Homework

Read the handout on Charles Dickens.

Due Thursday: Quote Essay and Poster.

Homework

Finish reading Act II (scenes 4 and 5) of "Scrooge and Marley" in your home text p. 289-301.

Due Thursday: 1) Quote Essay, 2) Poster, 3) Child Labor articles

Homework

Read Scenes 1, 2, 3 of Act II of "Scrooge and Marley" on page 283-289 in your home textbook.

Work on your poster about Child Labor
Work on your essay on one quote from the story (handout).

Homework

Complete reading Act I (p 264-280) and answer questions 1-5 on page 281.
Be sure to write 3-5 complete logical sentences for each question: Restate the question in your answer

Homework

Home textbook: Read scenes 3, 4, 5, of "Scrooge and Marley" on pages 270 - 280.

Homework

Home textbooks: Read Act I, scenes 1 and 2, p. 263-270, of the play "Scrooge and Marley, from A Christmas Carol.

Homework

Biography Project: Review all instructions for your project, and complete your final writing.

Remember, projects one-day late are marked down 25%, and any project two-days late will be marked down 50%. No projects will be accepted after that.

Homework

Create 10 sentences using appositives.

Homework

Work on your Biography Project (due next Tuesday).

Homework

In the story, "The Naming of Names," the Bittering family changes in many ways as a result of living on Mars. Some changes are physical, some mental, and finally they change culterally.

Begin a journal (one-page) about your changed life on a distant planet.

Homework

Complete the grammar handout, "The Naming of Names" on modifiers.

Homework

Biograph outline due Monday. Progress check is a letter grade.

Your final Biography project is due Dec. 11. in seven days from today.

Homework

Finish handout sheet on Adjectives.

Work on Biography Project. Progress check on Monday.

Homework

Write a one-page description of your favorite food(s). Be sure to use adjectives that tell how the food appeals to the five senses.

Homework

Write a one-page summary of the story "Fish Cheeks."

Homework

Due tomorrow: Biography project progress sheet completed through Nov. 20-26. Bring your notes and any draft or writing outline you have for your project.

Homework

Read your biography book over the long weekend. Take notes and do some preliminary writing.
Be sure to write about the person's work when you write your project.

Reminder: Mid-term warning notices will be mailed next week.

Enjoy Thanksgiving!

Homework

In home textbook, answer questions 4-8 on page 316 after reading "In search of our Mothers' Gardens"

Copy all Words to Own.

Continue reading the book you selected for your biography project. Reminder: The bioigraphy project grade is 40% your term II grade, and is due December 11.

Homework

Read "In Search of our Mothers' Gardens" page 311 in your home textbook. Copy the vocabulary with definitions, and answer questions 1,2,3 on page 316. Be sure to restate the questions in your answers.

Homework

Step II of Storyboard Presentation: Using the script you wrote, and the rough copy you drew in class, create a finished Storyboard using the large art paper. Students may present their storyboards in class next week.

Homework

Step I of Storyboard Presentation: Write a script describing one event in your life. Provide details of sight, sound, touch, smell, feelings. Your script should be about one page of writing.

Homework

Answer questions 1-4 on page 341 about Barrio Boy (p 336-340 in home textbook).
Write complete, logical sentences. Restate the question in your answer, do not simple refer to "he" or "it" or write a sentence fragment starting with "because."

All biography choices are due. For research credit: 1) Fill out the Selection/Choice page. 2) Copy the bibliography information, formatted correctly.

Homework

Finish reading "Barrio Boy" page 336-340 in your home text, and answer questions 1-10 on page 340. Write complete sentences with complete subjects.

Homework

Begin reading your book selection for the biography project.

If you do not yet have a book, visit your local library over the long weekend.

Reminder: Due Tuesday, bring your book to class with your biography selection sheet in order to receive credit for your research.

Homework

Test tomorrow on "A Day's Wait" page 197 in the home text. (p. 81 in the school text).

Test questions are on page 85 in the school text. Answer all parts of questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, - 8, 9, 10. (omit #7). Write complete logical sentences, use examples from the story.

