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ENGLISH HOMEWORK
Wednesday 6/11 Tuesday 6/10 - Final copy of Letter to Next Year's Teacher due tomorrow Monday 6/2 - Unit 15 and L & G quiz tomorrow - Vocab test units 1-15 Thursday - Study subject-verb agreement if you are retaking the quiz tomorrow - Letter to Next Year's Teacher by Friday Thursday 5/29 - Unit 15 CTS, VIC (quiz Tues) - Grammar 131-132 (7B) Tuesday 5/27 - Unit 15 CTRW - Grammar p. 127-130 ODDS Thursday 5/22 - Super Hero verb tense/vocab comic strip - Unit 15 Flashcards by Tues. Wednesday 5/21 - Unit 14 Sentences - Grammar "Cootie Catcher" (will be graded) Tuesday 5/20 - Grammar 117, 118 - Unit 14 antonyms, CTS, VIC Monday 5/19 - Unit 14 CTRW, synonyms Friday 5/16 - Unit 14 Flashcards Thursday 5/15 - Grammar 115, 116 (6 verb tenses) - Unit 13 Quiz tomorrow Wednesday 5/14 - Finish Unit 13 sentences with 4 verb forms Tuesday 5/13 - Unit 13 syns, ants, CTS - Redo grammar 113, 114 if needed (7B) Monday, 5/12 - Unit 13 CTRW - Grammar p.113-114 (to be collected and graded) Friday 5/9 - Unit 13 flashcards Thursday 5/8 - Unit 12 Quiz tomorrow Wednesday 5/7 - Unit 12 sentences in alphabetical order. Each sentence must have a verb in one of the 4 verb forms: 1)present, 2)present participle, 3)past, 4)past participle, rotating through that order 5 times Tuesday 5/6 - Unit 12 CTS, VIC Monday 5/5 - Unit 12 synonyms and antonyms Friday 5/2 - Unit 12 Flashcards- All Thursday 5/1 - Unit 11 Quiz tomorrow Wednesday 4/30 - Unit 11 Sentences -- add one of the 15 grammar usage rules from last night's homework in each sentence. Circle the word from the grammar rule and # the rule in the margin. - Unit 11 Quiz Friday Tuesday 4/29 - Unit 10 Quiz tomorrow -- study on vocabtest.com - Unit 11 CTRW, synonyms - Grammar pg. 109 & 110 in workbook, and Exercise #1-10 at the end of the textbook xeroxed packet. Monday 4/28 - Easy night! Unit 11 Flashcards -all - Grammar p. 108 Wednesday 4/16 - Unit 10 Silly Story or Sentences Tuesday 4/15 - Unit 10 antonyms and CTS Monday 4/14 - Unit 10 CTRW and synonyms Thursday 4/10 - Unit 9 and Latin & Greek weeks 11-15 quiz tomorrow Wednesday 4/9 - Unit 9 Silly Story or Sentences - Unit 9 and Latin and Greek Roots 11-15 Quiz Friday Tuesday 4/8 - Unit 9 vocab syns, ants, CTS - Grammar 105 & 106 (started in class) Monday 4/7 - Grammar 103-104 - Unit 9 Flashcards 11-20 and CTRW Thursday 3/20 - Flashcards for 8 Phrases
Wednesday 3/19 - First two vocab sentences for Chpt. 10 Tuesday 3/18 - 2 grammar worksheets - participles and gerunds - Choose your topic for the How-To-Enjoy essay Monday 3/17 - Grammar pgs. 76 & 78 all - Next two chapter 9 vocabulary sentences Friday 3/14 - Infinitives worksheet - First 2 chapter 9 vocab sentences *Tag Day Monday *Pennies for Patients Thursday 3/13 - binder check tomorrow Tuesday 3/11 - Grammar 71 & 72 Adverb Phrases Monday 3/10 - Grammar p. 69, 70 Adjective Phrases - Chapter 8 vocal sentences - all - Chapter 8 Flashcards Friday 3/7 - Grammar Test Monday - Chatper 8 vocab sentences up to pg. 188 Thursday 3/6 - Grammar Quiz tomorrow - Finish your science fair papers. Wednesday 3/5 - Grammar Chapter 19 Section Review Packet (Write right on the packet.) - Grammar Chapter 19 Test Friday Tuesday 3/4 - Grammar 67-68 all - Chpt. 7 reading and vocab quiz tomorrow Monday 3/3 - Chapter 7 vocabulary sentences Big game tonight! And don't forget the parent meeting at 6:30 for class night. :) Friday 2/28 - Grammar take-home quiz - Chapter 7 vocab sentenes due Tues. Thursday 2/27 - Chapter 7 vocab sentences through "retorted" - Congrats Jr. Girls Basketball on their win!!! Wednesday 2/26 - Grammar 61-64 odds only (indirect objects) - Chapter 7 Flashcards Tuesday 2/25 - Grammar 59 & 60 All - Chpt. 5 & 6 Vocab and Reading Quiz Tomorrow Monday 2/24 - Grammar pgs. 57-58 odds only - chpts. 