Monday, November 12, 2018

TRIMESTER 2/2018-2019 BLOG IN FULL

 

Fields/Davis Academy

                                                      TRIMESTER 2 DUE DATES

Mon., Nov. 12  ALL BLKS  SPEAK , Marking Period 2: Q,Q&Q = Quiz, usual 3 questions and usual 3 quotes.

Tues., Nov. 13  1,2,4  SPEAK discussion; SSWE, grammar, analogies, diagramming, contextual reading…

Wed., Nov. 14  1,2,7  MF: Grammar test 1 ready???SAME AS ABOVE; “              “                   “                  “                            “

Thurs., Nov. 15  4,7  MF: Grammar test 1 ready?? SAME AS ABOVE;   “              “                   “                 “                             “

Fri., Nov. 16  ALL BLKS  Literary terms 2 test; you will have both definitions and examples to match with terms.

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Mon., Nov. 19  Parent-teacher conferences

Tues., Nov. 20  Parent-teacher conferences

Wed.—Fri., Nov. 21-23  Thanksgiving holidays – when I will give thanks for you and for all my years at Davis Academy

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Mon., Nov. 26  ALL BLKS  SPEAK, Marking Period 3: Q,Q&Q.  (See Nov. 12 if you have forgotten…)

Tues., Nov. 27  1,2,4  Discuss SPEAK 3; SSWE, grammar, analogies, diagramming, contextual reading

Wed., Nov. 28  1,2,7  SAME AS ABOVE;  “                  “                    “                       “

Thurs., Nov. 29  4,7    SAME AS ABOVE:  “                 “                     “                       “

Fri., Nov. 30  ALL BLKS  Roots 5 test

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Mon., Dec. 3  ALL BLKS  MF: Pay for Italy trip!!  Vocab 5 test; hand out midterm study sheet

Tues., Dec. 4  1,2,4  MF: FACULTY MEETING  SPEAK, Marking Period 4: Q,Q&Q

Wed. Dec. 5  1,2,7  SPEAK, Marking Period 4: Q,Q&Q; discuss SPEAK

Thurs., Dec. 6  4,7  Discuss SPEAK;  grammar, analogies, diagramming, contextual reading, SSWE

Fri., Dec. 7  ALL BLKS  Grammar test over EVERYTHING in the GRAMMAR HOUSE packet; all of that material should be a review; there will be definitions, lists, fill in the blanks, diagramming, analysis, what parts of speech answer what questions, what parts of speech modify other parts of speech, all functions of nouns/pronouns, all pronoun types and examples – EVERYTHING in that packet!!! You will not be tested on gerunds, participles and infinitives this time, however…

 

Mon., Dec. 10  ALL BLKS  Roots 6 test; MF:  “To give or not to give a study guide for SPEAK test is the question” ??…Students, you will not always/often get study guides in high school, so I may be weaning you at this point…

Tues., Dec. 11  1,2,4  MF: FACULTY MTG.  Grammar, analogies, diagramming, contextual reading, SSWE,  (finishing phrases)

Wed., Dec. 12  1,2,7  MF: Are Mid-terms ready??? Grammar analogies, diagramming, contextual reading, SSWE,  (finishing phrases)

Thurs., Dec. 11  4,7  ALL BLKS Grammar analogies, diagramming, contextual reading, SSWE,  (finishing phrases)

Fri., Dec. 14 ALL BLKS  Vocab 6 test  (We will skip the 4-6 test since you are responsible for all vocabulary to date on the mid-term)

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Mon., Dec. 17  ALL BLKS  MF: Are midterms ready?  Grammar

Tues., Dec. 18  1,2,4  Grammar analogies, diagramming, contextual reading, SSWE,

Wed., Dec. 19  1,2,7  MF: AM faculty breakfast

Thurs., Dec. 20  8th grade midterms (I do not know the order as of this date)

Fri., Dec. 21  8th mid-terms… Oh, HAPPY DAY!! Holidays!!! See you Monday, January 7…ENJOY!

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Mon., Jan. 7  ALL BLKS MF: Are paper instructions/rubric ready for Man in Moon paper assignment—and will paper be only for on-level or only for honors? 

Tues., Jan 8  1,2,4  Getting back in the groove day

Wed., Jan. 9  1,2,7  Getting back in the groove day

Thurs., Jan 10  4,7    assign paper due January 25 to either honors or on-level….  (Literary trends)  Hand out The Effect of Man-in-Moon Marigolds to be read by January 18.

Fri., Jan. 11 ALL BLKS  (Special schedule—A120?-- for Kabblat Shabbat at Lower School); SPEAK discussion; assign paper due January 25.  (Literary trends) Hand out The Effect of Man-in-Moon Marigolds to be read by January 18.

