Complete all of the 8th grade Grammar games! Type your scores in a Document. Submit as a comment on this blog post once you've completed ALL of the tests. This may take several class periods to finish.
Grammar Blast - 8th Grade Grammar Review
Complete all of the 8th grade Grammar games! Type your scores in a Document. Submit as a comment on this blog post once you've completed ALL of the tests. This may take several class periods to finish.
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1. Got to the following website and register to sign in. NewsELA
2. Once you have an account, sign in and choose an article to read. Your choice should be a topic that relates to a science, math or social studies topic that you have learned this year. 3. Write a brief summary of the article in the comment box that includes: -Title of article -Answer to one question (if there was an attached quiz) -A brief summary of the article 1. The Scale of the Universe-3 minutes 2. Review any teacher notes from your biography OR share your biography if you haven’t already… 3. Type your author letter a. Research how to send/publish to the author. b. Send it in class today OR write down the method you will use at home OR write down the “snail mail” method 4. Continue research for your letter to the President. a. Begin a draft of your letter b. Rough draft due on Friday during Computer Lab time. Write a letter to an author: Click Here
Write a letter to the President: Click Here 1. Which significant AND interesting person are you thinking of choosing to write about?
2. What have they done that is SIGNIFICANT? Something that has impacted your life, history, society, or the world. Mythology Report should include both partners name on ONE document and be SHARED with [email protected] by Monday.
__________________________________________________________________________ Written by: ______________
Submit group member first names and the person you have chosen to study.
Writing Prompt: The Board of Education has decided to extend the school day for one hour because the State of California has increased the number of subjects students must know about. Do you agree or disagree with making the school day longer? Write an essay to the principal, and explain your answer.
Write your introduction paragraph which includes the thesis statement. http://womenshistorymonth.gov/
Comment with your group's first names only and the name of the Significant Woman in History that you have chosen to report on. Type the summary that you and your partner wrote on page 31
This week, on January 31, 1990, McDonald's opened its first fast-food restaurant in Russia.
Prompt: Sometimes McDonald's restaurants in other countries have different menus than the ones here in the U.S. For example, some McDonald's restaurants in Japan serve sushi. Do research to find out some alternate McDonald's menu items in other countries as wellfoods eaten in Russia. Name at least one food you might serve at a McDonald's there. Look up a few other countries as well.. Submit your typed rough draft in the comment field below.
What are the theories of how many of the first Americans were killed from European diseases? Write a 2-3 paragraphs reporting on the epidemics that occurred and which people groups were wiped out.
Describe a style of shoe and give reasons why it would be popular.
Please post your essay here as a comment. Use first initial.last name as your NAME
Post your own creative writing idea or respond to the following prompt:
You are trying to read the morning newspaper when your cat begins pawing at your leg. You brush it away, but it jumps on the table and begins meowing. Finally, the cat speaks. What does she say? Write this scene and what she is trying to tell you. Post your letter to the author for approval before publishing it to the author's website or blog.
1. What is your main character's name?
2. Describe your setting: Where, when, places, times, etc... 3. Describe the story plot: What are the major events that occur in the story? What happens to the character? |
AuthorMrs. Tovar is an 8th grade teacher at Marguerita School in Alhambra, CA Archives
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