8th Grade Homework

9/3-9/6: Read for 30 minutes twice. Record your reading on your reading log.

9/9-9/13: 1. Read for 30 minutes 3 times. Record your reading on your reading log. 2. Also - work on your Movie Poster Project. Movie Poster Projects due Monday 9/16!

9/16-9/20: 1. Read for 30 minutes 3 times. Monday: Movie Poster Project due tomorrow! Tuesday/Wednesday: Write observation notes for newscasts.

9/23-9/27: 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days (and record in log). Also: Monday: Finish 1 newscast. Tuesday: Finish 2 newscasts. Wednesday: Prepared for argument OnDemand. Thursday: Final draft of 1 newscast is due on Monday..

9/30-10/4: 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days (and record in log). Also: Monday: Make sure the Sept. Reading Log is ready to be turned in. Tuesday: Finish news article organizer. Wednesday: Complete background research for article. Thursday: Finish first paragraph of article. Friday: Conduct interview for article.

10/7-10/11: 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days (and record in log). Also: Monday: Finish paragraphs 2+3. Tuesday: Finish your rough draft. 4. Wednesday: Work on editing and revising your article. Thursday: Finish revising and editing. Print your final draft to turn in on Tuesday!

10/21-10/25: 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days (and record in log). Also: Monday: Finish short story and jot. Tuesday: Finish short story and jot. Wednesday: Finish short story and jot. Thursday: Finish short story and jot.

10/28-11/1 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days (and record in log). Also: Monday: Finish short story and jot. Tuesday: Finish short story and jot. Wednesday: Finish short story and jot. Thursday: Start reading novel and jot (due Monday).

11/4-11/8 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days (and record in log). Also: Monday: Read novel and jot. Wednesday:Read novel and jot. Thursday: Read novel and jot.

11/12-11/15 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days (and record in log). Also: Tuesday: Read novel and jot. Wednesday:Read novel and jot. Thursday: Read novel and jot.

11/18-11/22: Monday: Read and jot. Tuesday: Read and jot. Wednesday: Read and jot. Thursday: Read and jot.

11/25-11/27: Monday: Read and jot. Tuesday: Read and jot

12/9-12/13: 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days (and record in log). ALSO: Monday-Wednesday: Work on Author Talk Project due Thursday!

1/7-1/10: 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days. Also: Wednesday: Read and jot. Thursday: Choose a theme for your story and write at least 1 paragraph about it.

1/13-1/17: 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days. Also: Monday: complete thesis and claim sections of the lit. essay organizer. Tuesday: Complete intro paragraph. Thursday: Complete scene summaries.

1/21-1/24: 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days. Also: Tuesday: Work on 2nd argument paragraph, Wednesday: Finish 2nd argument paragraph , Thursday: Finish counterargument paragraph.

1/27-1/31: 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days. Also: Monday - Wednesday: Revise your literary essay. Thursday: Work on editing your essay.

2/3-2/7: 1. Read for 30 minutes on 3 days. Also: Monday: Work on editing. Tuesday: Finish Editing. Wednesday: Final Literary Essay due tomorrow!

2/10-2/13: Monday: Prepared for Info OnDemand. Tuesday: Make sure Binder is cleaned out. Wednesday: None. Thursday: Read and take notes on 1 article.

2/19-2/21: Wednesday: Read article and take notes. Thursday: Read article and take notes.

2/24-2/28: Monday: Read article and take notes. Tuesday: Read article and take notes. Wednesday: Read article and take notes. Thursday: Read article and take notes.