Wednesday, 14 - Thursday, 15

Wednesday

Sixth Grade
6V: Final / Write Levels of Questions
6P: Levels of Questions
Homework:
6V: Discussion on Monday
6P: Final on Friday / Discussion on Monday
Seventh Grade
7-1: Circle Disussion
7-2: Begin Christmas Carol
Homework:
7-2: Final tomorrow
Eighth Grade
Circle Disussion
Homework:
8-1: Final tomorrow

Thursday
Sixth Grade
6V: Write Levels of Questions / Read
6P: AR Party / Levels of Questions / Read
Homework:
6V: Discussion on Monday
6P: Final tomorrow / Discussion on Monday

Seventh Grade
7-1: Begin Christmas Carol
7-2: Final / Read Christmas Carol

Eighth Grade
8-1: Final
8-2: Anne Frank Movie

Tuesday, December 13

Sixth Grade
Levels of Questions
Homework:
6V: Final tomorrow / Discussion on Thursday
6P: Final on Friday / Discussion on Monday
Seventh Grade
7-1: Final
7-2: Circle Disussion
Homework:
7-1:Discussion tomorrow
7-2: Final on Thursday
Eighth Grade
8-1:Anne Frank Movie / 8-2: Final
Homework:
8-1: Final on Thursday / Discussion tomorrow

8-2: Discussion tomorrow

Friday, December 9 & Monday, December 12 (Including Finals)

Friday

Sixth Grade Check Vocab.
6V:Study Guide / Finish Theme Statement / Read / Vocab. Games
6P: Check Study Guide / Read / Vocab. Games
Homework:Read and Study

Seventh Grade
Check Vocab. / Write Levels of Questions / Read / Vocab. Games
Homework:Read and Study

Eighth Grade
Check Vocab. / Finish Anne Frank /(Write Levels of Questions) /

Homework:Read and Study

Monday

Sixth Grade
(AR Test) STAR Test
Homework:6V: Final on Wednesday / 6P: Final on Friday

Seventh Grade
(AR Test) STAR Test
Homework:
7-1: Final tomorrow / Discussion on Wednesday
7-2: Final on Thursday / Discussion tomorrow

Eighth Grade
(AR Test) STAR Test
Homework:
8-1: Final on Thursday / Discussion on Wednesday

8-2: Final tomorrow / Discussion on Wednesday

Thursday,December 8

Sixth Grade Check Vocab.
6V: Finish OOD /Holistic Theme Statement / 
6P: Finals Review
Homework:Vocab. page 86

Seventh Grade
7-1:"Birmingham" TPCASST
7-2:Check worksheets / Analyze "Birmingham"
Homework: Vocab. page 86 / Finish Watsons by Friday

Eighth Grade
Check Human Rights / Finish Act Two - Scene Summaries /

Homework:Vocab. page 86

Wednesday, December 7

Sixth Grade
Check Vocab. / Read pages 193-227
Homework:6V:None
6P:Research #4 / Vocab. page 85

Seventh Grade
7-1:Check Vocab./ "Lessons of Birmingham" / "Birmingham" poems 
7-2:"Birmingham" poems / Allusions worksheet
Homework: / Finish Watsons by Friday

Eighth Grade
Check Vocab./ Read Act Two - Scene Summaries /

Homework:Catholic Social Teachings & Human Rights

Friday, December 2 - Tuesday, December 6

Friday
Sixth Grade
Check Vocab. / Vocab. Test #6 / Read AR book
Homework:Read

Seventh Grade
7-1:Check Vocab. / Vocab. Test #6 / Finish Birmingham Trip or read Homework:Read Chapter 12
7-2:Check Vocab. / Vocab. Test #6 / Read
Homework:Read Chapter 11 / Fig. lang picture

Eighth Grade
8-1: Check Vocab. / Vocab. Test #6 / Writing Prompt

8-2: Check Vocab. / Vocab. Test #6 / Begin Writing Prompt

Monday
Sixth Grade
Job E for pages 150-189 / "The Lindbergh Kidnapping"
Homework:Vocab. Page 82

Seventh Grade
7-1:Share pictures / Read Chapters 13 & 14 together
Homework:Vocab. Page 82 / Finish Birmingham Trip
7-2:Share pictures / Read Chapters 12 & 13 together
Homework:Vocab. Page 82 / AR book

Eighth Grade
8-1: Act One Quiz / Writing Prompt
8-2: Writing Prompt

Homework:Vocab. Page 82

Tuesday
Sixth Grade
Check Vocab. / "The Lindbergh Kidnapping" (Reconciliation)
Homework:
6V:Research #4 / Vocab. page 85
6P:Finish Lindbergh

