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Academics | Eighth Grade
Students in 7th and 8th grade have been busily studying, utilizing, rearranging and identifying verbs. They have learned about verb phrases, simple tenses, forms of be, have, and do, perfect tenses, irregular verbs, progressive forms, transitive and intransitive verbs, direct and indirect objects and more. Currently students have finished a section on active and passive voices. Here is an example:
ACTIVE VOICE: Monkeys surrounded the buildings at St. Rose of Lima.
PASSIVE VOICE: St. Rose of Lima was surrounded by monkeys.
Students continue to improve their writing skills by use of higher level verbs, adjectives, adverbs and other exemplary tools. When should students use and apply these skills? The answer would be always.
Both classes completed a beautiful project using exemplary writing skills which focused on vivid imagery.
Here are some lines quoted from students’ work;
“Purple, glistening water crashes gently on the pale, white sand” (Maribel Garcia)
“Stretching all the way to the horizon, the blue expanse of water gently dances under the heavens above, creating breathtaking scenery” (Eunice Martinez)
“A pool of foam amassed beneath the waterfall in a cloud of white mist” and ”The unusually mossy green sunset, tinted the evening sky with striking flashes of gold stretching across it, like brushstrokes of paint streaking a canvas.” (Diana De La Toba)
“Amidst the opaque lining of the celestial horizon, clouds of anonymously desolate shapes ensue to consummate, cloaking the land like a curtain, pristinely embellished in vivid ebony.”
and “Simultaneously, vibrant explosions echoed throughout the terrain as if the world was at war, the reverberant machine guns, grenades, and bombs drifted unknowingly in the air as lightning struck.” (Rica Perez)
"Wonderously vivid shades of indigo, burgundy, and myrtle gleam through
the tattered leaves." (Tiny De La Parra)
"Brilliant, radiant, sunlight shines over the snow capped mountains
with hues of burnt crisp orange." ( David Pack)
"Brilliant, radiant, sunlight shines over the snow capped mountains
with hues of burnt crisp orange." ( David Pack)
There are so many more lines I would love to show case and may appear on our web page in the future. We invite you to come visit room 7 if you would like to enjoy more, and take a glimpse of the beautifully displayed art work that corresponds with our written projects.
Literature
Welcome to Literature with Mrs. Wainio
8th Grade has been reading a variety of short stories to gain better understanding of literature skills. Recently, they read a yarn by Mark Twain, and decided that the humor of long ago is much different then today's current idea of humor. Many student's expressed that personification of animals, and giving them human traits, langauge, and flaws, does not entice them to read the story as much as other topics. This lead into some lively discussions regarding current trends in humor, sit coms of the past, and present day humor, as it relates to what is currently being written in literature for young adolescents.
Word choices are key when creating the mood of a story. What kind of a mood is being created by the use of words such as eerie, fog, dreary, dreadful silence, deathwatches, mortal terror, concealment, and stealthily? Students have been learning that careful word choices and details are key in writing. Do the words in the above remind you of a litereature piece from Edgar Allen Poe? It should. Students are about to get the creeps!
US History
Eighth Grade U.S. History
Mrs. Pulido's Week of May 14-18
>>>>>Grade 8 U.S. HISTORY:
LATE WORK POLICY: Late work will only be accepted for partial credit if no more than one day late. An absence due to illness will earn one day’s grace per day absent; a planned absence for other reasons will not be an excuse for late work. However, long range assignments will not be accepted late. Testing that has been announced in advance of an absence will be made up the day you return to school. Consideration and some flexibility may be granted for unusual circumstances. Chapter reading checks may be corrected with page references for some credit recovery as they serve as formative assessments leading to mastery.
LONG TERM ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES: Unit VII "Indie" Project = History Song re: people/events from Ch. 19-22 is due Tues., May 29.
NEXT TESTING: Unit VII (Ch. 19-22) TEST will be Thurs., May 24. Reading Checks for Ch. 19-22 (Unit VII) may be in the pop quiz format to help you practice for high school. "Practice" Second Semester (CH. 8-22) Final Exam will be Fri., May 25.
....Monday: Ch. 20 in Reading Study Guide using the Starboard. HMWK: Last Jr. Scholastic worksheet due tomorrow.
....Tuesday: Ch. 21 in Reading Study Guide using the Starboard. HMWK: Ch. 21 map due tomorrow.
....Wednesday: Ch. 22 in Reading Study Guide using the Starboard. Signed Pres. Test, progress reports, and typing certificates are due.
....Thursday: Ch.19-22 should be read by now. 500 Nations video notes re: Horse Cultures on the Plains.
....Friday: 500 Nations video notes continued.
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