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5/9-5/13 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, The journey of each human; Verbs..Bridge to Terabithia. Themes… Book Report.
5/2-5/6 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, The journey of each human; Verbs. Making Movies that Matter-editing and celebration; Bridge to Terabithia. Themes… 4/11-4/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, The journey of each human/items; Verbs. Easter Season! Making Movies that Matter. Bridge to Terabithia. Poetry. 3/14-3/18 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, The journey of each human/items; Verbs. LENT! Historical Fiction; “Props for Faith”; Tracking Trash Presentation. Making Movies that Matter. 3/7-3/11 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, The journey of each human/items; How our Actions affect others… Verbs. POETRY project; 50 years activity. LENT! Historical Fiction; “Props for Faith” 2/22-2/26 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, The journey of each human; How do our words and Actions affect others? Verbs. POETRY assignment; Heart of a Samurai, exam/essay; 50 years activity. LENT! Historical Fiction. 2/16-2/19 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, The journey of each human; How do our words and Actions affect others? Verbs. POETRY; Heart of a Samurai (theme, characterization, literary devices, etc.); Figurative Language.Smiley-Face tricks in English. 50 years activity. LENT! Historical Fiction. 2/8-2/12 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, The journey of each human; How do our words and Actions affect others? Pronouns. POETRY; Heart of a Samurai (theme, characterization, literary devices, etc.); Figurative Language.Smiley-Face tricks in English. 50 years activity. LENT! 1/25-1/29 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, The journey of each human; How do our words and Actions affect others? Pronouns. POETRY; Heart of a Samurai (theme, characterization, literary devices, etc.); Harrison Bergeron; Figurative Language. 11/30-12/4 Week of Focus/Theme: Greek Mythology; Pronouns. commonly confused words 5. The Raven-Poe; mood. The Pearl, analytical essay. 11/16-11/20 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships; Narratives-The Pearl, dialectical journal. pronouns; vocabulary; commonly confused words IV. Blog. Personification, direct and indirect characterization. 11/9-11/13 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships; Narratives-The Pearl, dialectical journal. pronouns; vocabulary; characterization-direct and indirect; commonly confused words. Blog. Poetry analysis. 10/19-10/23 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships; Narratives-The Pearl, dialectical journal. Adjectives; vocabulary; blogs; Pope information-speaking and listening; research. 3D symbol representation-narrative character (characterization). JPII compare and contrast. 10/12-10/16 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships; Narratives-The Pearl, dialectical journal. Analysis-“The First Day”; Adjectives; vocabulary; blogs; Pope information-speaking and listening; research. 3D symbol representation-narrative character (characterization). 10/5-10/9 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships; Narratives-setting, mood, dialogue, choosing a great title. Nouns re-take; Adjectives; Informational Texts, author’s purpose. Pope’s address to Congress, saving earth. 9/21-9/25 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships-Latin/Italian influence; Narratives. Nouns exam-Appositives. Themes in stories and active note taking while reading, narratives. Informational Texts. 9/14-9/18Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships-What makes a gift-or giver-wise or foolish? What are some of the gifts God has given you? Narratives. Nouns as Subjects and subject complements; Nouns as objects and object complements. Business letter. Themes in stories and active note taking while reading, narratives. 9/7-9/11Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships-What makes a gift-or giver-wise or foolish? What are some of the gifts God has given you? Nouns as Subjects and subject complements; business letter. Themes in stories and active note taking while reading, narratives. Focus 8/24-8/28: procedures, set up, business letter, hot air balloon, summer reading, Star testing, c.d. assignment |
