26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Holmes, Ms. Rapinat
It is the end of the year and we are collecting ANY AND ALL books that you may still have. If you have any of the following books at home, you need to bring them in AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
The Catcher in the Rye
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Jumpship to Freedom
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Othello
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Rapinat
1. Please be sure you are checking your classwork folders on a daily basis to see updated grades, and missing classwork assignments.
2. If you are missing work or are unhappy with your grades, you need to make up the work and hand it in again WITH CORRECTIONS in order to receive credit.
3. 5th period is now reserved for student tutorials with me in Mr. Tarloff/Ms. Brennan’s room.
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Rapinat
1. Read and annotate both “The Chair She Sits In” & “The Cities Inside Us.”
2. Choose one of these poems and analyze the textual evidence using the graphic organizer you got in class.
3. If you did not hand in a poem on Friday, YOU ARE LOSING POINTS EVERY DAY!
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Holmes, Ms. Rapinat
Poetry Contest! ATTENTION 8TH GRADERS!
Your E.L.A. teachers are hosting a poetry writing competition. In preparation for the poetry unit we are beginning very soon, we want to see the poetic skills we are confident you all have.
Due this coming Friday, (MAY 24) you are required to write a creative poem that is 20+ lines. We are leaving the topic and style totally up to you!
While all of you are required to submit a poem, ten students are going to be chosen as “winners” from the 8th grade to receive a very special prize based on the quality of the poems you submit.
Your poems will be assessed based on quality of presentation, individual voice/originality, concept, grammar/style, and ideas. If you have any questions, please ask your E.L.A. teachers!
*If you are having trouble finding a topic to write about, the following are some potential ideas:
Personal challenges (the challenge itself, how you can overcome this challenge)
Reflections on: school, music, our world/society, your environment, family, friends, favorite things, favorite people, things/ideas/people you admire, etc.
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Rapinat
1. I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing–Reading Quiz (Chapters 4-8)
2. All students need to be up to Chapter 9 by Wednesday March 13!
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Holmes, Ms. Rapinat
1. Please read and annotate:
2. We are having very important visitors tomorrow, please be mindful of this! Please be prepared with proper materials and homework!!
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Holmes, Ms. Rapinat
801 & 802:
1. Due Thursday: Please complete packet questions on the Gettysburg Address (all 21 questions). This will be graded as a test!
2. Tomorrow (Wednesday) you will be having a Vocabulary Assessment. Please study your yellow vocabulary sheets!
3. **You should be up to Chapter 13 in Jump Ship!
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Holmes, Ms. Rapinat
DUE THURSDAY: 1/24/13
1. Answer all questions from “I Have A Dream” speech. (Questions are within the speech itself)
**We are working with these answers on Thursday! HAVE ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER!
2. Compare information from MLK’s speech to the documentary we watched in class (“Soundtrack For a Revolution”). You may use a T-chart? Venn diagram? Make 2 lists?
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Holmes, Ms. Rapinat
801: Venn Diagram Worksheet (comparing Daniel, Srey Pov, Somaly Mam)
802: Finish Informative Article!!!
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Holmes, Ms. Rapinat
1. Choose one article that you have read in my class over the past week.
2. Re-read and annotate, looking for TRANSITION WORDS/PHRASES & evidence of successful INFORMATIVE writing.
