8th Grade Homework Calendar 

Monday December 15, 2025

Study for the Midterm Exam

Tuesday December 16, 2025

Study for the Midterm Exam

Wednesday December 17, 2025

Study for the Midterm Exam

Thursday December 18, 2025

MIDTERM EXAMS - PERIODS 1, 2 and 3

Friday December 19, 2025

MIDTERM EXAMS - PERIODS 4, 5, and 6

R&R

MAKE SURE TO PURCHASE YOUR NEXT CLASSIC TO KEEP: The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare - MAKE SURE TO GET THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY EDITION. 

Monday: Seminar Questions

Tuesday: Review annotations for The Chosen

Wednesday: Start studying - review your Study Guide for the Final. 

Thursday: Study for the final!

Friday: Review for final!

Week 7 

December 1

Get ready for the spelling bee!

Work on LGR Unit 11 exercises (due Thursday; Quiz on Friday)

Keep Reviewing for Wednesday Grammar Quiz (Chapter 3 - Indefinite Pronouns)

December 2

Get ready for Grammar Quiz 

Finish reading and annotating The Chosen Chapter 14 (pages 198 through 206)

December 3

Complete Unit 11 LGR for tomorrow

Finish reading and annotating The Chosen, Chapter 14 (pages 207 to the end)

December 4

Study LGR vocabulary (cumulative) for Friday LGR Quiz

Make sure to get The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (Folger Shakespeare Library edition) for Quarter 3

Finish reading and annotating The Chosen, Chapters 15, 16, and 17 (all very brief)

December 5

Finish reading/annotating The Chosen, Chapter 18

Monday, November 24

Homework:

Finish reading/annotating 

Chapter 12

Tuesday, November 25

Homework:

R&R

Next classic to keep: The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare Folger Library).

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

November 17

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Ch. 7 if unfinished in class

• Work on LGR Unit 10 throughout the week

November 18

• HOMEWORK: Finish The Chosen Ch. 8 if unfinished in class

• Finish Lesson to Learn B if not done in class

November 19

• HOMEWORK: Finish The Chosen Ch. 9 & 10 if unfinished in class

• Unit 10 LGR exercises due tomorrow

November 20

• HOMEWORK: Study for LGR Quiz

• Finish Lesson to Learn C if not done in class

November 21

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading The Chosen Ch. 11 if unfinished in class

Monday, November 10

Finish reading and annotating Chapter 4 of The Chosen. I will be checking annotations. 

Work on LGR Unit 8 exercises (due Thursday; Quiz Friday). 

Tuesday, November 11

NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, November 12

LGR exercises (due tomorrow)

Finish reading and annotating Chapters 5 & 6 of The Chosen. 

Thursday, November 13

Get ready for Friday LGR Quiz 

Friday, November 14

Finish Lesson to Learn A if not done in class. 

Reading: TBA

Monday, October 27

Finish reading and annotating Part 4 of "The Knight's Tale"

Tuesday - no school

Wednesday - October 29

Review "The Knight's Tale"

Thursday - October 30

None

Friday

Bring The Chosen for Monday

October 20

Finish your Student Growth Plan if not done in class.

October 21 - Period 1 and 2

Finish reading The Knight's Tale Part 1 if not done in class. 

October 22 - Period 4 and 5

Finish reading The Knight's Tale Part 1 if not done in class. 

October 23 - Period 1 and 2

Finish reading The Knight's Tale Part 2 if not done in class. 

October 24 - Period 4 and 5

Finish reading The Knight's Tale Part 2 if not done in class. 

No homework except for October 9

Annotate and Read Nun's Priest's Tale (pages 5-10)

September 29

Adverbial clauses worksheet

September 30 

Finish Lesson B if not done in class

October 1

Annotate the General Prologue (TBA)

October 2

Annotate the General Prologue (TBA)

October 3

Homework: Annotate the General Prologue (TBA)

September 22

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Beowulf to line 2892 if unfinished in class; work on LGR

September 23

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Beowulf. Complete Beowulf Seminar Notes; work on LGR

September 24

• HOMEWORK: Work on LGR.  Unit exercises due Thursday.

