Language Arts Homework

Listed below is an outline of anticipated homework.  Please check your child's
agenda for the day's current homework. 

**Mrs. Buttikofer's LANGUAGE ARTS class, Research Project & Creation Due week 
of December 14-18**

AUGUST

M 24--Bag project due Friday
T 25--Work on Bag Project
W 26--Work on Bag Project
R 27--Bag projects due tomorrow
F 28--No Homework

M 31--Vocabulary 1 due Thursday


SEPTEMBER

T 1--work on vocabulary due Thurs.
W 2--individual QAR story and questions
R 3--bring Non-fiction article
F 4--finish non-fiction "Hijacking" packet and own NF article

M 7--No School
T 8--Vocabualry 2 due Thursday; Capitalization WS
W 9--Story Element Brochure
R 10--Punctuation WS; vocab quiz 1 & 2 tomorrow
F 11--No Homework

M 14--Vocabulary #3 due Thursday; Read Red Fern pg. 3-50 & complete role 1 
for Wednesday
T 15--alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia & personfication examples
W 16--Read pg. 51-104 and role 2 for Monday
R 17--Grammar WS; idiom, hyperbole, and Irony examples
F 18--finish non-fiction "Tidal Wave" packet and own NF article

M 21--Vocabulary #4 due Thursday; Read pg. 105-161 in Red Fern for Wednesday 
& Role 3
T 22--Punctuation WS
W 23--Read pg. 162-127 for Monday & role 4
R 24--Punctuation WS; Own Brainstorming web
F 24--Finish Story Works "Animal 9-1-1" & Homophone WS

M 28--NO VOCAB; Finish Red Fern pg. 208-259
T 29--intoduction for writing
W 30--No Homework (finish things for tomorrow)


OCTOBER

R 1--10 sentences for grammar; Write body of paper due Tues.
F 2--Beging research paper reading--Due November 5

M 5--Vocabulary #5 due Thursday; Group Project due Wednesday
T 6--Grammar WS Fragmnets and run-ons; Body of writing due Thursday
W 7--WRFG WS; vocab and writing due tomorrow
R 8--Final Draft of writing due Tuesday
F 9--NO SCHOOL

M 12--No School
T 13--No Homework
W 14--Finish rosa Parks questions
R 15--Noun story 
F 16--finish cause and effect WS and Own Non-fiction article

M 19--Vocabulary 6 due Thursday (Quiz for 5-6 Friday); finish timeline for 
Buzz Aldrin
T 20--Finish Voice WS
W 21--Work on ABC book 
R 22--Create favorite place picture--color and write three facts about it
F 23--finish work that is due on Tuesday!

M 26--Vocabulary #7 due Thursday; ABC book due Wednesday
T 27--Decriptive Writing Paper
W 28--Finish Cesar Chavez Questions
R 29--Final draft of Descriptive Paper due Tuesday
F 30--Finish Halloween acrostic and story


NOVEMBER

M 2--Vocabulary #8 due Thursday; rough draft of descriptive writing due 
tomorrow
T 3--Final Draft of descriptive paper due Monday
W 4--Research Notes due Thursday!!
R 5--Finish research outline; Vocab Quiz 7 & 8 tomorrow
F 6--Finish Disaster of Hinderburg WS; Final draft of descriptive paper due 
Monday

M 9--Vocabulary 9 due Thursday; Complete Interview questions by Tuesday, 
November 17
T 10--Write research paper
W 11--NO SCHOOL
R 12--Continue writing research paper
F 13--Finish Story Works WS

M 16--Vocabulry 10 due Thursday; class time to work on group BIography 
presentation
T 17--Interview writeup due Thursday
W 18--Finish Interview Writeup
R 19--Final copy of Interview and presentation due Modnay, November 30; Vocab 
quiz 9 & 10 on Monday
F 20--Field Trip to Shedd Aquarium