Mrs. Marks-8th Grade Language Arts

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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Home Page <DIV><STRONG style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Tutorials: Thursday mornings (7:50-8:20) and Monday afternoons (3:30-4:00), during advisory, or by appointment</STRONG>. <BR> <BR> <STRONG style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">All classes will be required to read <U>To Kill a Mockingbird</U> by Harper Lee. We encourage students to purchase a copy so that they may make notes and annotations in the book.<BR> <BR> </STRONG></DIV> <!--Word of the Day by TheFreeDictionary.com--> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; WIDTH: 350px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; POSITION: relative"> <DIV style="FONT: bold 12pt ''; COLOR: #000000">Word of the Day</DIV> #WordOfTheDay {width:100%;border:1px #000000 solid;background-color:} #WordOfTheDay H3 {font:bold 12pt '';color:#000000} #WordOfTheDay TD.WoDLeft {font:bold 10pt '';color:#000000} #WordOfTheDay TD {font:normal 10pt '';color:#000000} #WordOfTheDay A {color:#0000FF} <DIV id=tfd_wod_div style="DISPLAY: none"> <TABLE id=WordOfTheDay> <TBODY> <TR> <TD align=center colSpan=2> <H3 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt"><A href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/countenance">countenance</A></H3> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class=WoDLeft vAlign=top align=right>Definition:</TD> <TD align=left>The face or facial features.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class=WoDLeft vAlign=top>Synonyms:</TD> <TD><A href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/physiognomy">physiognomy</A>, <A href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/visage">visage</A>, <A href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/phiz">phiz</A>, <A href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/smiler">smiler</A>, <A href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/kisser">kisser</A>, <A href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mug">mug</A> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </DIV> <script language="javascript" src="http://img.tfd.com/daily/wod-top.js?0"></script><script language="javascript">document.getElementById("tfd_wod_div").style.display=""</script> <DIV style="FONT: 8pt ''; COLOR: #000000"><A style="COLOR: #000000" href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lookup.htm#Word-of-the-Day">Word of the Day</A> provided by <A style="COLOR: #000000" href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/">The Free Dictionary</A> </DIV> </DIV> <!--end of Word of the Day--><BR> <!--Quote of the Day by TheFreeDictionary.com--> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; WIDTH: 350px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; POSITION: relative"> <DIV style="FONT: bold 12pt ''; COLOR: #000000">Quote of the Day</DIV> #QuoteOfTheDay {width:100%;border:1px #000000 solid;background-color:} #QuoteOfTheDay TD {font:normal 10pt '';color:#000000} #QuoteOfTheDay A {color:#0000FF} <DIV id=tfd_quote_div style="DISPLAY: none"> <TABLE id=QuoteOfTheDay> <TBODY> <TR> <TD align=left>It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood. <BR> <STRONG><A href="http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Madison,+James">James Madison</A></STRONG><BR> (1751-1836)</TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </DIV> <script language="javascript" src="http://img.tfd.com/daily/quote-top.js?0"></script><script>document.getElementById("tfd_quote_div").style.display=""</script> <DIV style="FONT: 8pt ''; COLOR: #000000"><A style="COLOR: #000000" href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lookup.htm#Quote-of-the-Day">Quote of the Day</A> provided by <A style="COLOR: #000000" href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/">The Free Library</A> </DIV> </DIV> <!--end of Quote of the Day--><BR> <!