Language Arts (Period 1) Assignments
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Dear students and families,
By now you have heard that CCMS will be teaching remotely for the week of March 16-March 20. I will be working over the weekend to revise my most recent assignments and will post next week's work on this site as well as Google Classroom by Monday afternoon, March 16th.
Stay safe...
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"The Emperor's New Clothes" theme paragraph MUST be turned into Google Classroom by Monday, March 9
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DUE on Thursday, March 5:
- BAM book log with the February section filled in and signed for at least one free choice book
- study your argument essay structure paper for the Benchmark test
- "The Emperor's New Clothes" paragraph with theme and text evidence is due in Google Classroom
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Period 3: DUE on Thursday, March 5:
- BAM book log for February is due
- Study argumentative essay notes for the Benchmark quiz on argument essay structure
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Period 1:
Due tomorrow March 3:
* Context clue worksheet
DUE on Thurs. March 5:
* BAM book log for February - filled in and signed
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PERIOD 1- DUE on Thurs. Fe. 27:
- Emperor's New Clothes paragraph on Google Doc- only your opening topic sentence is due. It should include your theme and the title of the story.
- February Book is "free choice" - BAM book log will be checked on Thurs. March 5th
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Period 1 students should be reading their BAM book for the month of February. It is a "free choice" book. Students will also be presenting the Book Poster they made in class for the non-fiction book they read in January.
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Period 1- DUE on Thurs. Feb. 6-
1) read and annotate The Two Brothers by Leo Tolstoy
2) DUE on Tues. Feb. 11:
- Book report poster
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Period 1 - DUE on Tues. Feb. 11th -
Book report poster - completed
** EXTRA credit - attendance tonight, Fri. Feb. 7 - 6pm (free pizza for students from 5pm-6pm) Youth Candidate Forum
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Period 1 - DUE on Tues. Feb. 11th -
- Book report poster -neat, colorful and completed with information
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Period 1 : DUE on Tues. Feb. 4th:
Spelling test, worksheet and sentences are due, also
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Period 1- DUE on Tues. Feb. 4th:
- Spelling worksheet and sentences - test will be given on this day too
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Period 1- 1) DUE on Tues. Feb. 4th:
- Spelling worksheet and sentences - test will be given on this day too
2) DUE on Tues. Feb. 11:
- Book report poster
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Period 1 and Period 3 - DUE on Tues. Jan. 28th :
"The Bracelet" literary response questions and answers
- all answers should be on a google doc and turned into google classroom
- Per 1 ( 4 questions) and Per. 3 6 questions) have different questions
BAM January book - you should be finishing up your book, and I will be giving you your book report assignment on Monday.
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Period 1 : DUE on Tues. Jan. 28 (tomorrow):
- 1) "The Bracelet" short answers with text evidence, typed on a Google Doc, then sent to the Google Classroom assignment
- 2) DUE on Tues. Feb. 4th:
- Spelling test, worksheet and sentences are due, also
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Period 1 - Students should be reading their January BAM book - either a biography, autobiography or a non-fiction book. The book report info will be given out on Thurs. Jan 23.
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All students should be reading their January non-fiction, biography or autobiography novel.
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Happy New Year and welcome back!
Period 1 - DUE on Monday, Jan.13:
- Spelling worksheet #2 - complete the top half (only #1-8)of the worksheet, plus use #1-8 words in their own sentences - on your notebook paper (stapled to the worksheet)
- study for the on Monday
Due at the end of Jan.: BAM independent novel - January's novel must be a biography, autobiography or non-fiction about an event
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DUE on Monday, Jan. 13th:
- Spelling #2 words 1-8 only
- complete the top half of the worksheet and on your own notebook paper, use each word in its own sentence to show you understand the meaning and correct spelling
- STUDY the eight words for spelling ad meaning. We will have a spelling test on Monday, Jan. 13
- see attachment for the worksheet
END of January :
- BAM independent book
- read your nonfiction, biography or autobiography throughout Jan.
- see attachment for a list of suggested books
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HAPPY HANUKAH: MERRY CHRISTMAS; and a very MERRY and BRIGHT NEW YEAR TO EACH of MY STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
There is no official homework over the winter break, but I encourage each of my students to begin reading their BAM independent novel due by the end of January. This book must be non-fiction- a biography, autobiography or an account of a true event.
I am attaching, again, my suggested list of books in these categories.
* A few students in Per. 4,5 and 6 did not turn in their final Giver writing assignment. I must have it on Monday, Jan. 6th, or I will not accept it. I am attaching the rubric below
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I did hand out a new bool log to students for the second semester.
The December-January book must be a biography or an autobiography.
I put a recommended book list attached here.
