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