Assigned Homework

Week 1- Week of August 28th 

Homeroom/ Literacy: 

Policies/ Procedures signed signature page- 8/30 

Math: 

 Workbook "practice problems" for Chapter 1: Exercise 1-4 (students do not need to complete The basics or the challenge problems) 

Grammar:

Study the eight parts of speech 

Literacy: 

Root Words:  Canis ( dog) Latin, Feles (cat) Latin, Leon (lion) Greek

Derivatives: Canine, Feline, Lioness, Dandelion 

Spelling words: Virtue, Adjective, Preposition, Dandelion, Derivative 

Literature: 

The Secret Garden Worksheet Chapter 1: Questions 1 and 2 

Finish Chapter 2 

Practice Poem: A Wise Old Owl 

History:

Practice 50 States song 

Science: none 

Week 2 - Week of September 5th 

 Math: 

Tuesday: Textbook Pg 17- Problems 3-6 

Wednesday: Workbook Ch. 1 Exercise 5 Practice problems 4-6 

Thursday: Textbook Pg 21 Problems 3-6 

Friday: none

Literacy: 

Roots/ Spelling words: Equus. (horse) - Latin, Caballus- Horse ( Latin) , Hipposs- Horse ( Greek) 

Derivatives - Equestrian, equine, cavalry, chivalry, hippophile 

Spelling words: Courage, Beautiful, Cholera, Desolation, stout, timid, quarrel, geography, region, observation

 Literature: 

Practice Poem "A Wise Old Owl" due for recitation on Friday 

Finish reading through chapter 4 in "The Secret Garden" 

Composition: 

 Complete 2 paragraphs using student IEW created Key word Outline on source text "The Blue Ringed Octopus" 

History: 

Practice "Fifty Nifty song" for performance on September 12 

Study regions of USA Map for quiz 

Grammar: 

WOL book pages 8-9 

Science: 

  none

Week 3 - Week of September 11th 

 Math: 

  Monday: Study for Test 

   Tuesday: none 

   Wednesday: Ch.2 Exercise 1 "Practice"

    Thursday: Ch. 2 Exercise 2 "Practice" 

Grammar: 

WOL Lesson to Learn B #2-4, WOL Lesson to Learn C #2-5 

Literacy: 

Greek/ Latin Roots: 

Ornis/ ornithos (G)- bird 

Avis (L)- bird

New Spelling words: 

1.  impudent

2. cavalry 

3. equestrian

4. source

5. procedure

6. hippopotamus

7. refraction

8. illuminated

9. indigenous

10. peninsula

** Students are tested on Last weeks spelling/ Greek and Latin root words THIS FRIDAY 9/14*** 

Literature:

Students will read through Chapter 7 in "The Secret Garden" by Monday September 18th. 

History:

Study United States Regions for quiz on the regions 

Science:

none

Composition:

Write one paragraph using your Key Word Outline, one -ly adverb in paragraph. 

Hire an editor and have editor check your rough draft. 

Make necessary corrections and follow directions on your checklist. 

Week 4 - Week of September 18th 

Math:

Monday: Ch.2 Ex. 3 "Practice problems 2-3  

   Tuesday: Ch. 2 Ex 4 "Practice problems 5-6 

   Wednesday: Ch.2 Ex 5 "Practice" 4

   Thursday: none

   Friday: TBD

Composition: 

Wednesday: 

Finish one paragraph using your Key Word Outline, one -ly adverb and who/which dress up in paragraph. 

Hire an editor and have editor check your rough draft. 

Make necessary corrections and follow directions on your checklist. 

Grammar:

Literacy: 

Study Spelling words from List 2 and roots from last week for test on Thursday 

New Roots this week: 

Grex/gregis:Latin- flock, herd, drove, group, troop, company 

gregarious, congregate, segregate

omnis: Latin- each, every, all 

omnipotent, omniscient

New spelling words : Contrary

1. vexed 

2. languid

3. Surly

4. shadow

5. Compensate 

6. Editor

7. Aviator

8. Translucent

9. Agriculture

10. Industry

• Students are Tested on Last weeks list this Thursday 9/21 

Literature: 

Students will have read through chapter 14 by the end of the week. 

History: 

Students will be assigned a writing assignment on one of the regions of the United States this Thursday. This assignment is due for a grade by Friday 9/29. 

Science: 

Study the study guide created in class on Wednesday for Test on Color and Light on Friday. 

