Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Week 4, Quarter 2 - 7th and 8th Grade English

Homework & Class Activities for 7th and 8th Grade English
Week 4, Quarter 2

Tuesday  11/12 – 7th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)
·         Word of the week, p. 9
·         Multi-media review
·         Meet Roald Dahl (official website)
·         Begin “Lamb to the Slaughter”

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 4 – due on Friday 11/15
This week for book project = complete outside requirements for book project (due 12/11)

Tuesday 11/12 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*) and Wednesday 11/13 (4*)
·         Word of the week, p. 9
·         Multi-media review
·         Review book project examples
·         Begin Junk Mail activity

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 4 – due on Friday 11/15
This week for book project = list the 8 strategies you want to use for the project (due 12/13)

Wednesday 11/13 (6*, 7*, 1*)
·         Ending Parenthetical Expressions, 1-4, p. 41 of comp book
·         “Lamb to the Slaughter” and class discussion

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 4 – due on Friday 11/15

This week for book project = complete outside requirements for book project (due 12/11)

Thursday 11/14 (6*) – 7th Grade
·         Team meeting – begin team cheer

Thursday 11/14 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)
·         p. 44 of comp book – Dates, Titles, Addresses, Letters review (stapled in)
·         Junk Mail Analysis

Homework:  Finish RJ week 4 and get signed!  Due tomorrow.
For book project – highlight the 8 strategies you plan to use in your junk mail.

Friday 11/15 – 7th Grade (6*, 7*, 1* crunch)
·         Collect RJ week 4
·         Hand out and review RJ week 5
·         Finish “Lamb to the Slaughter”
·         Begin Snowball analysis activity

Homework:  Finish outside of suitcase by this weekend for book project.
RJ week 5 due Friday 11/22

Friday 11/16 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*, 4* crunch after rocket launches!)
·         Collect RJ week 4
·         Hand out and review RJ week 5
·         Finish Junk Mail Analysis and turn in

Homework:  RJ week 5 due Thurs 11/21 (2*, 3*) and Friday 11/22 (4* only)

For book project – highlight the 8 strategies you plan to use in your junk mail.