Monday, October 26, 2009

Homework Week of October 26-30

Monday, October 26
  1. Greek suffixes -ism, -ist, and -ize due tomorrow
  2. Halloween epitaph typed due Wednesday
Tuesday, October 27
  1. Greek suffixes -gram, -graph
  2. epitaph due tomorrow
Wednesday, October 28
1. Greek suffixes -logue and -log due tomorrow
2. Finish commentary side of T-chart for "Phaethon, Son of Apollo"

Thursday, October 29
  1. Read "Prologue" and "Ships and Men" for Monday pgs. v111-4
  2. Chapter Notes for the above chapters of Adventures of Ulysses due Monday.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Week of October 19-23

Monday, October 19
  1. Final copy of autobiographical incident due tomorrow-r.d. with revisions attached
  2. Reading Log with parent signatures due Wednesday
  3. Response to literature (typed final copy) focusing on one dynamic character from your independent reading log due Wednesday
  4. Vocabulary unit 6 pages 65-67 + highlighting due tomorrow/finish checking pre-test
ENGLISH T.O.C Q2
  1. Comp Style Sheet
  2. Hooks/Leads
  3. "How do I insert Quotations?"
  4. Conclusion: The Final Word
  5. Some Ways to Begin Sentences
  6. Compound & Complex Sentences Unit 4
  7. Blocking it out-autobiographical narrative
  8. Greek List One
  9. Greek Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
  10. Response to Lit r.d. (to accompany Reading Log)
  11. Rough draft autobiographical narrative (to be attached to final copy due 10/20)
  12. Transitional Words (Period 7 needs)
  13. Unit 5 Compound Sentences
  14. Pre-test unit 6
Tuesday, October 20
  1. Reading Log with parent signatures due tomorrow
  2. Response to literature (typed final copy) focusing on one dynamic character from your independent reading log due tomorrow
  3. Vocabulary unit 6 pages 69 and 70 due tomorrow
  4. Greek prefixes mono-, pan-, and therm- due Thursday/Quiz on Greek prefixes on Thursday.
Wednesday, October 21
  1. Write compound sentences (IC; IC) for vocabulary words 1-10.or continue your journal from class (continue writing a resolution for "All Summer in a Day" maintaining the mood and style created by Bradbury). Use 10 vocabulary words from unit 6 within this writing.
  2. Greek prefixes quiz tomorrow
  3. Vocabulary test Friday
Thursday, October 22
  1. Write complex sentences (DC, IC or ICDC) for words 11-20 in unit 6
  2. Vocabulary test tomorrow/bring your independent reading book

Monday, October 12, 2009

Week of October 12-16

Monday, October 12
  1. Reading Log + 4-5 paragraph response to literature (we worked on this in class on Friday 10/9) TYPED following composition style sheet DUE OCTOBER 21st. NEXT WEDNESDAY! Get parent signatures! Double check that your name is on the reading log!
  2. mono- pan- therm- for tomorrow
  3. Unit 5 vocabulary pages 58-60 fill in the blanks and highlighting
  4. Rough draft of autobiographical incident typed due Wednesday. Use the green sheet to guide you.
Tuesday, October 13
  1. Reading Log + 4-5 paragraph response to literature (we worked on this in class on Friday 10/9) TYPED following composition style sheet DUE OCTOBER 21st. NEXT WEDNESDAY! Get parent signatures! Double check that your name is on the reading log!
  2. Rough draft of autobiographical incident typed due tomorrow. Use the green sheet to guide you.
  3. Vocabulary unit 5 pages 62 & 63 "Synonyms and Antonyms" and "Choosing the Right Word" due tomorrow
  4. Table of Contents with required hand-outs attached due Friday (or earlier).
Wednesday, October 14
  1. Independent Reading Log due next Wednesday, October 21st
  2. Typed final copy of response to literature for independent reading book due next Wednesday.
  3. IC; IC compound sentences for 1-10 of unit 5 vocabulary words due tomorrow
  4. Table of contents & worksheets in order due Friday.
  5. Book drive-bring in books to give to children in need
Thursday, October 15
  1. Independent Reading Log due next Wednesday, October 21st
  2. Typed final copy of response to literature for independent reading book due next Wednesday.
  3. DC, IC complex sentences for 11-20 of unit 5 vocabulary words due tomorrow
  4. Table of contents & worksheets in order due Friday.
  5. Book drive-bring in books to give to children in need


Sunday, October 04, 2009

Week of October 5-9

Monday, October 5

  1. Greek prefixes through –geo for tomorrow. Find two words with the prefix and their definitions.
  2. Vocabulary unit 4 pages 51-53 and highlighting due tomorrow.
  3. Character Analysis chart due Wednesday
  4. Identifying Compound and Complex Sentences worksheet due tomorrow
  5. Continue reading for Reading Log due October 21

Tuesday, October 6

  1. Unit 4 vocabulary-write compound sentences for the first 1o words. Place the vocabulary word in the first clause. Remember that a compound sentence= IC; IC or IC, (fanboys) IC
  2. Independent reading Reading Log due October 21st with your character analysis Response to Literature
  3. Finish character analysis chart for your independent reading book.
  4. Greek prefixes hyper- and micro- for Thursday

Wednesday, October 7

  1. Write COMPLEX sentences for the second half of your vocab words (the last 10). Remember that a COMPLEX SENTENCE= DC, IC or IC DC. Each clause should have a subject and a verb.
  2. Find two words and their definitions for hyper- and micro- for tomorrow
  3. Independent Reading Log and Response to literature due October 21
  4. Vocabulary test on Friday
Thursday, October 8
  1. Study for unit 4 test tomorrow
  2. Bring your independent reading book for tomorrow
  3. Independent reading due October 21
  4. Bring your writing plan to class tomorrow "Blocking it out"
  5. mono- pan- therm- Greek prefixes due Tuesday
Friday, October 9
Due Wednesday typed rough draft of autobiographical incident