Current
Homework, 2011-2012
Week of June 11
Week of June 4
Week of May 28 (Monday is a Holiday.)
Research Handouts: Topic
Stuff, Research Requirements, Works
Cited Examples, EasyBib.com
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There's only one thing: Research Paper due Thursday.
Here's
how it should go together.
Week of May 21
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RESEARCH! You should be doing at least 20 minutes
of research-related work per night. The paper is due next Thursday, May
31.
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YEE Preview due Tuesday.
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Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Week of May 14 - STAR Testing on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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RESEARCH! You should be doing at least 20 minutes
of research-related work per night.
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One page of your paper
is due Thursday. Pick the section you have the most notes on, and turn
your notes into writing.
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Typed and formatted according to requirements.
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Citations according to format.
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Type up (and save) your Works Cited page (so far). (Pink
Sheet, also EasyBib.com.)
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You will need to show the notes the page came from.
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The whole paper is due May 31.
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Our last library day is Friday.
Week of May 7
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RESEARCH! You should be doing at least 20 minutes
of research-related work per night.
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One page of your paper
is due next Thursday, 5/17. Pick the section you have the most notes on,
and turn your notes into writing.
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Typed and formatted according to requirements.
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Citations according to format.
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Type up (and save) your Works Cited page (so far). (Remember:
EasyBib.com.)
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You will need to show the notes the page came from.
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The whole paper is due May 31.
Week of April 30
Week of April 23 -- This week's test is Thursday!
Tom
Sawyer Jeopardy is Friday!
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Class Novel: Tom
Sawyer. Reading quiz daily. All Moodling
is
now extra credit. That's where study questions are posted.
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Monday night: chapters 31 and 32
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Tuesday night: chapter 33
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Wednesday night: chapter 34/35
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Vocabulary due Tuesday.
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Academic Word Sentences and Definitions for the missed
warm ups are due DAILY!
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Outline V due Thursday.
Think Ahead!
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Tom Sawyer Project or Final
due next Thursday 5/3.
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Be thinking about a research
topic...
Week of April 16 - Welcome to the Fourth Quarter!
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Class Novel: Tom
Sawyer. Reading quiz daily. All Moodling
is
now extra credit. That's where study questions are posted.
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Monday night: chapter 26
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Tuesday night: chapters 27/28
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Wednesday night: chapter 29
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Thursday night: chapter 30
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Vocabulary due Tuesday.
(Note new regular day.)
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Outlining Exercises:
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"Camping" due Tuesday
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"Eagles" due Wednesday
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"Automobile" due Thursday
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Academic Word Sentences and Definitions for the missed
warm ups are due DAILY!
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Be thinking about a research
topic... It's coming...
Week of March 26 (Friday: Third Quarter ends, Spring Break
begins.)
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Class Novel: Tom
Sawyer. Reading quiz daily. You may use your study
questions.
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Monday night: chapters 17 and 18
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Tuesday night: chapters 19, 20, and p137, 138,
143, 144 in ch 21.
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Wednesday night: (skip 22) chapters 23 and
24
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Thursday night: chapter 25
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Tom Sawyer Responding: 300+ words/week on Moodle or
on paper (in folder, counts toward 600 words).
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Moodle:
Follow directions there.
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On paper: a) Answer study
questions. b) Write one 150+ word paper/week on a topic somehow related
to
Tom Sawyer.
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Vocabulary due Tuesday!
Note new day.
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Spelling Pretest
is Wednesday. Note new day.
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Mark Twain Paragraphing due
Friday.
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This Week's Test is THURSDAY. Note new day!
Week of March 19
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Class Novel: Tom
Sawyer. Reading quiz daily. You may use your study
questions.
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Monday night: chapter 11
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Tuesday night: chapters 12 and 13
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Wednesday night: chapters 14 and 15
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Thursday night: chapter 16
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Tom Sawyer Responding: 300+ words/week on Moodle or
on paper (in folder, counts toward 600 words).
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Moodle:
Follow directions there.
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On paper: a) Answer study
questions. b) Write one 150+ word paper/week on a topic somehow related
to
Tom Sawyer.
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Spelling Pretest
is Tuesday.
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Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Blanks, POS, synonym.
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Pink Sheet - Indefinite Pronouns (not available online):
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due Tuesday: p67
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due Thursday: p68
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600 words due (every) Friday.
Week of March 12
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Class Novel: Tom
Sawyer. Reading quiz daily. You may use your study
questions.
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Monday night: chapter 6 (skip ch. 5)
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Tuesday night: chapter 7
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Wednesday night: chapter 8
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Thursday night: chapter 9 and 10
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Tom Sawyer Responding: 350+ words/week on Moodle or
on paper (in folder, counts toward 600 words).
