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Mrs. Mann's Homework Page
Subject: Language Arts
Classes:
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May 16th, 2008
Complete your assigned section for the Executive Summary.
Remember that all group members must do their part in order to complete the assignment.
May 14th-15th, 2008
1) Create a good introduction for your Executive Summary.
2) Write an account of your trip to Barnes and Nobles bookstore on May 15th, 2008.
May 13th, 2008
Read over your research information.
List ten key points that emerged from the writing.
May 12th, 2008
Graph the results of the poll you conducted in class today. Use a bar graph and be sure to label the axes.
May 9th, 2008
Research your community issue. All research is due on Monday.
May 8th, 2008
1) Poll your family members on the polling questions we created today .
2) Continue researching your community issue. All research is due on Monday.
May 7th, 2008
1) Write ten possible polling questions based on your group’s community issue.
2) Update any missing items from your portfolios (on-going)
May 6th, 2008
1) After reading a research article, complete a 10-star note-taking chart.
2) Update any missing items from your portfolios (on-going)
May 5th, 2008
1) Continue researching articles for your community issue.
2) Update any missing items from your portfolios.
May 2nd, 2008
Gather research articles for your community issue
May 1st, 2008
TEST ON FRIDAY : a) The six types of poetry that we have studied
b) Punctuation usage –apostrophes and semi-colons
April 30th, 2008
1) Complete a final draft of your Narrative Procedure.
2) TEST ON FRIDAY : a) The six types of poetry that we have studied
b) Punctuation usage –apostrophes and semi-colons
April 29th, 2008
1) Update all annotated bibliographies. Must be handed in tomorrow.
2) Bring in a recent newspaper (Dated April 1st to present)
April 18th, 2008
Vacation Homework
Complete a poetry book of ten poems. Be sure to include, at least, one haiku, cinquain, narrative poem, limerick, concrete poem and diamante. Be creative and include titles for each poem.
HAVE A GREAT SPRING RECCESS!
April 17th, 2008
Write a diamante poem on any topic you choose.
April 16th, 2008
Create a concrete poem. Use computer paper or construction paper.
Bring in your poems for Poem-in-a Pocket Day tomorrow.
April 15th, 2008
1) Write a limerick poem. Remember to follow the AABBA rhyme pattern which we discussed in class today.
2) Complete your Wisdom Piece.
April 14th, 2008
1) Complete a narrative poem on a topic of your choice.
2) All wisdom pieces are due on Wednesday April 16th, 2008
April 11th, 2008
1) Complete the second draft of your Wisdom pieces.
2) All assigned Walter Dean Meyers books are due back on Monday.
April 10th, 2008
Write three haikus on topics of your choice. Be sure to include a title for each haiku and follow the outline for a haiku that we discussed in class today.
April 9th, 2008
1) Write a narrative procedure in your Sourcebooks.
2) Continue reading your assigned Walter Dean Myers book.
All books should be completed by April 14th, 2008
April 8th, 2008
Continue drafting your Wisdom Piece in your Sourcebook. Complete the fifth and sixth paragraph.
April 7th, 2008
Begin drafting your Wisdom Piece in your Sourcebook. Your introduction and first paragraph should be completed for tomorrow.
April 4th, 2008
1) What “wisdoms” do you notice as you continue to read your assigned Walter Dean Meyers books? List them with specific page numbers.
(Reminder: “Wisdoms” are the lessons that Walter Dean Myers is trying to teach
us through his writing)
2) Continue reading your assigned Walter Dean Myers book.
All books should be completed by April 14th, 2008
April 3rd, 2008
1) Following the guidelines discussed today, create another Narrative Procedure based on
a different topic.
2) Continue reading the next chapter in your assigned Walter Dean Meyers book.
April 2nd, 2008
Create a Narrative Procedure on a topic of your choice
April 1st, 2008
Write an April Fool’s Day poem
Extra Credit: Research the origins of April Fool’s Day.
FOURTH MARKING PERIOD BEGINS
REMINDER: NYS MATH TEST MARCH 10TH AND 11TH, 2008
· Be on time
· Eat a healthy breakfast
· Don’t forget your #2 pencils
March 5th, 2008-March 11th, 2008
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH PROJECT
March is Women’s History Month. Choose TWO people from the list below. Write three to four paragraphs on each person. Explain why that person is important to women’s history. Also include a timeline on each person. The timelines should be done on a separate sheet of computer or construction paper. Give biographical information on that person. Include a photograph of that person.
DUE ON MARCH 12th, 2008.
