Final Exams!!!!
Study Study Study
See my review handouts
Tuesday, May 29
Reading
Harry Potter
Potion, charm, music,
or advertisement
see handout
Harry Potter Unit Test
Wednesday, May 30
Thursday
English
Complete Gerund worksheets
Vocabulary 13 test
Reading
HPSS
Read chapter 16-17 and take notes
Wednesday, May 23
English
Complete Gerund worksheets
Vocabulary 13 test Thursday
Reading
HPSS
Read chapter 14-15 and take notes
Social Studies
Complete Chapter 14 Review 1-4
Chapter 14 test
Tuesday, May 22
English Grammar
Page 148-149
Copy All notes regarding the infinitive
and the infinitive phrase
Complete ex 12 1-10
write sentences in notebook
Vocabulary 13 test Thursday
Reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
HP Character Facebook project due
Social Studies
Read Chapter 14 Section 4
Answer questions 1a,1b,2a,2b,3
Monday, May 21
Social Studies
Read Chapter 14 Section 4
Answer questions 1a,1b,2a,2b,3
Chapter 14 Test Wednesday
English
Vocabulary 13 Test Thursday
Reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
HP Character Facebook project due Tuesday 5/22
Thursday
English Grammar
Page 147-148 ex 11
1-10
write sentence in notebook
underline participle phrase
and circle noun/pronoun modified
Vocabulary 13 due
Reading
HPSS
Read chapter 13 and take notes
Social Studies
Read Chapter 14 Section 3
Answer questions 1a,1b,2a,2b,3
Wednesday, May 16
Reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Read and take notes chapters 11-12
Comprehension Test
HP Character Facebook project due Tuesday 5/22
English
Vocabulary 13 due Thursday
Voc 13 Test Thursday 5/24
Social Studies
Chapter 14 Sections
1&2 Quiz
Monday, May 14
Reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Read and take notes chapters 9-10
Social Studies
Read Chapter 14 Section 2
Complete page 491
1a, b, 2a, b and 3
Wednesday, May 9
Voc Unit 12 Test
Reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Read and take notes chapter 8
Read and take notes chapters 9-10
due Monday
Tuesday, May 8
English Grammar Text
Copy Red Text
page 144 ,5e,1 and 2
Including examples
Complete page 145 ex 8 1-10
and page 145 ex 9
1-10 in notebook
Voc Unit 12 Test Wed
Social Studies
Read Chapter 14 Section 1
Complete 1a, b, 2a, b and 3
Monday, May 7
Get Grade Sheet signed
English and Social Studies
Chapter 13 One Act Play (see handout)
Vocabulary 12 test Wed, May 9
Reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Read and take notes chapters 6-7
Friday, May 4
English Grammar Text
Copy Red Text
page 368-370,15j,15k,15l, 15m
Complete page 368 ex 4 1-10
and page 370 ex 5
1-10 in notebook
Voc Unit 12 due Friday
Reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Read and take notes
chapters 4-5
Thursday, May 3
English Grammar Text
Copy Red Text
page 364-365,15e,15f,15g
15h,15i
complete page 366 ex 2
1-10 and page 367 ex 3
1-10 in notebook
Reading
Read and take notes
chapters 1-3
Social Studies
Test on sections 2&3
Wednesday, May 2
English
Create a One Act Drama
based on topic assigned
One Act Drama due Friday
Voc Unit 12 due Friday
Reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Complete Pre-reading
Activity Handout
based upon chapter titles
Social Studies
Read Chapter 12 section 3
and complete questions 1-3
in notebook
Tuesday, May 1
English
ASK Coach page 191 1-7
Write answers in notebook
One Act Drama due Friday
Vocabulary Unit 12 due Friday
Reading
Brian's Song
Open-book unit test
Social Studies
Read Chapter 12 section 2
and complete questions 1-3
in notebook
Monday, April 23- Thursday, April 26
NJASK
Get a good night's sleep
Eat breakfast
Don't be late to school
April 16 - April 20
ASK Review
April 6- April 15
Spring Break
No homework
Monday, April 2
No homework
No grade sheet
Marking Period ends April 3
Thursday, March 29
Vocabulary Unit 11 Test is Friday
Social Studies
Read Chapter 11.3 and answer
questions 1-3
Wednesday, March 28
Reading
Vocabulary Unit 11 Test is Friday
Read Memo on page 275
from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Take notes
Define all unknown words
Summarize
Social Studies
Group presentations
Sections 1 and 2 due Wednesday and
Sections 3 and 4 due Thursday
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Social Studies
Read Chapter 11.2 and answer questions
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, and 3b
Grade sheets have been sent home and are due on
Monday, March 26, 2012
Friday
Vocabulary
Unit 11 due
Social Studies
Group projects
Thursday
English
Write about "purple"
Reading
Complete pages 127-130 of workbook
in notebook
Social studies
Read Chapter 11.1 and answer questions
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b
Wednesday
English
Choose a topic
If you could write about anything,
what would you write about?
