Friday;, January 30, 2009

January 30th, 2009

DUE MONDAY:  two news articles based on research with notes, print-outs, background information.

Surprise Punctuation Quiz

 

TUESDAY:  PUNCTUATION TEST

January 29, 2009 — Monday, February 2, 2009

January 29th, 2009

Thursday:  Vocabulary Test tomorrow

                  Finish typing 6 citations for research

                  Begin drafting newspaper articles using research of today in history and

                  your birthday.  (don’t forget, Liam…)

Monday:  Research news articles are due with notes, drafts, and citations

                Study for punctuation test

Tuesday:  PUNCTUATION TEST

Monday, January 26, 2009–Friday, January 30, 2009

January 26th, 2009

Monday:  Voc. p. 103

Tuesday:  Voc. p. 104

Thursday:  Voc. Test Unit 9

Friday:  Punctuation Test

 

Tuesday/Wednesday are research days in the Library.  We will explore the date in history and our birthdates in history.  We will respond in writing about the importance of memory and reflect on memory in THE GIVER.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

January 21st, 2009

Giver through Ch. 14 with summaries for each chapter starting with  Ch. 11

Punctuation dittor

Giver ?s for Ch. 7-9

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

January 19th, 2009

Test tomorrow — Unit 8 Vocabulary

GIVER:  read chapters 13 and 14.  Write a separate summary for each chapter.

Punctuation Quiz:  Wednesday — punctuation

Thursday, January 15, 2009

January 15th, 2009

Voc. p. 95

Read GIVER through Ch. 12

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

January 14th, 2009

Read THE GIVER through Chapter 10

Voc. p. 94

MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009

January 12th, 2009

 

Monday:  write 15 quotation sentences using at least one vocabulary word in each

               Finish reading THE GIVER, Ch. 1-6

               Answer ws for Giver Ch. 1-6 (all 8 questions in full sentences)

UPDATE FOR JANUARY 7, 2009

January 7th, 2009

Wednesday:  Finish reading Chapters 3 and 4 in THE GIVER

                     Voc., p. 89

                     FINAL COPY OF BUSINESS/SENATOR LETTER DUE TODAY!

                     Collected Friday:  Final Letter (top)

                                                 Draft(s)      (below final)

                                                 Citations (below drafts)

                                                 Notes (bottom)

This project will get two grades, one from S.S. and one from Comm.  Arts.  Without draft(s) you grade will not be higher than a 60 in Comm. Arts.

AMENDMENT FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2009

January 6th, 2009

TUESDAY:  Read Ch. 3 of GIVER

                  Surprise Quiz on Ch. 1&2 tomorrow

                  Clause Quiz tomorrow

                  Voc. p. 89

BLOG RESPONSE due by Friday