Nov 29

• 6th Grade: Comma (No Homework)
• 8th Grade: Grammar (No homework)

November 20

• 6th Grade: Comma
• 8th Grade: Outsiders Prereading

December 1

• 6th Grade: Tale Ticket Due, Finish Comma, Dumb Crimes and Dumber Criminals
• 8th Grade: About the Author, Outsiders Chapter 1

December 2

• 6th Grade: Begin Making Choices Essay (HW: Finish paragraph 1 and 2 squares in the 5-square pre-write)
• 8th Grade: Outsiders (HW: Finish Chapter 1 questions)

December 3

• 6th Grade: Making Choices Essay (HW: Finish 5 square, bring a blue or black pen)
• 8th Grade: Outsiders (HW: Finish Chapter 2, Quiz Monday)

6th Graders- Don’t forget to read a FAIRY TALE, write a summary, and have your parents sign your ticket.  This is due on Wednesday, December 1st!

I hope your Thanksgiving breaks are going incredibly well!

11-22

• 6th Grade: I Escaped a Violent Gang, Assessment tomorrow and Wednesday
• 8th Grade: High School Placement Testing (Writing)

11-23

• 6th Grade: Assessment (reading), Maria Reyes Presentation
• 8th Grade: High School Placement Testing (Reading)

11-24

• 6th Grade: Assessment (Writing)
• 8th Grade: Grammar

11-25

• HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

11/15/10

• 6th grade:  Grammar Packet (Capatilization)
• 8th grade: Finish reading The Adventure of the Speckled Band, Begin Essay

11/16/10

• 6th grade: Grammar Packet – Capitalization
• 8th grade: Venn Diagram and Outline for Essay (Due tomorrow)

11/17/10

• 6th grade: Grammar Packet- End Marks (HW-Page 7)
• 8th grade: 4-Square, Rough Draft (Due tomorrow)

11/18/10

• 6th grade: Caps and end marks quiz, Correct End marks homework
• 8th grade: MLA Works Cited, Type Outline, Edit

11/19/10

• 6th grade: Writer’s Notebook, Story and Discussion Questions
• 8th grade: Type Essay (All pieces due)  -Homework if not complete!
  • Venn Diagram, Outline (typed and rough draft), Works Cited, 4-square, rough draft, final typed MLA formatted essay

Your vocabulary quiz will be on Friday!  November 12, 2010

1.   Defray – To pay or furnish the money for
2.  Morose- Gloomy; ill tempered; sullen
3.  Convulsed- Involuntary spasms
4.  Reverie- Daydream
5.  Gaiters – Cloth or leather coverings for the ankles and calves of legs
6.  Dark Lantern – A lantern with a shutter that can hide the light
7.  Pittance – Small or barely sufficient allowance
8.  Lichen-blotched – Covered with patches of fungus              
9.  Manifold – Many and varied
10.  Tangible – Can be touched or felt by touch
11.  Imperturbably – Unexcitedly; impassively
12.  Dogcart – Small horse-drawn carriage with seats arranged back to back
13.  Hasp – Hinged metal fastening of a window
14.  Compliance – Agreement to a request
15.  Confound. . . With – Mistake me for

Your WANTED POSTERS are due! 

• 2nd and 3rd hour: 11-11-10 (Thursday)
• 5th hour: 11-12-10 (Friday)

Remember to complete anything that you didn’t finish in the Mummy packet.  I gave you an extra day!  No Excuses!  pps. 44 & 45 of packet are extra credit, but all other pages are required.

Word Search should also be completed!

11-8

• 6th Grade: Finish reading Mummies, Tombs, and Treasures and work in packet; Open book test Wednesday
• 8th Grade: Tell-Tale Heart Imagery and Plot Diagram

11-9

• 6th Grade: Mummies, Tombs, and Treasures Packet
• 8th Grade: The Adventure of the Speckled Band vocabulary, read pg. through 82 and do cooresponding questions for homework. 

11-10

• 6th Grade: Mummies, Tombs, and Treasures Open-Book Test
• 8th Grade: The Adventures of the Speckled Band, HW: Study for Vocab Quiz

11-11

• 6th Grade: Wanted Posters DUE, Grammar
• 8th Grade: No Class

11-12

• 6th Grade: Wanted Posters DUE, Grammar
• 8th Grade:  VOCAB QUIZ, The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Due on Friday, November 12th.

Friday is the end of the marking period.  If you have any missing assignments please get them in to me by Friday morning! 

6th Grade: Your reading logs are significantly affecting your grades if they are not turned in.

8th Grade: Your Cross-Text essays are significantly affecting your grades if they are not turned in.

11/1/10

6th Grade: Finish Mystery Paper Final Drafts

8th Grade: Raven, Vocabulary for Tell-Tale Heart (Homework: Vocab)

11/2/10

6th Grade: Mystery Paper and Book Logs are DUE!, Find out who is guilty of being the mummy

8th Grade: Tell Tale Heart

11/3/10

6th Grade: Wanted Posters (Due Friday, Novemer 12)

8th Grade: Tell-Tale Heart vocab, Discussion Questions

11/4/10

6th Grade: Mummies, Tombs, and Treasures

8th Grade: Read Tell Tale Heart

11/5/10

6th Grade: Mummies, Tombs, and Teasures

8th Grade: Imagery, Plot Diagram