Week 1, Quarter 4 - 7th and 8th Grade English

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

Week 1, Quarter 4

Monday, 3/24 – 7^th Grade (7*, 1*)

·         Music vocab review activity

·         Finish “Children’s March”

·         Start Constructed Response on Children’s March

Homework:  Study flashcards or study guide for spelling/vocab test #5 – test tomorrow

Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 1 – due on Friday

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

·         Word of the Week, p. 21

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         Spelling/vocab test #5 – correct in class if time

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 1 – due on Thursday

Tuesday, 3/25 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*) PM Assembly Schedule

·         Word of the Week, p. 21

·         Spelling/vocab test #5

·         Finish Constructed Response and turn in

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 1 – due on Friday

Tuesday, 3/25 – 8^th Grade (2*) and Wednesday, 3/26 (3*, 4*)

·         Hand out and review Spring Break Extra Credit opportunity

·         Score vocab/spelling test #5

·         Finish Introductions of Members of the Secret Annex

·         Begin “Just Because” poem

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 1 – get signed!  Due Thursday

4^th Quarter Extra Credit due Monday, 4/14 (will not be accepted late except for absence)

Wednesday, 3/26 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*) and Thursday, 3/27 (1*)

·         Multi-media Review Presentation

·         Score Tests

·         Review video questions (7*)

·         Hand out and Review RJ week 2 and 4^th Quarter Extra credit Opportunity (given early)

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 1 – get signed! Due on Friday

Extra Credit RJ due Tuesday 4/15 (not accepted late unless absent)

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

·         Collect RJ week 1

·         Hand out RJ week 2

·         “Just Because…” poem ideas/draft – p. 102 of comp book

Homework:  4^th Quarter Extra Credit Opportunity due Monday 4/14

RJ week 2 due Friday 4/18

Friday, 3/28 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1* crunch after Career Day presentations)

·         Collect RJ week 1

·         Already handed out RJ week 2 on Wed.

·         Close read, groups of 3 – Western Telegram (Birmingham, Alabama 1963)

Homework:  4^th Quarter Extra Credit Opportunity due Tuesday 4/15

RJ week 2 due Friday 4/18

Friday, 3/28 – 8^th Grade

·         No 8^th Grade Core today due to Career Day Presentations

Homework:  Same as Thursday

Week 10, Quarter 3 - 7th and 8th Grade English

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

Week 10, Quarter 3

Monday, 3/17 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*) and Tuesday, 3/18 (1*)

·         Hand out and review study guide #5/flash cards (Greek/Latin roots and Word of the Week)

·          “A Picture Tells 1,000 Words”, p. 104 of comp book

·         Civil Rights Movement – web, p. 105 of comp book

Homework:  Comp book for 3^rd quarter in-class work scored on Wednesday

Study flash cards and/or study guide #5 – test = Tues 3/25

Monday, 3/17 – 8^th Grade (3*, 4*)

·         Frankbook page in groups – due at end of period

Homework:  Diary due tomorrow! (8 x ½ pages with 3 memory items. ½ page = 9 lines minimum)

Comp book scored tomorrow for 3^rd quarter

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

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         Score comp books

·         Share and turn in book projects

Homework:  McQueen registration due to your Advisory teacher by Tues 3/25

Wednesday, 3/19 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Multi-media review presentations

·         Score comp books for 3^rd quarter

·         Finish Civil Rights Movement web – p. 105

Homework:  Study flash cards and/or study guide #5 – test = Tues 3/25

Wednesday, 3/19 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*) and Thursday 3/20 (4*)

·         Hand out and review study guide #5 and make flashcards (word of the week)

·         10 min to finish Frankbook page

·         Begin Frankbook presentations

Homework:  Study flash cards and/or study guide #5 – test = Monday 3/24

Thursday, 3/20 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Flash card partner review for test

·         Hand out and review Reader’s Journal week 1

·         “The Children’s March” (Birmingham, 1963) and video question guide

Homework: Study flash cards and/or study guide #5 – test = Tues 3/25

Read 25 min and begin RJ week 1 – due Friday 3/28

Friday, 3/21 – 7^th Grade (6*)

