week of 12/15

We are reading Macbeth in class. For the next four weeks (including vacation), you will be required to read at least one independent book OUTSIDE of class. The expectation is you will read for 20 minutes per night, five days a week, minimum. Your book is due by January 16th and you will be required to write a review of this book at that time.

Other homework will be added after break, but this is your primary work through vacation.

homework week of 12/8

Monday: Complete three parts of indepdendent reading project
Tuesday: Study for vocabulary. Finish word scramble. Unit Test on Friday.
Block day:Find and bring in two facts about Shakespeare or England during that time period. STUDY FOR VOCAB TEST!
Friday: Select independent reading book

Homework for week of 12/1

Monday: Study for lev/grav vocab quiz. Complete quiz on pp.14-15. Read 20 minutes.
Tuesday: Read for 20 minutes. Complete half of graphic organizer from packet. Rewrites due for curious essays.
Block day: Independent book due Friday. Make sure you complete it. Complete graphic organizer. Begin poster and reflection. Rubric and assignment can be downloaded under helpful documents.
Friday: Graphic organizer should be complete. Work on Four quandrant poster and reflection. Due Tuesday.

homework week of 11/17

Here is what should be in from last week:
curious incident essay, rough draft and video notes
journals 5-10

Make sure you have passed both these assignments in because they are very important!

We are taking an accuplacer test on Friday. This will take all period. As a result, your vocabulary quiz on the grav and lev words will be on Tuesday, December 2nd.

Your homework for the week:
Make sure you reach the weekly goal you set for yourself on Monday. You should read at home for at least 20 minutes each night, even if you are on target or ahead of your goal. Your book will be due on Friday, December 5th. Many of you will read more than one book in this time period.

Choose which graphic organizer makes most sense in your packet. You should have half of it done by the end of block day this week.

Over break:
READ!
Study for vocabulary quiz on lev/grav

We'll begin the final assessment for this book when you return from Thanksgiving break.

homework week of 11/10

Monday: You should have your in class essay completed and turned in today along with rough draft, video notes and graphic organizers.
The quiz scheduled for today has been postponed to block day. Study PROB and CRIM words
Make sure you have an independent reading book for block day.
Tuesday: no school
Block day: Read for 15 minutes or to reach daily goal. Begin work on map and packet. Study GRAV words. Informal assessment on Friday. (Think crossword puzzle!)
Friday: Read for 15 minutes or to reach daily goal.

homework for week of 11/3

Our major work of the week will focus on an in-class essay, due Friday, 11/7. We'll draft it in the computer lab on block day and Friday and I'll give you specific feedback as you work. You will also be required to have at least one peer look at one of your paragraphs as well. In addition, here are the assignments for the week:

Monday: Complete journal #9: Using your purpose question from the Video Notes on Rain Man, write a summarizing paragraph, answering the purpose question: In what ways are Christopher and Raymond alike? different?

Write parts of speech for PROB/PROV and CRIM on a post-it note or in pencil in your book.

Tuesday: Complete quizzes A and B in vocabulary book, p. 11. Find 5 facts about autism.

Block day: study for vocabulary quiz: PROB/PROV and CRIM words. Quiz on Monday.

Friday: Vocab quiz on Monday

week of 10/27

This quarter ends on Friday! Make sure all missing assignments are in and the map assignment due on block day gets in on time! Also, the curious incident of the dog in the night-time should be complete by Monday, November 3rd. We'll work on a compare/contrast essay in class that week. Also, no vocabulary this week. We'll have ten words next week.

Monday and Tuesday: Read to page 179 in curious incident. Map assignment due on block day. See handout from class under helpful documents.

Block day: Read to page 200 in curious incident.

Friday: Finish book for Monday. Complete questions, pp. 164-end.

homework week of 10/20

Monday and Tuesday:
1. Read up until page 119 of curious incident. Quiz on pp.90-119 on block day.
2. Study new words (AM/IM words) and review PAC words. Complete quiz in vocabulary book on pp. 7-8.

Block day: Read up to page 140 of curious incident, chapter 181. Study for quiz on HOSP/AM words on Friday.

