HW for Friday, 12/16

Work on your IRP! It's due Wednesday -- that's the last day of the session, so no late IRPs will be accepted. See detailed instructions below:
Don't forget the gallery card (here's a link to a sample gallery card

Creative Project:
Come up with some way to visually present your book. This will not be presented orally. You will post this in the classroom gallery‐style. Your creative project should include a gallery card –with one typed paragraph that briefly summarizes your book and a second paragraph that gives your project a creative title and explains your projects’ significance to the book. Your gallery card should also include any necessary instructions for the viewer on how to interact with your work.
Some ideas . .
• a diorama of a particular scene
• if there’s a movie version of your book, choose a short scene to que up; you should also print the exerpt from the book and your gallery card should explain how the two scenes (movie and book) are similar and/or different
• create a website about your book that students can go through on their own
• a power point presentation that students can go through on their own
• a board game that two students could play on their own—directions should be simple and printed out
• if food is important in your book, cook something that’s mentioned and bring that in for everyone to try—make sure it is clear why this is relevant to the content of your book
• draw portraits of the main characters or draw important scenes from the book

These projects should be neat and well‐put together, not something you work on the night before it’s due!

HW for Thursday, 12/15

Come to class tomorrow prepared to share your plans for your IRP, and complete any make-up work on your AA form.

Daily Warm Up for Thursday, 12/15

Try these quizzes on subject/verb agreement:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sv_agr_quiz.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/svagr2.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/svagr3.html

HW for Wednesday, 12/14

Complete the Subject-Verb Agreement Exercise 2 worksheet

AND

Work on your IRP! It's due next Tuesday!

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 12/14

Try this verb game:
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/viper/viper.html

HW for Monday, 12/12

Just keeping things interesting -- vocab quiz tomorrow! So study tonight!

HW for Friday, 12/9

This weekend, finish your IRP book and start working on the summary (see below), which is due on Wednesday, 12/14.

Summary:

Write a 4‐5 paragraph summary of your book. Type and double‐space. Edit for grammar and spelling and follow the formatting guidelines (see the link in the upper right hand corner of this page for a reminder). Make sure you cover the following . . . .

• Who the author is?

• What kind of book is it? (Fiction? Non‐fiction? Mystery? Drama? Biography?)

• What is your book about‐‐‐Give a detailed description of the main points.

• What themes come up in your book? (Love, Family, Grief, Race, etc.)—Describe 2 or 3 of the

different themes in detail.

• Major characters

• Setting (Where does the book take place?)

Daily Warm Up for Friday, 12/9

Play Comma Chameleon:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/punctuation.htm

If you finish that game, try some of the others listed on the left of that page.

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 12/7

Finish Comma Exercise 1 -- yesterday's worksheet. We'll review together!

HW for Wednesday, 12/7

IRP 6

Type, label and date your response to the following question:

What is your (detailed) plan for your independent reading project? How is it interactive? (200+ words).

AND

Bring your independent reading book!

HW for Tuesday, 12/6

Complete the worksheet "Commas -- Exercise 2".

HW for Monday, 12/5

Finish the commas worksheet we started in class.

Daily Warm Up for Monday 12/5

Play these comma games:

http://www.savethecomma.com/game/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar/punctuation/play.shtml

http://www.compasslearningodyssey.com/sample_act/34lang_confusion.html

HW for Thursday, 12/1

Study for tomorrow's vocab quiz!

HW for Monday, 11/28

Write!!! We only have a few days to go!!!

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 11/22

Play some word games!

http://zone.msn.com/en-us/home

HW for Tuesday, 11/15

We're halfway there! Write!

HW for Monday, 11/14

Write!

HW for Thursday, 11/10

Study for Monday's vocab quiz. Here's a link to the words, if you need them:

vocab words for 11/14 quiz

And . . .

As always . . .

WRITE!

HW for Wednesday, 11/9

IRP Week 2

(Please type and double-space your response. Be sure to label it with your name, the date, and the title of the assignment.)

Week 2, Question 1: Are you liking the book so far? Why or why not? (100 words)

Week 2, Question 2: Describe in detail where and when the book takes place. Cite sections of

the book or lines that give you a sense of place. (150‐200 words)

AND BRING YOUR IND. READING BOOK TO CLASS TOMORROW!

AND . . .

WRITE!

HW for Tuesday, 11/8

Write!

Check your goal and progress by clicking on the link on the right . . .

