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Assignments:
Assignments:
April 22:
Classwork: One grammar assignment on quill; read the chapter: Ships and Men and answer the questions
Homework: Complete the Ships and Men questions
April 20:
Classwork: One grammar assignment on quill; read the prologue and answer the questions
Homework: Complete the prologue questions
April 13-17: Spring Break :)
April 8:
Classwork: Argument essay, Fixing Run-on sentences assignment; quill activities
Homework: Argument Essay due on April 9
April 6:
Classwork: Argument essay, Fixing Run-on sentences assignment; quill activities
Homework: Argument Essay due on April 9
April 1:
Classwork: Grammar diagnostic quiz (Quill.org); Argument essay
Homework: Argument Essay due on April 9
March 30:
Classwork: Grammar diagnostic quiz (Quill.org); Argument essay
Homework: Argument Essay due on April 9
March 12:
Classwork: Grammar- intensive/reflexive pronouns quiz; Argument essay
Homework: none; check QConnect regularly and complete any missing assignments
March 10:
Classwork: Grammar- intensive/reflexive pronouns; Start Argument essay
Homework: Intensive/Reflexive pronoun quiz on Thursday
March 6:
Classwork: Grammar- intensive/reflexive pronouns; "Black Hole of Technology" review and quiz
Homework: finish "Black Hole of Technology" questions and activities on Google Classroom
March 4:
Classwork: Grammar- pronouns; "Black Hole of Technology" article in my Perspectives - wrote a summary and completed questions on Google
Homework: Quiz on the "Black Hole of Technology" is on Friday, March 6
March 2:
Classwork: Writing workshop - made corrections to Winnie Literary Argument and resubmitted; "Black Hole of Technology" article in my Perspectives - read and completed the comprehension questions
Homework: "Black Hole of Technology" questions #1-3 on page 217
February 21:
Classwork: Grammar: pronouns; "Teens and Technology" article in my Perspectives - read and completed the comprehension questions
Homework: "Teens and Technology" questions #1-5 on page 209
February 19:
Classwork: Grammar: semicolons; Summary on the article "That's Not Progress!" ; Quickwrite ~ Do I rely on technology too much?
Homework: none
February 13:
Classwork: Grammar: semicolons; Peer assess body paragraph #2; myPerspectives "That's Not Progress"
Homework: none
February 11:
Classwork: Grammar: semicolons; Winnie Foster literary argument - concluding paragraph
Homework: Finish body paragraph #2 (Winnie Literary argument)
February 11:
Classwork: Grammar: semicolons; Winnie Foster literary argument - concluding paragraph
Homework: Finish body paragraph #2 (Winnie Literary argument)
February 7:
Classwork: Grammar: comma quiz; Winnie Foster literary argument - body paragraph #2
Homework: All Tuck Everlasting assignments are due, including Tuck dolls
February 5:
Classwork: Grammar lesson: review of commas; Winnie Foster literary argument - body paragraph #2
Homework: Comma quiz on Friday (Feb. 7th)
All Tuck Everlasting assignments are due now; Tuck dolls are due Friday
February 3:
Classwork: Grammar lesson: commas; Winnie Foster literary argument - body paragraph #1; Tuck Time
Homework: All Tuck Everlasting assignments are due now; Tuck dolls are due Friday
January 30:
Classwork: Grammar lesson: commas; Winnie Foster literary argument - body paragraph #1
Homework: All Tuck Everlasting assignments are due by Monday, Feb. 3
January 28:
Classwork: Grammar lesson: commas; Winnie Foster literary argument - introduction paragraph; Worked on Tuck Dolls and other Tuck assignments
Homework: All Tuck Everlasting assignments are due by Monday, Feb. 3
January 24:
Classwork: Tuck Everlasting novel test; Worked on Tuck Dolls and other Tuck assignments
Homework: All Tuck Everlasting assignments are due by Monday, Feb. 3
January 22:
Classwork: Grammar- review clauses; Tuck Everlasting summary; Worked on Tuck Dolls and other Tuck assignments
Homework: All Tuck Everlasting assignments are due by Monday, Feb. 3; Novel test is Friday, Jan. 24
January 16:
Classwork: Finished reading the novel; Worked on Tuck Dolls and other Tuck assignments
Homework: All Tuck Everlasting assignments are due by Monday, Feb. 3; Novel test is Friday, Jan. 24
January 14:
Classwork: Tuck Everlasting Quiz (chapters 7-17); Worked on Tuck Dolls and other Tuck assignments; Read chapters 20-23
