12-01-09 English--pg. 458, answers only
Vocab--lesson 11 pgs. due tomorrow
11-30-09 English--pg. 456, answers only; typed menu is due on THURSDAY!!!
Vocab--lesson 11 pages due Wednesday
11-23-09 English--pg. 454, odds only; pg. 563 diagram # 2, 4, 8, 10--be sure to write out sentence first!
--after consulting with Ms. Jaksa, finished menus will not be due until Wed., 12-2!
Vocab--none this week!!!
11-18-09 English--students must bring typed menu items for their group project--Appetizing Adjectives
(restaurant with great descriptions for the menu); make sure you have searched for pictures on
the computer to share with the group for menu
11-16-09 English--pg. 452, ex. 1--odds
Vocab--Unit 10 pgs. due Wed.
11-13-09 Vocabulary--unit 10 pgs. due on Wed.
11-12-09 English--speeches
11-11-09 English--return unit 9 test signed by parent; speeches
11-10-09 English--speeches
11-9-09 English--speeches all week--no vocabulary this week
11-3-09 English--we will review tomorrow for the unit 9 test on MONDAY!!! Speeches will begin on
TUESDAY
11-2-09 English--Pg. 390, ex. 11 (make a t-chart)
Vocabulary--NO VOCAB THIS WEEK!!!
10-30-09 English--pg. 386--all (do NOT write out sentences for either page); pg 388--odds only
unit 9 test will be Wednesday; because of short week, we will begin speeches on
MONDAY, 11-9!!!
Vocabulary--there will be NO VOCABULARY THIS WEEK!!!
10-29-09 English--descriptive paragraph (computer lab) is due tomorrow
10-28-09 English--descriptive paragraph must be finished--we will go to computer lab to print out
tomorrow
10-27-09 English--pg. 384, all; topic for speech?
Vocabulary--lesson 9 pgs. due tomorrow; DON'T FORGET PGS. 59 & 60!!!
10-26-09 English--pg.382, all--do not write out sentences; be prepared to declare topic of demonstration
speech
Vocabulary--lesson 9 pgs. due Wed. DON'T FORGET PGS. 59 & 60!!!
10-22-09 English--decide on what you want to do for your demonstration speech; no cooking!
10-21-09 English--unit 8 test tomorrow--study!!!
Vocabulary--lessons 7 & 8 test tomorrow in study hall
10-20-09 Vocabulary pg. lesson 8 are due tomorrow; test on lessons 7 & 8 on Thursday
10-19-09 English--pg. 368
10-15-09 English--Pg. 364 & 366
Vocabulary--no test tomorrow; lesson 8 pgs. due Wed.
10-13-09 English--pg. 360 (all), make a t-chart for lesson 4
Vocabulary--lesson 7 pgs. due tomorrow--no test this week
10-6-09 English--unit 19 test Thursday--Capitalization
Vocabulary--lesson 6 pgs. and pg. 40 due tomorrow
10-5-09 English--pg. 578 & 580, odds only--do not write out sentences; unit 19 test (capitalization) will
be this Thursday, 10-8
Vocabulary--lesson 6 pgs. due Wed.; test on lesson 5 & 6 will be Friday
10-1-09 English--pg. 576, odds only--do not write out sentences
Vocabulary--there is NO TEST this week
9-30-09 English--test on unit 20 tomorrow--punctuation
9-28-09 English--you will have your test on Unit 20 on Thursday
Vocabulary--lesson 5 pgs. due on Wednesday
9-24-09 English--we will finish newspaper tomorrow; Vocabulary--lesson 3 & 4 test tomorrow
9-22-09 Vocabulary--lesson 4 pgs. and pgs. 19 & 20
9-21-09 English--read over pg. 605, abbreviations; do pg. 606
Vocabulary--do lesson 4 pgs. including pg. 19-20; test on lessons 3 & 4 is Friday
9-17-09 English--bring all of your typed articles for the newspaper, along with a picture of yourself; don't
forget to type out the title of your newspaper on a separate piece of paper (switch to "landscape"
under page setup); bring scissors and glue stick.
9-11-09 English--students should finish typing all articles for their newspaper; bring a posterboard to
school to share with a friend (please cut in half before you come to school)--mark your name and
hr.# on the back
Vocabulary--bring vocab. book to class Monday; Lesson 3 pgs. will be due on Wednesday
9-10-09 English--we will continue to type newspaper articles; You will need a picture of yourself for your
newspaper--this can be a snapshot, as well as a school picture. Please bring a white poster board
to share with a friend for your newspaper by Monday (poster boards are cut in half for this
project)
Vocabulary--test on lesson 1 and lesson 2 words on Friday
9-9-09 English--finish last article for newspaper--"The funniest thing that happened to me..."; bring your
jump drive and all the articles with you to school--we will type them in the computer lab tomorrow
9-8-09 English--pg. 602; finish 2 articles for newspaper--"favorite foods" and "horoscope"
Vocabulary--lesson 2 pgs.
9-4-09 English--finish next 2 articles for newspaper: a personal ad listing your strengths (1-2 paragraphs);
a story about my friends (2-4 paragraphs)
Vocabulary--lesson 2 pgs. due on Wed.
9-3-09 English--finish next 2 articles for newspaper: a testimony about your faith (about 2 paragraphs);
your favorite type of music, group, singer, and/or songs (1-2 paragraphs)
pg. 600, ex. 8--all, ex. 9--evens only (write out sentences for ex. 9)
9-2-09 None
9-1-09 Vocabulary--Lesson #1 pgs. due tomorrow EXCEPT for "Writing Extended Responses"
English--pg. 596, ex. 5; pg. 598, ex.6
8/31/09 Vocabulary--Lesson #1 pgs. due on Wednesday; DO NOT do "Writing Extended Responses"
pg. 5; cut out flash cards (pg. 201) and bring tomorrow
8/28/09 Finish "My Greatest Accomplishment" for 8/31.
8/27/09 Lesson 20.3, Commas II, Page 593. "My Greatest Accomplishment" (2 or 3 paragraphs) is
is due 8/28.
8/26/09 Read "punctuation" on pages588-592. Do: 1) Page 590, Exercise 1 (End Marks) and
2) Page 592, Exercise 2 (Commas) for 5/27. We will grade these in class.
8/25/09 Finish "capitalization packet" for 8/26. You will receive a completion grade.
8/24/09 Write two to three paragraphs on "My Greatest Accomplishment". Due Friday, 8/28.