HOMEWORK LOG

 

TEACHER:

Ms. Serrano@schools.nyc.gov

SUBJECT:

English Language Arts

CLASS:

607

 

No.            DATE                                                       ASSIGNMENT                                                                                                       DUE

1

9/13/10

Vocabulary Words:  debate, convenient, convertible, electives, banquet, avocado, freelance sushi, antique, mechanic. 

A) Write them three times each.

B) Alphabetize them

C) Define each one; Be sure to include what part of speech it is. Ex. noun, adjective, verb- You may use abbreviations.

TEST – Tuesday September 21st.

9/17/10

2

9/17/10

Complete your name writing piece.

9/20/10

3

9/21/10

Vocabulary words: precede torment, ancient, imitations, reduced, enamored, overuse, escalates, aboriginal, artifacts, cartoonist, investigative, conjunction, negotiate.

A) Write them three times each.

B) Alphabetize them

C) Define each one; Be sure to include what part of speech it is. Ex. noun, adjective, verb- You may use abbreviations.

TEST – Tuesday September 28th.

9/24/10

4

9/24/10

WW Grammar - Complete worksheet identifying parts of speech.

9/27/10

 

5

927/10

Vocabulary Words: poverty, intentionally, turquoise, duel, memorial, extraordinary, lavish, batter

A) Write them three times each.

B) Alphabetize them

C) Define each one; Be sure to include what part of speech it is. Ex. noun, adjective, verb- You may use abbreviations.

TEST – October 5th.

LATE SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS DUE.

10/1/10

6

930/10

WW Grammar -  Complete worksheets: Nouns Abound and Common and Proper nouns

10/1/10

7

10/4/10

Vocabulary words: eons, chiseled, contaminated, plaguing, wharf, sarcophagus, masthead, ammonia.

A) Write them three times each.

B) Alphabetize them

C) Define each one; Be sure to include what part of speech it is. Ex. noun, adjective, verb- You may use abbreviations.

TEST Oct. 12th.

 

10/8/10

8

10/7/10

WW Grammar – Complete the Nounsense  worksheet/singular and plural nouns

10/12/10

9

10/12/10

Vocabulary Words Worksheet – antonym, concept, context, derivative, effective, glossary, retain, specialized synonym, terminology.

A)    Write them three times each

B)    Write a sentence for each vocabulary word.

C)    Complete worksheet

TEST 10/19/10

10/15/10

10

10/19/10

1) Vocabulary Words Worksheet -  beastly, hog, horseplay, hound, lionize, mammoth, parrot, pigheaded, scapegoat, sheepish

A)    Alphabetize and write them three times each

B)    Write a sentence for each vocabulary word.

C)    Complete worksheet

TEST 10/26/10

2) WW Complete Simple Subject & Simple Predicate worksheets

10/22/10

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

13

10/26/10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/27/10

 

 

 

10/28/10

1) Vocabulary Words Worksheet – affable, enchanting, awe, fascinate, contempt, loathe, crave, rave, detestable, recoil.

A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

B) Write a sentence for each vocabulary word.

     C) Complete worksheet

TEST Mon. Nov. 1st

 

 

Plot Book Project due Nov. 12

 

 

Study vocabulary words. The test will be on Monday, Nov. 1st.

 

 

 

10/29/10

14

11/1/10

Vocabulary Words – bluff, fabricate, integrity, obvious, frank, genuine, plagiarize, reliable, impartial, suppress.

A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

B) Write meaningful sentences for each vocabulary word.

    C) Complete the vocabulary worksheet

TEST Tues. Nov. 9th

 

11/5/10

15

11/3/10

1)      WW: Dialogue – Write a scene with two children in a park deciding what they should play.

2)      Revisit your narrative and rewrite the dialogue correctly. Narratives due 11/10/10

 

11/4/10

16

11/4/10

Grammar: Possessive Nouns, page 3

11/5/10

17

11/9/10

Vocabulary Words –accumulate, meager, ample, pervasive, barren, sparse, comprehensive, surpass, extensive, trifle.

