Homework+2006+-+2007

=7-7 & 7-8 English and Social Studies=

=May 28 to June 1= = =

Monday
Vocabulary - 100 Review commonly used words, find a synonym and antonym for words 1 - 25

Tuesday
Vocabulary - find a synonym and antonym for words 26 - 50

Wednesday
Vocabulary - find a synonym and antonym for words 51- 75

Thursday
Vocabulary - find a synonym and antonym for words 76 - 100 Book Collection - Message of Ancient Days, Vocabulary book, classroom novels, library books

Weekend
=May 21 to May 25= = =

Monday
Reading - Book Club assignment finish book by Wednesday Social Studies - Work on "World Heritage Project" power point [|www.isb.bj.edu.cn/class/g7chinalink] Vocabulary - Lesson 1, ex 1 and ex 2

Tuesday
Reading - Book Club assignment finish book by Wednesday Social Studies - "World Heritage Project" Vocabulary - Lesson 1, ex 3 and ex4

Wednesday
Vocabulary - reading comprehension lesson #1 Reading - Final Book Club Assessment due Monday Social Studies - Practice presentations Friday, Final presentations Monday and Tuesdaya

Thursday
Vocabulary - quiz tomorrow Reading - Final Book Club Assessment due Monday Social Studies - Practice presentation

Weekend
=May 7 to May 11= = =

Monday
Reading - Book Club assignment "Reading Checkpoint"- Due Wednesday Writing - Roman Newspaper Due Thursday Social Studies - Chapter 14 Take home test, due Thursday __Message of Ancient Days__ Needed Vocabulary - Lesson 21, ex 1 and ex 2

Tuesday
Reading - Book Club assignment "Reading Checkpoint"- Due Wednesday Writing - Roman Newspaper Due Thursday Social Studies - Chapter 14 Take home test, due Thursday __Message of Ancient Days__ Needed Vocabulary - Lesson 21, ex 3 and ex4

Weekend
PASSPORTS DUE ON MONDAY FOR CHINA LINK TRIP (they are kept in the middle school office safe)

=May 3 to May 4= = =

Monday
Reading - Book Club assignment Writing - Roman News articles

Tuesday
Reading - Book Club assignment Writing - Roman News articles ( DEADLINE in 5 days)

=April 23 to April 27=

Monday
Reading - book club, continue reading Social Studies - Finish research for the "Last Edition" of the Roman Newspaper / Message of Ancient Days pages 471 to 484/ Timeline - 180 A.D. to 475 A.D. / Research using [|LMC pathfinders for grade 7 Ancient Rome] Finish research notes by Tuesday night
 * Field Trip** - all day /Millennium Museum Pompeii exhibit / bring your lunch

Tuesday
Middle School **Track and Field Day**- all day / bring your lunch / hat /sunscreen / PE kit Reading - Book Club, continue reading Social Studies - Finish research for the "Last Edition" of the Roman Newspaper / Message of Ancient Days pages 471 to 484/ Timeline - 180 A.D. to 475 A.D. / Research using [|LMC pathfinders for grade 7 Ancient Rome] Finish research notes, be prepared to start your article tomorrow.

Wednesday
Reading - book club

Thursday
Reading - book club, find a favorite part to read out loud to your club. Social Studies / Writing - work on writing news article (20 minutes)

MAY DAY Holiday
Social Studies / Writing - continue working on your news articles when you have time Reading - continue your book club assignment when you have the time HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

=April 16 to April 20=

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 18, exercise 1 & 2 Reading - book club, "Proof of Reading" answer this question in your blue notebook: How would you prove that you have read this book. due Tuesday. Field Trip - if you have not already handed in your form, please turn this in tomorrow.

