Welcome to 8th grade Reading!
Monday, May 19th:
Bring in textbooks to return
Continue reviewing study guide for final exams
Review vocabulary
Friday, May 18th:
Vocabulary exercises due Monday
Review study guide
Thursday, May 17th:
Bring in your corrected research paper with the original
Bring in written response to Randy Pausch's last lecture
Study vocabulary
Wednesday, May 16th:
Bring in finished poem
Continue review of study guide
Tuesday, May 15th:
Bring in rough of childhood poem tomorrow
Work on vocab exercises
Turn in late work
Monday, May 14th:
All corrections to research paper due Friday
Unit 14 vocab exercises due Monday, May 21
Begin review of Study Guide for final exams next week
Friday, May 11th:
Happy Birthday, Camila!
Remember to turn in your songs Monday--
Vocab. test Monday
Thursday, May 10th:
Vocab test Monday
Tuesday, May 8th:
Papers overdue!
Adjective clause ws due Thursday
Vocab exers due Thursday
Friday, May 4th:
Research paper due Tuesday
Unit 13 vocab exercises due Thursday, May 10th
Wednesday, May 2nd:
Study for vocab test tomorrow
Types of sentences ws due tomorrow
Research paper due Tuesday, May 8th
Tuesday, May 1st:
Turn in any re-writing assignments
If you were one of the 2/3 who had not done vocab exercises, be sure to have
for tomorrow!
Monday, April 30th:
Finish vocab exercises for tomorrow
Do p. 101 sentence ws
Friday, April 27th:
Overdue: Research intro.paras and 3rd body paras!
Vocab. exercises Unit 12 due Tuesday, May 1st
Vocab. test Thursday, May 4th
Thursday, April 26th:
Do six picture symbols/word associations with the first 6 vocab. words of
Unit 12
Finish your intro paragraph and 3rd body paragraph of your research paper
Monday, April 23rd:
Your homework is to finish and turn in any missing assignments. Remember
that they will affect your interim grades!
Friday, April 20th:
Vocab. exercises Unit 11 due Monday
2 rough body paragraphs of research paper due Monday
Thursday, April 19th:
Anne Frank, Act II test tomorrow
Wednesday, April 18th:
Do pp. 97 & 99 of the Anne Frank packet
Tuesday, April 17th:
Do Anne Frank packet pp. 94 & 96 for tomorrow
Work on new vocab. words
Monday, April 16th:
Study for spelling test
Do participles ws p. 64
Anne Frank test on Act II Friday
Voc. exers. Unit 11 due Monday, 4/23
Thursday, April 5th:
Happy Easter!! Relax!
When school starts up again:
Vocab test unit 10 on Monday
Last 2 Holocaust writing pages due (see below)
Wednesday, April 4th:
Vocab. exers due tomorrow
After break: 1) Recommendation page of Holocaust packet due; 2)how 2
characters change by the end of the novel due: and 3)vocab test unit 10
Tuesday, April 3rd:
Summary page due tomorrow
p. 63 participle ws due tomorrow
Work on vocab. exercises!
Monday, April 2nd:
Summary of 2nd half of Holocaust novel due Wednesday
Vocab exercises due Thursday
Anne Frank packet due Thursday
Friday, March 30th:
Holocaust projects due Monday!!!!
New vocab unit 10 exers. due Thursday, 4/5
New A. Frank packet due Thursday, 4/5
Vocab test Unit 10 4/16
Thursday, March 29th:
Vocab test units 1-9 tomorrow!
Holocaust projects due Monday!!!
Summary page of second half of Holocaust novel due Wednesday,4/4
Monday, March 26th:
Holocaust packet: conflict p. due Thursday
Vocab. sheet signed for Thursday
Voyages pp. 398 & 399 exs. 1 & 2 due Thursday
Vocab test Friday on Units 1-9
Wednesday, March 21st:
Anne Frank, Act I test tomorrow
Finish the diary entries and 'memorial to Anne' pages of the A.Frank packet
for Friday
Tuesday, March 20th:
Review vocab units 1-5
Get your vocab sheet signed by a parent
Do infinitive ws p. 73
Anne Frank questions p. 912 due Friday
Monday, March 19th:
Do pp. 73 & 75 of Anne Frank packet for tomorrow
Read Holocaust novels
Study vocab. words
Friday, March 16th:
Themes page of Holocaust packet due Monday, 3/19
We'll discuss Holocaust projects; make sure you're making headway
Anne Frank test Act I next Friday 3/23 or Monday 3/26
Thursday, March 15th:
'Themes' page of Holocaust packet due Monday,3/19
Be prepared to discuss your progress on Holocaust projects, as well
Last chance to turn in writing revisions!
Wednesday, March 14th:
Most disturbing/most hopeful writing (Holocaust packet) due tomorrow before
Mr. Napolitano speaks
Work on your vocabulary
Happy Birthday, Romina!!
Tuesday, March 13th:
Bring in your vocab sheet with parent signature
Finish all writing revisions
Monday, March 12th:
Keep studying your vocab words
Parent signature due Wednesday on vocab review sheet
Holocaust page on 'most disturbing/most hopeful' due Thursday, 3/15
Friday, March 9th:
Study for your verb test Monday: imperative, indicative, subjunctive, and
modal auxiliaries--go over worksheets and notes, book pages.
Keep up with 10 vocab words per day review
Correct writing that I've edited and turn in Monday
Read your Holocaust novels....
Thursday, March 8th:
Continue to review 10 more vocab words and some of the hard previous ones.