Seventh Grade
7-1:"Birmingham" speech annotation / SOAPSTONE
Homework:Vocab. Page 85 / Finish Watsons by Friday
7-2:Check Vocab./ Read Chapter 14 
Homework:Vocab. Page 85 / Finish Watsons by Friday

Eighth Grade
8-1: Gift assignment / Share Holocaust Prompts
8-2: Act Two, Scene One 

Homework:Vocab. Page 85

Thursday, December 1

Sixth Grade
Check Vocab. / Read pages 150-189 / Job E /
Writing prompt
Homework:Finish Unit 6 / Vocab. Test tomorrow

Seventh Grade
7-1:Fig. Lang. picture
7-2:Fig. Lang. picture / Birmingham Trip
Homework:Finish Unit 6 / Vocab. Test tomorrow

Eighth Grade
8-1:Check Vocab./ Writing Prompt
8-2:Check Vocab./ Act One Quiz / Anne Frank Gifts - due next Friday
Homework:Finish Unit 6 / Vocab. Test tomorrow

Wednesday, November 30

Sixth Grade
Check Research / Nonfiction article / Writing prompt
Homework:Completing the Sentence

Seventh Grade
7-1:SOAPSTONE & Fig. Lang. picture - due Friday
Homework:Read Chapter 11 - by tomorrow
7-2:"I Have a Dream" speech annotation
Homework:Read Chapter 10 - by tomorrow

Eighth Grade
8-1:"The Hangman" TPCASST / Writing Prompt
8-2:"The Hangman "TPCASST / Holocaust Prompt
Homework:Completing the Sentence

Tuesday, November 29

Sixth Grade
Check Vocab./ Finish Job D / Writing Prompt (Google Classroom)
Homework:Research C due tomorrow / Study Vocab.

Seventh Grade
7-1:Check Vocab./"I Have a Dream" speech annotation
Homework:Read Chapter 11 - by Thursday
7-2:Ch. 1-8 quiz / Check Vocab./ Begin "I Have a Dream" speech
Homework:Read Chapter 10 - by Thursday

Eighth Grade
8-1:Check Vocab./ Salitter's Report /"The Hangman"
8-2:Check Vocab./ "The Hangman"

Homework:TPCASST - Connotation

Monday, November 28

Sixth Grade
Discuss Job C & Conflicts / Read pages 87-149 / Job D
Homework:Research C /Synonyms & Antonyms

Seventh Grade
7-1:"I Have a Dream" speech annotation
Homework:Synonyms & Antonyms / Read Chapter 10
7-2: Read Watsons
Homework:Synonyms & Antonyms / Read Chapter 9

Eighth Grade
Discuss questions / Salitter's Report
8-2:Third article / Act One questions

Homework:Synonyms & Antonyms

Friday, November 18

Sixth Grade
Vocab. Unit 6 / Check Research
Homework:Words & Pictures (Vocab. Test on December 2)

Seventh Grade
Vocab. Unit 6 / Read
Homework:Words & Pictures (Vocab. Test on December 2)

Eighth Grade
Vocab. Unit 6 / Finish Scene 3 - write summary

Homework:Words & Pictures (Vocab. Test on December 2)

Thursday, November 17

Sixth Grade
Share Job B / OOD Figurative Language /
Homework:Research, Topic B Notes - due tomorrow

Seventh Grade
7-1:Dialect definition / Watsons Figurative Language / Read Chapter 6
7-2:Read Chapter 5 / Watsons Figurative Language
Homework:Finish classwork

Eighth Grade
8-1: Finish presentations / Read The Sneetches
Homework:Read articles

8-2: Finish Sneetches / Read Scene 3

Homework:Sneetches Conflict

Out of the Dust Link

Here is a link:

http://www.btboces.org/Downloads/1_Out%20of%20the%20Dust%20by%20Karen%20Hesse.pdf

Job B starts on page 35.

