Mon, Oct 24
7th - study latin weeks 7&8 - test friday
cut-off for grades - friday

8th - vws unit 3 test thursday
cut-off for grades - friday
all outside book assignments due friday

journals will be posted tomorrow

Week of Oct 17
7th grade - Test Wed. Prepositions A-E plus definitions
Test Frie. Prepositions F-W

8th grade - Finish reading "Flowers for Algernon" by Wed. test Friday
Complete all VWS Unit 3 exercises

Monday, Oct 17
HW - 7th grade - Preposition Worksheet #55&56

8th grade - Write Unit 3 VWS words 2x each
Finish Study Guide - Flowers for Algernon
Journal #7&8 (counts for two)


Add from one to three sentences before and after each sentence in the frame below.
You may extend sentences or change vocabulary, but you should be faithful to the
spirit of the scene. You might add action, dialogue, environment, and/or thoughts.

FRAME

Steven tiptoed up the stairs. He heard the noise again. At the top was a hallway,
extending in both directions. The corridor was dark except for a pinpoint of light
emitting from a keyhole.

Oct 13
8th grade - Journals due tomorrow
#5 Write a descriptive passage which appeals to all five senses. You must use
at least one simile or metaphor.
#6 Write a funny story using at least 10 of your VWS Unit 2 words. Under line the
words.

Monday, Oct 10
7th - none

8th - No HW. VWS Unit 2 test Thursday. Journals 5&6 due Friday. Journal #5 -
Write a descriptive passage which appeals to all five senses. Label and identify
each part.

Tuesday, Oct 4
7th - None

8th - Journals 3 & 4 due FRIDAY

#3 Journal while reading "The Ransom of Red Chief". Include literary devices and\
terms discussed for humour, ie, irony, hyperbole, understatement, etc.

#4 "Creative Writing", text. p. 348

Homework/Oct 3
7th grade - SV Drill Sheet #3

8th grade - VWS p. 33

Thursday, Sep. 22
7th grade - Vocab. Study Week 3 test Friday.

8th grade - "Tell-Tale Heart" test Friday.

Monday, Sep. 19
7th - HW Workbook p. 71

8th - HW Vocab. Workshop - Unit 1 - Synonyms & Antonyms
JOURNALS ARE DUE TOMORROW!!

Journals for 8th Grade
The following are a list of the journal entries for 8th grade advanced language arts.
They will count for one test grade for the first six weeks. Each should be 3/4 of a page
in length.

1. Journal as you read
2. Character analysis worksheet
3. Which character from the novel do you identify with the most? Why? Use specific
examples from the story and your own life.
4. Stanley doesn't have many friends in school because he is overweight. What kind
of factors should be important in choosing friends?
5. Write a descriptive passage without using any form of the verb "be" (am, is, are,
was, were, be, being, been).
6. Write about two dynamic characters from the novel. How do you know they are
dynamic? Use story details in your answer.
7. Write a letter from Clyde to his personal physician which details his problem and
explains what it is like to be famous and have an embarrassing secret.
8. Open topic