April 25 - 29
April 18 - 22
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April 11 - 15
PARCC Testing
PARCC Testing
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March 21 - 24
PARCC practice tests
Math drills
Grammar
PARCC practice tests
Math drills
Grammar
March 14 - 18
PARCC Practice Essays; Grammar
PARCC Practice Essays; Grammar
March 7 - 11
Monday - Hatchet: Finish Chapter 19 and Critical Questions; catch up with all missing Chapter Questions
Tuesday - Math Drills
Wednesday - PARCC Practice
Thursday - Math Practice; Fractions
Friday - Perfect Paragraph Practice
Monday - Hatchet: Finish Chapter 19 and Critical Questions; catch up with all missing Chapter Questions
Tuesday - Math Drills
Wednesday - PARCC Practice
Thursday - Math Practice; Fractions
Friday - Perfect Paragraph Practice
February 29 - March 4
Finish Hatchet and respond to Critical Thinking Questions.
Two-step Linear Equations
Math Facts Drills
Finish Hatchet and respond to Critical Thinking Questions.
Two-step Linear Equations
Math Facts Drills
February 22 - 26
Hatchet
Hatchet
February 15 - 19
Hatchet
Hatchet
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February 8 - 11
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Feb. 1 - 5
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January 25 - 29
| arm_qu_3_wk_4.docx |
January 18 - 22 NO SCHOOL MONDAY
| arm_qu_3_wk._3.docx |
January 11 - 15
| arm_qu_3_wk_2.docx |
January 4 - 8, 2016 Happy New Year!
Begin Hatchet
Begin Hatchet
December 14 - 18
Finals: Flashcards, Essay, Drills and Skills
Finals: Flashcards, Essay, Drills and Skills
Dec. 7 - 11
Make Flashcards; Drills
Perfect Paragraph
Make Flashcards; Drills
Perfect Paragraph
Nov. 30 - Dec. 4
Elie Wiesel Essay Analysis, with support
Empires; Drills
Elie Wiesel Essay Analysis, with support
Empires; Drills
Nov. 23 - 26
"What I Am Grateful For" Perfect Paragraph
Empires, Drills
Nov. 16 - Nov. 20
NPR Story - Text-Based Evidence Support, 5-Paragraph Essay
Word Problem, Drills
NPR Story - Text-Based Evidence Support, 5-Paragraph Essay
Word Problem, Drills
Nov. 9 - 13
"I Am the Greatest" Speech Analysis
Drills, Word Problem
"I Am the Greatest" Speech Analysis
Drills, Word Problem
Nov. 2 - 6
What I Value Most Essay
Oct. 26 - 30
What I Value Most Essay
What I Value Most Essay
Oct. 26 - 30
What I Value Most Essay
October 19 - 23
PASATIEMPO Contest
Logic Reasoning/Math Drills
PASATIEMPO Contest
Logic Reasoning/Math Drills
October 12 - 16
Oct. 5 - 9
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Sept. 28 - Oct. 2
| arm_qu_1_wk._7.docx |
September 21 - 25
| arm_qu_1_wk._6.docx |
September 14 - 18
Gettysburg Address - Rewrite in our own words
September 8 - 11
Gettysburg Address Analysis
Gettysburg Address - Rewrite in our own words
September 8 - 11
Gettysburg Address Analysis
Aug. 31 - Sept. 4
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August 24 - 28
| arm_qu._1_wk._2.docx |
| arm_qu._1_wk._1_-first_week.docx |
August 17 - 21
Welcome Students!
Here is the heading EACH AND EVERY ASSIGNMENT MUST INCLUDE:
First Name, Last Name
Ms. Shain
Reading, Period 4
Assignment - Ex: The Diary of Anne Frank Theme
Date - Ex: 19 August 2015
You have two weeks respite; after two weeks, assignments with incorrect headings will be tossed.
Welcome Students!
Here is the heading EACH AND EVERY ASSIGNMENT MUST INCLUDE:
First Name, Last Name
Ms. Shain
Reading, Period 4
Assignment - Ex: The Diary of Anne Frank Theme
Date - Ex: 19 August 2015
You have two weeks respite; after two weeks, assignments with incorrect headings will be tossed.
