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Week of 1/7/08
Spelling: Unit 15, pages 96 - 101; ddue Monday, January 14th. Test on Wed.
Jan. 16th.
Vocab: wkbk pages 83 – 86 due Tuesday, January 15; in addition to 3 paragraph
essay as outlined on page 85 of wkbk.
Grammar: Students complete packet of simile, metaphors, analogies, clichés
not completed in class. Grammar packet due Tues. Jan. 15th.
Writing:
Corrections due Wednesday 1/9 on descriptive essay for Manzanar - we will
use class time on Tuesday, 1/8-- completed Final due Wed.
Review Immigration article for discussion Wed. 1/9 in class for writing
persuasive essay.
Rough draft of Immigration persuasive essay due Tues.1/15. We will use class
time on Wed. and Mon. to write.
Week of 1/14/08
Spelling: Test on Unit 15 Tuesday, 1/15
Unit 16, wkbk pages 102 - 107, plus story onpoage 105 due Tues. 1/22. Test
on Unit 16 Wed. 1/23
Vocabulary: wkbk and essay for Lesson 13 due Tuesday, 1/15
Lesson 14 words pages 87 - 92 due Tues. 1/22. Test on lessons 13 & 14 Thurs.
1/24.
Grammar: we will continue working onsimile and metaphors during class time.
Assignments based on class time.
Writing: rough draft of Immigration persusiave essay due Wed. 1/16
Reading: Tues. 1/15 read the "Foreword" of the novel
Wed. 1/16 read section 1 pages 1 - 20: due Friday 1/18
"Most Precious Possessions wkst due Tues. 1/22 (if not completed in class)
Week of 1/22/08
Spelling: Test on Unit 16 words on Wed. 1/23/08
Unit 17 wkbk pages 108 - 113 due Tues. 1/29; Test on Wed. 1/30.
Vocabulary: Lesson 14 wkbk pages due Wed. 1/23;
Test on Lesson 13 & 14 vocab words on Thurs. 1/24/08
Lesson 15 words pages 95 - 100, plus three paragraph essay on page 97 due
Wed. 1/30/08
Reading: Read Sections 2 & 3 Mark vocab. and comprehension questions; along
with letter notations; due Fri. 1/25/08
Poster: After discussion on the power of hatred complete collage on
destructive power of hatred over centuries, events, people.
Week of 1/28/08
Spelling:Unit 17 wkbk due Tues. 1/29; pages 108-113.
Spelling Test on Wed. 1/30
Unit 19 wkbk pages 120 - 125, and paragraph on page 123 due Tues. 2/5/08;
Unit 19 Test on Wed. 2/6
Vocabulary: Lesson 16 words pages 103 - 106 due Wed. 2/6/08.
Test on Lessons 15 & 16 on Thurs. 2/7/08
Writing: final draft of Immigration persuasive essay due Wed. 1/30.
Reading: Read Section 4 by Wed. 1/30/08; pages 47 - 65. Mark vocab. and
comprehension questions; and letter notations.
Week of 2/4/08
Spelling: Unit 19 wkbk pages 120 - 125 and descriptive essay on paage 123 due
Tues. 2/5. Test on Unit 19 Wed. 2/6.
Spelling wkbk; Unit 20, pages 126 - 131 due Tues. 2/12. Test on Unit 20 Wed.
2/13.
Vocabulary: Lesson 16, wkbk pages 103 - 106 due Wed. 2/6. Test on Lessons 15
& 16 Thurs. 2/7.
Lesson 17 , pages 109 - 112 due Wed. 2/13, narrative 3 paragraph essay w/
three vocab words, page 111, due Wed. 2/13
Grammar: skill: note -taking for research papers: Page 279; Activity A.
Acquire parent signature for research paaper deadlines - due Friday, 2/8.
Activity B, page 281 if not completed in class.
Literature: Comprehension Test on Sections 1 - 4 of Night on Tues. 2/5.
Review comprehension questions highlighted in book, vocabulary highlighted
in book, and study guide questions passed out in class. Answers to study
guide questions must be on binder paper and included in Night folder.
Read Section 5 of Night, pages 63 - 80; due Wed. 2/6. Underline vocab and
highlight questions; due Wed. 2/6
Read Sections 6 & 7, pages 81 - 98, due Mon. 2/11.
Week of 2/11/08
Spelling: Unit 20, pages 126 - 131 due tues. 2/12. Test on Unit 20 Wed.
2/13.
Unit 21 introduced on Thursday, 2/14. wkbk pages 132 - 137, due Tues, 2/19.
Vocabulary: Lesson 17, pages 109 - 112; narrative 3 paragraph essay w/ three
vocab words on page 111, due Wed. 2/13,
Thursday begin Lesson 18, pages 115 - 120; including skills on 119 - 120.
Literature: Night novel Sections 6 & 7 due Wed. 2/13; including vocab and
highlighting.
Comprehension test on Sections 5 - 7 Thurs. 2/14. Night packets collected
2/14.
Writing: Research Paper Bibliography cards due Thurs. 2/13. Signed research
paper forms were due Wed. 2/6. Note cards for first two resources due Thurs.
