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HomeworkTUES MAY 28
READING 6th - work on scrapbook project - You will have class time on Thursday to work on this so please bring in all the matertials you may need on Thursday (tomorrow is a field trip), project due Monday, June 4 7th - Final Dust test on Friday - our next class period!!, Dust project due Monday, June 4 ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - write right pages due tomorrow THURS MAY 24 READING 6th - Final test on RTHMC is on Tuesday, May 29th. You must thoroughly finish your study guide by then - use complete sentences and be as thorough as you can. 2) The final project for RTHMC is due on June 4th. Start working on these. **Info.:Roll-of-Thunder-Hear-My-Cry--PROJECT.docx 7th English- The final typed Write Right guide page for your group is due Wednesday. You will have some class time between now and then, but you may need to work outside of class as well. Reading- Finish Dust. Be sure you are underlining/highlighting as you read. You can begin choosing passages and pictures for your final project. Final test on Dust next Thurs or Friday depending on field trip schedule WED MAY 23 READING - 6th - RTHMC study guide -0 final test is Tuesday May 29, begin thinking about ideas for final scrapbook project due June 4 7th - REad Dust to p. 189 8th - LINES AND CUES - PLEASE REVIEW ENGLISH 6th - RTHMC scene presentations tomorrow - gather props and costumes if necewssary, go over lines so you know your part well - but it does not need to be memorized - just known 7th - class work ongoing on grammar pages - 8th - Elizabethan paper due tomorrow - see rubric handed out in class and linked below Research20Paper20Rubric1.docx TUESDAY MAY 22 READING 6th - finish RTHMC, Test next Wed - study guide will be distributed tomorrow 7th - Read Dust to p. 171 (finish Freak Show) 8th - LINES< LINES< LNES ENGLISH 6th - prep Reader's theater presentations 7th - grammar guide grp wk if you have an assignment from your group - grammar sites grammar-sites.docx 8th - PAPER DUE THURSDAY MONDAY MAY 21 8th - WORK ON LINES AND ELIZABETHAN PAPER 6th English- None Reading- Read pages 257-266 (page break at top) for tomorrow. Underline while reading. 7th English- None Reading- 1) Read pages 147-149 (end of section). 2) Study for tomorrow's quiz on everything from the book up to the end of page 149. Review your notes, reading checks, and the actual chapters from the story. Keep up on your chart work identifying passages for the 5 categories WED MAY 16 READING 8th - memorize lines -go over them again to re-establish 7th - read Dust to p.118, be ready for full class roundtable discussion tomorrow 6th - Read RTHMC to p. 233, paragraphs on passage due tomorrow ENGLISH 8th - con't work on paper Research20Paper20Rubric1.docx 7th - none 6th - read over perfect tense sentence sheets and the correct answers for SURPRISE QUIZ tomorrow - two sentnces from each section will be on the quiz. TUES MAY 15 READING 8th - memorize lines 7th - read Dust to page 103, find 2 litotes in all of our reading so far 6th - Read RTHMC to end of ch 9, brainstorm for irony/symbolism writing assignment due Thursday - write thoughts down ENGLISH 8th - paper drafts if not in already, paradox and equivocation if never handed in 7th - begin thinking about Write Right guide 6th - go over perfect tense notes MON MAY 14 READING 8th - memorize lines, final Macbeth test due tomorrow - one copy from each partner, please. 7th - Read Dust to page 84, annotate for chart, find two examples of a litote (understatement) 6th - Read RTHMC to page 206 - continue to look for theme instances ENGLISH 8th - I will get your drafts back to you ASAP - 7th - Read the srticle "What Corporate America Can't Build - a Sentence" be ready to discuss questions 6th - re-do Perfect Tense sentence sheets. MAKE SURE EACH SENTENCE HAS A FORM OF THE HELPING VERB 'Have" IN IT. FRI MAY 11 READING 8th - memorize lines, final test due on Tuesday - make sure you work with you partner via phone or web -you will have class time on Monday - must show work from both partners - must agree on answer 7th - Read Dust to page 72 6th - RTHMC to page 194 - end of ch 8, group work for pages 140-194 - character sketcher, word wizard, passage picker ENGLISH 8th - rough draft of paper due - must footnote and give a working bibliography (what you have looked at and used so far) 7th - FINAL poet paper due MONDAY - title page, paper, bibliography, copy of poem. FOOTNOTES Research20Paper20Rubric1.docx 7th-Grade-Poet-Research-and-Poem-Explication-Paper.docx 6th - none - nice work on newspapers THURS MAY 10 READING 8th - memorize lines 7th - Read Dust to page 51 6th - Read RTHMC to bottom of p. 181, news articles - front page due tomorrow at end of class ENGLISH rubric for both 7th and 8th grade research papers - Research20Paper20Rubric1.docx 8th - work on papers and final Macbeth test - due Tuesday, paper drafts due Monday 7th - final prompt due tomorrow, work on paper due Monday - bio poem if not handed in yet 6th - final prompt due tomorrow, perfect tense sentnces wkshts due tomorrow WED May 9 READING 8th - memorize lines, take home test due TUES 7th - Review Dust pp.1-33 6th - Quiz on ch 4-7 in RTHMC, work on news articles ENGLISH 8th - paper dfraft if not handed to a peer today 7th - bio poem if not handed in, writing prompt redraft, work on poet paper - review and heed comments 6th - perfect tense wkshts due Friday - look over notes while doing them - will have class time tomorrow, writing promtp redraft TUES MAY 8 READING 8th - lines, prepare for test 7th - read Dust to page 33, narrative poem performance tomorrow 6th Read RTHMC - to page 165, work on articles, quiz on Thurs ch 4-7 ENGLISH LAST-WRITING-PROMPT-OF-THE-YEAR.docx 8th - paper drafts due tomorrow for peeer review 7th - prompt draft, bio poem due 6th - prompt draft, MON MAY & READING 8th - finish Macbeth, memorize lines - exactly 7th - Begin Out of the Dust (Dust) read through p. 14 6th - RTHMC read to bottom of page 152, quiz on Thursday ENGLISH 8th - Work on paper draft, work on paradox/equivocation sheet for Macbeth 7th - Outline prompt, brush up on narrative poem, Biopoem project due Wed 6th - Perfect Tense wksht, prompt outline, brainstorm for news article for class prokect FRI MAY 4 READING
8th - Macbeth Act 5 scene 1-4, memorize lines, paradox/equivocation assignment due Mon-Wed
7th - narrative poem performances Mon and Wed, bio poem project due Wed, 3 facts from Dust bowl research - see Thurs homework
6th- -Finish ch 6 in RTHMC, grp work assignmemt
ENGLISH
8th -Elizabethan era paper - peer draft for Wed
7th - poetry paper draft due Mon
6th - hmwk assignment 6th-perfect-tense-hmwk.docx
THURS MAY 3
READING 8th - Finish Act IV prepare for a quiz - along the lnes of a reading check - know what is going on in Act III and IV 7th- con't work on narrative poem memorization and recitation, look at the following site - go through any link that interests you and find out 3 intersting facts or aspects of the Dust Bowl http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/water_02.html 6th - Read RTHMC to page 130 "...go to sleep" ENGLISH 8th - work on paper - go over outline comments 7th - prompt due, look over paper ouline commentys and con't research and drafting work - draft due Monday 6th - prompt due tomorrow TUES MAY 1 READING 8th - read ACt III scene 6 and ACT IV scene 1, memorize lines 7th - memorize narrative poem for next Tues\, poetry test fix-its 6th - Read ch 5 in RTHMC for Thursday, read Theme handout packet (3 pages) ENGLISH 8th - Elizabethan Era paper outline due tomorrow, bring research to class to work on 7th - Prompt ouline/draft tomorrow, poetry paper outline due tomorrow 6th - prompt outline/draft due tomorrow, Confusables quiz tomorrow MON APRIL 30 READING 8th - Read Act III scene 6 and Act IV scene 1 for Wednesday, memorize lines 7th - Read narrative poem all the way through for understanding, memorize your assigned stanzas 6th - Finish ch 4 in RTHMC ENGLISH - writing prompt outline due for 6th and 7th - Prompt20-20April20301.docx 8th - Elizabethan Era research paper outline due Wed 7th - Poetry paper outline due Wed, con't research 7th-Grade-Poet-Research-and-Poem-Explication-Paper.docx Poet20Research20Timeline20of20Due20Dates1.docx use dates on this document 6th - Neatly recopy confusable notes for ease of studying tomorrow night - confusables quiz on WED I want to see old notes from class and new, neat notes from homework tomorrow FRI APRIL 27 READING 8th - Read Macbeth Act 3 scenes 1-4 7th - memorize narrative poen section 6th - Read RTHMC to break on page 88, complete your group job for this section (word wizard, passage picker, character sketcher - at least 4 words and 2-4 passages, full sentences and good, helpful drawings) ENGLISH 8th - memorize lines in play 7th - work on paper - do your research and take notes on the information you want to use - remember to note where you get the info - outline is due on Wed 6th - none, quiz on confusable words on WED so you may want to read through your notes THURS APRIL 26 READING 8th - quiz on ACT I AND II in Macbeth 7th - Memorize section of your narrative poem 6th - Quiz on ch 1-3 in RTHMC ENGLISH 8th - memorize lines in play, work on research for Shakespeare paper 7th - quiz on confusables, working bibliography due tomorrow -do your best to get one web site, one book and one encyclopedia (can be online) www.bibme.org 6th - There worksheet WED APRIL 25 READING 8th Macbeth ACt II scene 3 and 4 7th - none 6th - finish ch. 3 in RTHMC ENGLISH 8th - paper topic due tomorrow 7th - poet paper reasearch 6th - none TUES APRIL 24 READING 8th - Read Act II scene 1 and 2 7th - find poet info, study for poem explication quiz tomorrow 6th - Read ch 3 RTHMC to p. 56 (stop at break 1/4 way down). There will be a quiz on Ch 1-3 on Friday - continue to underline new characters, unknown words, and important passages. There will be a reading check tomorrow ENGLISH 8th - Look at some sites to help decide your paper topic on life inElizabethan England. Use link Online-Resources-shakespeare.docx 7th - find poet information for paper, writing prompt draft due tomorrow - need to see both outline and draft tomorrow 6th - edit Pig Story for misused "there, their, they're's", writing prompt draft due tomorrow MON APRIL 23 READING 8th - finish Act I in Macbeth. Syllabus gone over in class today and recorded in back of book. Please keep to the schedule as we will have a reading check every day. Quizzes on 4/27 (Friday), 5/3 (Thursday) and final test on 5/8 or 5/9. 7th - con't work on poet paper - look for sites and books to use. Working bibliography due on Friday - we will work in class on format 6th - Read Ch 2 in RTHMC ENGLISH 8th - Shakespeare biography quiz tomorrow - look through ppts and notes http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/events/list.html shakespeare-writer-ppt.ppt shakespeare-and-times-ppt.ppt 7th - Writing prompt - see link - WRITING-PROMPT--April-23.docx read article and pull out (underline) the important information for a summary Do worksheet (edit story) on confusable words 6th - Writing prompt - see link - outline due tomorrow. WRITING-PROMPT--April-23.docx FRI APRIL 20 READING AND ENGLISH 8th - Macbeth Act 1 scenes 1-5 7th - pick a poem for your poet, working bibliography for paper due on Friday 6th - do your job for your RTHMC reading group, quiz on ch 1-3 next Friday ENGLISH 8th - do research for your paper topic - The-Elizabethan-Period-research-paper.docx 7th - see above, quiz next Thursday on confusable words 6th - Interview due on Monday except for the two excused till Tues. Make sure to follow the four paragraph outline on botttom of assignment sheet THURS APRIL 19 READING 8th - If you haven't had the chance please review the timeline on the pbs link from last night. http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/events/list.html Read ppxii-xxiv in Macbeth Review abridged script for auditions tomorrow 7th - paraphrase last night's 3 poems p.666 (annabelle lee, martin luther king, and I'm nobody) 6th - re-read the beginning of ch 1 in RTHMC that we listened to in class - you may read on if you like. Continue with your interview project - final paragraphs are due Monday WED APRIL 18 READING 8th - please read through the fo,llowing timeline http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/events/list.html find the date Macbeth was produced, what was John Shakespeare accused of doing that led to his downfall (has to do with wool), what were Shakespear's lost years? we will explore some of the slides tomorrow, but please read through the basic timeline 7th - read text and poems on pp. 665-672 6th - plan out interview timeline - look over questions and decide if there are any you would like to add TUES APRIL 17 READING 8th - look over Shakespeare ppts link - shakespeare-and-times-ppt.ppt (there may be several blank slides in this one - make sure to go all the way to the end slide that simply says William Shakespeare) shakespeare-writer-ppt.ppt 7th - read over "I Knew" and answer question 1-3 on first page, read questions 1-9 on second page 6th - none - if you didn't present today you must present tomorrow ENGLISH 8th - none 7th - none 6th - decide who you would like to interview - it should be an older member of your family or extended family look over questions etc. WED APRIL 4 READING 8th - final TKMB project and character journals due tomorrow 7th - none - do your science book report reading 6th - Select a book title and author for the free read spring break book report if you have not already done so. You must tell Mrs. B. tomorrow!! Read your book over break, fill in the sheet about your story, and come prepared Tuesday, April 17th to read an enticing passage aloud to the class. ENGLISH all classes - none rest, relax, and play after a long, snowdayless winter TUESDAY APRIL 3 RREADING 8th - final test on TKMB tomorrow, read study guide 7th - none 6th - none ENGLISH 8th - Final TKMB project due on Thursday - can be handed in tomorrow - use para writing sheet to help you 7th - Poetry term test tomorrow 6th - we will finish reading our fables aloud to K tomorrow and wrap up discussion on WHY fables MONDAY APRIL 2 READING 8th - work on TKMB project and study for test on Wed 7th - go over poetry terms for test on Wed 6th - finish fable, be ready to read it like a story to the younger kids (pre-k and k) ENGLISH 8th - none 7th - fix and polish packet from the week-end on metaphors and conclusions 6th - make sure to follow fable rubric and edit WRITE-YOUR-OWN-FABLE-rubric-and-guide.docx How-To-Write-a-fable.docx FRI MARCH 30 READING 8th - finish TKMB begin final project - see link below 7th - finish extended metaphor packet 6th - final fable due Tuesday - some classtime on Monday to finish up and final edit. see links below THURS MARCH 29 READING 8th - Please finish TKMB for Monday if you haven't already. Begin work of final project To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-final-project.docx 7th - poetry packet on poems on p. 613-616 in text - come in ready to work on extended metaphor 6th - Final fable due Tuesday (no class tomorrow) I will give you some time on MOnday to finish up - coloring or editing. Use your formatting notes from today for correct set-up of your first page - see rubric WRITE-YOUR-OWN-FABLE-rubric-and-guide.docx How-To-Write-a-fable.docx WED MARCH 28 READING 8th - please try to finish TKMB for tomorrow - do your best. The final project was assigned today please chck over next week's dates with your parents to make sure you will be here - if you will NOT be here any day next week, please let me know . To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-final-project.docx 7th - none - good work on explicating the poem today - doesn't it feel good to "get it"! 6th - work on fable revisions handed back today. Use your How to write a fable hand out as a guide, check the rubric to ake sure you will get a good grade!! The final is due on Tuesday - I will show you tomorrow how to format MON MARCH 26 READING 8th - Please read ch 26 and 27 in TKMB. We will be done with TKMB by Thursday and will have a final project and test next week before vacation 7th - none 6th - none THURS MARCH 22 READING 8th - read through ch 25 in TKMB by Monday. Finish essay assignment for Monday 7th - Bring in 3 poems from adults for Friday - Hard copy. Check Mrs. Limarzi's site also 6th - Check Mrs. Limarzi's site, Fable draft due Monday WED MARCH 21 READING 8th - Please read through chapter 25 in TKMB by Monday 7th - Read "Hope" and its explication in your ppoetry packet 6th - Review the fables we have read for characteristics of fable writing for your original fable - remember this isn't a story it is a fable and every character and event needs to support and work towards the reader understanding the moral ENGLISH 8th - begin work on your TKMB essay assignment, bring to class tomorrow to work on in class TKMB-trial-writing-project.docx 7th - none - PLEASE BRING OIN 3 POEMS BY FRIDAY 6th - paragraph packet - do WS 2 part I and part II (topic sentences), work on fable How-To-Write-a-fable.docx WRITE-YOUR-OWN-FABLE-rubric-and-guide.docx TUESDAY MARCH 20 READING 8th - Go over lines and delivery for tomorrow's presentations. Read ch 22 in TKMB 7th - Read pp 572-577 in text on poetry 6th - Read "The THree Wishes" in textbook pp 936-938 ENGLISH 8th - bring in paragraph packet and character journal (if not handed in yet), begin to think about what you may want to do for your trial writing essay 7th - none 6th - work on fable outline and story - go over How to write a fable handout and outline notes from today's class - you can convert your story board to an outline form. Be ready to write in class - bring all notes etc you may need How-To-Write-a-fable.docx WRITE-YOUR-OWN-FABLE-rubric-and-guide.docx MONDAY MARCH 19 READING 8th - Please review ch 19-21 in TKMB and go over you lines (and how you would deliver them) for your group portrayal of ch 20 7th - Read pp 622-626 in text and answer questions on worksheet 6th - Read pp 878-882 in text and be prepared to create an outline in class tomorrow ENGLISH 8th - bring in paragraph packet tomorrow 7th - read poetry packet 6th - continue work on fable story boarding, we will outline and illustarte in class tomorrow. First draft due Monday, March 26, Final fable due Tuesday, April 3 FRIDAY MARCH 16 READING 8th - read ch 20 and 21 in TKMB 7th - none 6th - decide on fable moral and create a "skeleton" story board for your fable - Brainstorm ideas for your beginning, middle, and end of fable a write them down in some format (actual outline, bullets, sequentisl squares of a story borad - however you are comfortable with organizing your ideas - don't woryy this will take some time and be re-worked over next week. BUT you must have some ideas you want to work with on MOnday) THURSDAY MARCH 15 READING 8th - read ch 19 in TKMB 7th - nice job on Monsters performance - it was out of this world!! 6th - Check out the Morals possibilities at this site for your fable http://www.angelfire.com/sd/doomsquad/aesop.html ENGLISH 8th - I am still missing 3 sentence collages - tomorrow is end of Q, Do you owe me a wrtiing prompt?? 7th - Summary of Act 1 or 2 of Monsters and character motivation paragraphs due tomorrow, take home punctuation test due tomorrow. Do you owe me a writing prompt?? 6th - none. Do you owe me a writing prompt?? WED MARCH 14 READING 8th - Read ch 18 in TKMB, QUIZ on ch 12-18 tomorrow 7th - Monsters play presentation tomorrow 6th - Brainstorm a moral for your fable ENGLISH 8th - hand in any missing work before end of Q on Friday 7th - part 2 of paragraph wksht (section 1,2,3), work on play summary and character profile (motivations and emotions) 6th - Clause wksht - read notes and do page 3 TUES MARCH 13 READING 8th - read ch 17, quiz on ch 12-18 on Thursday 7th - go over parts for Monsters - know stage directions, motivations and inflections, quiz tomorrow on Monsters and parts of a play - see quizlet link below 6th - read pp 913-920 in text ENGLISH 8th - do participle wkshy side B 7th - write summary of Act 1 or 2 of Monsters and character evaluation/motivation paragraphs for monsters due Friday 6th - do sentence work in text p 874 - both A and B MON MARCH 12 READING 8th - Read ch 16 in TKMB, quiz on Thursday on ch 12-18 7th - reveiew lines and character motivation for Monsters, quiz on Monsters and play form on Wed (quizlet link http://quizlet.com/889877/the-monsters-are-due-on-maple-street-quiz-flash-cards/) 6th - quiz on five fables tomorrow (all but Wild Horses) ENGLISH 8th - Sentence project due tomorrow 8th-SENTENCE-PROJECT.docx 7th - paragraph packet page 2 and 3 (paras 1-8) 6th - know fables vocab for quiz tomorrow, oral presentations on fable authors tomorrow FRI MARCH 9 READING 8th - please read ch 14 and 15 in TKMB - be ready for a reading check 7th - re-read Monsters paying special attention to your parts 6th - Read Arachne in your text - be ready to answer questions in text on Monday ENGLISH 8th - work on sentence structure collage project - we will put together in class on Mon 8th-SENTENCE-PROJECT.docx read newspapers and magazines over the week-end to find examples 7th - finish graphic organizer for writing a summary of Monsters - we will write the summary next week 6th - con't work on oral presentation on fable authors - due tues we will work in class on Monday but be prepared. THURS MARCH 8 READING 8th - read ch 13 in TKMB - reading check tomorrow 7th - Read Monsters in text and finish handout on summary, reading check tomorrow on entire play 6th - Read p.847-852 in text - Do pages 1 and 2 in your packet then read the text and after reading complete page three and four of packet ENGLISH 8th - writing prompt due tomorrow 7th - writing prompt due tomorow 6th - grammar sheet on independent and subordinate clauses, writing prompt due tomorrow WED MARCH 7 READING 8th - read ch 12 in TKMB 7th - begin Monsters in text, do warm-up wkshts 6th - read text p. 839-844 ENGLISH - WRITING PROMPT REDRAFT NIGHT _ BRING IN TOMORROW FOR CREDIT 8th - prompt, sentence structure starters quiz tomorrow powerpoint link Sentence_Variety2-openers.ppt 7th - prompt 6th - prompt TUES MARCH 6 READING 8th - do Terra Nova prep reading packet - The Big River 7th - reread Dragonwings play, do questions 2 a and b under Critical Thinking and #1 under Drama Review on mpage 735 Terra NOva prep packet on Eagles 6th - re-read Black Cowboy, Wild BHorses, do questions 2 a and b, 3 a and b under Critical Thinking and question #2 in next section Oral Tradition Reviewon page 837 , Terra Nova reading packet due Thursday ENGLISH March-5-prompts.docx 8th - writing prompt draft due tomorrow 7th writing prompt draft due tomorrow, quiz on hyphens, dashes, and parentheses tomorrow 6th - writing prompt draft due tomorrow, appositive quiz fix-its due tomorrow MON MARCH 5 READING 8th - test on TKMB Part I tomorrow 7th - In textbook read pp 722 - 734 on drama and "Dragonwings" 6th - In textbook read pp824-=836 on oral traditions and "Black Cowboy, Wild Horses" ENGLISH 8th - writing prompt pre-writ March-5-prompts.docxe 7th - writing prompt pre-write March-5-prompts.docx and quiz on Wed on dashes, hyphens and parentheses 6th - writing prompt pre-write March-5-prompts.docx FRI MARCH 2 READING
6th - none, CD test fix-its
7th - FINAL HOBBIT PAPER DUE MONDAY
8th - Read ch 10 and 11 in TKMB - character journal and annotate for theme
ENGLISH
6th - none
7th - PAPER
8th - use various sentence structures from notes in character journal and highlight them for identification
THURS MARCH 1
READING
6th - none
7th -prepare for map presentation
8th - read ch 8 in TKMB, character journal
ENGLISH
6th - none
7th - redraft of paper - final due MONDAY
8th - sentence sheet - realtive clauses and paragraphs using all structure types with each identified.