** See attached recommended list below
Los períodos 1 y 3 no tienen tarea de fin de semana.
Entregué un nuevo Bokk Log para el segundo semestre.
El libro de diciembre a enero debe ser una biografía o una autobiografía.
Pondré una lista sugerida en el sitio de tareas durante el fin de semana.Due:
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If you did not share your Seedfolks paragraph with me, YOU MUST do that before
the winter break.
Be sure to go to the library and get a non-ficiton, biography or autobiography
book to read for the winter break-January independent book.
I did hand out a new bool log to students for the second semester.
The December-January book must be a biography or an autobiography.
I put a recommended book list attached here.
** See attached recommended list below
Los períodos 1 y 3 no tienen tarea de fin de semana.
Entregué un nuevo Bokk Log para el segundo semestre.
El libro de diciembre a enero debe ser una biografía o una autobiografía.
Pondré una lista sugerida en el sitio de tareas durante el fin de semana.Due:
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Periods 1 and 3 have no weekend homework.
I did hand out a new bool log to students for the second semester.
The December-January book must be a biography or an autobiography.
I will put a recommended list up on the hoework site over the weekend.
** See attached recommended list below
Los períodos 1 y 3 no tienen tarea de fin de semana.
Entregué un nuevo Bokk Log para el segundo semestre.
El libro de diciembre a enero debe ser una biografía o una autobiografía.
Pondré una lista sugerida en el sitio de tareas durante el fin de semana.Due:
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DUE on Monday, Dec. 9th:
Periods 1 and 3:
- Seedfolks character writing assignment - first draft on paper is due (see attachment for the half-sheet direction paper that was given out in class)
Periods 4, 5 and 6:
- The Giver - read ch. 21
- The Giver - vocabulary test on the last two vocab worksheets plus general The Giver comprehension questions
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DUE on Tues. Dec. 3rd:
* Complete the Noun Worksheet that was started in class today
* Please bring your Seedfolks book to class
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Periods 1 and 3: DUE tomorrow, Tues. Nov. 19th: Seedfolks -
Read the "Nora " chapter and write down at least two questions, concerns, confusions or comments on the index card given out in class today.
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Period 1 and 3 - No weekend homework
**BE SURE TO BRING YOUR SEEDFOLKS BOOK TO CLASS ON MONDAY
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PERIODS 1 and 3: DUE on Thurs. Nov. 14 - Seedfolks, please read "Curtis" pages 51 through 58
PERIODS 4,5, & 6: DUE on Thurs. Nov. 14 / Fri. Nov. 15: Please read The Giver, ch. 11 ONLY
*Plus pay special attention to the three memories that Jonas receives - *You may annotate notes on the index card or your own paper
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Periods 1 and 3 should have completed reading Seedfolks, ch. 3 (Wendell) and ch.4 (Gonzalo) over the weekend and completed the 2-sided worksheet, as well. It was due today, Mon. Nov. 4th. Many students did not have it completed, so I will accept it only through tomorrow (Tues. Nov. 5) in class.
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Periods 1 and 3 - Due on Monday, Nov. 4th:
- Seedfolks - read chapter 3 (Wendall) and chapter 4 (Gonzalos)
- complete both sides of the Ch. 3 & 4 worksheet
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DUE ON THURS. OCT. 24:
- Seedfolks worksheet completed for ch. 1 (Kim)
- study for the Benchmark test on simple, compound and complex sentences
- to help study for the Benchmark use noredink.com and the notes from class
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DUE on Monday, Oct. 21st:
- Periods 1 and 3: Seedfolks vocabulary worksheet - definitions on front / 4 illustrations (any four words) on the back
- Period 4,5,& 6: The Giver vocabulary slide show - all information is on Google Classroom(period 4 & 6 will get this assignment on Wed. Oct. 16)
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DUE on Monday, Oct. 21st:
- Periods 1 and 3: Seedfolks vocabulary worksheet - definitions on front / 4 illustrations (any four words) on the back
- Period 4,5,& 6: The Giver vocabulary slide show - all information is on Google Classroom
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DUE on Monday, Oct. 21:
- Period 1 and 3 - The Seedfolks vocabulary worksheet
- Period 4,5 and 6: The Giver vocabulary slide show - see Google Classroom for all assignment details
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* All students need to bring their student ID to class this week on Tues. Oct. 15 / Wed. Oct. 16 in order to check out the class novel from the library. A few students mentioned they do not have an ID; they need to know their student number instead.
