7th Grade English Assignments

7a--final on Wednesday from 8am-10am
7b--final on Friday from 8am-10am

complete all parts of the Study Guide and turn them in on the day of the final!
be sure to study vocabulary words for prefixes.

7b-- Purchase/ check out "True North" by Kathryn Lasky!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALSO, complete the vocabulary activity for "True North" with sentences!

-Complete Measuring Up pages 134-139
-daily workouts all due by Monday for any credit

Complete Reading Logs with AT LEAST 3 hours!

7a---due Feb 14th
7b--due Feb 15th

Composition #1 ---
Write a composition about your favorite memory. You should use the packet that I gave you to do your brainstorming, prewriting and final draft in. Please call if you have any questions. When you finish with your final composition you need to evaluate yourself on the rubric attached to the back of this packet.

Measuring Up assignments---
pages 66-70, 109-114, 71-74, 115-119, 75-81, 120-124

6th grade --- stay on track with reading schedule, work on projects, complete composition from last week about waking up as a cat or a dog

7th --- read "To Kill a Mockingbird" according to schedule (including six weeks project). Also---we are in the last push before our writing TAKS so make sure you are doing your daily workouts! COmposition #1 is due Friday and I will check to see that you have done all of your Measuring Up assignments!

Composition #1 ---
Write a composition about your favorite memory. You should use the packet that I gave you to do your brainstorming, prewriting and final draft in. Please call if you have any questions. When you finish with your final composition you need to evaluate yourself on the rubric attached to the back of this packet.

Measuring Up assignments---
pages 66-70, 109-114, 71-74, 115-119, 75-81, 120-124

8th grade-- "To Kill a Mockingbird" read and project

Writing assignment posted on the front page of the website.

Write a paper about whether or not you believe school should be closed because of the weather. Be sure to include three reasons to support your opinion and details for each of your reasons!

-read "The House on Mango Street" to page 55, highlight examples of similes and metaphors

-begin working on your final project (due January 14)
-you must write 10 chapters (at least 100 words each), so get an early start!

Read "The House on Mango Street" pages 12-25.
In a one-page response paper, answer the following questions:
Is living in a house your family owns different from living in a house or apartment your family rents? How? Are renters, owners and homeless people all considered equal citizens in America? Why or why not?

Ms Kelly's Midterm Schedule
Monday -- 8-9:30 --7A
9:30-11 6B
11-12 music
Tuesday-- 8-9:30 -- 6A
9:30-11 8th
11-12 music
Wednesday -- 8-9:30 7B
9:30-11 Learning Lab
11-12 music

7B ( due 12/8)
7A (due 12/9)
-“Romiette and Julio” pages 191-238
-quiz over spelling words 1-21 (establishment-semester)

7B (due Dec 6)
7A (due Dec 7)

-finish reading "Romiette and Julio" to page 191
-quiz over "mono" vocabulary words

7B-complete the Thanksgiving Break WRiting Assignment

7B--
Finish conventions passage "The Karankawa" with all of your strategies
-Measuring Up Reading pgs 66-71
-quiz over "poly" vocabulary words on Friday

7A-->

-read "Romiette and Julio" pgs 124-147, quiz on Monday over "Romiette and Julio" and "post-" vocabulary words (they are on the backside of your "pre-" vocabulary words)

-complete two more horoscope entries with responses in your horoscope journal (there should be a total of four daily horoscopes with responses by Monday)

-Complete Measuring Up work on pages 66-71

7B--- "Pre-" vocabulary quiz on Wednesday, October 13
Read "Romiette and Julio" to page 111
7A-- Read "Romiette and Julio" pages 90-124
Answer the following question on a separate sheet of paper: In chapter 19, what are five things you learn about Ben? What direct quotes helped you to learn these new things?

7B (due Thursday, October 7)
7A (due Friday, October 8)

-prepare for "Romiette and Julio" quiz on events from book so far (pgs 1-89)
-respond to "Romiette and Julio" Response Questions
-look up and bring in your daily horoscope
-study "pre-" vocabulary words

7A--> MySpace Profile Project for either Romiette or Julio due 9/28
7B--> MySpace Profile Project for either Romiette or Julio due 9/27


Here you will find the assignment as well as the MySpace template that students can fill out in Microsoft Word in order to complete this project. All projects must be completed and ready to turn in by the beginning of class on the day that it is due. There will be an opportunity for students to work on these projects in class on this week after they finish with their Unit 1 Assessment, so they should come with the materials they need to make this time productive. Students should not ask to print out projects at school, but they can turn them in a flash drive if there is not a printer available at home.

Our Unit 1 Assessment will be this week!
A Day--> Wednesday, Sept 22
B Day--> Thursday, Sept 23

Look at the attached document to see what will be covered on the test. Also remember that you will need to turn in your completed review packet on the day of the test. By completing this packet early and giving yourself the time to ask questions if you are confused, you are setting yourself up to be extremely successful on our first unit assessment!

7B--> "Romiette and Julio" pages 27-49 and Stop-N-Jot 2 --due Friday, Sept 17th
7A--> "Romiette and Julio" pages 27-49 and Stop-N-Jot 2 --due Monday, Sept 20th

7B-- "Romiette and Julio" pgs 1-26 and Stop-N-Jot 1 due 9/9/10
7A-- "Romiette and Julio" pgs 1-26 and Stonp-N-Jot 1 due 9/10/10

1) Bring your books for our first unit!
"Romiette and Julio" by Sharon M. Draper

2) Return signed parent letter and survey