Current Homework, 2006-2007

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Week of June 11

• No mas! Basta! Basta!

Week of June 4

• Vocabulary Review Test is due Wednesday. You will click it in for a grade on Wednesday.

Week of May 28 (Monday is a holiday.)

• Research Final Draft due Friday! Use the format guidelines given.

Partial Research Amnesty: Papers may be turned in on:
• Monday for a 10% penalty (max. score: 180/200).
• Tuesday = 25% penalty (max. score: 150/200).
• Wednesday = 50% penalty (max. score = 100/200).
• Thursday = Don't bother.

Week of May 21

• Research! One typed page (use the format guidelines given) of rough draft using notes from any section (use the one where you have the most notes.) NOT introduction or conclusion. Due Wednesday.
• Final Draft is due Friday, June 1.

Week of May 14

• RESEARCH! Rough Draft page and 3+ source w/notes, by Wednesday 5/23. You should be doing at least 25 minutes per night of research related work.

Week of May 7 - Testing on Monday, Thursday, and Friday

• Charlotte Doyle. Here are the study questions. I will take the daily reading checks from them. One paragraph response due daily!
• Monday: read chapters 17 and 18
• Tuesday: read chapter 19
• Wednesday: read chapters 20 and 21
• Thursday: read chapter 22
• "Pink" Sheet - Simple and Compound Sentences:
• p151 due Tuesday
• p152 due Thursday
• Topic Stuff for Research due Wednesday. (Note new day.)

Week of April 30 - Testing on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

• Charlotte Doyle. Here are the study questions. I will take the daily reading checks from them.
• Monday: Chapters 11 and 12
• Tuesday: Chapter 13
• Wednesday: Chapter 14
• Thursday: Chapter 15 and 16
• Outlining Practice.
• Monday: Camping
• Wednesday: Eagles
• Thursday: Automobiles
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Topic Stuff for Research due Tuesday, 5/8.

Week of April 23 - Testing on Tuesday and Friday.

• Charlotte Doyle. Here are the study questions. I will take the daily reading checks from them.
• Monday: Chapters 6, 7
• Tuesday: Chapter 8
• Wednesday: Chapter 9
• Thursday: Chapter 10
• Vocabulary due Thursday.
• Wikis are due Friday!

Week of April 16

• Charlotte Doyle. Here are the Study Questions. I will take the daily reading checks from them.
• Monday: Finish Chapter 1 and 2
• Tuesday: Chapter 3
• Wednesday Chapter 4
• Thursday Chapter 5
• 600 word essay that fits one of the approved categories is due Tuesday. (Submit in electronic form if possible: e-mail, upload to Moodle, flash drive, floppy disk, cd.)
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• By Friday, you should have at least 3 link pages completed for your wiki.

Week of April 9 -- Spring Break! However...

• 600 word essay that fits one of the approved categories is due Tuesday 4/17. (Submit in electronic form if possible: e-mail, upload to Moodle, flash drive, floppy disk, cd.)

Week of April 2 (Short Week: Spring Break Begins Friday!)

• Interactive Reader Workbook. I) In the margins, write what notes you would take if you were using this article to research the Titanic.  II) Do (only) the Pause and Reflects at the end of each section. (Reading Checks Tuesday and Wednesday!)
• Monday: p276- 287
• Tuesday: p288-299
• "A Page" due by Thursday.
• "Pink" Sheet -- Infinitives.
• Due Tuesday:  p142
• Due Wednesday: p144
• If not finished in class by Wednesday, the Langston Hughes WebTrack is due by Thursday @ 3:00 pm.
• 600 word essay that fits one of the approved categories due Tuesday 4/17. (Submit in electronic form.)

Week of March 26

• Interactive Reader Workbook. (Reading Checks Daily!)
• Monday: p156-160
• Tuesday: p161-164
• Wednesday: p164-170
• Thursday: p171-173 (activities at end)
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• "Pink" Sheet (Gerunds and Participles):
• Gerunds due Tuesday.
• Participles due Thursday
• 600 Words now due Fridays.
• "A Page" due Tuesday, 4/3. Thursday, 4/5.
• 600 word essay that fits one of the approved categories due Thursday, 3/29. Postponed until after Spring Break.

