2/14: Vocab: Lesson 10a, b, c due on Thursday; test on this unit will be Tuesday 2/21. Grammar: We will pick up where we left off on phrases in textbook and in packet tomorrow during language. Lit: Bring text to class to continue reading about Lincoln and his time period.

2/9: Vocab: Lesson cards and worksheet due on Tuesday 2/14. Grammar: Do the two exercises on prepositional phrases used as adjectives and adverbs in the Phrase Packet.

2/8: Vocab test on Lesson 9 tomorrow.

2/7: Lit test tomorrow on the three stories mentioned in the 2/3 entry.

2/6: Study for two tests mentioned below. Bring folder containing materials for Model UN to school tomorrow. Remember to dress-up (business attire: boys - shirts, ties, long pants, jacket if available; girls - skirt or dress of appropriate length and fit, shoulders covered (if in doubt, wear a jacket or sweater), dressy pants and jacket also an option, shoes you can walk up and down stairs in - must have strap or back, no sandals); lunch is provided. [For Wednesday: Grammar - do diagnostic test in phrase packet]

2/3: Continue to prepare for Model UN - event is on Tuesday 2/7 at Bishop. Upcoming tests: Lit: On three stories - "The Treasure of Lemon Brown", "The Medicine Bag", and "The Moustache" on Wednesday 2/8. Vocab: Lesson 9 on Thursday.

2/2: Test on Unit 13 in grammar tomorrow. Lit: Finish reading (if we do not complete in class) and answer the questions at the end of "The Moustache" (p. 291).

2/1: Work on Model UN position paragraphs and "What Catholic Education Means to Me" entry (poem, essay or poster) if you would like to shine (or earn a little extra credit :-)! )

1/31: We will check vocab cards for Lesson 9 and the worksheet tomorrow because we did not have time today. Work on your position paragraphs which are due - typed - on Thursday. Remember each delegation must submit a piece on each issue - one member should work on one issue; the other member on the other issue. You will swap the papers to keep each other informed. Try to write a poem or essay or make a poster about what Catholic education means to you - if you are willing to do this it is due no later than Thursday.

1/27: Lit: Answer the questions at the end of "The Medicine Bag" that we did not cover in class, i.e. the Analyzing Lit. Grammar P. 499 Rev Ex 5 & 6 and p. 502 Reve Ex 10. Voc: See entry for 1/26.

1/26: Voc: Cards and worksheet for Lesson 9 due on Tuesday 1/31; Ex 9a, b, c due on Thursday, 2/2; Grammar: p. 494 #13 and p. 498 Rev Ex 4 due tomorrow (we will have a grammar test on Unit 13 on Wednesday 2/1. Lit: Expect a test at the end of next week!

1/24: Lit: Read "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" and answer the questions at the end of the story. See below for Voc; Grammar: p. 494 #13 and p. 498 Rev Ex 4 due Friday.

1/23: Voc: Test on Lesson 8 changed to Thursday January 26th. If you did not bring your parent interview sheet to class today, bring it tomorrow. Grammar: p. 488 Ex 6 & 7; p. 490 Ex 8 & 9

1/20: Voc: P. 56-57 Rev Ex 1, 2, 3(1 & 2) - due Tuesday; we will also have our test on lesson 8 words that day. Grammar: p. 486 Ex 4 & 5 all - due Monday. Lit: Review your answers to "Mother & Daughter" so we can have a more successful discussion of the story on Monday.

1/19: Voc: p. 56-57 Rev Ex 1, 2, 3(1 & 2) - due Tuesday; we will also have our test on lesson 8 words that day. Grammar: p. 482 Ex 1 & 2 odds; p. 484 Ex 3 evens. Lit: Read p. 63-67 and answer the ?s on p. 68 (yes - Analyzing Lit and Lit Elem!)

1/10: Lit: Using the textbook, old tests and notes in your daybook, flesh out the pink study guide I gave you in class today, making note of the significant characters and themes of all the works we have read (they are all listed on the back of the study guide). Exam is on Friday.

1/4: Lit: Read "The People Could Fly" and answer the questions that follow - Analyzing Lit and Lit Elem. (The questions from "The Ransom of Red Chief" will be due on Friday 1/6); Grammar: Complete p. 470 if you did not do in class.

12/15: Grammar: Pronoun Test tomorrow. Lit: Reflection 4 is due to be checked tomorrow; you can work on draft of reflection 5 in class. Don't forget permission slip if you have not already turned it in!

12/14: Vocab: Test on Less 7 tomorrow. We will check final worksheet before the test. Grammar: Test on pronoun unit on Friday. Lit: Write a brief draft of a reflection on "The Death of Santa" or Donald Davis' piece for tomorrow. See reminders below about permission slips and no hot lunch tomorrow.