Homework

Read "A Days Wait" page 197 in your home text.

Homework

Write a half-page response to each of the following key questions on "The Smallest Dragonboy."

1) Tell how dragon riders are selected, and why a boy might be chosen.
2) Tell how dragons communicate to the candidates.
3) Why is this story an initiation story?
Write complete logical sentences and give complete information.

Homework

From the story "The Smallest Dragonboy," write a 10-12 line answer to the following questions:

How does it feel to be an underdog--to be teased about your looks or height or age? How should people like Keean handle such teasing?


Reminder: Friday there will be a Spelling Bee (or test) on lesson 3 from Power Plus.

Homework

Study vocabulary on page 104 (from All Summer in a Day). Quiz tomorrow on spelling and definitions.

Homework

Study vocabulary on page 104, be prepared to spell and define the words.

Homework

Friday, October 26

TEST Monday on "All Summer in a Day" page 104-109, know vocabulary and definitions on page 104, be able to write and essay on the themes, characters, and setting.

HOMEWORK

Thursday, October 25

"All Summer in a Day" page 109, Write answers--complete logical sentences--to questions 1 through 9.

Homework

Read "All Summer in a Day" page 105. Take notes on setting, characters, themes.
Copy the vocabulary and definitions on page 104.

Homework

Page 125, "Song of the Trees" Critical Thinking and Reading: answer questions 1 and 2. Write a paragraph (12 lines) on each question.

Homework

Page 473 in home literature book: The Pasture, by Robert Frost.
Read the poem and write responses to questions 1 through 6. Write complete logical sentences.

Quiz tomorrow on Vocabulary, page 110 in home textbook

Homework

Test Monday on "Song of the Trees." The test will consist of multiple choice questions and an essay.
The objective of the question portion is to examine your reading comprehension. The essay topic will be conflicts (external and internal) in the story. Review the literary terms on conflict types and be prepared to apply them in your writing.

Homework

Song of the Trees, home textbook page 124. Write respnses to questions 1-9.

Homework

Continue reading "Song of the Trees," pages 110-124 in your home textbook and copy the vocabulary words and definitions on page 110.

Grammar: Nouns and pronouns, page 759, copy all of the definitions and the examples in your notebook.

Homework

Study spelling and definitions for tomorrow.

Autobiographies due Oct. 16 (5 days).

Homework

Work on Autobiographies. Read the important information below under Oct. 9th homework.

Homwwork

Work on your autobiographies and refer to your guideline handout.

Autobiographies are due Oct. 16, next Tuesday. The grade comprises 40% of your first-term grade. Any that are late by one day receive a 25% grade reduction. If any are two days late receive a 50% grade reduction. No credit for autobiographies turned in three days late.

Homework

Homework

Read the last two chapters (19 and 20) of The Young Landlords. Write a summary for each.

Test essay tomorrow on your final analysis of the book and its themes.

Reminder: Your autobiograhy is due in 7 school days.

Homework

Continue reading "The Young Landlords" through chapter 16 and 17. Write a summary of each chapter. Pay attention to themes. Summary Journals will be checked tomorrow.

Autobiographies are due October 16.

Homewwork

Test tomorrow on the spelling words and definitions from Lesson I.

Continue reading "The Young Landlords" through chapter 15 and write a summary of each chapter.

Autobiographies are due October 16. Prepare a rough draft copy by next week.

Homework

Read Chapter 11 and 12 of "The Young Landlords" and write a summary for each chapter. If you finish go on reading and writing your journal summaries.

Autobiographies are due, typed or hand written, no later than October 16.

Homework

Read chapters 9 and 10 of "The Young Landlords" and write a summary of each chapter.

Journals of chapters one through ten will be reviewed on Monday.

Autobiographies are due October 16.

Homework

Read Chapters 7 and 8 of "The Young Landlords" and write a summary of each Chapter.

Reminder: Autobiographies are due in 19 days. Refer to the outline handout.