Mother Theresa Oprah Winfrey Wilma Rudolph
Mary Ann Shadd Jackie Joyner Kersee Halle Berry
Tyra Banks Mary Elizabeth Browser Toni Morrison
Mae Jemison Fannie Lou Hamer Lena Horne
Nancy Pelosi Lorraine Hansberry Hillary Clinton
Sally Hemings Sandra Cisneros Maya Angelou
Marian Wright Elderman Eleanor Roosevelt Amelia Earhart Josephine Baker Ida B. Wells-Barnett Lillian Smith
Dr. Susan Love Jane Addams Charlotte Ray
Althea Gibson Elizabeth Blackwell Maria Mitchell
March 4th, 2008
Summarize “The Fighter” by Walter Dean Myers.
March 3rd, 2008
Create a psychologist page for the character Simon in He was my Hero Too by Jerald Levon Hoover
Mid-Winter Recess Homework
Complete the reading of He Was My Hero Too by Jerald LeVon Hoover.
Answer Questions 3 and 12 on page 177.
Add this book to your annotated bibliography.
February 14th, 2008
Begin reading He Was My Hero Too by Jerald LeVon Hoover.
February 11th- 13th, 2008
Continue revising and editing your non-fiction books.
All non-fiction books are due on February 14th, 2008.
February 8th, 2008
Complete Chapters 3 and 4 of your non-fiction books.
Also gather all pictures and diagrams needed for your non-fiction books.
February 7th, 2008
Complete Chapter 2 of your non-fiction books.
February 6th, 2008
Complete Chapter 1 of your non-fiction books.
February 5th, 2008
Write the introduction for your non-fiction books.
February 4th, 2008
Choose one person who participated in the Harlem Renaissance. Write a biography of that person (three to four paragraphs). Be sure to explain why they were important to the Harlem Renaissance. Due by Wednesday February 6, 2008
February 1st, 2008
1) What is the Harlem Renaissance?
2) List ten people who participated in the Harlem Renaissance.
3) Continue researching your non-fiction book topic.
January 30th -31st, 2008
Research the information need for your non-fiction books.
Use a combination of internet and book sources to gather information.
January 29th, 2008
Continue selecting relevant information from your research, using the abbreviated text
codes for highlighting
January 28th, 2008
1) Begin drafting the introductory paragraph for your non-fiction books. Be sure to use
one of the “engaging the reader” strategies which we discussed in class today.
2) Begin reading your Week 20 independent reading book.
January 25th, 2008
1) Begin researching relevant information for your non-fiction books.
2) Complete the reading of your non-fiction book, and add it to your Annotated
Bibliography.
3) Revise all incomplete story boards.
January 24th, 2008
Complete the story board that we began in class.
January 23rd, 2008
1) In your Writer’s Journal, brainstorm additional topics for your Children’s non-fiction book.
2) Choose two topics and explain why you chose it (one paragraph each).
January 22nd, 2008
Create a poem that pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 18th, 2008
1) Write an essay entitled, “The Immigration Experience” (4-5 paragraphs in length),
inspired by our reading of “How Many Days to America” by Eve Bunting.
2) Update your Annotated Bibliography.
January 15th and January 16th, 2008
NEW YORK STATE ELA TEST
January 14th, 2008
Get a good night’s sleep
Bring two sharpened pencils and an eraser
Eat a healthy breakfast
Be ON TIME
ELA TEST TOMORROW
January 11th, 2008
1) Complete the ELA Practice Test 2 on http://schools.nyc.gov/beta
2) Complete the Editing paragraph.
2 DAYS TO THE ELA TEST
January 10th, 2008
Complete the editing paragraph packet.
3 DAYS TO THE ELA TEST
January 8th, 2008
1) Complete all missing assignments on http://schools.nyc.gov/beta
2) Complete the ELA practice test on http://schools.nyc.gov/beta
Must be completed no later than Friday January 11th, 2008
5 DAYS TO THE ELA TEST
January 7th, 2008
1) Complete Lesson 6 of “Test Ready-Book 7”
2) Complete the ELA practice test on http://schools.nyc.gov/beta
Must be completed no later than Friday January 11th, 2008
6 DAYS TO THE ELA TEST
ALL STUDENTS PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ACUITY WEBSITE HAS CHANGED THE PASSWORD.
Old password: juli1234
New password: your student identification number
Your student identification number can be found at the top of your report card and on your school identification cards.
Your user name remains the same.
January 4th, 2008
1) All projects should be completed by Monday.
2) Complete the ELA practice test on http://schools.nyc.gov/beta
Must be completed no later than Friday January 11th, 2008
7 DAYS TO THE ELA TEST
January 3rd, 2008
1) Revise the “Sahara Desert” open-ended question, as we discussed in class today.
