8th Grade English and Language Arts
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Now Playing: Week of November 7 - 11, 2005
This week in English:
We will be continuing our study of verbs.

Monday - DOL; review verbs - textbook pgs. 393-394, Exercises 1-4; study guide; homework: study for test on verbs (covers textbook pages 368-375; wkbk. pgs. 75-84; and study guide)

Tuesday - DOL; test

Wednesday - DOL; textbook pgs. 376-377; wkbk. pgs. 85-88 (finish for hw if necessary)

Thursday - DOL; textbook pgs. 378-379; wkbk. pgs. 89-90 (finish for hw if necessary)

Friday - DOL; textbook pgs. 380-381; wkbk. pgs. 91-92



This week in Language Arts:
We will read and respond to a humorous short story - "The Ransom of Red Chief."

Monday - Vocabulary Workshop - Unit 3, wds. 1-10; preview new story and new vocabulary definitions; voc. practice wkst. (finish for hw if necessary)

Tuesday - Voc. Wksp. - "Syn. & Ant." sections; begin reading story

Wednesday - Voc. Wksp. - pg. 38; finish reading story; answer questions on textbook pg. 347; homework: study for Voc. Wksp. test

Thursday - Voc. Wksp. test; story study guide; reading wkbk. pg. 55

Friday - story test (open book)

**Please send old magazines to school this week. We will need them to complete an activity.