Thursday, December 22nd

Have a great holiday break everyone! 

There is no homework over the break, but you should keep working on your outside reading books and literature logs. More literature logs will be due soon after we get back to school. 

Please remember to ask before starting special projects to replace literature logs!

Wednesday, December 21st

For Thursday -
All classes: Please bring the poems you began in class on Tuesday.A rough draft should be complete.
If you have chosen to do a sonnet, please work on your poem at home. You will likely not have time to complete it in class.

Tuesday, December 20th

For Wednesday: 
All classes - Come prepared to work on and talk about your translated poems from Monday.

Monday, December 19th

For Tuesday:
All classes - bring work you did in your combined Spanish/Reading class to LA class on Tuesday.

Monday, December 12th

For Tuesday - 
All classes:Vocabulary Quiz


For Wednesday - 
All classes: Read "Polar Bears" on the Expert 21 website. Please let me know if you are unable to sign into the website at home and I will print a copy for you.

Friday, December 9th

All classes - 
Read "Polar Bears" on Expert Space

Thursday, December 8th

For Friday -
All classes: Please finish "The Catbird Seat" if you did not finish it in class.
Be sure to bring an outside reading book to class on Friday.

First reading log is due tomorrow, please bring it to class. 

Tuesday, December 6th

For Wednesday -
All reading classes: Final draft of your LotF Paper due
Definitions for the vocabulary words handed out in class on Monday are due.


For Thursday -
All LA classes: Finish reading "Crisis on Top of the World" on the Expert21 website.

Monday, December 5th

For Tuesday - 
All LA classes: Read "Jack London" and "Careers in Climatology" on the Expert21 site. 


For Wednesday - 
All reading classes: Write definitions for each of the vocabulary words handed out on Monday. (quiz will be on Tuesday, December 13th).
Final Draft of revised Lord of the Flies essay due on Wednesday.


For Friday -
All reading classes: One literature log due on Friday

Friday, December 2nd

For Tuesday (LA) - 
Read "Jack London" and "Careers in Climatology" at your lexile level on the Expert21 website.


Reminders for next week - 
Revised Lord of the Flies final draft due Wednesday, December 7th.
One literature log is due next Friday, December 9th.

Thursday, December 1st

All classes -
For Friday - Read The Story of Keesh


The revised final draft of your Lord of the Flies paper is due next Wednesday, December 7th. Please let me know if you need any help with revisions!

Tuesday, November 29th

All LA classes - 
Please read "The Story of Keesh" on the Expert 21 website by Friday
If you are having trouble signing into the website or cannot find the story, please let me know!

Wednesday, November 23rd

No homework over the break. 

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy the long weekend!

Monday, November 21st

All Classes - 

The only homework this week is to continue working on the paper, due Wednesday, November 23rd.

Friday, November 18th

All Classes -
For Monday: Please bring in your completed introduction and one completed body paragraph. Be prepared to share your writing with your classmates.

Thursday, November 17th

All Classes - 
For Friday: Hand in your quotes, vocab, dissection paragraphs, and journal if you did not give it to me in class on Thursday. 
Write the introduction for your LotF paper, finish finding quotes for the outline if you did not finish in class.

Wednesday, November 16th

All Classes - 
For Thursday: Finish the last 3 quotes for chapter 12.


Please remember to bring every quote, vocabulary word, dissection paragraph, and journal to class on Thursday. We will use class time to finish organizing the work and everyone will get a folder (if they do not already have one).

Tuesday, November 15th

All Classes - 
For Wednesday: 3 quotes, all vocab for chapter 12

Monday, November 14th

All classes -
For Tuesday: Finish the chapter 11 journal entry, this is the last journal entry.


Important notes: On Thursday, November 17th you will bring all of the chapter work to class. Every quote, vocabulary word, dissection paragraph, and journal entry! Be prepared to organize and check all the work in class on Thursday.


On Wednesday, November 23rd the Lord of the Flies final paper is due. We will spend a lot of time this week working on it - but keep that date in mind!

Wednesday, November 9th

All classes - 
For Monday: 
Write the remaining two dissection paragraphs for chapter 11. 
Enjoy your long weekend!