Week of March 19

• Interactive Reader Workbook. (Reading Checks Daily!)
• Monday, p370-371
• Tuesday, p368-369
• Wednesday, p366-367
• Thursday, p372-375
• Tom Sawyer Project/Final due Tuesday.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• "Pink" Sheet (Conjunctions p130-131) due Thursday. (Not available online.)
• 600 Words now due Fridays
• 600 word essay that fits one of the approved categories due Thursday, 3/29

Week of March 12

• KBAR returns (with a twist). NONFICTION of any kind. Read nightly (M-Th) for 15+ minutes. Get chart signed.  Due Friday: 1 page summary of what you learned, including 4 quotes.
• 600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
• Perfect Business Letter due Tuesday.  (Counts for 600 words.)
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Tom Sawyer Project OR Final Exam due Friday. TUESDAY, 3/20!!! (Counts for 600 words)
• 600 word essay (that fits one of the categories) due in about a week.

Week of March 5

• Tom Sawyer. Reading checks daily. Here are the study questions. You may use your answers on the quizzes.
• Monday: Chapter 32, 33
• Tuesday: Chapter 34
• Wednesday: Chapter 35
• 600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Academic Word Sentences due Thursday. (Note different-than-usual day.)
• Perfect Business Letter due next Tuesday, 3/13.  (Counts for 600 words.)
• Tom Sawyer Project OR Final Exam due next Friday 3/16. (Counts for 600 words)

Week of February 26

• Tom Sawyer. Reading checks daily. Here are the study questions. You may use your answers on the quizzes.
• Monday: Chapters 27 and 28
• Tuesday: Chapter 29
• Wednesday: Chapter 30
• Thursday: Chapter 31
• 600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
• "Pink" Sheet:
• due Tuesday: Adjective or Adverb?
• due Thursday: Double Negatives
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Academic Word Sentences due Friday.

Week of February 19 (Monday is a holiday.)

• Tom Sawyer. Reading checks daily. Here are the study questions. You may use your answers on the quizzes.
• Tuesday: Chapter 22, 23
• Wednesday: Chapter 24, 25
• Thursday: Chapter 26
• 600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Rough Draft of Persuasive Essay (Too Much Homework) due Thursday. Note new day! (Counts for 600 words.)
• Final Draft due Friday. Use the rubric to make sure everything is included.

Week of February 12 (Monday is a holiday.)

• Tom Sawyer. Reading checks daily. Here are the study questions. You may use your answers on the quizzes.
• Tuesday: Chapter 17
• Wednesday: Chapter 18
• Thursday: Chapter 19, 20
• 600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
• Mark Twain Paragraphing  due Tuesday.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Persuasive Plan Sheet (Too much homework!) due Thursday. (Counts for 600 words.)
• Persuasive Rough Draft due Wednesday, 2/21.Thursday 2/22! Use Rubric. (Counts for 600 words.)

Week of February 5

• Tom Sawyer. Reading checks daily. Here are the study questions. You may use your answers on the quizzes.
• Monday: Chapter 13
• Tuesday: Chapter 14
• Wednesday: Chapter 15
• Thursday: Chapter 16
• 600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Mark Twain Paragraphing due Thursday  NOTE NEW DATE: TUESDAY, 2/13/07. (Counts 1 for 2 toward 600 words.)
• Academic Word Sentences due Friday. (Counts 1 for 2 toward 600 words.)

Week of January 30 (Second semester begins!)

• Tom Sawyer. Reading checks daily. Here are the study questions. You may use your answers on the quizzes.
• Monday: Chapter 9
• Tuesday: Chapter 10
• Wednesday: Chapter 11
• Thursday: Chapter 12
• 600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Crossword due Thursday. Here is the interactive web version.
• Academic Word Sentences due Friday. (Counts 1 for 2 toward 600 words.)

Week of January 22 (Thursday is the end of the first semester. Friday is a student holiday.)

• Tom Sawyer. Reading checks daily. Here are the study questions. You may use your answers on the quizzes.
• Monday: finish chapter 4 if not finished in class, skip 5, read chapter 6
• Tuesday: read chapter 7
• Wednesday: read chapter 8
• Justification Paper final draft due Tuesday.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• 120 Seconds continues.
• 600 Words due next Tuesday, 1/30.

