Language Arts & Literature Assignments/Homework
Library Assignments
2nd Trimester * Middle school students will occasionally be given the opportunity to update their reading logs in library class. Students should add books to their logs as they read them. |
6th Grade Assignments
* Read 30 Minutes each night & work on reading goals
* Writing: We will be working on the final drafts of our Survival stories when we return to school. * Due Tues. Feb. 12: 10 sentences that are about your survival story that start with a subordinating conjunction clause (AAAWWUBBIS). * Due Tues. Feb. 12: "Long Sentence Followed by a Short Sentence" complete practice handout and create your own sentences following this pattern using your survival story topic. * Thursday is Valentines Day- if you would like to bring Valentines or treats- make sure you have enough for each student in the class. (We have 15 students). 7th Grade Assignments* Read 30 minutes each night & work on reading goals. * Quote and Picture from "My Favorite {lace" (due last Friday- but I will collect Wed. Feb 13) * Due Tues. Feb. 12 (assigned last Thurs.) "No Place Like Akron"- Vocabulary Squares for 5 challenging/interesting words from the article and a paragraph explaining the main point(s) of the article with evidence from the text supporting your opinion. * Spelling Unit 16, pp. 108, 109, & 110 & Test- due: Thurs. Feb. 14 * Punctuation Practice: Various sentence combining strategies & practice- we will be doing two-three practices per week with this over the next several weeks. 8th Grade Assignments* Read 30 minutes each night and set reading goals.
* Spelling Unit 7, do first three pages of unit and test, due THURS. Feb. 14 * Literature: "The Girl Who Hunted Rabbits" Do 5 sentences using 5 of the vocabulary words from the story and answer questions, 1-10 at the end of the story. Be sure to rephrase the question and answer in a complete sentence.- due TUES. FEB. 12. * We will continue with Chapter 2 of "Grammar and Writing" when we return to school. * We will be planning and drafting fairy tales either individually or with partners when we return to school. More information on this when we return to school. |