8th Grade Composition

SUMMER!

(If you are an upcoming 8th grader and are peeking at my website- first of all, get a life and go to the pool, and if you really want to know what to expect next year, here are some of the assignments from last year .)

 

 

 

 

Final drafts due were due Friday, May 2nd. Please see R.P. packet for correct formatting.

I no longer (sob) will have the 8th grade. I wish them all much luck and success in their upcoming years.

 

Research- main points, outlines, and introductions.

Conclusions due Tuesday, March 18

3rd Main Point due Thursday, March 20

2nd Main point due: Tuesday, March 11

1st Main point due: Friday, Feb. 29th

Introductions due: Friday, Feb. 22

Outlines due: Monday, Feb. 25

Plagiarism Policy forms MUST be turned in Tuesday, Feb. 12th. Students will lose TEN points for each day it is late!!!

 

 

100 Cards were due Wednesday, Feb. 6 (100 points)

7 Bibliography cards due 2/6 (50 points)

Please visit the "Research Paper" link on my website for important tips, deadlines, and due dates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MID-TERM: Wednesday, December 12th. (Scroll down to see essay questions- ONE of these will be your midterm essay topic!!!)

 

 

 

Tips on essay writing:

 

I. Introduction (topic sentence, background information and thesis statement) 3-5 sentences

II. First main Point (5-11 sentences)

A. Reason, Detail or Fact

1. (Example or Evidence)

2. (Example or Evidence)

B. R,D,F

(Example or Evidence)

keep going in this format!

III, IV,

V. Conclusion

 

Mid-term essay questions

 

Essay questions: (For each- plan your response, and then write an essay to explain your views on this issue. You may use personal examples or examples from your reading, observations, or knowledge of subjects such as history, literature or science.)

#1-"A little inaccuracy saves a world of explanation." CE Meyers

Is it always essential to tell the truth, or are there circumstances in which it is better to lie?

#2- "A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday." Alexander Pope

Do we learn more from finding out that we have made mistakes or from our successful actions?

#3-"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Abraham Lincoln

Do you feel people can choose to be happy or do you think people can only be happy based on their set of circumstances?