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What's your favorite word or phrase (keep it clean), what does it mean, and why is it your favorite? in Google Classroom

What's your favorite word or phrase (keep it clean), what does it mean, and why is it your favorite?

Answer the question and turn it in for attendance for today.

(One favorite of mine is "parapluie", which is French for "umbrella". I like it because it's fun to say, and it literally means "for the rain.")

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11 Vocabulary Test in Google Classroom

11 Vocabulary Test

Good luck.

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Unit 11 Review in Google Classroom

Unit 11 Review

Do "Choosing the Right Word" on pp. 141 and 142 on a piece of paper or a Doc; turn your work in when you are finished. After 2pm today, the answers will be posted in the class Stream so that you can check your work to study for the test tomorrow.

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Vocabulary Practice May 26 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice May 26

Use the Doc from May 12 to fill in words 19 and 20 of your study guide. Either print it out and upload a picture of your work, or just use the Doc (it should save a copy to your Drive).

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May 21 Vocabulary Practice in Google Classroom

May 21 Vocabulary Practice

Use the Doc from May 12 to fill in words 16-18 of your study guide. Either print it out and upload a picture of your work, or just use the Doc (it should save a copy to your Drive).

Don't forget to do the pictures for the words!

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May 20 Vocabulary Practice in Google Classroom

May 20 Vocabulary Practice

Use the Doc from May 12 to fill in words13-15 of your study guide. Either print it out and upload a picture of your work, or just use the Doc (it should save a copy to your Drive).

Don't forget to do the pictures for the words!

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May 19 Vocabulary Practice in Google Classroom

May 19 Vocabulary Practice

Use the Doc from May 12 to fill in words 10-12 of your study guide. Either print it out and upload a picture of your work, or just use the Doc (it should save a copy to your Drive).

Don't forget to do the pictures for the words!

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Unit 11 Spelling Test in Google Classroom

Unit 11 Spelling Test

Good luck. (Don't cheat.)

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Vocabulary Practice May 14 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice May 14

Use the Doc from May 12 to fill in words 7-9 of your study guide. Either print it out and upload a picture of your work, or just use the Doc (it should save a copy to your Drive).

Don't forget to do the pictures for the words!

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Vocabulary Practice May 13  in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice May 13

Use the Doc from May 12 to fill in words 4-6 of your study guide. Either print it out and upload a picture of your work, or just use the Doc (it should save a copy to your Drive).

Don't forget to do the pictures for the words!

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Vocabulary Practice May 12 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice May 12

Use the attached Doc to fill in words 1-3 of your study guide. Either print it out and upload a picture of your work, or just use the Doc (it should save a copy to your Drive).

Don't forget to do the pictures for the words!

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Unit 11 Word Poster in Google Classroom

Unit 11 Word Poster

OK, so you have options for this assignment.

Start by picking a word from Unit 11, and choose one of its definitions to illustrate.

Here's where your choice comes in.

You can do it regular word poster way on paper (drawing, color it all the way in, word, part of speech, definition) and attach a picture to your assignment.

OR....

You can make a Doc/Slide/picture digitally representing your word with either art you created, a picture you found on the Internet, or a video you found/made and attach THAT. Just remember if you choose this option to also include the word and definition you are illustrating.

It'll be interesting to see what you all come up with.

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Unit 10 Test in Google Classroom

Unit 10 Test

Good luck! (Hopefully you've practiced!)

Remember to use your real name; if something technical goes wrong and you need to take the Kahoot again, email me, please, or I'll take your lowest score. (Another class was trying to cheat with these by taking the test over and over; that's why I had to make that rule.)

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Kahoot practice in Google Classroom

Kahoot practice

You know the drill by now--practice the Kahoot, submit the assignment. This is a practice!! you can play using this link (well, you should be able to, anyway--let me know if you have issues with it) until tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow: actual for real test.

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Choosing the Right Word (Unit 10) in Google Classroom

Choosing the Right Word (Unit 10)

Answer the questions from "Choosing the Right Word" on pp. 131-132 in your textbook. You can write them in a notebook and upload a picture of your work, or make a Google Doc.

I'll post the answers tomorrow morning for you to correct yours for studying purposes.

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Vocabulary Practice May 4 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice May 4

Use the Doc from April 21 to fill in words 19 and 20 of your study guide. Either print it out and upload a picture of your work, or just use the Doc (it should save a copy to your Drive).

Don't forget to do the pictures for the words!

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Vocabulary Practice April 30 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice April 30

Use the Doc from April 21 to fill in words 16-18 of your study guide. Either print it out and upload a picture of your work, or just use the Doc (it should save a copy to your Drive).

Don't forget to do the pictures for the words!

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Vocabulary Practice April 29 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice April 29

Use the Doc from April 21 to fill in words 13-15 of your study guide. Either print it out and upload a picture of your work, or just use the Doc (it should save a copy to your Drive).

Don't forget to do the pictures for the words!

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Vocabulary Practice April 28 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice April 28

Use the Doc from April 21 to fill in words 10-12 of your study guide. Either print it out and upload a picture of your work, or just use the Doc (it should save a copy to your Drive).

