Homework

   
11/9/09  Test signed. Study plot: conflict, rising action, climax, falling 
action, and resolution.  Test on Friday.  Periods 1,2,4,5,and 6 need to 
complete the plot of Young Ladies Don't Slay Dragons in their notebook.  
Period 3 has a vocabulary worksheet.

 10/26/09  Students need to complete their open-ended response.  This is a 
graded assignment.   


 10/19/09   Homework:  Complete the compare/contrast passage "Going 
Nuts" as a way of studying for the test. Test is on Tuesday.
 Test  Study vocabulary words from "The Fun They Had".  Know 
the words that signal a contrasting idea is coming. (Ex. "but", "however", 
etc.)  The test will include compare/contrast passages that the students 
have not read before.

      10/16/09  Students who did not complete their research on the decade of 
their choice should complete it for Monday if they are able to access the 
internet.


 10/13 - 14/09 Classwork:  Students who are absent need to complete 
this work.  Coach book pages 127 - 131.  Test will be next week  on 
compare/contrast and on the vocabulary words from "The Fun They Had".

         9/29.07  Test will be on Wed.  (see below)

         9/25/09  Test will be on  Wednesday, Sept. 28.  The test will 
cover "Break A Leg" comprehension and vocabulary, vocabulary from "Seventh 
Grade", synonyms, antonyms, prefixes,and context clues.  Students also need 
to be familiar with the terms idiom and irony.  

         9/22/09  Students need to have their first reading test signed by a 
parent or guardian.  This test needs to be returned tomorrow. 

         9/21/09  Complete the illustrations of their idiom.  Continue to 
review the vocabulary words from "Seventh Grade".  

         9/18/09  Worksheet on idioms.  Vocabulary words will be on the next 
test.  Students should review these daily.

          9/15/09  Students have one worksheet on context clues.

          9/11/09
            Students are to to read 15 pages of their library book and write  
a brief summary (3 - 5 sentences) in their reading notebook.  Please note 
that studetns had a homework club period to work on this asssignment as well.

            Test:  Our first test will be on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009.  The 
test wil include comprehension questions from "Seventh Grade",prefixes that 
mean not or opposite of:  in, im, un, mis ,dis ,and using 
context clues.