HW for Tuesday, 12/17

IRP due Thursday!

HW for Monday, 12/16

IRP due Thursday!

Please also work on any make-up work you have to do.

HW for Thursday, 12/12

1) Study for Monday's quiz -- 8 vocabulary words and grammar (subjects and predicates and fragments and run-ons -- see the links at the bottom of this post for review), plus questions about "Chains".

2) Work on your IRP -- due Thursday, no exceptions.

Subjects and predicates:
http://www.quia.com/rr/36764.html

Fragments and Run-Ons:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/fragments_quiz.htm

HW for Monday, 12/9

Draft 1 of your gallery card -- see sample on right, under "Resources."

Kevin: 14-16
Ibrahim: make up work

HW for Thursday, 12/5

41-45 and assignment.

Kevin, Ibrahim: make up work (see AA form)

HW for Tuesday, 12/3

Kevin, Ibrahim: 21-24 and assignment
Nicole: IRP 5 for "Chains"

Everyone else: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)

HW for Monday, 12/2

38-40 and assignment

Ibrahim and Kevin -- 17-20 and assignment

HW for Tuesday, 11/26

34-37 and assignment

Nicole: 30-33 and 34-37

Ibrahim and Kevin: 10-13 and 14-16

HW for Monday, 11/25

FINISH your American Revolution Presentations.
Be prepared to present in class tomorrow.

Ibrahim: Chains 10-13

HW for Thursday, 11/21

1) Study for Monday's Vocab/Grammar quiz.  Your words should be in Quizlet.  The Grammar part of the quiz will be on recognizing sentence fragments.  You can review here:
http://www.quia.com/pop/13222.html
http://www.chompchomp.com/frag01/
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/fragments_add1.htm

AND

2) Make up work.  Please complete at least 2 assignments for this class that are on today's AA form.
Nicole: 25-29 and assignment

HW for Tuesday, 11/19

Chapters 30-33 and assignment and IRP 4

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, according to the formatting guidelines (click the link on the right!). DOUBLE SPACE!

What aspects of the plot or story can you relate to your own experiences? Describe how.

Kevin: 17-20 and assignment and IRP 2

IRP 2

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

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. (100 words)

Ibrahim: 14-16 and assignment

Nicole: 17-20 and assignment

American Revolution Power Point

Link to the assignment

HW for Monday, 11/18

Chapters 25-29 and assignment

Kevin: 14-16 and assignment

Ibrahim: 10-13 and assignment

Nicole: 14-16 and assignment

HW for Thursday, 11/14

"Chains", chapters 21-24 and assignment and MAKE UP WORK!

Kevin: 10-13 and assignment, plus make-up work (IRP 1, Chains 1-4 and 5-9).
.
Ibrahim: 5-9 and assignment, Chains terms
.
Nicole: 5-9 and assignment, 10-13 and assignment, IRP 2

HW for Tuesday, 11/12

Chapters 17-20 and assignment.

AND

IRP 3
(Please type your response, following the formatting guidelines on the right!)
Week 3 Question: Describe the character(s) you most identify with. Why or how do you relate to him/her or them? (200 words)

Ibrahim:
Chapters 1-4 and assignment

Kevin:
Chapters 5-9 and assignment

AND

Pick an independent reading book and answer question #1 (see below).  Make sure to follow the formatting guidelines.
Week 1 Question: Why did you choose this book? If someone chose it for you, why did
you agree to it? (100 Words)

HW for Monday, 11/11

Read Chapters 14-16 and complete the assignment.

Kevin: Please read Chapters 1-4 and complete this assignment.

Vocab/Warm Up for M, 11/11

1) Vocab
You will have 2-3 SAT vocab words/class period. I will post the words here. Your job is to input the words into quizlet. Start a new set and label it "2.1". There will be a quiz every other Monday, so the quiz for set 2.1 will take place on Monday, 11/25.

aberration n. Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.

abeyance n. A state of suspension or temporary inaction.

2) Grammar
Review pages 53-54, do 55-56.

HW for Thursday. 11/7

1) Read chapters 10-13 and complete the worksheet.

AND

2) Study for Monday's quiz on the "Chains" terms to identify/define.

HW for Tuesday, 11/5

1) Read Chapters 5-9 and complete the assignmnent.

AND

2) IRP 2

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

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. (100 words)

AND

3) Please bring your IRP book with you to class on Thursday.

HW for Monday, 11/4

Read Chapters 1-4 of "Chains" and complete the assignment.

HW for Thursday, 10/31

Complete numbers 1-20 of the "Chains" Terms to Identify/Define worksheet.

HW for Tuesday, 10/29

1) Pick an independent reading book and answer question #1 (see below).  Make sure to follow the formatting guidelines we reviewed in class.

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

2) Packet 2.1

HW for Tuesday, 10/22

IRP due Thursday!
Don't forget your gallery card.
There will be no extensions for this assignment.
Please make sure your project is interactive.
You will be graded for neatness, creativity, and the overall quality of your project.

HW for Monday, 10/21

Packet 11
and
IRP DUE THURSDAY!

HW for Thursday, 10/17

Packet 10

Also, remember that your IRP is due Thursday -- no exceptions!  See below for details.

HW for Tuesday, 10/15 --VERY IMPORTANT!!!

We only have three days of class left.

A few things to keep in mind:

1) Your IRP (which is 25% of your final grade for the session) is due Thursday, 10/24.  I will not be giving extensions, so if you don't have it completed, chances are slim that you will pass the class.

