Homework+2014-2015

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=**Welcome Back! It is a new year! **= 05/22/2015 Use your peer editing notes to make any final edits on your narrative. It is due Tuesday.

05/26/2015-05/28/2015 Study for your Collins and Complex Sentence Summatives. Complex Sentence Practice: http://www.hardingcharterprep.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=9937912 http://www.quia.com/rr/126726.html

Extra Reading to help you study: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/598/01/

05/29/2015-06/04/2015 No Homework Have a great summer!

05/12/2015-05/13/2015 Please complete the outline for your narrative/memoir based on the feedback you received on your heart map. Outline for Memoir

05/14/2015-05/21/2015 Complete the first draft of your narrative! This is not graded, but it is time for you to get your thoughts out and edit!

We have not had homework during Ted Talks.

Week 16: 04/20/15-04/24/2015 Work on research and creating your Ted Talk. Poems are due on Thursday.

Ted Talk Rubric:

FCAs: • There are examples of original figurative language based on personal qualities (highlighted) • Uses language from the five senses to evoke a response from the reader (underlined) • Uses appropriate poem form: stanzas and line breaks (At least two stanza, five lines each)

Week 15: 04/13/2015-04/15/2015 Students will complete a graphic organizer to begin their research for their Ted Talk. Research Graphic Organizer

04/16/2015-04/22/2015 Students will continue completing their research and creating their Ted Talk. In addition, students need to complete their nature poem by 4/23/2015. Poem graphic organizers with feedback will be passed back on 04/17/2015.

Week 14: 04/06/2015-04/09/2015 Students will take what they have learned about figurative language and sensory language to create a chart comparing themselves to nature. This is due Friday.

Study for your figurative language assessment: Review for Figurative Language: Metaphor-A comparison saying something is something. It does not use like or as. Example: Natalie is a beautiful rose. OR My heart's a stereo. It beats for you.

Simile- A comparison saying something is similar or like something. It will use like or as. Example: She is beautiful like a rose. OR My heart is as loud as a stereo.

Hyperbole-an extreme exaggeration. Example: My book bag weighs a ton.

Personification: Giving a non-human thing human traits. Example: The daffodils danced in the wind. OR Nature shrugged off the oil spill.

Week 13: 03/28/2015-04/01/2015 No Homework

Week 12:

03/23/2015-03/24/2015 Study for your Collins Summative Finish your graphic organizer for your geography essay.

03/25/2015-03/26/2015 No Homework

Week 11:

03/16/2015-03/18/2015 • Start reading for the LAST meeting of literature circles. Complete your notes that you received today. Remember, this is a conversation about your books. • Comment on a blog post’s content with a question, connection, or opinion about the story/characters by the end of today. Email to access it is msnorheim@gmail.com. • Study for your compound sentence summative on Wednesday.

03/19/2015-03/22/2015 Comment on a blog post with a question, connection, or opinion. Study for your Collins Summative on Wednesday

Week 10:

03/09/2015-03/10/2015 • Please comment on a classmate’s post by Wednesday. You may comment using a question about something they said, making a connection to your book, a movie, life, or class, or you may agree or disagree with their comment as long as you give a reason. • Complete your notes for our second week of literature circles. Remember, this is a conversation about your books. You do need to fill out the entire notes sheet, but you do not need to discuss every question or topic. • Study for your second compound sentence formative. It is on Wednesday. 03/11/2015-03/12/2015 Complete your literature circle reading and notes for Friday's literature circle. Remember: You need to have these complete to participate.

03/13/2015-03/16/2015 Please comment on a blog post from our class using a question, connection, or detailed thought. This is due Tuesday. In addition, complete your notes and reading for your final literature circle. It will be next Thursday.

