Gr. 8 Literature Assignments

Mango Street - read p. 74-83, 86-87; write a brief response on what the trees represent (they are symbols of something meaningful in Esperanza's community)

 

Students in Music Man may turn in assignment on Fri., 5/25

Study for Latin/Vocab final (roots and affixes)

Mango Street - read to p. 71. Write a response paper  about the vignette "Geraldo No Last Name." What do we know about him? Does he have an identity? How does Esperanza feel about his death in comparison to "Papa" (p. 56) and "Born Bad" (p. 58)? 

Mango Street - read to p. 58 (quiz on Monday); write a response to this prompt - "Esperanza is starting to change from childhood to adolescence. What is happening physically, socially, emotionally? Cite specific examples from the novel where necessary. Due on Monday. 

Complete the lit. grid for The Devil's Arithmetic

Latin/Vocab - prep for graph-/gram- test; review master list of roots/affixes

Mango Street - read to the end of p. 34, finish and print "My Good Day"; add sencory detail, feelings/emotions, is it similar to Esperanza's? if so, how?

Latin/Vocab - p. 75

Mango Street - read "Those Who Don't" and "There Was an Old Woman" and decide on a theme(s) for each one

Sandra Cisneros research

Mango Street - read to p. 26; pick one vignette; type a short response (150 words) about your personal feelings; relate the vignette to something in your life or something that happened to someone you know; explain the theme (remember a theme cannot be just one word); support the theme with evidence

Study for spec-/spic- Latin test

Begin reviewing all roots and prefixes for the final test on May 23

Revise your House of Mango Street vignette

Revise your Hairs vignette

Reread My Name and write a 200-word vignette on your name

Latin - p. 72

Latin - p. 71

House on Mango Street - read "Hairs" vignette; write 150 words on your hair and that of your family; give your story a title

Latin - numbers roots test is on Monday 5/7

DA - return permission slip for movie

House on Mango St. - read story #1 - "House" write a 200 word (minimum - yes! you can write more) story on your story.

Latin - p. 69

DA - complete the packet page for Ch. 19-Epilogue; review for test (Google: online quizzes); return signed permission slips to watch the movie

Latin/Vocab - p. 68

DA - read Ch. 18, get video permission form signed

Latin/Vocab - p. 66, test on bi/du- words on Tuesday 5/1

DA - read Ch. 15-17, define vocab words for Ch. 12-14; test on Ch. 16 on Tuesday 5/1

Latin - p. 65, review meanings of these roots: rota/volv, foli, terr/geo, aqua/hydra, mal, rect/reg, mob/mot, ject/jet, astr/stel, ped (test on May 1)

 

DA - complete the packet pages for Ch. 13-14

DA - read Ch. 12-14

Latin/Vocab - study for uni-/mono- test

DA - read Ch. 11, complete packet page for Ch. 11, write short essay

DA - vocab definitions for Ch. 10-11

Latin - p. 63

Latin - p. 62

DA - develop chapter titles through Ch. 9

Complete vocab definitions for Ch. 7-9

 

DA - read Ch. 7-8-9 and completed corresponding pages in the packet; quiz on Ch. 1-7 will be on Monday

DA - Vocab terms plus parts of speech for Ch. 4-6 

Latin - review root words rect-/reg-

DA - read Ch. 5-6

DA - read Ch. 1-4, complete the corresponding chapters in the packet

Latin - p. 60

Latin/Vocab - p. 58-59

 

Devil's Arithmetic (DA) - read Ch. 1-4 and do packet pages that correspond

Latin - p. 57

review rota/volv words

Latin/Vocab - p. 55-56; test is on Wednesday with rota-/volv- root words

Devil's Arithmetic - define the words for Ch. 1-3 (19 terms); use Internet as many of the terms are Yiddish

R&J - Please post a response ONLY to the Poem prompt on the R&J blog (no reply to a classmate's comment is needed). Sign with your real name and put your pseudonym in parentheses).

like this...Mrs. Tush (pseudonym). Deadline is Tue., March 20 at midnight.

R& J Blog - poem due by midnight tomorrow

R&J lit grid - completed grid due 3/20

Latin - p. 53

R&J - Act 5 Quiz tomorrow, followed by final test

Latin/Vocab - p. 50

R&J - re-read what was performed in class today, pre-read the next scene.

