Current Homework, 2012-2013

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Week of June 3 - No Mas! Basta! Basta!



Week of may 27 (Monday is a holiday!!

• Due Friday: "A Page"

Week of May 20 - RESEARCH! RESEARCH! RESEARCH! Requirements. EasyBib

• There's only one thing this week: Research Paper Final Draft is Due Thursday. Here's how it should go together and how it will be graded. Late papers will be accepted Friday for a 25 point penalty. After that, no dice Cheese Slice.

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• Due Next Friday, 5/31: "A Page"
  

Week of May 13 - RESEARCH! RESEARCH! RESEARCH! Requirements. EasyBib.

• YEE Prep due Tuesday.
  
• Vocabulary (including definitions--remember Learnersdictionary.com) due Wednesday.
• RESEARCH! You should be doing at least 20 minutes of research-related work per night. The paper is due next THURSDAY, MAY 23. You'll receive a handout this week about your intro and conclusion.
  

Week of May 6 - STAR Testing Tuesday and Wednesday.

• RESEARCH! You should be doing at least 20 minutes of research-related work per night.
• One page of your paper is due Thursday. Pick the section you have the most notes on and turn your notes into writing.
• Typed and formatted according to requirements.
• Citations according to format.
• Type up (and save) your Works Cited page (so far). (Remember: EasyBib.com.)
• You will need to show the notes the page came from.
• The whole paper is due May 23.

Week of April 29 - STAR Testing Tuesday and Wednesday.

• RESEARCH! You should be doing at least 20 minutes of research-related work per night.
• One page of your paper is due next Thursday, 5/9. Pick the section you have the most notes on and turn your notes into writing.
• Typed and formatted according to requirements.
• Citations according to format.
• Type up (and save) your Works Cited page (so far). (Remember: EasyBib.com.)
• You will need to show the notes the page came from.
• The whole paper is due May 23.
  

Week of April 22

• Research Topic Stuff due Wednesday, 4/24.

• KBARR. Read 15+ minutes nightly through WEDNESDAY. (Note new day!) Start reading about your intended topic! Get chart signed nightly... RESPONSE: By THURSDAY (NOTE NEW DAY), write up a rough outline of the sections of your paper as you envision them based on your reading. Hint: check the way the sources you read are organized. This does not have to fill a page, but I would like to see detail down to the A, B, C level. (This time use a separate sheet.)

Week of April 15

• KBARR. Read 15+ minutes nightly through Thursday. NON-FICTION! Read magazines, books, web sites, etc. You are looking for research topics. Please: no sports, no video games and no celebrities. Get chart signed nightly, respond by Friday.   RESPONSE: Please choose a portion of something you read and write a ONE PAGE OUTLINE of the main facts as you understand them. (All in notebook, or it doesn't count.)

• Vocabulary due Thursday. (Definitions too!) OK: Extra credit for good sentences.
  
• Research Topic Stuff due next Wednesday, 4/24.
  

Week of April 8

• KBARR. Read 15+ minutes nightly through Thursday. NON-FICTION! Read magazines, books, web sites, etc. You are looking for research topics. Please: no sports, no video games and no celebrities. Get chart signed nightly, respond by Friday.

  RESPONSE: Please choose one page (about 350 words or several paragraphs) of something you read and OUTLINE  the main facts as you understand them. (All in notebook, or it doesn't count.)

• Vocabulary due Wednesday. (Definitions included!)
  

• Outline Exercise:
  
• due Wednesday: Camping
• due Thursday: Eagles
• due Friday: Automobile
  

Week of April  1 (Welcome to the 4th Quarter!)

• KBARR Returneth. Read 15+ minutes nightly through Thursday. NON-FICTION! Read magazines, books, etc. You are looking for research topics. Get chart signed nightly, respond 1 page by Friday. Response should summarize what you read and possibilities for research topics. (All in notebook, or it doesn't count.) NOTE: Does not apply to 6th period.

• Spelling Rules I Sheet: Rule 1 due Tuesday, Rule 2 due Wednesday, etc.

• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
  

Week of March 18 (Friday is the last day of Q3, and spring break begins.)

