Homework
& Class Activities for 7th & 8th Grade English
Mrs. Rice
Week 2,
Quarter 3
Monday 1/19
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MLK Day! No school.
Tuesday 1/20 - 7th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*) 90 minute
block classes
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SWT 1/20
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Collect RJ #3
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Root of the Week,
p. 84
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Multi-media
Review Presentation
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Review Scope
article and homework assignment; video on refugees from Syria
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Finish Alfred
Hitchcock Presents “Lamb to the Slaughter” and T-chart, p. 111 of comp book
Homework: Read January
Scope, p. 4-10. Complete Before, During,
After activity and Vocab packet. Due Thurs /29
Tuesday 1/20 – 8th Grade
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No 8th
Grade Core classes today due to math MAP testing schedule
Wednesday 1/21 – 8th Grade (2*,
3*, 4*)
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SWT 1/21 (label activity reflection)
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Collect RJ #3
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Root of the Week,
p. 84
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Multi-media
Review Presentation
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Review Scope
article and homework assignment; video on refugees from Syria
Homework: Read January
Scope, p. 4-10. Complete Before, During,
After activity and Vocab packet. Due Friday 1/30
Wednesday 1/21 – 7th Grade (6*)
and Thurs 1/22 (7*, 1*)
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SWT 1/21
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Independent Book
Project Review with Examples
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Begin
Compare/Contrast Guided Outline
Homework: Read January
Scope, p. 4-10. Complete Before, During,
After activity and Vocab packet. Due Thurs /29
By
this weekend, create the outside of your
suitcase for the book project. Project due Th 2/12.
Please note that book projects are NOT accepted for late credit.
Thursday 1/22 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*,
4*)
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SWT 1/22
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Scope Video –
Syrian Refugees (2*, 4* only)
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Milk Carton Book
Project Overview with Examples (Elements of Literature Review)
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Start “Just Because”
poem final draft (poem on labels and stereotypes to complement our study on
Japanese Internment Camps)
Homework: By Sunday, rinse a large
milk carton and set out to dry. Keep the
lid off/open. Project due Thursday 2/5.
Read Scope p. 4-10 and complete
packet. Due Friday 1/30.
Friday 1/23 – 7th Grade (6*, 7*,
1* crunch)
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SWT 1/23
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Finish Book
Project Review (1* only)
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Compare/Contrast
Essay Guided Outline
Homework: By Sunday, create the
outside of the suitcase for the book project.
Project due 2/12
Read Scope p. 4-10 and complete
packet. Due Thurs 1/29
Friday 1/23 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*,
4* - 20 minute classes)
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“Just Because…”
poem final draft
Homework: By Sunday, rinse a large
milk carton and set out to dry. Keep the
lid off/open. Project due Thursday 2/5.
Read Scope p. 4-10 and complete
packet. Due Friday 1/30.
** Next Monday 1/26 = Reading MAP
testing for both 7th and 8th grade teams. Please be at school. Come mentally ready to take the test – good night
sleep, healthy breakfast for morning testers (8th graders), and pack
a healthy lunch for afternoon testers (7th graders).