Week 9:

03/02/2015-03/03/2015 -Write your introduction paragraph for the nature issue you chose. Remember: You are introducing your topic, giving some background, and then stating your purpose in your thesis/topic sentence. •Step 1: Give a one-three sentence interest statement/attention grabber like we talked about today. •Step 2: Give background on the topic. (2-4 sentences) •Step 3: Give your thesis statement (your purpose/topic sentence). (1 sentence)

-Lit Circle Permission Slip is due on Wednesday!

03/04/2015-03/05/2015 Please complete your notes sheet for your literature circle!

Week 7:

02/20/2015-02/23/2015 No Homework

02/24/2015-02/26/2015 -Permission slips for literature circles will be given out on Wednesday. These should be signed by the following Wednesday: March 4th, 2015. -Study for your compound sentence formative on FRIDAY.

02/27/2015-03/01/2015 No Homework

03/02/2015-03/03/2015 -Write your introduction paragraph for the nature issue you chose. Remember: You are introducing your topic, giving some background, and then stating your purpose in your thesis/topic sentence.

Week 6:

02/09/2015-02/11/2015 No Homework

02/12/2015-02/16/2015 Find a song with figurative language. Then, be ready to share how you know the song uses figurative language and the purpose of the figurative language in the song. What does the figurative language mean? What does it add to the song?

02/18/2015-02/19/2015 Students will need to bring in an article on any issue about nature on Friday. Ideas: oil spills, global warming, fracking, wildlife, pollution, overpopulation, etc. We will use this article to begin looking at 3-5 paragraph essays.

02/20/2015-02/23/2015 No Homework

Week 5: 02/02/2015-02/03/2015 No Homework

02/04/2015-02/08/2015 __**Optional Homework**__: Please play the game below. It will challenge you as "president" of your own nation to reduce your impact on nature in a negative way and increase the positive impact we can have as citizens. Be careful! Not all of your citizens will like your policies. You have to stay in office to really help nature. We will discuss in class on Monday. This is optional because the game will only work with flash. Therefore, it will not work on an iPad. Climate Challenge Game

Week 4: Homework 01/26/2015 No School

Homework 01/27/2015-01/28/2015 If you have not completed the noredink.com homework on compound sentences, please do so. See below for our class code.

Homework 01/29/2015-02/01/2015 Bring in a picture of your favorite place in nature.

Week 3: Homework 01/20/2015-01/21/2015 Complete your Mid-Year Reflection Letter. • Today you will receive your letter from the first week back! Use this letter as a reflection of where you’ve been and where you want to go. Write a mid-year reflection letter to yourself. In the first paragraph, __ summarize __ how you have changed, what you have learned academically, but also about yourself. In the second paragraph, re-evaluate your goals. What goals have you achieved? What goals are you in the progress of achieving? What goals do you still need to achieve? What are some of your new goals? In your final paragraph, please share anything new about your life, family, or friends. • -If you need more time, please finish your letter at home. It is due by Thursday, January 22, 2015. 01/22/2015 No Homework

01/23/2015-01/26/2015 Students will be given compound sentence practice to complete on noredink.com. If you have not registered, please do! Our class code is xc9mckfw.

Week 2: Homework 01/12/2015-01/14/2015:

Study for your Collins Summative on Thursday and your Topic Sentence Summative on Friday. Practice is below. Topic Sentence Study Guide Topic Sentence Study Guide Answer Key

Collins Practice and Answer Key:



Week 1: Homework 01/05/2015-01/06/2015: NO HOMEWORK

01/07/2015 Make an account on goodreads.com. We will use this to share our independent reading and interests. Once we start literature circles, you can even add your literature circle book to your goodreads review!

01/08/2015-01/11/2015 Study for your Collins Formative on Monday! Students received their topic sentence formative back today. They will have their summative next Friday. Use quizlet to study for Collins words
 * Note: The Collins Summative is next Thursday.