• Tom Sawyer Project/Final due Thursday.

 

Week of March 11
FYI: Academic Words and Vocabulary for 3/11.
HOT TIP: If you've left your Tom Sawyer book at school, go HERE to read the book online.

• KBAR = Tom Sawyer. Reading Quiz Daily. You may use your study questions if you do them. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
• Monday night: chapter 33
• Tuesday night: chapters 34
• Wednesday night: chapter 35
• Thursday night: Afterword p231-235
• Mark Twain Paragraphing due Tuesday. (Counts for 600 words.)
• 600 words due Tuesday but not next Tuesday.

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• Tom Sawyer Project/Final due next Thursday, 3/21.

Week of March 4
FYI: Spelling/Vocabulary Lists for  3/4.
HOT TIP: If you've left your Tom Sawyer book at school, go HERE to read the book online.

• KBAR = Tom Sawyer. Reading Quiz Daily. You may use your study questions if you do them. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
• Monday night: chapter 26
• Tuesday night: chapters 27 and 28
• Wednesday night: chapter 29
• Thursday night: chapter 30 chapter 31
• 600 words due (every) Tuesday.

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• Mark Twain Paragraphing due next Tuesday, 3/12. (Counts for 600.)

Week of February 25 (No more holidays for a while.) FYI: Spelling/Vocabulary List  for 2/25.
HOT TIP: If you've left your Tom Sawyer book at school, go HERE to read the book online.

• KBAR = Tom Sawyer. Reading Quiz Daily. You may use your study questions if you do them. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
• Monday night: chapters 17 and 18
• Tuesday night: chapters 19 and  20
• Wednesday night: chapters 23 and 24 (We will take care of 21 and 22 in class.)
• Thursday night: chapter 25
• 600 words due (every) Tuesday.
• After Tuesday, 2/26, all Tom Sawyer wiki work is optional. You will receive extra credit for proofreading and correcting the wiki, and adding slang words to the dictionary. The study questions are posted here. You may use study questions on the quizzes, but you will not receive extra credit for doing them nor will they count toward 600 words.  Tom Sawyer Responding: 300+ words/week on Moodle OR on paper (in folder, counts toward 600 words) Tuesday - Tuesday.
• Moodle: Follow directions there. Be sure to enroll in the course the first time you log in. OR...
• On paper: a) Answer study questions. b) Write one 200+ word paper/week on a topic somehow related to Tom Sawyer.

Week of February 18 (Monday is a holiday again.) FYI: Spelling/Vocabulary List + Study Questions for 2/19.
HOT TIP: If you've left your Tom Sawyer book at school, go HERE to read the book online.

• KBAR = Tom Sawyer. Reading Quiz Daily. You may use your study questions if you do them. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
• Tuesday night: chapter11 and 12
• Wednesday night: chapters 13 and 14
• Thursday night: chapters 15 and 16
• Tom Sawyer Responding: 300+ words/week on Moodle OR on paper (in folder, counts toward 600 words) Tuesday - Tuesday.
• Moodle: Follow directions there. Be sure to enroll in the course the first time you log in. OR...
• On paper: a) Answer study questions. b) Write one 200+ word paper/week on a topic somehow related to Tom Sawyer.
600 words due (every) Tuesday.

Week of February 11 (Monday is a holiday.) -- FYI: Spelling/Vocabulary List + Study Questions for 2/12.
HOT TIP: If you've left your Tom Sawyer book at school, go HERE to read the book online.

• KBAR = Tom Sawyer. Reading Quiz Daily. You may use your study questions if you do them. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
• Tuesday night: chapter 7
• Wednesday night: chapter 8
• Thursday night: chapters 9 and 10
• Tom Sawyer Responding: 300+ words/week on Moodle OR on paper (in folder, counts toward 600 words) Tuesday - Tuesday.
• Moodle: Follow directions there. Be sure to enroll in the course the first time you log in. OR...
• On paper: a) Answer study questions. b) Write one 200+ word paper/week on a topic somehow related to Tom Sawyer.
• 600 words due (every) Tuesday.

Week of February 4 -- FYI: Spelling/Vocabulary/StudyQuestions for 2/4.