Remember that you'll be having your parents sign that you are doing the
review.
Keep reading your Holocaust novels!
Review subjunctive, imperative, indicative, and modal auxiliaries for the
verb test Monday.
Wednesday, March 7th:
Review 10 vocab words from unit 1
Finish 2-3 characters page on Holocaust novel
Review subjunctive verb examples for test Monday: remember clues
like 'wish' 'if...' 'insist' 'demand' 'recommend'
Tuesday, March 6th:
Do Subjunctive ws (p. 50) for tomorrow
Begin reviewing vocab words chapters 1-9 for next vocab test
Monday, March 5th:
Do exer. #2 in Voyages book, p. 381
Holocaust 2-3 characters p. due Thursday
Verb test Monday, 3/12
Thursday, March 1st:
Vocab. test Monday
Turn in Holocaust summary p. Monday, as well as any other corrected pages of
other writing
Do p. 380, exercise #1 on modal auxiliaries
Wednesday, February 29th:
Finish your summary for Monday
Vocab test moved to Monday
Keeep reading your Holocaust novels!
Thursday, February 23rd:
Finish the grammar exercises in your textbook (pp. 376-377; #1 and #2)
Vocab. exercises due Tuesday, 2/28
Holocaust novel --1st summary--due date changed to Wednesday, 2/29
Wednesday, February 22nd:
Since we had so little class time today,there is no new homework. But be
sure to turn in your setting page of the Holocaust packet.
Tuesday, February 21st:
Setting description for Holocaust novel due tomorrow
p. 49--indicative and imperative ws, also due
Vocab. exercises unit 9 due Tuesday, 2/28
Thursday,February 16th:
Study notes on 2 stories for lit. test Tuesday
Finish creative writing--'opposite' you
Wednesday, February 15th:
Write 6 sentences using the perfect tense: 2 with present perfect, 2 with
past perfect, and 2 with future perfect.
Tuesday, February 14th:
Lit. packet due tomorrow (don't do essay--only graphic organizer on p. 219)
p. 48= perfect tense ws due
Monday, February 13th:
Bring in your Holocaust novels! They were due today!
Literature packet due Wednesday
Literature test on Friday
Wednesday, February 8th:
Vocab. exercises due 2/15
Vocab. test 2/21
Study for W. Game test Friday
Tuesday, February 7th:
Do verb ws p. 47 progressive tense
Finish 'Patsy Barnes' story questions, p. 199
GET Holocaust book by Monday! Remember, if it's not one I've suggested, you
need to get approval from me.
KEEP in mind that you will have your final Westing Game test on Friday.
You'll need to be able to discuss the author's purpose and different themes
of the novel. You'll need to provide evidence to back up your ideas.
Monday, February 6th:
Do verb ws p. 46
Verb test 2/13
Study for Westing Game quiz tomorrow
Friday, February 3rd:
Finish the Westing Game for Tuesday's quiz
Thursday, February 2nd:
Finish your writing on a pair of characters in The Westing Game. You were to
write about why S.Westing might have put them together, and what they learned
from each other.
Study for tomorrow's vocab. test
Wednesday, February 1st:
Do active/passive voice ws, p. 45 for tomorrow
Remember that the vocab. test is this Friday!
Tuesday, January 31st:
Vocab. exercises due tomorrow
Do verb ws p. 44
Have Holocaust book by Monday, February 13th: Choose between the four we
discussed or get approval from me
Final W. Game test Friday, Feb. 10th
Monday, January 30th:
Study for W.Game quiz tomorrow
Do troublesome verbs ws p. 43
Quiz next Tuesday (2/7) on last part of W.Game
Friday, January 27th:
Happy Belated Birthday, Fabiola!
For Monday: Prepare for the spelling test
Also, make sure that you bring in notes on chapters 22-26 of Westing Game
Thursday, January 26th:
Happy Birthday, Hector!!
Re-read Dr. MLK's 'I have a Dream' speech from the testbook. Note his style
and tone, in particular, as well as his message, of course. The test will be
tomorrow.
Take notes on Westing Game chapters 22-26 for Monday
Wednesday, January 25th:
Do verb ws p.41
Bring in 5 new vocab word pics or word associations
Tuesday, January 24th:
Verb ws p. 42 due tomorrow
Spelling test Monday, January 30th on Unit 8 words
Westing Game quiz on chapters 22-27 Tuesday, January 31st
Vocab. exercises due Wednesday, February 1st
Vocab. test Friday, February 3rd
Monday, January 23rd:
Test on MLK reading Friday, January 27th
Friday, January 20th:
MLK packet due Tuesday
W.Game quiz on Tuesday (chapters 17-21)
Thursday, January 19th:
Finish lab writing and turn in tomorrow
Lit. book questions due tomorrow (see yesterday)
Grammar exercises due (see yesterday)
Wednesday, January 18th:
Study for vocab. test
Exercises 1 & 2 p. 375 Voyages book due Friday
All questions p. 175 Lit.book due Friday
Tuesday, January 17th:
Unit 7 vocab. test Thursday
Reading W. Game chapters 17 -21 and quiz next Tuesday, 1/24
MLK lit. questions due this Friday
MLK packet due Tuesday, 1/24
Friday, January 13th:
Westing game chapters 14-16 reading and quiz Tuesday, January 17th
Vocab quiz Thursday
Tuesday, January 10th:
For the midterm exam tomorrow--
Review the study guide in its entirety
Review the notes on the stories and the novels
Monday, January 9th:
Review the second part of the study guide for midterms
Do pronoun ws p.23
vocab. exers. due Friday
Westing game chapters 14-16 due and quiz on Tuesday 1/17
Thursday, January 5th:
Westing Game quiz tomorrow
Pronoun ws due
Begin review of study guide for midterms
Wednesday, January 4th:
Read The Westing Game!
