English Language Arts

5-16-12

English: none

Literature: Robin Hood quiz tomorrow, complete the essay to turn in Friday morning

Vocabulary: test will be next week for unit 14

 

5-1-12

English: none

Lit: read native American creation myths, reading calendar

Vocab: worksheet

 

4-26-12

English: worksheet

Literature: quiz tomorrow on notes and readings

Vocab: quiz tomorrow

 

4-25-12

English: quiz tomorrow, complete work assigned in class

Literature: quiz Friday on Lit textbook readings; ES reading due tomorrow

Vocab: quiz Friday

 

4-24-12

English: complete the packet

Literature: complete the CW, see reading calendar

Vocabulary: study for quiz Friday

 

4-23-12

English: quiz tomorrow

Literature: see reading calendar, BRING LIT. TXTBOOK TOMORROW

Vocabulary: worksheet

 

4-12-12

Final drafts due tomorrow

Essay portion of exam tomorrow

Binders tomorrow

 

4-10-12

English: page 247-248, 1-10

Literature: test tomorrow

Vocab: worksheet

BINDERS DUE THURSDAY!

 

4-9-12

English: packet due tomorrow

Literature: study for exam, complete study guide tonight

Vocab: packet due tomorrow

 

Binders due Thursday

 

 

4-5-12                           HAPPY EASTER!!!

English: none

Literature: essay, tests coming up too

Vocab: none

 

BINDERS DUE IN ONE WEEK!

 

4-4-12

English: final drafts due next week!

Literature: complete study guide (had two full periods to work on it, class was very disrespectful of peers during writing conferences...therefore, is now due tomorrow!)

Vocab: tests tomorrow

 

4-3-12

English: work on final draft if you've had your conference

Literature: none

Vocab: tests Thursday

 

4-2-12

English: work on final draft if you had your conference, remember your rubric for conferences or else rough draft will not be graded

Literature: none

Vocab: tests Thursday

 

3-30-12

English: rough drafts due Monday!!! conferences next week!

Literature: finish the Crucible for Monday, quiz Monday

Vocab: double sided worksheet unit 12

 

3-28-12

English: note cards

Literature: page 734, 2-4...reading and notes quiz Friday...Crucible discussion tomorrow

Vocab: quiz Friday

 

3-27-12

English: continue working on note cards

Literature: page 734, 2-4, Crucible reading 116-129

Vocab: quiz Friday

 

3-26-12

English: note card #1 for Crucible

Literature: finish the reading from the textbook

Vocabulary: quiz Friday

 

3-20-12

English: sources due Monday for Crucible writing project

Lit: complete the reading of act two in the lit. Text books, Cruicle reading due tomorrow

Vocab: tests Friday

 

3-19-12

English: none

Literature: Crucible reading due Thursday, 704-722 due Wednesday

Vocab: double sided worksheet due tomorrow

 

Project coming home later this week!

 

 

3-16-12

Everything from below and a vocabulary worksheet. Happy St. Patrick's Day! 

 

3-15-12

English: none

Literature: due Thursday, Crucible 99-116

Vocab: quiz tomorrow

 

3-13-12

English: page 339, 1-10, 17-21; 340, 33-36

Literature: quiz tomorrow on notes and reading

Vocab: quiz Friday

 

3-12-12

English: study test part two

Literature: same as 3-9... Crucible reading 73-91

Vocab: worksheet

 

3-9-12

English: complete review from Thursday's class; test Monday/Tuesday

Vocab: none

Literature: Read in the Crucible 55-72, Discussion Monday; In Lit textbook, review the story on pages 682-688 for a quiz on Wednesday

 

3-7-12                       Wednesday Night's Homework

English: complete work from class, review of Prepositions unit tomorrow, test next Monday/Tuesday

Literature: Read pages 682-689, Page 688, questions 2-4 due Friday, Crucible discussion tomorrow

Vocab: single sided worksheet due tomorrow, tests Friday

 

3-6-12                       Tuesday Night's Homework

English: worksheet, bring a book tomorrow!

Literature: Page 678, 4-5; Quiz tomorrow Act One Phantom Tollbooth...ES reading see below on 3-5

Vocab: single sided worksheet

 

3-5-12

English: worksheet packet

Literature: see 3-2 for tomorrow; Read in The Crucible pages 49-55 (stop at "Strangley, she doesn't resist him...")

