Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek roots.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek. Write a second journal entry reflective of the island conditions we determined in class.
Grade 9 - Study your Latin/Greek roots. Read and summarize the last ten pages of the first book of the Aeneid.
Speech - No homework.
Publications - Take pictures!
Creative Writing - No homework.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
February 25 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek roots.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek. Be ready to show me your study questions OR take the test on Lord of the Flies tomorrow. Write a journal entry reflective of the island conditions we determined in class.
Grade 9 - Study your Latin/Greek roots. Read and summarize the first ten pages of the Aeneid.
Speech - Be ready to show me notes on your debate topic.
Publications - Take pictures!
Creative Writing - Finish your dialogue sheets.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek. Be ready to show me your study questions OR take the test on Lord of the Flies tomorrow. Write a journal entry reflective of the island conditions we determined in class.
Grade 9 - Study your Latin/Greek roots. Read and summarize the first ten pages of the Aeneid.
Speech - Be ready to show me notes on your debate topic.
Publications - Take pictures!
Creative Writing - Finish your dialogue sheets.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
February 24 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek roots. In well-written paragraphs on the sheet given you, describe your diorama or animation. Include your reason for choosing the particular scene you did.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek. Finish reading Lord of the Flies. Be ready to pass in your study questions OR take the test on Thursday.
Grade 9 - Study your Latin/Greek roots. Read and summarize the introductory page on Vergil in the Aeneid.
Speech - No homework.
Publications - Take pictures!
Creative Writing - On your "rollercoaster" sheet, describe your rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek. Finish reading Lord of the Flies. Be ready to pass in your study questions OR take the test on Thursday.
Grade 9 - Study your Latin/Greek roots. Read and summarize the introductory page on Vergil in the Aeneid.
Speech - No homework.
Publications - Take pictures!
Creative Writing - On your "rollercoaster" sheet, describe your rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Monday, February 23, 2009
February 23 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek roots and finish drawing your connecting pictures. Read from the break on page 244 in Chapter 10 in All Quiet on the Western Front to the break on page 254. In your composition notebook, answer the following three questions:
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek roots and draw your connecting pictures. Finish Lord of the Flies by Wednesday. At that time be ready to pass in your study questions OR take the test.
Grade 9 - Study your Latin/Greek roots. The rough draft of your essay on the Iliad is due tomorrow.
Speech - No homework.
Publications - Take pictures!
Creative Writing - On your "rollercoaster" sheet, describe your rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
- Why is Paul is upset by the clean linen on the train?
- How does Paul arrange to "stick" with Albert (Kropp)?
- Why are the men unhappy with the Morning Devotions?
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek roots and draw your connecting pictures. Finish Lord of the Flies by Wednesday. At that time be ready to pass in your study questions OR take the test.
Grade 9 - Study your Latin/Greek roots. The rough draft of your essay on the Iliad is due tomorrow.
Speech - No homework.
Publications - Take pictures!
Creative Writing - On your "rollercoaster" sheet, describe your rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
February 19 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek roots. Read from the beginning of Chapter 10 in All Quiet on the Western Front to the break on page 239. In your composition notebook, answer the following question: In what three ways Paul and his friends take advantage of their assigned "guard duty?" Be specific.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek roots. Continue your jam-read of Lord of the Flies.
Grade 9 - Study your Latin/Greek roots. Finish reading the Iliad. Review the book for a test on Monday. Your outline for your essay on the Iliad is due tomorrow.
Speech - Be ready to present tomorrow. Bring whatever food item you signed up for.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - On your "rollercoaster" sheet, describe your rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek roots. Continue your jam-read of Lord of the Flies.
Grade 9 - Study your Latin/Greek roots. Finish reading the Iliad. Review the book for a test on Monday. Your outline for your essay on the Iliad is due tomorrow.
