Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Homework February 28, 2018

Spelling sentences are due Friday. Each sentence must have the spelling word highlighted and the meaning within the context.
Spelling prequiz on Leonardo's Horse tomorrow.

1.        waterproof
2.       teaspoon
3.       grasshopper
4.       homesick
5.       barefoot
6.       courthouse
7.       earthquake
8.       rowboat
9.       scrapbook
10.   countryside
11.   lightweight
12.   fishhook
13.   spotlight
14.   blindfold
15.   whirlpool
16.   tablespoon
17.   greenhouse
18.   postcard
19.   hummingbird
20.   thumbtack
21. sledgehammer
22. brokenhearted
23. chalkboard
24. straightforward
25. granddaughter

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Homework February 27, 2018

Periods 1 and 2 - Grammar and Writing workbook pages 116 #s1-10, 117 #s 1-8
Period 3 - Complete the Participles worksheet

Monday, February 26, 2018

Homework February 26, 2018

Our class had The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine test today.
Students that were absent today will take the test tomorrow.
Complete the Wildfire Sequence worksheet this evening.

Friday, February 23, 2018

Homework February 23, 2018

Test on The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine Monday
Students should look over:
Vocab and Amazing Words
Text p. 330-343
Complete the pamphlet and text p. 344 #3
Verb Tenses (present, past, future)
Link to listen to the story below:


Thursday, February 22, 2018

Homework February 22, 2018

Students began reading and answering questions for The Perpetual Motion Machine in class today. We will listen to the story tomorrow. The test will be on Monday.
A link has been provided for the Vocab and Amazing words. Students are responsible to study these words and prepare their comprehension answers for the test.

The advertisements are due tomorrow.

Quizlet  (click for vocab review)

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Homework February 21, 2018

Complete the sequencing worksheet for tomorrow.
We will begin reading The Perpetual Motion Machine tomorrow in class.
We will have the assessment most likely Monday.

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Homework February 20, 2018

Students were "hired" to begin an advertising campaign for a selected item. Students were asked to complete an organizer for their campaign.
Tomorrow students will create a magazine ad utilizing advertising techniques and figurative language to promote the item.

Monday, February 19, 2018

Homework February 19, 2018

Complete Grammar and Writing p. 113 in your notebook.

*Envirothon needs to be postponed tomorrow due to to outside circumstances.
We will meet next Tuesday, February 27th as scheduled*

Friday, February 16, 2018

Homework February 16, 2018

Complete the script from class today.
Complete the playbill for Monday.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Homework February 14, 2018

Spelling prequiz corrections are due by Friday.
There will be a Spelling quiz on The Perpetual Motion Machine Friday for students that did not test out of it.
Rough draft of the short play script is due tomorrow.
*minimum of 2 characters with speaking parts
*minimum of 2 stage directions
*use 10 Spelling words anyplace within the script

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Homework February 13, 2018

Prequiz on The Perpetual Motion  Machine tomorrow.

1.         jewel
2.        kingdom
3.        gasoline
4.        factory
5.        garage
6.        tropical
7.        pajamas
8.        estimate
9.        tomorrow
10.    humidity
11.    Chicago
12.    bulletin
13.    carnival
14.    illustrate
15.    elegant
16.    census
17.    terrific
18.    celebrate
19.    operate
20.    celery
21.    rehearsal
22.    salamander
23.    prominent
24.    significant
25.    parakeet

Monday, February 12, 2018

Homework February 12, 2018

Complete the Subject-Verb Agreement paper for tomorrow

Friday, February 9, 2018

Homework February 9, 2018

No Homework for the weekend!

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Homework February 6, 2018

Quiz on The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Students should study the following to prepare:
Vocabulary (see Link below for domino vocab)
Story (Link below for the story)
Subject-Verb Agreement
Students may use their pamphlets as a rough draft
Text page 308 #s 1 and 5
Story - Click on the link above
Vocabulary - click on the link to the left

Friday, February 2, 2018

Homework February 2, 2018

We will have a quiz on The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere on Tuesday (weather permitting).
No written hw this weekend. Enjoy the game!
Click on the link to hear/read the story.

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Homework February 1, 2018

Spelling quiz on The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere tomorrow.
* Students that received 100% on the pretest do not have to take the quiz*
Words are available on Tuesday's hw blog listing.