Wednesday, December 17th

Reading A - Vocab Quiz on Friday. 

Thursday, December 11th

Due Tuesday - 
Write a paragraph (minimum of four sentences) about how you can relate computer coding skills to English Language Arts skills. 

Wednesday, December 10th

Due Thursday -
Watch the video on the homepage of Hour of Code - http://hourofcode.com/us

Watch the short film "Code Stars" found at this link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU1xS07N-FA

Watch these four videos where Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerburg and Chris Bosh teach us a little something about coding -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgooqyWMTxk - Repeat Loops - with Mark Zuckerburg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2hdlhDYICw - Repeat Until with Chris Bosh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eo0ESEX9DE - Functions with Chris Bosh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Ux2PnJe6E - If Statements with Bill Gates

Write a reflection (just a few sentences) about these videos and what you got out of them.

"Everyone in this country should learn how to program a computer... Because it teaches you how to think." - Steve Jobs

Thursday, December 4th

Due Friday - Hand in final draft of paragraph. 

Wednesday, December 3rd

Due Thursday - Complete and print paragraphs for class.

Monday, November 24th

Due Tuesday - Outside Reading Book check. In your locker does not qualify! 

Friday, November 21st

Due Monday: Finish notes for "The Bet". 
Two notes minimum for each page. 
Two of each type of note minimum. 

Wednesday, November 19th

Due tomorrow - two "interpretive" questions for "The Possibility of Evil"

Gingerbread Express due tomorrow!!

Tuesday, November 18th

Due Wednesday - Finish rereading "The Possibility of Evil" and take one note per page minimum.

Have at least one of each kind of note. 

Friday, November 14th

Due Monday - Late sonnets need to be turned in at the beginning of class on Monday. 

Reading A only - Vocabulary quiz on Friday, November 21st.

Thursday, November 13th

Due Friday - Work on your sonnet if you will not be able to finish it in the first 20 minutes of class tomorrow. 

Reading A only - Vocabulary quiz on Friday, November 21st.

Wednesday, November 12th

Reading A only - Vocabulary quiz on Friday, November 21st.

Friday, October 31st

Due Monday - Bring a printed copy of your candy poem to science class. 

Wednesday - Grammar Quiz (Reading A only)

Due Wednesday, November 5th - Quarterly Literature Log

Thursday, October 30th

Friday - Vocabulary Quiz (Reading B only)

Due Monday - Bring a printed copy of your candy poem to science class. 

Wednesday - Grammar Quiz (Reading A only)

Due Wednesday, November 5th - Quarterly Literature Log

Tuesday, October 28th

Due Thursday - Lord of the Flies paper is due at the beginning of class on Thursday.  

Friday - Vocabulary Quiz (Reading B only)

First quarter literature log is due Wednesday, November 5th. 

Monday, October 27th

Reading B Only - Grammar Quiz on Tuesday, October 28th.

Due Wednesday, November 5th - Quarter one literature log. 

Friday, October 24th

Reading B Only - Grammar Quiz on Tuesday, October 28th.

Thursday, October 23rd

Due Friday - LotF Dessert

Reading B Only - Grammar Quiz on Tuesday, October 28th.

Tuesday, October 21st

Due Thursday - LotF Entree

Due Friday - LotF Dessert

Reading B Only - Grammar Quiz on Tuesday, October 28th. 

Friday, October 17th

Due Monday - LotF Appetizer (last one!) 



Literature logs are due on November 6th at the latest (you may hand one in early). Please bring in the title and lexile or grade level of your quarterly book on Monday. 

Wednesday, October 15th

Due Friday - LotF dessert. 

Friday, October 10th

Due Tuesday - LotF Appetizer

Due Wednesday - LotF Entree

Wednesday, October 8th

Due Friday - LotF Dessert

Reading B only - Vocabulary quiz on Friday! 

Monday, October 6th

Due Wednesday - LotF entree due. 

Reading B only - vocab quiz on Friday, October 10th. 