Why?
Answer in complete sentences in notebook
Reading
Literature Text Book
Read "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry
on page 236
Write any unknown word you encounter and define it
You must have at least 5
Answer 1,2,3,4,5,and 7 on page 245
All answer in complete sentences in notebook
Tuesday, March 20
Social Studies
STUDY STUDY STUDY
Chapter 10 TEST
Monday, March 19
Social Studies
Complete Chapter 10 Review and Assessment
1-10 on page 370
Chapter 10 Test Tuesday
Friday
Reading Workbook
Read Pages 104-105
Copy Vocabulary
Read "The Scholarship Jacket"
Pages 106-112
Answer questions B, C, D, E
Vocabulary 10 Test
Grammar Text
Page 79 Ex 7
Page 82 ex 8
answers only
Thursday
Grammar Text
Copy definitions and examples
on pages 76-78
Reading
Complete multiple choice and open-ended
on Reading #4,
"American Revolution Heroines" by
Isaiah Henry
Wednesday, March 14
English
Grammar Text
Page 74
ex 4 - write all nouns from each sentence
and classify as commom or proper
Page 75 Review A
Write poem
Social Studies
Read Chapter 10.5 and take notes
Vocabulary 10 Test Friday
Grades sheets will be sent home Friday
Tuesday
English
Grammar Text
Page 73 ex 3
Social Studies
10.4 Questions 1-3
Grades sheets will be sent home next Friday
Friday, March 9
Reading
Reading #1 and questions to be collected
Social Studies
Read and take notes on chapter 10.4
Vocabulary 10 Test NEXT Friday
Thursday
English
4 boxes - surprise & games
Reading
Handbook pages 398-406
Questions A-L in notebook
Vocabulary 10 Test Friday
Social Studies
10.2 and 10.3 Quiz
Wednesday
English
Situational prompt
Complete 4 boxes on fear handout
Reading
Reading Workbook
Read pages 396-406 and take notes
Vocabulary 10 Test Friday
Tuesday, March 6
English
Situational prompt
Complete 4 boxes
Reading
Finish Reading the Titanic in
Reading Anthology Text Book
and take notes
Friday, March 2
English Grammar
Pages 392-394
Copy 16 b - 16 f into notebook
Complete Ex 4 and 5
Reading
Literature Workbook
Read pages 99-101
Take notes and answer D, E, F
Social Studies
Ch 10.3 Read and answer 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b
Thursday, March 1, 2012
English
Grammar Text Complete pages 391-392
Ex 2 & 3 Answers only
Reading
Workbook: Read and Take notes on pages 94-98
Define excerpt
Answer question on page 98
Monday, February 27
Reading
Workbook: Finish The Zebra and take notes in notebook
Friday, February 24
English
Expository Four Boxes
Reading
Workbook read to page 81 and answer
all questions in notebook
Thursday, February 23
Read Social Studies Chapter 10.1 and
answer questions 1a, 2a, 2b, and 3
Reading Workbook
Complete pages 63 and 65
(copy each word into your notebook)
Read pages 66-73
Answer questions
a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h
All answers in notebook
Vocabulary Unit 9 Test Friday
Friday, February 17
Twitter: Thank Mr. Mandelbaum for Skyping with us in
140 characters or less.
No text talk!