Tuesday, January 3rd:
Finish reading comprehension packet for tomorrow
Quiz on chapters 12 & 13 of Westing Game Friday
Unit 7 vocab. exercises due Friday, January 13th
Friday, December 16th:
Happy Birthday, Angelena!
Voc. test and Westing Game quiz Monday
Read to chapter 11 of the Westing Game by Tuesday
Thursday, December 15th:
Study for two tests tomorrow!
Wednesday, December 14th:
Study for adjective test Friday
Read Westing Game!
vocab. test Monday
Monday, December 12th:
Write 2 sentences with adjectives as subject complements
" " object complements
" " descriptive adjectives
Adjective test Wednesday
Westing Game reading due (p. 39) & quiz Friday
Review p. 19 of Adjective Review Sheet
Friday, December 9th:
American Childhood Test Monday
Read The Westing Game
Thursday, December 8th:
Happy Birthday, Isabelle!
Do lit. pp. 140 & 141 (American Childhood)
Read The Westing Game through p. 39 by Thursday, Dec. 15th
Wednesday,December 7th;
Do adj.ws p.18
Study vocab. for test
Tuesday, December 6th:
Do adj. ws
Review notes for Outsiders test tomorrow
Bring in The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Vocab test Thursday
Short Story--American Childhood test Monday, 12/12
Monday, December 5th:
Vocab. exers. due tomorrow
Final test on Outsiders Wednesday
Vocab. test Thursday
Make sure you have The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin
Thursday, December 1st:
American Childhood ques. due
Wednesday, November 30th:
Bring in corrected Fox Hunt stories
'An American Childhood' questions due Friday
New vocab. exercises due next Tuesday
Final test on Outsiders Monday
Wednesday, November 23rd:
Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
If you'd like to get a jump start--our next novel will be The Westing Game by
Ellen Raskin. There are currently 79 copies available at various different
public library branches.
Vocab. test postponed until Monday
Spelling test also Monday
Chapter 10 notes on Outsiders due Monday (if you didn't do well on last quiz)
Chapter 11 notes due Tuesday (" ")
Quiz Wednesday on the end of the book
Tuesday, November 22nd:
Review notes for Old Ben/Foxhunt test
Study vocab. for test
Monday, November 21st:
Quiz tomorrow on chs. 8 & 9 of Outsiders
Reminder for Wednesday: Vocab. test and Old Ben/Foxhunt test
Friday, November 18th:
For Monday,
Do pic. symbols/word associations for words #13-18
Create notes for Outsiders, chapter 8 (remember the quiz on Tuesday covers
chapters 8 & 9)
Finish writing your ending to the Fox Hunt story--if you haven't already
Test on Old Ben/Fox Hunt next Wednesday, November 23rd
Thursday, November 17th:
Do p. 57--agreement ws for Friday
All Fox Hunt questions, p. 102= due tomorrow
Test on Old Ben/Fox Hunt next Wednesday, November 11/23
Wednesday, November 16th:
p. 113 & 114 of lit. packet due
Study vocab.
Read Outsiders!
Tuesday, November 15th:
For tomorrow--
Do p. 16 few/little ws
Make 6 vocab. pic. symbols/word associations
Do p. 113 & 114 of lit. packet for Thursday
Monday, November 14th:
Happy Birthday, Sean!!
Grammar exers. #2 & #3 p.335 (Voyages) due tomorrow
Vocab. unit 5 exers. due Monday 11/21
Quiz on Outsiders reading--chapters 8 & 9 Tuesday, 11/22
Thursday, November 10th:
Old Ben questions #1-3 p.93 due Monday, 11/14
Outsiders' reading chapters 6 & 7 due Monday (and quiz)
Wednesday, November 9th:
Do either/or compound subj. ws p. 56 for tomorrow
Old Ben questions due Monday 11/14
Tuesday, November 8th:
Do ws on more comp/super adjectives (p. 15)
Study for voc. test
Keep reading Outsiders!
Monday, November 7th:
Do ws on quotation marks for tomorrow
Voc. test Wednesday
Chapters 6 & 7 reading due (and quiz) next Monday
Friday, November 4th:
For Monday:
Outsiders quiz on reading chapters 4 & 5
Voc. exers. due
Spelling test Monday
Voc. test Wednesday
Thursday, November 3rd:
Due tomorrow:
Do 6 pic symbols for voc. words
Take notes on end of chapter 4 and first 4 pages of ch. 5 of Outsiders
Finish subvertisement paragraph and print photo to turn in if you haven't
already
Wednesday, November 2nd:
Do adj. ws p. 14
Take notes on next 5 pp. of Outsiders (book p. numbers different, so you'll
have to check your books based on where we stopped today)
Voc. exers. due Monday--changed from Friday!
Outsiders quiz and reading due Monday--changed from Friday!
Spelling test on voc. words Monday
Tuesday, November 1st:
Do ex. #2 p. 331, Voyages book
Keep reading and notetaking
Study your vocab words
Monday, October 31st:
Happy Halloween!!!
