All Periods: Complete numbers 4-9 on page 19 of your Giver packet--make sure to use COMPLETE sentences! Remember, there is no Reading Log due next week due to ISTEP--however, please DO continue to read! It makes you smarter! :-)
Wow, we sure left off with a cliffhanger today in The Giver! What will Jonas' job be? Will he like it? Here is your homework:
All Periods: Complete numbers 4-9 on page 19 of your Giver packet--make sure to use COMPLETE sentences! Remember, there is no Reading Log due next week due to ISTEP--however, please DO continue to read! It makes you smarter! :-)
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The Giver is certainly an interesting book so far! It's definitely a different world than the one we live in! WOW! Here is your homework:
All Periods: Write one sentence for each of the vocabulary words we went over today (from chapters 4-8). Sentences should be written under the definition in your packet! Also, please use complete sentences to answer questions 6 and 8 on page 15 of your packet and numbers 1-3 on page 19 of your packet. Reading Logs are due tomorrow! They MUST be signed to count for credit! Scholastic orders are due TOMORROW. If you would like to place an order, you can bring cash or a check with your order form directly to me OR you can place an order online by clicking HERE. Janbruary Writing Bingo is due TOMORROW! You've had a LOOOONG time to get this done, so don't forget to bring it in! If you need another copy, please click "Handouts" above. Welcome to our unit on the novel The Giver! We will be reading this for the next few weeks! Here is your homework:
All Periods: In your Giver packet, write one sentence for each Ch. 1-3 vocabulary word. These sentences should be written underneath each word in the packet. Also, please answer questions 1-5 and 7 starting on page 14 in your packet. These questions MUST be answered in complete sentences! Use PQA! REMINDERS: Scholastic orders are due on Friday. If you would like to place an order, you can bring cash or a check with your order form directly to me OR you can place an order online by clicking HERE. Short story contest entries are due tomorrow. This contest is optional, however, I know many of you have been working on a story for this competition. Please be sure to have your printed (typed) copy to my by the end of the day tomorrow! And last, but definitely not least, Janbruary Writing Bingo is due on Friday! You've had a LOOOONG time to get this done, so don't forget to bring it in on Friday! If you need another copy, please click "Handouts" above. Today, we continued working on our practice tests for ISTEP (which begins next week!). As such, there is no homework tonight, but there are a few reminders:
Scholastic orders are due on Friday. If you would like to place an order, you can bring cash or a check with your order form directly to me OR you can place an order online by clicking HERE. Short story contest entries are due on Thursday. This contest is optional, however, I know many of you have been working on a story for this competition. Please be sure to have your printed (typed) copy to my by the end of the day on Thursday! And last, but definitely not least, Janbruary Writing Bingo is due on Friday! You've had a LOOOONG time to get this done, so don't forget to bring it in on Friday! If you need another copy, please click "Handouts" above. Today, we began work on our practice tests for ISTEP (which begins next week!). We will also be working on this tomorrow. As such, there is no homework tonight, but there are a few reminders:
Scholastic orders are due on Friday. If you would like to place an order, you can bring cash or a check with your order form directly to me OR you can place an order online by clicking HERE. Short story contest entries are due on Thursday. This contest is optional, however, I know many of you have been working on a story for this competition. Please be sure to have your printed (typed) copy to my by the end of the day on Thursday! And last, but definitely not least, Janbruary Writing Bingo is due on Friday! You've had a LOOOONG time to get this done, so don't forget to bring it in on Friday! If you need another copy, please click "Handouts" above. Thanks for the GREAT work on your Utopia projects today--next week, we will prepare for ISTEP and begin The Giver!!! Have a great weekend!
Today was the last day to work on your Utopia Project during class. If you had pieces that you did not finish, you are expected to do it TONIGHT as homework!
UTOPIA PRESENTATIONS ARE TOMORROW! You must be ready to present at the beginning of the period tomorrow. Reminder: You also have a Reading Log due tomorrow! Scholastic order forms were sent home today. These orders are due on February 27th. If you would like to place an order, you can do so by clicking HERE or you can bring check or cash with the filled-out order form to me by the due date. Today, we continued working on our Utopian Community Projects. Remember, these projects are due on Friday--you will be presenting them on Friday! Work CAN and SHOULD be completed from home!
Also, just as a reminder: Reading Logs are due on Friday! Today, we introduced the idea of utopia--in other words, a perfect world. Next week, we will begin reading a novel called The Giver, which takes place in a utopian world. In order to get us thinking about the idea of a perfect world and how such a world might work, you have all been placed into groups to create your own utopian community. You do not have any homework tonight, but you ARE expected to bring your packet to class every day. Presentations will be on Friday! Also, a Reading Log IS due this week. Have a good night! No homework for the long weekend!! Enjoy the time off!! See you Tuesday! :-) |