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Mon., Jan. 14  ALL BLKS  Test on SPEAK

Tues., Jan. 15  1,2,4  grammar, analogies, diagramming, contextual reading, SSWE,

Wed., Jan., 16  1,2,7  Vocab 7 test;  gramma, analogies, diagramming, contextual reading, SSWE,

Thurs., Jan 17  4,7  Vocab 7 test; grammar, analogies, diagramming, contextual reading, SSWE

Fri., Jan. 18  ALL BLKS  Expect quiz on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds; discussion of Man-in-Moon Marigolds begins.

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Mon., Jan. 21  HOLIDAY/MLK Day

Tues., Jan. 22  1,2,4  Discuss Man in the Moon… Assign paper (symbols)

Wed., Jan. 23  1,2,7  MF: AM breakfast; discuss Man in the Moon; assign paper (symbols)

Thurs., Jan. 24  4,7  Discuss Man in the Moon

Fri., Jan. 25 ALL BLKS   SPEAK paper due;  hand out Catcher in the Rye and due dates for Q,Q & Qs…Discuss  Man in the Moon; get back to grammar;

Due dates for Q, Q and Qs/Catcher in the Rye

Chapters 1 through 6 on January 30 or 31 (depending on block number)

Chapters  7 through 12 on February 11

Chapters 13 through 16 on February 19

Chapters 17-20 on February 28 or March 1 (depending on block number)

Chapters 21 through end of novel TBA in Trimester 3

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Mon., Jan. 28  ALL BLKS  Grammar test on everything studied and reviewed up to this point

Tues., Jan 29  1,2,4  SSWE, analogies, contextual reading, diagramming, etc.

Wed., Jan 30 1,2,7   Reading deadline 1/Catcher in the Rye; Q,Q and Qs

Thurs., Jan. 31  4,7   Reading deadline 1/Catcher in the Rye; Q,Q and Qs…

Fri., Feb. 1 ALL BLKS  MF: Make last payment for Italy trip; Roots 7 test

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Mon., Feb. 4  ALL BLKS MF: Work on Trimester 3;  Vocab 8 test

Tues., Feb. 5  1,2,4  Catcher discussion; 4th block has an author visiting class this day, Aisha Saeed per Media Center’s direction)  Man in the Moon papers due

Wed., Feb. 6  1,2,7  MF: sister’s birthday!  Do you have a plan??   Man in the Moon papers due; Catcher discussion

Thurs., Feb. 7  4,7  Catcher discussion

Fri., Feb. 8  ALL BLKS  MF: Work on Trimester 3; Roots 8 test

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Mon., Feb. 11  ALL BLKS  MF/ANNV/LB …Reading deadline 2/Catcher in the Rye; Q,Q and Qs…

Tues., Feb. 12  1,2,4  MF: FACULTY MEETING  Discuss Catcher; grammar

Wed., Feb. 13  1,2,7  Discuss Catcher; grammar, analogies, diagramming, contextual reading, SSWE

Thurs., Feb. 14 4,7,  Discuss Catcher; grammar, analogies, diagramming, contextual reading, SSWE

Fri., Feb. 15  HOLIDAY!

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Mon., Feb 18  HOLIDAY!

Tues., Feb. 19  1,2,4  Reading deadline 3/Catcher in the Rye; Q,Q and Qs…

Wed., Feb. 20  1,2,7  Discuss Catcher

Thurs., Feb. 21  4,7  Discuss Catcher

Fri., Feb. 22  ALL BLKS  Roots 9 test

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Mon., Feb. 25  ALL BLKS  Vocab 9 test

Tues., Feb. 26  1,2,4  MF: FACULTY MEETING; discuss Catcher

Wed., Feb. 27  1,2,7  Discuss Catcher

Thurs., Feb. 28 4,7  Reading deadline 4/Catcher in the Rye; Q,Q and Qs

Fri., Mar. 1  ALL BLKS MF: Personal leave for Italy; last payment for Tuscany trip; reading deadline 4/Catcher in the Rye; Q,Q and Qs; discuss Catcher

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Mon., Mar. 4  ALL BLKS  MF: Personal leave for Italy trip??  Last Tuscany payment??  Discuss Catcher

Tues., Mar. 5  1,2,4  Discuss Catcher

Wed., Mar. 6  1,2,7  MF: AM faculty breakfast; discuss Catcher

Thurs., Mar. 7  4,7  Discuss Catcher; grammar analogies, diagramming, contextual reading, SSWE,

Fri., Mar. 8  Half day; end of Trimester 2, but I do not know schedule for day at this point.

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Our Trimester 3 list of pending assignments:

March 11-15 is Integrated Unit

CIR reading deadline 5

CIR test

CIR paper

Fah 451 and qz dates/reading dates

2 books of choice and assessment

Roots 10,11 and 12

Vocab 10-15

Grammar tests – most of your trimester will be spent on grammar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Susan Fields
8th Grade Language Arts

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

 

 

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