Middle School Language Arts & More!
Mr. Richard Rouillard (@rouillardr)
Week of November 16 - 20, 2015
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Thanksgiving Break (Nov. 23 - 27)
School is closed. SAC is available.
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THIS WEEK'S LESSONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
6th Grade Religion (Monday - Friday)
We will be working on Lessons 26-28. Worksheets will accompany the lessons.
Bible verse quiz on Friday.
6th Grade Language Arts (Monday - Friday)
Literature / Writing (Monday - Wednesday)
- Read "La Bamba", pp.193-201
- Read "Medusa's Head and Perseus and the Gorgon's Head", pp.208-22
6th Grade Edpuzzle Group Code: eX6oL5
- Tuesday / Wednesday EDpuzzle video: None
- Thursday Lesson: The Adverb, p.59, The Position of Adverbs, p.60
- Thursday Homework: Ex. 7, p.60
- Thursday EDpuzzle video: Prepositions
- Friday Lesson: The Preposition, p.62
- Friday Homework: Ex. 10, p.64
Vocabulary Workshop (Wednesday):
- Vocabulary Unit 4 Test. There is no assigned unit this week
6th Grade Computer (Wednesday)
Using Microsoft Publisher or Word, students will come up with a Flyer for a fictitious after-school bookclub.
7th Grade Language Arts (Monday - Friday)
Literature / Writing (Monday - Wednesday)
- Ch.2 Literature Test on Friday
- Read "The Smallest Dragonboy", pp.119-133
- Read "Here Be Dragons", pp.137-138
- Read "A Rice Sandwich", pp.141-143
- Ch.3: Themes Across Time, p.156
- Read "Theme", pp.158-159
Grammar (Thursday and Friday)
7th Grade Edpuzzle Group Code: booY1N
- Wednesday EDpuzzle video: None
- Thursday Lesson: The Conjunction, p.62
- Thursday Homework: Ex.13, p.63 and Ex.14, p.64
- Thursday EDpuzzle video: Interjections
- Friday Lesson: The Interjection, p.65
- Friday Homework: Review C, p.66 and Review D, p.67
Vocabulary Workshop (Monday):
- Vocabulary Unit 4 Test. There is no assigned unit this week
7th Grade Computer (Tuesday)
Complete the website design on Wix.com
8th Grade Religion (Monday - Friday)
We will be working on Lessons 35-37. Worksheets will accompany the lessons.
- Bible verse quiz on Friday.
8th Grade Language Arts (Monday - Friday)
Literature / Writing (Monday - Wednesday)
- We will finish reading John Steinbeck's classic novel, The Pearl. Quizzes, worksheets, and in-class discussions will accompany our reading. Although we will be reading the novel in class, chapters may be assigned for homework. Students are expected to read the assigned chapters on their own.
- Novel test on Monday, Nov. 30
Grammar (Thursday and Friday)
8th Grade Edpuzzle Group Code: e02DvG
- Ch.2 Grammar test on Thursday
- Wednesday EDpuzzle video: None
- Thursday Lesson: Adverbs Modifying Adjectives and Other Adverbs, p.63-64
- Thursday Homework: Review C, p.65
- Thursday EDpuzzle video: Prepositions
- Friday Lesson: The Preposition, p.66
- Friday Homework: Ex. 11, p.67
Vocabulary Workshop (Monday):
- Vocabulary Unit 5. Due Friday. Test Monday, after Thanksgiving break.
8th Grade Computer (Friday)
Complete the website design on Wix.com
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Edmodo
6th Grade Group Code: rcrshc, 7th Grade Group Code: qtgfss, 8th Grade Group Code: nmegiz
Edpuzzle
6th Grade Group Code: eX6oL5, 7th Grade Group Code: booY1N, 8th Grade Group Code: e02DvG
FREE RICE
500 grains earns you 1 point of extra credit on a grammar assignment or up to 1,000 grains earns you 2 points of extra credit on grammar or vocabulary quizzes.
GRADELINK
School ID: 1253
Planbook.com
To see my lessons online, please click on the link above. Lessons are subject to change.
Scholastic
Class Code: LR6GL