HOMEWORK LOG
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TEACHER: |
O’Connor |
SUBJECT: |
ELA |
CLASS: |
614 |
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Date |
Due |
Assignment |
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1 |
9/13 |
9/14 |
30 minutes of
independent reading. Have your parents
complete the Million Words or Less assignment. |
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2 |
9/14 |
9/15 |
30 minutes of
independent reading. |
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3 |
9/15 |
9/16 |
30 minutes of
independent reading. Complete sketch
of your room. |
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4 |
9/16 |
9/17 |
30 minutes of
independent reading. Choose 1 question
from each of the 6 groups and answer questions based on your reading from
tonight. |
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5 |
9/17 |
9/20 |
30 minutes of
independent reading. Choose 1 question
from each of the 6 groups and answer questions based on your reading from
tonight. Pull one incident from your writers notebook and begin to write an extended
entry. |
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6 |
9/20 |
9/21 |
30 minutes of
independent reading. Choose 1 question
from each of the 6 groups and answer questions based on your reading from
tonight. |
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7 |
9/21 |
9/22 |
30 minutes of
independent reading. In reader’s
notebook, write 8 sentences. Use one
word from each group. Underline and
label each part of speech in each sentence. |
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8 |
9/22 |
9/23 |
30 minutes of
independent reading. |
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9 |
9/23 |
9/24 |
30 minutes of
independent reading.
Worksheet-Practice the Rules |
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10 |
9/24 |
9/27 |
Commmon and Proper nouns worksheet Choose your
personal narrative and writeyour first draft |
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11 |
9/27 |
9/28 |
Add details and
emotions to your first draft |
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12 |
9/28 |
9/29 |
Complete 6 W’s Possessive nouns
pages 14 – 15 |
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13 |
9/29 |
9/30 |
Pronouns pages
10 – 11 |
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14 |
9/30 |
10/1 |
Complete
Personal Narrative Organier |
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15 |
10/1 |
10/4 |
Rewrite your
Personal Narrative (Draft 2) |
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16 |
10/4 |
10/5 |
Adjectives
worksheet |
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17 |
10/5 |
10/6 |
Edits and
Revisions to Personal Narrative in COLOR |
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18 |
10/6 |
10/7 |
Personal
Narrative due on Friday |
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19 |
10/7 |
10/8 |
Complete
Personal Narrative, due tomorrow |
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20 |
10/8 |
10/9 |
PUBLISHING CELEBRATION |
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10/11 |
10/11 |
NO SCHOOL |
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21 |
10/12 |
10/13 |
Complete The
Outsiders Ch. 1 questions |
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22 |
10/13 |
10/14 |
Complete The
Outsiders Ch. 2 questions |
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23 |
10/14 |
10/15 |
Complete The
Outsiders Ch. 3 questions Finish writing entry
about the connection you can make to the story, What’s Inside |
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24 |
10/15 |
10/18 |
Complete The
Outsiders Ch. 4-5 questions |
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25 |
10/18 |
10/19 |
Complete The
Outsiders Ch. 6 questions Brainstorm presentation
possibilities for The Outsiders portfolio |
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26 |
10/19 |
10/20 |
Complete The
Outsiders Ch. 7 questions Complete The Otherside discussion |
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27 |
10/20 |
10/21 |
Complete The
Outsiders Ch. 8 questions |
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28 |
10/21 |
10/25 |
Complete The Outsiders
Ch. 9-12 reading and chapter questions (due Oct. 25) |
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29 |
10/25 |
10/26 |
Review notes for
The Outsiders quiz Write the essay
that you chose for The Outsiders Test on looseleaf |
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30 |
10/26 |
10/27 |
Work on The Outsiders
Portfolio Assignment due on Monday, 11/1/10 |
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31 |
10/27 |
10/28 |
Get Chapter
questions and quiz signed Portfolio
assignment due on Monday |
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32 |
10/28 |
10/29 |
Continue working
on Portfolio Assignment |
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10/29 |
10/29 |
WALK A THON |
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33 |
11/1 |
11/3 |
30 minutes of
independent reading DAILY |
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11/2 |
11/2 |
ELECTION DAY –
No classes |
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34 |
11/3 |
11/4 |
Complete essay
from Fly Away Home |
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38 |
11/4 |
11/5 |
ACUITY
ASSESSMENT |
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39 |
11/8 |
11/9 |
Complete writing
response for “To Tell the Truth” |
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40 |
11/9 |
11/10 |
Complete
discussion questions for the story “Mr. Mendelsohn” |
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41 |
11/10 |
11/11 |
Complete writing
response for “Talk to Me” |
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11/11 |
11/11 |
VETERAN’S DAY
(No School) |
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11/16 |
11/16 |
PARENT TEACHER
CONFERENCES |
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42 |
11/17 |
11/18 |
Complete
questions for the story “The Wrong Lunch Line” Be sure to use R.A.T when answering the
questions |
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43 |
11/18 |
11/22 |
Complete writing
response for “Teacher Tamer” |
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44 |
11/22 |
11/24 |
Reread the story
you are choosing for your literary essay.
