Haywood


Welcome to 8th Grade English! We are going to have a terrific and fun year together. Please use this WIKI for Ms. Haywood's classes. If you have questions about homework, please send me an email: chaywood@latinpcs.org If you have an urgent matter, you may call me at home at 202 342 0529 before 7 pm.

Here is the Information and Class Syllabus: English 8 Information and Syllabus

Summer Reading Unit

Refugees/Poverty

Immigration Unit


Social Justice Unit

Identity Unit

Upcoming Assessments:

Subject/Pronoun agreement quiz: May 17.

Choice Book Test, May 22-24

Upcoming Projects:

Finish choice book by May 13.

Partner Choice Book Script due May 16

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

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.

HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEKs OF April 29-May 6Due April 29:Annotate to page 125 in your choice book.Due April 30:Annotate to page 150 in your choice book.Due May 2:Annotate to page 175 in your choice book.Due May 3: annotate to page 200 in your choice book.Due May 5: Annotate to page 225 in your choice book.

Annotate Due Monday, April 1:

  • Welcome back from break. No homework!

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 Author Study Outline Paragraph 1 and 2

Due Tuesday, April 9: Finish Author Study Rough Draft

Due Wednesday, April 10: Write Half of the Author Study Typed Rough Draft and Share with TEACHERS

Due Thursday, April 11: Put in edits and Finish Typed Rough Draft and Share with TEACHERS

Due Friday, April 12: Complete and print out rough draft.

Due Monday, April 15: No HW

Due Tuesday, April 16: No HW

Due Wednesday, April 17: Bring Choice book to class. Annotate pages 1-25 with five quality annotations about identity.

Due Thursday, April 18: PRINT OUT FINAL DRAFT OF AUTHOR STUDY ESSAY AND BRING TO CLASS

Due Monday, April 22: Read and annotate pages 25-50 with 10 quality annotations about identity.

Due Tuesday, April 24: Read and annotate pages 50-75 with 15 quality annotations about identity.

Due Thursday, April 26: Read and annotate pages 75-100 with 20 quality annotations about identity.

HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF March 18

Due Monday, March 18:

Bring your completed IMMIGRATION BOOK TO CLASS

Due Thursday, March 21:

Complete your immigration raps to perform!

Due Thursday/Friday March 22:

TEST ON YOUR IMMIGRATION BOOKS. OPEN NOTE!

HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEKs OF March 4-March 11

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: COMPLETE THE OUTLINE FOR ALL FOUR PARAGRAPHS

Due Friday, March 8: Finish ROUGH DRAFT of your persuasive essay.

Due Friday, March 15: Finish FINAL DRAFT of your persuasive essay on immigration.

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: Review for Comedy Quiz, fill in vocab words on the back of the handout.

Due Friday, Feb 15: Quiz on Comedy

Due Tuesday, Feb 19: Read choice books up to page 65.

Due Thursday, Feb 21: Read Choice books up to 80. 15 Annotations in TOTAL.

Due Friday, Feb 22: Read choice books up to 100. 20 Annotations in TOTAL.

Due Monday, Feb 25: Read choice books up to page 130. 25 Annotations in TOTAL.


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 Thursday Write a short satire mocking an idea you find ridiculous. It can be in the form of an editorial or news article.

Due Friday, Feb 8: AF and G: Write a short parody of a song.

Due Monday, Feb 11: Answer questions on political cartoons in the packet.

Due Tuesday Feb 12: Read Introduction of Enrique's Journey.

Thursday, Feb 13: Complete a FINAL DRAFT of either your memoir, satire, or parody, worth 20 points. Read chapter one of Enrique's Journey

Due Friday, Feb 15: Quiz on Introduction and chapter one of Enrique's Journey.

HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF January 22:

Due Tuesday, Jan 22:

G, D, C period: Finish the 4 quotes from your choice book or news article and four quotes from your poetry packet from last week.

Due Wednesday, January 23:

G period: Finish the figurative language you will use to describe the experience in your poem. You should start your rough draft.

F, A period: Finish the 4 quotes from your choice book or news article and four quotes from your poetry packet from last week.

Due Thursday, January 24:

All classes: Finish the figurative language you will use in your poem. You should start your rough draft.