Friday, October 3rd

Due Monday - LotF Appetizer 

Reading B only - Vocabulary Quiz on Friday, October 10th.

Wednesday, October 1st

Due Friday - Lord of the Flies dessert. 

Tuesday, September 30th

Due Wednesday - Lord of the Flies entree. 

Friday, September 26th

Due Monday - Lord of the Flies Appetizer

Wednesday, September 24th

Due Friday - Lord of the Flies dessert. 

Monday, September 22nd

Due Wednesday - Lord of the Flies entree assignment. 

September 18th, 2014

Due Monday - First Lord of the Flies appetizer. Make sure you pick an assignment before you leave school on Friday! 

Thursday, September 11th

No homework this weekend due to the SRI and Quarterly Writing Assessment. The Quarterly Writing Assessment will take place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week. 

Monday, September 8th

Due Thursday - 
Final draft of Most Dangerous Game paragraph. 

Friday, September 5th

Due Monday: 
Complete 1-2 responses for each question in the Most Dangerous Game Packet. 

Wednesday, September 3rd

Due Friday: 

Any literature logs that have not been handed in. 

Signed homework policy. 

Thursday, August 28th

Please hand in your summer literature logs by Friday, September 5th. 

thursday, June 19th

Remember to get your "Letter to Yourself" to me before the end of the school year!

Jeopardy Review Links

LA 1, LA 2, LA 3 (Ms. Connelly's Group) - http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Jun201324/game1370978997.php

LA 3 (Mrs. Aho/Mrs. M's Group) - http://www.superteachertools.net/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=1402499106

Wednesday, June 11th

Due Friday: Completed Macbeth packet is due. 

Monday: Macbeth test

Due Wednesday: Literature Log 

Tuesday, June 10th

Due Wednesday - Complete packet up to Act 5, Scene 3. 

Your completed packet will be due Friday, June 13th.

The final Macbeth test will be on Monday, June 16th.

Monday, June 2nd

This week is the Quarterly Writing Assessment. Regardless of what we read in Macbeth this week, students will not be expected to complete homework over the weekend due to the Washington, DC trip. 

The next homework check will be Wednesday, June 11th.

Thursday, May 29th

Due Monday: Finish Macbeth packets up to Act 4, Scene 3.

Tuesday, May 27th

Due Thursday: Finish Macbeth packet to most recently read scene.

Friday, May 23rd

Due Tuesday: Macbeth packets up to Act 3, Scene 5.

Wednesday, May 21st

Due Friday: Finish Macbeth packet up to Act 3, Scene 1. 

Quiz dates: (Changed!) 
Reading 3 - Thursday, May 22nd
Reading 2 - Thursday, May 22nd
Reading 1 - Friday, May 23rd

Tuesday, May 20th

Due Wednesday: Complete packet up to most recent scene read in Macbeth.

Quiz Dates: 
Reading 3: Wednesday, May 21st
Reading 2: Thursday, May 22nd
Reading 1: Friday, May 23rd

Note to Geometry Students - Please read Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2 on your own. 

Friday, May 16th

Note: Ms. Connelly will be out on Monday, May 19th, so there is no homework check on that day, instead homework will be due on Wednesday.


Due Wednesday: Complete packet up to most recent scene read in Macbeth.

Monday, May 12th

Due your next LA class - up to Act 2, Scene 3

Packets will be collected and graded.

Friday, May 9th

Due Monday: Macbeth packet complete up to Act 2, Scene 2.

Quiz dates: 
Reading 1 - Monday, May 12th

Students who did not turn in their Humane Society Essay on time, Monday is the last possible day to turn in your essay and get a grade!

Wednesday, May 7th

Due Friday: Complete your packet up to Act 1, Scene 7.

Final Humane Society Essay due on Friday. Please proofread carefully and make sure you have addressed the prompt!  

Vocab Quiz Dates: 
Reading 3 - Thursday, May 8th
Reading 2 - Friday, May 9th
Reading 1 -  Monday, May 12th

Monday, May 5th

Due Wednesday: 
Complete your packet up to the scene we last read in class.

