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English with Mrs. Hoffman

Welcome to the magical world of English!

Eighth grade English is a comprehensive English course stressing writing and literature. Units of study may include an introduction to Greek mythology, persuasive writing, study of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing or an in-depth study of a novel; and an exploration of visual text; the skills of spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and usage are integrated into the study of writing as well as being stressed individually.
Homework Corner                        

Check here for a listing of daily homework assignments.

 

 Week of Jan. 30-Feb.3

Monday
1/30
Punctuating Dialogue quiz Feb. 1
Tuesday
1/31
 Punctuating Dialogue quiz Feb. 1; Per. 1 boys - don't forget to hand in "Star Wars Dialogue," take comma pretest on Blue Ribbon, and arrange a time to complete the benchmark essay. 
Wednesday
2/1
Per. 1 boys - don't forget to hand in "Star Wars Dialogue," take comma pretest on Blue Ribbon, and arrange a time to complete the benchmark essay. 
Review comma rules and pretest ques. Per. 2: Rule 1 & 2; Per. 4,7,M: Rule 1 
Thursday
2/2
Review comma rules and pretest ques. Per.1: Rules 1,2,8,11; Per.2: Rules 8,11,5,13; Per.4: Rules 2,8,11,13,5,6; Per.M: Rules 2,8,11,13; Per.7: Rules 2,8,13
Friday
   2/3
Review comma rules

Week of Jan. 23-Jan. 27

Monday
1/23
Complete required content strand quiz retakes by 3:00 P.M. Tues.; study for tomorrow's Colon Content Strand Quiz 
Tuesday
1/24
 Finish dialogue practice 
Wednesday
1/25
Complete dialogue practice sheet for exam day
Thursday
1/26
 Per. 7 - Star Wars dialogue due Wed., Feb. 1; Punctuating Dialogue quiz Feb. 1
Friday
  1/27
Punctuating Dialogue quiz Feb. 1

REMINDER: You should keep all English papers in the English folder in your binder. Do not leave papers at home or throw them away. We often go back to past work. I will tell you when you may remove papers from your folder.

 

Class Spelling Words:  

Week of Jan. 30-Feb. 3

No new spelling words this week

 


 

           Important Links

Here are some websites that you will find helpful. Check for new listings that will augment our units of study.

My English PBWorks/Wiki Page: http://hoffmanenglish.pbworks.com/

Rhyming Dictionary Website: http://www.rhymezone.com/

Powerschool: http://www.nwr7.com/District/Powerschool.html

Blue Ribbon Testing: http://students.brquiz.com/student/login/user?type=ex1q&data=1Zyjrt3lrpqsltXV3NHh4MvWlp3brpmir98=

Spelling Bee Preparation:  www.spellingbee.com/students-parents  and                                 

                                   myspellit.com

 Remember that if you come in for extra help when you do poorly on an assignment, you can usually earn back up to half the points you lost!  

 

Expectations for Assignmentsdownloads: 276 | type: doc | size: 32 kB
Final Drafts - Basic Informationdownloads: 286 | type: doc | size: 25 kB
Weekly Word Studydownloads: 157 | type: pdf | size: 200 kB