Homework over the Break

I trust that everyone is having a relaxing break, and I hope that this post does nothing to spoil that. Below are assignments that are pending when you return.

8th Grade:

We will complete part III of torturing Democracy on Tuesday the 6th. You should be finished part II(we started it in class).

The Phillipine Insurrection Packet is due when we return. Remember, you are concerned with how information regarding American conduct came to light, what we were accused of, and how we justified it.

Debate Checkpoint II is on 12 Jan. You need 5 more sources, notes on all of your sources, and a solid outline that addressed the five stock issues on the issue you were assigned.


Chapter 15:1 is Due on Tuesday, 6 Jan

7th Grade

Butterfly Revolution Essay is due on the day we return.

Chapter 8:1 is due Tuesday the 6th.

Debate Checkpoint II is on 12 Jan. You need 5 more sources, notes on all of your sources, and a solid outline that addressed the five stock issues on the issue you were assigned.

Prepare for History Mid Term Questions(wording is approximate):

What caused the American Revolution?

What were the most significant ideas between the Age of Exploration and the American Revolution?

How did technology shaped the world between 1500 and 1783?

6th Grade:

The Giver is due on the 12th of January. I will be verifying progress when we return, however, so be sure you are reading.

Select a speech for recitation project II.

Week of 15-19 December

7th and 8th Grade students, be sure to have your weekly progress sheets signed and returned to me on Monday. Also, be sure that you are working on your debate.

Anyone who will not be in school on the 22nd of December must make sure that I see the progress they have made before they leave for break. I can only grade what you hand in, and I will give zeros to anyone who fails to show me progress.



8th Grade

Study for your test and make absolutely sure that you are revising your essay and working on your censorship assignment.

Wednesday: Test, Chapter 12 ; Complete Censorship Film Write up

Friday: Final Copy Essay--American Democracy

7th Grade

Monday: Assign Essay: What does the title of the novel The Butterfly Revolution mean?

Wednesday: Test--Chapter 7 ; Complete Documents 11-18


Friday: Final Copy Essay--American revolution, Rough Copy Essay--Butterfly Revolution


6th Grade

Declamations are due on Friday, 19 Dec. Students should be prepared to present in class on that day

Friday: Final Copy Due--Lemon Brown Essay

Week of 8-12 December

8th Grade

Monday

Tuesday
12:3 due -- Notes and Quiz
Debate Topics Assigned: First Due Date 22 December
5 Bibliography Cards
Note Cards
Two Rough Outlines, one for each side

Wednesday

Thursday
12:4 Notes and Quiz(Test Next Wednesday 17 Dec)
Friday
Independent Reading Blog Due
Rough Copy—Progressive Essay


7th Grade

Monday
Tuesday
7:3 Notes and Quiz
Assign Essay: Was the American Revolution preventable? Explain your reasoning.
Debate Topics Assigned: First Due Date 22 December
5 Bibliography Cards
Note Cards
Two Rough Outlines, one for each side
Wednesday
Script Due at end of Class
Thursday
7:4 Notes and Quiz(Test on Wednesday, 17 Dec)
Friday
Rough Copy—American Revolution Essay Due
Independent Reading Blog Due Friday
Assigned: The Butterfly Revolution Essay—What does the title of the novel, The Butterfly Revolution, mean? Explain.
Movie Storyboard Due at end of class.

6th Grade
Wednesday
Assign Essay: What does the main character of “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” learn from his experiences in the story?
Thursday
Thursday
Friday
Note: Declamation Poems Must be ready by 22 December. We will hold the declamation in class on that day!
Independent Reading Blog Due Friday

Week of 1-4 December

8th Grade

Monday
Censorship Film Project Assigned
Tuesday
12:1 due -- Notes and Quiz
Assign Essay:"How successful was American Democracy at dealing w/ the consequences of the rapid industrialization and urbanization of the late 19th century?" (Rough Copy Due 12 December)
Wednesday
Censorship Work Assignments Due
Thursday
12:2 Notes and Quiz
Independent Reading Blog Due Friday

7th Grade

Monday
Tuesday
7:1 Notes and Quiz
Wednesday
Thursday
7:2 Notes and Quiz
Independent Reading Blog Due Friday
Novel: The Butterfly Revolution due Monday

6th Grade

Wednesday
Review Declamation Poems
Independent Reading Blog Due Friday

Week of 17-21 Nov

The Last Day for AR is Tuesday of Next Week.

