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7th Grade

Monday 5-20

Speech Presentations-Bring Rubric

Book Return-Students, bring in your anthology to class on Thursday May 30th. Books must be brought to class.

Thursday 5-16

Spelling Test #5
Speech Presentations
Poetry Assignment

Come pick up Giver Projects

There are some Giver Projects without names, so check with me on Monday.

Tuesday 5-14

Spelling List #5 assigned-Test 5-16
Finish Episode
Speech Practice
Speech Presentations begin 5-16-Bring in Rubric

Monday 5-13

Speech Note Cards Due
Characteristics of a great speaker
Finish Play
Speech Practice 5-14-bring speech on note cards
Speech Presentations begin 5-16

Friday 5-10

Play-The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Reminder-Speech due on note cards 5-13 (must be written or typed on note cards) (must have on Monday for credit-no late assignments accepted)

Reminder-Speech Presentations begin 5-16

Thursday 5-9

I AM Poem due
Spelling Test #4
Poetry Unit
Watch Speeches

Tuesday 5-7

Grammar-appositives
Poetry
I AM Poem-final draft due 5-9

Monday 5-6

Speech contract due
Picture due
Giver book due
Begin Poetry unit

Friday 5-3

Continue extra credit presentations
Speech
Contract for speech due 5-6

Thursday 5-2

Giver Project Due-turn in with rubric (bring rubric to class)
Giver project extra credit presentations
Speech topics

Tuesday 4-30

Review The Giver Project requirements Due 5-2
Review Speech requirements-Speeches begin 5-16
Speech dates chosen

Monday 4-29

Spelling Test #3 Q4
STAR Test Review

Thursday 4-25

Error Analysis Report Due
The Giver Test
New Spelling List assigned Test 4-29
Spring Speech Introduced-Dates 5-16 through 5-23
STAR Test Review
Grammar-Capitalization

Tuesday 4-23

Listen to & Discuss ending of The Giver
Review Claim
Write a claim for The Giver
STAR Test Review
Error Analysis report for RTL Assessment -Due 4-25 (Must be typed)
The Giver Test (short response) 4-25

Monday 4-22

Review Giver Project
Error Analysis report for RTL Assessment-Due 4-25
Vocabulary & Discussion questions for chapters 17-23 due 4-23
Finish reading The Giver due 4-23
The Giver Test (short response) 4-25

Thursday 4-11

Spelling Test 2 Q4
Reading quiz chapters 15 & 16
Review The Giver Project-Due 5-2
Listen to & discuss
The Giver
Finish The Giver-due 4-23
Vocabulary & Discussion questions chapters 17-23 due 4-23

Have a nice break!

Tuesday 4-9

Vocabulary & Discussion questions due for chapters 9-12
Quick Write-Wisdom
Discussion questions
Listen to & Discuss The Giver Chapters 13 & 14
Spelling Test #2 Q4 4-11
Read Chapters 15 & 16
Reading quiz 4-11
Chapters 13-16 Vocabulary & questions due 4-11

Monday 4-8

Reading quiz-Chapters 9-12
Correct Grammar Assessment
Chapters 9-12 vocabulary & discussion questions due 4-9

Thursday 4-4

Quick write
Reading quiz chapters 4-6
Reading quiz 7&8
Vocabulary & Discussion questions due chapters 7-8
Denotation/Connotation & activity
The Giver- Begin chapter 9

HW: Read Chapters 9-12 for 4-8

Vocabulary & Discussion questions for chapters 9-12 due 4-9 See website under class info

Tuesday 4-2

Grammar Assessment
Read Chapters 7 & 8 of The Giver
Vocabulary Chapters 7 & 8 due 4-4
Discussion Questions chapters 7 & 8 due 4-4
Reading quiz Chapters 4-6 & 7-8 on 4-4

Monday 4-1

Spelling Test #1 Q4
Grammar Review
Grammar Assessment-4-2

Thursday 3-28

Read & Discuss The Giver Chapter 5
Extra Credit presentations
Utopian Exploration Activity
The Giver Project introduced-due 5-2

HW: The following are all due on 4-1 Read chapter 6

Vocabulary chapters 3,4,5

Discussion questions chapters 4-6-Write in complete sentences

Reading quiz chapters 4-6 4-4

Grammar Assessment 4-2

Tuesday 3-26

Roots 1-10 quiz
The Giver vocabulary chapter 1 & 2 due
Spelling List #1 Q4 assigned-Test 4-1
Book talks
Read & Discuss The Giver
Extra Credit Project introduced due 3-28

All make up/late work must be turned in by 3-28

Monday 3-25

Reading quiz chapters 1 & 2
Read & Discuss The Giver chapter 3
Roots 1-10 quiz 3-26

Thursday 3-21

Spelling Test #7
Harrison Bergeron
Equalizing activity
Book talks
Assigned Reading The Giver Chapters 1 & 2-due 3-25
The Giver vocabulary for chapters 1 & 2 due 3-26
Reading quiz 3-25 use discussion question sheet as one way to study.
Roots 1-10 quiz 3-26

Quarter 3 ends 3-29

All past due work must be turned in by 3-28. All make up quizzes,tests and retakes must be completed by 3-28.

