Grade 7
Friday, May 24
R&J Scene Project Filming: Tuesday, Wednesday (Thursday only if necessary).
Tuesday, May 14
Vocabulary Unit 12 exercises due Friday.
R&J Scene Projects: Practice
Wednesday, May 1
Romeo and Juliet Prologue Qs due tomorrow.
Hello All, I will finish grading your papers over the weekend. Please be ready to present your papers on Monday.
Vocabulary Unit 11 exercises due Friday.
Sentence Stalking Packets due Friday as well.
Wednesday, April 10
Final papers are due on April 30th; no late papers will be accepted.
However, I encourage you to hand in your paper anytime before April 18th (the last day of school before we break for Spring Recess).
Drafts of Body Paragraph 3 & Conclusions are due tomorrow by the end of the day.
Friday, April 5
If you did not hand in your Annotated Bibliography, it is now late.
For Monday, please have your outlines for Body Paragraphs 1 & 2 posted to SeeSaw.
Friday, March 28
Please make sure you have 1) uploaded thesis to SeeSaw and commented on at least one peer's statement with CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. 2) Shared Research with your classmates! ONE annotation required.
Annotated Bibliographies will be due April 4th. Please research 2 more sources and create annotations over the weekend. Also, do not forget to create annotation for Lord of the Flies.
Friday, March 22
Dear Reader Letters are due on Tuesday, March 26th -- they must include a working thesis for your topic.
Vocabulary Unit 10 test on Thursday, March 28th.
Wednesday, March 20
Complete LOF Film Qs to be handed in tomorrow.
Don't worry about completing the verb correction worksheet; I will give you time in class to finish it.
Friday, March 15
Please post to the discussion board by Monday mornign at 7 a.m.
Tuesday, March 12
We are almost done with Lord of the Flies! Please keep your notes and critical articles together. You will need them as we begin discussing/drafting your essays on the novel.
Friday, March 8
Please read Chapter 11: Castle Rock over the weekend.
_End Trimester 2_
Friday, March 1
Vocabulary Unit 9 Assessment on Thursday, March 7th.
Read Chapter 9 in Lord of the Flies: A View from Death.
Prepare for another critical article activity next week! Excellent job with "Lord of the Campus." I'm thankful for all of your insights.
Tuesday, February 26
Vocabulary Unit 9 Exercises up to Completing the Sentence due Thursday, February 28th.
Final OSCAR conferences will be held on Friday.
February, February 6th
Vocabulary Unit 8 assessment on Thursday, February 14th.
Modifier Assessment on Tuesday, February 12th.
Please come to me if you are having any difficulty keeping up with Lord of the Flies.
Tuesday, January 29
Rhetoric test is on Monday. Please utilize your study guides!
Friday, January 27
We will regroup with Lord of the Flies, Chapter 2 on Monday. There is no test.
Please prepare for a Vocabulary Unit 8 Vocabulary test next week.
You will receive your Rhetoric Study Guide tomorrow. Test date TBD. This is also a useful resource to study from: Silva Rhetoricae
Wednesday, January 16
Please complete your speech outlines. I will check them for completion tomorrow during class, so you can take them home and begin writing your speeches over the weekend.
Vocabulary Unit 7 test tomorrow!
Monday, January 14
Speeches are due on Wednesday, January 23rd. Please see me for topic approval before writing it, if you haven't already done so.
Vocabulary Test on Thursday! Unit 7.
Please have Lord of the Flies in class no later than Wednesday, January 16th.
Friday, January 11
Rhetoric Paragraphs due on Monday in typed MLA format. Send your draft over email before Sunday if you would like my comments.
Wednesday, January 10
You must finish all exercises in Vocabulary Unit 7. It will be checked for a classwork grade tomorrow.
Please think about your Rhetoric assignment on RFK's remarks on the assassination of MLK. I have posted the assignment to the blog! We will draft tomorrow in class. It will be due on Monday in typed MLA format.
Tuesday, January 8
Finish Vocabulary Unit 7 up to Syn&Antonyms. It will be checked for a classwork grade tomorrow.
