Mrs. Pepe's Homework English 7 Welcome Back!! September 5 Decorated Writing Folder Parent/Guardian Student Information sheet & syllabus signature All due Monday September 8 Corn Mother & Glooscap questions September 9 Read "John Henry" and answer questions September 10 1st draft of metaphor or simile of yourself September 16 Folktales unit test September 17 No homework Bring your reading book to class for some strategy review September 19 Read your independent reading book Choose a POWER WORD to share with the class (Power Word - a word that draws your attention and one that you might like to use in your own writing. Hint: adjectives and verbs would make great choices) September 22 Capitalization Practice: pages 8, 9, 10, 11 in your NY EDITS workbook September 23 Capitalization Practice: pages 12, 13, 14, 15 in your NY EDITS workbook September 24 Capitalization Practice: pages 17, 18, 19 in your NY EDITS workbook September 25 Capitalization Practice: pages 21, 22 in your NY EDITS workbook Capitalization test tomorrow Study your workbook, caps packet & pre-test from today September 26 Read your independent reading book Due Date for project : October 10 September 29 Essay idea worksheet Essay topic: "Imagine the Impact: How I Can Make a Difference in the Life of My Community" September 30 Finish fist draft (type, if possible) Binder Check for grade - all papers must be IN binder. NY Edits book should be in binder. October 1 Final draft due Friday typed, double spaced October 2 Final draft due Friday typed, double spaced October 3 WEEKEND PAPER: What Bugs You? (Fill in sheet - paragraph with support) October 6 Pages 32 & 33 NY EDITS Continue to work on your Paper Bag Book Report DUE FRIDAY October 7 Prepare your paper bag book report for Friday October 14 Bring in a whole newspaper - any date - any paper. If you do not subscribe to any papers, please see me. I have extra ones. also Write 30 short sentences using their, there, and they're correctly. October 16 Feature Creature sheet October 17 LONG TERM ASSIGNMENT: NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE Reading Packet Due on October 31 October 20 No new hw - keep working on the newspaper October 27 Read Chapter 1 packet Circle at least 2 words that are new to you October 28 Page 4 in packet, do 6 vocab squares October 29 Read chapter 3 pp. 19-26 Do the "Predict" box on page 6 of packet - what do you think will happen next? Study for quiz tomorrow (Thurs) on ch. 1-3 October 30 Read Chapter 4 (pp. 28-34) In packet, do character journal for Buster. Under "other" write about Mrs. Saunders Newspaper Unit due tomorrow October 31 Read Chapter 5 Complete chapter 4-5 study guide (will be collected for a grade) November 3 Commas practice #1 What question would you ask Lymie or Tyler? November 4 Commas practice #2 Read Ch. 6 New vocab squares sheet (handed out in class) due THURS November 5 Commas practice #3 Finish reading Chapter 7 Chapter 7 reading guide due Friday Commas make-up quiz on Monday November 10 Read Chapter 9 - do Double Entry Journal There will be a quiz on Wednesday on Chapters 4-7 November 12 Finish reading chapter 10 Chapter 9 & 10 reading guide due Friday Extra credit essay typed draft due Monday 11/17 November 17 Double-entry journal for Chapter 12 November 19 Read Chapter 15 Chapter 13-15 reading guide due Thursday November 25 Turkey Talk Activity (5x8 index card) December 1 Write your Inspiration Paragraph December 3 ELA X-Treme Review pages 56-60 December 5 No homework REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR ELA WORKBOOKS TO CLASS December 15 Type your inspiration paragraph Be sure it is no bigger than 8x8 This is due on Wednesday December 16 Willow & Ginko poem due Wednesday December 19 Study for the Poetry Unit test in January JANUARY 6 Poetry test is this Thursday OVERCOMING OBSTACLES ASSIGNMENT - this is a series of 4 non-fiction stories that need to be completed by Thursday. There is a written part (separate sheet handed out) with questions to answer. If there is a snow day on Wednesday, be sure to complete your reading/assignment in between enjoying a little outside fun and shoveling!! January 8 Bring your 2 ELA workbooks to class EVERY DAY until January 21. Extra credit poem due tomorrow January 15 "Anansi" worksheet January 16 X-Treme Review for ELA Stories/questions from pages 64, 75, 77, 81, 83 January 20 Sleep and eat a good breakfast!! January 22 No homework New unit beginning in class Jaunary 26 Read your Buddy Book chapters for the rest of the week. Written work due to your book club members on Wednesday and Friday. January 29 Keep reading your Buddy Book - last date to read is this Thursday. February Keep reading your Buddy Book - last date to read is this Thursday. February 12 "I Am From" survey from parent/grandparent due on Monday, February 23 February 13 Survey your parent/grandparent to prepare for the "I Am From" companion poems February 24 Read Chapter 4 in WOODSONG Final poems due on Friday February 25 Read Chapter 6 tonight Final poems due on Friday March 9 Draft #1 Descriptive paragraph MARCH 11 Choose an independent reading book by Friday March 13 Read your independent reading book Start thinking about which 2 animals you would like to research March 17 Reading assignment: 140 minutes by April 9 - any book/magazine March 24 75 note cards (on one animal) by Monday, March 30 March 31 75 notecards on SECOND animal - due this Friday Don't forget to keep up your independent reading (140 minutes by 4/8) April 7 Begin typing your research paper. The introduction is due on Wednesday. We'll work on the bibliograpy in class and then you can type at home. You will get an additional week after spring break to do the
typing. Final due date: April 27 Research paper due Monday, April 27 April 28 Vocabulary for TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR due on Thursday May 15 Animal observation sheet - due Monday May 18 Dress warm for Colonial Day May 20 Finish 1-13 sheet w/5 short answers written on lined paper May 21 Look up 11 vocabulary words from packet May 26 Make a list of ways you can "cheer up" your day Remember Garvey's hot dog story May 27 Chapter 10-15 questions due Friday Also short answer - choose any 3 May 28 Chapter 18 read in class today June 1 Find 5 "Life Lessons" in TSB Write them in your subway pass book |