Homework 2024-25

Current Homework. Week of March 31. Fourth Quarter begins.

  • KBARR” Investigation: M-Th do a Google search for: “manned vs unmanned space exploration”
    • {YOU MUST SCROLL PAST THE “RELATED SEARCHES” BEFORE YOU CLICK ON ANYTHING! OR USE ONE OF THE RELATED SEARCHES.}
    • Each day spend 15 minutes reading an article on one side or the other.
    • Alternate sides each day.
    • Write a 3+ sentence summary each day about what you read and whether you tend to agree or not and why. (“BECAUSE…)
    • Record the url of each article up to the .com part.
  • Vocabulary due Tuesday and Thursday.
    • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
    • due Thursday- Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.

 

Previously:

Week of March 17

  • KBARR ! Read 15 minutes, get chart signed DAILY (in notebook), respond 3/4 page by THURSDAY. THREE signatures (M, T,W) due THURSDAY.
  •  Vocabulary due Tuesday and Thursday.
    • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
    • due Thursday- Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.
  • THE TEST is THURSDAY.

Week of March 10.

  • KBARR ! Read 15 minutes, get chart signed DAILY (in notebook), respond 1 page by Friday.
    • PERIODS 1, 3, 6: NO RESPONSE.
  • Vocabulary due Tuesday and Thursday.
    • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
    • due Thursday- Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.

Week of March 3.

  • KBARR  Returneth! Read 15 minutes, get chart signed DAILY (in notebook), respond 1 page by Friday.
    (NO RESPONSE FOR PERIODS 1 and 3 and 6.)
  • Vocabulary due Tuesday and Thursday.
    • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
    • due Thursday– Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.
  • Giver Project due Friday.

Week of February 24.

  • KBARR = The Giver. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don’t understand.  Response = DAILY = 1 paragraph: summary and reaction combined. Reading assignments might change depending on how far we get in class, so pay attention!
    • Monday night: to the end of chapter 20
    • Tuesday night: to the end of chapter 22
    • Wednesday night:
    • Thursday: Nada.
  • Vocab due Tuesday, Thursday.
    • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
    • due Thursday– Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.
  • Giver Project due Next Friday, 3/7. (Details Tuesday.)

Week of February 17 (Monday is a holiday.)

  • KBARR = The Giver: There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don’t understand.  Response = DAILY = 1 paragraph: summary and reaction combined. Reading assignments might change depending on how far we get in class, so pay attention!
    • Tuesday night: to the end of Chapter 16.
    • Wednesday night: to the end of chapter 17
    • Thursday night: to the end of chapter 19.
  • Vocab due Wednesday. Def’s ONLY. Original SMYK‘s for Bonus on Friday. Use LearnersDictionary.
    COPY INTO NOTEBOOK: DECORUM, ADMONISH, AMIABLE, RAPT, VILE, ADHERE (not like tape), CARNAGE, APT, PALPABLE

Week of February 10. (Monday is a Holiday.)

  • KBARR = The Giver. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don’t understand.
    Response = DAILY = 1 paragraph: summary and reaction combined. Reading assignments might change depending on how far we get in class, so pay attention!

    • Tuesday night: to the end of chapter 12
    • Wednesday night: to the end of chapter 13
    • Thursday night: to the end of chapter 15
  • Vocab due Wednesday. DEFs ONLY. Original SMYK‘s for Bonus on Friday.
  • Know your Spelling Words.

Week of February 3.

  • KBARR = The Giver. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don’t understand.
    Response = DAILY = 1 paragraph: summary and reaction combined. Reading assignments might change depending on how far we get in class, so pay attention!

    • Monday night: to the end of chapter 6
    • Tuesday night: to the end of chapter 8
    • Wednesday night: to the end of chapter 9
    • Thursday night: to the end of chapter 11
  • Vocab due Tuesday and Thursday per usual.

Week of January 27.

  • KBARR = The Giver. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don’t understand.  Response = DAILY = 1 + 1 + 1 = 1 sentence summary per NIGHT, 1 sentence reaction PER NIGHT, 1 thoughtful question PER NIGHT. Reading assignments might change depending on how far we get in class, so pay attention!
    • Monday night: to the end of chapter 1.
    • Tuesday night: to the end of chapter 1.
    • Wednesday night: to the end of chapter 3.
    • Thursday night: to the end of chapter 5.
  • Vocabulary  due Tuesday and Thursday.
    • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
    • due Thursday– Copy and Finish the SMYK’s

 

Week of January 20. Monday is a Holiday. New Semester Begins!

