Thursday, November 13, 2014

All Classes:
  • Vocabulary Lesson 10 due Tues., 11/18
  • Vocab Test Lessons 9&10 on Thurs., 11/20
  • ** Read Self-Selected novel at least 100 minutes per week**
8th Grade:
  • See above for all classes 
  • "Forces of Change" poem due Mon., 11/17
  • Harriet Tubman- Complete "Active Reading" of biography excerpt, cause and effect chart, and "Forces of Change" packet pages 17, 18, 19, &20 due Tues., 11/18
  • Study Island:
    • 2 Lessons (Task, Purpose, and Audience & Capitalization) due Wed., 11/19
7th Grade: 
  • See above for all classes
  • Ready Common Core: Complete Lesson 1 through page 10 due Tues., 11/18
  • Study Island: 
    • 2 Lessons (Textual Evidence- if not already completed & Inferences) due Wed., 11/19 
6th Grade: 
  • See above for all classes 
  • Study Island Story Elements Assessment Wed., 11/19; based on pre-assessment, make sure to spend time reviewing lesson/tutorial part of lessons, especially for "theme" and "point of view"; quiz includes plot, setting, character, point of view, and theme
  • Study Island:
    • 3 Lessons (Point of View, Theme & Precise Language and Sensory Details) due Wed., 11/19

    Wednesday, November 12, 2014

    All Classes:
    • Vocabulary Lesson 10 due Tues., 11/18
    • Vocab Test Lessons 9&10 on Thurs., 11/20
    • ** Read Self-Selected novel at least 100 minutes per week**
    8th Grade:
    • See above for all classes 
    • Ready Common Core Lesson 1- complete for Fri., 11/14
    • "Forces of Change" poem due Mon., 11/17
    • Study Island:
      • 2 Lessons (Task, Purpose, and Audience & Capitalization) due Wed., 11/19
    7th Grade: 
    • See above for all classes
    • "Eleanor Roosevelt" biography: complete ALL activities in packet for Thurs., 11/13
      • Quiz Thurs., 11/13 (includes vocabulary)
    • Study Island: 
      • 2 Lessons (Textual Evidence- if not already completed & Inferences) due Wed., 11/19 
    6th Grade: 
    • See above for all classes 
    • Study Island:
      • 3 Lessons (Point of View, Theme & Precise Language and Sensory Details) due Wed., 11/19
    • Historical Fiction Story:
      • Second, revised draft due Thurs., 11/13
      • Final Draft due Fri., 11/14 (Complete!  Must include cover page, final draft- revised and edited, pink rubric, second draft, second peer edit, first draft, first peer edit, purple planning/organizer packet)

    Tuesday, November 11, 2014

    All Classes:
    • Vocabulary Lesson 10 due Tues., 11/18
    • Vocab Test Lessons 9&10 on Thurs., 11/20
    • ** Read Self-Selected novel at least 100 minutes per week**
    8th Grade:
    • See above for all classes 
    • Ready Common Core Lesson 1- complete for Fri., 11/14
    • "Forces of Change" poem due Mon., 11/17
    • Study Island:
      • 2 Lessons (Textual Evidence and Verbals) due Wed., 11/12
    7th Grade: 
    • See above for all classes
    • "Eleanor Roosevelt" biography: read, highlight, annotate, respond (active reading) for the rest of the biography; complete pages 89 & 27 (Chronological Order and Biography) due Wed., 11/12
    • Study Island: 
      • Three lessons due Wed., 11/12 (punctuation, capitalization, and root words & affixes) 
    6th Grade: 
    • See above for all classes 
    • Study Island:
      • Three Lessons (plot, characters, and setting) due Wed., 11/12
    • Historical Fiction Story:
      • Second, revised draft due Thurs., 11/13
      • Final Draft due Fri., 11/14 (Complete!  Must include cover page, final draft- revised and edited, pink rubric, second draft, second peer edit, first draft, first peer edit, purple planning/organizer packet)

    Monday, November 10, 2014

    All Classes:
    • Vocabulary Lesson 9 due Tues., 11/11; Lesson 10 due Tues., 11/18
    • Vocab Test Lessons 9&10 on Thurs., 11/20
    • ** Read Self-Selected novel at least 100 minutes per week**
    8th Grade:
    • See above for all classes 
    • Quiz: "The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln", "O Captain, My Captain", and "I Saw Old General at Bay" on Tues., 11/11
    • Study Island:
      • Signed letter due Tues., 11/11
      • 2 Lessons (Textual Evidence and Verbals) due Wed., 11/12
    7th Grade: 
    • See above for all classes
    • "Eleanor Roosevelt" biography: read, highlight, annotate, respond (active reading) through pg. 82 due Tues., 11/11
    • Study Island: 
      • Three lessons due Wed., 11/12 (punctuation, capitalization, and root words & affixes) 
    6th Grade: 
    • See above for all classes 
    • Study Island:
      • Three Lessons (plot, characters, and setting) due Wed., 11/12
    • Historical Fiction Story:
      • First Draft (2-3 pages, typed, printed, double-spaced) due Tues., 11/11