__2014:__

__Homework 8/25/2014:__

__Please have your parents sign all homeroom forms. In addition, parents need to sign the expectations and Collins Writing letter and return these to me. All forms are due to teachers by next Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014.__

__Homework 08/26/2014 & 08/27/2014:__

__If you have not had your parents sign your forms yet, please have your parents sign them.__ __In addition, work on your letter to me. The guidelines are as follows:__

__ ¢ Your prompt is to write a letter to me, Mrs.Thompson, and in that letter address these questions:__ __ ¢ Paragraph 1:What are my goals for life and this year?__ __ ¢ Paragraph 2: How will I achieve my goals for this year and in life?__ __ ¢ Paragraph 3: You should know…__ __ ¢ The concerns I have are…__ __ ¢ Please take your time and be as thoughtful and detailed in your letter as possible. Be open and honest. Thank you.__ __The letter is due on Thursday, August 28th, 2014. The forms are due Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014.__

__Homework 08/28/14__

__If you have not had your parents sign your forms yet, please have your parents sign them.__ __The forms are due Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014.__ __Have a great Labor Day weekend!__

__Homework 09/02/2014:__

__Period 3 and 4:__ __Bring in a picture of someone you think is a hero. Be prepared to discuss.__

__Period 6 and 7:__ __No homework!__

__Homework 09/03/2014:__

__No homework!__

__Homework 09/04/2013-09/08/2014:__

__Bring in a story, article, or some piece of writing that you enjoy. This can be a book, a newspaper, Flipboard app, or any writing. You need this for MONDAY.__

__09/08/2014-09/11/2014:__

__Use the text you brought in and create an educreations video demonstrating THREE of the reading strategies we have gone over. When you are done, please post it to edmodo. These videos can be written on, drawn on, and used to expand your knowledge of the text. If you need help, please let me know via edmodo, or in person during flex.__

__Here's an example:__ __https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/reading-strategies-example/23843680/?ref=app__ __or [|Click Here]__

__09/11/2014:__ __Create an "I will..." honoring those who we remember today. Post your statement to edmodo.__

__09/12/2014:__ __OPTIONAL homework:__ __I have a page of text I would like you to write on to demonstrate your reading strategies. Please see me for the text. You are free to write all over the text, and I will give you feedback once you return it to me.__

__09/12/2014-09/18/2014:__ __Study for subject and predicate quiz.__

__09/16/2014:__ __Complete the practice homework that was given to you today. Here is a copy in case you lost your copy. It is due tomorrow.__

__ Directions: Read each sentence. If it is not a sentence, write next to it NS (not a sentence). If it is not a sentence, correct it. If it is a sentence, or once you have corrected it, please __underline __the subject,__ double underline__ the complete subject, circle the simple predicate, and box the complete predicate. 1. Running down the sand dunes.

2. The frothy blue and grey waves crashed on the shore.

3. After we set up our huge umbrella.

4. The frisbee that my brother threw zoomed out into the sea.

09/17/2014-09/18/2014: Study for subject and predicate quiz.

09/19/2014 No homework.

09/22/2014-09/25/2014: Study for SUMMATIVE subject and predicate quiz.

09/25/2014-09/29/2014: Review your collins words from class today and follow these steps: • 1. Highlight the misspelled words on your paper and on your list.

• 2.Use them in a sentence correctly on your paper.

• 3. This is due TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014.

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• -Study tonight! Your summative quiz is tomorrow. 09/30/2014: No Homework

10/01/2014-10/02/2014: Study for fact and opinion formative

10/03/2014: No Homework

10/06/2014: Finish the Malala activity on Google Docs.

Homework 10/08/14: Please read the attached article. Then, use your reading strategies to record question, connections, thoughts, and reactions below in the reply box. This will be a part of your bell ringer for tomorrow. Ebola Article

10/07/2014-10/09/2014: Review Collins words. Redo words if needed. Complete a vocab cartoon by Friday! Study for fact and opinion summative.

