May 17th - 21

6th grade:

Monday: Being creative stories
Tuesday: Type Watsons Go To Birmingham essay
Wednesday: No class
Thursday: Creative stories
Friday: Creative stories final and complete Final Exam Review worksheet

7th grade:

Monday: Quoting articles about toilets in India
Tuesday: Finish typing five-paragraph essay
Wednesday: No class
Thursday: Prediction cards
Friday: Final Exam Review worksheet

8th grade:

Monday: Hyphens, dashes, and quoting exercise
Tuesday: Complete job application #1
Wednesday: Complete job application #2
Thursday: Complete job application #3
Friday: Final Exam Review worksheet

Homework May 10-14th

6th grade:

Monday: Finish root flashcards
Tuesday: Type five-paragraph essay with the goal of finishing Friday
Wednesday: Finish Messy Room poem
Thursday: Root quiz tomorrow!
Friday: Root Quiz today! Root flashcards due today!

7th grade:

Monday: Finish root flashcards
Tuesday: Type five-paragraph essay with the goal of finishing Friday
Wednesday: Root worksheet
Thursday: Type five-paragraph essay; root quiz tomorrow; root flashcards due tomorrow
Friday: Root Quiz today! Root flashcards due today!

8th grade:

Wednesday: Root worksheet!
Friday: Root quiz and flashcards due!

Homework May 3rd-7th

6th grade:

Monday: Make corrections to the final handwritten draft of The Watsons Go To Birmingham essay
Tuesday: Type essay
Wednesday: Write your own messy Room poem
Thursday: Type essay
Friday: Type essay

7th grade:

Monday: Make corrections to the final handwritten draft of your essay
Tuesday: Type essay
Wednesday: Write your own messy Room poem
Thursday: Type essay

Friday: Type essay

8th grade:

Read your book for 30 minutes each night. Our goal is to have the books finished on Monday, May 10th.
Tuesday: Read books and answer, in complete sentences, the 5 questions you drew from the hat
Wednesday: Complete the worksheet on analyzing quotes from your book

Homework April 26-30th

6th grade:

Monday: Root flashcards due
Tuesday: 4 square with topic sentences, WOW words, and details due today
Wednesday: Rough draft of body paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 due today
Thursday: Rough draft of introduction and conclusion paragraphs due today
Friday: Rough draft of 5 paragraph essay due today

On Monday, we will type our final drafts!

7th grade:

Monday: Root flashcards due
Tuesday: 4 square with topic sentences, WOW words, and details due today
Wednesday: Rough draft of body paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 due today
Thursday: Rough draft of introduction and conclusion paragraphs due today
Friday: Rough draft of 5 paragraph essay due today

On Monday, we will type our final drafts!

Test on Monday!

Monday, April 26th:
Book test on The Watsons Go to Birmingham, Notes from the Midnight Driver and the Red Kayak

Homework April 19-23

6th grade:

Monday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham for 20-30 minutes and write 1/2 page journal on your book
Tuesday:Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham for 20-30 minutes and write 1/2 page journal on your book
Wednesday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham for 20-30 minutes and write 1/2 page journal on your book
Thursday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham for 20-30 minutes and write 1/2 page journal on your book
Friday: Test on The Watsons Go To Birmingham

7th grade:

Monday: Read 20-30 minutes in the Red Kayak or Notes from the Midnight Driver
Tuesday: Read 20-30 minutes in the Red Kayak or Notes from the Midnight Driver
Wednesday: Read 20-30 minutes in the Red Kayak or Notes from the Midnight Driver
Thursday: Read 20-30 minutes in the Red Kayak or Notes from the Midnight Driver
Friday: Test on your reading books - either Red Kayak or Notes from the Midnight Driver!

Homework April 12-16

6th grade:

Monday: Complete root flashcards; Read to page 50 in The Watsons Go To Birmingham
Tuesday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham
Wednesday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham for 20-30 minutes and write a 1 page journal as we modeled in class today.
Thursday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham for 20-30 minutes; study for root quiz
Friday: ROOT QUIZ TODAY!

