For Friday...

1.) If you have not completed the sentence outline for "Pigs" or "Capital Punishment"
please complete them tonight.
2.) In addition - complete the "color me a rainbow exercise" on each essay.

Otherwise, just remember to read for 20 minutes. - CREATE the habit!

Homeplay tonight...

1. Please complete the assignment – topic vs. thesis. This was distributed in class today.
2. If you did not finish “Pigs” during class, please finish finding the "parts."
3. Remember to read for 20 minutes, record your questions, thoughts - engage the text. 

Remember - To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

Also, I will be attending a district workshop tomorrow. I will not be here. Please be respectful. If you finish the class assignment, continue completion of Capital Punishment - find the parts. I will see you on Thursday. Have a great Day!

Due Dates...

There is no homework tonight. Remember to read, read and read some more.

Coming up...

1. We will have a QUIZ on Monday: Uni-, Bi-    Please prepare, take some time to review.

2. Read 20 minutes, remember log (brief entry, make connections)

3. Regarding Africa - If you did not finish "finding the parts of the house" - please complete this before Monday.

Reading assessment during class tomorrow

I will be attending an evaluation workshop tomorrow.  Mr. Monyhan will be overseeing class. He, with assistance from Mrs. Smith, will be administering a reading assessment for all students. Please be considerate and helpful. I will see you on Weds.

Tonight's Homework...
1.) MUGS - none.
2.) Read and create the Twenty-Minute Habit, Log.
3.) "I Pledge..." due date has been moved to Friday, Sept, 21.
4.) Word Attack: Uni- Bi- These were distributed today.


Please bring your independent reading book to class, always.
Also, please try to print your assignments BEFORE you enter the class. This will help speed along our office business and streamline instruction.



I hope you have a good day!

Due Monday, September 17th

1 Bring your "Ipswich" essay to class on Monday. Be prepared to share.
2 Mono-  Poly- quiz on Monday.
3 "I Pledge" due 9/21
4 Please bring three different highlighters on Monday. 

Homeplay Due...

1. Remember, due Monday, Sept 17th Essay
   on "Ipswich." This should be typed, size 12, Times New Roman
2. Read for 20 minutes and log.
3. Review Poly-, & Mono - (Vocabulary Development)
4. Complete MUGS assignment (Sentences & Sentence Fragments pg 2, 3 and 4)
5. Please read AND MARGIN NOTE "Changing the Environment." We will have a 5 -10 mult-choice quiz on this reading tomorrow. We want to see how well you comprehend and RETAIN what you read.
* Make sure you have read and margin-noted "Trans Fat Nation."

This Weekend

Homeplay includes:
1. Prepare for Monday's "Word Attack" Pre- Post- quiz
2. Create your own margin notes for "Rabbits"
3. Review and select titles for assignment -"I Pledge..." due 9/19
4. Read 20+ minutes and log

Sept 6, 2012 Due Dates

1.) Word Attack: Pre- Post-    Quiz Monday

2.) What was the goal of today's "The House" reading activity?

3.) Read, Read & Read some more (20 minute minimum) record and log

4. Begin to think about your "I Pledge, I Will" assignment. Do you have some titles you have been waiting to read? Remember, you need to select three non-fiction titles & three fiction titles. This is due Sept 21st. Please use the example.

Tonight for homework...
- Finish your "Words to Live By" poster, due Thursday.
- Share the CAST letter with a parent and get their signature.
- Begin studying this week's WORD ATTACK: Pre- Post-
- Read for 20 minutes, record and log


Remember...
- Create an independent reading library for Monday and Tuesday LLM. You will be expected to have independent reading (books, magazines, essays, poems, how-to books, etc.) in your locker AT ALL TIMES during this school year.