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Current Homework, 2010-2011
Current Research Handouts: Topic Stuff, Outline Practice, Research Requirements/Notes, Works Cited, Sample Citations

Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade

Week of June 6

"Message to 6th Grade" is due Friday if not completed in class.
"A Page" is due next Wednesday, 6/15.

Week of May 31 (Monday is a holiday.)

Research Final Draft due Wednesday.

(-10% on Thursday, -20% on Friday. Don't bother after that.)

Final Exam Part I due Friday

Week of May 23

Final Draft of Research Paper is Due ~~Tuesday, 5/31~~. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1. (Note new date!)

Follow the directions on the handout. That's it!

Week of May 16

One Rough Draft Page from Notes due Friday. (Note new day!) Here is a short example.

Week of May 9

Topic Stuff due Tuesday (per 1-3), due Wednesday (per 4, 5). MUST BE TYPED.
Starting Thursday, you should be doing about 20 minutes of research-related work per night (weekends too) -- reading, note-taking, finding sources, etc.
One Rough Draft Page from Notes due Next Thursday, 5/19

Week of May 2

KBARR Returneth: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, 1 paragraph summary nightly (in notebook). (Not 6th per.)
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
Outlining Exercises:

"Camping" due Tuesday.
"Eagles" due Wednesday.
"Automobile" due Thursday.

Topic Stuff due next Tuesday.
Academic Word Definitions + Sentences (for the ones you missed on the warm ups) due Friday.
(EC) 5x Spelling due Friday.

Week of April 11
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32/40 on Test #25, you must do the starred assignments.

Class Novel: Interstellar Pig. (**SSI: Nightly - ⁶⁰⁰One paragraph summary + one question about something you didn't understand.**)

Monday night: chapters 17 and 18
Tuesday night: chapters 19 and 20
Wednesday night: chapter 21 + Epilogue
Thursday night: Chill.

600 Words due (every) Tuesday. (No essay rough draft this week!)
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday. ALL fill in blanks. **SSI does definitions also.
Roots Practice due Thursday.
**Spelling 5x due THURSDAY. The test is Thursday this week!
Writing Exercise due Friday.

Week of April 4.
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32/40 on Test #24, you must do the starred assignments.

Class Novel: Interstellar Pig. (**SSI: Nightly - ⁶⁰⁰One paragraph summary + 1 question about something you didn't understand.**)

Monday night: chapter 13
Tuesday night: chapter 14
Wednesday night: chapter 15
Thursday night: chapter 16

Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday. ALL fill in blanks. **SSI does definitions also.
**Spelling 5x due Friday.

Week of March 28. Testing and Review Week. **SSI is postponed to next week.

Class Novel: Interstellar Pig.

Read chapters 10 and 11 by ~~Wednesday~~. Thursday!
Respond 1/2 page by ~~Wednesday~~. Thursday!

600 Words due ~~Wednesday~~. Thursday!
Yes, that's it.

Week of March 21.
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32/40 on Test #24, you must do the starred assignments.

Class Novel: Interstellar Pig. (**SSI must do ⁶⁰⁰study questions each night.**)

Monday night: chapters 5 and 6.
Tuesday night: chapter 7 to page 73.
Wednesday night: chapter 7 and 8.
Thursday night: chapter 9.

600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
**Vocabulary due Wednesday. Definitions and blanks.**
⁶⁰⁰Perfect III (300 words, ink, ndp, theme: Books) due ~~Thursday~~. ~~FRIDAY!!!!~~ MONDAY, 3/28!!!
**5x Spelling due Friday.**

Week of March 14.
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32/40 on Test #23, you must do the starred assignments.

Class Novel: Interstellar Pig. (**SSI must do ⁶⁰⁰study questions each night.**)

Monday night: chapters 1 and 2.
Tuesday night: chapter 3.
Wednesday night: chapter 4.
Thursday night: chapter 5 through p50.

600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
**Vocabulary due Wednesday. Definitions and blanks.**
**5x Spelling due Friday.**
Think Ahead:
⁶⁰⁰Perfect III (300 words, ink, ndp, theme: Books) due next Thursday, 3/24.