2) REMINDER: Main Idea and Author’s Purpose assignments in the study section of
http://schools.nyc.gov/beta must be completed.
8 DAYS TO THE ELA TEST
January 2nd, 2008
BECOME AN ELA TEST WRITER!!!
Create a test booklet using the following criteria:
a) Choose two reading passages: 1 non-fiction and 1 fiction
b) Create five multiple choice questions for each passage (Total of ten questions)
-2 Textually Explicit questions
-2 Textually Implicit questions
-1 Critical Analysis question
Remember to include a distracter in each question
c) Type or write neatly
d) Include a cover page
e) ALL booklets are due on Monday January 7th, 2008
9 DAYS TO THE ELA TEST
December 21st, 2007-VACATION HOMEWORK
1) Complete the vacation ELA Reading Comprehension packet.
2) Complete Main Idea and Author’s Purpose assignment in the study section of
All assignments should be completed no later than January 4th, 2007.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
December 20th, 2007
Revise the open-ended questions from your last test.
December 19th, 2007
Describe the events of the “Holiday Block Party” in your Writer’s journal.
December 18th, 2007
Complete the editing paragraph.
December 17th, 2007
Create a Christmas or Kwanzaa poem. Be sure to include at least five examples of figurative language.
December 14th, 2007
Complete Lesson 5 of “Test Ready” Book 7
December 13th, 2007
Complete the “Fact and Opinion” handout.
December 12th, 2007
Complete Lesson 4 of “Test Ready-Book 7”.
December 11th, 2007
1) Complete the editing paragraphs on the handout given. Remember to cross out the
grammar or punctuation mistakes, and replace with the correct form.
2) Review all figurative language notes for quiz tomorrow.
December 10th, 2007
Create three textually explicit and three implicit questions based on the passage in
Lesson 3 of “Test Ready-Book 7”. Remember to also create the answer stems.
December 7th, 2007
1) Complete Lesson 3 Reading Comprehension Practice of “Test Ready-Book 7”.
2) Complete the Figurative Language assignment in the study section of http://schools.nyc.gov/beta no later than December 16th, 2007
December 6th, 2007
Create five sentences that are examples of each of the following:
a) simile b)metaphor c) personification d) hyperbole
That means a total of 20 sentences.
December 5th, 2007
Complete Lesson 2 Reading Comprehension Practice of “Test Ready-Book 7”.
December 4th, 2007
Complete the editing paragraphs on the handout given. Remember to cross out the grammar or punctuation mistakes, and replace with the correct form.
December 3rd, 2007
Complete Lesson 1 Reading Comprehension Practice of “Test Ready-Book 7”.
Write directly in the booklet, use the bubble sheet on the back page and don’t forget to use the Key Word Approach.
Predictive ELA Test #2 will be administered tomorrow. Bring your #2 pencils.
November 30th, 2007
1) Complete the three (3) editing paragraphs given. Remember to cross out the grammar or punctuation mistakes, and replace with the correct form.
2) Log on to http://schools.nyc.gov/beta. Complete “Reading Comprehension Test1”
November 29th, 2007
1) Log on to http://schools.nyc.gov/beta. Finish your incomplete assignments.
November 28th, 2007
1) Complete the editing paragraph.
2) Log on to http://schools.nyc.gov/beta. Finish your incomplete assignments.
November 27th, 2007
Complete the three (3) editing paragraphs given.
Remember to cross out the grammar or punctuation mistakes, and replace with the correct form.
November 26th, 2007
Carefully read the paragraphs on the handout given. Then complete the appropriate cause and effect graphic organizers for each paragraph.
Wednesday November 21st, 2007
1) Complete the ELA practice package
2) Complete the Inferences test on http://schools.nyc.gov/beta no later than 11:59pm on
Sunday November 25th, 2007
Tuesday November 20th, 2007
All students must complete the Critical Analysis assignment in your “Study” section of http://schools.nyc.gov/beta
Parent Teacher Conferences 1-3pm and 6pm- 8:00pm
Monday November 19th, 2007
All students must complete the Critical Analysis assignment in your “Study” section of http://schools.nyc.gov/beta .
Friday November 16th, 2007
1) Complete the editing paragraph.
2) All students must complete the Inferences assignment in your “Study” section of
Thursday November 15th, 2007
1) Complete the editing paragraph given.
2) Revise the two short response questions from your previous test.
Remember to use the KIS strategy
Wednesday November 14th, 2007
1) Complete the editing paragraph.
2) Complete the reading comprehension passage.
