8B-Composition and Literature Assignments

HOMEWORK: In anticipation for our songwriting workshop tomorrow, you need to choose a song to analyze in class tomorrow. For homework, you should listen to your chosen song and either print out or write down the lyrics to the song. This will be a fun day if you come prepared! Thanks! 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the worksheet "Subject-Verb Agreement Review," due Thursday. Also, please be mindful of the reading log and book report. The last one for this year will be due next Friday, May 31.  

HOMEWORK:

Please have your Animal Farm packet ready to turn in Thursday. We will also be taking a test on the novel, so review the packet and any notes at home.

 

HOMEWORK: ANIMAL FARM PACKET

Please read chapter 9 and answer the comprehension questions on page 43.

For the audio, please go to the 2 hour, 24 minute mark on the YouTube video.

Chapter 9 begins on page 80 of the packet.

 

HOMEWORK: ANIMAL FARM PACKET

Please read chapter 8 and answer the comprehension questions 1-9 on page 37 of the packet. 

 

Also, please finish the NWEA practice test and have it ready to turn in tomorrow. If you would like to double check your answers, you can do so with me tomorrow. 

 

For Animal Farm audio, please go to 1 hour, 59 minute mark of youtube recording. 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the grammar worksheet on Sentence Variety Review. This is due Thursday. Also, please start a new reading log if you haven't already. 

HOMEWORK: Your homework this week is to create at least 20 vocabulary flash cards to help review testing terminology for next week's Azmerit exam. Remember, if you do more than 20 you have an opportunity to earn tons of extra credit. Each card is worth two points (one for term, one for definition/example). 

 

Please take this assignment seriously, as it will help you review for the test and also give you a huge grade boost for the start of 4th quarter! Please ask if you need any help or clarifications on what's expected. I must see your cards by Friday in order for you to receive credit. 

 

If you need a refresher on the terms, they are: 

 

 

Simile                                    Argument                                Formal Style   

Metaphor                               Fact                                         Transition

Synonym                               Opinion                                   Dialogue

antonym,                                Noun                                        Plot

tone,                                       Verb                                        Intent

central idea,                           Adjective                                 Point of View

evidence                                 Direct Object                           structure

theme                                     Indirect Object                        stanza

summary                                Preposition                              Definition

key details                              Imperative Mood                    Introduction

similar                                    Subjunctive Mood                   Conclusion

different                                 Interrogative Mood                 Sensory Language

revision                                  Exclamatory Mood                  Chronological Order

precise                                   Ellipsis                                     Compare/Contrast

author’s purpose                    Etymology                               Cause/Effect

passive voice                         Connotation                            Problem/Solution

active voice                            Primary Source

inference                                Secondary Source

organize                                 Citation

suggest                                   Informal Style

HOMEWORK: Please complete the "Types of Sentences 2" worksheet, including the dialogue composition on the back. Due tomorrow. 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the worksheet on "Kinds of Sentences," due Thursday. Also, please be working diligently on your nightly reading logs. I have books you can check out if you need one. Thanks! 

HOMEWORK: Please keep up to date on your reading log! You only need to read 20 minutes a night. 

 

Please complete the worksheet on Rambling Sentences for Comp. This will be due Thursday. 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the worksheet on types of irony that we started in class. It is due tomorrow. Also due tomorrow, please finish the rambling sentences worksheet for composition if you haven't already. 

Bless Me, Ultima packet: 

 

Here is the packet containing the answers, along with a blank packet if you need a new one or need to catch up. Hopefully reviewing the chapters will help you prepare for Monday's exam! Remember, the packet and the movie notes are due Monday after you finish your exam! Best of luck! 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the worksheet on hyphens if not finished already. Also, tonight is the night to complete your punctuation quiz corrections if you would like a better grade. Finally, please start your new reading log off on the right foot! It's easy to fall behind on the log early on if you neglect to take it seriously. 

 

Please work on writing your book reports and finishing up your reading logs this week. Both will be due on Friday. Full credit for the reading log would be 18 days, each signed by a parent. The book report is worth 15 points if it is complete. 

 

Also, this months' fire buck raffle will be on Friday. Don't forget to get your bucks in by Friday in order to have a shot at winning some cool prizes!! 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the worksheet on abbreviations and numbers if you did not finish it in class. 

 

REMINDER: Book reports and reading logs are also due tomorrow! Much of your homework score for literature comes from these two assignments, so please make them a priority! 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the worksheet on Subject-Verb Agreement. Turn it in by Thursday. 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the worksheet on capitalization and abbreviations, along with your nightly reading log. Also, don't forget that your paragraph corrections are due TOMORROW! Please keep on top of these assignments and reach out to me for any help/clarifications. 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the "sentence fragments" worksheet if you didn't get to finish it in class today. 

 

Also, please keep up on your reading log. Remember, you can check out a book from my class library if you don't have a book to read at home. 

 

*I have attached a copy of the "Bless Me Ultima" chapter questions. Feel free to print an extra copy or write the questions down if you misplace your packet.* 

 

 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the worksheet on quotation marks and italics, and keep up to date on your reading log. This month's log and report are due next Friday, December 21. 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the worksheet on "punctuating dialogue" for composition, and your nightly reading log (at least 20 minutes) for literature. Also, we will be continuing NWEA testing tomorrow, so make sure you get a good night's sleep and a healthy breakfast! 

HOMEWORK: Please finish your reading logs for the month and write your book report. These assignments are due Friday. If you need any clarification, assistance or a new book to read, please let me know. 

