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OH, HEY 8th Grade! -
Sept. 19th
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MEANINGFUL Monday
I know…Life is hard on Monday, but it’s time to awaken your brain! Let’s make today a Meaningful Monday! th
OH, HEY 8 Grade!

Directions: Using the gerund provided, write a complete sentence. (USE YOUR NOTES IF YOU
NEED THEM!)
1. Stopping
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2. Forgetting
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3. Cooking
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4. Writing
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5. Playing
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TENACIOUS TUESDAY
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s we climbed out of the truck, the sound of running water reached us clearly. 2. Mom is reading an interesting book to us after supper each evening. 3. Yesterday’s reports from Tesla about their new model were discouraging. 4. Shadrach’s Coffee Company appears to be a flourishing business. 5. His white skin, shaking knees, and the cane he held were all clues of a consuming disease that ravaged his body. 6. Rippling water and murmuring pines are both relaxing sounds.

Yay! You came back to school today! Give yourself a pat on the back simply for being here.

Match each type of figurative language with the correct example.

____ 1. The wrapped gift begged to be opened. A. Metaphor

____ 2. My mouth is always the reason I get in trouble. B. Simile

____ 3. The teacher heard whispering and knew something was fishy. C. Personification

____ 4. Life is such an exciting journey! D. Hyperbole

____ 5. Our conversation seemed to go on for days. E. Idiom

____ 6. The child sneaked like a ninja past the sleeping dog. F. Symbol
 WORDY WEDNESDAY-Power Word: EVALUATE
Evaluate: to look at something carefully and decide how good, strong, or important it is.
Read the paragraph and answer the questions on the What should Jalen evaluate about the team’s
right. performance?
A. The team’s snacks after the game.
Jalen’s basketball team lost their game by 15 points. After B. The referee’s favorite team.
C. The strengths and weaknesses of how the team played.
the game, the coach said, “We need to work on passing and D. What time the next game will start.
playing as a team.” Jalen thought about the game: the team Why did the coach point out passing and teamwork?
A. Because those were the biggest problems in the game.
missed many easy shots, but they also argued with each B. Because the team’s uniforms looked messy.
C. Because the other team played really loud music.
other instead of helping out. D. Because Jalen didn’t score enough points.

Thoughtful Thursday
Directions: Write 5–7 sentences responding to the following prompt.
The unexpected encounter. You arrive early to school one morning and a door that is always locked is now open.
You step inside to find...
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FOUNDAMENTAL FRIDAY

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