Assignments for December 8 due December 15
Fix It Week 14
Vocabulary pg 13
Fused outline and 3 paragraph report on Dolphins from mini-books handed out.
Use all 5 dress ups and all 6 sentence openers in each paragraph (make sure they are underlined/marked). Turn in outline with report.

Reminder: 2nd book report due January 12.

Assignment for December 1 (Due 12/8)
Fix Week 13
Vocabulary worksheet pg 12 (Keep reviewin all past vocab words as well!)
Write a 3 paragraph report on Apes using the mini-books handed out in class. Use all dress-ups and sentence openers in each paragraph. Turn in 'fused' outline as well.

Assignments for November 17, 2009
Vocabulary sheet pg 11 Keep reviewing for quiz. Take the Quia quiz for 1st Quarter Vocab if you haven't done that yet.
Fix It Week 12
Using the notes you took from the lecture on "Master Schedules", write a paragraph using the 5 dress-ups and 6 sentence openers.
There will be a test over all dress-ups and sentence openers on December 1.

Reminder: Start reading your second book; book report due January 12.

Take the opportunity to catch up on missing assignments over break.

Assignment November 10
Fix-it Week 11
Vocabulary pg 10
Write paragraph from notes on "Music and Rats" lecture
Use checklist--all dress-ups and sentence openers.

Turn in all missing assignments including book report!
Start reading 2nd book choice.

November 3 Assignments

Vocabulary worksheet pg 9
Quia, 1st Quarter quiz (suggest you review first)
Fix-It Week 10
'Lion' Handout: Make a Story Sequence Model outline (on handout)
Write a 3 paragraph story with all 5 dress-ups in each paragraph AND all 5 Sentence Openers in each paragraph. Don't forget to make a title from your final clincher sentence, underline dress-ups, number sentence openers and double space, type your paper.

1st Book Report was due this week!

Assignments: October 27
Fix-It Week 9
Vocabulary: Latin Number Handout, Quia Website Review
Vocabulary Quiz: Quia, Week 1-8
Write paragraph from notes "Plants..." Add dress-ups and sentence openers and mark.

Book Review Due November 3

Assignments October 13, 2009
Vocabulary Roots Week 8 Review at Quia
Fix-It Week 8 Define bold words
King Midas: Key Word Outline, Story Sequence Model, Use Checklist
3 paragraphs
5 dress-ups in each paragraph, underlined
5 Sentence Openers in each paragraph mark with number at beginning of sentence
Double Space
Keep working on Book Choice and Report due 11-4-09

No class next week October 20 (Use this time to finish missing assignments or incompletes/redo)

Assignment Week 7 (October 6)
Vocabulary Week 7, Go to Quia for regular review
Fix-It Week 7, define bold words
Rewrite Serpent And the Eagle Use Story SEquence Model, each of the 5 dress-ups should be in each of the required 3 paragraphs. Double space, typed with name!
Grammar Bytes--Go to Sentence Fragments and do the first exercise on line.

Week 6 Assignment

Vocabulary pg 6. Make a list of 5-10 words that use each of the roots. Example: gen - generation, geneology etc.
Fixt-It week 6.
Grammar Worksheet handed out in class - Comma Exercise 1. (You can use the link to Grammar Bytes to get on-line help.
Rewrite Cock and Eagle story using all dress-ups in each paragraph (use checklist) and add title. Email rough draft by Friday.

I am still missing book selections for the 1st half of semester. Please report your book selection title to me this week if you have not done so!

Week 5

Assignment: Vocab pg 5 Don't forget to go to Quia for review and quizzes.
Fix-it Week 5. (Handwrite and define BOLD words)
Rewrite Miller and his son. Use all dress-ups in every paragraph and underline. This means you will have 15 dress ups. Your story should have 3 paragraphs. Follow the Story Sequence Chart. Points will be given for following directions, name on paper, double space, 15 dress-ups, dress-ups underlined and 3 paragraphs.

week 4

vocabulary pg 4
Fix It Week 4
Create a story sequence outline for one of the fables given out in class

Rewrite the fable using the story sequence chart.

Type, double-spaced, email to me and turn in Final Draft next Tuesday.

Week 3 (9/8/09)
Vocabulary pg 3
Fix It Week 3
Rewrite The Miller and His Son using Story Sequence Chart. Type, double-spaced, email to me and turn in Final Draft next Tuesday.
Sign into Quia. Enter class code JHC438 Complete Quiz 1 Check vocab review for week 3

Week 2

Each Day: Write a section from Fix-It page 2 onto notebook paper with corrections. Watch for spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization.
Complete Vocab pg 2. Review daily (Quiz will cover week 1-2)
Complete all previous assignments to be turned in. Remember that you will need *Final Draft (double spaced, who/which clause underlined, name) Key Word Outline (KWO) and checklist.

Do KWO for More Than Eight Legs, rewrite from KWO and have parent review draft for grammar and punctuation, email draft to me by Friday and turn in Final draft on Tuesday. Contact me if you have any problems or questions. millerschool@comcast.net

Assisnments

English 1

week 1

Finish rewriting paragraph on Thomas Jefferson using check-list and adding at least one who/which clause and email to me. Fix 1 section on Fix it page everyday Practice vocab words everyday.

Do KWO for Standard Time.
Rewrite Standard Time paragraph using checklist and adding at least one who/which clause. Turn in on Tuesday.

Materials Needed

First day of class: please bring a pen and notebook. You will be getting a 3 ring binder with materials. Be sure to prepare with finger exercises.