English 7
Week of August 21
Wednesday: Contract
Thursday: 6 word memoir
Week of August 28
Monday: Show me your independent book, 3-ring binder with 5 labeled sections
Test on Class Expectations
Week of September 5
Wednesday: I Poem
Week of September 11
Monday: Theme exercise
Reminder: Always read your independent book at least 30 minutes a night.
Week of September 18
Monday: Group work plot structure and theme of "Thank You, Ma'am"
Week of September 25
Monday: Oakland Tales Book Walk assignment
Thursday: Spelling test on first 10 words from 100 of the most frequently misspelled words
Oakland Tales: Chs. 1-3 question sheet
Week of October 2
Monday: Oakland Tales Chs. 4-6 questions
Wednesday: IBWA #1 outline
Thursday: Oakland Tales Ch. 7 reflection on smarts
Week of October 9
Monday: IBWA #1 draft
Week of October 16
Week of October 23
Monday: IBWA #1 final revision
Bring the book you read for this assignment!
Thursday: 10 word spelling/vocabulary test
Show me your independent book #2
Oakland Tales: Chs. 10-11 questions
Week of October 30
Monday: Show me your independent book #2
Oakland Tales: Chs. 12-14 questions
Wednesday: Verb Boxes (in class)
Thursday: Spelling test from the 100 Words list #s11-20
Oakland Tales: Chs. 15-16 questions
Week of November 6
Monday: Oakland Tales Chs. 17-18 questions
Week of November 13
Wednesday: Oakland Tales Chs. 19-20 questions
Show me your new independent book today and tomorrow.
Week of November 27
Thursday: Spelling test #s 21-30
Oakland Tales Ch. 21 questions
Week of December 4
Monday: Aesop's Fables handout
Wednesday: Oakland Tales: Chs. 22, 23 questions
Week of December 11
Monday: IBWA #2 outline
Wednesday: IBWA #2 draft
Thursday: Oakland Tales: Ch. 25 questions
Week of December 18
Monday: Spelling / Vocabulary II test
Thursday: IBWA #2 Personal Letter to a Character
Oakland Tales: Chs. 26, 27 questions (finished in class)
Week of January 8
Thursday: Personal letter to faculty / staff member
SEMESTER II
I close my gradebook at the end of the marking period's fifth week in order to process papers within the time limit.
Week of January 16
Thursday: Oakland Tales Chs. 28, 29 questions
Week of January 22
Monday: Oakland Tales Chs. 30, 31 questions
Week of January 29
Monday: Oakland Tales Chs. 32, 33 questions
Wednesday: Oakland Tales Ch. 34 questions
Week of February 5
Earn 24 bonus points during this week and next by memorizing Wordsworth's "The Daffodils"
Deadline for "The Daffodils" memorized: February 22
Monday: Spelling test 31-40 from list of 100
Week of February 12
Wednesday: O.T. mini-essay outline
Week of February 20
Week of February 26
Monday: O.T. final revision
Thursday: Book Jacket front inside flap draft
Week of March 5
Monday: Book jacket back inside flap and back cover drafts
Thursday: Book Jacket
Week of March 12
Monday: The Giver handout - Bookwalk and Chapter 1
Thursday: Show me your 4th independent book
Week of March 19
Wednesday: Spelling/Vocabulary test
Thursday: The Giver Ch. 2 questions
Week of March 26
Monday: The Giver Ch. 3 questions
Week of April 9
Thursday: The Giver Ch. 4 and 5 questions
Week of April 16
Monday: The Giver Chs. 6 and 7 questions
Thursday: Spelling/Vocabulary IV test
Week of April 23
I don't see my 7th graders this week, again, because of SBAC. :-(
Spelling/Vocabulary test postponed to next Monday.
Week of April 30
Monday: Submit spelling/vocabulary worksheet #4
Wednesday: Spelling/Vocabulary Test #4
Submit The Giver Chs. 8 and 9
Week of May 7
Monday: The Giver Chs. 12 and 13 questions
Thursday: The Giver Chs. 14 and 15 questions,
Read Chs. 16 and 17
Week of May 14
Monday: Independent Book Assignment - postcard
The Giver: Chs. 16 and 17 questions
Thursday: The Giver Chs. 18 and 19 questions
Week of May 21
Monday: The Giver Chs. 20 and 21 questions
Thursday: The Giver Chs. 22 and 23 questions
Checking Giver Themes handout
English 8
Week of August 21
Wednesday, Friday: Contract
Week of August 28
Monday, Tuesday: Show me your independent book, 3-ring binder with 5 labeled sections
� Test on class expectations
6 word memoir
Week of September 5
Thursday, Friday: Themes in Literature Exercise
Finish your independent book soon!