5 & 6 vocab sentences due tomorrow - Complements Quiz Friday Thursday 2/13 - Spelling Challenge Test Tomorrow - 7B - Latin Roots 6-10 Quiz Tomorrow. Workbooks will be collected and graded. Wednesday 2/12 - Grammar Quiz tomorrow - subjects and predicates - (7B L & G Roots 6-10 Quiz Friday) Tuesday 2/11 - THESIS packet -- write paragraph on separate paper - Subjects and Predicates Quiz Thursday - (7B L & G Roots 6-10 Quiz Friday) Monday 2/10 - Chapters 5 and 6 vocab flashcards - Grammar pages 51-54 odds only RETURN SIGNED REPORT CARD ENVELOPES Friday 2/7 - Grammar Workbook pages 45-50, odd numbers only Thursday 2/6 - Chapter 4 vocabulary sentences (sentence from book plus original sentence). Include part of speech. Tuesday 2/4 - Chpt. 4 vocabulary flashcards for ROTHMC Monday 2/3 - ROTHMC Vocab Chpts. 1-3 quiz tomorrow Wednesday 1/29 - ROTHMC Chpt. 2 & 3 Vocab Flashcards - Chpts. 1-3 Vocab Quiz Tuesday Tuesday 1/28 -ROTHMC Vocab Packet about using precise words Monday 1/27 Friday 1/24 Thursday 1/23 - Public speaking speech tomorrow - Roll of Thunder Chapt. 1 Vocab Flash Cards Tuesday 1/21 - Finish Comma Retake Review Packet - Speech tomorrow - Comma Test Retake Thursday Friday 1/17 - Speech Wed. 1/22 - 7B only: Latin and Greek Roots 1-8 check Tues. Thursday 1/16 - Unit 8 Quiz tomorrow (study sentences on website) - Be ready to perform speech on Wed. 1/22 Wednesday 1/15 - Unit 8 Silly Story/Sentences - Speech by 1/22 Tuesday 1/14 - Unit 8 syns, ants, CTS - Comma test tomorrow - Memorize speech -- new date: 1/22 Monday 1/13 - Unit 8 Flashcards 11-20 - Memorize speech Friday 1/10 - Unit 8 Flashcards 1-10 - Memorize your speech by 1/17 - Finish Grammar pgs. 41 & 42 if you didn't in class Thursday 1/9 - Unit 7 Quiz tomorrow - Pick your speech Wednesday 1/8 - Unit 7 Silly Story/Sentences - Pick your speech for public speaking by Friday Tuesday 1/7 - Persuasive Essay due tomorrow - Unit 7 CTRW and Synonyms- Choose your public speaking contest speech by Friday Monday 1/6 Welcome back! - Unit 7 Flashcards - Make flashcards for 10 Comma Rules from Grammar Ninja packet - Finish persuasive essay rough draft (should have been finished by the end of class today) - Choose your public speaking contest speech by Friday Thursday 12/19 Wednesday 12/18 - Comma test postponed until after vacation. - Work on your persuasive essay if you feel like you won't be even close to complete a rough draft by the end of the period tomorrow. Tuesday 12/17 - Commas: Final Review sheet - Comma test Thursday Monday 12/16 - Last four Grammar Ninja rules. (Comma test Thursday) - Pick your topic for your persuasive essay and fill out the pros and cons chart. Be ready to begin the essay tomorrow in class. Friday 12/13 - Do pages for the next three grammar rules (4,5,6) - 7B - I forgot to send home the yellow copy of the progress reports. Please return the white copy signed and I will send home the yellow copy. Thursday 12/12 - Grammar Ninja pages for the first three rules Wednesday 12/11 - Christmas Concert - Catch up night Tuesday 12/10 - "The Highwayman" Vocab Quiz tomorrow (easy matching) - Final Miracle review due tomorrow Monday 12/9 - Grammar Appositive pages 73 & 74 - Final Miracle on 34th review due Wednesday - "Highwayman" Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday Wednesday 12/4 Tuesday 12/3 - Grammar pgs. 153 & 154 Monday 12/2 - Grammar Commas pgs. 149 through 152 odds only Tuesday 11/26 - Work due Monday 12/1 - Grammar Preposition pages 39 & 40 Monday 11/25 - Grammar Preposition pages 37 & 38 ODDS Friday 11/21 - Be free! Enjoy! Play Scrabble with your family! Wednesday 11/20 - Prepare for Units 4-6 Test Tuesday 11/19 - Vocabulary pgs. 80-82 - Study dialogue quiz for retake. I want straight 100s! - Units 4-6 Test Friday Monday 11/18 - Personification paragraph due tomorrow - Units 4-6 Test Friday -- follow your study plan *BRING IN THANKSGIVING BASKET DONATIONS Friday 11/15 - Dialogue Quiz Monday - Units 4-6 Test Friday *BRING IN THANKSGIVING BASKET DONATIONS Thursday 11/14 - Unit 6 Quiz tomorrow Wednesday 11/13 - Unit 6 Silly Story/Sentences - Grammar pgs. 164 & 165 (dialogue quiz Monday) - Constantine, it's your blog week. Tuesday 11/12/13 - Unit 6 CTS and Vocab in Context (VIC) - Grammar pgs. 163 & 164 7B -- Bring in Thanksgiving basket donations. :) Friday 11/8 Thursday 11/7 Holy Cow! I did it again! Sorry about not posting homework yesterday. Fortunately, students also record their homework in their assignment notebooks. Those need to be their first source for homework as there are nights that I just don't get to the website. Tonight's homework: 7A - Two narrative leads for short story due Tues. 7B - Adjectives and Adverbs test tomorrow. - Two narrative leads for short story due Tues. Both classes should practice their song for tomorrow! Tuesday 11/5 - Study Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs for test tomorrow 7A and Thurs. 7B. Term 1 ends Friday. Work for term 1 will not be accepted after Friday. Monday 11/4 - Unit 6 flashcards 11-20 - Study Nouns and Pronouns for test tomorrow. Rather than giving one big grammar test on the four major parts of speech we have been reviewing this month, we are taking a series of mini tests throughout the week. The schedule goes as follows: Tues. - Nouns and Pronouns Wed. - 7A: Verbs Thurs.- 7A: Adjectives and Adverbs; 7B: Verbs Friday- 7B: Adjectives and Adverbs Friday 11/1 - Unit 6 Flashcards 1-10 - Grammar pgs. 35 & 36, odd problems only Thursday 10/31 Have a safe and happy Halloween! Wednesday 10/30 - Grammar 31-34 Odd numbers only (1,3,5,7,9,etc.) - Will, it's your blog week. - Sorry, Will. Your week is next week. Tuesday 10/29 - Grammar pgs. 25-30 Adjectives. Monday 10/28 - Grammar pgs. 21-24 Adjectives. Almost all of you got a good start on this in class. Friday 10/25 - Unit 5 Quiz Monday. Study book, flashcards, student sentences/silly stories, and Quizlet. Also check out vocabularyworkshop.com. Thursday 10/24 - Oh my goodness! Apparently I forgot to post! Linking Verb/Action Verb revisions and studying Unit 5 were the only homework assignments. Sorry to scare you, Laura! :) Wednesday 10/23 - Unit 5 Sentences/Silly Story - Linking Verb/Action Verb poem due tomorrow - typed Assignment and helpful hints are posted on the English and Literature page. Tuesday 10/22 - Unit 5 synonyms, antonyms, CTS - Linking/Action Verb poem due Thursday - Underline/Italicize v. "Quotations" Quiz tomorrow Monday 10/21 - Unit 5 Flashcards 11-20 - Grammar pgs. 167 & 168 (quiz Wednesday) - Tori, it's your blog week Friday 10/18 - Unit 5 Flashcards 1-10 - Grammar Verbs pgs. 15-20 Thursday 10/17 - Grammar Nouns pages 8,10,12 Wednesday 10/16 - Grammar Nouns pages 7,9,11 - Jack, it's your blog week. Tuesday 10/15 - Grammar Nouns pages 2,4,6 Friday 10/11 See Literature ----------------------------------------------> Thursday 10/10 - Study for tomorrow's Unit 4 Quiz - Check out student sentences on the Unit 4 drop down under "English and Literature." - Mrs. Carbone likes dark chocolate, FYI. - Comment on your classmate's blog! Wednesday 10/9 -Unit 4 Silly