Friday, January 4
Phew! The Pronoun-Antecedent Test is over. Prepare for Subject-Verb Agreement Test on Monday to close our out Agreement unit.
Also, please work on your OSCAR reading at home. Many of you are behind on your pages. The last OSCAR conferences are looming: March 5th.
Furthermore, after we finish our unit on rhetoric next week with some more speeches and short excerpts from fiction, we will begin reading Lord of the Flies. Please aim to have the book in class by January 11th. We will begin reading it on January 15th.
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Your Agreement test has been scheduled for Friday, January 4th.
Please complete annotations on MLK's speech. Your work will be collected on Friday.
Friday, December 14
Complete Unit 6 Exercises; they will be checked on Monday.
Also, your Vocabulary Test on Unit 6 will be on Wednesday, December 19th.
*PLEASE NOTE: You do not have to purchase The Hate U Give; materials from the book will be provided for you.
Wednesday, December 12
Finish Review D for homework if you didn't finish it in class. It will be checked and count as classwork.
Monday, December 10
Vocabulary Unit 6: Choosing the Right Word and Synonyms due Wednesday.
Review Agreement concepts (subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent) in preparation for Agreement Test!
Friday, December 7
No homework...
Review Agreement concepts in preparation for Agreement Test!
Tuesday, December 4
If you did not finish Level 1 Qs for the "Trophy Syndrome" they are due tomorrow.
Monday, December 3
Vocabulary Unit 5 test on Wednesday.
Please bring "Trophy Syndrome" handouts back to class tomorrow; do not complete for homework.
Research 4 novels for our class vote tomorrow: A Separate Peace, A Tree Grows in BK, Lord of the Flies, The Hate U Give
Wednesday, November 28
Complete up to Vocab in Context Unit 5
Monday, November 26
Complete Choosing the Right Word in Unit 5
Thursday, November 8
Outline your Introduction and B1 paragraph tonight. Tomorrow, we will outline B2 & B3. And review how to write a conclusion. See format here: Compare/Contrast.
First (typed) drafts are due on MONDAY :)
Friday, November 2
Vocabulary Test has been moved to Tuesday.
"Dear Reader" letters for Compare/Contrast essays are due on MONDAY.
Tuesday, October 30
Vocabulary Unit 3 Test on Tuesday, November 6th.
Thursday, October 25
Veteran Essay drafts are due tomorrow. Final drafts due next Tuesday (typed) 300 words max.
Vocabulary Unit 3 up to Synonyms.
Discussion Board Post #2 due next Tuesday.
Monday, October 22
Veteran Essay due Tuesday, October 29.
***Drafts due Friday, October 26.
Friday, October 19
Comment on your discussion board no later than Monday night. 1 comment & 1 reply are required for full credit.
Thursday, October 12
Grammar test tomorrow.
Vocabulary test Tuesday.
---If you wish to write the essay for vocabulary, it must be in tomorrow.
Monday, October 8
Grammar test on Phrases & Types of Sentences Friday, October 12
Tuesday, October 2
Have That Was Then, This is Now in class tomorrow.
Review Phrases: Participle, Gerund, Infinitive, Prepositional & Types of Sentences: Simple, Compound, Complex for test TBD.
Make sure you have completed Choosing the Right Word in Vocabulary Unit 2.
Wednesday, September 26
Vocabulary Unit 1 Test on Friday, 9/28
Have That Was Then, This is Now in class by October 3rd.
Friday, September 21
Please wrap up Harrison Bergeron questions if you did not complete them in class. I will not accept the assignment after Monday.
Monday, September 17
Our first novel will be That Was Then, This is Now. Please have it in class by October 3rd.
Test on The Outsiders Thursday!
Friday, September 14
R&J Scene Project Filming: Tuesday, Wednesday (Thursday only if necessary).
Tuesday, May 14
Vocabulary Unit 12 exercises due Friday.
R&J Scene Projects: Practice
Wednesday, May 1
Romeo and Juliet Prologue Qs due tomorrow.
Hello All, I will finish grading your papers over the weekend. Please be ready to present your papers on Monday.
Vocabulary Unit 11 exercises due Friday.
