Week 8, Quarter 1 - 7th & 8th Grade English (Class Activities & Homework)

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

Mrs. Rice

Week 8, Quarter 1

Monday 9/29 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         SWT 9/22

·         Root of the Week, p. 5

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe

Homework:  Due Friday 10/1 = team t-shirt money and order form; Read October Scholastic p. 4-9 and complete “Text Features” packet

Monday 9/29 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*) and Tuesday 9/30 (4*)

·         SWT 9/29 & 9/30

·         Root of the Week, p. 5

·         Multi-media review presentation

·         Poetry Analysis Essay Draft Revision

Homework:  Read October Scholastic p. 4-9 and complete “Text Features” packet – due Thursday 10/2

Due Wednesday = September Sacred Writing Time (12 total)

Tuesday 9/30 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         SWT 9/30

·         Finish “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe

·         Question/Discussion/Comp Book – p. 105 (group activity for Tell-Tale Heart)

Homework:  Due tomorrow = September Sacred Writing Time (13 total)

Due Friday 10/1 = team t-shirt money and order form; Read October Scholastic p. 4-9 and complete “Text Features” packet

Wednesday 10/1 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         SWT 10/1 – Safety Pin

·         Valerie Worth – object poetry

·         Create own Object Poem – p. 109 of comp book

Homework:  Due tomorrow = “Text Features” and “Evidence” activities (October Scope article, p. 4-9)

Wednesday 10/1 – 7^th Grade (6*) and Thursday 10/2 – (7*, 1*)

·         SWT 10/1

·         Finish Question/Discussion/Comp Book – p. 105 (group activity for Tell-Tale Heart)

Homework:  Due Friday 10/1 = team t-shirt money and order form; Read October Scholastic p. 4-9 and complete “Text Features” packet

Thursday 10/2 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         SWT 10/2 – the two sentence horror story

·         Hand out fall break reader’s journal for extra credit

·         Class review of homework packet “Text Features” and turn in

Homework:  Due Monday 10/13 = 1^st quarter late work AND optional extra credit Reader’s Journal for fall break

Friday 10/3 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         SWT 10/3

·         Collect T-shirt money and order forms

·         Review “Call of Duty” article and homework activity and turn in

·         Hand out and review Reader’s Journal (RJ) extra credit opportunity for fall break

Homework:  1^st quarter late assignments and Extra Credit Reader’s Journal due Monday 10/13 (6*, 7*) and Tuesday 10/14 (1* only)

Friday 10/3 – 8^th Grade (2*)

·         Team meeting! (This means crunch 2*, 3*, 4* on Monday 10/13

Homework = see Thursday