Homework for 8th grade Language Arts
Week of November 23-27
During Thanksgiving break, read your novel. Finish your novel by December 10.
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Week of November 16 - November 20
Remember to bring your novel with you!
Your final will be Weds. and your vocab test will be Thurs.
Monday Nov. 16 - Start reading novel - read for 20 minutes
Tuesday Nov. 17 - Continue reading novel - read for 20 minutes
Wednesday Nov. 18 - Study vocab. for test tomorrow. Final exam today!
Thursday Nov. 19 - Test on Vocab. #5 today
Friday Nov. 20 - Over the break, all students need to be reading your novel! Novels need to be
finished by Dec. 10th in preparation for an essay in December.
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Week of November 9 - November 13
This week we'll read the story Harriet Tubman and work on vocab. #5. Vocab #5 homework is due on
11/11. Vocab. #5 test is on 11/19. We will also start to prep for the first trimester final exam next
week.
Monday Nov. 9 - Vocab #5 homework due Thursday
Tuesday Nov. 10 - Vocab. #5 homework due Thursday
Wednesday Nov. 11 - NO School - Veteran's Day
Thursday Nov. 12 - Harriet Tubman test tomorrow
Friday Nov. 13 - Choose a novel (a work of fiction) to read. Requirements:
1. At least 150 pages (or close to it)
2. Never read it before
3. Parent approved
4. At grade level or higher
5. Make sure you can finish it by Dec. 10
After you read your novel, we will be writing an essay about it (during the month of December).
Bring your novel with you to class every day. You can read your novel during your WEI silent reading
time.
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