homework:6/8-HW- Bridge project due tomorrow
6/6 Hw-blog this week. No vocab. Bridge project due Thursday. Final on Wednesday. 6/3- ELA final on Wednesday- You will write me a letter (in-class) that highlights all of the things that you've learned this year. (You may use your composition book). You will also do an in-class essay (see the "more" tab on my website and scroll down to writing prompts). Choose one of the prompts and make sure that you discuss three different types of literature that we've discussed. You need a strong thesis and evidence in each paragraph. You may use a small index card to write your outline (it must be stapled to the essay when you turn it in. 6/2 HW- Blog and book report due tomorrow, and Video game assignment. 6/1/15Hw-Finish Chicken Nuggets assignment. Blog and book report due Friday. 5/31 HW-Blog-no vocab. 5/24HW-Plot diagram due tomorrow. Benchmark and in-class essay due tomorrow. You can use your notes and book for essay. 5/23HW-No vocab. or blog this week. Plot diagram and Elements of a story due Wednesday. Benchmark on Wednesday. Bridge to Terabithia exam on Thursday. 5/18 HW-Verb test tomorrow 5/17Hw-Vocab. and blog due Friday. Finish 4.11. Verb test Thursday. Chapter 10 quiz tomorrow. 5/12HW- Vocab. and blog due tomorrow. Chapters 1-8 Test tomorrow. (Bridge to Terabithia) Try to have your Outside reading done by Monday! Service Hours due tomorrow! 5/11HW- vocab.and blog due Friday. Chapters 1-8 Test on Friday. 5/10Hw-Vocab. and blog due Friday. Finish 4.11. Finish Chapter 7- work on questions BTT. Composition Books collected on Friday. 5/9 HW- vocab. and blog due Friday; Composition books due Friday. 5/5HW- Vocab. and blog due tomorrow. Movie festival tomorrow 5/4HW- vocab.and blog due Friday. Have all movies downloaded on a flashdrive for tomorrow. 5/3Hw-Vocab. and blog due Friday. Chapter 6 due tomorrow. Work on Book report! 5/2HW- vocab. and blog due Friday; Work on Chapter 5 questions- quiz tomorrow. 4/28HW- Vocab. and blog due tomorrow. 4/27HW- vocab.and blog due Friday. Finish chapter 4 by tomorrow. Try to have all basic editing done by tomorrow. Do the "Cask of Amontillado questions for homework" 4/26Hw-Vocab. and blog due Friday. Finish 4.10 for homework. 4/22 HW- Vocab. and blog due tomorrow. Edit your Making movies that matter! 4/19Hw-Vocab. and blog due Friday. Finish 4.9 for homework. Be ready for chapter 2 quiz tomorrow. 4/18 HW- vocab. and blog due Friday; On your website, write a one to two paragraph reflection on the Tedtalk. Finish chapter 2 BTT by tomorrow. 4/14HW- Vocab. and blog due tomorrow. 4/13 HW- vocab.and blog due Friday. BTT chapter one finish by tomorrow. MMTM- group screen shots due tomorrow. 4/12Hw-Vocab. and blog due Friday. Do Voyages pg. 48. Finish Chapter one Bridge to Terabithia by Thursday (answer questions) Story board due Thursday. 4/7 HW- Vocab. and blog due tomorrow. Finish page 4.6 Voyages. Quiz on Active and Passive Voice tomorrow. 4/6 HW- vocab.and blog due Friday. Finish O Captain! My Captain! And Elegy. Answer questions by tomorrow. Your group should have your idea and basics ready for MMtM meeting tomorrow. By tomorrow, have your Historical Fiction Cover Page and About the Author ready (About the Author can be same used in Super Hero story). 4/5 Hw-Vocab. and blog due Friday. Author Study due tomorrow. Active and Passive Voice NoRedink (Quiz on Friday). Do a reflection on video (post on website); due tomorrow. 