May 18 - 22
Finals Week
Finals Week
May 11 - 15
Poetry Book Presentations
Poetry Book Presentations
May 4 - 8
April 27 - May 1
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April 20 - 24
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April 13 - 17
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April 6 - 10
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March 23 - 27
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| reg._eng._animal_farm_final.docx |
March 16 - 20
| 8th_gr._qu._4_wk._1.docx |
March 9 - 13
| 8th_gr._qu._3_wk._9a_2015.docx |
March 2 - 6
| 8th_gr._qu._3_wk._9_2015.docx |
Feb. 23 - 27
| 8th_gr._qu._3_wk._8_2015.docx |
February 16 - 20
| 8th_gr._qu._3_wk._7_2015.docx |
Feb. 9 - 13 No School Friday for Students
| 8th_gr._qu._3_wk._6_2015.docx |
Feb. 2 - 6
| 8th_gr._qu._3._wk._5_2015.docx |
January 26 - January 30
Same Vocabulary Words as last week
Same Vocabulary Words as last week
| 8th_gr._qu._3_wk._4_2015.docx |
January 19 - 23
| 8th_gr._qu._3_wk._3_2015.docx |
January 12 - 16
No School Monday - P/T Conferences
No School Monday - P/T Conferences
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| short_story_final_project_name.docx |
January 5 - 9
| 8th_gr._qu._3_wk._1_2014.docx |
December 15 - 19 FINALS WEEK!
December 8 - 12
| 8th_gr._qu._2_wk._8.docx |
December 1 - 5
| 8th_gr._qu._2_wk._6_2014.docx |
November 24 - 25 - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Call of the Wild - Work on Final Essays/Project - DUE 12/3
Call of the Wild - Work on Final Essays/Project - DUE 12/3
November 17 - 21
| 8th_gr._qu._2_wk._5.docx |
November 10 - 14
| 8th_gr._qu._2_wk._4_2014.docx |
Nov. 3 - 7
| 8th_gr._qu._2_wk._3_2014.docx |
October 27 - 31
| revised_8th_gr._qu._2_wk._2_2014_1.docx |
October 20 - 24 Parent/Teacher Conference Day 10/24
October 13 - 17
October 6 - 10
October 13 - 17
October 6 - 10
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| 8th_gr._qu._1_wk._9_2014_2015_bo.docx |
| 8th_gr._qu._1_wk._8_2014-15.docx |
Sept. 29 - Oct. 3
| 8th_gr._qu._1_wk._7.docx |
September 22 - 26
| 8th_gr._qu._1_wk._6_2014.docx |
September 15 - 19
| 8th_gr._qu._1_wk._5_2014-2015.docx |
September 8 - 12
| 8th_grade_qu._1_wk._4_2014-2015.docx |
| ml_assignment_8th.docx |
Septmber 2 - 5
| 8th_grade_qu._1_wk._3_2014_-_2015.docx |
August 25 - 29
| 8th_grade_qu._1_wk._2_2014-2015.docx |
August 18 - 22
Welcome Back Students!
Welcome Back Students!
| 8th_grade_syllabus_2014.docx |
| 8th_grade_qu._1_wk._1_2014-2015.docx.doc |
April 21 - 25
| 8th_gr._qu._4_wk._5.docx |
April 14 - 18
| 10th_gr._qu._4_wk._4.docx |
March 24 - 28
| 10th_gr._qu._4_wk._3.docx |
| 10th_gr._qu._4_wk._2.docx |
March 17 - 21
SBA TESTING
SBA TESTING
| 10th_gr._qu._4_wk._1.docx |
March 3 - 7
| 10th_gr._qu._3_wk._8.docx |
February 24 - 28
NOTE NEW TRIAL OF AMIR DUE DATES:
ROUGH DRAFT: FEB. 26
FINAL DRAFT: MARCH 5
TRIAL: MARCH 6, 7
NOTE NEW TRIAL OF AMIR DUE DATES:
ROUGH DRAFT: FEB. 26
FINAL DRAFT: MARCH 5
TRIAL: MARCH 6, 7
| 10th_gr._qu._3_wk._7.docx |
| kite_runner_trial.docx |
February 18 - 21
No School Monday
No School Monday
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| 10th_gr._qu._3_wk._5.docx |
Feb. 10 -13
NO SCHOOL FEB. 14
NO SCHOOL FEB. 14
Jan. 27 - 31
Antigone
The Kite Runner
Antigone
The Kite Runner
| 10th_qu._3_wk._4.docx |
| 10th_qu._3_wk._3.docx |
| 10th_qu._3_wk._2.docx |
Jan. 21 - 24
DISCOVERY Testing
Amended Schedule
Vocabulary Words, Greek Roots, Grammar will carry over to next week
**Old Man and the Sea Final due FRIDAY
DISCOVERY Testing
Amended Schedule
Vocabulary Words, Greek Roots, Grammar will carry over to next week
**Old Man and the Sea Final due FRIDAY
| 10th_qu._3_wk._1.docx |
12/9 - 12/13
No New Vocabulary Words
Grammar Review begins
Review Latin Roots Chart
Short Storyboard DUE FRI.