Week 5 - Week of September 25th 

Math: 

Monday: Ch.2 Ex. 3 "Practice problems 2-3  

   Tuesday: Ch. 2 Ex 4 "Practice problems 5-6 

   Wednesday: Ch.3  Ex 1 "Practice" 3-5 

   Thursday: Ch. 2 Ex. 2 "Practice"

   Friday: Ch. 3 Ex. 3 Check 1 

Grammar:

Thursday: WOL Page 41 

Friday: WOL Page 47 

Literature: 

Students will have read through chapter 18 by the end of the week. They are due to recite "Opposites" by Friday. 

Literacy: 

There are no new spelling words for this week. Students are tested on Friday on Greek/ Latin Roots 1-11

History: 

 Writing Research Projects- due Friday 

Week 6 - Week of October 2nd 

Math:

Monday: Ch. 3 Ex 4 "Practice" 

 Tuesday: WB: Ch. 3 Ex. 5 1-5 

 Wednesday: WB:Ch. 3 Ex.6 "Practice"

  Thursday: Practice multiplication

   Friday:  WB: Ch. 3 Ex.7 "Practice" 

Grammar:

Monday: WOL page 53 #2-5 

 Tuesday: none

 Wednesday: none 

Literacy:

Roots: amphi, ambi, eu 

 spelling words contrary, vexed, languid, surly, shadow, compensate, editor, aviator, translucent,agriculture 

Tested Friday 10/6 

Literature:

Students will have read through chapter 22, possibly chapter 23 by Friday 10/6 

Composition:

Memorize Story sequence chart

Write KWO 

First and second paragraph on "The Miller, His Son and Their Donkey" 

Week 7 - Week of October 9th

Math:

Monday: Chapter 3 Exercise 8 "Practice"

Tuesday: Chapter 3 Exercise 9  #1 only 

Wednesday: Study Review 

Thursday: NONE 

Friday: Finish fractions worksheet 

Composition:

Monday: Memorize Story Sequence Chart 

Tuesday: Finish paragraph 1- retelling "The Miller, His Son and Their Donkey."

Wednesday: Finish Paragrah 2- retelling "The Miller, His Son and Their Donkey."

Thursday: Finish Paragraph 3- retelling "The Miller, His Son and Their Donkey." Have editor edit your rough draft for spelling, punctuation and grammar errors. 

Friday: Final Draft is completed in class and turned in for a grade. 

** All assignments are assigned and completed during class time**  Assignments provided are for those whose students are absent to complete when they return.Final drafts are completed during class time.  

Literacy:

Roots: malus, e-/ ex , archos

spelling: porcupine, envy, lofty, omnivorous, hysteric, density, salinity, imperious, hypothesis, hieroglyph 

Testing on Friday 10/13. 

History: 

 Monday: Finish flag of Mexico 

Wednesday: Study for Quiz on Ancient Maya/ Aztec 

Week 8 - Week of October 16th

Math:

Monday: Chapter 4 Ex. 1 probems 3-7 

Tuesday: Chapter 4 Ex 2 "Practice"

Wednesday: Chapter 4 Ex. 3 "Practice" 

Literacy:

Roots: arcus, circum, kyklos 

Spelling words: civilization, euphoria, malice, evidence, except, amphibian, monarchy, emperor, trough, trench 

Tested on October 27th

Grammar:

Tuesday: WOL L2A B Pg 73 #2-5 

Wednesday:WOL LCB C Pg 75 

Composition:

All missed composition from last week is due this Wednesday for credit.  

Week 9 - Week of October 23rd 

Math:

Monday: Chapter 4 Exercise 3 "Practice" 

Tuesday: Chapter 4 Lesson 4 Practice A Textbook problems 3-4

Wednesday: Chapter 4 Exercise 5 "Practice" #2 

Thursday: Chapter 4 Exercise 6 "Practice"

Friday:Chapter 4 Exercise 7 "Practice"

Literacy:

Roots Test on List 6 on Friday 

New words (tested Friday 11/3) 

1. Archer

2. Circumference

3. Circumstance

4. Cyclops

5. Cyclone

6. Engineer

7. Conquistador

8. latitude

9. Curiosity 

10. desalination

Roots: deus (latin)- god- derivative- deity, peri- greek- around- derivative- perimeter, theos- greek- god- theology 

Grammar:

 Monday: Well ordered language (WOL) workbook #2-5 page 75 

Tuesday: WOL workbook page 77 #2-4 

Wednesday: WOL workbook page 80 

Thursday:none

Friday:none 

Literature:

Students received a new poem for recitation due 11/3- "The Eagle: A Fragment" by Alfred Lord Tennyson 

Students will complete reading through Chapter 3 in Alice in Wonderland by Monday 10/30. 

