HOMEWORK & ASSIGNMENTS FOR 6TH GRADE READING:
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK REPORT: READ YOUR BOOK BY JAN. 18, 2010.
Dec. 1, Tues. night: Do vocabulary for Chapters 9, 10, 11 in "The Egypt
Game."
Dec. 2, Wed. night: Design Egyptian costume using handout.
Dec. 3, Thurs: No homework due to Walk Through Ancient Civ.
Dec. 7, Mon. night: Study for quiz on vocabulary and questions in
Chapter 9, 10, 11 in "Egypt Game."
Dec. 8, Tues. night: Read Chapters 12 & 13 in "The Egypt Game." Focus
on characterization and plot.
Dec. 9, Wed. night: Do Breaking the Code (p.23) with Hieroglyphics Code
(p.22). Also, do assignment at bottom of p. 23; use 4"x6" index cards.
Dec. 10: Thurs. night: Read Chapter 14 in "The Egypt Game."
Dec. 14: Mon. night: Define and give part of speech for vocabulary for
Chapters 12, 13, 14 in "The Egypt Game."
Dec. 15, Tues. night: Study for vocabulary and questions quiz on
Chapters 12, 13, 14 of "The Egypt Game."
Dec. 16, Wed. night: Read Chapters 15 & 16 of "The Egypt Game."
Dec. 17, Thurs. night: No homework, Christmas Play.
HOMEWORK & ASSIGNMENTS FOR 7TH GRADE LITERATURE:
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK REPORT DUE JANUARY 19, 2010.
Dec. 1, Tues. night: Read "Mother and Daughter" in text, p. 136-143. Do
questions 1-5 on p. 144.
Dec. 2, Wed. night: Write a compare/contrast paragraph about Mrs.
Moreno and her daughter Yollie. Tell how they are alike and different.
Include their likes and dislikes; how they handle problems that arise in
their lives.
Dec. 3, Thurs. night: Vocabulary and Figurative Language handout
for "Mother and Daughter."
Dec. 7, Mon. night: Study for quiz on vocabulary and figurative
language for "Mother and Daughter."
Dec. 8, Tues. night: Read "The Smallest Dragonboy" in text, p. 146-161.
Focus on plot, characterization, motivation, setting, time.
Dec. 9, Wed. night: Refer to "The Smallest Dragonboy" on p.162 in text.
Do Reading Check, a through f. Write the questions; answers must be in
complete sentences.
Dec. 10, Thurs. night: Define and give the part of speech of the
following vocabulary words for "The Smallest Dragonboy" Part 1: goaded,
imminent, perturbed, confrontation, alleviate, sloth, mottled, telepathic,
pinions, punctual, fleetingly, enticing, jeered, reprehensible, consensus,
taunt, striations, grave, squinch, officiously.
Dec. 14, Mon. night: Define and give part of speech for the following
vocabulary words for "The Smalles Dragonby" Part 2: replenished, tantalized,
deigned, evasion, dispute, heretical, swivet, dictum, routed, desolation,
sniggered, relished, cosseting, dissipate, unhampered, scrabble, exhalation,
spate, consternation, oblivious.
Dec. 15, Tues. night: Study for vocabulary quiz on Parts 1 & 2 of "The
Smallest Dragonboy."
Dec. 16, Wed. night: Text, p. 162, Answer #5 in 2 paragraphs. Be sure
to include a short outline for your paragraphs.
Dec. 17, Thurs. night: No homework, Christmas Play.