10/5/15-10/9/15

Homework

PLEASE NOTE DUE DATES HAVE CHANGED:
-Vocab. 3 PACKET DUE TUESDAY October 13th. (Exercise a,b,c,d & e for a quiz grade)
-Vocabulary TEST 3 will be on TUESDAY OCTOBER 13th (7th grade only)

Mon. 10/5/15
1. Work on vocabulary packet

Tues. 10/6/15
1. Work on vocabulary packet
2. Grammar packet: Sentences and Sentence Fragments A

Wed. 10/7/15
1. Work on vocabulary packet
2. Grammar packet: Sentences and Sentence Fragments B
3. Grammar quiz Thursday

Thurs. 10/8/15
Complete Vocab. 3 Packet!  DUE TOMORROW 10/9/15 for a QUIZ GRADE
Practice vocabulary on my website using Vocab. 3 Quizlet link
Vocab. Test 3 tomorrow

Fri. 10/9/15 7th graders:
-complete vocabulary 3 packet for a quiz grade (due 10/13)
-study for vocabulary test 3 (10/13)

Do Now Journal Questions

Do Now     10/05/15 What is the best gift you have ever received and why?

Do Now     10/06/15 If someone offered you one million dollars to swim in a tank with a great white shark for five minutes, would you do it?  Why or why not?

Do Now     10/07/15 Do you think it is okay for scientists to experiment on helpless animals?  Why or why not?

Do Now      10/08/15 Do you think cars will be used 100 years from now?  If so, what features will they have?  If not,  describe your, “vehicle of the future.”

Do Now     10/09/15 If you were a teacher, what subject would you most likely teach and why?

A look at this week:

7th Grade:
1. Vocabulary: List 3 & in-class practice on iPads/Chromebooks
2. Grammar: Sentences vs. Sentence Fragments
3. Citing evidence to support our claims based on a short story
4. Using the RACE graphic organizer to identify topics and themes in a story
5. In library: Composing and revising an essay to discuss one of the themes in a short story

8th Grade:
1. Vocabulary: List 3 & in-class practice on iPads/Chromebooks
2. Grammar: Sentences vs. Sentence Fragments/ Subject vs. Complete Subject
3. Citing evidence to support our claims based on a short story
4. Using editing symbols to revise and edit our writing
5. In library: Composing and revising a complete retelling of a short story