Update for 6/2:
Monday 6/2 - all Maine studies I movies should be complete and turned into me - they were due
5/30.
Wednesday 6/4: Book reports due - see the directions under book reports Remember to turn in
your rough draft too.
Homework: Work on your portfolio. Due 6/12.
Update for 5/27:
5/27: Vocabulary Review due
5/28: Maine project due by the end of class
5/29: Vocabulary Quiz/ Assign end of the year portfolio
5/30: Journals due
Upcoming due dates: Book report due Wed. 6/4
Update for 5/19:
Tuesday 5/20: All imovie scripts done. Start recording as ready.
Thursday 5/22: Assign vocab review.
Friday 5/23: Imovie - peer edit.
Last book report due 6/5
Well, even though I have not updated the assignments - the students have been busy. 8th graders
have started researching about Maine for the purpose of creating a key note about a Maine topic.
Maine scavenger hunt was due 5/8
Report findings from scavenger hunt due 5/9
Rough draft of researched info put into script form and bibliography due Thursday 5/15
Update for 4/ 13 -- 4/ 30:
Book report is due 4/30
Students should be reading for about 20- 30 minutes each day.
Monday 4/14; Assign and work on Baseball scavenger hunt, paragraph and comic life.
Tuesday 4/15: Wordly wise vocab due
Wednesday 4/16: Baseball scavenger hunt and paragraph due
Thursday 4/17: Comic life poster due -
Homework over vacation - finish your independent reading book.
The book essay is due 4/30.
Update for 3/24;
Monday; Assign venn diagram and essay about adventure book - this will count as our test over the
adventure book. All students should be done reading their adventure book.
Tuesday: Assign vocab words related to adventure books
Wednesday: Venn Diagram due
Thursday : vocab due
Friday: Essay rough draft due. 5 paragraphs comparing the adventure book to Iron Will
Update for 3/17: Due this week:
Monday 3/17 - Book Report
Wednesday 3/19 - lit log 3- students should be done with adventure books
Thursday 3/20 - quiz over adventure books -- assign comparison and contrast essay
Friday 3/21 - journals due
Update for 3/9:
All students should be finishing up their independent reading book. Book report is due 3/17
Lit log 2 is due 3/12.
Poem will be due 3/13.
Update for 3/2: Don't forget to be finishing up your independent reading book...
Remember to check this page as we have MEA's this week.
Monday 3/3: Read the official rules for the Iditaread race - keep a reading log each time you read.
Tuesday 3/4: Work on: lit log 1 or Vocab. Teams should let me know their team name.
Wednesday 3/5: Vocab due. Work on lit log 1.
Thursday 3/6: Lit Log 1 due: Groups report out on Title, author, setting, characters and conflict.
Friday 3/7: Alcott and Emerson journals due. Assign poem due 3/11.
Upcoming due dates:
Lit log 2 due 3/12
Book report - essay due 3/17
Update for the week of Feb 25 - 29: Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful vacation. This
week we are starting our study of the adventure genre. Get ready for the great Team 2 Iditaread
Reading Race.....
Homework this week: Of course you need to be reading your independent reading book each day.
Finish this up - you will have a class book next week.
Due Tuesday 2/26: List of 10 items you would want if you were lost in the wilderness - things you
could carry in a back pack AND a paragraph explaining why you selected these items.
Wednesday 2/27: Assign vocabulary - word wise packet due 3/5
Due: any late work: vocab, book report or persuasive essay must be turned in today to show up on
the progress report.
Due Thursday 2/ 28: Iditarod mini search due and musher selected. Report out on Iditaread team
and name.
Due Friday 2/ 29: Journals due. Progress report day
Update for 2/13: Well well another snow day.
Due 2/14: Final copy of persuasive essay. Any late or missing work must be in by Friday.
Due 2/15: Blog entry
HOmework over vacation: start your new independent reading book. We will have class novels after
vacation.
Update for 1/28:
1. Work on book report essay- you should be done with your book and starting the rough draft.--
Book report - rough draft and final copy are due Tuesday 2/5.