2) You have the next week to work on make up work for this class.  THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU DO NOT HAVE HOMEWORK!  This is a lifeline for those of you who are missing assignments and in danger of failing.

HW for Thursday, 10/10

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

Complete draft 1 of your Gallery Card -- see the sample gallery card on the right.

HW for Tuesday, 10/8

Make up work!
Also, start thinking about what you'd like to do for your Independent Reading Project this session -- we'll discuss this in detail on Thursday.

HW for Thursday, 10/3

Packet 8.

Daily Warm Up for Thursday, 10/3

Work through the PSAT online practices below:

Sentence completions:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/prep/completions/completions.html

Passage based reading:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/prep/reading/reading.html

Identifying Sentence Errors:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/prep/iderrors/iderrors.html

Improving Sentences:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/prep/improvsent/improvsent.html

Improving Paragraphs:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/prep/improvpara/improvpara.html

HW for Tuesday, 10/1

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)

HW for Monday, 9/30

Packet 7.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 9/30

Continue Step 2 of Timeline Project (see Thursday's warm-up for directions).

HW for Thursday, 9/26

Make up work.  If you do not take advantage of this opportunity and complete past due assignments this weekend, I will no longer assign make-up work as homework.

Daily Warm Up for Thursday, 9/26

Please continue the research and note-taking that you started yesterday.  When time is up, I will ask you to share one new fact with the class.
If you believe you have finished Step 1, move on to Step 2 . . .

Step 2: 
Get a "Timeline Slip" from me.  Use crayons or colored pencils to write 1) the date, 2) a SENTENCE about the person/place/event that you researched, and 3) a quick drawing/sketch of the person/place/event -- something memorable and neat (it will be posted in the room for the whole year!).

HW for Tuesday, 9/24

Packet 6

and IRP 4

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, according to the formatting guidelines (click the link on the right!). DOUBLE SPACE!

What aspects of the plot or story can you relate to your own experiences? Describe how.

HW for Monday, 9/23

Packet 5 -- pg 67, 1-5; pg 73, 1-6.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 9/23

Please read these directions carefully!

American History Timeline Project
Below, you will see that you have been assigned a year and a topic/event in early American History.

Today, you will do step 1.
Step 1. Research your topic/event.  What happened during that year, with regards to the person, place, or topic you've been assigned.  Take  detailed notes.  Be as detailed as possible -- you will eventually be responsible for teaching the class about this event.

Yazmin -- 1492/Christopher Columbus
Nicole -- 1521/Cortes and the Aztecs
Ibrahim -- 1587/Roanoke Colony
Miles -- 1607/Jamestown
Andrew -- 1619/Slavery in Virginia
Paul -- 1620/Mayflower Compact
Makia -- 1626/New Amsterdam
Doniece -- 1629/Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jackson -- 1632/Province of Maryland

HW for Thursday, 919

IRP week 3

(Please type your response, following the formatting guidelines on the right!)

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

Packet 4.

HW for Monday, 9/16

Packet 3 -- pg 43, 1-5; pg 50, 1-5.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 9/16

Click here and explore this site:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history/index.html
Please complete the Fantastic Voyage activity first.

For Paul

IRP 1 (scroll down for the blog entry on Thursday, 9/5)
Packet 1 (Questions pg 11, 1-5; pg 18, 1-4)
IRP 2 (scroll down for the blog entry on Tuesday, 9/10)
Packet 2 (pg. 24, 1-6; pg 30, 1-6)

HW for Tuesday, 9/10

1) 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 -- see the Paper Formatting Guidelines to your right.)

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. (100 words)

2) Complete packet 2 (sections 1.3-1.4)

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 9/9

Try any of the US geography games on this site:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

HW for Thursday, 9/5

1) Pick an independent reading book and answer question #1 (see below).  Make sure to follow the formatting guidelines.
Week 1 Question: Why did you choose this book? If someone chose it for you, why did
you agree to it? (100 Words)

2) Bring your independent reading book to class on Monday.

3) Complete the Reading Questionnaire.  Click here if you need a copy.

American Dream Project

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DZuVbsCsuPBC8Lh-NXMcmFxTHGFCl1T2ffBCJnS4x0Y/edit#

HW for Wednesday, 9/4

Complete PSAT Practice Worksheet #1 (Reading Section).

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 9/4

Try this activity.
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/analogies/analogiesx.htm

Need help?

Analogies work like this . . .

Dog : leash :: Horse : reins

A dog is to a leash as a horse is to reins.

Here's another:

Surf : summer :: Ski : winter

So . . . surfing is to summer as skiing is to winter.

One trick to solving these is to put the words in a sentence . . .

A DOG is lead by a LEASH and a HORSE is lead by REINS.
People SURF in the SUMMER and SKI in the WINTER.

Get it?

Good luck!

HW for Tuesday, 9/3

Click here: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/american-dream/students/thedream.html
Read the short essay, then write a 300 word response: What is the American Dream to you? Who has achieved the American Dream, in your opinion?  Why do you think that?  Re-read James Truslow Adams's definition of the American Dream. Do you think that Dream is possible?  Why or why not?

Your response should be typed and should follow the formatting guidelines on the right.

Classwork for Tuesday, 9/3

Complete the Citizenship Quiz (Quiz #2) here: http://www.history.com/shows/classroom/interactives/citizenship-quiz
When you're finished, print the certificate.