Week 8, Quarter 3 - 7th and 8th Grade English

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

Mrs. Rice

Week 8, Quarter 3

Monday 3/2 – 8^th Grade (4*)

·         Meet with Decades IDU group

·         Artifact #4 (with cited paragraph and bibliography card) due at start of meeting

Monday 3/2 – 7^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         SWT 3/2 – Begin “Other People’s Skins” Unit

·         Root of the Week, p. 89

·         Multi-media Presentation

·         Review Persuasive Speech Tips and Model Text

Homework:  Speech Packet and Persuasive Speech due on Thursday 3/5

Tuesday 3/3 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)

·         SWT 3/2 – Begin “Other People’s Skins” Unit

·         Root of the Week, p. 89

·         Multi-media Presentation

·         Review Persuasive Speech Tips and Model Text

Homework:  Speech Packet and Persuasive Speech due on Thursday 3/5 (2* only) and Friday 3/6  (3*, 4*)

Tuesday 3/3 – 7^th Grade (6*) and Wednesday 3/4 (7*, 1*)

·         SWT 3/3 and ¾ - Continue with “Place of Dwelling” for Skins Unit

·         Children’s March Video questions stapled to p.111 of comp book

·         Complete and Turn in Constructed Response on Video

Homework:  Speech Packet and Persuasive Speech due on Thursday 3/5

Wednesday 3/4 – 8^th Grade (2*, 3*, 4*)  ** Very short classes due to school-wide musical

·         All short core classes combined for students to work on the Decades IDU

·         Field Trip Reminder Sent Home with Students

·         Smartie-Pants Awards – Team Prestige

Homework:  Speech Packet and Persuasive Speech due on Thursday 3/5 (2* only) and Friday 3/6  (3*, 4*)

Field Trip Reminder – National Automobile Museum – Monday 3/9 (bring a lunch)

Thursday 3/5 – 8^th Grade (2*) and Friday 3/6 (3*, 4*)

·         SWT 3/5 and 3/6 – Other People’s Skins (dwelling places)

·         March Scope and review homework packet

·         Present speeches in small groups

Homework:  Read March Scope p. 4-9 and complete “Tone” and “Text Structure” packet

Due Friday 3/13

** Reminder!  Field trip on Monday!  Bring a lunch!

Thursday 3/5 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*, 1*)

·         SWT 3/5  (dwelling places and/or interview questions)

·         March Scope and review homework packet

·         Present speeches in small groups

·         7* and 1* = complete Children’s March video constructed resonse

Homework:  Read March Scope p. 4-9 and complete “Tone” and “Text Structure” packet

Due Thursday 3/12 (6* only) and Friday 3/13 (7*, 1*)

Friday 3/6 – 7^th Grade (6*, 7*)

·         SWT 3/6

·         “A Picture Tells 1,000 Words” – p. 113 of comp book

·         Christopher Paul Curtis video (author)

·         Begin Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963

Homework:  Read March Scope p. 4-9 and complete “Tone” and “Text Structure” packet

Due Thursday 3/12 (6* only) and Friday 3/13 (7*, 1*)