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.