Language Arts:
MONDAY: Return novels to the library, bring board game supplies, Missing Work.
TUESDAY: Return novels to the library, prepare final copy of Character Credibility paper, Missing Work.
WEDNESDAY: Make sure your colon and semi-colon game cards are finished. Missing Work.
THURSDAY: Make sure your comma and capitalization game cards are finished. Missing Work.
FRIDAY: Missing Work
Social Studies:
MONDAY: Use p.361-365 in the textbook to help you complete worksheet p.34
TUESDAY: Study for Benchmark. Ready Study Guide p.
WEDNESDAY: Study for Benchmark. Reading Study Guide p.
THURSDAY: Take the Benchmark in class today!
FRIDAY: Take the Benchmark in class today (if needed)!
Language Arts
MONDAY: Worksheets p.111 and 108, CST Practice Booklet p.75-78, bring a whiteboard marker.
TUESDAY: Capitalization worksheets, CST Practice Booklet p.83-85.
WEDNESDAY: [Coming Soon]
THURSDAY: Prepare a final copy of your persuasive essay. This is DUE tomorrow!
FRIDAY: Missing Work
Social Studies
MONDAY: None.
TUESDAY: Complete and study the Ancient India Study Guide. TEST tomorrow!
WEDNESDAY: Finish the map of ancient China.
THURSDAY: Reading Study Guide
FRIDAY: Missing Work
Language Arts
MONDAY: None.
TUESDAY: Capitalization Quiz worksheet. Period 1 - Read through Chapter 15 of "Double Identity" Period 5 - Read through p.117 of "Max the Mighty." QUIZ TOMORROW ON BOTH!
WEDNESDAY: None.
THURSDAY: Period 1 - Finish research for essay. Finish "Double Identity" over break. Period 5 - Finish reading "Max the Mighty" tonight and over the rest of break.
FRIDAY: Finish your novel ("Double Identity" or "Max the Mighty" over break). Next week is Spring Break!
Social Studies
MONDAY: Finish and color your Ancient India Contributions flip book.
TUESDAY: Design, write, and color a poster about Ancient India.
WEDNESDAY: Finish designing, writing, and coloring a poster about Ancient India.
THURSDAY: None.
FRIDAY: Missing Work. Next week is Spring Break!
Language Arts:
MONDAY: Read "Surprising Secret to a Long Life" and answer ALL questions. Highlight answers in text.
TUESDAY: Complete Analyzing Advertising Organizer. (Use your notes to help.) Bring an advertisement from print media (newspaper, magazine, website ad you printed out).
WEDNESDAY: Complete the "Shine and Grow" story packet. Highlight answers in text and use complete sentences to answer the questions.
THURSDAY: Complete the "Brain Breeze" story packet. Highlight answers in text and use complete sentences to answer the questions.
FRIDAY: Missing Work
Social Studies:
MONDAY: None
TUESDAY: None.
WEDNESDAY: None.
THURSDAY: None.
FRIDAY: None.
Language Arts:
MONDAY: Read the next 2 chapters of your novel and make a Flow Map to chart the events. Period 1 - "Double Identity" Chapters 6-7; Period 5 - "Max the Mighty" Chapters 14-15.
TUESDAY: Spelling Practice ie/ei. Complete "Dog Data" using good test-taking strategies; you need to highlight answers in text.
WEDNESDAY: Spellng Exceptions Pyramids. Read the next chapter of your novel and complete the "Illustrator" worksheet.
THURSDAY: Spelling Practice ie/ei.
FRIDAY: Missing Work
Social Studies:
MONDAY: Reading Study Guide p.61-62
TUESDAY: None.
WEDNESDAY: None.
THURSDAY: Reading Study Guide p.63-64
FRIDAY: Missing Work
Language Arts:
MONDAY: Finish "What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything?" packet by answering the questions.
TUESDAY: Finish "What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything?" packet by answering the questions.
WEDNESDAY: "The Fox and the Goat" (on symbolism)
THURSDAY: Complete "Contemplating Color" (on symbolism) and Spelling Practice ie/ei
FRIDAY: Missing Work. End of Trimester 2.
Social Studies:
MONDAY: None.
TUESDAY: None.
WEDNESDAY: Hinduism/Buddhism Double Bubble Map
THURSDAY: None.
FRIDAY: Missing Work
Language Arts:
MONDAY: Period 1 needs to work on their "Petty Crimes" project and bring proof of progress tomorrow. Period 5 has no homework.
TUESDAY: None.
WEDNESDAY: Conjunctions worksheet, "Life in Yakutia" main idea worksheet
THURSDAY: "Indigo Highway" main idea worksheet
FRIDAY: Missing Work
Social Studies:
MONDAY: Reading Study Guide p.59-60. Highlight answers in text.
TUESDAY: None.
WEDNESDAY: None.
THURSDAY: None.
FRIDAY: Missing Work
Language Arts:
MONDAY: No school, no homework.
TUESDAY: Chapter 6 Literary Focus worksheet p.3
WEDNESDAY: Write a comic in first person narration. It should be fully colored and perfect, given that this is a minimum day. Period 1, you ALSO need to read "If the Shoe Fits" and rewrite the main events in first person.
THURSDAY: Rewrite your first person comic as a third person comic. So, you should have two comics side by side, one written in first person and one written in third person. The two comics should be identical, except for the point of view of the writing.
FRIDAY: Missing work
Social Studies:
No homework all week.
**Please Note: This homework agenda is subject to change daily, given how far the class progresses through lesson plans. Please keep checking back for updates.
Language Arts:
MONDAY: Period 1 - Write a concrete poem about an object of your choice using line length to create a picture. Period 5 - Begin your "Freak the Mighty" project. Bring proof of progress.
TUESDAY: Period 1 - Write one haiku poem inspired by each chapter of "Petty Crimes" we have read so far. Remember, haiku poems are three lines long. The first and third lines have five syllables each. The second line has seven syllables. Period 5 - Write a concrete poem and a series of three haiku poems inspired by "Freak the Mighty" or "Love That Dog." Bring proof of project progress if you didn't already bring it.
WEDNESDAY: Complete the poetry project.
THURSDAY: Period 1 - Write diamante poem. Period 5 - Write diamante poem. Continue working on your "Freak the Mighty" project. Bring proof of progress.
FRIDAY: Missing work.
Social Studies:
MONDAY: Period 1 - Finish and color India Map. Period 6 - None.
TUESDAY: Period 1 - None. Period 6 - Finish and color India Map.
WEDNESDAY: Reading Study Guide p.57-58. Highlight answers in text.
THURSDAY: None.
FRIDAY: Missing work.
Language Arts
MONDAY: Period 1 - Read "Your Turn, Norma" and complete a Flow Map. Period 5 - Finish reading "Freak the Mighty" and complete a Flow Map of events.
TUESDAY: Reread "Sneetches" and complete a Flow Map of events and complete a Brace Map of literary devices.
WEDNESDAY: Answer questions in the "Sneetches" packet.
THURSDAY: Paraphrase the poem, "Annabelle Lee" by Edgar Allen Poe. Do this on notebook paper.
FRIDAY: Missing Work
Social Studies
MONDAY: None.
TUESDAY: None.
WEDNESDAY: None.
THURSDAY: None.
FRIDAY: Missing Work