Grade 8 Assignments

Riddle School 2

January 2nd, 2012 | Riddle Series | No comments   

Vocabulary:

plug (n.) (v.) =

**** HINT – Use the TAB key on the keyboard to find things.

1. How much money does Phil pay for the whistle?

2. What musical instrument does Phil, the boy, play?

3. What’s wrong with Ms. Sleep’s computer?

4. What does “obese” mean? Who is obese?

5. What did the student named “5″ win a few years ago? Why did he win?

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Riddle School 3

January 1st, 2012 | Riddle Series | No comments   

This is the THIRD riddle school, AND it’s the most difficult one! GOOD LUCK!

Vocabulary

reach (v.) =

1. What does Mrs. Flask want to make?

2. What is the combination (numbers) to Richy’s locker? Number: _______

3. What coins (money) does Phil find to make a dollar? There are four. List them.

__________   __________   __________   __________

4. What is Mr. Potato doing in his office?

5. What kind of car does Phil drive?

Riddle School

December 27th, 2011 | Riddle Series | No comments   

Online Games

The next few weeks before Chinese New Year vacation, we are going to be trying out a bunch of games.  If you can “escape” from Riddle School (see the game below) then you can play other games on the links I’ve provided below.  Try as many different games as you can.  I want you to try lots of games because in the first week back from vacation, we are going to write a “game review” – an article where you discuss the good and bad points about one of the games you played.

Riddle School

I know that sometimes you would like to escape from school. Well, here’s your chance. Your name is Phil. Your OBJECTIVE or GOAL is to get out of Riddle School. Good luck! Don’t forget to define the key vocabulary and answer the questions in your notebooks.

Vocabulary:

tease (v.) =

Questions

1. Why is Phil, the boy, in the “special” class?

2. What does Phil use to get out of his class in Riddle School?

3. What do we call the man who cleans the school? (one word, a job – HINT: look at his door)

4. How can a student at Riddle School pass the “hall guard”?

5. To talk to your principal, what’s something good to tell her?

 

Other Game Links:

(please do not play very violent (暴力的,猛烈的,激烈的,極端的,兇暴的,歪曲的) games; nothing inappropriate (不適當的,不相稱的)

Addicting Games

Mochi Games

http://www.bubblebox.com/

http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/

http://www.theproblemsite.com/default.asp

 

7 Day Trip in Formosa!

December 15th, 2011 | Uncategorized | No comments   

Attraction 1: Sunny Hualien – A Great Destination in Eastern Taiwan

 I love Hualien.  Actually, I’ve only been there once, but it was a really enjoyable trip. One of my favorite memories was renting a scooter and riding down the highway with my wife checking out some of the cool tourist attractions.  This picture just brought me back to that trip.  The billboards are often political, and this one is especially interesting b/c the politicians appear to be aboriginal.  That’s another thing about Hualien – it’s a great place to experience the indigenous culture!  I’ve borrowed this picture from Kerim’s photostream on Flickr as a way of demonstrating to my students how to give attribution, especially when no indication is given by the creator how he/she would like it to be given.  Thanks to Kerim on Flickr!

 Here’s my schedule/itinerary:

 

Travel Taiwan Webquest

November 30th, 2011 | Webquests | No comments   

 

You will find most of the information you need on the “Travel Taiwan” link, on the  Webquests page, on the CALL website.

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First, you will need to sign up for Box.com:

To make an itinerary or schedule, you will need to open Microsoft Word 2003.  Then, choose “table” (Contemporary looks nice), like this:

Then, you need to make an 8 X 8 table, like this:

Don’t forget to write down your Box.com password!!!

Example

 


Evaluation

Evaluation

 

Questionaut – A Multi-subject Puzzle/Quiz

November 21st, 2011 | Fun Stuff | No comments   

For the 1st period we are going to take a break from publishing on the blogs.

You guys have been doing a great job, and I would like to check out your work today.

I want  you to read each others’ blogs and make at least 10 comments. 

After you read each others’ blogs, try this very difficult puzzle that asks you some questions about math, English, biology and other subjects.  Give it a try and use GOOGLE  TRANSLATE if you have to:

Difficult English Puzzle

FEED THE HUNGRY AND POOR PEOPLE

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON

FREE RICE

For the 2nd period, you will need to do 1 COMPASS READING 2 lesson.


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