Homework

5/6
Sentence Labeling (English)--- Questions one and two should be DONE. We went through these problems on the board together. Questions 3-10 should have smiley faces by them. If they have smiley faces by them, it means I checked their answers and they are correct. If there is NOT a smiley face by the problem, the answer was either wrong or they didn't have me check it. Problems 11-20 were assigned for homework.

**** This is in preparation their upcoming test in the next two weeks. We have learned everything that is on the worksheet. I have a guide posted next to the list of things they need to label. Everything in the sentence should be labeled---except "please". Their notes would be a fantastic place for them to look for help. If notes are not available, their book also works. It is more of a hassle to dig through the book. They are able to use NOTES on the test but not their book. Keep in mind this is a unit on adjectives and adverbs. The sentence labeling focuses heavily on these two items.

There is no literature.

We finished the spelling book this week. Make sure spelling books are cleaned out (erased) and returned on Monday. We will STILL have Writer's Choice.

7/8
Sentence Labeling (English)--- Questions one and two should be DONE. We went through these problems on the board together. Questions 3-6 should have smiley faces by them. If they have smiley faces by them, it means I checked their answers and they are correct. If there is NOT a smiley face by the problem, the answer was either wrong or they didn't have me check it. Problems 7-20 were assigned for homework.

**** This is in preparation for their test next week. We have learned everything that is on the worksheet. I have a guide posted next to the list of things they need to label. Everything in the sentence should be labeled---except "please". Their notes would be a fantastic place for them to look for help. If notes are not available, their book also works. It is more of a hassle to dig through the book. They are able to use NOTES on the test but not their book. Keep in mind this is a unit on adjectives and adverbs. The sentence labeling focuses heavily on these two items.

Literature--- Go over ROLE in Grandpa in the Statue, a two person play. We will be acting these plays out in class on Thursday and Friday of next week. Also, answer questions on page 790--1ab, 2a, 3ab, 4a.

We finished spelling this week. We will NOT have spelling (Spelling W/S or Journal) again this year. We will STILL have Writer's Choice.

Have a great weekend!!!

Homework

5/6
Literature- answer questions 1-5 on "Flatland" and do one of the projects

As usual...spelling and writer's choice on Friday

7/8
Give me 10 is DUE on Thursday before lunch (only 1-9 need to be done)

Literature-- find 3 comedies and 3 tragedies---find authors/ write summary/ tell why comedy or tragedy---1 of each MUST have been a play first--the other 4 (2 of each) can be movies

As usual...spelling and writer's choice on Friday

Homework

5/6
English--working on adverbs. Create a chart (see below). Then follow the directions on page 365 (6-20). Every answer should be placed in the chart for "b". On "A" it is optional.

Sentence example: She sang beautifully.
Chart:
     Adverb             Modified Word            V/ADJ/ADV
beautifully                  sang                                V

Literature- Read "Life in Flatland" find main characters, setting, and 2 vocab words and definitions

Many thanks to Becky who brought in a Mexican treat for extra credit in literature. It tasted quite yummy!

7/8
English- Work on the "Give me 10". This should be completed with a clean copy of the draft (corrections made) by Thursday, April 12.

Don't forget to work on book reports. All book report books have been chosen.

Homework

Sorry it has been awhile for posting...most of the homework we've done has been IN-CLASS work.

Spelling and Writer's Choice are due FRIDAY (5/6 is working on Unit 32).

The 5/6 grade began a unit on Short Stories. Tonight they should be taking home their literature journal and book and working on questions 1-5 (these should be done---or very close to it) and choosing a project from the 4 listed and working on that. I do NOT want a lot of detail. This should be a very simple assignment. I want them to connect the story to a different subject, but I don't want them spending all evening on it. As long as I can tell that they put effort into it, they'll receive a 10/10. Again---I stress--DO NOT spend a lot of time working on this. They do not have English (it was due during class). Have them spend maybe a half hour on it. The projects can be found on page 304.

The 7/8 grade is working on their research paper. The outline portion should be done by Friday. They have an English assignment (page 285). In literature we have begun a unit on Drama. They have no homework in literature.

Book report books need to be chosen by this Friday. The topic is free choice. Book reports will be DUE on May 11 (May 10 for 7/8 grade---the day before the class trip).

5/6-- Spelling 29 and Writer's Choice DUE Thursday

7/8--Writer's Choice DUE Wednesday

Homework

5/6--English--Subject/ Verb agreement 6-20 NO SENTENCES--Literature--plays DUE next Tuesday (Friday will be the last class day to work on them)--Spelling 28 and Writer's Choice DUE Friday

7/8--English--rough draft for "Reasons to not do Drugs" due at the end of class tomorrow--Literature--Code and Phantoms--Spelling and Writer's Choice DUE Friday

Homework

5/6--English-take home and correct irregular verb sheet (We had a "quiz" in class today--it's a participation grade with corrections unless the quiz was passed with a "b" or higher. Those individuals that passed with a "b" do not need to take that section of the test during the unit test.)--Literature--recording plays--Spelling and Writer's Choice DUE tomorrow--Spelling TEST tomorrow

7/8--English--review on verbs (odds) TEST tomorrow--Literature--none--Spelling and Writer's Choice DUE tomorrow--Spelling TEST tomorrow