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Classwork and Homework

Welcome to 2nd Semester!!

Week 18:
Monday, May 12:
Final Copy Due
Unit 35 Spelling
Work on Powerpoint

Tuesday, May 13:
Finish Poetry Writing

Wednesday, May 14:
Work on Powerpoing

Thursday, May 15:
Powerpoint Due Today
Go over Unit 35 SPelling

Friday, May 16:
Unit 35 SPelling Test
Present Powerpoint

Monday, May 5:
Unit 34 Spelling
Work on Song Analysis

Tuesday, May 6:
Work on Song Analysis

Wednesday, May 7:
Poetry Term Quiz
Work on Song Analysis

Thursday, May 8:
Go over Unit 34 Spelling
Finish Song Analysis

Friday, May 9:
Unit 34 Spelling Test
Song Analysis Paper Due

Week 17: POETRY
Monday, April 28:
Journal 1
"Where I'm From" Poem
Unit 33 Spelling

Tuesday, April 29:
Journal 2
Meditation Walk Activity

Wednesday, April 30:
Journal 3
Found Poem

Thursday, May 1:
Journal 4
Go over Unit 33 Spelling
Library to find Poetry

Friday, May 2:
Journal 5
Check Journals
Unit 33 Spelling Test
Emulate Poetry

Week 16: 
CRCT WEEK!  No Homework!

Week 15:  CRCT Review!
Monday, April 14:
Review Quotation Marks

Tuesday, April 15:
Review commas, apostrophes, colons, semi-colons

Wednesday, April 16: 
Review Parts of Speech

Thursday, April 17:
Review Verbals and Complements

Friday, April 18:
Review Sentence structure and function

Week 14:
Monday, March 31:
Unit 32 Spelling Worksheet
Powerpoint on clauses and sentence structure
Book Exercises

Tuesday, April 1:
Go over exercises
Continue Sentence Structure

Wednesday, April 2:
Sentence Types

Thursday, April 3:
Check Spelling Homework
Quotations

Friday, April 4:
Unit 32 Spelling Test
Quiz over Clauses, Sentence Structure, Sentence Types, and Quotations


Week 13: 
Monday, March, 24:
Unit 30 Spelling
Review Complements, Verbals, Phrases

Tuesday, March 25:
Review Complements, Verbals, Phrases

Wednesday, March 26:
Grammar Test over Complements, Verbals, Phrases

Thursday, March 27:
Go over Spelling
Begin Clauses

Friday, March 28:
Unit 30 Spelling Test
Continue Clauses

Week 12:
Monday, March 17:
Unit 29 Spelling
Review Complements
Begin Chapter 20

Tuesday, March 18:
Continue Chapter 20

Wednesday, March 19:
Story Telling Activity

Thursday, March 20:
Go over Unit 29 Spelling
Continue Chapter 20

Friday, March 21:
Unit 29 Spelling Test
Chapter 20 Quiz

Week 11:
Monday, March 10:
9 Weeks Exam
Unit 28 Spelling

Tuesday, March 11:
Chapter 20 Vocabulary

Wednesday, March 12:
CRCT Review
Complement notes: Direct Object, Indirect Object, Predicate Adjective and Noun

Thusday, March 13:
Go over Unit 28 Spelling
Practice Complements

Friday, March 14:
Unit 29 Spelling Test
Vocab and Complements Quiz

Week Ten: 9 WEEKS EXAM, MONDAY, MARCH 10TH!
Monday, March 3:
Book Fair
Unit 27 Spelling Homework
Present Flow Charts

Tuesday, March 4:
Review Parts of Speech and Diagramming

Wednesday, March 5:
Exam Review

Thursday, March 6:
Go over Spelling Homework
Exam Review

Friday, March 7:
Unit 27 Spelling Test
Exam Review
9 WEEKS EXAM, MONDAY, MARCH 10TH!  STUDY!

Week Nine:
Monday, February 25:
DGP
Diagramming
Spelling Unit 26

Tuesday, February 26:
Diagramming Quiz
Begin Narrative Writing

Wednesday, February 27:
Narrative Writing Activity

Thursday, February 28:
Go over Unit 26 Spelling
Narrative Writing Workshop

Friday, February 29:
Unit 26 Spelling Test

Week Eight:  I hope everyone had a wonderful Winter Break!
Thursday, February 21:
Journal
Test Corrections
Sentence Diagramming

Friday, February 22:
Continue Diagramming

Week Seven:
Monday, February 11:
DGP
Go over Grammar Tests
Receive Unit 25 Spelling
Begin Prepositions

Tuesday, February 12:
Finish Prepositions

Wednesday, February 13:
Quiz over Prepositions

Thursday, February 14:
Spelling Homework Due
Begin Conjunctions/Interjections

Homework:  Valentine due tom

Friday, February 15:
Unit 25 Spelling Test
Quiz over Conjunctions and Interjections?
Diagramming

Week Six:
Monday, February 4:
DGP
Receive Unit 23 Spelling
Review Adjectives
Newspaper Activity

Tuesday, February 5:
Begin Adverbs
Workbook Pages

Wednesday, February 6:
Review Adverbs
Sentence Diagramming

Thursday, February 7:
Go over spelling Homework
Review for Grammar Test Friday

Friday, February 8:
Unit 23 Spelling Test
Grammar Test: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Diagramming

Week Five:

Monday, January 28:
Receive Unit 22 Spelling Words
Go over Quiz from Friday
Review Pronouns and Verbs

Homework:  Pronoun review sheet

Tuesday, January 29:
Review Verbs

Homework:  Workbook Pages 16, 18, 20

Wednesday, January 30:
2nd Grammar Quiz on Pronouns and Verbs
Begin Adjectives

Thursday, January 31:
Go over Spelling
Adjectives and Adverbs

Friday, February 1:
Unit 22 Spelling Test

Week Four:

Tuesday, January 22:
Receive Unit 21 Spelling Words
Parts of Speech Review (Nouns)
Workbook Pages 1, 3, 5, 6 **Complete for homework if not finished in class

Wednesday, January 23:
Continue Parts of Speech (Pronouns)
Workbook Pages

Thursday, January 24:
Go over spelling homework
Continue Parts of Speech (Pronouns cont)

Friday, January 25:
Unit 21 Spelling Test
Parts of Speech Quiz (Nouns/Pronouns)

Week Three:
Monday, January 14:
Receive Unit 20 Spelling Words
Expository Essay Example
Review 4 domains of writing test

Tuesday, January 15:
How to Eat Fried Worms: word choice activity

Wednesday, January 16:
Writing Test

Thursday, January 17:
Go over spelling homework
Spelling Bee

Friday, January 18:
Unit 20 Spelling Test
Spelling Bee

Week Two:

Monday, January 7:
Journal 2
Unit 19 Spelling Wksht
Begin Rough Draft

Tuesday, January 8:
Review using Essay Planner
Finish rough draft

Wednesday, January 9:
Example paper

Homework:  Spelling due tom
Final copy of essay due tom.

Thursday, January 9:
Review Style and word choice

Homework: Study for spelling test

Friday, January 10:
Unit 19 Spelling Test


Week One:
Thursday, January 3:
Review pre-writing strategies
Practice persuasive prewrite

Friday, January 4:
Practice expository prewrite

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