8th Grade English (Period 6) Assignments

Parents,
I just want to take a moment to thank you for all of your support over this passed school year! This has been an amazing year full of learning and adventure. It was a pleasure to mentor your children and watch them learn, grow and change! Enjoy your summer, rest up and be safe.

Thank you again,
Ms Lundbergh

Please bring a magazine to class.

Poetry Books Due. No late work accepted on this project.

Teacher Appreciation Week!
Donor's Choose is a great website that helps to bring our projects to life!
That's right: starting right now, anyone can visit, http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/1317342, your Teacher Page, and send you a DonorsChoose.org gift card to give you a head start on the materials your students need next school year. Anyone who makes a donation this week and enters the match code TREAT during check-out will have their donation doubled!


The code is good through Friday, May 10.

Poetry Test

Stanza
Rhyme
Blank Verse
Alliteration
Assonance
Metaphor
Simile
Symbol
Elegy
Couplet
Ballad
Epic
Lyric
Ode

Write a quote on the sentence strip provided in class.

Test Prep Website.

This week homework will be very limited. In order to prepare for CST, test prep will be sent home and collected for extra credit.

Speech vocabulary Test.
oratory
refrain
dramatic pause
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
personification
symbol

Write 2 love poems, use the format given in class.

Sentences are due.

It seems that I have forgotten to post list #10, so here it is:


1. aud- hear, listen
2. cause, cuse, cus- cause, motivate
3. cosm- universe
4. doc- teach
5. fer- bear, carry
6. loc, loco- place
7. nemer- number
8. punct- point, dot
9. sat- enough
10. sist, sta, stit- stand

Students are bringing ther grade sheets home today. They show all of the assignments we have done, what your students have missed and what their current grade is. They have 5 weeks to make-up the work. Make-up instructions are on, or attached, to the grade sheet.

Final Misfits List- Test Thursday 3/21

slate
platform
couth
redundant
raison d' etre
justify
arsenal
paltry
ingest
derail

Misfits List #4 Test:

Faux Pas
Divulging
Czar
Mausoleum
Oppressed
Copacetic
Koosh Ball
Upholstery
Intuitive
Agitating

Roots 8
ROOT DEFINITON
1. co, col- with, together
2. spec, scop- see, look
3. ist- one who
4. vert, vers- turn
5. mit- send
6. inter- between, among
7. fin- end
8. ible, able- able, can do
9. post- after, behind
10. hyper- over, above

Roots 9
1. pri first
2. null, nil, nihi nothing
3. nox, noc harm
4. dur hard, lasting
5. cid cut off, kill
6. test witness, affirm
7. vis, vid visual
8. grad, gress step, degree, rank
9. hab to have, hold, dwell
10. fum smoke

The Bowers Museum has Lucy! Australopithecus Afarensis is on display at the museum for a limited time.

The Bowers Museum is located in Santa Ana, California, in Orange County. The museum offers exhibitions, lectures, art classes, travel programs, children's art and music education programs, and other community events.

Also at the Bowers museum: An exibit honoring Maurice Sednak, of Where the Wild Things
Are, fame.

Bad word circle completed.

Front: The bad word of your choice (in black) with a red circle around it and a slash through the word.

Back: Response- What word did you choose, when do you use it, and why is this the word that you chose to try not to say anymore?

Love Quote: Find a quote from a famous person that means something to you. Write the quote (no pencil) on one side of the heart. On the back, tell me why you chose the quote and what the quote means to you.

Can be about any type of love, family, friends, love of country, music, sports etc....
Extra decoration will get bonus points.

Response to Literature #3 (R2L#3)

articulate
derivatives
venture
surmised
exalted
furtive
meander
discernible
liberal
cogitating
monikers
certifiable

Rough draft of the Vantage Essay is due- for peer corrections!

Response toLiterature #2 sentences due:
Disembowelment
Glean
Rendition
Sneer
Gingerly
Guffaw
Cynics
Amoebas
Modifier
Oculus
Chiffon

Roots List #2 -Test on Friday

1. super- above, over
2. trans- across, through
3. ultra- beyond, exceedingly
4. -cule- little
5. poly- many
6. -meter- measure
7. uni- one
8. aster- star
9. ject- throw
10. -gram- written

Roots List #3. Test on Friday!!

