English 8
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Welcome to Ms. Kalontarov's 8th Grade English class webpage! I am positive that we're going to have a wonderful school year together. This webpage is designed for you and your parents, so be sure to check back often to find posted assignments, due dates, handouts, and descriptions of projects. See you all in class! :)
Homework
Date:
Friday, 28 May 2010 -Finish reading Ch. 24 of The Kite Runner. Be prepared for a quiz tomorrow.
-Foreshadowing Flipbook due June 4. See me for format if you are unclear about it.
-Study Guide Ch. 21-15 due June 2.
Homework
Date:
Thursday, 27 May 2010 Read Chapter 23 of The Kite Runner. Be prepared for a reading quiz.
Work on Foreshadowing Flipbook - due June 4.
Work on Study Guide Ch. 20-25 - due June 2.
Homework
Date:
Wednesday, 26 May 2010 *Read Ch. 22 in The Kite Runner. Be prepared for a reading quiz tomorrow.
*Complete STUDY GUIDE Ch. 15-20 by TOMORROW!
*Foreshadowing Flipbook due June 4th. See me if you need help with it. You will NOT receive any class time to work on it.
Homework
Date:
Monday, 24 May 2010 For Monday, you must have finished reading Chapter 19 of The Kite Runner. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz.
*Study Guide Ch. 15-20 due Wednesday, 5/26
*Foreshadowing Flipbook due Friday, 6/4
Homework
Date:
Thursday, 20 May 2010 Read Chapters 17-18 in The Kite Runner by tomorrow. Be prepared for a reading quiz.
Study Guide Chapters 15-20 due next WEDNESDAY!
Homework
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Tuesday, 4 May 2010 - Read Ch. 5 of The Kite Runner. Use your glossary of foreign terms. Be prepared for a reading quiz tomorrow!
- Complete STUDY GUIDE Ch. 1-5 by tomorrow. Do parts A, C, and D ONLY. The directions are on the front page of the study guide (found in the middle of your packet).
Homework
Date:
Monday, 3 May 2010 - Read Chapters 2-4 of THE KITE RUNNER. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Monday. Use your glossary to help you with any foreign terms.
- Bring in a pack of POST-ITS by Monday. This will be checked!
- Study Guide Ch. 1-5 due: TUESDAY.
Have a nice weekend! :)
Homework
Date:
Thursday, 29 April 2010 1. Complete the "Skill Drill" part of the packet given to you in class. Be sure to follow directions and alphebetize your glossary.
2, Study the map of Afghanistan and surrounding countries for tomorrow.
Homework
Date:
Friday, 23 April 2010 ~Complete the Reading/Writing section of TEST 2 in your ELA booklets (pp.37-43) by FRIDAY.
~For tomorrow, grade your written responses for TEST 1 based on the rubric we went over in class. I will check this tomorrow (4/22)
~Read the ELA Tips and Tricks handout - you might get a pop quiz on it sometime this week!!
Homework
Date:
Tuesday, 20 April 2010 1) Print out "ELA Test Tips and Tricks" from this website. Bring it to class with you EVERY DAY.
2) Complete pp.12-22 of your ELA prep books. Use the notes you took in class today for the Listening questions (pp.12-14). ALL questions must be answered. I will grade them tomorrow.
3) IF YOU OWE ME A ROMEO AND JULIET BOOK, YOU MUST RETURN IT TO ME OR PAY THE FINE!!!!!!!!! A list of "book bandits" is up on the board in my room - please check if you are on it!
Homework
Date:
Monday, 19 April 2010 1) Complete the Venn Diagram and answer the 10 movie questions on a separate sheet of paper. These will be collected on Monday.
2) Complete pp. 1-11 of your ELA books (25 multiple choice questions). Be sure to read the questions before you read the passages so you can have a clearer focus as you read. Due MONDAY! You will be quizzed on the reading passages to please don't skim them or simply guess on the multiple choice.
*Your ELA books must be with you in class EVERY DAY NEXT WEEK! If you leave yours at home, you will be given a 0 for classwork that day and you won't be able to participate in the lesson. Read more >>
Character Symbol Hunt
Date:
Thursday, 8 April 2010 Here's a copy of the Character Symbol Hunt project handout give out in class.
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Homework (SPRING BREAK)
Date:
Wednesday, 7 April 2010 - Finish reading Romeo and Juliet (Scenes 4 and 5). Be prepared for a reading test when you return.
- Complete Star-Crossed Lovers Horoscope assignment (see attached) using the Astrology chart given to you in class.
- Finish up your QUOTE BOOK - Due 4/16
***Character symbols due: 4/8
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Homework
Date:
Friday, 26 March 2010 - Read 3.3 in Romeo and Juliet and write a ONE PARAGRAPH reaction to the reading in which you explain your thoughts, questions, and ideas about what you just read. DO NOT SUMMARIZE THE SCENE - REACT TO IT! Due tomorrow!
