Homework for the Week of 12-13-10

Have a wonderful and safe holiday break!


Literacy:
Monday: Read chapter 9 of The Outsiders. Prepare for town hall meeting.
Tuesday: Read chapter 10 of The Outsiders.
Wednesday: Read chapter 11 of The Outsiders and prepare for final test (open book essay test).
Thursday: Review Out of My Mind homework and make a plan for getting it completed over break.
Friday: Out of My Mind assignment; Study Island "Identifying Theme" test.


Language Arts

Monday:
219 & 213: Free write (review guidelines).

Tuesday:
219: News article analysis: highlighting conjunctions, and listing which clauses they link.
213: News article analysis: highlighting prepositions, and listing what they modify.
225: GUM p. 47

Wednesday:
219: Free write.
213: GUM p. 69
225: Free write.

Thursday:
219: Correct your proofreading test.
213: Proofreading quiz tomorrow.
225: Narrative about winter break activities. Ensure composition notebook, binder, and adequate loose leaf paper.

Friday:
219 & 213: Narrative about winter break activities. Ensure composition notebook, binder, and adequate loose leaf paper.

Homework for the Week of 12-6-10

Literacy

Monday: Study Island test (due Sunday 7-12). Read Chapter 5 of The Outsiders.
Tuesday: Chapter 5 reflection questions.
Wednesday: Study for quiz on author choices and chapters 4 and 5 of The Outsiders.
Thursday: Finish chapter 6 of The Outsiders. Respond to Socratic Seminar preparation questions.
Friday: Read and annotate chapters 7 and 8. Use the suggested key passages if you wish.

Language Arts

Monday:
219: Typed global focus essay due Wednesday.
213: Typed global focus essay due Wednesday.

Tuesday:
219: Typed global focus essay. “I See in Your Future…” worksheet. (Students write single-sentence predictions about others using past, present, and future tense verbs.”
213: Typed global focus essay.
225: Completed persuasive essay planner.

Wednesday:
219: GUM Lesson 37 Part 2 (p. 112).
213: Complete draft of persuasive article.
225: GUM p. 65

Thursday:
219: Proofreading test tomorrow.
213: GUM lesson 48, Part 2 (p. 144).
225: Completed draft of global focus essay.

Friday:
219: GUM Lessons 39 and 40 Part 2, pages 116 and 118.
213: Comma splices and run-ons worksheet.