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    English 8 Class Information

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    March 17 - 21

    • Monday, March 17, 2025

    • Introduction to Gerunds Page

    • Tuesday, March 18, 2025

    • Wednesday, March 19, 2025

      Wednesday homework due TODAY

    • Thursday, March 20, 2025

    • Friday, March 21, 2025

      Quiz postponed; Publication Day instead! 

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    March 24 - 28

    • Gerund Review Video URL
    • 4 Sentences to Practice Page

    • Tuesday, March 25, 2025

    • Wednesday, March 26, 2025

      Teaching video + 4 (not 8) sentences due...(hint: please watch the full video!)

    • Thursday, March 27, 2025

    • Friday, March 28, 2025

      Spring Break Begins!

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    March 25 - March 29

    • Monday, April 7, 2025

    • Video: Infinitives - due Wednesday URL

      You're learning a new concept today! It's important that you watch this entire video, since you will be responsible for all of its content when we have a quiz over verbals. (Not sure what a verbal is? Watch the video:)).

    • Infinitives worksheet - due Wednesday File

    • Tuesday, April 8, 2025

    • Wednesday, April 9, 2025

    • Thursday, April 10, 2025

    • Prompt Options for Essay Practice Page

    • Friday, April 11, 2025

      Quiz over gerunds & infinitives

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    April 8 - 12

    • Monday, April 14, 2025

    • Wednesday HW: Diagramming Infinitives I (+ Phrase/Clause review) URL
    • Wednesday HW: Gerunds & Infinitives Page

    • Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    • Wednesday, April 16, 2025

      Diagramming video + sentences due TODAY!

    • Thursday, April 17, 2025

    • Friday, April 18, 2025

      No School - Good Friday!

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    April 15 - 19

    • Monday, April 21, 2025

      No School - Easter Monday

    • Diagramming Gerunds & Infinitives - Review/Reteaching (due Friday) URL

    • Tuesday, April 22, 2025

    • Wednesday, April 23, 2025

      Note: Wednesday homework will be due on Friday instead of today, due to ILearn testing

    • Thursday, April 24, 2025

    • Friday, April 25, 2025

      Diagramming review work due today

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    April 22 - 26

    • Monday, April 26, 2025

    • Diagramming Participles - due Thursday URL
    • Diagramming Participles practice work - due Thursday URL

      After watching my video, read through the information on this website to refresh your memory on verbals. Scroll down (don't click on the participles link at the top!) to the section called 1.1 Diagramming Participles and diagram the 5 practice sentences on the website.

    • Tuesday, April 29, 2025

    • Wednesday, April 30, 2025

    • Thursday, May 1, 2025

      Diagramming video and practice work due

    • Friday, May 2, 2025

      Homework for today: Checking out ProQuest! Here are the steps: 

      1. Go to the BCS Databases on the Moodle homepage
      2. Click on ProQuest (username: bcschristian/password: braves)
      3. Click on SIRS Issues Researcher
      4. Click on Explore all Pro/Con Leading Issues from A to Z (at the top of the page)
      5. Click on any that sound interesting to you and specifically look at the Driving Question (this is the question that will turn into your claim/thesis)
    • Argument Topic Sheet URL
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    May 5 - 9

    • Monday, May 5, 2025

    • Parallel Structure Teaching Video - watch this! URL
    • Parallel Structure Practice URL

      Please go to this link and do the practice exercises on parallel structure.

    • Tuesday, May 6, 2025

    • Wednesday, May 7, 2025

      Practice work for parallel structure due TODAY

    • Thursday, May 8, 2025

    • Friday, May 9, 2025

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    May 6 - 10

    • Monday, May 12, 2025

    • Tuesday, May 13, 2025

    • 2024-25 Student Survey URL

    • Wednesday, May 14, 2025

    • Thursday, May 15, 2025

    • Friday, May 16, 2025

    • Argument Rubric URL
    • Sample Argument Paper from a Student URL