&2
Explain map scene (due day 3 of next wk)


Day 3
Barn scene due
Read Chapter 3
New Voc wksheet assigned for chapters 3&4


Day 4
Discuss chapter 3
Review for test on Day 1 of next week-Chapters 1-3

Mrs. Dorita West's Assignments: April 6-10, 2015

ENGLISH-MONDAY, APRIL 6
Persuasive Evaluation paper due
-Correct wb pp. 180-181
Topic: Irregular verbs
Assignment: Wb 182-186 (due Wed, April 8)


TUESDAY, APRIL 7
Discuss samples of persuasive essays
Outline assigned (due Day 2 of next wk)


WEDNESDAY. APRIL 8
Correct Wb 182-186
Topic: Consistency of Tense
Assignment" Tb 519: ex 4 and wb p. 188


FRIDAY, APRIL 10
Correct wb 188
Topic:  Active and Passive verbs
Assignment: Wb 189


LITERATURE
DAY 1
Read Animal Farm -chapter 1
Barn Scene assigned -due Day 2 of next wk
Receive new voc.  chapters 1 &2


Day 2
Voc sentences and alphabetical order due-background
Voc worksheet due
Voc Quiz
Comp Test (background info.)
Discuss chapter 1


Day 3
Finish discussing chapter 1
Work on barn scene


Day 4
Read chapter 2

Mrs. West's English and Literature Assignments: MKarch 30- April 3, 2015

Note: This is the beginning of 4th quarter.  We are almost done with our 8th grade journey.  I hope you had a restful Spring Break.  Auditions for those who would like to try out for Extravaganza are April 17.  Application forms will be available this week.  The deadline to turn in applications will be Monday, April 13. 


ENGLISH
Monday, May 30
Work on irregular verb 3x5 cards.


Tuesday, March 31
Work on irregular verb 3x5 cards


Wednesday, April 1
Assn. Wb 180-181


Friday, April 3
Discuss persuasive paper


LITERATURE
Day 1
Vocabulary for Animal Farm given out and discussed
-Voc. worksheet passed out
-Discussion of Russian Revolution


Day 2
Continue discussion of the Russian Revolution


Day 3
 Read Chapter 1 and discuss


Day 4
Assign Barn Scene
Test on background information and voc. on Day 1 of next week (April 6 or 7)

Mrs. West's Assignments: March 16-20, 2015

LITERATURE
Day 1
Finish reading Chapter 11 and read chapter 12
Discuss 11&12
Voc. Sentences ( alphabetical order on the bottom)
Voc. Wksheet due 7&8
Voc Quiz 7&8
Plot Diagram assigned


Day 2
Comp Quiz 11&12
Discuss Extravaganza


Day 3
Final test on book
Voc sentences due11&12
voc quiz 11&12
voc wksheet11&12


Day 4
What happened to T.J. answered
ENJOY YOUR SPRING VACATION
Animal Farm bk due the week after Spring Vacation


ENGLISH
Day 1
Correct Wb pp. 146-147 and wksheet
 Test on S, Cd, Cx, CdCx sentences


Day 2
 Career Speeches and report and signed letter by parent-student has practiced speech at least twice.
Day 3
Career Speeches and report and signed letter by parent-student has practiced speech at least twice.
Day 4
Career Speeches-Speeches and report and signed letter by parent-student has practiced speech at least twice.
When you return from spring break, please make sure you have at least 85 3x5 cards-white, lined.
Enjoy your spring break!!!!!

Mrs. West's English and Literatue Assignments: March 9-13, 2015

LITERATURE
Day 1
Finish highlighting chapter 8 (some classes have already done this)
Read chapter 9/ Get new voc. 9&10/Voc due Monday
Fill in the blank wksheet assigned (due tomorrow)
Cause and Effect wksheet due (most of you have already turned this in.


Day 2
Read chapter 10
Turn in Fill-in-the-blank wksheet
Take comp. quiz 7-9


Day 3
Discuss 9&10/
 Discuss final essay/ due Day 4 of next wk


Day 4
Test 9&10
Read Chapter 11


ENGLISH
Monday-Day 1
Simple-Compound Sentences
Assn. Wb 139:A -141 and wksheet


Tuesday-Day 2
Quiz on Simple and Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Assn. Wb 142-143 and wksheet


Wednesday-Day 3
Compound-Complex Sentences
Assn. Wb 144-145 and wksheets
Quiz on S, Cd, Cx sentences
Works Cited page explained
Paragraphs 7&8 due of Career Report
Discuss Career Speech


Friday-Day 4
Quiz on Cd-Cx
Review 4 kinds of sentences-S,Cd,Cx,Cd-Cx
Assn. Wb 146-147 and wksheet
Test on Monday
Speeches begin next Tuesday

