Week 7, Quarter 3 - 7th & 8th Grade English

Homework & Class Activities for 7^th and 8^th Grade English

Week 7, Quarter 3

Monday 2/24 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Word of the Week, p. 18

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         4-Square Activity on “The Monkey’s Paw” (theme, characterization, foreshadowing, setting/mood)

Homework:  Finish 4-Square Activity – due tomorrow (6*, 7*) and Wed (1*)

Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 7 – due on Friday

This week for book project = create 8 pictures for food items and type your character paragraph

Monday 2/24 – 8^th Grade (2*) and Tuesday 2/25 (3*, 4*)

·         Word of the Week, p. 18

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         Video time-line

Homework:  Artifact #3 with paragraph and bibliography card  = due Wed 2/26

Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 7 – due Thurs 2/27

This week for book project = type diary entries #4 & #5

Tuesday 2/25 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*) and Wednesday 2/26 (1*)

·         Collect 4-Square Activity

·         Appositives (complex sentence structure warm-up) stapled to page 47 of comp book

·         Start Constructed Response – Theme

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 7 – due Friday 2/28

This week for book project = create 8 pictures for food items and type your character paragraph

Wednesday 2/26 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4* crunch and meet 4* for IDU)

·         Label and Stereotype activity, p. 101 of comp book

·         Create labels to wear during school day (WWII Star of David simulation)

Homework:  Finish RJ week 7 and get signed!  Due tomorrow 2/27

This week for book project = type diary entries #4 and #5

Thursday 2/27 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Finish and turn in Constructed Response – Theme

·         Famous Literature and Pop Culture (Allusions) – The Simpsons and “The Monkey’s Paw” activity

Homework:  Finish RJ week 7 and Get Signed!  Due tomorrow

Finish!  8^th pictures and character paragraph for book project

Thursday 2/27 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4* crunch)

·         Collect RJ week 7

·         Hand out and Review RJ week 8

·         Label and Stereotype Activity Response, p. 101 of comp book

·         Video time-line

Homework:  Due Monday 3/3 = Artifact #4 with paragraph and bibliography card

Due Friday 3/7 = Reader’s Journal Week 8

Finish!  Diary entries #4 and #5 for book project

Friday 2/28 – 8^th Grade (4* IDU meeting time)

·         No artifact due today

·         Project work period

Homework:  Due Monday 3/3 = Artifact #4 with paragraph and bibliography card

Due Friday 3/7 = Reader’s Journal Week 8

Finish!  Diary entries #4 and #5 for book project

Friday 2/28 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Collect RJ week 7

·         Hand out and review RJ week 8 (partner prompts)

·         The Simpsons comparison sheet (Classic Literature in Pop Culture)

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 8 – due next Thursday 3/6 (6*, 7*) and Fri 3/7 (1* only)

Finish!  8 Pictures and character paragraph for book project.  Due Tue 3/11

Week 6, Quarter 3 - 7th & 8th Grade English

Homework & Class Activities for 7^th and 8^th Grade English

Week 6, Quarter 3

Monday 2/17

·         President’s Day – No School

Tuesday 2/18 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Word of the Week, p. 17

·         Media Review Presentation

·         Finish “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 6 – due Thursday (6*) and Friday (7*, 1*)

This Week for Book Project  = type theme paragraph (don’t forget thematic statement) and create 8 theme related food items for menu

Tuesday 2/18 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4* crunch)

·         Word of the Week, p. 17

·         Media Review Presentation

·         Video Timeline – Dachau Concentration Camp

Homework:  Due Tomorrow = Artifact #2 with paragraph and bibliography card

Due Thursday = Reader’s Journal Week 6

This Week for Book Project = type diary entries #2 and #3 by Sunday (a little bit at a time makes the book project stress free and manageable!)