10/10/2014 No Homework

10/13/2014-10/15/2014 No Homework

10/16/2014 Study for claim and evidence quiz and sentence quiz Use the claim statement and t-chart you made to argue one side of the argument. Write your argument as a TDEDEC. That means your T should be your claim, D should be a detail/fact from your t-chart, E should explain how your fact supports your claim, and the C should convince us your opinion is the one we should believe. (Due Friday)

*Note: Students may be done with the above homework if they were able to complete it during class.
10/17/2014 No Homework

10/20/2014 No Homework

10/21/2014-10/23/2014 Study for sentence and claim summative. Extra practice will be provided on edmodo.

10/24/2014-10/27/2014 Study for claim quiz-OPTIONAL homework on Edmodo.

10/28/2014-10/29/2014 No Homework

10/30/2014-10/31/2014 Comma Practice: Due Monday

11/03/2014-11/06/2014 Study for comma formative.

11/06/2014-11/11/2014 Please complete your practice paragraph from class 11/05/2014:

.Pick your own article from []. Write your own topic sentence, find your own facts, explain how they support the topic sentence, and then restate the topic sentence in your concluding sentence. Include the article's link on your document.

.FCA 1- Gives a topic sentence that follows the given criteria (4pts)

.FCA 2- Facts/details supports your topic sentence.

.AND Explanation clearly shows how the fact/detail supports the topic sentence. 2 pts for each fact and explanation x2= 4pts

.FCA 3- Uses complete sentences (no fragments/runons). 2pts

.Total FORMATIVE: 10 pts

11/12/2014-11/17/2014 Study for Comma Summative Quiz

11/13/2014-11/16/2014 Don't forget to review your topic sentence notes for your mini-quiz on Monday! Complete Comma Practice: This will be handed out on the 13th. See below if you lose your copy.

Name: Date: Period:
 * Directions**: Please find the errors in the below paragraph. Highlight them. Then correct them on the back. There is one fragment, one run-on, one sentence that need commas in a series, and one sentences that need a coordinate adjective comma.

Thanksgiving is almost here! I cannot wait to have a break, I plan to sleep until noon. When I wake up, there will be some much baking and cooking to do! My favorite tradition is to bake tons of pies. My husband and I always bake at least six pies. Two years ago we made squash pumpkin apple and cherry. Wonderful apple pie! I love the crumb top on the apple pie, and it is best fresh from the oven. I know it is ready when it has a dark crisp shell. However, the best part is making the first cut. The aroma fills the air with tantalizing flavors that would make anyone think of grandma’s kitchen. Then, I finish the pie off with a huge dollop of whip cream!

11/18/2014 Study for topic sentence analysis formative on Thursday. Study for commas and coordinate adjectives formative on Friday.

11/19/2014 Choose someone in your family and write about them! Your job is to use one character trait to describe them, give evidence to support it, and explain how the evidence supports it. This should be at least four sentences. Follow this format: Topic Detail Explanation Conclusion
 * Study for topic sentence analysis formative

11/20/2014 Review coordinate adjective notes for quiz. __** Coordinate adjective test has been moved to December 5th! **__

11/21/2014-11/26/2014 No homework
 * If you are absent for Thanksgiving break, please check the wiki agenda tab and edmodo. Complete all assignment you miss. You may send missed assignments through edmodo, Google Docs, or email.

Happy Thanksgiving!

12/02/2014-12/04/2014 Study for quiz on coordinate adjectives for this Friday. *Resources are on edmodo and under the agenda tab.

12/05/2014-12/08/2014 No Homework

12/09/2014 Finish "The Hero's Test" graphic organizer.

12/10/2014 No Homework

12/11/2014 No Homework

12/12/2014-12/15/2014 • Research online, in the news, magazines, etc. and find an example of a protest. Write a one paragraph reflection on whether you agree or disagree with this protest. Say why and give FACTS as your details. *Use the TDEDEC structure. Due Tuesday!

12/16/2014 No Homework

12/17/2014 Finish graphic organizer on "Time for a Hero".

12/18/2014-12/21/2014 Study for a coordinate adjective quiz and collins formative on Monday!

12/22/2014-1/4/2015 No Homework: Happy Holidays!