Due Friday, January 25: Finish the typed ROUGH DRAFT of your poem and turn in 2 printed copies (one for a peer and one to your teacher at the beginning of the period. )Due Tuesday, Jan 15:Courts WorksheetDue Thursday, Jan 17: Fill in the answers to the questions on "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" on the poetry packet. Due Friday, Jan 19:Bring your choice book or a news article to prepare for your justice poem.No homework due Tues/Wed/ThursDue Friday, Jan 11:Complete your COURT WORKSHEET from the trial and bring to class for homework credit.Review for quiz on Apostrophes and Capitalization by going over the study guides. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L2bjEk3TaF92sCjsdJLD3d1cVgSDygcEFZM7by3IFvU/edithttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iy9u3Z4-tx-QWEqJrqZR2pzgMyQnR8I8Sp6vPHIEiCc/editDue 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. HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF Dec 3Due 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 Thursday, Dec 5: Do Act III Packet page 3-6 and FINISH WATCHING THE MOVIE:https://vimeo.com/192285696 and identify 5 differences about Act IIIDue Friday, Dec 7: Do Act III Packet pages 7-8Due Monday, Dec 10: Complete Act III Packet to turn in.Due Tuesday, Dec 11-Dec 14You 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. HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF Nov 27Due 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 PacketDue Monday, Dec 3: Finish Act II Packet. Due Wednesday, Dec 7: Prepare for Apostrophe and Capitalization QuizDue 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 DesignDue Thursday, Nov 15: Review for Quiz on Inherit the Wind Act One and NOVA documentary about Intelligent DesignDue Monday, Nov 19: Complete Planning Sheet for Paragraph One on the character you have chosen for your CONFLICT LETTERDue Tuesday, Nov 20: Finish your rough draft of your CONFLICT LETTER. Share the document with Ms. Dorsey and Ms. BreitmanDue Tuesday, Nov 27: Finish the FINAL DRAFT of your CONFLICT LETTER. Share the document with Ms. B. Due Monday, Nov 5: Answer questions about Intelligent Design after readingDue Tuesday, Nov 6: Answer reflections on reading about handling controversial topics. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ru25xVXdopggEjHm0VvLghrXIgtzpM0p52CPhb_FlN4/edit#heading=h.cjkuaobweeq9Due Thursday, Nov 7: Finish character worksheet about Bert Cates, Rachel Brown and the Townspeople. Due Monday, Nov 8: Finish character worksheet about Matthew Harrison Brady and Reverend Brown Due Monday, Oct 29: No weekend Homework due to Quarter's End.Due Tuesday, Oct 30: Work on Notes Sheet on Movie.Due Thursday, Nov 1: Finish Notes Sheet on Movie.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yfOajCTF8ZGm7QuWkGKaIeft2qeF28sDIeo3JmH-6Mw/editDue 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 WorksheetsHOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: scroll down for previous assignments!THIS WEEK:HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF October 22Due Friday, October 5: Bring a news article about poverty. You may print it out or email me a copy of it. Due Tuesday, October 9: Answer summary questions about the movie Hidden in America on page one of the packet.Due Thursday, October 11: Complete Intro Paragraph of essay on outline.Due Friday, October 12: Complete Body Paragraph One of essay on outline. Due Monday, October 15: Complete Body Paragraph Two of essay. Due Wednesday, October 17: Complete Rough Draft of Essay. Due Thursday, October 18: Type 2nd Draft of Essay. Due Friday, October 19: Complete Final Draft of Poverty Essay.HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF October 1Due Monday, October 1: Finish Study Guide BOTH SIDES!Due Tuesday, October 2: You will take the multiple choice section of the test on Make Lemonade. It is CLOSED BOOK. Due Wednesday, October 3: F and A period will take the multiple choice section of the test on Make Lemonade. It is CLOSED BOOK. G Period will take the written section of the test, which is OPEN BOOK. Please bring your new choice books to read if you finish early. Due Thursday, October 4: F and A period will take the written section of the test. It is OPEN BOOK. You must use bring BOTH MAKE LEMONADE and your CHOICE BOOKS to class. Due Friday, October 5: Bring a news article about poverty. You may print it out or email Ms. Dorsey a copy of it. Due Tuesday, October 9: Answer summary questions about the movie Hidden in America on page one of the packet below.HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24thDue Monday, Annotate Part IV of Make LemonadeDue Tuesday: Bring in MAKE LEMONADE AND NEW CHOICE BOOKDue Thursday: Complete Worksheet on Symbolism.Due Friday, Complete Study Guide for Make Lemonade test SIDE ONEDue Monday, Sept 1: Study for TEST OCTOBER 2-4 S Due Monday, October 2: Complete Study Guide For Test Part IPAST WORK:HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17thDue Monday, ANNOTATE PART I Of MAKE LEMONADE:Due Tuesday and Wednesday: Complete worksheet on LaVaughn's identity. Annotate Part II of MAKE LEMONADE.Due Thursday: Review for Apostrophe Quiz Number IIDue Friday: Annotate Part III of MAKE LEMONADE.