Week of November 16-20

MONDAY (day 4)

Vocab: Read 58-60.

Writing: Follow the instructions on your brown paper bag.

TUESDAY (day 5)

VOCAB: Completing the Sentences (61,62)

       Write a sentence for each word (1-10)

WEDNESDAY (day 6)

VOCAB: Syn/Ant (62)

       Write a sentence for each word (11-20)

       Complete 1st draft of object memoir#1, if not done
       in class.

THURSDAY (day 1)

VOCAB:  Choosing the Right Word (63)
        Study for test tomorrow.

        Complete 1st draft of object memoir#2, if not done
        in class.

FRIDAY

Complete 1st draft of object memoir#2, if not done
        in class.

Week of November 9-13

MONDAY (day 5)

VOCAB: CTS (54)
       In your Vocab section, write one sentence each for words 1-10

GRAMMAR: 223, 224

TUESDAY 

VOCAB: Syn/Ant (55)
       In your Vocab section, write one sentence each for words 11-20.

GRAMMAR: 225, 226

WEDNESDAY

VOCAB: CTRW (56)
     
GRAMMAR: 227,228

JOURNAL: Describe how the world might be different if the man in the
yellow suit had survived and gone on with his plan.

THURSDAY

VOCAB: VIC (57)
       Study for test tomorrow.

JOURNAL: What if the Tucks discover a spring that makes them mortal?
Would they drink from it?  How would their lives change?

FRIDAY

Be prepared to write a compare and contrast essay about the film
and book versions of Tuck Everlasting.  You will write the essay in 
class on Monday, but you may use your notes.

Type ONE journal entry from this week, in MLA format.  

Week of November 2-4

MONDAY (day 2)

TE 91-92.

TUESDAY (day 3)

TE 93-111 (my class only).

Week of October 26-30

MONDAY (day 3)

Tuck Everlasting -- read pgs. 22-36

Grammar 213,214

TUESDAY (day 4)

Tuck Everlasting -- read pgs. 37-49

Grammar 215,216

WEDNESDAY (day 5)

Tuck Everlasting -- read pgs. 50-65

Grammar 217, 218

THURSDAY

No homework, except to complete anything that was not 
finished in class today.

FRIDAY

No homework.


Week of October 19-23

MONDAY (day 4)

Type descriptive paragraphs in MLA Format.

Grammar (68)

TUESDAY (day 5)

BOOK TALK ESSAY DUE ON THURSDAY!

WEDNESDAY

BOOK TALK ESSAY DUE TOMORROW!

THURSDAY

Grammar (71,72)

FRIDAY

Book Talks due on MONDAY.


Week of October 13-16

Book Talk due dates have changed. The essay is still due on 10/22.
The project is now due on 10/26.


TUESDAY (day 5)

Vocabulary: pages 42-44
Test on units 1-3 on Friday.

WEDNESDAY

Vocabulary: pages 45-47

THURSDAY

Vocabulary: 48
Type paragraphs that we wrote in class. MLA Format.
Study for vocabulary test tomorrow!

FRIDAY
Keep working on book talks!
Week of October 5-9

MONDAY (day 1)

Vocabulary: Completing the Sentence (38-9)

TUESDAY 

Final drafts of description essays due tomorrow.

Vocab: Syn/Ant (39)

Grammar: 63, 64

WEDNESDAY

Vocab: Choosing the Right Word (40)

Writing: Complete unscrambling paragraphs worksheet.

THURSDAY

Vocab: Vocabulary in Context (41).
       Study for test tomorrow.

Grammar: 65,66

FRIDAY

Continue to work on book talks.


Week of September 28-October 2nd

TUESDAY (day 3)

1.  Final draft of descriptive essays due next Monday.
2.  Grammar 59, 60
3.  Grammar test on Friday.

WEDNESDAY

Grammar 61, 62

THURSDAY

Final draft of descriptive essays due Monday.
Grammar test on Friday.
Continue to work on book talks!




Week of September 21-25

MONDAY (day 4)

1.  Vocabulary: Completing the Sentence (31).  Study for fifteen 
minutes.
2.  OPTIONAL: Make index cards for an extra 5 points on your test.
3.  1st draft of essay needs to be typed by Thursday.  Rubric and
instructions are online.
4.  Continue to work on Book Talks at home.

TUESDAY
1.  Vocab: Syn/Ant (32).  Study for 5 minutes.
2.  Grammar (55,56).
3.  1st draft of essay -- typed by Thursday.

WEDNESDAY
1.  Vocab: Choosing the Right Word (33).  Study for 10 minutes.
2.  Grammar 57,58.
3.  1st draft of essay due tomorrow.
4.  Bring book to free read.

THURSDAY 

Vocab: Vocab in Context (34).  Test tomorrow.

FRIDAY

Final draft of essay due WEDNESDAY.  Don't forget to attach
first draft and rubric.







Week of September 14-18

MONDAY (day 5)

1.  Vocabulary: Completing the Sentence (24-25).  Answers written in
the Vocabulary section of your spiral.
2.  Study vocabulary for fifteen minutes.
3.  Bring in a photograph of an important place in your life.  Make
sure your name is on the back of the photograph.
4.  Rhino Reading begins!  Count minutes in the calendar portion of
your assignment pad.
5.  My homeroom only: picture day tomorrow!

TUESDAY (day 6)

1.  Vocabulary: Syn/Ant (pg.25).  
2.  Study vocabulary words for five minutes.
3.  Grammar (51,52)

WEDNESDAY (day 1)

1.  Vocabulary: Choosing the Right Word (pg.26).  
2.  Study vocabulary words for ten minutes.
3.  Grammar (53,54)

THURSDAY (day 2)

1.  Vocabulary: Vocabulary in Context (pg. 27).
2.  Study for vocabulary test tomorrow.
3.  Bring in a fun book to free read.  I will be meeting with each
student individually to discuss their writing at this time.

FRIDAY

Based on my comments, TYPE the first draft of your essay, using
MLA format.  This is due on TUESDAY.





Week of September 8-11

TUESDAY

Bring a book from home and be prepared to explain, in one minute or less, 
why it is so important to you.  (It might just be that you like the story, or maybe it 
has some other significance.)  

If you have a particular book in mind but don’t have a 
copy, go to Amazon and print the cover instead.

Come to Langauge Arts tomorrow with a 3-section spiral notebook and 
black-and-white journal.  

And when your parents ask you what you did in school today, DESCRIBE YOUR DAY 
IN DETAIL!!!  

Also, I suggested the students print out a copy of their schedule
to tape inside their locker.  The file can be found in the "files"
section of this webpage.

WEDNESDAY

Cover vocabulary books.

Grammar pgs. 47 and 48

THURSDAY

Grammar pgs. 49 and 50

FRIDAY

No homework -- have a great weekend!