  • KBARR ! Read 15 minutes T-Th, get chart signed (in notebook), respond 3/4 page (in notebook) by Friday. (Here are some more ideas for responding.)
  • This week’s spelling list: corps/core, capitol/capital, kernel/colonel, idol/idle, cereal/serial, principle/principal, whose/who’s, their/they’re/there, its/it’s

Week of January 13. Friday is a student holiday.

Week of January 6.

BRING CHROMEBOOKS AND INTERVIEW NOTES TOMORROW AND ALL WEEK LONG!
DO NOT SHARE YOUR INTERVIEW NOTES WITH ME!

  • IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE 120, SEND ME A VIDEO BY FRIDAY!
  • KBARR ! Read 15 minutes, get chart signed DAILY (in notebook), respond 1 page by Friday. Four signatures  (M, T,W,Th) due Friday.
  • Vocab due Tuesday, Thursday.
    • due Tuesday– Definitions in notebook.
    • due Thursday– Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.
  • Interview Essay  due NEXT Wednesday, 1/15. THURSDAY, 1/16.

 

Week of December 16. Last day is Wednesday.

  • Que Milagro! NO HOMEWORK this “week.”
  • …But, by January 8:
    • Answers to questions/follow-ups.
    • Notes on setting and set-up.
    • Notes on physical appearance/attitude/isms
    • ON PAPER OR TYPED UP IN A GDoc!

 

Week of December 9.

  • KBARR ! Read 15 minutes, get chart signed DAILY (in notebook), respond 1 page by Friday. Four signatures  (M, T,W,Th) due Friday.
  • Vocabulary due Tuesday and Thursday.
    • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
    • due Thursday- Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.
  • Preliminary Interview Questions due Thursday!
  • 120 Seconds continues T-Th until all have finished.

 

Week of December 2.

Week of November 18.

Week of November 11 (Monday is a holiday.)

  • KBAR: Chart Only for Period 1 and 6.
  • RBC (Reading Beyond the Classroom!)  Packet. Not available online.
    • Tuesday Night: p364-365
    • Wednesday Night: p368-369
    • Thursday Night: p370-371

Week of November 4.

Week Of October 28.

  • RBC (Reading Beyond the Classroom!)  Packet. Not available online.
    • Monday Night: p346-347
    • Tuesday Night: p374
    • Wednesday Night: p375
  • Vocab Review Test Thursday. 1st 5 lists! (Scroll to the bottom of this page and work your way up to find the lists.)

 

 

Week of October 21. Welcome to the 2nd Quarter.

  • KBARR! Read 15 minutes, fill in chart DAILY (in notebook)
    Responding is NEW and DAILY this week! 1+1+1.

    • 1 Complex Reaction Sentence = What you thought and why. (because, since, until, although, etc.)
    • 1 Complex Prediction Sentence = What you think will happen next and why. (because, since, although, etc.)
    • 1 Curiosity Question = What do you just want to know more about just because it seems kinda kewl.
  • Vocabulary due Tuesday (defns), Thursday (SMYK’s).

Week of October 14.

Week of October 7.

Week of September 30.

  • KBARR ! Read 15 minutes M-Th, get chart signed (in notebook), respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (Here are some more ideas for responding.)
  • Vocabulary due Tuesday, THURSDAY.
    • Defns. from LearnersDictionary due Tuesday.
    • SMYK’s due Thursday.
  • Show not Tell: “Wow, That was a Mistake” due Wednesday. SHOW you making a big mistake that you learned something from. Show how and why you did what you did and the aftermath. Think about the beginning of The Outsiders… SHARE with me by Wednesday, 10/2. Name, Period, and Title on the document. 400+ words.

Week of September 23.

  • KBARR ! Read 15 minutes M-Th, get chart signed (in notebook), respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (Here are some more ideas for responding.)
  • Vocabulary due Tuesday, THURSDAY.
    • Defns. from LearnersDictionary due Tuesday.
    • SMYK’s due Thursday.
  • Show not Tell short essay: “What a Mistake!”  SHOW you making a big mistake that you learned something from. Show how and why you did what you did and the aftermath. SHARE with me by Wednesday, 10/2. Name, Period, and Title on the document. 400+ words. More details in class Tuesday.

 

Week  of September 16.

  • KBARR ! Read 15 minutes M-Th, get chart signed (in notebook), respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (Here are some more ideas for responding.)
    • PLEASE NOTE, FIFTH PERIOD ONLY: NO RESPONDING!
  • Vocabulary due Tuesday, THURSDAY.
    • Defns. from LearnersDictionary due Tuesday.
    • SMYK’s due Thursday.

Week of 9/9.

Week of 9/2. (Monday is a holiday.)

Week of 8/26.

Week of 8/19:

8/15 – 8/16

  • Get a spiral notebook just for this class. BRING IT EVERY DAY.
  • Have an independent reading (KBARR) book ready to go by Monday.