3/22Hw-Historical Fiction, final draft due tomorrow (final on top, peer review under, second, then first-stapled!) 3/21HW Powerpoint and presentation due tomorrow. Final draft (make your revisions...) Historical fiction due Wednesday. 3/17 HW- Vocab. and blog due tomorrow, Put St. Patrick's Day story in composition book. Bring answers for Props for Faith questions. Bring Bridge to Terabithia on Monday. Do your part of the "Tracking Trash" project. 3/16HW-Historical fiction (2nd draft typed out and stapled on top of first draft) due tomorrow. Vocab. and blog due Friday. 3/15Hw-Dailies due Thursday. Do page 46 Voyages. Vocab. and blog due Friday. Complete the checklist for your Historical Fiction. Work on your contribution to the Tracking Trash project. 3/14 HW- vocab. and blog due Friday; Tomorrow- summary of Props for Faith (on website-don't print); Powerpoint and presentation due Monday. Questions-fishbowl due Friday; relationships with others and joy in the journey. 3/10HW- Vocab. and blog due tomorrow, 1st draft historical fiction due tomorrow. Quiz on Fanboys, quotations and verbs tomorrow. Bring Bridge to Terabithia and Tracking Trash on Monday. 3/9HW-Vocab. and blog due Friday, Read your chapter and take notes for Tracking Trash, Work on Historical Fiction. First draft due Friday. 3/8 HW- Finish reading and taking notes on page 31 ("Props for Faith"), 50 year essay is due tomorow (Final, rough draft). Vocab. and blog due Friday. Work on Noredink. 3/7 HW- vocab. and blog due Friday; Reflection-one paragraph (on website- what did you enjoy and learn during our museum walk); Wednesday Final draft fifty year essay due; Thursday, first draft historical fiction due. 3/3 HW- Vocab. and blog due tomorrow, poetry project due Monday, all trimester 2 work due tomorrow. Next week bring Bridge to Teribithia and Tracking Trash. 3/2 HW- Vocab. and blog due Friday, Poetry project due Monday. All missing work due Friday. 3/1 HW- vocab. and blog due Friday. Poetry Project due Monday. All missing working due Friday. 2/29HW- vocab. and blog due Friday, Oral presentation tomorrow, Poetry project due Monday (dressing up as your poet is encouraged). All trimester 2 work due by Friday. 2/24 HW-Finish plot diagram for your historical fiction (by Monday), blog and vocab. due tomorrow, screen saver due tomorrow. By Tuesday, finish the poetry packet. Mass tomorrow! Bring Box Tops! 2/23 HW- vocab. and blog and screen saver due Thursday; 50 year assignment rough draft due tomorrow (needs to fit on one page with image. Can be single spaced). page 4.1 warm-up and 4.1 activity. Bring Box tops! Middle School Mass on Monday! 2/22HW- poem analysis due tomorrow (typed, printed and posted on website), vocab. and blog due Thursday, screen saver due Thursday. 50 year assignment and image 1st draft due Wednesday(at least two paragraphs). 2/18 Homework- write a reflection (at least two paragraphs) on your experience at The Huntington Library. What did you like, what did you not like, was there anything else you would've done/seen there? Also, name at least two pieces of art that you liked and explain why you liked those two pieces of art. What effect did they have on you? (post on website and print out. Vocab. and blog and HOAS packet due tomorrow. Test moved to Monday...you are welcome! :) 2/17 HW-Study for HOAS test, finish HOAS packet (study from packet) due Friday. Vocab. and blog due Friday. Watch this video...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz_92KwK0hU&list=PLIK167T5eiObIOEpV6honbLRrd4EdrrwO Write a paragraph in your composition book, preparing you for tomorrow. What are you looking forward to? By Friday, fidn quotes to prepare for your essay. How did relationships affect Manjiro? Part 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Find quotes (evidence and explain what it means). 