Week of March 7.
** means SSI. If you scored less than 31/39 on Test #22, you must do the starred assignments.

600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
Reading:

Monday night: Charlotte Doyle, chapter 22. **Do study questions.
Tuesday night: "Mary Patten" p229-233. **Respond 5 sentences.
Wednesday night: Two Years Before the Mast p234-240. **Respond 5 sentences.
Thursday night: "The Princess and the Admiral" p242-253. **Respond 5 sentences.

**Vocabulary due Wednesday. Definitions and blanks.**
Essay Final Draft due Thursday.
**Academic Word Sentences due Friday for the ones you missed on the warm ups.**

Week of February 28.
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32 on Test #21, you must do the starred assignments.

Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
Class Novel: Charlotte Doyle.(**SSI must do ⁶⁰⁰study questions each night.**) There will be a reading check quiz every day.

Monday night: chapter 17 and 18
Tuesday night: chapter 19
Wednesday night: chapter 20
Thursday night: chapter 21

**Vocabulary due Wednesday. Definitions and Blanks.
600 Words due Thursday. (Note new day!) Rough Draft Essay in one of the approved genres due Thursday as well.
Crossword due Friday.
**5x Spelling due Friday.

Week of February 21. (Monday is a holiday.)
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32 on Test #19, you must do the starred assignments.

600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
Class Novel: Charlotte Doyle.(**SSI must do ⁶⁰⁰study questions each night.**) There will be a reading check quiz every day.

Tuesday night: chapter 13
Wednesday night: chapters 14-15
Thursday night: chapter 16

**Vocabulary due Wednesday. DEFINITIONS (from LearnersDictionary.com) and blanks filled in.**
Rough Draft of 600 word essay (in one of the approved genres) due Tuesday, 3/1.

Week of February 14. (Monday is a holiday.)
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32 on Test #18, you must do the starred assignments.

600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
Class Novel: Charlotte Doyle.(**SSI must do ⁶⁰⁰study questions each night.**) There will be a reading check quiz every day.

Tuesday night: chapter 8
Wednesday night: chapters 9 and 10
Thursday night: chapters 11 and 12

**Vocabulary due Wednesday. DEFINITIONS (from LearnersDictionary.com) and blanks filled in.**

Week of February 7. (** means SSI. If you scored less than 30 on Test #17, you must do the starred assignments.)

Class Novel: Charlotte Doyle.(**SSI must do study questions each night in the notebook.**) There will be a reading check quiz every day.

Monday night: chapter 1
Tuesday night: chapters 2 and 3
Wednesday night: chapters 4 and 5
Thursday night: chapters 6 and 7

Giver Project due Tuesday.
**Vocabulary due Wednesday. DEFINITIONS (from LearnersDictionary.com) and blanks filled in.**
**Academic Word Sentences (for the ones you missed on the warm ups this week) due DAILY.**
600 words due next (and every) Tuesday.

Week of January 31. (** means SSI. If you scored less than 28 on Test #16, you must do the starred assignments.)

KBARR: Respond nightly.

Monday night: The Giver 22/23.
Tuesday night: Lois Lowry Speech p177-181.
Wednesday night: "Old Glory" p203-209.
Thursday night: "The Pedestrian" p196-201.

**Vocabulary due Wednesday. Definitions and fill in the blanks.
**Spelling 5x due Friday.
Giver Project due next Tuesday, 2/8. Note new date.

Week of January 24
Regular KBARR is suspended while we read The Giver. Required responding for The Giver is 5+ sentences per night in notebook, KBARR stylie.

KBARR = The Giver. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY!

Monday night: chapters 15-17
Tuesday night: chapter 18
Wednesday night: chapters 19-20
Thursday night: chapter 21

120 Seconds finishes up on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
**Vocabulary Flashcards due Thursday. (**If you score less than 70% on the pretest. Word on one side/Sentence and defn. on other.)
**Spelling 5x due Friday. (**If you score less than 70% on the pretest.)
Think Ahead: Giver Project due ~~next Friday, 2/4~~.

"Week" of January 17

KBARR = The Giver.

