Language Arts 8

Mon, 11/23, 801, type 4s due Wed. 11/25, quiz tomorrow on Ch 4-7 vocab.; 802, 
type 4s due Wed., Chapter 4-7 prereading vocab worksheet, TKM, due Tuesday 
11/24

Fri, 11/20, 801, Ch 4-7 prereading vocab and read Chapter 5 in TKM; 802, 
answer questions 1-8 on TKM Chapters 1-3

Thur, 11/19, 801, Answer questions 5-8 on Chapters 1-3, TKM; 802, Read 
Chapter 2, TKM

Wed 11/18, Read Ch 3, TKM, answer PSQ and answer study guide questions #1-4 
on Chapters 1-3; 802, grammar review worksheet

Tues 11/17, 801/802, quiz tomorrow on TKM Ch 1-3 vocabulary

Mon 11/16, 801/802, workbook p 30

Fri 11/13, 801/802, vocabulary worksheet, TKM Chapters 1-3

Thur 11/12, 801/802, workbook p. 27

Fri. 11/6, 801/802, Voyages, p. 329-330, ex. 1-2

Thur. 11/5, 801/802, Voyages, p. 326-327, ex. 1-3

Tues 11/3, 801 and 802, Lit p. 222, complete questions 1-14 as a take home 
test, due Thur. 11/5

Mon 11/2, 802, Read Algernon, May 24-July 14

Fri 10/30, 801, Finish reading Flowers for Algernon; 802, Read Algernon, May 
15-May 23

Thur. 10/29, 801 read Algernon, May 23-June 15; 802, Read Algernon, Apr 22-
Apr 30

Wed., 10/28, 801 and 802, write a paragraph describing Charlie Gordon prior 
to the surgery, following the instructions on the handout

Tues. 10/27, 801, Read Algernon, Apr 16-22; 802, Read Algernon, Mar 8-19

Mon 10/26, 801, Read progress report 3, Flowers for Algernon, copy vocab. 
from p.200 and use in a sentence; 802, Lit. p. 200, copy vocab and use in a 
sentence

Thur. 10/22, 801, workbook p. 21-22 AND Voyages, p. 323-24, ex. 2-3, due Mon
802-Questions on "The Raven" AND Voyages, p. 323-24 ex. 2-3

Wed. 10/21, 801, Voayges p. 323, ex. 1 AND questions on "The Raven"
802, Voyages, p. 323 ex. 1

Tues. 10/20, Voyages, p. 319-20, ex. 1-3

Mon. 10/19,  Voyages, p. 317-18, ex. 4-5

Fri 10/16, re-read "The Tell-Tale Heart"; you will be tested on the story and 
the story vocab. AND Voyages, p. 316-317, ex. 1-3

Thur. 10/15, study for your vocabulary quiz AND Literature p. 149, answer 
questions 1-11

Wed. 10/14, Voyages p. 57, activity C AND Literature p. 144, copy vocabulary 
and definitions

Tue. 10/13, Voyages, p. 53, activity A choose 3 of the 6 and do a wordmap for 
the  that you chose

Fri 10/9, Voyages p. 49, activity D

Thur 10/8 Voyages p 46 activity A-- Choose one topic sentence, use it to 
write a paragraph 

Wed. 10/7 Complete the questions (1-13) on "The Black Cat" on the handout 

Mon. 10/5, Use an internet search engine to find and write down 3 interesting 
facts about Edgar Allan Poe; write down the website(s) you used. Voyages, p. 
313-314, ex. 1-3

Fri. 10/2, Grammar worksheet, Voyages, read p. 311-312 and copy the chart on 
p. 312 into your grammar notebook and complete ex. 1 on p. 312



Thur. 10/1, STUDY STUDY STUDY for your TEST TEST TEST!! on NOUNS!!

Wed. 9/30 Literature p. 104, Responding to the Selection, questions 2-7, 10, 
12 and write down 2 questions about nouns to ask me.

Tues. 9/29--Read "Raymond's Run", p. 97, and complete study guide for test on 
nouns, which will be Friday.  Additionally, 802 must redo yesterday's 
assignment of writing 5 test questions if you did not follow the original 
directions.

Mon. 9/28, Voyages p. 307-308, ex. 1-2 and: Write 5 questions that might 
appear on a test on nouns.  We will share these questions in class. due Tues 
9/29

Fri. 9/25, workbook p. 8 and grammar worksheet, due Mon. 9/28

Thur. 9/24, Finish reading "The Finish of Patsy Barnes", answer the two 
questions you copied into your notebooks, and answer questions 1-10 on p. 76, 
due Fri. 9/25

Wed. 9/23, Voyages p. 303-304, ex. 1-3 and workbook p. 7, due Thur. 9/24

Tues. 9/22, Literature book, p. 19, "Responding to the Selection", questions 
1-9, due Wed. 9/23

Mon. 9/21, Imagine that some new neighbors are moving into your neighborhood. 
Write 10 questions you might ask your new neighbors if you were being really 
NOSY! Complete sentences! Due Tues. 9/22

Fri. 9/18, Stude for Monday's test on The Devil's Arithmetic

Thur. 9/17, Voyages workbook pages 1,2,4 due Fri. 9/18

Wed. 9/16, Write 10 sentences using nouns in the nominative case, underlined, 
in the following order: #1-2, subject, #3-4, subjective complement, # 5-6 
apposition, #7-8 address, # 9-10 exclamation., due Thur. 9/17

Tues. 9/15, Voyages, p. 301, ex. 1-2, due Wed. 9/16

Mon. 9/14, two two-sided grammar worksheets, due Tues. 9/15

Fri. 9/11  GOD BLESS AMERICA!!  "Arithmetic" questions, Chap. 14-16, due Mon. 
9/14

Thur. 9/10, Voyages, p. 293-298, ex. 1-3, due Fri. 9/11

Wed. 9/9, Voyages, p. 290-292, ex. 1-5 and questions on Ch. 11-13, 
Arithmetic, due Thur. 9/10

Tues. 9/8, Arithmetic, questions on Ch. 8-10, due Wed. 9/9

Thur. 9/3 Cover your Voyages book. Complete questions on The Devil's 
Arithmetic, Chapters 1-4, due Tues. 9/8