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

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

Mrs. Rice

Week 4, Quarter 4

SBAC Testing Requires Daily Changes in Class Rotations!  We will review these so you have them in your tracker.  I will post the school schedule in purple, but be aware of core team class crunches nearly every day during testing. 

Monday 4/27 = 4, 5, 1, 6, 7

Tuesday 4/28 = 4, 3, 2, 5, 6

Wednesday 4/29 = 7, 1, 2, 3, 4

Thursday 4/30 = 5, 6, 2, 7, 1

Friday 4/24 = 4, 5, 3, 6, 7 (PM Assembly Schedule for Spring Dance)

Monday 4/27 – 8^th Grade (4*)

·         SWT – Set up Comp Book for Memoir pre-write

·         Introduce People of the Annex – Frankbook groups

·         Begin Diary of Anne Frank – the play

Homework:  Read April Scope, pgs 11-15.  Complete “Theme” and “Literary Elements” packet.  Due Thursday 4/30 (2*) and Friday 5/1 (3*, 4*)

Monday 4/27 – 7^th Grade (1*, 6*, 7*)

·         1* = SBAC Classroom Activity in Preparation for the Performance Task (then crunch)

·         SWT = Finish Story Frame and start Intro to Memoir

·         Root of the Week, p. 93

·         Multi-Media Review

·         Scope Character and Setting Names Review for Midas play

 Homework:  Read April Scope, pgs 11-15.  Complete “Theme” and “Literary Elements” packet.  Due Thursday 4/30 to Your 6^th Period Core Teacher

Tuesday 4/28 – 8^th Grade (4*, 3*, 2*)

·         SWT – Strategies for Writers, p. 6-8 and model memoir

·         Root of the Week, p. 93

·         Multi-Media Review

·         Scope Character and Setting Names Review for Midas Play

·         Finish Annex Introductions – start play

Homework:  Read April Scope, pgs 11-15.  Complete “Theme” and “Literary Elements” packet.  Due Thursday 4/30 (2*) and Friday 5/1 (3*, 4*)

Tuesday 4/28 – 7^th Grade (6*)

·         Touring Nevada Counties – IDU Group Work Time.  Due on Thursday for Your Group = agency name, slogan, tshirt, bumper sticker, magnet.

Wednesday 4/29 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4* crunch)

·         2* = Multi-media Review

·         SWT = Memoir Notes (idea generator)

·         The Diary of Anne Frank – play

Homework:  Read April Scope, pgs 11-15.  Complete “Theme” and “Literary Elements” packet.  Due Thursday 4/30 (2*) and Friday 5/1 (3*, 4*)

Wednesday 4/29 – 7^th Grade (7*, 1*)

·         SBAC – Performance Task part 1

Homework:  Read April Scope, pgs 11-15.  Complete “Theme” and “Literary Elements” packet.  Due tomorrow to Your 6^th Period Core Teacher

Thursday 4/30 – 8^th Grade (2*) and Friday 5/1 (3*, 4*)

·         SWT – Finish Notetaker and Story Frame for Memoir

·         Collect homework and Review “Virtual Field Trip”

·         Diary of Anne Frank – play

Homework:  Virtual Field Trip Sheet – www.annefrank.org.  You need Internet to complete this; see me for a lunch pass if you’d like to use school computers.  Due next Friday 5/8

Thursday 4/30 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Homework collect by 6* core teacher

·         6* mod = working in IDU groups

·         7* and 1* mods = SBAC Performance Task and SBAC CAT

Homework:  None, unless you are taking home portions of the IDU project to work on. 

Friday 5/1 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*)

·         6* and 7* mods = working in IDU groups

Homework:  None, unless you are taking home portions of the IDU project to work on.  Pay attention to due dates and Power Point slide requirements in your individual packet.