Mrs. Roebuck's 8th Grade Language Arts
"Shoot for the Moon--Even if you miss, you will land among the Stars!!!"
 GO STATE!!!
HOMEWORK:
PLEASE LOOK HERE WEEKLY FOR STEM/SPELLING WORDS, AS WELL AS DGP ASSIGNMENTS, AND MORE..........You can find the DGP sentence and Stems words on the homewok listed on Friday's.
Friday, Feb. 1:
1. Week 16 DGP--Identify Parts of Speech--See sentence below
dylan my best friend doesnt like swimming but i think that its fun
2. Stems Song and Motions--Block 2: Courtney, Kellin, Victoria; Block 3: Destiny, Brandon, Robbie; Block 4: Jeannie, Casey, Bryce
Week 14 Words.doc
3. Work on gathering information for our debate: Should Animals Be Held in Captivity?
Thursday, January 31:
1. Week 15 DGP--Diagram--Sentence is located under homework for Jan. 25
2. Study Week 13 Stems--Quiz TOMORROW--words located under homework for Jan. 25
3. Write Summary for "Schools Battle Competition" DUE FOR A GRADE TOMORROW!
Wednesday, January 30:
1. Week 15 DGP--Capitalization and Punctuation--Sentence is located under homework for Jan. 25
2. Study Week 13 Stems for Quiz Friday
3. Finish Summary for "Connecting Literature to Social Studies"
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29:
1. WEEK 15 DGP--IDENTIFY TYPE OF SENTENCE
2. STUDY WEEK 13 STEMS FOR QUIZ FRIDAY
3. CEREAL BOX PROJECT DUE TOMORROW!!! PROJECT IS DUE ON THURSDAY FOR 5/6 PERIODS ONLY!!!
MONDAY, JANUARY 28
1. WEEK 15 DGP--IDENTIFY SUBJECT AND PREDICATE
2. STUDY WEEK 13 STEMS FOR QUIZ FRIDAY
3. CEREAL BOX PROJECT DUE WEDNESDAY!!!
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25:
1. NO NEW DGP FOR THIS WEEK!!!!! WE WILL BE WORKING WITH WEEK 15 SENTENCE:
both of the classes are noisy but mrs jacksons class is noisier
2. STEMS/SPELLING: STUDY WEEK 13 STEMS/SPELLING WORDS--QUIZ FRIDAY, FEB. 1. WORDS ARE ATTACHED BELOW.
Week 13 words.doc
3. CEREAL BOX BOOK PROJECT IS DUE WEDENSDAY. IT MUST BE TYPED; WE WENT TO THE LAB TODAY FOR TYPING. ONLY STUDENTS WHO HAD THEIR DRAFTS READY WERE ALLOWED TO TYPE. MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS WORKING ON THIS PROJECT.
Friday, Nov. 30
1. Three people from each class were assigned the stems song and motions for week 9 words. Words attached below
Week 9 Words.doc
2. Both worksheets for "...Lemon Brown" due Monday
3. AR projects due Dec. 20
Tuesday, November 27:
1. RR Points and Project must be complete by Thursday, December 20!!!
2. Complete DGP for Tuesday night
3. Week 8 Stems Quiz Friday
4. PROGRESS REPORTS WENT HOME TODAY. THEY NEED TO BE SIGNED AND RETURNED BY THURSDAY!!!
Friday, November 16:
1. Study for a quiz on Monday. The quiz will be on "The Masque of the Red Death." Study your worksheet: Vocabulary and Questions 1-9 on the front.
2. Read AR book--Remember: there is an AR project due this nine weeks. You should do your project before Christmas break...
Tuesday, November 6:
1. DGP--Tuesday night--identify the sentence type and purpose
2. STUDY STEMS AND SPELLING WORDS FOR A QUIZ ON FRIDAY!!!
Friday, November 2:
1. DGP--Friday Night--Identify parts of speech for all words in the sentence
2. Come up with a tune and motions for Week 7 Stem Words. Attached Below.
Week 7 words.doc
3. Read AR book!!!
Thursday, November 1:
1. Complete DGP for Thursday night
2. Read AR books
3. Return progress reports if you haven't done so already
Tuesday, October 30:
1. Complete DGP for Tuesday night
2. Read AR book
3. Have progress reports signed and return on Tuesday
Thursday, October 25:
1. DGP--See Thursday Night Homework
2. Study Week 6 Stems/Spelling for quiz tomorrow!!! Week 6 words are attached--See Monday Below...
Tuesday, October 23:
1. DGP--See Tuesday Night Homework
2. Study Stems/Spelling Week 6--Quiz on Friday. Week 6 Words are attached--See Monday, October 22
Monday, October 22:
1. DGP--Monday night homework
2. Come up with tune and motions for Week 6 Stems. Week 6 Stems are attached below.
Week 6 words.doc
3. AR Projects were due today.
4. Compare/Contraste Essays were due today. 10 points will be deducted for each day it is late!!!
PRIMARY CHARACTER.ins
Tuesday, October 16:
1. DGP
2. Final Copy of Essay due on Friday--some students have still NOT turned in the supporting paragraphs to be graded.
Characterization Notes from class today are attached below:
CHARACTERIZATION NOTES KEY.doc
Friday, October 11:
1. DGP: Complete Friday and Monday night's homework
2. Write Conclusion Paragraph--Notes Attached if needed
Conclusion Paragraph.doc
3. Supporting Paragraphs were due today--many did not turn them in. They are late!!!!!
Thursday, October 11:
1. Study Stems, Weeks 1-4 for a test tomorrow.
2. DGP--See Thrusday night homework
3. Supporting Paragraphs will be collected tomorrow--any turned in after tomorrow, will be penalized for being late!!!
4. AR Project due next Friday
Wednesday, October 10:
1. Four supporting paragraph's due tomorrow--follow the link below for the worksheet, if you want to print it off and use it for the rest of your paragraphs.
How to Write a FANTASTIC Supporting Paragraph 2.doc
2. Study Weeks 1-4 Stems for a Stems Test on Friday. Stems words are attached below.
3. DGP--Wednesday night homework
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