Review Literary Elements
No New Vocabulary Words
Grammar Review begins
Review Latin Roots Chart
Short Storyboard DUE FRI.
Review Literary Elements
12/2 - 12/6
Literature: Short Stories
The Cask of Amontillado
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
The Yellow Wallpaper
Grammar: Parallelism
Vocabulary:
arrogant
chagrined
condescending
contemptuous
cynical
derisive
despairing
disconcerted
disdainful
exacerbated
Literary Elements:
parallelism
parenthesis
polysyndeton
Latin Roots:
Cutis = skin, hide cuticle, cutaneous
Sal, salis = salt saline, salary, salivate
Literature: Short Stories
The Cask of Amontillado
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
The Yellow Wallpaper
Grammar: Parallelism
Vocabulary:
arrogant
chagrined
condescending
contemptuous
cynical
derisive
despairing
disconcerted
disdainful
exacerbated
Literary Elements:
parallelism
parenthesis
polysyndeton
Latin Roots:
Cutis = skin, hide cuticle, cutaneous
Sal, salis = salt saline, salary, salivate
11/18 -11/22
Literature: LOTF, Short Stories
Grammar: Hyphen, Colon, Semicolon, Dash
Vocabulary:
boisterous
effusive
exultant
Genial
Jocular
Mirthful
nostalgia
whimsical
sanguine
wistful
Latin Roots:
Folium = leaf portfolio, foliage, folder
Arbor = tree Arbor Day, arboriculture arboritorium
Literary Elements:
epistrophe
euphemism
expletive
hyperbole
Literature: LOTF, Short Stories
Grammar: Hyphen, Colon, Semicolon, Dash
Vocabulary:
boisterous
effusive
exultant
Genial
Jocular
Mirthful
nostalgia
whimsical
sanguine
wistful
Latin Roots:
Folium = leaf portfolio, foliage, folder
Arbor = tree Arbor Day, arboriculture arboritorium
Literary Elements:
epistrophe
euphemism
expletive
hyperbole
10/28 - 11/1
Literature: Lord of the Flies
Grammar: Active and Passive Voice
Vocabulary:
festooned
inscrutable
opaque
declivities
impalpable
sinewy
tacitly
apex
effigy
incantation
Latin Roots:
ped/pedis = foot pedicure, pedal, pedestrian
digitus - finger, toe, inch digit, digital, digitize
Literary Elements:
lamentation
Literature: Lord of the Flies
Grammar: Active and Passive Voice
Vocabulary:
festooned
inscrutable
opaque
declivities
impalpable
sinewy
tacitly
apex
effigy
incantation
Latin Roots:
ped/pedis = foot pedicure, pedal, pedestrian
digitus - finger, toe, inch digit, digital, digitize
Literary Elements:
lamentation
10/21 - 10/25
Literature: Lord of the Flies
Grammar: Active, Passive Voice
Vocabulary:
festooned
inscrutable
opaque
declivities
impalpable
sinewy
tacitly
Latin Roots: same as last week
Literary Elements: same as last week
Literature: Lord of the Flies
Grammar: Active, Passive Voice
Vocabulary:
festooned
inscrutable
opaque
declivities
impalpable
sinewy
tacitly
Latin Roots: same as last week
Literary Elements: same as last week
Oct. 7- Oct. 11
Vocabulary:
deluge
league
carnelian
vat
felon
prow
bitumen
batten
livid
libation
Vocabulary:
deluge
league
carnelian
vat
felon
prow
bitumen
batten
livid
libation
September 23 - 27
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Grammar: same as last week
Vocabulary:
nihilism
nonsectarian
obsequious
omnipotent
pecuniary
plagiarize
capitulate
sanguine
supercilious
tempest
Latin Roots:
Caput/capitis = head capital, decapitate, captain
Manus = hand manual, manuscript, manicotti
Literary Elements:
soliloquy, chiasmus, ellipsis, epanalepsis
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Grammar: same as last week
Vocabulary:
nihilism
nonsectarian
obsequious
omnipotent
pecuniary
plagiarize
capitulate
sanguine
supercilious
tempest
Latin Roots:
Caput/capitis = head capital, decapitate, captain
Manus = hand manual, manuscript, manicotti
Literary Elements:
soliloquy, chiasmus, ellipsis, epanalepsis