7th grade:

Monday: Complete root flashcards; complete one sonnet
Tuesday: Complete your drawing of the bedroom as described in the Messy Room poem by Shel Silverstein
Wednesday: Read The Red Kayak or Notes From the Midnight Driver for 20-30 minutes
Thursday: Read The Red Kayak or Notes From the Midnight Driver for 20-30 minutes; study for root quiz
Friday: ROOT QUIZ TODAY!

Homework April 6-9

6th grade:

Tuesday: Apostrophe worksheet
Wednesday: 16 root sentences or a root story using all 8 roots. mis, mal, trans, cir/circum, photo, geo, pod, and hyper.
Thursday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham pages 1-31
Friday: Write a paragraph using a thrilling three topic sentence to describe Flint, MI - where Kenny and his family live.

7th grade:

Wednesday: 6 root sentences or a root story using all 8 roots. mis, mal, trans, cir/circum, photo, geo, pod, and hyper.
Thursday: 1 shape poem
Friday: 1 shape poem, brainstorm pairs of rhyming words for sonnet writing on Monday

March 29-April 1

6th grade:

Monday: 5 paragraph essay due tomorrow!
Tuesday: Apostrophe worksheet due tomorrow!
Wednesday: Test on books you are reading today!

7th grade:

Monday: 5 paragraph essay due tomorrow!
Tuesday: Apostrophe worksheet due tomorrow!
Wednesday: Apostrophe quiz today!

8th grade:

Monday: 5 paragraph essay due tomorrow!
Tuesday: Apostrophe worksheet due tomorrow!
Wednesday: Apostrophe quiz today!

Homework March 22-26th

All Grades:

Monday: Finish root flashcards. You need the root on one side and the definition and four root-words on the other side. The roots are geo, hyper, pod, and photo!
Tuesday: Finish 4-square on the question: What would you do with a million dollars? Put one idea in each of the four boxes and three WOW words in each box


6th grade:
Wednesday: Write your three body paragraphs for your essay on what you would do with one million dollars.
Thursday: Using the question starters worksheet, write 30 points worth of questions about the book you are reading!

7th grade:
Wednesday: Write all three body paragraphs for your essay on what you would do with a million dollars.
Thursday: Write the introduction and conclusion paragraphs for your essay!

8th grade:
Wednesday: Write all three body paragraphs for your essay on what you would do with a million dollars.
Thursday: Write the introduction and conclusion paragraphs for your essay!

Homework March 8th-12th

All grades:

Monday: Identify the parts of a story in the picture book we read in class today; read 20 minutes in your books tonight
Tuesday: Identify the parts of a story in the second picture book; read your books for 20 minutes tonight
Wednesday: Use thrilling three topic sentences and WOW words to complete the first draft of a letter to your hero; read for 20 minutes
Thursday: Complete the final draft of a letter to your hero; read book for 20 minutes tonight
Friday: 10 question quiz on semi-colons (;) and colons (:) today!

Homework March 1-5

6th grade:

Monday: Read books and complete KWL chart to accompany book
Tuesday: Read books and write 10 questions about what you are reading
Wednesday: Read books and answer the 5 assigned questions in a paragraph.
Thursday: Read books; hyperbole / root story with 10 roots underlined (the roots are: pre, post, mono, poly, tri, quad, uni, sub, super, com)
Friday: Root test!

7th grade:

Monday: Book test on Where the Red Fern Grows or Down the Rabbit Hole
Tuesday: First draft of hyperbole story
Wednesday: Final draft of hyperbole story
Thursday: Root story using and underlining 10 root words
Friday: Root test

8th grade:

Monday: First draft of hyperbole story
Tuesday: Final draft of hyperbole story
Wednesday: Hero myth introduction
Thursday: Root story using and underlining 15 root words

Friday: Root test and semi-colon/colon test

February 22-26th

6th grade

Monday: Read books! (test on book will be Thursday!); Root flashcards with root on front, definition and 4 root words on the back
Tuesday: Read book! (test on Thursday!); Capitalization worksheet
Wednesday: Test tomorrow on your reading book! Finish KWL chart
Thursday: Test on books today!
Friday: No school

