Language Arts 8 (Period 5) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mrs. Pamela Bucklew
- Term
- 2019-20 Trimester 2
- Department
- Lang Arts
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Past Assignments
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Finish reading The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave by Tuesday, March 10. Students will take a comprehensive reading comprehension assessment on the autobiography on Tuesday, March 10.
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Read your free-choice novel at home for a minimum of 100 minutes weekly.
You may apply the assigned reading of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave to your weekly reading requirement.
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Complete the (yellow) Reading Record and have a guardian initial the novels you read during the second trimester.
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Read the anchor text, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, chapters 5-9 (pp. 42-69) by Tuesday, 03/03.
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Vocabulary Chapters 7 & 8
1. bestow - to give or present as a gift
2. chattel - a moveable item such as a piece of furniture; also used to describe a slave
3. denunciation - a public accusal, strong condemnation
4. depravity - corruption, wickedness
5. emancipation - the release from bondage or servitude
6. precepts - commandments or directions meant as rules
7. callous- lacking pity or mercy
8. dissipation - indulgence in pleasure to the point of harming oneself
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Read your free-choice novel at home for a minimum of 100 minutes weekly.
You may apply the assigned reading of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave to your weekly reading requirement.
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Vocabulary - Chapters 5 & 6
1. abhorrence - loathing, detestation, causing fear or distrust
2. egotistical - an exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceited
3. manifestation - clear or evident formation; shown plainly
4. atrocious - very cruel, evil, brutal
5. festering - growing embittered
6. lacerated - torn jaggedly, mangles
7. offal - waste parts, entrails
8. vestige - trace of something that once existed but has disappeared or passed away
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Read the anchor text, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, chapters 1-4 (pp. 12 - 46) by Tuesday, 02/25.
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Vocabulary Chapters 3 & 4
1. ascertain - to find out with certainty
2. defile - to make filthy, dishonor, desecrate
3. execrate - to call down evel upon
4. imbibe - to drink
5. stratagem - to trick or scheme
6. sunder - to break apart, separate
7.debasing - lowering in character, quality or value
8. homage - anything done to show respect or reverence
9. immutable - never changing or varying
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Read your free-choice novel at home for a minimum of 100 minutes weekly.
You may apply the assigned reading of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave to your weekly reading requirement.
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Vocabulary Chapter 2
1. anguish - great suffering from worry, grief or pain
2. betides - to happen, befall (happens)
3. coopering - making or repairing barrels or casks
4. ineffable - too overwhelming to be expressed
5. obdurate - not easily moved to pity or sympathy
6. pathetic - expressing or arousing pity, sorrow or sympathy
7. privation - depriving or being deprived
8. providence - the care or benevolent guidance of God or nature
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Vocabulary for Chapter 1
1. cudgel - a club with a rounded head.
2. gratification - getting pleasure or satisfaction
3. impertinent - not showing proper respect or manners
4. intimation - a hint or indirect suggestion
5. joists - the parallel beams that hold up the planks of a floor
6. lineal - in the direct line of descent
7. mulatto - a person of mixed black and white ancestry
8. overseer - one who watches over and directs the work of others.
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Read your free-choice novel at home for a minimum of 100 minutes weekly.
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Grammar Unit 3 Verbs TEST on Tuesday, 02/11.
Study the corrected lessons in the yellow grammar unit packet on verbs to prepare for the test.
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Grammar Unit 3 Verbs lessons are due on Tuesday, 02/11, before taking the scheduled test.
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Read your free-choice novel at home for a minimum of 100 minutes weekly.
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Read your free-choice novel at home for a minimum of 100 minutes weekly.
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Read your free-choice novel at home for a minimum of 100 minutes weekly.
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Read your free-choice novel at home for a minimum of 100 minutes weekly.
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Edit and revise the thank you letter. The revised draft is due on Tuesday, 01/14.
See the teacher model attached for formatting expectations.
The content assessed will be the professional style, depth of thought and original details included in the letter.
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Read your free-choice novel at home for a minimum of 100 minutes weekly.
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Compose and print a business letter to the Miraleste PTSA thanking them for funding our trip to the Museum of Tolerance this year.
Please see the teacher model attached for formatting expectations and paragraph topic content ideas.
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Students will read their free-choice novels for a minimum of 100 minutes a week at home.
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The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman TEST on Thursday, 12/19.
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The electronic permission slip must be submitted by students' parents or guardians by Thursday, 12/12 for students to be permitted to go on the field trip.
Students who do not receive permission, will be given a packet on the Holocaust and time to complete it at Miraleste during the day of the field trip.
The link follows:
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Students will read their free-choice novels for a minimum of 100 minutes a week at home.