Homework
& Class Activities for 7th and 8th Grade English
Week 1,
Quarter 2
Monday 10/21 – 7th Grade (7*, 1*)
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Finish Close
Read, p. 2 and turn in
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“A Bloody History”
– Spice Trade Wars
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Compare/Contrast
Sheet on both articles
Homework: Extra Credit
Reader’s Journal from fall break due tomorrow
Monday 10/21 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*,
4*)
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Word of the Week,
p. 7 (photo)
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Collect Extra
Credit Reader’s Journal from fall break (not accepted late)
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Hand out RJ week
1
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Multi-Media
Presentation hand out
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“A Bloody History”
and compare/contrast activity
Homework: Read 25 min
and fill out RJ week 1 – due
on Thursday 10/24
Tuesday 10/22 – 7th Grade (6*, 7*,
1*)
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Word of the Week,
p. 7
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Hand out RJ week
1
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Collect Extra
Credit Reader’s Journal from fall break (not accepted late)
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Finish
compare/contrast activity
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Begin
compare/contrast essay outline
Homework: Read 25 min
and fill out RJ week 1 – due
Mon 10/28
Tuesday 10/22 – 8th Grade (2*) and
Wednesday 10/23 (3*, 4*)
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Patriots Pen
Essay Outline (staple social studies questions on patriotism to it)
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“Bravest Girl on
Earth” article and constructed response, p. 87 of comp book
Homework: Read 25 min
and fill out RJ week 1 – due
Thursday 10/24
Wednesday 10/23 – 7th Grade (6*,
7*) and Thursday 10/24 (1*)
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Word of the Week,
p. 7
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Complete essay
outline (compare/contrast)
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Staple outline to
comparison chart for two articles
Homework: Read 25 min
and finish RJ week 1 – get signed! Due Monday 10/28
Thursday 10/24 – 8th Grade (2*,
3*, 4*)
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Turn in RJ week 1
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Hand out RJ week
2
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Write rough draft
for Patriot’s Pen essay
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Start Malala
article and 3 constructed response questions (if time allows)
Homework: If Patriot’s
Pen rough draft is not finished in class, complete this weekend and be ready to
type final draft on Monday
Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 2 – due Thurs 10/31