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 18 exercise 3 & 4 Reading - Book Club, reading assignment for new book Social Studies - begin research for the "Last Edition" of the Roman Newspaper / Message of Ancient Days pages 471 to 484/ Timeline - 180 A.D. to 395 A.D. / Research using [|LMC pathfinders for grade 7 Ancient Rome]

Wednesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 18, reading comprehension Book Club -

Thursday
Vocabulary - study for quiz Book Club -

Weekend
Reading - Book Club, reading assignment Social Studies - begin research for the "Last Edition" of the Roman Newspaper / Message of Ancient Days pages 471 to 484/ Timeline - 180 A.D. to 475 A.D. / Research using [|LMC pathfinders for grade 7 Ancient Rome] Be prepared to start writing your articles from your research notes on Wednesday next week
 * REMINDER**: Monday Field Trip, bring your lunch

=April 9 to April 13=

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 25, exercise 1 & 2 Reading - book club, reading

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 25 exercise 3 & 4 Reading - Book Club, bring an unanswered question you have about the story

Wednesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 25, reading comprehension Book Club - "Where would 'you' fit as a character in the story?"

Thursday
Vocabulary - study for quiz Book Club - plan to finish your book by Monday.

Weekend
Book Club - reading Social Studies - take-home test "The Rise of Rome" (//Message of Ancient Days// book needed) DUE MONDAY Vocabulary- Quiz postponed until Monday, April 16 Field Trip - Permission forms due for next week's field trip to the Millennium Museum to visit the Ancient Rome and Pompeii exhibits.

=April 2 to April 6=

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 28, exercise 1 & 2 Reading - book club, Final Questions Due Wednesday

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 28 exercise 3 & 4 Reading - Book Club, Final Questions Due Tomorrow

Wednesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 28, reading comprehension Book Club -

Thursday
Vocabulary - study for quiz Book Club -

=March 19 to March 23=

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 30, exercise 1 & 2 Reading - book club reading

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 30 exercise 3 & 4 Reading - Book Club reading

Wednesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 30, reading comprehension Book Club - reading assignment

Thursday
Vocabulary - study for quiz Book Club - reading

Friday
Report Cards sent home today

Spring Break!
Book Club reading

March 12 to March 16

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 17, exercise 1 & 2 Reading - book club assignment. Use this link [|LMC] to go to the library and find three titles to bring to your group tomorrow as suggestions.

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 17 exercise 3 & 4

Wednesday
Vocabulary - Lesson #17, reading comprehension Book Club - reading assignment

Thursday
Vocabulary - study for quiz Book Club - reading Friday is the last day of the 3rd marking period / Reports go home next week

Weekend
Book Club - reading

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 4, exercise 1 & 2 Reading - __Pirates of Pompeii__ pages 62 to 80, quiz tomorrow

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 4 exercise 3 & 4 Reading - __Pirates of Pompeii__ pages 80 - 97 quiz tomorrow

Wednesday
Vocabulary - Lesson #4, reading comprehension Reading - __Pirates of Pompeii__ pages 98 - 124 quiz tomorrow

Thursday
Vocabulary - study for quiz Reading - __Pirates of Pompeii__ pages - pages 125 - finish, quiz tomorrow

Weekend
=February 12 to March 2 -- Welcome Back!=

Monday
Vocabulary - Write definitions for each vocabulary review word Reading - __Pirates of Pompeii__ pages 5 - 11

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Write a paragraph using all of the vocabulary words. Underline vocabulary. Reading - __Pirates of Pompeii__ pages 16 - 26

Wednesday
Vocabulary - make a puzzle with the vocabulary words Reading - __Pirates of Pompeii__ pages 29 - 39, quiz on reading tomorrow

Thursday
Vocabulary - study for quiz Reading - __Pirates of Pompeii__ pages - 40 - 50

Weekend
Reading - Pirates of Pompeii pages 51 - 68, quiz on Monday

=February 12 to February 16=

Monday
Speaking and Listening - finish note cards for speech / or finish outline Writing - finish outline for persuasive essay final - "Is Alexander the Great, or not?"