WED FEB 29!!!
READING 6th - none - Congrats on finishing CD projects 7th - Map and passage work - work on your delivery for Friday 8th - Read cvh 8 in TKMB ENGLISH 6th - STudy for appositives quiz - look at notes, packet and homeworks 7th - read over comments of draft of paper come in with any questions 8th - write 2 sentenecs with appositives in beginning of sentence, 2 with appos in middle and two with them at the end, look over notes, do wksht on appos TUES FEB 28 READING 6th - Final level A project due tomorrow and Charlotte Growth chart due tomorrow 7th - Hobbit test tomorrow, map work 8th - read ch 7 in TKMB, chracter journals will be collected tomorrow ENGLISH 6th - projects, appositives quiz on Thurs - review tomorrow 7th - last page in punctuation packet 8th - combine sentences from powerpoint today using an -ing modifier MON FEB 27 READING 8th - read ch 6 in TKMB, prject due tomorrow TKMB-Project-1.docx, if I haven't seen your character journal yet, I must see it tomorrow. Continue with character journal - experiment with varying sentences. 7th - passages for map story, study for final Hobbit test on WED. 6th - Level A projects and growth chart project due WED. Please type passages for growth chart (you may use ellipses... for long passages), lower the font and paste onto square so that you have enough room for illustration TEST on ALL of CD tomorrow ENGLISH 8th - sentence structure review - write 2 simple, 2 compound, 2 complex sentences along with 1 sentence beginning with a prepostional phrase and one compound complex sentence. Punctuate correctly 7th - review new notes on hyphens and dashes, do 5.6A worksheet 6th - none - WORK ON CHARLOTTE DOYLE FRI FEB 24 READING 8th - read ch 5 in TKMB work on Make a Desription Come Alive project TKMB-Project-1.docx, continue with character journal 7th - PAPER DRAFT DUE MONDAY, 6th - Final CD test Tues, work on A project and character growth story board Charlotte-Doyle-Growth-Chart.docx. BRING ANYTHING YOU NEED FOR BOTH PROJECTS IN TO CLASS ON MONDAY WE WILL WORK THE ENTIRE TIME ON PROJECTS ENGLISH 8th - none 7th - find passages for map work 6th - re-copy appositive notes in notebook - add anything new you have learned from the worksheets THURS FEB 23 READING 8th - character journal, be ready for a reading check up on ch 1-4 in TKMB 7th - Finish Hobbit!!! work on paper and find passages for map. bring in map supplies tomorrow to work on map 6th - final CD test on Tues. ENGLISH 8th - four more vocab exercises and email them to me 7th - Paper and passages - if you didn't today bring me evidence that you are working on your paper 6th - appositives worksheets WED FEB 22 READING 8th - read ch 4 in TKMB, continue charcater journal 7th - read ch 18 in Hobbit, prepare for Hero Cycle terms quiz, work on paper and bring in work 6th - Finish CD, work on projects, final CD test on TUES ENGLISH 8th do four more vocab exercises on internet link http://wps.ablongman.com/long_licklider_vocabulary_2/6/1626/416421.cw/index.html email to - english@olvschooldc.net 7th - work on paper 6th - work on redfraft of prompt, be ready to "tell" your story on Friday TUES FEB 21 READING 6th - finish CD by THURS, 7th - Read ch 17 in Hobbit, work on passages for paper and map project 8th - begin character journal TKMB-ongoing-journal-project.docx catch up to ch 3 if not there in TKMB ENGLISH 6th - bring in redraft of narrative prompt tomorrow, write 5 sentences with either an appositive or an appositive phrase in them. The sentences should be about Charlotte Doyle book 7th - vocab quiz tomorrow 8th - do 4 vocab context clues exercises at http://wps.ablongman.com/long_licklider_vocabulary_2/6/1626/416421.cw/index.html and email them to me at english@olvschooldc.org THURS FEB !^ READING 8th - Read the first three (1-3) chapters on our new book To Kill a Mockingbirfd 7th - Read ch 15 and 16 in Hobbit, be prepared for a homework check, Hero Cycle terms quiz on THURS 6th - Read chapters 20 and 21 in CD, FINISH B LEVEL PROJECTS AND BRING THEM IN ON TUESDAY be ready for a homework/reading check on Tuesday, Cd20projects1.doc ENGLISH 8th - NONE 7th - work on organizing your Hobbit paper, find passages to use for your paper and map, finish vocab packet - section E Vocab test on Wed 6th - keep working on redraft of narrative story prompt. compklete anny fix-its you want to give m WED FEB 15 READING 8th - read packet on life in the rural South if not already done 7th - read ch 14 in Hobbit 6th - read ch 19 in Charlotte Doyle, work on B level projects and bring in anything you need to work on them tomorrow, Cd20projects1.doc ENGLISH 8th - test on CAPS and abbreviations website link for CAPS http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/592/1/ 7th - start thinking about how you want to organize your Hobbit paper, do fix-its on superlative test 6th - do fix-its on prep test TUES FEB 14 READING 8th - read packets on life in southern America handed out today. Go to www. and look at photos from Alabama in the 1930's 7th - complete ch 12 and 13 be ready for reading check-up , write a working thesis staement for Hobbit paper to be handed in 6th - study your part in the trial scene - do not need to memorize but be familiar with it. WORK ON B LEVEL PROJECTS, Bring in material tomorrow to work on projects in class ENGLISH 8th - test on Caps and abbrev on Thurs 7th - section C and D in vocab packet 6th - work on changes to story writing prompt MON FEB 13 READING 8th - think of what you were afraid of as a child, what things are your parents (adults) afraid of, what rules govern your daily life 7th - read ch 13 in Hobbit, con't to brainstorm about map ideas, fix-its on quiz 6th - CD quiz fix -its if not done in class, read ch 18 and get FAMILIAR with your role in the trial scene ENGLISH 8th - capitalization and abbreviation packet 7th - Comparative/superlative TEST - check notes and wkshts, create a THESIS STATEMENT for your hobbit/hero cycle paper 6th - Prep phrases (adjectival and adverbail) TEST - check notes and wkshts FRI FEB10 READING 6th - Read ch 17 in CD 7th - Read ch 12 in Hobbit 8th - none ENGLISH 6th - adverbial phrase worksheet, test on prep phrases on Tues 7th - adverb comparison wksht, test on comparatives on Tues 8th - use correct science writing on science fair as shown in class - passive voice, concise word choice, experiment is subject not you. THURS FEB 9 READING 6th - CD quiz on ch 13-16, continue to work on B level projects 7th - Hobbit quiz on ch 8-11 8th - none ENGLISH 6th - prep/adj phrase wksht, writing prompt due 7th - superlative/adj packet, writing prompt due 8th - none TUES FEB 7 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHARLES DICKENS READING 6th - read ch 15 in CD, quiz on Friday 7th - read ch 10 in Hobbit, quiz on Friday 8th - revise arguments, presentations tomorrow and Thursday ENGLISH 6th - Object of preposition wksht 7th - comparative adjective wksht 8th - author brochures due tomorrow MON FEB 6 READING 6th - GO BACK AND ACTUALLY READ CHAPTER 14. entrance card on ch 13 and 14, do fix-its on quiz work on projects - if you still need C level points get in those projects NOW 7th - be prepared for entrance card on ch 9 in Hobbit 8th - Arguments due tomorrow ENGLISH 6th - prep worksheet on Walter Reed, writing prompt pre-write Writing-Prompts-2-061.docx 7th - writing prompt pre-write Writing-Prompts-2-061.docx 8th - author brochure due Wed THURSDAY FEB 2 FOR THE WEEKEND READING - 8th - finish closing arguments - due Tuesday - presentations Wed and Thurs 7th - Read through ch 9 Hobbit 6th - Read through ch 15 in CD continue projects ENGLISH 8th - complete author brochure - due Tuesday will have class time on Monday 7th - none 6th - none TUESDAY JAN 31 READING 8th - work on Wind final arguments, quiz on Act 2 and 3 on Thursday 7th - -Read Hobbit chapter 8 for Thursday 6th - Read CD chapter 13, work on C level projects, Cd20projects1.doc, web sites for coats of arms - www.heraldry.ws and www.fleurdilis.com ***ALL C LEVEL PROJECTS DUE BY FRIDAY WE WILL WORK IN CLASS TOMORROW BRING IN ANY MATERIALS NEEDED ENGLISH 8TH - WORK ON AUTHOR BROCHURE in class tomorrow 7th - superlative project due Thursday 6th - working on prepositional phrase poster in class MONDAY JAN 30 It's Catgholic Schools Week so we atre doing projects in classes for the most part . Please remember to bring in any materials you may need for your projects - flashdrives, paper, magazines, scissors, parts done at home etc. READING 6th - CD quiz on chapter 6-12 tomorrow 7th - Hobbit quiz on chapters 4-7 tomorrow FRIDAY JAN 27 READING 8th - Finish Wind, read both packets of newspaper accounts of the Scopes Trial. Begin to brainstorm ideas for your final argument assignment, quiz on Act II and III on Wed 7th - Read the rest of ch 7, finish riddles and songs project - be ready to present on Monday, Quiz on Tues 6th - Read ch 11 and 12 in CD, work on projects, quiz on Tuesday Remember all C level projects must be in by Friday Feb 3, we will work in class on Monday so bring any materials needed ENGLISH 8th - work on Final Argument ideas - decide which rhetorical devices you want to use 7th - Superlative ad project due Thursday Feb 2 7th-Grade-SUPERLATIVE-PROJECT.docx 6th - Three prepositional phrase poems due MOnday - try and stump me!! THURS JAN 26 READING 8th - finish Act II in Wind 7th - Read to page 124 Break three quarters down page) in Hobbit Quiz on Tuesday, songs and riddles project due Monday - see below for link 6th - Ch 9 and 10 due tomorrow in CD - ENTRANCE CARD, work on projects - C level needs to be finished next Friday. Quiz on Tuesday ENGLISH 8th - test tomorrow on vocab words, parallelism and confusables (their, too) 7th - quiz tomorrow on Business letter and Comparative and Superlatives, complete worksheets from class today , superlative project due Thursday Feb 2 - see below for document link 6th - quiz tomorrow on Business letter and prepositions - look over notes and worksheets. Complete worksheets from class as homework and use to study WED Jan 25 READING 8th - Continue Act II scene 2 in Wind - finish for Friday - please read at least 10 pages tonight 7th - Read Ch 6 in Hobbit, continue to work on Songs and Riddles project due Monday Rhymes-and-songs-hobbit.docx 6th - Continue in CD ch 9 and 10 for Friday, work on C level projects, quiz on Tuesday Cd20projects1.doc ENGLISH 8th - quiz on Friday to review parllelism, confusables, and Wind vocab 7th - Comparative and superlative worksheet, comp and sup project handed out today - due Thursday, Feb 2, quiz on Friday on basics of comp and super and business letter set-up. 7th-Grade-SUPERLATIVE-PROJECT.docx 6th - go over list of prepositions, create 5 sentences with prep phrases - using 5 different prepositions. quiz on Friday on preps basics and business letter set-up prep-word-list.docx FRI JAN 20 READING 8th - Continue reading Wind through page 80 when Rachel is excused from the witness stand -halfway through ACTII scene 2 7th - read ch 4 in Hobbit, ch 5 due Wed 6th - read ch 6 in Charlotte, QUIZ on ch1-5 on MONDAY ENGLISH 8th - none 7th - write your business letter to a specific person at a specific compnay, school, government agency. Make sure you maintaing a formal tone and that your letter will be taken seriously Make sure to follow the correct format 6th - -write your formal business letter to the correct sprcific person at the company etc and maintain a formal, respectful tone Make sure to follow the correct format THURS JAN 19 READING 8th - Quiz on Act I of Wind 7th - Quiz in chapters 1-3 of Hobbit, illustration project due tomorrow Hobbit-Project-1.docx 6th - Read ch 5 of Charlotte ENGLISH 8th - review rhetoric terms 7th - decide to whom you want to write a busness letter and on what topic 6th - Decide to whom you want to write a business letter and on what topic WED JAN 18 READING 8th - Finish Act I (scene 1 and 2) of Wind, quiz on Friday 7th - Read ch 3 in Hobbit, Quiz on ch 1-3 on Friday, Begin illustration project due Friday Hobbit-Project-1.docx 6th - Read ch 4 in Charlotte Doyle ENGLISH 8th - none 7th - test your memory - do your best jo of setting up a buisness letter (formal letter), does not matter how right you are - but you must do it 6th - Brainstorm instnces where you will need to write a formal/business letter - you may ask parents for suggestions TUES JAN 17 READING 6th - Please read ch 3 in Charlotte Doyle 7th - Please read up to page break on page 39 in Hobbit 8th - Please read Act I Scene 2 in Inherit the Wind for Thursday FRI JAN 13 READING 8th - We are starting Inherit the Wind, please read ACT I Scene 1 7th - We are begiining our Hobbit journey - There and Back again!! Please read Ch 1 6th - Back to the open sea!! We are beginning The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, please read The Warning and Ch 1 to page 30. NO ENGLISH HMWK ----HAPPY LONG WEEK-END THURS JAN 12 ***6th and 7th WRITING PROMPTS ARE DUE TOMORROW*** ***8th grade writing prompt due TUESDAY*** READING 8th - We are starting a new play, Inherit the Wind. Tonight read the background information packet on the Scopes trial handed out in class 7th - We are beginning a new book today The Hobbit Please read chapter 1 "An Unexpected Party" for Tues 6th - none - we will begin our new book tomorrow Everyone had an English test today so NO ENGLISH HMWK - Except prompt!! WSED JAN 11 READING 8th - none 7th -- none 6th - none ENGLISH 8th - STudy for test on PARALLELISM and a few CONFUSABLES, write draft for writing prompt - see topic below (Tuesday hmwk) 7th - Study for test on misplace and dangling modifiers AND active/passive voice. Go over notes and past quizzes, revise draft for writing prompt - bring to class 6th - Study for test on QUOTATION MARKS. Go over past quizzes and notes, Revise draft for Writing Prompt - bring to class TUES JAN 10 READING 8th - none 7th - study for quiz on short story genre - use study guide and pre-write the short answer questions - may bring in one piece pf loose leaf with outlines and notes for answers 6th - study for test on poetry - use study guide - prewrite answers to short answer questions. You may bring in one piece of loose leaf with outlines and notes for short answer questions. ENGLISH 8th - parallelism wksht, draft prompt 7th - go over notes for misplaced modifier and active/passive test on Thurs, draft writing prompt 6th - go over notes for quotation mark test on Thursday, draft writing prompt MON JAN 9 READING 8th - go to www.americanrhetoric.com and listen to/view 3 speeches be able to talk about at least one of them in class tomorrow - share a piece of rhetoric. Scroll through the examples under the "fat man"icon in the lower right of page and listen to the excerpts. 7th - read "Hey Come on Out " in text p. 378-382 answer critical thinking questions 1-3 6th - study for final test on poetry on Wed. Review notes going all the way back to before break ENGLISH 8th - try your best at the parallelism worksheet - use your notes from today. Writing Prompt - The Occupy movement is a good example of two of the Freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, please explain which two and how the movement exemplifies them. Come in tomorrow with some brainstorming done and a notes written 7th - study over active/passive and misplaced modifier notes - come in with questions for review for test on Thursday PROMPT - Explain the 5 stages of fiction stories using a book you have read oustide of class as your example. Come in with brainstorm and pre-write complete tomorrow for my viewing. 6th - Complete quotation mark wksht on a piece of looseleaf to be handed in tomorrow. Prompt - What is the Chinese New Year (explain when and what), what does the animal mean? What animal were you born under? Should end up about 3-5 paragraphs in length depending on how much info you get. Come in tomorrow with pre-write and brainstorm done on paper for my viewing. FRI JAN 6 READING' 6th - none 7th - Answer Critical Thinking (1-3) questions on page 377 about "After Twenty Years" 8th - Read hand out of "Letter From the Birmingham Jail"and label examples of Ethos (E), Pathos (P), and Legos(L) Be ready for an entrance card on rhetoric definition and E,P,and L definition ENGLISH 6th - Study notes for quotation mark quiz on Monday 7th - Study dangling and misplaced modifier notes ofr quiz on Monday - mentally fix the list of sentences we illustrated in class on Friday 8th - none THURS JAN 5 READING 6th - re-read poems on pages 636-644 for quiz tomorrow. Know what the poems are about and examples of figurative language. 7th - Read short story "AFter Twenty Years and info pages in text p. 370-377 8th - go over rhetoric notes ENGLISH ALL CLASSES BRING IN REVISED WRITING PROMPT DRAFT TOMORROW PLEASE TYPE IF POSSIBLE 8th - Study for confusable word quiz (there, too, were, your, our, its) TUES JAN 3 WELCOME BACK!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Writing prompt for all grades in class this week - topic - What is the Mayan calendar prediction for 2012? Research sites: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/mayan-2012-calendar-doomsday-december-21-scientists-offer/story?id=15273982 READING 6th - read text book pages 636-644 poems and how to paraphrase. There will be a Reading quiz on these poems on Friday 7th - Read textbook pages 198-204 and begin shortstory "Lemon Brown" We are starting a short unit on short stories to learn the characteristics of the genre. 8th - none ENGLISH all classes do research on Mayan prediction and come to class reday to compose first draft 8th - Find definintion of 'rhetoric' and ask parents for their definition FRI DEC 16 READING 6th - Maniac article due Monday Final-writing-assignment-for-Maniac-Magee.docx 7th - Ch. 24 writing assignment due Monday CHAPTER-24.docx review of Giver reviews due Monday if not finished in class Read Lois Lowry Newberry acceptance speech - ENTRANCE CARD ON MONDAY 8th - Outsiders journal and final project due Monday outsiders-final-assignment.docx LEARN ALL YOUR LINES _ THURS DEC 15 READING 6th - Continue working on your Maniac article, use a graphic organizer/notes to make sure you cover all that you want 7th - Continue work on Ch 24 for Giver - ideas need to formulate and end up on paper very soon!! We will go over reviews packet tomorrow 8th - self-paced Outsiders reading and journal - you should be finishing the book tonight if you have not already. Journal entry due tomorrow and final packet due Monday ENGLISH 6th - poetry project due tomorrow - make sure you follow all the directions in the assignment packet 7th - quiz on active and passive voice - study notes and use quizlet.com (active passive examples) 8th - LINES LINES LINES WED DEC 14 READING 6th - Work on your Maniac article due Mon, look at the Post profile on Newt Gingrich for style ideas Final-writing-assignment-for-Maniac-Magee.docx 7th - Work on Ch 24 writing assignment due Mon CHAPTER-24.docx Read Giver reviews for class work tomorrow - 4 reviews in packet 8th - Self-paced reading and journal on Outsiders - one more entry due Friday and then complete packet due Mon outsiders-final-assignment.docx ENGLISH 6th - retake on poetry terms quiz tomorrow - study notes (recopy), do flashcards and quizlet.com (search poetry terms 6th grade - mine is about #12 on the list), poetry project due FRIDAY 7th - quiz on passive/active on Friday, recopy notes neatly tonight for me to see tomorrow 8th - LINES< LINES< LINES TUES DEC 13 READING 6th - Work on your Maniac article Final-writing-assignment-for-Maniac-Magee.docx It is due Monday. 7th - Work on final assignment - Write Giver ch 24 - due Monday CHAPTER-24.docx 8th - Self-paced Outsiders reading and journal final assignment handed out today. outsiders-final-assignment.docx Everything is due Monday ENGLISH 6th - Write example sentences for alliteration, metaphor, repitition, sensory language, hyperbole. Review flash cards you made and on the quizlet.com site (poetry terms 6th grade tricia burke) Work on poetry project - due FRIDAY 7th - write 5 active voice sentences and 5 passive voice sentences 8th - LINES, LINES, LINES MON DEC 12 READING 6th - Brainstorm for your Maniac article - be sure to write down your ideas to be able to begin work in class tomorrow - assignment link Final-writing-assignment-for-Maniac-Magee.docx 7th - brainstorm character traits for any characters you will be using in Giver Ch. 24. How will you bring out these traits in your writing??? 