Language Arts & Literature Assignments/Homework

Welcome to Middle School Language Arts & Literature

Information/Curriculum

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Download a copy of the Book and Genre Requirement Tally Sheet here

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Library Assignments
* Middle school students will have the opportunity to reserve books from the school library. (Check library OPAC to see what is available and contact Mrs. Werner directly).

Middle School Language Arts & Literature Assignments
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6th Grade Assignments
Week of January 11 - January 15
6th Grade LA/LIT Block 8:30-10:10 Daily
 
Monday:  Zoom Meeting 8:30, Read Aloud/Quick Write, reading activity to introduce theme of next piece of literature (Maniac Magee), review and practice complex sentences (this assignment due tonight).
Tuesday:  Zoom Meeting 8:30, spelling and vocab pre-test, word work activity: vocabulary squares (due tonight), Fitness 9:10-9:35, continue with word work, meet with small reading group.
Wednesday: Zoom Meeting 8:30, Review and practice reading strategies w/ Maniac Magee, partner read aloud (practice oral fluency) reading strategy assignment due tonight
Thursday-  Zoom 8:30, Music 8:40-9:05, continue to work with Maniac Magee, reading comprehension work, meet with small reading group
Friday- Zoom meeting 8:30, Library Zoom 8:40-9:00, Read aloud/quick write, reading comprehension check (due in class)

7th Grade Assignments

Week of January 11 - January 15
7th Grade LA/LIT Block 12:40-2:00 Daily
 
Monday: Zoom 12;40, Read aloud quick write, discuss & go over answers to A Christmas Carol Web Quest 2, writing work, practicing a sentence starters
Tuesday:  Zoom Meeting 12:40, share and discuss sentence starters, vocabulary preview activity for A Christmas Carol due tonight, meet with small reading group
Wednesday: Zoom Meeting 12:40, share and discuss vocabulary work from yesterday, introduce A Christmas Carol begin reading Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 together, meet with small reading group
Thursday- Zoom Meeting 12:40, Continue reading A Christmas Carol, scenes 3 and 4, meet with small reading group
 Friday- Zoom Meeting 12:40, read aloud/quick write, finish reading Act 1, of A Christmas Carol, comprehension work

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8th Grade Assignments

Week of January 4 - January 8
8th Grade LA/LIT Block 10:30-12:00 Daily

Monday:  Zoom 10:30-10:55, Read aloud/quick write begin new literature unit on fairy tales, analyze and take notes on the elements of a fairy tale (assignment due tonight), meet with small reading group.
Tuesday:  Zoom 10:30-10:55, begin Daybook unit on fairy tales, read and respond to a fairy tale, practice reading fluency, assignment due tonight, meet with small reading group
Wednesday: Music Zoom 10:30-10:55, LA Zoom Meeting 10:55, Continue working fairy tales, discuss tone and literary allusion, read and analyze fairy tale, assignment due tonight
Thursday- Zoom Meeting 10:30, Read aloud fairy tale and analyze fairy tale elements- due in class.
 Friday- Zoom Meeting 10:30, read aloud/quick write, continue discussion literary tone and allusion, modern fairy tale author study, assignment due tonight.