Monday, September 9, 2013

Week 5, Quarter 1 - 7th and 8th Grade English

Homework & Class Activities for 7th and 8th Grade English
Week 5, Quarter 1

Monday 9/9 – 7th Grade (1*)
·         Parenthetically Speaking, p. 37 (1-6)
·         First Paragraph of a Short Story – notes p. 83 of comp book

Homework:  This week for book project = create rule sheet and game pieces. Due 10/1
Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5 – due Thursday 9/12 (6* only) and Fri 9/13 (7*, 1*)

Monday 9/9 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)
·         Word of the Week, p. 3
·         Multi-media review presentation
·         Compound Sentence Review (3*, 4* only)
·         Finish and check bibliography entries

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5 – due on Friday 9/13
This week for book project = type panel #2 of milk carton project.  Due 10/3

Tuesday 9/10 – 7th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)
·         Word of the Week, p. 3
·         Multi-media review presentation
·         Plot Structure of a short story – notes p. 84

Homework:  This week for book project = create rule sheet and game pieces. Due 10/1
Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5 – due Thursday 9/12 (6* only) and Fri 9/13 (7*, 1*)

Tuesday 9/10 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*) and Wed 9/11 (4*)
·         100 word mandalas – 9/11
·         Hand out and review Social Studies and English extra credit assignment

 Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5 – due on Friday 9/13
This week for book project = type panel #2 of milk carton project.  Due 10/3

Extra credit 9/11 activity due by Friday 9/13 (8th grade only)
Wednesday 9/11 – 7th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)
·         20 minute classes due to anti-bullying presentation with counselors
·         Finish Plot structure notes
·         “Long and Short of It” (1-5) in comp book, p. 38

Homework:  This week for book project = create rule sheet and game pieces. Due 10/1

Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5. Get signed! Due tomorrow (6* only) and Fri 9/13 (7*, 1*)


Thursday 9/12 – 7th Grade (6*) and Friday 9/13 (7*, 1*)
·         Collect RJ week 5
·         Hand out and review RJ week 6
·         “The Long and Short of It” – p. 38 (1-5)
·         Finish up notes and begin “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe
Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 6 – due Friday 9/20
Finish game pieces and type rule sheet for book project by this Sunday!

Thursday 9/12 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)
·         Compound Sentence Quiz
·         100-word lists and 9/11 mandalas

Homework:  Finish RJ week 5 and get signed!  Due tomorrow
This week for book project = type panel #2 of milk carton project.  Due 10/3

Extra credit 9/11 activity due by Friday 9/13 (8th grade only)

Friday 9/13 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)
·         Collect RJ week 5
·         Hand out and review RJ week 6
·         Collect 9/11 extra credit
·         Final class period for 9/11 mandala

HomeworkMandala due Wed 9/18 if not turned in during class
Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 6 due Thursday 9/19

By Sunday:  Finish up panel #2 of book project.  Due 10/3