Vocab: tests Friday

 

3-2-12

English: same two worksheets

Literature: ES reading due Monday pages 20-36, quiz on 1-36; Read in textbook pages 652-677 on page 678 #1 should be one paragraph due Tuesday, quiz on that reading Wednesday

Vocab: double sided worksheet

 

3-1-12

English: two worksheets

Literature: quiz tomorrow on reading pages 635-647, questions 648 1-3....... ES new reading in Crucible 20-36

Vocab:quiz tomorrow

 

2-28-12

English: page 318, 16-26, worksheet

Literature: page 635-647, ES reading due Thursday

Vocab: none

 

2-27-12

English: finish classwork, worksheet, quiz tomorrow

Literature: read pages in The Crucible 2-20 for Thursday

Vocab: list unit 10

 

2-15-12

English: quiz tomorrow

Literature: I am collecting those Helen Keller paragraphs from last week! Scroll down to get details.

BINDERS DUE TOMORROW! I will not accept binders after your Literature class. You had eleven days to prepare. Thank you.

 

2-14-12

English: none

Literature: essay tests tomorrow

Binders due Thursday!!!

 

2-13-12

English: quiz tomorrow, who vs. whom worksheet

Literature: test tomorrow! BRING A BOOK!

Vocab: none for the week :-)

Binders on Thursday!

 

2-9-12

English: none

Literature: review stories and notes in preparation for study guide/tests next week

Vocab: tests tomorrow!

 

BINDERS  DUE  IN  ONE  WEEK!

 

2-8-12

English: open notes review quiz tomorrow

Literature: skim the letters in HK to page 155, pick three to read (of a good length) and write a total of one paragraph summary (will be collected Monday), bring a book to read for after you have finished working tomorrow

Vocab: tests Friday

 

2-7-12

English: packet

Literature: see below for Helen Keller, reading quiz tomorrow, page 458, #5 and page 470, #'s 6-7

Vocabulary: worksheet

 

2-6-12

English: test tomorrow, worksheet tonight

Literature: Skim the Letters in HK to page 155, pick three to read (of a good length), write a one paragraph summary, Page 454-470, 458 # 3 and page 470 #'s 2-3 from Friday

Vocab: none

 

2-1-12

English: bring notes tomorrow, big worksheet review!

Literature: email Miss Blake final draft of pamphlet (bablake902@gmail.com or bblake@stmaryslongmeadow.org); HK 16-19

Vocabulary: cross word, quiz Friday

*Remember, Lit. and English will be swapped tomorrow only!*

 

1-31-12

English: quiz tomorrow, page 217, 1-15

Literature: 15-20 facts from your chosen story, HK 16-19

Vocabulary: quiz Friday

 

1-30-12

English: page 217, 1-15

Literature: Reading in HK 16-19; Page 432-445; 433 #2 and 446 #3-4

Vocabulary: quiz on Friday

 

1-26-12

English: worksheet due Monday

Literature: HK chapter 15, 10 sentences using HK vocabulary words; Quiz tomorrow on "Concentration Camp" "Scottie" and F. Scott Fitzgerald notes; page 483, 1-2

Vocabulary: worksheet due tomorrow; tests tomorrow

 

1-25-12

English: page 215, 45-73 odds only, quiz tomorrow;

Literature: HK 13-14 for tomorrow, Lit 483, 1-2

Vocabulary: tests Friday

 

1-23-12

English: none

Literature: Helen Keller 13-14 for Thursday; HK Vocabulary wkst; Concentration Camp page 476 #'s 2-3

Vocabulary: tests Friday

 

1-19-12

All makeup work due tomorrow.

English: none

Literature: rough copy and edit sheet bring to class tomorrow to write final copy in class; HK chapters 10-11

Vocabulary: cross word puzzle, quiz tomorrow

 

1-18-12

English: test tomorrow

Literature: work on Zlata's diary mini-project

Vocabulary: quiz Friday

 

1-17-12

English: worksheet

Literature: make sure that you read "Zlata Diary"; Read 6-9 in Helen Keller for Thursday

Vocabulary: quiz Friday

 

1-11-12

Reminder, due to illness I will not be in tomorrow. If a bad report is left concerning any one person, that person will not be allowed to take Friday' literature quiz. Please be respectful and kind.

