Monday, February 27th
none--be prepared!
Tuesday, February 28th
CompletedWinter Poetry Brainstormingsheetis due today. We will begin it in class. You must keep track of it because it needs to be handed in with your winter poem next week.
Wednesday, February 29th
If you did not finish the handwritten open response in class on Tuesday, it is due today. Remember: We are striving for a score of a four. Put your best effort into it the first time because this month we will keep writing open responses until I am certain you understand them. There is a big difference between struggling with writing responses and simply not putting effort into them!
Thursday, March 1st
A handwritten copy of your winter poem is due today. Be sure to follow the requirements on the direction sheet handed out on Monday.
Friday, March 2nd
1. Your completed poetry packet is due today. Your three responses should display your best effort.
2. We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday, so bring your favorite Dr. Seuss books and an IR book!
Monday, March 5th
none
Tuesday, March 6th
Rough draft of Color poem due
Wednesday, March 7th
1. Spelling Crossword #9 due
2. Typed Winter Poem--1.5 spaced, remember your heading!
Thursday, March 8th
Heritage Project Signatures due back (If you want to have it in your portfolio, please bring the project back. Otherwise, give your project to your special person!)
Friday, March 9th
1. Spelling Quiz #9--Be ready
2. Typed Final draft of Winter Poem (with artistic touches)- You must turn in all brainstorming sheets, drafts, editing sheets, and rubric.
Monday, March 12th
none--You have no school today--enjoy the beautiful weather!
Tuesday, March 13th
Typed Final draft of Winter Poem (with artistic touches)- You must turn in all brainstorming sheets, drafts, editing sheets, and rubric.
Wednesday, March 14th
Typed Color Poem due with artistic touches and descriptive word choices
Thursday, March 15th
Work on your poetry study booklet and study for your poetry test
Friday, March 16th
Poetry Test--be prepared--you will need to know/ recognize the terms on your study booklet.
2. The written portion of yourstudy bookletis due today, but you may take it home to add artistic touches for Tuesday.
Monday, April 2nd-
1. Historical Fiction IR book must be brought to class today.
2. Extra Credit Season Poem due
This is an extra season poem. It can be another winter poem or any other season you love or love to hate! This follows all the same requirements as your winter poem--->It must be at least 20 lines. You must write a rough draft and improve upon it with your final draft. It must also have 4 different poetic devices.
Tuesday, April 3rd - Term 3 ends!
1. "Isabel " poem, "I Can't Write a Poem" poem, Emotion poem, and Ode Poem should all be typed and turned in by the end of today.
2. Amelia's WarCivil War Research notes due (most of you are done with this) The link is on my links page.
Wednesday, April 4th- 1/2 Day -
"Persuasion is All Around You" due
Thursday April 5th-
Decide on a persuasive essay topic and stance and get a parent signature
Friday April 6th-
Amelia's WarCivil War Research Final draft due (Make a cover(with proper heading, title, and pics)for extra points!)
Remember the link for the research questions in on my links page and the document to type it on is on my handouts page. Please save first!
Monday, April 9th-
Nothing due--Hopefully you will have enjoyed your holiday weekend.
Tuesday, April 10th -
1. Persuasion Map /T-chart
2. Fact finder sheet
You received both of these sheets in the library and had two blocks to work on these. Therefore, if you were productive, you should not have much left for homework.
Wednesday, April 11th-
Introductory Paragraph for Persuasive Essay due
You worked on this in class and should not have much left to do on this.
Thursday April 12th-
BODY Paragraphs 1 and 2 (so the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs in the essay) due
You worked on this in class and should not have much left to do on this.
Friday April 13th-
1. Last two paragraphs for Persuasive Essay due (This is body paragraph 3 and the conclusion)
You worked on this in class and should not have much left to do on this.
2. Poetry Share Day! Bring in a sweet treat for your class if you would like!
Monday, April 23rd-
Nothing due--Hopefully you will have enjoyed your vacation. You should be caught up on your historical fiction by now!
Tuesday, April 24th -
Nothing due-- start typing up your persuasive essay!
Wednesday, April 25th-
Spelling Crossword #11 due
Thursday April 26th-
Typed Rough draft of your persuasive essay due WITH self editing checklist completed.
Friday April 27th-
Spelling Quiz #11 today--be prepared!
Monday, April 30th-
You should be finished with your historical fiction by now!
Tuesday, May 1st-
Amelia's WarQuiz today! This is on the prologue to chapter 3. Take home your study guide and handouts and be sure you know all the people, places, and things we have learned about up to this point.
Book Fair today! Bring money if you would like to purchase anything. You received your 7th grade summer reading list (which all are suggestions) and may want to get your books for the summer.
Wednesday, May 2nd-
1/2 day- no homework due
Thursday May 3rd-
Typed FINAL draft of your persuasive essay due
You should turn in all papers pertaining to the essay in the following order:
Final draft, Typed Rough draft, peer editing sheet, self editing sheet, written draft templates, fact finder sheet, and persuasion map
Friday May 4th-
Typed Works Cited page due for your persuasive essay. See your directions sheet for general directions on how to do this. If you have sources outside of the SIRS database or the Gale Opposing Viewpoints database, there is a link on my "links" page and a PDF handout on my "handouts" page that you can use to help set up your citations.
Monday, May 7th-
No homework due--work on historical fiction assignments (if you haven't already done these in class)
Tuesday, May 8th-
SignedAmelia's War Quiz due *If you earned less than a 75%, you are required to take a "retake" that I will average with the original quiz grade. You may also do the retake if you had above a 75%. Extra help sessions to work on the retake are available on Wednesday afterschool until 3:45 and Thursday AM at 7:40.
Wednesday, May 9th-
No homework due--work on historical fiction assignments (if you haven't already done these in class)
Thursday May 10th-
Historical Fiction assignments are finally due! You have had a lot of class time to work on these:
1. Setting seekers bookmark
2. Stepping through Time organizer
3. RTE chart--be thorough and choose effective quotes that show, not tell!
Friday May 11th-
Historical Fiction foot due--this was started in class on Wednesday.
Monday, May 14th-
Personal Narrative Topic signatureandcompleted prewriting organizer due
Tuesday, May 15th-
LAST Spelling Crossword due
Wednesday, May 16th-
First two paragraphs of your personal narrative essay should be finished. You have had plenty of class time to work on this and most students will not have much, if anything, to do for this.
Thursday May 17th-
nothing due--Are you caught up on your realistic fiction?
Friday May 18th-
Spelling Quiz--THE LAST ONE OF THE YEAR!
Monday, May 21st-
Your Personal Narrative should be completely written (or typed-if you so choose)
Tuesday, May 22nd-
nothing due--work on typing up your essay and read your realistic fiction book.
Wednesday, May 23rd-
Your personal narrative essay needs to be typed for today. We will be editing in class.
Thursday May 24th-
nothing due--fix up your essay, if you'd like, and read your realistic fiction book.
Friday May 25th-
Final typed draft of your personal narrative should be turned in.
NEXT WEEK...
No School on Monday!
ATTENTION! If you had a poor grade on your Works Cited page, you can re-do this and I will average the two grades. The directions and an example are on my handouts page if you have lost this. This is due no later than Tuesday!
Amelia's Wartest...you will start your study guide after we finish the book on Wed. or Thurs.