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Monday--Quiz Chapter 13:1 and 13:2--this is our third try, and some of us are still not studying.
Tuesday-- 13:3
Wednesday-- Chapter 13 Test Assign "The Portable Phonograph"
Thursday
Friday-- Banned Book Letter Due
Independent Reading Blog Due


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Monday
Tuesday 6:2 Due
Wednesday
Thursday -- 6:3 Due
Friday -- Journal Entries 1-3 Due
Independent Reading Blog Due

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Monday-- Students should be reading for Accelerated Reader.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday-- Independent Reading Blogs Due

Week of 11-14 Nov

Because of the excitement of today's rehearsal, not everyone picked up their work today. I'll hand the rest of the papers out on Tuesday. Students should have all of their debate scores listed on the cover sheet. They should also have an essay and 2-4 history quizzes.

Continue reading and taking AR tests. You have less than three weeks to go in the trimester, and a number of you remain distressingly short on points.
8th

Tuesday
Part II F451
Chapter 13:1
Wednesday
Thursday
Chapter 13:2
Friday
Independant Reading Blog

7th

Tuesday Quiz
Chapter 5:5
Wednesday
Test: Chapter 5
Thursday
Chapter 6:1 Notes and Quiz
Friday
Independant Reading Blog

6th

Tuesday
Wednesday
Characterization Film Editing
Final Copy Narrator Essay Due
Thursday
Friday
Independant Reading Blog

Reading Blog

I know that we do not have school this Friday, but please be aware that I will be checking the reading blog as usual. Please post.

Week of 3-6 November

Finally, the debates are over. Nice work, 7th and 8th grades. I can't remember a 1st debate that ever went better. We'll start the process of choosing topic for the next debate at the end of the month.

Just a reminder--We have a less than a month remaining in the trimester, so those of you who have not taken your AR tests, please finish what you are reading and do so.

8th Grade

Monday
Quiz Chapter 11:3
Part One F-452 Due
Part Two F451 Due next Monday, 10 November
Tuesday
Wednesday
History Test : Chapter 11
Thursday


7th Grade

Monday
Quiz 5:3
Tuesday
Chapter 5:4 Notes and Quiz
Wednesday
Thursday
Chapter 5:5 Notes and Quiz

6th Grade

We are filming our short Characterization films on Monday and Wednesday. Students should have storyboards with them.

Final Copies of the Narrator Essays are Due on Tuesday, 11 Nov

Students should have selected a poem to memorize for Monday, 3 November. They must bring a copy to class by Monday, 10 Nov.

Week of 27-31 October

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Note: Students should have 5 assignments that they are bringing home--two history quizzes, a history test, and two paragraphs. Also, please check your son or daughter's Accelerated Reader reading record at https://hosted57.renlearn.com/16786.

Monday
Note signed by parents verifying that you have seen last week's grades.
Story: "The Ruum" complete
Tuesday
Chapter 11:2 Notes and Quiz
Wednesday
Thursday
11:3 Notes Due
Debate Due--Debates will be during class today and tomorrow if necessary.
Friday
Independant Reading Blog Post

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Note: Students should have 2 assignments that they are bringing home-- a history test, and one paragraph. Also, please check your son or daughter's Accelerated Reader reading record at https://hosted57.renlearn.com/16786.

Monday
Note signed by parents verifying that you have seen last week's grades.
Story: "The Dog Who Bit People" complete
Tuesday
5:2 Notes and Quiz
Wednesday
Thursday
5:3 Notes Due
Debate Due--Debates will be during class today and tomorrow if necessary.
Friday
Independant Reading Blog Post

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Note: Students should have 1 assignment that they are bringing home-- a summary of the story "Stolen Day." Also, please check your son or daughter's Accelerated Reader reading record at https://hosted57.renlearn.com/16786.