·         Spelling/vocab music review activity

·         Finish “The Children’s March”

·         Complete Constructed Response, then discuss all video questions and turn in

Homework: Study flash cards and/or study guide #5 – test = Tues 3/25

Read 25 min and begin RJ week 1 – due Friday 3/28

Friday, 3/21 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         Hand out and review Reader’s Journal week 1

·         Virtual Field Trip to Amsterdam, Netherlands – Anne Frank Museum

 Homework:  Study flash cards and/or study guide #5 – test = Monday 3/24

Read 25 min and begin RJ week 1 – due Thursday 3/27

Greek/Latin Roots (Word of the Week) Study Guide #5

“Word of the Week”

Study Guide #5

Quiz will be on Monday, 3/24 (2*,3*, 4*) and Tuesday, 3/25 (6*, 7*, 1*)

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 dent = “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”

17 script = “to write”

18 hydro = “water”

19 audio = “hearing”

20 loca = “place”

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

17 scriptorium  (scrip-to-ri-um) = a room where the monks of the middle ages kept their scripts and writing desks

18 hydroponics (hy-dro-pon-ics) = growing plants in mineral rich water and not in earth

19 audiometry (au-di-om-e-try) = testing to determine how well you hear and if you have hearing loss

20 collate (col-late) = to place in order 

8th Grade Composition Notebook - 3rd Quarter (due Tue 3/18)

8th Grade Composition Book – 3rd Quarter

Score ___/180 Letter Grade ___

Word Study

___/10  p. 13 – super (includes root, meaning, word, say, spell, definition, activity 1-4)

___/10  p. 14 – scope

___/10  p. 15 – capit

___/10  p. 16 – cent

___/10  p. 17 – script

___/10  p. 18 – hydro

___/10  p. 19 – audio

___/10  p. 20 - loca

Notes and Activities

___/10 p. 98 – Conclusion Activity (stapled in and 5 sections complete)

___/10 p. 99 – Close Reading Questions (The Horrors of Slavery 1-2)

___/20 p. 100 – “I Would Rather Die” (theme side complete & close read 1-4)

___/10 p. 101 – The Star of David (stapled in, all questions and center complete)

___/10 p. 102 – Labels  - part 1 (3 labels with stereotypes); part 2 (reflection ½ page min.)

___/40 p. 103 – Video Timeline (8 sections with 3 facts and personal response)

7th Grade Composition Notebook - 3rd Quarter (due Wed 3/19)

7^th Grade Composition Book – 3rd Quarter

Score ___/ 210  Letter Grade ___

Word Study

___/10  p. 13 – super (includes root, meaning, word, say, spell, definition, activity 1-4)

___/10  p. 14 – scope

___/10  p. 15 – capit

___/10  p. 16 – cent

___/10  p. 17 – script

___/10  p. 18 – hydro

___/10  p. 19 – audio

___/10  p. 20 - loca

Journals and Warm-Ups

___/10 p. 44 – Interrupters (stapled in, 100% complete, notes underneath worksheet)

___/10 p. 45 -  Direct Address (1-8 ) 1-6 = yes/no  7-8 = 1 sentence each

___/10 p. 46 – Parenthetical Interrupters (stapled in, 100% complete)

___/10  p. 47 – Appositives (stapled in, 100% complete)

___/10 p. 48 – Appositives as Sentence Builders (1-3)

Notes and Activities

___/10 p. 93 – Homeless in America (stapled in, 3 sections complete; thorough bullets)

___/10 p. 94 – Notes on Theme (theme, topics, statements, 4 places to uncover theme)

___/10 p. 95 – Creating Thematic Statements (12 thematic statements done)

___/10 p. 96 – Would You Do It? (1/4 page or longer)

___/10 p. 97-98 – Think, Pair, Share “Button, Button” (1-7)

___/10 p. 99 – 3 Wishes (must have the REASONS for each wish to earn credit)

___/10 p. 100 – Simpsons Chart (stapled in, both sides complete)

___/10 p. 101-102 – Tone, Mood, Point of View

Week 9, Quarter 3 - 7th & 8th Grade English

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

Week 9, Quarter 3

Monday 3/10 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Word of the Week, p. 20

·         Multi-media presentation

·         1* only = coach/self evaluations for socratic seminar

·         Notes on Tone, Mood, Point of View (comp book, p. 100-101)

Homework:  Book Projects due Tomorrow! (menu – see directions!)

