Week of April 25-29

Monday, April 25

1. Read The Giver pgs. 1-19 + 8-10 notes page # and a note (must be an inference, beneath the surfacr question, emotional response, or prediction)

Week of March 21-25

Monday, March 21

1. Reading Log due Wednesday-Get parent signatures!
2. Farewell to Manzanar chapters 1 & 2 + notes due tomorrow
3. Latin prefixes co-, de-, and dis- two words and definitions for each due tomorrow

Tuesday, March 22

1. Reading Log due tomorrow
2. Find two words and their definitions for Latin prefix inter-
3. Due tomorrow-Indirect Objects worksheet
4. Farewell to Manzanar chapters 3-5 + notes due tomorrow

Wednesday, March 23

Week of March 14-18

Monday, March 14

1. Finish reading "Red Headed League" + 10 notes due tomorrow
2. Unit 13 vocabulary pgs. 150-152 & synonym and antonym section due tomorrow
3. Continue independent reading

Tuesday, March 15

1. Do the "Choosing the Right Word" and "Vocabulary in Context" section in Unit 13
2. pgs. 155-156
3. "Adventures of the Dancing Men" pages 338-342 + 5 notes due tomorrow
4. Bring Farewell to Manzanar to class this week
5. Comma Packet #1 pages 1-3 due tomorrow
6. Reading Log due March 24th

Week of March 9-11

Wednesday, March 9

1. Continue independent reading

2. Latin roots -scrib, -script

Thursday, March 10

1. "Red Headed League" page 42-52 + 10 notes in journal due tomorrow

2. Latin roots -tract and -vert due tomorrow

3. Quiz on Latin roots tomorrow

Friday, March 11

Finish "Red Headed League" finish for Tuesday + 1o notes

Continue independent reading.

Week of February 28-March 4

Monday, February 28

1. Unit 12 in vocabulary workbook fill in the blanks & antonym and synonym sections due tomorrow.
2. Type your mystery-at least one page double spaced due tomorrow
3. We will begin Farewell to Manzanar in 2 weeks
4. STAR writing test tomorrow

Week of February 15-18

Tuesday, February 15th

Verb Packet #3 Page 5

Order, hold, or purchase Farewell to Manzanar by Friday

Wednesday, February 16th

1. Turn in-class essay with self-assessment attached tomorrow
2. Purchase, order or place on hold Farewell to Manzanar
3. Read independent reading Reading Log due March 25th

Week of February 7-11

Monday, February 7

1. Lit circles reading
2. Role for Thursday discussion
3. Final copy of persuasive essay with separate works cited page and conclusion due Wednesday.
4. Remember that in your conclusion, you need to 1) restate your thesis, 2) Tell the reader what he or she can do to support your cause (be specific) and 3) Leave the reader thinking about the topic in a new perspective.
5. Unit 10 vocabulary-"fill in" page and synonyms and antonyms due tomorrow

Tuesday, February 8

1. Lit. circles reading for tomorrow/ Role sheet due Thursday for discussion
2. Final copy of persuasive essay with separate "works cited" page due tomorrow
3. Make sure papers are in correct order: final copy on top, works cited page underneath, rough draft and outline on the bottom.
4. Unit 10 vocabulary pages 122-123 due tomorrow
5. Character "Farcebook" poster due next Monday

Wednesday, February 9

1. Lit circles reading for tomorrow/Role sheet due Thursday for discussion
2. Unit 10 vocabulary "Completing the Sentence" and "Vocabulary in Context" due tomorrow
3. Unit 10 vocabulary test on Friday
4. Farcebook poster due Monday

Week of January 31-February 4

Wednesday, February 2

1. Complete your role sheet and finish your reading assignments for Lit Circles Discussion TOMORROW
2. Verb Packet #3 pages 1&2 due tomorrow
3. Final persuasive essay due next Tuesday with a works cited page. Please attach your outline and rough draft behind the final copy.

Thursday, February 3

Week of Wednesday, January 19-21

Wednesday, January 19

1. Persuasive essay outline due Friday-This will be graded for accuracy
2. Finish verb packet #2 for Friday
3. Next irregular verbs quiz "to lie" to "to shake" tomorrow

Thursday, January 20

1. Persuasive essay due tomorrow
2. Verb packet #2 due tomorrow
3. Next irregular verbs quiz tomorrow

Week of January 10-14

Monday, January 10

1. Reading Log due Wednesday with parent signatures
2. Verb packet #1 due tomorrow
3. Think about a topic for your persuasive essay

Tuesday, January 11

1. Reading Log due tomorrow
2. Verb packet #2 page 1
3. Learn irregular verbs "to be" to "to buy" for quiz tomorrow
4. Due tomorrow- select a topic and write a supported thesis statement for your persuasive essay

Wednesday, January 12

1. Fill in 3 Research slips due Friday
2. Verb packet #2 page 2
3. Learn irregular verbs "to choose" to "to freeze"
4. for quiz tomorrow
5. Blocking it out and introduction of persuasive essay due Friday

Week of January 3-7

Monday, January 3

1. Reading Log due January 12th (next Wednesday)
2. Unit 7 vocabulary pages 84-86
3. and synonyms and antonyms section of 88
4. Direct Objects worksheet front and back due tomorrow