HELLO STUDENTS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS:
ALL WORK AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MY CLASS WILL NOW BE POSTED IN MY GOOGLE CLASSROOMS. PLEASE JOIN THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR YOUR PERIOD. THANK YOU.
--MR. SALING
WED., FEB. 26/THURSDAY, FEB. 27
HW: POETRY BOOK LETTER DUE WED./THURSDAY, MARCH 4/5 IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM
MONDAY, JANUARY 14/TUESDAY, JANUARY 15
HW: Find poetry book and bring by Tuesday, Jan. 22/Wednesday, Jan. 23
WED., JAN. 15/THURSDAY, JAN. 16
HW: Finish ode with two literary devices in Google Classroom and submit. Due SATURDAY at midnight.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13
HW: Finish Anne Frank and answer questions 17 and 18
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11/THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12
HW: Read AF pages 211-240 and answer questions 15 and 16
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9/TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10
HW: Read AF pages 181-210 and answer questions 13 and 14
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6
HW: Finish Questions 1-7 on p. 384 in the textbook.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4/THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5
HW: Read AF pages 151-180 and answer questions 11 and 12
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2/TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3
HW: Read AF pages 121-150 and answer questions 9 and 10
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25/TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
HW: Read AF pages 91-120 and answer questions (not due until after Thanksgiving.)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22
HW: Read AF pages 61-90 and answer questions.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20/THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21
HW: Read AF pages 31-60 and answer questions
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18/TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
HW: Read AF pages 1-30 and answer questions
FRIDAY, OCT. 25
HW: Finish Frankenstein questions in the Close Reader
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23/THURSDAY, OCT. 24
HW: Finish Cyborg Cockroach paragraphs by midnight. All materials are in Google Classroom.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10
HW: Finish memoirs
HW: Bring BOTH permission slips for Anne Frank with ALL THREE parent signatures by Monday/Tuesday!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3/FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4
HW: Bring GP 2 book by Monday/Tuesday
HW: Finish memoir by Thursday, October 10 at midnight
memoir_first_draft_rubric_second_version_pdf.pdf | |
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1/WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2
HW: Finish One-Pager on GP 1 book. Due Thursday/Friday.
HW: Bring GP 2 Outside Reading book (biography or autobiography) by Monday/Tuesday.
one_pager.pdf | |
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25/THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
HW: Finish "Bonne Annee" Questions
bonne_annee_questions.docx | |
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23/TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
HW: Finish summary of "My Favorite Chaperone"
FRIDAY, SEP. 20
HW: Finish questions 1-7 on page 28.
WED., SEP. 18/THURSDAY, SEP. 19
HW: Finish all "Chaperone" questions 18-26.
MONDAY, SEP. 16/TUESDAY, SEP. 17
HW: Finish "Chaperone" questions 13-17
THURSDAY, SEP. 12/FRIDAY. SEP. 13
HW: Finish reading "My Favorite Chaperone" through page 13 and answer questions 8-12
my_favorite_chaperone_questions.docx | |
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28/THURSDAY., AUGUST 29
EXTRA CREDIT: SUMMER READING CHARACTER LETTER DUE SEP. 5/6
HW: Bring GP 1 Free Choice Book by Tuesday/Wednesday
summer_reading_project__character_letter_.docx | |
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MONDAY, AUGUST 26/TUESDAY, AUGUST 27
SUMMER READING POSTER DUE WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY AT THE END OF CLASS
summer_reading_poster_book_project.doc
HW: Find GP 1 Free Choice book and bring to class next week
HW: Return Parent tear off
FRIDAY, MAY 17
BRING TEXTBOOKS TO RETURN ON MONDAY/TUESDAY!
FRIDAY, MAY 3
HW: Bring GP 6 Free Choice outside reading book.
WED., MARCH 20/THURSDAY, MARCH 21
HW: If absent, finish Close Reader 111-124, Performance Assessment 76-82 and Root Builder Charts
root_builder.docx | |
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MONDAY, FEB. 11/TUESDAY, FEB. 12
HW: SAMOHI COURSE ELECTION FORMS DUE FRIDAY
HW: BUSINESS AD DUE WED./THURSDAY
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13/14
HW: Finish GP 2 Book Project. Due Monday/Tuesday in Google Classroom.
