Period 1 - Grade 8 Language Arts

Homework/ Daily Activities

Look below to see a list of what was done in class. Make sure all of your assignments are complete on time. See Google Classroom for more information.

Friday, October 2, 2026

Continued working on reading comprehension quetsions for part 2 of "The Run", read and discussed part 3 of "The Run" as a class

HW: reading comprehension questions for part 2 due Monday if not completed in class

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Continued working on reading comprehension quetsions for part 1 of "The Run", read and discussed part 2 of "The Run" as a class, began working on reading comprehension questions for part 2

HW: reading comprehension questions for part 1 due tomorrow if not completed in class

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Completed sentence fragment worksheet, began character tracking chart for Mac and Dennis, finished reading and discussing part 1 of "The Run" as a class, began working on reading comprehension questions

HW: work on any missing or late work

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Reviewed vocabulary worksheet for parts 1-3 of "The Run" as a class, began reading and discussing part 1 of "The Run" as a class

HW: work on any missing or late work

Monday, September 28, 2026

Reviewed sentence fragments, completed vocabulary worksheet for parts 1-3 of "The Run", began working on sentence fragment worksheet

HW: Caesar project and tombstone activity due TOMORROW, vocabulary worksheet due TOMORROW if not completed in class

Friday, September 25, 2026

Continued working on charcater trait paragraph for Caesar the Giant, worked o tombstone activtiy

HW: Caesar project and tombstone activity due Tuesday

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Completed homophone worksheet, began working on charcater trait paragraph for Caesar the Giant

HW: Caesar project and tombstone activity due Tuesday

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Completed homophone worksheet, continued working on reading comprehension questions for Caesar the Giant, began tombstone activity

HW: Caesar questions due tomorrow, tombstone activity due Friday

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Continued working on reading comprehension questions for Caesar the Giant

Monday, September 21, 2026

Began working on reading comprehension questions for Caesar the Giant

HW: reading comprehension questions due Wednesday

Friday, September 18, 2026

Took Caesar the Giant vocabulary quiz

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Played Quizlet Live to practice for vocabulary quiz tomorrow, finsihed reading and annotating Ceasar the Giant

HW: Vocabulary webs due TOMORROW, study for vocab quiz on TOMORROW

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Practiced for vocabulary quiz on Quizlet, continued reading and annotating Ceasar the Giant

HW: Vocabulary webs due Friday, study for vocab quiz on Friday

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Began working on vocabulary web, reviewed making predictions, began rading and annotating for CAesar the Giant as a class

HW: Vocabulary webs due Friday, study for vocab quiz on Friday

Monday, September 14, 2026

Finished using context clues to determine meaning of new vocabulary words for Caesar the Giant, finished reading and annotating Rescue on the Water's Edge

HW: Finish annotations if not completed in class, study for vocabulary quiz on Friday

Friday, September 11, 2026

Talked about 9/11, continued reading and annotating Rescue on the Water's Edge

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Continued using context clues to learn vocabulary for Caesar the Giant, reviewed creating annotations for BQ1, BQ2, and questioning, began reading and annotating Rescue on the Water's Edge

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Took LinkIt Form A

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Reviewed end of sentence punctuation notes and completed worksheet, discussed journal entry, set up binders, began using context clues to learn vocabulary for Caesar the Giant

HW: Journal entry due Thursday, capitalization Flocabulary due Friday

Friday, September 4, 2026

Completed capitalization DO NOW, continued writing journal entry, began working on capitalization Flocabulary

HW: Supplies due by Tuesday, September 8, journal entry due Thursday, capitalization Flocabulary due Friday 9/11.

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Reviewed MINTS capitalization rules, completed and reviewed capitalization worksheet, discussed journal entry, began writing journal entry for Caesar the Giant

HW: Supplies due by Tuesday, September 8!

Wedneday, September 2, 2026

Reviewed classroom rules, Google Site information, Class Supplies

HW: Supplies due by Tuesday, September 8!

HELP?!?!!?

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Class Supplies

Below is a list of supplies that you will need to be successful in Language Arts this year. If you have any questions or you have any trouble getting anything, please either email me or let me know on the first day of school.

A binder ONLY FOR THIS CLASS. This binder will not be leaving the classroom, so please make sure it is a binder that you will not need for any other class. Any size binder will work, but ideally, it should be at least 1 inch thick. You do not need any paper for this - I will give you all the paper and handouts you need to put into it.
5 tab dividers. We will use these to help organize your binder in class.
A folder - Please make sure this folder is ONLY for Language Arts so that you do not lose papers for this class or for your other classes!
Something to write with - I do not care if you use pens or pencils, but please make sure you have something every day. If you would like to leave your writing utensil in the classroom so you don't have to worry about bringing it every day, you are more than welcome to.
Headphones - We do have headphones here that you can borrow, but if you would like to have your own pair, they need to be WIRED (can plug into the computer). You will not be able to use wireless headphones in this class.
Note cards - Some students find it helpful to make note cards to help study vocabulary definitions. ALL vocabulary words will be provided in numerous places, including on digital note cards, but if you would prefer to make your own cards to study from, I encourage it!

Website/Login Information

Google Classroom - log in with wtsdnj.com account information use the class code to join our class: odh4oqit