Special Announcements: Last day to take AR quizzes for 2nd trimester - March 9! MONDAY 2/27 L17 Spelling Packet (Due WED 3/1) READING/WRITING: Letter of Advice Final Draft (typed in correct letter format - Due TUES 2/28) SEE SAMPLE HERE (follow MLA format): Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 5 - Letter of Advice After reading Act 3 Scene 5, write a 3-paragraph … [Read more...]
L17 Spelling Words
L17 Spelling Words - Words from Many Cultures 1 SPELLING FOCUS: Many words in English come from other languages and may have unexpected spellings: amateur. amateur - An unpaid athlete is an amateur. calligraphy - The notes were written in calligraphy. batik - Lisa used batik to dye the shirt. rodeo - A cowboy roped a calf at the rodeo. snorkel - The … [Read more...]
Week of 2/20/17 – 6th ENGLISH HW + TESTS
We will resume Spelling lessons this week! MONDAY 2/20 No school - President's Day TUESDAY 2/21 L16 Spelling Packet (Due THUR 2/23) WEDNESDAY 2/22 HANDWRITING: p.60-61 (Due THUR 2/23) Capitalization Worksheet (Due FRI 2/24) THURSDAY 2/23 L16 Spelling book pages (Due FRI 2/24) FRIDAY 2/24 HANDWRITING: p.62-63 (Due TUES 2/28) … [Read more...]
Week of 2/20/17 – 7th ENGLISH HW + TESTS
We will resume Spelling lessons this week! MONDAY 2/20 No school - President's Day TUESDAY 2/21 L16 Spelling Packet (Due THUR 2/23) WEDNESDAY 2/22 HANDWRITING: p.70-71 (Due THUR 2/23) THURSDAY 2/23 READING (for class): Online novel - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens L16 Spelling book pages (Due FRI 2/24) FRIDAY 2/24 HANDWRITING: p.72-73 … [Read more...]
Week of 2/20/17 – 8th ENGLISH + TESTS
We will resume Spelling lessons this week! MONDAY 2/20 No school - President's Day TUESDAY 2/21 L16 Spelling Packet (Due THUR 2/23) READING/WRITING: Letter of Advice Final Draft (typed in correct letter format - Due TUES 2/28) WEDNESDAY 2/22 AR reading at home for 30min THURSDAY 2/23 HANDWRITING: p.70-71 (Due FRI 2/24) L16 Spelling Worksheet (Due … [Read more...]
L16 Spelling Words
L16 Easily Confused Words SPELLING FOCUS: Some words are easily confused because they have similar pronunciations and spellings: collage, college. collage - The art student created a collage. college - He will study journalism in college. emigrants - Many emigrants left China. immigrants - Some Chinese immigrants came here. hardy - This hardy plant will … [Read more...]
Week of 2/13/17 – 6th ENGLISH HW
NO SPELLING THIS WEEK! We will be on a special schedule this week for our Junior High Chastity Program. MONDAY 2/13 AR reading at home for 30min TUESDAY 2/14 HANDWRITING: p.56-57 (Due THUR 2/10) WEDNESDAY 2/15 AR reading at home for 30min THURSDAY 2/16 - JOG-A-THON!! Wear your PE clothes! HANDWRITING: p.58-59 (Due FRI 2/17) FRIDAY … [Read more...]
Week of 2/13/17 – 8th ENGLISH HW
NO SPELLING THIS WEEK! We will be on a special schedule this week for our Junior High Chastity Program. MONDAY 2/13 HANDWRITING: p.66-67 (Due TUES 2/14) GRAMMAR: Nouns Worksheet (Due WED 2/15) TUESDAY 2/14 HANDWRITING: p.68-69 (Due THUR 2/16) READING/WRITING: Letter of Advice Rough Draft (in Black spiral Writer's Notebook - Due THUR 2/16) After reading Act … [Read more...]
Week of 2/13/17 – 7th ENGLISH HW
NO SPELLING THIS WEEK! We will be on a special schedule this week for our Junior High Chastity Program. MONDAY 2/13 GRAMMAR: Capitalization Worksheet (Due TUES 2/14) HANDWRITING: p.66-67 (Due WED 2/8) TUESDAY 2/14 AR reading at home for 30min WEDNESDAY 2/15 HANDWRITING: p.68-69 (Due THUR 2/16) THURSDAY 2/16 GRAMMAR: Nouns Worksheet (Due … [Read more...]
Week of 2/6/17 – 6th ENGLISH HW
NO SPELLING THIS WEEK! We will be on a special schedule this week for our Junior High Chastity Program. MONDAY 2/6 AR reading at home for 30min TUESDAY 2/7 READING: Number the Stars Ch 16 Summary - 3 sentences (Due WED 2/8) WEDNESDAY 2/8 AR reading at home for 30min THURSDAY 2/9 HANDWRITING: p.54-55 (Due FRI 2/10) FRIDAY 2/10 READING: Ch 17 … [Read more...]