2. Continue to research information on your current issue topic. Outline/list of info is due Friday.
Update for 1/22: Students need to read and complete the persuasive paragraph about drilling in the
Arctic Wildlife Preserve - Due Wednesday.
Change for this week - Family Heritage Project is due Friday 1/25 to give students time to ask any
final questions.
Wednesday: Assign current topic essay - students select a current topic and write a persuasive essay
about the topic. Step one is to research topic - outline due 2/1-- Rough draft due 2/7 - Final copy
due before vacation.
Thursday 1/24: Work on researching topic
Friday 1/25: Family Heritage Project due - Come prepared to share.
Tuesday 2/5: book report essay is due.
Well, another snow day.... Friday's homework will be due on Tuesday 1/22.
DON'T FORGET - the Family Heritage Project is due Thursday 1/24 - That is coming up in 4 days. I
am so excited to see them.
THe rest of the weeks schedule will be posted on Tuesday.
Update for 1/17; Read the article about Plastic Bags and complete paragraph. Due Friday 1/17.
Update for 1/16: Homework for tonight: go to sunjournal.com or a regular newspaper. Find an
article and bring it into class. Write: Topic - what is thea article about? Author's view point: is the
author of the article fair/impartial or biased/ supporting one side. Due on Thursday.
Long term homework: Family Heritage/Grandparent Project due 1/24. Bring your project in on
1/24.
Update for 1/14: Quiz over vocab list on Wednesday 1/15. You should be working on your family
heritage project - due 1/24.
Update for 1/13: I will post the weeks assignments once we know about the weather on Monday....
Stay tuned. The vocab quiz will be postponed one day if there is a snow day.
Update for the week of 1/ 7:
Family Heritage Project is due 1/24.
You should be reading for at least 20 minutes each day.
Monday 1/7: Book report is due today. Homework: Need a new book, we will also be going to the
library on Tuesday. Continue to work on Family Heritage Project.
Tuesday 1/8: Library to get a new book. Homework - read and work on Family
Heritage/Grandparent project.
Wednesday 1/9: Book Check - bring your book to class. Assign vocab review for quiz on 1/15.:
Select 10 vocab words and definitions - list is due Thursday. Homework: vocab list, read, work on
Family Heritage/Grandparent project.
Thursday 1/10: Vocab list is due - use list to create multiple choice quesitons for quiz. Due by the
end of class Thursday. Homework: read, work on Family Heritage/Grandparent project.
Friday 1/ 11: Journals due. PAT- Vocabardy game - who will earn the highest score? Homework:
Read, work on Family Heritage/Grandparent project. Study for vocab quiz on Tuesday 1/15.
Upcoming due dates:
Vocab quiz: 1/15
Family Heritage/ Grandparent project Due 1/24
Book report 2/5
Update for 1/3: Wow - what about all that snow! Here is your homework for this week :
Thursday 1/3: missing vocab 12? Anyone who did not turn vocab 12 in before the vaca needs to
turn it in today. You can check power grade to see if you need to turn this in.
Homework: complete essay rough draft for book report
Friday 1/4: you need a copy of your rough draft - don't forget to print it if you typed your rough
draft. Work on final copy in class. Homework: complete essay to turn in on Monday 1/7.
Next book report is due 2/5. Book check is Wednesday 1/9. Get a new book and dive right in!
Upcoming assignments: current events - be thinking about a topic in the news that is of interest to
you.
Update for the week of 12/10:
Due Tuesday 12/11: character sketch - this includes the illustrated character wheel and the three
written paragraphs describing the character from the Outsiders.
Wednesday 12/12; Test over the Outsiders.
Thusday 12/13; Book Check - bring your new independent reading book and assign vocab lesson.
Vocab lesson is due Wed. 12/19.
Friday 12/14: Work on vocab.
Update for 11/26:
Monday 11/26: Assign Outsiders chapters 3& 4 and questions due Wednesday 11/28
Tuesday 11/27: Book Project is due. Assign Outsiders music assignment
Wednesday 11/28: Outsiders ch 3&4 questions due - work on music assignment. Assign ch 5&6 in
the Ousiders - due Friday
Thursday 11/29 : Music assignment due. Assign vocab 4 - due 12/6
Friday 11/30: Outsiders ch 5&6 questions are due. Assign ch 7-9 questions due Monday 12/3.