Tuesday & Wednesday, November 15 & 16

Tuesday

Sixth Grade
Book Fair Video / Share Job A / Read pgs. 37-51
Homework:Research, Topic A Notes

Seventh Grade
7-1:Book Fair Video / Finish Research presentations / Read Ch. 3 & 4 by tomorrow
7-2:Present Research / Read Watsons
Homework:Read Watsons, Chapter 3

Eighth Grade
8-1: Read Scene 3
8-2: Research presentations

Homework:Read


Wednesday

Sixth Grade
Book Fair Visit / Finish Job B /
Homework:Research, Topic A Notes - due tomorrow

Seventh Grade
7-1:Book Fair Visit / Read Chapter 5
7-2:Book Fair Visit / Read Chapter 4 
Homework:Finish reading

Eighth Grade
Book Fair Visit / Presentations

Homework:

Monday, November 14

Sixth Grade
Out of the Dust, Job A
Homework:Read

Seventh Grade
7-1:Present Research / Read Ch. 3 & 4 by Wednesday
7-2:Present Research / Read Ch. 2 by tomorrow
Homework:Read Watsons

Eighth Grade
Present Research

Homework:Read

Wednesday, November 9 - Friday, November 11

Wednesday

Sixth Grade
Check Vocab./ The Dust Bowl / (Begin Out of the Dust)
Homework:Finish Unit 5

Seventh Grade
7-1:Check Vocab./ Research / Read Watsons,Chapter Two
7-2:Check Vocab./ Research
Homework:Finish Unit 5 / Research due tomorrow

Eighth Grade
Check Vocab./ Anne Frank video

Homework:Finish Unit 5 / Research due tomorrow

Thursday

Sixth Grade
Check Vocab./ Explain Jobs / Begin Out of the Dust
Homework:Unit 5 Test tomorrow

Seventh Grade
7-1:Check Vocab./ Present Research / (Read Watsons,Chapter Two)
7-2:Check Vocab./ Read Watsons, Chapter 1
Homework:Unit 5 Test tomorrow

Eighth Grade
Check Vocab./ Begin Anne Frank
Homework:Unit 5 Test tomorrow

Friday

Sixth Grade
Check Vocab./ Vocab. Test #5 / Read
Homework:Read

Seventh Grade
Check Vocab./ Vocab. Test #5 / Read
Homework:Read

Eighth Grade
Check Vocab./ Vocab. Test #5 / Read

Homework:Read

Friday, Nov. 4 - Tuesday Nov. 8

Friday

Sixth Grade
Check Vocab. / Figurative Language Cut-Out's
Homework: Finish classwork / Read

Seventh Grade
7-1:Begin research
7-2:Check paraphrasing / Begin research
Homework: Read

Eighth Grade
Begin Research

Homework: Choosing the Right Word

Monday

Sixth Grade
Surviving the Dust Bowl video
Homework:Synonyms & Antonyms,pages 66 & 67

Seventh Grade
Research
Homework:Synonyms & Antonyms,pages 66 & 67

Eighth Grade
Research

Homework:Synonyms & Antonyms,pages 66 & 67

Tuesday

Sixth Grade
Check Vocab./ Finish work / The Dust Bowl
Homework:Completing the Sentence,pages 67 & 68

Seventh Grade
Check Vocab./ Research
7-2: Rosary
Homework:Completing the Sentence,pages 67 & 68

Eighth Grade
Check Vocab./ Research

Homework:Completing the Sentence,pages 67 & 68

Thursday, November 3

Sixth Grade
Check "All Summer" figurative language / Read "The Jacket" - Find Figurative Language
Homework: Choosing the Right Word

Seventh Grade
7-1:Check vocab./ Begin Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963
7-2:Check vocab. / Emmett Till / Paraphrasing
Homework: Paraphrasing

Eighth Grade
Share Tone passages / Anticipation & "How Could It Happen?" / Assign Research

Homework: Tone passages

Tuesday, November 1

Sixth Grade
Vocab. Unit 5 / Finish "The Ghost Boy" - Inferences
Homework: Words & Pictures

Seventh Grade
Vocab. Unit 5 / Civil Rights /
Homework: Words & Pictures

Eighth Grade
Share Halloween Stories / Vocab. Unit 5 / Tone passages
Homework: Words & Pictures

Monday, October 31

Sixth Grade
6P:Check Vocab. / Vocab. Test #4 /"The Ghost Boy" - Inferences
6V:"The Ghost Boy" 
Seventh Grade
7-1:Civil Rights Intro.
7-2:Check Vocab./ Vocab. Test #4 / Finish Levels of Reading
Eighth Grade
8-1:Share Halloween Stories
8-2:Check Vocab. / Vocab. Test #4

Share Halloween Stories

Thursday, October 27

Sixth Grade
6V:Check Vocab. / Vocab. Test #4 / Halloween History
6P: No Class
6V: Vocab. Book, pages 83-85
6P: Test on Monday
Seventh Grade
7-1:Check Vocab./ Vocab. Test #4 / Finish Writing prompt
7-2:No Class
7-2: Test on Monday
Eighth Grade
8-1:Check Vocab. / Vocab. Test #4 / Tone Passages
8-2: No Class / Test on Monday

