Eighth Grade  

Mrs. Jones           Mrs. Keusenkothen           Mrs. Daughtrey        Mrs Bilbo     Mrs. Vintimilla 

Miss Jennison          Mrs. Slifkey          Miss Kelleher           Mrs. Sears 

Mrs Daughtrey 8th Grade Religion and U.S. History

                 God Bless You over the Summer Break!

Any service hours earned over the break recorded on looseleaf and signed by supervisor of activity will be accepted for Confirmation service for next year. Service hours due in December.

• Tuesday, 5/1: Finish Elemental Messages / Elements Crossword worksheet if didn't in class - due tomorrow, 5/2.
  • Click here for PowerPoint from class - review notes from class.
• Wednesday, 5/2: Check Quiz tomorrow, 5/3, on notes covered yesterday. 
• Thursday, 5/3: Study vocabulary from notes on Tuesday for Check Quiz tomorrow, 5/4.
• Friday, 5/4: Check Quiz above moved to Monday, 5/7, and will also include labeling parts of a chemical equaltion (ex.: reactants, products, solid, aqueous, etc.)
• Monday, 5/7: Review notes from today - we will go over the Balancing Chemical Equations worksheet tomorrow in class
• Wednesday, 5/9: Keep working on Balancing Chemical Equations worksheet from class (only first side) - we will continue working on these problems and review for Test next week (Tuesday, 5/15) on Friday, 5/11 (no class tomorrow, 5/10).
• Thursday, 5/10: see above
• Friday, 5/11: Study for test on Tuesday, 5/15 - we will review on Monday
• Monday, 5/14: Study for test on *Wednesday, 5/16* :) 
• Tuesday, 5/15: see above
• Wednesday, 5/16: no homework!
• Thursday, 5/17: no homework!
• Friday, 5/18: no homework!
• Monday, 5/21: Finished rockets (including paint/designs) due on Thursday, 5/24.
  • ***REMEMBER TO KEEP NOSE CONE OUT OF BODY TUBE WHEN PAINTING OR IT WILL GET STUCK!***
• Wednesday, 5/23: Click here for Solutions, Acids and Bases PowerPoint - study slides 2-5 for Check Quiz tomorrow, 5/24
  • ***REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR FINISHED ROCKETS TO SCHOOL TOMORROW, 5/24***
• Thursday, 5/24: Fill out rest of PowerPoint (see above for link) - we will go through these on Tuesday, 5/29, and review for the open notes Quiz on Wednesday, 5/30.
• Friday, 5/25: see above
• Tuesday, 5/29: quiz tomorrow
• Wednesday, 5/30: no homework!
• Thursday, 5/31: no homework!
• Friday, 6/1: **Any missing work is due by tomorrow, 6/2, night!**

HOMEWORK

• Study Diagrams for quiz tomorrow
  • be able to recognize "skeleton" of a simple, compound  and complex sentence. 
  • be ready to apply a sentence to it's correctly associated diagram

• Text p. 201 Diagram #'s 1-10

Thesis Timeline ALERT - May 16th Final DUE

• Work on drafting "Body Paragraphs" 2 & 3. 
• Start to consider how you want to conclude your paper. Which facts do you wish to reiterate in closing your thesis? How will you re-state your thesis statement (in different words) in order to leave a remarkable impression on your reader?  Remember:  https://watchkin.com/d44e7a7e42, https://watchkin.com/6ace092b46, and https://watchkin.com/b4969ecb19.

• Draft #1 of first body paragraph (of your thesis.) Due Friday - 4/27 :)
• Remember to incorporate a transitional word (use the handout given in class if you need some help) Guidance given in your Google Classroom.

• Work on the first body paragraph of your thesis. Remember to incorporate a transitional word (use the handout given in class if you need some help) Use "format" given in your Google Classroom.

