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8th Grade English & Spelling |
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SCHEDULE: 8-1 Class: 11:30-12:16 8-2 Class: 1:17-2:05 COMPUTER CLASS: Mondays during second semester WEIGHTED GRADING: English 40% = classwork/homework 60% = test/writing project Spelling 30% = weekly packet 70% = weekly test CURRENT ENGLISH UNIT: Research Paper Unit UPCOMING ACTIVITIES/TESTS: Wednesday, May 4: Research paper is due! Thursday, May 5: April Power Words Test APRIL POWER WORDS: obtuse scrutinize congenial fjord aspire martyr citadel doldrums consensus blather SPELLING: Spelling packets, completed for practice of the words, are due on Wednesdays. (30% of the spelling grade) Spelling tests are every Wednesday. (70% of the spelling grade) UPCOMING SPELLING TESTS: Wed., April 20: List 27 Wed., May 4: List 28 - Last one for 8th grade! WRITING ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS: Research Paper Project: Worth 2 English Test Grades (final draft due on Wednesday, May 4 - turn in rough drafts, final drafts, and rubric in a two-pocket folder. Topic: foreign country of your student's choice Steps: 1) Choose topic - X 2) Gather sources - X 3) Write and type rough draft Works Cited - due on Wed., 3/30. -X 4) Write and type rough draft Outline - due on Wed., 3/30. - X 5) Note-taking on index cards - I will show you the format on Friday, April 1, and Tuesday, April 5. Research cards are due Tuesday, April 12. - X 6) Review parenthetical citations and devise format for each source. - X 7) Write rough draft research paper - intro, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion - goal: complete before Easter Break - will provide Tuesday, 4/26, class period to finish rough draft. 8) Edit and peer edit rough draft. 9) Type final draft - computer labs 4/27, 4/28, 4/29, 5/2, and 5/3. 10) Turn in final draft research paper - 5/4 - yahoo! 11) Celebrate with a foreign food feast - details are coming soon! (tentatively set up for Friday, May 6) |
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