Humanities 8 

Welcome to my homework page! I post assignment files here regularly for students and families to access.

Week of Dec. 15 - 19:

• English - Ugly Sweater Persuasive Writing Assignment. It's time to convince everyone to buy your sweater! Complete the graphic organizer (see attachment: Ugly Sweater Assignment - Persuasive Writing), then turn your festive sweater and persuasive text into a flyer that will knock their socks off!
• English - Which ugly sweater are YOU going to buy? Peruse the designs and sales pitches of your classmates, then complete the attached "Favourite Ugly Sweater" page (see below). Be sure to use evidence and tell us how the sales pitched convinced you to buy the sweater!

Week of Dec. 8 - 12:

• English - Creative Writing (Read/Write/Pass)
• English - Ugly Christmas Sweater Challenge: Create an ugly sweater sales pitch (persuasive writing) and design, and turn it into a flyer. Sweaters can be drawn by hand or created digitally here.

Week of Dec. 1 - 5:

• English - Unsellable Product Challenge! (Persuasive writing exercise.)
• English - Finding the best evidence with "Watch Out: Cell Phones Can Be Addictive."
  • Div. 83 Assignment Link: https://www.commonlit.org/students/student_lessons/23284591
    • Students will need to set up an account by visiting www.commonlit.org/enroll. Use the Div. 83 Class Code: ETTLQ89V
  • Div. 84 Assignment Link: https://www.commonlit.org/students/student_lessons/23284590
    • Students will need to set up an account by visiting www.commonlit.org/enroll. Use the Div. 84 Class Code: LD75N5LY

Week of Nov. 24 - 28:

• English - Argumentative / Persuasive Writing. See attached notes "Elements of a Strong Argument."
• English - Argumentative / Persuasive Writing. See attached text and questions, "Should Your School Day Start Later?" and "Paragraph Puzzle."

Week of Nov. 17 - 21:

• ACT Assessment

Week of Nov. 10 - 14:

• ACT Assessment

Week of Nov. 3 - 7:

• English - Dialogue rules (see attached PDF below). Editing/revising spooky scene.

Week of Oct. 27 - 31:

• English - Spooky Scene Writing Assignment. This assignment is due Tuesday, Nov. 4th, and must be 250 - 500 words (1-2 pages typed, double-spaced, in 12-point font). Instructions are on last week's "Recipe for a Spooky Scene" attached below. See also the "Spooky Scene Example" attached below.

Week of Oct. 20 - 24:

• English - Finish "The Landlady" short story analysis (see attached story and worksheet below)
• English - Brainstorm elements of a spooky story scene in preparation for scene writing. See attached "Recipe for Spooky Scene" below.

Week of Oct. 13- 17:

• English - "Show, Don't Tell" writing lesson to describe emotions (see attached PDF below).
• English - "The Landlady" short story analysis. See attached story below and attached "characters and setting" worksheet. 

Week of Oct. 6 - 10:

• English - Descriptive Writing: The "Zoom Method - Assignment 2." (See attached PDF below).

Week of Sept. 29 - Oct. 3:

• English - Descriptive Writing: The "Zoom Method - Assignment 1." See handout and assignment, attached below (assignment due Monday, Oct. 6th).

Week of Sept. 22 - 26:

• The Witness Blanket: Explore two stories on www.witnessblanket.ca and complete one response page (attached below) for each story (two response pages total).

Week of Sept. 15 - 19:

• English - "Where I'm From" Poem - final copy due Thursday Sept. 18
• "The Party" Short Story and Reading Response Questions (see attached PDF below) - due Monday, Sept. 22nd.

Week of Sept. 8 - 12:

• English - "Where I'm From" Poem Draft (see attached PDF below).

Week of Sept. 2 - 5:

• English - "Where I'm From" Poem and Brainstorming Sheet (see attached PDF below).

RTCS Music: Band 7/8 and Choir

• Announcements:
  • 2025-2026 Band Concert Dates:
    • Wednesday, December 17th - Winter Concert
    • Thursday, March 5th - Spring Concert
    • Thursdays, June 18th - Year-End Concert
• Grade 7 Band Recordings:
  • 6-Note Santa
  • First Fallen Snow
• Grade 8 Band Recordings:
  • Carol for Coventry
  • Hearth
  • Swingin' Wonderland
• Practicing: Students are expected to practice 15 minutes, 4-5 times per week, for a total 60-75. Practice records (attached below) will be checked in class on a weekly basis. Also see the SUCCESS Steps attached below for the best practice steps!
  • Access the practice website here.
  • Access the Bandmate Chromatic tuner here.
  • Access a metronome here.
  • Warm-Ups: Foundation Warm-Ups
    • Percussionists! Try the drum warm-up here.
• MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR SONGS:
  • Blackbird
  • Sweet Silent Night
  • Theme from Elf