Mrs. Sinnott's Homework
(Scroll down to see what the homework was for the last two weeks.)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Remember that in order to keep your "On Time" grade a 100, you must have your homework completed and with you in class on the day it is due! |
Thursday, March 20, 2008
• Read your biography. You need to be done with half of it by Wednesday, March 26th. Don't forget to be taking notes as you read.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
• Read your biography. Bring book to class tomorrow!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
• Passport Project due tomorrow.
Monday, March 17, 2008
• Passport Project is due Wednesday.
Friday, March 14, 2008
• Work on your Passport Project. You'll have a little class time on Monday to ask some final questions about it and to use the books.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
• Begin Passport Project - due next Wednesday
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
• None - except for PERIOD 5 - see yesterday's HW
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
• Period 3 & 8 - none
• Period 5 - due to the math test, your homework is: read "chapter 15" - a description of what really happened on the day the Franks were discovered, according to Miep; Fill in the quote chart - use the photocopy of the play to find direct quotes which you feel best represent each of the characters. See me during resource or before/after school if you have any questions. All homework is due Thursday.
Monday, March 10, 2008
• Read "Chapter 15" from Anne Frank Remembered, by Miep Gies. We will be discussing it in class on Tuesday!
Friday, March 7, 2008
• Period 8 ONLY: Vocabulary (ACT II) - Sentences must be written in pen on loose-leaf paper.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
• Vocabulary (ACT II) - Sentences must be written in pen on loose-leaf paper. (Period 3 & 5)
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
• None. Enjoy!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
• Period 8 only: Read the lyrics to "We Didn't Know" and identify what event/time period is being referenced in each of the three verses.
Monday, March 3, 2008
• Periods 3 & 5 only: Read the article about Julian Bilecki. Highlight anything that you find interesting, amazing, or curious. Be prepared to discuss on Tuesday.
Friday, February 29, 2008
• Due to the large number of students absent today for Job Shadowing, the Act I summary (charts and paragraphs) will be collected on Monday. Be sure to get yours done on time!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
• Act I summary - paragraph was collected in class. If you didn't finish in class, you must finish tonight!!!
Wednesday - SNOW DAY! :)
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
• Complete both the character and scene charts you started today in class. Fill in as much as you can without the book. You will get 10 minutes tomorrow to look up any last minute details. Don't forget to add the vocabulary from your ACT I vocab list (in your notebook). DO NOT write the paragraph yet!
Monday, February 25, 2008
• None
Monday, February 11, 2008 - Friday, February 15, 2008
• None
Monday-Thursday, February 4-7, 2008
• Final copy of Myth/Legend/Folktale Report (typed) is due by Friday.
• You will also turn in the blue story charts with your final copy.
Friday - SNOW DAY!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
• Myth/Legend/Folktale Report - rough draft of intro and 1 body paragraph due tomorrow
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
• None
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
• None
Monday, January 28, 2008
• None
Friday, January 25, 2008
• None
Thursday, January 24, 2008
• Read "How Tiger Got Its Stripes" and fill in your story chart.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
• Fill in your story chart for all the tales we have read so far this week in class (except Arachne)
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
• None - enjoy!
Friday, January 18, 2008
• Read the Roman myth "Arachne" and fill in the story chart on the back.
• Crossword puzzle is extra credit - due by Tuesday
Thursday, January 17, 2008
• Book response due tomorrow. Go to my homepage (link above) if you forgot a form. There is a link there so you can print one out. You can also write your answers on loose-leaf if you can't print at home. NO EXCUSES!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
• READ - book response due Friday. (Links are on my homepage if you don't have a form.)
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
• ELA STATE TEST - Book 3 - TOMORROW! Review the key terms & types of questions (packet) I gave you yesterday.
• Get a good night's sleep & eat a good breakfast tomorrow.
• Read your independent book - book response is due Friday.
Monday, January 14, 2008
• ELA STATE TEST TOMORROW! Review the key terms & types of questions (packet) I gave you today.
• Get a good night's sleep & eat a good breakfast tomorrow.
• Read your independent book - book response is due Friday.