8th - continue self-paced work on OUTSIDERS. ENGLISH 6th - Do fix-its on your poetry quiz -do directly on quiz. On back of quiz write sentence examples of: Personification, onomatopoeia. metaphor, rhyme 7th - complete wksht on ACtive/Passive voive (p58) 8th - LEARN LINES - NO SCRIPTS ON STAGE TOMORROW FRI DEC 9 READING 6th - Maniac part 3 quiz on MOnday, story map part 3 in your packets 7th - Begin brainstorming about Chapter 24 for Giver, try to think about all the characteristics of narrative writing 8th - Self paced Outsiders reading and journaling. Ch 5,6 journal due Mon for viewing ENGLISH 6th - poetry project - sshhh 7th - none 8th - learn lines for play thurs DEC 8 READING 6th - Tonight we finish Maniac Magee ! Read all the way to the end and we can discuss the book tomorrow. 7th - none 8th - self-paced Outsider reading, Journal entry for ch 3 and 4 due tomorrow for viewing ENGLISH writing-prompts-12-5.docx 6th - study for poetry terms quiz tomorrow, use flashcards and www.quizlet.com search for "poetry terms 6th grade triciaburke", writing prompt due tomorrow 7th - Unit 1 vocabulary quiz tomorrow, writing prompt due 8th - learn play lines, writing prompt due tomorrow - advice for 7th graders about applying to highschool - 1 para TUES DEC 6 READING 6th - Read Maniac to page 161 7th - Read Giver to page 169. Study guide will be do in its entirety on Friday 8th - Self-paced Outsider reading. Journal questions for ch 1 and 2 due tomorrow for viewing ENGLISH 6th - Read text pages 624-626, complete Critical Thinking questions 1-4 (all parts), Reading Skills question 1a,b,c and Literary Analysis question 4 and 5. FRIDAY quiz on poetry terms in notebooks, draft for writing prompt writing-prompts-12-5.docx 7th - Vocab packet 1C, draft for writing prompt 8th - Learn Lines by FRIDAY for Christmas play No Wonder, Writing prompt -one paragraph- what advice would you give a 7th grader about applying to highschool now that you have done it. Make sure it has a topic sentence 2-3 pieces of advice and perhaps why and a concluding sentence. MON DEC 5 READING 6th - Read Maniac to page 148, do fix-its on your test from Friday. 7th - Read Giver to page 145, do fix its on the short answers from friday's test 8th- Read The Outsiders Ch 2 ENGLISH writing-prompts-12-5.docx these prompts may need some research done - tonight! 6th - writing prompt pre write and brainstorm, come in with ideas for essay written down 7th - writing prompt pre write and brainstorm, come in with ideas written down, vocab packet read words and definitions complete section 1A, complete hand out on problem/solution essay 8th - study lines in play. FRI DEC 2 READING 6th - Read Maniac to page 140 7th - Read Giver to page 138 8th - New book given out today. Please peruse the cover and blurbs on The Outsiders and read Chapter 1 ENGLISH 6th - textbook read page 562-568, answer Critical Thinking questions 1, 2 a&b, 3a&b, 4a&b on page 568 and vocab questions 1-6 on page 569 on a separate sheet of paper to be collected 7th - none 8th - none -Good job on paper and test today. Thank You. THURS DEC 1 READING 6th - Test on Mania Parts 1 and 2 tomorrow, Grayson project due see link below 7th - Test on Giver p. 1-117 tomorrow, Street Scene project due see link below 8th - Killer Angels paper due tomorrow. See link below Giver-Project-drawing.docx Killer-Angels-paper-topic.docx Grayson-Symbol-Portrait-Project.docx ENGLISH 6th - Writing prompt due Link to topic below) 7th - Writing prompt due (Link to topic below) 8th - Test on lit terms and poetry types. Go to www.quizlet.com type in lit etrms and poetry types and see my flashcards to study. Take some of the practice tests on the site Writing-prompts-11-28.docx WED NOV 30 READING 8th - Killer ANgesl paper - work out your thesis and which quotes you want to use. Begin to organize and analyze. 7th - Read The Giver to page 117. Test on Friday on pages 1-117. Work on project - Two Street Scenes. See link Giver-Project-drawing.docx 6th - Read Work on diamante poem on Grayson (use character web for ideas), come to class ready to work on portrait project. See link. Grayson-Symbol-Portrait-Project.docx, review for Test on Friday on Parts 1 and 2. Do not worry about reading further than Part 2. ENGLISH 8th - Literary terms and poetry type test on Friday - look up examples of terms to study (satire, irony, allegory etc) 7th - revise writing prompt for content and structure - see teacher comments from today 6th - revise writing prompt for content and structure, finish definitions if not completed for today TUES NOV 29 GOOD LUCK ON HSPT 8th GRADE READING 8th - none - work on paper (due Friday) if you like BUT GET TO BED AT 9pm 7th - Read Giver to page 107 (entrance card so review if you have already read), Test on Friday on pages 1-117, 6th - Read ManiacMagee to page 118 (end of Part 2), entrance card tomorrow, Test on Parts 1 and 2 on Friday ENGLISH 8th - test on literary terms and types of poems on Friday - review handouts and previous quizzes 7th Prompt Draft Night, please bring draft in to class tomorrow, entrance card on EXPOSITORY writing 6th - In textbook read pages 552 and 553, Write defintions for Elements of Poety terms in your English notebook Writing prompt drafts should be written tonight and brought in to be checked tomorrow. MON NOV 28 Reading 8th - Please work on Killer Angels paper due Friday. Killer-Angels-paper-topic.docx If you haven't finished the boojm you must do so tonight. 7th - Please read ch 10 and 11 in Giver and do study guide questions for the two chapters 6th - Please read to page 111 in Maniac Magee ENGLISH Writing-prompts-11-28.docx 6th - You may do fix-its on the paragraph quiz to be handed in tomorrow. Writing prompt pre-write 7th - Writing prompt pre-write 8th - vocab for HSPT, Chapter 4 packet, no writing prompt this week for 8th grade only TUESDAY NOV 22 HAPPY TURKEY DAY READING 8th - Please finish Killer Angels and begin work on the paper. The link to the assignment is below. 7th - Please read The Giver to page 71 Great work on the debate today. 6th - Please read Maniac Magee to page 100 HAVE A GREAT BREAK MONDAY NOV 21 READING 8th -- Please complete Killer ANgels over break. Follow the link to the paper topic - paper is due Friday, Dec 2 Killer-Angels-paper-topic.docx 7th - We will have the pro/con Utopia debate tomorrow. Prepare your section and try to anticipate possible questions. Think of questions to ask the other side. 6th - Read to the end of Part I in Maniac Magee (page 76), we will have a fun competition tomorrow "Who Wants to be a Maniac Millionaire" asking questiond from the whole first part. Write a poem similar to the handout from Ch. 17 - descriptive adjectives and adverbs. ENGLISH 8th - group essays are due tiomorrow, high school essays - revisions or drafts please. 7th - debate prep 6th - none FRIDAY NOV 18 READING 8th - Finish July 2nd scetion in Killer Angels for Monday - ENTRANCE CARD 7th - Read Giver to page 34 Quiz on Monday. Continue Debate prep. Remember you all must agree on points and help each other out ceating your argument's side. The utopian society that you are for or against does not hace to be the same one as in The Giver - it is 7th grade's version on Utopia. 6th - Read Maniac to page 68 continuing to underline hyperbole and awesome feats ENGLISH 8th - Finish work on high school essays and group essays on non-fiction structure 7th - Research for your point in the debate 6th - There will be an open note quiz on Monday on pages 79-84 in the red grammar book. Know paragraph types, recognize topic sentences and supporting details, types of supporting details, parts to a paragraph. THURS NOV 17 - ALL CLASSES ***WRITING PROMPTS DUE TOMORROW READING 8th - Finish July 2nd section in Killer Angels for Monday 7th - Read Giver Chapter v3 and do study guide, begin thinking about debate positions (pro/con Utopia) 6th - Quiz on pages 1-54 in Maniac Magee tomorrow, presentation of ch 10 and 11 skits ENGLISH 8th - Quiz on litererary terms tomorrow - 35 terms on sheet (9 are new to you). 7th - Quiz on structure and content of Compare/Contrast and Persuasive essays (transition words used and evidence for persuasion) 6th - none TUES NOV 15 Writing Prompts all three grades WRITING-PROMPTS-11-14.docx READING 8th - Continue reading Killer Angels for trip tomorrow 7th - Read The Giver (new book given out today) Ch 1 and 2 for Thursday. Complete vocab words and study guide questions for Thursday. Underline characters, exposition, and what makes Jonas's world perfect (utopia) 6th - read Maniac to page 54 for Thursday, write up and practice scenes from Ch 10 and 11 for play production on Friday - parts and assignments were decided upon in small groups today in class. Quiz on Friday ENGLISH 8th - Finish making Flash Cards for literary terms quiz on Friday 7th - Complete exercises on link or hard copy to be looked at on Thursday Persuasive essay transition words and supporting facts http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/minilessons.asp?topic=persuasive 6th - Red grammar book page 83 and 84 exercise 1 complete on separate sheet of paper. MON NOV 14 Writing Prompts topics for all three grades - WRITING-PROMPTS-11-14.docx READING 8th - EVERYONE MUST READ THE KILLER ANGELS CHAPTER ASSIGNED LAST THURSDAY. 13 OUT OF THE 20 STUDENTS DID NOT READ. THE CLASS NEEDS TO BE ON PAGE 236 BY TOMORROW. 7th - Think about what your utopia would be like. What makes a perfect world? 6th - Read Maniac Magee through page 40 continue to underline hyperbole and feats. ENGLISH 8th - Study literary terms sheet given out today. Quiz on Friday. Test on terms and poetry forms on Tuesday, Nov.28 . Non fiction packet due Friday, brainstorm for writing prompt - see attached link 7th - Go over persuasive essay notes, quiz on Friday on structure of comapare/contrast and persuasive essays. Brainstorm for writing prompt see attached link for topic 6th - New red Grammar for Writing book handed out today. Please do exercise 1 on page 80-81 and write a concluding sentence for the sample essay on Lincoln on page 80. Brainstorm for writing prompt topic - ideas due tomorrow - see attached link THURS NOV 10 READING 8th - Read Killer Angels "Chamberlain" p.205-236 entrance card on Monday 7th -None. We will start The Giver on Monday. Great job on the Truth documentary 6th - Read Maniac Magee to page 30. Underline every use of hyperbole (over-exaggeration) and reference to Maniac's amazing feats (actions and abilities). Remember we are looking at him as a legend ENGLISH 8th - Poetry form quiz on Monday for everyone who was on a shadow etc. today Write the essay on non-fiction structure and organization answering all the questions that are on the assignment sheet. Use notes from partner work today. When-writing-historical-fiction-the-author-must-very-carefully-adhere-to-some-basic-rules.docx 7th - Final revision of Apples and Oranges compare/contrats essay due. Use corrections given back this week. 6th - Write a good hamburger paragraph on either a beautiful sunset/sunrise or a night with a full moon. Use the topic sentence you came up with in class today. Remember topic sentence, three supporting details, and a concluding sentence that refers back to the topic sentence. WED NOV 9 READING 8th - Angels to p. 205, stories in text book p. 200 and p. 600 use sheet for thinking questionsWhen-writing-historical-fiction-the-author-must-very-carefully-adhere-to-some-basic-rules.docx 7th - practice parts for TRUTH project 6th - Maniac to page 9 ENGLISH 8th - quiz on poetry types 7th - Revised Apples and Oranges compare/contrast essay due Monday. 6th - none we will continue paragraph work tomorrow TUES NOV 8 READING 8th - read Longstreet chapter (p 205) by Thursday 7th - practice lines for TRUTH project 6th - none ENGLISH 8th - study poetry forms for quiz Thursday, high school essay revisions 7th - practice for TRUTH project, bring in any costumes you may need 6th - edit candy store paragraphs sheet MON NOV 7 READING 8th - review through page 180 7th - work on TRUTH project - learn lines, work on answers 6th - none ENGLISH 8th - poetry flip book due tomorrow, if not in class today you have till Wed. Quiz on Thurs on poetry types 7th - TRUTH project 6th - Burger paragraph due tomorrow THURS NOV 3 READING 8th - Angels to end of scetion (p.149) quiz in July 1 section tomorrow 7th - write up your character's version of the TRUTH, bring to class 6th - Ulysses project due tomorrow ULYSSES-FINAL-PROJECT.docx **please bring in any props or costume pieces you may need for your presentation ENGLISH 8th - poem homework - titles, authors and why for 3 ballads,epics, elegies, odes, and sonnets 7th - draft and revision of apples oranges compare contrast essay due Monday 6th - Ulysses project tomorrow WED NOV 2 READING 8th - ANgels to p. 146 quiz on July 1 section ion Friday 7th - begin your part's version of what happened i n Truth 6th - none ENGLISH 8th - poem type packet, please complete 7th - go over compare contrast essay notes 6th -- tell me what you like on your hamburgers and cheeseburgers TUES NOV 1 READING 8th - Angels to p. 135 7th - finish book, prepare notes for compare contrat of Truth stories 6th - Ulysses test tomorrow - go over todays notes/study guide ENGLISH 8th - high school essay draft due Friday 7th - none 6th - Ulysses project due Friday MON OCT 3 - HAPPY HALLOWEEN 8th - ANgels to p 126 - know your theme 7th - finish Truth by Wed at latest 6th - Ulysses project and review time tomorrow in class - bring what you need for your project ULYSSES-FINAL-PROJECT.docx FRIDAY OCT 28 READING 8th - Angels to p 126 by Monday 7th - to at least 167 if not finished, go over entries we did in class and answer questions we asked - do in paraghraph form 6th - Ulysses project, Test on Wed THURS OCT 27 READING 8th - ANGELS - read to p. 126 by Monday 7th - reread to p. 140 - assigned through p 129 but most scooted ahead but didn't carch major points - read closely 6th - Ulysses project ULYSSES-FINAL-PROJECT.docx project presentation on Friday Nov 4, final Ulysses test on Wed Nov 2. ENGLISH 8th - CONGRATS ON NBT 7th - idiom project due tomorrow 6th - work on Ulysses project WED OCT 26 READING 6th - decide which mythological character you want to research and be 7th - read to page 129 8th - none ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - idiom project - draw and write meanings due Friday 8th - NBT DUE TOMORROW packet sequence - cover (slogan and Logo plus your name, date and class), next you written material - expository, problem solutuion, compare contrast, persuasive, marketing strategy followed by full page magazine ad. Oral presentations tomorrow - be clear, audible, and convincing. The-Next-Big-Thin1.docx TUESDAY OCT 25 READING 6th - none 7th - read article on page 99 in Truth. Comp quiz on book so far 8th - Angels Part 2 ch 1 Lee (p.73) ENGLISH 6th - study for test on compound and complex sentences - use review packet 7th - fix its if not done in class 8th - NBT may work on art only in class tomorrow - use packets for writing tonight PRESENTATION ON THURSDAY MONDAY OCT 24 READING - 6th - finish book, brainstorm and write thoughts/notes on your definition of a hero. Be prepared to write a paragraph in class tomorrow on your definition 7th - Read to p. 98 Be ready to write journal entry # 7 in class tomorrow 8th - review ch 3 and 4 marking where you see instances of the 10 themes ENGLISH 6th - finish complex sentence study guide test on Wed 7th - think of and ask dinner companions for idioms - no internet or books 8th - Next Big Thing - work tonight and be able to work in class tomorrow **if you are out shadowing tomorrow please check web for homework FRIDAY OCT 21 READING 6th -Ulysses read to page 156 when they fall asleep 7th -TRuth read to p. 83 8th - ANgels read to page 68 ENGLISH 6th - go over notes on compound and complex sentences, finish art and story from field trip if not completed, test on Wednesday 7th - do Journal entries for Truth 8th - Next Big Thing - final push THURS OCT 20 NICE JOB ON FIELD TRIP 6th GRADE 6th - Ino's veil entrance card on Calypso and Ino 7th - Truth - page 58 begin Journal 8th -Angels ch 1 and 2 ENGLISH 6th - 10 complex sentences to be handed in - 5 of each type 7th - none - there will be time to finish test tomorrow if needed 8th - quiz on non fiction writing types and question directives (see hand out sheet) Next Big Thing - if you do not have a product or service idea yet - you must just go with whatever you are thinking about and start the writing. The point is to pick something that interests you and then follow the writing directions - it does not actually have to be a brilliant idea - just get working - presentations are next THURS. The brainstorming stage should have ended last week-end. WED OCT 19 READING - 6th - field trip tomorrow 7th - Truth p. 58 by Friday Mrs L will pass out Journal assignment in class tomorrow 8th - Angels Ch 1,2 ENGLISH 6th - 10 complex sentences 5 of each type to be handed in on Fri 7th - study for test - Parts of Speech, nouns, pronouns 8th - Be ready to work on NBT in class tomorrow, test on non fict writing and question directives on Friday TUESDAY OCT 18 READING 6th - Ino's Veil 7th - Truth p. 58 by Friday 8th - look through Killer Angels ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - study guide for nouns - possessive and plural 8th - begin studying for quiz on Thursday on writing organization and question directives Continue work on NBT - should be begining to organize writing sections - bullet what you want to say revised sample business plan attached - please skim through for ideas sample-business-plan.docx MONDAY OCT 17 READING 6th - read Calypso chapter 7th - Truth read through p. 32 8th - none ENGLISH 6th - quiz on compound and complex sentences (10 sentences to identify, 5 to punctuate) Go through all your notes 7th - create study guide for pronouns 8th - look over business plan for ideas use this link sample-business-plan.docx FRIDAY OCT 14 READING 6th - read Cattle of the Sun, answer paragraph question handed out in class on Ulysses ulysses-paragraph.docx 7th - NBT (Nothing But the Truth) read prologue through page 13 8th - read text book p.548-571 reading comp quiz on Monday, ENGLISH 6th - compound and complex sentence quiz on TUESDAY Oct 18 7th - pronoun, noun, parts of speech test on THURSDAY OCT 20 8th - brainstorm and RESEARCH NBT and bullet high school essay **cook and review your recipe OCT 12 READING 6th - study for Ulysses quiz on Friday Cannibal Beach through Scylla and Charybdis 7th - do reading test on pages 528-529, read pages 530-534, be ready for in class essay on page 535 8th - recipe review due Monday, begin NBT due OCT 27 OCT 11 READING 6th - Read p. 85-96 (2 stories) 7th - Read Eternal Frontier (500-502) and do questions 1-4 on p 503 8th - brainstorm product for NBT ENGLISH 6th - complex sentence wksht 7th - pronoun wksht, study for pronoun quiz 8th - non fiction writing type quiz OCT 7 Happy Feast Day READING 6th - prepare storytelling project be ready to go on Tues. 6th-grade-speaking-project-Ulysses.docx 7th - none 8th - none - booklet if not handed in yet ENGLISH 6th - none 7th 0 none 8th - for Tuesday Read text Pages 534-547, create organization charts for each as on p. 534, write bullet points for b'c and c's on page 547, write recipe for a friend to follow - be precise and thorough OCT 6 READING 6th - read the wandering rocks, continue to prep storytelling project - 6th-grade-speaking-project-Ulysses.docx 7th - read text p 490-496 answer Reading Skill and Literary Analysis 1-3 on page 497 8th - booklet due tomorrow OMAS20SYMBOL20BOOKLET20RUBRIC1.doc ENGLISH 6th - complex sentence wksht #1 belayer * while* is a sub conjunction 7th - pronoun wksht (indef) 