7th grade

Monday: Read books!; Root flashcards with root on front, definition and 4 root words on the back
Tuesday: Read book! (test on Thursday!); Capitalization worksheet
Wednesday: Test tomorrow on your reading book! Finish KWL chart
Thursday: Test on books today!
Friday: No school

8th grade

Monday: Read books - Test Thursday!; Root flashcards with root on front, definition and 4 root words on the back
Tuesday: Read book! (Test on Thursday!); Capitalization worksheet
Wednesday: Test tomorrow on your reading book! Finish paragraph
Thursday: Test on books today!
Friday: No school

February 15-19th

6th grade:

Monday: No school
Tuesday: Read your books for 20 minutes and write 5 WOW words while you read (we will use these tomorrow in our entry task); Grade the essay from class today using the "Report Card" you were given.
Wednesday: No class
Thursday: Use 8 root words in a story; read for 20 minutes and write 5 predictions
Friday: Root quiz; finish book over the weekend test on Monday!

7th grade:

Monday: No school
Tuesday: Read your books for 20 minutes and write 5 WOW words while you read (we will use these tomorrow in our entry task); Grade the essay from class today using the "Report Card" you were given.
Wednesday: No class
Thursday: Use 8 root words in a story; read for 20 minutes and write 5 predictions
Friday: Root quiz; finish book over the weekend test on Monday!

8th grade:

Monday: No school
Tuesday: Read your books for 20 minutes and write 5 WOW words while you read (we will use these tomorrow in our entry task); Grade the essay from class today using the "Report Card" you were given.
Wednesday: Read for 20 minutes and use the question starters to write 5 questions about the reading
Thursday: Use 8 root words in a story; read for 20 minutes
Friday: Root quiz (you will take it during study hall); finish book over the weekend test on Monday!

Homework: February 7th - 11th: IOWA testing

All grades:

Due to IOWA testing, there will be no homework this week. Please continue reading your assigned books; we will have a test on them next week.

February 1-5th: Catholic Schools Week

6th grade:

Monday: Read book for 20 minutes; work on punctuation wkst if you are not already finished the numbers listed on the board; quiz on the parts of a 5 paragraph essay tomorrow!
Tuesday: Read book for 20 minutes; write down 10 vocabulary words from the book with the page number where these words are found in the book and the sentence the word is used in
Wednesday: Read books for 20 minutes, while reading, write down 5 questions you have about the book (do not answer your questions)
Thursday: Read your book for 20 minutes; capitalization and roots quiz tomorrow!

7th grade:

Monday: Read book for 20 minutes; work on punctuation wkst if you are not already finished; quiz on the parts of a 5 paragraph essay tomorrow!
Tuesday: Read book for 20 minutes; write down 10 vocabulary words from the book with the page number where these words are found in the book and the sentence the word is used in
Wednesday: Read books for 20 minutes, while reading, write down 5 questions you have about the book (do not answer your questions)
Thursday: Read your book for 20 minutes; capitalization and roots quiz tomorrow!

8th grade:

Monday: Read book for 20 minutes; make a story using 8 root words; finish punctuation wkst if you are not already finished; quiz on the parts of a 5 paragraph essay tomorrow!
Tuesday: Read book for 20 minutes; write down 10 vocabulary words from the book with the page number where these words are found in the book and the sentence the word is used in
Wednesday: Read books for 20 minutes, while reading, write down 5 questions you have about the book (do not answer your questions)
Thursday: Read your book for 20 minutes; capitalization and roots quiz tomorrow!

