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Assignments for the week of May 20 - May 24
 
*The main homework is to read for 20 minutes Monday through Thursday.  Students are encouraged to read as many books as they can throughout the year.  There are rewards (including extra credit) for reading offered throughout the year.  One-million-word readers are also invited to the 8th grade awards ceremony at the end of the year.  Students are required to read at least two books each quarter and take a Reading Counts test for each book read.  (Enriched students must read three books each quarter.)  The next RC testing day will be June 3 and it will be on the book Rules which we are reading in class.
 
MONDAY    CAASPP state testing. HOMEWORK: Rest and eat a good breakfast.
TUESDAY  CAASPP state testing. HOMEWORK: Rest and eat a good breakfast.
WEDNESDAY  CAASPP state testing. HOMEWORK: Rest and eat a good breakfast.
THURSDAY    CAASPP state testing in the morning.  In the afternoon, we will read and discuss pages 131-140 in Rules. HOMEWORK: Rest and eat a good breakfast.
FRIDAY   CAASPP state testing in the morning.  In the afternoon, we will read and discuss pages 141-150 in Rules. HOMEWORK: Have a great weekend!
 
 

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Assignments for the week of May 13 - May 17
 
*The main homework is to read for 20 minutes Monday through Thursday.  Students are encouraged to read as many books as they can throughout the year.  There are rewards (including extra credit) for reading offered throughout the year.  One-million-word readers are also invited to the 8th grade awards ceremony at the end of the year.  Students are required to read at least two books each quarter and take a Reading Counts test for each book read.  (Enriched students must read three books each quarter.)  The next RC testing day will be June 3 and it will be on the book Rules which we are reading in class.
 
MONDAY    Warm-up; Read ten pages (81-90) of the book Rules and quick discussion; begin "Counter Argument and Refutation Paragraph" which is in Google Classroom and is due Friday.  HOMEWORK: Read your own book for 20 minutes. 
TUESDAY Warm-up; Read ten pages (91-100) of the book Rules and quick discussion; continue "Counter Argument and Refutation Paragraph" which is in Google Classroom and is due Friday.  HOMEWORK: Read your own book for 20 minutes and/or work on the paragraph.
WEDNESDAY  Warm-up; Read Rules pages 101-115 and answer worksheet questions.  HOMEWORK: Read for 20 minutes and/or work on the paragraph.
THURSDAY    Warm-up; Read five pages (116-120) of the book Rules and quick discussion; continue "Counter Argument and Refutation Paragraph" which is in Google Classroom and is due tomorrow.  HOMEWORK: Read your own book for 20 minutes and/or work on the paragraph.
FRIDAY   Warm-up; Read ten pages (121-130) of Rules and have a class discussion;  Read the poem "Identity" in the Close Reader, annotate it, and complete an "exit card" before leaving.  HOMEWORK: Be ready for CAASPP testing next week!
 
 

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Assignments for the week of April 29 - May 3
 
*The main homework is to read for 20 minutes Monday through Thursday.  Students are encouraged to read as many books as they can throughout the year.  There are rewards (including extra credit) for reading offered throughout the year.  One-million-word readers are also invited to the 8th grade awards ceremony at the end of the year.  Students are required to read at least two books each quarter and take a Reading Counts test for each book read.  (Enriched students must read three books each quarter.)  The next RC testing day will be May 6 - next MONDAY
 
MONDAY    Warm-up; Read ten pages (1-10) of the book Rules and take a few notes;  Finish the C.R.A.A.P. chart in Google Classroom. HOMEWORK: Read for 20 minutes 
TUESDAY  Warm-up; Read ten pages (11-20) of Rules and have a class discussion; make sure everyone understands what is required in the C.R.A.A.P. chart.  HOMEWORK: Read for 20 minutes.  Please bring your English composition book to class for the rest of this week.
WEDNESDAY  Warm-up; Read ten pages (21-30) of Rules and have a class discussion; Learn about the I vs. me rule.  Read an assigned article from the textbook about adulthood and take notes.  HOMEWORK: Read for 20 minutes.
THURSDAY    Warm-up; Read ten pages (31-40) of Rules and have a class discussion;  Learn about the I vs. me rule.  In groups, share the notes you took yesterday.  HOMEWORK: Read for 20 minutes
FRIDAY   Warm-up; Read ten pages (41-50) of Rules and have a class discussion;  Learn about the I vs. me rule - possible quiz.  In groups, add elaboration to the notes your group already has.  We will have a full class discussion Monday for a grade using these notes. HOMEWORK:  The RC test is Monday.
 
 

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Assignments for the week of April 22 - April 26
 
*The main homework is to read for 20 minutes Monday through Thursday.  Students are encouraged to read as many books as they can throughout the year.  There are rewards (including extra credit) for reading offered throughout the year.  One-million-word readers are also invited to the 8th grade awards ceremony at the end of the year.  Students are required to read at least two books each quarter and take a Reading Counts test for each book read.  (Enriched students must read three books each quarter.)  The next RC testing day will be May 6
 
MONDAY    Warm-up;  practice with verifying sources:  "Before you commit to using a source, verify its C.R.A.A.P." Read an interview online to practice this method. HOMEWORK: Read for 20 minutes 
TUESDAY  Warm-up; more practice with verifying sources: read article in textbook and fill in an online worksheet.  HOMEWORK: Read for 20 minutes.
WEDNESDAY  Warm-up; read and annotate an article about millennials, and then fill in a claim chart to help continue to practice verifying sources. HOMEWORK: Read for 20 minutes.
THURSDAY    Warm-up; finish up Wednesday's claim chart.  HOMEWORK: Read for 20 minutes
FRIDAY   Students will be in different classes completing a variety of "WIN" assignments ("What I Need") to help prepare for CAASPP testing. HOMEWORK:  none