Do adjective ws p. 13 for tomorrow
Friday, October 28th:
Finish your ad analysis for Monday
Voc. exers. due next Friday, 11/4
Voc. test Monday, 11/7
Outsiders chs. 4 & 5 due next Friday, 11/4 and quiz then, too
Thursday, October 27th:
Finish your analysis of Adbusters' subvertisement, and be ready to present
yours to the class
Tuesday, October 25th:
Happy Birthday, Collin!
Study for Outsiders quiz tomorrow
subj./verb agreement ws due tomorrow (p. 52)
Monday, October 24th:
Vocab. test postponed until tomorrow! You'll all do well!
Re-do part B of the adj. ws p.12
Outsiders quiz and reading done for Wednesday
Friday, October 21st:
Vocab. test Monday
adj. ws p.12 due Monday
Read Outsiders chs. 1 & 2 for Tuesday quiz
Thursday, October 20th:
p. 62 ques. on "Gentleman of Rio" due Friday
Vocab. exers. due Friday
"Gentleman" packet due Monday
Vocab. test Monday
Wednesday, October 19th:
Do p. 11 adj. ws for tomorrow
15 vocab. sentences due tomorrow (choose words other than the ones played in
Monday's game)
Vocab. test Friday
Gentleman of Rio packet to be finished by Monday = internal/external
conflict,and vocab. page
Tuesday, October 18th:
Do exer. 3 p. 329 of Voyages book= descriptive adjectives
Vocab. exers. due tomorrow
Gentleman of Rio questions p. 62 due Friday, October 21st
Read chapters 1 and 2 of The Outsiders by Tuesday, October 25th
Thursday, October 13th:
Happy Birthday, Colleen!
Homework:
Study Review sheet for Noun test Monday
Correct journals to turn in Monday if you haven't already
Wednesday, October 12th:
Do 2nd p.8 grammar ws
Correct journals to bring in tomorrow
Vocab. exers. due 10/19 = review of chapters 1-3
Vocab. test 10/21
Tuesday, October 11th:
Review notes for Giver test tomorrow!
Do sep. and joint poss. noun ws p.8 for tomorrow
Look over the noun review pages at different times this week for the Noun
Test next Monday
Friday, October 7th:
Write your journal response for Tuesday, October 11th
Giver test on Wednesday, October 12th
Enjoy the day off on Monday!
Thursday, October 6th:
Study for vocab test tomorrow
Finish The Giver
Giver test next Wednesday
Wednesday, October 5th:
Giver quiz tomorrow
Do possessive noun ws pp. 69 & 70 for tomorrow
Tuesday, October 4th:
Do possessive noun ws p. 7 for tomorrow
Vocab. exers. due tomorrow
Monday, October 3rd:
Study vocab from your picture symbols and the book definitions
Keep reading The Giver and taking notes
New vocab due Wed.
Giver quiz Thursday
Vocab test Friday
Friday, September 29th:
Take notes on pp. 150-160 of The Giver for Monday
Create picture symbols for the 1st 5 vocab. words for Monday
Thursday, September 28th:
Bring in notes on pp. 146-150 of The Giver
Review for extra points/add on to grammar quiz
New vocab. exers. due Wednesday, 10/5
vocab. test Friday, 10/7
Giver reading chs. 18-22 & quiz Thursday, 10/6
Tuesday, September 27th:
Study for Raymond's Run test tomorrow
Do appositive ws
Monday, September 26th:
Giver quiz tomorrow on chapters 14-17
Grammar quiz tomorrow
Friday, September 23rd:
Vocab. test postponed until Monday...If you weren't quite ready, now you will
be!
Grammar quiz Monday...
If you haven't made corrections to your journal writing, be sure to do that
and turn the revised journal in Monday
Thursday, September 22nd:
Study for vocab. test tomorrow
Test on 'Raymond's Run' Wednesday, 9/28
Wednesday, September 21st:
Raymond's Run questions, p. 38, due tomorrow
Read Giver chapters 14-17, and be ready for quiz on Tuesday
Review your vocab. words
Tuesday, September 20th:
Vocab. exercises due tomorrow.
Vocab. quiz Friday.
Grammar quiz next Monday (9/26)on subjects, objects (direct and indirect),
subject and object complements, and objects of the preposition.
Monday, September 19th:
Sorry; the server was down Friday, so we didn't have an internet connection
for most of the day, and I didn't post the homework.
For tomorrow be sure to finish reading chapters 10-13 of The Giver. There
will be a quiz.
Do p. 4 --grammar worksheet that you've already worked on--but this time add
in only the objects of the preposition.
Thursday, September 15th:
Object complement ws (p.5) due Friday
journal entry due Monday
study next vocab words
Read The Giver
Wednesday, September 14th:
Put 5 vocabulary word pictures up around the house to study
Do #1-6 and #10-12 of pp. 320-321 in Voyages book
Monday, September 12th:
Finish reading chapters 5-9 of The Giver, and go over your notes for
Tomorrow's quiz
finish grammar ws p.3
Friday, September 9th:
Since class got cut short today, I didn't introduce the new grammar
homework. In other words, you got LUCKY! You will only have reading homework!
Take notes on chapters 5-7 of The Giver, so that I can do a note check
Monday. You can use bullet points and don't need to write complete
sentences.
Thursday, September 8th:
Study for the vocab test tomorrow
Do exercises #2 and #3 in Voyages book, p. 319
Wednesday, September 7th:
Do exercise 1 p. 318 (subject complements)of Voyages book
Read The Giver and study your vocab for test on Friday
OK--that wasn't making sense: I'm putting the most recent date on top, now;
not on the bottom!