1. anni, annu, enni- year
2. fall, fals- deceive
3. gen- birth, race
4. grat- pleasing
5. here, hes- stick
6. leg- law
7. medi- half, middle
8. mon- warn
9. nat, nasc- to be from, to spring forth
10. poli- city

Pledge is due, see attached.

Back to our roots (so to speak). Two lists at a time, test on all 20 on Friday!
STUDY!!! (no homework)
Roots List #1
1. dis- away
2. infra- below, beneath
3. Iso -equal
4. bio - life
5. ir - not
6. non- not
7. counter - oppositite, external
8. exo - outside, external
9. co, com - with, together
10. endo - within

Roots List #2 -Test on Friday

1. super- above, over
2. trans- across, through
3. ultra- beyond, exceedingly
4. -cule- little
5. poly- many
6. -meter- measure
7. uni- one
8. aster- star
9. ject- throw
10. -gram- written

Sentences due Wed 1-9, Test on Thursday 1-17

Response to Literature #1:
harrumphs
croons
panache
bushel
emissary
philisophical
idealism
subversive
totalitarianism

Recipe Assignment is due.

1 current event from a newspaper article (only newspaper, no internet!!). If you need a newspaper, I will provide.

Roots Week 8- Test Friday- 80 Roots!

ROOT DEFINITON
1. co, col- with, together
2. spec, scop- see, look
3. ist- one who
4. vert, vers- turn
5. mit- send
6. inter- between, among
7. fin- end
8. ible, able- able, can do
9. post- after, behind
10. hyper- over, above

Biography Book Report. Students must READ (not do research on) a Biographical Book about anyone (alive or dead): movie star, president, sports hero.

They will complete the I am Poem and a poster, follow the instructions on the book report given in class (as soon as I scan it, it will be posted here as well).

The more creative the better!! I will give extra credit points to anyone who dresses as their character as well.

No new roots list this week. Review lists 2, 3 and 4. Quiz on Thursday!!

Expository List #2 Test tomorrow!! Study!!!!

Expository #2, sentences due. Test on Wed 11-14.

Compare
Contrast
Proposition
Cause
Effect
Spatial
Chronological
Support
Hypothesis
Thesis

List of 20 due Wednesday, Test on Friday!!

Roots list #7

ROOT - DEFINITON
1. intra, intro- all
2. migra- wander
3. ques, quer- ask
4. phon(o)- sound
5. tele- far, distance
6. ped- children
7. matri, mater- mother
8. part, pater- father
9. sub- under, below
10. geo, terr- land

Roots List #6- List of 20 due on Wed and Test on Friday!!

1. ex- out of, from
2. re- again
3. bene- good
4. dis- apart, not
5. mal, male- bad, evil
6. retro- back
7. ir, il - not
8. cap- take, seize
9. de- down, away
10. dia, di- upon

This week is Roots Review Week!! There is not a new list of roots, instead we will review 1-5 and retake the 50 roots test. The students will receive which ever grade is highest (not an average, this is not in response to low scores, it is part of the unit).

Other interesting and fun news:
We are having a candy drive, now until 10/28.
There will be a Trick-orTreat Hallway on 10/30, 2:00-3:30. All are welcome for candy and facepaint.
Prize drawing on Friday.
Remember to send fieldtrip money (6th grade only)!!!!!

Watch the debate (it doesn't have to be the whole thing, but at least 20 minutes). Write a reflection, at least 1/2 a page, include who you think won the section that you watched, who you think had the best arguments or ideas etc.

Include one quote, don't forget to tell me who said it and why you think it's especially strong or weak.

* Exciting News!!
Hale will be voting. On November 6th voting booths will be set up and your child will have the opportunity to experience what it is like to vote.

Roots 5 Test tomorrow. No multiple choice, all fill in!!

Expository List #1- Test on 10-24

Expository
Assertion
Assertation
Analyze
Transition
Perspective
Bias
Context
Concise

Extra Credit Opportunity

Watch the debate (it doesn't have to be the whole thing, but at least 15 minutes). Write a replection, at least 1/2 a page, include who you think won the part you watched, who had the best arguments or ideas etc. Include one quote, don't forget to tell me who said it and why you think it's especially strong or weak.