Friday, May 2nd

Due Monday: Finish packets up to Act 1, Scene 2.

Monday, April 28th

Due Friday: 
Will Reynolds' Essay Contest essay is due on May 2nd.

Wednesday, April 16th

No Homework over break!

This is a great time to read your lexile book for 4th quarter.

Monday, April 14th

Due Wednesday:
Final Paper due at the end of class on Wednesday. Keep working on your paper at home!

Thursday, April 10th

Due Monday: Finish your outline over the weekend and complete all your quote sandwiches.

Bring outline and quote sandwiches to class on Monday for peer and self-editing.

Wednesday, April 9th

Due Thursday: 
Discussion question for Night (discussion will be on Thursday due to field trip). 


Paper due Wednesday, April 16th

Monday, April 7th

Due Wednesday: Answer the question of the week.

Why does Elie refer to himself in the third person in the final line of the book?

Friday, April 4th

Due Monday: 
Quote analysis for Night.

Literature logs from students who requested extensions must be in by Monday, April 7th!

Wednesday, April 2nd

Due Friday: 
Last day to hand in literature logs.
Night discussion question and handing in the Night work for week 5.

Reading 1, 3: Vocabulary quiz tomorrow

Tuesday, April 1st

Due Wednesday: Answer QotW (found below)

Vocab Quiz Dates:
Reading 2 - Tuesday, April 1st
Reading 3 - Thursday, April 3rd
Reading 1 - Thursday, April 3rd 
Literature log due Friday!

We have read to:
Big book: 90
Little book: 86

Monday, March 31st

Due Wednesday:
QotW - Imagine yourself in Elie's place when he must make the choice between staying in the hospital or being evacuated. Do you think, not knowing what we know about the liberation two days later, you would have made the same choice? Why?

Vocab Quiz Dates:
Reading 2 - Tuesday, April 1st
Reading 3 - Thursday, April 3rd
Reading 1 - Thursday, April 3rd 

Literature log due Friday! 

Friday, March 28th

Due Monday: Analyze Night quote. 

Vocab Quiz Dates:
Reading 2 - Tuesday, April1st
Reading 3 - Thursday, April 3rd
Reading 1 - Thursday, April 3rd

Pg. #s in Night where we left off - 
Large book - 84
Small book - 80

Wednesday, March 26th

Due Friday: Discussion questions for Night.

Literature logs are due on Friday, April 4th - the end of the quarter.

Monday, March 24th

Due Wednesday: Answer the QotW on your homework sheet.

QotW - Choose one character in the book and explain how that character's personality has changed over the course of the story.

The end of the quarter is coming! April 4th will be the last day to hand in your Quarter 3 literature log.

Friday, Mach 21st

Due Monday: Analyze quote from Night.

It is getting close to the end of the quarter! Please make sure you have read, or are reading, your lexile/grade level book for quarter 3 so you can hand in your literature log no later than April 4th.

Wednesday, March 19th

Due Friday: Bring in discussion question

Vocab Quiz:
Reading 2: Wednesday, March 19th  
Reading 1: Thursday, March 20th    
Reading 3: Friday, March 21st

Monday, March 17th

Due Wednesday: Answer the weekly question.

Reading 2: Wednesday, March 19th  
Reading 1: Thursday, March 20th  
Reading 3: Friday, March 21st

QotW: Give two examples of dehumanization from the text. Explain why these events are dehumanizing. 

Friday, March 14th

Due Monday: Night Paragraph analysis

Reading 2: Wednesday, March 19th
Reading 1: Thursday, March 20th
Reading 3: Friday, March 21st

Thursday, March 13th

Due Friday - Questions for Discussion Friday

Monday, March 10th

Due Wednesday: Answer the QotW

QotW: Why does the Jewish community of Sighet remain optimistic even after the ghettos are created?

Friday, March 7th

Due Monday: Night Monday assignment, analyze quote.


