Very rarely will you find a student in 8th grade English class with a moment of down time. Our students keep busy working towards a significant number of standards and learning targets. Students are challenged numerous ways during this academic year.
November 23rd- Midterm
November 24th- 1:15 Early Dismissal
November 25th-November 27th- No Classes (Thanksgiving Holiday)
December 1st- Unit 2 Vocabulary Test
December 2nd- 12:15 Dismissal and Demonstrative Speeches Due (Begin Presentations)
December 9th-10th- 12:15 Dismissal and Reading MAP Testing (mid-year assessment)
December 16th- 12:15 Dismissal
December 17th- Thumbprint Writing Due
December 22nd- End of First Semester 1:15 Dismissal
Following each vocabulary unit of six lessons, a comprehensive test will be given to assess students' retention of word meanings.
Each week students will be responsible for practicing and mastering their 10-word vocabulary list on vocabulary.com. Assignments are available following the previous week's test.