Have a WONDERFUL Spring Break!
THURSDAY
April 5th, 2012TUESDAY
April 3rd, 2012READING: IR Book (20 minutes per night)
WRITING: Research paper (Work on choosing your topic.)
GRAMMAR: p.232 : Review B
SPELLING: p.187 : All
VOCABULARY: Column 3
SOCIAL STUDIES: Read* p.364-367; SG Timeline; ISN p. 221
* Reading a textbook is quite different from the way a novel is read. Be sure you can answer any question and explain any specialized vocabulary in the study guide or book without looking back. When you can do that, you have read it enough for today. If you cannot do that, read it again. The number of times you will need to re-read content material will vary, depending upon the subject and difficulty of the text, as well as your previous knowledge of the material, but I would recommend a minimum of three times.
MONDAY
April 2nd, 2012READING: IR Book
WRITING: FCP Letter #4 due tomorrow
GRAMMAR: p. 229: Ex. 2
SPELLING: p.186 : All
VOCABULARY: Column 2
SOCIAL STUDIES: Read* p.360-363; SG Questions; ISN p. 219-220
* Reading a textbook is quite different from the way a novel is read. Be sure you can answer any question and explain any specialized vocabulary in the study guide or book without looking back. When you can do that, you have read it enough for today. If you cannot do that, read it again. The number of times you will need to re-read content material will vary, depending upon the subject and difficulty of the text, as well as your previous knowledge of the material, but I would recommend a minimum of three times.
Don’t forget: No school this Friday…it’s Spring Break! Yeah!
FRIDAY
March 30th, 2012READING: IR Book
WRITING: FCP #4 due April 3
GRAMMAR: p. 226: Ex. 1
SPELLING: 5X and signature
VOCABULARY: Column 1
SOCIAL STUDIES: Read* p.357-359; SG: Terms; ISN p. 217-218
* Reading a textbook is quite different from the way a novel is read. Be sure you can answer any question and explain any specialized vocabulary in the study guide or book without looking back. When you can do that, you have read it enough for today. If you cannot do that, read it again. The number of times you will need to re-read content material will vary, depending upon the subject and difficulty of the text, as well as your previous knowledge of the material, but I would recommend a minimum of three times.|
REMINDER: No school next Friday (Spring Break!)
MONDAY
March 26th, 2012READING: IR Book (20 minutes each night.)
WRITING:
GRAMMAR: p. 219: Ex. A
SPELLING: p.181: EVEN
VOCABULARY: Column
SOCIAL STUDIES: Read* p.350-353: SG Questions; ISN: p. 214-215
* Reading a textbook is quite different from the way a novel is read. Be sure you can answer any question and explain any specialized vocabulary in the study guide or book without looking back. When you can do that, you have read it enough for today. If you cannot do that, read it again. The number of times you will need to re-read content material will vary, depending upon the subject and difficulty of the text, as well as your previous knowledge of the material, but I would recommend a minimum of three times.
FRIDAY
March 23rd, 2012READING: IR Book (20 minutes each night)
WRITING: FCP #4 due April 3
GRAMMAR: p. 215-216: Review D
SPELLING: 5X and parent signature
VOCABULARY: Column 1
SOCIAL STUDIES: Read* p.347-349; SG Terms
* Reading a textbook is quite different from the way a novel is read. Be sure you can answer any question and explain any specialized vocabulary in the study guide or book without looking back. When you can do that, you have read it enough for today. If you cannot do that, read it again. The number of times you will need to re-read content material will vary, depending upon the subject and difficulty of the text, as well as your previous knowledge of the material, but I would recommend a minimum of three times.
TUESDAY
March 20th, 2012REMINDER: SPRING PHOTOS ON FRIDAY.
READING: IR Book (20 minutes per night.)
WRITING:
GRAMMAR: p. 213: Ex. 6
SPELLING: p.176 : ODD (HWP is incorrect.)
VOCABULARY: Column 3
SOCIAL STUDIES: Read* p.341-345; SG Timeline; ISN p. 209
* Reading a textbook is quite different from the way a novel is read. Be sure you can answer any question and explain any specialized vocabulary in the study guide or book without looking back. When you can do that, you have read it enough for today. If you cannot do that, read it again. The number of times you will need to re-read content material will vary, depending upon the subject and difficulty of the text, as well as your previous knowledge of the material, but I would recommend a minimum of three times.
MONDAY
March 19th, 2012READING: IR Book (20 minutes per night)
WRITING: 2 NEW sonnets (Not those written in class today.)
GRAMMAR: p. 212: Ex. 5
SPELLING: p. 175: EVEN (HWP is incorrect.)
VOCABULARY: Column 2
SOCIAL STUDIES: Read* p.336-340; SG Questions; ISN p. 207-208 (if you did not use time wisely in class.)
Don’t forget: Spring photos this Friday…SMILE!
* Reading a textbook is quite different from the way a novel is read. Be sure you can answer any question and explain any specialized vocabulary in the study guide or book without looking back. When you can do that, you have read it enough for today. If you cannot do that, read it again. The number of times you will need to re-read content material will vary, depending upon the subject and difficulty of the text, as well as your previous knowledge of the material, but I would recommend a minimum of three times.
FRIDAY
March 16th, 2012READING: IR Book
WRITING:
GRAMMAR: p. 210: Ex. Review C
SPELLING: 5X and get signature (NOTE: Pages are wrong on this week’s HWP.)
VOCABULARY: Column 1
SOCIAL STUDIES: Read* p.333-335; SG Terms; ISN 205-206 (Do not do the “pedestal” part on the bottom of the pages.
* Reading a textbook is quite different from the way a novel is read. Be sure you can answer any question and explain any specialized vocabulary in the study guide or book without looking back. When you can do that, you have read it enough for today. If you cannot do that, read it again. The number of times you will need to re-read content material will vary, depending upon the subject and difficulty of the text, as well as your previous knowledge of the material, but I would recommend a minimum of three times.
TUESDAY
March 13th, 2012
Weather alert….it is supposed to rain all week, so please do not wear summer clothing.
READING: IR Book
WRITING: Review poetry notes. Create 2 Limericks and 5 Concrete poems.
GRAMMAR: p.208: Review B
SPELLING: p.170: ODD
VOCABULARY: Column 3
SOCIAL STUDIES: Read* p.330-331; SG Timeline; ISN 201 (Not 202.)
* Reading a textbook is quite different from the way a novel is read. Be sure you can answer any question and explain any specialized vocabulary in the study guide or book without looking back. When you can do that, you have read it enough for today. If you cannot do that, read it again. The number of times you will need to re-read content material will vary, depending upon the subject and difficulty of the text, as well as your previous knowledge of the material, but I would recommend a minimum of three times.