Tuesday/Wednesday night: chapters 12-14. Please do two responses by Thursday.

120 Seconds Continues Tuesday and Thursday.
SSI ONLY (? 30 on Test #15): Sentences for what you missed on Test #15 due Thursday.

Week of January 10
Regular KBARR is suspended while we read The Giver.
Required responding for The Giver is 5+ sentences per night in notebook.

KBARR = The Giver. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. If there's something you don't understand, WRITE DOWN YOUR QUESTION(S) in your notebook. I will answer them before the quiz. I will not answer questions that are not written in the notebook. BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY!

Monday night: chapters 7 and 8
Tuesday night: NONE
Wednesday night: chapters 9 and 10
Thursday night: chapter 11

120 Seconds begins Tuesday and continues T-Th until we are finished.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Sentences for the AW's or Vocabulary Words you missed on Test #14 due Thursday.
Academic Word Sentences (for the ones you missed on the warm ups) due Friday.

Week of January 3
Regular KBARR is suspended while we read The Giver.
Required responding for The Giver is 5+ sentences per night in notebook.

KBARR = The Giver. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. If there's something you don't understand, WRITE DOWN YOUR QUESTION(S) in your notebook. I will answer them before the quiz. I will not answer questions that are not written in the notebook. BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY!

Monday night: chapters 1 and 2
Tuesday night: chapter 3
Wednesday night: chapters 4 and 5
Thursday night: chapter 6

Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Academic Word Sentences due Friday.
120 Seconds begins next Tuesday 1/11. (Better start practicing!)

Week of December 13

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, ~~respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday~~. No response this week.
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
5x Spelling Practice due Thursday.
Perfect Paper #2 due FRIDAY (Note new date!): The theme is _____. 300 words, title, NDP, 5 vocabulary words (marked), no mechanical mistakes, and a THESIS (a point).
This week's test is Thursday!

Week of December 6

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
RCA Sheets:

p346-347 due Tuesday
p348-349 due Thursday
p350-351 due Friday

Vocabulary due Wednesday.
5x Spelling Practice due Friday.
Perfect Paper #2 due Tuesday, 12/14: The theme is _____. 300 words, title, NDP, 5 vocabulary words (marked), no mechanical mistakes, and a THESIS (a point). Prereads due Friday.

Week of November 29

KBARR Returneth: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
RCA Sheets:

p360-361 due Tuesday.
p362-363 due Thursday.
p364-365 due Friday.

Vocabulary due Wednesday.
5x Spelling Practice and Roots due Friday.

"Week" of November 22

RBC sheet, p344-345 due Tuesday.

Week of November 15

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (No response for periods 1, 4, 5)
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday
RBC Sheets:

p370-371 due Tuesday
p372-373 due Thursday
p374-375 due Friday

Vocabulary due Wednesday
5x Spelling Practice due Friday.

"Week" of November 8 (No school Thursday or Friday.)

KBAR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly.
Outsiders Project due Wednesday. Here are the rubrics for grading.

Week of November 1

KBAR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly.
Final Draft of Color Justification Paper due Tuesday.
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Plot/Literary Terms sheet due Friday. Find an example from your book for each term. (BOTH SIDES!)
5x each spelling practice due Friday.
Outsiders Project due next Wednesday, 11/10.

Week of October 25. (The first quarter ends Friday.)

KBAR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly. No response this week. You're welcome.
Color Justification Paper rough draft (w/brainstorming) due Wednesday.
MadLib due Thursday (if not already finished in class).
Final Draft due ~~Friday~~. Tuesday, 11/2. Note new date!

Week of October 18 (7th grade)

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Spelling Pretest #4 will be Tuesday. You have the list to study. Or not.
Vocabulary due Wednesday (including mini-crossword).
Sentence Combining Practice due Thursday. Use a separate sheet.
Spelling Crossword due Friday.

Looking ahead:

Color Justification Paper rough draft due Next Wednesday.

Week of October 11 (Monday is a holiday.)