Tuesday, November 8th

All classes - 
For Wednesday: 
Remaining four quotes and self-selected vocabulary for chapter 11.

Monday, November 7th

For Tuesday -
5 quotes, 1 dissection paragraph, assigned vocab (luminous, myopia, sniveling, quavered, parried, talisman)

Please finish your journal entry for chapter 10 if you haven't yet.

Friday, November 4th

All classes -
For Monday:
If you want to give me literature logs for 1st quarter, Monday is the very last day I will accept them!
If you have not handed in your Conch Essay, ditto!
Please write the remaining 3 quotes, dissection paragraph, and work on your journal entry for chapter 10.
Read the first 5 pages of chapter 11, to the page break.

Thursday, November 3rd

All classes - 
For Friday: 3 quotes, 1 dissection paragraph, self-selected vocab. 
Finish chapter 10 if you did not finish it in class. 
Begin your chapter 10 journal entry. 

Wednesday, November 2nd

All classes - 
For Thursday -
3 quotes
1 dissection
assigned vocab
(all for chapter 10)

Tuesday, November 1st

All Classes - 
For Wednesday: Finish modified projects for chapter 9 (6 quotes, 1 dissection paragraph, assigned and self-selected vocab, journal entry).


For Thursday: A minimum of 6 literature logs due today. If you need to know how many you owe, or need copies of the literature logs, please let me know!

Monday, October 31st

All classes - 
For Tuesday: Study for the test on Tuesday
Link to the Jeopardy review game if you want to play it on your own to review - http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Oct201143/game1319559290.php


Remember that you must complete a total of 6 literature logs (including the summer logs, if you need to know how many summer logs you handed in please see me)

Friday, October 28th

All Classes - 
For Monday: Study for the test on Tuesday.
Bring your edited conch essay to hand in on Monday. 


The quotes, vocab, dissection paragraph, and journal are not due until next Wednesday. If you decide to work on these over the weekend, be aware that the assignment is cut down. For chapter 9 you will need - 
6 quotes
1 dissection paragraph
1 journal entry 
All vocab (assigned, sauntered and corpulent, and self-selected)

Thursday, October 27th

All classes -
For Friday: Read to pg. 153 in the big white book, 150 in the small white book, and pg. ____ in the small green book. Do not read past the line, "who will join my tribe and have fun?"


For Monday: Make the edits your classmate suggested for the Conch Essay and bring it to class on Monday to hand in. It must be typed and Times New Roman. Please staple the checklist to your essay!

Wednesday, October 26th

All Classes - 
For Thursday: 
1 quote, 1 dissection paragraph, finish journal entry (chapter 8)


Reminder: Please type and bring in your in class essay. There is no need to edit unless you see obvious mistakes that you would like to fix. It must be double spaced and you must bring the printed copy to class on Thursday. If you forget your paper, you will be unable to participate in class!

Tuesday, October 25th

All classes -
For Wednesday: 2 quotes, 1 dissection

For Thursday: Please type up your in class essay. There is no need to edit unless you see obvious mistakes that you would like to fix. It must be double spaced and you must bring the printed copy to class on Thursday. If you forget your paper, you will be unable to participate in class!

Monday, October 24th

For Tuesday:
All classes -
3 quotes
1 dissection
Reading 2 - Read to pg. 141

Friday, October 21st

For Monday - 
All classes: Read to pg. 140 in the big white book, pg. 137 in the small green book (to the page break, "through the forest towards the open beach").
All vocabulary - assigned (glowered, rebuke, demure, fervor) and self-selected
3 quotes
If you have not finished the journal for chapter 7, please finish it for Monday.

Thursday, October 20th

For Friday:
All classes - 
Finish the remaining quotes, vocabulary, and dissections paragraphs that you did not complete during conferences. 
The chapter 7 journal entry will be due Monday.

Tuesday and Wednesday Classes (10/18, 10/19)

There is no homework during NECAPs. 


