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English Language Arts Homework
5/20/19
Activist Argument final paper due Friday 5/24/19
5/17/19
Rough draft of Activist Argument paper due Wednesday 5/22/19
5/13/19
Graphic Organizer for Activist Argument due Friday 5/17
5/2/19
Four poems due Monday 5/6 (Haiku, Limerick, Found/Free verse, Narrative)
4/23/19
ORB Presentations due Friday 5/3
4/22/19
Poem in Many Voices due Wed 4/23
4/5/19
Read 20 pages of ORB each night
4/4/19
Audacity notes due Friday 4/5/19
4/1/19
All rewrites due Monday 4/8/19
3/26/19
Common Theme Essay due Wednesday 3/27/19
3/25/19
Graphic Organizer for Common Theme Essay due Tuesday 3/26
3/11/19
All rewrites and makeup work are due Monday 3/18.
3/5/19
Choose a new Outside Reading Book and sign up by Monday 3/11/19
2/25/19
WW 8.1 Maya Angelou quiz Thurs 3/7/19
2/15/19
Finish reading Outside Reading Book (ORB) and prepare your presentation due Wed 2/27/19.
2/11/19
Continue writing narrative. Create a unique title. Correct any dialogue and capitalization errors.
Two - four pages (rough draft) due Wed 2/13/19. Final due Friday 2/15/19
2/11/19
Continue writing narrative. Rough draft due Wednesday 2/13/19
Final due Friday 2/15/19
2/8/19
Add Flashback, Foreshadowing, and Allusion to your narrative. Narratives due Friday 2/15/19
2/6/19
Finish the setting description with imagery
Study for Quiz Thurs. 2/7/19
2/5/19
Finish the Lead to your narrative and include sensory details
2/4/19
Read 20 pages in Outside Reading Book each night (approximately 30 minutes) Presentations due Wed 2/27
2/1/19
Narrative: Write dialogue between your two characters about something important to your story.
1/31/19
Study for WW 8.3 Quiz on Thurs. 2/7/19
Continue planning narrative with two characters & think of dialogue situations
Always bring in Outside Reading Book and begin slide presentation
1/23/19
Anne Frank Projects & Presentations due Thurs 1/24
1/15/19
Anne Frank Article Reflection
due Wed 1/15/19 for Groups F & E
due Thurs 1/16/19 for Group B
1/3/19
Anne Frank Essential Question Open Response
due Fri 1/4/19 for Groups F & E
due Mon 1/7/19 for Group B
12/11/18
WW 8.10 Rigoberta Menchu quiz will be Wed 12/19
12/10/18
Poe Essay Rewrites (if you choose to do so) due Mon 12/17 for Group E, Tues 12/18 for Group F, and Wed 12/19 for Group B
11/30/18
Vocabulary illustrations for Anne Frank due Mon 12/3
11/27/18
Figurative Language Project & Presentation due Fri 12/7
11/26/18
Final Poe paper due Tues 11/27
Partner Presentation Wed 11/28
11/19/18
Revise Poe paper for mechanics: formal language, heightened vocabulary, sentence structure, verb tense, CPS (Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling)
11/13/18
Introduction and First Body Paragraph of Poe Essay due Wed. 11/14/18
Iceman Quiz Fri 11/16/18
11/8/18
Group E: Introductions for Essay due Fri 11/9/18
Groups B & F: Introductions for Essay due Tues 11/13/18
11/5/18
Study Poe vocabulary. Open note quiz Fri 11/9/18
11/2/18
All Poe movie notes due Mon 11/5/18
10/29/18
Finish Poe's Tell Tale Heart movie notes due Tues 10/30/18
10/23/18
Edgar Allan Poe Biography Poems/Artwork due Wed 10/24/18
Study for Kachina Dolls quiz Thurs 10/25/18
10/17/18
Leonardo da Vinci Open Response rewrites due Friday 10/19
Celebrity Inspiration with picture due Friday 10/19
Read 20 minutes ORB per night
9/26/18
Fishbowl questions ready for Friday's (9/28) fishbowl discussion.
9/25/18
Flowers for Algernon open response due Friday 9/28
9/24/18
Group E: Bring in one of your favorite empty cereal boxes by Friday
9/21/18
Study vocabulary for Quiz Thursday 9/27
9/10/18
Summer Reading Summary Book Jacket due Monday 9/17
Read ORB each night to achieve your first reading goal by Friday 10/5
9/5/18
Bring in Outside Reading Book (ORB) or sign one out from my class library due Thurs 9/6
8/31/18
I am from poem and Artifacts due Thurs 9/6
Bring in 2 one subject notebooks due Wed 9/5
8/6/18
Due 8/28/18
In ELA:
(2) 1 subject or composition notebooks (one for Reading, one for Writing)
(1) pocket folder
General Supplies:
(5) pencils with erasers
(5) pens
(2) highlighters
(1) pair of headphones/earbuds (Dollar Tree has them for $1)
(1) set of markers
(1) set of colored pencils
(1) pair of scissors
(3) glue sticks
(1) box of tissues
(1) pencil case
Activist Argument final paper due Friday 5/24/19
5/17/19
Rough draft of Activist Argument paper due Wednesday 5/22/19
5/13/19
Graphic Organizer for Activist Argument due Friday 5/17
5/2/19
Four poems due Monday 5/6 (Haiku, Limerick, Found/Free verse, Narrative)
4/23/19
ORB Presentations due Friday 5/3
4/22/19
Poem in Many Voices due Wed 4/23
4/5/19
Read 20 pages of ORB each night
4/4/19
Audacity notes due Friday 4/5/19
4/1/19
All rewrites due Monday 4/8/19
3/26/19
Common Theme Essay due Wednesday 3/27/19
3/25/19
Graphic Organizer for Common Theme Essay due Tuesday 3/26
3/11/19
All rewrites and makeup work are due Monday 3/18.