September 16 - 20
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Grammar: Semi-colons, colons, commas in list
Vocabulary:
Stealthily
Glean
Prostrate
Covenant
Incognito
Incontrovertible
Inculcate
Infrastructure
Kowtow
moiety
Latin Roots:
Plico, Plicatum = fold pleat, replica, duplicate, multiplication
Liber = book libel, library, liberty
Literary Elements -
apposition (appositives)
assonance
asyndeton
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Grammar: Semi-colons, colons, commas in list
Vocabulary:
Stealthily
Glean
Prostrate
Covenant
Incognito
Incontrovertible
Inculcate
Infrastructure
Kowtow
moiety
Latin Roots:
Plico, Plicatum = fold pleat, replica, duplicate, multiplication
Liber = book libel, library, liberty
Literary Elements -
apposition (appositives)
assonance
asyndeton
Sept. 9 - Sept. 13
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Grammar:
Vocabulary:
Latin Roots:
Trans = over, through, about transportation, transcontinental, transfer
Sonus – sound sonar, consonant, sonogram
Literary Elements - Refer to Textbook Glossary
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Grammar:
Vocabulary:
Latin Roots:
Trans = over, through, about transportation, transcontinental, transfer
Sonus – sound sonar, consonant, sonogram
Literary Elements - Refer to Textbook Glossary
TEST 9/9
Vocabulary - Know words up to this point
Grammar - Pronouns - Reflexive, Indefinite, Intensive, Infinitive
Literary Elements/Rhetorical Devices:
Allegory, dramatic irony, humor, setting, Trickster archetype, anadiplosis,
anastrophe, folktale, myth
Rhetorical Triangle - Logos, pathos, ethos
Latin Roots
Vocabulary - Know words up to this point
Grammar - Pronouns - Reflexive, Indefinite, Intensive, Infinitive
Literary Elements/Rhetorical Devices:
Allegory, dramatic irony, humor, setting, Trickster archetype, anadiplosis,
anastrophe, folktale, myth
Rhetorical Triangle - Logos, pathos, ethos
Latin Roots
September 3 - 6
African Mythology/Folktale Unit - see Assignment
Grammar -
Vocabulary -
Skills: MLA Citation
African Mythology/Folktale Unit - see Assignment
Grammar -
Vocabulary -
Skills: MLA Citation
August 26 - 30
Media Literacy Presentations
Begin Mythology/Folktale Unit - Final Assignment due Sept. 13
Media Literacy Presentations
Begin Mythology/Folktale Unit - Final Assignment due Sept. 13
| african_myths_and_folktales_assignment.doc |
Aug. 26 - 30
Grammar: Infinitive, Reflexive, Intensive Pronouns
Vocabulary:
cognizant
perfidy
interminable
coherent
resuscitate
anagram
demagogue
vivisection
notoriety
fortify
Literary Elements Myth, Allegory, Humor, Dramatic Irony, Folktale, Anadiplosis
Latin Roots: Figo fixum = fix fixate, prefix
Luna = moon lunar, lunatic
Grammar: Infinitive, Reflexive, Intensive Pronouns
Vocabulary:
cognizant
perfidy
interminable
coherent
resuscitate
anagram
demagogue
vivisection
notoriety
fortify
Literary Elements Myth, Allegory, Humor, Dramatic Irony, Folktale, Anadiplosis
Latin Roots: Figo fixum = fix fixate, prefix
Luna = moon lunar, lunatic
Welcome! We will review the syllabus Wednesday.
| 10th_grade_syllabus_2013-2014.docx |
August 14 - August 23
Media Literary Unit
Why Should we be Media Literate?
-Logos, Pathos, Ethos Practice Handout
-Unit Assignment - Attached
Grammar:
Vocabulary:
Literary Terms:
Additionally: analyze persuasive techniques in attached advertisement ("Halftime in America"). Half a page, due August 21.
-Logos, Pathos, Ethos Practice Handout
-Unit Assignment - Attached
Grammar:
Vocabulary:
Literary Terms:
Additionally: analyze persuasive techniques in attached advertisement ("Halftime in America"). Half a page, due August 21.
| ml_assignment_10th.docx |