MONDAY, APRIL 23
HW: Bring free choice book for Grading Period 6
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14/THURSDAY, FEB. 15
HW: Finish reading poetry book and bring to class on Friday
THURSDAY, JAN. 11/FRIDAY, JAN. 12
HW: Finish Realistic Fiction book and bring to class on Tuesday/Wed.
MONDAY, NOV. 13/TUESDAY, NOV. 14
MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE TRIP SLIP AND $12 DUE!!
MONDAY, NOV. 6/TUESDAY NOV. 7
HW: $12 AND TRIP SLIP FOR MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE DUE MONDAY, NOV. 13/TUESDAY., NOV. 14
questions_for_memoirists.jpg | |
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FRIDAY, SEP. 1
HW: Finish I am From poems on a Google Doc on your smmk12 account
i_am_from_directions.jpg | |
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CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK
BRING TEXTBOOKS TO RETURN ON WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY!
MONDAY, MAY 8/TUESDAY, MAY 9
HW: Read The Outsiders Ch. 9 and 10 do questions
FRIDAY, MAY 5
HW: Read The Outsiders Ch. 7 and 8 and do questions
WED., MAY 3/THURSDAY, MAY 4
HW: Read The Outsiders Ch. 5 and Ch. 6 do questions
PROMOTION SPEECH DEADLINE EXTENDED TO TUESDAY, MAY 2 AT MIDNIGHT
MONDAY, MAY 1/TUESDAY, MAY 2
HW: Read The Outsiders Ch. 3 and Ch. 4 and do questions
FRIDAY, APRIL 28
HW: Read Ch. 2 in The Outsiders and answer the question
WED, APRIL 26/THURSDAY, APRIL 27
HW: Finish reading The Outsiders Chapter 1 and do character chart (Question 1)
outsiders_notebook_questions.docx | |
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FRIDAY, MARCH 31
HW: Finish Watsons (Read Epilogue)
WED., MARCH 29/THURSDAY, MARCH 30
HW: Read Watsons Ch. 14 and 15
MONDAY, MARCH 27/TUESDAY, MARCH 28
HW: Read Watsons Ch. 12 and 13 and answer questions
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
HW: Read Watsons Ch. 10 and 11 and answer questions
WED., MARCH 22/THURSDAY, MARCH 23
HW: Read Watsons Ch. 8 and 9 and answer questions
MONDAY, MARCH 20/TUESDAY, MARCH 21
HW: Read Watsons Ch. 6 and 7 and answer questions
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
HW: Read Watsons Ch. 5 and answer question
THURSDAY, MARCH 16
HW: Read Watsons Ch. 4 and answer question
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15
HW: Read Watsons Ch. 3 and answer question
TUESDAY, MARCH 14
HW: Read Watsons Ch. 2 and answer question
MONDAY, MARCH 13
HW: Read Watsons Ch. 1 and answer question
the_watsons_go_to_birmingham_–_1963_-_notebook_questions.doc | |
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TUESDAY, FEB. 21/WED., FEB. 21
HW: POETRY BOOK LETTER DUE FRIDAY
SAMO FORMS DUE THURSDAY/FRIDAY, FEB. 23/24
FRIDAY, FEB. 17
SAMO ADVISORS IN CLASS! BRING QUESTIONS!
FRIDAY, DEC. 16
HW: Finish Third Grading Period book and bring to class for in class project on Monday/Tuesday
MONDAY, OCT. 24/TUESDAY, OCT. 25
HW: Read "Algernon" up to p. 201 and answer these 5 questions: 1) Why does Algernon always win? 2) Are Charlie's friends really his friends? Why or why not? 3) What do Charlie's thoughts about Robinson Crusoe show he can do now mentally? 4) Question M on p. 199 5) Question N on p. 201
THURSDAY, OCT. 13/FRIDAY, OCT. 14
HW: Finish "Monkey's Paw" Questions 1-4 and 6 on p. 371. Also, what is the moral or lesson of the story?
HW: Read Oct. Realistic Fiction book
FRIDAY, MAY 13
HW: Write one page (at least 2 or 3 paragraph) promotion speech on Google Classroom
MONDAY, MAY 9/TUESDAY, MAY 10
BRING LANGUAGE ARTS TEXTBOOK AND OTHER LIBRARY BOOKS FROM HOME!
HW: Finish Outsiders Worksheet
outsiders_ponyboys_change-1.docx | |
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WED., APRIL 27/THURSDAY, APRIL 28
HW: Finish The Outsiders and do Ch. 12 question.