12/13: Grammar: p. 448 and 453-454 due tomorrow; test on Friday. Vocab: Complete second worksheet for final review and study cards for test on Thursday. Lit: Draft of reflection 3 due tomorrow; bring any library books you have that are due tomorrow. Remember: Permission slip due by Thursday. Thursday is also Young @ Heart and bake sale - you need to bring a bagged lunch and a drink for this month's Young @ Heart!

12/12: Grammar: p. 448 Ex 12 & 13; Rev Ex p. 453-454 #7 & 8; test on pronouns will be on Friday Dec 16th; Vocab: 7a, b, c due tomorrow! Test on Lesson 7 will be on Thursday Dec 15th. Lit: Write a draft of Reflection 2 for tomorrow. Remember to give permission slip for Bishop tour to your parents to sign - due back Thursday Dec 15.

12/9: Grammar: Worksheet on pronouns - #25 & 26; p. 446 Ex 10 & 11 due on Monday December 12; test will be on Wednesday or Friday; Vocab: 7a, b, c due Tuesday; Lesson 7 test is Thursday December 15; Lit: Since we did not finish all the selections for Reflection #2, you do not have to write the reflection until Monday night.

12/7: Lit: Write a draft of a reflection on the literature we read in class Tuesday and Wednesday ("Christmas Bells", "A Stubborn Sweetness" and "Journey of the Magi"). Think about the symbolism from the Nativity and the Crucifixion, as well as the speaker's/character's change in mood regarding Christmas - shift from despair to recognition of peace of the season. Grammar: Complete p. 444 and worksheet you got in class today. Vocab: see 12/5.

12/5: Lit: The Outsiders folder is due tomorrow. You should also turn in your book. Grammar: p. 444 Ex 8 & 9 due Wednesday; test on pronouns will be on 12/14. Vocab: Lesson 7 cards and 1st worksheet (I'll give it to you tomorrow) will be due on Friday 12/9; Ex 7a, b, c due 12/13 and 2nd worksheet and test on 12/15. NOTE: Our tour of Bishop has been changed from 12/15 to Monday 12/19!!! We will go to Bishop for the day on Monday, 12/19!

12/2: Lit: Test over complete novel The Outsiders will be on Monday 12/5; folders are due on Tuesday 12/6. Vocab: Lesson 7 cards and worksheet will not be due until Friday 12/9; 7a, b, c will be due on 12/13.

11/30: Lit: final reading quiz ch 10-12 will be on Friday 12/2.

11/28: Lit: Complete Advice worksheet and bring to class tomorrow; Vocab: 6a, b, and c due tomorrow; test on Thursday; Grammar: complete packet on pronouns.

11/27: Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving break! Remember we will have reading quizzes on Monday (ch 8 & 9) and Friday (ch 10-12) on The Outsiders; test over complete book will be on Monday December 5th at which time your four written responses - must be typed - are to be turned in. You may work on these responses in computer class during the coming week. Vocab: Ex 6a, b, c due on Tuesday 11/29; test on Thursday 12/1; Grammar: We will go over possessive case pronouns on Monday and begin working on a packet that reviews all three cases of pronouns.

11/21: Lit: Complete Hero worksheet; continue working on responses 1 & 2 (draft your work in your day book - 8S you should have drafted response #1 in your daybook in computer class so I will check your day books tomorrow - and then type up on your computer - final work on 4 responses must be typed, double-spaced, font size 10 or 12, 1 inch margins, Calibri or Time New Roman (default mode) and handed in on Monday December 5th. Vocab: Lesson 6 cards and 2 worksheets due tomorrow! Grammar: 8S - p. 451 Rev Ex 3

11/18: Lit: Continue reading The Outsiders - we will have a reading quiz on Monday Ch 5-7; read over Frost poems and familiarize yourself with all of them; begin work on Hero worksheet. Grammar: p. 438 Ex 3 due Monday.

11/17: 8S - Bake Sale Tomorrow!! Remember to bring in those baked goods in individually wrapped portions. Everyone - tomorrow is also Young @ Heart: don't forget to bring in a lunch if you did not place an order with Mrs. Petrangeli or Mrs. Cunane. Grammar: Verb Test Re-take for anyone who signed up. Lit: Continue reading The Outsiders - 2nd reading quiz on Monday (Ch 5 - 7). Vocab: Lesson 6 cards and 2 worksheets due on Tuesday 11/22.

11/15: Voc: Test on Lesson 5 tomorrow! Grammar: worksheet on verbs; continue studying for Verb test re-take on Friday; Lit: If your group needs more images for its collage, bring more for tomorrow; continue reading the Outsiders - you are trying to be through Ch. 7 by Friday.

