September 30th Assignments

7th Grade

1st period - Take Spelling Quiz 4; Check 2nd draft of story; Study for Spelling Test over all lists

Story - Based on a picture of a park, the students are to write a story telling us about the time in that park and why they are telling us this story. This story is to be about 2 handwritten sides of a piece of paper long. Details based on the park prewriting are important. This story is due next Wednesday. To be turned in on Wednesday: a prewriting done in class, an organization done in class, 1st rough draft that has been revised and signed, 2nd rough draft that has been edited and signed, and a final copy. Final copy is to be neatly handwritten or typed (double-spaced, 12 font arial or times new roman, 1 inch margins all the way around).

2nd period - Check 2nd draft of Story; Study for Spelling Test over all lists;

4th period - Take Spelling Quiz 4; Check 2nd draft of Story; Study for Spelling Test over all lists; finish OV's from yesterday

Grammar (Black 3)

Test on Pronouns
Worksheet on Adjectives and Adverbs
150 words on where/when/who you would see/ if you had a time machine

Grammar (Black 4)

Test on Pronouns
Worksheet on Adjectives and Adverbs

September 29th Assignments

7th Grade

1st period - Spelling List 4 Scramble and Word Search

2nd period- Write a paragraph(at least 6 sentences) about an August day without using the words hot, heat, humid, and sun
Without punctuation OV
Spelling Quiz 4

4th period - Write a paragraph(at least 6 sentences) about an August day without using the words hot, heat, humid, and sun
Without punctuation OV

Senior English

Discuss Chapters 9-10
Read and Discuss Chapter 11
Prepare for Test on 1st part of book on Monday

Novels

Discuss Chapters 9-10
Read and Discuss Chapters 11-12
Reading Questions Chapters 11-12
Prepare for test on book Monday

September 28th Assignments

7th Grade

Spelling List 4 Word Search and Scramble (except 1st period)
Spelling Quiz 4 for Thursday

Grammar

Notes on Adjectives
Study for test on Friday
Worksheet on Pronouns

September 27th Assignments

7th Grade

WS PG 43, 44
Peer Review Stories

Seniors

Discuss Chapters 7-8
Assign 9-10
Vocab Quiz 6-8
Reading Questions 9-10

Novels

Discuss Chapters 7-8
Vocab Cross 7-12
Vocab quiz 7-12
Read Chapters 9-10

September 26th Assignments

7th Grade

Spelling Tip #4 notes
Tips on how to become a good writer
One writers writing process
Do quick shower worksheet

Grammar (Black 3 and 4)

Review Pronouns
OV pg 375-6
Worksheet on Pronouns
Go over Noun Test

September 23 Assignments

7th grade

Spelling Quiz 3
Work on worksheet pg 45 rewrites

Senior English

Vocabulary 9-11
Question Chapters 9-10

Septerber 22nd Assignments

7th Grade

Notes on Revising/Editing
Worksheet page to practice with a partner

Grammar (Black 3)

Test on Nouns
Write a one-page story with three examples (underlined) of personification.
Find all the pronouns on the narrative story on page 98

Grammar (Black 4)

Test on Nouns
Write a one-page story with three examples (underlined) of personification.

September 21st assignments

7th Grade

Planning Skills and Completing Assignments Quiz
Work on Rough Draft
Work on Spelling list 3 worksheet

Senior English

Vocabulary Quiz C4-5
Reading questions c4-6
Reading questions c7-8

Novels

Vocabulary Quiz C1-6
Reading Quiz C1-6
Read Chapters 7-8

September 20th Assignments

7th Grade

Rough Draft for "Park" Story due Thursday (About 2 pages)
Spelling List 3 Scramble and Word Search Due Thursday
Study for Quiz on Planning and Completing Assignments notes

Grammar (Black 3 and 4)

Review for nouns test on Thursday
OV PG 423-4

September 19th Assignments

7th Grade

Spelling Tip 3 Notes
Notes on Organization
Told to study for spelling quiz 3 and planning test

Senior English

Vocabulary Chapter 6-8
Read Chapter 6 and 7
Told to study for vocabulary quiz chapters 4-5

Novels

Vocabulary Chapters 7-12
Read Chapter 6
Told to study for chapters 1-6 vocabulary quiz and comprehension quiz
Read Chapters 7 and 8

September 16th Assignments

7th Grade

Prewriting Exercise on Park Picture

Grammar (Black 3)

Turn in Postcards
Quiz on Nouns and Pronouns

Grammar (Black 4)

Quiz on Nouns and Pronouns

September 15th Assignments

7th Grade

Notes on Completing Assignments
Spelling Quiz 2

Senior English

Vocab Quiz Chapters 2 and 3
Crossword Chapters 4 and 5
Discuss Chapters 4 and 5

Novels

Discuss Chapter 4
Read and Discuss Chapter 5
Chapter 4-6 Questions Worksheet

September 14th Assignments

7th Grade

Word Seach on list 2
Notes on Planning
Study for spelling quiz

Grammar(Black 3 and 4)

Review nouns and pronouns
OV 371-2 Pronouns
Picture Worksheet underline noun
WS PG 373-4 pronouns

September 13th Assignments

7th Grade

Take Quiz on Taking Notes, Learning Logs, and Test Taking
Spelling list 2 scramble for test on Thursday

Senior English (Orange 3)

Quiz on Taking Notes
Chapter 3 Reading Questions
Chapter 4 and 5 vocabulary
Chapter 2 and 3 Vocabulary Crossword
Read Chapter 4 in To Kill A Mockingbird
Study for C2-3 Vocabulary Quiz

Novels (Orange 4)

Finish Chapter 3
Chapter 4 to 6 vocabulary
Chapter 1 to 3 Vocabulary quiz
Read Chapter 4
Chapter 2 and 3 Reading Questions

September 12th Assignments

7th Grade

Finished notes on notetaking
Discussed the no late basket
Talked about test on notetaking, learning logs, and test taking for Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Spelling Tip #2 given

Spelling Quiz #2 to be given Thursday or Friday of this week. Be sure to review list 1.

Grammar (Black 3)

Notes on pronouns
Discussed no late basket
OV PG 420-1
Postcard Assignment - Create a postcard out of an 8 by 11 sheet of paper.
See above. List all the nouns used in the message on another sheet of paper.

Grammar (Black 4)

Notes on pronouns
Discussed no late basket
OV PG 420-1
Life Lessons Journal Writing - see below

Based on what you’ve learned in your life so far, what two lessons do you think will be most important to teach your children? Are these two lessons also ones your parents have taught you, or do they come entirely from your own life and experiences?

This should be at least one page in length.

Future Home of Assignments

This will be like the notecards in the classroom. I will try to post the day's assignments on this page every day. Hopefully this will get done. It's worth a shot anyway. It seems like the easiest way to do it. Wish me luck.

P.S. Seventh graders should check www.geocities.com/wizardc_99/7th/ for spelling lists.