September 25

• HOMEWORK: Study LGR. Quiz tomorrow. 

September 26

• HOMEWORK: None!

September 15

• HOMEWORK: Beowulf lines 2115-2270 if unfinished; work on LGR

September 16

• HOMEWORK: Beowulf lines 2271-2396 if unfinished; work on LGR

September 17

• HOMEWORK: Work on LGR (due tomorrow) and study for the grammar quiz (reflexive and intensive pronouns)

September 18

• HOMEWORK: Finish Beowulf lines 2397-2591 if unfinished; review for LGR test

September 19

• HOMEWORK: Finish Beowulf lines 2592-2751 if unfinished

September 8

• HOMEWORK: Work on LGR Unit 5

September 9

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Beowulf to line 1686 if unfinished in class; work on LGR Unit 5

September 10

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Beowulf to line 1812 if unfinished in class; finish LGR Unit 5

September 11

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Beowulf lines 1812-1986 if unfinished in class; review for LGR Unit 5 Quiz

September 12

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Beowulf lines 1987-2114 if unfinished in class

September 2

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Beowulf lines 915-1214 if unfinished in class

September 3

• HOMEWORK: TBD

September 4

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Beowulf lines 1215-1517 if unfinished

September 5

• HOMEWORK: None

WEEK 5

August 25

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading/annotating Beowulf lines 1-319 if unfinished; work on LGR Unit 4

August 26

• HOMEWORK: Work on LGR Unit 4 (due Thursday)

August 27

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading /annotating Beowulf lines 320-641 if unfinished

•  LGR Unit 4 due tomorrow

August 28

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading/annotating Beowulf lines 641-914 if unfinished

• Study for LGR Unit 4 Test (Friday)

August 29

• HOMEWORK: None! (R&R)

• Have a  lovely Labor Day Weekend!

WEEK 4

August 18

• HOMEWORK: 

• Review for Principal Elements and Modifiers Quiz on Wednesday

• Work on LGR Unit 3 exercises due Thursday

• Friday LGR Unit 3 Quiz

August 19

• GALILEO TESTING

• HOMEWORK: Review for grammar quiz on Wednesday

August 20

• -Principal Elements and Modifiers Mini-Quiz

• HOMEWORK: Work on LGR Unit 3 - due Thursday

August 21

• HOMEWORK: Review for LGR Unit 3 Test on Friday

August 22

• -LGR Unit 3 Test

• HOMEWORK: None

Week 3

August 11

• HOMEWORK: Read Sir Gawain to line 1555

• Work on LGR Unit 2 throughout the week - due Thursday

August 12

• HOMEWORK: Finish Sir Gawain Part III if unfinished in class

August 13

• HOMEWORK: Read Sir Gawain Part IV to line 2238

• LGR Unit 2 due tomorrow

August 14

• HOMEWORK: Finish Sir Gawain if unfinished in class; review for LGR test

August 15

• HOMEWORK: TBD

Week 2

August 4

• Work on LGR Unit 1 throughout the week - due Thursday, August 7, 2025

LGR PRACTICE LINK

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• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to line 231

August 5

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Part I

August 6

• Finish LGR Unit 1 exercises

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, to line 806

August 7

• -Study for LGR Unit 1 Quiz

• HOMEWORK: Finish reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Finish Part II

August 8

• HOMEWORK: TBD

Thursday: Bring supplies (paper for note taking, binder/divider tabs, and a black marker). Review the syllabus to ask any questions you may have.

Friday: Get the syllabus signed and bring Sir Gawain and The Green Knight for Mond

Monday: Get ready for Final Seminar. Complete Seminar Questions using textual evidence. 

Tuesday: Review your annotations in preparation of your Final Essay on The Chosen. 

Wednesday: Review Study Guide.

Thursday: Review Study Guide. 

Friday: Review for final!