Friday, August 16, 2013

Week 2, Quarter 1 - 7th and 8th Grade English

Homework & Class Activities for 7th & 8th Grade English
Mrs. Rice
Week 2, Quarter 1

Monday 8/19 – 7th Grade (6*, 7*, 1* crunch)
·         Label and turn in composition notebooks (kept in the classroom)
·         Hand out and review example of Reader’s Journal, Week 2
·         Hand out Scholastic book orders
·         Pass around Multi-Media review sign up sheet
·         If time allows… “Life with the Wright Family”

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out Reader’s Journal for week 2 – due on Thursday 8/22
Don’t have a composition notebook yet?  Please have one on Wednesday.

Monday 8/19 – 8th Grade (2*) AND Tuesday 8/20 (3*, 4*)
·         Label and turn in composition notebooks (kept in the classroom)
·         Hand out English class policy letter
·         50 Things to Know About Mrs. Rice’s English Class – small group activity

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 2 – due Wed 8/21 (2* only) and Thurs 8/22 (3*, 4*)
Class policy letter signed by parent – due on Friday 8/23

Tuesday 8/20 – 7th Grade (6*)
·         Team meeting (team policy review/team name!)

Homework:  See Monday

Wednesday 8/21 – 8th Grade (2*) AND Thursday 8/22 (3*, 4*)
·         Collect RJ week 2
·         Hand out and Review RJ week 3
·         Set up comp book
·         Latin root – doc, p. 1 of comp book with activity

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 3 – due Thurs 8/29 (2*, 3*) and Fri 8/20 (4* only)

Wednesday 8/21 – 7th Grade (6*, 7*, 1* crunch)
·         Collect final comp books
·         Multi-media review example and first person takes home
·         English policy letter review

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 2 – due tomorrow
Get English class policy letter signed – due TOMORROW J

Thursday 8/22  - 7th Grade (6*, 7*, 1* crunch)
·         Collect RJ week 2
·         Hand out and review RJ week 3
·         Collect class policy letter
·         Classroom tour

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 3 – due Friday 8/30

Friday 8/23 – 7th Grade (7*, 1*)
·         Fall Reading MAP test
Homework:  see Thursday

Friday 8/23 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)
·         20 minute rotations = Compound Sentences 1-3, p. 35 of comp book
·         Fall Reading MAP test
Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 3 – due Thurs 8/29 (2*, 3*) and Fri 8/20 (4* only)