01/17

No school on Monday in remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. 

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. 

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: 

1. First, answer questions 1 and 2 ONLY on “Ch 2 Response” in GC. 

2. 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. 

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. 

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. 

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

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. 

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

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. 

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

Classwork

Homework 

6th Grade

Nouns Test

none

7th Grade

Essay Revisions and conferences

Essays can be turned in anytime before midnight tonight. 

-Underline any required appositives, transitions, and commas. Also underline any extra credit items. 

8th Grade

Essay revisions and conferences

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.

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

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.

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. 

Classwork

Homework 

6th Grade

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. 

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

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.

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.

Classwork

Homework Due 12/4

6th Grade

1. Read about and discussed appositives on slide 42 -43 and on notes handed out for notebook page 130. 

2. Started Exercise 1. 

Review your notebook page 130 about Appositives, then finish exercise 1 and 2 on slides 44 and 45. 

7th Grade

1. 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

1. 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.

Classwork

Homework

6th Grade

1. Reviewed how to build suspense in the Rising Action of a story.

2. Planned rising action and climax for personal narratives.

1. Rising action and climax must be finished if you did not finish in class. 

2. Read Nouns slide 41 and 42 carefully and complete  problems 1, 2 & 3 only in Exercise 1 on slide 43 

7th Grade

1. Completed Plural nouns practice slides 39 & 40

2. Reviewed subjects and subject complements  and practiced w/ slide 41

1. 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

1. Completed Plural nouns practice slides 36 & 37

2. Reviewed subjects and subject complements  and completed practice on slide 38

1. 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.

Classwork

No homework, just reminders: 

6th Grade

1. Review last night’s homework and  possessive nouns

2.  Review  rising action.

3.  Work with a partner to plan a suspense building  rising action of a story. 

4. 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: 

1. Reviewed spelling rules for changing singular nouns to plural nouns. 

2. Practicing applying spelling rules

8th Grade

Grammar Unit Test Review: 

1. Reviewed spelling rules for changing singular nouns to plural nouns. 

2. Practicing applying spelling rules

11/26

Reminder: Absentees must make up classwork and homework.

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

1. Finish possessive nouns worksheet.

2. Using the  peer recommendations that you accept, finish making adjustments to the exposition, central conflict, and climax, 

7th Grade

1. Content editing and corrections today. 

1. Due tomorrow: preposition list and separate and joint possession work from lesson 1.6 exercise 2. 

2. Finish making corrections to the content of your paragraph. 

8th Grade

1. Peer content editing

2. Writers make changes

1. Preposition list is due tomorrow. 

2. Finish making changes to paragraph based on peer recommendations. 

11/25

Reminder: Absentees must make up classwork and homework.

Classwork

Homework

6th Grade

1) Review nouns as objects and start worksheet 

2) Writer’s check and adjust story arc

1. Finish Nouns as Objects Worksheet

2. Finish making adjustments to exposition, central conflict, and climax. 

7th Grade

1. Separate and Joint possession lesson, notes, and guided practice.

2. 7b: Read and discussed  content editing checklist and began to edit their paragraphs for for content only

3. 7b: Received content editing checklist to read tonight.   

1. Finish reading the content editing checklist and be prepared to ask questions about it tomorrow.  

2. Finish Grammar slide 36, Ex. 2, pg. 3 by Wednesday a1/27

3. Creative preposition list is due on Wednesday.

8th Grade

1. Peer content editing

1. Creative preposition list is due on Wednesday. 

11/21

Reminder: Absentees must make up classwork and homework.

Classwork

Homework

6th Grade

Reviewed possessives. 

Work on exposition, central conflict, and climax of personal narratives. 

Finish: exposition, central conflict and climax

7th Grade

Made final corrections to plot diagrams and updated paragraphs. 

All plot diagrams and paragraphs must be finished tonight. 

8th Grade

Made final corrections to plot diagrams and updated paragraphs. 

All plot diagrams and paragraphs must be finished tonight. 

Paragraphs must be edited for content following the directions provided.

Complete Grammar Workbook  page 5 & 6 if you haven’t do so already. 

11/20

Reminder: Absentees must make up classwork and homework.

Classwork

Homework

6th Grade

Reviewed possessives and started slide 33, exercise 3, pg. 15

Shared ideas for personal narrative expositions

Use what you learned in class today to improve your exposition plans. 

Finish slide 33, exercise 3, pg 15

7th Grade

Reviewed appositives. 

Started possessives slide 30-33

If I have returned your plot diagram to you so that you can make corrections to it, please finish it tonight. 

No other homework. 

8th Grade

8a: Reviewed possessives, started Lesson 6, Exercise 2

8b: went over WB pg. 5 & 6

Reviewed direct and indirect objects, started WB pg 7

8A: Complete Workbook page  5 and  6. 

       If you did not finish slide 33, please finish tonight. 

8A/B If I have returned your plot diagram to you so that you can make corrections to it, please finish it tonight. 

8B- no other homework. 

11/19

Reminder: Absentees must make up classwork and homework.

Classwork

Homework

6th Grade

-Possessive nouns: View/discuss Apostrophe slides (all)  and Noun slides 29-30, start Exercise 3 on slide 32 and 33 

-Personal narrative: Start planning the exposition on the story arc in GC

-Possessive nouns: Review notes in notebook or watch videos on slide 31, then complete slide 32.