2/16HW- vocab. and blog due Friday. Finish HOAS packet. HOAS test on Friday. Finish annotating The Road Not Taken, write a one to two paragraph analysis (typed-printed out and posted on your website). 2/11 HW- vocab. and blog due tomorrow. Test Tomorrow Pronouns. Tomorrow you'll meet with Glow buddies. You can make a card, but no gifts! :) You Can play game on Voyages to help study for Pronoun test: http://www.loyolapress.com/voyages-in-english-2011-grade-7-student-games.htm 2/8 HW- Finish pages 71 and 72 (events and senses). Work on vocab. and blog. Study for Unit 3 Pronouns test (On Thursday). Finish your literature circle activity. 2/3 Hw-vocab.and blog due Friday. Figurative Language and brainstorm 50 years old due tomorrow. At least 10 interview questions due tomorrow. 2/2 HW-vocab. and blog due Friday. Read up to chapter 35 by Friday. Finish commas handout and finish annotating and analyzing "The Choice" . If you have any assignments in Voyages that you haven't done in Unit 3, do it! Review! 2/1 Hw-vocab. and blog due Friday. Read up to/through chapter 35 by Friday (work on packet). 1/28HW- vocab. and blog due tomorrow. Harrison Bergeron questions due tomorrow. Quiz on chapters 15-25. 1/27Hw-vocab. and blog due Friday. Finish Literature Circle job. Bring tomorrow. Finish Harrison Bergeron questions. 1/25 HW-vocab. and blog due Friday. Composition books due tomorrow. STAR testing tomorrow. Read up to chapter 25 by Friday.Princess Penelope story revised, typed out and highlighted Figurative Language-due Wednesday. 1/21 HW- vocab. and blog due tomorrow. Figurative Language packet due tomorrow. Voyages page 36. Quiz on chapter 15 tomorrow and vocab. quiz. 1/20Hw- Finish figurative language handout, vocab.and blog due Friday. Quiz Friday up to chapter 15. Packet due tomorrow. 1/19HW- vocab. and blog due Friday. Finish pages 34 & 35. Packet 1 due Thursday. Mythology sheet due tomorrow. If you received an incomplete work handout, please get it signed by tomorrow, by your parents. 1/14HW- vocab. and blog due tomorrow, skits tomorrow. finish pages 31-33 in Voyages (by Tuesday). Friendly letter due Tuesday. 1/12 HW- vocab. and blog due Friday. Read up to chapter 14 tomorrow (quiz) make sure you're answering questions in packet to help you study! Wear church attire on Thursday. Begin working on arc 1/11 Hw- vocab and blog due Friday, friendly letter due Monday. Greek Mythology quiz/test tomorrow (review packet). Read up to chapter 14 by Wednesday. 1/7 HW- vocab. and blog due tomorrow, quiz on commas, quiz on chapters 6-7 Heart of Samurai. 1/5HW- begin vocab. and blog, do p. 30, continue reading and working on packet. Quiz on chapters 1-5 tomorrow. 12/16-HW- by Wednesday, January 6th, read up to chapter 5 in Heart of a Samurai and answer the questions in your packet! Have a wonderful Christmas break! 12/14Hw- Bring secret santa gift by tomorrow! Bring glow Buddy gift by Wednesday. Complete and bring in your Christmas ornament with your picture (from last week). Complete myth handout by Wednesday, read up to chapter 2 by tomorrow (work on packet).Vocab. quiz tomorrow on group one. 12/10 HW-study for commonly confused words test, blog and vocab. Prediction on blog. 12/9 Hw-vocab. and blog. Study for noredink test do the practice (Friday). 12/8HW- work on vocab and blog; paragraph on contemporary and Greek view of the world due tomorrow (posted on website). Finish Greek God charts (front and back). 12/7HW-illustrations, narrative and about the author stapled together (due tomorrow); paragraph comparison due Wednesday. Greek chart due Wednesday (both sides). Vocab. and blog due Friday. Test on commonly confused words on Friday. 12/3HW-vocab and blog due tomorrow; essay due tomorrow; quiz on commonly confused words 5. 12/2 HW-vocab. and blog due Friday. Work on illustrations (due Tuesday) for 1st trimester narrative. Pearl essay (due Friday). Greek Creation mythology visual, due tomorrow. 