English: worksheet and a bonus worksheet

Literature: Helen Keller quiz tomorrow on chapters 1-5; Reread "Something" and "Backwoods" in preparation for our quiz Friday

Vocabulary: all worksheets due Friday; tests Friday

 

1-10-12

English: Quiz tomorrow, complete #1-22 and CW if did not finish

Literature: Helen Keller for Thursday chapters 4-5; Reread "Something" and "Backwoods" for Friday's quiz

Vocabulary: worksheet

 

1-6-12

English: none

Literature/ES: read Backwood Boy 410; in Helen Keller read chapters 1-3 for Monday

Vocabulary: none

 

1-5-12

English: none

Literature: page 392, and 398 from yesterday; quiz tomorrow on stories and Wednesday's notes; Read in Helen Keller chapters 1-3 for Monday

Vocabulary, quiz Friday, no lists allowed!

 

1-4-12

English: worksheet

Literature: Page 392, 2-4; page 398, 2-5 due Friday...Poetry Anthology is due TOMORROW!!!!

Vocabulary: quiz Friday, no lists allowed, please study!

 

1-3-12

English: wkst

Vocabulary: wkst

Literature: Shutout page 388, Robinson page 395

 

12-19-11

English:Complete the class work review that we had most of class to work on

Page 164, 1-22 evens only No Bonus
Page 166, 8-13 Label mental action or physical action
Page 167, 1-7
Simple Tenses
Conjugate the verbs: Describe, Jail, Perform
Principal Parts
Write the principal parts for the above verbs
Page 168, 6-11
Page 169, 1-6
Irregular Verbs
Write the principal parts and the simple future tense of the following verbs: Grow, Ring, Teach

Literature: Test tomorrow

12-15-11

English: double sided worksheet for a quiz grade due Monday

Literature: quiz tomorrow on textbook pages 588-594 as well as biography notes from class; continue working on Anthology Project

Vocabulary: tests tomorrow

 

12-13-11

English: QUIZ TOMORROW!! complet pages 145, 1-14 and 148, 1-11

Vocabulary: worksheet

Literature: Page 594 questions 2 and 4, Reading quiz Friday; Root Words and Suffixes quiz on Thursday (only matching :-)

 

12-12-11

English: page 140, 7-17 and page 173, 1-12 We need to work on stopping our conversations when we are asked to the first time ladies and gents.

Literature: Poetry Project Compare/Contrast essay with poems due Thursday

Vocabulary: keep the worksheet until tomorrow

 

12-6-11

English: none

Vocabulary: list 6 due tomorrow

Literature: poems due Thursday, bring in coloring materials for the next two days please!

 

12-2-11

English: page 135, 1-6

Literature: Quiz on pages 550-554 on Monday; Work on Anthology Project

Vocabulary: none

 

12-1-11

English: page 135, 1-6

Literature: Page 554, 5 and 7; Reading quiz on Monday pages 550-554' work on poetry anthology project

Vocabulary: tests tomorrow

 

11-30-11

English: complete worksheets from class

Literature: poetic devices quiz tomorrow, from stanza notes to repetition

Vocabulary: tests on Friday

 

11-29-11

English: worksheet

Literature: worksheet, Poetic Devices matching quiz on Thursday

Vocabulary: Tests on Friday unit 5 list

 

11-22-11 Have a great Thanksgiving!

English: worksheet

Literature: Read 544-548, #'s 1, 2, 5 and 6

Vocabulary: worksheet

 

11-21-11

English: Quiz tomorrow, worksheet

Literature: 528-536, #'s 2-3

 

11-18-11

English: complete wkst from class on Wednesday

Literature: read 520-526, #'s 3-4 for Tuesday

Vocabulary: double sided wkst

ES: Finish reading the entire poetry book for Monday

 

11-16-11

English: complete wkst from class

Literature: read 520-526, #'s 3-4 for Tuesday

Vocab: quiz Friday

ES: Finish reading the first poetry book for Monday

 

11-15-11

English: complete worksheet

Literature: 506-515, page 516, 1-3

Vocabulary: Unit 5 list

ES: pages 2-5

 

11-14-11

English: complete class work pages 118 and 121, English quiz tomorrow

Literature: page 322-326, Reading Quiz tomorrow

Vocabulary: Unit 5 List

ES: Read pages 2-5 in poetry book

 

11-9-11

English: none

Literature: 322-326, #4; Rough Draft due tomorrow; Reading Quiz Tuesday on text book pages

ES: Complete Tuck for Tomorrow

Vocabulary: none

 

BINDER DUE TOMORROW

 

11-8-11

English: none

Vocabulary: none

Literature: page 294-304, #2 and 3, Draft due on Thursday

ES: Complete Tuck

 

11-7-11

English: pg. 111, 34-56 odds, Test part one tomorrow!

