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Classroom Procedures Important Websites Typing Format 8th vocab Types of Essays 8th Grade Homework 7th Grade Homework Religion Poetry Project 8th grade Links PicturesMrs. Chapman
7th Grade Homework
2-3-12
1. Work on book project.
2. Copy "Types of Essays" from my website and add the notes that we took in class. Print. Due Monday.
2-2-12
1. Electives due.
2. Vocab test Unit 8.
3. vocab book work due tomorrow.
2-1-12
none
1-31-12
1. Reading Day tomorrow. You may bring a towel and a snack.
2. Typed paragraph about brand names due tomorrow.
3. Electives sheet due Friday.
1-30-12
1. signed book summary
2. elective form
3. diamante (late)
4. Cut and paste the following sentences into a Word document. Add dashes, parentheses, or hyphens.
a. There are twenty three people in the classroom right now.
b. Orange vegetables carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins are a good source of vitamin C.
c. Both team captains Jamal and Ty received trophies.
d. I have read one third of her biography.
1-27-12
1. signed book summary
2. poem submission
3. vocab Unit 8 due Friday, Feb. 3
4. typed diamante
1-26-12
1. sp test 1-800
1-25-12
poetry test tomorrow
1-24-12
1. Spelling test 1-800 Friday.
2. Poetry test Thurs.
3. Sort all poems in this unit by your personal preference and by the authors' life years
1-23-12
1. no hmwk unless you did not turn in your poem today.
2. Scholastic order due Wed.
1-20-12
1. Choose a book by Monday.
2. Scholastic order form (optional) due Wed.
3. Season poem due Monday. Must be typed.
3 stanzas, 4 lines/stanza, 3-4 words per line
1-19-12
1. Choose a book for third quarter book project by Monday, January 23.
2. You must write bulleted notes for each chapter. These are due March 1.
3. You may choose a book from the Scholastic book order forms or the state reading list.
1-18-12
Add commas. Underline and number the three items in the series. What are the items in the series?
1. Nate Kaleb and Gigi are my cats.
2. He breathes snores and moves during the night.
3. Belinda sleeps in my lap on the sofa and under the stairs.
4. On our hikes we see blue jays woodpeckers and robins.
5. Pelicans have large pouches short legs and pointed bills.
1-13-12
no homework
1-12-12
notebooks due tomorrow.
1-11-12
notebooks due Friday.
1-10-12
Notebooks due Friday.
1-9-12
1. Print "Analyzing Poetry" guidelines from my website.
2. Copy and paste a picture of a forsythia from the Internet.
3. Quickly research the following poets. Are they still alive or have they passed away?
-William Jay Smith
-Mary Ellen Solt
-Naomi Long Madgett
#2 and #3 may be on the same sheet of paper.
1-6-12
1. Consider the extra credit assignment that I offered today.
1-5-12
1. Answer the questions that I reviewed today about "Onomatopoeia" and "Weather"
2. All poems may be found online. You do not need to bring your lit books home.
1-4-12
no homework.
1-3-12
1. Check for missing assignments on Teacher Ease.
2. Define 10 terms in your poetry boooks. You must use your lit book to do this.
3. No sp. or vocab test until after midterm exams.
12-16-11
No holiday hmwk!
12-15-11
1. grammar test tomorrow.
12-14-11
1. Vocab test tomorrow. Unit 7.
2. Unit 7 vocab book work due tomorrow.
3. grammar test Friday. Study your review packet.
12-13-11
1. Grammar test Friday.
2. Vocab test Thursday and vocab bookwork Thurs.
3. Print review packet to bring to class tomorrow. Do not complete it! We will finish it in class.
12-12-11
1. Grammar test Friday.
2. Vocab test Thursday and vocab bookwork Thurs.
12-9-11
1. Vocab bookwork due Thurs, Dec. 15. Test= Dec. 15.
2. typed, double-spaced toilet paragraph.
12-8-11
1. Sp. test 1-700 tomorrow.
2. p. 172: 1-13 odds. Write the sentences and follow the directions.
