Homework
& Class Activities for 7th and 8th Grade English
Week 3,
Quarter 1
Monday 8/26 – 7th Grade (6*, 7*,
1*)
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Media Review
Presentation
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Set up
composition notebook
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Word of the Week
(if time allows)
Homework: Read 25 min
and fill out RJ week 3 – due
on Friday 8/30
Monday 8/26 – 8th Grade (2*) and
Tuesday 8/27 (3*, 4*)
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Media Review
Presentation
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Finish Compound
Sentence Warm-up – stapled to page 35 of
comp book
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Hand out and
review 1st quarter book project
Homework: Read 25 min
and fill out RJ week 3 – due
on Thurs 8/29 (2*, 3*) and Friday (4* only)
1st Quarter Book Project due Thursday Oct 3rd. This week = get large milk carton, rinse, let dry
Tuesday 8/27 (6*, 7*, 1* crunch)
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Word of the Week,
p. 1 comp book
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First Things
First – Complex Sentence Structure (Introductory Elements) p. 35, 1-5
Homework: Read 25 min
and fill out RJ week 3 – due
on Friday 8/30
Wednesday 8/28 – 7th Grade (1*)
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Team meeting –
see Tuesday for homework
Wednesday 8/28 - 8th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)
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“Fors and Nors
and Such” p. 36 – stapled into comp book
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Research without
Plagiarism – Notes, p. 81 of comp book
Homework: Finish RJ
week 3 and get signed – due
tomorrow (2*, 3*) and Friday (4*)
T-shirt order/re-order form and $ due by Friday
Got Milk? Get a milk (juice, etc) carton
this week for book
project
Thursday 8/29 – 7th Grade (6*, 7*,
1*)
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First Thing’s
First – p. 35 (1-5)
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Overview of Short
Story – notes p. 81 of comp book
Homework: Finish RJ
week 3 and have signed! Due tomorrow
Thursday 8/29 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*)
and Friday 8/30 (4*)
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Collect RJ week 3
and T-shirt $
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Hand out RJ week
4
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Commas and
Compounds – p. 37, Stapled in
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Finish “Research
Without Plagiarism” notes
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Staple in FAQ
about Plagiarism - Give one, get one
activity
Homework: Read 25 min
and fill out RJ week 4 – due
Thurs 9/5 (2* only) and Fri 9/6 (3*, 4*)
Have a milk carton ready to go by this weekend. Rinse and let dry.
Friday 8/30 – 7th Grade (6*, 7*,
1*)
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Addressing
Directly, stapled into p. 36 of comp book
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Collect RJ week 3
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Hand out and
review RJ week 4
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Title and
Beginning Paragraph of a short story, p. 82 of comp book with sticky note
activity
Homework: Read 25 min
and fill out RJ week 4 – Due
Thursday 9/5