History: 

Study the Maya, Inca, Aztec Study guide for Quiz on Friday 10/27 

Week 10 - Week of October 30th

Math: 

Monday: Chapter 4 Exercise 8 "Practice"- Student attempts at least 3-4 problems

Tuesday: Chapter 4 "Practice B"

Wednesday: Chapter 4 Review- correct the problems students did incorrectly

Thursday: none

Friday: Correct continual chapter 1-4 review questions

Literacy:

Roots test on List 7 Friday: Roots deus, theos, peri 

New words:

1. Archer

2. Circumference

3. Circumstance

4. Cyclops

5. Cyclone

6. Engineer

7. Conquistador

8. latitude

9. Curiosity 

10. Desalination

Roots: 

deus- latin- god- deity, peri- greek- around- perimeter, theos-greek- god- theology 

Composition:

Students will compose all their IEW work in class- rough drafts may be sent home  Friday for parental review. Please correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. Students will compose a 3 paragraph essay on the reading "Odysseus and the Cyclops" 

Week 11- Week of November 6th

Math: 

Monday: Chapter 5 Ex. 1 "Practice" 

Tuesday: Chapter 5 Ex. 2 "Practice"

Wednesday:Chapter 5 Ex. 3 #4 and 5 

Thursday: Chapter 5 Lesson 4 Practice A 

Friday:Chapter 5 Ex. 5 "Practice" 

Composition:

Monday: 3 paragraph final draft retelling the story "Odysseus and The Cyclops"

Literacy:

1. Inquisitive

2. Immunity 

3. Multiplication

4. Denominator

5. Encyclopedia

6. Perimeter

7. Theology

8. Caucus

9. Submersible

10. Renaissance

Roots: divinus- god-like- Latin- diva, divine 

homo/hominus- man, human being- latin, Humane, homo sapians 

anthropos- man, mankind, humankind- greek- anthropology, philanthropist 

They are tested on Friday November 10th 

Grammar:

Friday: Well ordered language Page 97- 100 

Science:

Monday: Study for Science Test 

Tuesday: List 10 facts from notes they take in class about the Wright brothers 

Thursday:10 facts fron Wright brothers reading 

History:

 Monday: 

Summary of notes taken in class today. Summary should include 3-4 sentences explaining the changes that occured during the Renaissance for artists and the work they produced. 

Wednesday: 

Define the following vocabulary terms: realism, three-dimensional, perspective 

Literature

We will complete Alice in Wonderland on Friday. Reading Chapter 9-12 Tuesday to Friday. 

Week 12- Week of November 13th

Math: 

Monday: Ch. 5 Ex.6 "Practice"

Tuesday: Ch.5 Ex. 7"Practice"

Wednesday:Ch. 5 Ex. 8 "Practice"

Thursday:Ch. 5 Ex. 10 "Practice"

Literacy:

1. Divine

2. Humane

3.  Croquet 

4.  Livery 

5.  impertinent 

6. Homo sapiens

7. Anthropology

8. Courtier

9. Philanthropist 

10. Aerodynamics

Roots: Vir- latin- men- virtue, 

femina- latin, female, feminine 

infans/infantis- latin, inability to speak, infant, infancy 

Composition:

Monday:Science KWO 

Tuesday: Paragraph 1 

Wednesday: Paragraph 2/ 3 

Thursday:Edit rough draft 

Friday:Final draft due in class

Grammar:

Monday: WOL L2L C Page 98-99 

Literature:

Students will have read through Chapter 4  Wind in the Willows by Friday. 

Poem is due for recitation on 11/17 

Week 13- Week of November 27th

Math: 

Monday: Chapter 5- Check 1-4 

Tuesday: None (math test day) 

Wednesday: Chapter 6 Ex. 1 Practice 

Thursday: Chapter 6 Ex. 2 Practice 

Friday:Chapter 6 Ex.3 Practice 

Literacy:

List 10 

1. Feminine 

2. gravity 

3. parachute

4. commission

5. relevant

6. triumvirate

7. anthropomorphic

8. fresco 

9. papal

10. infancy 

Roots: pais/paidos: Greek- child; pediatrician, pedagogy 

schole- Greek- leisure, free time ;school, scholar 

ludo/lusus- Latin- play, mock; illusion, ludicrous

Spelling list #10 is tested on Friday December 7th 

Literature:

Monday: Finish Chapter 5 in WW

Tuesday:Finish Chapter 6 

Wednesday:Finish Chapter 7 

Thursday:Study for quiz on chapter 1-7 

Friday: none 

**Book it logs need parent signatures each day and are due the following Monday after they are assigned. 

Composition:

Monday: Finish KWO for African Osterichs

Tuesday: Finish KWO for Southern Cassowarys

Wednesday: Write Paragraph 1 

Thursday:Write Paragraph 2 

Friday: Write Paragraph 3, Parents to Edit

Final Draft is due Monday  December 4th for Full Credit, must include 3 KWO's a rough draft, final draft and the checklist. 