Tuesday November 13th, 2007
All students must complete the Vocabulary test on http://schools.nyc.gov/beta by November 13th, 2007 no later than 11:59 pm.
Friday November 9th, 2007
1) All students must complete the Vocabulary test on http://schools.nyc.gov/beta
by November 13th, 2007
2) Complete the “Using Context Clues” handout.
3) Continue reading your assigned Gary Soto book:
Table 1: Buried Onions continue reading to page 104
Table 2: Taking Sides continue reading to page 106
Table 3: Baseball in April and Other Stories continue reading to page 96
Table 4: Pacific Crossing continue reading to page 95
Table 5: A Summer Life continue reading to page 86
4) Complete your annotated bibliography entry.
Thursday November 8th, 2007
1) Review the KIS Strategy and the Key Word Approach for tomorrow’s ELA Test.
2) Continue reading your assigned Gary Soto-
Table 1: Buried Onions continue reading to page 83
Table 2: Taking Sides continue reading to page 86
Table 3: Baseball in April and Other Stories continue reading to page 80
Table 4: Pacific Crossing continue reading to page 76
Table 5: A Summer Life continue reading to page 72
Summarize what you’ve read so far, on loose leaf.
Wednesday November 7th, 2007
1) Complete the editing paragraph.
2) Continue reading your assigned Gary Soto
Table 1: Buried Onions continue reading to page 69
Table 2: Taking Sides continue reading to page 70
Table 3: Baseball in April and Other Stories continue reading to page 68
Table 4: Pacific Crossing continue reading to page 70
Table 5: A Summer Life continue reading to page 61
Tuesday November 6th, 2007
No School- Election Day
Monday November 5th, 2007
Complete the cause and effect handout.
All open-ended and multiple choice questions must be completed.
Friday November 2nd, 2007
After reading “When I was Young in the Mountains” by Cynthia Rylant, write a short story that begins with the phrase “When I was Young…” (four to five paragraphs).
Thursday November 1st, 2007
Continue reading your assigned Gary Soto
Table 1: Buried Onions continue reading to page 53
Table 2: Taking Sides continue reading to page 51
Table 3: Baseball in April and Other Stories continue reading to page 54
Table 4: Pacific Crossing continue reading to page 52
Table 5: A Summer Life continue reading to page 47
Wednesday October 31st, 2007
HALLOWEEN
Write a Halloween poem in your Writer’s Journal.
Monday and Tuesday October 29th to 30th 2007
Complete all memoirs. Due on Wednesday October 31st, 2007
Remember to include a cover page and to carefully proof-read your writing.
Friday October 26th, 2007
1) Begin typing your memoirs. Please save them to your flash drives.
2) Complete the sketcher’s page depicting one scene from your Gary Soto book.
3) Continue reading your assigned Gary Soto book.
4) Complete your annotated bibliography entry.
Thursday October 25th, 2007
In your Writer’s Journals, revise your memoir drafts (second drafts). Be sure to include dialogue and appropriate sequence words.
Wednesday October 24th, 2007
In your Writer’s Journals, complete the drafting of your memoirs
Tuesday October 23rd, 2007
1) In your Writer’s Journals, continue drafting your memoirs.
2) Complete the editing paragraph handout.
Monday October 22nd, 2007
1) Complete the Philosopher’s page for the assigned Gary Soto book.
2) Draft the introduction and second paragraph of your memoir in your Writer’s
Journal.
Friday October 19th, 2007
1) Complete the reading comprehension questions given.
2) Continue reading your assigned Gary Soto book.
3) Complete your annotated bibliography entry.
Thursday October 18th, 2007
1) Begin reading your assigned Gary Soto book.
2) Complete the line catcher’s page for the assigned Gary Soto book.
Wednesday October 17th, 2007
Complete the “Explode the Moment” handout. Then write a paragraph or two using the details on the handout.
Tuesday October 16th, 2007
1) On a sheet of loose leaf paper, respond to the poem “Heaven” by Gary Soto. Be sure to include your opinion of the poem and make any relevant connections.
2) Complete the editing paragraph handout.
Monday October 15th, 2007
1) In your Writer’s journal, describe the lesson you learned as a result of the
“memorable moment” in your memoir. Explain how that experience changed you (two
to three paragraphs).
2) Complete the editing paragraph handout.
Friday October 12th, 2007
1) Continue brainstorming ideas for your memoir- answer the questions given.
2) Complete the editing paragraph handout
3) Continue reading your Week 5 independent reading book.
4) Complete your annotated bibliography entry
Thursday October 11th, 2007
1) Complete the topic webs that we began in class today.