Story/Sentences (email a copy of the story, cut and pasted into the body of the email, if you want it published on the website) Tuesday 10/8 - Unit 4 syns, ants, CTS Monday 10/7 - Unit 4 Flashcards 11-20 - Unit 4 Choosing the Right Word (CTRW) - Still Life Essay if you didn't pass it in today. Reprint and double-space if you didn't do so. Friday 10/4 Unit 4 1-10 Flashcards Final Still Life due Monday (double-spaced!!!) Thursday 10/3 & Wednesday 10/2 -Units 1-3 Test tomorrow 10/3 (study accent syllables, spelling, synonyms, antonyms, part of speech, defs) - Augustin, it's your blog week Tuesday 10/1 Vocab Book pgs 42-44, 47 & 48 Units 1-3 Test Friday Monday 9/30 -Unit 3 Quiz tomorrow (be prepared to write sentences) -Grammar pgs. 97 & 98 -Bring in your typed Still Life essay with 8 LABELED Smiley Face tricks if you didn't have it today -Units 1-3 Vocab Test Friday Friday 9/27 Add Smiley Face Tricks 7 & 8 Type out essay for first full rough draft Run-ons Redo Quiz Monday Thursday 9/26 Unit 3 Silly Story/Sentences Add Smiley Face Tricks 5 & 6 Wednesday 9/25 Unit 3 Antonyms and CTS Run-Ons Quiz Tomorrow Tuesday 9/24 Unit 3 CTRW and Synonyms Add Smiley Face Tricks #3 & #4 to Still Life Monday 9/23 Unit 3 Flashcards 11-20 Add Smiley Face Tricks #1 & #2 to Still Life Friday 9/20 Unit 3 Flashcards 1-10 Thursday 9/19 Unit 2 Quiz tomorrow Write your Still Life Intro paragraph w/Thesis Statement Binder Check tomorrow Wednesday 9/18 Unit 2 Silly Story or Sentences Tuesday 9/17 Unit 2 synonyms, antonyms, CTS Still Life body paragraph #5 Monday 9/16 Unit 2 Flashcards Still Life body paragraph #4 Binder check Friday Friday, 9/13 7A - Unit 1 Quiz Monday 7A and 7B - One more Still Life body paragraph Thursday 9/12 Study for Unit 1 Vocab Quiz Friday. (7A Quiz Monday) Grammar pages - Fragments 95 &96; Run-ons 99 & 100 Wednesday 9/11 -Use each Unit 1 word in a sentence or write a silly story using all your words. -Write your next Still Life body paragraph. Tuesday 9/10 - Unit 1 Vocab Synonyms, Antonyms, Complete the Sentence -Vocab Unit 1 Quiz Friday -Write your first body paragraph for your Still Life essay. Be sure to include a topic sentence and at least 8 "meaty" supporting sentences. Monday 9/9 - Unit 1 Vocabulary Cards (word, part of speech, definition, synonyms, antonyms - Write your SHOWING, NOT TELLING paragraph using your brainstorm list generated in class. |
LITERATURE HOMEWORK
Wednesday 6/11
- Outsiders A to Z due tomorrow Tuesday 6/10 - Get your Outsiders viewing guide ready to turn in Monday 6/2 Thursday 5/29 - 7B - finish CONFLICT sheet Tuesday 5/27 - Finish chapter 10 (7B) and read chapter 11 Thursday 5/22 - Finish reading chapter 9 Wednesday 5/21 Tuesday 5/20 - Catch up on reading if you are behind Monday 5/19 - Read chapter 7 of The Outsiders Friday 5/16 - Outsiders Finish chapter 5 and read chapter 6 - Chapter 5 & 6 Response Sheet Thursday 5/15 - Catch up on reading if you are behind Wednesday 5/14 - Finish chapter 4 and chpt. 3 & 4 questions - Be ready for a chpt. 3 & 4 quiz tomorrow Tuesday 5/13 - Character Facebook page - Finish chapter 3 Monday 5/12 - Chapters 1 & 2 quiz tomorrow Friday 5/9 - Finish chapter 2 and chapter 2 response sheet. Thursday 5/8 - Finish chapter 1 of The Outsiders and fill out character chart with any details you find. Wednesday 5/7 - Final Essay due tomorrow. Fill out the grading rubric for yourself and pass it in with the essay so that I can fill out the back side. Tuesday 5/6 - Final Draft of essay due Thursday Monday 5/5 - Rough Draft due tomorrow Friday 5/2 - T.W.I.L Essay Rough Draft due Tues. Final due Thurs. Friday Daisy Bates packet if you were asked to.
