Homework

 
Week of January 8-11, 2008:

GRAMMAR:  "Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement" - Exercises 12 & 13, page 642.  
          Follow directions in textbook.  Due THURSDAY, 01/10 (20 pts.)


Week of January 14-18, 2008:

VOCABULARY:  Study for poetry vocabulary quiz TUESDAY, 01/15 (40 points)

GRAMMAR:  "Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement" - Exercise 17, page 647.  Write
          sentences.  Due THURSDAY, 01/17 (10 points)

MISC:  Return iLEAP parent letter that was distributed Monday with student
       signature and parent signature.  Due THURSDAY, 01/17 (5 points)

iLEAP:  Work on Packet #1 beginning 01/17.  Due TUESDAY, 01/22 (10 points)


Week of January 22-25, 2008:

iLEAP:  Packet #1 due TUESDAY, 01/22 (10 pts.)  *Include parent signature.

LITERATURE:  "Poetry" - Write your Alphabet poem and your Autobiography poem 
             for the Poetry Calendar.  Due THURSDAY, 01/24 (20 points)


Week of January 28-Feb. 1, 2008:  

iLEAP:  Packet #2 due TUESDAY, 01/29 (10 points)  *Include parent signature.

LITERATURE:  "Poetry" - Write your Cinquain poem, Color poem, and Diamante 
             poem for the Poetry Calendar.  Due THURSDAY, 01/31 (20 points)
            
             - Study for Quiz #2 FRIDAY, 02/01 (30 points)
               "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth
               "Noiseless, Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman 
               "Wanderer" by Joan Fallert


Week of February 11-15, 2008:  

iLEAP:  Packet #4 due TUESDAY, 02/12 (10 points)  *Include parent signature.

LITERATURE:  Poetry Calendar project due TUESDAY, 02/12 (150 points) 
             - 6 original poems (Acrostic, Alphabet, Autobio., Cinquain, 
                                Color, and Diamante)
             - 6 poems by famous poets or other authors/friends
             __________________________________________________
             12 MONTHS = 12 poems
             - Each poem includes title and author
             - 6 original poems include title, author, AND TYPE of poem
               (See parentheses above)
             - Decoration for each poem
             - Calendar part personalized
               * Don't forget a COVER!
             
             Quiz # 3 FRIDAY, 02/15 (34 points)
             Includes poetry vocabulary: 
             1) speaker                        6) onomatopoeia     
             2) stanza                         7) imagery     
             3) rhyme scheme                   8) simile          
             4) alliteration                   9) metaphor
             5) assonance                     10) personification
             
             Identifying the 6 types of poems you had to write for the 
             poetry calendar (again, see above)

             3 poems read in class - "Purchase," "Skinny Tomboy Kid,"
             and "World is Not a Pleasant Place..."

COMPOSITION:  Poetry Analysis Essay due FRIDAY, 02/15 (100 points)
              Follow directions on handout.  Use TP-CASTT sheet as a 
              guide.
              
              *Journals due by the end of this week! (100 points)
               Grading  Mon.-Thurs. 02/18-02/21 in order by class
               period.  


Week of February 18-22, 2008:  

iLEAP packet #5 due TUESDAY, 02/19 (10 points).  *Include parent signature.

A.R. and make up work are both due WEDNESDAY, 02/20.

GRAMMAR:  Exercise 23, page 554.  Follow directions in text.  You must 
          correct all the items that are fragments by writing them as 
          complete sentences.  HINT:  Only 3 are correct.  Due THURSDAY,
          02/21 (15 points).  


Week of February 25-29, 2008:

iLEAP packet #6 due Tuesday, 02/26 (10 points).  *Includes parent signature.

GRAMMAR:  Worksheet Lesson 31 "Fragments."  Due THURSDAY, 02/28 (18 points)

Study for Odyssey quiz FRIDAY, 02/29 (40 points)


Week of March 3-7, 2008:  

iLEAP packet #7 due Tuesday, 03/04 (10 points).  *Includes parent signature.

GRAMMAR:  Worksheet Lesson 18 "Prepositional Phrases."  Due THURSDAY, 03/06
          (20 points)


Week of March 17-20, 2008:  

GRAMMAR:  Exercise 13, page 527 - "Infinitive Phrases."  Follow directions 
          in textbook.  Due THURSDAY, 03/20 (20 points).


Week of March 31-April 4, 2008:

COMPOSITION:  Write a 150-200-word paragraph describing a day in detail
              in which nothing went right.  Follow directions on PowerPoint
              slides discussed in class.  *PPT is on my TeacherWeb page 
              under "Handouts."  Click on Homework - Descriptive Paragraph.
              Due THURSDAY, 04/03 (20 points) to turn in for Writing Port-
              folio.

              - ink
              - loose leaf
              - double space
              - front only
              + 2 if TYPED!
              + 2 if READ ALOUD THURSDAY!


Week of April 7-11, 2008:  

NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK! Just make sure you have completed and turned in all 
assignments for this 6 weeks - journal, homework, quizzes, projects, 
worksheets, compositions, A.R., etc.

Study for Odyssey quiz, Parts 2, 3, & 4 coming up Monday, April 14th 
(60 points)


Week of April 14-18, 2008:

Define the following words/names associated with Animal Farm.  Due THURSDAY, 
10 points:                                
1)  utopia                                6)  Stalin
2)  totalitarian                          7)  Trotsky
3)  socialism                             8)  Karl Marx
4)  Russian Revolution                    9)  George Orwell 
5)  tsar                                 10)  Roman a clef


Week of April 21-25, 2008:  

Study for Animal Farm characters & definitions quiz TUESDAY (24 POINTS)

Answer Animal Farm study guide questions, Chapter 3, #s 1-10.  Due 
THURSDAY, 04/24 (20 points)  *Note:  You may have to read ON YOUR OWN at
home to get some of the answers if we don't get that far in class!

Week of April 28-May 2, 2008:  

Study for Animal Farm quiz, Ch. 1-3, WEDNESDAY, 04/30.  Short answer/
fill in the blank (30 points).

Answer Animal Farm study guide questions, Chapter 5, #s 1-10.  Due THURSDAY, 
05/01 (20 points)

Week of May 5-9, 2008:

Animal Farm study guide questions, Chapters 7 & 8 (20 pts.)
Due THURSDAY, 05/08

Study for Quiz #8 - Animal Farm Chapters 4, 5, and 6 (30 pts.)