2) Continue reading your Week 5 independent reading book.
Wednesday October 10th, 2007
1) Reduce your three memoir topics to one topic. Write a reflection in your Writer’s Journal explaining why you chose that topic.
2) Complete the editing paragraph.
Tuesday October 9th, 2007
1) In your Writer’s journals, write about another memory from your past just as Gary Soto did. Be sure to include one specific event and experience.
2) Begin reading your Week 5 independent reading book.
Friday October 5th, 2007
1) Correct the run-on sentences and fragments on the handout given.
2) Finish reading your Week 4 independent reading book.
3) Complete your annotated bibliography entry.
Reminder: DAILY WRITING SHOULD BE DONE IN YOUR WRITER’S JOURNAL
Thursday October 4th, 2007
1) Continue reading your Week 4 independent reading book.
2) In your Writer’s journal, explain the mood, tone and style of your independent reading book.
Wednesday October 3rd, 2007
Complete the short response question for Story 3 of K.I.S. Strategy handout.
Tuesday October 2nd, 2007
Just like Uncle Jed in “Uncle Jed’s Barbershop”, what dreams do you plan on fulfilling? Create a booklet of steps you will take to achieve your personal goals.
Due on Thursday, October 4th, 2007.
Monday October 1st, 2007
Complete the author’s purpose handout.
Friday September 28th, 2007
1) Pick one character from “Novio Boy” and create a character web for that character.
Plus, describe that character in detail in two paragraphs.
2) Complete the third entry in your annotated bibliography
Thursday September 27th, 2007
1) Complete the main idea handout.
2) Continue reading your Week 3 independent reading book.
3) There will be a reading comprehension test tomorrow- multiple choice and two short response questions.
Wednesday September 26th, 2007
1) After reading Scene1 today in class, what do you think will happen next in “Novio Boy”? Make a prediction that’s approximately two to three paragraphs in length on loose leaf.
2) Make all corrections from your last test. Be sure to rewrite your short –response
questions using the KIS Strategy.
Tuesday September 25th, 2007
1) Respond to the quote of the week in your Writer’s Journal:
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any
other.” –Abraham Lincoln
2) Begin reading your Week 3 independent reading book
Monday September 24th, 2007
Continue reading “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto
Then summarize the story in your Writer’s journal. Continue to note your observation of Gary Soto’s writing style.
Friday September 21st, 2007
1) Complete the main idea handout.
2) Complete the second entry of annotated bibliography
Thursday September 20th, 2007
Complete the capitalization handout.
Wednesday September 19th, 2007
1) Use the KIS strategy to write a response to story #3 on the handout given.
2) Create a 5ws and H log for your independent reading book on loose leaf
Tuesday September 18th, 2007
1) Respond to the quote of the week- “Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance” in your Writer’s Journal.
2) Continue reading your week 2 independent reading book.
Monday September 17th, 2007
1) Reread “Being Mean” and “Father” by Gary Soto. Then using the context clues within
the stories, define the following words:
a) aluminum (page 1)
b) orneriness (page1)
c) inherently (page 2)
d) mercurochrome (page3)
e) provocation (page 3)
f) nonchalantly (page 4)
g) resigning (page 4)
h) frenzy (page 5)
i) feigned (page 6)
j) puckered (page 6)
k) conspicuous (page 9)
2) What was the main idea of “Father” by Gary Soto? Respond in your class notebooks.
Wednesday September 12th, 2007
1) Complete your reading comprehension packet. (Timed for 65 minutes)
2) Complete the reading of your Week 1 independent reading book. Your first annotated
bibliography entry should be completed by Monday
Tuesday September 11th, 2007
Begin Reading your Week 1 independent reading book (at least 10 pages).
In your Writer’s journal, create a 5Ws and H log based on what you read.
Monday September 10th, 2007
Read the article “Animal World: Wonderful and Weird” (handout)
Highlight the important and interesting details. Then take notes on the article in your class notebook.
Friday September 7th, 2007
Research biographical information on Gary Soto. Then use the determining importance strategies we discussed in class today to extract important information from your research. All notes should be written in your class notebooks.
Thursday September 6th, 2007
In your Writer’s journal, write ten goals you plan to achieve this school year.
Also write another entry of your choice in your Writer’s journal.
Wednesday September 5th, 2007
All completed essays are due tomorrow.
Tuesday September 4th, 2007
1) Return all completed blue cards and lunch forms.
2) Complete the “Getting to Know You” handout.
3) Begin writing an essay of, at least, six paragraphs entitled “The Highlights of my Summer Vacation” (Due on Thursday September 6th, 2007).
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