Tuesday
Speaking and Listening - practice your speech

Wednesday
Speaking and Listening - practice speech for parents, speech tomorrow Writing - revise and edit draft #1 of Alexander the Great Essay

Thursday
Reading - bring all library books tomorrow for a library visit Alexander essay not finished?? Due tomorrow

Happy New Year!!
Read to meet your goals ==

== =February 5 to February 9=

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson 24"Roots MOT and MOVl", Exerciese 1 & 2 Reading - The Trojan War, Chapter "Patroclus" and "Armor for Achilles" finish Venn diagram.

Tuesday
Vocabulary - exercise 3 & 4

Thursday
Speaking and Listening - work on details for speech outline

Weekend
Speaking and Listening - work on detail for speech outline

=January 22 to February 2=

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson 23 "Removal and Disposal", Exerciese 1 & 2 Reading - The Trojan War, Chapter "Night" pages 76 - 80, read and summarize the chapter.

Tuesday
Vocabulary - exercise 3 & 4 Writing -Hector vs Achilles poem due Thursday Writing - persuasive essay rewrite due Thursday, with draft 2 and rubric Speaking and Listening - card #1 opinion statement due tomorrow PRACTICE your speech!

Wednesday
Vocabulary - reading comprehension Listening and Speaking - Practice persuasive speech - Friday is speech day!

Thursday
Vocabulary - Study for Friday's quiz Listening and Speaking - Practice persuasive speech / Friday is speech day!

Weekend
=January 22 to January 26=

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson 26 "Attitudes and Beliefs", Exerciese 1 & 2 Social Studies - get Chapter 12 test signed

Tuesday
Vocabulary - exercise 3 & 4

Wednesday
Vocabulary - reading comprehension

Thursday
Vocabulary - Study for Friday's quiz

Weekend
=January 15 to January 19=

Monday
Vocabulary - write each word in a sentence. __Underline__ the vocabulary word. __M.A.D.__ (//__M__essage of __A__ncient __D__ays// Textbook) finish worksheet "The Golden Age"

Tuesday
Vocabulary - matching worksheet (will share in class tomorrow) Social Studies - study for Friday's test / finish worksheet "The Peloponnesian War"

Wednesday
Vocabulary - complete matching worksheet Social Studies - Study for Friday's test

Thursday
Vocabulary - study for the quiz Socail Studies - Study for tomorrow's test

Weekend
=January 8 to January 12=

Monday
Vocabulary - write each word in a sentence. __Underline__ the vocabulary word. __M.A.D.__ (//__M__essage of __A__ncient __D__ays// Textbook) reading - pages 364 - 3645

Tuesday
Vocabulary - matching worksheet (will share in class tomorrow) __M.A.D.__ reading - pages 369 - 370 Writing portfolio signed by parents

Wednesday
Vocabulary - complete matching worksheet __M.A.D.__ reading - page 372 - 373

Thursday
Vocabulary - study for the quiz __M.A.D.__ reading - pages 376 - 377

Weekend
=SECOND SEMESTER=

= = =December 11 to December 15=

Monday
Writing - Finish Sparta & Athens compare/contrast notes and outline using your M.A.D. book

Tuesday
Writing - Finish Sparta & Athens compare/contrast Draft #1 use your outline as a guide

Wednesday
Writing - use peer edits to improve your essay - print Draft #2 "Final Draft"

Thursday
Writing - If you did not hand in your "Final Draft" compare/contrast essay on Thursday, have it printed and ready to hand in on Friday.

Holiday
Reading - Finish __The Greek Gods__ Reading - Keep a reading log of how many days you read during the holiday. Try to meet your goal.