2/20
Third Quarter Book Report: Requirements 1 & 2 due Thursday , Feb. 28th
Week 2/19/08
Spelling: Unit 21 wkbk pages 132 - 137 due Tuesday, 2/19. Test on Unit 21
words Wed. 2/20. Unit 22 words introduced on Thursday, 2/21. wkb pages 138 -
143 due Tues. 2/26. Students look up and write word country of origin for
each word - due Mon. 2/25. Test on Unit 22 words 2/27.
Vocabulary: Lesson 18 wkbk pages 115 - 120 due Wed. 2/20. Test on Lessons
17 & 18 Thurs. 2/21. lesson 19 words introduced on Fri. 2/22. Lesson 19
wkbk pages 121 - 126 and three paragraph persuasive essay about releasing the
Paiute Indians w/ three vocab words underlined, (see page 125) due Wed.
2/27.
Literature: Night novel concludes this week.
Tuesday: Read sections 8 & 9; pages 104 - 120. due Thursday, 2/21. Students
do theme wkst 7-1, due Wed. 2/20.
Thursday: Students complete wksts 6-1, 6-2, 8-1, 9-1 that were not completed
in class
Monday 2/25 begin Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
Writing: Thursday, 2/21 notes from first two resources are due along with a
copy of the articles, in folder, with rubric.
Third Quarter Book Report: Requirements 1 & 2 due Feb. 2/28. Students need
to notify me this week if they are doing an oral presentation as part of
Requirement #2 the week of 2/25 so that I can arrange class time.
Week 2/25/08
Spelling: Unit 22, pages 138 - 143 due 2/26. In class origin of word wkst -
completed as homework Monday night if not completed in class. Test on Unit 22
Wed. 2/27. Unit 23, pages 144 - 149 due Tues. 3/4. Test on Unit 23 Wed. 3/5
Vocabulary: lesson 19 due Wed. 2/27, pages 121 - 126; plus persuasive letter
on Paiute Indians due Wed. 2/27. Lesson 20, pages 129 - 132 due wed. 3/5.
Test on lessons 19 & 20 Thurs. 3/6.
Literature: Begin Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck on Monday, Feb. 2/25.
Read Section 1, pages 1- 16 due Thurs. 2/28. Wksts 3 & 4 on Literary
Analysis and Vocabulary due Friday, 2/29.
Writing: Thursday, 2/28 notes on second two resources of Research Paper due
along with a copy of the articles, in folder with rubric.
Third Quarter Book Report: Requirement #1 & 2 due Thursday, 2/28. Oral
presentations on Tuesday and Wednesday, 2/26 & 2/27.
Week 3/3/08
Spelling: Unit 23, pages 144 -149 due Tues. 3/4. Test on Unit 23 Wed. 3/5.
Unit 25, wkbk pages 156 - 161 due Tues. 3/11; Test in Unit 25 Wed. 3/12.
Vocabulary: Lesson 20, pages 129-132 due Wed. 3/5. Test on Lessons 19 & 20
on Thurs. 3/6. Vocabulary wkbk pages 133 - 140; Lesson 21 due Wed. 3/12. T
hree paragraph descriptive essay on page 137 due 3/12.
Literature: Review of Section 1: wksts 5 & 7 on geography and simile and
metaphors due Thursday 3/6, including wksts 1, 2,3,4,completed in class on
Monday (if not done). Read Section 2: due Monday, 3/10
Writing: Wed. 3/5: thesis due for research paper. On Friday, 3/7 outline of
research paper due.
Week of 3/10/08
Spelling: Unit 25 wkbk pages 156 - 161 due Tues. 3/11; Test on Unit 25 Wed.
3/12. Spelling Review Units 18 & 24 due Wed. 3/19. Unit 18 do pages 114 -
116, onpage 117 - #1, page 118, all. Unit 24 do pages 150 - 152, page 153
#1, page 154. Review test on Tues. 3/18
Vocabulary: Lesson 21 wkbk pages 133 - 140 due Wed. 3/12; 3 paragraph
descriptive essay on family due 3/12. vocabulary lesson 22 wkbk pages 141 -
146 due Tues. 3/18. Test on Units 21 & 22 Wed. 3/19.
Literature: Working on Section 2 of novel Of Mice and Men this week.
Monday: handouts 1 & 4 on Imagery and Characters due Tuesday,wksts on
vocabulary and friendship due 3/11 (what is not completed in class)
Tuesday: Compare and Contrast essay on Slim and Curley due Fri. 3/14.
Writing: Writing research paper in school every day this week -- not to be
written at home.
Week of 3/17/08
Spelling: Units 18 and 24 review test on Tuesday, 3/18/08. Workbook for
Units 18 & 24 due Wednesday, 3/19/08. Unit 18 do pages 114 - 116; page 117 -
#1; page 118 - all. Unit 24 do pages 150 - 152, page 153 # 1; allpage 154.
Vocabulary: Lesson 22 wkbk pages 141 - 146 due Tues. 3/18. Test on
vocabulary lessons 21 & 22 Wed. 3/19.
