Homework for the Week of 1-31-11

Literacy:
Monday: Greek/Latin stems practice #2, identity chart

Tuesday: Jesus Colon extended response.
Wednesday: Write a passage in any genre that uses all 10 lesson 17 words correctly. (Underline each word.)
Thursday: Read Chapters 2 and 3 of Warriors Don’t Cry (quiz tomorrow).
Friday: Extended response practice.

Language Arts:
Monday:
Complete narrative planning organizer based on your interview.
Tuesday:
213/219:
Make a plan for any follow-up questions you need to ask your interview subject in order to create a strong narrative.
225:
 Complete narrative planning organizer based on your interview. Make a plan for any follow-up questions you need to ask your interview subject in order to create a strong narrative.

Wednesday:
219/ 213:
Author biography analysis questions.
225:
Diagramming quiz tomorrow.

Thursday:
219/213:
Skills practice worksheets/
225:
Final narrative essay.

Friday:
Final narrative essay.

Homework for the Week of 1-24-11

Literacy

Monday: Examples for common roots (Stem Practice #1). Poem memorized for Wednesday/Thursday. “It’s Greek to Me” game (extra credit-- print out your "medal" at the end as proof that you did it, or send me a screenshot).
Tuesday: Word study pages 103-105.
Wednesday: Word study quiz on lessons 15 and 16 and common Greek roots.
Thursday: Extended response practice with “My Sister, the Soldier.”

Language Arts
Monday:

Free write.

Tuesday:
219: Peer feedback evaluation.
213: Revising to find and replace clichés.
225: Free write.

Wednesday:
219: Finalize interview questions and make arrangements to conduct your interview by Monday 1-31-11.
213: Finalize interview questions and make arrangements to conduct your interview by Monday 1-31-11.
225: “I Dare You” paragraph.

Thursday:
Narrative interview completed by Monday 1-31.

Homework for the Week of 1-18-11

Be sure to check out the extra credit opportunity I'm offering this week!

Literacy:
Tuesday: Word Study pp. 95-96. Quiz tomorrow on lessons 13 & 14 and prefixes/suffixes.
Wednesday: Scantron score reflection.
Thursday: Read Walking with the Wind and prepare 3 questions (inferential, evaluative, or analytic).
Friday: Fact vs. opinion practice passage and questions.


Language Arts:

Tuesday:
Free write.

Wednesday:
219: Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers worksheet.
213: Read GUM pages 39 and 41 and write 1 sentence of each type described (6 total).
225: Read GUM page 111 and write 2 sentences of each type described (8 total).
Thursday:
219: Diagramming practice.
213: Diagramming practice.
225: Interview assignment preliminary work (brainstorming subjects and questions).

Friday:
Interview assignment preliminary work (brainstorming subjects and questions).