Week 14- Week of December 4th

Math:

Monday: Chapter 6 Ex. 4

Tuesday:Chapter 6 Ex. 5 

Wednesday:Chapter 6 Ex. 6 Practice 

Thursday:Chapter 6 Ex. 7 Check and Review Study Guide for Test tomorrow 

Friday: None 

Composition:

3 Paragraph Essay on Justice is Due on Monday December 11th 

Literacy:

List 11 

1. Scholar 

2. leisure 

3. reciprocal

4. sensory

5. thrust

6. pedagogy

7. ludicrous

8. sculling

9. cunning 

10. diplomat 

Roots: iatros: greek- doctor, physician,comforter; psychiatrist, podiatrist 

medicus: latin-physician; medical, medicine, medication

sanus: latin: healthy,not diseased or injured; sane, insanity, sanitary 

These words are tested Friday December 15th. 

Grammar:

Wednesday: WOL Chapter 5 Lesson to Learn A 

Thursday: WOL Chapter 5 Lesson to Learn B 

Friday: WOL Chapter 5 Lesson to Learn C 

Test on Tuesday December 12th

History: 

Tuesday: Answer Big Question from Chapter 9 using 1 paragraph

Week 15- Week of December 11th

Math:

Monday: Chapter 7 Ex. 1 #1-4 

Tuesday: Chapter 7 Ex. 1 #5-9 

Wednesday:Chapter 7 Ex. 2 "Practice:

Thursday: Chapter 7 Lesson 3 Handout 

Friday:Chapter 7 Ex 4 #4-6 

Literacy:

Students do not have any new spelling words this week. Next Thursday 12/21 they will be tested on the roots from Week 

9 -15 

Students are tested on List 11 this Friday 12/15 

Grammar:

Monday: Chapter 5 Sentences for Practice Pages 120-121 

Tuesday: none 

Wednesday: None 

Thursday: Chapter 6- L2L A 

Friday: Chapter 6 L2L B 

Composition:

Students will compose a 3 paragraph essay on a topic of their choice around the Renaissance Era. This will run in conjunction with their history display project. Students must answer these 5 questions in their essay, who is the essay about (if they located a place, they may include who was affected), what, when, where and why this is important. Students must complete a rough draft and final draft. Final draft is in cursive. The final project is due on Thursday December 21st. This does not have to follow IEW checklist guidelines. 

History: 

Students will complete a final project on a topic of their choice on the Renaissance. The final project is split into two catagories:

1. Essay will count as a final composition grade- 3 paragraphs on your topic, students may use the textbook or other source material to gather their research. 

2. The project display must include: A poster board display with a clear title, key vocabulary, pictures  and be a visual aid for the essay, including key elements of the students essay- The display and presentation piece will count as their final history grade for the semester. 

The project is due December 21, 2023 

Semester 2 Week 17- Week of January 8th

Math:

Tuesday: Ch. 8 Exercise 1 "Practice"

Wednesday: Ch. 8 Exercise 2 "Practice" 

Thursday: Ch. 8 Exercise 3 " Practice"

Friday: Ch. 8 Exercise 4 Check 3-5 

Literacy :

Spelling List 12 

1. Responsibility 

2. Interrogative

3. Symmetry 

4. Cornucopia

5. Detective

6. Theology

7. Astronomer

8. Mineral 

9. Crystal

10. Aluminum 

Tested Friday 1/19 

Roots: derma- Greek; skin; epidermis, dermatology , cutis- Latin; skin, cuticle, sub-cutaneous, cor/cordis- Latin; heart; courage, cordial, core, encourage, discourage 

Composition:

Wednesday- Write paragraph 1 on Conan Doyle

Thursday- Paragraph 2 

Friday- Paragraph 3- Have editor edit rough draft for spelling, punctuation, capitalization

Grammar: 

Friday: WOL L2L A 

Literature: 

Book it logs for 1/9- 1/15- Due 1/16 

 Tuesday: 1 paragraph on the Characteristics of a Detective Story 

History:

Tuesday: Answer Big question about printing presses and the advantages of it 

Week 19- Week of January 22nd 

Math: 

Monday: WB Chapter 9 Ex. 1 "Practice"

Tuesday: WB Chapter 9 Ex. 2 "Practice"

Wednesday: WB Chapter 9 Ex.3 "Practice" 

Thursday: Ch.8  Test Corrections and  WB: Ch. 9 Ex. 4 " Practice"

Friday:  WB Ch. 9 Ex. 5 Check 

Literacy: 

1. deduced

2. recant

3. metamorphic

4. Inference 

5. Analysis

6. Thesis

7. pauper

8. Igneous

9. encourage

10. Sedimentary 

These are quizzed on Friday and Tested next week. 

