English Language Arts, 8th Grade Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. David Andre'
- Term
- 2021-2022 School Year
- Department
- 8th Grade
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Pages 63-68 Question
Brought to you by the the Gemma Dickson.
- What is the significance of the hitting rabbits? You can find the reference on page 64.
- Remember, going down the Rabbit Hole (Alice in Wonderland) if you are slightly confused
- I want one complete paragraph containing 5-7 sentences.
Due:
Vocab #7
Easy points
- Novel – fictitious prose narrative
- Obfuscate – to confuse
- Olfactory – of or relating to the sense of smell
- Opprobrious – compressing scorn
Due:
Vocab #6
- Misnomer – wrong or inaccurate name in designation
- Modicum – small or minimal portion
- Mote – tiny piece of a substance
- Necromancy – practice of communicating with the dead
- Nihilism – rejection of objective truth, morality, knowledge, or meaning
- Nomenclature – the choosing of names for things
Due:
Fairytale Paper
- Take a fairytale or mythical story from the past and modernize it
- Use the "Taming of the Shrew" and "Ten Things I Hate About You" model
- Do not change names or character traits
- i.e., the good guy cannot become the bad guy
- 3-5 Pages, Double Spaced
- Proper heading
- Look to white board if confused
- Proper heading
- Have fun with and do not wait until the last minute to do
- I am giving you time for a reason
- Each day you are gone from school, an additional school day will be added to due date
Due:
Vocab #5
- Loquacious – talkative
- Malapropism – mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding word
- Malfeasance- wrongdoing
- Mawkish- sentimental in a sickening way
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Vocab Test #4
- Imbibe – drink alcohol
- Imperious – assuming power without justification
- Importunate – persistent
- Jettison – throw or drop for an airplane or ship
- Jocular – humorous or playful
- Junta – military group that rules after taking by force
- Kismet – destiny
- Lexicon – vocabulary of a person
- Licentious – immoral
- Limber – flexible
Due:
Who Am I Paper
- 8A paper due date is now Monday, February 14
- 8B is STILL due Friday February 11
Due:
Who Am I Paper
Choose a character from The Outsiders who you connect to. This DOES NOT need to be in line with your SOC/Greaser paper. I want you to show me (examples from YOUR LIFE) how you are like said character. This can be one aspect of the character, or the character archetype as a whole.
- Paper Expectations
- You will be docked for incorrect heading/title/spacing and unable to redeem points for this
- this is about ATTENTION TO DETAIL
- No work on the weekend (KASSIDY IRISH)
- Look to white board for heading/title/spacing example
- 1-1.5 pages doubled spaced
- Choose only one character, no hybrids
- This is due Friday, February 11, 2022.
Due:
Vocab Test #3
- Fictive – created by imagination
- Flippant – not showing serious attitude
- Gauche – lacking grace
- Gregarious – outgoing or social
- Grotto – small cave or cave-like structure
- Hedonist – person who believes the pursuit of pleasure is the most important aspect of life
- Heretical – practicing religious heresy
- Hubris – excessive pride
- Hypocrite – a person who says one thing and does another
- Ignoble – not honorable in character
Due:
Vocab Test #2 RETAKE
Study for retake if you need to
Due:
Vocab Test #2
***Remember I will be pulling two words from Vocab Test #1***
- Censorious – severely critical of others
- Dearth – scarcity or lack of something
- Demagogue – a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires rather than reason
- Diluvial – of or relating to a flood
- Dispassionate – not influenced by strong emotion
- Effluvia – an unpleasant or harmful odor
- Emulate – match or surpass
- Epochal – extremely significant
- Expound – explain or present
- Facile – appearing comprehensive by ignoring the complexities of the situation
Due:
Vocab Test #1
- Abate – become less intense or widespread
- Abet – encourage or assist
- Accede – accent or agree to a demand
- Berate – scold or criticize
- Bovine – of or relating to cattle
- Braggart – a person who boasts about achievements
- Burnish – polish by rubbing
- Cache – a collection of similar items stored in a secret place
- Cacophony – harsh discordant mixture of sounds
- Catalyst – substance the increases the rate of chemical reaction
Due:
First Trimester Reflection Essay
- 1-1.5 pages, double spaced, 4 Paragraph
- 12 font, Times New Roman
- Body #1- What can I work on with my writing from 1st trimester
- ONLY ONE ITEM OF IMPROVEMENT
- Body #2- Plan of action to improve on said item
- Minimum of two drafts
- One edited and One Final with NO MARKS
Due:
Greek Latin Packet Part 1
Finish and turn in by Friday, December 17
Due:
"To Build A Fire" Essay
Rough Draft Due Friday
Due:
Literature/ELA Syllabus
Sign and return by Wednesday, September 8.