Wednesday 2/19 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         “The Monkey’s Paw” 4-Square Activity (setting/mood, theme, character analysis, foreshadowing)

Homework:  Finish RJ week 6 and Get Signed! – due tomorrow (6* only) and Friday (7*, 1*)

This Week for Book Project  = type theme paragraph (don’t forget thematic statement) and create 8 theme related food items for menu

Wednesday 2/19 – 8^th Grade (4*)

·         Decades IDU work time

·         Artifact #2 due at start of class

·         Word on Artifact #3 and display board

Homework:  RJ week 6 due tomorrow.  Finish up and get signed!

Thursday 2/20 – 7^th Grade (6*) and Friday 2/21 (7*, 1*)

·         Collect Reader’s Journal week 6

·         Hand out and review Reader’s Journal week 7

·         “Parenthetical Interrupters” – stapled to p. 46 of comp book

·         4-Square Activity on “The Monkey’s Paw”

Homework:  Begin RJ week 7 – due next Friday 2/28

This Week for Book Project  = type theme paragraph (don’t forget thematic statement) and create 8 theme related food items for menu

Thursday 2/20 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         Collect Reader’s Journal Week 6

·         Hand out and review Reader’s Journal Week 7

·         Video timeline – The Nuremberg Racial Laws of 1935

Homework:  Begin RJ week 7 – due next Thursday 2/27

Artifact #3 = due next Wednesday 2/26

This Week for Book Project = type diary entries #2 and #3 by Sunday (a little bit at a time makes the book project stress free and manageable!)

Friday 2/21 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         Field Trip – Bertha & Miranda’s Restaurant for lunch and the National Automobile Museum (see info on my website)

·         Due at end of field trip = question and answer packet

Homework:  Begin RJ week 7 – due next Thursday 2/27

Artifact #3 = due next Wednesday 2/26

This Week for Book Project = type diary entries #2 and #3 by Sunday (a little bit at a time makes the book project stress free and manageable!)

Field Trip Info for Team Titanium / Chaperone Request

                                                                                                                                      

February 13, 2014

Dear Parents and Guardians of Team Titanium,

Next Friday, February 21^st, the students of Team Titanium will take a field trip to the National Automobile Museum .  This field trip is part of our current interdisciplinary unit on the 20^th Century.  Students will tour the exhibits at the museum within assigned groups and complete a scavenger-hunt style packet.  We will then walk across the street to Bertha & Miranda’s Mexican Restaurant for lunch.  The restaurant owners provide a buffet lunch for our team which is paid for through our team account. 

We are in need of parent chaperones to attend the field trip.  Chaperones will be in charge of approximately 20 students as we tour the museum.  Chaperones must already have a field trip form on file for THIS school year (2013-2014).  This means you have filled out the form and submitted it to the office along with a copy of your photo ID, and the school district has already approved you as a chaperone. 

If you have completed this process and would like to attend the field trip, please contact Mrs. Rice at 746-5870 by Tuesday, February 18^th.  You can also email at jrice@washoeschools.net.  You may drive your own car to and from the Automobile Museum, but we ask that your student ride the bus with the team.  You are also welcome to ride the bus.  The field trip will run from 10:30AM to 1:30PM.

Thank you in advance for your consideration,

Jennifer Rice, M.ED

Billinghurst Middle School

Secondary English

Week 5, Quarter 3 - 7th & 8th Grade English

Homework & Class Activities for 7^th and 8^th Grade English

Week 5, Quarter 3

Monday 2/10 – 7^th Grade (6*) and Tuesday 2/11 (7*, 1*)

·         Review Latin/Greek root (word of the week) study guide

·         Create new flash cards and add to existing flash card baggie

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         Finish “Button, Button” questions (p. 97-98 of comp book)

·         Journal – 3 Wishes (p. 99)

Homework:  This week for book project = create 4 menu categories and type setting paragraph (see all directions!)

Study your flash cards (or study guide) for test on Thursday (6*, 7*) and Friday (1* only)

Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5 – due Thursday (6*, 7*) and Friday (1* only)

Monday 2/10 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4* crunch – IDU 4*)

·         Review Latin/Greek root (word of the week) study guide

·         Create new flash cards and add to existing flash card baggie

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         Continue review of video questions

Homework:  This week for book project – create 1 diary entry (see instructions) and save!