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly. No response this week. You're welcome.
Vocabulary due Wednesday. (That's tomorrow!)
Pink Sheet: Pronouns. Not available online, so don't lose it.

due Wednesday: p49
due Thursday: p50

Week of October 4

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Perfect #1 due Tuesday. 300 words, 5 AW's, 5 Vocabulary, NDP, ink, neat. Grading: 40p, with -5 for each mechanical mistake. Topic: Unlimited! Content is not graded.
Spelling Pretest #3 will be Tuesday. You have the list to study (or not).
Vocabulary:

Due Wednesday: Crossword and blanks filled in with the appropriate word.
Due Thursday: Your synonyms.
Due Friday: A sentence of your own for each word you miss on Wednesday's pretest.

Spelling Sentences due Friday (for the ones you miss).
Crossword for spelling due Friday.

Week of September 27

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Academic Words Pretest 2 due Tuesday. Each word gets used once.
Vocabulary: Matching and POS due Wednesday, sentences of your own due Thursday.
Academic Word Sentences due Friday. (The ones you missed, or pick 10, whichever is more.)
Perfect Paper #1 due next Tuesday, 10/5. 300 words, 5 AW's, 5 Vocabulary, NDP, ink, neat. Grading: 40p, with -5 for each mechanical mistake. Topic: Unlimited! Content is not graded. Prereads are due this Friday.

Week of September 20

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Crossword (spelling only) due Thursday. Here is the interactive web version.

Week of September 13

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Messy Room due Tuesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Academic Word Sentences due Thursday (for the words you missed on Monday).

Week of September 6 (Monday is a holiday.)

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Vocabulary due Thursday.
Messy Room due ~~Friday~~. Tuesday, 9/14!

Week of August 30

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook), respond 1/2 page (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday.
Short Slang Paper due Tuesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Spelling 5x due Thursday.
Test #1 on Friday. (Spelling, vocabulary, etc.)
(Extra Credit!) Crossword due by Friday.

Week of August 23 (School Starts Aug. 25)

Read and sign class expectations by Thursday. (That would be the next day.)
Quiz on classwork is (every) Friday.
Get a spiral notebook by Monday (in class), 8/30.
Find a KBAR book by Monday (night), 8/30.
Short Slang Paper due Tuesday, 8/31

Week of June 6

"Message to 7th Grade" is due Friday if not completed in class.
"Letter to Senior Self" is due next Tuesday, 6/14.

Week of May 31 (Monday is a holiday.)

Research Final Draft due Wednesday.

(-10% on Thursday, -20% on Friday. Don't bother after that.)

Final Exam Part I due Friday

Week of May 23

Final Draft of Research Paper is Due ~~Tuesday, 5/31~~. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1. (Note new date!)

Follow the directions on the handout. That's it!

Week of May 16

One Rough Draft Page from Notes due Friday. (Note new day!) Here is a short example.

Week of May 9

Topic Stuff due Tuesday (per 1-3), due Wednesday (per 4, 5). MUST BE TYPED.
Starting Thursday, you should be doing about 20 minutes of research-related work per night (weekends too) -- reading, note-taking, finding sources, etc.
One Rough Draft Page from Notes due Next Thursday, 5/19

Week of May 2

KBARR Returneth: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, 1 paragraph summary nightly (in notebook).
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
Outlining Exercises:

"Camping" due Tuesday.
"Eagles" due Wednesday.
"Automobile" due Thursday.

Topic Stuff due next Tuesday.
Academic Word Definitions + Sentences (for the ones you missed on the warm ups) due Friday.
(EC) 5x Spelling due Friday.

Week of April 11
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32/40 on Test #25, you must do the starred assignments.

BRING YOUR GREEN PAPERBACK BOOK!

**KBARR Returneth: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly (3), respond 1 page (in notebook) by THURSDAY.
600 Words due (every) Tuesday. (No essay rough draft this week!)
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday. ALL fill in blanks. **SSI does definitions also.
Roots Practice due Thursday.
**Spelling 5x due THURSDAY. The test is Thursday this week!
Writing Exercise due Friday.

Week of April 4.
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32/40 on Test #23, you must do the starred assignments.

