Learn and then practice. Practice and then learn again. Such endeavor may seem as monotonous or hard work to students, but undeniably this is the nature of learning, which involves discipline and patience for self in the learning process.
Below you will find information in the following categories: class assignments, homework, quizzes, and essays.
Homework:
Each homework assignment either prepares students for the next day's lesson or offers individual practice on the day's learned concepts or skills. Homework assignment is checked each day at the beginning of class.
Essays:
All writing assignments must be typed. If students do not have a computer at home, students must make time to type up their essays in the school library.
Homework for 3/25: "The Open Window"
4th & 6th period: Finish reading the story using interactive notes.
Homework for 3/20: Write a TEA response to poem
3rd period: Finish TEA response to "Maggie, Milly, Molly and May" due 3/23.
Homework for 3/17: Write a TEA response to poem
4th period: Finish TEA response to "Papa's Fishing Pole" due on 3/20.
6th period: Finish TEA response for "Maggie, Milly, Molly and May" due on 3/19.
Homework for 3/16: Write a TEA response to poem
3rd period: Finish TEA response for "Women" due on 3/17.
4th period: Finish TEA response for "Maggie, Milly, Molly, and May" due on 3/17.
Homework for 3/13: Revise 2 TEA responses to the poem
3rd period: Finished revising 2 TEA responses due on 3/6.
4th period & 6th period: Finish TEA responses to "Women" due on 3/16 for 4th period and 3/17 for 6th period.
Homework for 3/12: Revise 2 TEA responses to the poem
4th & 6th period: 2 TEA responses are due on 3/13.
Homework for 3/11: Write a TEA response to the poem
4th period: Finish revising TEA responses to "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "I Hear an Army", due on 3
Homework for 3/10: Write a TEA response to the poem
3rd & 4th period: Finish writing a TEA response to "I Hear an Army".
6th period: Finish writing a TEA response to "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
Homework for 3/9: Write a TEA response to "I Wandered Lonely as aCloud"
3rd and 4th period: Write a TEA response and check for grammar before finishing the poem. Due 3/10
Homework for 3/5: Paraphrasing Poem
6th period: Finish paraphrasing poem, "Blood," due on 3/6.
Homework for 3/4: Paraphrasing Poem
4th period: Finish paraphrasing poem, "Blood," due on 3/5.
6th period: Finish paraphrasing poem, "You Begin," due on 3/5.
Homework for 2/23: 1st draft
3rd & 4th period: Students must have their drafts typed up. 3rd period is due on 2/26 and 4th period is due on 2/25.
Homework for 2/20: Evidence Collection with a Thesis
3rd & 4th period: Students must collect 6 evidence for their essay by 2/23.
Homework for 2/19: Evidence Collection
3rd period: Students must collect 6 evidence for their essay by 2/20.
6th period: Students must type up their first draft by 2/20.
Homework for 2/18: Writing a Thesis
4th period: Students must write a thesis for their chosen topics about Things Fall Apart by 2/20.
6th period: Students must collect 6 evidence for their essay by 2/19.
Homework for 2/17: Writing a Thesis
6th period: Students must write a thesis for their chosen topics about Things Fall Apart by 2/18.
Homework for 2/12: Metacognition Log
3rd period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 24 in Things Fall Apart by 2/13.
Homework for 2/11: Metacognition Log
4th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 24 in Things Fall Apart by 2/13.
Homework for 2/10: Metacognition Log
3rd & 4th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 23 in Things Fall Apart by 2/11 for 4th period and 2/12 for 3rd period.
Homework for 2/9: Metacognition Log
3rd & 4th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 21 in Things Fall Apart by 2/10.
Homework for 2/5: Metacognition Log
3rd & 4th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 20 in Things Fall Apart by 2/3.
6th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 23 in Things Fall Apart by 2/4.
Homework for 2/4: Metacognition Log
6th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 22 in Things Fall Apart by 2/5.
Homework for 2/2: Metacognition Log
3rd & 4th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 19 in Things Fall Apart by 2/3.
6th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 21 in Things Fall Apart by 2/4.
Homework for 1/30: Metacognition Log
3rd & 4th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 18 in Things Fall Apart by 1/30.
6th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 20 in Things Fall Apart by 1/30.
Quiz for 2/6: Dependent/ Independent clauses, run on sentences, verb tense consistency.
Homework for 1/29: Metacognition Log
3rd period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 17 in Things Fall Apart by 1/30.
6th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch19 in Things Fall Apart by 1/30.
Homework for 1/28: Metacognition Log
4th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 17 in Things Fall Apart by 1/30.
6th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch18 in Things Fall Apart by 1/29.
Quiz on Friday: 6 vocabulary words and the literary terms for figurative language.
Literary terms for figurative language: personification, simile, and metaphor.
Homework for 1/27: Metacognition Log
3rd & 4th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 16 in Things Fall Apart by 1/29.
6th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 17 in Things Fall Apart 1/28.
Homework for 1/23: Metacognition Log
6th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 16 in Things Fall Apart by 1/27.
3rd & 4th period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 15 in Things Fall Apart by 1/27.
Homework for 1/22: Metacognition Log
Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Ch 15 in Things Fall Apart by 1/23.
3rd period: Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Chapter 14 in Things Fall Apart by 1/22.
Homework for 1/21: Metacognition Log
Students must complete metacognition log, and write a summary and 2 QAR questions for Chapter 14 in Things Fall Apart by 1/22.
Homework: Parent Letter Regarding New Policies
Parent letter regarding new policies must by signed and submitted by 1/21.
3rd period students must submit signed parent letter by 1/22.