September 30, 2013

9-12 English  : 
  Complete grammar handouts on subject-verb agreement

 
    9-12 American Government 
Test - Go over chapter summary, section quizzes, and study guides

6-8 English Literature

Complete sheet on prepositions

  Do you have missing assignments?
Complete p. 4 English Essentials

Late: Due Thursday:  Complete test skills questions 1-4, p. 69

Write one stanza of "The Highwayman" and illustrate it

Memorize one stanza of "The Highwayman"

 

Question #6 on page 68

 

World Geography -
Write definitions for key terms on page 23
Draw and label the water cycle in your journal

   

Writing - 

New prompts:

 

3. Draw an imaginary constellation. Write a story such as ancient people might have told about it.

4. Describe a real made-up dream or nightmare.

Have writing assignments printed out

Dragon story

Day to Remember/Forget

Writing Prompt (invisible, communicate with animals, stuck in a store, received $1 million)

Change poem

3 Journal entries

September 27, 2013

9-12 English  : 
9-10th_ Complete one page of grammar sheet (the page after your pretest)
11th-12 - complete two pages of your grammar sheet


 
    9-12 American Government  Complete Study Guide 2.4

6-8 English Literature

No homework

  Do you have missing assignments
Complete p. 4 English Essentials

Late: Due Thursday:  Complete test skills questions 1-4, p. 69

Write one stanza of "The Highwayman" and illustrate it

Memorize one stanza of "The Highwayman"

 

Question #6 on page 68

 

World Geography -
No new homework

Do you have any missing assignments?

Complete seasonal milestones
Late: Chapter 2, Define key terms, p. 17

Late:  Read pages 6-8 in Junior Scholastic and write down 5 bullet points about the most important information
Do map questions 1-10 on page 9

   

Writing - 

Friday - write a paragraph about one of the two prompts on your poetry sheet

Thursday: Minimum 6 line poem about change

  Complete prompt for Wednesday

Choose one of these prompts and write 1/2 page : 6th grade, 3/4 page 7th grade, 1 page - 8th grade

9-12 English  : Complete grammar pretest
 
    9-12 American Government 
This Day/CE quiz
Study Guide 2.3
  Gustavus poster presentation - past due Angoon poster due

6-8 English Literature

Complete p. 4 English Essentials

 

Late: Due Thursday:  Complete test skills questions 1-4, p. 69

Write one stanza of "The Highwayman" and illustrate it

Memorize one stanza of "The Highwayman"

 

Question #6 on page 68

 

World Geography -
Complete seasonal milestones
This Day/CE quiz
 
Late: Chapter 2, Define key terms, p. 17

Late:  Read pages 6-8 in Junior Scholastic and write down 5 bullet points about the most important information
Do map questions 1-10 on page 9

   

Writing - 

Friday - write a paragraph about one of the two prompts on your poetry sheet

Thursday: Minimum 6 line poem about change

  Complete prompt for Wednesday

Choose one of these prompts and write 1/2 page : 6th grade, 3/4 page 7th grade, 1 page - 8th grade

September 25, 2013

9-12 English  : For Thursday: Write a paragraph on Achebe's connection to the Ibo and their desire for independence. Include a response to #question #7, p. 71
    9-12 American Government 
Study Guide 2.2
  Gustavus poster presentation - past due
Angoon poster due

6-8 English Literature

Due Thursday:  Complete test skills questions 1-4, p. 69

Write one stanza of "The Highwayman" and illustrate it

Memorize one stanza of "The Highwayman"

 

Late:

Question #6 on page 68

 

World Geography -
Chapter 2, Define key terms, p. 17

Late:  Read pages 6-8 in Junior Scholastic and write down 5 bullet points about the most important information
Do map questions 1-10 on page 9

   

Writing - 

Thursday: Minimum 6 line poem about change

Nothing Gold Can Stay

Robert Frost

Nature’s first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold,

Her early leaf’s a flower;

But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief,

So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.

 

  Complete prompt for Wednesday

Choose one of these prompts and write 1/2 page : 6th grade, 3/4 page 7th grade, 1 page - 8th grade

New writing prompts

21. What would you do if you were locked inside your favorite department store overnight?
22. What would you do if you woke up one morning to find yourself invisible?
23. What would you do if you were able to communicate with animals?
26. What would you do if someone just gave you $1 million?

Late: Type up your paper on A Day to Remember or a Day to Forget

September 24, 2013

9-12 English  :
For Thursday: Write a paragraph on Achebe's connection to the Ibo and their desire for independence. Include a response to #question #7, p. 71

    9-12 American Government 
Study Guide 2.1
 Gustavus poster presentation - past due

6-8 English Literature

Due Thursday:  Complete test skills questions 1-4, p. 69

Write one stanza of "The Highwayman" and illustrate it

Memorize one stanza of "The Highwayman"

 

Late:

Question #6 on page 68

 

World Geography -
Chapter 2, Define key terms, p. 17

Late:  Read pages 6-8 in Junior Scholastic and write down 5 bullet points about the most important information
Do map questions 1-10 on page 9

   

Writing -  Complete prompt for Wednesday

Choose one of these prompts and write 1/2 page : 6th grade, 3/4 page 7th grade, 1 page - 8th grade

New writing prompts

21. What would you do if you were locked inside your favorite department store overnight?
22. What would you do if you woke up one morning to find yourself invisible?
23. What would you do if you were able to communicate with animals?
26. What would you do if someone just gave you $1 million?

