Mrs. Loughrige’s Homework Blog

  This week we are taking our first set of OAT tests.  It will consist of the reading and the math portion.  In class 8th grade:We are beginning our autobiography project.  We will be working on this piece in class and it will be due at the end of May.   8th grade reading:  We have just started John Steinbeck’s The Red Pony.    7th grade:   We are finishing up Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.  After completion we will wrap up the year with our multi-genre project. 

SQUARE ROOT DAY!!!  3,3,09  

Language Arts 

1.  Warm-Ups
2. Propaganda and Persuasion - finish “Birmingham” 

Reading

1. 7th Grade - Discuss “Valentine”  Chapter 14 MUST be read by Friday.  (49 pages)
2. 8th Grade - Finish library visit.  Projects due on assigned dates

 ******REMINDER*******

• If you are absent (or your child is absent), you MUST get your missing work and make up missing quizzes from me!!!!  There is one of me and many of you!   Thank You 

Mrs. Loughrige was absent today.  Mrs. Smith was here. 

Language Arts 

1.  Warm-Up
2. “pre” prefix - Quiz Thursday
3. Propaganda and Persuasion - “Birmingham”

 Reading

1. 7th Grade - Ender’s Game - Chapter 13 by Tuesday 
2. 8th Grade - Library for Pirate Research  (Treasure Island)

BRAVE DAY!!    

• Today is our second Brave Day of year.  It is a day to recognize the outstanding job the students are doing and to help out those in need.  

• Language Arts

1.  Daily Warm-Up
2. Spelling Test
3. Book Check (pds 2/6)  Book Report Due March 23!!

Language Arts

1. Warm-Ups
2. 2.  Formal and Informal English 

Reading

1.   Ender’s Game - Fairyland writing 
2. The Pigman - Read chapter 8

Language Arts

1.  Warm-Ups
2. Choosing the Right Word
3. PDS 2/6 - book check by Friday!!

Reading

1. Ender’s Game - 7
2. The Pigman - 7 

 Language Arts

1.  Daily Warm-up (denotation/descriptive writing)
2. Writing Lesson - Avoiding Wordiness (HMWK)
3. Checked Agendas for EC
4. Periods 2/6 - books for 9 weeks project must be approved by Friday February 13.
5. Spelling Test Thursday (PDS 2/3)  Friday (PDS 6/7)

Reading 

1. Ender’s Game - Chapters 5/6
2. The Pigman - Chapter 6 

Today was our first semester awards assembly.  We then ran on a modified two-hour delay schedule. Language Arts

1.  Warm-Ups
2. Review Parallel Structure
3. Spelling List - Test Thursday pds 2/3

Reading 

1. Ender’s Game - chpt 4
2. The Pigman - chpt 5 

8th Grade

1.  Vocabulary Review Test 1-6
2. Reading - STAR Reading
3. Reading - Double Bubble “Flowers for Algernon”

7th Grade 

1. Vocabulary Review Test 1-6

 LOOKING AHEAD: 8th Grade -

1. Personal Narrative Quiz - Friday
2. Personal Narrative Due - Friday

7th Grade -  

1. Autobiographical Essay Due - Thursday 1/29
2. Autobiographical Quiz - Thursday 1/29 

 2 hour delay

•  8th

1.  Revised Personal Narrative

• 7th

1. Revision Review - The Writing Process