Mrs. West's Assignments: March 2-6. 2015

LITERATURE
Day 1
Finishing reading Chapter 7
Discuss chapter 7
Assign: Protagonist/Antagonist worksheet (due day 4)


Day 2
Quiz Chapter 7
Read Chapter 8
Dialect worksheet due


Day 3
Discuss chapter 8
Assignment:  Rising action worksheet (due day 2 of next week)


Day 4
Voc wksheet, sentences (with alphabetical order), and quiz
Comprehension test-chapters 7&8
Protagonist/Antagonist worksheet due
Start reading chapter 9


English
Day 1
Paragraphs 1-3 due and Title page
Quiz on noun clauses
Topic: Differences between Adj,. Adv., and Noun clauses
Assn. Wb 30 & 31 and wksheets


Day 2
Topic: Independent/Subordinate Clauses
Assn.  Wb 119-122 and wksheet


Day 3
 Review for clause test
Independent and Subordinate Clause Quiz
Assn. 132-134 and wksheet


Day 4
Test on Clauses
Paragraphs 4-6 due
Discuss paragraphs 7-9 and Works Cited page(due Wednesday of next week)

Mrs. West's Literature and English Assignmnets: Feb. 23-27, 2015

LITERATURE
Day 1
Foil Assignment due
Midterm progress reports due (signed by parent)
Read Chapter 6


Day 2
 Discuss Chapter 6


Day 3
Voc. quiz (5&6)
Comp Test (5&6)
Voc sentences/alphabetical order/worksheet
Chronological wksheet assigned (due that classperiod)
Discuss Dialect wksheet(due Day 1 of next week
-Read Chapter 7


Day 4
Finish reading Chapter 7
Discuss Chapter 7
Test on Chapter 7 on Day 1 of next week


ENGLISH
Monday
Career outline due
Pass out midterm progress report-due signed by parent on Tuesday
Topic:  Adjective Clauses
Assn. Wb pp123-125 and wksheets


Tuesday
Correct Wb. 123-125 and wksheets
Adjective Clause Quiz
Topic: Adverb Clauses
Assn. Wb 126-128


Wednesday
Correct Wb 123-125 and wksheets
Topic: Noun Clauses
Assn. Wb 129 and wksheets


Friday
Career paragraphs 1-3 due
Discuss Career paragraphs 4-6 and Title page (due next Friday)
Correct Wb 129 and Wksheets
Adj. and Adv. Test
Quiz on Noun Clauses on Monday

Mrs. West's Assignments: February 16-20, 2015

LITERATURE
NOTE:  This week every class meets three times, except for period 8., which meets 4 times. Period 8 assignments will be listed separately .


Literature assignments for periods 1,2,4,5
Day 1
No School


DAY 2
Read chapter 5
Voc wksheet for chapters 5-6 passed out


DAY 3
 Foil wksheet and paragraph due
Discuss Chapter 2
Chronological wksheet assigned ( if time, due this class period,if not, due day 3)


Day 4
Chronological wksheet due (if not turned in Day 3)
Read Chapter 6


LITERATURE-PERIOD 8
DAY 1
Personification wksheet due
Finish discussing chapter 4


Day 2
Voc Quiz -Chapters 3&4
Voc Sentences and alphabetical order due
 wksheet due (front and back)
Comp Test on 3&4
Foil wksheet introduced (due on Day 4)


Day 3
Work on Foil Wksheet


Day 4
Read Chapter 5


ENGLISH
Day 1
NO SCHOOL


DAY 2-Tuesday
Topic: Appositives and Appositive Phrases
Assn. Wb 108-111 and wksheet


DAY 3 -Wednesday
Topic: Review Phrases
Assn. Wb 107, 112 (A), 113, 114 and wksheet


Day 4-Friday
Test on Phrases
Note Notebooks due

Mrs. West's Assignments: Feb. 9-13, 2015

LITERATURE
Note:  Because of the altered schedule last week, 8th period is not in the same  place as the other literature classes.  Next week, 8th period meets 4 times; whereas, all other literature classes meet 3 times.  During that week 8th period will catch up to the other classes.  8dth period assignments will be listed separately from the other literature classes.


Assignments for 8-1, 88-2, 8-4, 8-5
Day 1
Personification and Simile wksheet due
 Read Chapter 4


Day 2
Discuss Chapt4er 4


Day 3
Voc. Quiz
Voc. Sentences with alphabetical order due, voc. wksheet due (front and back)
Foil Wksheet explained


Day 4
New Voc. for chapters 5&6 passed out
Read Chapter 5
Foil wksheet due Monday


LITERATURE FOR PERIOD 8
Day 1
Finish notes chapter 3
Review for test
Personification and simile wksheet passed out


Day 2
Test
Finish personification wksheet


Day 3
Personification wksheet due
Read Chapter 4


Day 4
Discuss Chapter 4
Voc. Quiz -Tues. Feb. 17 (Sentences and alphabetical order ; wksheet-both sides due)