Wednesday, October 26

Sixth Grade
Check Vocab. / Finish "Ghost of the Lagoon" plot pyramid
Homework: Finish Unit 4 - Study /
6V: Test tomorrow 6P: Test on Monday

Seventh Grade
7-1:Check Vocab./ Share Levels of Reading / Writing prompt
7-2:Check Vocab./ Levels of Reading
Homework: Finish Unit 4 - Study /
7-1:Test tomorrow 7-2: Test on Monday

Eighth Grade
Check Vocab. / Tone Intro - Cartoons & Lipograms
Homework:Finish Unit 4 - Study /

8-1:Test tomorrow 8-2: Test on Monday

Assignments: Oct. 18 - 25

Tuesday, Oct 18

Sixth Grade
STAR Test / Read "Ghost of the Lagoon" / page 208

Seventh Grade
"Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Quiz/
7-1:Begin Levels of Reading
7-2:Finish "Monsters are Due on Maple Street"

Eighth Grade

Begin Halloween short story

Wednesday, Oct 19

Sixth Grade
Choosing the Right Word / "Ghost of the Lagoon" questions

Seventh Grade
Levels of Reading

Eighth Grade

Outsiders Field Trip

Monday, Oct. 24

Sixth Grade
Check Vocab. / Read "All Summer in a Day"
Homework: Finish "Choosing the Right Word" + Synonyms & Antonyms

Seventh Grade
7-1: Finish Levels of Reading / Frankenstein's Monster
Homework: "Choosing the Right Word" + Synonyms & Antonyms

Eighth Grade
Halloween Story Writing

Homework: "Choosing the Right Word" + Synonyms & Antonyms

Tuesday, Oct. 25

Sixth Grade
Check Vocab. / "Ghost of the Lagoon" plot pyramid
Homework: Completing the Sentence /
6V: Test on Thursday 6P: Test on Monday

Seventh Grade
7-1:Check Vocab.& Frankenstein's Monster / Twilight Zone
7-2:Levels of Reading
Homework: "Completing the Sentence"
7-1:Test on Thursday 7-2: Test on Monday

Eighth Grade
Check Vocab. / Halloween Story Writing / Vocab. games
Homework:"Completing the Sentence"

8-1:Test on Thursday 8-2: Test on Monday

Friday, October 14

Sixth Grade:
Vocabulary Review Test / Read AR book
Homework:Read

Seventh Grade:
7-1: Vocabulary Review Test / Read
7-1: Vocabulary Review Test / Finish "Monsters"
Homework:Read

Eighth Grade:
Vocabulary Review Test / Finish Collage & Paragraph

Homework:Read

Thursday, October 13

Sixth Grade:
Check Vocab./ Plot Notes / Read "Ghost of the Lagoon"
Homework:Study for Vocab. test tomorrow

Seventh Grade:
Check Vocab. / Read "Monsters"
Homework:Study for Vocab. test tomorrow

Eighth Grade:
Finish Collage & Paragraph / Vocab. Review

Homework:Study for Vocab. test tomorrow

Tuesday & Wednesday, October 11 & 12

Tuesday

Sixth Grade:
Finish "Eleven"/ Take AR test or read
Rachel paragraph & Vocab. pages 45 & 49 - due Thursday
Homework:Finish classwork

Seventh Grade:
Check "The Raven" / "Monsters" Intro.- take notes
7-2:Check Vocab. / Finish "The Raven" / "Monsters" Intro.
Homework:Finish review unit

Eighth Grade:
8-1:"The Monkey's Paw" Quiz / Read "Icarus" (7th Grade book, page 662) Henri Matisse - Mood collage
8-2:Check homework / Finish "The Monkey's Paw" / Quiz

Homework:Finish review unitWednesday

Sixth Grade:
Take AR test or read / Vocab, pages 42 &43
Homework:Finish Rachel paragraph & Vocab. pages 45 & 49

Seventh Grade:
Finish "Monsters" Intro./ Begin "Monsters"
Homework:Finish Review / Study Vocab.