HW for Friday, 11/4

Write! Check your word goal by clicking on the link to the left. Remember, it's a weekend, so by Monday you should have written twice as much!

Also, take a break from writing and do a little independent reading.

HW for Tuesday, 11/1

Write!

Nanowrimo has begun!

Click here to see what your goal for tonight is:

Nanowrimo goals

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 10/24

Work on the Nanowrimo worksheet.

HW for Monday, 10/24

Work on your IRP -- it's due Wednesday!

Daily Warm Up for Friday, 10/21

Play both levels of this game:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar2.htm#

If you complete that, go to this site and read some of the movie reviews of "TKAM". Can you find one that you think is just right? How about one that you think gets it all wrong?

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/to_kill_a_mockingbird/

HW for Friday, 10/21

You IRP sumamry (see the handout -- IRP 7 -- that we reviewed in class earlier this week) is due Monday! Please make sure to follow the formatting guidelines!

Aaaand . . .

Your IRP is due Wednesday! Work on it this weekend and bring any questions or concerns to class on Monday.

HW for Thursday, 10/20

Read 30-31 (the end of the book!) and answer the comprehension questions.

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 10/19

Finish the Courage worksheet, then try the TKAM crossword -- get a copy from Nijole.

HW for Wednesday, 10/19

Bring a book to class tomorrow (maybe your IRP book for next session?).

AND

IRP week 7 --

Summary due Monday, 10/24;

Project due Wednesday, 10/26.

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 10/18

1. Finish the Courage worksheet.

2. Try this: http://www.quia.com/cb/89416.html

HW for Tuesday, 10/18

Read Chapters 28-29 and answer the comprehension questions.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 10/17

1. Pick up a Film Study -- To Kill a Mockingbird worksheet and answer the first 2 questions. Be prepared to share your answers.

2. Work on your webquest. If you do not finish it in class today, it becomes homework.

3. Work on the Courage worksheet.

HW for Monday, 10/17

Read 26-27 and answer the comprehension questions.

AND

If you haven't finished the webquest, please finish it tonight.

HW for Thursday, 10/13

Study for vocabulary quiz.

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 10/12

Try this game:

http://www.funbrain.com/roots/index.html

HW for Wednesday, 10/12

IRP 6

Type, label and date your response to the following question:

What is your (detailed) plan for your independent reading project? How is it interactive? (200+ words).

AND

Bring your independent reading book!

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 10/11

Play any of the games on this site:

http://www.gamequarium.com/partsofspeech.html

HW for Tuesday, 10/11

Read Chapters 21-22 and answer the comprehension questions.

HW for Friday, 10/7

Chapter 20 and comprehension questions.

Daily Warm Up for Friday, 10/7

Let's see how well we can follow directions!

You will need headphones for this activity. If you don't have your own, I have some for you.

Go to this link and watch the video/play the game:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing/explanation/play.shtml

Once you've done that, go here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing/

and in the row labeled "Explanation", click on "Read" and read. Then click on "Quiz" and take the quiz.

If you get through all of that, work on your webquest.

HW for Thursday, 10/6

TKAM 18-19 and comprehension questions.

HW for Wednesday, 10/5

IRP 5

Please type your answer. Include your name, the date, and the title of the assignment.

Week 5 Question: What morals or lessons do you think the author intends his/her reader to find in this book? (200 words)

AND

Bring independent reading book!

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 10/4

Continue working on your chapter images worksheet.

HW for Tuesday, 10/4

Read Chapter 17 and answer the comprehension questions.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 10/3

If you didn't finish the chapter 10-12 image worksheets, that was homework. For today's warm up, please choose any chapter (other than 10-12) and create your own image worksheet. I would suggest doing this on PowerPoint or Microsoft Word. You must have at least 8 images on your sheet. Your classmates will complete it, so you will be graded on neatness and thoughtfulness!

HW for Monday, 10/3

Chapter 16 and comprehension questions.

HW for Friday, 9/30

Read Chapters 14-15 and answer the comprehension questions.

HW for Thursday, 9/29

Study for tomorrow's vocab quiz!

HW for Wednesday, 9/28

IRP 4
Please type a 200 word response to the following question. Make sure to label the assignment with your name, the title of the assignment, and the date
What aspects of the plot or story can you relate to your own experiences? Describe how.

And bring your independent reading book tomorrow!

HW for Tuesday, 9/27

Read Chapter 13 and answer the comprehension questions.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 9/26

Try another crossword from Friday's warm up.

