8 Language Arts Assignments

Mockingbird Whole Book Reading Comprehension Test

To Kill a Mockingbird 24-29

Shoe Perspective Essay due as a PDF.

 

To Kill a Mockingbird 19-23

Shoe Perspective Creative Writing will be due at the end of class.

You will have almost an hour to complete it. 

Perspective Worksheets (If not completed in class)

- Considering Multiple Perspectives

- You Never Really Understand a Person...

- Atticus's Advice

Dear 8th grade families,

8th Grade Promotion will be soon here, and we have begun preparation for this. 

The class will be creating a slideshow for the ceremony's procession. 

Please work on gathering 3 to 5 pictures for your individual slide that represent you. A sample will be shown in class. You may choose baby pictures, RHLS pics, sports, hobbies, etc.

Be prepared to upload your digital pictures to your slide by Monday, 5/6.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you!

Mrs. Tarkoff

Graduation Program Paragraph Due (If you didn't already email it)

To Kill a Mockingbird 12-18

To Kill a Mockingbird 6-11

Bring any materials you wish to use for your 3D Map of Maycomb.

Voc. 13 Quiz

Sp. Qz

Frequently Misspelled Words

luncheon

luxurious

kindergarten

dictionary

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-5

Mockingbird Character Worksheet due (if not completed in class)

Segerstrom Center Field Trip Permission Slip due

Voc. 13 due

Have To Kill a Mockingbird downloaded on your iPad (or paper copy of book).

Finish Lottery Packet, if you have not done so in class.

 

Voc. 12 Due

Voc. 12 Due

Sp. Qz

Frequently Misspelled Words

vaccinate

legitimate

leisure

longevity

Monsters on Maple Street

Pick 2 Creative Tasks

Due at end of class on 3/19, email as a PDF or turn in a hard copy. 

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" reading comprehension test

Focus skills: Motivation and Summary

 

Reading Warm-up A and B

Monsters on Maple Street (if not completed in class)

Voc. 11 Quiz

Spelling Quiz

Frequently Misspelled Words 

interrogate

February

universal

lucrative

Voc. 11 due

In Class Essay on Anne Frank and conflict resolution

Open notes/open book

Anne Frank Advice Letter due

Make biblical connections to conflict resolution

BRING ORIGINAL LETTER PRINTOUT back to class

Anne Frank Act 2 Reading Comprehension Test

Focus skills: Cause and Effect and Character Motivation

Unit 6-10 Root Test

Voc. 10 Quiz

Spelling Quiz

Frequently Misspelled Words:

integrity

intermittent

utopia

internally

Voc. 10 due

Anne Frank Act 2

Reading Warm-up A and B due

Anne Frank Act 1 Reading Comprehension Test

- Focus Skills: How dialogue shows plot, conflict and character; Cause and Effect

Voc. 9 Qz

Sp. Qz

Frequently Misspelled Words

inevitable

imaginary

insistent

insufficient

Anne Frank Annex research due

Voc. 9 Due

Anne Frank Reading Warm-up A and B due

Vocab. 8 Quiz

Sp. Quiz

Frequently Misspelled Words

ignorance

immediate

independent

intelligence

Location: Museum of Tolerance, 9786 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035

Event Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019

Departure from RHLS: 8:00 a.m.
Return to RHLS: 3:30 p.m.

Student Uniform: RHLS Uniform

Lunch: Provided (included in price)
Cost: $47.00

 

Holocaust Research Group Google Slide presentation due

You will be given 20 minutes of class time for "final touches."

Voc. 8 Due

Final draft of fictional narrative/creative writing due as a PDF, by email. 

Have a rough draft of your creative writing, ready for review, editing, and revision activities

Tom Sawyer, Whole Book Test

Be prepared to write a 4-paragraph essay on Tom Sawyer's spiritual maturity in class. 

You may prepare your textual evidence notes in advance. 

Voc. 7 Due

Voc. 7 Quiz

Spelling Quiz

Frequently Misspelled Words:

hospitality

incidentally

inconvenience

indulgence

Read Chapters 32-the end of Tom Sawyer

Comprehension Questions

Voc. 6 Quiz

Spelling Quiz

height

gymnasium

jewelry

judgment

 

Read Chapters 27-31, Tom Sawyer

Comprehension Questions

Voc. 6 Due

Please bring at least 3 canned foods to your homeroom for our "Grinch for Good" Food Drive in support of the Orange County Rescue Mission. Thank you and God Bless you on this Christmas Season!

Read Chapters 21-26 of Tom Sawyer

Comprehension Questions

Superstition Research Part 2- Tom Sawyer Superstitions

 

Superstition Research Due

Read Chapters 16-20 of Tom Sawyer

Comprehension Questions Due

Read Chapters 10-15 of Tom Sawyer

Reading Comprehension Questions Due

Vocabulary Root Test Units 1-5

You must know the root, the meaning, and an example word for each root.

Remember to study spiral review words 

 

Frequently Misspelled Words:

hazardous

headquarters

honorary

horrific

Read Chapters 5-9 of Tom Sawyer

Answer one comprehension question from each chapter. 

Voc. Unit 5 due 

Read Chapters 1-4 of Tom Sawyer

Choose 1 Reading Comprehension Question per chapter to answer.

Mark Twain Webquest (if not completed in class)

Monkey's Paw, Third Wish Essay Due

Download the unabridged version of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer on your iPad. 

Parents- Sign up for https://funrun.boosterthon.com/auth/login

 

Voc. 4 Quiz

 

Sp. Qz 4 

Frequently Misspelled Words:

grateful

guarantee

harass

humorous

Voc. Unit 4 Due

Be prepared to complete in-class essay.

You may use the essay template and notes. Include biblical connection in conclusion paragraph.

 

How does Gary Soto use imagery, word choice, and biblical allusions to portray the feeling of guilt in his short story, "The Pie." 

"The Complexity of Fear" Common Lit Article

- Read and answer questions

 

Summary with textual evidence examples

1-Paragraph

Website summary and verse

 

 

façade

flamboyant

fiasco

fashionable

Tell Tale Heart, Reading Comprehension Test

Mood Chart

Reading Worksheet Due

Voc. 3 Unit Workbook Due

Tell Tale Heart, 5 heart-panel imagery/mood/tone flip book due

No need to cut out, glue. We will  do this in class.

Voc. Unit 2 Quiz

 

 

Spelling Qz 2 (spell all vocabulary words and frequently misspelled words)

exhilarate

exceed

experience

foreign

Reading Warm-up A and B, The Tell Tale Heart

Voc. Unit 2 book due

Plot test

Use study guide to prepare

Rikki Tikki Tavi Creative/Argument Essay Due

Rikki Tikki Tavi Bible Connections due, beginning of class

Plot study guide due 

 

Frequently Misspelled Words:

erroneous

escalator

existence

extremity

Rikki Tikki Tavi Reading Comprehension Test

Rikki Tikki Tavi Plot chart due, if not completed in class.

Include textual evidence and page numbers for each part of the plot. 

Voc. 1 Due

Quizlet Link:

Rikki Tikki Tavi Reading Warm-up A and B due  if not completed in class

Descriptive Paragraph Brainstorm Due

 

Interest Inventory due.

Use complete sentences.