September 12, 2011
Welcome to our Language Arts homework page. Every Monday morning you will be able to view your homework assignments for the entire week. This enables you to double check what you wrote in your planner, such as due dates and page numbers. There is no homework in Social Studies this week. Use time wisely and follow directions.
It's going to be a great year!
Bring a realistic fiction, silent reading book to class on Thursday. Keep it in your backpack to read during TLC.
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Summer reading "Wanted Poster" book report due Monday, September 19th. Your assignment is to create a "Wanted Poster" for one of the books you read this summer. You will get directions on Monday morning.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Spelling Packet due Thursday. Complete the long vowel exercises on the front and choose 2 assignments from the back.
Spelling Test - Thursday. Study all of the words including the Challenge Words.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Holt Handbook - Pages 27 & 28 - Exercise Three - Substituting Proper Nouns for Common Nouns - 1 through 20 - Write the complete sentence with the Proper Nouns - Answers will vary.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Science Camp Week
Daily Language Review (DLR) - Complete Monday thru Friday. Due Tuesday.
"All Summer in a Day" Literature Book page 17. Carefully read the story for a test on Tuesday.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sentence Fragment test on Thursday. Study pages 4 through 6 in Holt Handbook. We will review in class.
Spelling Packet due on Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Daily Language Review due on Tuesday. Practice makes perfect with grammar!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Realistic Fiction Movie Poster - You will receive instructions on Monday morning. Creativity, color, and descriptions using adjectives are important. Be ready to identify and explain the main CONFLICT in your story.
Your work is due Monday, October 17, 2011.
Spelling Packet is due Thursday.
Spelling Test is Thursday.
Daily Language Review (DLR) is due Tuesday.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Holt Handbook-Page 11, Exercise 8 Complete 1-10. Write the sentences. Due Wednesday.
Literature-Solar System Bodies page 40. Test Practice 1-5 Write the question and the answer. Due Tuesday.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test - Thursday.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Predicate Test on Friday. Study pages 9, 10, and 11 of the Holt Handbook. Remember, identify the subject first!
Spelling Test on Thursday. You will be given a review list of words. You do not have a spelling packet this week.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Daily Language Review - complete Monday through Friday - due Tuesday.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling test on Thursday.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Holt Handbook - Pages 27 & 28 - Exercise Three - Substituting Proper Nouns for Common Nouns - 1 through 20 - Write the complete sentence with the Proper Noun - Answers will vary - Due Thursday.
Biography Oral Presentation - Begin by choosing a Biography silent reading book. Remember, a Biography consists of factual stories about real people from the past or present. No less than 120 pages with few pictures. Due Thursday.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Holt Handbook-Adjectives-page 38, exercise 9. Write the complete sentence and underline the adjectives. Due Wednesday.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test - Thursday.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Holt Handbook - Identifying Pronouns - Page 35, Exercise 7, 1-10. Write the complete sentence. Due Tuesday.
Daily Language Review - Due Wednesday.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Holt Handbook - The Verb. Page 49. Thoughtfully complete Exercise One on page 50. 1 - 10. Write the complete sentence. Due Tuesday.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test - Thursday.
Monday, December 12, 2011
For the Explanatory Essay, please choose and type 12 transition words. Examples include next, first, also, and finally. Due Tuesday.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Holt Handbook - Action Verbs Page 52 Exercise 3, 1-10. Write the sentence and underline the Action Verb. Due Wednesday.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Remember, Biography Oral Presentations begin on Monday, January 9th.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Explanatory/Expository Essay due Thursday. Final draft typed.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Holt Handbook - Page 56, Exercise 6 Identifying Transitive and Intransitive Verbs. 1 - 10 Write the sentence. Due Wednesday.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Daily Language Review #9 - Carefully complete Monday through Friday. Due Tuesday
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test - Thursday.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Daily Language Review due Tuesday. Complete Monday thru Friday.
Holt Handbook - The Adverb on page 59. Carefully complete exercise 7, on page 60. 1-10 Due Thursday. Neatly write the sentence.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Preposition and Adverb Test on Thursday. Review the Holt Handbook lesson and homework.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Spelling Packet due on Thursday.
Daily Language Review due Tuesday.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test - Thursday.
Daily Language Review due Tuesday.
Holt Handbook - The Conjunction - page 67, Exercise 13. 1 - 10. Write the sentence. Due Thursday.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Conjunction and Interjection Test on Thursday.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Holt Handbook - The Phrase - page 76, exercise 1, 1-10 due Thursday.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Do you want to improve your writing? Try to use the words from your Spelling Packet!
Holt Handbook - Prepositional Phrases, page 77, Exercise 2, 1-10. Write the complete sentence. Due Tuesday.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Daily Language Review due Tuesday.
Holt Handbook - page 84, exercise 7, 1-10, write the sentences - due Thursday.
Modern Fantasy, silent reading book, due Thursday.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Holt Handbook - Independent and Subordinate Clauses, page 91, exercise 10. write the sentences 1 - 10. Due Tuesday.
Adjective Phrase test on Thursday.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Holt Handbook - Sentence Structure: page 96. Complete Exercise 15 on page 97 and write the sentences. Due Thursday.
DLR #14 (Daily Language Review) Due Tuesday.
Monday, March 26, 2012
The focus this week will be on the Research Report. But we still have other important assignments.
Holt Handbook - Page 98, Review G, write the sentences and identify if the sentence is simple or compound.
Due Tuesday.
Carefully complete the Works Cited Worksheet for the Research Report. You will need more sources, but this is a good start. Due Thursday.
Modern Fantasy Cereal Box Book Report is due Tuesday, April 17th.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Daily Language Review due Tuesday.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Daily Language Review due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday. The words from before spring break.
Compound / Complex Sentences-page 100 Holt Handbook Exercise 16, 1-10 Due Tuesday.
Cereal Box Book Report-Modern Fantasy-Due Tuesday.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Holt Handbook-page 101, Chapter 4 Review Write sentences 1 - 35 and follow directions. Due Thursday
Poetry - Carefully TYPE the poetry terms with definitions. Due Wednesday
Monday, April 30, 2012
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Poetry Terms Test on Wednesday.
Monday, May 7, 2012
This week is the California State Testing, therefore you do not have homework. Please have a silent reading book with you during testing.
Thank you.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Daily Language Review due Tuesday.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Holt Handbook - page 388, Exercise 1, Revising Fragments - due Thursday.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Sentence Fragment and Run-on Sentence Test on Thursday.
Spelling Packet due Thursday.
Spelling Test on Thursday.
Daily Language Review due Tuesday.