• KBAR = Tom Sawyer. Reading Quiz Daily. You may use your study questions. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.

HOT TIP: If you've left your Tom Sawyer book at school, go HERE to read the book online.
• Monday night: Author's Preface and chapter 1
• Tuesday night: chapters 2 and 3
• Wednesday night: chapter 4
• Thursday night: Chapter 6 (skip 5)
• Tom Sawyer Responding: 300+ words/week on Moodle OR on paper (in folder, counts toward 600 words) Tuesday - Tuesday.
• Moodle: Follow directions there. Be sure to enroll in the course the first time you log in.
• On paper: a) Answer study questions on a separate sheet. b) Write one 200+ word paper/week on a topic somehow related to Tom Sawyer.
• 600 words due (every) Tuesday.
• Giver Final Project due Friday. TUESDAY, 2/12. Return your Giverbook with your project.

Week of January 28 - FYI: Spelling/Vocabulary List for week of 1/28.

• KBAR = The Giver. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
• Monday night: chapter 20
• Tuesday night: chapter 21-23 + p178-179
• Wednesday night:  "Old Glory"  (p203)
• Thursday night:  "The Pedestrian" (p196) + "The Forecast" (p202)
• 600 words due (every) Tuesday.
• Final Draft of essay in one of the approved genres due Tuesday Wednesday.
• 120 seconds continues T,W,Th until all have read.
• The Giver Final Project due next Friday, 2/8.  (It counts for 600 words, so keep track of WHEN you work on it.)

Week of January 21 (Monday is the MLK holiday. The second semester begins Tuesday.)

• KBAR = The Giver. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
• Tuesday night: chapters 14 and 15
• Wednesday night: chapters 16 and 17
• Thursday night: chapters 18 and 19
• 600 words due (every) Tuesday.
• Final Draft of essay in one of the approved genres due next Tuesday.
• 120 seconds continues T,W,Th until all have read.

Week of January 14 (Short Week! Thursday is the last day of the first semester. Friday is a student holiday. Next Monday is the MLK holiday. Grades reset with the new semester next Tuesday.) YES, YOU OWE 600 WORDS ON TUESDAY, 1/22!

• KBAR = The Giver. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
• Monday night: chapter 9
• Tuesday night: chapters 10 and 11
• Wednesday night: chapters 12 and 13
• 600 words due (every) Tuesday.
• Rough draft of 600+ word essay in one of the approved genres due  Tuesday. (Obviously it counts for 600 words.)
• 120 seconds starts Tuesday.

Week of January 7

• KBAR = The Giver. There will be a reading check quiz every day, preceded by a Q/A session. Bring your book EVERY DAY, and come prepared with questions about ANYTHING you don't understand.
• Monday night: chapters 1 and 2
• Tuesday night: chapters 3 and 4
• Wednesday night: chapters 5 and 6
• Thursday night: chapters 7 and 8
• 1000 words due Tuesday.
• Rough draft of 600+ word essay in one of the approved genres due Thursday... next Tuesday, 1/15. Please note new date.
• Vocabulary/Academic Word List for the week of 1/7.
• 120 seconds starts next Tuesday, 1/15.

OVER THE BREAK

• You owe 1000 words written between 12/18 and 1/8. Have a good vacation.

Week of December 17 - Yup.

• KBARR - Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
• 600 words/week due (every) Tuesday.
• Here is the vocabulary list for the week

Week of December 10 - Yup.

• KBARR - Note the second R. Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (More response ideas here.)
• 600 words/week due (every) Tuesday.
• Here is this week's spelling/vocabulary list. We'll be doing the sheet in class. The spelling pretest is Tuesday, the vocabulary one is Thursday. Study if you wish to do well.

Week of December 3 - Yes, that's really still all there is.

• KBARR - Note the second R. Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (More response ideas here.)
• 600 words/week due (every) Tuesday.
• Here is this week's spelling/vocabulary list. We'll be doing the sheet in class. The spelling pretest is Tuesday, the vocabulary one is Thursday. Study if you wish to do well.