Homework

Read "The Young Landlords" through Chapter 6 and continue to write a summary of each chapter. Each summary should be at least one-half a page of writing. You are creating a journal of your reading. Be sure to describe the characters, and the events.

Reminder: Your autobiography project is due October 16.

Warning notices are due October 1, Monday.

Homework

Continue reading "The Young Landlords" and writing notes in a journal of your reading. Include the characters names, the setting and briefly describe the plot events of each chapter.

Homework

Read Chapter I of "The Young Landlords"

Write the names of the characters as they are introduced. Briefly describe each.
The narrator is not named, refer to him the narrator.
Briefly describe the setting.
Briefly describe the basic situation.

Homework

Test Monday on The Dinner Party" and the definitions of the following elements of a short story: Plot, Conflict (the two types), Climax, Resolution.

The definitions are located in the back section of your home textbook
pages 766-781. Write the definitions out and keep them in your binder.

Homework

Quiz tomorrow on "The Dinner Party"

Be prepared to describe the two types of conflict: Internal (within a characters mind) and External (between a character and another character, or outside force). Refer to page 768 in the bronze textbook you have at home.

Work on your Autobiography: Due October 16

Homework

Study for the Test tomorrow on "Rikki-Tikki Tavi"

Refer to your homework sheets and also the story which is located on page 13 of the text book you have at home.

Homework

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Discovering Elements of a Short Story: Rikki-Tikki Tavi

Answer the questions on the worksheet. Write complete sentences and be prepared to discuss your answers in class tomorrow.

Reminder: Test on Thursday on Rikki-Tikki Tavi

also, Quiz on Friday on The Dinner Party

Homework

Homework

Continue to work on your autobiography, it's due no later than October 16, 2007.
Reminder it has to be typed, hand written work will not be accepted.

Worksheet specific verbs - Due Tuesday

Homework

Work on your autobiography.
Worksheet Words to Own.

Long Term and Short Term Homework

Autobiography

Your autobiography is your long term project which is worth 40% of your grade for the term.
It's due no later than October 16.
4 pages typed
12 font double spaced or 14 font single spaced
Please follow the guidelines given to you.
You're to work a little on this project every night until you pass it in.

Pronouns

Please complete worksheet passed out today in class on pronouns.

Nouns

Homework

Nouns worksheet, you may write on the worksheet.

What I Need in ELA Class

Homework

Write what you hope to learn in ELA this school year. If you think your weak in vocabulary, study skills, writing or anything else please include that information.

Due Tuesday September 11, 2007

Welcome

Welcome grade seven students and families. I'm looking forward to working with you.
This blog site will be a great way to stay in touch if you have to be out. Homework will be posted every day.

I know that your year will be very productive.

Again, welcome to the O'Bryant family.

Test

Reminder
Test on Monday
Vocabulary Power Plus Lessons 19 - 21

Reminder

1. Note cards are due Friday June 8
2. Personal Research Report due June12

Homework
Tonight - Do outline for How-to-do Essay
Remember to pick a topic that you have to explain HOW to do something, including all of the steps necessary.

Read chapters 11 -14, LET THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
write a summary for each chapter
due Friday June 8

Reminder

1. Poem is due tomorrow
2. Note Cards are due June 8
3. Personal Research Report is due June 12

Report is to include
1. cover page
2. outline
3. body of the research material
4. work cited page

Total of SIX PAGES

Homework

Due Friday June 1, 2007

1. Any poem of your choice to be orally presented, memorized only.

2. Work on Personal Research Paper, continue gathering information. Make sure you write down where you got it from.

3. Read Chapters 9 - 10 in LET THE CIRCLE be UNBROKEN, write a summary for each chapter.
Due Monday

Test / Poem

Review your answers for Brian's Song including Words To Own
Test on Brian's Song Part I and Part 2
Tuesday May 22

Pick a poem that you like or one that you have written and memorize it to present before the class on June 1, 2007.

SRI Test on Tuesday May 29, 2007

All work will be checked on Tuesday, May 29.