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Moodle:
Follow directions there.
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On paper: a) Answer study questions. b) Write one 200+
word paper/week on a topic somehow related to
Tom Sawyer.
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Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
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Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Blanks, POS, synonym.
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Pink Sheet: Problem Subjects:
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p175 due Tuesday
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p176 due Thursday
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600 words works Friday to Friday now.
Week of March 5
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Finish chapter 22 of Charlotte Doyle Monday
night. (Quiz Tuesday.) Then...
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Class Novel: Tom
Sawyer. Reading Quiz Daily. You may use your study
questions.
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Tuesday night: Author's Preface and chapter
1
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Wednesday night: chapters 2 and 3
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Thursday night: chapter 4
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Tom Sawyer Responding: 350+ words/week on Moodle or
on paper (in folder, counts toward 600 words).
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Moodle:
Follow directions there.
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On paper: a) Answer study questions.
b) Write one 200+ word paper/week on a topic somehow related to
Tom
Sawyer.
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Pink Sheet - Prepositional Phrases (not available online).
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p127 due Tuesday, p128 due Thursday.
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Spelling Pretest is
Tuesday.
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Vocabulary due Wednesday.
Blanks, POS, synonym.
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600 Words due (every) Wednesday.
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Perfect Paper III due
Wednesday.
FRIDAY!
Please note new date! PLEASE get it PROOFREAD
at least two more times before
!
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300+ words (marked), Title, 5 Vocabulary Words (marked),
NDP (upper right), Ink, Neat.
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Topic: Music and/or Books! Content is not graded, but
there must be a THESIS. It doesn't matter what it is, but the paper must
have a point, and not be merely random sentences.
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Grading: 40p, with -5 for each mechanical mistake.
Counts for 600 words.
Week of February 27 (No more holidays for awhile.)
** = SSI = Less than 31/41 on Test #21.
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Class Novel: Charlotte Doyle.(**SSI must do study
questions each night.**) There will be a reading check quiz every
day. You may use your study questions on the quizzes.
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Monday night: chapter 18
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Tuesday night: chapter 19
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Wednesday night: chapter 20
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Thursday night: chapter 21
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Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
(Study... or not.)
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Pink Sheet - Prepositions (not available online).
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p124 due Tuesday
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p125 due Thursday
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600 Words due (every) Wednesday.
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Vocabulary due
Wednesday.
**SSI must do DEFINITIONS in notebook. (Hint: Use LearnersDictionary.com).
**
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**SSI must do Spelling 5x by Friday.**
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Think Ahead: Perfect #3 is due Wednesday 3/7. (Note
new date. Prereads will be accepted on Monday 3/5.)
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300+ words (marked), Title, 5 Vocabulary Words (marked),
NDP (upper right), Ink, Neat.
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Topic: Music and/or Books! Content is not graded, but
there must be a THESIS. It doesn't matter what it is, but the paper must
have a point, and not be merely random sentences.
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Grading: 40p, with -5 for each mechanical mistake.
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Counts for 600 words.
Week of February 20 (Monday is a holiday.) **
= SSI = Less than 30/40 on Test #20.
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Class Novel: Charlotte Doyle.(**SSI must do study
questions each night.**) There will be a reading check quiz every
day. You may use your study questions on the quizzes.
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Tuesday night: chapters 12 and 13
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Wednesday night: chapters 14 and 15
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Thursday night: chapters 16 and 17
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Spelling Pretest is Wednesday.
(Study...or not.)
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600 Words due (every) Wednesday.
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Vocabulary due
Thursday.
(Note new day this week.) **SSI must do DEFINITIONS
(Hint: Use LearnersDictionary.com).
**
Week of February 13. (Monday is a holiday.) ** = SSI
= Less than 32/42 on Test #19.
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Class Novel: Charlotte Doyle.(**SSI must do study
questions each night.**) There will be a reading check quiz every
day. You may use your study questions on the quizzes.
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Tuesday night: chapters 6 and 7
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Wednesday night: chapters 8 and 9
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Thursday night: chapters 10 and 11
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600 Words due (every) Wednesday.
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Giver Project
due Wednesday. (Counts for 600 words.)
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Vocabulary due
Thursday.
(Note new day this week.) **SSI must do DEFINITIONS
(Hint: Use LearnersDictionary.com).**
Week of February 6. ** = SSI = Less than 30/41 on Test
#18
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Class Novel: Charlotte Doyle.(**SSI must do study
questions each night.**) There will be a reading check quiz every
day. You may use your study questions on the quizzes.