Tuesday, September 6th:
All vocab. exers. due Wednesday
Plural noun quiz Wednesday, so review your notes
Read chapters 5-9 of The Giver for next Tuesday. We will have a quiz on the
reading at that time.
Tuesday, August 30th:
Bring in The Giver, by Lois Lowry, to class tomorrow. We will be beginning
the novel.
Remember that your summer projects are due Friday. They have two parts: a)
the book report, and b)the creative project of your choice. Refer to the
summer reading sheet for details, if need be.
It was good to see those of you I know, again. It was also good to meet the
others of you.
Wednesday, August 31st:
Do noun ws, p. 1
Review first 5 vocab. words
Begin reading The Giver; have read chapters 1-4 by Tuesday. Quis on those
same chapters on Tuesday.
Thursday, September 1st:
Turn in your two summer projects
Do noun ws, p.2
Vocab. exercises due next Wednesday; test on vocab. next Friday
Review 1st 10 vocab. words
Make corrections to your 'What I love Most about the World'writing, to turn
in no later than Tuesday
Friday, September 2nd:
Remember to read chapters 1-4 of The Giver for Tuesday. There will be a quiz
on the reading.
Also, Wednesday quiz on plural nouns.
Rewrite your 'What I love most' to turn in Tuesday, at the latest
Tuesday, September 6th:
See note above. My order didn't make any sense!
Tuesday, May 24th:
You have only your grammar exam left! Review from the study guide for
Friday...
Monday, May 23rd:
Review vocab chapters 1-14 + 8 additional words for your exam tomorrow
Friday, May 20th:
Happy Belated Birthday, Aaron's mom!
Homework for Monday: Do 2 page punctuation review ws
Review your vocab chapters for exam
Review grammar study guide for exam
Thursday, May 19th:
Do p. 148-capital letters- for hw
Review words from 3 vocab chapters for next week's exam
Continue reviewing grammar from study guide for exam
Wednesday, May 18th:
Finish poem from child's perspective for tomorrow
Do quotation mark ws--p. 146-- also for tomorrow
Begin reviewing vocab for Reading exam next Tuesday (May 24th)--chapters 1-14
+ additional eight words
Begin reviewing grammar--see study guide-- for next Friday's (May 27th) final
Friday, May 13th:
Study for the vocab. test on Monday
Wednesday, May 11th:
Bring in your typed poems and the copies of three found poems
Comma ws (p. 142) and vocab. exers. due Friday
Tuesday, May 10th:
Do grammar p. 141--commas--for tomorrow
Finish your poem rough drafts
Chapter 14 vocab. exers. due Friday
Vocab. test Monday
Monday, May 9th:
Study for the vocab test tomorrow--
Friday, May 6th:
Remember that vocab exers are due Monday
The Anne Frank test is Monday
Vocab test is on Tuesday
Wednesday, May 4th:
For Friday, do p. 140 (commas)
and p. 99--Anne Frank
Study for Anne Frank test Monday
Vocab exers also due Monday
Vocab test Tuesday
Tuesday, May 3rd:
Do p. 139, grammar ws
and p. 98, Anne Frank, vocab. builder ws for tomorrow
Monday, May 2nd:
Happy Birthday, RJ!
Due tomorrow: p. 477, exercise I (on commas)
Test on Anne Frank, Act II, Monday, May 9th
Vocab exers. due Monday, May 9th
Vocab test Tuesday, May 10th
Thursday, April 21st:
Vocab exercises due Friday, May 6th
Vocab test Monday, May 9th
Wednesday, April 20th:
Review worksheets for verb test
Study for grammar test
Friday, April 15th:
Do verb review sheet for Monday, p. 62
Work on vocab exers.
Thursday, April 14th:
Do verb review ws p. 61
Verb test next Thursday
Wednesday, April 13th:
Turn in your themes page and character changes page tomorrow
Vocab test next Wednesday
Tuesday, April 12th:
Anne Frank test tomorrow
Chapter 12 vocab exers. due next Tuesday
Friday, April 8th:
Holocaust Project due Monday!
Anne Frank test Tuesday (Act I)
Thursday, April 7th:
Happy Belated Birthday, Adriana!
Homework:
For tomorrow--turn in your revised 'most disturbing' writing
Also, do grammar exers. #1 and #2, p. 385
I need the corrected blended poems, too.
Work on your projects!
Wednesday, April 6th:
Study for vocab test tomorrow
Turn in Summary p. of Holocaust packet
Bring in corrected blended poem
Tuesday will be test on Act I, Anne Frank
Tuesday, April 5th:
Work on your projects
Vocab test Thursday
Monday, April 4th:
You need to have finished reading your Holocaust novel.
For tomorrow: p. 60 of grammar (on agreement) due
Vocab exers. also due
Summary page (2nd half of novel) of packet due Thursday
Wednesday, March 30th:
Novel needs to be finished by Monday
Conflicts page of packet and computer lab work (reflection on most disturbing
aspect of book)to be turned in Monday
Tuesday, March 29th:
Do pronoun agreement ws p. 59 for Wednesday
Study vocab
Holocaust reading and project
Monday, March 28th:
For tonight: do grammar p. 58
Work on your Holocaust projects and novel reading (finish novel by next
Monday, 4/4)
Projects due 4/11
Conflict page of packet due 4/4
Summary of 2nd half of book due 4/6
Vocab exers. due 4/5 and vocab test on 4/7
Friday, March 18th:
I won't see you until after Terra Nova testing. This is what you'll need to
turn in on Monday, March 28th:
p. 2--the summary page of the packet; it should cover the first half of your
novel.
p.3--description of 2-3 characters. Make sure you read the page to see
exactly what information to include.