=December 4 to December 8=

Monday
Read - reading log (you do not need to get this log signed) Vocabulary - use all the words to make a story about Greek Gods

Tuesday
Reading - 20 minutes with your reading log Vocabulary - practice with a family member and have them sign your planner Compare / Contrast essay - finish introduction and conclusion for draft 1

Wednesday
Reading - 20 minutes with your reading log Vocabulary - write a myth about the "Moon" using at least 5 gods (maximum 100 words) Compare / Contrast essay - use peer edits to complete Draft #2 and bring it PRINTED to Friday's class

Thursday
Reading - 20 minutes with your reading log Vocabulary - Study for tomorrow's quiz Compare / contrast essay - Draft #2, printed before class

Weekend
Reading - with reading log, (20 minutes) Fri - Sat- Sun Social Studies - read __Message of Ancient Days__ pages 351 - 373 = =

November 27 to December 1=

Monday
Read - reading log, get parents signature each day Writing - finish compare contrast venn diagram Vocabulary - write a sentence using each word (underline or highlight word in the sentence)

Tuesday
Vocabulary - catagorize the words using "Cultural Universals" Read - reading log, get parents signature each day

Wednesday
Reading - read for 20 minutes, get parents signature each day Vocabulary - Be a "Text User" for each of the 10 vocabulary words (transform the text)

Thursday
Reading - 20 minutes, get parents signature Writing - compare/contrast outline

Weekend
Reading - 20 minutes minimum Friday, Saturday, Sunday Writing - Compare/Contrast essay, 2 body paragraphs (first draft)

=November 20 to November 24=

Monday
MAD - read pages 328 - 333 Reading - reading Log ( 20 minutes) Vocabulary - Lesson 27 exercise 1 & 2 Greek Gods - take home quiz

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson 27 exercise 3 & 4 Reading - Reading Log (20 minutes)

Wednesday
Vocabulary - Lesson 27 exercise reading comprehension Reading - Reading Log (20 minutes)

Thursday
Vocabulary - Lesson 27, quiz tomorrow Reading Log (20 minutes) Note-Taking - highlight all similarities for Minoans and Mycenanes in your notes

Weekend
Read with your reading log 20 minutes each day Note-Taking - highlight (with a different color than the similarities) all differences between Minoans and Mycenanes.

= =November 13 to November 17=

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson 29, exercise 1 & 2 Reading - reading log (20 minutes)

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson 29, exercise 3 & 4 Reading - reading log (20 minutes) Social Studies - __The Greek Gods__, read chapter 1 and 2, do the take home quiz

Wednesday
Vocabulary - Lesson 29 reading comprehension Reading - reading log (20 minutes) The Greek Gods, read chapters 3 & 4 quiz tomorrow

Thursday
Vocabulary quiz tomorrow Reading- reading log The Greek Gods, chapters 5 & 6 Polis Symbol

Weekend
Reading - Reading Log 20 minutes minimum Fri.-Sat.-Sun The Greek Gods, Chapters, 6 & 7 - quiz Monday Polis Symbol, due Monday (some class time on Monday for "final details") Ancient Greece Polis research links

=November 6 to November 9=

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 16 exercise 1 & 2 Reading - Reading log 20 minutes minimum, log check tomorrow, bring book tomorrow Culture Universals Poster Project (20 minutes)

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson #16 exercise 3 & 4 Reading - Reading log 20 minutes minimum, log check, bring book tomorrow Culture Universals Poster Project ( 20 minutes)

Wednesday
Vocabulary- Lesson # 16, reading comprehension -quiz tomorrow Reading - reading log 20 minutes minimum, log check tomorrow, bring book Culture Universals Poster Project due tomorrow, class time given to work on poster details

Weekend
Reading - your challenge is to make your reading goals for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Keep Reading! Culture Universals presentation Monday, pick 4 universals to present, practice your presentation.