Class Novel: The Call of the Wild. (**SSI: Nightly - ⁶⁰⁰One paragraph summary + 1 question about something you didn't understand.**)

Monday night: p89-98
Tuesday night: p99-108
Wednesday night: Hidden Life of Dogs, p112-120
Thursday night: TBA

Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday. ALL fill in blanks. **SSI does definitions also.
**Spelling 5x due Friday.

Week of March 28. Testing and Review Week. **SSI is postponed to next week.

Class Novel:The Call of the Wild.

Read chapter 6 by ~~Wednesday~~. Thursday!
Respond 1/2 page by~~Wednesday~~. Thursday!

600 Words due ~~Wednesday~~. Thursday!
Yes, that's it.

Week of March 21.
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32/40 on Test #22, you must do the starred assignments.

Class Novel: Call of the Wild (**SSI must do ⁶⁰⁰study questions each night.**)

Monday night: chapters 3 and 4 - p38-46.
Tuesday night: chapters 4 and 5 - p46-55
Wednesday night: chapter 5 - p55-65
Thursday night: chapter 5 - p65-72

600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
**Vocabulary due Wednesday. Definitions and blanks.**
⁶⁰⁰Perfect IV (300 words, ink, ndp, theme: Books) due ~~Thursday~~. ~~FRIDAY!!!!~~ MONDAY, 3/28!!!
**5x Spelling due Friday.**
Call of The Wild/Media Violence Log due Friday.

Week of March 14.
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32/40 on Test #21, you must do the starred assignments.

Class Novel: Call of the Wild (**SSI must do ⁶⁰⁰study questions each night.**)

Monday night: chapter 1: p1-8.
Tuesday night: chapter 1: p9-15.
Wednesday night: chapter 2.
Thursday night: chapter 3 through p37.

600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
**Vocabulary due Wednesday. Definitions and blanks.**
**5x Spelling due Friday.**
Think Ahead:
⁶⁰⁰Perfect IV (300 words, ink, ndp, theme: Books) due next Thursday, 3/24.

Week of March 7.
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32/40 on Test #20, you must do the starred assignments.

600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
Reading:

Monday night: "The King of Mazy May" p60-66. **Do the study questions.**
Tuesday night: "The King of Mazy May" p66-72. **Do the study questions.**
Wednesday night: Call of the Wild, p 1-8 . **Do study questions 3-9 .**
Thursday night: Call of the Wild, p9-15 . **Do study questions 9-15 .**

**Vocabulary due Wednesday. Definitions and blanks.**
**Academic Word Sentences due Friday for the ones you missed on the warm ups.**

Week of February 28.
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32 on Test #19, you must do the starred assignments.

Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
**Vocabulary due Wednesday. Definitions and Blanks.
⁶⁰⁰Pigman Project due Thursday. (Note new day.)
600 Words due Thursday. (Note new day!)
Crossword due Friday.
**5x Spelling due Friday.

Week of February 21. (Monday is a holiday.)
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32 on Test #18, you must do the starred assignments.

600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
Class Novel: The Pigman.(**SSI must do ⁶⁰⁰study questions each night.** There will be a reading check quiz every day.

Tuesday night: chapter 14
Wednesday night: chapter 15 + Note from Author.

**Vocabulary due Wednesday. DEFINITIONS (from LearnersDictionary.com) and blanks filled in.**
⁶⁰⁰Pigman Project due next Tuesday, 3/1.

Week of February 14. (Monday is a holiday.)
** means SSI. If you scored less than 32 on Test #18, you must do the starred assignments.

600 Words due (every) Tuesday.
Class Novel: The Pigman.(**SSI must do ⁶⁰⁰study questions each night.** ~~There will be a reading check quiz every day.~~

~~Tuesday night: chapter 14~~
~~Wednesday night: chapter 15 + Note from Author.~~

~~**Vocabulary due Wednesday. DEFINITIONS (from LearnersDictionary.com) and blanks filled in.**~~
~~⁶⁰⁰Pigman Project due next Friday, 2/25.~~

Week of February 7. (** means SSI. If you scored less than 30 on Test #17, you must do the starred assignments.)

Class Novel: The Pigman. (**SSI must do study questions each night in the notebook.** There will be a reading check quiz every day.