Study your flash cards (or study guide) for test Friday

Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5 – due Friday

Tuesday 2/11 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         10 minute flash card review

·         Finish video review questions and turn in

·         Begin Anne Frank / global events timeline

Homework:  This week for book project – create 1 diary entry (see instructions) and save!

Study your flash cards (or study guide) for test Friday

Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5 – due Friday

Wednesday 2/12 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         10 minute flash card review

·         Finish “3 Wishes” p. 99

·         Begin “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs

Homework:  This week for book project = create 4 menu categories and type setting paragraph (see all directions!)

Study your flash cards (or study guide) for test on Thursday (6*, 7*) and Friday (1* only)

Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5 – due Thursday (6*, 7*) and Friday (1* only)

Wednesday 2/12 – 8^th Grade (2*) and Thursday 2/13 (3*, 4*)

·         10 minute flash card review

·         3 Facts and a Response – Anne Frank/Global Events video clip timeline

Homework:  This week for book project – create 1 diary entry (see instructions) and save!

Study your flash cards (or study guide) for test Friday

Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5 – due Friday

Thursday 2/13 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*) and Friday 2/14 (1*)

·         Collect Reader’s Journal Week 5

·         Hand out and review RJ Week 6

·         Word of the Week – spelling and vocab test #4 (correct in class)

·         “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs (if time allows)

Homework:  Finish:  Menu categories and setting paragraph by the weekend for book project

Begin:  RJ week 6 – due Thurs 2/20 (6*) only and Fri 2/21 (7*, 1*)

Friday 2/14 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4* crunch then IDU meeting 4*)

·         Collect Reader’s Journal Week 5

·         Hand out and review RJ Week 6

·         Word of the Week – spelling and vocab test #4 (correct in class)

Homework:  Finish:  Diary entry #1 for book project by the weekend

Begin:  RJ week 6 – due Thursday 2/20

Artifact #2 – due Wed 2/19

Greek/Latin Roots (Word of the Week) Study Guide #4

“Word of the Week”

Study Guide #4

Quiz will be on Thursday, 2/13 (6*, 7*) and Friday, 2/14 (1*, 2*, 3*, 4*)

Greek/Latin Roots (know the definition of each)

1.       doc = “to teach”

2.       clar = “clear”

3.       gul = “throat”

4.       greg = “herd or flock”

5.       amble = “to walk”

6.       cracy = “rule”

7.       photo = “light”

8.       corp = “body”

9.       bene = “good”

10 dont = “tooth”

11 mand = “to order”

12 cogn = “to learn or to know”

13 super = “over or in addition to”

14 scope = “to view”

15 capit = “head”

16 cent = “one hundred”

Word of the Week (know how to spell each and the definition)

1.       indoctrinate (in-doc-tri-nate) = to educate; to brainwash

2.       declaration (dec-la-ra-tion) = a public, formal statement

3.       gullible (gul-li-ble) = describes a person who is easily cheated, deceived, or duped

4.       gregarious (gre-gar-i-ous) = describes someone who is social and likes to be around others; animals in a herd

5.       preamble (pre-am-ble) = the introductory part of a document or book (pre means “before”)

6.       plutocracy (plu-toc-ra-cy) = a government run by the wealthy (pluto means “wealth”)

7.       photosynthesis (pho-to-syn-the-sis) = the combining of chemical elements using light

8.       corpulent (cor-pu-lent) = having a large, bulky body

9.       benevolent (be-nev-o-lent) = describes a person who is kind, generous, and promotes happiness in others

10 orthodontics (or-tho-don-tics) = a branch of dentistry that deals with irregularities in   

      teeth (ortho = straight)

11 countermand (coun-ter-mand) = to stop or change a command

12 cognitive (cog-ni-tive) = learning or thinking

13 supervene (su-per-vene) = to come after or to be in addition to

14 kaleidoscope (ka-lei-do-scope) = an instrument you look through to see an interesting color pattern

15 decapitate (de-cap-i-tate) = to kill by beheading

16 centennial (cen-ten-ni-al) = a period of 100 years, or a ceremony for an event that took place 100 years ago