Reminder

Reminder

Due Monday May 22, 2007

1. Chapters 5 - 8 LET THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN Summaries for each chapter

2. Narrow the topic for your Personal Research Project
Start to do some research for information
All information goes on note cards
Including where you get it from, name of book, year published and what pages you used
Note Cards will be checked May 29

3. Test on Tuesday - Brian's Song Part One and Two

Brainstorm

Please make a list of brainstorming ideas for your personal research paper. List anything that you're interested in learning more about.

If you've done this part already, number your ideas by preference of which one you're most likely to do.

Due Thursday

Read

Read chapters 5 - 8 in LET THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
Write a summary for each chapter

Due Monday May 21, 2007

Test Tuesday for Brian's Song.

READ

Read Chapter 2 - LET THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN

Write a summary.
Please include all characters, their importance to the story and the setting.
Due Thursday May 10, 2007

Let The Circle be Unbroken

Read the first chapter of Let The Circle be Unbroken, and write a summary.

Due Wednesday May 9, 2007

Essay

Write an essay about the benefit of doing your research paper that you just completed. Include how you felt about the Oral Presentation portion as well.

DUE WEDNESDAY MAY 2, 2007

Report

Turn in Report on Country.
Start of Oral Presentations.
First 5 students to present Thursday.

Vacation Homework

During vacation all students should put the final touches on their Research Paper on a Country. Due NO Later Than April 26.

Study

Study for Vocabulary test on Friday.

Power Plus Vocabulary Lessons 16 - 18

Writing Assignment

Using the skills that you learned from reading pages 11 - 83 in Write Source 2000, write a 5 paragraph essay on any topic of your choosing.
Due Thursday

Continue

If you haven't finished your work for the vocabulary words, finish for homework, 5 times each word and definition. Put each vocabulary word in a sentence.

Continue working on Report.

Research

Continue working on Research and practice your Oral Presentation with an adult.

Research

Please continue to work on Research paper, due April 26, 2007.

Writing Assignment

Writing assignment due on Monday April 2, 2007.

"What Have You Done For Me Lately"

Directions : Write about something nice someone, ( not your mother) did for you. Something he/she did without asking or expecting anything in return. Tell me who that person is, what they did, and how what they did, made you feel.


Write in complete sentences in several paragraphs.

Test

Vocabulary test on Friday.

Vocabulary Power Plus Lessons numbers 13 - 15

Study all words for test - 45 words and definitions

Continue working on Research

Thanks for all of your hard work on the MCAS this week and last.

MCAS

MCAS testing Wednesday - Session three multiple choice questions and open response questions.

Get plenty of rest tonight and eat a good breakfast tomorrow. There won't be a snack break on Wednesday.

Best of luck on this last part of the ELA section.


Chaney

MCAS

MCAS English Language Arts multiple choice test is Tuesday.

Please, get plenty of rest tonight and eat a good breakfast tomorrow.

Test on Thursday - Power Plus Vocabulary Lessons 13 - 15.

Continue to work on research paper.

Research

Continue working on research paper.

Reminder, it's due by April 26, 2007.

Test

Test Thursday

Amigo Brothers

Review all questions for the story.


Continue working on Report

Research

Thanks for all of your hard work on the MCAS test.

Homework - Work on Research paper

Due no later than - April 26, 2007

MCAS

Tuesday MCAS Long Composition

Tonight - Get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast on Tuesday morning. Remember, try your best and take your time to understand what the writing composition is about.

See you Tuesday morning.

Research

Research on a Country

Continue working on report

Tuesday is the beginning of MCAS Testing for grade 7, long composition. Please continue to practice your writing.

Writing Prompt

All Classes

Writing Prompt - Due Friday March 16,2007

Most schools have a mascot, an animal, object, or person that represents the school. Your school is changing its mascot and your principal has asked the students to suggest a new one.

Think of a mascot for your school. In a well developed composition,(at least 5 paragraphs) describe the mascot you have chosen and explain why it should be a good choice for your school.