Late: Type up your paper on A Day to Remember or a Day to Forget

September 23, 2013

9-12 English  :
For Thursday: Write a paragraph on Achebe's connection to the Ibo and their desire for independence. Include a response to #question #7, p. 71

    9-12 American Government  
Read "Ten Things to Know About Washington" in your Up Front -
summarize each of the 5 points with at least 2 sentences
 Gustavus poster presentation - past due

6-8 English Literature

Due Thursday:  Complete test skills questins 1-4, p. 69

Write one stanza of "The Highwayman" and illustrate it

Memorize one stanza of "The Highwayman"

 

Late:

Question #6 on page 68

 

World Geography -
Chapter 2, Define key terms, p. 17

Late:  Read pages 6-8 in Junior Scholastic and write down 5 bullet points about the most important information
Do map questions 1-10 on page 9

   

Writing - 

Choose one of these prompts and write 1/2 page : 6th grade, 3/4 page 7th grade, 1 page - 8th grade

New writing prompts

21. What would you do if you were locked inside your favorite department store overnight?
22. What would you do if you woke up one morning to find yourself invisible?
23. What would you do if you were able to communicate with animals?
26. What would you do if someone just gave you $1 million?

Late: Type up your paper on A Day to Remember or a Day to Forget

September 20, 2013

9-12 English  :
For Monday: Complete question #6  on "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe  page 68

    9-12 American Government  
Read "Ten Things to Know About Washington" in your Up Front -
summarize each of the 5 points with at least 2 sentences
 Gustavus poster presentation - past due

6-8 English Literature

No homework

Late:

Question #6 on page 68

 

World Geography -

Read pages 6-8 in Junior Scholastic and write down 5 bullet points about the most important information
Do map questions 1-10 on page 9

   

Writing - 

Choose one of these prompts and write 1/2 page

New writing prompts

21. What would you do if you were locked inside your favorite department store overnight?
22. What would you do if you woke up one morning to find yourself invisible?
23. What would you do if you were able to communicate with animals?
26. What would you do if someone just gave you $1 million?

 

Late: Type up your paper on A Day to Remember or a Day to Forget

September 19, 2013

9-12 English  :  Friday: Alaska Mapping Project - Come dressed to be outside 

For Monday: Complete question #6  on "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe  page 68


    9-12 American Government  This Day/CE quiz
Gustavus poster presentation

6-8 English Literature

Read "The Highwayman" Complete questions 4-6, p. 71

 

World Geography -

Study for This Day/CE quiz

Bring Junior Scholastic to class

   

Writing - 

Friday: Alaska Mapping Project

MOnday - should have 1/2 page writing on prompt of your choice:

21. What would you do if you were locked inside your favorite department store overnight?
22. What would you do if you woke up one morning to find yourself invisible?
23. What would you do if you were able to communicate with animals?

26. What would you do if someone just gave you $1 million?

 

Late: Type up your paper on A Day to Remember or a Day to Forget

September

9-12 English  :Read Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe pages 66-70
  9-12 American Government 
Complete Section quizzes for review, go over vocabulary,  and study guide
We will review for 15 minutes and then take a quiz on Chapter 1

6-8 English Literature

 Complete your group work on the elements of the animated film and then complete your individual element comparison between the animated video and the story in your text.

 

Late

Write one paragraph summary of "Rikki-tikki-tavi"

World Geography -

Review vocabulary and worksheets for Chapter 1 test

   

Writing - 

Type up your paper on A Day to Remember or a Day to Forget

Remember to state the main topic in the first sentence.  Each sentence that follows should tell more about that topic in a flowing (logical) descriptive way. Remember to use good capitalization and punctuation

September 17, 2013

9-12 English: Bring props for your video; be prepared to present your skit at beginning of class on "An Astrologer's Day"

  9-12 American Government 
  Present 9/11 haikus Do Study Guide for 1.4, pages 11 & 12

6-8 English Literature

NO NEW HOMEWORK

lATE:

Write one paragraph summary of "Rikki-tikki-tavi"

World Geography -Read Chapter 1, Section 3  pages 11-13

Complete page 2 of 1.3 worksheet

 

Writing - 

Complete one page of writing on :

A day you never want to forget.

OR

A day you'd like to forget.

 
Tomorrow:Show me revisions on a piece of your writing.

Remember to state the main topic in the first sentence.  Each sentence that follows should tell more about that topic in a flowing (logical) descriptive way. Remember to use good capitalization and punctuation.