Monday
Narrator Essay Assigned
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Independant Reading Blog Post
Final Copy of Embarrassing Story Due
Rough Copy of Narrator Essay Due

Week of 20-24 October

Final Debate will be on Thursday, 30 October. Students will be allowed to have a brief outline and notecards with them. No written speech is required, though I encourage each student to write out his/her speech fully and practice it in front of parents, friends, etc. before the debate.

8th Grade

Monday -- Study for History Test
Tuesday -- Study for History Test
Wednesday
Test Chapter 10
Thursday
Chapter 11:1 Due Quiz 11:1
Friday

7th Grade

Monday -- Study for History Test
Tuesday -- Study for History Test
Wednesday
Test Chapter 4
Thursday
Chapter 5:1 Quiz 5:1
Friday

6th Grade

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Quiz--Vocabulary
Thursday
Friday
"Raymond's Run" Due

Week of 13-17 October

Note: I will be sending home the accumulated tests and quizzes on Tuesday, 14 October rather than Friday the 10th. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

8th Grade

Monday--No School
Tuesday
Chapter 10:3 Notes Due--Quiz on 10:2 and 10:3
Chapter 10 Test on Wednesday 22 Oct
Lesson 14 Critical Thinking PDF--Thinkers C+D
Answer the questions
Write a 1 sentence summary of the main point of each paragraph
Wednesday
Study for Next Week's History Test***
This should be done every night until the test in 5-10 minute increments
Thursday
Lesson 14 Critical Thinking PDF--Thinkers E-J Due
Friday
Debate Check Point 2
5 Additional Bibliography Cards(10 required)
1 Complete and Detailed Outline
Notecards on all of the sources
Independant Reading Blog
Final Copy Industrialization Essay

7th Grade

Monday--No School
Tuesday
Chapter 4:3 Notes Due--Quiz on 4:2 and 4:3
Chapter 4 Test on Wednesday 22 Oct
Columbus Critical Thinking PDF-- Pages 41-42, 54-58
Answer the questions
Wednesday
Study for Next Week's History Test***
This should be done every night until the test in 5-10 minute increments
Thursday
Columbus Critical Thinking PDF-- Pages 70-72, 86-87, 89-90
Friday
Debate Check Point 2
5 Additional Bibliography Cards(10 required)
1 Complete and Detailed Outline
Notecards on all of the sources
Independant Reading Blog
Final Copy Exploration Essay

6th Grade

Monday -- No School
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday -- Rough Copy of Embarrassing moment Story Due

6 Oct - 10 Oct

8th Grade

Monday
Tuesday
Chapter 10:1 Due
Wednesday
Thursday
Chapter 10:2 Due
Friday

7th Grade

Monday
Tuesday
Chapter 4:1 Due
Wednesday
Thursday
Chapter 4:2 Due
Friday


6th Grade

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday- Present Storyboard

29 Sep-3 Oct

* Note to all classes: I will be out Wed-Friday this week.

Grade 8

Monday
Chapter 9:4 Due (Quiz)
Essay Assigned(Rough copy Due Monday):
Trace the course of Industrialization in the United States between 1860-1900. Be sure to consider what caused it to happen so rapidly, what the effects were, and how people and government responded to it.
Tuesday
No School
Wednesday
Test Chapter 9
Thursday
Vocab Quiz Grade 8--
mercantile
ornery
paunch
consigned
peevish
rank
notion
palavered
parcel
furrows

piqued
wary
fortitude
perrenial
dissuasive
abate
sagacity
daunt
severe
demented
Friday
Blog Due

Note--Essay rough copy and initial debate prep is due on Monday
Debate Prep is:
1) at least 5 Bibliography cards
2) two outlines--one for each side
3) Note Cards are optional at this point

Grade 7

Monday Chapter 3:4 Due (Quiz)
History Essay: Explain the causes and the consequences of European exploration between 1300 and 1600.