Tuesday 3-19

On Demand Writing Test on NBTT
Last day for grammar quiz retake 3-21
Spelling Test #7 3-21

Monday 3-18

Reading chart due
Grammar homework due
Finish NBTT
Discuss theme
Spelling list #7 assigned-Test 3-21

Coming this week-On Demand Writing Test on NBTT

Thursday 3-14

Explain quiz retakes-up until 3-21
Book talks
Read & Discuss NBTT
HW: Blue reading chart due 3-18; 3-5 authentic examples each of pronoun/antecedent agreement & prepositional phrases. Write down the sentence you heard or read, either correct or incorrect along with the source. due 3-18

Coming Next Week- On Demand Writing Test on NBTT

Tuesday 3-12

Spelling Test 6
Book talks
Read & Discuss NBTT

Monday 3-11

Grammar quiz
Read & discuss NBTT
Spelling Test 6 3-12

Monday 8-20

Tuesday 8-21

First spelling list issued
Syllabus issued Due 8-27
Supply list issued Due 8-27
Classroom Community project-Share a meaningful picture-Due 8-23

Wednesday 8-22

School planners issued
Introduction to first writing assignment "My Name" questions/paragraph Due 8-28

Thursday 8-23

Spelling pretest (final test on 8-27)
Classroom Community project-picture sharing

Friday 8-24

Textbook issued
Grammar assessment
Class time to work on "My Name" paragraph

8th Grade

Monday 5-20

Speech Presentations-Bring Rubric

HW: ROTHMC Chapters 9 & 10 due 5-22; quiz 5-22; vocabulary & questions due 5-22

ROTHMC Vocabulary quiz chapters 6-12 5-29

IRP-Cassie's transformation due 5-31

Book Return-Students, bring in your anthology to class on Wednesday May 29th. Books must be brought to class.

Friday 5-17

IRP sections due
Speech Presentations
Poetry Assignment

HW: ROTHMC Chapters 9 & 10 due 5-22; quiz 5-22; vocabulary & questions due 5-22

Wednesday 5-15

Spelling Test #3 List #22
Memoir Conferences
Turning a memoir into a Speech
Time to work on speeches and/or IRP's
Speech Presentations begin 5-17-Bring Rubric
Personal part & IRB part of IRP due 5-17

HW: ROTHMC Chapters 9 & 10 due 5-22; quiz 5-22; vocabulary & questions due 5-22

Monday 5-13

Memoir Due
Memoir Conferences
Speech Presentations begin 5-17-Bring in Rubric
IRP-Parts 1 & 2 Due 5-17
Spelling Test-List #22 5-15
Work on ROTHMC Chapter 9 discussion questions & chapter 9 & 10 Vocab Due 5-22

Friday 5-10

ROTHMC Reading quiz chapter 8
Time for working on memoir or IRP
Spelling Test List #22 5-15
Vocabulary quiz 6-12 5-29
Reminder-Memoir due 5-13 (must have memoir in hand on Monday 5-13 for credit-no late assignments accepted)
Reminder-IRP Personal & IRB due 5-17
Reminder-Speech Presentations begin 5-17

Thursday 5-9

Roots quiz #1
IRP discussion
Memoir
Watch Speeches

Wednesday 5-8

"The Centaur" questions due
Grammar-appositives w/ activity
Memoir Speech introduced-speech dates 5/17-5-24
Speech dates selected
Roots quiz #1-5-9
ROTHMC-chapter 8
ROTHMC-chapter 8 reading quiz 5-10
ROTHMC-vocabulary & discussion questions chapter 8 due 5-10

Reminder-Projects

Memoir-5-13 (See task sheet & Rubric)

IRP-personal time line w/ questions & IRB time line with questions 5-17- See Task Sheet & Rubric

Monday 5-6

ROTHMC discussion questions for chapter 7 due
ROTHMC vocabulary due for chapter 7
picture due
Begin Poetry unit
The Centaur pg. 824 questions 1-5 all due 5-8-write in complete sentences

Friday 5-3

ROTHMC Reading quiz
Poetic Children's Book due
Share children's books
ROTHMC-vocabulary & questions for chapter 7 due 5-6
ROTHMC-begin chapter 8
Roots quiz #1 5-9

Wednesday 5-1

Memoir writing-QW: I remember when. . .
Projects
Poetic Children's Book due 5-3- look at assignment sheet for specific requirements that we went over in class. Turn in with rubric.