Reading
Vocabulary Unit 9
Social Studies
Chapter 9 Test
Thursday, February 16
Jack Mandelbaum Interview
Wednesday, February 15
Literature Workbooks
Read Rikki-tikki-tavi
Take notes and answer questions on pages
47,48G,52K, 54, 58
in notebook
Vocabulary Unit 9 due Friday
Social Studies
Read Chapter 9.4
Answer questions 1A,2A,2B,3
in notebook
Chapter 9 Test Friday
Tuesday, February 14
Literature Workbooks
Complete pages 38-39
Answer all questions in notebook
Read Rikki-tikki-tavi
on pages 40-43
Take notes and answer all questions in notebook
Friday
Vocabulary Unit 8 Test
Thursday, February 9
Reading
Answer questions in workbook on
pages 19, 20, 21, 23, 27, 37
Write question and answer in notebook
Social Studies
Section 9.2 Quiz
Complete 142-144 in handouts
Wednesday, February 8
English
Relate quotations to 3 famous people in history
Reading
Finish open-ended in notebook
Social Studies
Read Chapter 9.3
Answer questions 1,2,3
Tuesday, February 7
Reading
Read The Last Dog on pages 18-34 on work book
Take notes and answer questions 1-3
English
Think of 3 important people in history/world
Why are they important?
Answer in notebook
Monday, February 6
Spirit Week
90's Day
If you did not do any of
the homework due Friday,
it must be completed by Monday
Social Studies
Ch 9.1 Quiz
Friday, February 3
English
Revise 3 thesis statements
and write a fourth: to be graded
Reading
Workbook pages 14-17
DO NOT write in workbook
Write question and answer
in notebook
Vocabulary 8 due
Social Studies
complete notetaking
worksheets 136-141
Thursday, Feb 2
Read "Seventh Grade" and take notes
Write question and answer
page 43 comprehension 1-3
and text analysis #6
English
Brainstorm and write 3 thesis statements
Social Studies
Read and take notes Chapter 9.2
Write question and answer for 1-3
(a only)
Surviving Hitler
Compose two questions for
Jack Mandelbaum interview
Wednesday, February 1
Literature Book
Read and take notes on pages 4-10
Answer Close Read Questions 1-2
on pages 5,6,7,and 9
Open-ended
Underline umbrella statement
Circle the answer to the questions
Highlight the citations
Write the number of sentences in the left margin
VOCABULARY 10 due Friday
Tuesday, January 31
English
My favorite sentences handout
Correct sentences in notebook
Reading
Write an open-ended about article.
Why do Anti-Semitic incidents take place now?
What can be done to prevent them?
Social Studies
Read Chapter 9 section 1 and answer questions 1-3
January 24 - January 27
Midterm Exams
Monday, January 23, 2012
Study for all exams
Bring home Social Studies text book and Block binder.
Finish completing Social Studies, Reading, and English
Midterm review sheets
Exam Schedule
8:15-10:15 10:35-12:35
Tues 1/24 period 7 period 6
Wed 1/25 period 1 period 2
Thu 1/26 period 3 period 4
Fri 1/27 period 5 period 8
Friday, January 20, 2012
PM English classes must complete 2 examples
for English Midterm Review 1-10
Social Studies Review Chapter 4 completed
Study for Midterms
Friday, January 13
NBTT Read and take notes on chapters 15,16, and 17
for Tuesday, January 17
Social Studies
Read Chapter 8.4 and complete questions 1-3
Thursday, January 12
NBTT Read Chapter 15
Expository Writing: Complete Four boxes of expository brainstorming
for quotation from NBTT
Social Studies Chapter 8.2 and 8.3 pop quiz
Wednesday, January 11
NBTT Read Chapters 13-14
Expository Writing: Complete Personal experience
and lesson learned boxes for adage
"A chain is only as strong as its weakest link."
Read Social Studies Chapter 8.3
Tuesday, January 10
NBTT Chapters 6-12 Test
Expository Writing: Complete literal meaning
and examples from history or literature for adage
"A chain is only as strong as its weakest link."