=October 30 to November 3=

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 15 exercise 1 & 2 Reading - Reading log 20 minutes minimum, log check tomorrow, bring book tomorrow

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 15 3 & 4 Reading - reading log (20 minutes) check tomorrow Social Studies - finish "Cultural Universals" worksheet, due tomorrow

Weekend
=October 23 to October 27=

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 13, exercise 1 & 2 Geography - Ravali (20 minutes)

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 13, exercise 3&4 Geography - Ravali (20 minutes) Reminder: Book Fair

Wednesday
Vocabulary - RC, reading comprehension Geography - "Absolute" location of your birth place Reminder: Book Fair

Thursday
Vocabulary - study for the quiz Reminder: Book Fair

Weekend
Read - read a book of your choice each night this weekend for 30 minutes

= =October 16 to October 20=

Monday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 12, exercise 1 & 2 Reading - read a book of your choice for 20 minutes IOWA tests tomorrow morning (get a good night's rest and eat a good breakfast)

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 12, exercise 3 & 4 Reading - read a book of your choice for 20 minutes IOWA tests tomorrow morning (get a good night's rest and eat a good breakfast)

Wednesday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 12, reading comprehension Reading - read a book of your choice for 20 minutes IOWA tests tomorrow morning (get a good night's rest and eat a good breakfast)

Thursday
Vocabulary - Lesson # 12, study for quiz tomorrow Reading - read a book of your choice for 20 minutes Reminder: Friday is "International Day" and you are welcome to wear clothes from your home country!

Weekend
Read - read a book of your choice each night this weekend for 30 minutes

=October 10 to October 13=

Tuesday
Vocabulary - Lesson #11, exercise 1 and 2 Geography - worksheet (2 sides) Coordinates on maps (15 minutes, due tomorrow) Reading - 20 minutes, book of choice

Wednesday
Writing - current events poem and picture due Friday, (author's chair on Friday) Vocabulary - Lesson#11, exercise 3 and 4 Writing Improvements due Friday Reading - 20 minutes, book of choice

Thursday
Writing - current events poem and picture due Friday, (author's chair on Friday) Vocabulary - Lesson#11, RC (reading comprehension) Writing Improvements due Friday Reading - 20 minutes, book of choice

Weekend
Reading - Fri/Sat/Sun read 30 minutes a book of your choice Geography - legend worksheet

=September 25 to September 29=

Monday
Vocabulary - 7 - 7 only, Dictionary skills: pg 19, pg 39, pg 59 Geography - finish landforms Reading - book of choice (15 - 20 minutes minimum)

Tuesday
Vocabulary - 7-8, Dictionary skills pg 19, 39, 59. Lesson #10 exercise 1 Vocabulary - 7-7, Lesson #10 exercise 1, 2,3,4 Reading - book of choice (15 - 20 minutes)

Wednesday
Geography - longitude worksheet Reading - book of choice (15 - 20 minutes)

Thursday
Geography - latitude worksheet (15-20 minutes) Vocabulary - study for quiz lesson #10 tomorrow Reading - bring a book(s) you plan to read over the holiday

Holiday, September 29 to October 10
Reading - read at least one book and complete your bookmark Have a wonderful and safe holiday!

=September 18 to September 22=

Monday
Vocabulary - study for review vocabulary test Geography - worksheet (2 sides) lattitude / logitude; cardinal directions review (20 minutes, due tomorrow)

Tuesday
Reading - Read a book of your choice for 25 minutes

Wednesday
Homework for 7-8. 7-7 did not meet today due to the "Run for Life". Vocabulary - Lesson #9 "Reading Comprehension" Geography - Landform list, add 4 more Homework for 7-7. Read a book of your choice for 25 minutes.

Thursday
Vocabulary - study for the quiz on Friday Geography - add 4 more landforms to your list

Weekend
Interim Reports sent home today Week-in-Reveiw needs to be signed by parents Try to finish your landforms this weekend Read a book of your choice for 60 minutes

=September 11 to September 15= =Monday= Vocabulary -- Lesson # 7, "Plants and Animals" Writing -- Biography, Draft #2, self revise & edit / Read biography to your parents and have them sign your paper

Tuesday
Vocabulary -- Study combined list for Tuesday test Reading - read for 60 minutes minimum from a book of your choice

Wednesday
Mentor Trip to the Green Resort

Thursday
Mentor Trip to the Green Resort

Monday
Vocabulary -- Lesson # 6, "Literature", exercise #1 and #2 due tomorrow Writing -- Soup and Me Final Response 20 minutes DUE FRIDAY progress check tomorrow

