Friday, October 31, 2008

Have a great weekend! I'll see you at the costume parade!

OUTSIDE BOOK PROJECT IS DUE IN ONE WEEK!
7E- Finish reading Stargirl and complete diary for MONDAY.
Compose a poem about school/a theme in Stargirl for WEDNESDAY.

6E- Read "Peaches" and write an entry in Esperanza's diary.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

All English classes- Outside Book Project DUE a week from FRIDAY

6E-Read "Asparagus" and write a diary entry.

7E-Read 29-31 and compose an entry in Stargirl's diary.

8E-Write persuasive speech DUE Friday.

8H- Complete graph and draw conclusions (Do earthquakes of a higher magnitude kill more people? Why might this be the case?) DUE Monday

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Outside Book Project DUE NOV. 7!

8E- Revise "Explanation" and "Newspaper Recount." Final drafts DUE Friday.

6E- Read "Avocados" and complete Esperanza's diary

Monday, October 27, 2008

All English Classes: Outside Book Project DUE Nov. 7

7H: Write a paragraph describing YOUR culture for an outsider.

8E: Finish writing your Explanation on a topic related to Plate Tectonics

6E: Read "Potatoes" and complete Esperanza's diary.

7E: Read Ch. 23-25 and write an entry in Stargirl's diary. Finish Character Sketch DUE Wednesday.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Dear students,

Unfortunately, I've experienced some technical issues when I've tried to post the last few days. I apologize for any inconvenience.

All English classes- The Outside Reading project is due Nov. 7. By now you should have finished reading your book and begun your project.

6E- You should read through "Plums" in ER (if you haven't already) and finish preparing your chapter for presentation.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

7E- Math news articles DUE THURSDAY (to Mr. Bradley)
Read 18-20 and complete Stargirl's diary.

7H- Rise of Islam Powerpoints DUE tomorrow!

6E-Read "Plums" and write Esperanza's diary DUE FRIDAY
Think about chapter presentation.

8H- Plate boundary diagrams DUE Thursday, QUIZ Thursday

8E- Newspaper recount DUE FRIDAY

Monday, October 13, 2008

All English classes- Continue work on your Outside Book Project

7H- Final Powerpoint DUE THURSDAY

8H- Wow! You've just returned from a journey to the center of the earth. Write a postcard explaining what it was like. HINT: Make sure to explain each layer.

6E- Read Cantaloupes in Esperanza Rising and complete Esperanza's diary.

7E- Read Ch. 16 and 17 in Stargirl and write a diary entry.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Have a great weekend!

6E- Read Guavas in ER and write diary.

7E- Read 13-15 in Stargirl and write journal

7H- Work on Islam slides if necessary

8H- Renaissance and Reformation Summative Assessment (Newspaper) DUE MONDAY

8E- Finish Instructions if not completed in class

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

7E- Read Ch. 7-9 and complete Stargirl's journal

6E- Read Ch. Figs in ER

8E- Write Instructions for an everyday task

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

8E- Edit and Revise R & J Essay
Final Draft DUE FRI

7E- Rd. 4,5,6 and journal as Stargirl

7H- Survey Question and highlight research packet

8H- Be thinking of what to include in your newspaper for tommorrow.

6E- Read Las Papayas (Ch. 2) in Esperanza Rising

Friday, October 3, 2008

7E- Read Stargirl Ch. 2 + 3

6E- Final Draft of Essay DUE TUES.

8E- R& J Rough Draft DUE TUES.

7H- Finish Timeline Challenge (if not completed in class)

Thursday, October 2, 2008

8E- Outline and Introduction paragraph for R & J essay DUE FRI

7H- Complete Notes on Ch. 11

Have a great day!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

7E- Finish Outsiders Movie Sheet or Self-Evaluation if not completed in class

7H-Study Ch. 10 for quiz tomorrow! Hint: Use your sentence notes pack.

6E- Complete the body and conclusion paragraphs of your essay - rough draft DUE Fri.

8E- Outline and Introduction paragraph DUE FRI