Friday: Read up to page 153 of curious incident, chapter 193 for Monday. Work on map project, due 10/29.

homework week of 10/14

This week is short and there are PSATs for period three, so there will be no new vocabulary this week. Here is your work this week, due Friday, 10/17:

Read up to chapter 147 in curious incident (mid page 90). You may take notes on these pages and you will be able to use them for the quiz on Friday.

Quiz on Friday will cover pp. 22-90. I am looking for comprehension on plot and character. There will be 3 inferential questions too.

You should read between 20-25 pages a night to reach this goal.

homework for week of 10/6

Since this is a short week due to conferences on Thursday and Friday, our schedule is slightly shifted.
Please note the following assignments are due next Tuesday, October 16th.

Poem, from journal #6: Please have at least ten sentences, typed, which begin with the following sentence: I am from...

The vocabulary quiz for HOSP/HOST words and PAC/PEAS words will take place, instead of on Friday.

Read up through page 22 (until the beginning of section 71) of the curious incident of the dog in the night-time. Answer questions 1-9.

Homework for week of 9/29

Your BIG task of the week is to work towards a final draft of your essay on Monday, October 6th. Please make sure you are meeting the smaller deadlines this week. It will make the process much easier for your final draft. Also, see the rubric/ assignment sheet, SQE sheet and outline template under "Helpful Documents" on the far right column , if you forgot your hard copy at school.

Monday: Complete the thesis and statement boxes of your SQE sheet. If you haven't already, get progress reports signed.

Tuesday: Complete paragraphs 2,3, and 4 on the outline, except for transition sentences. Review PAC/PEAS vocabulary.

Block Day: Complete Outline. Study for vocabulary: BELL words and PAC/PEAS words.

Friday: Complete final draft of essay, due Monday.

Homework for week of 9/22

Your biggest task is to complete your book for Friday. As you go, notice how the protagonist is changing from the beginning of the book. What ideas or choices is s/he making that reveal these changes? You will have to write about this idea and analyze it for our essay next week.

Monday: Read 15 minutes or to meet daily goal. Study "bell" words and root. Bring in $5 for vocab books.
Tuesday: Read 15 minutes or to meet daily goal. Make sure you have asked and answered an inferential question on your daily personal assessment sheet. Study "bell" words and root.
Block Day: Finish book. Vocabulary quiz on bell words on Friday.
Friday: Get progress report signed by parent or guardian. Bring book for essay work on Monday. Bring $5 for vocabulary book.

Homework for week of 9/15

Monday: Read 15 minutes at home. Complete "A Kid Who Beats The Odds": write five questions or connections AND a final reaction to the article at the end.
Tuesday: Read 15 minutes at home. Make sure journals 1-4 are complete
Block Day: Read 15 minutes at home. Study for quiz on reading strategies.
Friday: Read 15 minutes at home. Make sure you have reached your weekly goal by Monday.

Upcoming Deadlines!

• Journals #1-#5 are due on block day, September 17th or 18th. Make sure they are done well!
• Your independent book should be finished on Friday, September 26th. This means you should be halfway done by block day this week.
• The essay for this book will be due on Friday, October 3rd! We'll begin drafting this essay the week of September 29th.
  

Homework for week of 9/8

The BIG goal for the week is to keep up with your independent reading AND use strategies that help you shut off your BLAH, BLAH, BLAH voice. You should read at LEAST 10 minutes every night, even if you are ahead. Here are the specifics:

Monday: Read 10 minutes and/or meet daily goal. Get calendar sheet signed.
Tuesday:Read 10 minutes and/or meet daily goal.
Block Day: Read 10 minutes and/or meet daily goal. Make sure journal #3 is complete and well done.
Friday: Read 10 minutes and/or meet daily goal. Make sure weekly goal is met by Monday.

Homework for week of 9/2

Tuesday: Complete reading survey for block period
Block day: Annotate Rick Reilly article
Friday: Have book selected for independent reading. Finish episodic notes and chart on back for reading process

Homework for Labor Day weekend

Complete student survey. Due Tuesday, September 2nd.