Students should also know these root words and derivatives and proper spelling of them as well. 

dorsum:latin- back: dorsal fin, endorse, endorsement 

athlon: greek - prize, award; athlete, athletic, decathalon, pentathalon 

Grammar: 

Tuesday: Relative pronouns worksheet  due Thursday 1/24 

Thursday: Chapter 8 WOL L2L A  

Composition:

Wednesday: KWO for Unit 5: Drone complete due Friday 

Friday: Finish Paragraph 2 and 3: Rough Draft Due Tuesday 1/30 

Literature: 

Monday:The Red- Headed League Packet Due Friday 1/26 , read pages 45-60 in Sherlock Holmes "The Red-Headed League"

Tuesday: Read pages 76-86  in Sherlock Holmes "The Red-Headed League"

Wednesday: Practice Poem "The Road not Taken" Due for recitation 1/31 

History:

Reformation Packet- notes on Chapters 1-5  due Thursday 1/25 

Science:

Monday: Rocks worksheet due Friday 1/26 

Week 20- Week of January 29th

Math: 

Monday: WB Chapter 9 Exercise 6

Tuesday: WB Chapter 9 Ex. 7 

Wednesday:WB Chapter 9 Ex. 8 

Thursday: WB Chapter Ex. 9 

Friday: WB Chapter 9- Review 

Literacy: 

List 13 roots and words are tested on Friday February 2nd, List 14 below is tested next Friday and there will be a quiz on Thursday 

1. Endorsement

2. Athletic

3. Antagonist

4. Protagonist

5. Coronation

6. Aristocrat

7. Universe

8. Orbit

9. Tragedy

10. comedy

Roots: agon: greek; struggle, contest; antagonist, protagonist, 

      dromos: greek; runway, race course: hippodrome

     mons/montis: latin; mountain: amount, dismount, surmount, mountainous 

Literature: 

Monday: Finish "The engineer's thumb" write a paragraph,summarizing what  Sherlock Holmes deduced from the case . ( How did he solve it?) 

Tuesday: Practice Poem for recitation- due Wednesday - 

Finish The Adventures of the Blue Carbuncle and list the sequence in order of how  Holmes solved the mystery ( How did the Gem go from the Countess' case to the mouth of a goose?) List the events in order. Due Thursday 2/1 

Composition:

Rough Draft on Unit 5: Drone due Tuesday 1/30 

Final Draft due Thursday: 2/1 

Grammar: 

Monday: Chapter 8: Well Ordered Language Lesson to Learn (L2L) A

Wednesday: Ch. 8 WOL L2L B 

Friday Ch. 8 WOL L2L C 

Science:

Tuesday: Packet Notes Ch. 1 

Thursday: Packet Notes Ch.2 

History:

Wednesday:  Finish Packet Notes Ch. 1 

Week 21- Week of February 5th 

Math: 

Monday: review chapter 9 for test tomorrow 

Tuesday: none

Wednesday:WB: Chapter 10 Ex 1- Practice 

Thursday: WB Chapter 10 Ex 2- Practice

Friday: WB Chapter 10 Ex 3- Practice 

Literacy: 

List 14 words from last week are tested on Friday 2/9. List 15 below is tested next Friday February 16th 

1. Prose

2. Soliloquy 

3. Oxymoron 

4. Vexation

5. Humility

6. Alliance

7. Redundant

8. Repetition

9. Portfolio 

10. Persecute

Roots: humus: latin- earth soil; humble, humility 

folium- latin- leaf; foliage, exfoliate 

sal/salis-latin-salt; saline, salinity, salami 

Composition 

Monday: Adverbs and Adjectives worksheet- Due  2/ 7

Wednesday: Central Fact on paragraph 1-3  for Bike or Ballerina due 2/9 

Friday: Complete KWO due Tuesday 2/13 

Grammar 

Tuesday: Review all sentences for practice and Chapter 8 A, B and C Quiz Thursday 

Literature 

Monday-Friday: Read for 20 minutes and fill out book it log- Book it log for week of 2/5 is due Monday 