Have a great night!!

Final draft of the creative writing!! Revise and rewrite your final draft of our creative writting sample. Turn in all rough drafts plus the completed final draft (NO PENCIL)!!

Handwritten- one full side of a lined page
Typed- 1/2 a page (12 lines at least)
In both cases it can be more.

Today your child received their report card and their grade report.

The grade report lists eveything that your child has done and what is missing. They have the opportunity to make-up any missing assignments and test between now and the 15 week report card (11-12). Please do all work and turn it in as a packet, not one page at a time.

Please not that the grade on the report card is from Monday and the grade on the grade sheet is from Friday, therefore the grade sheet is more accurate and current.

** I had some difficulties with my computer this morning so the history list is a little shorter than it should be. I apologize for that, I am working to get it fixed.

-Thank you for your understanding.

Rewrite and revise your creative writing.

Roots list #4- Test on Friday

List of 20 words with definitions that relate due on Wed.
1. pan- all
2. pel, puls- drive, urge
3. rupt- break
4. pot- power
5. sen- old
6. soph- wise
7. tox- poison
8. belli- war
9. arch- ruler, cheif
10. nov- new

All students received a parent form for the Paren Portal to view their child's grades on the LAUSD website. Please fill it out and bring it back (parent must bring) to the counseling office.

Finish the write up that you started in class. Focus on the senses, what did you: hear, smell, taste, feel?

Book Report is due, please see the link below.

HW: A list of 20 words with definitions, 2 per number. The definitions must be related to the definitions listed below.

Roots List #2 -Test on Friday

1. super- above, over
2. trans- across, through
3. ultra- beyond, exceedingly
4. -cule- little
5. poly- many
6. -meter- measure
7. uni- one
8. aster- star
9. ject- throw
10. -gram- written

Dear Parents,
I am sorry, I just found out that the parent portal (on the LAUSD website) is not yet up and running. If you bring the forminto the counseling office they will put your name on a waiting list to receive the password. My thought is that the more parents they have on that list, the faster they will do this!

So that you have an accurate accounting of your students grades, I will print a grade sheet for your child. They will recieve the grade sheet at the 10 week, this is also when they have the opportunity to turn in any make-up work.

I will let you know when the portal is functional (I feel like this is Star Trek dialog!!). Sorry again and thank you for your patience.

We are beginning a unit on Latin Roots to help students decode vocabulary. 10 lists of 10 roots = 100 roots!

Students must find 2 words to go with each set of roots (20 words all together), list the word and the definition. Make sure that the definition matches or relates to the definition listed with the given roots.

Roots List #1
1. dis- away
2. infra- below, beneath
3. Iso -equal
4. bio - life
5. ir - not
6. non- not
7. counter - oppositite, external
8. exo - outside, external
9. co, com - with, together
10. endo - within

Narrative vocabulary test!

Narrative #2- Sentences with each word.

Compare
Contrast
Theme
Imagery
Figurative
Hyperbole
Personification
Foreshadow
Analogy
Metaphor
Simile

Narrative List #3- Figurative Language- Test on Wed 9/19
Write a sentence using each word.

theme
imagery
compare
contrast
figurative
foreshadow
personification
hyperbole
analogy
metaphor
simile

Study!!!!
Narrative Vocabulary Test- Elements of Plot

Test Tomorrow- Genres and subject /predicate

Students will create a story using the Story Map that they received in class.

Narratve List #1- Students will use each of these words in a sentence. The sentence should show that the student understands the meaning of the word.

Narrative
Setting
Plot
Conflict
Resolution
Climax
Character
Trait
Antagonist
Protagonist

All students will participate in the Summer Reading Writing Prompt. Please be sure to read a book from the Summer Reading List posted on the Hale website.

Write a Mad Lib to bring to class tomorrow, 5-6 sentences at least. Leave at least 5 parts of spech blank to be filled in in class.

Finish School House Rock Graphic Organizer.

Finish the boxes of your School House Rock Part of Speech Review.

Please read the attached class contract, print the signature page and bring back to class tomorrow!!

Amazing Adjective due