Week of January 15 (Monday is the MLK holiday)

• Tom Sawyer, chapters 1-3 + study questions due Friday. Reading check daily.
• Vocabulary, including "crossword," due Wednesday.
• Justification Paper rough draft and brainstorming due Thursday.
• 120 Seconds continues.

Week of January 8

• Interactive Reader Workbook. There will also be a reading check in class the day after each reading.
• Monday night: p354-355
• Tuesday night: p360-361
• Wednesday night: p362-363
• Thursday night: p364-365
• Pink Sheet: p77 due Tuesday, p78 due Thursday.
• Academic Word Sentences (List VI) due Friday.
• 120 Seconds Begins Tuesday!

Week of January 1 (Monday is a holiday.)

• Interactive Reader Workbook. There will also be a reading check in class the day after each reading.
• Tuesday: p344-345
• Wednesday: p346-347
• Thursday: p348-349
• Pink Sheet: p64 due Wednesday, p67 due Thursday. (Not available online.)
• Academic Word Sentences (List V) due Friday
• 120 Seconds begins Tuesday, 1/9.

Week of December 11... Then, Vacation!

• Martian Chronicles. Respond to my online discussions (optional) or do study questions (optional). Reading (not optional):
• Monday: "The Watchers" and "The Silent Towns"
• Tuesday: "The Long Years"
• Wednesday: "There Will Come Soft Rains"
• Thursday: "The Million Year Picnic"
• Martian Chronicles Project due Friday.
• Academic Words Review Test Thursday FRIDAY!

Week of December 4.  The experiment begins! All written work this week, except the Academic Words sentences, is optional! The reading is not optional!  The knowledge/learning from the written work is required, and will be tested.

• Martian Chronicles. Respond to my online discussions (optional) or do study questions (optional). Skip pages 90-118. (We'll come back to them.)
• Monday: p119 through p124. (Required.)
• Tuesday: p124 through p132. (Through "The Luggage Store.") (Required.)
• Wednesday: p133 through p138. (Required.)
• Thursday: p139 through 144. (Required.)
• "Pink" Sheet. (Not available online.)
• p55 due Tuesday (Optional.)
• p56 due Thursday (Optional.)
• Vocabulary due Wednesday. (Optional.)
• Academic Words IV Sentences due Friday. (Required.)

Week of November 27

• Martian Chronicles. Respond to my online discussions or do study questions in notebook.
• Monday: p48 - p61
• Tuesday: p61-73 (through "The Settlers")
• Wednesday: through p83
• Thursday: through p89 (through "The Musicians")
• "Pink" Sheet:
• p35 - plural nouns - due Tuesday,
• p37 - possessive nouns - due Thursday.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Academic Words III Sentences due Friday.

"Week" of  November 20

• KBAR = Martian Chronicles. NOTICE: RESPONSE IS OPTIONAL ON MONDAY!  RECEIVE UP TO +10 IF YOU DO! THE READING IS NOT OPTIONAL; THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON TUESDAY! Respond online:asking questions, answering my questions, answering other people's questions... OR... do study questions in notebook.
• Monday: "The Third Expedition" p32 -48
• Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Week of November 13

• KBAR = Martian Chronicles. Keep chart with pages, times, signature. Respond online each night: asking questions, answering my questions, answering other people's questions. If you cannot respond online, respond 1/4 page per night in notebook.
• Monday: p16 - p25
• Tuesday: p26 - p32
• Wednesday: p2 - p8
• Thursday: p9 - p14
• Pink Sheet - Pronouns: p46 due Tuesday, p47 due Thursday. (Not available online.)
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Outsiders Project due FRIDAY! (Note new date!)
• Academic Words II Sentences due Friday.

Week of November 6 (Short week! No school Thursday and Friday!)
Yes, the world is coming to an end; there is no KBAR this week due to the two holidays.

• Pink Sheet -- Fragments and Run Ons: page 28 due Tuesday, page 29 due Wednesday. (Not available online.)
• Outsiders Discussion Board Responses: Respond to each of my discussion questions in the Outsiders forum by Wednesday. If you don't have 'net access at home, be sure to pick up a printed copy of the questions, and respond in your notebook by Wednesday. (Use your school username and password to log in.)
• Outsiders Project due Tuesday, 11/14.