Don't forget to do the pictures for the words!

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Unit 10 Spelling Test in Google Classroom

Unit 10 Spelling Test

Complete the test. (You are responsible for honoring honesty.)

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Vocabulary Practice April 23 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice April 23

Use the vocabulary study guide (the Google Doc from Monday's assignment, which should be in your Google Drive) along with your book to fill in words 7-9 in your study guide. (Your spelling test on all 20 words will be Monday, April 27.) The study guide should stay in your Google Drive for you to use for the rest of the week's assignments.

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Vocabulary Practice April 22 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice April 22

Use the vocabulary study guide (the Google Doc from yesterday's assignment, which should be in your Google Drive) along with your book to fill in words 4-6 in your study guide. (Your spelling test on all 20 words will be Monday, April 27.) The study guide should stay in your Google Drive for you to use for the rest of the week's assignments.

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Vocabulary Practice April 21 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice April 21

Use the attached Doc to fill in words 1-3 of your study guide. Either print it out and upload a picture of your work, or just use the Doc (it should save a copy to your Drive).

Don't forget to do the pictures for the words!

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Unit 10 "Word Poster" in Google Classroom

Unit 10 "Word Poster"

OK, so you have options for this assignment.

Start by picking a word from Unit 10, and choose one of its definitions to illustrate.

Here's where your choice comes in.

You can do it regular word poster way on paper (drawing, color it all the way in, word, part of speech, definition) and attach a picture to your assignment.

OR....

You can make a Doc/Slide/picture digitally representing your word with either art you created, a picture you found on the Internet, or a video you found/made and attach THAT. Just remember if you choose this option to also include the word and definition you are illustrating.

It'll be interesting to see what you all come up with.

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Unit 9 Vocab Test in Google Classroom

Unit 9 Vocab Test

Please remember to write your actual name so that I can tell who you are in the score report.

Also, if you take the test more than once without approval, your lowest grade will be the one recorded on Gradelink.

Practice time is over!!!

Good luck.

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Kahoot Review in Google Classroom

Kahoot Review

Play the Kahoot for practice. When you are done, submit this assignment to let me know you have finished.

(By the way, you should be able to use the Kahoot app to just practice this on your own as many times as you need--search for mscoffman or 8th vocab unit 9.)

Now get ready for some Weird Al Yankovic.

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Choosing the Right Word (Unit 9) in Google Classroom

Choosing the Right Word (Unit 9)

Answer the questions from "Choosing the Right Word" on pp. 113-114 in your textbook. You can write them in a notebook and upload a picture of your work, or make a Google Doc.

I'll post the answers tomorrow morning for you to correct yours for studying purposes.

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Vocabulary Practice April 2 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice April 2

Use the vocabulary study guide (the Google Doc from last Tuesday's assignment, which should be in your Google Drive) along with your book to fill in words 16-20 in your study guide. (Your vocabulary test on all 20 words will be Wednesday, April 8..) The study guide should stay in your Google Drive for you to use for the rest of the week's assignments.

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Vocabulary Practice April 1 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice April 1

Use the vocabulary study guide (the Google Doc from last Tuesday's assignment, which should be in your Google Drive) along with your book to fill in words 10-16 in your study guide. (Your vocabulary test on all 20 words will be Wednesday, April 8.) The study guide should stay in your Google Drive for you to use for the rest of the week's assignments.

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Unit 9 Spelling Test in Google Classroom

Unit 9 Spelling Test

Complete the test. (You are responsible for honoring honesty.)

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Vocabulary Practice March 30 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice March 30

Use the vocabulary study guide (the Google Doc from last Tuesday's assignment, which should be in your Google Drive) along with your book to fill in words 7-9 in your study guide. (Your spelling test on all 20 words will be Tuesday, March 31.) The study guide should stay in your Google Drive for you to use for the rest of the week's assignments.

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Vocabulary Practice March 26 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice March 26

Use the vocabulary study guide (the Google Doc from Tuesday's assignment, which should be in your Google Drive now) along with your book to fill in words 4-6 in your study guide. (Your spelling test on all 20 words will be next Tuesday, March 31.) The study guide should stay in your Google Drive for you to use for the rest of the week's assignments.

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Vocabulary Practice March 24 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Practice March 24

Use the vocabulary study guide (the Google Doc) along with your book to fill in words 1-3 in your study guide. (Your spelling test on all 20 words will be next Tuesday, March 31.) The study guide should stay in your Google Drive for you to use for the rest of the week's assignments.

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Chapter 8 Vocabulary Test in Google Classroom

Chapter 8 Vocabulary Test

Good luck!

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Kahoot! in Google Classroom

Kahoot!

Use the Kahoot below to practice for your vocabulary test, which will be Monday.

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Choosing the Right Word (Unit 8) in Google Classroom

Choosing the Right Word (Unit 8)

Answer the questions from "Choosing the Right Word" on pp. 103-104 in your textbook. You can write them in a notebook and upload a picture of your work, or make a Google Doc and share it with me.