Thursday 5/1
- Read "Daisy Bates and The Little Rock Nine" packet and do first three pages of question packet. Wednesday 4/30 - Finish reading Emmett Till chapter. Read actively. Mark it up with questions and comments. - Have The Outsiders ready to start Monday morning. Tuesday 4/29 - Read packet on Brown vs. Board of Education and answer questions. Wednesday 4/16 - Persuasive Tools quiz tomorrow. Review the 14 terms for a multiple choice quiz. I will give you a line from a commercial and you will tell me which persuasive tool is being used. - Revise your advertisement if needed - Please have The Outsiders by 4/28 Tuesday 4/15 - Design a persuasive advertisement for a product from Roll of Thunder, or a product from 1933 - Please have The Outsiders by 4/28 Monday 4/14 - Fill out the charts for commercial viewing/persuasive tools Thursday 4/10 - Revise the newspaper article you wrote Tuesday night reporting on an event from the novel, Roll of Thunder. Wednesday 4/9 - Write a newspaper article for an actual event from 1933 - Please have The Outsiders Monday 4/28 Tuesday 4/8 - Rough Draft of news report on an event from ROTHMC Monday 4/7 - 3 possible topics for 4 newspaper elements Thursday 3/20 - Chapter 9 and 10 Quiz tomorrow - Finish Chapter 10 and all questions and vocab (We'll review vocab before the quiz) Wednesday 3/19 - Read chapter 10 through pg. 230, when Jeremy is talking about tree houses. - Do Chpt. 10 questions 1-5 Monday 3/17 - Finish reading chapter 9 - Finish chapter 9 questions Friday 3/14 - 7A -Chpt. 9 #1, Finish Rising Action/Resolving Tension -7B - Cpt. 9 #1 and #2 Tuesday 3/11 - Part One of Rising Action/Resolving Tension Packet - Finish TJ chart from Protagonist/Antagonist Packet Monday 3/10 - Chapter 8 Questions - all - Choose a free reading book Friday 3/7 - Chapter 8 Questions 1-9 Tuesday 3/4 - Finish Protagonist/Antagonist packet - Chpt. 7 reading and vocab quiz tomorrow Friday 2/28 - Chapter 7 questions 9 & 10 Thursday 2/27 - Chapter 7 questions 5-8 Wednesday 2/26 - Read up to pg. 147(stop at "...and Mr. Morrison said:") - Do chapter 7 questions 1-4 Tuesday 2/25 - Assessment Preparation: Paragraph Development packet - Chpt. 5 & 6 Reading and Vocab Quiz Tomorrow Monday 2/24 - Dialect packet for ROTHMC - Chpts. 5 & 6 Quiz Wednesday Thursday 2/13 - All chapter 5 questions Wednesday 2/12 - 7A - Chapter 5 Qs 1-4 - 7B - Chapter 5 Qs 1 and 2, and first three vocab sentences Monday 2/8 - Chapter 4 Reading and Vocab Quiz tomorrow Friday 2/7 - TJ/Stacey Character Foil paper. Put care into the paragraph at the end. Thursday 2/6 - Finish chapter 4 and chapter 4 questions Tuesday 2/4 - Read chapter 4 up to "The Monday after his arrival..." - Chpt. 4 questions 1-3 - Reread chapters 1-3 if needed Monday 2/3 - ROTHMC Finish chpt. 3 and chpts. 3 questions - Chpts. 1-3 quiz tomorrow Wednesday 1/29 - ROTHMC Chpt. 3 and Qs due Monday - Chpts. 1-3 Reading Quiz Tuesday Tuesday 1/28 - Chapter 2 of ROTHMC - Chapter 2 Questions Monday 1/27 - Finish reading chapter one and chapter one questions - Finish myth ballad stanza w/refrain Friday 1/24 - Read first part of chapter one of ROTHMC - Do questions 1-6 Thursday 1/23 - Great Depression Questions for Roll of Thunder Tuesday 1/21 - Read handout on Mildred Taylor and do questions on a separate sheet of paper. Fold paper in half lengthwise and write answers in right column. - African-American Life in the South During the 1930s Qs - All poems will be collected tomorrow. They should have all been written long ago. Only two had to be revised; these were due last week. Poems should be in journals. If they aren't, collect them and staple them together. (2 word pool, 3 vacation poems, 1 life metaphor, 1 sound poem, 2 revised) - Literature test Thursday. See review sheet. Friday 1/17 - "Sam McGee" ballad paragraph and packet due Tues. - Literature test Thursday. See review sheet. Thursday 1/16 - Poetry Test on all poems, authors, and terms Thursday. Wednesday 1/15 - Revise a second poem. Develop, edit, check for rhyme scheme (if rhyming) and consistent