Homework

ALL CHANGES THAT ARE MADE TO HOMEWORK ARE ANNOUNCED IN CLASS AND WRITTEN ON THE BOARD IN CLASS.  I WILL DO MY BEST TO UPDATE CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

August Grammar Calendar August-2011-Grammar-vocabulary.dotm
September Grammar Calendar  September-2011-Grammar-vocabulary. 
October - December Calendar: 
OCT-DEC-GRAMMAR-CALENDAR.docx

The Westing Game book in pdf form:
the-westing-game-novel.pdf

Interactive Grammar Websites to practice for Friday quizzes.
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/

March 2012

Continue reading novels nightly.  Take practice CRCT assignments on web page.  All assignments need to be complete by March 30th. 


February 2012

Continue reading your novels nightly.  Begin review CRCT assignments on web page.

January 2012

Students need to be reading their novel and answering questions in their lit. journal.

Class time will be given to do any other written work; however, if the students do not use the time appropriately then they will have to complete the work at home.

Persuasion project :  Students will be given some class time to work on the project; however, they will complete most of it at home.  Persuasive-unit-tic-tac-toe.docx
December 2011

Students can use the links below to keep up with our novel, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

A Christmas Carol audio version online http://www.wiredforbooks.org/carol/content.htm

A Christmas Carol text version online:  http://www.literature.org/authors/dickens-charles/christmas-carol/

Reading Guide Questions:  A-Christmas-Carol-Vocabulary-List.doc

A Christmas Carol Vocabulary:  A-Christmas-Carol-Guided-Reading-Questions.doc

Wk of 11/14
Monday--Field Trip form goes home today; Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log; BOOK REPORT #2 DUE TOMORROW
Tuesday--Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log; RESEARCH PAPER DUE TOMORROW!!!
Wednesday--Grammar Calendar; Graphic Organizer for Vocabulary; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Thursday--READING LOGS DUE TOMORROW; Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log;  Study for quiz

Wk of 11/07
Monday--Field Trip; Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Tuesday--Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Wednesday--Grammar Calendar; Graphic Organizer for Vocabulary; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Thursday--Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log  Study for quiz



Wk of 10/31
Monday--Complete vocab sent. worksheet List 9; Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Tuesday--Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Wednesday--Grammar Calendar; Graphic Organizer for Vocabulary; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Thursday--Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log  Study for quiz


Wk of 10/24
Monday--Complete vocab sent. worksheet List 8; Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Tuesday--Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Wednesday--Grammar Calendar; Graphic Organizer for Vocabulary; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Thursday--Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log  Study for quiz


Wk of 10/17
Monday--Complete vocab sent. worksheet List 7; Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Tuesday--Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Wednesday--Grammar Calendar; Graphic Organizer for Vocabulary; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log
Thursday--Grammar Calendar; 20 minutes silent reading and record on your reading log  Study for quiz

Wk of 10/10
Tuesday--Students get a new grammar calendar; refer to calendar for homework
Wednesday--Grammar Calendar;
Thursday--Grammar Calendar;  No quiz this week.

Wk of 10/3

Please review nightly for the 9 weeks exam.  NO GRAMMAR WORK THIS WEEK; NEW CALENDARS WILL BE GIVEN ON 10/11/11.

WORK ON YOUR NARRATIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENT NIGHTLY!


Wk of 9/26
 

Monday--Verb test; Work on Vocabulary due Wednesday; Grammar Calendar; NO READING LOG THIS WEEK--ALL BOOK REPORTS DUE OCTOBER 7TH!!!
Tuesday-- Grammar; Vocabulary due tomorrow;
Wednesday--Review grammar; Study for weekly quiz (EARLY THIS WEEK)
Thursday--Grammar; 



Wk of 9/19


Monday
--Work on Vocabulary due Wednesday; Grammar Calendar; Reading log response due tomorrow;
Tuesday-- Grammar; Vocabulary due tomorrow;
Wednesday--Review grammar; Study for weekly quiz (EARLY THIS WEEK)
Thursday--Grammar; 


Wk of 9/12


Monday
--Complete Westing Game Vocabulary; Grammar Calendar; Reading log response due tomorrow;
Tuesday--Grammar; Vocabulary due tomorrow; 
Wednesday--Review grammar; review study guide for complement test tomorrow;
Thursday--Grammar; Study for quiz;


Wk of 9/5

PORTFOLIO FOLDERS will go home on Tuesday, please review and return the Goal sheet on Tuesday.

Monday
--Return Portfolio signed;
Tuesday--Grammar; Review Grammar Study Notes for test tomorrow;
Wednesday--Review grammar; Quiz over Chapters 5-8, The Westing Game
 
Thursday--Grammar; Study for quiz;


Wk of 8/29
PORTFOLIO FOLDERS NEED TO BE IN CLASS.  Thanks!!
Monday--Vocabulary List 3 from Vocabulary Choice Board  Vocabulary-Choice-Boarda.doc;
Tuesday--Grammar and Vocabulary (due tomorrow); Review Grammar Study Notes for test tomorrow; Students will be able to use their grammar notes on the test tomorrow.
Review Grammar Study Notes for test tomorrow; Students will be able to use their grammar notes on the test tomorrow.
Wednesday--Review Vocabulary; Quiz over Chapters 1-4, The Westing Game
Thursday--Grammar; Study for quiz;

Wk of 8/22
PORTFOLIO FOLDERS NEED TO BE IN CLASS BY WEDNESDAY, PLEASE.  THANKS!
Follow grammar calendar daily;
Monday--Vocabulary List 2 from Vocabulary Choice Board (students will get on Monday) Vocabulary-Choice-Boarda.doc; Review Grammar Study Guide for test tomorrow; Students will be able to use their grammar notes on the test tomorrow.
Tuesday--Grammar and Vocabulary (due tomorrow);
Wednesday--Take home test of "The Force of Luck," pg. 90(due Friday, bonus points if you return it on Thursday)
Vocabulary PowerPoint List-2-Vocabulary-3.pptx

Thursday--Grammar; Study for quiz; "The Force of Luck" take home test due on tomorrow.

Week of 8/15
Follow grammar calendar;
Monday-- Vocabulary List 1 and Grammar
   Vocabulary assignment--define each word, list the part of speech, and use correctly in a sentence (due Wednesday)
Tuesday--Grammar and Vocabulary (due tomorrow)
Wednesday--Review Thank You M'am for test on Thursday; Finish Wednesday writing assignment by Friday (if you don't finish in class)
Vocabulary PowerPoint Language-Arts-Vocabulary-week-1.ppt
Thursday--Review vocabulary for quiz tomorrow