ENGLISH
Monday, Feb. 9
Correct gerund phrase
Topic:  Participle or gerund/ infinitives and infinitive phrases
Assn.  99-101 and wksheet
Turn in B cards and packet for Career project


Tuesday, Feb. 10
Topic:  Part. or Gerund/ Infinitive or infinitive phrases
Assn. 102(A), 103,104,105(A), 106 and wksheet


Wednesday, Feb. 11
Part./Gerund Quiz
Topic: Appositives and appositive phrases
Assn. Wb 108-111 and wksheet


Friday. Feb 13
Correct Wb 108-111 and wksheet
Interview cards C due for Careeer Project
Explain Outline for Career Project

Mrs. West's literature and English Assignments: Feb. 2-6, 2015

ENGLISH
Day 1
Correct Part. Phrase wksheet
Topic: Gerunds
Assn. Wb 98 and wksheet
Part. Quiz (if we didn't take it on Friday)


Day 2
Correct Wb 98 and wksheet
Topic: Gerund phrase/ Gerund or Participle
Assn. Wb 99-102 and wksheets


Day 3
Testing Day: No class


Day 4
Study period (Many students will be at choir festival)
On Monday, Feb.9: Gerund quiz
Gerund phrase /Gerund or Participle assignments due


LITERATURE
Day 1
Read Chapter 3
Voc. Sentences and alphabetical order due: Chapters 1&2
Voc.wksheet: chapters 1&2 due
Voc. Quiz
 Receive voc. words: chapters 3&4


Day 2
Finish reading chapter 3
Discuss chapter


Day 3
Finish discussing chapter 3
Wksheet assigned on Personification


Day 4
Take test on chapter 3
NOTE: If you are in periods 1,2, or 8 and are in choir; take your test on THURSDAY, AT LUNCH!

Mrs. Dorita West's Assignments: January 26-30, 2015

ENGLISH
DAY 1-MONDAY
Topic: Adverbial Prepositional Phrases
Assignment:  Wb. pp. 91-93


DAY 2-TUESDAY
Correct Wb. pp. 91-93
Topic: Participles
Assignment:  Wb 94 and wksheets
Prepositional Phrase Quiz


DAY 3-WEDNESDAY
Correct Wb pp. 94 and wksheets
Topic: Participial Phrases
Assignment:  Wb p. 95(A) and wb pp. 96 and 97 and wksheets (due next Monday)
If you are not going on the choir trip, you may work on this on Friday.
Career packet A and A cards are due today.
Bring in packet B.  Packet B cards are due next Friday.


DAY 4-FRIDAY
Study period-work on Career cards B or work on English assignment or other homework or read.


LITERATURE
DAY 1
8-1 and any other class that did not turn in this wksheet already -turn in worksheet on chapter 1.
All classes-Discuss chapter 1


Day 2-Finish discussing chapter 1


Day 3
Read chapter 2


Day 4
Study period

Mrs. West's Assignments: January 19-23, 2015

Note: There is no school on Monday and Tuesday.   Periods 2,3,4,5, meet twice.  Periods 1 and 8 meet three times.


LITERATURE
Periods 8-1 and 8-8
Day 1
-Work on worksheet questions


Day 2
-Finish worksheet questions
-Get voc. for R of T-chapters 1 & 2
-Read chapter 1


Day 3
Discuss Chapter 1
-TEST on Chapter 1 next Monday


Periods 2, 4, 5
Day 1
Finish wksheets
Get voc for R of T -Chapters 1&2
Read Chapter 1


Day 2
Discuss chapter 1
Test on chapter 1 on next Monday


ENGLISH
Wednesday
Topic: Prepositions
Assn. Wb 88-93 (Due next Monday)


Friday
Packet A due for Career Project
Explanation on how to record notes from Packet A
Packet B due next Friday

Mrs. D. West's Assignments: Jan. 12-16, 2015

ENGLISH
Day 1-Monday
Correct Wb 77,78 and wksheets
Topic: PA or PN
Assignment:  Wb 79&80 and wksheets


Day 2-Tuesday
Correct Wb 79 &80 and wksheets
Review for test
Assn. wkbk 81-83


Day 3-Wednesday
Correct wkbk 81-83
Test on DO/IO/PA/PN


Day 4-Friday
Career Parent letter due-signed
Explanation of Career Packet
Career choice due


LITERATURE
DAY 1
Watch movie about Harriet Tubman


Day 2
Review for test
Read articles on Sharecropping
Assignment: Group project: Answer questions 1-3 on back of worksheet


Day 3
Test on slavery, Harriet Tubman and Underground Railroad


Day 4
Read about Mildred Taylor (author of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry)
Answer questions 1-4
Discuss background information for chapters 1 & 2 of the book
Roll of Thunder Books due day 1 of next week.