Happy Birthday, Jade!
Thursday, March 17th:
Setting page of novel packet due tomorrow
Wednesday, March 16th:
Finish lab writing/research on Nazi war criminal
Make sure you're reading your Holocaust novels-first written work due Friday!
Tuesday, March 15th:
Do grammar p. 57 for tomorrow
Monday, March 14th:
For tomorrow: do grammar p.56 (ws)
For Wednesday: bring in Holocaust novel
Due Friday: p.1 of packet on setting of the novel
Due Tuesday, March 22nd: p. 4 of packet = what was most frightening--and most
hopeful?
Thursday, March 10th:
For Monday--Harriet Tubman story test
Bring in title of Holocaust book you'll be reading; bring in actual book
Wednesday
Wednesday, March 9th:
Bring in corrections to letters to Mr. Napolitano tomorrow
Grammar ws p. 55 due tomorrow
Tuesday, March 8th:
Subject/verb ws p. 52 due Wednesday
Written ideas on your Holocaust project also due
For Thursday, do ws pp. 48 & 49, H. Tubman story
Monday, March 7th:
Lit. ws pp. 46 & 47 due tomorrow
Harriet Tubman story test Monday, 3/14
Ideas for book and Holocaust project due Wednesday
Friday, March 4th:
Vocab. test rescheduled for Monday
Also due Monday--H. Tubman story questions p. 496 = #1,2,& #3a only;
Due Tuesday: lit. ws pp. 46 & 47
Thursday, March 3rd:
No class--Mr. Napolitano speaks on the Holocaust
Wednesday, March 2nd:
Do grammar ws (imperative/indicative) for Thursday
Tuesday, March 1st:
Vocab. exers. due tomorrow
Study words--at least 1/2 for 20 minutes
Bring That Was Then in to return
Monday, February 28th:
For tomorrow finish grammar exercises 1 & 2, p.376-377, indicative &
imperative;
Reminder: vocab. exers due Wednesday
Vocab. test Friday
Friday, February 25th:
Final test on novel Monday, so review plot, themes, characters, internal and
external conflict,etc. notes
Thursday, February 24th:
Make sure that you've finished That Was Then by tomorrow
Test on the novel Monday
Vocab. exercises due next Wednesday
Vocab test next Friday
Wednesday, February 23rd:
Finish Harriet Tubman research and writing
study for grammar test tomorrow
Tuesday, February 22nd:
Snow delay, so Poe test Wednesday
Perfect and progressive tenses test Thursday
Final novel test Monday
Friday, February 18th:
Finish the novel for Tuesday
E.A. Poe story test Tuesday
Do p. 88 grammar ws for Tuesday
Thursday, February 17th:
Read chapter 10 of the novel and summarize for tomorrow
Test next Tuesday on Poe story
Test next Wednesday on the perfect and progressive tenses
Friday, February 11th:
Complete questions on Poe story (ws pp. 85-86)for Monday
Review vocab for cumulative test next Thursday on chapters 1-9
Thursday, February 10th:
Due tomorrow--
Write 6 sentences using the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect
(two of each);
Have novel questions done for chapters 7,8, and 9
Continue reviewing vocab for cumulative test next Thursday (chapters 1-9)
Tuesday, February 8th:
Read chapters 8 & 9 of novel by Friday
Monday, February 7th:
Grammar p. 47 due tomorrow
Questions on Poe story due Wednesday
Friday, February 4th:
Vocab. test Monday
Chapter 7 reading due Tuesday
Thursday, February 3rd:
Active & passive voice ws and
novel questions due Friday
Wednesday, February 2nd:
Questions on chapters 4-6 of the novel due Friday
Tuesday, February 1st:
No class today--
Remember to turn in any late work so that you can play volleyball!
Monday, January 31st:
Simple tense grammar worksheet due Tuesday (p. 46)
Read chapters 5 and 6 of the novel for Friday
vocab ch. 9 test Friday
Tuesday, January 25th:
Do grammar ws (p. 43) for tomorrow
Read chapters 3 and 4 and do two-column notetaking on both for Friday
Do chapter 9 vocab. exers. for Wednesday, February 2nd
Friday, January 21st:
Vocab test Tuesday
Read the first 15 pages of chapter 3
for Tuesday
Thursday, January 20th:
Hamadi story test tomorrow
journal changes due
novel questions due
Wednesday, January 19th:
Finish lab questions on bullying for tomorrow
Read chapter 2 of That Was Then and answer questions for Friday
vocab exercises due tomorrow
Hamadi test Friday
Changes to 'who I admire' journal due Friday
Friday, January 14th:
Read chapter 1 of That was Then for Tuesday
Hamadi questions due Tuesday (all)
vocab due Wednesday
vocab test Thursday
Hamadi test next Friday
Tuesday, January 11th:
Midterm tomorrow; Review all of your notes...
Monday, January 10th:
Study for midterms using the study guide. Go over the terms we reviewed in
class today from the grammar section, the literary terms section, and the
vocab. section.
Hamadi story questions due Tuesday, the 18th
Vocab. exercises due Wednesday, the 19th
Friday, January 7th:
Work on your portrait (in words) of someone whom you admire. Remember not to
just describe the person, but to explain what makes him/her special to you
with examples of behavior, etc.
