Homework for the Week of September 25-29

7TH GRADE
Monday--Conflict test
Watch the Saints-Falcons game!
Tuesday--Write a sentence with each vocabulary word from "Zoo."
Wednesday--Preposition Quiz
Begin preparing for Friday's skit.
Thursday--Prepare for tomorrow's skit.
Friday--Fiction stories due!
Present skits.

8TH GRADE
Monday--Watch the Saints-Falcons game!
Tuesday--Complex Sentence worksheet 1D
Wednesday--Complex Sentence worksheet 2B
Thursday--Complex Sentence worksheet 4A
*Reminder--Bring in comic strips (if you have them) for Tuesday!

Have a great week!

Homework for the Week of September 4-8

8TH GRADE
Tuesday--Work on Sherlock Holmes advertisement
Wednesday--Work on Sherlock Holmes advertisement
Thursday--Sherlock Holmes advertisement due; will be presented to the class
Compound Sentence worksheet

7TH GRADE
Tuesday--Write a sentence with each vocabulary word from "All Summer in a Day"
Wednesday--Study for "All Summer in a Day" quiz
Thursday--"All Summer in a Day" quiz
Study for setting/vocabulary test
Complete story map
Friday--Setting/Vocabulary test

Remember to copy your homework into your agenda at the beginning of the week. Also, if you are absent you should check the folder for that day to get your missing work. Have a great week!

Homework Week of August 21-25

8TH GRADE
Monday--Write a sentence with the first four elements of mystery. Your sentences must show understanding of the word.
Tuesday--Write a sentence with the remaining three elements of mystery. Your sentences must show understanding of the word.
Wednesday--Compound Sentence worksheet
Thursday--Finish the autobiographical sketch you began last Friday.

7TH GRADE
Monday--Write a sentence with each vocabulary word.
Tuesday--Finish the story map you began in class.
Wednesday--Study for "Rikki-tikki-tavi" quiz.
Thursday--"Rikki-tikki-tavi" quiz
Study plot handouts and vocabulary for test tomorrow.
Friday--Plot/Vocabulary test

**Reminder--You will have class meetings and school pictures on Thursday. 7th graders will report to the gym during 1st and 2nd periods, and 8th graders will report during 3rd and 4th periods.

Remember that you may e-mail me at teacherderb@hotmail.com if you have any questions. I hope that your first week of school was a good one and that this week is even better!

Homework Week of August 14-18

8TH GRADE
Monday--Get forms signed
Write goal on construction paper and decorate.
Tuesday--Post your goal at home
Subject & verb worksheet
Wednesday--Simple sentence worksheet
Thursday--Bring 3-5 items for "Me Bag"
Friday--Present "Me Bag"

7TH GRADE
Monday--Get forms signed
Write goal on construction paper and decorate
Tuesday--Post your goal at home
Study for fiction quiz
Wednesday--Fiction quiz
Subject and predicate worksheet
Thursday--Bring 3-5 items for "Me Bag"
Friday--Present "Me Bag"

Have a great first week!

Welcome!
I want to take this opportunity to welcome you to my Language Arts class. I am looking forward to a successful and productive year. You will be able to check this blog for assignments and class news. I will be giving you this information in class, but this will be another resource. Remember, you can e-mail me at teacherderb@hotmail.com if you ever have any questions.

Ms. Derb