11/10: Vocab: p. 44 #3 - 1 c&e, 2 - due Monday, test on Tuesday 11/15; Grammar: Verb worksheet - retest on verbs will be on Thursday or Friday; Lit: every student needs to bring in 4 -6 items for small group's collage - due Monday! Brief reading quiz Monday on Chapters 1 -4. Remember: 8R goes to Timberlake Tuesday; 8s on Wednesday. On the day your class goes, bring a healthy snack, lunch and drink in a reusable container. Wear sturdy shoes and layers - dress for the weather! It will probably be chilly.

11/7: Picture Retakes on Wednesday 11/9 - please dress up everyone whether you are having individual pictures retaken. We will try to shoot another 8th grade photo! Vocab: Lesson 5 Worksheet 2 and 5a, b, c due tomorrow. We will discuss when we will have the test then. Grammar: p. 436 Ex 2 due Wednesday. Lit: Continue reading in The Outsiders. Aim to finish the first 4 chapters by Thursday. Remember to bring your Timberlake permission slip in!!

11/3: Grammar: Test on verbs tomorrow! Use quizzes and additional practice packets, as well as blue definitions in text book to study for test. Lit: Study for the lit quiz if you did not take it today. Finish reading Chapter 1 of The Outsiders, making notes on each of the main characters.

11/2: Vocab: Cards and 1st worksheet due tomorrow; Grammar: p. 432 Rev Ex 11 (8S also do p. 430 Rev Ex 10); Lit: Use study sheet to review for quiz on Halloween literature.

10/26: Continue to work on verb packet - we will check some and work some on it tomorrow.

10/25: Vocab: Lesson 5 cards due Thursday; Grammar p. 414 Ex 13 & 14 due tomorrow.

10/24: Voc: Final review #1 & 2 on p. 29-30 in vocab book - Test Lesson 4 tomorrow! Grammar: p. 414 Ex 13 & 14 due Wednesday.

10/21: Voc: Ex 4a, b, c due on Monday 10/24; Grammar: Review quiz and handout on diagramming complements; Lit: Finish reading "The Woman in the Snow" p. 857-865 and answer the questions under Analyzing Lit and Lit Elements on p. 865 in your day book.

10/17: Voc: Lesson 4 cards and first worksheet due tomorrow; Grammar: Try to complete first four pages of packet on complements by tomorrow. Lit: Study for lit test which will be on Thursday. Other: Prepare a couple of sentences about the saint you were assigned in homeroom today; also plan to bring in a symbol to represent your saint.

10/14: Voc: Complete cards for Lesson 4 and do worksheet I passed out on Friday - both due on Tuesday 10/18. Grammar: Complete worksheet by labeling all parts of the sentence. Start with labeling the subject and verb (AV, LV and HV) in each sentence and then do the complements and modifiers and prepositional phrases. Lit: If you have not completed the review questions - see entry 10/12 - from the book on "Flowers for Algernon" do so over the weekend.

10/12: Lit: In order to beginning reviewing for a test on "Flowers for Algernon" you should answer the following questions: p. 124 #1,2,3 under Analyzing Lit and #1 under Literary Elem and p. 141 #1,2,7,9 under Analyzing Lit and #1 under Literary Elem. (This is only 9 out of a possible 20 questions, so no whining!!!) Grammar: p. 408 Ex 8; Vocab: See entry under 10/11 p. 30-31 in vocab book; also study for test tomorrow!

10/11: Final review for vocab test Lesson 3 - complete #3(1a) and (2a & b) p. 30-31 in the vocab book. Also study your cards. Test on Thursday. We will check Ex 4 & 5 p. 404 & 405 in grammar book. We will decide date for test on "Flowers for Algernon" tomorrow.

10/10: Since we have one more day of standardized testing - tomorrow! - I will give you time to complete the following grammar assignment in class tomorrow: Ex 4 p. 404 and Ex 5 p. 406. Remember that classes will be shortened due to testing and we need to review the words/roots in Lesson 3 for our vocab test on Thursday, so you must come into language class ready to work. Lit: If you were absent last week, you need to read "Flowers for Algernon" on your own to catch up to where we are in class.

10/5: Remember to bring a rosary to school tomorrow for the living rosary at 9 am. Your parents are invited to join us if they wish! Standardized testing continues so be sure to get a good night's rest and enjoy your break from homework!

9/30: Grammar: p. 595 Rev Ex 7 & 8 due Tuesday 10/4; Voc: 2nd work sheet for Lesson 3 due Tuesday. Students have decided to postpone Voc Lesson 3 test until after standardized testing, so it will be on Thursday October 13th.