Thursday, January 6th:
Study for final Freak the Mighty test tomorrow
Review terms on mid-term study guide
Wednesday, January 5th:
Review terms on study guide for mid-term; continue creating examples for
difficult terms
Tuesday, January 4th:
Study notes for lit. test tomorrow
Also study terms from grammar and lit. review today for mid-term
Monday, January 3rd:
Test Wednesday on Patsy Barnes and Drummer Boy stories
Friday test on Freak the Mighty
write persuasive paragraph with three reasons for Tuesday
finish p. 219: comparing Patsy with Joby for tomorrow
review grammar terms gone over today for mid-term
Friday, December 17th:
Happy Birthday, Camila!
Your homework is: Spend time with your families! Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, December 15th:
Finish your literary terms/sentences for tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 14th:
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Monday, December 13th:
Do the grammar ws= p. 41, participles
Friday, December 10th:
Finish reading Freak the Mighty for Monday
Thursday, December 9th:
Study for the pronoun test tomorrow
Literature questions due= all,p.199
Wednesday, December 8th:
Pronoun test Friday
Literature questions due Friday, p. 199
New vocab. exercises due next Wednesday 12/15
Freak reading and questions due tomorrow
Tuesday, December 7th:
2 pp. Reviewing Pronouns due Thursday
Monday, December 6th:
Vocab exercises due tomorrow
Freak questions and reading chapter 23 due by Thursday
Thursday, December 2nd:
For Monday: Do p. 38-pronoun ws
Do journal entry
Read chapters 21 and 22
Finish vocab.review exercises for Tuesday
Wednesday, December 1st:
HSPT; see yesterday's listing
Tuesday, November 30th:
HSPT tomorrow, so homework due Thursday:
relative pronoun ws (p. 35)
review notes and memoir/letters for lit. test
Monday, November 29th:
Redo lit. analysis ws using quotes for tomorrow
Freak questions due
Lit. test Thursday
Wednesday, November 24th:
Remember that p. 178: Evaluating the Author's Purpose is due Monday, and that
the Freak questions are due Tuesday
Happy Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, November 23rd:
Do pronoun ws, p. 33
Lit. Analysis page due tomorrow
Freak the Mighty questions from reading through ch. 20 due Tuesday 11/29
Monday, November 22nd:
A belated Happy Birthday to Rienne!
Now for the homework:
Do the grammar ws (p. 31)
Study for the vocab test tomorrow
Lit. analysis page due Wednesday; other lit. ws due Monday after Thanksgiving
Friday, November 19th:
Finish lit. questions (all) p. 168
Do grammar ws p. 32
Vocab due Monday
Thursday, November 18th:
Answer questions #1 and #2 in lit book, p. 168
Do grammar p.30
For Monday, read to p. 128 of Freak
and finish vocab. exercises
Wednesday, November 17th:
Finish your writing on John Steinbeck for tomorrow
Tuesday, November 16th:
Vocab. exercises due next Monday, Nov. 22nd
Vocab. test next Tuesday, Nov. 23rd
Thursday, November 11th:
For Monday--
Read chapters 12-15 of Freak the Mighty and answer the questions
Do grammar ws p. 27
Wednesday, November 10th:
Review notes for the pronoun quiz tomorrow
Finish your 'knight' paragraph
Do pronoun ws p. 26
Tuesday, November 9th:
Review notes on An American Childhood for lit. test tomorrow
Do d.o. pronoun ws, p. 25 for Wed.
Read chapters 12-15 of Freak for Monday
Monday, November 8th:
Vocab test tomorrow
Read chapter 11, Freak
Friday, November 5th:
Do the two-sided ws (p.138 and 139) on the Annie Dillard story for Monday
Finish the vocab exercises for Monday
Vocab test will be Tuesday
Literature test Wednesday
Thursday, November 4th:
Do grammar ws p.24
Do 2-column notetaking on one of the chapters(5-11) to be read for Freak
Wednesday, November 3rd:
Finish vocab. picture/symbols (7 words)
Do pronoun ws p. 23
Read Freak the Mighty!
Tuesday, November 2nd:
Do pronoun ws p. 21, both parts
Answer questions #1-3 p. 118, lit. book
review vocab symbols and the first 7 words
Monday, November 1st:
Finish the journal entry we started today (for tomorrow)
Do part B of the pronoun worksheet, p. 22
Read Freak to beginning of chapter 11 for Friday
Vocab. exercises due Monday, November 8th
Friday, October 29th:
Read chapters 4 & 5 of Freak The Mighty for Monday
Thursday, October 28th:
Review your notes for the lit. test
Wednesday, October 27th:
Finish descriptions of Max and Freak
Finish sentences with types of adjectives, count and non-count nouns,etc.
Finish adj. clauses ws
Study for grammar test tomorrow
Lit. test Friday
Tuesday, October 26th:
Happy Birthday, Amy!
Do adjective phrase ws
Grammar test Thursday
Monday, October 25th:
Happy birthday, Aaron!
Write out responses to the stories: chart re flashbacks and foreshadowing
Study your vocab words for tomorrow's test
Bring back your copy of Outsiders
Friday, October 22nd:
Finish reading Old Ben and answer the questions
Do the count/non-count noun worksheet
Finish all vocab. exercises
All due Monday, and vocab. test Tuesday
Thursday, October 21st:
Grammar: Voyages book p. 334 ex. 1, and p. 335 ex. 3
Vocab. exercises due Monday
Wednesday, October 20th:
Review notes for Outsiders test
Finish your 'animal' writing and research
Friday, October 15th:
Re-do your internal conflict writing if I gave it back to you.