Week of November 26 - The Great Homework Experiment Begins. Let's see if he's correct.
Ok so, the only written homework from now until Christmas break is KBARR and 600 words/week (which I will explain on Tuesday and begins Tuesday). Yes, that also means the end of SSI until 2013.
Here is the vocabulary list for the week. Do with it what you will.

• Vocabulary List for 11/26.

"Week" of November 19 (Wednesday-Friday = Thanksgiving Holiday!)

• Dino Passage + Questions (Not available online.) Only do Question #5!

Week of November 12 (Monday is a holiday. SSI returns after Thanksgiving. You can give thanks for that.)

• KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Friday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (More response ideas here.)  PERIODS 1, 2, and 3 DO NOT HAVE TO RESPOND.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday. (That's tomorrow!)
• Outsiders Project due Friday.

Week of November 5 (Still no SSI. Lucky you.)

• KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (More response ideas here.)  NO RESPONSE THIS WEEK.
• Final Draft of Color Essay due Tuesday.
• Workbook Packet (not available online). There will be a quiz daily AND we will grade the worksheets.
• due Tuesday: p370-371
• due Wednesday: p372-373
• due Thursday: p374-375
• SE Hinton Questions due by Thursday (if not already finished).
• Outsiders Project due next Thursday, 11/15.

Week of October 29 (First week of the second quarter. Friday is a student holiday. SSI is suspended this week only.)

• KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Wednesday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Thursday. (More response ideas here.) NO RESPONSE THIS WEEK.
• Spelling Pretest #6is Tuesday.
• Color Justification Essay: Rough draft (IN INK) due Tuesday. Final Draft due next Tuesday, 11/5.
• Vocabulary (including crossword) due Wednesday.
• If not completed in class, due Thursday at EOP:
• Roots section of spelling sheet.
• Quizzes for chapters 9 and 10 in notebook.
• SE Hinton Bio questions on the back of the S/V sheet.
• Test #10 is on THURSDAY this week.

Week of October 22 (**SSI = Less than 44/55 on Test #8. SSI = Supplementary Scholastic Instruction.)

• KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (More response ideas here.)
• Pink Sheet - Adverbs (not available online):
• p112 due Tuesday
• p113 due Thursday
• Vocabulary due Wednesday (including small crossword). **SSI must do definitions in notebook.
• **SSI only--> Sentences for the warm ups you missed are due the NEXT DAY.
• Test #9 is Friday. 

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• Color Justification Essay: Rough draft (IN INK) due next Tuesday, 10/30.

Week of October 15 (**SSI = Less than 42/53 on Test #7. SSI = Supplementary Scholastic Instruction.)

• KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (More response ideas here.)
• Spelling Pretest #5 is Tuesday. Study...or not.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday (including small crossword). **SSI must do definitions.
• Sentence Combining Practice due Thursday on a separate sheet.
• Spelling Crossword due Friday. (Here is the interactive web version.)
• **SSI only: SPELLING 5x due Friday.

Week of October 8 (**SSI = Less than 32/40 on Test #6. SSI = Supplementary Scholastic Instruction.)

• KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (More response ideas here.)
• Spelling Pretest #4 is Tuesday. Study...or not.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday (including small xword). **SSI must do definitions.
• Show not Tell #2 due THURSDAY: Your choice: a) "Fun!" Show you, in action, having fun. Don't tell me what you think is fun. Show me you doing it.  b) "Weird Planet" Show your first glimpses of a never before seen planet.

350+ words, ink, title, NDP, WDILL?   (NOTE NEW DATE! You're welcome.)
• Spelling Crossword due Friday.  (NOT extra credit, NOT just SSI.)
• **SSI Only: 5x Spelling Practice due Friday.

Week of October 1 (**SSI = Less than 32/41 on Test #5. SSI = Supplementary Scholastic Instruction.)

• KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (More response ideas here.)
• Spelling Pretest #3 is Tuesday. You can choose to study...or not.
• Pink Sheet (FRO's): Page 28 due Tuesday,  Page 29 due Thursday. (Not available online.)
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• **SSI must do vocabulary definitions.
• **SSI: Spelling Sentences due Friday.

