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Ms. Tonelson's Classes

Homework:  Class assignments will be posted daily and taken down and replaced with new assignments every two months.

September 6, 2011: 

1A: Don't forget to bring Media forms back on Thursday!  Please complete your "Let's Get Acquainted" worksheet.

2A: Don't forget to bring back Media, Parent Acknowledgement , Online Math Textbook, and Student Profile Form!!  Please complete your "let's Get Acquainted" worksheet.
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September 8, 2011:

1A:  Don't forget signed class expectations for Monday!  Finish Writing Prompts!!

2A: Signed expectations for Monday!  Finish Writing Prompts!!

September 12, 2011:

1A:  Don't forget forms that need to be signed.  Finish the 8 Parts of Speech HW.

2A:  Don't forget signed media forms and class expectations!  Finish the 8 Parts of Speech HW.
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September 14, 2011:

1A:  No Homework!

2A:  No Homework!

September 16, 2011:
1A:  Study for the 8 Parts of Speech Quiz on Tuesday
2A:  Study for the 8 Parts of Speech Quiz on Tuesday

September 20, 2011:

1A:  Grammar Groupwork Due.  Finish Childhood Memory Writing
2A:  Grammar Groupwork Due.  Finish Childhood Memory Writing

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September 24, 2011:
1A:  Writing lesson and Childhood Memory due in class. Genre worksheet for HW 
2A:    
Writing lesson and Childhood Memory due in class. Genre worksheet for HW    


September 26, 2011:
1A: Genre Worksheet due (do as much as you can).  School pictures will be Thursday, October 6.  Students were given school picture forms in class. To order pictures, please send the form and a check with your student on Oct. 6. 
2A: Genre Worksheet due (do as much as you can).  School pictures will be Thursday, October 6.  Students were given school picture forms in class. To order pictures, please send the form and a check with your student on Oct. 6. 
**We will be in the library completing a genre project..due at the end of class.**
Please view the following link for the assignment:
 

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October 4: 
1A:  Students will have a plot pyramid quiz for "The Most Dangerous Game," which we are reading in class.  Also, the students have been given an 8 Parts of Speech worksheet for HW
2A:  Students will have a plot pyramid quiz for "The Most Dangerous Game," which we are reading in class read in class.  Also, the students have been given an 8 Parts of Speech worksheet for HW

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October 6:
1A:  Parents:
  please don't forget student pictures are on Thursday, October 6.  Students will need to bring forms and a check if you wish to order pictures.  Students must complete the characterization worksheet for the protagonist, "Rainsford," if it is not completed in class.  There will be a quiz on "The Most Dangerous Game" as well.  We will review in class before the quiz.  No HW for Oct. 10
2A:
     Parents:  please don't forget student pictures are on Thursday, October 6.  Students will need to bring forms and a check if you wish to order pictures.  Students must complete the characterization worksheet for the protagonist, "Rainsford," if it is not completed in class.  There will be a quiz on "The Most Dangerous Game" as well.  We will review in class before the quiz.  No HW for Oct 10
 


October 10 - 12:  We will begin the short story "The Sniper" in class.  HW will be to complete the vocabulary on the study guide.  There will be a quiz on "The Sniper" on Friday, October 14.

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October 14:  No HW.  Enjoy your weekend!

October 18:  Complete the "Dear Mrs. Jones" Letter that goes along with the short story "Thank You, Ma'am"

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October 20:  Guidance visits.  Study for quiz on the short story, "Thank You Ma'am" on Monday, Oct. 24

October 24: 
2A:  Please return FEDERAL CARDS by Friday, Oct. 28.
1A:  "The Necklace" vocab. worksheet

October 26:
2A:  Please return Federal Cards by Friday, Oct. 28
1A & 2A:
"The Gift of the Magi" Vocab. worksheet

October 28: No HW!!  Have a great weekend:)

November 1:  Complete the Elements of Narration worksheet

November 3:  Elements of Narration Unit Test on Monday, November 7!!  This test will be on this 9 weeks report card!!

November 10-15:  Get Novel Assignment Sheet signed by parents!!!  Attachments for the "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" syllabus and study guides are below.

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November 15:  Bring in Novel Assignment Sheet!!!  Complete Capitalization Worksheet

November 29:  Complete study guide questions for Chapters 6-7 in the novel.  Be ready for the quiz on Chapters 6-7 on Thursday!
    **Writing Activity is due on Wednesday, December 7**

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December 1:  Complete Short Stories!

December 13:  Novel Unit Test for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry next class

December 21:  No Homework over the break!  Happy Holidays!!!


January 3: Finish reading Ch. 1 in novel, Animal Farm, and complete study guide q's for Ch. 1.  The syllabus and study guide is attached below!

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January 5:  Finish reading Ch. 3 and complete study questions for Ch. 3

January 11: Finish reading Ch. 5 and complete the study questions.  There will be be a quiz on chapters 1-5 and the vocabulary on Friday, Jan. 13.
***Students need to bring in textbooks for a bookcheck!!!!!!

January 13:  Study for Midterm Exam!!  The review is below.
A1: Exam..
Wednesday, January 18
A2: Exam..
Friday, January 20

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January 18 - 20:  Midterms and Animal Farm
NO Homework!!

January 24:  In-Class Project..No HW!!

January 26:  Ch. 6 Study Questions and Comma Review Worksheet

January 31:  Ch. 7  Study Questions and Study for quiz Ch. 4- 7 on Thursday

February 2: Finish reading Ch. 8 and complete the study questions.  Questions will be checked for a quiz grade!

February 6:  Complete Comma HW

February 8: Study for the Animal Farm Unit Test on Friday and complete the study questions for Ch. 10!!

February 14:  Happy Valentine's Day!  Complete the 4 types of writing worksheet for HW.

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February 16:  There will be an open-notes Nonfiction Quiz on Tuesday.  Letter to the Editor is due also.

February 21:  Complete the Perfect Punctuation worksheet.  We will be beginning RESEARCH on Thursday..please see the reasearch tab under Nonfiction.

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February 23:  No Homework!!  Be ready to go to the library for research next class!

March 12:  Complete the Sentence and Sentence Fragment Worksheet

March 14:  Subject Worksheet..  Open Notes Poetry Quiz on Friday!!

March 16:  Direct Object/Indirect Object HW

March 20:  S-V-IO-DO HW..see attachment! Poetry Project is due on Tuesday, April 3.. rubric is attached:)

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March 22:  Students will complete the worksheet on Independent and dependent clauses for HW

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March 26:  Complete worksheet on simple/complex sentences as discussed in class. Attachment can be found below!

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March 28:  Study for Poetry Unit Test.  I have attached the review.

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April 19: We are beginning the Odyssey in class.  There is no HW over the weekend.  Please see the Odyssey tab for more information.

April 23:  Study for Quiz #2 on books 5-8.  Odyssey Project is due on Friday 4/27!

April 25:  Odyssey Postcard Assignment DUE!!!!!

April 27:  "Wanted" Poster due Monday, May 7!

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May 7:  Complete Drama Dictionary for a HW grade

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May 9:  Complete the Perfect Mate form..students and parents.. :)

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May 11:  No HW!!  Be prepared to start reading Romeo and Juliet on Tuesday!!

May 15:  Rewrite the Romeo and Juliet prologue in modern language

May 21:  Complete the Body Paragraph for the Romeo and Juliet Writing Piece

May 30:  Final Romeo and Juliet Test!!!!!

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