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Monday night: Ship Diagrams: Use the 'net (or the library)
to label as many as you can properly. (Min: 10)
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Tuesday night: chapter 1
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Wednesday night: chapters 2 and 3
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Thursday night: chapters 4 and 5
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Vocabulary due Wednesday.
**SSI must do DEFINITIONS (from LearnersDictionary.com).**
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Final Draft of Essay due Wednesday.
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600 Words due (every) Wednesday.
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Giver Project
due
Tuesday 2/14. Wednesday, 2/15.
Week of January 30. ** = SSI = Less than 30 on Test
#17
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KBAR = The Giver + related readings. There will
be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Bring your
book EVERY DAY, and come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't
understand.
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Monday night: Giver, chapter 23 + p178-179.
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Tuesday night: "The Pedestrian" + "The Forecast" p196
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Wednesday night: "Old Glory," p203
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Thursday night: "The Landscape of Memory," p212
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Spelling Pretest
is Tuesday. Study or not.
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Pink Sheet: Complex Sentences (Not available online.)
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Due Tuesday: p154
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Due Thursday: p155
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Vocabulary due Wednesday.
**SSI
must do definitions. (Tip: Use LearnersDictionary.com.)
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120 Seconds continues T-Th.
(If you're finished, don't worry about this one, just make sure you record
your book on one of the lists.)
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600 Words due (every) Wednesday.
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600 word rough draft in one of the
writing categories due Wednesday. (Counts for 600 words.)
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**SSI: 5x spelling words due Friday.
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Think ahead! Giver Project
due next Friday, 2/10
Week of January 23 (Monday is a student holiday. Again.)
Welcome to the Second Semester. That means a clean slate for everyone.
And the return of homework.
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KBAR = The Giver. There will be a reading check
quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and
come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
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Tuesday night: chapters 18-19
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Wednesday night: chapter 20
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Thursday night: chapters 21-22
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Pink Sheet: Simple and Compound Sentences (both sides)
due Wednesday. (Not available online.)
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Vocabulary due Thursday.
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120 Seconds continues T-Th.
(If you're finished, don't worry about this one, just make sure you record
your book on one of the lists.)
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600 Words due (every) Wednesday.
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600 word rough draft in one of the
writing categories due next Tuesday, 1/31.
Week of January 16 (Monday is a holiday.)
This will probably be the last week of the "no homework"
experiment...
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KBAR = The Giver. There will be a reading check
quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and
come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
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Tuesday night: chapter 13
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Wednesday night: chapters 14 and 15
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Thursday night: chapters 16 and 17
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120 Seconds continues T-Th.
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600 Words due (every) Wednesday.
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Test #16 is Friday.
Week of January 9
There is no written homework (except writing assignments)
for awhile (if you stay off of SSI). There will be a vocabulary pretest
on Wednesday, so if you want to prepare, here
are the words, plus a little pretest and crossword you can try. We
will do it in class, I will go over it on Wednesday before the pretest.
This week we will be working on academic words, rather than spelling, and
the pretest will be the warm ups. We will have our usual test
on Friday. To be exempt from academic words, you must score 19/20
or better on the warm ups. Regular KBARR is suspended while we read
The
Giver.
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KBAR = The Giver. There will be a reading check
quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and
come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
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Monday night: chapters 7 and 8
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Tuesday night: chapter 9
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Wednesday night: chapters 10 and 11
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Thursday night: chapter 12
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120 Seconds begins Tuesday,
and continues T-Th until finished.
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600 Words due (every) Wednesday.
Week of January 2 (Monday is a holiday!)
SSI people have been given a reprieve.
There is no written homework (except writing assignments)
for awhile (if you stay off of SSI). There will be a vocabulary pretest
on Thursday, so if you want to prepare, here
are the words, plus a little pretest and crossword you can try. I will
go over it on Thursday before the pretest. This week we will be working
on academic words, rather than spelling, and the pretest will be the warm
ups. Here is a pretest
with all the words listed if you want to prepare. We will have our
usual test on Friday. To be exempt from academic words, you must
score 18/20 or better on the warm ups. Regular KBARR is suspended
while we read The Giver.
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KBAR = The Giver. There will be a reading check
quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and
come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
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Tuesday night: chapters 1-2
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Wednesday night: chapters 3-4
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Thursday night: chapters 5-6
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Think Ahead: 120 Seconds begins
next Tuesday!
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600 Words due next Wednesday (and
every one after that).