MONDAY, APRIL 25/TUESDAY, APRIL 26
HW: Read The Outsiders Ch. 11 and do question
FRIDAY, MARCH 11
WATSONS TEST
close_reading_questions_for_the_watsons_-_ch._9.docx | |
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MONDAY, FEB. 1/TUESDAY, FEB. 2
IN CLASS: POETRY QUIZ!
WED., DEC. 9/THURSDAY, DEC. 10
HW: Finish Anne Frank Character Paragraph
WED., DEC. 2/THURSDAY, DEC. 3
HW: Read pages 545-552 in textbook and do questions 2-5 on p. 553
MONDAY, NOV. 16/TUESDAY, NOV. 17
HW: Read Nov. Book
FRIDAY, OCT. 23
HW: Finish reading "Treasure of Lemon Brown" on p.169-178. Answer questions 1-3 and 6 on p. 179 and identify 5 story elements (Exposition, Conflict, Complication, Climax and Resolution) in the story.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30/FRIDAY, MAY 1
HW: Read The Outsiders Ch. 10 and do question
MONDAY, APRIL 27
HW: Read The Outsiders Ch. 8 and do question
FRIDAY, FEB. 27
HW: Finish reading The Watsons (including the epilogue) and do questions.
MONDAY, JAN. 26/TUESDAY, JAN. 27
HW: STUDY FOR POETRY QUIZ
MONDAY, DEC. 15/TUESDAY, DEC. 16
HW: Gift of Words for Friday
WED. SEP. 17, THURSDAY, SEP. 18
HW: Finish handwritten rough draft of memoir for computer lab on Monday/Tuesday
MONDAY, SEP. 8/TUESDAY, SEP. 9
HW: 2 Post-it notes with Connections
FRIDAY, FEB. 28
IN CLASS: Read "Pros and Cons of High Speed Rail." Write a claim for or against and find 3 quotes from the article to support your position.
HW: Finish Feb. book
high_speed_rail.pdf | |
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WED., FEB. 26/THURSDAY, FEB. 27
IN CLASS: Read "The Elevator" on p. 27-31 and identify the 5 plot elements.
HW: Read Feb. book
MONDAY, FEB. 10/TUESDAY FEB. 11
IN CLASS: Conversation Roundtable: "Mirror, Mirror"
WED., FEB. 5
HW: Read Feb. book
FRIDAY, JAN. 31
IN CLASS: Read “A Dream of Freedom” on p.
823. Quickwrite – Find 2 important details and the significance of this event. Read “I Want to Write” and “Sit-ins”
on p. 820 and 821
WED., JAN. 29
IN CLASS: Writing assignment on Jan. book. Bring book to class.
TUESDAY, JAN. 28
IN CLASS: POETRY QUIZ!
HW: Finish Jan. book by Wed. and bring to class.
MONDAY, JAN. 27
IN CLASS: “My Mother Pieced Quilts” (478) and
“Quilting” (481) Questions 1-7 on 482
HW: Finish questions on 482.
HW: Study for Poetry Quiz tomorrow on Poetic Terminology and types of poems.
HW: Finish Jan. book by Wed. and bring to class.
THURSDAY, JAN. 23/FRIDAY, JAN. 24
IN CLASS: Read
“Boots of Spanish Leather”, “Song of Hiawatha” on pages 630-637. Answer questions
1-3, 5 and 6 on page 638 (p.1, p.3 and p.4)
HW: Poetry Project due Monday, Jan. 27
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17
HW: Poetry Project due Monday, Jan. 27
poetry_project.doc | |
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WED., JAN. 15/THURSDAY, JAN. 16
In Class: "You Can't Write a Poem About McDonalds' Find a simile, metaphor and identify the theme or insight of the poem. In the textbook, read pages 605-608 and 611-614. Write an ode about an object, idea or person that you love.
mcdonalds.pdf | |
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MONDAY, JAN. 13/TUESDAY, JAN. 14
In Class: “To
The Foot From Its Child” read aloud. Find simile, metaphor, alliteration and personification. What is the meaning of the last stanza? Read “The Fish” - Identify simile, metaphor and alliteration and answer the question – “Why does she let the fish go?”
HW: Read January poetry book
figurative_language_worsheet.docx | |
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to_the_foot_-_page_1.pdf | |
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to_the_foot_-_page_2.pdf | |
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the_fish.pdf | |
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