12/1 .HW-1st draft essay due tomorrow. p. 28 in voyages; work on vocab and blog; 1.1 Greek mythology, create a Venn diagram with similarities and differences from Christian story of creation (Genesis). By Thursday, create a visual representation of Greek creation mythology. Coming up due dates: Commonly confused words V quiz Friday. Commonly Confused Words V Prejudice vs. Prejudiced Later vs. Latter Biased vs. Bias Altar vs. Alter 11/30 HW-Rough draft due Wednesday. Vocab. and blog due Friday. Commonly confused words quiz on Friday. Commonly Confused Words IV
11/18HW-Vocab., and blog, Test tomorrow, The Pearl. Look over the essay breakdown sheet, look for quotes that reflect greed and prejudice in The Pearl. 11/17HW-p. 27 in voyages; finish chapter 6; work on vocab and blog; finish page 29 Pearl activity. Have everything ready to present character tomorrow. 11/16HW-Read the Pearl chapter 6 (finish by Wednesday) post-it notes (active reading), work on vocab. Noredink, Commonly confused words IV due by Wednesday (quiz on Friday). Finish The Pearl, test on Thursday. Do activities on pages 23 and 24 “The Pearl”. Continue finding quotes for your character. :)All late work due tomorrow! 11/12 HW-HW-vocab and blog due tomorrow; quiz on commonly confused words 3. Finish page 25. 11/9HW-Read the Pearl chapter IV, work on vocab. Noredink, Commonly confused words III due by Wednesday (quiz on Friday). Finish The Pearl chapter 4 by Thursday-(summary due Thursday). Complete about the author. 11/5HW-vocab and blog due tomorrow; quiz on commonly confused words 2. Bring Voyages to class tomorrow. 11/4 HW-Vocab., blog, Finish pg. 18 Pearl handout. Noredink commonly confused words 2 quiz on Friday. The Pearl chapter 3 quiz tomorrow. Create at least 5 questions for the author, for tomorrow. Finish the kite by tomorrow. 11/3 HW- work on vocab and blog;finish chapter 3, do summary and post on your website.Finish characterization activity (p. 16). Fill your "Seeds" 11/2 HW-Read the Pearl chapter 3, (active reading/dialectical journal). Finish The Pearl chapter 3 by Wednesday-(summary due Weds). Complete pg. 16 Pearl handout., work on vocab. Noredink, Commonly confused words II due by Wednesday (quiz on Friday): Knot vs. Not Who's vs. Whose Right vs. Write Passed vs. Past Into vs. In to Desert vs. Dessert Because vs. Cause Principal vs. Principle. 10/28 Thank you for all of the birthday wishes! You are all amazing students! I'm so blessed to be with you this year. :) You made my heart happy today!HW-Vocab. due Friday. Noredink commonly confused words 1 quiz on Friday (adjective test tomorrow). 10/27 HW-do the chapter review for tomorrow; Adjectives Test on Thursday; finish up to Chapter 2 in The Pearl, Summary posted on-line (quiz tomorrow). Vocab. Bench Mark tomorrow. 10/26 HW-Read the Pearl chapter 2, dialectical journal, work on vocab. Noredink, Commonly confused words I due by Wednesday (quiz on Friday). Chapter 2 adjective test on Thursday. Finish the Creating Images assignment by tomorrow. Cut and paste "Words to work on" by tomorrow (In back of comp. book). 10/22 HW-vocab and blog due tomorrow; quiz on active and passive voice. Finish chapter 1 of The Pearl by tomorrow and do a chapter summary (post-online). Bring box tops! 10/21 HW-Write at least two paragraphs explaining the similarities and differences of Pope Francis and Pope John Paul II (by tomorrow, post on your website); The Pearl Chapter one summary due Friday. Blog and vocab. due Friday. 10/20HW-Finish reading and annotating Pope's address.Finish p. 20; finish up to Chapter 1 in The Pearl by Thursday, Summary posted on-line. Answer two questions from Pope address (on blog)with evidence, be ready for Fishbowl! 10/15 HW-vocab and blog due tomorrow; quiz on parallelism and prepositions. Finish noredink comparative and superlative activity. 