9/29: Writing: If you did not complete a draft or typed copy of your letter to our seminarians, please do so and turn in a hard copy to me. I will copy your letter for Mrs. Hanner - you will get a grade on this letter in both language and computer. Voc: Study for lesson 3 test - we will try to have it on Tuesday 10/4 before we start standardized testing. Lit: We will be reading "Flowers for Algernon" and doing short exercises on it together in class next week during the standardized testing. Grammar: Bring textbook to class tomorrow.

9/26: Voc: Lesson 3 cards and worksheet due Tuesday; Ex 3a, b, c due Thursday. Grammar: Rev Ex 4 p. 395, Rev Ex 6 p. 397 and Rev Ex 7 p. 398 - due Wednesday (you will have time to work on this in class after vocab on Tuesday) 8W - also complete Ex 12 p. 392. Test on nouns will be Thursday.

9/22: Voc Lesson 3 cards and worksheet will be checked Tuesday 9/27 since we did not have class today. Grammar: See below @ 9/21. Writing: Write a draft of a personal letter to the seminarian to whom you have been assigned - 8S - your draft is due Monday so you will be ready to type it up in computer. 8W - I will check your handwritten draft on Tuesday so you will be ready to type in computer Tuesday afternoon.

9/21: Class and individual pictures tomorrow - remember to dress up (boys wear a tie; girls wear appropriate dress or skirt or a pant suit). Grammar p. 390 Ex 10; p. 392 Ex 11 &12 - due Monday 9/26; Vocab cards Lesson 3 due tomorrow!

9/20: Grammar p. 388 Ex 8 due tomorrow; Vocab Cards lesson 3 due Thursday.

9/19: Lit: Shoe due tomorrow; Voc: Review Ex pp 14-16 #1,2,3(1) due tomorrow just before test on Lesson 2 words. Grammar: p. 388 Ex 8 due Wednesday

9/16: Vocab: Due Tuesday Review Ex pp 14-16 in bk #1,2, 3(1); test Lesson 2 on Tuesday 9/20; Grammar: p. 384 Ex 4 (8W - you should also work on p. 386 Ex 6); Lit: Design, draw or cut out and describe shoe that's you! Due Tuesday 9/20.

9/15: Vocab: Due Tuesday 9/20 Review Ex pp 14-16 in voc bk #1, 2, 3(1); Lit: Short test on "Thank You, M'am" and "The Kid Nobody Could Handle"

9/14: See 9/13 for Vocab; Grammar: Test on Unit 8 tomorrow; Lit: Write a journal entry in which you explain one of the items you wrote that requires work on your part but brings you happiness.

9/13: Vocab: Lesson 2 ex a, b, c due Thursday 9/15; test on Lesson 2 words Tuesday 9/20; Grammar: Ad using different types and structures of sentences due tomorrow; test on Unit 8 Thursday 9/15; Lit: We will review or finish reading "The Kid . . ." tomorrow; test on this story and "Thank You M'am" Friday 9/16.

9/12: Vocab: Lesson 2 cards and worksheet - front and back - due tomorrow Tuesday 9/13; 2a, b, c exercises will be due on Thursday. Grammar: Write an ad using various sentence types and structures as described in your day book - due Wednesday 9/14; test on Unit 8 will be on Thursday 9/15 after we check the vocab exercises. Lit: We will read "The Kid Nobody Could Handle" starting in class tomorrow.

9/1: Vocab: Test on Lesson 1 words Tuesday 9/6; Grammar: Finish worksheet - front and back - labeling sentences; continue to review House of the Scorpion and The Last Shot - we will have a test next Wednesday 9/7.

8/30: Grammar: See 8/29 entry; Vocab: Lesson 1 Ex a, b, c due Thursday 9/1 (first Vocab test - Tuesday, 9/6); Lit: second book talk due 8/31. Test on summer reading will probably be on Wednesday, 9/7.

8/29: Grammar: p. 360 Ex 2 #1 - 9 (odds only) and p. 362 Ex 4 all; Lit: second book talk form due on Wednesday August 31st.

8/26: Lit: Complete a book talk form on either The Last Shot or The House of the Scorpion for Monday, August 29th.

8/25: Please cover your text books and read through the class expectations sheet with your parents, signing off on the last page which you should detach and return to me by Wednesday August 31st. Vocab: Cards for Lesson 1 and 2 worksheets I distributed in class will be due on Tuesday, August 30th.

Summer Reading

Required:

1. Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein

2. House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

3. Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen (required for science)

Recommended (for avid readers and Battle of the Books Club Members:

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson