8th GRADE LA (Quarter 1)
Assignment
Assignment
10/27/14 No Class- Band Festival (Make sure you have your final draft done)
10/28/14 Type up final draft of descriptive writing essay & email it to Ms. Osowski; Commas pg 586-587
10/29/14 Begin Narrative Writing: Read pg 92-93, notes; Conjunctions pg 496
10/30/14 Prewriting pg 94-95 "Selecting a Topic" and "Gathering Details"
10/31/14 Writing pg 96 "Creating Your First Draft" Conjunctions pg 744-745
10/20/14 Writing pg 81 "Developing a Middle Part"; Verbs pg 718-719
10/21/14 Writing pg 82 "Ending Your Essay"; Verbs pg 720-721
10/22/14 Writing pg 82 "Revising" (peer review); Tenses of Verbs pg 724-725
10/23/14 Writing pg 82 "Self-Editing"; Commas pg 586-587
10/24/14 Final Draft
10/13/14 pg 78 Prewriting: Selecting a Topic; Gathering Details; Grammar Verbs pg 482
10/14/14 pg 79 Organizing Your Details; Grammar Verbs pg 483
10/15/14 pg 80 Starting your Essay; Grammar Verbs 720-721
10/16/14 NO SCHOOL
10/17/14 NO SCHOOL
9/29/14 Journaling; Descriptive Writing: Prewriting- pg 73-74; The Giver due tomorrow
9/30/14 Journaling; Descr. Writing: Describing a Person-pg 75-77; Hyphens/Compound Adj. pg 610-611
10/1/14 Journaling; Descr. Writing: Prewriting-pg 78-79; Adjectives pg 732-733
10/2/14 Journaling; Descr. Writing: Essay-pg 80-81; Adjectives pg 734-735
10/3/14 Journaling; Descr. Writing: Essay-pg 82; Specific Verbs pg 480-481
9/22/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 45-51 Using a Rubric (review, notes); Textbook pg 698-699 Grammar
9/23/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 52-56 Assessing (review, notes); Textbook pg 700-701 Grammar
9/24/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 57-59 Publishing Your Writing; Textbook pg 702-703 Grammar
9/25/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 60-62 Designing Your Writing; Textbook pg 704-705 Grammar
9/26/14 Textbook pg 704-705 Grammar/NWEA Testing
9/15/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 33-36 Understanding the Traits of Writing; Textbook pg 690-691 Grammar
9/16/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 37-40 Organization & Voice; Textbook pg 692-693 Grammar
9/17/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 41-44 Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions; Textbook pg 694-695 Grammar
9/18/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 45-51 Using a Rubric; Textbook pg 696-697 Grammar
9/19/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 52-56 Assessing; Textbook pg 698-699 Grammar
10/28/14 Type up final draft of descriptive writing essay & email it to Ms. Osowski; Commas pg 586-587
10/29/14 Begin Narrative Writing: Read pg 92-93, notes; Conjunctions pg 496
10/30/14 Prewriting pg 94-95 "Selecting a Topic" and "Gathering Details"
10/31/14 Writing pg 96 "Creating Your First Draft" Conjunctions pg 744-745
10/20/14 Writing pg 81 "Developing a Middle Part"; Verbs pg 718-719
10/21/14 Writing pg 82 "Ending Your Essay"; Verbs pg 720-721
10/22/14 Writing pg 82 "Revising" (peer review); Tenses of Verbs pg 724-725
10/23/14 Writing pg 82 "Self-Editing"; Commas pg 586-587
10/24/14 Final Draft
10/13/14 pg 78 Prewriting: Selecting a Topic; Gathering Details; Grammar Verbs pg 482
10/14/14 pg 79 Organizing Your Details; Grammar Verbs pg 483
10/15/14 pg 80 Starting your Essay; Grammar Verbs 720-721
10/16/14 NO SCHOOL
10/17/14 NO SCHOOL
9/29/14 Journaling; Descriptive Writing: Prewriting- pg 73-74; The Giver due tomorrow
9/30/14 Journaling; Descr. Writing: Describing a Person-pg 75-77; Hyphens/Compound Adj. pg 610-611
10/1/14 Journaling; Descr. Writing: Prewriting-pg 78-79; Adjectives pg 732-733
10/2/14 Journaling; Descr. Writing: Essay-pg 80-81; Adjectives pg 734-735
10/3/14 Journaling; Descr. Writing: Essay-pg 82; Specific Verbs pg 480-481
9/22/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 45-51 Using a Rubric (review, notes); Textbook pg 698-699 Grammar
9/23/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 52-56 Assessing (review, notes); Textbook pg 700-701 Grammar
9/24/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 57-59 Publishing Your Writing; Textbook pg 702-703 Grammar
9/25/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 60-62 Designing Your Writing; Textbook pg 704-705 Grammar
9/26/14 Textbook pg 704-705 Grammar/NWEA Testing
9/15/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 33-36 Understanding the Traits of Writing; Textbook pg 690-691 Grammar
9/16/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 37-40 Organization & Voice; Textbook pg 692-693 Grammar
9/17/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 41-44 Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions; Textbook pg 694-695 Grammar
9/18/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 45-51 Using a Rubric; Textbook pg 696-697 Grammar
9/19/14 Journaling; Textbook pg 52-56 Assessing; Textbook pg 698-699 Grammar