September 16, 2013

9-12 English: Bring props for your video; work up your script for "An Astrologer's Day"


  American Government  Present 9/11 haikus
Complete Study Guide for 1.3, pages 8 & 9

6-8 English Literature

Write one paragraph summary of "Rikkitikkitavi"

World Geography -Read Chapter 1, Section 3  pages 11-13

Complete page 1 of 1.3 worksheet

 

Writing -

Show me revisions on a piece of your writing tomorrow.

Remember to state themain topic in the first sentence.  Each sentence that follows should tell more about that topic in a flowing (logical) descriptive way. Remember to use good capitalization and punctuation.

9-12 English: Read "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket", pages  35-48


American Government 
Be ready to recite the Preamble of the Constituion  
Complete 9/11 haiku - you can illustrate them in class on Thursday 
Read article on Syria and be ready for discussion

 

6-8 English Literature

Read "Rikkitikkitavi" by Kipling, pages 40-48
Study classified staff names for spelling test on Friday 

World Geography - No homework; we'll continue with posters on Themes of Geography tomorrow

 

Writing -

Work on revising your descriptive writing

Remember to state the item in the first sentence.  Each sentence that follows should tell more about that item in a flowing (logical) descriptive way. Remember to use good capitalization and punctuation.

9-12 English: "The Californian's Tale" by Mark Twain  complete questions 1-5


American Government  
Read article on Syria and be ready for discussion on Wednesday
Memorize the Preamble to the Constitution and be ready to recite it on Thursday

 

6-8 English Literature

Read "Amigo Brothers" pages 20-24

 

World Geography - Complete Identifying Terms 1-7 and Classifying Examples 1-6 on worksheet
We will complete the rest in class tomorrow

 

Writing -

Write a descriptive paragraph about a topic of your choice

Remember to state the item in the first sentence.  Each sentence that follows should tell more about that item in a flowing (logical) descriptive way. Remember to use good capitalization and punctuation.

September 6, 2013

9-12 English:Read "The Californian's Tale" by Mark Twain  pages 19-25
American Government:  

  Know the form of local government that your community has

Know  the names of the council members 

Know the name of the mayor/council leader

6-8 English Literature

  No homework

 

Late:  personal poster

World Geography - 

No homework
 

Late:
Define terms on page S1

Writing:

No homework

September 5, 2013

9-12 English: Read "Old Man at the Bridge" by Hemingway, pages 4-5, answer question #1, p.6 Read "Open Window" pages 12-14  

American Government:

  Read 1.2   pages 12-17

Do question #1 in flag books

Do question #3 in red bordered books (but put it in Venn diagram form)

6-8 English Literature

  Read: "Wise Old Woman" pages 10-16

 

Late:  personal poster

World Geography - 

This Day/CE quiz
quiz on vocab, p. S1
 

Late:
Define terms on page S1

Writing:

Certified staff' spelling test Friday 

Complete draft: 2 paragraphs on your narrative about a person and an object you associate with that person

Model "Dusty Books"

September 4, 2013

9-12 English: Read "Old Man at the Bridge" by Hemingway, pages 4-5, answer question #1, p.6
Read "Open Window" pages 12-14  
American Government:

u1.1 Read page 8-11

uAdd to your notes the Social Contract Theory

Answer this question:What are the four major purposes of government and give an example of each

 Do question 1, p. 11

uOr # 6, p.11

Forgot this today!

Gustavus students - present on Wednesday

Please interview a parent or other adult and ask them what they see as benefits to our government. How does the government help us?

Then ask them what they see as problems. How could government be improved?


6-8 English Literature

Read: "Wise Old Woman" pages 10-16

 
Certified staff' spelling test Friday
 

Late:  personal poster

World Geography - 

 Read 1.1 (pages 3-5

Answer #5, p. 5

Late:
Define terms on page S1

Writing:

Complete "Owed to the Spell Checquer"

Draft 2 paragraphs on your narrative about a person and an object you associate with that person

Model "Dusty Books"

September 3, 2013

9-12 English: Read "Old Man at the Bridge" by Hemingway, pages 4-5, answer question #1, p.6
American Government:
Bring your text books to class - some will be from 2006 and some will be from 2000, so we'll have to watch for inconsistencies.

Tonight: Please find out: As only Congress can declare war -

What can the President do to retaliate for an attack or to initiate military strikes if he believes they are necessary?

Gustavus students - present on Wednesday

Please interview a parent or other adult and ask them what they see as benefits to our government. How does the government help us?

Then ask them what they see as problems. How could government be improved?


6-8 English Literature

Read: "Fish Cheeks" p. 3-6, answer question #1, p. 6
Certified staff' spelling test Friday
 

Late:  personal poster

World Geography -
Define terms on page S1

Writing:

Draft 2 paragraphs on your narrative about a person and an object you associate with that person

Model "Dusty Books"