8th Grade ELA with Hana and Paula
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Week 14
Friday 12/6
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Thursday 12/5
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Wednesday 12/4
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Tuesday 12/3
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading INCLUDING CHAPTERS 27 to 31 in TKAM—page 284-323
(QUIZ TOMORROW)
Monday 12/2
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading INCLUDING CHAPTERS 23 to 26 in TKAM
—page 248-283 (QUIZ TOMORROW)
Complete and submit your November reading reflection in google classroom if you did not complete it in class
Week 13
Wednesday 11/27
Read a book and enjoy your break!
NEWSELA catch up due Wednesday
Tuesday 11/26 (TKAM Quiz Tomorrow)
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Closing Statement Questions if not completed in class
Monday 11/25
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading INCLUDING CHAPTERS 20-22 in TKAM
Week 12
Friday 11/22
Independent Reading
Thursday 11/21
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading INCLUDING CHAPTERS 18 and 19 in TKAM
Trial Analysis packet due tomorrow
Wednesday 11/20
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading INCLUDING CHAPTERS 18 and 19 in TKAM
Trial Analysis packet chapter 17 due tomorrow
Tuesday 11/19 (TKAM Quiz Tomorrow)
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading INCLUDING CHAPTERS 16 and 17 in TKAM
Chapters 16-17 Quote Guide
Complete the HW Questions on today's "Origins of Lynching" video packet from class
Monday 11/18
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading INCLUDING CHAPTERS 16 and 17 in TKAM
(DUE WEDNESDAY)
Week 10
Friday 11/8 (TKAM Quiz Monday)
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading INCLUDING CHAPTERS 9 and 10 in TKAM
Thursday 11/7 (TKAM Quiz Monday, Capitalization Quiz Tomorrow)
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading INCLUDING CHAPTERS 9 and 10 in TKAM
ONE DAY EXTENSION: Complete 3 grammar practice assignments on noredink.com (check your East Side email for link
IF NOT DONE IN CLASS: Finish your unwritten rules reading commentary in google classroom
Wednesday 11/6 (TKAM Quiz Tomorrow)
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading INCLUDING CHAPTERS 7 and 8 in TKAM
Complete 3 grammar practice assignments on noredink.com (check your East Side email for links
Tuesday 11/5
NO SCHOOL
Monday 11/4
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading INCLUDING CHAPTERS 5 and 6 in TKAM
Complete Insider/Outsider worksheet from class
Week 9
Friday 11/1
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Thursday 10/31 (Halloween)
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete chapters 3 AND 4 of To Kill a Mockingbird
Wednesday 10/30
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete chapter 2 of To Kill a Mockingbird
Tuesday 10/29
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird
Monday 10/28
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
1 page response attached to your museum notes from today's class
Week 7
Friday 10/18
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
1 page response handout on Day 2 of the Central Park 5 documentary
Thursday 10/17
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete column two from today's Central Park 5 handout on Setting (NYC 1989)
Wednesday 10/16
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Memoir Unit Reflection on google classroom
Tuesday 10/15
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Memoir final draft due in google classroom at 8:40AM. You must click TURN IN. Printed copy due at the beginning of class!
Week 5
Friday 10/4
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete How to Impeach a President current events packet if not complete in class
Thursday 10/3
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete 4-6 word choice and 4-6 sensory detail revisions in your memoir and highlight them in yellow.
Wednesday 10/2
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete 4-6 inner thinking and 4-6 dialogue revisions in your memoir and highlight them in blue.
Week 4
Friday 9/27
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Thursday 9/26
Advisory Day
Wednesday 9/25
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Memoir first draft due in google classroom at 11:59PM. You must click TURN IN.
Tuesday 9/24
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete memoir plot outline from class.
Monday 9/23
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete all revisions on your memoir planning packet.
Week 3
Friday 9/20
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Thursday 9/19
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete Genre Crossword Puzzle and study for tomorrow's test!
Wednesday 9/18
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete 2 Genre Review Worksheets (one where you write out your own definitions, one where you figure out which genre fits the book blurb).
Tuesday 9/17
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete the Nonfiction Genre Review worksheet
Monday 9/16
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Finish your genre packet from class
Complete the Fiction Genre Review worksheet
Week 2
Friday 9/13
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Thursday 9/12
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
1-2 pages about a memory that takes place in one of the NYC locations from your class list.
Wednesday 9/11
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Finish
“NYC in the Media” worksheet if not completed in class.
Tuesday 9/10
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Finish
“Home Alone: Boy Interrupted” Listening Guide handout if not completed in class (Click
HERE
to listen to the story and read along again)
Monday 9/9
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Finish "Exploring Community Three Ways" handout if not completed in class
Week 1
Friday 9/6
40+ pages OR 1 hour of Independent Reading
Complete Writing Survey if not completed in class
Bring in your signed Course Outline after sharing it with a guardian or parent (if you did not already)
Thursday 9/5
Summer HW due tomorrow
Bring in your signed Course Outline after sharing it with a guardian or parent
Complete Reading Survey if not completed in class
Home
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Check PupilPath
Homework
ELA Sites
Good Reads
NEWSELA
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Poetry Foundation
BBC Wordmaster Game
WattPad
PBS News Hour
Poets.org
Youth Speaks
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Contact
Units
NYC Memoir
Literary Elements Mini Unit
To Kill a Mockingbird
Mockingbird Monologues
Persuasive Speeches
Social Issue Book Clubs
Comparative Literature
Independent Reading
IR Materials and Expectations
Student Book Recommendations
Hana's Favorites
Paula's FAVORITES
FAQs