Eighth Grade:
8-1:Check Vocab./ Henri Matisse - Collage for "The Monkey's Paw" - Include Mood, Motif, Allusions, Theme
8-2:Check Vocab./ Henri Matisse - Collage for "The Monkey's Paw" - Include Mood, Motif, Allusions, Theme

Homework:Finish review unit

Monday, October 10

AR Test due Wednesday

Sixth Grade:
Figurative Language - Rachel's Character / Draw TWO figures of speech for "Eleven" (You can finish tomorrow)
Homework:Finish Figures of Speech by Wednesday

Seventh Grade:
7-1:Share Mood paragraphs / Mood - "The Raven"
7-2:Vocab. pages 42-43 / begin "The Raven"
Homework:Finish classwork / 7-2:Vocab.page 48

Eighth Grade:
8-1:"The Monkey's Paw" 

8-2:"Tell Tale Heart" quiz / Finish "Tell Tale Heart" analysis / "The Monkey's Paw" Homework:"The Raven" Mood

Friday, October 7

Sixth Grade:
Check Vocab. / Play Memory / Read
Homework:Read

Seventh Grade:
Mood paragraph / Read
Homework:Read

Eighth Grade:
8-1:Check Vocab. / Check "Tell-Tale Heart" package /
"The Raven" Mood
Homework:Read
8-2:Literary Terms Notes / Analyze "Tell Tale Heart" -Mood
Homework:Read

Thursday, October 6

Sixth Grade:
Check Vocab. / Read "Eleven" / Figurative Language
Homework:Finish Vocab. page 48

Seventh Grade:
Check Vocab. / Finish Mood packet / Mood paragraph
Homework:Vocab. page 47

Eighth Grade:

No Class - Cascia Hall

Wednesday, October 5

Sixth Grade:
Check Vocab. / Finish Characterization / Vocab. pages 47-48
Homework:Vocab. page 44

Seventh Grade:
Share "Dark They Were..." figurative language and mood picture /
Mood activities
Homework:Vocab. page 44

Eighth Grade:
8-1:Check Vocab. / "Tell-Tale Heart" package
Homework:Vocab. page 47 / Finish packet
8-2:Literary Terms Notes / Read "Tell Tale Heart" / Mood
Homework:Vocab. page 47

Tuesday, October 4

AR Test due October 12

Sixth Grade:
Characterization / Read AR book
Rosary at 10:00
Homework:Vocab. page 44

Seventh Grade:
"Dark They Were..." figurative language and mood picture
Rosary at 10:00
Homework:Finish classwork

Eighth Grade:
8-1:Literary Terms Notes / "Tell-Tale Heart" package
Homework:Vocab. page 44
8-2:Turn in "The Landlady" Pre-Reading / Finish Foreshadowing / Read "Tell Tale Heart"
Homework:Vocab. page 44

Monday, October 3

Sixth Grade:
Finish Calvin paragraph / Make Memory vocab.cards
Homework:Finish cards by Friday

Seventh Grade:
"Dark They Were..." figurative language and mood picture.
Homework:Read

Eighth Grade:
8-1:Discuss LL foreshadowing / "Tell-Tale Heart" - Reliable / Subjective Narrators
Homework:Read
8-2:Complete "The Landlady" Pre-Reading / Foreshadowing - TV show & Story

Homework:Read

Thursday, September 29

Sixth Grade:
Check vocab. / Calvin & Twits paragraphs
Homework:Finish Unit Three / Vocab. Test tomorrow

Seventh Grade:
Check Vocab. / Read "Dark They Were..." /
Homework:Vocab. Test tomorrow

Eighth Grade:
8-1:Check Vocab. / Complete "The Landlady" Pre-Reading / Foreshadowing - TV show & Story
Homework:Vocab. Test tomorrow
8-2:"The Landlady"

Homework:Vocab. Test tomorrow

Wednesday, September 28

Sixth Grade:
Check vocab. / Characterization: The Twits & Calvin / Assertions
Homework:Completing the Sentence

Seventh Grade:
Check Vocab. & The Dinner Party questions / "Dark They Were..."
Homework:Finish Unit 3

Eighth Grade:
8-1:"The Landlady"
Homework:Finish Unit 3
8-2:"Flowers for Algernon" Prompt

Homework:Finish Unit 3

Tuesday, September 27

AR Test due October 12th

Sixth Grade:
Check vocab. / The Election - Scope magazine
Homework:Synonyms & Antonyms

Seventh Grade:
7-1: Finish prompt / "The Dinner Party" - Irony and Stereotyping
7-2: Share writing / "The Dinner Party" - Irony and Stereotyping
Homework:Completing the Sentence & Rikki - due tomorrow

Eighth Grade:
8-1:Check Vocab. / "The Landlady" Intro.
Homework:"Flowers" Prompt
8-2:"Flowers for Algernon" Prompt

Homework:"Flowers" Prompt