Homework
& Class Activities for 7th & 8th Grade English
Mrs. Rice
Week 5,
Quarter 2
** Please note: District mandated "Academic Warnings" are mailed home for all students currently earning a C, D, or F (during week 5). Do not wait for the Academic Warning to arrive in the mail. Please check Infinite Campus and take care of missing assignments, tests, and revisions now.
Monday 11/16– 7th Grade (6*, 7*)
and Tuesday 11/17 (1*)
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Turkey Hand
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Root of the Week
– “dent”
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Multi-Media
Review Presentation
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Finish “Lamb”
partner activity
Homework: Complete November “Lazy Editor” packet, then
make corrections on p. 30 and 31 of November Scope article. Due Thursday 11/19
Didn’t pay for your team t-shirt? Please do that by this Friday.
Monday 11/16 – 8th Grade (3*, 4*)
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Turkey Hand
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Review and glue
homophone, pronoun, and sentence structure notes into comp book from our
returned homework packet
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“Street Music”
brainstorm and poem draft in comp book
Homework: Complete
November “Lazy Editor” packet, then make corrections on p. 30 and 31 of
November Scope article. Due Friday 11/20
Tuesday 11/17 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*,
4*)
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SWT 11/17 – Paris
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Root of the Week
– “dent”
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Multi-Media
Review Presentation
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2* only = glue in
pronoun notes from homework packet
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Finish “Street
Music” poem in comp book
Homework: Complete November “Lazy Editor” packet, then make
corrections on p. 30 and 31 of November Scope article. Due Friday 11/20
Wednesday 11/18 – 8th Grade (2*,
3*) and Thursday 11/19 (4*)
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SWT 11/18 and
11/19 – “Change”
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Love that Dog and Shape Poems Ideas/Draft
Homework: Due Friday = November “Lazy
Editor” packet, then read article on p. 30-31 of Scope and make corrections
directly in magazine.
Due
after Thanksgiving break = completed
Shape poem (check out Google images).
Try typing it up or use ink when creating your final draft. Must be on 8.5x11 inch paper (typical printer
paper)
Wednesday 11/18 – 7th Grade (6*,
7*, 1*)
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SWT 11/18 – Paris
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Review and staple
into comp book “Lamb to the Slaughter” plot diagram activity
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Glue in “Lazy
Editor” notes – pronouns, homophones, sentence structure
Homework: Due Tomorrow = November “Lazy
Editor” packet, then read article on p. 30-31 of Scope and make corrections
directly in magazine.
Thursday 11/19 – 7th Grade (6*,
7*, 1*)
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SWT 11/19 –
Change
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Review and Turn
in Homework
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“Read, Think,
Explain” activity with narrative non-fiction piece
Homework: Due Tuesday 11/24 (before
Thanksgiving Break!) – read Nov Scope p. 4-8 and complete p. 2 & 3
of “Read, Think, Explain” packet
Friday 11/20 – 8th Grade (2*, 3*,
4*)
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SWT 11/20
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Review and turn
in Nov. “Lazy Editor” packet
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Love That Dog
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Notes on the history
and poetic structure of The Blues (poetry examples by Walter Dean Myers and
Langston Hughes)
Homework: On a white
8.5x11” paper (either portrait or landscape) create your Shape Poem. Google “Shape Poem” and check out the images
for inspiration. Use most of the page;
type it or create final draft in ink (colored ink is fine). Due after Thanksgiving Break on Tues 12/1, so you have plenty of
time to make it ah-mazing!
Friday 11/20 – 7th Grade (6*)
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SWT 11/20
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“Alfred Hitchcock
Presents: Lamb to the Slaughter”
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Comparison Chart
Homework: Read Nov.
Scope article p. 4-8 and complete “Read, Think, Explain” packet. Glossary of terms is on the back of the packet
if needed. Due BEFORE Thanksgiving break on Tues 11/24