Week of October 30

• KBAR! Read 15+ minutes, fill out and get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday. One full page response due Friday. Response must use at least 5 of this week's academic words -- underline them.
• Pink Sheet (Subjects in unusual places): p19 due Tuesday, p20 due Thursday. (Not available online.)
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Use 5 additional Academic Words in a paragraph due FRIDAY. (On back of Pretest.)
• Essay #1 due Friday. MONDAY, 11/6! NOTE NEW DATE! All 3 drafts, comments, and evaluation sheet.
• Outsiders Project due Tuesday, 11/14.

Week of October 23

• KBAR! Read 15+ minutes, fill out and get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday. NO RESPONSE THIS WEEK! WORK ON YOUR ESSAY 2nd DRAFT!
• Essay #1: Rough Draft due Tuesday.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Crossword due THURSDAY. (Here is the interactive web version.) NOTE NEW DAY!
• Essay #1: 2nd draft with comments on Evaluation Sheet due Friday.

Week of October 16

• KBAR! Read 15+ minutes, fill out and get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday. One full page (in notebook) response due Friday.
• Pink Sheet (Kinds of Sentences): p16 due Tuesday, p17 due Thursday. (Not available online.)
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Crossword due Friday. (Here is the interactive web version.)
• Essay #1 Rough Draft due Tuesday, 10/24.

Week of October 9

• KBAR! Read 15+ minutes, fill out and get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday. One full page (in notebook) response due Friday.
• Pink Sheet (Verb Phrases): p10 due Tuesday, p11 due Thursday. (Not available online.)
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Crossword due Friday. (Here is the interactive web version.)
• Short Literary Analysis Paper due Thursday, 10/12!

Week of October 2

• KBAR! Read 15+ minutes, fill out and get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday. One full page (in notebook) response due Friday.
• Pink Sheet (Subjects/Predicates): p4 due Tuesday, p7 due Thursday. (Not available online.)
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Crossword due Friday. (Here is the interactive web version.)
• Short Literary Analysis Paper due Tuesday 10/10. Postponed to Thursday, 10/12!

Week of September 25

• KBAR! Read 15+ minutes, fill out and get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday. One full page (in notebook) response due Friday.
• Pink Sheet (Commas): p193 due Tuesday, p194 due Thursday. (Not available online.)
• Show not Tell II: Pick one of the three, due Thursday. (350 words/ink. Note new day.)
• _______ is/was sooooo fun.
• _______ is/was soooo boring.
• The ________ is/was sooo mean.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Crossword (Two words not used!) due Friday. (Here is the interactive web version.)

Week of September 18

• KBAR! Read 15+ minutes, fill out and get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday. One full page (in notebook) response due Friday.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Crossword (spelling words only!) due Friday. (Here is the interactive web version.)
• Show not Tell II: Pick one of the three, due next Tuesday, 9/26. (350 words/ink)
• _______ is/was sooooo fun.
• _______ is/was soooo boring.
• The ________ is/was sooo mean.

Week of September 11

• KBAR! Read 15+ minutes, fill out and get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday. One full page (in notebook) response due Friday.
• "Messy Room" due Tuesday. 350 words, ink, SHOW not TELL!
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Crossword due Friday. (Here is the interactive web version.)

Week of September 4 (Monday is a holiday!)

• KBAR(R) begins. Read 15+ minutes, get chart signed (in notebook), respond 1/2 page (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday.
• Attach KBAR handout and 55 Ways handout to notebook inside covers.
• Show not Tell writing assignment ("My Room is Such a Mess") due Friday, 9/8. Postponed until Tuesday, 9/12!

Week of August 28
School starts Tuesday 8/29

• Students should read and sign class expectations by Wednesday, 8/30. (Quiz! Surf the website.) Extra Credit for printing your own at home. Parents should read and sign by Friday, 9/1.
• Get a spiral notebook by Thursday, 8/31.
• First "Perfect Paper" assignment due Friday (9/1): 1 paragraph, 150 words. Topic: Fun!
• Find a KBAR book by Tuesday, 9/5.
• Show not Tell writing assignment ("My Room is Such a Mess") due Thursday, 9/7.

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