BW:
WRITE SOURCE GRADE 8
page 676.3
Neatly write the three definitions. Add mini-pics for each definition.
Write interesting sentences.
Use color to show the important words (like the examples in the book).
I know that four solid days of NWEA testing is no fun. I want to thank everyone for staying strong these past few days. Trust me – I noticed that most of you brought your A game.
I am happy (and proud) to announce that almost every single student showed reading growth based on NWEA scores.
I THINK THIS IS VERY FAIR:
If you scored 7th grade level, you will get 100 points in StudentConnect.
6th grade – 85 points
5th grade – 80 points
less than 5th grade – 70 points
Also, if your reading level went UP, you will earn an extra 5 points (and the opposite if your score went down).
PLEASE …
PLEASE …
Please try a few LANGUAGE RIT quizzes on …
www.prepdog.org
HW:
You don’t HAVE to do this homework.
I have absolutely no way of knowing if you do it or not.
You could easily cheat.
But … your NWEA score is very important and can help you in MANY ways.
Go to prepdog.org .
Try a few reading RIT tests.
Take your time and try your best.
Be honest. Don’t cheat.
Write things on loose leaf to help you learn from your wrong answers.
Don’t do this for hours and hours because it’s not good to cram in too much at the last minute.
My advice is to try one 5th grade level test, one 6th grade level test and one 7th grade level test.
Don’t repeat the same test.
I am noticing that many students (and teachers) have been sick. That means it’s definitely sniffle season which means it’s TISSUE TIME!
LAST YEAR THE PRINCIPAL TOLD THE TEACHERS THAT WE CAN’T GIVE EXTRA CREDIT FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT EDUCATIONAL (LIKE BRINGING TISSUE BOXES).
So you’ll have to do a little work. 🙂
Neatly copy all this on loose leaf:
- napkin – something you use to wipe your hands and mouth while you’re eating a meal
- paper towel – a strong but soft piece of paper used to dry your hands after you wash them; can also be used to clean up spills
- tissue – a very soft piece of paper you use to blow your nose
- Kleenex – a company that makes tissues
On the back of your loose leaf, write interesting sentences using each of the words (4 sentences).
Neatly fold your loose leaf then tape it to a BRAND NEW box of tissues.
Bring the box of tissues (with loose leaf) to class on
FRIDAY (tomorrow) – 7 extra credit points
MONDAY – 5 extra credit points
TUESDAY or later – 4 extra credit points
The last day to turn in this extra credit is THURSDAY, January 26, 2017.
SECRET EXTRA CREDIT:
Take a new piece of loose leaf paper. Crumble and smash it into a tight ball shape. Â Now open the paper. Now smash the paper into a ball shape and open it again. Do this 100 times. Congratulations you have made a tissue.
Under the trees light
has dropped from the top of the sky;
light
like a green
latticework of branches,
shining
on every leaf,
drifting down like clean
white sand.
FINISH THE POEM.
ALL HOURS EXCEPT 3rd HOUR:
Please continue studying for the quiz.
Here are a few notes to help you. Â You SHOULD PROBABLY copy these on loose leaf:
#7 –
A is NOT correct because there is no mention of a spider anywhere in the poem
C is also incorrect because there is a semi-colon at the end of line 4 which separates the streets and the fork
# 9 –
Both the “w” sound and the “f” sound are soft and quiet sounds, “fleecy” is like the fur on a puppy or the fluffy inside of a new sweatshirt.
# 12 –
B is about a bird not an object
D is about a cat not an object
STUDY GUIDE
page 556:
- rhyme
- rhythm
- repetition
- alliteration
page 558 (imagery and figurative language):
- simile
- metaphor
- personification
pages 631, 632 and 633
- Read “Snow in the Suburbs” by Thomas Hardy
- PRACTICE QUIZ: answer #7 – #12
CLICK THE LINKS TO SEE PAGES YOU NEED FOR THE STUDY GUIDE:
