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East Islip, NY

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6/3	Reminder: During absences, it is the student’s responsibility to check the homework pages and complete anything that they can with the materials they have accessible to them at home. Students are not permitted to work on essays or narratives at home.
6/3	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	No Class Today	Finish Chapter 8 . BRING THE LIGHTNING THIEF TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
7th Grade	7B: Read Ch 12 7A: Wrote the first two sentences of concluding paragraphs.	None BRING A LONG WALK TO WATER TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
8th Grade	No class today.	None BRING NIGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY.

6/3
6/3	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Worked on adding dialogue to our personal narratives.	Read Chapter 8, page 107-115 only. Stop at “That’s why the hill is called half-blood hill” (115). . BRING THE LIGHTNING THIEF TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
7th Grade	Read Ch 10 and typed the first three paragraphs of our essays.	Read Chapter 11, then answer the reading checks for Ch 10 and Ch 11 in GC. BRING A LONG WALK TO WATER TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
8th Grade	Typed the first four paragraphs of our essays.	Read page 47 - 55. Be prepared for a short quiz on tonight’s reading. BRING NIGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY.

6/2	Reminder: During absences, it is the student’s responsibility to check the homework pages and complete anything that they can with the materials they have accessible to them at home.
6/2	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Started reading Chapter 6.	Finish reading Chapter 7. You do not need to answer questions tonight. . BRING THE LIGHTNING THIEF TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
7th Grade	Read Ch 6 and 7 and answered the reading checks.	Finish reading Ch 8 & 9. Answer the Reading Check for Ch 9 only . BRING A LONG WALK TO WATER TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
8th Grade	Finished all three body paragraphs. Started homework.	Finish reading Section 3 in Night. The Comprehension questions are optional, but should be reviewed to prepare for tomorrow’s quiz as that is where the questions will be drawn from. BRING NIGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY.

5/30	Reminder: During absences, it is every student’s responsibility to check the homework pages and complete anything that they can with the materials they have at home.
5/30	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Started reading Chapter 6.	Finish Ch 6 and answer the questions on the back of the Ch 5 & 6 packet page. BRING THE LIGHTNING THIEF TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
7th Grade	Read Ch 6 and 7 and answered the reading checks.	Finish any of the reading assignments you didn’t complete in class (see classwork column at left). BRING A LONG WALK TO WATER TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
8th Grade	Finished all three body paragraphs. Started homework.	Read Night, Section 3: pg 29 - 37. Stop at “Surely it was a dream”, then answer questions 1-4 on the Part Two Comprehension Check handed out in class today. A copy of just questions 1-4 is in Google Classroom for today’s absentee’s. BRING NIGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY.

5/29	Reminder: During absences, it is every student’s responsibility to check the homework pages and complete anything that they can with the materials they have at home.
5/29	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	No class today due to mass and May Crowning.	Finish Ch 5 by reading pg 70-74, then answer the first 3 questions on the Ch 5 & 6 packet page. If you have time, you can start reading Chapter as that will be your homework for the weekend. BRING THE LIGHTNING THIEF TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
7th Grade	Worked on body paragraphs for essay.	Finish the Chapter 4 Check in GC if you didn’t complete it yesterday in class. Read Chapter 5 and Complete the Chapter 5 Checks in GC BRING A LONG WALK TO WATER TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
8th Grade	Worked on body paragraphs for essay.	Read Night, Section 2, pg 23-28. Make sure you finished answering all questions on the Part One Comprehension Check for Section One and Section Two. Quiz tomorrow: Study the Part One Comprehension Sheet and the Vocabulary with Definitions page (not the Holocaust Terminology page) BRING NIGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY.

5/27	Reminder: 8th Graders: Wear your navy blue field day shirt with your SMS gym shorts, socks, and sneakers. Bring a water bottle and sunblock. Bring your lunch if you are not ordering through Boonli.
5/27	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Field Day	Make sure you have completed last Thursday’s HW assignment which was: Finish reading Chapter 4 and answer the questions on the back of the Chapter 3 & 4 packet page. BRING THE LIGHTNING THIEF TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
7th Grade	Field Day	none BRING A LONG WALK TO WATER TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
8th Grade	Field Day	none BRING NIGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY.

5/22	Reminder: 8th Graders: Wear your navy blue field day shirt with your SMS gym shorts, socks, and sneakers. Bring a water bottle and sunblock. Bring your lunch if you are not ordering through Boonli.
5/22	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Went over Ch 3 Questions -Finished Chapter 3 and started Chapter 4. .	Finish reading Chapter 4 and finishing answerin the questions on teh back of the Chapter 3 & 4 packet page. BRING THE LIGHTNING THIEF TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
7th Grade	Wrote body paragraph one	BRING A LONG WALK TO WATER TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
8th Grade	Wrote body paragraph one	none BRING NIGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY.

5/21	Reminder: Bring your novels to class every day: 6th grade, The Lightning Thief, 7th grade, A Long Walk to Water; and 8th grade, Night.
5/21	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Went over Ch 1 & 2 Questions. Started Reading Ch 3.	In your packet, for Chapter 3 & 4, Read the textbox about Hades, then answer the 3 questions on that page. Do not answer the questions on the back of the page yet. BRING THE LIGHTNING THIEF TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
7th Grade	Went over HW and Completed the Point of View Activity in Google Classroom	Read the Dinka article in GC . 7A also needs to finish the Point of View Activity BRING A LONG WALK TO WATER TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
8th Grade	Reviewed Vocabulary and continued reading Night up to page 13.	Answer questions 1-7 on Night: Part One Comprehension Check. BRING NIGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY.

5/20
5/20	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Read and discussed The Lighting Thief Chapter 2 and started Ch 1 & 2 Questions in packet.	Finish all questions on the Ch 1 & 2 on both sides of the Ch 1 & 2 packet page BRING THE LIGHTNING THIEF TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
7th Grade	Read and discussed A Long Walk to Water Chapter 2 & 3	Complete the Google Classroom Assignment: Chapter 2 Check for Understanding BRING A LONG WALK TO WATER TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
8th Grade	8B Read and discussed page 4-12 of Night. 8A read and discussed page 5-12 of Night	Answer Q 1-7 from the Part One Comprehewnsion Sheet. Please do this work neatly on looseleaf paper with an SMS heading. Use complete sentences and pen. BRING NIGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY.

5/19	Reminder: Bring your novels to class every day: 6th grade, The Lightning Thief, 7th grade, A Long Walk to Water; and 8th grade, Night.
5/19	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Read and discussed The Lighting Thief Chapter 1	Complete the Google Classroom Assignment: Predicting vs. Inferring. Be sure to read the GC instructions! BRING THE LIGHTNING THIEF TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
7th Grade	Read and discussed A Long Walk to Water Chapter 1	Complete the Google Classroom Assignment: Chapter 1 Word Choices BRING A LONG WALK TO WATER TO CLASS EVERY DAY.
8th Grade	8B Read and discussed page 3 of Night. 8A read and discussed page 3-4 of Night	BRING NIGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY. No other homework for ELA.

5/15	Reminder: Bring your novels to class every day: 6th grade, The Lightning Thief, 7th grade, A Long Walk to Water; and 8th grade, Night.
5/15	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Proofread Two-Voice Poems together	Proofread your two-voice poem again. Make sure ideas alternate between similarities and differences. Make sure every sentence has a period, all words are spelled correctly, and proper nouns are capitalized. Finally, make sure similarities are aligned across the page and lines containing differences are staggered as in the model. BRING THE LIGHTNING THIEF TO CLASS.
7th Grade	Analysis of elements in the body paragraph of a literary analysis essay.	Review the body paragraph slides in Google Classroom tonight so that you are ready to write your first body paragraph tomorrow.
8th Grade	Analysis of elements in the body paragraph of a literary analysis essay.	8A Only: Finish the body paragraph analysis on looseleaf. Review the body paragraph slides in Google Classroom tonight so that you are ready to write your first body paragraph tomorrow.

5/14:

6th Grade

Pre-Reading for The Lightning Thief (first 2 pages of packet)

Read your self-selected novel for 15 minutes.

7th Grade

Read articles in 5 and 6 and/or worked on improvements to introductions.

If you did not finish reading or answering any part of Station 5 & 6, please do so tonight.

8th Grade

Read an article about Elie Weisel and/or worked on improving essay introductions. . Also highlighted unfamiliar words, recorded them on looseleaf, and wrote a preliminary meaning and a Merriam Webster.com definition.

Please finish anything you did not get to in class for homework INCLUDING THE VOCABULARY. See the list at left

Reminder: Please check your calendars for this community service opportunity that comes with a FREE LUNCH!!

St. Mary & St. Peter’s Family Fun Day is on Saturday, 6/7.

8th grade volunteers will be given community service hours. Volunteers are needed from 11am to 4 pm and lunch will be provided.

5/13	Reminder: All classes are starting novels on Wednesday: 6th grade Percy Jackson; 7th grade, Long Walk to Water; and 8th grade, Night. Please be prepared.
5/13	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Researched 2 Gods and wrote a two-voice poem.	Finish your two-voice poem tonight. Remember, the assignment is in Google Classroom.
7th Grade	Read articles in Stations 3, 4, and 5 and answered questions.	If you did not finish reading or answering any part of Station 3, 4, or 5, please do so tonight.
8th Grade	Read an article about Auschwitz and answered questions about it. Also highlighted unfamiliar words, recorded them on looseleaf, wrote a preliminary meaning and a Merriam Webster.com definition.	Please finish anything you did not get to in class for homework. See the list at left Reminder: Please check your calendars for this community service opportunity that comes with a FREE LUNCH!! St. Mary & St. Peter’s Family Fun Day is on Saturday, 6/7. 8th grade volunteers will be given community service hours. Volunteers are needed from 11am to 4 pm and lunch will be provided.

5/8	Reminder: All classes are starting novels next weeK: 6th, Percy Jackson; 7th, Long Walk to Water; and 8th, Night. Please be prepared.
5/8	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Worked on Olympian posters	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. If you do not have a novel and you don’t want to borrow one from our classroom library, please bring in one from home or from your library. .
7th Grade	-Grammar review for quiz tomorrow: passive vs. active voice.	STUDY FOR TOMORROW QUIZ. FINISH LESSON 4.5 EXERCISE 2 Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. If you do not have a novel and you don’t want to borrow one from our classroom library, please bring in one from home or from your library.
8th Grade	-Grammar review for quiz tomorrow: passive vs. active voice.	STUDY FOR TOMORROW’S QUIZ Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. If you do not have a novel and you don’t want to borrow one from our classroom library, please bring in one from home tor from your library.

5/7
5/7	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Updated and printed 3rd draft of narratives.	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. If you do not have a novel and you don’t want to borrow one from our classroom library, please bring in one from home or from your library. .
7th Grade	-Started introductory paragraph (introduction to topic)	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. If you do not have a novel and you don’t want to borrow one from our classroom library, please bring in one from home or from your library.
8th Grade	-Finished Outlines with concise, precise topic sentences and thesis statements.	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. If you do not have a novel and you don’t want to borrow one from our classroom library, please bring in one from home tor from your library. 8A/B:Finish 4.5 Passive and Active Voice, Exercise 1 and 2

5/6
5/6	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Finished Olympians research questions.	-Finish drawing a picture of your assigned Olympian -Reminder: We are starting Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief next week. Please make sure you have your own copy. -Update your reading Journals -Bring a self-selected novel to class every day and read for at least 15 minutes each night.
7th Grade	-Quiz on avoiding wordiness. 7B: Finished outline and one body paragraph 7A: finished outline	-Complete Passive and Active Sheet, Exercise 1, 2-10 -Update your reading Journals -Bring a self-selected novel to class every day and read for at least 15 minutes each night.
8th Grade	-8B Quiz on correcting wordy sentences and continued presentations -8A: Lesson 4.5 Active and Passive Voice	-8B: Finish Passive and Active Voice, Exercise 1 and 2 by Thursday 5/8 -Update your reading Journals -Bring a self-selected novel to class every day and read for at least 15 minutes each night.

5/5
5/5	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Finished adding background information to narratives. -Finished Titans Questions	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. If you do not have a novel and you don’t want to borrow one from our classroom library, please bring in one from home or from your library. .
7th Grade	-Quiz on avoiding wordiness. 7B: Finished outline and one body paragraph 7A: finished outline	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. If you do not have a novel and you don’t want to borrow one from our classroom library, please bring in one from home or from your library.
8th Grade	-8B Quiz on correcting wordy sentences and continued presentations -8A: Lesson 4.5 Active and Passive Voice	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. If you do not have a novel and you don’t want to borrow one from our classroom library, please bring in one from home tor from your library.

5/1	The Walk-a-Thon is tomorrow! Wear your gym uniforms and sneakers.
5/1	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Worked on adding expository/background information to our narratives.	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes.
7th Grade	-Practiced eliminating wordiness. 7B: Started one body paragraph 7A: finished outline	-Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. -2.5 Practice: Problem # 5 –Try to get the sentence down to 10-12 words without dropping important information. -Quiz tomorrow, Lesson 2.5 Avoiding Wordiness–Please be sure to study active vs. passive verbs
8th Grade	Presentations on Historical Fiction Novels.	-Self-assess your presentation performance using the rubric. -2.5 Practice: Problem # 3 –Try to get the sentence down to 9-11 words. Problem #4:--Try to get the sentence down to 9-11 words. -Quiz tomorrow Lesson 2.5: Wordy Sentences-Quiz is Friday, please be sure to study active vs. passive verbs.

Wed. 4/30	iNTERIM REPORTS GO HOME TODAY.
Wed. 4/30	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade		Read your novel for at least 15 minutes.
7th Grade		Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. Start studying Lesson 2.5 Avoiding Wordiness- Quiz is Friday
8th Grade		Start studying Lesson 2.5: Wordy Sentences-Quiz is Friday

Tue. 4/29	SPRING PICTURE DAY IS TOMORROW.
Tue. 4/29	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Wiorked on revising personal narratives by stretching out the rising action. Took notes about the Titans	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes.
7th Grade	Worked on improving outlines and Wordiness Handout/Lesson 2.5	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. If you did not finish reading Wordiness Lesson 2.5 and problem #1, please do so tonight.. Do not go past problem #1.
8th Grade	8B only worked on Revising Wordy sentences handout.	f you haven’t selected a new novel yet, you will have time to do that tomorrow in class. Alternatively, you can bring in one from home or your public library.

Mon. 4/28
Mon. 4/28	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Began reading D’Aulairs Book of Greek Myths. Started revising the rising action in our personal narratives.	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes.
7th Grade	Finished gathering information about character changes. Read,	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes.
8th Grade	Whole class revision of several outlines to improve thesis and topic so they are more concise and precise.	none

Mon. 4/14	SCHOOL MASS TOMORROW AT 9:45AM. DRESS OR GYM UNIFORM ONLY.
Mon. 4/14	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Clean out ELA folders (keep your sticky note pacing diagram, our project directions, and Lesson 6.1 Subj. & Pred.) -Print pacing diagram, story arc,and second draft so we can begin revisions this week.	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. Plot Diagrams were due today. Posters are due tomorrow.
7th Grade	Read and annotated the sample essay, about “The Last Dog”	-Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. -
8th Grade	Read and annotated the sample essay about Sister Anne’s Hands.	If you are reading any of these books, you are assigned to finish by Wednesday: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The Boy Who Dared, The Devil’s Arithmetic, Number the Stars, and Soldier Boys. (The War that Saved Me and the Diary of Anne Frank are to be finished oer the break.)

Fri. 4/11
Fri. 4/11	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Plot diagrams	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. If you did not finish your plot diagram in class, please finish it over the weekend.
7th Grade	-Pieced together report covers. -Read pg 567-572	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes.
8th Grade	-Reviewed essay introductions. -Started thesis statements	Read to or beyond the daily number of assigned pages for your your novel. If you don’t have the reading assignment list with you, it is also in GC.

Thu. 4/10	CASUAL DRESS TOMORROW $2. PLEASE DRESS APPROPRIATELY.
Thu. 4/10	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Read independent novels as others finished the NYS Test.	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes tonight.
7th Grade	Test: Subj & Pred. Finished Plot Diagrams	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. -If you did not finish your plot diagrams in class today, they are due tomorrow. -Your report covers are due tomorrow.
8th Grade	Voyages: Read pg. 568-569 and finished completing exercise A, B, D, E.	Read to or beyond the daily number of assigned pages for your your novel. If you don’t have the reading assignment list with you, it is also in GC. If you did not finish the Voyages textbook work today, please finish it tonight. Copies of the textbook pages are in GC

Wed. 4/9	6TH GRADE NYS ELA MAKE UP TEST TOMORROW.
Wed. 4/9	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Discussed themes in Out of My Mind and went over the expectations for the final project.	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. Project posters are due on Tuesday. Please be prepared to write down a theme of your own choosing in your own words from the novel. You may use one on our list or one of your own invention.
7th Grade	Plot diagram for Fish in a Tree	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. If you are taking the Subject and Predicate test tomorrow, complete the worksheet handed out today. Remember to use your notes on page 127, 134, and 135.
8th Grade	Voyages: Read pg. 568-569 and finished completing exercise A, B, D, E.	Read to or beyond the daily number of assigned pages for your your novel. If you don’t have the reading assignment list with you, it is also in GC.

Tue. 4/8	NYS testing may resume tomorrow if statewide computer glitch is corrected.
Tue. 4/8	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Plot Diagram for Out of My Mind. State testing postponed by NYS.	-Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. -You must bring your independent novel and Out of My Mind to class every day.
7th Grade	Plot Diagram for Fish in a Tree	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. You must bring your independent novel and Fish in a Tree to class every day.
8th Grade	Voyages: Read pg. 568-569 and started completing exercise A, B, D, E.	Read to or beyond the daily number of assigned pages for your your novel. If you don’t have the reading assignment list with you, it is also in GC. You must bring your WWII book and The Outsiders to class every day.

Mon. 4/7	6TH GRADE NYS ELA ASSESSMENTS START TOMORROW.
Mon. 4/7	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Read and annotated “Radio Girl” -Read and annotated “Manhattan Transfer” -Discussed similar themes in both stories. -Analyzed Sally Sample’s extended response -Analyzed Sally Samples plan for her extended response	-Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. -Please study notebook page 14-15 to review for the state test. -Please analyze Sally Sample’s essay plan and her essay which was handed out and discussed today.
7th Grade	-Reviewed Subjects and Predicates -Started Fish in a Tree Report Covers	-Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. -Subject & Predicate test is Thursday -Fish in a Tree report covers are due on Friday
8th Grade	Reviewed subjects and predicates	Read to or beyond the daily number of assigned pages for your your novel. If you don’t have the reading assignment list with you, it is also in GC.

Thu. 4/3
Thu. 4/3	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Discussed test vocabulary. -Annotation lesson	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. Read the last vocabulary page in our test packet.
7th Grade	-Worked on writing projects	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes.
8th Grade	-Worked on Outsiders writing project	Read to or beyond the daily number of assigned pages for your your novel. If you don’t have the reading assignment list with you, it is also in GC.

Wed. 4/2	SCHOOL PLAY 7PM, LAST EXTRA HELP SESSION IS TOMORROW AT 2:15
Wed. 4/2	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Discuss NYS assessment vocab pg. 2 -Read and discussed NYS Assessment info packet pg 2 and top of pg 3. -Read “Excerpt from The Story Behind Elecricity”	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes. Read over NYS Assessment Vocab. Pg. 3 Finish all classwork readings listed at left. Do NOT answer the questions.
7th Grade	Worked on conflict paragraphs.	Read your novel for at least 15 minutes.
8th Grade	Worked on pre-writing for The Outsiders essay.	Read up tp the daily number of assigned pages for your your novel, or read more if you like. If you don’t have the reading assignment list with you, it is also in GC.

Mon 3/31	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Test	Read for at least 15 minutes
7th Grade	Test	Read for at least 15 minutes
8th Grade	Planning and collecting facts for essay.	Read your WWII historical fiction novel. See the handout I gave you today for the page number you need to be up to by Wednesday. Students were to place their novels in the front zipper pocket of their backpack, but if you ignored this and left yours at school, please try the public library. Reminder: No School for ALL 8th graders tomorrow.

Fri 3/28	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Test	Read for at least 15 minutes this weekend,
7th Grade	Test	Read for at least 15 minutes this weekend.
8th Grade	Planning and collecting facts for essay.	none

Thu 3/27	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Reviewed subjects and predicates	Study for tomorrow’s test: See your notebook page 134-135, the 6.1 handout from earlier this week, and your workbook to study.
7th Grade	Reviewed subject and predicates Started “Language Handbook” sheet Exercise A	Study for tomorrow’s test: See your notebook page 134-135, the 8.1 handout from earlier this week, and your workbook to study. Finish Exercise A and B on today’s handout. Remember to circle the simple subjects and simple predicates–use your notes on pg 134-135
8th Grade	Started planning essay for The Outsiders	none

Wed. 3/26	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Reviewed subjects and predicates. Work on four types of conflict.	Voyages softcover workbook page 93 (17-22).
7th Grade	Reviewed subjects and predicates. Worked on writing projects.	Voyages softcover workbook page 89 (1-8) Underline each complete subject once and each complete predicate twice AND circle the simple subject and circle the simple predicate.
8th Grade	Completed last part of Outsiders test: theme paragraph.	Please share today’s graduation handout with your parents tonight. No other ELA homework.

Tue. 3/25	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Reviewed subjects, predicates, and to be verbs	Voyages softcover workbook pg. 93 1-16 Study for Friday’s test on Lesson 6.1
7th Grade	Reviewed subjects, predicates, and to be verbs Started Exercise 2.	Finish Voyages handout of lesson 6.1, Exercise 2 1-8 Study for Friday’s test on Lesson 8.1 (subjects and p
8th Grade	Reviewed theme and discussed themes in The Outsiders. Finished book selecttion.	Prepare for tomorrow’s test in which you will write a paragraph about a theme in The Outsiders. Seee the slides in Google Classroom.

Mon. 3/24	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Voyages Lesson 6.1 Review and Exercise 1	-Read independent novel for 15 minutes
7th Grade	-Voyages Lesson 8.1, and Exercise 2	-Read independent novel for 15 minutes
8th Grade	Discuss “Nothing Gold Can Stay” Review Theme Discuss themes in “Nothing Gold Can Stay”	Prepare for test Part 3 of 3 which is on Wednesday: Given a choice of 3 themes, you will choose only one to write one paragraph about. You need to explain what a theme is and provide evidence that this theme was expressed in the novel through specific events in the novel. The best preparation is to study your notes about theme (Notebook pg. 15) and writing a RACE to respond paragraph (Notebook page 6).

Thu. 3/20	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Vocab Quiz -Began working on Voyages Ch 6, types of sentences.	-Read your independent novel for 15 minutes. -Bring your softcover Voyages workbook to class tomorrow.
7th Grade	Continued writing assignments.	Read your independent novel for 15 minutes.
8th Grade	-Plot Test -Began analyzing “Nothing Gold Can Stay”	none

Wed. 3/18	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Worked on analyzing Chapter 32 from Rose’s point of view.	Read your independent novel for 15 minutes. Bring your softcover Voyages workbook to class tomorrow.
7th Grade	Lesson on writing in literary present tense. Continued writing assignments.	Read your independent novel for 15 minutes.
8th Grade	Discussion on plot and central conflicts in The Outsiders with note taking.	Study for Part 2 of The Outsiders test. (Plot)

Tue. 3/18	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Finished Out of My Mind Discussed this week’s vocabulary	Read your independent novel for 15 minutes, and remember to bring it back to school tomorrow. Ch 27-33 Vocabulary Quiz is Thursday. Use the Quizlet in Google Classroom to help you study. (Also, a printed copy of the crossword puzzles we’ve been doing each week still earns extra credit)
7th Grade	Worked on writing projects for Fish in a Tree.	Read your independent novel for 15 minutes, and remember to bring it back to school tomorrow.
8th Grade	-Part 1 of The Outsiders Test (Types of Conflicts) -Began reviewing elements of plot.	Study elements of plot on notebook pages 12-15 (expostion, rising action, conflict, central conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution. Start thinking about how important information and events in The Outsiders fit into each element of plot and be prepared to discuss it tomorrow. This is to prepare you for Part 2 of The Outsiders final test which is on Thursday.

Mon. 3/17	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	6A: Read Chapter 30 -31 6B: Read Chapter 32	Study Chapter 27-33 Vocabulary and look up the pronunciation for any unfamiliar words, then complete the matching page.
7th Grade	-Finished the sloppy copy of our first conflict paragraphs and began typing them. -Independent reading	Read your independent novel uninterrupted for 15 minutes and remember to bring it back with you tomorrow.
8th Grade	-Finished The Outsiders -Discussed lessons Ponyboy would want his readers to learn. -Reviewed conflicts and types of conflicts. -Discussed several of the dozens of conflicts in the novel.	To study for Part 1 of our end-of-novel test: review conflict and types of conflicts on these notebook pages 11-15; and choose a conflict that was resolved in The Outsiders for each of the four types of conflicts. Nothing needs to be handed in for this test preparation. For part 1 of our test (in class and this is not open notes or open book) , you will write one sentence per conflict to describe the conflict and you will write one sentence per conflict to describe how it was resolved. You will write 8 sentences in total. Part 2 of the test will be later this week.

Wed. 3/12	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Read Ch 29	Study for tomorrow’s vocabulary quiz on Ch 23-26
7th Grade	Continue book shopping for a novel for independent reading Started conflict paragraphs for final project	none
8th Grade	Read	Study for tomorrow’s vocabulary quiz on chapters 10-12 Remiinder: If you have donated or will donate a cereal box tomorrow, you can dress down tomorrow. Please check the handbook for appropriate attire. A copy appears above.

Tue. 3/11	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Read Ch 27 and started Ch 28	Finish reading up to the end of Chapter 28. Ch 23-26 Vocab quiz is on Thursday. You may do the crossword and print for extra credit.
7th Grade	Continue book shopping for a novel for independent reading Started conflict paragraphs for final project	If you prefer to select a novel that is not in our classroom library, please choose one from home, purchase one, or go to your library asap; In the meantime, if you don’t have one, bring your MyPerspectives textbook to class.
8th Grade	*Discussed Chapter 9 and Chapters 10-12 Vocabulary Started Ch 10 response	Finish Chapter 10 Response

Friday 3/7	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Test on plot and writing a RACE to Respond paragraph	none
7th Grade	Discussed types of conflicts and specific conflicts in the novel Fish in a Tree -Planned what conflicts we would write about for our projects.	none
8th Grade	8A: Ch 7-9 Vocab Quiz Read Chapter 8 independently Conference with teacher on presentation grades	8B: Ch 7-9 Vocab Quiz is Monday If you have not finished reading Chapter 8, please do so by Monday.

Thu 3/6	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Ch 17-22 Vocab Quiz. Practiced RACE to Respond	Study for tomorrow’s test on Plot and writing a RACE to Respond paragraph like we did in class today. If you didn’t finish your response in class today, please finish it and drop it off during homeroom so I can help you if needed.
7th Grade	Practiced paraphrasing	none
8th Grade	Went over vocabulary Finished presentation in 8B!! 8A also read Chapter 8 and started responses.	8B: Read Chapter 8 8A/B: Chapter 8 Responses

Wed, 3/5	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Reviewed Chapters from Out of My Mind Went over study guide	Study for Chapter 17-22 Vocabulary Quiz. Links to Vocabulary Crossword are in Google Classroom. I f If you bring a printed copy, you will get 1 point extra credit. Start studying for Friday’s test: Study guide is in GC and handed out to 6B.
7th Grade	Practiced summarizing	Bring back the report card letter signed by a parent. No other homework.
8th Grade	Went over vocabulary Finished presentation in 8a!! NO class for 8b	Complete the Chapter 7 Responses (do not do the Chatper 8 responses)

Tue 3/4	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Started a co-created vocabulary study guide to prepare for Thursday’s Quiz	If you did not finish Monday’s classwork ( h (restating questions practice) finish it tonight. Read Chapter 22-23 Vocabulary Quiz Thursday Plot and Race to Respond Test is Friday: Study Guide is in Google Classroom
7th Grade	Avoiding plagiarism lesson	Read the Characterization Project Sheet and and write at least 3 questions that you have about the project on the back of the sheet.
8th Grade	Presentations	Complete the Chapter 7-9 Vocabulary, Slide 2

Mon 3/3	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Quiz Chapter 20 Practice restating questions	Finish restating questions practice and hand it in tomorrow. Read Chapter 21 Complete both sides of vocabulary Ch 17-22
7th Grade	Finished reading Fish in a Tree Discussed ways to introduce a quote	none
8th Grade	Presentations	Complete Chapter 7-9 Vocab Slide 1 Finish and print Ch. 6 responses

Tue 2/25
Tue 2/25	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Quiz: Ch 13 -Lesson: Review “RACE to Respond” strategy -Practice: Write a RACE paragraph about a theme. -Read Ch 14	-Read Chapter 14 if you didn’t finish it in class. -Read Chapter 15.
7th Grade	-Analyze errors on 2/14 quoting and citing textual evidence assignment. -Use what we learn from our analysis to polish up last night’s response. -Read Chapter 40-41 -Discuss Shay & Ally with a partner	-Read Ch 40-45 and be prepared for a short quiz on tonight’s reading. -7A: Finish making corrections to last night’s RACE paragraph by using recommendations from the graded work you were given today. Please print this during homeroom tomorrow.
8th Grade	-Read Chapter 7 -Start Vocab Ch 4-6 Slide 2 -Presentation research and outline conferences	-Ch 4-6 Vocab Slide 2 -Work on your presentation: Use your NOTE CARDS to create index cards with bulleted points you can use during your presentation. Do NOT write complete sentences. Use your cards and your slide of images to rehearse. Y-Vocab Ch 4-6 Quiz on Thursday -Presentations Thursday/Friday

2/24	NOTICE: We are attending mass tomorrow. Please do not use nut cards tomorrow.
2/24	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Lesson: Review Theme Practice: Identify a theme from your vacation.	Read Chapter 13 and be prepared for a short quiz on tonight’s reading. If you haven’t already printed slides 10 and 13 from your digital notebook, please print it tonight or in homeroom tomorrow and bring it to class. Thank you!
7th Grade	Lesson: Identifying character changes Practice: Identify a change in Ally.	Answer 3 questions on these TWO ASSIGNMENTS in Google Classroom: FIAT Ch 32-34 FIAT Ch 35-37
8th Grade	Lesson: Writing an engaging introduction for a presentation. Application: Write your introduction.	-Ch 4- 6 Vocabulary, Slide #1 Finish writing your introduction for your presentation. The example s-lide has been provided for you in Google Classroom -Vocab Ch 4-6 Quiz on Thursday -Presentations postponed to Thursday/Friday

2/13	NOTICE: All classes will have some reading to do over the break. Make sure you bring your novels home.
2/13	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Lesson on matching text to an inference	Tonight: Read page 90-92. Stop at the sticky note. Over the break: read page 94-112 (Ch 11 - 12)
7th Grade	Lesson: Turning Points in stories other than in the climax of a story. Identified a turning point in Chapter 29	Tonight: Reread Chapter 31. Then page 168-184 (Ch 32 - 34) . Be prepared for a quiz tomorrow on your reading. Over the break: read page 185 -208 (Ch 35- 39)
8th Grade	Worked on sorting our notecards for the purpose of grouping our ideas into logical categories and to uncover areas where we need to do more research.	Tonight: -Finish sorting your note card titles into 3 categories -Fill in or update your GC outline (leave the purpose and introduction blank for now) -Remove any notecards you have determined that you won’t be using. -Complete more research and note cards to fill your categories and balance out your presentation. Over the break: Read page 85-99 (Chapter 6)

2/12
2/12	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Lesson on inferring with The Invisible Boy	Finish Reading Chapter 9 There will be a quiz on Chapter 9 tomorrow.
7th Grade	No class today	7A and 7B: Read Chapter 28-31 for tomorrow. Quiz tomorrow on tonight’s reading. 7A homework from Monday: Find one event in Chapters 23-28 that represents a SIGNIFICANT turning point for Ally in relation to any problem she has with herself or someone else.
8th Grade	8A: Each group organized its slide presentation. Each student organized their source cards and note cards into one slide deck (source cards on the bottom). Each student put their research into three categories and entered them on their GC outline and turned it in.	8B Copy and paste your source card slides underneath your note careds on this GC Assignment: “Completed Note Cards and Source Cards” so that all of your research is in one place. 8B Create a group shared slide deck containing all of your group’s slides in the order in which your group will present them.

2/11
2/11	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	No class today	Read Chapter 8 by Wednesday
7th Grade	No class today	7B: Read Chapter 28 and be prepared to discuss it on Wednesday. 7A: Find one event in Chapters 23-28 that represents a SIGNIFICANT turning point for Ally in relation to any problem she has with herself or someone else.
8th Grade	-Continued working on research -Started reading chapter 6 in the Outsiders	All research for your subtopic should be completed by Wednesday morning.

Reminder:For tomorrow's field trip, You MUST wear your full gym uniform tomorrow including your gym jacket. You should bring a disposable lunch and disposable water bottle. Wear an additional jacket over your gym uniform as it will be cold. You may NOT bring your cell phone on the trip. It will be left at school. You must bring your backpack to school as there will be classes tomorrow.

2/10	Remember to check the homework page tomorrow afternoon so you do not forget the assignments you have due on Wednesday!
2/10	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Inferencing Lesson with read aloud and practice	Read Chapter 8 by Wednesday
7th Grade	7A: Read Chapter 28	7B: Read Chapter 28 and be prepared to discuss it on Wednesday. 7A: Find one event in Chapters 23-28 that represents a SIGNIFICANT turning point for Ally in relation to any problem she has with herself or someone else.
8th Grade	-Completed at least 2 notecards in class and pasted them to the Google Classroom Assignment titled “Paste your completed notecards here”.	You must have pasted a total of at least 6 completed note cards to the Google Classroom Assignment titled “Paste your completed notecards here” . That’s about two from class and about 4 for homework, so six in total. .

2/7	All Classes: Bring your novel home every day. This way if you are out sick, you can still keep up with our reading!
2/7	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Inferencing Lesson and hands-on activity (no assignments)	none
7th Grade	-Oral summaries of Chapters 22-25 -Read Chapters 26-27	none
8th Grade	-Lesson: Completing digital research note cards -Classwork: Start completing your digital note cards by 1) copying and pasting useful website information and 2) paraphrasing or summarizing it. .	none

2/5
2/5	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Read Chapter -Ch 1-6 Vocabulary Practice	Ch 1-6 Vocabulary Practice page.Use your slides and/or the handout in your folder from 4 weeks ago. -Quiz on Ch 1-6 Vocabulary is tomorrow Link to optional vocab crossword for studying purposes. Tip: use your word bank from today’s practice If you bring a print out of your completed crossword to class, you get a bonus point on the quiz!
7th Grade	-Quiz Ch 19-21 -Lesson: Intro quotes with background info -Practice the above with the Chapter 19-21 Response page	Finish Chapter 19-21 Response Page (second question only).
8th Grade	Read Chapter 5	-Finish Chapter 5 and be prepared for a quiz. -Read the updated version of the Research Presentation Dates to Remember in Google Classroom. Due anytime today: 3- 5 Source cards pasted into the Google Classroom Assignment titled, “Outsiders Research Source Cards” (you created these on Monday)

2/4	All Classes: Bring your novel home every day. This way if you are out sick, you can still keep up with our reading!
2/4	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Ch 6 Quiz, identify a theme, write a RACE response paragraph about the theme.	Make sure you have fully completed your RACE paragraph in class today and you have carefully checked it for spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and sentence sense. Read Chapter 7..
7th Grade	Ch 15-18: Quiz and identifying character traits using evidence found for homework and the Who’s Who chart.	Make sure you have finished all of your classwork: Add at least one piece of evidence from ch 15-18 and at least one character trait in your Who’s Who Chart. Read Chapter 19-21 (Quiz tomorrow).
8th Grade	Chapter 4: quz, discussion, responses. Chapter 3: responses	Finish Chapter 3 and 4 responses in Google Classroom. Each chapter has its own assignment.

2/3	All Classes: Bring your novel home every day. This way if you are out sick, you can still keep up with our reading!
2/3	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Finished Chapter 5. Read Chapter 6 independently.	Finish Chapter 6 tonight. Remember to think about “expectations” when you get to page 42-43. Quiz on Chapter 6 is tomorrow.
7th Grade	Lesson: Character Traits Read Chapter 15	Finish reading Chapter 16-18 Mark an F, A, S, or T next to any thing that you notice that might be the author’s way of indirectly revealing a character trait. Quiz tomorrow on tonight’s reading.
8th Grade	Lesson: Source Cards Fill in three source cards in Google Classroom (slide 14, 15,16). Start Reading Chapter 4	Finish reading Chapter 4 Quiz tomorrow on Chapter 4

01/30
01/30	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	No class today	-none
7th Grade	Discussed Chapter 11. Read Chapter 12 and started chapter 13.	-Vocab Quiz, Ch 1-9 is on Friday. -Read Fish in a Tree, Chapter 13, page 70-74
8th Grade	Avoiding plagiarism lessons	-Vocab Ch 1-3 quiz is on Friday. -one slide is due per student. It should include 3-4 large pictures with links pasted in the “speaker notes” underneath the slide. NO TEXT. NO NOTES YET.

01/29
01/29	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Lesson: Introducing a quote to answer a question in the RACE format.	-Finish filling in R-A-C-E textboxes on slide 9. Make sure you introduce your quotes. -Carefully check your grammar, spelling, and capitalization. . -Copy and paste just your words onto slide 10 in paragraph form.
7th Grade	Went over a model RACE to respond paragraph; started working on a new RACE response.	-Finish the R-A-C-E-C-E-C-E response yous started in class today (see “Ch 9-11 Responses” in GC) Carefully check your grammar. Be ready to print your work in class tomorrow. -Vocab Quiz, Ch 1-9 is on Friday.
8th Grade	Avoiding Plagiarism Exercise 3, “Paraphrasing”	-Complete the Socs vs. Greasers Compare and Contrast chart for Ch 2 & 3. See Google Classroom. READ the directions carefully. You need to LIST more than one detail in each box. Put a page number in parentheses next to each detail. -Vocab Ch 1-3 quiz is on Friday.

01/27
01/27	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Lesson: Citing textual evidence to answer a question using the RACE to Respond format.	none
7th Grade	Figurative Language Bingo Presented Vocabulary Slides	Quiz on FIAT Chapter 1-9 Vocabulary is on Thursday,
8th Grade	Introduction to Avoiding Plagiarism Research Workshop: Choose Subtopics individuals will research.	Complete the Google Quiz form in Google Classroom . To tell me your group’s subtopics, who will be responsible for each subtopic, and the links to websites your are using

01/23
01/23	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Chose a plot line Set up our second drafts	none
7th Grade	Figurative Language Lesson Figurative Language Bingo	none
8th Grade	Selected partners and topics for a short research project.	Find one credible internet resource to use for your research. Do not choose the same website that your partner’s have chosen. Paste the link into the GC Assignment. Turn in the link, and the names of your team members in Google Classroom.

01/22
01/22	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Practiced the RACE to Respond strategy to construct a thorough answer with a group.	Make improvements to your pacing diagram in Google Classroom. Remember you can resize text boxes to make them taller if you think you will use more detail in a scene or smaller if there should be fewer details.
7th Grade	Read Chapter 8 and began answering questions for Chapters 7 & 8.	Finish all responses for Ch 6-8. Remember to check your grammar and mechanics. The grading rubric is in Google Classroom.
8th Grade	Chose appropriate character traits to describe a character based on textual evidence as well as dictionary definitions for the chosen traits.	Finish finding evidence that could reveal a character trait for Marcia. Copy only the quotes that reveal something about Marcia and the page number. Select the best character trait from your list that the quote reveals. Repeat this for all the quotes you select. You should use at least 3 quotes.

01/21
01/21	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Personal narrative pacing diagram lesson and work.	Finish your pacing diagram in Google Classroom and turn it in tonight.
7th Grade	Read Chapter 6 and start answering the first question in Ch -8 questions in GC.	Finish answering the first question of the Ch 6-8 questions in GC. Read Chapter 7. Quiz tomorrow on Chapter 7.
8th Grade	Finish reading Chapter 3. Characterization lesson and practice.	Answer questions 3 and 5 in Chapter 2 Responses in GC. Please do not answer question 4.

01/17	No school on Monday in remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
01/17	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Small groups create portrait of what is in Melody’s mind.	-none
7th Grade	-Read Chapter 5 -Answer Chapter 5 questions.	-Finish answering Chapter 5 Questions
8th Grade	-Finish Chapter 2 -Update Character Chart -Start Socs vs. Greasers	-none

01/16	REMINDER: If you are the youngest in your family, bring in your decorated lighthouse sheet so your homeroom teachers can collect them.
01/16	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Read Ch 4 in OOMM -Underline evidence in an assigned chapter that Melody is smart	-Finish underlining for your assigned chapter
7th Grade	-Read and discuss Ch 3 and 4.	-Finish reading Ch 4. There will be a quiz about the end of Chapter 4 tomorrow.
8th Grade	-Started reading and discussing Chapter 2	There are two Google Classroom Assignments to work on tonight, read carefully so you don’t do more than you need to do: First, answer questions 1 and 2 ONLY on “Ch 2 Response” in GC. Next, use your answer to Question 1 above to write a RACE Response in “Ch 2 RACE Response”: Quiz on Tuesday about Chapter 2.

01/15	Please remember to have a pad of 3x3 sticky notes to mark pages in your novels. Please remember to bring your headphones or earbuds for i-Ready every day.
01/15	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Went over point of view questions and practiced restating questions and using textual evidence Started reading Chapter 3.	Finish reading chapter 3 and pick one scene that you had a strong visualization of and sketch it on a sticky note.
7th Grade	Went over Fish in a Tree Exposition responses and practiced improving them using “RACE”.	-Make sure you have used “RACE” to anwer al the questions inr last night’s Fish in a Tree Exposition assignment,then turn it in. -Use RACE to answer all questions in the Ch 1 & 2 Response Questions. You may use evidence from last night’s assignment as needed.
8th Grade	Reviewed Outsiders vocabulary and practiced using “RACE” to answer the first question on the Chapter 1 response page.	Finish Chapter 1 Response page. Remember to use RACE to answer the first question. All other questions are short answer.

01/14	Please remember to have a pad of 3x3 sticky notes to mark pages in your novels. Please remember to bring your headphones or earbuds for i-Ready every day.
01/14	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	- Point of View Lesson with practice	-Answer point of view questions about Out of My Mind in your digital notebook, slide 5
7th Grade	-Class Discussion: Who’s Who -Review: Stages of Plot, especially Exposition, notebook page 14. -Partner, group, & whole class discussions about the exposition of Fish in a Tree	-Answer all questions in the GC assignment “Exposition: Fish in a Tree”
8th Grade	-Class Discussion: Character Chart (Ponyboy, Soda, and Darry) -Quiz, Ch 1 -Started Ch 1 Response and will continue that work tomorrow.	-Finish filling in the Character Chart in GC for the remaining characters on the list.

01/13	To save space here: Out of My Mind = OOMM, Fish in a Tree = FIAT If you miss an ELA class, you must read any pages in the novel that we read in class and you must complete the classwork and homework.
01/13	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Finish OOMM Ch 1-6 Vocab and slide	-Finish anything you did not finish for classwork today.
7th Grade	-7A-finished spelling portion of test -7b - received graded vocab test -A/B: read Ch 2 FIAT -worked on Who’s Who Chart in GC	Finish anything you did not finish for classwork today. -Finish Who’s Who chart in GC
8th Grade	Read and discuss Outsiders Ch 1 -Start Character Chart in GC -Return and go over vocab tests	-Finish anything you didn’t finish in class today. -Fill in the character chart for Ponyboy, Soda, and Darry -Tomorrow: short quiz on chapter 1

01/10
01/10	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Vocab unit 2 test Reindeer games	NO homework unless you did not complete your i-Ready required minutes
7th Grade	Vocab unit 2 test Reindeer games
8th Grade	Vocab unit 2 test Chapter 1 The Outsiders

01/09	Reminder: Tomorrow is Reindeer games: “Wintery” Casual Dress. Remember, if you choose to wear leggings, you must wear a long shirt that is no more than 2” above the knee.
01/09	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Read Chapter 2 in OOMM Started Vocab for OOMM	Study! Unit 2 Vocabulary Test is tomorrow. It will follow the usual format and you will also need to spell 10 of the words and here are 5 of them: assailant, constrain, contemporary, hypocrite, incomprehensible
7th Grade	Finish Vocab Slides Read Ch 1 in FIAT	Study! Unit 2 Vocabulary Test is tomorrow Reminder: you will also need to spell 10 words and I gave you 5 of the ten your will need to spell: dissuade, entrepreneur, indignant, indispensable, plague
8th Grade	Went over slang words in Outsiders Started Outsiders Vocab	Study! Unit 2 Vocabulary Test is tomorrow Reminder: you will also need to spell 10 words and I gave you 5 of the ten your will need to spell: detriment, maim, oblique, enterprising, incognito Finish Outsiders Vocab Ch 1-3 in GC

01/08
01/08	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Unit 2 Vocab Review Lesson on visualizing. -Model how to read Read pg 1-2 and draw 1 visualization on a sticky note. -Read page 3 & 4 , draw on 1 sticky note	6A: draw on a second sticky note with visualization from pages 3-4 6b: None
7th Grade	Unit 2 Vocab Review Started Vocab Slides with partners	none
8th Grade	Unit 2 Vocab Review Argue with a small group about why you agree or disagree with 5 opinion statements.	Complete slide# 2 in GC Pre-reading Opinions. Remember to start by restating the question. Your well-written, thoroughly explained, properly punctuated paragraph should fill the textbox, but can be double spaced. Do not change the font size.

01/07	Reminder: Please remember to check the homework board every day, even if class is cancelled. This way if there is a test coming up,you can still start preparing yourself.
01/07	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	-Nouns test and related work moved to SMS folder to stay home. -Introduction to Out of My Mind	-VWS Completing the Sentence (pg 29-30). Also Choose the Right Word, Synonyms, and Antonyms if you didn’t finish) -Unit 2 Vocabulary Test is Friday 1/10
7th Grade	-Reviewed Vocab Unit 2 -Introduction to Fish in a Tree	-VWS Completing the Sentence (pg 29-30) -Unit 2 Vocabulary Test is Friday 1/10
8th Grade	-Reviewed Vocab Unit 2 -Introduction to The Outsiders	-VWS Completing the Sentence (pg 29-30) -Unit 2 Vocabulary Test is Friday 1/10 -Opinions: Agree/Disagree only (no paragraph yet) - Slang words in Google Classroom ( drag and drop only, no sentences yet)

01/06
	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Today’s work was to finish up what we started working on before the break with Vocabulary Workshop: Listen to i-Words on SadlierConnect.com Choose the Right Word Synonyms Antonyms	Homework Due Tuesday: -Choose the Right Word (pg 27-28) Synonyms (pg 28) Antonyms (pg 29) Homework Due Wednesday: -Completing the Sentence (pg 29-30) -Unit 2 Vocabulary Test is Friday 1/10 Reminder: All students must have their novels by tomorrow: ELA 6: Out of My Mind ELA7: Fish in a Tree ELA 8: The Outsiders
7th Grade
8th Grade

12/19
12/19	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Nouns Test	none
7th Grade	Essay Revisions and conferences	Essays can be turned in anytime before midnight tonight. -Continue to use your rubric to systematically check item-by item that you have fulfilled each each requirement -Underline any required appositives, transitions, and commas. Also underline any extra credit items. -Use the slides I shared with you yesterday for more guidance. -Don’t forget to bring back the rubric for an extra credit point. 5 Points will be deducted for each day the essay is late.
8th Grade	Essay revisions and conferences

12/18
12/18	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Nouns Review: Nouns as Objects, Possessives, Separate and Joint Possession, appostives, and nouns as verbs	Complete slide 57: Finish. STOP at #45. The last section, which is 46-50, nouns as adjectives, will not be on the test Unit 1 Nouns Test is tomorrow.
7th Grade	Essay Revision and Editing	YOU HAVE AN EXTRA NIGHT TO WORK ON YOUR ESSAY! YAAY!!! Papers due midnight 12/19. DON’T WASTE THIS OPPORTUNITY!! Use your rubric as a checklist. Use the slides I shared with you today for more guidance.
8th Grade	Essay Revision and Editing

12/17	Reminder: Tomorrow is a dress down day. Please dress appropriately.
12/17	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Nouns Review: Concrete Vs. Abstract, Subj & Comp., Nouns as Objects, Nouns as Adj.	Unit 1 Nouns Test is Thursday. Bring Out of My Mind to class by Wednesday. Voyages Workbook Page 8 (1-16)
7th Grade	Commas: Last 7 Rules	Final copies of essays are due on Thursday To keep up: -Finish making improvements to your ESSAY based on comments on your paragraph assignment. -Make sure you have used these comma rules at least once: 3, 4, 7, and 9.
8th Grade	Commas:

12/16	Announcement: As projected on the SmartBoard and discussed in class today, the classwork, homework, and i-Ready scoring rubrics are in Google Classroom. ELA Extra Help will be on Wednesday During Recess
12/16	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Lesson 1.10: Nouns as Verbs Review and practice with Nouns Lessons 1-2 to prepare for Thursday’s test.	Unit 1 Nouns Test is Thursday. Bring Out of My Mind to class by Wednesday. Voyages Workbook page 7, 1.3 Concrete and Abstract Nouns, (1-22)
7th Grade	Handout: Lesson and practice about commas in compound sentences and series commas. (copy in GC)	Final copies of essays are due on Thursday in print. If you did not finish these items in class last week, finish them tonight for homework: 1) Finish checking and fixing any events that you described in your essay to make sure they are detailed enough for readers to understand. 2) Make sure you have a total of 5 transitions and underline them. 4) Make sure you have a total of 3 appositives or appositive phrases and underline them.
8th Grade	Handout: Lesson and practice about commas in in a series, commas to separate two or more adjectives, comma in compound sentences and commas in direct quotations. (copy in GC)

12/13	Announcement: As projected on the SmartBoard and discussed in class today, the classwork, homework, and i-Ready scoring rubrics are in Google Classroom. ELA extra help will be during recess on Thursday.
12/13	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Started Pacing diagram for personal narrative (example is in Google Classroom)	Unit 1 Nouns Test is next Thursday. Finish pacing diagram by Monday. Bring the novel Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper to class by Wednesday 12/18.
7th Grade	Lesson and discussion on concluding paragraphs. Worked on the essay concluding paragraph.	Finish the concluding paragraph of your essay.
8th Grade	Finished concluding paragraphs. Started checking essays to make sure we are providing our readers with enough detail or backstory about each event so the reader can understand the essay. Also started adding transitions (5) and appositives (3).	Finish your concluding paragraph.

12/12

Announcement: As projected on the SmartBoard and discussed in class today, the classwork, homework, and i-Ready scoring rubrics are in Google Classroom.

ELA extra help will be during recess on Thursday.

Classwork

Homework

6th Grade

VWS Unit 2:

-iWords and pg 24-26

-Check your grade and comments for plot diagram and come to extra help during recess if needed.

VWS Unit 2:

-Finish listening to iwords on sadlierconnect.com while reading and filling in definitions on page 24-26.

-Pronunciation Quiz tomorrow!

7th Grade

VWS Unit 2:

I-words and pg. 24-26

Finish the opening sentence of your concluding paragraph

VWS Unit 2:

Finish listening to iwords on sadlierconnect.com while reading and filling in definitions on page 24-26.

-Pronunciation Quiz tomorrow!

8th Grade

VWS Unit 2:

Finish listening to iwords on sadlierconnect.com while reading and filling in definitions on page 24-26.

-Choose the Right Word

-Make corrections to the first sentence o f your concluding paragraph if needed (see GC comments)

VWS Unit 2:

Finish listening to iwords on sadlierconnect.com while reading and filling in definitions on page 24-26.

-Choose the Right Word

-Pronunciation Quiz tomorrow!