History 

Tuesday: vocabulary sheet due Thursday

Thursday: Big Question due Monday 

Science 

Monday: none 

Wednesday: Complete Chapter 3 packet notes and review for quiz on Friday 

Friday:None 

Week 22- Week of February 12th 

Math: 

Monday: Chapter 10 Ex. 4 

Tuesday:Chapter 10 Ex. 5 Check

Wednesday:Chapter 10 Ex 6

Thursday:Chapter 10 Ex 7 

Friday: Chapter 10 Ex 8 

Literacy: 

1. Dictator 

2. Gentry 

3. Treason

4. Monarchy

5. Mariner

6. Astronaut

7. Navigate

8. Adverbial 

9. Constellation

10. Eclipse

This list will be tested on Friday February 23, 2024. 

Roots: mare- latin; sea, ocean: marine, mariner 

naus- greek- ship, boat,- astronaut 

 navis- latin- ship, boat- navy, navigate 

Composition 

Monday: KWO 

Tuesday:Paragraph 2 

Wednesday:Paragraph 3 

Thursday: Edit Rough Draft- Final draft due Wednesday 2/21 

Grammar 

Friday: Chapter 1- Well Ordered Language 3B Lesson to Learn A 

Literature 

Monday-Friday: Read for 20 minutes and fill out book it log- Book it log for week of 2/12 is due Wednesday 2/21 

History 

Monday:Chapter 5 packet

Wednesday: Chapter 6 packet 

Friday: None 

Science 

 None 

Week 23- Week of February 19th 

No school Monday 2/19 or Tuesday 2/20 

Math: 

Wednesday: Chapter 10 Ex 9 

Thursday: Chapter 10 Ex 10 Check/ Review 

Friday: None 

Literacy: 

Study last weeks root words- Test on List 16 Friday March 1st 

Grammar 

Friday: Well Ordered Language Lesson to Learn B 

History 

Study History notes- open note test Monday 2/26

Week 24- Week of February 26th 

Math:

Monday: Chapter 11 Exercise 1 

Tuesday: Chapter 11 Exercise 2 

Wednesday: Chapter 11 Exercise 3/ Chapter 10 Test Corrections 

Thursday: Chapter 10 Test Corrections Due Friday 3/1/ Math Antics Worksheet

Friday: Chapter 11 Exercise 4 

Grammar 

Tuesday: Well Ordered Language Lesson to Learn C 

Thursday: Well Ordered Language Sentences for Practice

Composition 

Monday: KWO  for Source A 

Wednesday: Fused Outline for Paragraph 1 and 2 

Friday: Rough Draft Due Tuesday 3/ 

Literacy: 

1. Homonym

2. Homograph

3. Annotate 

4. Pioneer 

5. Frontier

6. Territory 

7. Interpreter

8. Organism

9. Nucleus

10. Cytoplasm

List 17- Tested Friday March 8th 

Homos: greek: same- homonym 

Heteros: Greek: different- Heteronym 

Week 25- Week of March 4th 

Math:

Monday: Chapter 11 Exercise 5 #5

Tuesday:Chapter 11 Exercise 5 the remainder

Wednesday:Chapter 11 Exercise 6

Thursday:Chapter 11 Exercise 7

Friday: Chapter 11 Exercise 8 

Literacy: 

1. Equilateral 

2. Obtuse 

3. Isosceles

4. Realism 

5. Regionalism 

6. Flatboat

7. Translate

8. Cartilage 

9. Exoskeleton

10. Marrow

List 18- tested Friday 3/15 

Roots: cardo/cardinis: latin- cardinal 

porta- latin- port: airport, port 

porto/portatum- latin- to carry- portable, support, important 

Literature:

Monday: complete annotation on Mark Twain

Tuesday-Friday: read 20 minutes fill out book it log- possible select reading from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." depending on how much we read in class ( majority is read in class) 

Wednesday: Study Idioms and Practice Poem "I hear America Singing" Poem due for recitation on Friday 3/29

Grammar 

Wednesday: Study WOL A, B and C and sentences for quiz on Friday 

Composition 

Tuesday: Edit rough drafts and check checklist Final Draft Due Friday 3/8 

History 

Tuesday: Complete Chapter 3 packet notes

Thursday: Study Chapter 1-3 for open notes quiz 

Science 

Monday: Study vocabulary from skeletal system

Wednesday: Complete functions of muscular system 

Week 26- Week of March 11th 

Math:

Monday:Chapter 11 Ex 9, Done in class 

Tuesday: Chapter 11 Ex 10 Check # 1 and 2

Wednesday: Chapter 11 Ex 10 Check # 3 and #4 Plus review problems 

Thursday: Test day, no homework 

Friday: None

Literacy: 

Students will be tested on List 18 ( see week 25 above) this Friday March 15th. 