Quiz Schedule:
Reading 3: Monday, March

Thursday, March 6th

Due Friday - Completed week 1 Night homework sheet. Most of this will be done in class, anything that is not completed in class is homework. 

QotW: How would you describe Eliezer's religious beliefs? 

Vocab Quiz Dates:
Reading 1: Friday, March 6th
Reading 3: Monday, March 10th

Monday, March 3rd

Due Friday - 
Bring discussion question for Discussion Friday.

Week 1's Monday and Wednesday assignments will be completed in class this week.


Vocabulary Quiz Dates:

Reading 2 - Thursday, March 6th
Reading 1 - Friday, March 7th
Reading 3 - Monday, March 10th

Wednesday, February 26th

Due Friday - 
Complete project paragraphs rough draft.

Due Monday - 
Edit and hand in project paragraphs. 

Presentations begin on Friday.

Tuesday, February 25th

Due Wednesday:
Paper/PowerPoint/Presentation Assignment: Answer all questions on page 3 of your packet (that includes the questions about your paper AND group PowerPoint assignments. 

Song/Rap Assignment: Have rough draft of your song/rap complete for Wednesday.

Wednesday, February 12th

All final drafts of Frederick Douglass/Julius Lester compare/contrast paragraphs are due on Thursday. I will not accept paragraphs after break! (unless there is a snow day). 

You may turn in paragraphs early.

Tuesday, February 11th

Reading 3, Geometry - Due Wednesday - Complete Compare and Contrast Outline and bring to class. 
Due Thursday - Completed Compare and Contrast paragraph. 

Reading 1 - Compare and Contrast paragraph due Wednesday.  
 
Reading 2 - Compare and Contrast paragraph due Thursday.

Monday, February 10th

Reading 1 and 2 - Due Tuesday - Complete Compare and Contrast Outline and bring to class. 

Reading 3, Geometry - Due Wednesday - Complete Compare and Contrast Outline and bring to class.

Thursday, February 6th

Revised due to the snow day. If you have already completed the homework, you may disregard this. 

Due Friday for Reading 1 - Completely fill in compare and contrast notes chart (back and front!)

Due Monday for Reading 2 and 3- Completely fill in compare and contrast notes chart (back and front!)

Remember, these are quick notes to help you with your writing and discussion. Paraphrasing and bullet notes are fine!

Tuesday, February 4th

Due Thursday for Reading 1 and 2- Completely fill in compare and contrast notes chart (back and front!)

Due Friday for Reading 3- Completely fill in compare and contrast notes chart (back and front!)

Remember, these are quick notes to help you with your writing and discussion. Paraphrasing and bullet notes are fine!

Thursday, January 30th

Due Friday - Chapter 7 Rhetorical Appeals

Monday, January 27th

Due Wednesday - Chapter 6 Rhetorical Appeals

Due Thursday - Outside reading book check

Vocab Quiz - 
Reading 1 - Wednesday
Reading 3 - Thursday
Reading 2 - Friday

Thursday, January 23rd

Due Monday: Chapter 5 Rhetorical Appeals

Wednesday, January 15th

Due Wednesday - Chapter 4 rhetorical appeals (hand in chapter 3 and 4)

If you did not finish chapter 4 and the discussion questions for chapter 4, please finish  both for Wednesday. 


The SRI will be on Tuesday, January 21st.

Monday, January 13th

Frederick Douglass Chapter 3 Rhetorical Appeals are due...

Reading 1 - Wednesday
Reading 3 - Wednesday
Reading 2 - Thursday


Quarterly Literature Log due Thursday, January 23rd.

Thursday, January 9th

Due Friday - Finish Chapter 2 and the comprehension questions if you did not finish them in class.

Due Monday - Chapter 2 Rhetorical Appeals (one of each, minimum!)

Monday, January 6th

Due Wednesday - 
A mimimum of three Rhetorical Appeals - one of each kind - for chapter 1. 

Wednesday will be the Spelling Bee!