Dear Parents and Students,

Happy New Year!  This week your child will bring home his or her progress report for the second quarter.  Please understand that your child has only three or four weeks to improve these grades.  Make sure they are doing their homework and turning it in.  You can e-mail  teachers from schoolnotes if there are concerns.  Thanks for your support this school year!

Homework for the week of January 5th-9th, 2009

1-5th - Go to the library, look in newspapers, magazines, on the Internet for feature articles.  Begin to take notes on a topic that you want to write a feature article about.

1-6th - Using the LOL textbook, review R-103, Grammar Handbook Section "V"-Verbs.  Know what each term means.  Copy the six verb tenses.

1-7th - Using Verbs correctly LOL R-84-85.  Read Section 8.1 and complete the sentences (1-6) under grammar practice.

1-8th - Commonly confused verbs, LOL R-85.  Complete the grammar practice section all six sentences.

1-9th - Write a proposal letter to be turned in on Monday, January 12th.

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Dear Parents,

A copy of your child's progress report in his or her Language Arts class has been given  out today.  Please schedule a conference through Guidance if your child has received less than a "C" for this second quarter.  Also, please sign the grade sheet and return it to me.  I will call parents to inform them of their child's progress, or you can e-mail me at this web site for information about your child's progress.

 

12-15 Revisit R 82,7.3 Indefinite Pronouns.  Please re-read ,correct the sentences ( all 7 of them)and turn this assignment in for credit.

12-16 Pronoun Worksheet to be turned in.

12-17 Analogy Worksheet to be turned in.

12-18 Affixes (Prefixes, Suffixes) worksheet to be turned in.

12-19 Bingo - Vocabulary and Comprehension skills.

Winter Packets are being sent home for your child to complete and return on January 5, 2009. Students and parents can access the Winter Break packets by going to the school district's Website at www.pgcps.org, clicking on the Student's page, and clicking on the icon for Winter Break packets.  Packets are available in English and Spanish. Please sign these packets and make sure that your child is reading 30 minutes each night and keeping a log.

Happy Holidays!

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Homework for the week of December 8th-12th

12-08- LOL pp. R 80-82 What is a pronoun?  The types of pronouns.  Complete section 7.2 Grammar Practice pp.81-82. Ten sentences.

12-09- LOL pp. R-82 Section 7.3. Pronouns Antecedents. Grammar Practice. pp 82-83.

12-10- LOL p. R 83 Pronoun Usage. Grammar Practice -p.83. Ten sentences.

12-11 - In class quiz on Pronouns.  Revisit tone and mood in your LOL.

12-12 - In class writing a bcr on the tones found in "The Tell-Tale Heart."

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Homework for the week of December 1st -5th

12-1st- Read "The Masque of the Red Death" and submit (5) five thick questions.

12-2nd- Turn in (10) ten words with definitions from "The Masque of the Red Death."

12-3rd- How did "The Masque of the Red Death" make you feel?  Tell what part made you feel this way. What was going through your mind as you read this story?

12-4th - Write a summary of "The Masque of the Red Death".

12-5th - Complete the worksheet on prefixes and base words.

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Homework for the week of November 24th to 25th

11-24th -Read "The Masque of the Red Death" and turn in 5 (five) thick questions.

11-25th - Happy Holiday! Continue to read daily and record the minutes in you Home Reading Log.

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Homework for the week of November 17th -21st

11-17th - Read pp. 621-623 on mood, tone, and visualizing and take notes to be kept in your reader's notebooks.

11-18th - On p. 622 answer the "your turn" for both tone and mood.

11-19th -21st  In Literature Circles there are several roles.  Use the story, "Tell-Tale Heart" to answer questions for each role.  These answers will be turned in on Friday 11-21 (Purpose - each student will be able to know every role used in the reading circle).

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Homework for the week of November 10th- 14th

11-10 - Answer questions 1-5 in Thinking through Literature in the LOL, p. 631, "The Tell-Tale Heart."  All questions are to be answered with details not just a one sentence answer.  The comprehension check is a part of question #1.

11-11- Parent Conference Day - Vocabulary LOL, p.632 - due on Wednesday

11-12- Vocabulary Worksheet given out in class.

11-13 - Review "A Birthday Ritual A Grave Tradition" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" for a quiz in class on Friday.

11-14 - Reading Logs - 30 mins everyday, weekends included!

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Parents,

This is the beginning of the second quarter.  First Quarter Grades will be sent home on November 10th.

Homework for the week of November 3rd-7th:

11-03 - Read "Birthday Ritual A Grave Tradition", page 634 in the LOL

11-04-05 - Go to the public library or use the Internet at home and research the death of Edgar A. Poe.  Write an obituary for him that could have been published upon his death.  This will be due 11-07-08.

11-06 - Bring in a list of several primary and secondary source examples.

11-07 - In class quiz on this week lessons.

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Homework for the week of October 27th-30th

10-27th  Continue to read "Raymond's Run", LOL, pages 32-40.

10-28th - Work on your Book Cover project.

10-29th - Book Covers due - Book talks in class.

10-30th - Quiz on "Raymond's Run" - comprehension and vocabulary

10-31st - No school

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Parents,

If you received your child's progress report and he or she has a grade lower than a "C", please schedule a conference with me through the Guidance Department (301-918-8640)

Homework for the week of October 20th-24th

You should be writing and revising your Narratives that are due this week.

10-20th- Read R 117 in the LOL - Word Processing -How to draft, revise and edit using the computer.

10-21st - Read R 66 in the LOL - How to write a Book Review. This will help you with the book talk that you will do this week.