A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

B) Write meaningful sentences for each vocabulary word.

    C) Complete the vocabulary worksheet

TEST Tues. Nov. 16th

 

11/12/10

18

11/10/10

1)      Complete vocabulary review.

2)      Finish the essay started in class, evaluating the ideas in “Why?” by Anne Frank.

3)      Plot Book Project due 11/12/10

11/12/10

19

11/16/10

Vocabulary Words – accord, insolent, consent, negotiate, contrary, pact, corroborate, rapport, friction, rift.

A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

B) Write meaningful sentences for each vocabulary word.

TEST Tues. Nov. 23

 

11/19/10

20

11/23/10

1) Second Project due Friday, December 3rd.

Write an alternate ending to your independent reading book; be sure to include a heading, title and author, and a brief explanation of the actual ending. Then skip two lines and write a different ending.

2) Due Monday, November 29th.  Vocabulary Words – brisk, mingle, linger, nimble, perpetual, saunter, scurry, sedentary, stride, totter.

A) Alphabetize and write them three times each.

B) Write meaningful sentences for each vocabulary word.

TEST Tues. Nov. 30

 

 

 

 

21

11/24/10

1)      Complete Pronoun Review pages 7 and 131.

2)      Complete Vocabulary Review sheets

12/2/10

22

11/30/10

1) Vocabulary Words –wrath, malicious, appease, penitent, indignant, resent, infuriate, retaliate, condone, reconcile.

A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

B) Write meaningful sentences for each vocabulary word.

TEST Tues. Dec 7th.

2) Read “Teacher Tamer.”  Then complete character trait chart and extended response questions.

3)  Reminder: Project due Friday, December 3rd.

Write an alternate ending to your independent reading book; be sure to include a heading, title and author, and a brief explanation of the actual ending. Then skip two lines and write a different ending.

 

12/2/10

23

12/3/10

Complete literary essay timeline.

12/8/10

24

12/6/10

Finish reading “The Goodness of Matt Kaizer.” Then complete the graphic organizer, short response questions and extended response.

12/7/10

 

25

12/7/10

1) Vocabulary Words – barrio, mesa, escapade, mustang, poncho, fiesta,

Guerilla, siesta, lariat, stampede.

A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

B) Write meaningful sentences for each vocabulary word.

TEST Tues. Dec 14th

 

12/10/10

26

12/9/10

Identify the helping verbs on the worksheet.

12/10

27

12/10/10

Complete the introduction to the literary essay. Be sure to include the focus statement, using one of the following words: teaches shows, learns, sees, accepts, or understands.

12/15/10

28

12/13/10

Complete the graphic organizer, short response and extended response for “Talk to Me.”

12/14/10

29

12/14/10

1) Vocabulary Words – acquaint, aloof, amiable, betray, enmity, idealize, protégé, recluse, solitary, treacherous.

A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

B) Write meaningful sentences for each vocabulary word.

TEST Tues. Dec. 21st

 

12/17/10

 

30

12/17

Literary essay draft due

12/17/10

 

31

12/20/10

Winter Break English Language Arts Packet

1/3/10

32

12/23/10

Signed Progress Reports

1/3/11

33

1/4/11

1) Vocabulary Words – frivolous, accessory, pertinent, imperative, essence, auxiliary, excess, notable, significant, entail

A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

B) Write meaningful sentences for each vocabulary word.

TEST Tues. Jan. 11

 

1/7/11

34

1/11/11

1) Vocabulary Words – dormant, restless, frenetic, sluggish, industrious, spry, loiter, strenuous, lull, vigor.

A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

B) Write a short story about your school life using the vocabulary words.

TEST Tues. Jan. 18

 

1/14/11

35

1/18/11
  1. Rewrite the Compare and Contrast, Bessie Coleman and Harriet Quimby essay.

