Jan. 30-Feb. 3
Monday: Editorial due
Tuesday: Revised editorial
Wednesday; Who/whom worksheet
Thursday: 2 pages of packet on commonly confused words
Friday: Remaining page in packet
Week of Jan. 23-27
Monday: Outline of persuasive editorial complete along with word splash and draft of introductory paragraph and first detail/body paragraph.
Tuesday: Rewrite introductory paragraph per notes on board and from your writing partners today in class. Add a second detail paragraph.
Wednesday: Complete drafting of the paper. Make sure you bring a typed copy to class tomorrow.
Week of Jan 17-20
Current events roundup-to write an opinion piece. By Friday you must obtain copies of 3 or more news articles on a topic that interests you. The issue should be one that affects preteens or teens, local people, or people in Connecticut. It needs to be an issue that reasonable people can disagree about and that we have the power to change. So international issues and crimes that a judge decides will not work. For example, no matter how upset you are about the cruise ship that sunk off the coast of Italy, we cannot do anything about it, and virtually all reasonable people will think that the captain and the cruise line did things wrong. Maybe you want to learn about the issue of the minimum wage law and how it affects teen employment. Or the new law making it a crime to harass or bully online. How about the proposal to redistrict the state which will split Durham’s district in half (Patch has been covering that one)? You do not need to start writing yet, just start collecting your articles and maybe even editorials about the issue of your choice.
Week of January 9-13
Monday: Double sided worksheet on semicolons and colons.
Tuesday: Worksheet on punctuating dialogue.
Wed. review worksheet
Thurs. study
Fri. Test on puncuation.
No weekend homework-enjoy your 3 days!
Happy New Year! Week of 1/3-1/6/2012
Monday: reflection letters on the C.S.C. project are due tomorrow-all classes.
L.A.1 & L.A. 3: Holt textbook pg. 651 exercise 1 due tomorrow.
Tuesday: L.A. 2 Holt textbook pg. 651 exercise 1 due tomorrow.
Wed./Thurs. Friday: different classes had different due dates, but all 3 classes had to do pgs. 653-654 exercise 12. L.A. 1 and 2 are complete and have NO WEEKEND HOMEWORK. L.A.3 has exercise 12 due Monday.
Week of Dec. 12-16
Monday: Reminder that your floor plans are due. Minimum requirement is two drawings-one is the floor/ground plan, “bird’s eye,” view, the other is a cross section, “looking straight at it,” view. How many appositives does that sentence contain?
Also due: 3 original sentences with appositives. Be sure to use your best handwriting, with a sharpened pencil, neatly on desnibblized lined paper. No exceptions.
Tuesday: Worksheet on Commas with Compound Sentences-due tomorrow for L.A. 3 and Thursday for L.A. 1 & 2 due to delayed opening.
Wednesday: L.A. 3 worksheet (2 sided) on Commas with Sentence Interrupters and Introductory Elements.
Thursday: L.A. 3 Review packet-differentiated as needed. L.A. 1 & 2: worksheet (2 sided) on Commas with Sentence Interrupters and Introductory Elements.
Friday: All classes: Review packet & study for comma quest on Tuesday.
Connecticut Science Center Project-classmates who need your help:
Round Two:
I was not able to get all of the measurements for the Planet Earth room.
Thank you! Nikki W
What are the measurements for the roof garden? Kevin C
I do not have enough measurements from the astronomy room, so i would appreciate if someone could give me the measurements, thanks! Brianna
Please respond to these bloggers if you have the information they need.
I do not have the measurements for the health room. Emily H.
I was not able to find anyone with the measurements of the forces and motions room yet. I have asked about twenty people already. Can you please help me find someone with the measurements for that room? Thank you 
Gillian
I do not have enough measurements from the astronomy room, so i would appreciate if someone could give me the measurements, thanks! Brianna
I need the measurements for the “Exploring Space” exhibit Danny G.
I am not able to get the measurements for the Astronomy room on level five until late tonight, and I’ve already checked the CSC website and they don’t have the exact measurements. Can someone please help me find them? Thank you!! Maddy
I need the measurements for the Green City exhibit, please! Thanks~ :3
Cassidy
Week of 12/5-12/10
Monday: Second chance to find and fix errors on the Memoirs are due. Be good detectives!
Monday: First daft of your floor plans are due Tuesday.
Revised Tuesday: Comma worksheet on my.hrw.com pg. 635 exercise 2. Simply print and insert commas in color. Revised draft floor plans due Monday 12/12-I felt that you needed more time to work on these on your own, especially if you’re going to use Sketch Up or some other software. Tuesday: Revised draft floor plans due Thursday.
Wed. No homework
Week of 11/28-12/2
Monday-Thursday: If you did not leave me a confernce request note your proposal is due both typed (hard copy) and emailed on Monday. If you have a writer’s conference scheduled with me (up to and including after school Thursday), your revised proposal is due the following day. Friday is obviously the last day to turn it in.
Monday: First Draft of your cover letter due.
Tuesday; Second Draft due.
Wednesday: Draft Works Cited Page due.
Thursday: Second Draft Works Cited page due.
Happy Thanksgiving
Do something nice for the people in your family who are preparing this wonderful day for you: set the table, cut up the vegetables, sweep the floor, walk the dog-whatever the adults need you to do before dinner. If it’s not at your house, offer to help prepare a dish to bring. Or help the host/hostess with anything they need. Offer again after dinner-help with the clean up! Most of all, remember to thank everyone for all they’ve done for you. I am so thankful that I have this class of enthusiastic and energetic students. Every day you let me know how much you love to learn!