Review notes for the Outsiders test
Thursday, October 14th:
Do demonstr. adj. ws for tomorrow
study chs. 1-3 for vocab. test tomorrow
Outsiders test Monday
Wednesday, October 13th:
Review notes for lit. story test tomorrow
finish internal conflict writing on Outsiders for tomorrow
Tuesday, October 12th:
Adj. ws due Wednesday
Outsiders questions also due Wednesday
Lit. story test Thursday
Vocab. review test Friday
Monday, October 11th:
Voyagers book: Do exercise 1 p. 329 and write 3 sentences with 3 of the
adjectives for exercise 2, part a and 3 more sentences with adjectives chosen
from part b
Make sure you've finished The Outsiders
Thursday, October 7th:
Finish reading The Outsiders for Monday
Write about a special place in your journal
Finish vocab review for Monday; pp. 37-40
Wednesday, October 6th:
Review notes for the grammar test tomorrow
Turn in tomorrow: reflections on making changes in writing
Do questions #1-3 on p. 62 of lit. story
Finish reading Outsiders by Monday
Tuesday, October 5th:
Quiz on Outsiders tomorrow
Do second noun review ws for tomorrow
Finish reading chapter 9 Outsiders for Thursday
Monday, October 4th:
Review word defs. for vocab test tomorrow
Quiz on Outsiders chs. 1-6 Wednesday
Grammar test on Thursday
Friday, October 1st:
Reviewing nouns ws due Monday
Read first six pages of chapter 9(Outsiders) and take notes with post-its
Thursday, September 30th:
Worksheet on separate and joint possession
Chapters 7 & 8 reading and summaries of Outsiders
vocab exercises due
Wednesday, September 29th:
Worksheet on possessive nouns
Finish vocab. exercise started in computer lab
Tuesday, September 28th:
Do exercises 1 and 2 p. 325 of grammar book
Raymond test tomorrow
Keep reading Outsiders
Monday, September 27th:
Vocab. exercises due Friday, Oct. 1st
Read Outsiders chapters 7 and 8 by Friday
Write a brief summary of chapters 7 and 8
Friday, September 24th:
Monday test on Raymond (story and vocab.)
Read chapter 6 of Outsiders
Review noun notes
Thursday, September 23rd:
Vocab. test tomorrow
Outsiders questions due and reading of chapters 4 and 5
Literature (story and vocab.) test Monday
Wednesday, September 22nd:
Do ws on object complements.
Finish 5 definitions and story using 5 other vocab. words if you didn't
finish in lab today.
Tuesday, September 21st:
Do ws on nouns as objects.
Continue reading.
Monday, September 20th:
All vocabulary exercises due tomorrow.
Vocab. test on Friday.
Read chapters 4 & 5 (Outsiders) by Friday and answer questions.
Friday, September 17th:
For Monday:
Do pages 320-321 (Voyages); exers. 1-2.
Read chapter 3 Outsiders.
Finish all vocab. exercises.
In your journal, compare and contrast Jonas from The Giver and Ponyboy from
The Outsiders.
Thursday, September 14th:
Do subject complement worksheet for tomorrow.
Outsiders reading.
Wednesday, September 13th:
Read chapter two of Outsiders for Friday.
Do exercise #2 on p. 319 of the Voyages book.
Vocabulary exercises due Tuesday.
Vocab. test on Friday 9/24.
Tuesday, September 14th:
Finish diorama and poster to turn in Wednesday!
Monday, September 13th:
English: 1. Write 5 sentences with at least 2 nouns in each sentence.
Underline the subjects. 2. Study for the vocabulary test tomorrow.
Reading: Finish reading chapter 1 of The Outsiders.
Dioramas and posters due Wednesday!
Reading
Friday, September 10th:
Since we didn't have L.A. today, the vocab. will be due Monday. The vocab.
test will be Tuesday. Work on your two book projects!
Thursday, September 9th:
Finish vocabulary exercises
Review notes on appositives
Wednesday, September 8th:
The following students will need to get a copy of the book, The Outsiders, by
S.E Hinton, since we don't have enough copies (decided by lottery):
Tiffany, Amy, Hailey, Shaadi, Nicholas, and Rienne
We'll start the book next week.
Study your notes for the Giver test tomorrow.
finish vocab. exercises for Friday.
Tuesday, September 7th:
Do exercise 2 on p.315 of your English books
Do appositive worksheet
review notes for Giver test Thursday
vocab. due Friday
work on finishing your summer projects
Friday, September 3rd:
Journal entry due Tuesday: How does Jonas change from the beginning of the
novel? Write a paragraph giving some examples.
The vocabulary pages will be due next Friday. The vocab. test will be Monday.
Don't forget about working on the diorama and the poster!
Thursday, September 2nd:
Do nouns worksheet for tomorrow. Practice first 6 words of the new
vocabulary.
Homework for Wednesday, September 1st:
1. Test on The Giver= Thursday,September 9th;
Review the chart and any notes that you have from class
2. Work on 2 projects due September 15th:
a)Diorama of one book read over the summer
b)Poster or other approved idea for the other summer reading book
3. In about 2 weeks the students will begin reading the novel, The
Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. We have only 12 copies at school and will do a
lottery to see who gets the available copies. Sorry about the inconvenience
for everyone else. I checked with the Montgomery
County Library system and they have 96 copies available. Some of you may
want to get a copy of the book on tape or cd as well.