rhythm. Revise word choice, structure, punctuation, capitalization, etc. Tuesday 1/14 - Read "Icarus and Daedalus" and "Narcissus" in textbook Monday 1/13 - Revise one of the poems you have written so far Friday 1/10 - "Sam McGee" Vocab/Grammar packet - ALL Thursday 1/9 - Ballad packet questions through #15 - Please buy the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor, by Monday. Wednesday 1/8 - Check Your Comprehension and Critical Thinking Qs for "Lochinvar"- Please buy the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor, by Monday. Tuesday 1/7 - Please buy the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor, by Monday. - Catch up on any missing poems (sound poem, Christmas vacation packet poems) Monday 1/6 - Please buy the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor, by Monday. Thursday 12/19 - Sound Poem Wednesday 12/18 - Do another Word Pool poem - Do or redo any missing or misunderstood assignments Tuesday 12/17 - Life Metaphor Poem Monday 12/16 - Do the response questions in the poetry packet for "Life," "The Courage My Mother Had," and, "Loo-Wit." Write a metaphor for life at the end of the questions, but do not write the life metaphor poem explained on the last page. Friday 12/13 - "Word Pool" Poem. Write in your journal. 1. Make a list of 30 to 40 words of whatever pops into your head, editing only for appropriateness. 2. Circle 8 to 10 words that appeal to you most and write them in a separate list. 3. Use these words as the base for a poem. There are no rules. Be creative and enjoy playing with words. Just go where they take you. I don't even mind if you use gel pens on this one! Thursday 12/12 Wednesday 12/11 - Catch up on any missing work Tuesday 12/10 - Practice your assigned verses Monday 12/9 - 7A Practice reading your assigned verses - 7B Do questions for your assigned verses and practice Wednesday 12/4 - "The Highwayman" Questions and defs. due Friday Tuesday 12/3 - Short Story Rewrites due tomorrow Monday 12/2 - Revised Short Story due Wednesday Tuesday 11/26 - Work due Monday 12/1 - Read "How to Enjoy Poetry" in literature textbook - Do questions on pgs. 560 & 561:
Monday 11/25 - Three Thanksgiving Haikus - final version, neatly written and colored. Friday 11/21 - Clean your room! Help fold laundry! Wednesday 11/20 - Full Rough Draft of story due Friday. Be sure to proofread for the 8 things listed on the board and revise as needed. Tuesday 11/19 - Full Rough Draft of story due Friday Monday 11/18 - Full Rough Draft of story due Friday Friday 11/15 - Full Rough Draft of story due Friday (was Thursday) Thursday 11/14 - Short story trough climax due tomorrow, double-spaced typed. Follow dialogue punctuation rules. Wednesday 11/13 - Writing deadline extended to Friday. See below for assignment. Tuesday 11/12/13 - Write exposition (use the narrative lead you already wrote), rising action, and climax for your short story. Due Thursday.* -- Changed to Friday. *Consult grammar book to write dialogue. Friday 11/8 - Two versions of your story lead due Tuesday. Thursday 11/7 -Write two different types of leads for your short story. See "Narrative Leads" Handout. Tuesday 11/5 - Fill out the Plot Chart for your original short story up to climax. By tomorrow, you should have exposition (and conflict), rising action, and climax filled out. - Study Short Story Terms for Thursday's test. Monday 11/4 - Study Short Story Terms for test Thursday - Be prepared for a reading quiz on "Ribbons" Friday 11/1 - Conflict page in short story writing packet (setting page should have been done Wednesday night) - Begin studying for Thursday's test on Short Story Terms Wednesday 10/30 - Setting page of short story writing packet handed our today - Finish reading "Ribbons". (Expect a reading quiz tomorrow) Tuesday 10/29 - 7B only: Read "Ribbons" in textbook. Monday 10/28 - Finish you Myself in Twenty Years brainstorm Qs. It may seem long, but not all questions will apply to you. For example, if you do not plan to be single, you won't fill out the part about being single. Find