Middle School Language Arts & More!
Mr. Richard Rouillard (@rouillardr)
Week of March 21, 2016
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Thursday is Maundy Thursday (Noon Dismissal)
No school this Friday (Good Friday)
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THIS WEEK'S LESSONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
6th Grade Religion (Monday - Friday)
We will be working on Lessons 70-71. Worksheets will accompany the lessons.
Bible verse quiz on Thursday
6th Grade Language Arts (Monday - Friday)
Literature / Writing (Monday - Tuesday)
- Read "Ode to Mi Gato", "In a Neighborhood in Los Angeles", and "Hard on the Gas", pp.391-393
- Haiku, p.395
- Read the haikus on p.396
- Students will write their own haikus in class.
6th Grade Edpuzzle Group Code: eX6oL5
- Tuesday EDpuzzle video: None
- Wednesday Lesson: Ch.7 Review, pp.173-174, all
- Wednesday Homework: Ch.7 Review, pp.173-174, all
- Wednesday EDpuzzle video: Pronouns
- Thursday Lesson: Ch.8: Using Pronouns Correctly; The Forms of Personal Pronouns, p.177
- Thursday Homework: Ex.1 & 2, pp.178-179
- Test on Ch.7 this Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop (Wednesday):
- Unit 10 test this Wednesday
Reminder: Reading Log due this Friday and during the week of Easter Break
6th Grade Computer (Wednesday)
PowerPoint Project
7th Grade Language Arts (Monday - Friday)
Literature / Writing (Monday - Tuesday)
- We will continue reading Jeanne Wakatsuki's historical novel, Farewell to Manzanar, Ch.1-8. 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.
Grammar (Wednesday - Thursday)
7th Grade Edpuzzle Group Code: booY1N
- Tuesday EDpuzzle video: Indefinite Pronouns
- Wednesday Lesson: Indefinite Pronouns, p.152
- Wednesday Homework: Ex.6, p.152
- Wednesday EDpuzzle video: Compound Subjects
- Thursday Lesson: Compound Subjects, p.155
- Thursday Homework: Ex.8 and 9, pp.156-157
Vocabulary Workshop (Monday):
- Unit 10 test this Monday
Reminder: Reading Log due this Friday and during the week of Easter Break
7th Grade Computer (Tuesday)
Music PowerPoint Project
8th Grade Religion (Tuesday - Friday)
We will be working on Lessons 77-78. Worksheets will accompany the lessons.
- Bible verse quiz on Thursday
8th Grade Language Arts (Monday - Friday)
Literature / Writing (Monday - Tuesday)
- Ch.7, Literary Criticism: The Person Behind the Text, p.467
- Read "Literary Criticism", pp.468-469
- Read "Ribbons", pp.471-480
- Read "Literary Focus", p.489 and answer "Make the Connection", p.489
- Read "The Treasure of Lemon Brown", pp.490-498
Grammar (Wednesday - Thursday)
8th Grade Edpuzzle Group Code: e02DvG
- Tuesday EDpuzzle video: Compound-Complex Sentences
- Wednesday Lesson: Compound-Complex Sentences, p.147
- Wednesday Homework: Ex.4, p.148
- Wednesday EDpuzzle video: None
- Thursday Lesson: Ch.7 Review, pp.151-153, 1-30, all
- Thursday Homework: Ch.7 Review, pp.151-153, 1-30, all
- Test on the Thursday after Easter break
Vocabulary Workshop (Monday):
- Unit 10 test on Monday.
Reminder: Reading Log due this Friday and during the week of Easter Break
8th Grade Computer (Friday)
No school (Good Friday)