WELCOME TO MS. BREITMAN'S ENGLISH 8 WIKI! Please check your homework each night and stay on top of long-term assignments. If you need to reach me with questions, email is best! rbreitman@latinpcs.org
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEKs OF May 13-31
Due Monday, May 13:
Finish annotating your CHOICE BOOK!
Due Tuesday, May 14:
Review for Friday's grammar quiz
Due Wednesday, May 15:
Bring CHoice book to class
Review for Friday's grammar quiz. See review doc below:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YcPMS7Z8XcThZxyINsJm3AGYZNwr6egTjEPjeNcVte4/edit?ts=5cdd6ec2
Due Thursday, May 16: Finish your script for your group's performance today of a scene from your choice book.
Due Friday, May 17:
Be prepared for a quiz on apostrophes, subject/verb agreement, and subject/pronoun agreement.
Due Monday, May 20:
- Bring your choice book to class to review for Wednesday and Thursday's Choice book test.
Due Tuesday, May 21:
- No HW FOR OLYMPICS
Due Wednesday, May 22: Bring your choice book to class for the test. Part I and II
Due Thursday, May 23: Bring your choice book to class for the test. Part I and II
Due Friday, May 24: Do Grammar Review for Final Exam Study Guide, pages 1-3
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ETz-O-uRlGfno9sRMgUz3TkSJ2WlPpn5Ieb_yq7h0O4/edit
Due Tuesday, May 28: Do Pages 4-7 of the study guide on Refugee, Dreams From My Father, Inherit the Wind, and Make Lemonade.
Due Wednesday, May 29: Finish the study guide.
Due Thursday, May 30: Write half of the outline, select quotes from the quote bank or your identity choice book.
Due Friday, May 31: Bring your COMPLETED OUTLINE to the final exam.
Due Tuesday, April 2:
- Fill in HALF of the venn diagram with facts about a character from the book you have chosen.
Due Wednesday, April 3: Fill in HALF of the venn diagram with facts about a character from the book you have chosen.
Due Thursday, April 4: Fill in thesis statement
Due Friday, April 5: Complete 4 quotes from research
Due Monday, April 8: Finish paragraph one and two of outline of your Author Study Outline
Due Tuesday, April 9: Finish paragraph three and four of outline
Due Wednesday, April 10: Finish outline
Due Thursday April 11: Finish Author Study Typed Rough Draft and Share with TEACHERS
Due Friday, April 12: Finish Author Study Typed Rough Draft and Share with TEACHERS
Due Monday, April 15: No School
Due Tuesday, April 16: Annotate pages 1-25 with 5 annotations about the main character's IDENTITY.
Due Thursday, April 18: FINAL DRAFT IS DUE! Please print BEFORE you come to class.
Bring 4th Quarter Books to class.
Due Thursday, April 18: Bring 4th quarter Books to class.
Due Monday April 22: Read first 50 pages and do 10 quality annotations.
Due Tuesday, April 23/Wednesday, April 24: Annotate the first 75 pages with 15 quality annotations.
Due Thursday, April 25: Annotate the first 100 pages with 20 quality annotations.
Due Friday, April 26: Annotate the first 110 pages with 20 quality annotations.
Due Monday, March 18:
Bring your COMPLETED IMMIGRATION BOOK TO SCHOOL
Due Wednesday March 20: Study for immigration test. It will include 10 factual questions and a two paragraph response about your book. It will be an open book test. (Quiz will be Thursday for A, F, C, D)
Due Friday, March 22: Be prepared to present your IMMIGRATION RAP with your partner!
Due Monday, March 4
Annotate to 200 in your choice books.
Due Wednesday, March 6:
Fill in the OUTLINE for the INTRO PARAGRAPH of the essay outline.
Due Thursday, March 7:
Make sure you have 8 notecards from 4 different sources.
Due Friday, March 8: COMPLETE THE OUTLINE FOR ALL FOUR PARAGRAPHS
Due Monday March 11: Finish ROUGH DRAFT of your persuasive essay.
Due Wednesday, March 13: Complete the BIBLIOGRAPHY or WORKS CITED for your essay.
Due Friday, March 15: Finish FINAL DRAFT AND FINAL DRAFT OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHY of your persuasive essay on immigration. PRINT IT OUT BEFORE YOU COME TO CLASS.
Due Thursday, March 14: Bring your COMPLETED choice book to class.
Test on your immigration choice books: March 19-21.
Due Monday, Feb 11: Answer questions on political cartoons in the packet.
Due Tuesday Feb 12: Make edits based on teacher feedback.
Due Wednesday, Feb 13: BY THE END OF THE PERIOD....Complete a FINAL DRAFT of either your memoir, satire, or parody, worth 20 points.
Due Thursday, Feb 14: Read up to page 30 at a minimum in your choice books.
Due Friday, Feb 15: Quiz on Comedy. Review key ideas from the packet.
Due Tuesday, Feb 19: Read in your choice books until page 65. The choice book is due March 13. Write 10 annotations for the first 65 pages.
Due Wednesday, Feb 20: Read up to page 65 in your Choice book. G period: Read up to page 80. Write 10-15 annotations.
Due Thursday, Feb 21: Read up to page 80 in your choice books. Write 10-15 annotations.