Monday night: chapter 10
Tuesday night: chapter 11
Wednesday night: chapter 12
Thursday night: chapter 13

Interview Project due Tuesday.
**Vocabulary due Wednesday. DEFINITIONS (from LearnersDictionary.com) and blanks filled in.**
**Academic Word Sentences (for the ones you missed on the warm ups this week) due DAILY.**
600 words due next (and every) Tuesday.

Week January 31. (** means SSI. If you scored less than 28 on Test #16, you must do the starred assignments.)

KBARR = The Pigman. Respond nightly. There will be a reading check quiz. BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY!

Monday night: chapter 6.
Tuesday night: chapter 7.
Wednesday night: chapter 8.
Thursday night: chapter 9.

**Vocabulary due Wednesday.
**Spelling 5x due Friday.
Interview Project due ~~Friday~~. Tuesday, 2/8. Note new date!

Week of January 24
Regular KBARR is suspended while we read The Pigman. Required responding for The Pigman is 5+ sentences per night in notebook, KBARR stylie.

KBARR = The Pigman. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY!

Monday night: chapters 1-2
Tuesday night: chapter 3-4
Wednesday night: chapter 5
~~Thursday night: chapter 6~~

120 Seconds finishes up on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
**Vocabulary Flashcards due Thursday. (**If you score less than 70% on the pretest.Word on one side/Sentence and defn. on other.)
Interview rough draft/notes due THURSDAY.
**Spelling 5x due Friday. (**If you score less than 70% on the pretest.)
Think Ahead: Interview Project due Next Friday, 2/4.

"Week" of January 17

KBARR = MAUS. Chapter 5 due Thursday.
Due Thursday: Should Maus become part of the eighth grade English curriculum? Why/Not? One page rough draft due Thursday.
120 Seconds Continues Tuesday and Thursday.
SSI ONLY (? 30 on Test #15): Sentences for what you missed on Test #15 due Thursday.
Interview rough draft/notes due ~~Tuesday 1/25~~. THURSDAY 1/27. NOTE NEW DATE!

Week of January 10
Regular KBARR is suspended while we read MAUS.
Required responding for MAUS is 5+ sentences per night in notebook.

KBARR = MAUS. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. If there's something you don't understand, WRITE DOWN YOUR QUESTION(S) in your notebook. I will answer them before the quiz. I will not answer questions that are not written in the notebook. BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY!

Monday night: Chapter 3
Tuesday night: NONE
Wednesday night: Chapter 4
Thursday night: Chapter 5

120 Seconds begins Tuesday and continues T-Th until we are finished.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Sentences for the AW's or Vocabulary Words you missed on Test #14 due Thursday.
Academic Word Sentences (for the ones you missed on the warm ups) due Friday.
Think ahead! Interview rough draft is due Tuesday 1/25.

Week of January 3
Regular KBARR is suspended while we read MAUS II.
Required responding for Maus II is 5+ sentences per night in notebook.

KBARR = Maus II. Required response is 5+ sentences per night. There will be a reading check every day, so if you have questions, write them down!

Monday night: chapter 1
Tuesday night: chapter 2
Wednesday night: chapter 3
Thursday night: chapter 4

Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Academic Word Sentences due Friday
120 Seconds begins next Tuesday. (Better start practicing!)

Week of December 13

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, ~~respond1 page (in notebook) by Friday~~. No response this week.
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Perfect Paper #2 due FRIDAY (Note new date!): The theme is _____. 300 words, title, NDP, 5 vocabulary words (marked), no mechanical mistakes, and a THESIS (a point).
5x Spelling Practice due Thursday.

Week of December 6

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
IRP:

p358-359 due Tuesday
p360-361 due Wednesday
p362-363 due Thursday
p366-367 due Friday

Vocabulary due Wednesday.
5x Spelling Practice due Friday.
Perfect Paper #3 due Tuesday, 12/14: The theme is _____. 300 words, title, NDP, 5 vocabulary words (marked), no mechanical mistakes, and a THESIS (a point). Prereads due Friday.

Week of November 29

KBARR Returneth: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
IRP:

p350-351 due Tuesday.
p352-353 due Thursday.
p378-379 due Friday.

