Homework
& Class Activities for 7th & 8th Grade English
Mrs. Rice
Week 3,
Quarter 3
Monday 1/25 – 8th Grade (4*)
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SWT 1/25
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Review
“Paraphrase Telephone” activity from yesterday
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Groups of 4 –
FAQ’s about Plagiarism
Homework: Read Dec/Jan
Scope article, p. 11-15. Complete
paraphrase activity.
Due Wed 1/27 (2* only) and Thurs
1/28 (3*, 4*)
Monday 1/25 – 7th Grade (6*, 7*,
1*)
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Re-Scheduled Ice
Skating Field Trip!
Homework: Read Dec/Jan
Scope article, p. 11-17. Complete “Main
Idea” page (both sides). Due Thurs 1/28 (6*) and Fri 1/29
(7*, 1*)
Tuesday 1/26 – 7th Grade (6*)
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Team Cheer
Meeting
Homework: Read Dec/Jan
Scope article, p. 11-17. Complete “Main
Idea” page (both sides). Due Thurs 1/28 (6*) and Fri 1/29
(7*, 1*)
Tuesday 1/27 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*,
4* crunch)
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2* = Counselor
Presentation (Suicide Prevention Program)
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Crunch after
presentation = SWT 1/27; Root of the Week; Multi-Media Presentation; Finish and
Staple in FAQ’s on Plagiarism
Homework: Read Dec/Jan
Scope article, p. 11-15. Complete
paraphrase activity.
Due Tomorrow (2* only) and Thurs
1/28 (3*, 4*)
Wednesday 1/27 – 7th Grade (6*,
7*, 1* crunch)
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SWT – Black Tap
Milkshakes!
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Root of the Week –
capit
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Multi-Media
Review Presentation
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Compare/Contrast
Essay – paragraphs 2-4
Homework: Read Dec/Jan Scope article, p. 11-17. Complete “Main Idea” page (both sides). Due tomorrow 1/28 (6*) and Fri 1/29 (7*, 1*)
Wednesday 1/27 – 8th Grade (2*,
3*) and Thursday 1/28 (4*)
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SWT – What’s the
Backstory?
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Review Paraphrase
#1 Homework (identify plagiarism in other’s and identify citations in your own)
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Review FAQ’s
about Plagiarism (stapled into comp book)
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“How to Cite
While You Write” notes – glued into comp book
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Begin Synthesis
and Internal Citation partner activity
Homework: Read February
Scope article, p. 22-24. Complete
Paraphrasing with Direct Quotations Activity (#2). Due Friday 2/5
Thursday 1/28 – 7th Grade (6*) and
Friday 1/29 (7*, 1*)
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SWT – “Lost &
Found”
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Return Book
Projects and Review Revision Opportunity
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Hand out and
review Feb Scope and new homework assignment
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Finish Compare/Contrast
Essay and labeling activity
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Start Notes on
Theme (if time allows)
Homework: Read February
Scope fiction story p. 25-29. Complete “Critical
Thinking” and “Value” packet. Due Thursday 2/4 (6*, 7*) and
Friday 2/5 (1* only)
· Friday 1/29 – 8th Grade (2*)
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Decades of the 20th
Century – IDU Kick Off! (IDU = Interdisciplinary Unit)
Homework: Read February Scope article, p. 22-24. Complete Paraphrasing with Direct Quotations
Activity (#2). Due Friday 2/5
