Comprehensive English Homework Classes  1, 2 & 7

Homework Week of 5/6/24

1. Your Promotion Speech is due Wednesday, 5/8.

2. Your book covers are due no later than 5/10.

Homework Week of 4/29/24

1. Your Analyze and Interpret essays are due Friday, 5/3. After Monday 4/29, no more class time will be given to work on this essay.

2. Your promotion speech is due Wednesday, May 8.

Homework Week of 4/22/24

1. Listenwise - Your "What Surprised Me?" notes and quiz for the selection are due Friday, 4/26.

Here is the Listenwise routine to follow:

Monday - Set up notes

Tuesday - Listen and take notes - What surprised you?

Wednesday - Listen and review/add to notes

Thursday - Listen, review notes, take the quiz

Friday - Hand in your notes to the Google Classroom Listenwise assignment.

2. We will work on our Analyze and Interpret Essays in class. Your essay will be due at the end of the class period on 4/29.

Homework Week of 4/15/24

1. Complete the "Recess for All" selection in Common Lit to practice delineating and evaluating arguments in texts. You will find this in your comprehensive English Google Classroom.

2. Optional Extra Credit - You will find an additional argument practice in Common Lit accessed through your ELA Google Classroom (Class 3, 4 or 5). The title of that selection is "Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American to be on U.S. currency"

To benefit from these opportunities, you need to complete this work by Wednesday, 4/17.

Homework Week of 4/8/24

1. Study Grammar Chapter 13. You can complete the PreTest and check your work with answer keys posted on Google Classroom.

2. The Grammar Chapter 13 test is on Friday 4/12.

3. Your Inquire and Explore Essay is due Friday 4/12. **Class 7 did not have a chance to learn about conclusions in class on 4/11. This class will have extra time to complete thier Inquire and Explore essays.

Homework Week of 4/1/24

1. Listenwise notes and quiz are due Friday, 4/5. Continue taking notes about what surprised you as you listened to selection.

2. The Listenwise assignment currently posted in Google Classroom is due Friday, 4/5.

Monday - Set up notes

Tuesday - Listen and take notes - What surprised you?

Wednesday - Listen and review/add to notes

Thursday - Listen, review notes, take the quiz

Friday - Hand in your notes to the Google Classroom Listenwise assignment.

3. Complete the Evaluating Arguments lessons in iReady - Teacher Assigned Lessons - by Friday, 4/5.

4. Brainstorm  a question for your Inquire and Explore Essay.

5. Complete your research by Friday, 4/5

Homework Week of 3/25/24

1. iReady Standards Mastery - Argument - If you don't finish this in class, please finish for homework.

2. The Listenwise assignment currently posted in Google Classroom is due Friday, 4/5.

Monday - Set up notes

Tuesday - Listen and take notes - What surprised you?

Wednesday - Listen and review/add to notes

Thursday - Listen, review notes, take the quiz

Friday - Hand in your notes to the Google Classroom Listenwise assignment.

3. Complete the Evaluating Arguments lessons in iReady - Teacher Assigned Lessons - by Friday, 4/5.

Homework Week of 3/11/24

1. After discussing the Spotlight Skills Lesson: Organizing Argumentative Writing in class today (3/13) whatever you don't finish in class is homework due 3/14.

2. Listenwise - Listen to and take notes on this week's selection. Note: What surprised you. Due Friday, 3/15/24.

Monday - Set up notes

Tuesday - Listen and take notes - What surprised you?

Wednesday - Listen and review/add to notes

Thursday - Listen, review notes, take the quiz

Friday - Hand in your notes to the Google Classroom Listenwise assignment.

Homework Week of 3/4/24

3. Listenwise - Listen to and take notes on this week's selection. Note: What surprised you. Due Friday, 3/8/24.

Monday - Set up notes

Tuesday - Listen and take notes - What surprised you?

Wednesday - Listen and review/add to notes

Thursday - Listen, review notes, take the quiz

Friday - Hand in your notes to the Google Classroom Listenwise assignment.

Homework Week of 2/26/24

1. Listenwise - Listen to and take notes on this week's selection. Note: What surprised you. Due 3/1/24

Monday - Set up notes

Tuesday - Listen and take notes - What surprised you?

Wednesday - Listen and review/add to notes

Thursday - Listen, review notes, take the quiz

Friday - Hand in your notes to the Google Classroom Listenwise assignment.

2. Have both Spotlight Arguments and Claims Skills lessons finished by Wednesday, 2/28.

3. We will be taking a quiz on commas on Friday, 3/1.

Homework Week of 2/19/24

4. Listenwise - Listen to and take notes on this week's selection. Note: What surprised you. Due 2/23/24

Tuesday - Set up notes

Wednesday - Listen and take notes

Thursday - Listen, review notes, take the quiz

Friday - Hand in your notes to the Google Classroom Listenwise assignment.