Latin - do p. 48, review all unit words (roots)

R&J - complete the worksheet for Act 4; Act 4 quiz tomorrow (Fri.)

Latin/Vocab - p. 47

R&J - re-read Act 4, scenes 2-3 

Complete R&J fig. lang. sheet

R&J blog post (Parents) - due midnight tonight

Review Latin roots/affixes for Wed. test

R&J - review Act 3, scene 4

BIG Latin test tomorrow!

R&G - Act 3 quiz tomorrow

Blog posts to "Parents" are due tomorrow at midnight 

Post and reply to "Parents" prompt on R&J blog

Review Latin roots/prefixes (test on 2/28)

R&J - read Act 3, scenes 4-5, use Sparknotes to assist your understanding of the text

R&J - Read Act 3, scene 3

Latin/Vocab - review all roots/prefixes covered since beginning of the year.

Latin cumulative test (2/28) - study all roots and prefixes from foli- through ject-/jet-

R&J - read Act 3, scenes 2,3

R&J - read Act 3, scene 1 regardless of whether or not you signed up for a role.

R&J Blog - reply and comment to the Rosaline prompt is due by midnight Friday 2/16

Latin - review for test on ject-/jet- root words

R&J - don't forget to blog to "Rosaline", answer Comprehension Questions 1-8 on p. 142, Act 2 quiz tomorrow

Latin - p. 45

R&J worksheet for the balcony scene

R&J - read Act 2, scenes 5,6

R&J blog "Rosaline"

Read Act 2, scenes 3-4

Latin - p. 44

Romeo & Juliet - the following students need to read their lines for Monday

prologue - sophia h., nicole, aj

scene 1 - yasin, jonathan, aidan

scene 2 - ava, sofia s., cheyenne

scene 3 - jonathan, yasin

Latin/Vocab - bene-/bon- test on Thursday

R&J - read scenes/roles for Monday's cast

R&J - respond to the masquerade post by midnight Friday. You must post a comment and comment on another student's post. romeojulietblog.blogspot.com;

use your pseudonym when posting.

Latin/Vocab - p. 41

Romeo & Juliet - complete Blog #1 Masquerade (respond to the prompt and comment on one classmate's posting)

Latin/Vocab - study for mater-/pater- root word test; update your master list of roots for trimester 2

Latin/Vocab - p. 38

Romeo & Juliet - decorate mask form completely with sequins, glitter, fabric, feathers, ribbons, etc. 

Finish Lit. Grid (for Animal Farm) and Figurative Lang. worksheet

Propaganda log for Animal Farm will be collected on Thursday

Latin - p. 36

Animal Farm - review for end of book test (on Wed.); propaganda log due 1/11

Latin - p. 35

Animal Farm - finish the propaganda log (due Thur.); quiz on Ch. 8-10 Tuesday

HSPT practice test #2 - Tue. Jan. 16

 

Animal Farm - read Ch. 9-10

Animal Farm - vocab. activities for Ch. 8-10 (must be done on loose-leaf note paper and submitted to Gr. 8 in Mrs. Tush's classroom. May be submitted before 12/21.

Animal Farm - read Ch. 8

Finish HSPT practice section for spelling/punc./caps

Reread Animal Farm Ch. 6-7 (quiz on Monday)

Work on vocab. definitions and context for Animal Farm Ch. 6-7 (due Tue.)

HSPT - complete the Reading section (due Tue.)

Latin/Vocab - prep for unit test on Monday

Latin - p. 33

Animal Farm - finish Ch. 7, keep up with Ch. 6 and Ch. 7 vocab. definitions; continue to work on propaganda chart (make sure what you put on the chart are correct examples of propaganda)

Latin - p. 32

Animal Farm - re-read/scan Ch. 6 (next quiz is on Ch. 6-7)

HSPT - verbal logic exercises (due on Thursday, correct your own work)

Logic page (handout) - complete both sides

Animal Farm - Read Ch. 6, add to propaganda chart; work on Ch. 6 vocab terms

Animal Farm - Ch. 5, vocabulary work for Ch. 1-5 is due Monday, quiz for Ch. 1-5 on Monday

 

HSPT - complete the analogy section in the practice book and complete the worksheet provided today, review the "16 kinds of relationships" and the "examples of analogies" handouts; correct your work on the syn/ant section of the practice book ALL HSPT WORK IS DUE MON.