Monday 4-29

Grammar-Parallelism
STAR Review
ROTHMC begin Chapter 7
ROTHMC Reading quiz Chapter 7-5-3
Poetic Children's Book due 5-3
ROTHMC Chapter 7 vocabulary & discussion questions due 5-6
Roots quiz #1 Q4 5-8

Friday 4-26

Spelling Test List #21
Root Boxes #1 Q4 due
ROTHMC Vocabulary & Discussion questions for chapter 6 due
ROTHMC Reading quiz chapter 6
STAR Test Review Packet handed out
Narrative Exercise-tell a story about the person in the picture
Memoir assignment introduced-Due May 13

Wednesday 4-24

Revisions for Argument Business letter due
Memoir
Read Memoir #1 & Discuss
Read Memoir #2 & analyze
ROTHMC-Chapter 6
Finish chapter 6 by 4-26
ROTHMC reading quiz chapter 6 4-26
ROTHMC vocab & discussion questions chapter 6 due 4-26
Root Boxes #1 Q4 due 4-26
Spelling Test #2 Q4 4-26

Date Change-Poetic Children's Book now due 5-3

Monday 4-22

Review requirements for Poetic Children's book-Due 4-29
Begin Chapter 6 ROTHMC
Vocabulary & Discussion questions for chapter 6
due 4-26
Revisions for Argument Business Letter due 4-24

Friday 4-12

Haiku Poem due
QW
Poetic Children's Book Project introduced-Due 4-29
Year in Review Game
ROTHMC

Have a nice break!

Wednesday 4-10

ROTHMC Vocabulary quiz #1
Character Development packet due
Verb Free Poem due
QW & Discussion-Denotation/Connotation
Jim Crow Laws
Haiku
Haiku poem due 4-12

Monday 4-8

Library Day-Choose an IRP Novel with a Dynamic Character
Continue Poem-Due 4-8
Continue Character Development Packet-Due 4-8

Friday 4-5

Quick write
ROTHMC quiz Chapter 5
Character Development Activity
Verb free poem
IRP Q4 Introduced-Due May 17

Wednesday 4-3

ROTHMC chapter 4 vocabulary & questions due
Speech Presentations
ROTHMC Begin chapter 5
Continue character development activity
Reading quiz Chapter 5 4-5

HW: Finish chapter 5; chapter 5 vocabulary & discussion questions due 4-5

Monday 4-1

Spelling Test #1 Q4 List 20
Speech Presentations
ROTHMC Vocabulary & discussion questions for chapter 4 due 4-3. Chapter 5 due 4-5

Friday 3-29

ROTHMC Chapter 4 quiz
Speech Presentations
ROTHMC Character Development Activity

HW: ROTHMC vocabulary & Discussion questions for chapter 4 due 4-3

Spelling Test #1 Q4 List 20 4-1

Wednesday 3-37

Vocabulary & Discussion questions for chapter 3 due
Reading quiz chapter 3
Book talks
Speech Presentations
ROTHMC begin chapter 4 in class
HW: Finish Chapter 4
Chapter 4 quiz 3-29
Spelling Test 1 Q4 4-1

Monday 3-25

Final draft of Speech due w/ note cards
Speech Presentations
Read & Discuss ROTHMC
Chapter 3 due 3-27
Reading quiz chapter 3 3-27
Vocabulary & discussion questions chapters 2 & 3 due 3-27

Friday 3-22

Reading quiz chapter 2
Speech contract due
Discuss chapter 2
Speech
Book talks
ROTHMC-begin chapter 3
HW:

No reading-focus on final draft of speech due 3-25 on note cards.

Speech presentations 3-25 through 4-3

Quarter 3 ends 3-29

All past due work must be turned in by 3-28. All make up quizzes, tests and retakes must be completed by 3-28.

Wednesday 3-20

Reading quiz chapter 1
vocabulary chapter 1 due
discussion questions chapter 1 due
Book talks
Speech-Final draft due 3-25
ROTHMC-Begin Reading & discussing chapter 2
HW:

Finish reading chapter 2-quiz 3-22

Root Boxes due 3-22

Vocabulary chapter 2 due 3-22

Discussion questions chapter 2 & 3 due 3-27

Speech contract 3-22

Persuasive Speech presentations begin 3/25

Monday 3-18

Root boxes #3 assigned-due 3-22
Discuss ROTHMC
Review Reading charts
Vocabulary Chapter 1 due-3-20
Chapter 1 Discussion Questions- due 3-20
Reading quiz-chapter 1 3-20 plus every time reading is assigned for homework. 15 points-no retakes.
Bring novel to class every time we meet-M, W, F
Last day for grammar quiz retakes 3-20

Coming next week- Final Draft of Speech due 3-25 on note cards-hard copy, not digital. Speech Presentations 3-25-April 3

Friday 3-15

Roots quiz #2
RD of Speech due
Book talks
Peer edit speech
Begin new novel Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
HW: ROTHMC- Finish reading chapter 1. Fill in yellow chart-2 problems-also, as you read:

Fill in blue chart for characters in significant passages.

Vocabulary chapter 1 due 3-20

Discussion questions for chapter 1 due 3-20