Week 5, Quarter 2 - 7th and 8th Grade English

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

Week 5, Quarter 2

Monday 11/18 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Word of the Week, p. 10

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         “Snowball fight” short story analysis

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5 – due on Friday

This week for book project = pack first 5 items in suitcase and type first 5 character trait analysis (see directions!)

Monday 11/18 – 8^th Grade (2*) and Tuesday 11/19 (3*, 4*)

·         Word of the Week, p. 10

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         Seat change

·         Dates, Addresses, Titles, Letters quiz

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5 – due on Thursday (2*, 3*) and Friday (4* only)

This week for book project = create envelope with 3 propaganda strategies (use your notes!).  Type analysis for those 3 strategies (see example on directions sheet)

Tuesday 11/19 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1* crunch)

·         Finish “snowball fight” short story analysis

·         “Lamb to the Slaughter” vocabulary word study and constructed response with partners

Homework:  Read 25 min and fill out RJ week 5 – due on Friday

This week for book project = pack first 5 items in suitcase and type first 5 character trait analysis (see directions!)

Wednesday 11/20 – 7^th Grade (1*)

·         Team meeting – see Tuesday for homework

Wednesday 11/20 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         Fact vs. Opinion (warm up), p. 45, 1-26

·         Close Read – p. 179-182 (persuasive historical document & article)

Homework:  Finish RJ week 5 and get signed!  Due tomorrow (2*, 3*) and Friday (4* only)

This week for book project = create envelope with 3 propaganda strategies (use your notes!).  Type analysis for those 3 strategies (see example on directions sheet)

Thursday 11/21 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Ending Appositives, p. 42 (1-4)

·         Vocabulary/Constructed Response Partner Activity – “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl

Homework:  Finish RJ week 5 and get signed!  Due tomorrow.

This week = pack first 5 character trait items in suitcase for book project and type analysis for those 5 items (or handwrite and type at school).  See directions!

Thursday 11/21 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*) and Friday 11/22 (4*)

·         Declare Yourself – p. 46 (1-5)

·         Collect RJ week 5

·         Hand out and review RJ week 6

·         Continue “close read” – front side of analysis sheet

Homework:  Read 25 min and start on RJ week 6 – due Mon 12/2 (2* only) and

Tue 12/3 (3*, 4*)

If you need to revise your “Dates, Addresses, Titles, Letters” quiz, attach a separate sheet to your quiz and revise all parts that were incorrect.  You can earn up to 5 additional quiz points.  Due on Monday 11/25 (will not be accepted late).

Friday 11/22 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         Collect RJ week 5

·         Hand out and Review RJ week 6

·         Commas with Ending Elements review – staple to p. 43 of comp book

·         Finish Vocabulary/Constructed Response Partner Activity – “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl

Homework:  Read 25 min and begin RJ week 6 – due Monday 12/2

By this Sunday… finish packing 5 character trait items in suitcase for book project and type analysis for those 5 items (or handwrite and type at school next week).  See directions!