Mrs. Sochacki at ABVM Catholic School

8th Literature Assignments

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Literary Glossary - Online!

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Free Audio BOOKS online!

Free eBooks online at Project Gutenberg HERE

INDEPENDENT READING BOOK

FIRST TRIMESTER

8th Grade Independent Reading

Independent Reading books can go with you to every class.

Read when you have a minute or two of waiting!

Read when you are finished with a test!

Your best friend IRB likes to go wherever you go!!!

Read for the FUN of it!

Students are asked to read ONE book PER TRIMESTER.

Please tell Mrs. Sochacki the title and author of the books you chose.

For the first book, please have this filled in by 2012 .

When finished reading a book, students will complete a project.

Please have your project chosen by 2012 and completed by 2012 .

Read your book to enjoy it, talk about it with friends. Analyze it, critique it, question it, challenge it, think about it and wonder about it!

PROJECT - Independent Reading Book

THE WESTING GAME BY Ellen Raskin

This book is a puzzle, a mystery, a 'whodunit' challenge for your to ponder

An interesting website -The Westing Heirs - here

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

Page 3 Vocabulary for CH 5, 6 & 7

Collaborative effort in-class on Fri 9/14/2012

Chapt 5 (page 4) questions answered DUE M 9/17/2012

Chapt 6 (page 4) questions answered DUE W 9/19/2012

Chapt 7 (page 4) questions answered DUE W 9/19/2012

Quiz CH 5, 6 & 7 W 9/19/2012

Chapt 8 (page 5) questions answered Due TH 9/20/2012

Chapt 9 (page 7) questions answered DUE F 9/21/2012

Chapt. 10 pages 8 & 9 DUE M 9/24/2012

Clues Sheet page 10 DUE T 9/25/2012

Chapt. 12 page 11 DUE W 9/26/2012

Chapt. 13 & 14 page 12 DUE TH 9/27/2012

Chapt. 15, 16, 17 Vocabulary PAGE 13 - TOGETHER IN-CLASS TH 9/27/2012

Sequencing Events - Page 14 DUE F 9/28/2012

Getting the Main Idea- Page 15 DUE F 9/28/2012

Using Cloze Reading and Matching Synonyms - Page 16 DUE F 9/28/2012

Chapt. 21 - Pages 17 & 18 DUE M 10/1/2012

Chapt. 22 & 23 - Pages 18 & 19 DUE T 10/2/2012

Determining Cause & Effect and Evaluating What You Need page 20 DUE W 10/3/2012

Remembering Details - Page 21 DUE W 10/3/2012

Chapt. 24, 25, 26 Pages 22, 23 24 DUE TH 10/4/2012

Making an Outline - Page 25 and Who Are They Page 26 DUE F 10/5/2012

Partners - Page 27 and The Westing Connection - Page 28 DUE M 10/8/2012

Characterizing Quotes - Page 29 in-class on T 10/9/2012

Oh, Windy - Page 30 - in-class on T 10/9/2012

If... - Page 31 DUE T 10/9/2012

Clues - Page 32 Clues - Page 33 DUE W 10/10/2012

PROJECT - to be announced

Outsiders

What are the problems facing the charcters in the 1960's on a personal level?

... on a cultural level?

... within our country at that time?

Have these things changed in the past 50 years?

How?

What do we a s a nation and culture do to overcome these probelsm?

As Catholics, what are we called to do as we live our faith?

What do the Catholic social Justice Teachings call us to do?

Catholic Social Justice Teachings - here

Day 1 - Introduce book and read Chapt. 1, begin Character Chart, Read aloud on Tues 11/20/2012

Chapter 1- answer study guide questions and comprehension questions for Chapter 1 DUE Wed 11/28/2012

- Day 2 Chapt 2 & 3, should have read and answered study guide questions and

comprehension questions AND c

omplete Activity #3 Vocabulary for Chapters 1-2 DUE ON FRI 11/30/2012

- Day 3 - Quiz CH 1& 2 - vocab on quiz: fiery, resignedly, rebellious, nonchalantly, vaguely, incredulous, suspicious, stalked, irresistable, suffocate ON MON 12/ 3 /2012

- Day 4 - Due - Chapt 4 & 5, should have read and answered study guide questions and comprehension questions DUE WED 12/5/2012

- Day 5 - Due - Chapt 6 & 7, should have read and answered study guide questions and comprehension questions DUE FRI 12/7/2012

- Day 6 - Due - Chapt 8 & 9, should have read and answered study guide questions and comprehension questions DUE MON 12/10/2012