Character Symbols and 2-paragraph typed description DUE: 4/8
Extra Credit Project DUE: 4/12
Fate/Free Will Log DUE: 4/14
Quote Book DUE: 4/16
Homework
Date:
Thursday, 25 February 2010 - Read Act 3, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet. Be prepared for a quiz!
- Answer the questions on the handout for 3.2 in complete sentences!
QUOTE BOOK: Due 4/16
FATE/FREE WILL LOG: Due 4/13
EXTRA CREDIT Project
Date:
Monday, 12 April 2010 For those of you who are interesting in boosting your grade, I've attached a copy of the Extra Credit Project options given out in class. Choose any one and submit to me by April 12. Please see me for further instructions or clarifications regarding the project you choose.
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Homework
Date:
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 - Read Act 3, Scene 1 in Romeo and Juliet by tomorrow. Expect a quiz!
- Keep working on your QUOTE BOOKS. You should be finished with ACT 2 quotes by now...
- Keep working on your F/FW logs....
Homework
Date:
Monday, 22 March 2010 ~Read 2.4 in Romeo and Juliet
~The Nurse is often seen as a comedic character who offers "comic relief" to an otherwise tragic story. Find at least 3 examples in 2.4 of the Nurse being unintentionally comedic or humorous. Write down the ORIGINAL quotation (not translated version) and explain what is funny in each example in 3-4 sentences.
~If you did not complete the Directed Reading questions in class, you must finish them at home by Monday. Here they are:
1. Use 3 adjectives to describe Friar Lawrence as a character and explain each one.
2. Find 3 examples of good/wise advice Friar Lawrence gives Romeo in this scene.
3. Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Read more >>Homework
Date:
Friday, 19 March 2010 1. Finish "Love Letter" assignment - DUE TOMORROW!
2. Finish reading 2.2 (Act 2, Scene 2) in Romeo and Juliet.
3. Choose the most important parts of the dialogue between Romeo and Juliet in the famous balcony scene and transform their conversation in to a modern day TEXT MESSAGE or AIM (Instant Messenger) conversation between the two lovebirds. If you are doing an AIM conversation, please create screen names for both. Romeo and Juliet must EACH have 15 lines throughout the conversation, for a total of 30 lines. Be creative and modernize their conversation, but make sure you keep the original images and ideas found in Shakespeare's text, including the plan the two of them make. Please type this assignment up!
Homework
Date:
Thursday, 18 March 2010 a) DUE TOMORROW (3/18): Complete your sonnets on the template given to you in class. Your sonnet can be about any subject of your choice, but it MUST follow the format: ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme, 14 lines, 10 syllables per line.
b) DUE FRIDAY (3/19): Research a love sonnet written by William Shakespeare and transform it into a lover letter written in modern English prose. The letter can be addreseed to a boyfriend/girlfriend, parent, friend, relative, or even a pet. Use as many images, themes, and figurative language from the original sonnet as possible in your letter. Both Shakespeare's sonnet and your letter must be submitted as part of the assignment. MUST BE TYPED!
Read more >>Homework
Date:
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 -Finish reading 1.5 (Act 1, Scene 5)
-Answer the questions on the back of "Love at First Sight" handout in 3-5 complete sentences each!
Homework
Date:
Monday, 15 March 2010 -Continue working on ACT 1 of QUOTE BOOK
-Continue filling out F/FW chart. You should have at least 4 examples at this point.
-Finish working on the classwork handout - "The Love Connection"
Here are the corrected line #s for the quotes in "The Love Connection" handout. All of the #'s correspond to both the NF and BN editions of the book, except the last one. I gave you both versions for that one.
Romeo: 1.1.196-198
Benvolio: 1.1.221.222 and 1.2.45-50
Capulet: 1.2.13 and 1.2.16-17
Juliet: 1.3.68 and 1.3.99-101
Lady Capulet: 1.3.71-73
Nurse: 1.3.107
Mercutio: NF 1.4.28-29, BN 1.4.25-26
Homework
Date:
Friday, 12 March 2010 - Read 1.4 (Act 1, Scene 4) in Romeo and Juliet. Beware of the possibility of a pop quiz.
- Answer the questions for 1.3 and 1.4 from the handout (see attached) on a separate sheet of paper. You must have 2-3 sentences per question.
- *Note: There are 2 extra credit opportunities listed on the handout. Either one or both are due on Monday, 3/15 if you decide to do them.
*Continue working on QUOTE BOOK
*Continue logging examples into Fate/Free Will Chart
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Homework
Date:
Friday, 12 March 2010 "The Lost Manuscript" - We are never told in the play, but how did the feud between the Capulets and Montagues begin? Using either the format of either a LETTER, NEWS ARTICLE, JOURNAL/DIARY ENTRY, or POLICE REPORT, you are to make up a reason behind the feud.
- Be creative, but realistic in context of the play
- Minimum of 4 complete paragraphs (5 sentences per paragraph)
- Must be TYPED, and preferable aged
DUE: Friday 3/12 for 8S and 8I
DUE: Monday, 3/15 for 8Q