Friday, January 11, 2008
• READ!!!!!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
• Packet - read article and answer multiple choice Q's. Do the written responses for extra credit.
• READ your book, too!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
• READ!
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
• READ!
Monday, January 7, 2008
• Finish your ELA book 3 packet. We will be scoring it in class tomorrow.
• Read - if you don't have much to do in your packet.
Friday, January 4, 2007
• READ your independent reading book!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
• READ - book response is due Jan. 18th.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
• Welcome back!
• Read your independent reading book. Bring it to class tomorrow.
Wedensday, December 19 & Thursday, December 20, 2007
• Work on your Giver project - due Friday
• Select a new independent reading book. Book response is due by 1/18/08.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
• Work on your CR - due Wedensday
• Work on your Giver project - due Friday
Monday, December 17, 2007
• Work on your CR - due Wedensday
• Work on your Giver project - due Friday
Friday, December 14, 2007
• Start your Giver project. I will answer questions next week, so get started now!
• CR due Wednesday
Thursday, December 13, 2007
• Double Entry Journal will be collected tomorrow at the beginning of class.
• Start your new CR
• If you have been absent this week, we have finished reading The Giver. Please finish it on your own so you can participate in our final class discussions about the end of the book.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
• Period 3 - read chapter 20 & 21
• Period 5 - none - we finished the book in class today!
• Period 8 -
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
• All classes - CR due tomorrow
• Period 3 - read to the end of chapter 19
• Period 5 - read chapter 21
• Period 8 - none
Monday, December 10, 2007
• Work on your CR
Friday, December 7, 2007
• Read through the end of chapter 16 by Monday.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
• Read chapter 13
• Double Entry Journal will be collected tomorrow
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
• Read chapter 11
• You should have completed 3 Double Entry journals by Thursday.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
• Finish reading chapters 8 & 9
• CR - The Good Reader - due tomorrow.
Monday, December 3, 2007
• Finish reading chapter 7
• Work on your CR
Friday, November 30, 2007
• Read chapter 5 of The Giver
• Work on your CR
Thursday, November 29, 2007
• Work on your CR!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
• Finish your Double Entry Journals (only two entries - leave two blank.) If you didn't get a quote written down before you left class, you can just write the topic in that box, and find the quote tomorrow.
• Begin your new CR
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
• None. Enjoy!
Monday, November 26, 2007
• Bring your worksheet and individuality charm (from class today) to class tomorrow!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
• NO HOMEWORK - Enjoy your Thanksgiving break!
Monday, November 19, 2007
• CR - Storm Watch - due tomorrow
• Typed business letter due tomorrow. Be sure to save the letter on your computer in case you need to make changes later!
Friday, November 16, 2007
• Type your final copy of the business letter by Tuesday.
• CR is also due Tuesday.
(Don't wait until Monday to start all this!)
Thursday, November 15, 2007
• Finish your business letter rough draft.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
• Begin your new CR
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
• CR - Traveling Abroad - due tomorrow
Monday, November 12, 2007
• No School - Thank a veteran today.
Friday, November 9, 2007
• Work on your CR - Traveling Abroad.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
• Complete ELA #4 + #5 if you didn't finish them in class.
• Begin your CR.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
• Finish ELA #3 (Roberto Clemente) - Mark the text, answer the questions.
• New CR handed out today. Feel free to begin!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
• Project due tomorrow!
• Finish the ELA reading we started in class. Make sure you finish marking the text and answer all 4 questions.
Monday, November 5, 2007
• Project due Wednesday. I'll be after school tomorrow if you need help.
Thursday, November 1 - Friday, November 2, 2007
• Work on your project!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
• Begin your Outsiders Project. You have one week to complete it. I would be happy to give you feedback once you have a rough draft done.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
• CR - To Build a Fire - due tomorrow.
Monday, October 29, 2007
• STUDY FOR THE OUTSIDERS UNIT TEST! This includes vocab list #2. Be sure you know the characters inside and out!
Friday, October 26, 2007
• Finish the true/false review sheet
• Read the quotes, and be prepared to discuss their meaning & importance to the book on Monday.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
• We finished reading The Outsiders today. Make sure you have read all the chapters!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
• Read all of chapter 11.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
• Finish chapter 9 (period 5 & 8).