• Thesis - Complete set of bullet notes - turn in to Google Classroom English 8G/W 

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Looking ahead: Complete set of Thesis notes (BULLETED) due April 17. 
You have your Confirmation this weekend, work on your notes tonight so that you can enjoy your very special weekend! 

• Please complete two worksheets: OWL Exercise Sentence Fragments & OWL Basic-Level Paraphrasing

• Text p. 111 - Exercises 2 & 3 Odds only

• Total of 6 sentences - two that exhibit an adverb addressing manner, two exhibiting place, two exhibiting time.

 Elf - Gerund - Who uses a gerund? What is the line (that a gerund is used in)? - https://watchkin.com/24ef052558                    AND Find the gerund OR participle in the following clip - write the line and tell me - is the verbal used a gerund or a particple? https://watchkin.com/72eb26ed23

2/26 Monday - Finish underlining infinitive phrases, circling gerund phrases and highlighting participial phrases in Verb packet - 1st paragraph only. 
2/6 - PLEASE work on your letter to the Bishop concerning your Confirmation... please open a Google Doc and type up first draft - we will format them in class tomorrow. 

1/29 - Read Lesson 1 "Good Persuasive Writing" p 414 & 415.  Turn in one                 bullet point per paragraph (bullet point being the main point of the                 information you read - 6 total.) - Be ready to discuss in class

For Tuesday 1/30 - Quick open-book assessment - written sentences, match-up questions, & fill in the blanks - to check verb understanding (4.1 - 4.6)
Start searching Gale Database for sources to support your historical thesis topic (so long as Mrs. Daughtrey has approved it. If approval has not been given yet, look anyway so that you know where to find sources.)

- - DUE Friday - Grade your own Periphery Essay using rubric, turn in rubric and finalized copy of Periphery Essay.  DUE WEDNESDAY - Grade your own Periphery Essay using rubric, this portion of project worth 25 points.
- LAST CALL for copy of Periphery Essay - worth 50 points - we are working on
this in class on Friday.

Looking ahead: Please turn in your science research report (rough draft) to me by Monday, December 4. You will be assessed on format, punctuation, capitalization and noun/verb agreement (grammar and syntax.)

Theme and Topic

The theme of the Knights of Columbus Essay Contest is: “Going to the Peripheries.”

Guidelines

• Essays must reflect the assigned theme and topic, and be submitted by the published deadline.
• Essays must be the student’s original work.
• Essays must be typed on 8 1/2” X 11” paper, one sided, double spaced, with one-inch margins.
• Essays must be between 500 and 750 words long.
• The student’s name should appear only on the official Knights of Columbus Essay Contest entry form which should be stapled to the essay.
• All entries become the property of the Knights of Columbus and will not be returned.

Judging

Judges will be selected by the sponsoring Knights of Columbus council, assembly or circle. Council, assembly members, clergy, civic officials and/or members of the community may serve as judges.

Essays will be judged on a 100-point scoring system:
35 points: Content — How clearly is the theme presented?

30 points: Grammar — How well is the essay written with respect to sentence structure, paragraph construction and spelling?

35 points: Style — Does the essay show creativity, imagination and development of the topic in a compelling style?

 
Google Classroom Codes:
8G:  t6phnmx                            8W: zukmln

Oral Presentation Instructions Sheet
First Semester Spanish Love Song Video
 

Quiz 3:  Thursday, May 24.  Study Guide:

Verbos:  Past tense:  dar y hacer       Present tense:  decidir, separar, recoger
Label images from Ayudando a la comunidad vocabulary list

Tarea:  Workbook page 155 (crossword puzzle - due on Thursday, May 24)

OPEN BOOK EXAM: Wedenesday, May 30th.  Bring your notes to class. Study guide:

Past tense: dar/hacer/ir/ pagar, preparar, buscar, comprar, hablar, usar, mirar, practicar, tocar    

Helpful Links:

Please visit my Homework and Project for updated assignments 
Please visit my 8th Grade Musical page for important information about our upcoming show. 
Google Class code: kecg5d