Vocabulary due Wednesday.
5x Spelling Practice and Roots due Friday.

"Week" of November 22

Ummmm. Nada.

Week of November 15

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (No response for periods 1, 4, 5)
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday
IRP:

p368-369 due Tuesday
p370-371 due Thursday
p372-373 due Friday

Vocabulary due Wednesday
5x Spelling Practice due Friday.

"Week" of November 8 (No school Thursday or Friday.)

KBAR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly.
IRP:

Due Tuesday: p354-355
Due Wednesday: p356-357

Week of November 1

KBAR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly.
NBTT Final Project Tuesday.
Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Plot/Literary Terms sheet due Friday. Find an example from your book for each term. (BOTH SIDES!)
5x each spelling practice due Friday.

Week of October 25. (The first quarter ends Friday.)

KBAR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly. No response this week. You're welcome.
MadLib due Thursday (if not already finished in class).
NBTT Final Project due ~~Friday~~. Tuesday, 11/2. Note new date!

Week of October 18 (8th grade)

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Spelling Pretest #4 will be Tuesday. You have the list to study. Or not.
Vocabulary due Wednesday (including mini-crossword).
Sentence Combining Practice due Thursday. Use a separate sheet.
Spelling Crossword due Friday.

Looking ahead:

NBTT Final Project due Next FRIDAY.

Week of October 11 (Monday is a holiday.)

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly. No response this week. You're welcome.
Rough Draft of How-To paper due Tuesday
Vocabulary due Wednesday. (That's tomorrow!)
Pink Sheet: Apostrophes. Not available online, so don't lose it.

due Wednesday: p208
due Thursday: p209

Final draft of How-To paper due Monday 10/18. Note new date!

Week of October 4

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Spelling Pretest #3 will be Tuesday. You have the list to study (or not).
Vocabulary:

Due Wednesday: Crossword and blanks filled in with the appropriate word.
Due Thursday: Your synonyms.
Due Friday: A sentence of your own for each word you miss on Wednesday's pretest.

Spelling Sentences due Friday (for the ones you miss).
Crossword for spelling due Friday.
Rough Draft of How-To paper due Tuesday, 10/12.

a. Identify the sequence of activities needed to design a system, operate a tool, or explain the bylaws of an organization.
b. Include all the factors and variables that need to be considered.
c. Use formatting techniques (e.g., headings, differing fonts) to aid comprehension.

Week of September 27

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Academic Words Pretest 2 due Tuesday. Each word gets used once.
Perfect II. 300+ words about any topic. Must use: one semicolon and one comma/coordinating conjunction combo, at least 8 spelling words from last week's list. Please mark them in some way. Due Tuesday
Vocabulary: Matching and POS due Wednesday, sentences of your own due Thursday.
Academic Word Sentences due Friday. (The ones you missed, or pick 10, whichever is more.)

Week of September 20

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Crossword (spelling only) due Thursday.
Perfect II. 300+ words about any topic. Must use: one semicolon and one comma/coordinating conjunction combo, at least 8 spelling words from this week's list. Please mark them in some way. Due next Tuesday, 9/28. Prereads due Friday.

Week of September 13

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Perfect 1: Business letter due Tuesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Academic Word Sentences due Thursday (for the words you missed on Monday).

Week of September 6 (Monday is a holiday.)

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday. (That's tomorrow, BTW.)
Pink Sheet: Clauses, p149 due Thursday. (Not available online.)
Perfect 1: Business letter due Tuesday, 9/14.

Week of August 30

KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook), respond 1/2 page (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday.
Short Decision Essay due Tuesday.
Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Spelling 5x due Thursday.
"Decision Poem" due Friday.
Test #1 on Friday. (Spelling, vocabulary, etc.)

Week of August 23 (School Starts Aug. 25)

Read and sign class expectations by Thursday. (That would be the next day.)
Quiz on classwork is (every) Friday.
Get a spiral notebook by Monday (in class), 8/30.
Find a KBAR book by Monday (night), 8/30.
Short Decision Essay due Tuesday, 8/31

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