Latin/Vocab - aqua-/hydra- root words, p. 29

- create master list of roots, their meaning, provide an example

 

Animal Farm -

- work on the vocabulary activities (will be due after Ch. 5)

- work on propaganda chart

- review Ch. 4 that was assigned to be read last Tuesday

Latin - p. 27

HSPT - complete the syn/ant sections of the practice book

Build vocab. - go to Quizlet and search HSPT Vocabulary Flashcards (131 terms), look for prefixes, Latin roots, Spanish equivalencies

Google synonym/antonym quizzes for HSPT and try your skills

A.F. - read/annotate  Ch. 4

Latin - p. 26

AF - finish reading Ch. 2, read/annotate Ch. 3

HSPT - take the diagnostic test (p. 41)

AF - finish Ch. 1

YouTube - The Russian Revolution Explained by Hip Hughes, stop at 11:30 min. Watch and take notes.

YouTube - watch "Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution" by parkschoolva. Stop at 3:18; make a chart with the character names and who/what they represent in Russian society.

 

Review 1st trimester Latin roots/prefixes for test tomorrow

YouTube - take notes on "The Russian Revolution" by Simple History (3:13 min.), watch it twice if necessary to understand

Review Latin roots and prefixes for T1 cumulative test on Thursday

Latin - p. 24 (astr-/stel- test tomorrow)

Human Comedy - read Ch. 35 (Lion in the Net) and Ch. 36 (Spangler)

No Latin this week

Human Comedy - read through Ch. 34, complete the packet through Ch. 34, quiz on Ch. 28-34 on Monday

Study for unit 2 Latin/Vocab test (ped-/pod-, geo-/terr-, gen-, mal-)

Sleepy Hollow - p. 156-157, 1-9

Latin - p. 21

Human Comedy - complete the packet through Ch. 27 (Lionel). Due in class on Tuesday

Latin/Vocab - p. 20

Human Comedy - update your character list; add in Alan, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Ara, and Auggie. Provide details on each person.

Reread Ch. 32 (On the Train)

review Latin words

Ch. 32 in Human Comedy

Latin - p. 18

Human Comedy - read Ch. 31 (Mr. Mechano)

Human Comedy - reread Ch. 29 and 30 from last Thursday night's HW assignment.

 

Latin - review the definitions for the 10 terms. Students who were absent from class can find the terms here that need to be matched to the definitions on p. 16

geology

geometry

terrace

subterranean

geode

inter

geography

Mediterranean

geocentric

terrain

Human Comedy - Ch. 29-30

Human Comedy - read Ch. 27 (Lionel) and 28 (Public Library); quiz on Ch. 22-27 on Thursday

Human Comedy - finish Ch. 25, read Ch. 26

Review Latin root words

Human Comedy - read Ch. 23-24

Latin/Vocab - p. 15

Human Comedy - read Ch. 22 (refer back to Ch. 3)

Latin/Vocab - p. 14

The Human Comedy - read Ch. 20-21, review Ch. 9-21 for Tuesday quiz

Study Latin root words (mal-)

Human Comedy - read Ch. 18-19

Do p. 12 in Latin/Vocab workbook (mal- unit)

Human Comedy - Read ch. 16/17

Human Comedy - finish packet through Ch. 13, read Ch. 14-15

Human Comedy - finish reading Ch. 13

Latin/Vocab - review first 3 units in the work book (p. 1-9)

The Human Comedy - read Ch. 11, 12

Human Comedy - complete the packet for Ch. 1-8

Latin/Vocab - review first 3 roots for test on Thursday (foli- miss-/mit-, manu-)

Human Comedy - complete the study guide for Ch. 1-8 (will be collected tomorrow for grading)

Complete the first three pages of The Human Comedy packet

Study for Latin test - manu- root words

Latin - do p. 9

The Human Comedy - read to p. 40, quiz tomorrow on Ch. 1-8

Latin/Vocab - p. 8

Human Comedy - read to p. 25

Latin/Vocab - p. 6 in workbook, test on Monday

Latin/Vocab - p. 5

 Finish reading "To Build a Fire"

answer questions 1-11

 Latin - p. 3

 Latin - p. 2 (foli- root words)

 Get permission slip signed to watch White Fang movie

 

Take online tests/quizzes of White Fang to prepare for book test tomorrow.