Tuesday
Vocabulary -- Lesson #6, "Literature", exercise #1 and #2 due tomorrow Writing -- Soup and Me Final Response 20 minutes DUE FRIDAY progress check tomorrow

Wednesday
Vocabulary -- Lesson #6, "Literature", reading comprehension Writing -- Soup and Me Final Response 20 minutes DUE FRIDAY progress check tomorrow

Thursday
Vocabulary -- Lesson #6, "Literature", study for the Quiz tomorrow Writing -- Soup and Me Final Response 20 minutes DUE TOMORROW

Monday
Vocabulary – Lesson #5, “The Arts”, exercise #1 & #2 Reading – read your biography for 15 minutes minimum Bring your biography book to school tomorrow

Tuesday
Vocabulary – Lesson #5, “The Arts”, exercise #3 & #4 Reading – “Reading strategies” – text analyst, write 2 big questions about your biography

Wednesday
Vocabulary – Lesson #5, “The Arts”, reading comprehension exercise Writing (biography) – make a list of at least ONE event for each year of your life. Hint: you may need your parents help. Look through family photo albums. Your early years events may be “started talking”, “first time I laughed”, “started walking”… Reminder: family forum forms and mentoring forms

Thursday
Vocabulary – Lesson #5, “The Arts”, Quiz tomorrow – study word spellings and definitions Writing – 15 minutes on biography details (please don’t start your rough draft) Reading – (optional) continue reading your biography book

Weekend
Reading - read a minimum of 30 minutes on Saturday and Sunday. Writing - Biography sequence, label your organization map with what you will write about 1st, 2nd, 3rd ... Planner and Weekly Review - have your parents sign

Monday
No school

Tuesday
Vocabulary – Lesson #3, “Roots Graph & Gram”, exercise 1 & 2, due tomorrow Current Events – Be prepared to talk about a BIG news story from the last 7 days. Sources for your news story can be from the newspaper, TV news, or internet news. Due tomorrow

Wednesday
Vocabulary – Lesson #3, “Roots Graph & Gram”, exercise 3 & 4, due tomorrow Reading – read for 20 minutes from a book, magazine, or newspaper of your choice.

Thursday
Vocabulary – Lesson #3, “Roots Graph & Gram”, reading comprehension Reading - 20 minutes reading your biography

Weekend
Reading - bring your biography book to school on Monday Read 30 minutes of your biography Saturday Read 30 minutes of your biography Sunday Start Reading Strategies worksheet – Worksheet check on Monday
 * Code Breaker
 * Text User

Monday
Vocabulary – Lesson #2, “Kinds of Teaching”, exercise #1 and #2, Due Tuesday

Tuesday
Vocabulary – Lesson #2, “Kinds of Teaching”, exercise #3 and #4, Due Wednesday

Wednesday
Vocabulary – Lesson #2, “Kinds of Teaching”, reading comprehension, pgs. 11 & 12; Vocabulary enrichment, pg 12, [|dictionary.com] will help with the enrichment exercise, Due Thursday, Social Studies – Time Capsule, ask your parents to write a note (directions below) Due Friday Time Capsule, Empty medium sized water bottle, Due Friday (Note to parents) Dear Parent or Guardian, Our seventh grade English / Social Studies classes are making personal time capsules that will be sealed this Friday, August 18, 2006 and opened the first week of June 2007. One of the things we would like to include in the time capsule is a brief note from you to your child. In this note you may want to include your hopes for your child during this year. You may want to include things both academic and social, athletic and artistic. After you finish your note, please seal it in the envelope provided. Sincerely, Eric Bueschlen, Grade Seven English / Social Studies

Thursday
Vocabulary – quiz tomorrow, you need to know the correct spelling of the vocabulary list and definitions Social Studies – Time capsule letter from your parents, Empty water bottle (medium size) Due Friday

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