Memorial Junior School

Achieving Excellence

Language Arts 8

Instructor: Mrs. Marlene Crane
(973) 515-2427 or marlene.crane@hanovertwpschools.org

The central focus of Language Arts 8 is to improve students' communication skills. We do this through the study of vocabulary, grammar, literature, and the writing process.

Oregon Trail Musical Schedule

Prewriting: Monday, March 9th

Scripting: Tuesday, March 10th through Friday, March 13th

Dress Rehearsal: Monday, March 16th

Presentations: Tuesday, March 17th and 18th

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wordsearch for 1 point

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Homework

Current Assignments

There are no current assignments.

Past Due Assignments

Student Commitment read and signed by guardian
Date Due: 09/09/2019
When You Reach Me Summer Reading Essay
Date Due: 09/09/2019
Binder Set-up
Date Due: 09/09/2019
vocabulary pages 19-21; highlight the context clues
Date Due: 09/12/2019
vocab quiz unit 1 Friday
Date Due: 09/13/2019
BK page L56, 1-10
Date Due: 09/18/2019
BK L105: 1-10; BK L107: 1-10
Date Due: 09/19/2019
BKL 79, 11-20, specifying verbs as physical, mental, or ownership
Date Due: 10/02/2019
Foreshadowing worksheet- finish finding examples for assigned chapters
Date Due: 10/02/2019
Transitive/Intransitive Verb Worksheet
Date Due: 10/03/2019
BK L81, #11-15
Date Due: 10/04/2019
Study verb notes, worksheets, and exercises for tomorrow's quiz.
Date Due: 10/11/2019
Printed complete rough draft of essay due for tomorrow's peer eval
Date Due: 10/16/2019
Final draft of essay on WYRM
Date Due: 10/18/2019
vocab pages 37/38 with context clues
Date Due: 10/22/2019
vocab pages 38/39 synonym/antonym exercise
Date Due: 10/23/2019
vocab page 39-41 with context clues
Date Due: 10/24/2019
vocab pages 42-44
Date Due: 10/29/2019
study island descriptive language exercise
Date Due: 10/30/2019
Vocab Unit Test: Lessons 1-3 tomorrow; study
Date Due: 10/31/2019
final draft of peaceful or stressful paragraph printed and attached to prewrite and rough draft
Date Due: 11/06/2019
adverb worksheet page 1 only
Date Due: 11/12/2019
Study Adverb notes to prepare for tomorrow's quiz
Date Due: 11/15/2019
Finish drafting and print sickest paragraph
Date Due: 11/18/2019
vocab pages 55/6 with context clues highlighted
Date Due: 11/19/2019
vocab page 56/7 synonym/antonym exercise
Date Due: 11/20/2019
vocab pages 57-59
Date Due: 11/21/2019
study unit 4 vocab for quiz
Date Due: 11/22/2019
print ride paragraph and bring sickest
Date Due: 11/22/2019
BK exercise L273, #s 1-10
Date Due: 12/04/2019
grammar worksheet; front side only; for period 2, only first two exercises
Date Due: 12/09/2019
Chicken Soup for the Teen-aged Soul Memoir: pick topic and lesson learned; complete pre-write
Date Due: 12/11/2019
Printed rough chicken soup draft for peer eval due Wednesday; double-spaced and 12 point font
Date Due: 12/18/2019
vocab pages 66/7
Date Due: 01/08/2020
vocab pages 67-9
Date Due: 01/09/2020
study for vocab unit 5 quiz scheduled for Friday!
Date Due: 01/10/2020
vocab pages 76/7; synonym antonym exercise
Date Due: 01/15/2020
vocabulary pages 77-79
Date Due: 01/16/2020
study for unit 6 quiz
Date Due: 01/17/2020
Character Analysis Essay
Date Due: 01/31/2020
Vocabulary pages 93/4
Date Due: 02/12/2020
Vocabulary pages 95-97
Date Due: 02/13/2020
vocabulary quiz Friday
Date Due: 02/14/2020
Mystery Story Assignment: Prewrite/Graphic Organizer Completion
Date Due: 02/14/2020
grammar worksheet re: misplaced modifiers
Date Due: 02/20/2020
Misplaced Modifier Quiz Friday
Date Due: 02/21/2020
Mystery Story Rough Draft printed for Monday, February 24th for in-class peer eval
Date Due: 02/24/2020
Final Draft of Mystery Story due Friday, February 28th
Date Due: 02/28/2020
Bring social studies notes and script outlines to class for drafting.
Date Due: 03/13/2020

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