English 8 Journals
Week 10
October 24, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Dox
Meaning: Belief
Example: Cacodox (Caco means bad, so this would be a bad, negative,
or evil belief)
October 25, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Esth
Meaning: Feeling
Example: Anesthetic
October 26, 2016
In writing, tell me what one of your favorite words is and why.
October 27, 2016
Write a short story of at least 5 sentences that contains the following
words.
Contest
Length
Wheelbarrow
Replay
Week 9
October 18, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Dont
Meaning: Tooth
Example: Orthodontist
October 19, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Dogma
Meaning: Opinion
Example: Dogmatic
Week 8
October 10, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Cycl
Meaning: Circle, ring
Example: Bicycle
October 11, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Dem
Meaning: People
Example: Democracy
October 12, 2016
Once more, with feeling.
Write two grammatically correct complex sentences. (A complex
sentence has a dependent and independent clause.)
October 13, 2016
Write a caption for the following picture.
Week 7
October 3, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Cosm
Meaning: Universe
Example: Cosmos
October 4, 2016
Root: Crat
Meaning: Rule
Example: Democratic
October 5, 2016
Using the following picture as a prompt, write a short story.
Week 6
September 26, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Cardi
Meaning: Heart
Example: Cardiology
September 27, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Chron
Meaning: Time
Example: Chorological
September 28, 2016
Combine two complete sentences with a semicolon and a conjunctive
adverb.
September 29, 2016
Write a story including the following sentence:
Well, that was one way to do it.
Week 5
September 19, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Biblio
Meaning: Book
Example: Bibliography
September 20, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Bio
Meaning: Life
Example: Biography
September 21, 2016
Write at least 4 complete sentences to answer the following question.
If you could have any job in the world when you grow up, what would it
be? Why would you choose that job?
Week 4
September 12, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Ast
Meaning: Star
Example: Astronomy
September 13, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Baro
Meaning: Weight
Example: Barometer
September 14, 2016
Write two grammatically correct complex sentences. (A complex
sentence has a dependent and independent clause.)
September 15, 2016
Write a short story of 5-7 sentences that contains the following
elements: cat, president, beard, and dress.
Week 3
September 6, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Arch
Meaning: Chief, highest
Example: Archduke
September 7, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Arche
Meaning: Primitive, ancient
Example: Archetype
Week 2
August 29, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Aero
Meaning: Air
Example: Aerospace
August 30, 2016
For the following Greek Root, write the Greek Root, the meaning, and
an example word.
Root: Anthr
Meaning: Man
Example: Anthropology
August 31, 2016
Write 4 complete sentences with proper capitalization and
punctuation.
September 1, 2016
Write a short story of at least 5 sentences that begins with the
following sentence:
There was no getting out of this.