Literature: Read Section 3: pages 38 - 65 due Wed. 3/19/08. Highlight 10
vocab words, 10 questions, and mark for theme.
Writing: rough draft of research paper, title page, and works cited page due
Wed. 3/18/08 (if you want me to review it)before final submission on April
3rd.)
Week of 3/31/08
Spelling: Unit 26- words with Latin roots,wkbk pages 162 - 167 due Thurs.
4/3/08. No writing paragraph this week. Test on Unit 26 Friday, 4/4/08
Vocabulary: Lesson 23; words with Latin root - pel- wkbk pages 149 - 152,
plus persuasive essay from page 151 due Thursday, 4/3/08.
Literature: Complete wksts 1, 3 and vocabulary review on Section 3 for
Tuesday, 4/1/08.
Complete study guide for sections 1- 3 in preparation for test on Thursday,
4/3/08, for sections 1 - 3.
Sections 4 & 5, pages 66 - 98 due Monday,4/7/08, underline vocabulary,
highight questions, and indicate theme in margin of book.
Writing: Final copy of research paper due Thursday, April 3rd: title page,
outline, research paper, works cited page in correct format. Print two
copies - one for Social Studies and one for Language Arts-- each with
different title pages. See rubric and instuctions in packet.
Week of 4/21/08
Spelling: Unit 29, wkbk pages 180 - 185, thank you letter for job interview
on page 183 due Mon.4/28. wkst 136 - 137 due Monday, 4/28. Test on Unit 29
Tues. 4/29
Vocabulary:Lesson 26: wkbk pages 126 - 172; no paragraph, due Mon. 4/28.
Test on Lessons 25 & 26 Tuesday, 4/29. Lesson 27: pages 175 - 180 due Tues.
5/6.
Literature: Test on Of Mice and Men Tues. 4/22. Begin writing compare and
contrast essay between movie and novel Wed. 4/23 in class. Rough draft due
Wed. 4/30. Students will have two class periods to write rough draft.
Students should be reading and marking their 4th quarter book report novel.
Writing: After discussion in class of how to organize a compare/comtrast
essay between movie and novel, students will finish outline for their essay
for homework. due Wed. 4/23.
Week of 4/28/08
Spelling: Test on Unit 29 Tuesday, April 29th. Unit 31, wkbk pages 192 - 197
due Mon. 5/5/08. Test Tuesday, May 6th.
Vocabulary: Test on Lessons 25 & 26 Tuesday, 4/29. Lesson 27: words having
to do with the roots -clam- and -voc-: wkbk pages 175 - 180 and three
paragraph persuasive essay from page 177 due Monday, May 5th.
Literature: Begin lessons on Consumer Information. Students need notebook
and folder for project - due Tuesday, 4/29.
Students will desig a logo for their company's product by Friday, 5/2.
Students continue reading novel for fourth quarter book report and marking
the book as reading.
Writing: Students will be given back outlines on Tuesday to begin writing
rough draft of compare / contrast essay of novel and book. Rough draft of
typed essay due Thursday.
Week of 5/5/08
Spelling: Unit 31, wkbk pages 192 - 197 due Mon. 5/5/08. Test Tuesday, May
6th. Unit 32: wkbk pages 198 - 203 due Monday, May 12th; no paragraph, Test
on unit 32 Tuesday, May 13th.
Vocabulary: Lesson 27: words having to do with the roots -clam- and -voc-:
wkbk pages 175 - 180 and three paragraph persuasive essay from page 177 due
Monday, May 5th.
Lesson 28: Words having to do with building and structures, pages 183 - 186
due Monday, May 12. Test on Lessons 27 & 28 Tuesday, May 13.
Literature: Students begin researching information on consumer project.
Notebook should include answers to the questions on the Key Words and
concepts for the unit. by Monday, May 12th all questions should be completed.
Fourth Quarter book highlighted is due Friday, May 9th for turn-in.
Writing: due Tuesday, May 6th clean copies of essays written so far this
year. Can be essays at home or on laptop at school.
Students writing script for video this week in class.
Week of 5/12/08
Spelling: Unit 32 wkbk pages 198 - 203 due Monday, May 12th. Test on
Tuesday, May 13th. Unit 33 wkbk pages 204 -209; plus descriptive paragraph
on page 207 due Monday, May 19th. Test on Tuesday, May 20th.
Vocabulary: Lesson 28 wkbk pagers 183 - 186 due Monday, May 12th. Test on
lessons 27 & 28 due Tues. may 13th. Lesson 29, wkbk pages 189 - 192, and
three paragraph persuasive essay from page 191 due Monday, May 19th.
Literature: Students are currently working on logo, letterhead, business
letter of their consumer information report. This week they will begin
worinignon product information, and warranty.
We will discuss cointracts and agreements on Monday, 5/12. Students will
complete product information four corners project for Wed. 5/14.
Fourth Quarter Book Report: Character analysis is due Friday, May 16th.
Trading Card packets will be distributed on Monday, May 12th for a Wednesday,
May 21st due date
Writing: Mice and Men compare and contrast essay will be returned this week
for final draft.
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