**Please keep in mind that grades this year do not stop at the quarter. They will continue throughout the semester. In other words, the grade you receive the first day of class will continue until the last day of the semester.** August 31: Parts of Speech. We will review the parts of speech (all eight) and begin working on exercises. We will begin with nouns and pronouns. August 27 & 28: Elements of Literature. We will read Charles (from the literature book) and identify the literary elements. August 26: Editing and Publishing. Students will edit their own paper and another students (peer editing). Once the editing has been completed, students will write the final copy (final copy with proper heading and title) and turn in the final copy, first draft, and the outline. August 25: Conclusion. Students will complete the conclusion and begin the revising process. August 21: Students must complete the body of the five paragraph essay. August 20: Activity Schedule. Despite the Activity at the end of the school day, students will complete the introduction paragraph and begin writing the body of their essay. August 19: Today students will construct a working thesis statement and begin writing the hook, aka attention getter/grabber. Today students will only need to write 2 to 3 very well written and developed sentences to grab the readers attention. August 18: Five Paragraph Essay. Students must write a five paragraph essay on a person they admire. The first thing we will do is create an outline for the body of the essay. August 17: Vocabulary. Students must define each vocabulary word AND use the word correctly in a sentence or story. The vocabulary words this week for eighth grade are as follows: benediction, riveted, resolute, precipitate, aggregation, inscrutable, renounce, insolent, incredulous, and catastrophe. The ADVANCED vocabulary words are aggregation, inscrutable, incredulous, ambiguous, trite, dissipate, oblivion, sagacity, audacity, derision. August 10: Pre-Test August 7: Turn in the About the Author biography story August 6: About the Author Interview August 5: Procedures quiz.