Sentence Stalking Packets due Friday as well.
Wednesday, April 10
Final papers are due on April 30th; no late papers will be accepted.
However, I encourage you to hand in your paper anytime before April 18th (the last day of school before we break for Spring Recess).
Drafts of Body Paragraph 3 & Conclusions are due tomorrow by the end of the day.
Friday, April 5
If you did not hand in your Annotated Bibliography, it is now late.
For Monday, please have your outlines for Body Paragraphs 1 & 2 posted to SeeSaw.
Friday, March 28
Please make sure you have 1) uploaded thesis to SeeSaw and commented on at least one peer's statement with CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. 2) Shared Research with your classmates! ONE annotation required.
Annotated Bibliographies will be due April 4th. Please research 2 more sources and create annotations over the weekend. Also, do not forget to create annotation for Lord of the Flies.
Friday, March 22
Dear Reader Letters are due on Tuesday, March 26th -- they must include a working thesis for your topic.
Vocabulary Unit 10 test on Thursday, March 28th.
Wednesday, March 20
Complete LOF Film Qs to be handed in tomorrow.
Don't worry about completing the verb correction worksheet; I will give you time in class to finish it.
Friday, March 15
Please post to the discussion board by Monday mornign at 7 a.m.
Tuesday, March 12
We are almost done with Lord of the Flies! Please keep your notes and critical articles together. You will need them as we begin discussing/drafting your essays on the novel.
Friday, March 8
Please read Chapter 11: Castle Rock over the weekend.
_End Trimester 2_
Friday, March 1
Vocabulary Unit 9 Assessment on Thursday, March 7th.
Read Chapter 9 in Lord of the Flies: A View from Death.
Prepare for another critical article activity next week! Excellent job with "Lord of the Campus." I'm thankful for all of your insights.
Tuesday, February 26
Vocabulary Unit 9 Exercises up to Completing the Sentence due Thursday, February 28th.
Final OSCAR conferences will be held on Friday.
February, February 6th
Vocabulary Unit 8 assessment on Thursday, February 14th.
Modifier Assessment on Tuesday, February 12th.
Please come to me if you are having any difficulty keeping up with Lord of the Flies.
Tuesday, January 29
Rhetoric test is on Monday. Please utilize your study guides!
Friday, January 27
We will regroup with Lord of the Flies, Chapter 2 on Monday. There is no test.
Please prepare for a Vocabulary Unit 8 Vocabulary test next week.
You will receive your Rhetoric Study Guide tomorrow. Test date TBD. This is also a useful resource to study from: Silva Rhetoricae
Wednesday, January 16
Please complete your speech outlines. I will check them for completion tomorrow during class, so you can take them home and begin writing your speeches over the weekend.
Vocabulary Unit 7 test tomorrow!
Monday, January 14
Speeches are due on Wednesday, January 23rd. Please see me for topic approval before writing it, if you haven't already done so.
Vocabulary Test on Thursday! Unit 7.
Please have Lord of the Flies in class no later than Wednesday, January 16th.
Friday, January 11
Rhetoric Paragraphs due on Monday in typed MLA format. Send your draft over email before Sunday if you would like my comments.
Wednesday, January 10
You must finish all exercises in Vocabulary Unit 7. It will be checked for a classwork grade tomorrow.
Please think about your Rhetoric assignment on RFK's remarks on the assassination of MLK. I have posted the assignment to the blog! We will draft tomorrow in class. It will be due on Monday in typed MLA format.
Tuesday, January 8
Finish Vocabulary Unit 7 up to Syn&Antonyms. It will be checked for a classwork grade tomorrow.
Friday, January 4
Phew! The Pronoun-Antecedent Test is over. Prepare for Subject-Verb Agreement Test on Monday to close our out Agreement unit.
Also, please work on your OSCAR reading at home. Many of you are behind on your pages. The last OSCAR conferences are looming: March 5th.
Furthermore, after we finish our unit on rhetoric next week with some more speeches and short excerpts from fiction, we will begin reading Lord of the Flies. Please aim to have the book in class by January 11th. We will begin reading it on January 15th.