Tuesday No School

Wednesday Test Chapter 3
Thursday

Vocab Quiz--

key
maritime
treacherously
maneuver
clannish
fathom
incessantly
vivid
derisive
incendary
dote
allergy
retrieve
inferior
exasperation
persist
convulsion
trepidation
adjoining
unkempt
Friday
Blog Due

Note--Essay rough copy and initial debate prep is due on Monday
Debate Prep is:
1) at least 5 Bibliography cards
2) two outlines--one for each side
3) Note Cards are optional at this point

Grade 6

Monday Story Due--"First Confession"

Tuesday No School
Wednesday --Quiz "First Confession"
Story on Embarrassing Experience Assigned--Rough Copy Due Next Friday.
Thursday
Vocab Quiz

fastidious 27
indignant 27
ambitious 28
manoeuver 30
malicious 30
aspirations 31
anguished 31
hypocracy 31
uncivil 32
maimed 33
retort 33
cryptically 35
incredulous 35
baffled 36
Friday
Blog Due
Final Copy of Quote Essay

Week of 22-26 Sep

Grade 8
* There will be no new essay assigned this week
Monday
Notes/Bibliography/outline Due--Sample Debate
Tuesday
Chpt 9:2 Due (Quiz)
Wednesday
Thursday
Chapter 9:3 Due (Quiz)
Story Due: "Stickeen" --Changed from "Bargain"
Friday
Final Copy Quote Essay
Independant Reading Blog

Grade 7
* There will be no new essay assigned this week
Monday
Notes/Bibliography/outline Due--Sample Debate
Tuesday
Chpt 3:2 Due (Quiz)
Wednesday
Thursday
Chapter 3:3 Due (Quiz)
Friday
Story Due Monday: "Princess"
Final Copy Quote Essay
Independant Reading Blog

Grade 6

Monday


Tuesday

"Wednesday
Assign Story "First Confession"
Vocabulary Quiz--Words from story 1@2
Thursday

Friday
Final Copy Quote Essay "Anger as soon as fed is dead, 'tis starving makes it fat."
Independant Reading Blog

Week of 15-19 September

8th Grade

Monday History Chapter 8:3
Tuesday
Wednesday History Test Chapter 8
Thursday Chapter 9:1
Friday
Final Copy Decision Essay
Quotation Essay Rough Copy: " A word is dead when it is said, some say; I say it just begins to live that day"
Independant Reading Blog



7th Grade

Monday History Chapter 2:3
Tuesday
Wednesday History Test Chapter 2
Thursday Chapter 3:1
Friday
Final Copy Decision Essay
Quotation Essay Rough Copy: " A word is dead when it is said, some say; I say it just begins to live that day"
Independant Reading Blog

6th Grade

Monday
Complete "Bag of Marbles" and take Quiz
Friday
Independant Reading Blog

Week of 8-12 September

8th Grade

Topics
Note taking
Essay Writing
Debate
research and topic development
bibliography
plagiarism
note cards
stock issues

Homework

Chapter 8:2 Due Wednesday, 10 Sep
Friday 12 Sep -- Summer Reading Essay Rough Copy
SR Essay—Choose the main character of one of the novels that you read this summer. What was the most important decision that that character had to make? Do you think they made the best decision possible? Explain and support your conclusion with examples from the book.
Friday 12 Sep -- Literature Blog

7th Grade

Topics
Note taking
Essay Writing
Debate
research and topic development
bibliography
plagiarism
note cards
stock issues

Homework

Chapter 2:2 -- Due Wednesday, 10 Sep
Friday 12 Sep -- Summer Reading Essay Rough Copy
SR Essay—Choose the main character of one of the novels that you read this summer. What was the most important decision that that character had to make? Do you think they made the best decision possible? Explain and support your conclusion with examples from the book.

Friday 12 Sep -- Literature Blog

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Friday 12 Sep -- "Good Student" Essay Rough Copy
Friday 12 Sep -- Literature Blog
Friday 12 Sep-- Bring in 1 of your Summer Reading Novels

Another idea..

Welcome back to school, everyone. For those of you who are keeping track, this is my fourth attempt to improve communications between parents and teachers in the last four years. So far, every piece of technology that I have tried has failed, either because it was far too time consuming to use or because it was too unstable. This forum should work well--I have experienced no difficulty in using it so far, and the concept is simple: navigate to this blog and look at the week's assignments. Each week I will also post the topics of the lessons that we'll be working on. I will post the next week's assignments as a new post every Friday. If you have questions or comments, feel free to use the comment function withing the blog.