Honors English-8
Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy and Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School English Chair: JKHA/RKYHS
http://www.jkha.org
 
Welcome to eighth grade English class. English is an important subject to elevate your written and spoken language. Reading, writing, speaking, and listening are all focus areas of concentration. The curriculum is literature based and it is utilized as a pivotal point to improve writing, speaking, and listening. We are currently reading the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. There is a scheduled chapter quiz on chapters 4-6 on May 7th.
The unit test is scheduled for May 15th. Review for chapter quiz on 4-6: Chapter 4 - review the scene in Crook's barn room. Be sure to go over all the characters involved and what each contributed to the conversation. Chapter 5- review the barn scene after Lennie kills the pup and Curlye's wife comes in. Chapter 6- review the end of the novel and the conversations about Lennie's death.
******************************************************************************** The unit test on Of Mice and Men is scheduled for May 13th.
Here is the link for progress reports.Progress ReportsMLA FormatMLA FormatVocabulary Mice and MenChapter Questiona 1Chapques wJeopardy Of Mice and Men
My Quia activities and quizzes
8th Grade ~ "Tell-Tale Heart" TEST Review
https://www.quia.com/rr/850851.html
Figurative Language Practice - (copy)
https://www.quia.com/cb/264623.html
Short Story Elements
https://www.quia.com/quiz/3381691.html
OF MICE AND MEN
https://www.quia.com/rr/415099.html
Mice Vocabulary - Words #1-27-
https://www.quia.com/jg/2219444.html
Of Mice and Men Jeopardy
https://www.quia.com/cb/410074.html
Monkey's Paw Vocabulary
https://www.quia.com/jg/2352422.html
Flowers For Algernon Review
https://www.quia.com/rr/202036.html
FFA- Vocab 1-17/ Intensive
https://www.quia.com/jg/1252199.html
Flowers for Algernon- Character Identification- novella
https://www.quia.com/jg/1256245.html
FFA- novella/unit review
https://www.quia.com/jg/1256264.html
Flowers for Algernon
https://www.quia.com/cb/827095.html
Flowers for Algernon Character Identification
https://www.quia.com/jg/1250178.html
Useful links
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