2. Vocabulary Words – blunt, coarse, dense, dingy, iridescent, opaque, radiant, sheen, tinge, transparent

A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

B) Write a paragraph using as many vocabulary words as possible.

                  TEST Tues. Jan. 25th

 

1/19/11

 

 

 

 

1/21/11

36

1/20/11

Write about something you can do very well using different forms of adjectives (comparative, superlative),

1/21/11

37

1/25/11

Vocabulary Words: adjourn, cease, decisive detain, hinder, prolong, repel, shackle, tarry, undermine

A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

B) Write a paragraph using as many vocabulary words as possible.

                  TEST Tues. Feb. 1.

 

1/28/11

38

2/1/11

1. RW - Write a brief history (three paragraphs) of an event in someone’s life; interview someone you’re close to.

 

2. Vocabulary Words: superlative, exception, novel, conventional, bizarre, norm, habitual, authentic, absurd, exotic

    A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

    B) Write a paragraph using as many vocabulary words as possible.

                  TEST Tues. Feb. 8th.

 

2/2/11

 

 

 

2/4/11

39

2/2/11

Read the nonfiction article, Robert R. Livingston. Then fill in the timeline and the accomplishments chart.

2/3/11

40

2/8/11

Vocabulary Words: ancestor, clan, hereditary, compatible, domestic, spouse, kin, lineage, filial, matrimony

    A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

    B) Write a paragraph about your family; include as many vocabulary words as possible.

                  TEST Tues. Feb. 15th.

 

2/11/11

41

2/15/11

Vocabulary Words: ballad, choral, lyrics, opera, resonant, rhythmically, serenade, shrill, symphony, vocal.

    A) Alphabetize and write them three times each

    B) Write a paragraph ; include as many vocabulary words as possible. TEST Tues. March 1st.

 

2/18/11

42

2/16/11

English Language Arts February Break booklet

2/28/11

43

 

 

 

 

 

44

3/1/11

1)      Project due March 8th. Find a newspaper article of interest to you. After reading the article, gather information about it using the funnel organizer. Be ready to present it.

 

 

2)      Vocabulary words: autobiography, metaphor, biography, onomatopoeia, flashback, prose, folklore, proverb, genre, simile

  1. Alphabetize
  2. Write each word three times each
  3. Write paragraph using as many words as you can about literature. TEST 3/8/11

3/8/11

 

 

 

 

3/4/11

45

3/8/11

Vocabulary words: approximate, assumption, certify, contend, hypothesis, illusion, inevitable, inquire, presume, vague.

  1. Alphabetize
  2. Write each word three times each

c. Write paragraph using as many words as you can about literature.   TEST 3/15/11

3/11/11

46

3/15/11

Vocabulary words: compress, concise, eject exclusion, expulsion, liberate, propel, regulate, restrain, restriction

  1. Alphabetize
  2. Write each word three times each

c. Write paragraph using as many words as you can about literature.   TEST 3/22/11

3/18/11

47

3/22/11

Vocabulary words: battalion, casualty, garrison, infiltrate, corps, provoke, encampment, formidable, sentry, siege.

  1. Alphabetize
  2. Write each word three times each

c. Write paragraph using as many words as you can about literature.   TEST 3/29/11

3/25/11

48

3/30/11

Vocabulary words: anthropology, archaeology, biology, criminology, geology, paleontology, physiology, sociology, technology, theology

  1. Alphabetize
  2. Write each word three times each

c. Write paragraph using as many words as you can about literature.   TEST 4/5/11

4/1/11

49

4/5/11

Vocabulary words: altimeter, barometer, diameter, geometry, kilometer, metric, metronome, micrometer, odometer, perimeter

  1. Alphabetize
  2. Write each word three times each

c. Write paragraph using as many words as you can about literature.   TEST 4/12/11 (NO NEW VOCABULARY words until after the break)

4/8/11

50

4/15/11

Spring Recess ELA Packet

4/27/11