-Finish planning the exposition of your narrative (setting, characters, inciting moment, ideas about background you want to give your reader)

7th Grade

-Turn in plot diagrams for grading purposes. 

-Went over appositives homework. 

-Review ALL of your notes on appositives, then complete Exercise 2, pg 11 

-Nouns Unit Test is Thursday.   Friday. 

-Start your paragraphs in GC by completing items 1-9 on the checklist . A copy of the list is also in GC . Use your plot diagrams  If you need more help with your plot diagram and you come to extra help during recess tomorrow, you can certainly have an extra day to complete the paragraph. 

8th Grade

-Go over possessives slide 31 & 32 

-Review for test: Voyages Workbook page 5 & 6 

-Turn in plot diagrams for grading purposes.. 

-Content editing and corrections to the content of your paragraph are due tomorrow so that we can begin peer content editing. Using and filling in the content editing checklist is REQUIRED.

-Finish Voyages  Workbook pg. 5 & 6

-Nouns Unit Test is Friday

11/18

Reminder: Absentees must make up classwork and homework.

Classwork

Homework

6th Grade

-Read “Frog”, then  discuss plot with a partner and whole class; view “Frog” plot diagram/story arc and discuss.

(Tomorrow you will  begin planning your story on story arc. )

-Read Nouns slide 29 and complete Slide 30 on looseleaf. 

-If you still don’t have a personal story to  write about in class,  please ask a parent for help remembering some of your personal experiences that make for a good story. 

7th Grade

-Appositives: Reread Slide 26, start  27

-Finish Appositives: Slide 27-28

-Nouns Unit Test is Thursday.

-If you haven’t completed your plot diagram, it is overdue and MUST be completed or corrected tonight. 

8th Grade

-Finish content editing for central conflict paragraphs

-Conference with the teacher about plot diagrams and paragraph. 

-Work on Nouns slide 29-32

-If you have not completed your plot diagram, or you need to make corrections to it, this MUST be done tonight. 

-Finish Nouns Slide 29-32 on Possessive Nouns. 

-Nouns Unit Test is Friday

11/14

Homework: 

6th Grade

Lesson 1.6 More nouns as  Direct and Indirect Objects  Slides 26-28,  Complete 4-6 for exercises 1, 2 and 3

Grammar Quiz is Friday 11/15 (Lessons 1.5 & 1.6) Use page 126 in your notebook to study.  There is also a list of prepositions in Google Classroom.

7th Grade

Finish plot diagrams. 

8th Grade

Grammar: : Complete slide 27 on the printout I handed you today.  

First draft of paragraph is due tomorrow. 

11/13

Homework: 

6th Grade

1.5 Nouns as Direct and Indirect Objects, Finish Exercise 2,3,4 

Determine the climax in “The First Skateboard…” (the turning point where we find out how Betsy’s conflict turns out)

Grammar Quiz is Friday 11/15 (Lessons 1.5 & 1.7)

7th Grade

Finish Practice in WORKBOOK for lessons 1.3 and 1.4 page 6, 7, 8 (skip  11-15 on pg 8) ( Nouns as Subjects, Objects, and Complements) 

Study for tomorrow’s quiz on nouns as subjects, objects, and complements.  A NEW AND IMPROVED STUDY GUIDE CAN BE FOUND IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM! IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN THE ONE WE CREATED DURING EXTRA HELP :) 

8th Grade

Grammar: : Read slide 25 and complete slide 26 (Appositives) 

11/8

Homework: 

6th Grade

If you did not get complete 40 minutes for ELA in i-Ready this week, please do so on or before the end of the week (Friday or Saturday). 

7th Grade

11/7

Homework: 

6th Grade

1. Nouns: Review  slide # 15 carefully

2. Finish Exercise 3 on slide 19. 

3. Read page 482-483 in The First Skateboard and think about why the author uses short paragraphs. What effect does it have on the reader? 

4. Study grammar lessons 3 & 4: concrete and abstract nouns, and nouns as subjects and subject complements

Grammar Quiz is tomorrow!  Lessons 3 & 4

7th Grade

1. Make sure you have answered ALL parts of the prompt for your paragraph. I am seeing many incomplete paragraphs. 

8th Grade

1. Make sure you have answered ALL parts of the prompt for your paragraph.  I am seeing many incomplete paragraphs.
   
   

11/6

Homework: 

6th Grade

1. Review ELA 6 Nouns slide # 15 carefully

2. Finish Exercise 1 & 2 on slides 16,17,and 18. 

3. Find two more uses of humor in “The First Skateboard…”

Grammar Quiz on Friday: Lessons 3 & 4

7th Grade

1. Review direct and indirect ob jects on slide 21

2. Finish exercise 1 and 2 on slide 22

3. Finish your paragraph about The Memory String and turn it in in Google Classroom

8th Grade

1. Finish your paragraph and turn it in. 

2. Those that have turned in their work  in class today need to go back and read my comments as you are not finished. 

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11/5

Homework: 

6th Grade

none

7th Grade

none

8th Grade

No homework

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