Literature: 240-242, 2-3 All parts... Rough Draft due on Thursday

ES: Complete Tuck Everlasting

Vocabulary: none for the week!

 

10-26-11

English:

Literature: 240-242, 2-3 All parts... NEW RED FOLDER WRITING PROJECT ASSIGNED TODAY

ES: Ch. 18-20

Vocabulary: Tests tomorrow!

 

10-25-11

English: none

Vocabulary: Tests Thursday, single sided worksheet due tomorrow

ES: Read chapters 18-20

Literature: complete pages 176-188, #'s 1-2

 

10-24-11

English: Page 303, 24-33, quiz tomorrow

ES: Read chapters 18-20

Literature: Latin Roots/Prefixes quiz tomorrow

Vocabulary: Tests on Thursday

 

10-21-11

English: Page 291, 1-16

Extended Study: Tuck chapters 15-17

Literature: Study for Latin Roots/Prefixes quiz Tuesday

Vocabulary: Dbl sided wkst

 

10-19-11

English: none

Literature: Put the finishing touches on the rough draft if needed, and the final draft of the babysitter advertisement is due Friday!

DO NOT PUT THE CARDSTOCK THROUGH YOUR PRINTER!!!!

Vocabulary: Quiz Friday

Extended Study: Read Tuck Everlasting 12-14

 

10-17-11

English: Page 302, 20-23 QUIZ tomorrow

Vocabulary: List 4

Literature: character list

Extended Study: read chapters 13-15

 

10-13-11

English: double sided worksheet due Monday

Literature: Read Quiz tomorrow, Read Dragon Dragon (190-200) and write down ten bulleted facts about the story

Extended Study: Read 9-11, do not read 12...Over the weekend complete what you chose: quiz or letter

Vocabulary: single sided worksheet due tomorrow, packet due Monday and worth a quiz grade; tests tomorrow

 

10-11-11

English: page 285, 1-10

Vocabulary: Spelling and vocabulary tests on Friday

Extended Study: Read chapters 6-8 in Tuck

Literature: Read pages 216-222, #'s 2-3

 

10-7-11

English: none

Literature: Read pages 166-172 Questions 1-3 All parts

Vocabulary: worksheet double sided

Extended Study: Read Tuck chapters 6-8, do not read 9

 

Have a great long weekend! Be Safe!

 

10-6-11

English: complete class work packet

Literature: Read 162-165 and page 165, 1-5

Extended Study: Read Tuck chapters 6-8, don't read 9

Vocabulary: quiz tomorrow

 

10-5-11

English: Page 283, 1-17

Literature: due Friday, Read pages 162-165, questions page 165 1-5

Extended Study: Read, stopping at chapter six in Tuck

Vocabulary: quiz Friday

 

MONKEY ESSAY DUE TOMORROW!!!

 

10-4-11

English: finish three worksheet packet

Literature: TEST TOMORROW!!! The review questions will be a quiz grade, so they need to be done! Remember, you are only answering the multiple choice, and only the ones that I said you were able to do.

Extended Study: due Thursday, read stopping at chapter six in Tuck

 

10-3-11

English: complete class work pages 302, 1-10; QUIZ tomorrow

Vocabulary: unit three list

Literature: Page 30-38, 2 and 3...Final Draft!!!

Extended Study: Tuck stopping at chapter six (do not read six)

 

9-29-11

English: Page 275, 1-15

Vocabulary: Spelling and Vocabulary Tests tomorrow

Extended Study: Read in Tuck Everlasting due Monday stopping before chapter three

Literature: None, unless you have already had your writing conference. If you have your rough draft back, please do the edits and work on the final copy.

 

Binder Collection will be tomorrow!

 

9-27-11

English: Double sided possessive nouns worksheet

Literature: Rough Drafts due tomorrow! Parents and Students; Please check the red folder to see what the requirements are!

Vocabulary: Worksheet single sided

Extended Study: Review packet due Thursday!

Reminder: Binder Check Friday

 

9-26-11

English: Quiz tomorrow; Complete singular, plural, singular possessive and plural possessive chart for tomorrow

Literature: Read 72-78, Work on Project

Extended Study: Test Thursday, Complete review pages for Thursday

Vocabulary: Spelling and Vocabulary Test on Friday

 

BINDER CHECK ALL SUBJECTS FRIDAY!!!

Counts as a test and a half in English, Literature, and Vocabulary!

