September 30-October 4

Monday:
7th Grade Reading: Complete question 1 and 2 on pg. 3 of your "All Together Now" guide.
7th Grade English: On Your Own pg. 119 #8-20
9th Grade English: Vocab Unit 9.3A homework due Wednesday; Study for tomorrow's Act II Quiz.

Tuesday:
7th Grade Reading: "Eternal Frontier" questions 1-4
7th Grade English: On Your Own pg. 122 #29-45
9th Grade English: Act II Quiz; Act II packet/Vocab HW due tomorrow

Wednesday:
7th Grade Reading: "Eternal Frontier" RACERS.
7th Grade English: Pg. 124 # 20-29; On Your Own 20-23; Vocabulary Unit 3
9th Grade English: Begin Act III packet.

Thursday:
7th Grade Reading: "The Real Story of a Cowboy's Life" after reading worksheet
7th Grade English: Progressive verbs worksheet; study for tomorrow's vocab test
9th Grade English: Continue work on Act III packet; study for tomorrow's vocab test

Friday:
7th Grade Reading: Read "Rattlesnake Hunt" (pg. 518-524); Complete the remainder of the "Cowboy/Rattlesnake" packet - be prepared for discussion on Monday! ALSO - by the end of this weekend, you should have approximately 100 minutes for your reading log! (Please feel free to use your "Rattlesnake Hunt" reading as part of it AND use it for a metacognitive entry on the front!)
7th Grade English: Unit 3 Vocab Test; "Checkup: Unit 3 pg. 158-19 #17-26
9th Grade English: Unit 9.3A Vocab Test; Continue work on Act III packet -- you should have 4 assignments completed by Sunday.

September 23-27

Monday:
7th Grade Reading: No homework - work on reading log (400 minutes due next MONDAY!)
7th Grade English: "Try It Out" pg. 113 #3-end
9th Grade English: Begin work on Unit 9.2B worksheet - due THIS WEDNESDAY. Act II Packet -- due next WEDNESDAY. (Choose between pg. 6 or 8, the rest MUST be completed).

Tuesday:
7th Grade Reading: Copy final RACERS paragraph on to back of organizer. Rewrites due tomorrow.
7th Grade English: On Your Own pg. 115 #49-72
9th Grade English:   Continue work on Unit 9.2B worksheet - due TOMORROW. Fix-ups of Act I quiz due TOMORROW & ABSOLUTELY will not be accepted late. Act II Packet -- due next WEDNESDAY. (Choose between pg. 6 or 8, the rest MUST be completed).

Wednesday:
7th Grade Reading: Finish "Rough Riders" RACERS.
7th Grade English: Vocab worksheet & verb halfway review.
9th Grade English: Continue work on Act II packet.

Thursday:
7th Grade Reading: Final copy of "Happiest" RACERS due TOMORROW for a grade.
7th Grade English: HALFWAY VERB TEST! Study for vocab test!
9th Grade English: Study for vocab test!

Friday:  
7th Grade Reading: Finish reading logs due on MONDAY. 400 minutes, plus 5 metacognitive entries on the front.
7th Grade English: Unit 2 Vocab Test! Context clues for Unit 3 due Monday.
9th Grade English: Unit 9.2B Vocab Test! Context clues for Unit 9.3A due Monday. Act II packet due Wednesday. Act II Quiz Tuesday. 

Phanatic About Reading

We are officially a Phanatic About Reading classroom! Stay tuned for more information on exciting reading incentives!

September 16-20

Monday, September 16:
7th Grade Reading: Yellow text structure worksheet
7th Grade English: On Your Own pg. 109 #17-38; matching vocabulary.
9th Grade English: Matching vocabulary.

Tuesday, September 17: No homework... Miss Frank out sick.

Wednesday, September 18:
7th Grade Reading: Study for tomorrow's test! (Reading strategies [orange sheet], reliable/accurate/valid/relevant, author's purpose, text structure, fact/opinion.)
7th Grade English: On Your Own pg. 111 #12-27
9th Grade English: Multiple choice vocabulary. 

Thursday, September 19:
7th Grade Reading: Reading strategies test! 
     Periods 4B and 5B: Read "Rough Riders" article for tomorrow.
7th Grade English: On Your Own pg. 116 #49-72; study for tomorrow's test!
9th Grade English: Finish reading Romeo and Juliet Act I; answer questions 15-17 - Study for tomorrow's test! 



Friday, September 20:
7th Grade Reading: Metacognitive reading log. By this weekend, you should be nearing the 300 minute mark. Logs are due in 10 days!
7th Grade English: Vocabulary Unit 1 test! Context clues for Unit 2; On Your Own pg. 118 #8-20.
9th Grade English: Vocabulary Unit 2.A test!; Context clues for 2.B; Study for Act I quiz on Monday!

September 9-13

MONDAY:
7th Grade Reading: Author's Purpose worksheet - be sure to EXPLAIN your answers using examples from the text.
7th Grade English: Checkup: Unit 2 pg. 88-89, #1-64
9th Grade English: In library: Continue working on literary terms presentation. - You must have the following for your presentation:
     A. Definition of term
     B. Example of term from Shakespeare's writing
     C. Handout for your classmates including these two items.
Your presentation information is due by the end of class on TUESDAY.

TUESDAY:
7th Grade Reading: Author's Purpose with AoW
7th Grade English: Study!

9th Grade English: Vocab Review

WEDNESDAY:
7th Grade Reading: Work on reading log!
7th Grade English: Nouns test (50 points!); "Dead Nouns" worksheet
9th Grade English: Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test.

THURSDAY:
7th Grade Reading: Finish your reaction rewrites.
7th Grade English: On Your Own pg. 102-103 #17-30
9th Grade English: Unit 1 Vocab test! Complete Unit 2A worksheet - bring textbook tomorrow!

FRIDAY: 
7th Grade Reading: LIBRARY! Blue text structure worksheet. (By the end of this weekend, you should have at LEAST 200 minutes on your September reading log!)
7th Grade English: On Your Own, pg. 105 #14-25
9th Grade English: Questions #1-3 should be answered on your R&J study guide!

September 2-6

MONDAY:
No school! Enjoy your Labor Day weekend.


TUESDAY:
7th Grade Reading: Reading Inventory worksheet
7th Grade English: "On Your Own" - pg. 72
9th Grade English: Complete word map for VERACITY.

WEDNESDAY:
7th Grade Reading: In your journal, reflect on how you use ONE of the strategies covered today during your reading. Your reflection should be FIVE sentences long.
7th Grade English: "On Your Own" - pg. 75 #18-30 
9th Grade English: Unit 1 worksheet #1-32

THURSDAY:
7th Grade Reading: Repeat Wednesday's HW using one of the new strategies.
7th Grade English: On Your Own pg. 78 #19-32
9th Grade English: Complete Unit 1 packet - Test THURSDAY

FRIDAY:
7th Grade Reading: Complete Article of the Week reflection worksheet.
7th Grade English: On Your Own pg. 83 #17-32 - Test WEDNESDAY
9th Grade English: Complete your Shakespeare background worksheet by WEDNESDAY.