Thursday, September 20, 2018

Due dates from Sept. 20---end of trimester 1/with October 9 revision

Thurs., Sept. 20  10:00 AM start; 40 minute classes  ALL BLKS:  Discuss reading deadline 2 of SP; I will not give a quiz this day, although you could/should have done your reading before the holiday… However, the usual 3 qstns. and 3 qts. will be due tomorrow.

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Fri., Sept. 21  ALL BLKS  20 minute Roots 2 test; qstns. and qts. will be due and used for discussion of SP.

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Mon., Sept 24  Holiday/Sukkot

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Tues., Sept. 25  1,2,4  no tests or quizzes on this day since some students take a second day for Sukkot; perhaps more discussion of SP; analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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Wed., Sept. 26  1,2,7  analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

 

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Thurs. Sept 27  4,7  analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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Fri., Sept. 28  ALL BLKS Reading deadline 3 for SP; quiz; be sure you have 3 qstns. and 3 qts.

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Mon. Oct. 1  ALL Holiday/Shemini Atzeret

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Tues., Oct. 2  ALL BLKS  40 minute classes; MF: FACULTY MEETING; no quizzes or tests. Continue discussion of SP; analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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Wed., Oct. 3  B25 Day: ALL BLKS  50 minute classes  MF: Has PayCom been done for Nov. 8/CW/?  Continue discussion of SP; analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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Thurs., Oct. 4  B25 Day:  ALL BLKS 50 minute classes  MF: Are study sheets for SP test ready? Continue discussion of SP; analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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Fri., Oct. 5  ALL BLKS  Vocab test 4;  continue discussion of SP; analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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Mon., Oct. 8  ALL BLKS  Roots 3 test

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Tues., Oct. 9  1,2,4  MF: Are personal museum and analogues ready to hand out/assign?  BRING SP books to class!! Because this is a no HW night, I will give you time to finish reading in class and/or to do your questions and quotes in class, although these are not due tomorrow…  YOU SHOULD BRING YOUR COMPUTERS TODAY; YOU CAN PRINT OUT at home tomorrow night.

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Wed., Oct. 10  1,2,7  despite our usual procedure, no quiz today over last reading deadline of SP; however, there may be one the next time class meets… I will hand out study sheet for the test; not using your qstns. and qts. today, we will, nonetheless, begin discussion of SP. Be sure you have questions and quotes in next class meeting.

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Thurs., Oct. 11  4,7  Quiz over last reading deadline of SP; I will hand out study sheet for the test; using your qstns. and qts., we will begin discussion of SP.

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Fri., Oct. 12  ALL BLKS  Lit. terms  test; #1-22.

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Mon., Oct. 15  ALL BLKS MF: assign personal museum paper to on-level classes; assign analogue paper to honors.   Read articles related to SP and discuss in class;.

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Tues., Oct. 16  1,2,4  read/discuss articles related to SP; terms to look at and apply: inverted symbols, archetype, Adam and Eve story of original sin, doppleganger, etc.

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Wed., Oct. 17  1,2,7  read/discuss articles related to SP; terms to look at and apply: inverted symbols, archetype, Adam and Eve story of original sin, doppleganger, etc.

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Thurs., Oct. 18  4,7  read/discuss articles related to SP; terms to look at and apply: inverted symbols, archetype, Adam and Eve story of original sin, doppleganger, etc.

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Fri., Oct 19  ALL BLKS  Roots 4 test

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Mon., Oct. 22  ALL BLKS  Separate Peace test.  BRING your SP books to turn in!

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Tues., Oct. 23  1,2,4  FUN!  You grab it; you gab it!:)… MF: Are SPEAK quizzes ready??   Hand out SPEAK; be sure that you have the usual 3 qstns. and 3 qts. per reading deadline as these form springboard for discussion.   Here are the reading deadlines/quiz dates:

Marking Period 1 Nov. 5

Marking Period 2 Nov. 12

Marking Period 3 Nov. 16

Marking period 4 next trimester/TBA

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Wed., Oct. 24  1,2,7  Hand out SPEAK; be sure that you have the usual 3 qstns. and 3 qts. per reading deadline as these form springboard for discussion.   Here are the reading deadlines/quiz dates:

Marking Period 1 Nov. 5

Marking Period 2 Nov. 12  (next trimester)

Marking Period 3 Nov. 16 (next trimester)

Marking period 4 TBA

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Thurs., Oct. 25  4,7  Grab and Gab continued.

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Fri. Oct. 26  ALL BLKS  Diction test 2, comprehensive. Personal Museum papers from on-level classes are due; finish Grab and Gab; analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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Mon., Oct. 29  BLKS???  MF: Work on Trimester 2 Due Dates packet; SPECIAL DAY for which the schedule has not been announced as of the date of this printing…

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Tues., Oct. 30  1,2,4  MF: FACULTY MTG. Analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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Wed. Oct. 31  1,2,7  Any work not made up and in accordance with the Davis Academy make up rules explained in your syllabus must be made up by 3:30 today.  Analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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Thurs., Nov 1  4,7  Analogues due from Honors;  any work not made up and in accordance with the Davis Academy make up rules explained in your syllabus must be made up by 3:30 today.  Analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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Fri., Nov. 2  ALL BLKS  Grandparents Day; as of this printing, the schedule for the day has not been announced.  Bring SPEAK to class; the blocks will be short, and you can read to meet deadline Monday.

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Mon., Nov. 5  ALL BLKS  MF: Have all grades/makeups in computer by Nov. 7.  SPEAK I quiz; qstns. and qts. due;  

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Tues., Nov 6  1,2,4  MF:  Is trimester 3 Due Dates packet ready?  Discuss SPEAK.

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Wed., Nov. 7  1,2,7  MF:  Is trimester 3 Due Dates packet ready?  Discuss SPEAK.

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Thurs., Nov. 8  4,7  Analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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Fri., Nov. 9 BLKS???  Half day for students, you lucky dogs!  As of the printing of this packet, the schedule has not yet been determined.  This is the end of Trimester I. Analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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----------------------------Below are some beginning dates for Trimester 2-----------

Mon., Nov. 12  ALL BLKS  SPEAK, Marking Period 2 due; quiz; 3 qstns. and qts. are due.

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Tues., Nov 13.  1,2,4  SPEAK discussion.

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Wed., Nov. 14  1,2,7 SPEAK discussion; analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc.

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Thurs., Nov. 15  4,7 SPEAK discussion; analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc. 

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Fri., Nov. 16  ALL BLKS  SPEAK, Marking Period 3 due; quiz; 3 qstns. and qts. are due.

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Mon., Nov. 19  Parent-teacher Conferences.

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Tues., Nov. 20  Parent-teacher Conferences.

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Wed., Nov. 21 Holiday

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Thurs., Nov. 22 Holiday/Thanksgiving

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Fri., Nov. 23  Holiday

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Mon., Nov. 26  ALL BLKS  Discuss SPEAK, Marking Period 3.

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Tues., Nov. 27  1,4  Discuss SPEAK, Marking Period 3.

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Wed., Nov. 28  1,2,7 Discuss SPEAK, Marking Period 3.

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Thurs., Nov. 29  4,7  Analogies, SSWE, grammar, contextual reading, etc. 

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Fri., Nov. 30  ALL BLKS  Roots 5 test.

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Trimester 3/ starting points on this page and start with Speak 4; vocab 5; roots 5, SPEAK paper assignment, Speak test, Man in the Moon play and paper, resilience handouts, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Susan Fields
8th Grade Language Arts

7901 Roberts Drive
Atlanta, GA 30350
770-804-9191 Ext. 144