 

For Thursday, please complete the apostrophes grammar worksheet that I handed out on Tuesday. 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the grammar worksheet on misplaced modifiers. Also, don't forget to be keeping up with your nightly reading log. FYI: I am not counting holidays as required reading days on the reading log, but you're always welcome to read on those days to catch up on points or earn some extra credit! Full credit for the reading log will be 18 days this month. 

 

 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the grammar worksheet on "eliminating wordy sentences," along with your nightly reading log and paragraph corrections. The grammar sheet will be due Thursday for composition. Paragraph corrections are due every Friday. 

HOMEWORK: The students have a new daily homework assignment. They are to do daily paragraph editing, Monday-Thursday. All four days should be indicated on the same paper; they are to do one paragraph edit each day, unless they want to do them all at once and have less homework for the rest of the week. The paragraph edits page will be due every Friday. Please ensure they are doing these paragraph edits each day, along with their reading logs. 

 

ALSO: Please be aware of the AMS homework policy. If a student misses homework for any class (and they weren't absent the day before), they are to have their white accountability card signed. If they neglect homework two days during the week, they will be added to the Saturday detention list. Please keep up on all of your student's classes and ensure they are completing their homework every night and turning it in on time when it is due.  

HOMEWORK: Please complete the paragraph transition coherence worksheet, and also bring this week's sentence corrections. This is a new assignment I've started, and all four days should be filled out for this week. 

HOMEWORK: Please complete the worksheet on simple verb tenses. This will be due Thursday when we have our next composition class. 

HOMEWORK: Please do your nightly reading log and the grammar worksheet on compound and complex sentences. Also, begin reviewing for Friday's grammar quiz, using previous homework worksheets or your notes. These are the topics the quiz will cover: 

 

comma splices and run-on sentences, compound subjects and predicates, uses of nouns (abstract, concrete, collective, singular, plural, proper), transitions, adjectives, pronouns/antecedents, coordinating conjunctions, compound/complex sentences and interjections. 

Homework: Please complete the "Coordinating Conjunctions" worksheet if you haven't already. Also, don't forget to keep up on your reading log every weeknight! 

 

Please make sure that students are doing their reading log every night Monday-Friday. They should be reading for 20 minutes and a parent/guardian should be initialing each day. 

 

Also, please help ensure that your student is keeping up on Study Island. I am assigning them a topic every day we do Study Island work (Monday and Wednesday). They should be focusing on finishing the work in class, but if they don't finish they are welcome to finish the assignment for homework. Students have not been finishing their assignments, so I will be entering them in the gradebook the following day. They must receive a "blue ribbon" on the assignment, which is 70 percent or higher correct. Monday's topic is "point of view." If you have access to a computer or smartphone, please log on with your student and ensure they have completed it tonight. 

 

P.S.: If students are struggling with completing Study Island assignments, have them practice on their personal NWEA "learning map." Simply click on "my classes," access the "learning map," click on reading topics and go to that day's assignment. Once the student has mastered the topic, they can complete the grade-level topic assigned to them in Mr. Lundberg's Study Island class. 

 

If you need additional help with Study Island or you would like your student's Study Island login, please let me know and I would be happy to provide that for you! Thanks! 

 

 

Dear parents,

This is an important week for students as it represents the start of the new quarter and the opportunity to start fresh! With that in mind, all of our "Catcher in the Rye" activities will be due this Friday. They are worth tons of points, and I've conveyed to students the importance of doing well on these assignments.

Today, they started a class project on the book. Many of them are working in groups, so they may not be able to work on it at home, but I am including the project descriptions so you can check in with students and see where they are at. Some are making physical copies and some are doing power points or 3D models online.

For Friday, they need to be sure to bring their chapter comprehension questions and "6 Signposts" packet. They will be able to use these notes along with the book on the exam, which will be given Friday.

On Friday, they need to turn in: the exam, the chapter questions, the 6 signposts packet and the project. These assignments represent the opportunity to start the quarter strong, so please check in with them and help them, or reach out to me if needed! Thanks.

HOMEWORK: Please keep up with the reading and comprehension questions for "The Catcher in the Rye." You should be reading chapters 16-18 tonight. 

 

For Composition, please complete the worksheet on adjectives (front and back). This is due Thursday.  

 

Homework: Students should read chapters 13-15 of "The Catcher in the Rye" and answer the study guide/comprehension questions. This reading can count for their daily reading log. 

Homework: Students should be reading chapters 9-12 of "The Catcher in the Rye" over the weekend. I don't usually assign homework over the weekend, but we need to get caught up if we are to finish the novel and culminating activities before Fall Break. Please read the chapters and respond to the comprehension questions if you have the time. Even if you can only read the chapters, we will review the questions in class Monday. 

 

Have a great weekend! 

 

Literature: Please read chapter 8 of "The Catcher in the Rye" and answer the comprehension questions for the chapter. We have not been discussing in class because of AzMerit Benchmark testing, but we'll be back in full force next week, so please keep up with your reading at home! 

 

--If you would like to hear the words read aloud as you read the book, check out this great resource at http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/Cacher.in.The.Rye/indice.html. You can have the voice read faster or slower, and can also pause as needed. 

 

Composition: Please complete the "Transitions" grammar worksheet. 

 

 

Homework: Read Chapter 5 of "The Catcher in the Rye" and answer the study guide/comprehension questions. This reading can count for your reading log as well.