Continue to work on research paper due April 26, 2007.

Study

Test Wednesday - Bargain
Review your answers to the questions for the story.

Homework

All Classes

Homework - Research the author Maya Angelo and write a one page summary of her lifetime of accomplishments.

Due - Tuesday

Test - Monday on The Young Landlords

Review Your Summaries to study for the test.

Homework

Homework Room 217 and 216

500 Hundred word essay about your neighborhood - Due Thursday

Homework Everyone

Read Chapters 18 - 20 The Young Landlords, and write summaries for each chapter

Due - Friday

Study

Study for test on No More Guitar Blues

Test Wednesday

Room 216 Only

Additional Homework Room 216

Ideas for Essays - Pick two topics and write five paragraph essay for each.

Due Tuesday

Homework

Homework

Read - Rip Van Winkle, Purple Literature Book pages 132 - 145
Answer all questions except for Learning Options
Due Wednesday

Test Wednesday - The No Guitar Blues
Review your answers to the questions for the story.

Homework

Read and Summarize Chapters 13 - 17 in The Young Landlords

Due Friday

Homework

Read and Summarize chapters 13 -15 in The Young Landlords

Work is Due Friday

Review

Homework - Review Vocabulary Power Plus Lessons 10 - 12 for test on Wednesday.

Vocabulary

Review - Vocabulary Power Plus Lessons 10 - 12

Vocabulary Test Wednesday

Vacation Homework

Finish the writing assignment about Honesty - 5 paragraphs
Please type it so that it can hung up on the bulletin board in the hall.


Read - The Third Level, in the purple literature book
answer all questions.
Read and Summarize - chapters 10 - 12, in The Young Landlords

All work due on Monday February 26

Study

Test on Friday
A Mason-Dixon Memory

Report

Since there is school, your report is due Thursday.

Book Report

Work on report.

The report is due no later than, Thursday February 15. If there's no school on Thursday, then the paper is due on Friday.

NO REPORTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER VACATION.

The Young Landlords

Read Chapters 8 and 9 of The Young Landlords, and write a summary for each.
Due Monday, February 12.

Study

Study vocabulary words for test Friday.

Writing Assignment

Writing Assignment

Due Thursday


Directions : Answer all questions in full sentences

1. Have you ever been part of a group which did something that was illegal or against school rules?
2. Have you ever heard a news report about a crime committed by a group of people?
3. How do you think "group" crime is different from a crime committed by an individual?
4. Do people act differently when part of such a group than they would if they were on their own? Why, or why not.
5. Are any members of such a group more or less guilty than anyof the other members?
6. Does the law treat each member equally?
7. What qualities make one teacher more popular than others?
8. What qualities make one teacher better than others?
9. Are popular teachers usually good teachers?
10. Are good teachers usually popular?
11. In what areas should a teacher be strict?
12. When should a teacher be willing to bend the rules?

Vocabulary

Review work done for Vocabulary Power Plus, chapters 7 through 9.
Test on Friday.

Continue to work on report.

Report

Continue working on book report due February 15.

Time Capsule

Reminder

If you didn't finish your time capsule by Friday, you have until Monday to bring it in. If you don't have a shoe box, any box or container will do.

The Young Landlords

Read chapters 6 and 7 of The Young Landlords, and summarize each chapter.
Due Monday February 5, 2007

Continue working on book report, due no later than, February 15, 2007.

Worksheet # 18 - Time Capsule - Please bring in your time capsule by Friday.

Purple Literature Book

1. Read All Summer in a Day, by Ray Bradbury, in the purple literature book. Pages 104 - 108, answer all questions on page 109 except for Learning Option 1.

2. Please continue to work on report due no later than February 15.

The Young Landlords

Homework Due Wednesday January 31, 2007

Read chapters four - five and write summaries for each. Write down any word that you makes it difficult to understand the text and find the meaning.


Continue working on your book report due no later than February 15.

The Young Landlords

Tonight's homework:

Read Chapter 2 and summarize
Due Monday January 29, 2007