I have attached all spelling words and roots pdfs into my resources page. 

Students will be tested on the third quarter roots #39- #59 on Thursday March 28th. 

Literature:

Practice the poem, I hear America singing, Poem is due for recitation on Monday April 1st. 

Students are required to read for 20 minutes every night. This is not including any assigned reading. 

Students will have read through Chapter 8 in Tom Sawyer by Friday. 

History 

Monday: Chapter 5 Big question response paragraph 

Wednesday: Chapter 1-6 Packet notes are due Friday 

Science 

Tuesday: Complete science notes and vocabulary words  on the circulatory system. 

Week 27- Week of March 25th 

Math:

Monday: Chapter 12 Ex 1 

Tuesday: Chapter 12 Ex 2 

Wednesday: Chapter 12 Ex 3 

Thursday: Chapter 12 Ex 4 

Literacy: 

1. Territory

2. Locomotive

3. Conscience

4. Emigrate

5. Artery  

6. Circulatory 

7. Melancholy

8. Pariah

9. Fortnight

10. primitive

Tested on Friday April 5th, 

Roots 60-62- see resources page 

Literature:

I hear America Singing Poetry recitation due Monday- Poetry recitation is worth a Test grade 

Composition 

Source and  Fused outlines for IEW unit 6: Person of your choice are due on Monday April 1st 

Students also need to have a typed up separate Bibliography page that must include a minimum of one book- there should be a total of  sources. Students are permitted to type up their final drafts. Rough drafts will begin in class on Monday April 1st. Final Drafts are due April 8th. 

Grammar 

Memorization of subordinating conjuctions

History 

Westward Expansion Packets Chapter 1-10 notes due Monday April 1st. 

Study notes for Test April 2nd 

Science 

Heart Diagram Due Monday April 1st

Week 28- Week of April 1st 

Math:

Monday: Chapter 12 Ex 5

Tuesday: Review probems (handout in class) #7 and 9 and WB:Chapter 12 Ex. 6 Check problems 1-4 

Wednesday: Check problems 5-6 and Review remainder 

Thursday: none 

Friday: Review 3 Exercise 7 # 1-3 

Literacy: 

1. Cultivate

2. Resistance

3. Consent 

4. Tertiary 

5. Primary

6. unalienable

7. Deliverance

8. Preposition

9. Comrades

10. Respiration

11. Diaphragm

12. Receptors

List 19 ( last week) spelling test Friday 4/5. 

Roots 63-66 

Composition 

Monday/ Tuesday: Paragraph 1 

Wednesday/ Thursday: Paragraph 2 and 3 

Rough Drafts due Friday 

Final drafts due Monday 4/8 

Literature:

Tuesday: Poetry Analysis 

Wednesday: Study Tom Sawyer vocabulary 

Week 29- Week of April 8th 

Math:

Monday: Check # 5-7 

Tuesday: Check #8-9 

Wednesday: 10-12 

Thursday: 13-16 

** This week we focused on Review of concepts learned from chapters 1-12, all homework is done in the workbook immediately after chapter 12 ex. 6. To begin students started on Friday with exercise 7 #1-4 

Literacy: 

List 21

1. Diaphragm

2. Receptors

3. Abolition

4. Legislature

5. Narrative

6. Digestive

7. Intestine

8. Tranquil

9. Coordinate 

10. Subordinate 

List 20 will be tested on Friday 4/12. List 21 will be tested on Friday April 26th. 

Roots 66-69 

Literature:

I, too- Due for recitation on Friday April 12th 

Study Idioms 1-15 for Quiz on Friday 

Students will have read through Chapter 20 in Tom Sawyer by Friday

Grammar: 

Monday: none 

Tuesday: WOL Page 33 

Wednesday:WOL Page 35

Thursdayl WOL Page 37 and Sentences for Practice

History 

Monday: Chapter 2 Notes 

Wednesday: Chapter 3 Notes

Friday: complete questions about Frederick Douglass

Week 31- Week of April 22nd 

Math:

Monday: Chapter 13 Exercise 1 

Tuesday: Chapter 13 Exercise 2 

Wednesday: Chapter 13 Exercise 3

Thursday: Chapter 13 Exercise 4 

Friday: Chapter 13 Exercise 5/ Review 

Composition/ Literacy 

*Students are not receiving spelling words for the rest of the year. They will be required to know the remainder of Greek and Latin roots, their definitions and one derivative of each. 

