Ms. Somsak
Dear Families and Guardian,
Welcome to eighth grade English Language Arts and Science. I look forward to the upcoming school year, we have a rigorous academic school year. Students are expected to write at least 8-12 essays in addition to other work given. All classwork is to prepare students for homework and all homework are put in place to support students for test, quiz, and essays. Please keep up with all assignments, if you miss one assignment this may alter your understanding of the overall content.
The overall grading percentage are as followed, points are given out daily and weekly:
40% Essay/Papers/Assessments/Projects
30% Classwork
15% Homework
15% Participation
*Late work may be accepted with points taken off
*No assignments will be accepted after the grading quarter end
15% Participation
*Late work may be accepted with points taken off
*No assignments will be accepted after the grading quarter end
Books
1984
Fahrenheit 451
Black Like Me
Between The World and Me
Fahrenheit 451
Black Like Me
Between The World and Me
Woman Warrior
All work is submitted through Google Classroom or composition notebook with Google Docs, HMH work book, TCI workbook, Lexia, and IXL.
Posts
KEY Academy SELF STUDY 2023-202.18.2024
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-Oysl-B8gNbDtkConeP5YapZIChVJUsdVJ4ONtMBzUI/edit?usp=sharing
12.18.23
12.18.23
ELA
8A/B U3.2 MFC pg 190-195
8C pg 190-194
ELA
8A/B U3.2 MFC pg 190-195
8C pg 190-194
8A Science
pg 173-176
pg 173-176
12.8.23
12.8.23
ELA
8A/B U3.1 pg 181-185 annotation & turn & talk
8C U3.1 pg 178- 182
ELA
8A/B U3.1 pg 181-185 annotation & turn & talk
8C U3.1 pg 178- 182
8A Science
test corrections & make up missing work
test corrections & make up missing work
12.7.23
ELA
8A/B pg 174-180
8C pg 172-177
8A/B pg 174-180
8C pg 172-177
8A Science
pg 159- 161
pg 159- 161
12.6.23 HW
ELA
8A/B pg 172-173
8C no hw
8A Science
no hw turn in pages 147-157
8A/B pg 172-173
8C no hw
8A Science
no hw turn in pages 147-157
12.5.23
12.5.23
ELA U2 Essay due
No new hw, make up missing work.
ELA U2 Essay due
No new hw, make up missing work.
8A Science
U3L9 Test tomorrow.
U3L9 Test tomorrow.
12.4.23
12.4.23
ELA
make up missing work
ELA
make up missing work
8A Science pg 156-157
U3L9 test Wednesday 12.6.23
U3L9 test Wednesday 12.6.23
12.1.23
ELA
1st draft, peer review.
Final draft due Wednesday 12.6.23
Acrostic Bench Mark Poetry Writing Tuesday 12.5.23 Winter theme
11.30.23
ELA HW
Introduction with thesis & conclusion
peer review tomorrow
8A Science
pg 154-155
U3L9 Test Wednesday
pg 154-155
U3L9 Test Wednesday
11.29.23
ELA 2nd & 3rd body paragraph with evidence
8A Science
pg 147-153
pg 147-153
11.27.23
No ELA HW make up missing or incomplete work.
8A Science
No HW make up missing or incomplete work.
No HW make up missing or incomplete work.
10.27.23
10.27.23
Fall Festival TODAY 4-7
ELA HW
8A anno pg 116-123, analyze pg 126 Q1-3
8C anno pg 115-123
8B movie analyze pg 132 Q 1-3
Fall Festival TODAY 4-7
ELA HW
8A anno pg 116-123, analyze pg 126 Q1-3
8C anno pg 115-123
8B movie analyze pg 132 Q 1-3