HW for Monday, 9/26

Read Chapter 12 and answer the comprehension questions. Please follow the formatting guidelines.

HW for Friday, 9/23

Read Chapters 10-11 of TKAM and answer the comprehension questions.

Daily Warm Up for Friday, 9/23

Try some of these crosswords:

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/context-and-definitions/high-school/high-school-crossword-puzzle/

HW for Thursday, 9/22

Read Chapter 9 and complete the comprehension questions.

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 9/21

If you have not finished your Maycomb map, do that now.

If you have finished your map, please start reading Chpt 9 of TKAM.

HW for Wednesday, 9/21

IRP week 3

(Please type your response, and include your name, the date, and the title of the assignment.)

Week 3 Question: Describe the character(s) you most identify with. Why or how do you relate to him/her or them? (200 words)

AND

Bring you independent reading book!

HW for Tuesday, 9/20

Read Chapter 8 and do the Comprehension Questions.

HW for Monday, 9/19

Read Chapter 7 and complete these questions: Chapter 7 Questions

If you need to print these out before you go home tonight, do so in class!

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 9/19

If you have not finished your Harper Lee scavenger hunt, please work on that.

Once you've completed that, please watch this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgC09oMIwLc ) and write 5 quiz questions, including answers, about what you see. I will collect these questions on Tuesday.

HW for Friday, 9/16

Read Chapters 4-6 of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and answer the comprehension questions (on the worksheet, #___ in your binder). Please follow the formatting guidelines, and answer the questions in complete sentences.

Daily Warm Up for Thursday, 9/15

Read!

HW for Thursday, 9/15

Study for tomorrow's vocab quiz. You will need to know how to spell the words and be able to define them. Don't forget to memorize one of the quotes.

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 9/14

Read "To Kill a Mockingbird" quietly.

HW for Wednesday, 9/14

IRP Week 2

(Please type and double-space your response. Be sure to label it with your name, the date, and the title of the assignment.)

Week 2, Question 1: Are you liking the book so far? Why or why not? (100 words)

Week 2, Question 2: Describe in detail where and when the book takes place. Cite sections of

the book or lines that give you a sense of place. (150‐200 words)

AND BRING YOUR IND. READING BOOK TO CLASS TOMORROW!

HW for Tuesday, 9/13

Read Chpts 2-3 of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and answer the comprehension questions that we reviewed in class.

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 9/13

Continue working on yesterday's warm up -- the Harper Lee Scavenger Hunt.

HW for Monday, 9/12

Finish reading Chpt. 1 of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and complete the worksheet/questions that we reviewed in class. Please follow the directions!

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 9/12

For today's warm-up, pick up the worksheet titled "'To Kill a Mockingbird' Scavenger Hunt -- Background Information" and find the answers to the questions using the search engine that you like the most (Google, Bing, etc). Please read the directions before starting the research!

Daily Warm Up for Friday, 9/9

Play any of the free word games on this site:

http://zone.msn.com/en/root/gamebrowser.htm?playmode=1&genre=2&q=wordtrivia&intgid=hp_word_all#

HW for Friday, 9/9

Read "After Twenty Years" and answer the questions marked with a *. As always, follow the paper formatting guidelines!

HW for Thursday, 9/8

We read "The Third Wish" together in class.

For homework, please answer the questions that are marked with a *. Make sure to answer in complete sentences and to format your assignment according to the guidelines.

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 9/7

Go to this site:

http://www.funbrain.com/roots/index.html

Try the games listed under "Simple". See how far you can get!

HW for Wednesday, 9/7

Independent Reading Project Week One:

Please answer the following question about your independent reading book. Be sure to follow the paper formatting guidelines we discussed in class.

Week 1 Question: What book did you choose? Why did you choose this book? If someone chose it for you, why did you agree to it? (100 words)

AND

If you have your book, bring it with you to class! Otherwise, bring something you can read.

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 9/6

Try out some of the Language Arts games on this site:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm

Be ready to discuss what was easy for you and what was more challenging. Think about this: are there grammar topics at which you excel and may be able to help your classmates? Are there ones you're hoping to improve upon this year?

Homework for Tuesday, 9/6

Welcome to Middle School English!

For HW tonight, please organize your binder as we discussed in class -- you should have one section labeled "Vocabulary", one section labeled "Quotes", and one labeled "Handouts and Notes".

Please also think about what you would like to read for your independent reading book this session. No need to write anything, just come to class with some ideas.