8th - for Tuesday Read text Pages 534-547, create organization charts for each as on p. 534, write bullet points for b'c and c's on page 547, write recipe for a friend to follow - be precise and thorough OCT 5 READING 6th - read Land of the Dead 7th - read text p. 8-20 8th - booklet OMAS20SYMBOL20BOOKLET20RUBRIC1.doc ENGLISH 6th - prep storytelling project 6th-grade-speaking-project-Ulysses.docx 7th - vocab packet 8th - booklet OCT 3 READING 6th - Ulysses - through page 70 by Wed 7th - none 8th - read text book 462-472 OMAS symbol booklet due Friday OMAS20SYMBOL20BOOKLET20RUBRIC1.doc ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - MM essay due Wed Missing20May20writing20assignment1.doc 8th - packet on reading due Wed (vocab and non fiction types) SEPT 30 READING 6th - read to page 70 by Wed. 7th - MM essay due Wed (link coming) 8th - OMAS project due Fri (link coming) ENGLISH 6th - write 5 compound sentences 7th - pronoun wkshts 8th - none - good job on editing quiz! SEPT 29 READING 6th - study for quiz Ulysses through Keeper of the Winds 7th - brainstorm for May paper 8th - brainstorm for OMAS project ENGLISH 6th - study compound sentence notes 7th - study pronoun notes 8th - none SEPT 28 READING 6th - Ulysses Keeper of the Winds (p41) 7th - none 8th - finish note packet, finish editing Santiago paragraph ENGLISH 6th - compound sentence wksht 7th - Jabberwocky - POS!!! 8th - study for editing test - 8th-review-for-punct-edit-test.docx, www.nationalpunctuationday.com SEPT 27 READING 6th - read Ulysses p. 10-26 7th - none 8th - bullet note packet on OMAS ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - study for test on parts of speech plural and possesive nouns, irreg verbs 8th - review for edit test on Thursday SEPT 26 READING 6th - p. 1-9 in Ulysses 7th - study foir MM - you have the questions 8th -OMAS finish ENGLISH 6th - test on sentence types and some comma usage 7th - possessive noun sheets 8th - revise Santiago essay SEPT 23 READING 6th - none 7th - finish MM 8th - finish OMAS ENGLISH 6th - comic strip, English Test on Tues - types of sentences, comma use 7th - POS poster due Mon, 7th-Grade-Parts-of-Speech-Collage.docx Test on nouns and verbs Wed 8th - Santiago paragraph santiago-para-assign.docx SEPT 22 READING 6th - none 7th - Read ch 8 in MM 8th - OMAS comprehension quiz p 1-86, Hemingway profile duesantiago-para-assign.docx ENGLISH 6th - sentence type worksheet 7th - work on part of speech poster 8th - none SEPT 21 READING 6th Mrs. Burke - finish drawing and paragraph from last night if not completed 7th Mrs Burke - read MM ch 6 and 7 8th - read OMAS to page 66 "I wish he'd sleep" ENGLISH Mrs Burke 6th - none 7th - work on poster, noun wksht 7th-Grade-Parts-of-Speech-Collage.docx 8th - none SEPT 20 READING 6th Mrs Burke - SQ3R quiz tomorrow, draw picture of scene from All Summer in a Day from memory. Use construction paper handed out. Picture on 2/3 of page on the bottom third write a few sentences about how the story made you feel. Did the descriptions have anything to do with how you felt and understood the story. I would prefer you to type the paragraph and paste it on Mrs Limarzi - Study for tomorrow's quiz on SQ3R and Cornell notes 7th Mrs. Burke - character profile collage (10 pictures and or symbols) due tomorrow and come in with 3 instances of humor in ch 1-5, SQ3R quiz tomorrow Mrs Limarzi - Read chapter 4 of MM and highlight/underline at least 8 strong verbs (action words) while reading 8th - SQ3R quiz tomorrow, character web on Santiago(sheet and answer questions from board "What do you think of S crazy loon or perfectionist? reckless or courageous - back up with quotes from book so far) and predictions Profile on Hemingway due Fri. ENGLISH 6th Mrs Burke - none Mrs Limarzi - continue work on second draft of paper 7th - Mrs Burke - project due Monday- parts of speech collage7th-Grade-Parts-of-Speech-Collage.docx Mrs. Limarzi - final draft of life lesson due Friday 8th - 2 riddles on punctuation, courage essay due tomorrow COURAGE-ESSAY.docx SEPT 19 READING 6th MRS BURKE - SQ3R quiz on Wed MRS LIMARZI - 1) Quiz Wednesday on reading a textbook (SQ3R, Cornell notes, parts of a book) 2) Do Cornell notes questions and answers on pages 15-18 of science book due TOMORROW 7th MRS BURKE - read MM to page 39 SQ3R quiz on Wed MRS LIMARZI - 1) Quiz tomorrow on reading a textbook (SQ3R, Cornell notes, part of a book) 2) Read chapter 3 of Missing May and write down at least 3 new things we learn about May, Ob, and Summer in chapters 2 and 3. 8th - read to page 44 in OMAS "nothing happened" ENGLISH 6th MRS BURKE - edit and proof essay final draft due tomorrow, comma sheet 1-9 underline all independent clauses MRS LIMARZI - Keep working on revising your paper (will continue in class tomorrow) 7th MRS BURKE - oral presentations tomorrow MRS LIMARZI - none 8th - work on courage essay, edit and proof revisions final due Wed SEPT 16 READING MRS BURKE 6th - draft ready for spelling and grammar editing bring to class MRS LIMARZI 6th -Cornell notes for science due Monday Quiz Wednesday on reading a textbook 7th MRS BURKE - finish SQ3R for monday, read to page 24 in MM MRS LIMARZI - Quiz Tuesday on reading a textbook 8th - OMAS to page 32 - underline things that INTRIGUE you ENGLISH MRS BURKE 6th - none MRS LIMARZI 6th - rough draft due Monday, if not finished in class 7th - MRS. BURKE - final draft due Monday ready for presentation MRS LIMARZI - second draft due Monday 8th revised draft due Monday SEPT 15 BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT READING MRS. BURKE 6th - work on drafts adding action verbs, simile, and sensory lang MRS. LIMARZI 6th - Quiz on reading a textbook (SQ3R and Cornell notes) on Wednesday Rough drafts due Monday (if not already finished in class) MRS. BURKE 7th - final draft due Monday, SQ3R rest of ch 1 in Science MRS. LIMARZI 7th - SQ3R Cornell Notes due tomorrow (if not completed in class) Quiz on reading a textbook (SQ3R and Cornell notes) on Tuesday 8th - finish pre-writing SEPT 14 READING MRS. BURKE 6th - none MRS. LIMARZI 6th - Finish writing questions for Chapter 1 Section 1 of science book (started in class today) MRS. BURKE 7th - none MRS. LIMARZI 7th - All SQ3R work done for Chapter 1 Sections 1-3 of science book (questions and answers) due FRIDAY There will be a quiz on reading a textbook, SQ3R, and Cornell note-taking on TUESDAY 8th - none ENGLISH MRS. BURKE 6th - finish first draft, write one sentence for each punctuation sign - !?., "" and ' MRS. LIMARZI 6th - None MRS. BURKE 7th - edit, proof and bring in "final" draft MRS. LIMARZI 7th - Second draft of proverb life lesson story due Monday 8th - 3 What am I punctuation riddles SEPT 13 READING MRS. BURKE 6th - finish SQ3R if not done yet - should have questions for whole chapter and answers for section one MRS LIMARZI 6th - Fix Its on The Cay Quiz due tomorrow. MRS. BURKE 7th -incoporate revisions to proverb draft - second draft due tomorrow - look at word choice MRS. LIMARZI 7th - SQ3R Questions for Science Chapter 1 Sections 1-3 due tomorrow. The answers for Sections 1-3 are due Friday. This was all started in class. 8th- read "Charge of the Light Brigade" and make notes in margins - what do you see, hear, feel, any figurative language ENGLISH MRS. BURKE 6th - complete graphic organizer on life lesson writing - can leave last box blank MRS. LIMARZI 6th - Finish all work on prewriting picture and words that was started in class. Be prepared to start a rough draft tomorrow in class. MRS. BURKE 7th - complete Parts Of Speech notes MRS. LIMARZI 7th - NONE 8th - none SEPT 12 READING MRS. BURKE 6th - SQ3R - read section one of your chapter and answer the questions you wrote in your notes. ALL ANSWERS SHOULD BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS Please do not take more tha 20 minutes. If you are not done in 20 min that is fine have your parent initial where you left off and finish tomorrow night. MRS LIMARZI - 6th fix-its on The Cay quiz due on Wed MRS BURKE 7th - SQ3R in Science text Finish questions for all of chapter 1 and answer questions for section 1 MRS. LIMARZI - 7TH SQ3R sections one and two in science text do questions by Wed, Single Shard fix-its due Wed 8th - Think about your pre writing for Separate Peace - you will only have the first 10 minutes of class to finish up ENGLISH MRS. BURKE AND MRS. LIMARZI 6TH - write blind notes neatly and use to write a paragraph on how it FELT to be blind MRS. BURKE AND MRS. LIMARZI 7TH - Rough (first) draft on prover essay due tomorrow 8th - Answer your SQ3R questions in your notes SEPT 9 READING 6th - Use the SQ3R reading method for your 1st chapter in either your science or social studies text. Complete the first survey and the second survey and question column in your notebook (use the correct subject notebook - science or social studies). Bring to class. 7th - Complete the S and Q for the first chapter in your science text - complete in your science notebook 8th - Read chapter 2 in science text and answer your question IN YOUR OWN WORDS. ENGLISH 6th - go over pre writing notes 7th - go over pre writing notes, continue to work on prover draft 8th - go over pre writing notes SEPT 8 READING 8th - Use SQ3R sheets for science text follow directions on handout 7th - Test on Single Shard tomorroe 6th - test on The Cay tomorrow All classes bring Science text book to class SEPT 7 READING 6th Mrs Burke and Mrs. Lamarzi - Brainstorm 3 ideas for writing prompt on The Cay write them in notebook Bring science textbook to class 7th - Burke - Finish surveying chapter 1 in science book finish graphic organizer on proverb and do a freewrite if necessary Lamarzi - Bring social studies textbook to class, quiz on Single Shard on Friday 8th - yearbook due tomorrow, bring reading journal to class and science textbook SEPT 6 READING 6th - look over graphic organizers on story and character - think and write down ideas for the character organizer on PHILLIP. Do not write on organizer - keep in notes 7th - work on new proverb graphic organizer 8th - Devon yearbook - remember pictures and quotes that show the person's character - what he loved and respected etc ENGLISH 6th - please bring social studies text to class 7th - please bring science text to class 8th - bring science or social studies text to class WELCOME BACK!! IT WILL BE A GREAT YEAR - PROMISE! SEPT 2, 2011
6th - Bring blindfold on Tuesday. Skim The Cay for the four tools that Timothy creates to help Phillip survive on the island
. either write them down or be prepared to write them for me on Tuesday...
7th - continue reflecting and thinking of ideas for your proverb. Make sure your graphic organizer is finished 8th - Devon school yearbook project due Wed. Dedication page and student page for Finny, Gene, Leper, and Brinker use pictures and era appropriate quotes. 7th and 8th grade project assignment pages will be attached as soon as I can get my school computer online - hopefully Sunday. Every student has a copy of the assignment page. MAY 28
6th - work on interview, brainstorm letter. Bring materials to class to work on both 7th - research paper work on tonight - bring materials to class to continue work use planning guide, footnote guide, and following link to set up paper citations correctly http://fc.lovett.org/~rmartin/footnotes/ MAY 27 6th grade - scrapbooks due Tues. Interview due Thursday 7th - Research papers - draft - we will go over footnoting on Tuesday and you can do final drafts for Wed-Friday.. for now just asterisk where you want a footnote and note from what source it's from. Bring drafts to class on Tuesday. MAY 26 Technically no homework because of Arts Night -but - all grades can/should work on ongoing projects MAY 25 READING 6th - none 7th - brainstowm historical fiction 8th - lines ENGLISH 6th - prep for interviews 7th - paper research, study for outline quiz 8th - research paper MAY 24 READING 6th - none 7th - take home test essay, redo outline 8th - lines, work on paper 7thand 8th - here is a document to help with footnoting - sorry having trouble uploading it - I'll try again later and will have a hard copy for you tomorrow MAY 23 READING 6th - final RTHMC test tomorrow 7th - final Dust test tomorrow - deeper than regular comprehension - some analysis 8th - LINES ENGLISH 6th - scrapbook 7th - paper research 8th - paper drafting SORRY FOR THE DELAY - GREAT FIELD DAY, Congrats White! Go Blue! MAY 19/20 READING 6th - study guide for final test on RTHC on Tuesday, continue work on scrapbooks Roll-of-Thunder-Hear-My-Cry--PROJECT.docx 7th - read historical fiction handout, begin story organizer, review dust for final test on Tuesday, photo album due Mon. 8th - LINES ENGLISH 6th - 7th - work on outline due Monday, have some sort of thesis idea/statement 7th-Grade-Poet-Research-and-Poem-Explication-Paper.docx 8th - work on paper draft. The-Elizabethan-Period-research-paper.docx MAY 17 READING 6th - finish book, bring in materials to work on scrapbooks 7th - work on outline 8th - LINES ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - complete attached worksheet 7th-hmwk-5-17.docx 8th - work on paper MAY 16 READING 6th - read rest of ch 10, work on scrapbook, be prepared to mwork on project in class on Thursday 7th - read Afterword, prepare for verse presentation, work on photo album 8th - LINES ENGLISH 6th - study for compound sentence test tomorrow. Know simple, compound, compound subject and compound predicate 7th - study for compound sentence test tomorrow. Know simple, compound, compound subject, and compound preidicate Varying_sent_struct2-good-basic.ppt 8th - LINES MAY 13 READING 6th - red to p.226 bottom, work on scrapbook, finish drawing and write symbol explanation on back 7th - finish book - quiz on Mon 8th - LINES ENGLISH 6th - compound sentence test on Tues - review ppt 7th - compound sentence test on Tues, research paper working bibliiography due Mon 8th - research paper ouline due Mon Varying_sent_struct2-good-basic.ppt MAY 12 READING 6th - read to p.206 "We can't" 7th - read to Autumn 1935 p.207 8th - LINES ENGLISH 6th - scrapbook project for RTHMC 7th - poet paper - working bibliography due Monday need a book, web site and encyclopedia 8th - Elizabthan era outline due Monday MAY 11 READING 6th - work on scrapbook project 7th - read to p 189 Summer 1935 8th - LINES, LINES, LINES ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - research for paper 8th - LINES, LINES, LINES MAY 10 READING 6th - read to end of ch 8 7th - read to page 175 8th - memorize lines, study for MSND quiz Roll-of-Thunder-Hear-My-Cry--PROJECT.docx The-Elizabethan-Period-research-paper.docx ENGLISH 6th - correct the 10 sentences fromlast night to hand in tomorrow 7th - none, you may begin research for poet paper 8th - Elizabethan times paper outline and research 7th-Grade-Poet-Research-and-Poem-Explication-Paper.docx Varying_sent_struct2-good-basic.ppt this is the compound/complex ppt Sentence_Variety2-openers.ppt this has the prep and compound preds MAY 9 READING 6th - read to page 181, prepare responses for essay questions on quiz 7th - read to page 161 in Dust 8th - study for MSND quiz on Wed, Memorize lines ENGLISH 6th - 5 sentences that begin with a prep phrase, 5 sentences that have a compound predicate 7th - finish sentences if did not do, begin poet research to make sure you want to do that poet 8th - work on research - outline due Monday MAY 6 READING 6th - read rest of ch 7 - 7th - read to p. 136, be prepared for a reading comp quiz, bio poem due Monday 8th - read act V, study lines ENGLISH 6th - begin family research for scrapbook Roll-of-Thunder-Hear-My-Cry--PROJECT.docx 7th - write 5 sentences that begin with a prepositional phrase, 5 sentences that have compound predicates (use and, or, but yet) 8th - topic and working bibliography due Monday. USE NOODLETOOLS MAY 5 - READING 6th - read to page 154 "Kust to make sure" 7th - read to Winter 1935 - page 95 8th - Read Act IV ENGLISH ALL - writing prompt - link prompt-5-2.docx Bio poem for you know who - see link below if you need a reminder of how it goes - bring in tomorrow to create a pretty version How-to-Write-a-Biopoem.docx MAY 4 READING 6th - Read rest of ch 6 7th - Read to p. 72 8th - read Act III and script, study for Shakespeare Bio quiz shakespeare-and-times-ppt.ppt ENGLISH All - work on prompt 7th - work on biopoem 8th - research for paper 6th - none MAY 3 READING 6th - read to page 130 - "Now go to sleep." 7th - Dust read to p. 51 - no further, begin thinking about Biopoem about an historical figure you know alot about, a family member, or yourself (I decided to open it up to other possibilities - might end up as a nice mother's day gift if you do your mom, thanks Dabney for the idea). How-to-Write-a-Biopoem.docx 8th - Please be ready to discuss Act I and II, know which character(s) you would like to audition for - auditions begin tomorrow ENGLISH 6th - recopy notes, tomorrow in class quiz to rewrite a para using compound and complex sentences. 7th - recopy notes for a grade and as studying for in class quiz tomorrow 8th - Begin researching for paper topicThe-Elizabethan-Period-research-paper.docx MAY 2 READING 6th - Make sure you are through ch 5 and have completed the study guide. Bring to class tomorrow 7th - Read Dust through page 25 8th - Read MSND Act I and II again to comprehend ENGLISH Writing Prompt prompt-5-2.docx APRIL 19 READING 6th Please read ch 4 and 5 in RTHMC and complete the study guide - in full sentences - if you misplace the paper follow the link to a new copy - if yoou missed school the last day please print your own copy. ALSO print off the questions for ch 1 and 2 if you were not here for them and complete them to hand in when we get back (link coming soon) SPRING-BREAK-STUDY-GUIDE-FOR-ROLL-OF-THUNDER.docx 7th - none - VERY NICE job performing for the audience - it's tougher than you think, isn't it?! 8th - read as much as MSND as you can. You may use no fear shakespeare on Sparknotes for a modern translation of the action. APRIL 17 READING 6th - finish ch 3 RTHMC - we will finish quiz in groups tomorrow 7th - work on poetry presentation - WORK ON PRESENTATION, MAKE A CHEAT SHEET IF NEEDED - YOU WANT TO TELL YOUR STORY TO ENTERTAIN - RHYME AND METER WILL HELP - SAY IT OUT LOUD AND ACT IT OUT SEVERAL TIMES TONIGHT....HAVE FUN WITH IT - SCARE US, SHOCK US, ENTERTAIN US, KEEP US IN SUSPENSE... 8th - please read the story of Thisbe and Pyramus at this site http://www.thanasis.com/thisbe.htm APRIL 15 READING 6th - read to p.56 ..."picked our way through the dense forest toward home." quiz on ch 1 and 2 on Mon 7th - MEMORIZE YOUR PORTION OF NARRATIVE POEM..FINISH ARTWORK 8th - Quote Poster presentations Monday APRIL 13 READING 6th - read ch 1 and 2 RTHMC for Friday 7th - memorize narrative poem 8th - poster project ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - misplaced mod quiz on Fri. finish internet hmwk if not completed from Monday 8th - none WRITING PROMPT DUE FRIDAY FFROM ALL CLASSES APRIL 11 FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIPS AND MONEY FOR TOMORROW 7TH AND 8TH GRADE READING 6th - Begin RTHMC 7th - memorize poem 8th - TKMB essay question on announcement page ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - dangling modifier notes and exercises 3,4,5 at http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduledangling.htm 8th - TKMB quote project Writing Prompt on announcment page APRIL 8 READING 6th - none 7th - memorize narrative poem 8th - TKMB quiz on Monday ch 23-end ENGLISH 6th - write final draft of fable and illustrate 7th - modifier workshhet #2 8th - TKMB memory box project, expert group project y 8th - Finish TKMB (I smell in class check up) ENGLISH 6th - write fable - be ready for peer review and revision 7th - modifier worksheet 8th - TKMB projects WRITING PROMPTS DUE TOMORROW APRIL 6 READING 6th - finish Arachne pkt 7th - memorize poem section 8th - TKMB finished by Friday, Memory box project due Monday ENGLISH 6th - begib Fable - finish in class tomorrow 7th - finish poem pkt 8th - do expert group assignment WRITING PROMPT Re-draft night APRIL 5 READING 6th - read "Arachne" and thnk about cause and effect 7th - work on narrative poem memorization and analysis 8th - TKMB done by Friday - practice various annotating techniques Tonight should be Draft night for your Prompt ENGLISH 6th - brainstorm for fable idea 7th - none 8th - none APRIL 4 READING 6th - read "The Lion and the Bulls" and "The Crippled Boy". Answer all questions on p853 on a separate sheet of paper 7th - Read your narrative poem and begin to memeorize your part, imagine what your part looks like for art 8th - Do take home quiz essay ENGLISH NEW PROMPT FOR ALL POSTED ON ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE APRIL 1 READING 6th - read "The Tiger Who Would be King" and "The Ant and the Dove" (p.842-844) and complete packet 7th - read over narrative poem you were assigned to understand the story of your poem 8th - re-read trial scenes, quiz on Monday on ch 12-21 (concentrate on 15-21) ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - re-do of poetry terms definition quiz STUDY, complete statement chart for "The Road Not Taken" 8th - TKMB writing assignment - also posted on announcement page March 31 READING 6th - quiz on "Black Cowboy, Wild Horses" and definitions in notes 7th - prompt 8th - prompt, read thru ch 21 (may go beyond, but must be through 21 by tomorrow) ****7th and 8th grade prompts MUST follow buisness letter format taught earlier in year (inside addresses etc) ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - complete Frost chart, study poetry terms for definition quiz tomorrow 8th - annotation presentations tomorrow MARCH 30 READING 6th - Read Black Cowboy, Wild Horses in text be ready to write a summary tomorrow in class 7th - read poems and choose top two you would like to "perform" choices: The Raven, The Cremation of Sam McGee, The Highwayman, or The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere all are on poemhunter.com or bartleby 8th - read through the trial scene - end of ch 21 ENGLISH 6th - review vocab words 7th - read packet and highlight, prompt 8th - prompt 7th and 8th prompt topic on announcement page MARCH 29 READING