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2019 Stars Here. I hope you all enjoyed Christmas break!
Thursday, December 20Your Agreement test has been scheduled for Friday, January 4th.
Please complete annotations on MLK's speech. Your work will be collected on Friday.
Friday, December 14
Complete Unit 6 Exercises; they will be checked on Monday.
Also, your Vocabulary Test on Unit 6 will be on Wednesday, December 19th.
*PLEASE NOTE: You do not have to purchase The Hate U Give; materials from the book will be provided for you.
Wednesday, December 12
Finish Review D for homework if you didn't finish it in class. It will be checked and count as classwork.
Monday, December 10
Vocabulary Unit 6: Choosing the Right Word and Synonyms due Wednesday.
Review Agreement concepts (subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent) in preparation for Agreement Test!
Friday, December 7
No homework...
Review Agreement concepts in preparation for Agreement Test!
Tuesday, December 4
If you did not finish Level 1 Qs for the "Trophy Syndrome" they are due tomorrow.
Monday, December 3
Vocabulary Unit 5 test on Wednesday.
Please bring "Trophy Syndrome" handouts back to class tomorrow; do not complete for homework.
Research 4 novels for our class vote tomorrow: A Separate Peace, A Tree Grows in BK, Lord of the Flies, The Hate U Give
Wednesday, November 28
Complete up to Vocab in Context Unit 5
Monday, November 26
Complete Choosing the Right Word in Unit 5
Thursday, November 8
Outline your Introduction and B1 paragraph tonight. Tomorrow, we will outline B2 & B3. And review how to write a conclusion. See format here: Compare/Contrast.
First (typed) drafts are due on MONDAY :)
Friday, November 2
Vocabulary Test has been moved to Tuesday.
"Dear Reader" letters for Compare/Contrast essays are due on MONDAY.
Tuesday, October 30
Vocabulary Unit 3 Test on Tuesday, November 6th.
Thursday, October 25
Veteran Essay drafts are due tomorrow. Final drafts due next Tuesday (typed) 300 words max.
Vocabulary Unit 3 up to Synonyms.
Discussion Board Post #2 due next Tuesday.
Veteran Essay due Tuesday, October 29.
***Drafts due Friday, October 26.
Friday, October 19
Comment on your discussion board no later than Monday night. 1 comment & 1 reply are required for full credit.
Thursday, October 12
Grammar test tomorrow.
Vocabulary test Tuesday.
---If you wish to write the essay for vocabulary, it must be in tomorrow.
Monday, October 8
Grammar test on Phrases & Types of Sentences Friday, October 12
Tuesday, October 2
Have That Was Then, This is Now in class tomorrow.
Review Phrases: Participle, Gerund, Infinitive, Prepositional & Types of Sentences: Simple, Compound, Complex for test TBD.
Make sure you have completed Choosing the Right Word in Vocabulary Unit 2.
Wednesday, September 26
Vocabulary Unit 1 Test on Friday, 9/28
Have That Was Then, This is Now in class by October 3rd.
Friday, September 21
Please wrap up Harrison Bergeron questions if you did not complete them in class. I will not accept the assignment after Monday.
•Explain 2 instances in which Vonnegut uses satire in the story. What is Vonnegut is trying to say about society based on your examples?
•What is implied about how much the Constitution has been changed by 2081? How is the similar or dissimilar to our US Constitution?
•Compare the situation in this story to one in the real world. Your analogy need not involve government but may concern any authority structure. What is the author trying to tell readers about human society?
•Have you ever been in a situation when you felt the same way as any of the characters in the story?
Monday, September 17
Our first novel will be That Was Then, This is Now. Please have it in class by October 3rd.
Test on The Outsiders Thursday!
Friday, September 14
Please select your O.S.C.A.R. material and have it in class by Monday!
Finish Choosing the Right Word (Unit 1) in your Vocabulary book-- due Monday.
Thursday, September 13
Please select your O.S.C.A.R. material and have it in class by Monday!
Wednesday, September 5
Summer Reading is due Friday, September 7th
Monday, September 10
Please cover your textbook. Thank you for your patience while I tear through your summer reading assignments!
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