Rewrite your writing response. |
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45 |
11/24 |
11/29 |
Continue to look
through your story to find evidence to prove your thesis statement true |
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11/25 |
11/28 |
THANKSGIVING
BREAK |
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46 |
11/29 |
11/30 |
Rewrite
paragraph #1 on looseleaf. The introductory paragraph must include the
title and author, a short summary, and your thesis statement. |
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47 |
11/30 |
12/1 |
Rewrite
paragraph #1 |
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48 |
12/1 |
12/2 |
Complete Supporting
details for your thesis statement. |
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49 |
12/2 |
12/3 |
Drafts with
edits and revisions are due on Monday |
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50 |
12/7 |
12/8 |
Complete numbers
1-4 of Skelton |
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51 |
12/8 |
12/9 |
Complete
Conclusion |
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52 |
12/9 |
12/10 |
Complete Literary
Essay |
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53 |
12/10 |
12/13 |
Independent |
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54 |
12/13 |
12/14 |
Continue working
on parts of speech |
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12/15 |
12/15 |
GO SCHOOL DANCE |
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55 |
12/16 |
12/17 |
Continue working
on My Man Blue Poem |
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56 |
12/17 |
12/20 |
Illustrations
and summary of My Man Blue |
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12/20 |
12/20 |
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12/21 |
12/21 |
Independent |
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12/22 |
12/22 |
6th
Grade Movie Trip |
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12/23 |
12/23 |
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12/24 |
1/3 |
Christmas Break |
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57 |
1/3 |
1/4 |
Complete short
response for Video Game letter |
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1/4 |
1/5 |
PRACTICE TEST |
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1/5 |
1/6 |
PRACTICE TEST |
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58 |
1/6 |
1/7 |
Complete
preplanning for the extended response in the Buckle Down book |
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59 |
1/7 |
1/10 |
Complete
extended response on looseleaf |
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60 |
1/10 |
1/11 |
Complete grammar
worksheet “I Love to Comb your Hair Joe” |
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61 |
1/11 |
1/12 |
Complete grammar
worksheet “Let’s Go to the Movies” |
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1/12 |
1/13 |
SNOW DAY |
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62 |
1/13 |
1/14 |
Complete grammar
worksheet “Sophistication is in” |
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1/14 |
1/14 |
ACUITY
ASSESSMENT |
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1/17 |
1/17 |
NO SCHOOL –
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR |
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63 |
1/18 |
1/19 |
Complete flash
cards for parts of speech |
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64 |
1/19 |
1/20 |
Review flash
cards |
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65 |
1/20 |
1/21 |
Independent |
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66 |
1/21 |
1/24 |
Complete
questions from “Sachel Paige” |
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67 |
1/24 |
1/25 |
Complete questions
from “A Scholar and a Traveler” |
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68 |
1/25 |
1/26 |
Independent
Reading |
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69 |
1/26 |
1/27 |
Gather 10 facts
for your compare/contrast essay |
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1/27 |
1/28 |
SNOW DAY |
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70 |
1/28 |
1/31 |
Continue to gather
information for your compare and contrast essay |
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1/31 |
2/1 |
No class |
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71 |
2/1 |
2/2 |
How do you feel
about the way Zitkala-sa wwas
treated? Are you affected by how she
felt? |
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72 |
2/2 |
2/3 |
Independent
Reading |
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73 |
2/3 |
2/4 |
Look over
research for compare/contrast essay |
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74 |
2/4 |
2/7 |
Complete
questions from the story “Moving Plates” |
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75 |
2/7 |
2/8 |
Complete corrections
and revisions for your compare/contrast essay |
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76 |
2/8 |
2/9 |
Independent
reading |
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77 |
2/10 |
2/11 |
Continue working
on compare/contrast essay which is due on Monday |
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78 |
2/11 |
2/14 |
Complete
compare/contrast essay for Monday |
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2/14 |
2/14 |
VALENTINE’S
DANCE |
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79 |
2/15 |
2/16 |
Rewrite your
Fire and Ice poem neatly and add images |
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80 |
2/16 |
2/17 |
All students need
a new notebook for poetry |
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81 |
2/17 |
2/18 |
Independent
Reading |
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82 |
2/18 |
2/28 |
Winter Packet |
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2/19 |
2/27 |
WINTER RECESS |
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83 |
2/28 |
3/1 |
Use colors and
pictures to decorate your poetry notebook |
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84 |
3/1 |
3/2 |
Write an
allusion poem in your poetry notebook.
Draw an image to illustrate your poem. |
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85 |
3/2 |
3/3 |
Write an imagery
poem inspired by your favorite song |
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86 |
3/3 |
3/4 |
Review the 15
questions for the Locomotion portfolio assignment |
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87 |
3/4 |
3/7 |
Continue
reviewing the Locomotion questions |
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88 |
3/7 |
3/8 |
Original poem to
be written for each of the Locomotion poems read in class today |
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89 |
3/8 |
3/9 |
Continue to
answer the Locomotion questions for the portfolio assignment |
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90 |
3/11 |
3/14 |
Finish drafting
the 15 Locomotion questions in your poetry notebook |
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91 |
3/14 |
3/15 |
Portfolio A –
write a letter to another teacher from Ms. Marcus |
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92 |
3/15 |
3/16 |
Portfolio B – 10
events in chronological order with visuals and a color code |
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93 |
3/17 |
3/18 |
Continue to work
on Locomotion Portfolio assignments |
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94 |
3/21 |
3/22 |
Revise and Edit “I
AM” poems 1 and 2 |
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95 |
3/22 |
3/23 |
Revise and Edit “I
AM” poems 3 and 4 |
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96 |
3/23 |
3/24 |
Write all 4 “I
AM” poems on looseleaf |
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97 |
3/29 |
3/30 |
Complete context
clues worksheet |
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98 |
3/30 |
3/31 |
Complete Buckle
Down pages 162 - 163 |
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99 |
3/31 |
4/1 |
Complete Buckle
Down pages 36 – 39 |
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100 |
4/4 |
4/5 |
Complete Buckle
Down pages 48 - 51 |