3/5/19
Choose a new Outside Reading Book and sign up by Monday 3/11/19
2/25/19
WW 8.1 Maya Angelou quiz Thurs 3/7/19
2/15/19
Finish reading Outside Reading Book (ORB) and prepare your presentation due Wed 2/27/19.
2/11/19
Continue writing narrative. Create a unique title. Correct any dialogue and capitalization errors.
Two - four pages (rough draft) due Wed 2/13/19. Final due Friday 2/15/19
2/11/19
Continue writing narrative. Rough draft due Wednesday 2/13/19
Final due Friday 2/15/19
2/8/19
Add Flashback, Foreshadowing, and Allusion to your narrative. Narratives due Friday 2/15/19
2/6/19
Finish the setting description with imagery
Study for Quiz Thurs. 2/7/19
2/5/19
Finish the Lead to your narrative and include sensory details
2/4/19
Read 20 pages in Outside Reading Book each night (approximately 30 minutes) Presentations due Wed 2/27
2/1/19
Narrative: Write dialogue between your two characters about something important to your story.
1/31/19
Study for WW 8.3 Quiz on Thurs. 2/7/19
Continue planning narrative with two characters & think of dialogue situations
Always bring in Outside Reading Book and begin slide presentation
1/23/19
Anne Frank Projects & Presentations due Thurs 1/24
1/15/19
Anne Frank Article Reflection
due Wed 1/15/19 for Groups F & E
due Thurs 1/16/19 for Group B
1/3/19
Anne Frank Essential Question Open Response
due Fri 1/4/19 for Groups F & E
due Mon 1/7/19 for Group B
12/11/18
WW 8.10 Rigoberta Menchu quiz will be Wed 12/19
12/10/18
Poe Essay Rewrites (if you choose to do so) due Mon 12/17 for Group E, Tues 12/18 for Group F, and Wed 12/19 for Group B
11/30/18
Vocabulary illustrations for Anne Frank due Mon 12/3
11/27/18
Figurative Language Project & Presentation due Fri 12/7
11/26/18
Final Poe paper due Tues 11/27
Partner Presentation Wed 11/28
11/19/18
Revise Poe paper for mechanics: formal language, heightened vocabulary, sentence structure, verb tense, CPS (Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling)
11/13/18
Introduction and First Body Paragraph of Poe Essay due Wed. 11/14/18
Iceman Quiz Fri 11/16/18
11/8/18
Group E: Introductions for Essay due Fri 11/9/18
Groups B & F: Introductions for Essay due Tues 11/13/18
11/5/18
Study Poe vocabulary. Open note quiz Fri 11/9/18
11/2/18
All Poe movie notes due Mon 11/5/18
10/29/18
Finish Poe's Tell Tale Heart movie notes due Tues 10/30/18
10/23/18
Edgar Allan Poe Biography Poems/Artwork due Wed 10/24/18
Study for Kachina Dolls quiz Thurs 10/25/18
10/17/18
Leonardo da Vinci Open Response rewrites due Friday 10/19
Celebrity Inspiration with picture due Friday 10/19
Read 20 minutes ORB per night
9/26/18
Fishbowl questions ready for Friday's (9/28) fishbowl discussion.
9/25/18
Flowers for Algernon open response due Friday 9/28
9/24/18
Group E: Bring in one of your favorite empty cereal boxes by Friday
9/21/18
Study vocabulary for Quiz Thursday 9/27
9/10/18
Summer Reading Summary Book Jacket due Monday 9/17
Read ORB each night to achieve your first reading goal by Friday 10/5
9/5/18
Bring in Outside Reading Book (ORB) or sign one out from my class library due Thurs 9/6
8/31/18
I am from poem and Artifacts due Thurs 9/6
Bring in 2 one subject notebooks due Wed 9/5
8/6/18
Due 8/28/18
In ELA:
(2) 1 subject or composition notebooks (one for Reading, one for Writing)
(1) pocket folder
General Supplies:
(5) pencils with erasers
(5) pens
(2) highlighters
(1) pair of headphones/earbuds (Dollar Tree has them for $1)
(1) set of markers
(1) set of colored pencils
(1) pair of scissors
(3) glue sticks
(1) box of tissues
(1) pencil case