- Day 7 - Quiz CH 3-9 vocab on quiz: hysterics, inhalation, ruefully, racking, gorged, mimic, indignant, divert, fiend, falter ON TUES 12/11/12

http://www.quia.com/cm/409111.html

- Day 8 - Due - Chapt 10&11, should have read and answered study guide questions and comprehension questions DUE WED 12/12/2012

- Day 9 - Due - Chapt 12, should have read and answered study guide questions and comprehension questions , begin In Class - story analysis DUE FRI 12/14/2012

- Day 10 - In Class discussion and charting of plot on MON 12/17/2012

- Day 11 - end of book discussion, review study guide and vocab

on TUES 12/18/2012

- Day 12 - end of the book test, end of the book essays due

DUE WED 12/19/2012

Character Match review game: http://www.quia.com/mc/1946612.html?AP_rand=726475854

Gang Related Articles

The FBI National Report on Gangs 2009 - link to PDF - HERE

The National Gang Center - HERE

West Side Story - official website HERE

Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare - free - HERE

The Giver by Lois Lowry

______ TH 2/7/2013 Dictionary Digs Ch. 1 – 4

______ F 2/8/2013 Chapter Questions Ch. 1 & 2

______ M 2/11/13 "Comfort Collections" – to be completed on your own and shared in class

______ T 2/12/13 Chapter Questions Ch. 3 & 4

______ W 2/13/13 Dictionary Digs Ch. 5 - 6

______ TH 2/14/13 Chapter Questions Ch. 5 & 6

______ F 2/15/13 "The Bicycle Rule" - to be completed on your own and shared in class

______ M 2/18/13 Chapter Questions Ch. 7 & 8

______ T 2/19/13 "Sentence Sense" (Vocab from Ch 1-8)

______ W 2/20/13 Dictionary Digs Ch. 9 -15

______ TH 2/21/13 Chapter Questions Ch. 9 & 10

______ F 2/22/13 Chapter Questions Ch. 11 & 12

______ M 2/25/13 "Natural Habitats" - to be completed on your own and shared in class

______ T 2/26/13 Chapter Questions Ch. 13 & 14

______ TH 2/28/13 Chapter Questions Ch. 15 & 16

______ F 3/1/13 "Relatives" - to be completed on your own and shared in class

______ M 3/4/13 Dictionary Digs Ch 16 - 23

______ T 3/5/13 Chapter Questions Ch. 17 & 18

______ W 3/6/13 "Books" - to be completed on your own and shared in class

______ TH 3/7/13 Chapter Questions Ch. 19 & 20

______ M 3/11/13 Chapter Questions Ch. 21, 22, & 23

______ T 3/12/13 "Growing Up, Two Concepts" - to be completed on your own and shared in class

______ W 3/13/13 "Synonyms and Antonyms"

______ TH 3/14/13 "Jonas" - to be completed on your own and shared in class

Review F 3/15/13

TEST T 3/19/13

SECOND TRIMESTER INDEPENDENT READING BOOK PROJECT

Eighth Grade Independent Reading Book (I.R.B.) Project - Second Trimester

For the main character of your chosen book, you are to fill out an employment application. The information you know about the main character from reading the book should be used. For the information not concretely stated in the book, try to infer it from the main character's experiences. Use your imagination and logical conclusions about the main character to fill in the remainder. Colleges and places of employment may be imaginary but the names of these institutions or places would correlate with the places and events in your IRB. For example, writing about Ponyboy Curtis from The Outsiders would require imagination down the road after the book. His previous work experience might be working at Sodapop's Car Shop where he specialized in engine lubrication (a 'greasey' job). He also can add that he graduated from high school - unlike many of his friends. Maybe he was valedictorian. Based on the story, draw logical conclusions about what might be that character's accomplishments.

Use the form EMAILED TO YOU. It has grey boxes where you can simply fill in the information. Save the document and print it. Note that the application is two pages. Please include the book title and author under the signature line on the back. Your student name goes on the top, right corner where “Student Name:” is located. Click on that title and add your name. Have fun! Be creative!

Final Application is due??????????

Behind Rebel Lines

by Seymour Reit

PDF of the Student Packet is available for download HERE

Introduce Book on THUR 3/21/2013

Walk through the Timeline from the Smithsonian - Civil War at 150 - HERE

Read about a few women spies of the Civil War - HERE

Federal Resources for Education - Civil War - HERE

Section One DUE F 3/22/2013

Section Two DUE Mon 3/25/13

Section Three DUE WED 3/27/13

Section Four DUE MON 4/8/13

Section Five DUE WED 4/10/13