Middle School Language Arts & More!
Mr. Richard Rouillard
WEEK OF MARCH 16, 2015
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We are going on a field trip to the Science Center this Friday to see the Dead Sea Scrolls and watch Jerusalem 3D! We are leaving at 8:30 AM and will return by 3 PM.
To learn more, please click on the link below.
Be sure to turn in your signed field trip form!
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We are getting ready for the Spelling Bee!
Our middle school Spelling Bee Spelldown will be held this Thursday in our classes. Students have been given the list of words to practice. We will have a practice spelldown on Wednesday in class.
The Spelling Bee will be held on Thursday, April 30, at Ascension Lutheran School.
Good luck to everyone!
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THIS WEEK'S LESSONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
6th Grade Religion
We will be working on Lessons 66-68. Worksheets will accompany the lessons.
Bible verse quiz this Friday
6th Grade Language Arts
- Monday: Six Confusing Verbs, pp.165-168
- Monday homework: Review D, p.169
- Tuesday: Ch.7 Review, pp.173-174, Odds
- Tuesday homework: Ch.7 Review, pp.173-174, Odds
- Ch.7 Test next Monday
Literature (Wednesday - Friday):
- We will be reading selections from our anthology: Ch.7: Rhyme and Reason, p.376
- Read "The Sneetches", pp.380-385
- Read "Poetry", p.387
- Read "Ode to Mi Gato and In a Neighborhood in Los Angeles and Hard of the Gas", pp.389-394
- Read "Haiku", pp.396
- Read "How to Read and Own a Poem", p.399
- Read "Poem" and "Motto", pp.400-402
Vocabulary Workshop (Tuesday):
- Units 1-9 Test on Tuesday
- No vocabulary unit assigned this week
6th Grade Computer
- Students will continue using Microsoft Word to write an article and learn how to create and write in columns.
6th Grade Spanish
- Unit 7, Lesson 8
7th Grade Language Arts
Grammar (Monday & Tuesday):
- Monday: Compound Subjects, p.155
- Monday homework: Ex.8 and 9, pp.156-157
- Tuesday: Other Problems in Subject-Verb Agreement, p.158
- Tuesday Homework: Ex10, p.160
Literature (Wednesday - Friday):
We will continue reading Lois Lowry's novel, Number the Stars. Worksheets and pop questions will accompany our reading.
Vocabulary Workshop (Monday):
- Units 1-9 Test on Monday
- No vocabulary unit assigned this week
8th Grade Religion
We will be working on Lessons 69-72. Worksheets will accompany the lessons.
Bible verse quiz this Friday
8th Grade Language Arts
Grammar (Monday & Tuesday):
- Monday: Compound-Complex Sentences, p.147
- Monday homework: Ex.4, p.148
- Tuesday: Ch.7 Review, pp.151-153, 1-30, all
- Tuesday homework: Ch.7 Review, pp.151-153, 1-30, all
- Ch.7 test next Monday
Literature (Wednesday - Friday):
- Anthology book: We will continue reading "The Diary of Anne Frank" (stage play version). Worksheets related to our readings will be handed out during the week.
Vocabulary Workshop (Monday):
- Units 1-9 Test on Monday
- No vocabulary unit assigned this week
Middle School Electives: Graphic Design
- Students will finish working on their Book Jacket Project this week using Publisher. Students may redesign an existing book jacket/cover, or design a book cover for a book of their own creation.
- We begin working on our CD Project this week. Students may redesign an existing CD cover, or design a CD cover of their own.