Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Homework November 27, 2019

No written homework this break.
Read a good book and celebrate with family!

Monday, November 25, 2019

Homework November 25, 2019

Students need to complete their Earth and Beyond assignment from class today.
This is a graded assignment and 2 points will be deducted each day it is submitted late.
Students are permitted to use their textbook.

Friday, November 22, 2019

Homework, November 22, 2019

There is no written homework this evening.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Homework November 21, 2019

There is no written homework today.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Homework November 20, 2019

Period 1 - I gave the first period class six sentences to attempt to diagram if they wanted to challenge themselves. I let the students know they did not have to complete them if they were confused. We will discuss the parts of speech and diagramming in class tomorrow.

Periods 2 and 3 - No homework

Monday, November 18, 2019

Homework November 18, 2018

Complete the diagramming assignment for this evening. The sentences are below if the assignment was lost:


Mr. Wolfe excitedly read the novel.
Several young students wrote the paper.
David and Mary eagerly ate the scrumptious pie.
The Titanic and the Edmund Fitzgerald suddenly sank.

There will be a quiz tomorrow on parts of speech with diagramming sentences. Students should look through their notebook for examples. the quiz will focus on simple subjects and compound subjects.

Friday, November 15, 2019

Homework November 15, 2019

There is no written homework this weekend.

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Homework November 14, 2019

Periods 1, 2, and 3 - Complete the diagramming sentences from class today.
The sentences are below:


The three bears ate hot porridge.
Charles carefully cooked fried eggs.
My little brother threw the football.
A large trout jumped suddenly.
Thomas beautifully played the electric guitar.



Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Homework November 13, 2019

Period 1 - Complete the answers for myView page 68 in the workbook.
Periods 2 and 3- No homework

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Homework November 12, 2019

Periods 1 and 2 - Complete the Grammar & Writing  page 76 #'s 1-8 answers only.
                                                                                Page 77 #'s 1-10 answers only
                                                                                             #'s 11-18 write out the sentences.
We will have a small assessment on common and proper nouns tomorrow.
There will also be a notebook check tomorrow in class. I am looking for neatness, work completed in the notebook, and notes on Common and Proper Nouns.

Friday, November 8, 2019

Homework November 8, 2019

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Story Mountain is due: 
Tuesday, November 12th.
Rubric below:

I.    Graphic Organizer  0-10 points
II.   Final Draft (60 points)
A.      All parts of the story mountain are present written in complete sentences  0-20 points
B.      Neatness 0-10 points                                                                                                               
                      (straight lines, legible words, coloring, illustrations, proper headlines)
C.      Mechanics 0-15 points
                 (spelling, capitalization, subject-verb agreement, punctuation)
D.       Illustrations 0-10 points
                         One illustration that you consider the climax of the story fully colored in. (Climax)
                         One illustration showing what you believe happened at the conclusion fully colored 
                          in.
E.       Title with authors name 0-5 points
*5 points will be deducted for each day late

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Homework November 7, 2019

Spelling test tomorrow on Life on Earth and Beyond

Sleepy Hollow Story Mountain due Tuesday, November 12th.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Homework November 6, 2019

All periods: work on your Story Mountain project for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Corrections are due tomorrow.
Spelling test Friday
Period 1 - Complete page 75 in your Grammar & Writing text. All work must be completed in your notebook.

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Homework November 5, 2019

Spelling Pretest on myView Life on Earth and Beyond.
This is a tough selection, so for the students that opted to check out the hw blog here is a little insider information: I am only asking the even number spelling words for the Spelling Pretest tomorrow.


Story Mountain project is due next Tuesday, November 12th. 
The graphic organizer is due ASAP.

Monday, November 4, 2019

Homework November 4, 2019

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Story Mountain Project
Due: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
- Students are encouraged to be as creative as they would like.
- Students were given the option of working together if they would prefer. Both students must submit a graphic organizer, however only one main project is submitted for the partners.

Rubric and Breakdown of the project:
Part One - Graphic Organizer due ASAP.
- Students will be give the tact board when the graphic organizer is completed.
*Students may use their own poster board if they wish.

You may do the project on your own or with a partner.
No more than two people per group.
I.    Graphic Organizer  10 points
II.   Final Draft (60 points)
A. All parts of the story mountain are present written in complete sentences  0-20 points
B. Neatness 0-10 points
(straight lines, legible words, coloring, illustrations, proper headlines)
C. Mechanics 0-15 points
(spelling, capitalization, subject-verb agreement, punctuation)
D. Illustrations 0-10 points
       One illustration that you consider the climax of the story 
       fully colored in. (Climax)
       One illustration showing what you believe happened at the conclusion
E. Title with author’s name 0-5 points

Friday, November 1, 2019

Homework November 1, 2019

Hey, we survived the Halloween party!
The classes are preparing to complete a culminating project for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in place of a test.
I will go through the assignment on Monday with the students. The project will be due the following week, most likely Tuesday or Wednesday.
Students do have the option of working with a partner if they choose.