a comfy corner, hunker down for a half hour or so, and enjoy yourself. It's all about you! Friday 10/25 Have fun at the Halloween party and the parade! Wednesday 10/23 - Keep thinking about short story ideas. You do not need to actually begin your story yet. Tuesday 10/22 - Generate some ideas for an original short story. Consider the point of view, plot structure, and theme. Have at least one idea written down by tomorrow. (No first-person memoir.) Monday 10/21 - "After Twenty Years" Critical Thinking Qs 1-7 p. 458 Friday 10/18 - Catch up on anything missing or incomplete - Reread "After Twenty Years" if you didn't understand it the first time. Thursday 10/17 - "After Twenty Years" worksheets (first and last page only) - Movie posters due tomorrow Wednesday 10/16 - Read "After Twenty Years" pg.452-458 in lit. textbook - Do "Check Your Comprehension" Qs 1-5 (quiz possible) - Improve your free reading project if you did not pass it in today. DOUBLE SPACE! Tuesday 10/15 - "All Summer" Test tomorrow. Study your review sheet. - Free Reading Project due tomorrow. -Posters may be turned in tomorrow or as late as Fri. -Be sure to check over requirements, FCAs, and the No Excuses list on the assignment sheet. -Assignment sheet is on the drop down under English. Friday 10/11 - Finish color coding "All Summer" for figurative language. Underline according to color: similes - red metaphors - blue personification - green onomatopoeia - orange Confused about what each is? See the Poetry Portal page. -"All Summer in a Day" Test Tuesday - Free Reading Project due Wednesday (7B posters Fri.) (assignment is on English and Literature main page) Thursday 10/10 Figurative Language assignment: Choose something in nature and write either a - simile (uses like or as), - a metaphor (compares without using like or as) or - or use personification (give a non-human thing human qualities) Present your sentence colorfully and creatively in a way that expresses the meaning of the sentence. (ex. - if you are personifying a pineapple that calls to you in the grocery store, cut your paper in the shape of a pineapple) Wednesday 10/9 - "Primer Lesson" poem packet (there is a typo -- should read "Look out," not "Look our" in the first line of the poem. - Free Reading Book Project. Posters are being created in computer class. Tuesday 10/8 - Finish "All Summer in a Day" - Free Reading Book Project due Wed. 10/16. Get started! Monday 10/7 - Finish your free reading book if you haven't yet. - 7A - Finish "All Summer In a Day" in textbook - "Rikki-Tikki" REWRITES are due Wednesday at the latest Friday 10/4 Finish your free reading book. Assignment will be given Monday. Thursday 10/3 & Wednesday 10/2 -Typed Rikki essay due tomorrow 10/3 -Free Reading needs to be completed by 10/7 -Rikki poster redos due by tomorrow 10/3 Tuesday 10/1 -Free Reading Book -If you are behind on your Rikki-Tikki essay, spend a little time on it! Monday 9/30 Finish your Rikki-Tikki Outline if you didn't in class Free Reading Book Friday 9/27 "Rikki-Tikki" Outline - Intro and first 2 body paragraphs Free Reading Book Thursday 9/26 Free Reading Book Wednesday 9/25 Make sure Smiley Face Tricks 1-4 are perfect Start typing essay if you haven't yet Tuesday 9/24 "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" Test tomorrow Free Reading Book Monday 9/23 Plot Poster due tomorrow Free Reading Book Friday 9/20 Rikki-Tikki Plot Chart due Tuesday Free reading book Thursday 9/19 Rikki-Tikki Plot Chart due Tuesday Free reading book Wednesday 9/18 Read "Rikki-Tikki" to pg. 471 and have six lines of rising action on your plot chart. Tuesday 9/17 "Rikki-Tikki" plot poster due Tuesday Monday 9/16 Free Reading. Fill out form and begin reading. Friday 9/13 7B - Finish reading "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" in textbook 7A and 7B - Bring in a free reading or book swap book Thursday 9/12 Book swap book for outside reading. 7A - Finish reading "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" Wednesday 9/11 Book swap book for outside reading. |