Speech - Be ready to present tomorrow. Bring whatever food item you signed up for.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - On your "rollercoaster" sheet, describe your rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
February 18 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek roots. Read from the break on page 223 to the end of Chapter 9 in All Quiet on the Western Front. Answer Chapter 9 study questions 6, 7 and 8.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek roots. You know where you are in your Fahrenheit 451 writing process; finish what you need. Begin your jam-read of Lord of the Flies. I've uploaded the study questions; you may also pick them up in class.
Grade 9 - Study your Latin/Greek roots. Read Book XXIII in the Iliad. The notes you've taken for your essay on the Iliad are due tomorrow.
Speech - Be ready to present on Friday.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - On your "rollercoaster" sheet, describe your set-up and inciting incident.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study your Latin/Greek roots. You know where you are in your Fahrenheit 451 writing process; finish what you need. Begin your jam-read of Lord of the Flies. I've uploaded the study questions; you may also pick them up in class.
Grade 9 - Study your Latin/Greek roots. Read Book XXIII in the Iliad. The notes you've taken for your essay on the Iliad are due tomorrow.
Speech - Be ready to present on Friday.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - On your "rollercoaster" sheet, describe your set-up and inciting incident.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
February 17 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Read from the break on page 216 to the break on page 223 in Chapter 9 of All Quiet on the Western Front. In one paragraph in your composition notebook, compare this scene with the horse scene in Chapter 4.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. You know where you are in your Fahrenheit 451 writing process; finish what you need to.
Grade 9 - Finish Book XXII in the Iliad.
Speech - Tweak your PowerPoints. We pushed the presentation date back to Friday, February 20.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - Be ready to show me your protagonist, antagonist, and auxiliary character developments.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. You know where you are in your Fahrenheit 451 writing process; finish what you need to.
Grade 9 - Finish Book XXII in the Iliad.
Speech - Tweak your PowerPoints. We pushed the presentation date back to Friday, February 20.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - Be ready to show me your protagonist, antagonist, and auxiliary character developments.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
February 10 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Your diorama or an animation is due Tuesday, February 17.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Finish the final draft of your revised Fahrenheit 451 essay, which is due Tuesday, February 17.
Grade 9 - Finish the final draft of your revised Lincoln quote essay, which you will turn in before the ski trip tomorrow.
Speech - Tweak your PowerPoints. Be ready to present on Wednesday, February 18. Bring the food item you signed up for.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Finish the final draft of your revised Fahrenheit 451 essay, which is due Tuesday, February 17.
Grade 9 - Finish the final draft of your revised Lincoln quote essay, which you will turn in before the ski trip tomorrow.
Speech - Tweak your PowerPoints. Be ready to present on Wednesday, February 18. Bring the food item you signed up for.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
Monday, February 9, 2009
February 9 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. The following are due tomorrow, depending on whether you are making a diorama or an animation:
Grade 9 - Complete the rough draft of your Lincoln quote essay, and be ready to revise it in class tomorrow.
Speech - If necessary, finish your ppt presention.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
- Diorama: paragraph describing the diorama scene; list of materials to be used; drawing of the diorama scene.
- Animation: storyboard
Grade 9 - Complete the rough draft of your Lincoln quote essay, and be ready to revise it in class tomorrow.
Speech - If necessary, finish your ppt presention.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
February 2 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and draw your connecting pictures. Read from the beginning of Chapter 8 to page 194 in All Quiet on the Western Front. Answer study questions 1-2.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and draw your connecting pictures. In your composition notebook, take notes on your third Fahrenheit 451 essay subject heading. If your question only has two parts, add to the two sets of notes you've already taken.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Review Books 20 and 21 in the Iliad. Personalize in writing what the word "liberty" means to you.
Speech - Well done!
Publications - Bring a quote(s) to class on motion, fluidity, moving...
Creative Writing - No homework.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and draw your connecting pictures. In your composition notebook, take notes on your third Fahrenheit 451 essay subject heading. If your question only has two parts, add to the two sets of notes you've already taken.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Review Books 20 and 21 in the Iliad. Personalize in writing what the word "liberty" means to you.
Speech - Well done!
Publications - Bring a quote(s) to class on motion, fluidity, moving...
Creative Writing - No homework.
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