Monday, January 9
Social Studies
Read Section 8.2 and answer questions 1-3
Friday, January 6
NBTT Read and take notes on chapter 12
Chapter 6-12 Test on Tues, January 10
Vocabulary Unit 7
Social Studies Pop Quiz on Ch 8.1
Midterms January 24 - 27
Thursday, January 5
NBTT Read and take notes on chapter 11
Complete 3 comic strips based on reading
Vocabulary Unit 7 due Friday
Tuesday, January 3,2012
NBT Read and take notes on chapters 6-10
Complete 3 comic strips or cartoons based on reading
Vocabulary Unit 7 due Friday
Thursday, December 22
Objective Case Test
Direct object, Indirect Object, Object of
the Preposition, Adverbial Object, Cognate Object
Reading
Chapters 1-5 Test
Wednesday, December 21
English
Direct and Indirect Handout
Reading
NBTT Read and take notes on Chapter 4
Social Studies
Timeline 1970s (5 events) and 1980s (5 events)
Tuesday, December 20
Reading
NBTT Read and take notes on chapter 3
Answer questions from handout in your notebook
Social Studies
Amendment Project
Monday, December 19, 2011
Have your grade sheet signed
Amendment Project due Tuesday, December 20
Friday
English
Finish Ex 2
Complete Ex 3 on page 123
Write each sentence
Reading
NBT Read and take notes on chapters 1 and 2
Social Studdies
Chapter 7 Corrections and signature
Amendment Project due Tuesday, December 20
Thursday, December 15
English
Write definition (red and black) of
direct object on page 120 and inderect object
on page 121
Complete ex 1 on page 121 1-10
Write complete sentence
Social Studies
The Constitution pages 228-230
What is the Preamble about?
How is the governemt divided?
What branch of governement is Article 1 about?
What is a "two-house legislature"?
How is the number of representatives in the
House of Representatives determined?
How is the number of Senators in the
Senate determined?
Wednesday
Reading
Study EAP
Social Studies
Explain your amendment
Tuesday
English
Complete persuasive skeleton handout.
Revise reasons and supporting details
Reading
Read Poe handout.
Highlight relevant information
Social Studies
Read through Constitutional amendments
and write a one sentence summary for
amendments 4-27
Monday
Reading
"The Bells" comprehension 1-3 and
critical thinking 1-4 in your notebook
Friday
Study for Voc 6 Test
Study for SS Chapter 7 Test
Read "The Bells" and take notes
on the different types of bells
Thursday, December 8
Reading
Complete "The Raven" comprehension 1-4 and
critical thinking 1-4 in your notebook
Reminder: Vocabulary Unit 6 Test Friday
Social Studies
Answer questions 1-3 for 7.3
Wednesday
Reading
Read "The Raven" and
take notes on each stanza
GRADE SHEET must be signed!
Tuesday, December 5
English
Subject-Verb agreement Test
Study sub verb
prepositions
"to be"
Reading
"The Cask of Amontillado" Test3
Social Studies
Read and take notes 7.3
GRADE SHEET must be signed!
Monday, December 4
English
Complete Page 55 Ex 5
Complete chart with subject and verb
Reading
Read and take notes on The Cask of Amontillado"
Friday, December 2
English
Preposition Handouts (3)
Reading
Vocabulary Unit 6
Social Studies
Read, take notes on 7.2
Answer questions 1-3 (a only)
Thursday, December 1
Reading
"Black Cat" Test
English
Page 54 ex 4 1-10 write sentence
Social Studies
Read and take notes on 7.1
Answer questions 1-3 (a only)
Wednesday
Read and take notes on "The Black Cat"
Answer questions in notebook
Vocabulary 6 due Friday
Tuesday
Rewrite your three grievances in your own words
"Tell-Tale Heart" test
Monday, November 28, 2011
Reading
Read and take notes on "The Tell-Tale Heart"
pages 138-143
Social Studies
Read The Declaration of Independence
pages 174-178
Choose 3 grievances and, in your own words,
write what each means
Tuesday, November 22
English
Preposition exercise test
Social Studies
Chapter 6 test
Monday, November 21
English
Complete page 107 Ex 13
1-10 write sentences
Social Studies Chapter 6 Jeopardy
Chapter 6 Test Tuesday
Friday
English
Complete page 106 Ex 12
1-10 write sentences
Vocabulary 5 Test
Social Studies Chapter 6 Jeopardy
Thursday
English
Finish first paragraph of persuasive
Grammar Text
Complete page 105 Ex 11
1-10 write sentence
Reading
Read and take notes
December 24, 1943
March 20, 1944
March 28, 1944
April 11, 1944 to page 260
Wednesday
English
Complete Persuasive Reason/Example Outline
Complete Vocabulary Unit 5
Bring Grammar Text Thurs
Voc 5 Test Friday
Reading
AF Test Wed
Social Studies
Review Chapter 6
Tuesday, November 14
English
Create a thesis for "Life was easier 50 years ago."
Bring Vocabulary book to class
Bring Grammar Text Thurs
Voc 5 Test Friday
Reading
Choose 3 characteristics for AF and one example per characteristic
AF Test Wed
Social Studies
Review Chapter 6
Monday, November 14
English