Week of September 11
Friday - B: IBWA Outline due; we will type drafts in class following SRI....
Week of September 18
Monday - A: IBWA Outline
Tuesday - B: IBWA Draft
Wednesday -A: IBWA Draft
Final Revision due two school (calendar) days following draft return
Week of September 25
Monday / Tuesday: Mockingbird Chs. 1-3 question sheet
Thursday / Friday: IBWA #1 Final Revision
��� Mockingbird Chs. 4-7 question sheet
Week of October 2
Monday / Tuesday: IBOP
Week of October 9
Wednesday, Thursday: Show me your independent book for the 2nd marking period
Week of October 16
Week of October 23
Monday, Tuesday: Spelling / Vocabulary Test
Thursday, Friday: Bring independent book to class to complete IBWA outline
also Thursday/Friday: Sentence Structure Variation exercise
Week of October 30
Monday, Tuesday: IBWA draft double spaced
Verb Boxes
Week of November 6
November 9 (A), 13 (B): IBWA final revision
Week of November 13
Monday: IBOP #2
Thursday/Friday: Show me your 3rd independent book
Week of November 20
Thanksgiving break
Week of November 27
Monday: Reflection: IBWA #2
Wednesday/Thursday: "Much Ado" Act I questions
Week of December 4
Week of December 11
Monday,Tuesday: IBWA #3 Outline
Thursday, Friday: IBWA #3 First Draft
Week of December 18
Monday, Tuesday: Spelling/Vocabulary Test #2
Tuesday: Last chance to submit IBWA #3 Draft
Week of January 8
Monday, Tuesday: Open-note test on "Much Ado" - Acts I and II
Last chance to submit Spelling/Vocabulary II Worksheet
Wednesday, Thursday: Last chance to submit on time "Much Ado" - Act III
Thursday, Friday: IBWA #3 Final Revision
Friday: Verb Packet
Week of January 15
Monday, Tuesday: IBOP
SEMESTER II
Week of January 22
Wednesday - Thursday: IBWA Reflection
Show me your 4th marking period independent book
Week of January 29
Wednesday / Thursday, Friday: "Much Ado" Act IV questions
Thursday / Friday: "Much Ado" Act III open note quiz
Week of February 5
Thursday/Friday: "Much Ado" Act V questions
Acts IV and V open note test
Earn 24 bonus points during this week and next by memorizing Wordsworth's "The Daffodils":
Deadline: February 22 and 23
Week of February 12
Monday/Tuesday: crossword puzzle
Week of February 19
Tuesday/Wednesday: Much Ado outline
Thursday/Friday: Beauty Book: IBWA #4
Week of February 26
IBOPs
Wednesday/Thursday: Much Ado draft
Week of March 5
Wednesday/Friday: Show me your independent nonfiction.
Week of March 12
Wednesday: Inside Out - Read Comp questions
Week of March 19
Monday: Inside Out #3
Wednesday: Inside Out #4
Tuesday / Wednesday: Spelling/Vocabulary Test
Thursday / Friday: Much Ado final revision
Week of March 26
Tuesday: last chance to make up missed spelling/vocabulary test
Inside Out #5
Thursday: IBWA #5 draft and outline
Week of April 9:
Thursday/Friday: IBOP #5
"Just Like My Mother" related poem
IBWA #5 final revision
Inside Out #6, #7
Week of April 16
Thursday/Friday: Spelling/Vocabulary IV test
Week of April 23
Monday/Tuesday: Spelling/Vocabulary test postponed to today because of SBAC
Show me your 6th independent book today.
Week of April 30
Monday/Tuesday: (Inside Out and Back Again) Narrative and Outline
Literature Circle book
Week of May 7
Monday/Tuesday: Lit circle packet
Thursday: Periods 3 and 4 - Narrative final revision
Friday: Periods 5 and 6 - Narrative final revision
Week of May 14
Monday / Tuesday: Four speeches packet
Lit circle packet #2
Tuesday: Period 8 - Narrative final revision
Week of May 21
Monday/Tuesday: oral presentations
Wednesday: Lit Circle Edible
Periods 5, 6, 8 Lit Circle essay
Thursday: Periods 3,4 Lit Circle essay