Patricia Thompson - Homework Assignments

Assignments for last week: Week of September 7- 2010

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Period 1	No School	We began a new unit - directions by writing directions to some item in the classroom for another student to follow. We will continue tomorrow.			reading summary of magazine article
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Period 3	No School	We created a chart and found definitions to five literary terms and prepared to read Patrick Henry's speech.
Period 4	No School	We read aloud in class the story "Liberty" and was assigned three questions pg. 63 -7,8,9
Period 5	No School	We read aloud the story "Liberty" and was assigned three questions pg. 63, 7,8,9
Period 6	No School	We began a new unit on following directions by writing 3 to 5 directions to some item in the classroom for another student to find. We continue with tomorrow.
Period 7	No School	We created a chart with the definitions of five literary terms and prepared to read Patrick Henry's speech.

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Assignments for this week: Week of September 13-17, 2010

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Period 1	We took a quiz over taking directions and checked our grade.	We read a story together, but did not finish.	We went to the library to search the internet looking for college information with the counselor.		reading day
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Period 3	We checked our grade and worked on make up papers.	We discussed the Patrick Henry speech in depth and began a speech using the PH one as a pattern. This will be continued on Thursday and presented Thursday and Friday.	We went to the library to search the internet looking for college information with the counselor.		reading day
Period 4	We took a reading comprehension test from the textbook.	We took notes on character from the text, pg. 124-5.			reading day
Period 5	We took a reading comprehension test from the textbook.	.We took notes on character from the text, pg. 124-5.			reading day
Period 6	We took a quiz over taking directions and we checked our grade.	We began a story reading in class and will finish it on Thursday.			reading day
Period 7	We checked our grade and worked on make up papers.	We discussed the Patrick Henry speech and began one of our own to be finished and presented on Thursday and Friday.		.	reading day

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Assignments for next week: Week of September 20 to September 24, 2010

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Period 1	We used a 4-square organizer to create a paragraph and then rewrote the paragraph on the back. We turned this paper in.	.We read a short letter by Abigail Adams and found the main idea. Then we worked on personal skills on pg.7 in the 12 Steps text.			Reading day with reading summary paragraph
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Period 3	We gave speeches and then read along with the CD reading of Thomas Jefferson's selection. We did not get to a written assignment.	We finished the speeches and began a handout over the T.J. writing.	.	.	Reading day with reading summary paragraph
Period 4	We read silently a story for character analysis and created a chart to be filled in while reading. We will discuss the story and the chart and test over the material tomorrow.	We will discuss the story, their charts and test over the material.We handed in the chart, test, and a drawing of the main character.	.		Reading day with reading summary paragraph
Period 5	We read a story pg. 145- and filled in a created chart while reading. We will discuss and test tomorrow.	We will discuss the story, the chart and vocabulary and then take a test. We handed in the chart and test.	.		Reading day with reading summary paragraph
Period 6	We used a 4-square organizer to write a paragraph - handing in the organizer and the paragraph rewritten.	.We will read together the letter written by Abigail Adams to find the main idea. Then we will study personal skills on pg. 7 in the 12 Steps text.		.	Reading day with reading summary paragraph
Period 7	We gave speeched and the read along with the CD the Thomas Jefferson piece in the text. We did not get to the written assignment.	We will finish the speeches and then work through a handout over TJ.			Reading day with reading summary paragraph

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