6th - none
7th - Read pp 570-576 in textbook, notes on definitions on pp547-575
8th - finish study guide if not done. read book annotating article, con't reading TKMB
ENGLISH
6th - vocab packet on folktales
7th - prompt
8th - prompt
prompt topic on announcement page - no prompt for 6th grade this week
March 17
READING 8th - expert groups, read throgh ch 15 by Monday 7th - GREAT JOB ON MAP PRESENTATION, Hobbit paper due tomorrow 6th - CD projects and CD character development poster due MARCH 16 READING
8th - TKMB expert groups tomorrow,
7th - Hobbit map presentation tomorrow, paper by Friday
6th - CD projects
ENGLISH
8th - TN p 10-33
7th - TN p 86-102
6th - TN 82-98
MARCH 15
READING 8th - TKMB - read ch 12-13 7th - Hobbit paper, map passages 6th - CD projects and character development passages ENGLISH 8th - 7th - TN books p 10-23 6th - March 14 READING 8th - TKMB quote quiz on Part I 7th - Hobbit paper and map project 6th - CD projects and CD character development project ENGLISH NO WRITING PROMPT THIS WEEK MARCH 9 READING 6th - work on CD projects 7th - work on paper draft, map passages, fix character project if necessary http://www.mychandlerschools.org/20072063016568967/lib/20072063016568967/The_Hobbit_-_The__Heroic__Journey.ppt. 8th - TKMB ch 9 carefully ENGLISH 6th - prompt 7th - none 8th - prompt, write to Mrs. Martinez in journal about same topic you wrote to your friend MARCH 8 READING 6th - CD quiz tomorrow 7th - Hobbit paper draft for peer review due, working thesis due for those who are late, work on art and passages for map quiz postponed to Tuesday 8th - TKMB 7 and 8, may begin 9 - important chapter ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - read Fountain of Youth story and answer questions (terra nova prep) 8th - finish TN prep if you haven't in class - BRING BACK BOOK IF YOU TAKE IT HOME March 7 READING 6th - CD quiz on Wed, book should be finished 7th - work on thesis statement and outline for paper, quiz on Wed 8th - TKMB - ch 5 and 6 ENGLISH 6th - test on superlatives, commas, prep phrases and spelling 7th - test on superlatives, commas, spelling (power point rules) 8th - we will continue TN review MARCH 4 6th - finish Charlotte Doyle, work on projects 7th - finish The Hobbit, write thesis statement for paper, continue T chart for quotes - paper assignment on announcement page 8th - read ch 5&6, quiz on 1-4 TKMB ENGLISH 6th - study notes for upcoming test on Superlatives, commas, prepositions and a little spelling (notes) 7th - read over comma notes outline given out in class, be prepared to give examples 8th - none March 3 READING 6th- projects, prompt, keep reading 7th - prompt, Hobbot graphic organizer packet due tomorrow (character webs etc), start quote - so what T-Chart - 3 quotes for tomorrow 8th - read ch 5, con't theme group presentations, prompt ENGLISH 6th - comma wkshts - more comma uses 7th - none 8th - test - superlatives, commas, some CAPS and abbrev MARCH 1 - In like a lamb out like a lion! READING 6th - CD read ch 18 by Thursday 7th - Hobbit read ch 16 and 17 8th - Review ch 1-4 for your theme - be ready to discuss in groups DON'T FORGET YOUR WRITING PROMPT - SHOULD BE AT THE ROUGH DRAFT STAGE ENGLISH 6th - come in with 2 comma rules not yet mentioned - review your notes 7th - none 8th - 9 sentences - 9 different adjectives, 3 positive (basic), 3 comparative, 3 superlative FEB 28 READING 6th - finish take home quiz on ch 12-17 7th - read through ch 15 8th - read ch 4 NEW PROMPT TOPIC ON ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE - DO OUTLINE TONIGHT - DEFINITION ESSAY, NOT PERSUAUSION ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - none 8th - comma worksheet FEB 24 READING 6th - prep for scenes tomorrow, finish final draft of prompt 7th - begin ch 14, bring in rough draft of prompt Friday 8th - read ch 1 of TKMB, finish final draft ENGLISH 6th - Write 6 sentences using 6 different adjectives (2 in the positive form, 2 comparative, 2 superlative) to be handed in 7th - Write 6 sentences using 6 different adjectives (2 in the positive form, 2 comparative, 2 superlative) to be handed in 8th - study for Comma use quiz FEB 23 READING 6th - work on play scenes, read ch 17, work on projects, finish prompt rough draft 7th - read ch 13, finish prompt rough draft, Hobbit vocab quiz tomorrow 8th - prompt rough draft ENGLISH 6th - Superlative packet 7th - Superaltive packet 8th - comma project due tomorrow FEB 22 READING 6th - be ready to put action from Mutiny to Charlotte's acceptance as a crew member into a play form (in groups) copy outline neatly to be used in class tomorrow (prompt) 7th - continue reading, do vocab words if not done yet, copy outline neatly and creat a thesis statement (prompt) 8th - tomorrow we begin background on To Kill a Mockingbird ENGLISH 8th - comma packet due tomorrow and comma project due Thursday FEB17 READING 6th - Read CD ch 13-16, work on projects 7th - read Hobbit 10-12 do vocab words - quiz on vocab on Thurs. 8th - none ENGLISH 6th - spelling quizzes at http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/spelling.htm bottom of web page interactive quizzes 7th - same as 6th do interactive quizzes 8th - comma packet, work on comma project FEB 16 READING 6th - Finish CD Part 1 (through chapter 12), continue with projects 7th - revise prompt, read ch 10 in Hobbit if you want to get going 8th - none ENGLISH 6th - look over spelling notes on prefixes and suffixes 7th - p. 458 in text on prepositions - do Practice A and B p. 459 create an outline using the main idea we discussed in class to Volar - the key poinst are the Roman numerals and the supporting details are the capital letters 8th - none - good work on quiz today FEB 15 READING 6th -vocab words for quiz - incomprehensible, hastily, idle, manufacture, ardent, vague, somber, ambition, decorum, sallow, indignation, docile, leisurely, succomb, mast, ceaseless, ire, threshold, presumptuous, gruel, shimmy, din - there will be 20 definitions and 22 words to be matched (2 will not match) 7th - revise prompt with sensory language - look at Tolkien's descriptions of the various characters, beings and settings make sure the reader can see the same vision you, the writer, sees. 8th - none - presentation of arguments by Emilie, Nico, Maryanna, and Fred ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - revise prompt 8th - Test on CAPS and abbrev. FEB 11 READING 6th - EVERYONE MUST COME IN WITH AT LEAST ONE "C" LEVEL PROJECT ON MONDAY read ch 9 and 10 7th - quiz on ch 7,8,9 on Monday, locate passages that deal with the 5 senses, annotate reading - YOUR BOOKS WILL BE CHECKED, threshold discussion presentations on Monday 8th - CLOSING ARGUMENTS - Argument due from all lawyers by 8:30 A.M. to presiding judge ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - none 8th - none FEB 10 READING 6th - CD quiz ch 6-8 7th - be ready to present your threshold opinion 8th - work on closing arguments, WIND quiz act II and III ENGLISH 6th - writing prompt 7th - Writing Prompt – remember the advice from your friend – does changing that one thing make other areas need t to be changed 8th - writing prompt FEB 9 READING 6th - read ch 9 WORK ON PROJECTS wesite for Coat of Arms www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm 7th - GO BACK AND HIGHLIGHT/UNDERLINE AS DISCUSSED TODAY, be prepared for the threshold discussion 8th - get to work on your closing arguments - PRONTO ENGLISH Writing Prompts all grades FEB 8 READING 6th - prediction chart - Charlotte, Jaggery, Zachariah 7th - stay put at end of ch 8 8th - finish Wind, here's the trial website http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/SCOPES.HTM ENGLISH 6th - study for preposition test (know adjective and avderb phrases) 7th - none 8th - study for parallel structure test (some caps and abbrev) FEB 7 READING 6th - work on projects, make sure you are caught up to end of ch 8 7th - catch up to end of ch 7, annotate for supernatural help, work on song/riddle 8th - finish Wind, brainstorm for project EVERYONE SHOULD BE BRAINSTORMING,OUTLINING OR RESERACHING THEIR PROMPTS TONIGHT ENGLISH 6th - prep packets complete what we started in class 7th - test tomorrow on quotation marks, hyphens, dashes, parentheses, underlining 8th - parallel structure packet 6th and 8th TEST on WED FEB 4 READING
8th - Act III Wind - read
7th - read ch 6 and 7 Hobbit - work on song/riddle project
6th - read through ch 8 in CD, work on C level projects
ENGLISH 6th - prep test on Wed 7th - hyphen-dash packet, test on Tues 8th - parallel structure CAPS, abbr. test on Wed FEB 1
READING 6th - CD quiz ch 1-5 tomorrow 7th - Hobbit ch 4, and ch 5 for THURSDAY 8th - Wind Act I quiz tomorrow - done with Act II on Friday ENGLISH - Looking forward - ENGLISH TEST for all grades next week WED 6th - none (test will be on prep phrases, and adverb, and adjective phrases) 7th - none (test will be on quotation marks, hyphens, dashes and parentheses) 8th - none (test will be on parallel structure, CAPS and abbr (abbreviations)) The homework pass given out today MAY be used for thr writing prompt - otherwise the prompt is due Friday JAN 31 READING 6th - CD projects, read through ch 5. quiz on Wed on ch 1-5 7th - read through ch 3. quiz on ch 1-3 8th - begin act II have it all read by Wed. read Mencken pkt ENGLISH 6th - go over prepositions, do snow days work if not handed in 7th - snow day work if not completed 8th - snow day work if not completed SNOW DAY WORK - SORRY JAN 26 READING 6th - please read ch 4 of cd, If we are off beyond tomorrow, I will send home notes to read and then you can start your level C projects - you may begin now if you feel ready 7th - please read ch 3 of Hobbit - for MONDAY please illustrate a major scene in ch 1-3 and accompany the illustration with the passage from the book explaining the scene. - 81/2x11 plain sheet of paper, full color, neat, effort, please type up the passage and attach to the bottom of the illustration. PROJECT GRADE 8th - Continue with Wind and the NYT article. Remember the final project is to give the closing argument for one side. If we go beyond tomorrow (off), I will send along some web sites on the case . WRITING PROMPTS FOR ALL GRADES DUE THE DAY WE GET BACK (FRIDAY OR MONDAY). ENGLISH 6th - cut and paste worksheet from my announcement page 7th - cut and paste worksheet from my announcement page 8th - cut and paste notes etc from my announcement page JAN 25 READING 6th - ch 3 by Wed, underline any vocab word you do not know for the word wall 7th - Hobbit - ch 2 underline any vocab word you do not know, look it up. Underline any instances of the call to adventure whether it show Bilbo to be willing or unwilling 8th - Wind Act I scene 2, vocab words, read NYT article by Friday ENGLISH 6th - prompt 7th - prompt 8th - prompt, go over parallelism notes, Author Brochure due Friday JAN 24 READING 6th - read ch 3 in CD by Wed 7th - review Hobbot ch 1 8th - review act I scene 1 in Wnd. begin reading NYT pkt ENGLISH 6th - prep phrase quiz\ 7th - quotation mark quiz 8th - author brochure on Eli Weisel due Friday JAN 21 READING 6th - read ch 2 in CD. underline any new vocab words, if assigned get definitions for your two words from Ch 1 7th - Hobbit ch 1, underline vocab words, high light places where it is clear Bilbo is being called to adventure 8th - Wind Act I scene 1 and read packet on trial ENGLISH 6th - prep phrase collage due Monday (assignment on announcement page), quiz on preps on Tues 7th - quiz on quotation marks on Tuesday - go over notes 8th - read over packet of rhetorical terms JAN 20 READING 6th - CD read warning and ch 1, underline vocab words for word wall 7th - study fir hero journey cycle quiz tomorrow 8th - translate Patrick Henry's speech section 5 into Tecumseh's rhetorical ways ENGLISH 6th - On a piece of looseleaf copy down FIVE sentences from CD reading that include Prepositional phrases. Begin to gather pictures for you Prep Phrase collage due Monday - 11x17 piece of construction paper or small posterboard must be used - NO collages on looseleaf, computer paper or small (8x11) construction paper. Requirements in notes and on announcement page of my website. 7th - quotation mark wkst. p.100 8th - see above JAN 19 READING 6th - we will start our new book tomorrow , The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Parents - There are a number of ongoing projects that accompany this book and I will send home the asssignment sheet with your student tomorrow. Please do not feel compelled to buy an extravagant amount of supplies, but there may be a need for a few poster boards 7th - We will also begin our new book tomorrow, The Hobbit, Quiz on Friday on the stages to the hero journey 8th - Go through Patrick Henry's speech Identifying rhetorical devices ENGLISH NO PROMPT THIS WEEK - PLEASE FINISH ANY WORK TONIGHT IN ENGLISH OR READING FROM 2nd QUARTER THAT IS STILL MISSING. ALL MUST BE IN TOMORROW 6th - preposition worksheet and song JAN 14 READING 6th - none 7th - none 8th - none ENGLISH 6th - Prepositional phrase riddle poems - 3-5 lines, use prep phrase only make them a riddle example - in the sky across the clouds with a tail into a tree (a kite) 7th - none 8th - none JAN 13 6th - work on preposition song, writing prompt JAN 12 READING 6th - finish pkt 7th - none 8th - prepare midterm essay outline ENGLISH 6th - list as many prepositions as you can think of (words of spatial location in a sentence) do not use any help - it's ok to be wrong 7th - quotation mark wkshts commas and quotation mark placement 8th - study terms for midterm 7th grade writing prompt due tomorrow JAN 11 - ALL UNFINISHED WORK FOR THE QUARTER IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY IF there is no school tomorrow please check the website for work READING 6th - writing prompt 7th - writing prompt 8th - read Patrick Henry and Tecumseh speeches ENGLISH 6th - do vocab pages of our packet (Water 23,24,27,30) (Nails 41,42,45,48) 7th - finish packets 8th - study/outline for midterm on Thursday JAN 10 - ALL UNFINISHED WORK FOR THE QUARTER IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY READING 6th - read your selection (either Water or Hard as Nails) in text 7th - do a few pages of the packet 8th - continue to review Dream speech for examples of rhetoric ENGLISH 6th - prompt - keep a diary this week - not a simple listing and not too personal 7th - prompt - explain/describe a learning experience without using I - generalize and universalize 8th - prompt - memoir of what you remember of your life during a newsworthy event. JAN 7 READING 6th - review Zlata for quiz on Monday 7th - read Gravity text p. 423-428 8th- go to Americanrhetoric,com click on fat guy at bottom, listen to at least 7 defintions write the name of the rhetorical term you listened to. find one speech in the bank of 100 to listen to and tell class about on Monday ENGLISH 6th - do packet as review for quiz 7th - none 8th - identify occaaions of ethos, pathos and logos in Dream speech - you can annotate your notes from last night JAN 5 READING 6th - read Zlata's Diary in text book p. 383-392 (due Fri) 7th - read Rembrandt in text book p413-417 8th - finish Researcher's Report for two pieces ENGLISH 6th - vocab pkt due Fri. Writing prompt 7th - Writing prompt, finish vocab pkt if not done 8th - Writing Prompt JAN 4 READING 6th - read text p 376-381 7th - complete learning T Chart 8th - review Chicago Fire texts ENGLISH 6th - writing prompt 7th - vocab pkt for intro to section 3, writing prompt 8th - writing prompt, begin to complete Researcher's Report Organizer JAN 3 READING 6th - catch up on any missing work 7th - catch up on any missing work 8th - reread Chicago Fire primary sources - come in prepared to organize a researcher's report ENGLISH 6th - D/O and I/O wkshts 7th - catch up on missing work 8th - none NEW WRITING PROMPT DUE FRIDAY DEC 21 MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!! Let this be a book reading break. Get a FREE HOMEWORK PASS for every book read over the holiday (limit 4) Books must be over 120 pages, student must be able to tell me about the book and have a parent signed list of books read. LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW (so we can all curl up and read a good book) DEC 16 READING 6th - begin studing for Monda's test, personal poetry pkt 7th - do reading test practice on p. 810-811, re read the double negative info on page 808 8th - none ENGLISH 6th - begin studing for Monday's test 7th - begin reviewing for Monda's test 8th - LINES IF NO SCHOOL TOMORROW, PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE FOR WEEKEND HOMEWORK - TESTS WILL STILL BE GIVEN ON MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!! DEC 15 READING 6th - con't to work on personal poetry 7th - read Act II scene 5 8th - con't work on Bessie and Mary ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - CC notes 8th - lines DEC 14 READING
6th - study for selection quiz
7th - read Act II scene 4 closely
8th - fill out document sheet for Bessie and Mary
ENGLISH
6th - write the poem in paragraph form - PROSE. Paraphrase what the poem says - still using the same sensory details. Must use full sentences
7th - finish notes from last night 8th - continue with lines DEC 13
READING - 6th - personal poetry 7th - finish notes packet 8th- LINES, LINES LINES bring the two eye wuitness accounts to class that you read over weekend ENGLISH NO WRITING PROMPT THIS WEEK - MERRY CHRISTMAS 6th - page 193 in packet - read the top before answering questions 7th - project due tomorrow 8th - LINES LINES LINES DEC 10 READING
6th - First two pages (front and back) of packet on poetry collection (fairies, yes, snow), continue personal poetry
7th - costume project due Tues. Read CC ACt II scene 1,2,3
8th - read two eyewitness accounts
ENGLISH
6th - recopy notes on direct and indirect objects, write 3 sentences with a direct object amd 3 sentences with an indirect object.
