Friday, September 28th

Due Monday - 
Write a short profile of your favorite age-appropriate author. Use the author description of Joseph Conrad on pg. V in your copy of Heart of Darkness as a model. Six sentences minimum. 
Or
Complete worksheet for "All Summer in a Day"

Due Tuesday - 
Finish character chart for pages 1-5 (whatever you did not finish in class). Begin working on character chart for pages 6-9 (you will not get this chart until Monday).

Thursday, September 27th

Due Monday - 
Write a short profile of your favorite age-appropriate author. Use the author description of Joseph Conrad on pg. V in your copy of Heart of Darkness as a model. Six sentences minimum. 

Or

Complete worksheet for "All Summer in a Day"

Wednesday, September 26th

Due Thursday - 
Research and write down ten significant facts about Joseph Conrad, author of Heart of Darkness or Ray Bradbury, if you are reading the short story first. Include at least four facts not found on the back of the book or in the author description in the beginning of the book. 

Due Friday - 
If you received a comma worksheet on Wednesday afternoon, please complete exercise 6 for Friday. 

Thursday, September 20th

For Reading 3 only - Due Monday:
Exercise 7 on the comma worksheet.

Tuesday, September 18th

Due Wednesday - 
Final draft of your MDG paper.

Due Thursday - 
Summary of the lit circle article.

Monday, September 17th

Due Wednesday: 
Completed MDG Essay. Please use size 12 and Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman font when handing in your paper!

Thursday, September 13th

Due Friday:
Two quote sandwiches for your MDG paper.

Due Monday:
Introduction due for MDG paper.


Final paper will be due Wednesday, September 19th.

Monday, September 10th

 DRP test on Wednesday.

For Thursday: 
Finish the chart packet (including theme questions) if you did not finish it in class.

Thursday, September 6th

Due Friday: 
Finish Rainsford - pgs. 1-6 and Zaroff - pgs. 5-6 in your packet. 

Due Monday:
Finish Rainsford - pgs. 7-13 and Zaroff - pgs 7-13 in your packet. Some of the pages are out of order, please double check to make sure you are filling out the correct chart!

Wednesday, September 5th

Due Friday: 
Fill out the packet for Rainsford - Pgs. 1-6 and Zaroff - Pgs. 5-6 if you did not finish in it in class.

Tuesday, September 4th

Due Wednesday, 9/5: Three summer reading logs. Please see me if you are having trouble finishing logs!

Please do not forget to have your parent or guardian sign the ELA introduction sheet and give me a phone number or email address where I can contact them.