10/13 HW-noredink prepositions practice due by Wednesday; noredink quiz on prepositions/parallelism, on Friday; PLP and vocab due Friday. Finish chapter one by Monday (dialectical journal). Analysis due tomorrow (post on-line). 10/12-HW-Pope costume due tomorrow; do "The Pearl" questions by tomorrow-including the blog question on my site. Do noredink activity "Prepositions and parallelism" by Wednesday. Noredink quiz on prepositions, on Friday; PLP and vocab due Friday. analysis of "The Pearl" due Wednesday (on your website). 10/7 HW-final draft of narrative due tomorrow, Must have dialogue, good settings, transition words; Start working on the pope outfit and your 3D character. 10/6 HW-Finish pgs. 16 and 17 in Voyages; finish "The First Day" questions (your topic) an dwhat are three questions that you have while reading (write on post-it notes); revise narrative (due Thursday), noredink.com adjectives practice. 10/5 HW-Finish annotating the pope’s address to Congress- up to paragraph 12. Finish setting handout. Revise setting and mood and anything else in narrative. Bring "GreatBooks" to Class 10/1 HW-annotate up to paragraph 8 in Pope essay; make revisions to narrative, improve your dialogue. finish p. 15 2.1. 9/29 HW-finish author study; annotate up to paragraph four of the speech. 1st draft of narrative due on Thursday. 9/28 HW-Study for Nouns test, tomorrow; brochure due tomorrow. Bring The Pearl; Annotate "What are we working for?" Type a paragraph, What are you called to do as work? (post on website; make sure you refer to article from The Tidings). Cut and paste Editing and Revising into your composition book. 9/21-9/25 Homework, please refer to the main 7th grade page for HW. At the bottom of each day's agenda. 9/17/15 Hw-Finish Voyages 7; complete the summary for “The Gift of the Magi” (post on website), noredink-subjects/objects/prepositions; vocabulary. 9/16/15 HW:brainstorm popes; read at home for 20 minutes. Summary due Friday, vocabulary assignment due Friday! 9/15/15 HW: Bring The Pearl by September 28th. Vocabulary assignment due Friday. summary due Friday. Finish "The Gift of the Magi" questions.Business letter due tomorrow. 9/14/15 HW: first draft of business letter due tomorrow, print out. Vocab. assignment due Friday (choose four words from "The Gift of the Magi"). 9/10/15-HW- Finish annotating up to the top of page 3 in "The Gift"; finish your c.d. project (due tomorrow). Begin working on business letter (1st draft due Wednesday). 9/9/15: HW- work on summer project; annotate up to paragraph 10 in "The Gift of the Magi" 9/8/15 HW
HW: do exercise 1 and 2 in your composition book; p. 6- 1.3 voyages; annotate paragraph three and four in "The Gift of the Magi" work on c.d.; , put the theme questions in your composition book (cut, color and glue). 9/3/15 HW-Finish 1.1 and 1.2 voyages; work on Summer reading project; noredink singular and plural nouns; finish annotating the first paragraph of "The Gift of the Magi". 9/2/15 HW-Finish cutting, taping/gluing, your "making, confirming, and modifying predictions" and "Taking interactive notes for reading comprehension" in your composition book (See picture on homework page); work on c.d. tea party project; respond in complete sentences to the 7th grade blog. 9/1/15 Hw- Finish Ms. Stula's card. Get information about your part of speech. Work on summer reading project; website due on Monday (If new-e-mail me your new link). 8/31/15:HW-Work on summer reading project, write a letter to a friend, telling them about O Henry and what was going on in 1905 (at least 5 details about about O Henry; at least 3 details about 1905 ). Type, print, post on your PLP (website). 8/27/15: HW- finish blog comment; finish hot air balloon; 8/26/15 HW: Hot air balloons due Friday, bring pic and markers for hot air balloon. Come up with more examples for expectations and finishing numbering composition book. |