10-22nd - Read R 67-69 in the LOL - Short Story Elements

10-23rd - You should be typing your final copy of the Personal Experience Paper or your Short Story.

10-24th - In class presentation of your papers.

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Homework for the week of October 13th -16th**

10-13th Read "Block Party," LOL, pp 830-826.  Read focus your reading - theme, fact and opinion.

10-14th Answer the Thinking through Literature Questions pp LOL 836 - all seven questions in complete sentences with details.  The Comprehension check is a part of question number one.

10-15th  Read LOL pp 827-29 about Theme.

10-16th - Complete the vocabulary exercise.

        ** Parents, your child will bring home his/her progress report for the last two weeks.  Please call and schedule a conference if your child is failing; also, please sign and return the progress report for extra credit for your child.

10-17th - No School- Teachers' Convention.

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Homework for the week of October 6th - 10th

10-6th - Continue reading pp. 59-65 in the LOL, "A Mother in Mannville," and answer the four questions on page 66.

10-7th - Work on your Spanish-American Biography project.  We are in the media center on Tuesday during class time; please bring your biography to the library so that you can work on it.

10-8th - Write a paragraph or two describing a memorable place; work on your biography.

10-9th - Holiday - complete your project and bring it in on Friday.

10-10th -Reading for the weekend; this is the sixth week and you should have read at least four (4) books.  Create a rubric for the Personal Experience Paper that will be due in two weeks.

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Parents,

I am sending your child's progress report home, Tuesday, September 30th, and I am asking that you send it back  this week with your signature.  Also, for those students who have grades of C-D, I am requesting that you schedule a conference with me through Guidance.

The Homework for the week of September 29th-October 03rd:

9-29th - Read "The Treasure of Lemon Brown", LOL, pp 334-339 and make three connections.  Use a chart- one side for quotations from the text and the other side for your connections.

9-30th - Finish reading LOL pp 339-343, "The Treasure of Lemon Brown'', and answer the questions in complete sentences with details from The Connect to Literature, questions 1,2,4, and 5.

10-01st - Complete the Vocabulary section, p. 346

10-02nd - LOL, p. 346 - Begin writing a draft of a character description.  Look under the Writing Section for directions.  This draft is to be kept in your reader's notebook.

10-03rd - Ouiz in class on the vocabulary from" Checkouts"', "The Treasure of Lemon Brown", and comprehension questions from the three stories that you have read.

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Homework for the week of September 22nd -26th

9-22 Read "from Something to Declare," by Julia Alvarez, LOL, pp. 302-305. What point of view is used? Make three connections with comments, just as the class did with "The Jacket". Be prepared to share.

9-23 Continue to Read "from Something to Declare," LOL, pp 306-309. Continue to make connections to the text; what effect does her point of view have on the reader?

9-24 What ideas from this memoir could you use if you were to write about yourself or write a fictional story?  List at least three or four ideas that you could write about.

9-25 What makes this an excellent story? List several features.

9-26 Using the summary of a plot strategy - summarize Julia Alvarez's "Something to Declare."

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Homework for the week of September 12th-19th

Students will take notes on their nightly readings about the Writing Process!

9-15th - Read LOL, pp R 43-44  on Narrative Writing and take notes.

9-16th  Read Section 1.1 "The Writing Process," LOL, p. R 32.  Outline the key elements in prewriting.

9-17th - Read Section 1.2 "The Writing Process - Drafting", LOL, p. R 33 - take notes.

9-18th- Read Section 1.3 "Revising, Editing, and proofreading"  - take notes, LOL, pp R.33-34

9-19th - Read 1.4 "Publishing and Reflecting, p. R. 34, LOL.

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Welcome Parents!
I am pleased to be your child's teacher for the 2008-09 school year. We will do exciting and wonderful things in reading, so please make sure your child does his or her homework,reads daily for 30 minutes and keep these minutes on his or her daily log. You are welcome in the classroom! Your child will bring home a parent letter which has vital information on it; please sign the bottom portion, tear it off and return it to me. I thank you for your support this year!
Homework for the week of August 25-28th:
8-25th - Shop for supplies; list several ways you choose a book to read.
8-26th - What does the word "genre" mean? How many genres are there? List books and their genres that you have read.
8-27th - Chose a book from the Public Library (Everyone must have a library card) or buy a book that you will begin to read for completing our 30 books for the year campaign.
8-28th - students will take a reading survey in class. No homework from the text,but there is always reading homework for 30 minutes on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from your chosen book. Please fill out the take-home reading log.
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Homework for the week of September 2nd -5th

9-2nd -5th-  Reading each night for 30 minutes and recording each day's reading and pages completed on your home reading log.

9-5th - All students must have their supplies this week.  Notebooks will be checked and graded.

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Homework for the week of September 8th-12th

Parents:  Your child has been issued a textbook for this class.  It should be kept at home until the end of the school year.  Your child has checked this book in class and filled out a form stating the defects he or she found. Please check this book with your child for any defects that he or she might have overlooked, let me know what they are. Thanks for your support.

9-08- Complete the textbook survey questions from the handout given in class.  Finish reading "Checkouts", LOL, pp. 22-28.

9-09- Write a personal letter to your parents explaining why you do or do not want to move to a new city.  LOL, p. 30 Writing Section. Refer to R62 in the LOL for letter format; personal letters do not include number 2; therefore, your letter should have numbers 1,3,4,and 5.

9-10-Identify on character trait of a friend, teacher, or family member and list two examples that support this trait.

9-11- Complete the vocabulary section, LOL, p. 30, Synonyms

9-12- In class weekly quiz, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing a bcr about "Checkouts". Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday your homework is reading for 30 minutes!