Saturday, November 28, 2009

Monday 11/30 HW

40 || Mon || Tues || Yellow book

Read p. 50, do p. 51 ex. 5C;

Do p. 65, ex. 6D - After you complete the punctuation, write next to each question the name of the punctuation type and the page number in the book. Example: #1: Appositive, on p. 40.


41 || Mon || Tues || Yellow book

Read p. 67 "Analyzing Cause and Effect". Be ready for a reading check.

Do: p. 70, ex. 7A, & do p. 71, ex. 7B


42 || Mon || Tues || Grammar Sense:

Read p. 280-281.

Do p. 281, ex. A3.

Do p. 283 "Examining Form" #1, 2, 3

Wednesday 11/25 HW

# || Assigned on || Date due || Assignment
36 || Tues || Mon || Quest Reading Test for Ch. 2 (worksheets are extra for studying)
37 || Wed || Mon || Read "Fruitcake Special" - choose 2 of final 3 stories. Email Sarah by Sunday which stories you chose.
38 || Wed || Mon || Post NPR comment to your blog under that article's "comments"
39 || Wed || Wed 12/2 || 6 Weekly words from your Thanksgiving Holiday;)

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Tuesday 11/24 HW

# || Assigned on || Date due || Assignment
30 || Fri || Wed || Weekly Words 5, Print and Post
31 || Mon || Tues (now Wed) || Write a meaningful comment to the NPR article you already reacted too (NOC 7 or 8). Type & print, don't post. Email Sarah TONIGHT, Tues, by 8pm. (Was due Tuesday. If you did not do it for Tuesday, it is late, but do it for Wednesday's class.)
34 || Tues || Wed || Do Quest, p. 52 A, B, C. Read p. 53-54. Do p. 55A
35 || Tues || Wed || Write your final Reporting Essay. Print. Use small checklist paper for help. Needs indirect quoted speech.
36 || Tues || Mon || Quest Reading Test for Chapter 2 (we will review Wednesday in class)

Monday, November 23, 2009

Monday 11/23 HW

# || Assigned on || Date Due || Assignment
29 || Fri || Tues || Finish "Dear Aunt Molly"
30 || Fri || Wed || Weekly Words 5, Print & Post
31 || Mon || Tues || Write a meaningful comment to the article that you already reacted to (News of Choice 7 or 8). Don't post to NPR. Type, print, and bring to class on Tuesday for workshop.
32 || Mon || Tues || Find a relevant quote (someone talking) for your Reporting Essay. Change it to indirect speech and add it to your essay. Example in your essay, "The policeman reported that he didn't know how long the monkey had been at the top of tree."
33 || Mon || Tues || Read Quest, p. 45-46. Do "Check Your Understanding" p. 46, A.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Friday 11/22 HW

# || Assigned on || Date due || Assignment
25 || Thurs || Mon || 4 comments to News of Choice Blogs #5 & 6
26 || Fri || Mon || Create your account registration for NPR website
27 || Fri || Mon || Read "Dear Aunt Molly" to page 32 by Monday
28 || Fri || Mon || Write News Report Essay - a) Do research for precision and accuracy details. b) Rewrite essay with clear changes to original draft. b) TYPE
29 || Fri || Tues || Read "Dear Aunt Molly" finish by Tuesday
30 || Fri || Wed || Weekly Words 5, Print and Post

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Thursday 11/19 HW

# || Assigned on || Due on || Assignment
24 || Thurs || Fri || Finish reading 16-23 of "Fruitcake Special"
25 || Thurs || Mon || Post 4 comments to classmates' News of Choice articles 5 & 6

- If you haven't changed your blog titles yet, you should do it now so that no one is confused where to post.

Wednesday Homework 11/18

# || Assigned on || Due on || Assignment
21 || Monday || Friday || News of Choice #7 & 8 due. At least one article from NPR. Reaction includes short review/summary of article comments.
23 || Tuesday || Thurs || Read "Fruitcake Special", p. 5-16, stop at stars ***