Update for 11/ 13 - 11/16:
Read - read - read - Students should be reading 20 minutes every day. Book report will be due after
the Thanksgiving break on Tuesday 11/27. See the book project list.
Homework for this week:
Tuesday 11/13: Start reading the Outsiders, chapters 1& 2 for Thursday
Also: complete research list and paragraph about S.E. Hinton - 10 facts - put into one complete
paragraph. Extra Credit: find pictures of clothing, cars, list of music, etc. from the late 50's early
60's.
Thursday: complete chapter 1 & 2 questions over the first two chapters in the Outsiders. Due Friday.
Friday: homework over the break: Finish your independent reading book and complete your book
project.
Homework for this week:
Monday - Wed. 11/5 - 11/9
1. Practice your part for the podcast - all recording should be done by Wed.
2. Vocab 3 - you should complete at least one section each day. Due on Friday 11/9.
Wednesday - Podcast wrap up - all parts should be recorded/ complete reflection and helpful hints
in your podcast noteshare notebook
Thursday - work on vocab - read independent reading book. Be sure to ask question on the vocab if
you do not understand what to do
Friday 11/9: vocab 3 is due.
Language Arts Homework for 10/14 - 10/18
Read read read... Book report due 10/23
Wednesday : Assign vocab 2 - due 10/24
Friday: quiz over parts of the plot line and book genres
Language Arts home work for 10/9-- 10/12:
Students should read every day for 20 min. Book Report due 10/23
Tuesday 10/9: Read Lady or the Tiger - complete questions & Paragraph
Wednesday 10/10; Questions and paragraph due - assign current event article and complete pro
and con list
Thursday 10/11: list due - use list to write 1-2 clear persuasive paragraphs about your ariticle.
Friday 10/12 : paragraphs due. Jouranls due
Language Arts home work for 10/1 --10/5:
Students should have a new independent reading book - book report is due 10/23.
Monday 10/1: complete and turn in twp paragraph
Tuesday 10/2: complete vocab 1
Wednesday 10/3: Vocab 1 due
Thursday 10/4: topic sentence worksheet due
Friday 10/5: expository paragraph due
Language Arts homework for 9/24- 9/28:
Monday 9/24: start vocab packet - due 10/3
Tuesday 9/25: book report due - completed before you come to class.
Friday 9/28 - complete descriptive paragraph/poem with the 1000 word project in class - ready to
be published on Monday 10/1.
Students need to select new indpendent reading book.
Language Arts homework for 9/17 -- 9/21;
Students are finishing their personal narratives and beginning their book reports.
Tuesday 9/18: Final typed copy of your Golden Moment Personal Narrative is due - see project
descriptor for directions
Friday 9/21: Classroom journal is due
Language Arts Homework for 9/10--9/14
Students should be reading in their independent reading books each day.
Due Wednesday 9/12: Gold in Me Rough draft due -- Students have selected a time when they felt
they did
something well to write about in a personal narrative.
Due Tuesday 9/18: Final copy of Gold in Me Personal Narrative is due
Language arts homework:
Update for 9/4- 9/7: Students will begin working on the Gold in Me Personal Narrative writing
assignment. Students have a copy of the project descriptor.
Due:
9/7: T- chart - brain storm list of possible topics for the writing assignment
Upcoming dates:
9/12: Rough draft due
9/18: Final copy of Gold in Me Personal Narrative is due
While there is much discussion about how much homework a student should have, I
believe that homework does give students extra time to read and write. Also, reading
at home helps students to become life long readers.
Your child will be expected to read about 20 minutes each night. Reading for 20
minutes each day helps to improve reading skills dramatically.
Some homework assignments will be short term - started in class and due the next
day.
Other assignments such as essays or narratives will be long term assignments where
students will be working on the assignment at school as well as at home.
Please ask your child about their assignments - it is a good way to see what they are
working on all day at school.