7th - vocab packet for CC
8th - lines, lines, lines
FINISH PROMPT IF YOU HAVE NOT HANDED IT IN YET DEC 9
READING 6th - read text p 647-650, writing prompt 7th - redo letter to Scrooge - remember to use deatails from story and persuasive/powerful words writing prompt (due tomorrow or Monday) 8th - do document worksheet on newspaper accounts of Chicago fire, writing prompt ENGLISH 6th - indirect object worksheet 7th - remember to use complex sentences in your letter and punctuate correctly, careful of second person usage (you) 8th - lines, lines, lines DEC 8 READING 6th - work on poems 7th - work on costume project 8th - read accoubts from newspapers on fire ENGLISH 6th - D.O. worksheet - sentences 7th - none 8th - lines DEC 7 READING 6th - work on what Mr. H taught us today 7th - study for CC test tomorrow ACT I, think about costume project 8th - lines ENGLISH 6th - writing prompt 7th - writing prompt, letter to Scrooge 8th - writing prompt, lines DEC 6 READING 6th - packet, go over poems from today for selection quiz tomorrow 7th - complete notes on Act I and study for test on Wed 8th - learn lines for Wed ENGLISH 6th - writing prompt - How do we use poetry to communicate - what is it best for, how do so few words pack such a wallop? 7th - writing prompt - scrooge 8th - writing prompt - What does sacrificial giving mean - use Magi, Selfless Quest (play) and own experiences DEC 3 READING 6th - poetry surprise 7th - read Act 1 scene 4 and 5 in CC 8th - study Magi - test on Monday you have study guide and vocab ENGLISH 6th - Direct Object wksht (p 29 and 30) 7th - complete notes and packet on CC 8th - lines by Wed DEC 2 READING 6th - review poems on pp. 621-627 (text)and vocab and direct/indirect objects 7th - Scrooge pkt #1 - use vocab on page738 8th - Gift of Magi vocab words - definitions ENGLISH 6th - writing prompt due, recopy notes on objects and suffixes 7th - writing prompt due, STUDY SCIENCE 8th - Know lines by Wed. Dec 1 READING 6th - read poems beginning on p.629/630 read through to end of section and complete new paraphrasing packet 7th - selection Test B may use book or website 8th - none ENGLISH 6th - finish packet from last night 7th - finish vocab/reading warm-up packet 8th - none Nov 30 READING 6th - writing prompt 7th - writing prompt 8th - writing prompt ENGLISH 6th - pkt warm-up B front and back 7th - STUDY FOR MATH, bring vocab pkt and text to class tomorrow 8th - GOOD LUCK ON HSPT - YOU WILL ALL DO FABULOUSLY Nov 29 READING 6th - writing prompt - brainstorm and outline 7th - reread acceptance speech, writing prompt - brainstorm and outline 8th - writing prompt - brainstorm and outline BRING OUTLINES TO CLASS ON TUESDAY - EVERYONE Nov 22 READING 6th - Maniac lessons tomorrow, Maniac essay due tomorrow 7th - Giver chapter due tomorrow 8th - Congrats on Book Club presentations today ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - none 8th - NBT presentations tomorrow HAPPY TURKEY DAY - REMEMBER TOO MUCH TURKEY HAS A SOPORIFIC EEFFECT NOV 19 READING 6th - Maniac writing assignment - legend. Group project - Maniac lesson both due Tuesday 7th - Giver write ch 24 due Tuesday 8th - Book club project presentation on Monday ENGLISH 6th- compond/complex fix-its due Monday 7th - prnoun fixits due Monday 8th- NBT due Tuesday - and presentation NOV 18 READING ALL CLASSES WRITING PROMPT DUE TOMORROW 6th - brainstorm Maniac legend, work on group taching project 7th - brainstorn Giver final chapter 8th - Book Club prokect ENGLISH 6th - test fix-its - both tests and rewrite entire sentence on separate sheet 7th - none 8th - NBT should be beginning writing business plan - use organizers from today NOV 16 READING 6th - writing prompt 7th - writng prompt, be reay to present idea web to class, vocab quiz - see announcements for words 8th - writing prompt, book club projects ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - pronoun reatke quiz 8th - Next Big Thing NOV 15 READING 6th - think of all the places Maniac called home for discussion tomorrow, begin brainstorming and otlining writing prompt 7th - think about your group's concept (war, hunger, colors etc) and be ready to add to your group with specific examples writing prompt. vocab quiz on Wed 8th - book club projects ENGLISH 6th - compound/complex test 7th - pronoun/antecedent agreement quiz 8th - Next Big Thing - come prepared to work in class NOV 12 READING 6th - finish Maniac, story map Part 1,2, and 3 7th - finish Giver, vocab words, vocab quiz on Tues 8th - Book Club packets due Monday, work on Project ENGLISH 6th -Vocab log complete by Monday, Compound/complex sentence TEST on Tues, vocab quiz Wed 7th - pronoun wksht #2, pronoun quiz on Tues, rewrite a passage from GIVER using first person POV - (either Giver or Jonas point of view, make sure that you do not lose the meaning of the passage but are able to change every aspect that would hav to change if the book was written from his (Jonas or Giver) point of view. Remember you can't get into the other person's head in 1st person - you can only see his or her reaction and guess at what he or she is thinking. 8th - Big Thing project - should begin research by Sunday NOV 10 READING 6th - Maniac to ch 41 by Friday and finished by Monday 7th - Giver - finished by Monday, bring in passage on Friday to rewrite from different POV 8th - Book club - finish books, complete packets and begin projects ENGLISH 6th - writing prompt due Friday 7th - Writing prompt due Friday, pronoun activity sheet 8th - The Next Big Thing - mark out a timeline for your project, brainstorm a product/service that is a solution to a problem you are familiar with .Writing Prompt due Friday NOV 9 READING 6th - Grayson cinquain 7th - con't reading Giver, work on picture 8th - Book Club and High school essays ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - pronoun wksht #1 8th - none NOV 8 READING 6th - MM ch 33, 34 weekly prompt 7th - quiz on point of view, 2 panel picture and key due Friday on Giver, ch 15 and 16 8th - Book Club tomorrow - be prepared, quiz on poetic forms (get flip book in if haven't yet0 ENGLISH 6th - quiz on complex sentences 7th - pronoun chart - do in notes, weekly prompt 8th - phlit pp767-770 read, answer comparing ono texts a and b on p 771, high school essays, NOV 5 READING 6th - read to end of Part 2, quiz on Monday on Part 2, Tchart and illustration of Grayson and Maniac due Monday 7th - read Giver to end of ch 14 8th - book club should be finishing their books ENGLISH 6th - recopy notes on compound and complex senmtences - test on Tuesday 7th - 8th - poetic forms flip chart due Monday (quiz Tuesday), do recipes and critique the thoroughness of the writing HIGH SCHOOL ESSAYS (I have a few that I am reading - I have not seen second drafts from a few students!!) NOV 4 READING 6th - read MM through ch 29, personal narrative due 7th - Giver quiz ch 1-10 and vocab, pkt due 8th -BOOK CLUB tomorrow ENGLISH 6th - none - I wonder who won Sentence Legos?????? 7th - paragraphs due 8th - 3 examples of each type of poem (may use wiki), recipe to exchange - may not copy from cookbook NOV 3 READING 6th - write draft for page essay - personal narrative - tell Maniac about yourself. bring draft to class, quiz on Fri 7th - Giver packet, read ch 8 and 9, vocab due tomorrow from groups, complete study guide through ch 8, quiz on Fri 8th - con't book club ENGLISH 6th - wksht on nouns and complex sentences 7th - begin work on Giver writing assignment - I'll be looking for varying sentence structures 8th - HS essays - bring to class - should be close to finalized NOV 2 READING 6th - MM ch 26,27 7th - ch 5,6,7 Giver 8th - book club ENGLISH 6th - complex worksheet 7th - none 8th - HS essays, read phlit intro on poetry(636-649) and do questions on p.649 OCT 29 READING 6th - read ch 22,23,24 in MM 7th - read ch 3,4 Giver Formulate sound arguments for the debate continuation 8th - book club OCT 28 READING 6th - study for Maniac test tomorrow 7th - write list for your side of the debate - come prepared 8th - Get your Ghoul on for Haunted House ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - none 8th - see above OCT 27 READING 6th - review MM part 1 7th - Giver ch 1 and 2 - know in case of quiz!!!!!! - do not go beyond ch 2. prep for debate 8th - book club ENGLISH 6th - compound wksht 7th - compound/complex wksht 8th - study for unit 1 test -go through notes and text OCT 26 READING 6th - read MM till end of part 1 7th - read ch 1 and 2 of Giver 8th - book club assignment ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - 8th - do unit 1 review for test OCT 25 READING 6th - write a paragraph explaining what emotions you conveyed in your skit. Use the text to defend your choices 7th - decide if you are pro or anti the idea of utopia 8th - book club ENGLISH 6th - compound sentence worksheet 7th - compound/complex worksheet - both sides 8th - Travels With Charley pkt from last Thursday high school essays - I need to see adraft from everyone by tomorrow OCT 22 READING
6th - MM through ch 19, prepare part for chapter 10 and 11 reencatment
7th - MM essay use organizer and outline - everything gets handed in
8th - Book Club discussion on Monday
ENGLISH
6th - recopy compound sentence notes
7th - none
8th - high school essay rough draft due
OCT 21
READING 6th - ch 13 and 14 Maniac 7th - essay outline for MAY - use graphic organizer to assist 8th - Book club assignments ENGLISH 6th - go over compound sentence notes, FINISH discriptive essay - final typed version due along with 2nd draft with my comments and your drawing 7th - go over compound and complex sentence notes - rewrite them if necessary 8th - high school essay rough draft due Monday. USE YOUR CHARACTER WEB, WHAT OTHERS SAY, and HOOK OCT 20 READING 6th-review Maniac 1-12, make sure your notes and charts are up to date - notebook check tomorrow 7th - choose which question you want to write on for May - start thinking about what you want to write 8th - Book club assignments - discussion grp tomorrow ENGLISH 6th - incorporate my comments into your draft - bring in "final" draft tomorrow to be typed 7th - none 8th - finish "Travels With Charley" do questions 1 and 2 in Critical reading OCT 19 READING 6th - Maniac ch 9-12 7th - finish May and story map it 8th - lit circle assignments - first discussion on Thurs ENGLISH 6th - sentence type test (Declarative, Intgerrogative, Imperaitive, Exclamatory) 7th - types of sentence structures - compound and complex 8th - none OCT 18 READING 6th - read ch 6-8 in Maniac, quiz on ch 1-5 tomorrow 7th - read ch 9-12 in May, quiz on ch 1-8 tomorrow 8th - lit terms test tomorrow ENGLISH 6th - sentnce wksht, tetst on sentences on Wed, redraft descriptive essay 7th - sentnec wksht, test on sentences on Wed 8th - add to your web - things others mught say about you OCT 15 READING 6th - read ch 1-5 in Maniac 7th - ch 6-8 in May 8th - lit terms test on Tuesday ENGLISH 6th - finish first draft of descriptive essay - at least 3 paragraphs 7th - compound/complex paragraph worksheet 8th - character web on self, brainstorm high school essay questions OCT 14 READING 6th - get definitions and synonyms for HERO, MYTH, LEGEND 7th - read ch 3,4,5, in May 8th - work on description of person ENGLISH 6th - work on description essay 7th - find 3 complex and 3 compound sentences in tonight's reading 8th - work on description of person OCT 13 READING 6th - Ulysses test p106 to the end 7th - Missing May ch 1 and 2 8th - pick out a book club book ENGLISH 6th - none sentence test on Friday 7th - none 8th - finish descriptive essay by Friday - give it a HUGE effort OCT 12 READING 6th - work on drawing details 7th - finish Truth character webs and anticipation guide 8th - come in with book club book name ENGLISH 6th - redo comic strip 7th - study for retake of compound/complex quiz - use notes 8th- quotation mark/noun quiz tomorrow OCT 8 COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND sorry this is late - READING - 6th finish Ulysses 7th - none 8th - think of a book club book you want to read - talk to each other ENGLISH 6th - draw/color a picture of your favorite memory - USE AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE - it will make part two of assignment that much easier!!!! 7th - none 8th - complete character web for your admired person - (physical characteristics, character traits, actions, attributes) Do this for the person because soon you will be doing it for yourself in your HIGH SCHOOL APPS!!! Oct 7 READING 6th - finish Nausicaa chapter 7th - do accrostic poems 8th - booklet due ENGLISH 6th - comic strip using all four types of sentences at least once (declarative, imperative, interrogative and exclamatory) 7th - you will work on your cause and effect essay in class - be prepared to finish it tomorrow in class. Need to hand in outline, draft and final, COMPOUND, COMPLEX sentence quiz 8th - none OCT 6 READING 6th - begin reading Nausicaa in Ulysses 7th - accrostic poems due Friday 8th - Symbol Booklet due Friday, think of symbols for your SELF ENGLISH 6th - 7th - keep thinking cause and effect, go over sentence type notes 8th - read Cub Pilot - pay attention to dialogue, finish wkshts on story OCT 4 READING 6th - read Ulysses to page 128 7th - none 8th - symbol book project due Friday ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - read mk, make chronological event organizer identifying cause and effect events 8th - none OCT 1 READING 6th - read to page 106 and list unknown vocab words - look them up for definitions PROJECT DUE ON MONDAY 7th - List 3 effects in TRUTH and their causes - there may be more than one cause for an effect - an effect may be the cause of another effect!!!!! 8th - Work on Symbol booklet - Emily and Caroline call a friend to get the assignment so you don't lose any time Harriet - Grace has your work, DeAnre yours is in your binder ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - none 8th - vocab sheets from OMAS SEPT 29 READING 6th - bring in all supplies you need to work on your project (drawing, report, books etc) 7th - finish Truth by Friday 8th - finish OMAS by Friday - comprehension quiz Friday ENGLISH 6th - figurative language wksht, comprehension/context clues worksheet if not finished in class with group 7th - none 8th - radio plays performed on Friday SEPT 28 READING 6th - read Ulysses - Wandering Rocks. work on project 7th - read to p 140 (rest of ch 15) quiz tomorrow on 1-15, con't character webs 8th - OMAS due Friday ENGLISH 6th - Test sheet on poems due tomorrow 7th - do vocab games for mk - go to www.phlitonline.com, sign in, click on explore, go to unit 1 fiction/non-fiction, click on 'mk', under 'before you read go to vocab central, play games and listen to song there'll be an entrance card on vocab tomorrow to make sure you learned the words 8th - work on radio script - bring in everything you need for performance - last time to work on them tomorrow during class SEPT 27 READING 6th - read Land of the Dead chapter, work on project 7th -read to p. 120 in Truth 8th - OMAS finished by Friday ENGLISH 6th - final draft for formal letter (Typed if possible) see example on Announcement page 7th - mk pkt - first two pages on vocab 8th - radio script SEPT 24 READING 6th - read all of Circe in ULYSSES, begin to think about project - project due Monday Oct 4 7th - TRUTH read ch 12 and 13 do cartoon and writeadverbes on the sheet for each entry in ch 10 8th - OMAS - to p. 60 ENGLISH 6th - draft of formal letter to poet 7th - website work due Monday 8th - website work due Monday - there should be 5 sheets, work on radio script and open book test SEPT 23 READING 6th - begin the Circe chapter, add to character graph if you like 7th - 8th - re-read 9-28 OMAS and UNDERLINE, what is grammatically odd about the sentence "The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him." (p.10) ENGLISH 6th - complete paragraph at bottom of simple subject sheet in phlit packet 7th - 8th - in Eng notebook, jot down 4 physical traits and 6 adjectives of a person you admire and who has influenced your life do the 'nouns' worksheet from the packet (after you read, grammar practice tool bar) finish work for your group on the open book test. SEPT 22 READING 6th - Ulysses to page 46 7th - Truth Ch 11 8th - OMAS to page 28 ...moon was below the hills ENGLISH 6th - study spelling words, phlit packet - Vocab Warm-up B word list and exercise 7th - idiom project due Friday, be ready for a selection test on Woman and Hindenburg 8th - con't with phlitonline if you can, be ready for a selection test on RR SEPT 21 READING 6th - read Ulysses p 27-46 by Thursday 7th - read ch 10, p33-48 UNDERLINE, complete phrase chart in notes 8th - go over notes on Hemingway ENGLISH 6th - complete worksheets asssigned on phlitonline asnd print out, we will work on phlit lesson in class tomorrow study spelling words - quiz on Thursday 7th - con't phlit online lesson - do not click I'm Done until you have completed the entire toolbar 8th - Con't phlitonline lesson assigned do not click I'm Done, you can print out and do the other worksheets that are assigned. SEPT 20 READING 6th - re read the Cyclops chapter and underline important parts as we did in class today 7th - read ch 6,7,8,9 in Truth find definition for SATIRE, begin character webs 8th - none ENGLISH - online book - www.phlitonline.com 6th - go online click To Do click on lesson (poetry) watch Get connected video, meet the authors, and look at words in vocab central 7th - work on phlitonline lesson for fiction/nonfiction 8th - online Retrieved Reformation lesson - warm-ups for while you read SEPT 17 READING
6th - read Ulysses page 1-26 - 7th - read Nothing But the Truth page 1-15 8th - none ENGLISH
6th - none
7th - log onto www.phlitonline.com click EXPLORE, unit 1 fiction and non-fiction, click Big Question go to Vocab central read the index cards, play games, GO BACK to contents, click Introduction Fiction/non-fiction, click Intro, read 2 pages, click meet the author video, click Learning about the Genre bar read fiction/non fiction (2pages) and watch video. Do Vocab packet - due Monday 8th - read history essay packet/BIG FOX, write whether you think the historian proved his point, go to website and read /do pages 4-7, 25, 40-41 due Monday www.phlitonline.com SEPT. 16
READING NONE ENGLISH 6th - complete 2 more sensory language examples in your notes chart 7th - log onto www.phlitonline.com click EXPLORE, unit 1 fiction and non-fiction, click Big Question go to Vocab central read the index cards, play games, GO BACK to contents, click Introduction Fiction/non-fiction, click Intro, read 2 pages, click meet the author video, click Learning about the Genre bar read fiction/non fiction (2pages) and watch video. Do Vocab packet - due Monday 8th - read history essay packet/BIG FOX, write whether you think the historian proved his point, go to website and read /do pages 4-7, 25, 40-41 due Monday Sept 15 READING 6th - none 7th - none 8th - none ENGLISH 6th - website - complete note taking on p. 553 in student edition and write full sentence answers to "Put Yourself in the Picture" 7th - write THESIS STATEMENTS for your chapter summary and for Single Shard 8th - website - skim p 187-188 in student edition, complete BIG FOX sheet and then READ p187-188 Sept 14 READING - 6th - none