During class we will have individual conferences. While others are having their conferences please use this time to - 


Continue to read chapter 7. 
Work on quotes, vocabulary, and dissection paragraphs for chapter 7. 
At the minimum, please write 2 dissection paragraphs. 


The more work you get done in class, the less homework you will have later this week! 

Monday, October 17th

For Tuesday/Wednesday:
All classes - Please bring all your work (quotes, vocab, dissection paragraphs, journal entries for chapters 1-6) to class for individual conferences. 
3 quotes for chapter 7.
Finish journal entry for chapter 6.


In class on Tuesday or Wednesday - Please be sure to bring your book and notebooks to class so you can work on quotes, vocab, and dissection paragraphs for chapter 7 while we are having individual conferences.

Friday, October 14th

For Monday: 
All classes - Remaining 4 quotes and remaining dissection paragraphs for Chapter 6. 
Begin journal entry for chapter 6 (I will check these, please don't skip starting your journal entry!) 
Vocabulary quiz on the 11 words from chapters 4-6 on Monday.

Tuesday, October 11th - Thursday, Oct. 14th

All classes - 

No Homework during NECAPs - please remember to bring an outside reading book to read in case you finish the test early! 

Friday, October 7th

All classes: Finish chapter 6
5 quotes
self-selected vocabulary

Thursday, October 6th

For Friday - 
All classes: Last dissection paragraph for chapter 5
Read to pg. 105 "the top littered with great lumps that seemed to totter."
Assigned vocab for chapter 6. 

Wednesday, October 5th

For Thursday -
All classes: Finish journal entry
Finish two of the three dissection paragraphs

Tuesday, October 4th

For Wednesday - 
All classes: Finish reading chapter 5. 
Write remaining 3 quotes 
Begin journal entry - no prompt this week, write about any thoughts your character has about the events of chapter 5.

Reminder: the quotes should have at least three notes about why they are significant! 

Reminder: The journal entries should be three paragraphs all together. Either 3 paragraphs with the quote worked into the entry, or 2 journal paragraphs and one dissection paragraph. 

If anyone needs vocabulary sheets, please see me.

Monday, October 3rd

For Tuesday -
All classes: Read to pg. 87, "laughing so absurdly that the biguns joined in." (pg. 79 in the small green book)
Finish vocabulary
3 quotes (6 should be finished in all)

Friday, September 30th

For Monday - 
All classes: 3 quotes, all assigned vocabulary for chapter 5.  

On Monday we will be doing the SRI (Scholastic Reading Index). Please come to class promptly and be ready to go to the library for the test. Thanks! 

Thursday, September 29th

For Friday:
All classes - Finish quotes for chapter 4 (9)
Finish dissection paragraphs not done in class (3) 

Wednesday, September 28th

For Thursday - 
All classes: Finish chapter 4
Continue working on quotes
Reading 2 - Finish Journal entries for tomorrow

Tuesday, September 27th

For Wednesday - 
All Classes: 4 quotes and all vocabulary
Continue reading chapter 4.

Monday, September 26th

For Tuesday:
All classes - Vocabulary quiz Tuesday on the 16 assigned vocabulary words from chapters 1-3.
- Read to page 63 in the big book, 64 in the small book - to the page break "the mask compelled them"

For Monday -
All classes: Finish all quotes (9) and vocabulary (8), no dissection quotes for chapter 3.
Read to the end of chapter 3. 
Note: Because Piggy doesn't speak in this chapter, you can replace him with Simon for the three quotes. 


Do not forget to start studying for the vocabulary quiz on Tuesday! All assigned words from chapters 1-3.

Thursday, September 22nd

For Friday:
All classes -  At least 3 quotes and all assigned vocabulary due for Chapter 3 (5 words; oppressive, inscrutable, vicissitudes, declivities, tacit). (see special note 2)
Read to pg. 51 in the big white book, 48 in the green book, and 52 in the small white book. The word to stop on is "home."
Journal entry for Chapters 2+3 should be done by today!


Special note 1: The vocabulary quiz will now take place on Tuesday, September 27th.
Special note 2: Because Piggy does not appear in Chapter 3, please replace him with Simon for the three quotes.