Week of December 12 -- **SSI: 1st period: ? 32/42,
3rd period: ? 33/44, 5th and 6th periods: ? 35/46 on Test #13. SSI will
take effect in January.
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KBAR: Read 20 minutes, get chart
signed (in notebook) nightly.
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IRP Workbook. BRING IT TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
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due Tuesday: p344-345
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due Wednesday: p346-347
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due Thursday: p358-359
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Pink Sheet - S/V Agreement. (Not available online.)
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due Tuesday: p163
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due Wednesday: p164
Week of December 5 -- **SSI = ? 38/52 on Test #12
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KBAR: Read 15 minutes, get chart
signed (in notebook) nightly,
respond
1 page (in notebook) by
Friday.
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Spelling Pretest #10
is
Tuesday. You may choose to study.
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IRP Workbook. BRING IT TO CLASS
EVERY DAY.
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due Tuesday: p350-351
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due Thursday: p352-353
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due Friday: p354-355
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Vocabulary (including
small crossword) due Wednesday. **SSI must do definitions
in notebook.
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"Pink" Sheet: "Adjective or Adverb?"
due Thursday.
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PERFECT #2 is due Friday. (Please note new
day.)
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300+ words (marked), Title, 5 Vocabulary Words (marked),
NDP (upper right), Ink, Neat.
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Topic: Unlimited! Content is not graded, but there must
be a THESIS. It doesn't matter what it is, but the paper must have a point,
and not be merely random sentences.
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Grading: 40p, with -5 for each mechanical mistake.
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Prereads due Tuesday.
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**SSI must do 5x spelling practice by Friday.
Extra credit for all others.
Week of November 28 -- **SSI = ? 38/51 on Test #11.
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KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart
signed (in notebook) nightly, respond
1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
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Spelling Pretest #9 is
Tuesday.
You may choose to study.
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IRP Workbook. BRING IT TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
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due Tuesday: p360-361
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due Wednesday: p362-363
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due Thursday: p364-365
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due Friday: p348-349
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Vocabulary (including
small crossword) due Wednesday. **SSI must do definitions
in notebook.
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**SSI must do 5x spelling practice by Friday.
Extra credit for all others.
Think Ahead!
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PERFECT #2 is due Next
Thursday, 12/8.
Friday/12/9.
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300+ words (marked), Title, 5 Vocabulary Words (marked),
NDP (upper right), Ink, Neat.
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Topic: Unlimited! Content is not graded.
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Grading: 40p, with -5 for each mechanical mistake.
"Week" of November 21. No school Wednesday - Friday. Happy
Thanksgiving!
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IRP p366-367 due Tuesday. Yes, fill out the application.
You may invent the details.
Week of November 14 - **SSI = ? 37/50 on Test #10
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KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart
signed (in notebook) nightly, respond
1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (Periods 1 and
5 do not have to respond.)
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Spelling Pretest #8 is
Tuesday.
You may choose to study.
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IRP Workbook. BRING IT TO CLASS EVERY DAY!
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due Tuesday: p370-371
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due Wednesday: p372-373
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due Thursday: p374-375
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due Friday: p368-369
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Vocabulary (including
crossword) due Wednesday. **SSI must do definitions.
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**SSI must do Spelling 5x by Friday.
"Week" of Nov 7 (Thursday and Friday are student holidays!)
Week of October 31 - **SSI = ? 38/51 on Test
#9.
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KBARR: Three nights
only! You decide which nights.
You still owe a full page
of responding. Spend Thursday night making sure your essay
is ready for a grade! You're welcome.
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Spelling Pretest is
Tuesday.
You can study...or not.
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Color Justification Essay: Rough
draft due Tuesday.
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Vocabulary due Wednesday.
**SSI
must do definitions.
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Roots section due
Thursday
(if not finished in class). FRIDAY!
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S. E. Hinton Bio Questions due
Thursday
(if not finished in class). FRIDAY!
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Color Essay Final Draft due FRIDAY.
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+
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**SSI only: 5x spelling due Friday.
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Think ahead! Outsiders Project
due next Wednesday, 11/9.
Week of October 24 - ** SSI = ? 38/51 on Test
#8
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KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart
signed (in notebook) nightly, respond
1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
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Spelling Pretest #6 is Tuesday.
Study...or not.
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Vocabulary due
Wednesday. **SSI must do definitions.
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Pink Sheet - Pronouns: p46 due Tuesday, p47 due Thursday.
Add
to directions: Please also write the person, number and case for each pronoun
you underline. Example: #1. my - 1st person, singular, possessive.
(Not available online.)
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Spelling Crossword due Friday.
(Here is the interactive web version.)