Comp book scored next Wed 3/19

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

·         Word of the Week, p. 20

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         Review comp book for 3^rd quarter

Homework:  This week for book project = type diary entry #8 and you’re done! Due 3/18

Comp books due Tues, 3/18

All late work and revisions for 3^rd quarter due this Friday, 3/14

Tuesday 3/11 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Review 3^rd Quarter Comp book

·         Share book projects in small groups and turn in

Homework:  Finish any missing or incomplete assignments in the comp book before next Wed, 3/19

All late work and revisions for 3^rd quarter due by Friday 3/14/14

Tuesday 3/11 – 8^th Grade (4*)

·         Final prep day for group projects.  Tomorrow = exhibit day! 

Homework:  see Monday

Wednesday 3/12 – 7^th Grade (6*) and  Thursday 3/13 (7*, 1*)

·         Interrupters Review, staple to p.  45 of comp book

·         “The Egg Piece” (perspective activity), p. 102

Homework:  Finish any missing or incomplete assignments in the comp book before next Wed, 3/19

All late work and revisions for 3^rd quarter due by Friday 3/14/14

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

·         Exhibit Day!  Group presentation day for 8^th grade IDU

·         30 Question Tour packet due by end of presentations (individual credit)

Homework:  This week for book project = type diary entry #8 and you’re done! Due 3/18

Comp books due Tues, 3/18

All late work and revisions for 3^rd quarter due this Friday, 3/14

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

·         4* only = the bombing of Hiroshima

·         Frankbook project – groups of 3

 Homework:  This week for book project = type diary entry #8 and you’re done! Due 3/18

Comp books due Tues, 3/18

All late work and revisions for 3^rd quarter due this Friday, 3/14

Friday 3/14 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Interrupters Quiz (complex sentence structure)

·         Finish and share “The Egg Piece” – p. 102 of comp book

·         A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words (novel predictions) – p. 103 of comp book

Homework:  Finish any missing or incomplete assignments in the comp book before next Wed, 3/19

Friday 3/14 – 8^th Grade (2*)

·         Frankbook page due by end of class period

Homework:  3^rd Quarter Book Project and Comp book due on Tues 3/18

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

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

Week 8, Quarter 3

Monday 3/3– 7^th Grade (6*) and Tuesday 3/4 (7*, 1*)

·         Word of the Week, p. 19 of comp book

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         Socratic Seminar, part 1

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week  8 – due Thurs (6*, 7*) and Friday (1*)

This week for book project = plot summary paragraph (due Tues 3/11)

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

·         Word of the Week, p. 19 of comp book

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         “Kristallnacht” and “Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor”

Homework:  Due Friday:  RJ week 8; Artifact #5; Decades Analysis Paragraph (see packet for instructions)

This week for book project = diary entries #6 & #7 – due Tue 3/18

Tuesday 3/4 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         “A Walk Through Auschwitz”

·         “The Liberation of Auschwitz”

·         “The Liberation of Bergen-Belsen”

Homework:  Due Friday:  RJ week 8; Artifact #5; Decades Analysis Paragraph (see packet for instructions)

This week for book project = diary entries #6 & #7 – due Tue 3/18

Wednesday 3/5 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Appositives as Sentence Builders, 1-3, p. 47

·         Socratic Seminar, Part 2

Homework:  Finish RJ week 8 and get signed!  Due tomorrow (6*, 7*) and Friday (1*)

Wednesday 3/5 – 8^th Grade (2*) and Thursday 3/6 (3*, 4*)

·         Finish Liberation Videos

·         “The Atomic Bomb”

·         Staple in Video Facts/Personal Response Sheet, p. 102

 Homework:  Due Friday:  RJ week 8; Artifact #5; Decades Analysis Paragraph (see packet for instructions)

This week for book project = diary entries #6 & #7 – due Tue 3/18