For Monday -
All classes: Finish all quotes (9), vocabulary (8), no dissection quotes for chapter 3.
Read to the end of chapter 3.

Wednesday, September 21st

For Thursday -
All classes: DRP testing will continue on Thursday. You may bring LA/Reading work in case you finish early.
The three "dissection" paragraphs for chapter 2 are due thursday. This should complete your quotes and vocabulary project for chapter 2.
Reminder - final drafts of "The Most Dangerous Game" paper due Thursday

For Friday -
All classes: At least 3 quotes and all assigned vocabulary due for Chapter 3 (5 words; oppressive, inscrutable, vicissitudes, declivities, tacit).
Read to pg. 51 in the big white book, 48 in the green book, and 52 in the small white book. The word to stop on is "home."
There will be a quiz on Friday on the assigned (not self-selected) vocabulary from chapters 1-3 (if testing takes longer than expected, quiz may be moved to Monday. For now, plan to take it on Friday).

For Monday -
All classes: Finish all quotes (9), vocabulary (8), and paragraphs (3).
Read to the end of chapter 3.

Tuesday, September 20th

For Wednesday:
All classes - There will be DRP testing on Wednesday. Please do not forget to bring your outside reading book in case you finish early.
Complete the remaining quotes and the vocabulary, you do not have to do the dissection paragraphs. This should leave you with 9 quotes and 7 vocabulary words.

Reminder: The final draft of your "The Most Dangerous Game" essay is due on Thursday. Please include your first draft and grading sheet when you hand it in.

Monday, September 19th

For Tuesday:
All classes - Read to pg. 38 (the page break in the white book, the bottom of the page in the small book)
Begin quotes and vocabulary assignment - at least one quote (including speaker, pg. number, and notes) for each of the three characters. Complete all the assigned vocabulary words - ebullience, recrimination, tumult, and tirade.
For LA 2+3 - complete journal assignment started in class today.


For Thursday:
All classes - final draft of "The Most Dangerous Game" paper due. No matter what your grade was on the first draft, I should get an edited paper on Thursday.


For Friday:
All classes - journal entry for chapters 2+3 (just one entry for both of these chapters, you may choose one or write about both).

Friday, September 16th

For Monday:
All classes - Finish quote and vocabulary

Thursday, September 8th

For Friday:
All classes - Finish chapter 1 in LotF

For Monday:
All classes - complete the chapter assignment (9 quotes, 3 quote "dissections," 7 assigned vocabulary words, 3 found vocabulary words with dictionary and "kid-friendly" definitions).

For Thursday:
All classes - last day to hand in revised Most Dangerous Game paper.

Monday, September 12th

For Wednesday:
All classes - Finish reading LotF up to page 20 in the large book (22 if you have the small book) where it says, "Let's have a vote."

For Monday:
All classes - Be ready to show me your 9 quotes, 3 paragraphs, 7 assigned vocabulary words, and 3 personal vocabulary words with dictionary definition and "kid friendly" definition.

Friday, September 9th

For Monday:
All Classes - Read up to "Whizzoh!" (about 6-7 pages in for all versions)

Thursday, September 8th

For Friday:
All classes - Hand in first draft of "The Most Dangerous Game" short essays

Wednesday, September 7th

For Thursday:
Reading classes- Fill in the top four boxes on the brainstorm/outline sheet. Each supporting point needs one accompanying quote. 


For Friday:
LA classes - Bring in first draft of short essay on "The Most Dangerous Game." 

Tuesday. September 6th

For Wednesday:
LA Classes - Favorite quote assignment

For Thursday:
Reading Classes - Continue work on essay. Some class time will be devoted to writing.

For Friday:
All Classes - 1st draft of MDG essay due.

Homework Blog

On this blog you will find the homework assignments for Ms. Connelly's 8th grade reading and LA classes.

For Tuesday:
Reading 101-1 and 101-2 - Finish "The Most Dangerous Game"
Reading 101-3 - read to the bottom of page 12.

For Wednesday:
LA 1, 2, and 3 - What is your favorite quote? What does it mean? How does it relate to your own life? Why do you like it?