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• Think ahead: Show not Tell #2: Your choice: a) "Fun!" Show you, in action, having fun. Don't tell me what you think is fun. Show me you doing it.  b) "Weird Planet" Show your first glimpses of a never before seen planet.

     350+ words, ink, title, NDP, WDILL?    Due next Tuesday, 10/9.

Week of September 24 (**SSI = less than 32/40 on Test #4. SSI = Supplementary Scholastic Instruction.)

• KBARR: Read 15 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (More response ideas here.)
• Academic Words Pretest #2 due Tuesday. **SSI ONLY: A SENTENCE OF YOUR OWN FOR EACH WORD YOU GET WRONG ON THE WARM UPS THIS WEEK DUE FRIDAY.
• Pink Sheet - Compound Sentence Parts:
• p13 due Tuesday
• p14 due Thursday
• Vocabulary due Wednesday. **SSI ONLY: SENTENCES ALSO DUE WEDNESDAY.
• Perfect #1 now due Thursday. (You're welcome.)
• 300+ words (marked), Title, 5 Vocabulary Words (marked), NDP (upper right), ink, neat.
• Topic: Unlimited! Content is not graded.
• Grading: 40p, with -5 for each mechanical mistake.
• Test #5 is Friday. (Tip: Link will usually work Thursday night.)

Week of September 17

• KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (More response ideas here.)
• Spelling Pretest is Tuesday. Study... or not.
• Pink Sheet - Verb Phrases: p10 due Tuesday, p11 Due Thursday.  (Not available online.)
• Vocabulary due Wednesday. See instructions on sheet.
• Spelling Crossword due Friday. (Here is the interactive web version.) #2Down is telegraph.
• 5x spelling practice, for the words you miss Tuesday, due Friday.
• Test #4 is Friday. (Tip: Link will usually work Thursday night.)

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• Think ahead: "Perfect Paper #1" due next Tuesday, 9/25. Prereads due this Friday.
• 300+ words (marked), Title, 5 Vocabulary Words (marked), NDP (upper right), ink, neat.
• Topic: Unlimited! Content is not graded.
• Grading: 40p, with -5 for each mechanical mistake.

Week of September 10

• KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (More response ideas here.)
• "Messy Room" is due Tuesday. (cool, pretty, fun, scary, weird, ugly.  What do these LOOK like? These are actually opinions, NOT descriptions! (Yes, I know they are technically adjectives.)

What's "cool" to you could be "gross" to me or your mom!  You need to show us what this looks, sounds, tastes, smells, feels like! Describe in detail what it might LOOK/SOUND/TASTE/FEEL/SMELL like. Compare two examples.    350+ words, ink, ndp, title (not "Messy Room"), mess(y), gross, disgusting, dirty, stinky, etc. SHOW! Describe! Use all FIVE senses! WDILL?)
• Vocabulary due Wednesday. (See instructions on sheet.)
• Academic Word Sentences (for the words you miss on the pretest) due Thursday.
• Test #3 is Friday. (Tip: Link will usually work Thursday night.)

Week of September 3 (Monday is a holiday.)

• KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook) nightly, respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday.
• Pink Sheet: Adjectives, p104 due Wednesday. (Not available online.)
• Vocabulary due Thursday. (Note unusual day.)
• Messy Room due Tuesday, 9/11. (Think ahead a little!)

Week of August 27

• KBARR: Read 20 minutes, get chart signed (in notebook), respond 1/2 page (in notebook) -- nightly through Thursday. (More response ideas here.)
• Attach handouts to notebook by Tuesday.
• Vocabulary due Wednesday.
• Spelling 5x for the words you miss on Tuesday's pretest AND...
• 5 new words that follow this week's spelling rule due Friday.
• (Extra Credit: Spelling/Vocab Crossword due Friday.)
• Test #1 on Friday. (Spelling, vocabulary, etc.)

Week of August 20 (School Starts Thursday, Aug. 23.)

• Read and sign class expectations by Friday. (That would be the next day.)
• Quiz on expectations sheet on Friday.
• Get a spiral notebook by Monday (in class), 8/27.
• Find a KBAR book by Monday (night), 8/27.