Homework January 25-29th

6th grade:

Monday: Make any corrections to The Giver essay and include an introduction and conclusion paragraph; final draft of your paragraphs are due tomorrow! Test on The Giver tomorrow!
Tuesday: Test on The Giver! Start reading Touching Spirit Bear
Wednesday: Read Touching Spirit Bear; Write 5 WOW words from the book, write the exact sentence where the word is used in the book, and the page number they are found on
Thursday: Read books; Root quiz tomorrow; Wkst. on grammar

7th grade:

Monday: Make corrections to essay and add an introduction and conclusion paragraph; Final draft of paragraphs due tomorrow
Tuesday: Test on Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; begin reading The Giver or Down the Rabbit Hole
Wednesday: Read The Giver or Down the Rabbit Hole; Write 5 WOW words from the book, write the exact sentence where the word is used in the book, and the page number they are found on
Thursday: Read books; Root quiz tomorrow; wkst on capitalization and punctuation

8th grade:

Monday: Final draft of 5 paragraph essay due tomorrow; Find who stole the donuts!
Tuesday: Test on Down the Rabbit Hole today!
Wednesday: Begin reading If We Must Die with text codes
Thursday: Read If We Must Die; Write 5 WOW words from the book, write the exact sentence where the word is used in the book, and the page number they are found on; wkst on grammar and usage
Friday: Root quiz today!

Homework January 19-22

6th grade:

Monday: Read chapters 17, 18, 19 in The Giver
Tuesday: Read chapters 20, 21, 22 in The Giver; complete 4 square by brainstorming the question: What are three things you would change about The Giver?
Wednesday: Finish the book
Thursday: Thrilling Three paragraphs due Friday with transition sentences and introduction paragraph
Friday: The Giver poster of your "Assignment" and rules due today; Paragraphs due today;

7th grade:

Monday: Read chapter 10 in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Tuesday: Read chapter 11; complete Four Square brainstorming
Wednesday: Read chapter 12; complete "themes" worksheet on the book
Thursday: Thrilling Three paragraphs on book question with transition sentences and introduction paragraph due tomorrow!. Remember the question: What are three examples of the theme racism from the book?
Friday: Paragraphs due today!

8th grade:

Monday: Read chapters 19, 20 and 21
Tuesday: Reach chapters 22, 23, 24; complete four square
Wednesday: Read chapters 25, 26, 27; complete introduction paragraph

Thursday: Read chapters 28, 29, 30; complete Thrilling Three paragraphs with transition sentences and introduction paragraph
Friday: Paragraphs due today! Wanted poster due today!

Homework January 11-15th

6th grade

Monday: Read chapters 7, 8, and 9 in The Giver; finish spelling words 3x each and divide them into syllables - Spelling test tomorrow!
Tuesday: Read chapters 10-11; Finish three paragraph writing assignment on Christmas due tomorrow
Wednesday: Read chapters 12 and 13; Finish list of rules in The Giver due tomorrow
Thursday: Read chapters 14, 15, and 16

7th grade
Monday: Read chapters 5 and 6 in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; finish spelling words 3x each and divide them into syllables - Spelling test tomorrow
Tuesday: Read chapter 7; three paragraphs on Christmas due tomorrow
Wednesday: Read chapter 8
Thursday: Read chapter 9

8th grade:
Monday: Spelling words 3x each divided into syllables; Read Down The Rabbit Hole chapters 8 and 9
Tuesday: Three paragraph writing assignment due tomorrow; Read Down the Rabbit Hole chs. 10, 11, 12
Wednesday: Comma quiz today! Read chs. 13, 14, 15
Thursday: Read chs. 16, 17, 18

Homework January 4-8th

6th grade:

Monday: Finish thrilling three paragraph on three things you did over Christmas Break
Tuesday: Read chs. 1-3
Wednesday: Read chs. 4 and 5 and 6
Thursday: No school
Spelling Test on Tuesday, January 12th
Comma Test Wednesday, January 13th

7th grade:

Monday: Finish thrilling three paragraph on three things you did over Christmas Break
Tuesday: Read chs. 1-2
Wednesday: Read chapters 3 and 4
Thursday: No school!
Spelling Test Tuesday, January 12th
Comma Test Wednesday, January 13th

8th grade:

Monday: Read chapters 1-3 in Down the Rabbit Hole
Tuesday: Read chs. 3-5
Wednesday: Read chapters 6 and 7
Thursday: No class
Spelling test Tuesday, January 12th
Comma test Wednesday, January 13th!
Friday: Spelling Test!