12-7-11
Sp. test 1-700 Friday.
12-5-11
no hmwk.
12-2-11
Project due Monday.
12-1-11
1. Scholastic order due tomorrow.
2. ROT final test tomorrow.
11-30-11
1. ROT vocab test tomorrow.
2. Scholastic order due Friday.
3. Project due Monday.
11-29-11
1. Project due Monday.
2. ROT vocab test Thursday.
3. Final ROT test Friday.
11-28-11
1. Sp. test 1-700 on Dec. 9.
2. Book Project due Monday, Dec. 1.
3. 4th period- read pp. 257-263 and take bulleted notes.
5th period- read pp. 196-201 and take bulleted notes.
4. ROT test Thurs. and Fri.
11-21-11 and 11-22-11
1. Book project due December 5.
2. verb quiz tomorrow.
11-18-11
1. Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. These questions will take the place of a ROT quiz on Monday and will be stapled to your previous quizzes.
a. Why does Stacey blame himself for what happened to Papa?
b. What did Mr. Morrison do to the Wallaces (on the same day that Papa was shot)?
c. Why did Mr. Morrison do this?
d. What did Mr. Morrison do to Kaleb Wallace's truck? Why?
e. Why doesn't Mr. Morrison want to leave the Logans?
2. Book project due Dec. 5.
11-17-11
1. Unit 6 vocab test tomorrow- matching and sentence completion.
2. Unit 6 vocab bookwork
3. Bring project book for work day tomorrow.
11-16-11
Final compare/contrast essay due tomorrow. Staple the final draft to the top of the rough draft.
Vocab unit 6 due Friday.
11-15-11
1. 4th period- Read pp. 201-208 and take bulleted notes.
5th period- Read. bottom of p. 152- middle of p. 158 and take bulleted notes.
2. Unit 6 vocab due Friday. Unit 6 vocab test includes matching term/definition and completing the sentence.
11-14-11
1. Unit 6 vocabulary bookwork due Fri. Test Fri.
2. Type a rough draft of your compare/contrast essay tonight.
11-11-11
no homework
11-10-11
1. sp test 1-600
2. Bring towel or blanket, book project book, and a healthy snack tomorrow.
11-9-11
1. study for possessive noun quiz tomorrow.
11-8-11
1. Sp test 1-600 Friday.
2. possessive noun quiz Thursday.
11-7-11
1. Venn Diagram due tomorrow. Go to www/eduplace.com/graphicorganizer for a Venn Diagram copy (optional).
2. Draw a 4-columned chart with singular noun, singular possessive noun, plural noun, and plural possessive noun labels.
3. Add the following nouns to the singular noun column: sister-in-law, David, Mr. Enley, sheep, Sally, week, reader, and Mrs. Alexis.
4. Complete the rest of the 3 columns.
5. Fill in the blanks:
a. the paws belonging to the cat the ____________________ paws
b. the papers belonging to the students the _______________________ papers
c. the car belonging to Mr. Kass Mr._________________________ car
d. the robes belonging to the judges the ____________________ robes
11-4-11
1. Finish Chapter 7.
2. Complete your chart.
3. On the back of your chart, add 5 more important plot points from the homework reading.
11-3-11
Typed schedule due tomorrow.
Bring your book project book to class for a "deal"
11-1-11
1. 4th period= Read to page 137. 5th period= Read to page 103.
2. Answer the following questions in complete sentences, re-wording the questions in the answers.
a. Did Uncle Hammer hurt Mr. Simms? Explain.
b. What does Uncle Hammer give to Stacey?
c. What does T.J. say about Stacey's new possession?
d. Do you think T.J. is a good/true friend to Stacey? Explain your answer.
10-31-11
1. Plural noun test tomorrow.
2. No vocab or spelling this week.
3. reading schedules due Friday.
10-28-11
1. Read ROT Chapter 5 and take notes (if you did not finish in class).
2. plural noun test Tuesday.
3. Begin your book project.