• CR - Asthma Triggers - due tomorrow
Monday, October 22, 2007
• Worksheet - "Ponyboy Expressed" - complete both sides for tomorrow
• CR - Asthma Triggers - due Wednesday
Friday, October 19, 2007
• NO SCHOOL - SEE THURSDAY'S HW
Thursday, October 18, 2007
• Read ch. 7 & 8 by Monday. Fill in your active reader chart as you read. I'm collecting it Monday.
• You can also start your new CR - Asthma Triggers.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
• Read ch. 7 & 8 by Monday. Fill in your active reader chart as you read. I'm collecting it Monday
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
• CR due (Will the Wolf Survive?)
• Be done with chapter 6 by tomorrow. Be ready for a quiz!
Monday, October 15, 2007
• Read all of chapter 6 of The Outsiders by Wedensday.
• CR due Wednesday, too!
Friday, October 12, 2007
• Read all of chapter 5 of The Outsiders.
• Finish the confict worksheet if you didn't get it done in class.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
• Finish reading chapter 4 of The Outsiders. (We left off at the top of pg. 62.)
• Start your new CR.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
• Study for vocab quiz. It will not be multiple choice or matching, so make sure you KNOW the definitions!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
• CR "Four Score and Seven Lattes Ago" due tomorrow
• Vocab quiz on Thursday - start studying.
Monday, October 8, 2007
NO SCHOOL
Friday, October 5, 2007
• Finish reading The Outsiders chapter 2 by Tuesday.
• Attention Job Shadowing Students: You will need to finish reading chapter 1 and read all of chapter 2 by Tuesday to catch up from what you missed today.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
• Book response is due tomorrow. Only turn this in if you have finished your book!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
• READ! Your book response is due Friday!
• Start working on your new CR.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
• CR "Benjamin Singleton" due tomorrow.
• Read, read, read!
Monday, October 1, 2007
• Finish vocab definitions if you did not get them done in class.
• READ! Book response is due Friday. Make sure your "SLAMS" all the questions!
• CR due WED.
Friday, September 28, 2007
• READ! Your book response is due next Friday!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
• Snapshot final copy due! Type it - double spaced. (Don't just hit the return button at the end of each line! Go to FORMAT and find line spacing 2.0.)
• Read for at least 10 minutes tonight!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
• READ your independent reading book. Book response is due next Friday!
• Snapshot final copy due this Friday - typed!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
• CR "Harriet Beecher Stowe" due tomorrow.
• Make revisions to your rough draft. Underline your figurative language. High-light your sensory words (adj./verbs)
Monday, September 24, 2007
• Rough draft of Snapshot due tomorrow. (This means you have re-written a journal entry on loose-leaf and added in the words from the senses chart you did in class today.)
• CR due Wed.
• Read! (At least 10 minutes!)
Friday, September 21, 2007
• Journal catch-up: Next week we will be selecting a journal to revise and perfect. If you have any that are not at least a 1/2 page long, you need to add to them before Monday.
• READ! Commit to getting your book read on time! Try 10 mintues or 10 pages a day at the very minimum!
• Work on your CR. It's not as easy as it looks!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
• Send your parents to "Back to School Night"! We'd love to meet them!
• Read, read, read!
• If you want your CR checked, you must show it to me by Monday!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
• Work on your new CR "Harriet Beecher Stowe"
• Read your book!
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
• CR "Jumbo" due tomorrow.
• Read your book.
Monday, September 17, 2006
• READ! Book response due 10/5.
• Work on your CR. (Due Wed.)
Friday, September 14, 2007
• READ!
• Work on your CR.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
• No School
* (READ!)
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
• Read.
• If you didn't finish ELA packet in class, finish it for Friday.
• Begin working on your CR
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
• Start reading your independent book. Read for at least 20 minutes!
• Bring your book to class tomorrow.
Monday, September 10, 2007
• No homework. Enjoy!
• If you have already started an independent reading book, please bring it to class on Tuesday for approval.
Friday, September 7, 2007
• Postcard due Monday
• Monday's also the last chance to hand in your summer reading project for extra credit.