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**SSI only: SPELLING 5x due Friday.
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Color Justification Essay:
Rough draft due next Tuesday, 11/1.
Week of October 17 - **SSI = ? 37/50 on Test
#7
Week of October 10 - **SSI = ? 30 on Test #6.
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KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart
signed (in notebook) nightly, respond
1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
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Spelling Pretest #4 is Tuesday.
Study...or not.
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Vocabulary due Wednesday.
**SSI
must do definitions.
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Show not Tell #2: 350+ words, ink, title, NDP, WDILL?
Due
Thursday, 10/13. Your choice:
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a) "Fun!" Show you, in action, having fun.
Don't tell me what you think is fun. Show me you doing it.
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b) "Weird Planet" Show your first glimpses
of a never before seen planet. Don't just list items you see, show them
to us.
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Spelling
Crossword due Friday.
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**SSI Only: 5x Spelling Practice due Friday.
Week of October 3 - **SSI = ? 28 on Test #5.
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KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart
signed (in notebook) nightly, respond
1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
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Spelling Pretest #3 is Tuesday.
You can choose to study...or not.
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Pink Sheet (FRO's): Page 28 due Tuesday, Page 29 due
Thursday. (Not available online.)
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Vocabulary due
Wednesday.
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Spelling
Crossword due Friday.
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**SSI must do vocabulary definitions.
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**SSI: Spelling Sentences due Friday.
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Think ahead: Show not Tell #2: Your choice: a) "Fun!"
Show you, in action, having fun. Don't tell me what you think is fun. Show
me you doing it. b) "Weird Planet" Show your first
glimpses of a never before seen planet.
350+ words, ink, title, NDP,
WDILL?
Due next Tuesday, 10/11.
Thursday,
10/13. Please note new day!
Week of September 26 - **SSI = ? 26 on Test #4.
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KBARR: Read 15 minutes, get chart
signed (in notebook) nightly, respond
1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
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Academic Words Pretest #2
due Tuesday.
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Pink Sheet - Kinds of Sentences: p16 due Tuesday,
p17 Due
Thursday. (Not available online.)
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Vocabulary due Wednesday.
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"Perfect Paper #1" due Thursday.
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300+ words (marked), Title, 5 Vocabulary Words (marked),
NDP (upper right), ink, neat.
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Topic: Unlimited! Content is not graded.
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Grading: 40p, with -5 for each mechanical mistake.
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**SSI @ Break: Vocabulary Sentences and AW Sentences until
you are finished or by Friday.
Week of September 19
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KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart
signed (in notebook) nightly, respond
1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
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Spelling Pretest is Tuesday.
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Pink Sheet - Verb Phrases: p10 due Tuesday, p11 Due Thursday.
(Not available online.)
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Vocabulary due Wednesday.
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Spelling Crossword due Friday.
Here is the interactive
web version. #2-Down is the word telegraph.
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Spelling 5x due Friday.
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Test Friday: Spelling (practice your 5x), Roots (study the crossword/warm
ups), Vocabulary (study the homework sheet and the pretest online), Verb
Phrases (study the pink sheet, p10), Husker Du? (study the ones you got
wrong last week), Outsiders ch3 (maybe)
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Think ahead: "Perfect Paper #1" due next
Tuesday,
9/27. Thursday, 9/29.
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300+ words (marked), Title, 5 Vocabulary Words (marked),
NDP (upper right), ink, neat.
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Topic: Unlimited! Content is not graded. Prereads
are due
this
Friday. Monday, 9/26.
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Grading: 40p, with -5 for each mechanical mistake.
Week of September 12
Week of September 5 (Monday is a holiday.)
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KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart
signed (in notebook) nightly, respond
1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
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Vocabulary due Thursday.
(Note unusual day.)
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Messy Room due
Friday.
Now
due Tuesday, 9/13.
Week of August 29
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KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart
signed (in notebook), respond 1/2 page (in notebook)
-- nightly through Thursday. (More response ideas
here.)
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Short Slang Paper due Tuesday.
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Vocabulary due
Wednesday.
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Spelling 5x due Friday. (For the ones you missed Tuesday.)
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(Extra Credit!) Crossword due
by Friday.
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Test #1 on Friday. (Spelling, vocabulary, etc.)
Week of August 22 (School Starts Wed. Aug. 24.)
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Read and sign class
expectations by Thursday. (That would be the next day.)
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Quiz on classwork is (every) Friday.
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Get a spiral notebook by Monday (in class), 8/29.
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Find a KBAR book by Monday (night),
8/29.
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Short Slang Paper due Tuesday, 8/30