Due Friday, Feb 22: Read up to page 100 in your choice book. Write 20 annotations (Total).
Due Monday, Feb 25: Read and annotate up to page 130 in your choice books.
Due Monday, NO NEW HW, but if you didn't bring your immigration article Friday, it is due.
Due Tuesday, Feb 5: Write a short memoir with dialogue describing a time you lied or were misunderstood.
Due Wed Feb 6: A and F: Write a short memoir with dialogue describing a time you lied or were misunderstood.
G Period: Write a short satire mocking an idea you find ridiculous. It can be in the form of an editorial or news article.
Due Thursday Feb 7: Write a short satire mocking an idea you find ridiculous.
Due Friday, Feb 8: AF and G: Write a short parody of a song.
Due Monday, bring rough draft to class. Due Tuesday/Wednesday, bring TYPED final draft to class.Due Thursday, Jan 30: NO HW! Congrats if you turned in your poem on time!Due Friday, Feb 1: Print out an article in the news about immigration.Due Friday, Jan 11:
Review for quiz on Apostrophes and Capitalization by going over the study guides.
Due Monday:, Jan 18:
Complete your COURT WORKSHEET from the trial and bring to class for homework credit.
Due Tuesday, Dec 11: Review Act III packet, Act II packet, and character sheets for Test on Inherit the Wind Tues-Thurs. Test Part I-V is closed book. Test part IV is Open book. You will have laptops in class for the essay.
Due Wednesday: December 12:Review Act III packet, Act II packet, and character sheets for Test on Inherit the Wind Tues-Thurs. Test Part I-V is closed book. Test part IV is Open book. You will have laptops in class for the essay.
Due Thursday Dec 13: Bring the Inherit the Wind book to class and your outline to finish Part IV of the test.
Due Friday, Dec 14: Bring your CHOICE book to class.
Due Monday, Dec 17: CHOICE BOOKS SHOULD BE COMPLETED. Please bring to class.
Due Monday, Dec 3: Do Act II Packet! Complete the last two pages for collection.
Due Tuesday, Dec 4: Do Act III Packet page 1-2.
Due Wednesday, Dec 5: Do Act III Packet page 1-2 and FINISH WATCHING THE MOVIE:https://vimeo.com/192285696 and identify 5 differences about Act III
Due Thursday, Dec 6: Do Act III Packet pages 3-6
Due Friday, Dec 7: Do Act III Packet pages 7-8
Due Monday, Dec 10: Complete Act III Packet to turn in.
Due Tuesday, Dec 11-Dec 14
You will be taking the three parts of the Inherit the Wind test. It will be worth 100 pts. Please BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS!
Due Monday, Dec 17: Finish your choice book! Bring it to class. You will have a group project due Dec 20.
Due Tuesday, Nov 27: Finish the FINAL DRAFT of your CONFLICT LETTER AND PRINT IT OUT TO BRING TO CLASS.
Due Wednesday, Nov 28: Finish the FINAL DRAFT OF your CONFLICT LETTER AND PRINT IT OUT TO BRING TO CLASS.
Due Thursday, Nov 29: Do pages 1-2 of the Act II packet.
Due Friday, Nov 30: Do pages 3-4 of the Act II Packet
Due Monday, Dec 3: Finish Act II Packet.
Due Wednesday, Dec 7: Prepare for Apostrophe and Capitalization Quiz
Due Monday, Nov 12: Finish character worksheets on Matthew Harrison Brady, Rev. Brown, and and Rachel Brown.
Due Tuesday, Nov 13: Finish the character worksheet packet (All characters) it is worth 40 homework points.
Due Wednesday, Nov 14: Review for Quiz on Inherit the Wind Act One and NOVA documentary about Intelligent Design
Due Thursday, Nov 15: Review for Quiz on Inherit the Wind Act One and NOVA documentary about Intelligent Design
Due Friday, Nov 16: Complete Planning Sheet for Paragraph One on the character you have chosen for your CONFLICT LETTER
Due Monday, Nov 20: Finish your rough draft of your CONFLICT LETTER. Share the document with Ms. B
Due Tuesday, Nov 27: Finish the FINAL DRAFT of your CONFLICT LETTER. Share the document with Ms. B.
No weekend Homework due to Quarter's End.Due Tuesday, Oct 30: Work on Notes Sheet on Movie.Due Wednesday, October 31: Finish Notes Sheet on Movie.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yfOajCTF8ZGm7QuWkGKaIeft2qeF28sDIeo3JmH-6Mw/editDue Thursday, Nov 1: No HW for Halloween.Due Monday, Nov 5: Answer questions about Intelligent Design Reading.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I5gGZ8UuRNqPymu20sFkRnabREWzidV3rr6iksnynIA/editLast Week's Work:Due Monday, October 22: No homework due Monday. Study for all your tests in other classes.Due Tuesday, October 23: Finish the capitalization packet from Friday. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uALT3eOAiS6eLNZN_aFZf0TDywI9vsrz3WEzpISbiEI/editDue Wednesday, October 24: Complete SPENT worksheet. Due Thursday, October 25: No Homework For Field TripDue Friday, October 26: Complete Poverty Data Worksheets
