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

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

Week 7, Quarter 1

Monday 9/23 – 7^th Grade (6*) and Tuesday 9/24 (7*, 1*)

·         Flash card activity for Word of the Week Quiz review

·         Multi-media presentation

·         Plot diagram mountain group activity – “The Tell-Tale Heart”

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

Study flash cards or study guide for Word of the Week Quiz #1 – Quiz Thurs (6*, 7*) and Fri (1* only)

This week for book project – create final 7 (or more for extra credit) events on game board – Due next Tue 10/1

Monday 9/23 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         Flash card activity for Word of the Week Quiz Review

·         Multi-media presentation

·         Cite While You Write Notes and Activity

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

Study flash cards or study guide for Word of the Week Quiz #1 – Quiz on Friday

This week for book project – type final panel and glue all panels on milk carton.  Create thematic statement on bottom – Due next Thurs 10/3

Tuesday 9/24 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         4 minute Flash Card partner warm-up

·         Commas in Address (addressing envelopes too) – stapled to p. 41 of comp book

·         “Altitude Illness” partner activity (synthesizing info and using internal citations)

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

Study flash cards or study guide for Word of the Week Quiz #1 – Quiz on Friday

This week for book project – type final panel and glue all panels on milk carton.  Create thematic statement on bottom – Due next Thurs 10/3

Wednesday 9/25 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         4 minute flash card partner review

·         Plot Diagram Group Activity

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

Study 8 flashcards (or study guide) for spelling/vocab quiz #1.  Quiz = tomorrow (6*, 7*) and Friday (1*)

Wednesday 9/25 - 8th Grade (2*)

• team cheer practice!  (Crunch 2*, 3*, 4* on Thursday)

Homework:  See Tuesday

Thursday 9/26 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*) and Friday 9/27 (1*)

·         Collect RJ Week 7

·         Hand out and review RJ week 8 (final RJ for 1^st grading quarter)

·         Greek/Latin Root and “Word of the Week” spelling/vocab test #1

·         Finish Plot mountain with group

Homework:  Finish Book Project!! -  due next Tuesday, 10/1.  Follow all directions and review your point sheet.

Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 8 – due Friday 10/4
T-shirt order form and money due to Mrs. Rice by Friday 10/4

Thursday 9/26 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4* crunch)

·         3 minute flash card review

·         Finish “Altitude Illness” activity (internal citation of sources)

·         Staple “How to Cite While You Write” notes to p. 86 of comp book

·         Commas in Names – p. 42 (stapled in)

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

Finish panel #4 and bottom of milk carton (see directions!) – due next Thursday 10/3

Friday 9/27 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         Collect RJ week 7

·         Hand out and Review RJ week 8

·         Finish “Commas in Names”, review and staple to p. 42 of comp book

·         Greek/Latin Root word and “Word of the Week” spelling and vocab test #1

·         Review and organization of Research/Plagiarism notes in comp book for next week’s open note test

Homework:  Finish book project!  Due next Thursday 10/3

Read 25 min and fill out final RJ of the quarter (week 8) – due Thursday 10/3

All missing work or retakes/revisions due by Friday 10/4 (book project not accepted late)