-They are tested on 10 Each week- This Friday 4/26 they will be tested on Roots number 61-70 which is 1-10 in Latin. 

Next Friday they will be tested on Roots 71-80 

Monday: Students will select a subject ( A place of their choice) real or imaginary and 3 topics they want to write about 

Tuesday: KWO and Paragraph 1 

Wednesday: KWO and Paragraph 2 

Thursday: KWO and Paragraph 3 

Friday: Introduction 

Grammar: 

Monday: None 

Tuesday: WOL 3B: Chapter 3 L2L A. #1 c and 2-5 

Wednesday: WOL 3B: Chapter 3 L2L B. #1 c and 2-5 

Thursday: WOL 3B: Chapter 3 L2L C #1 c and 2-5 

Friday: None 

Literature:

Oh Captain! My Captain- by Walt Whitman due for poetry recitation on Friday May 17th 

Read 20 mins and fill in book it log 

History 

Monday : Chapter 4 notes 

Tuesday: Chapter 5 notes and A.P. 5.1 

Wednesday: Chapter 6 Notes 

Thursday: Chapter 7 Notes 

Friday: Chapter 8 Notes 

Science 

Study for test on Human Body Systems. 

Week 32- Week of April 29th

Math:

Monday: Test Corrections if you scored a 70% or less on Chapter 13 Test 

Tuesday: Chapter 14 Ex 1 

Wednesday: Chapter 14 Ex 2

Thursday:Chapter 14 Ex 3

Friday: Chapter 14 Ex 4 

Composition/ Literacy 

Students are tested on Roots 71-80 this Friday 5/3/24 

Students received Roots 81-90 this week and are tested on these roots on Friday May 10th 

Final Drafts on IEW Unit 7- Inventive Writing are due in cursive and in pen on Wednesday May 1st.  

Grammar: 

Monday- Sentences for Practice and review reflexive pronouns 

Tuesday- Review 

Friday- Chapter 4 L2L A - complete C and questions 2-5 

Literature:

Students will have read through Chapter 27 by the end of the week. 

Students will have a quiz on literary devices and idioms 1-15 on Thursday 

Oh Captain! My Captain is due for recitation on Friday May 17th 

History 

Chapter 1-9 History Test is on Thursday 

Students should study the study guide- all the guided notes from Chapter 1-9 will help your student on this. 

Science 

Group projects are Due Wednesday 

Week 33- Week of May 6th

Math:

Monday: Exercise 9 Check Problems 1-11 

**This is located after Chapter 15 in your students math workbooks 

Tuesday: None 

Wednesday: Chapter 15 Ex 1 

Thursday: Chapter 15 Ex 2

Friday: Chapter 15 Ex 3 

Composition/ Literacy 

Students received their last roots 91-100 for the school year! They learned 100 roots this school year!

They will be tested on these roots, their definitions and at least one derivative on Friday May 17th

Students will also begin their final IEW composition of the school year. The Final Drafts will be due Friday May 17th as well. 

This week they are focused on outlines and forming the rough draft. 

Grammar: 

Monday: Finish  WOL Lesson to Learn B 

Tuesday: Finish WOL Lesson to Learn C 

Wednesday: none 

Thursday: None 

Friday: Chapter 5 Lesson to Learn A 

History 

Civil war Project- Due Monday May  20th- This is worth a Final Test Grade.  

Students should also be memorizing the Gettysburg address that is due for recitation on Wednesday May 22nd. 

Literature:

Oh Captain! My Captain! recitation due May 17th 

Week 34- Week of May 13th

Math:

Monday: Chapter 15 Ex. 4

Tuesday: Chapter 15 Ex 5 

Wednesday: Chapter 15 Ex 6

Thursday:Chapter 15 Ex 7

Friday: Chapter 15 Ex 8 

Composition/ Literacy 

Students received their last roots 91-100 for the school year! They learned 100 roots this school year!

They will be tested on these roots, their definitions and at least one derivative on Friday May 17th

Students will also begin their final IEW composition of the school year. The Final Drafts will be due Friday May 17th as well. 

Grammar: 

Monday- Finish Ch. 5 L2L B 

Tuesday:Finish Ch.5 L2L C 

Wednesday: None

Thursday: None 

Friday:  Finish Ch.6 L2L A 

History 

Civil war Project- Due Monday May  20th- This is worth a Final Test Grade.  

Students should also be memorizing the Gettysburg address that is due for recitation on Wednesday May 22nd. 

Literature:

Oh Captain! My Captain! recitation due May 17th 

Tom Sawywer Final Test next Wednesday  

** Any extra credit book reports due Tuesday