Assignments for the Week of 27-31

Monday, August 27            Write a chapter from Julian's POV.

                                             Write your very own precept and describe what it means

Wednesday, August 29       Turn in first submission of your speech
                                                 1.  Introduce your precept.
                                                 2.  Tell a personal story that illustrates the precept.
                                                 3.  Connect the story (and the precept) to the kind of class you'd like.

Friday, August 31              Read Chapter one of The Secret Life of Bees twice
                                           Be prepared for a 5-question reading quiz.
                                           Write 3 points from the chapter you'd like to discuss in class.

                                              Current Events News Bowl!!!!!
                                              Send Martha 5 good questions (or hand them to her) by 8:15 am.
                                                  Republican National Convention
                                                  Hurricane Isaac
                                                  Campaign Financing
                                                  Election Issues
                                                 

Assignments for the Week of May 7 - 11

Monday, May 7          RCG:  Presentations on Action Projects

                                    Literature:  Read chapters 15-18.

Tuesday, May 8          Final clean up and preparation of garden.

Wednesday, May 9     Literature:  History Projects and presentations.

Thursday, May 10       Self-evaluations due    

Friday, May 11            Garden dedication at 8:30 am.

Assignments for the Week of April 30 - May 4

Monday, April 30          Literature:  Read chapters 12 and 13.
                                                          Annotated sources for history project.

Tuesday, May 1

Wednesday, May 2        Literature: Read chapter 14

Thursday, May 3            Writing:  Story adaptation due.

Friday, May 4                 RCG:  I-search paper on action project due (posted on Wiki).

                                        Poetry Slam:  Final revisions of poems to enter into JH-wide poetry slam.        

Assignments for the Week of April 23-27

Monday, April 23        Literature:  Read chapters 5, 6 and7.

                                     Writing:  Screenplay writing worksheet due.

                                     RCG: List of annotated sources on Wiki


Tuesday, April 24         Poetry Slam:  Turn in poem.


Wednesday, April 25   Literature:  Read chapter 8
                                                               

Friday, April 27           Literature:  Read chapters 9, 10 and 11.

                                     Poetry Slam:  Perform your poem. (Must be memorized)

Assignments for the Week of April 17-20

Tuesday, April 17                           Literature: Chapters one and two of The Chosen

                                                        RCG:  Outline for action project
                                                                   Meet with Martha to discuss


Wednesday, April 18                      Writing:  Assignment outlining scenes

                                                         Poetry Slam:  Choose topic for poem.
     

Thursday, April 19                         Literature: Chapter three of The Chosen
         
                                                       RCG:  Set up Wiki for action project
                                                                  Revised outline for action project


Friday, April 20                              Literature:  Chapter four of The Chosen
                                                        Topic for history presentation due

Assignments for the Week of April 9-13

Monday, April 9                   Welcome back!

Tuesday, April 10                 Grammar: Watch 3 comma videos on Youtube.
                                              Make a list of comma rules with an example for each.
                                              Prepare a lesson for the class on comma placement.
                 
                                              Garden:  Bring items to incorporate into your stepping stone.

Wednesday, April 11            Lit: Questions on Freaks and Geeks pilot episode                               

                                                                              

Thursday, April 12               RCG: Action Project questionnaire
                                             (attached to email.)

                                              Grammar:  Comma exercises.

Friday, April 13                    Field Day!

Assignments for the week of March 26-3

Monday, March 26            Writing: Qs on Malcolm in the Middle

                                           Grammar: Phrases in a series (3-6)
                                                             Compound sentences (1-10)
                                                             Complex sentences (1-8)

                                           Garden: Updates on dedication program

Tuesday, March 27            RCG: Qs on APS middle school

                                           Field Day practice: Bring equipment

           

Wed., Mar. 28                     RCG: Rank APS Middle Schools by test scores (1-15)

                                           Color in the map using the following code:

                                                Top 5 – yellow

                                                6-10 – orange

                                                11-15 - red

       Grammar: Compound/Complex sentences

Thurs., Mar. 29                  RCG: Mapping Project:

                                          Write a page describing what you observed.

           

                                   

Fri., Mar. 30                     Literature: Qs on Freaks and Geeks

                                         Writing: First draft of story.

                                          Field Day practice: Bring equipment.