7th - none
8th - writing assign #1 due tomorrow - edit checklist on announcement page ENGLISH
6th - log on to website www.phlitonline.com click on EXPLORE tab, click on Unit 4 Poetry, Watch Intro to Biq Question video, X out, go to Intro to Poetry, click Intro tab - read 2 pages, click on Meet the Author video and watch. 7th - Work on your informational text summaries - due at end of class tomorrow. 8th - Unit 1 vocab packet - you can play some of the vocab games on the website if you like. Sept 13
READING
6th - study for story map quiz re -take
7th - bring in science/soc studies/math textbook, retake quiz during recess if necessary, explore phlitonline
8th - work on writing assignment
ENGLISH
6th - review parts of speech notes from today (types of words)
7th - none
8th - explore phlitonline
Sept 10
READING 6th - none 7th - none 8th - brainstorm and outline for writing assignment #1 - assignment on announcement page with a few web links ENGLISH none Sept 9 READING 6th - bring in blindfold 7th - study for story map and genre quiz 8th - read "Charge of the Light Brigade" ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - none 8th - study for context clue quiz, complete contxt clue graphic organizer (4 vocab words from SP, definition for each and three types of context clue sentences for each) Sept 8th READING 6th - study for story map and novel terms quiz 7th - create story map for Shingle Shard. You may bullet each category (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). At the bottom write the genres that work for the story. Start with either fiction or non-fiction. Story map and genre terms quiz on Friday 8th - learning type assessment ENGLISH 6th - secret code - It rains on Venus. 7th - use the graphic organizer to create context clues for four vocab words from Single Shard. Complete each box of the organizer for each word. Do Not Use Any Korean Words. You may type this and just attach to the organizer. 8th - learning type assessment Context clue quiz on Friday Sept 7 READING 6th - Finish character map for Phillip - to be handed in 7th - Koryeo celadon pieces are very distinctive (as opposed to say, blue and white pottery) in that their mysterious beauty reveals itself as time goes by. They are quite subtle in their deep, bluish-green, jade-like colors, detailed and contrasted inlaid decoration and paintings, and offer elegant shapes to the eye. As a decoration piece, they bring harmony to the room and inspire quietness and tranquil reflection. No wonder they were originally meant to be used in Buddhist temples! WRITE A FEW SENTENCES ABOUT WHICH CHARACTER YOU THINK THE POTTERY COULD BE A SIMILE FOR. BACK UP YOUR THEORY WITH QUOTES FROM THE BOOK. 8th - SP packets due at end of class tomorrow
Sept 3 READING 6th - none 7th - none 8th - prepare a speech or paragraph to present. Graded on PRESENTATION, work on packet Sept 2 READING 6th - finish story map for The Cay 7th - prepare two Single Shard question/answers for discussion 8th - read Knowles essay, begin pkt ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - none 8th - none SUMMER WORK 6TH - READ THE CAY 7TH - READ A SINGLE SHARD 8TH - READ A SEPARATE PEACE ALL - On a piece of looseleaf give the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution of the story. Also give three vivid adjectives to describe each main character in your book (6th - Timothy and Phillip, 7th, Tree Ear, Crane Man and Min, 8th Gene and Phineas) and 5 new words you learned while reading the book with their definitions. On another sheet write a summary of a current event story you followed over the course of 3-5 days during the summer in a newspaper or news magazine. Try to follow a story from beginning to end, give dates and source. SUMMER IN A CAN - save mementos of your summer in an empty coffee (or similar) can. They will act as similes and metaphors for your summer that will bring back vivid images and allow you to share your memories with us. No dead bugs or old food, please! JUNE 7 PLEASE DO ANY WORK THAT IS MISSING - PROJECTS, CORRECTIONS, ETC. Tomorrow is the last day to hand things in June 3 READING 6th - character letter due tomorrow - remember I am looking for understanding of character and his/her story, correct voice, relationship between characters and proper grammar and format 7th - TI con't reading JUNE 2 READING 6th - character letter due Fri 7th - read through part 5 in TI ENGLISH 6th - homonym study 7th - grammar round up Thursday - use study guide MAY 27 CONGRATS 8TH GRADE ON THE PLAY - YOU WERE GREAT THIS AFTERNOON READING - 6-none 7 - read TI - through PART 4 8- none -GET ANY WORK IN YOU OWE FOR THE QUARTER - GRADES ARE DUE TUESDAY!!! MAY 25 READING 6th - go to newseum.com link to "today's frontpages" and find 5 front pages from big cities and 5 from snmaller ones - compare what's news in each place 7th - read to PART 4 in TI 8th - LINES WITH EMOTIONS English 6th - study homonymns/homophones 7th - work on settings/adventures MAY 24 READING 6th - KWL chart for journalism, bring in the front page of any day's newspaper 7th - TI through ch 12, quiz ch 1-10 8th -lines - staying after school tomorrow ENGLISH 6th - homophone wksht 7th - work on setting and or story 8th - none MAY 21 READING 6th - RTHMC project due Monday (assignment in announcements) 7th - TI ch 8,9,10 be ready for a check up 8th - LINES ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - descriptive paragraphs on adventure story setting 8th - research paper due Monday MAY 20 READING 6th - none 7th -ch 7 and 8 in TI 8th - LINES and research paper ENGLISH 6th - ww ch 17 quiz 7th - ww ch 17 quiz 8th - ww ch 16 quiz MAY 19 READING 6th - RTHMC TEST tomorrow - review study guide 7th - con't reading TI 8th - LEARN LINES ENGLISH 6th - ww ch 17 E 7th - ww ch 17 E 8th - ww ch 16 E, work on paper MAY 18 READING 6th - none 7th- read ch 6 TI 8th - lines, research paper ENGLISH 6th - WW ch 17 C&D, homonym wksht 7th - WW ch 17 C&D be ready to do poster 8th - WW ch 16 C&D MAY 17 READING 6th - finish book 7th - ch 5 in TI, reread article and inderline descriptive words and phrases come prepared with a favorite 8th - learn lines ENGLISH 6th - WW crossword, ch 17 A&B 7th - WW crossword, ch 17 A&B 8th - WW ch 16 A&B MAY 13 READING 6th - finish book for Monday 7th - ch 3and 4 TI, research paper due Monday 8th - learn lines MAY 12 READING 6th - read to p. 226, think about persuasive letter ideas 7th - second draft due tomorrow, read ch 1 and 2 in Treasure Island 8th - Learn lines, work on paper - ist draft due tomorrow ENGLISH ALL - Spelling packet due and quiz tomorrow MAY 11 READING 6th - read to p 217 (end of ch 9) 7th - tear a brown paper bag into a large square, soak in water, squish up, lightly uncrinkle it and let air dry overnight, bring in tomorrow 8th - LEARN LINES, work on draft ENGLISH 6,7,8 Spelling packet due Thursday MAY 10 READING -
6th - read to p. 206
7th - work on second draft for paper
8th - work on first draft. LEARN LINES
ENGLISH
6th - comma test tomorrow, spelling packet due Thurs
7th - research quiz tomorrw, spelling packet due Thurs
8th - research quiz tomorrow, spelling packet due Thurs
MAY 7
READING 6th - finish ch 8, draw, paint, color, collage (any media) a textured picture of an emotion scene in RTHMC 7th - continue research 8th - continue research, working bibliography due Mon, learn lines ENGLISH 6th - comma test on Tues 7th - research how to quiz on Tues 8th - research how to quiz on Tues MAY 6 READING
6th - quiz on underlined sections p 93-181 RTHMC
7th - first draft due (poet paper)
8th - shakespeare paper outline due, LEARN LINES
ENGLISH
6th - ww ch 16 quiz, read over comma notes
7th - ww ch 16 quiz
8th - ww ch 15 quiz
MAY 5
READING 6th - read p 171-181(bottom) 7th - work on poetry paper 8th - Learn Lines, work on Shakespeare paper ENGLISH 6th - ww ch 16 E, comma wksht 7th - ww ch 16 E, 8th - ww ch 15 E MAY 4 6th - diary final draft 7th - poetry paper, working bibliography due 8th - LEARN LINES ENGLISH 6th - WW ch 16 C&D, recopy comma notes neatly 7th - WW CH 16 C&D 8th - WW ch 15 C&D LEARN LINES APRIL 30 READING 6th - read ch 7 RTHMC 7th - write poems (3-5 due Mon) 8th - study lines, Character Box due Monday be ready to present to class ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - research outline due Monday 8th - research paper work APRIL 29 READING 6th - read till the end of Ch 6 in RTHMC 7th - poetry free writes - 3-5 original poems due Monday 8th - Study lines, Character boxes due MONDAY ENGLISH 6th - spelling pkt due, Spelling quiz, redo of prep test 7th -spelling pkt due, spelling quiz, research paper - outline due MONDAY 8th - spelling pkt due, spelling quiz, research paper - outline due next week - Thursday APRIL 23 READING 6th - read ch 5, do your group packet worksheet 7th - pick a poet and a poem for paper - see announcements for suggestions 8th - Act IV ENGLISH 6th - one more prep poem - either one long one (10-12 lines) or short and rhymed (5 or so lines) or a real stumper 7th - research paper packet - dewey decimal page and begin web search page - amazon 8th - pick a paper topic APRIL 22 READING 6th - finish ch 4 7th - perfecting meter poetry lines from last night 8th - Finish Act III ENGLISH 6th - ww. ch 15 quiz, prep poems - 3 see sheet, wkbk p 135 from last night 7th - ww, ch 15 quiz 8th - ww. ch 13 quiz APRIL 21 READING 6th - read rest of Ch 4 7th - write a line of poetry for each meter - iambic, trochaic, anapest and dactylic 8th - review Act III scenes 1 and 2 ENGLISH 6th - ww, ch 15 E, Workbook p. 135 prepositions 7th WW ch 15, E 8th WW ch 13 E APRIL 20 READING 6th - RTHMC to page 77 in middle, character diary due tomorrow 7th - look up definitiond for types of meter - IAMBIC, TROCHAIC, DACTYLIC, ANAPESTIC, SPONDAIC and PYRRHIC 8th - R&J Act III scenes 1 and 2, prepare scenes for tomorrow - Act I scene 5 lines 84-120 ENGLISH 6th - WW ch 15 C&D 7th - WW ch 15 C&D 8th - WW ch 13 C&D APRIL 19 READING 6th - finish ch 3 in Thunder, start diary assignment - due Wed 7th - poetry quiz - terms and finding examples in a poem 8th - finish Act II in R&J ENGLISH 6th - WW ch 15 A&B 7th - WW ch 15 A&B 8th - ww ch 13 A&B APRIL 16 READING 6th - RTHMC project and read p 42-56 7th - none 8th - decide whether or not you want to continue Romeo and Juliet ENGLISH 6th 7th - rhyme scheme of Anabelle Lee, meter of Because I Could Not Stop for Death 8th - APRIL 15 READING -
6th - ch 2 RTHMC
7th - poetry packets readied for presentations
8th - RJ Act II scenes 1-3
ENGLISH
ALL CLASSES - WW ch 14 quiz
APRIL 14
READING 6th - family tree/discussion 7th - ask 3 adults for their favorite poem - bring in all three poems on Fri for our anthology 8th - ACT I study guide, Shakespeare bio quiz tomorrow ENGLISH 6th - WW ch 14 E 7th - WW ch 14 E 8th - WW ch 14 E APRIL 13 READING 6th - RTHMC web search worksheets 7th - poetry packet - be ready to discuss - do not do last section 8th - RJ ACT I all ENGLISH 6,7,8, - WW ch 14 C&D APRIL 12 READING 6th - none 7th - none - band members - I will post essay question on my announcements 8th - none ENGLISH 6th WW ch 14 A&B 7th - WW ch 14 A&B 8th - WW ch 14 A&B CONGRATS TO 6th GRADE ON THEIR POETRY READING - JOB WELL DONE over break 6th and 7th have their FREE READ books to read only - we will be writing in class on Monday, April 12th 8th - TKMB essay - option that everyone should take to help grades!!! Due April 12th. See hand out from class. I will scan it also onto my announcement page MARCH 27 READING 6th - memorize poems 7th - con't presentations 8th - none PLEASE GET IN ANY PROJECTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN HANDED IN YET. I AM MISSING A FEW IN EACH GRADE MARCH 26 READING 6th - poetry portfolios and memorize spring poems 7th - scenes and verses ready for Monday 8th - TKMB projects due Monday, expert groups con't presenting MARCH 25 READING
6th - poetry portfolio, give parents invitation, memorize poem
7th - work on scenes and verses
8th - prepare expert group presentation, work on projects due Monday
MARCH 23
READING 6th - read poems in poetry packet 7th - Dust Project due Thursday - see announcements for assignment and rubric 8th - finish TKMB, underline for your expert groups ENGLISH 6th - poetry portfolio 7th - begin learning lines for MW or Dust 8th - work on TKMB project due Monday MAARCH 22 READING 6th - poetry booklet p. 531-537 7th - Bring in Dust - everyone should have the book completed and be working on his/her project 8th - TKMB - through page 318. working on projects PROJECT OUTLINES FOR 7TH AND 8TH GRADE ARE ON MY ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE. 8TH GRADE IS BELOW 7TH SO SCROLL DOWN ENGLISH 6th - poetry project begin to brainstorm 7th- none 8th - none MARCH 17 I AM ACCEPTING ANY AND ALL FIX-ITS OR LATE WORK TILL FRIDAY FOR ALL GRADES READING 6th - none 7th - Dust project Due Thursday March 25 8th TKMB read to page 318 for Tuesday. PROJECTS due Monday March 29 MARCH 15 READING 6th - none 7th - take home quiz 8th - take home quiz, read over projects hand outs ENGLISH 6th - Terra Novas - p.20-23, 58-73 7th - fix-its 8th - fix-its MARCH 12 READING 6th - Terra Nova p 74-90 7th - Read Dust 8th - Ch 14 in TKMB ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - rewrite historical fiction story - heed comments 8th - none MARCH 11 READING 6th - none 7th - Con't Dust 8th - TKMB ch 13 ENGLISH 6th - WW ch 9-12 review quiz 7th - WW ch 9-12 review quiz, FINISH EXPERT GROUP WORK 8th - WW ch 9-12 review quiz BRING TERRA NOVA BOOKS TO CLASS ALL GRADES March 10 READING 6th - poetry definitions open note check-up tomorrow 7th - Dust to p. 182 8th - TKMB ch 12 ENGLISH 6th - review WW ch 9-12 for Friday 7th - wkbk p. 73-74 - comparisons with adjectives, reveiw WW ch 9-`2 for Friday 8th - review WW ch 9-12 for Friday, go over perfect tense notes MARCH 9 READING 6th - read poetry packet 7th - go over presentations if your group did not go today 8th - TKMB quiz tomorrow PART 1 ENGLISH 6th - ww ch 9-12 review, second vocab popper with eight new words 7th - second popper 8th - second popper MARCH 8 READING
6th - write a prose version of "At the Seaside"
7th - read to p. 162 Dust
8th - read ch 11 TKMB ENGLISH
6th - ww ch 9-`12 review due Wed, vocab popper due tomorrow 7th - ww ch 9-21 review, vocab popper words 8th ww ch 9-12 review, vocab popper words
MARCH 4
READING 6th - none 7th - read to Autumn 1935 in Dust (p 152) by Monday. Underline 8th - read through ch 10 by Monday in TKMB underline ENGLISH ALLL CLASSES WW QUIZ ON FRIDAY 6th - study 7th - historical fiction story due Monday 8th - study, homonym poem/story due monday www.cooper.com/alan/list_html for homonyms MARCH 3 READING 6th - none 7th - come in with a paragraph for your project 8th - ch 10 TKMB ENGLISH 6th - ww ch 13 E, wkbk p. 64 7th ww ch 13 E 8th - ww ch 12 E, make a homonym worksheet for a 6th grader March 2 READING
6th - none
7th - con't work on story
8th - review ch 9 in TKMB
ENGLISH 6th 0 WW ch 13 c and d
7th - ww Ch 13 C&D, review powerpoiont notes
8th - ww Ch 12 c&D, homonyms wksht
MARCH 1
READING 6th - none 7th - sstoryboard or outline for project 8th - ch 9 TKMB ENGLISH 6th - WW ch 13 a and b 7th - WW ch 13 a and b 8th - WW ch 12 a and b FEB 26 READING 6th - finish CD projects 7th- Dust read the rest of Summer 1934 section 8th - TKMB ch 6,7,8 we will start group presentations next week ENGLISH 6th - none 7th - begin historical fiction character project 8th - none Sorry for the late post FEB 24 READI NG 6th CD projects 7th - bio poem, contibue to read Dust 8th - TKMB - ch 4 --quiz Friday on 1-5 ENGLISH 6th - WWch 12 E 7th - WW ch 12 E 8th - none FEB 23 READING 6th CD projects 7th - work on bio poem due Thursday, Story due tomorrow 8th - TKMB ch. 3 quiz on Friday, identify passages for your theme ENGLISH 6th WW ch 12 C&D, STUDY for test on perfect tense (know simple tense), recopy notes if you haven't 7th - WW ch 12 C&D, STUDY for test on particip;es and infinitives, remember pronouns and antecedents 8th - STUDY for punctuation test - go over packet and notes FEB 22 READING 6th - CD projects - All C and B layers due by Friday 7th - Dust - p 37-51 Spring 1934 8th - TKMB ch 1 and 2 mark passages for your theme or plot line ENGLISH - test in all classes on Wed 6th - WW ch 12 a & b, re-copy notes on the perfect tense in notebook 7th - WW ch 12 A&B, work on story 8th - grammar packet FEB 19 READING 6th - CD projects, CD quiz ch 12-17 7th - Dust to end of Part 1 (to Spring 1934) 8th - ch 1 and 2 TKMB ENGLISH 6th - vocab mid-term 7th - finish terra nova 1-4a if not done over snowcation, vocab mid-term, rewrite notes on part and infin. 8th vocab mid-term Feb 18 \ ALL CLASSES WW CH 11 quiz tomorrow Reading 6 - cd projects 7th p 3-14 Dust 8th - none ENGLISH 6 - none 7th part and Infin wksht (p84) 8th - none Feb 17 ALL FIX-ITS ARE DUE TOMORROW AT THE LATEST 6th - CD projects 7th - none 8th - Be ready to discuss- what is the meaning of the title of the play = Inherit the Wind Any snowcation tests should be handed in no later than Thursday ENGLISH 6th - WW ch11 C&D, wkbk p 52 and 54 7th - WW ch11 C&D, Wksht on infinitives and participles 8th - WW ch 11 C&D, Wkbk p. 108 and 110. FEB 16 We're back to normal!! READING 6th - finish CD and work on projects 7th - none - finish MW test if you did not do it over snowcation 8th - none - finish Wind test if you did not do it over snowcation Wind quiz fix-its for those I indicated ENGLISH 6th - ww ch 11 A&B, pronoun/verb test fix-its 7th - ww ch 11 A&B pronoun test fix-its 8th ww ch 11 A&B, comma test fix-its BRING IN PROOF OF GRAMMAR WORK FOR CREDIT FOR OVER SNOWCATION For those of you unable to download the grammar work from the email, I have posted the sites on my announcement page. This work is for all grades. Thanks FEBRUARY 8TH 7TH AND 8TH GRADE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS ARE ON THE ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE OF MY HOMEWORK SITE. THEY WILL BE EMAILED TO YOUR PARENTS AS WELL. 8TH GRADE ASSIGNMENT IS BELOW THE 7TH GRADE ASSIGNMENT - JUST SCROLL DOWN. DO TERRA NOVA PREP 2A AND 4A FEB 8 8th Grade - your final assignment and test for Wind is being emailed to your parents - please complete and email me back a copy no later than Friday - hopefully I'll see you before then.
All classes please do Terra Nova 2a and 4a
FEB 7th - FOR NOW ALL CLASSES WORK ON TERRA NOVA BOOKS. I WILL EMAIL 7TH AND 8TH READING AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS ON THEIR PLAYS.