5. Read the "Reality TV and Society" Point and Counterpoint essays by Thursday 2/22. You do not have to do anything but read the 2 essays. We will do the other work in class on Thursday.

Homework Week of 2/12/24

6. Listenwise - Listen to and take notes on this week's selection. Note: What surprised you.

Tuesday - Set up notes

Wednesday - Listen and take notes

Thursday - Listen, review notes, take the quiz

Friday - Hand in your notes to the Google Classroom Listenwise assignment.

Homework Week of 2/5/24

1. Listenwise - We are starting a new routine. More information to come. For now, please note that your notes and quiz are due Friday, 1/9. 

Here is the weekly Listenwise Routine:

Monday - Set up your notes.

Tuesday - Listen to the selection and take notes. Your notes should be very brief.

Wednesday - Listen to the selection and add to your notes if you hear something important to add.

Thursday - Listen to the selection, review your notes and take the quiz. It should take 5 minutes or more to complete the quiz.

Friday - Hand in your notes to Google Classroom. Your quiz should be complete. 

Homework Week of 1/14/24

1. Your Active and Passive Voice movies are due Wednesday, 1/24. You will have a lot of class time to work on this. If you use your class time well, you won't need to do a lot of work on this at home. Directions will be explained in class on Wednesday, 1/17.

Homework Week of 1/8/24

1. We will complete the Verb Tense Review in class on Friday 1/12. Study this PDF as well as your other handbook PDFs in order to be prepared for a quiz on Verb Tense Tuesday, 1/16

Homework Week of 12/18

1. Your Evaluate and Judge essay and self-evaluation rubric are due by the end of the class period Tuesday, 12/19.

2. Check PowerSchool, StudySync and Google Classroom to see what assignments you need to finish due to being absent at any time prior to the break.

Homework Week of 12/4

1. Please return your Sunny Hills Field Trip Permission slip by Friday, 12/8.

Homework Week of 11/27

1. Complete the Listenwise Selection: "Malala Turns Twenty and Reflects" questions by Wednesday, 11/29.

Homework Week of 11/13

1. All LIstenwise work will be done in class this week.

Homework Week of 11/6

1. We will take a quiz on Verbs Chapter 3 Lessons 3.1 - 3.3 on Thursday, 11/9.

Homework Week of 10/30

1. Memorize prepositions column #5 by Friday, 11/3. We will take the quiz on 11/3.

2. Listenwise Questions on "The Perseverance of Strong Women" are due Friday 11/3.

Homework Week of 10/23

1. Memorize prepositions column #4 by Thursday, 10/26

2. Complete writing your draft of your Inform and Explain essay by Thursday, 10/26. We will self and peer review, and revise and edit in class on Thursday. Your final revised/edited draft is due Friday, 10/27.

Homework Week of 10/16

1. Memorize prepositions column #3 by Tuesday, 10/17.

2. Continue adding to your list of terms (language of the discipline) related to your Year Long Writing project.

Homework Week of 10/9

1. Memorize Column #2 of the list of prepositions by Thursday, 10/12.

2. Study for a test on Prepositions Lessons 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 on Thursday 10/12. Complete the odds on the Prepositions Review by Tuesday, 10/10.

3. Memorize prepositions column #3 by Tuesday, 10/17.

Homework Week of 9/25

1. Memorize column #1 of the list of prepositions by Friday, 9/29. 

Homework Week of 9/18

**Support F2AST by going to the fun movie night! 

1. You will have class time, but your Express and Reflect Narrative is due Friday, 9/22.

2. Along with your Express and Reflect Narrative, please complete your Self Review form. You will hand it in with your written work.

Homework Week of 9/11 **Support F2AST by going to the fun movie night! 

1. Choose a topic for your year long writing project. Make sure it is a topic you know a lot about and that you are truly passionate about.

2. Complete the Listenwise selection quiz for "How to Reduce Plastic Pollution" by Tuesday, 9/12.

3. Fill in your Express and Reflect outline - due Thursday, 9/14.

4. Be sure to complete the Listenwise assignment posted in Google Classroom.

Homework Week of 9/4

1. Complete the Grammar Chapter 1 lesson 1.3 practice by Wednesday, 9/6. (Class 7 will do this in class on Weds.)

2. We will be taking a grammar quiz on Friday, 9/8. The quiz will cover lessons 1.1 - 1.4.

3. It was brought to my attention that completing the grammar quiz and grading it took up the majority of the time, so you didn't have enough class time to do the Listenwise work. That assignment is not due until Tuesday 9/12. Google Classroom has been updated.

Homework Week of 8/28

Homework Week of 8/14

1. Please select your elective choices and return your form no later than Thursday, 8/18.