Homework: All Tuck Everlasting assignments are due by Monday, Feb. 3
January 10:
Classwork: Tree diagram/chart; Read chapters 18-20 in Tuck Everlasting; worked on Tuck dolls
Homework: Complete any unfinished Tuck Everlasting assignments (look on this website at the Tuck Everlasting page)
January 8:
Classwork: Figurative language packet - last page; Read chapter 17 in Tuck Everlasting; Yea or Nay worksheet; discussed Tuck dolls
Homework: Complete the chapter 12 questions on Google Classroom; Finish the Yea or Nay worksheet
January 6:
Classwork: Figurative language packet - personification page only; Read chapters 13-16 in Tuck Everlasting; cut out Tuck dolls
Homework: Complete the chapter 12 questions on Google Classroom
December 19:
Classwork: Figurative language packet - metaphor page only; Read chapter 12 in Tuck Everlasting; Answered questions in Google Classroom
Homework: Complete any unfinished Tuck Everlasting assignments (look on this website at the Tuck Everlasting page)
December 17:
Classwork: Figurative language packet - simile page only; Read chapter 11 in Tuck Everlasting; Tuck drawing and matching quote
Homework: Complete any unfinished Tuck Everlasting assignments (look on this website at the Tuck Everlasting page)
December 13:
Classwork: Personification discussion, wrote a ribbon paragraph; Read chapter 10 in Tuck Everlasting
Homework: Ribbon paragraph on Google Classroom
December 11:
Classwork: Similes and metaphors quiz, Read chapter 8 in Tuck Everlasting; Discussed the Ribbon paragraph
Homework: Read chapter 9 - be prepared for a small quiz :)
December 9:
Classwork: The Grinch - similes and metaphors; Tuck Everlasting Quiz; Read chapters 6-7 in Tuck Everlasting
Homework: Complete any unfinished Tuck Everlasting assignments (look on this website at the Tuck Everlasting page)
December 5:
Classwork: Similes and metaphors in music, completed a worksheet too; Read chapter 5 in Tuck Everlasting; Answered the Winnie RACE question on Google Classroom
Homework: Complete any unfinished Tuck Everlasting assignments (look on this website at the Tuck Everlasting page)
Tuck Everlasting Quiz (Prologue - Chapter 5) - Monday! No book will be used.
December 3:
Classwork: Similes and metaphor discussion; Read chapters 3-4 in Tuck Everlasting
Homework: Complete any unfinished Tuck Everlasting assignments (look on this website at the Tuck Everlasting page)
November 22:
Classwork: Read chapter 2 and completed a worksheet or Google slide
Homework: Complete the map of Treegap; Complete the chapter 2 assignment
November 20:
Classwork: Grammar- commas; Read chapter 1; drew a map of Treegap
Homework: Complete the map of Treegap
November 18:
Classwork: Grammar- clauses quiz; Read prologue and completed an activity on Google Classroom; started chapter 1
Homework: Complete the Prologue activity on Google Classroom, highlight (or write on a post-it) adjectives that describe the road on page 5 in Tuck Everlasting
November 14:
Classwork: Grammar- clauses activity; Michaela DePrince quiz; Passed out Tuck Everlasting novels
Homework: Review for the grammar quiz on Independent and Dependent Clauses
November 12:
Classwork: Grammar- clauses; Michaela DePrince - biographical writing
Homework: Read over the story about Michaela DePrince for the quiz on Thursday; know the vocabulary (antagonism, refugee, distraught); know synonyms and antonyms
November 7:
Classwork: Grammar- clauses; Michaela DePrince - RACE questions, analyze question, synonyms and antonyms
Homework: Check Google Classroom and make sure Roger's story has been turned in; complete RACE questions for DePrince
November 5:
Classwork: Synonyms and antonyms; Michaela DePrince - listened to the story again, completed a RACE question
Homework: Check Google Classroom and make sure Roger's story has been turned in
October 29:
Classwork: Grammar: independent clause vs. dependent clause; Roger's story (narrative) - highlight all transition words, phrases, clauses
Homework: Roger's story, if you didn't finish highlighting in class
October 24:
Classwork: Grammar: independent clause vs. dependent clause; Roger's story (narrative) - due: Tuesday, Oct. 29
Homework: Roger's story about his Ta-Na-E-Ka is due on Tuesday. No more class time will be dedicated to writing the story.