 

9-23-11

English: Page 94, 16-23

Vocabulary: worksheet

Literature: Read pages 72-78; Work on Project

Extended Study: Complete the novel

 

9-21-11

English: worksheet

Literature: Read 66-71, Page 71 all parts of question 2

Extended Study: THERE WILL NOT BE AN ENGRADE TONIGHT AFTERALL!!! We are still getting the bugs out! Read in chapter seven, stopping at the paragraph which ends with "tree-tops"

 

9-20-11

English: none, we had a test today!

Literature: Study, quiz tomorrow!

Extended Study: Read in chapter seven, stopping at the paragraph which ends with "tree-tops" Wednesday look for a quiz

 

9-19-11

English: Test tomorrow! STUDY! You Must Have A Book For After The Test!

Literature: Read 44-48, #2

Extended Study: Read in chapter seven, stopping at the paragraph which ends with "tree-tops"

Vocabulary: Unit 2 List

 

9-16-11

Happy Friday!

English: Page 63, 1-12 due Monday

Literature: Read 44-48, #2 due Tuesday

Extended Study: Read up to page 110 (stop at chapter seven)

 

9-15-11

English: Page 63, 1-12 due Monday

Literature: Page 96-102 Question 3

Extended Study:Read up to page 110 for Monday, there will be no Engrade question this weekend

Vocabulary: Spelling and vocabulary tests tomorrow!! STUDY TONIGHT!

BRING A BOOK TO READ FOR FUN TOMORROW!!!!

9-14-11

English: None!

Literature: Read 96-102, Question 3

Extended Study: Read 66-76, Answer Engrade question tonight!

Vocabulary: Spelling and vocab. test on Friday. STUDY!! (Remember to finish the single sided vocabulary worksheet if you have not done so already!)

You must bring a book to read on Friday to all classes!

9-13-11

English: QUIZ TOMORROW; Complete class work pg. 55, 1-8; pg. 58, 7 and 8;
Page 67 11-47 ODDS (Evens are +1 bonus point each!)

Vocabulary: single sided worksheet due tomorrow

Literature: Read pages 90-93, page 94 questions 1 and 2

Extended Study: Read Call of the Wild pages 66-76, Wednesday night Engrade question!

 

9-12-11

English:

Vocabulary: Single sided worksheet due Wednesday

Literature: due tomorrow, Pet Letter

Extended Study: due Thursday, Read 66-76, answer Engrade question on Wednesday night

 

9/9/11

 PLEASE SEE ENGRADE FOR a MESSAGE.

English: due Monday, Complete the worksheet

Vocabulary: due Monday, Complete both sides of the worksheet

Literature: due Tuesday; finish rough and final draft of the Pet Letter

Extended Study: due Monday, Read to page 66 in Call of the Wild; On Saturay night a question will be posted on Engrade for Extended Study; Please MESSAGE me IMMEDIATELY if there is a problem with access!

 

9/7/11

English: due tomorrow, worksheet from end of class one sided on Compound Sentences, the quiz is postponed

Literature: due Friday, in the yellow and black book, read 22-27; on page 22 there are 6 vocabulary words; write one made up sentence per word

Extended Study: due tomorrow, read 1-48 in Call of the Wild, go on Engrade tonight and answer the one question that should pop up when you click Extended Study, complete the vocabulary worksheet

Vocabulary: quiz Friday, you get to use the list!

 

Call if there's a problem!!

 

9/6/11

English: Worksheet (Work Book Plus page 3 and 7)

Extended Study:DUE THURSDAY vocabulary sheet that says "Call of the Wild," Read pages 1-48; on Wednesday night on Engrade click Extended Study to answer the reading question!

Literature: Read in black and yellow textbook pages 14-17, on page 18 do questions 3 and 4

Vocabulary:Unit One worksheet due tomorrow, please follow the instructions as they are written!

CALL IF YOU NEED HELP!!!

 

9/1/11

English: Quiz tomorrow on 1.1-1.2; Pg. 67, 1-10

Extended Study: DUE THURSDAY; vocabulary sheet, Read pages 1-48 in Call of the Wild; and starting Tuesday night, check Engrade for reading questions

Literature: due tomorrow; read pages 2-5 and on page 5 answer the Check Your Comprehension questions

DUE TOMORROW: Signed syllabus, covered books, set up binder!

WELCOME BACK!!!

8/31/11

English: Page 33, 1-24; due tomorrow
Literature: due Friday, Read pages 2-5, On page 5 do the Check Your Comprehension questions

For Friday: Signed syllabus, set-up binder, and covered books; remember, these are each a homework grade for English and for Literature

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