12/11	Announcement: As projected on the SmartBoard and discussed in class today, the classwork, homework, and i-Ready scoring rubrics are in Google Classroom. ELA extra help will be during recess on Thursday.
12/11	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Nouns Quiz Lesson on Story Pacing	none
7th Grade	Went over Grammar Tests ELA Folder Clean Out	If you have not brought in Fish in a Tree yet, please hand it in by the end of this week. Remember to clean out your SMS folders tonight and move any materials that don’t belong there into the correct subject folder.
8th Grade	ELA Folder Clean Out Add concluding paragraph/make sure you have 6 or more transitions and 3 appositives.	Finish introductory sentence for your conclusion. If you have not brought in The Outsiders yet, please hand it in by the end of this week. Remember to clean out your SMS folders and move any materials that don’t belong there into the correct subject folder.

12/9	Announcement: As projected on the SmartBoard and discussed in class today, the classwork, homework, and i-Ready scoring rubrics are in Google Classroom. ELA extra help will be during recess on Thursday. Half Day tomorrow due to parent/teacher conferences.
12/9	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Lesson 1.8 Separate and Joint Possession: Read and discuss slide 35, complete slide 35,37,39 and turn in through Google Classroom	Finish any work that you did not complete in class and turn it in through Google Classroom before midnight. QUIZ WEDNESDAY: Appositives and Possessive Nouns
7th Grade	Read and discuss ELA 7 Transition slides 1-14 Notes handed out: Transition list, Transitions and Commas, and Transitions and Semicolons (copies are in the slides)	Finish reading assignments at left and read all of the notes handed out today, so you are prepared to complete some activities with transitions tomorrow. .
8th Grade	Read and discuss ELA 8 Transition slides 8-15. Notes handed out: Transitions and Commas and Transitions and Semicolons	Finish work at left. Complete “Transition Practice Slides (remember to choose only ONE paragraph to revise in GC) . Turn in before midnight.

12/6
12/6	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Finished Lesson 1.9, Appositives, Exercise 3. Reviewed Possessives (WB pg. 13), and Separate and Joint Possession (WB pg. 15)	Quiz on Possessives, Separate and Joint Possession, and Appositives on Wednesday, 12/11. (Lesson 1.7, 1.8, and 1.9)
7th Grade	Peers finished peer content recommendations for writers to consider. Writers started making improvements to their work.	Central conflict paragraphs must be turned in through Google Classroom before midnight on Friday, 12/6. At this stage you will be graded for content only. -5 pts each day it is late. To aid my understanding of your work, you will also need to hand in these physical copies no later than Monday 12/9. Your content editing checklist. 2 pts. Your peer’s content editing checklist 2 pts. Your plot diagram. 2pts.
8th Grade	Transitional words and phrases practice.	Please make sure you have given your parents their conference times for next week’s parent teacher conferences.

12/5	Effective as of the 2nd Trimester: All homework must be submitted on the day it is due or it will be marked as zero. Late projects will receive a 5 point penalty for each day they are late. Absentees may have an extra day to make up classwork and homework.. Extra help is offered 1 - 2 x per week during recess and after school on scheduled Thursdays.
12/5	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Continued Appositives Exercise 3 Used completed plot diagram to write a ‘flash draft” of our personal narratives.	Make sure all parts of your plot diagrams, except fo the central conflict statement, are used in your flash draft. Your flash draft should be less than a page long and double spaced. . It is due before midnight tonight.
7th Grade	Started peer content recommendations for writers to consider. Writers began making some changes to their work based on peer feedback.	Central conflict paragraphs must be turned in through the Google Classroom as follows: 8A/B: before midnight on Thursday 12/5. 7A/B: before midnight on Friday, 12/6 To aid my understanding of your work, you will also need to hand in physical copies of: Your content editing checklist. 2 pts. Your peer’s content editing checklist 2 pts. Your plot diagram. 2pts. This will be assigned a project grade. The rubric is in Google Classroom. At this stage you will be graded for content only. We will work on transitional phrases and commas beginning on Friday and into next week. -5 pts each day it is late.
8th Grade	Transition lesson and group practice with orally using transitions in a shared story about St. Mary School.

12/3	Effective for the 2nd Trimester: All homework must be submitted on the day it is due or it will be marked as zero. Late projects will receive a 5 point penalty for each day they are late. Absentees may have an extra day to make up classwork and homework. Extra help is offered 1 - 2 x per week during recess and after school on scheduled Thursdays.
12/3	Classwork	Homework Due 12/4
6th Grade	Read about and discussed appositives on slide 42 -43 and on notes handed out for notebook page 130. Started Exercise 1.	Review your notebook page 130 about Appositives, then finish exercise 1 and 2 on slides 44 and 45.
7th Grade	Reviewed appositives, direct and indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.	Study for tomorrow’s test. The study guide starts at slide 37 in the ELA 7 nouns slides. Remember to use your notebooks to study. OPTIONAL: I also posted keys to the three direct object worksheets we started today in case you want to use them to practice.
8th Grade	Reviewed appositives, direct and indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.	Study for tomorrow’s test. The study guide starts at slide 34 in the ELA 8 Nouns slides. Remember to use your notebooks to study. OPTIONAL: I also posted keys to the three direct object worksheets we started today in case you want to use them to practice.

12/2	Reminder: Absentees must make up classwork and homework.
12/2	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	Reviewed how to build suspense in the Rising Action of a story. Planned rising action and climax for personal narratives.	Rising action and climax must be finished if you did not finish in class. Read Nouns slide 41 and 42 carefully and complete problems 1, 2 & 3 only in Exercise 1 on slide 43
7th Grade	Completed Plural nouns practice slides 39 & 40 Reviewed subjects and subject complements and practiced w/ slide 41	Finish any practice work that you did not complete in class (slides 39,40,41, Lessons 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 only Reminder: Nouns Test is on Wednesday
8th Grade	Completed Plural nouns practice slides 36 & 37 Reviewed subjects and subject complements and completed practice on slide 38	Finish any practice work that you did not complete in class (slides 36,37,38). Reminder: Nouns Test is on Wednesday

11/27	Reminder: Absentees must make up classwork and homework.
11/27	Classwork	No homework, just reminders:
6th Grade	Review last night’s homework and possessive nouns Review rising action. Work with a partner to plan a suspense building rising action of a story. Start thinking about how you can build suspense in your personal narrative.	1) 7th and 8th grade grammar tests are on Wednesday 12/4. The study guides are in the Nouns slides. The review and practice we do in school does not replace studying and practicing at home. 2) All students must bring these items in their pencil case every day: wired earbuds (not wireless) glue sticks, scissors, red pens, blue/black pens, and highlighters. Please replenish your pencil cases at home as needed. 3) All students must check the webpage or the Google Classroom homework page every day after school whether they were in school or not. 4) Absent students must make up classwork and homework and place it in my inbox within one day after returning from an absence. 5) Students returning from an absence should see me during homeroom to get any handouts or notes they missed while they were absent. Please avoid waiting until class time to ask for these materials as it distracts the students who are ready for class.
7th Grade	Grammar Unit Test Review: Reviewed spelling rules for changing singular nouns to plural nouns. Practicing applying spelling rules
8th Grade	Grammar Unit Test Review: Reviewed spelling rules for changing singular nouns to plural nouns. Practicing applying spelling rules

11/26	Reminder: Absentees must make up classwork and homework.
11/26	Classwork	Homework
6th Grade	1) Review nouns as objects 2) Review possessive nouns and start worksheet 3) Partners check each other’s story plans, then writers make adjustments and begin planning the rising action	Finish possessive nouns worksheet. Using the peer recommendations that you accept, finish making adjustments to the exposition, central conflict, and climax,
7th Grade	Content editing and corrections today.	Due tomorrow: preposition list and separate and joint possession work from lesson 1.6 exercise 2. Finish making corrections to the content of your paragraph.
8th Grade	Peer content editing Writers make changes	Preposition list is due tomorrow. Finish making changes to paragraph based on peer recommendations.