October 23:
Classwork: Grammar: phrase vs. clause; Roger's story (narrative) - due: Monday. There will be class time dedicated to writing this story in class on Friday.
Homework: Roger's story about his Ta-Na-E-Ka is due on Monday.
October 21:
Classwork: reviewed for the Ta-Na-E-Ka quiz; took quiz; discussed Roger's story (narrative) - due: Friday. There will be class time dedicated to writing this story in class on Wednesday.
Homework: Roger's story about his Ta-Na-E-Ka is due on Friday.
October 17:
Classwork: Grammar Quiz; Answered three questions about the story Ta-Na-E-Ka on Google Classroom
Homework: Finish the three questions in Google Classroom; Ta-Na-E-Ka quiz on Monday, Oct. 21
October 15:
Classwork: Grammar: Nouns review; Read the story Ta-Na-E-Ka and filled out the plot structure chart on Google Classroom
Homework: Finish the plot structure chart for Ta-Na-E-Ka (This story isn't the exact version, but it will work)
October 11:
Classwork: Grammar: possessive nouns; Self-assessment and peer-assessment on Woodson character trait paragraph
Homework: none
October 8:
Classwork: Grammar: common and proper nouns review; Woodson character trait paragraph in Google Classroom
Homework: Woodson character trait paragraph - due: Friday, Oct. 11
October 4:
Classwork: Grammar - proper and common nouns; Woodson character trait paragraph
Homework: Woodson character trait paragraph - due: Friday, Oct. 11
October 2:
Classwork: Onomatopoeia discussion and activity; started the Woodson character trait paragraph
Homework: 6-word memoir - due: Friday, Oct. 4
September 27:
Classwork: Fire drill and evacuation; Grammar - proper, common and possessive nouns; 6-word memoir
Homework: 6-word memoir - due: Friday, Oct. 4
September 25:
Classwork: Brown Girl Dreaming quiz; 6-word memoir
Homework: none
September 23:
Classwork: Brown Girl Dreaming poems ~ reviewed each poem, answered the comprehension questions (pg. 19), created and filled out a triumph and challenge chart (pg. 20); discussed first person point of view (pg. 21)
Homework: study for the Brown Girl Dreaming quiz on Wednesday, Sept. 25 - this will be a multiple choice quiz of about 15 questions based on the poems discussed in class. In addition, know the vocabulary words on page 12 (feathery, shushes, humming) and first person narrative page 21.
September 19:
Classwork: Discussed summary guidelines; finished Wagon Train at Dusk summary
Homework: none
September 17:
Classwork: Grammar - proper nouns; myPerspectives: from Brown Girl Dreaming poems ~ read, discussed, one-sentence summaries; comprehension check
Homework: none
September 13:
Classwork: Kahoot review on sentence vs. fragment; sentence/fragment quiz
Homework: none
September 11:
Classwork: Sentence/fragment review; myPerspectives - Wagon Train at Dusk
Homework: none; sentence/fragment quiz - Friday, Sept. 13
September 9:
Classwork: Sentence/fragment review; finished R.A.C.E. questions for "King Midas and the Golden Touch" ; had 10 minutes to work on their heart map
Homework: Heart map is due on Sept. 11
September 5:
Classwork: Discussed R.A.C.E. style when answering comprehension questions on "King Midas and the Golden Touch" ; had 15 minutes to work on their heart map
Homework: None; Heart map is due on Sept. 11
September 3:
Classwork: finished story structure notes; read "King Midas and the Golden Touch" and filled out the story map; Heart map
Homework: None; Heart map is due on Sept. 11
August 29:
Classwork: Grammar lesson: sentence vs. fragment; Plot structure; Heart map
Homework: None; Heart map is due on Sept. 11
August 27:
Classwork: Grammar lesson: sentence vs. fragment; Kindness video; Heart map
Homework: None; letter to Mrs. Clark is due on Thursday, August. 29.
August 23:
Classwork: Took a reading assessment. Wrote a letter to Mrs. Clark.
Homework: None; letter will be due on Thursday, August. 29.
August 21:
Classwork: Discussed classroom rules and expectations. Participated in a "Get to Know You Activity"
Homework: Organize your binder. Label everything: dividers, folders, spirals. Fill you pencil pouch with the following: 2 pens, 2 pencils, a red pen, colored pencils, correction tape, and a highlighter. Optional items: mini stapler, markers or crayons, 3-hole punch, scissors, ruler
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