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DUE on Thursday, Oct. 10th:
- BAM book log for mid-Sept. through mid-Oct. is due
- Be sure to have a student and parent signature
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PERIODS 1 and 3 - DUE on Thursday, October 10th:
- BAM book log for at least the one required book (book title, author and theme statement)
- must have student and parent signature
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DUE on Thurs. Oct. 5 (Per. 1,3,5) / Fri. Oct. 6 (Per. 4-6):
- Ta-Na-E-Ka literary response questions - answer numbers 1 through 4 (1,2,3,4) in complete sentences. Follow each set of directions and use the starter sentences that are provided, as needed.
- Every Day Edit turn-in (Per. 5 I forgot to give you the half sheet, so I attached it for you to see, but I have them printed out for you in class)
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Periods 1 and 3 :
Read your BAM book each night
Be sure to have a book with you in class
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Periods 1 and 3 should make sure they have a reading book for the BAM book log. Students should find time to read over the weekend.
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Periods 1 and 3: Students need to be sure they have a "free choice" reading book.
- The CCMS library is open and students can check out a book.
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DUE on Thurs. Sept. 19th (Per. 1,3,5) / Fri. Sept. 20th (Per. 4 & 6):
- vocabulary packet - Term1 Week2
- complete packet and study for the quiz (review week 1 words too)
- Book Check - Last week all students were given the "BAM" book log - students must have a novel with them in my class*- * Each four week period (mid-month to mid-month), I will be requiring students to independently read at least one book. This month (mid-Sept. to Mid-Oct.)" is "free choice", but other four week periods may be a specific genre. *Please ask your student to see the book log, it does need to be signed by an adult prior to the due date.
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DUE on Thurs. Sept. 19th (Per. 1,3,5) / Fri. Sept. 20th (Per. 4 & 6):
- vocabulary packet - Term1 Week2
- complete packet and study for the quiz (review week 1 words too)
- Book Check - Last week all students were given the "BAM" book log - students must have a novel with them in my class*- * Each four week period (mid-month to mid-month), I will be requiring students to independently read at least one book. This month (mid-Sept. to Mid-Oct.)" is "free choice", but other four week periods may be a specific genre. *Please ask your student to see the book log, it does need to be signed by an adult prior to the due date.
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VOCABULARY packet: DUE on Thurs. Sept. 12
* complete the packet and study the words and definitions for a test
(we will work on the packet in class on Tues., but it must be completed as homework for the Thurs. turn-in)
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DUE : Period 1,3 and 5 - Thurs. Sept. 12 / Period 4 & 6 - Fri. Sept. 13:
- final draft of summer reading
- vocabulary packet - complete packet and study for quiz on the due day
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Periods 1,3,5: Due on Thurs. Sept. 5 / Per. 4 & 6: Due on Wed. Sept. 4:
- autobiographical essay and self-portrait
- follow directions on the handout
- also, I would like to recollect the "Little Bit About You" handout (if you have it)
Periods 1,3,5: Due on Thurs. Sept. 12 / Per. 4 & 6: Dur on Fri. Sept. 13:
- Summer reading, the final draft of the book poster/book report
*Have a great extra-long weekend!
**see the previous posting for attachments
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Periods 1,3,5: Due on Thurs. Sept. 5 ( *I pushed back the original due date) / Per. 4 & 6: Due on Wed. Sept. 4:
- autobiographical essay and self-portrait (Per. 1 & 3 students are writing their autobiographies in class, but can work on the self-portrait at home)
- follow directions on the handout
- also, I would like to recollect the "Little Bit About You" handout (if you have it)
Periods 1,3,5: Due on Thurs. Sept. 12 / Per. 4 & 6: Dur on Fri. Sept. 13:
- Summer reading, the final draft of the book poster/book report
*Have a great extra-long weekend!
**see the previous posting for attachments
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Period 1,3,5: DUE on Tues. Sept. 3 / Period 4 & 6: DUE on Wed. Sept. 4--
- autobiographical essay and self-portrait / follow the direction handout and use your "A Little Bit About You" worksheet as a helpful brainstorming sheet
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Periods 1,3,5: Due on Thurs Aug. 29th / Per. 4 & 6: Due on Fri. Aug. 30:
- signature page from the LA syllabus (course description)
- please keep the two-sided info page in your binder
Periods 1,3,5: Due on Tues. Sept. 3 / Per. 4 & 6: Due on Wed. Sept. 4:
- autobiographical essay and self-portrait
- follow directions on the handout
- also, I would like to recollect the "Little Bit About You" handout (if you have it)
Periods 1,3,5: Due on Thurs. Sept. 12 / Per. 4 & 6: Dur on Fri. Sept. 13:
- Summer reading, the final draft of the book poster/book report
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Periods 1 and 3: DUE on Tuesday, Nov. 12th:
* Please read Seedfolks - the "Sae Young" chapter (...and complete Virgil if necessary)
Enjoy the holiday weekend, and thank a Veteran...