(SCROLL DOWN for helpful practice sheets, notes, and links to websites)

Be prompt

     Be prepare

Be polite

        Be productive

• Disciplinary actions will be taken if a student does not follow these set standards (according to the standards set in the BMS handbook.)
• Students demonstrating zero tolerance behavior, including deliberate disobedience or disrespect, will be referred to the principal immediately!

Parents -- If your child does not bring their homework back, they must sign my homework notebook (for each day the assignment is late, they will lose points). If they sign it three times for the same assignment, I will give you a call. If they still do not bring that homework assignment, they are in jeopardy of receiving a morning of detention and receiving a zero for the assignment. See below for the links in case your child misplaces the handouts needed to complete their assignments.

Reminder:

Accelerated English - summer reading test on The Hiding Place is Monday 8/23/10

8th grade English - summer reading test is Friday 8/27/10

ACCELERATED/Pre-Ap ENGLISH

Homework Assignment:Letter of Introduction   Due 8/10/10 - 8/11-10

Letter of Introduction Instructions   (see link below to friendly letter notes and example if needed to help with format)

Homework Assignment:Distinction Concept-Definition Paragraph   Due 8/11/10       Revised Final Draft Due 8/13/10

Concept Definition Map

Concept Definition Example Paragraph

Concept Definition Paragraph: Distinction Homework Directions

Wednesday: Spelling work!: complete sheet and prepare for spelling test on Friday

8th Grade English

Friendly Letter Template/Directions

Homework due 8/18/10 and 8/19/10:  Language book pg 361 exercise 9 and 10

Fri 8/20/10 Homework: Can We Save the Reefs? Language book pg 4-6    Due Mon 8/23/10

                                finish Figurative Language notes (back side)               Due Mon 8/23/10

Thurs 8/26/10   Study for Summer Reading Test tomorrow (study Literary Elements notes) and Spelling test

Fri 8/27/10    Homework: Complete classwork  - "Everglades" story and questions pg 7-10 in Language book    

DUE Mon 8/30/10            and complete Exercise 8 pg 358-359 in Language book

Mon 8/30/10    Homework: complete first draft of personal narrative (use pg 35 in language book as an example)

DUE Tues 8/31/10

Wed 9/1/10    Homework: complete second draft of personal narrative (use the links below as examples)

DUE Thurs 9/2/10               Be sure to include a great introductory paragraph with a hook/lead

                                        vivid words, figurative language, transition words, and 8th grade level vocabulary.

Thurs 9/2/10    Homework: Use the chart on pg 36 in Language book to edit your second draft. I will need to

DUE Fri 9/3/10                   see that you did this so make sure to follow the directions in the chart and make the

                                         required marks and necessary changes.  Then write a new draft of personal narrative.

                                        Be sure to include a great introductory paragraph with a hook/lead

                                        vivid words, figurative language, transition words, and 8th grade level vocabulary

(see links below to help)

Personal Narrative example introductions

Personal Narrative checklist

Each of the links below contains helpful class notes and extra work your child can use to practice at home.

Helpful Notes for All English Classes

Friendly Letter Notes and Example

Parts of Speech Notes

Root Words and Affixes notes

Root Words Practice Quiz

Action and Linking Verbs Notes

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs and Practice

Facts vs. Opinions Notes and Practice

Antonym, Synonym, Homonym Notes and Practice

Literary Elements

Characterization

Figurative Language

Complete Sentence, Fragment, and Run-on Notes and Practice

Sentence structure notes and practice: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-complex

Bellwork sentence structure practice1

Bellwork sentence structure practice2

Compound Sentence Practice

Writing Compound Sentences Practice

Nonfiction Texts notes and practice

PROOFREADING/EDITING    http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/

WORD CHOICE  http://www.chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/wordchoice01.htm

APOSTROPHES  http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/punctuation/apostrophes/game.shtml

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT    http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/verbsubjectagreement/game.shtml

FRAGMENTS  http://www.chompchomp.com/frag01/frag01.htm

FRAGMENTS 2   http://www.chompchomp.com/frag02/frag02.htm

FRAGMENTS 3  http://www.chompchomp.com/frag03/frag03.htm

FIXING FRAGMENTS 4   http://www.chompchomp.com/frag05/frag05.htm