--Spelling Bee by TheFreeDictionary.com--> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; WIDTH: 350px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; POSITION: relative"> <DIV style="FONT: bold 12pt ''; COLOR: #000000">Spelling Bee</DIV> #TfdBee {border:1px #000000 solid;background-color:;padding:2px} #TfdBee {font:normal 10pt '';color:#000000} #TfdBee A {color:#0000FF} #TfdBee .spell_word {font-size:110%;clear:all;margin-bottom:5px} #TfdBee INPUT { font-size: 11pt; margin:0; padding:0;} #tfd_bee_sound {float:left;width:40px;height:40px;margin-right:5px} #tfd_bee_sound IMG {width:100%;height:100%;border:none} #tfd_bee_def {font-size:80%} #tfd_bee_score {float:right;margin:0 0 5px 2px} .tfd_bee_correct {background-color: lightgreen} .tfd_bee_wrong {background-color: pink} .tfd_bee_na {background-color: white} <DIV id=TfdBee><A title="Add to Google" style="FLOAT: right" href="http://www.google.com/ig/add?moduleurl=http%3A//www.thefreedictionary.com/_/WoD/spellbee-module.xml" target=_blank><IMG alt="" src="http://img.tfd.com/m/add2g.gif" border=0></A> <FORM style="DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN: 0px" name=tfd_bee_f> <DIV id=tfd_bee_difficulty>difficulty level: <SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><INPUT id=tfd_bee_level1 onclick=tfd_level_click(this) type=radio value=1 name=level><LABEL for=tfd_bee_level1>easy</LABEL> <INPUT id=tfd_bee_level2 onclick=tfd_level_click(this) type=radio CHECKED value=2 name=level><LABEL for=tfd_bee_level2>hard</LABEL> <INPUT id=tfd_bee_level3 onclick=tfd_level_click(this) type=radio value=3 name=level><LABEL for=tfd_bee_level3>expert</LABEL></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV id=tfd_bee_score>score: -</DIV> <DIV id=tfd_bee_sound></DIV> <DIV id=tfd_bee_def><STRONG>please wait...</STRONG></DIV> <DIV id=tfd_bee_answ style="FONT-SIZE: 110%"> </DIV> <DIV class=spell_word>spell the word: <INPUT class=tfd_bee_na id=tfd_bee_uword size=12></DIV> <INPUT onclick=tfd_bee_answer() type=button value=answer> <INPUT onclick=tfd_bee_new() type=button value="new word"> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://img.tfd.com/daily/spellbee-top.js"></script> </FORM> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 8pt ''; COLOR: #000000"><A style="COLOR: #000000" href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lookup.htm#Spelling-Bee">Spelling Bee</A> provided by <A style="COLOR: #000000" href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/">The Free Dictionary</A> </DIV> </DIV> <!--end of Spelling Bee--><BR> <!--Match Up by TheFreeDictionary.com--> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; WIDTH: 350px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; POSITION: relative"> <DIV style="FONT: bold 12pt ''; COLOR: #000000">Match Up</DIV> #MatchUp {width:100%;border:1px #000000 solid;background-color:} #MatchUp TD {font:normal 10pt '';color:#000000} #MatchUp A {color:#0000FF} #tfd_MatchUp INPUT.tfd_txt {border:1px black solid;height:16pt;font-size:10pt;width:100px;cursor:pointer;margin-top:2px;margin-right:4px;text-align:center} <FORM style="DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN: 0px" name=SynMatch action=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/MatchUp.aspx method=get target=_top> <TABLE id=MatchUp> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><A title="Add to Google" href="http://www.google.com/ig/add?moduleurl=http%3A//www.thefreedictionary.com/_/WoD/matchup-module.xml" target=_blank><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; FLOAT: right; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; HEIGHT: 11px" alt="" src="http://img.tfd.com/m/add2g.gif"></A><script language="javascript" src="http://img.tfd.com/daily/matchup.js?0"></script> Match each word in the left column with its synonym on the right. 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Good luck!<BR> <BR> <CENTER><INPUT onclick=tfd_mw_clear() type=button value=Clear> <INPUT onclick=this.form.res.value=tfd_mw_answers type=submit value=Answer></CENTER></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </FORM> <DIV style="FONT: 8pt ''; COLOR: #000000"><A style="COLOR: #000000" href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lookup.htm#Match-Up">Match Up</A> provided by <A style="COLOR: #000000" href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/">The Free Dictionary</A> </DIV> </DIV> <!--end of Match Up--><BR> <!--Hangman by TheFreeDictionary.com--> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; WIDTH: 350px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; POSITION: relative"> <DIV style="FONT: bold 12pt ''; COLOR: #000000">Hangman</DIV> #Hangman {border:1px #000000 solid;background-color:;height:120px} <DIV style="FONT: 8pt ''; COLOR: #000000"><A style="COLOR: #000000" href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lookup.htm#Hangman">Hangman</A> provided by <A style="COLOR: #000000" href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/">The Free Dictionary</A> </DIV> </DIV> <!--end of Hangman--> Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? 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