Grade 6 & 7
Upstairs Team
September 17 - no homework
September 21 - Read Chapter 1 (grade 7)
Finish rough draft of story (grade 6)
September 22 - Read Chapter 2 (grade 7)
September 23 - Read Chapter 4 (grade 7)
Finish final draft (type - double space - 14 font)
September 24 - Final draft due Friday (grade 6)
Finish your study aid
September 25 - Read chapter 5 (grade 7)
Quiz on Tuesday & recipe (grade 6)
September 29 - Bring in recipe (grade 6)
Finish chapter 6 - quiz tomorrow (grade 7)
September 30 - Prepare for "Jigsaw" activity (grade 7)
October 1 - Finish word processing your recipe - we will print them out on Monday (grade 6)
October 7 - no homework
October 13 - Read/take notes on chapters 12 & 13 (7th)
October 13 - Creepy Paragraph (7)
October 15 - Finish creepy paragraph (7)
Work on extra credit book report (6 &7)
October 19 - Read Chapters 17, 18, 19 in TROUBLE WITH LEMONS (grade 7)
Finish 1st draft of editorial/news feature (grade 6)
October 21 - Design a TWL symbol and write a paragraph explanation of your choice (7th grade)
Work on your Gazette article using your new lead strategies (grade 6)
October 22 - sheet on topic sentences (grade 7)
Continue revisions on your Gazette article with special attention to topic sentences (grade 6)
October 26 - Symbol sheet and binder check (grade 7)
Finish Gazette article - we will word process in class
October 27 - BINDER CHECK on Thursday (6&7)
October 28 - Finish outlines for Gazette article (grade 6)
October 29 - Finish page 2 of the Essay Packet. You will be handing in the packet at the close of class tomorrow.
In class, you will be working on the final essay. (grade 7)
Finish typed draft of your Gazette essay (grade 6)
November 2 - Grade 7 Period 8 only:
Due to the Ghostly Gallop for Good on Friday, you must finish your Reader Response Journal (last page) at home. Please complete it by tomorrow.
November 3: Grade 6 - Caps 3
November 4 - Grade 6 - Capitalization & Abbreviation
Grade 7 - finish first draft of Student Gazette article.
November 12 - Grade 6 - Outline your expository paragraph
Grade 7 - Choose a biography to read
November 13 - Grade 6 - study for caps re-takes
November 16 - Grade 6 - "If I Were in Charge of the World"
write 2 "stanzas" modeled after the Judith Voirst poem
November 19 - Grade 6 - The Poetry Project - collect poetry (titles/poets) from 3 people you know
Grade 7: read your biography selections
November 25- Grade 6 - bring in a decorated poetry box
Grade 7 - keep reading your biography
November 30 - Grade 6 - complete the "Willow & Gincko" poem page
December 1 - Grade7 - read your biography - bring it to class this week.
December 2 - Grade 6 Poem survey & decorate study slide
Study for poetry test next Tuesday
December 4 - Grade 6 - Poetry Scavenger Hunt Project
Due Friday - Dec. 18
Grade 7 - Biography report - due Friday - Dec. 11
December 10 - Grade 6 - answer all poetry questions
December 15 - Grade 6 Poetry project due this Friday
Grade 7 - Overcoming Obstacles vocabulary test Wednesday
& Willow/Ginko poetry sheet due Wednesday (will be graded)
December 18 - Poetry Project due Monday
January 6 - Grade 6 - Poet Research Paper 1st draft due Friday.
Grade 7 - Poetry terms quiz on Friday.
January 7 - Grade 6 - Poet Research Paper 1st draft due tomorrow.
Grade 7 - Poetry terms quiz and questions on 2 poems: "I Dream a World" packet
January 8 - Grades 6 & 7 poem questions "The New Colossus"
& vocabulary
January 11&12 - Grades 6 & 7 poetry packets - MLKing paragraph
January 13 - Grade 7 poetry test
Grade 6 - research papers due Friday
January 19 - Grade 7 Read Ch. 1 WOODSONG
Put together your journal (10 pieces of lined paper)
Grade 6 - Finish good first draft of your descriptive paragraph
January 22 - Grade 7 Chapters 1-3 Reading Guide (to be graded)
January 25 - Grade 6 - compare/contrast paragraph "point by point"
about basketball - then and now.
January 27 - Grade 7 - Read Chapters 4 & 5 - open book quiz on Thursday. By Friday, read up to chapter 9.
Grade 6 - Point by point compare/contrast paragraph about the airlines - then and now. Final draft of basketball compare/contrast.
February 2 - Grade 6 Finish your Groundhog Day story.
February 3 - Grade 6 Sentence Chef (Jan. STORYWORKS)
Grade 7 - prefix page (yellow) and journal entry "Most Memorable Moment) with quotations from the text to support.
February 9 - Prefixes packet (6 & 7)
February 23 - Spelling Test on Friday (6 &7)
Grade 6: Create play with short story
Grade 7: 75 note cards by Friday
March 2 - Grade 7 - musher info sheet - due Thursday
March 4 - Grade 7 all report paragraphs due by Monday.
Grade 6 - quiz on 'the play' tomorrow
March 10 - Grade 7 RESEARCH PAPER DUE Monday
March 16 - Grade 6 - finish revisions on Climbin'Ryan ELA
March 19 - Grade 6 - Revise & rewrite #30
March 22 - Grade 7 - rewrite #22 for accuracy AND revise your research paper for a better grade by FRIDAY (or keep the grade you received today).
March 29 - Grade 7 Editing sheet (both sides)
April 14 - Grade 7 - Capitalization sheets (2 sheets - 2 sides)
May 6
Grade 7 - Read Chapter 4 in TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR
Grade 6 - work on your Showcase Portfolio - due May 24
May 19 -
Grade 7 - Read Chapters 16 & 17
Grade 6 - Showcase Portfolio due May 24 - Monday
May 21 -
Grade 7 - Read Chapters 19 & 20
May 24
Grade 7 - Read Chapters 21 & 22
May 25
Grade 7 - Read Chapters 23
Grade 6 - vocabulary test
May 27
Grade 7 - finish the book by Tuesday