6TH - CONTINUE TO READ CHARLOTTE DOYLE - CONTINUE TO COMPLETE PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS. FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME WITH UPDATES AND QUESTIONS. FEB 2 - ALL CLASSES WORK ON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK ESSAY DUE THURSDAY READING 6th - CD ch 12, projects 7th - MW read and review 8th - Wind read and review ENGLISH 6th - pronoun and verb quiz 7th - pronoun quiz 8th - comma and rhetoric quiz FEB 1 READING
6th - CD ch 11, quiz ch 6-11
7th - review MW, finish if not done yet
8th - quiz on Wind
ENGLISH
6th - none - study CD,test on Wed on indef pronouns and verbs
7th - pronoun wksht. test on wed on pronouns
8th comma wkst, comma project due Wed, test on Wed on commas
JAN 29
READING 6th - CD ch 9 and 10, continue to work on projects 7th - MW Act III, projects due Monday 8th - finish Wind ENGLISH 6th wkbk pp 40, 42, 44, 48, 50 7th - wkbk pp 122, 124 8th wkbk pp. 96, 98, 102, 104 JAN 28 READING 6th - CD ch 8, bring project material for tomorrow 7th - MW finish ACT II 8th - Wind - Act II scene I - you must read ENGLISH 6th - WW ch 10 quiz 7th WW ch 10 quiz, wkbk pp. 114,118,120 8th - WW ch 10 quiz JAN 27 READING 6th - CD ch 7, vocab log, bring in material to work on projects on Friday 7th - finish Act II in MW 8th - catch up reading in Wind ENGLISH 6th- p. 130 in text 1-8, WW ch 10 E 7th - WW ch 10 E 8th - WW ch 10 E, Watch the State of the Union address JAN 26 READING 6th - CD ch 6 7th - MW to p. 46 "Breakfast ready." 8th - Wind Act I scene I and II ENGLISH 6th - p 121/122 1-15 textbook, WW ch 10 C&D 7th - Signal word chart, WW ch 10 C&D 8th - WW ch 10 C&D JAN 25 READING 6th - read ch 5 in CD, quiz on ch 1-5, vocab log check 7th - go over Act I in MWorker 8th - go to americanrhetoric.com watch two speeches (one historical and one from a movie) cite examples of rhetorical devices and be able to discuss what the speaker is persuadng the audience to do or believe. ENGLISH 6th WW ch 10 A & B, 7th - digital camera packet, WW CH 10 A&B 8th - WW ch 10 A&B, How We Move packet JAN 21 ENGLISH 6th - spelling pkt due, interview due Monday 7th spelling pkt due, finish pkt on play 8th - spelling packet due, alien diplomacy due READING 6th - ch 2 in CD 7th - read to p. 11 in MW and end of ACT I by Monday, scavenger hunt due Friday 8th - read over rhetoric terms, all tech pkts due JAN 20 ENGLISH SPELLING PKTS DUE FRIDAY 6th - pronoun worksheet, interview due Monday 7th - passive wksht 8th - tech writing sheets READING 6th - read CD ch 1 7th - Helen Keller scavenger hunt 8th - NY Times article, historical fiction questions JAN 19 ENGLISH 6th - spelling pkt due Friday, pronoun sentences due tomorrow (wksht), 7th - spelling pkt due Friday, 8th - spelling pkt due Friday READING 6th - Charlotte Doyle - An important warning, decide who you want to interview 7th - reading packet 8th - reread sheets on scope's trial, the movie Inherit the Wind is on TCM tonight if you would like to watch JAN 12 ENGLISH 6th - WW ch 9 C and D, textbook p. 291, 1-16 pronoun test Thursday 7th - active/passive test tomorrow, WW ch 9 C and D, review crossword due tomorrow 8th - abbrev and CAP test tomorrow, WW ch 9 C and D, review crossword due tomorrow READING 6th - quiz tomorrow go over non-fiction answer paragraph for structure 7th - editorial opinion sheet due end of class tomorrow, fill out cartoon sheet 8th - cartoon packet due, thesis statement for news photo - can go to www.newseum.com click exhibits, permanent, pullitzer prize photos, online exhibit. Make sure I know where to find your photo if you go elsewhere - or give me a copy. JAN 11 ENGLISH 6th WW ch 9 A and B, textbook p. 288-289 1-17, test on Thursday (pronouns) 7th WW ch 9 A and B, find examples of passive in editorials, review notes - test on Wed 8th WW ch 9 A and B, brainstorm for grammar project READING 6th - go over notes and reading material for compare/contrast 7th - do Fact/Opinion sheet quiz on thurs 8th - editorial cartoon packet, bring in a news photo to create thesis statement quiz on thurs JAN 8 ENGLISH 6th - read over notes and know their contents 7th - none 8th - Decide which common grammar error you want to write explore READING 6th - none 7th - read editorial packet 8th - none JAN 7 *******CORRECTION******** sorry I put 6th homework for 7th - it is now right ENGLISH 6th - WW quiz tomorrow wkbk pp. 118, 120 7th - WW quiz tomorrow,, sentences - 3 active, 3 passive one each; mixed, dangling and necessary passive 8th - WW quiz tomorrow, read over class paragraphs to be ready for discussion READING 6th - packet with essay 7th - packet with essay 8th - bring in instructions ans magazines JAN 6 ENGLISH
6th WW - E, finish wkbk p. 117
7th - WW - E, wkbk p. 58 8th - WW - E, grammar packet and crossword puzzle. PLEASE do not use a crossword making website READING 6th - reading packet - essay #1 and questions 7th - reading packet due Fri 8th - bring in instructions and year in picture magazines if possible JAN 5
ENGLISH 6th - WW C&D, wkbk p. 114 and 116 (began in class) 7th - WW C&D , wkbk p. 56 8th - WW C&D, text p. 269-270 #'s 1-21 READING 6th - none 7th - reading packet - Halloween 8th - final draft on giving due, please make two copies JAN 4 ENGLISH 6th - WW ch 8 A&B, text book p. 275, 9-15 7th WW ch 8 A&B, text book p 140 1-8 8th WW ch 8 A&B READING 6th none 7th none 8th - draft for giving ready for peer review Christmas Break Merry Christmas and Happy Reading - Hope Santa brings you some great reads. 7th grade did very well on the Hobbit map, 6th grade is finishing Tom Sawyer with a flourish and I believe 8th grade is on their way to Broadway! 8th grade don't forget your giving project (Magi and 3 cups editorial) DEC 11 READING 6th - A to Z book and packets for TS 7th - Hobbit finish and work on presentation 8th - read Magi and think about editorial on giving NO ENGLISH DEC 10 READING 6th - finish TS presenters - Will W, Tavis and Dabney A to Z due Tues, packets due Wed 7th - finish Hobbit, group assignments 8th - lines and blocking ENGLISH ALL GRADES WW CH 7 QUIZ DEC 9 READING 6th - read ch 34 in TS , presenters - Dabney, Madison and Audrey A to Z book due Tues, ALL packets due Wed 7th - Hobbit due Friday 8th - lines for play ENGLISH ALL classes WW ch 7 E. quiz on Friday DEC 8 READING 6th read ch 33 7th - read ch 10 - have book completed by Friday 8th - learn lines ENGLISH 6th ww ch 7 C and D, study for noun test - all nouns 7th WW ch 7 C and D, study for misplaced modifier test, hand in all homework 8th - WW ch 7 C and D DEC 7 READING
6th - read ch 32 in TS presenters Elly and Olivia
7th - Hobbit quiz ch 7-9
8th - memorize lines
ENGLISH
6th - ww ch 7 A and B, NOUN test WED
7th - ww ch 7 A and B Misplaced modifier quiz Wed
8th - ww ch 7 A and B
DEC 3
READING 6th - TS ch 28 and 29 Tema and Natalie present 7th - Hobbit to end of ch 8 8th - comprehension quiz tomorrow ENGLISH ALL- WW ch 6 quiz tomorrow 7th - wksht Dec 2 READING 6th - read ch. 26 and 27 Kierstan and Taylor present 7th- read to p 158 mid way down continue to underline 8th - finish book Webquest due ENGLISH 6th - ww 6E, wkbk p. 35 7th - ww 6E. 3 sentences with a misplaced modifying phrase 8th - none DEC 1 !! READING 6th - read ch 23-25 in TS presenters Dabney and Steven 7th - Hobbit to p. 149 and underline 8th Hound due Thurs and Webquest due Thurs -GOOD LUCK TOMORROW ENGLISH 6th - ww. ch 6 C and D, text book p. 97 15-24 7th WW ch 6 - C and D 8th WW ch 6 C and D due Thurs., learn Lines for Christmas play NOV 30 READING 6th - TS ch 21 and 22 presenters Will E and Brendan 7th - Catch up in Hobbit and /or underline main passages 8th - Read Hound - complete by Thursday. Webquest due Thurs ENGLISH 6 - WW ch 6 A and B 7 - WW chapter 6 A and B 8- WW ch 6 A and B Nov 24 Reading 6th - through ch 20 by end of Thanksgiving be ready to present ch 15-20 on Monday if you are assigned to one 7th - through ch 7 by end of Thanksgiving 8th - finish book by Thurs Dec 3 Webquest due DEC 3 ENGLISH ALL CLASSES TEST TOMORROW _ ALL HAVE STUDY GUIDES Nov 23 READING 6th - catch up on TS - 7th - ch 4 Hobbit 8th - ch 3-4 Baskervilles ENGLISH NONE STUDY FOR YOUR MATH 8th bring HS essays if you didn't today Nov 20 READING 6tn Tom Sawyer thru ch 16, Spencer and Arthur present chapters, begin packet for ch 11-24 7th - illustration of any scene so far in Hobbit with attached passage. No computer generated pictures 8th - begin Hound ch 1 and 2, ENGLISH 8th - rewrite participle paragraph, work on HS essay Nov 19 Wordly Wise quiz for all tomorrow
Reading
6th Tom Sawyer packet
7th - read Hobbit
8th-none
English
8th - paragraph with 6 participles
Nov 18
READING
6th - continue TS
7th - continue Hobbit
8th - High School Essays
ENGLISH
6th - WW 5E
7th - WW 5E and wkbk pp29-30 to be handed in
8th - High School Essays
Nov 17
READING
6th ch 13 in TS
7th - complete CAF sheet on Hobbit
8th - complete packet
ENGLISH
6th - ww ch 5 C and D
7th - ww ch 5 A and B, wkbk p 23 and 27
8th - ww ch 5 C and D
Nov 16
READING
6th- read ch. 12 in TS
7th - begin ch 2 - read to page 39 at separation. Comprehension quiz tomorrow know characteristics of hobbits, dwarves, dragons and Gandolf
8th - be able to to identify types of non-fiction writing
ENGLISH-
6th - ww ch 5 A and B, wkbk p. 25
7th - text pp 82-83 #'s 1-24 even
8th - ww ch 5 A and b, text p.375 #13-18 and find and write down all the infinitives in the digital mail delivery
NOV13
READING
6th - read ch 9-11 in TS, bring in what you have for your A-Z Book on Monday for a check
7th read ch 1 in Hobbit
8th - write analysis of the four primary sources on the Chicago fire - write a researcher's report - evaluate all four sources
for adequacy for use in a factual history of the fire and secondly for a descriptive history (You Were There) of the fire. In your conclusion tell which type of historical account you feel the four would be better in. Use the questions attached to the accounts and your primary source evaluations to help write and costruct your piece. Use all your tools to help your ANALYTICAL WRITING.
Nov 12
READING -
6th - ch 7and 8 in TS be ready for a comprehension check
7th - none
8th Chicago eyewitness and primary sheets be able to answer questions attached to sheets
ENGLISH
SPELLING PACKETS DUE AND QUIZ TOMORROW
Nov 10
READING
6th - ch 7 in TS
7th - none
8th - read eyewitness accounts of chicago fire fill out primary source sheet and be able to answer questions for discussion (questions at end of newspaper packet)
ENGLISH
all grades have an English test on Thursday - all grades have a study guide
Nov 9
READING
6th - ch 4-6 in TS
7th - read critiques and reviews for the giver
8th read articles on Chicago Fire
ENGLISH
6th - spelling packet due friday
7th - wkbk p. 106 spelling packet due friday
8th - spelling packet due friday - complete primary source sheet for reading
Nov 6 READING
6th - ch 4-6 in Tom Sawyer
7th - finish Giver project, finish reading acceptance speech
8th - finish statue of liberty project
ENGLISH
6,7,8 do WW crossword puzzle for review of ch 1-4
Nov 5
READING 6th - ch 3 in TS 7th - work on Giver draft 8th - work on Liberty draft - do web search if necessary ENGLISH WW quiz tomorrow Ch 4 - all grades Nov 4 READING 6th read ch 2 of Tom Sawyer 7th work on Giver draft and outline 8th outline for letter to editor re: statue of liberty ENGLISH ALL WW ch 4 part E Nov 3 READING
6th read Tom Sawyer chapter 1 and 2
7th - outline due for Giver piece tomorrow
8th - none
ENGLISH
6th WW ch 4 C&D
7th WW ch 4 C&D workbook page 112
8th WW ch 4 C&D
Nov 2
READING 6th familiarize yourself with the book Tom Sawyer - read back and table of contents. Think about the background info I have given you 7th - brainstorm for Giver paper - outline due Wed 8th - finish primary source worksheet, find meanings for 5+ symbols of the statue of liberty ENGLISH 6th - WW ch 4 A and B, in two columns write 6 main ideas and six supporting ideas 7th WW chapter 4 A and B 8th WW chapter 4 A and B 10/29 6 and 7 spelling packet due, spelling quiz 10/28 READING 6 - none 7 Giver study guide 8th- none ENGLISH All - SPELLING PACKETS 7 - finish sentence index card - magazines or newspapers 10/27 READING 6 - spelling packet 7 - spelling packet, Giver study guide 8- none ENGLISH 6 - study for quiz on complex sentences 7 - none 8 none 10/23 READING 6 -none 7- Giver packet due Tues 8 - The Next Big Thing Project due Tues No English 10/22 READING 6 - none 7 - con't Giver - packet due Tues 8 - project - work in class tomorrow bring what you need ENGLISH 6- finish poem remember it must make sense and it must have sub cons at beginning of lines 7- log due tomorrow, spelling - be ready to hand in all sentence unit sheets 8 - fragment/run-on wksht 10/21 READING 6 - page through Maniac parts II and III 7th - Giver read 8th - work on project - bring things to class on Fri to work in class ENGLISH 6 - work on subordinating conjunction poem 7th - study for sentence test, continue to prep Log to turn in on Fri 8th- none 10/20 READING 6th - Maniac news article if you haven't handed it in yet 7th read Giver - update study guide 8th - The Next Big Thing due Tues Oct 27, high school essays ENGLISH 6th subordinating conjunction poem - start with an Independent clause and then write six lines that begin with a different sub. conjunction It needs to make sense - doesn't need to rhyme. 7th - appendix K, clean up Log - make sure narrative has simple, compound and complex sentences (Log is due Friday) bring in to class for peer review. Sentence test on Thursday 8th- redo of sentence test study and be ready to follow directions 10/19 READING
6th - redo Maniac draft
7th - The Giver study guide ch 11-13
8th - The Next Big Thing Project High School essays
ENGLISH
6 - spelling sheet
7th - captain's log, make comp[ound sentences out of complex sentences from board
8th - sentence packet review
10/16
6th - work on Maniac legend news article - draft due Monday 7th - Giver comprehension quiz ch1-10 Monday, do study guide through Ch. 10 8th - work on The Next Big Thing - Due Oct 27 10/15 ENGLISH 6- wksht reviewing sentences - both sides to be handed in 7 - log book 8 - test on sentences - simple, compound, complex, correlative conjunctions, dependent clauses (adj and adv) READING 6- Maniac presentations tomorrow. begin to fill out sheet on legendary feats for newspaper article - need 6 feats 7 The Giver - con't study guide and fill in compare contrast sheets and emotions sheet 8 - work on The Next Big Thing - Due Tues Oct 27. 10/13 ENGLISH
6 - test on simple and compound sentences - study
7- test on sentence structures - study
8- read "Caged Bird" find and copy down 3 simple sentences
3 compound sentences (different coord conjunctions)
3 complex sentences (Different subord conjubctions)
1 correlative conjunction
DUE THURSDAY
READING
6 brainstorm for group and individual projects
comprehension test THURS 2nd half of book
7- Giver ch 6 and study guide
8 - brainstorm product
10/9
6th- finish Maniac Magee 7th The Giver - ch 2-5 complete study guide questions 8th - brainstorm your product for The Next Big Thing 10/7 HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLV - NO HOMEWORK!!!!! GOOD GAME 8TH GRADE; YOU HANDLED MY BEST PITCHES! 10/6 ENGLISH 6th - WW 3C and D 7th WW 3 C and D, you may work on your sentence log as you see fit 8th WW C and D READING 6th - finish Maniac by Friday 7th - Ch 1 The Giver 8th - high school essay work ALL CLASSES HAVE WW QUIZ ON FRIDAY 10/5 ENGLISH 6 - WW unit 3 A nd B 7th WW unit 3 A nd B, run-on wksht, there will be a short quiz on sentences so far - GO OVER NOTES ON SUBJECT, VERB, SIMPLE SENTENCES , FRAGMENTS AND RUN-ONS ( has been scheduled on board since last week) look through notes and your log 8 - WW unit 3 A snd B READING 6 Maniac ch 33 and 34 7th - what would make your world a utopia ? think about what you would like in a perfect world. 8 - complete list of what you bring to a high school and what you are looking for in a high school. What is your "hook" PLEASE HAND IN YOUR OMAS PROJECTS IF YOU HAVE NOT YET DONE SO - REMEMBER 5 POINTS OFF PER DAY LATE (ABSENCES DO NOT COUNT) 10/2 ENGLISH 6 none 7 - finish reading excerpt "Caged Bird" answer question 3-6 on appendix D. Complete sheet on sentence fragments (complete/incomplete). Log Entry - do I understand simple sentence, sentence fragments, phrases 8 none READING 6 - read Maniac - complete part II 7- Missng May essay - due Monday. Remember to use quotes and diret details from the book to support your thesis 8 - OMAS project due Mon. Symbolism booklet 10/1 ENGLISH
6 - test on subject and predicate - study text, notes
7 - captain's log
8 - quiz on sentance diagramming - study text and notes
READING
6 - Maniac ch.24-29
7 - Missing May - begin writing project - assignment and rubric handed out today due Monday Oct 5
8- OMAS project due Monday Oct 5
9/30
ENGLISH 6th page 67 in textbook #6-30 even. follow all directions 7th -- complete subject/verb sheet, begin captain's log 8th- review diagramming notes READING 6th comprehension quiz on part I of Maniac 7th - comprehension quiz on all of Missing May 8th - in class essay quiz on OMAS question given out in class today OMAS symbol booklet project due Monday - test grade 9/29 6th read to ch 24 in Maniac 7th - do journey sheet for MM 8th look for symbols in OMAS Reading quizzes on Thursday for all classes English quizzes for all classes opn Friday 9/25 6th - read through ch.20 in Maniac 7th - finish Missing May 8th - final draft of personal narrative due Monday - preferably typed. finish OMAS 9/24 ALL CLASSES WW UNIT 2 QUIZ TOMORROW - FRIDAY
6- subject predicate packet to be handed in as a take home quiz 7 - My Daily Idiom due tomorrow My apologies for not updating earlier 9/23 English 6 - WW unit 2 exercise D, grammar workbook page 6 - if you did not have your book in class make sure to do p 3 and 5 7 WW unit 2 exercise E 8 WW unit 2 exercise E all grades WW quiz on Friday READING 6 - Maniac ch 12 and 13 7 - MM through ch 10 8 - personal narrative draft due for my review (please type if possible) finish OMAS 9/22 ENGLISH 6 - WW unit 2 B and C 7 - WW unit 2 C and D 8 - WW unit 2 C and D READING 6 - Maniac 7 - write a paragraph about Summer's evolving opinion of Cletus -what causes the change- How does this move the story along 8 - Write draft of Personal Narrative - ready to be edited by a peer Venn diagram comparing Santiago and you ( the you of your personal narrative OMAS finished reading on Thursday ENGLISH 9/21 6 Wordly Wise unit 2A Study for test - formal letter format, 4 types of sentences abd their punctuation, subject/predicate - simple, complete and compound 7 Wordly Wise unit 2 A and B Study for test formal letter format, prefix, suffix and roots, context clues, figurative language, word map, parts of speech Poster due tomorrow - check rubric 8 Wordly Wise unit 2 A and B Study for test - words - context clues, prefix/root/suffix, figurative language parts of speech, word map. READING 9/22 6 Read ch 11 in Maniac 7 Review MM so far 8 Continue reading OMAS due Thursday. Outline for personal narrative and narrative packet due tomorrow. FINISH WEEKEND HOMEWORK TONIGHT draft on pn goes for friend edit on Wed. ENGLISH 9/18
6 -
7 - long term - parts of speech poster/collage with partner due Tues
Due Sept 22.
bring material to class tomorrow to work on project with partner 8 -
READING 9/18
6 - Read ch. 5-10 in Maniac
7 - Read ch 5-6 in Missing May
8 - read The Old Man and the Sea book to be completed by Thursday Sept 24. Begin planning and outline for personal narrative. read text 624-636 do and use packet for help |
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