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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
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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.)
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