Homework for the Week of 12/12/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Lesson 57 Kym's Class Realism story	Lesson 37 Kym's Class Realism story	Kym's Class Realism story
Tuesday	Lesson 60. Alisha fix lesson 57	Lesson 38	Chapter Review and Summary
Wednesday	Kym's Class: 2 mini fics 50-1000 words	Kym's Class: 2 mini fics 50-1000 words	Kym's Class: 2 mini fics 50-1000 words
Thursday	Short Story due Kym's Class: All pieces posted	Short Story Due Kym's Class: All pieces posted	Book Chapter Short Story Due Kym's Class: All pieces posted
Next Week	Christmas	Christmas	Christmas

Homework for the Week of 12/5/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Spelling Words Lesson 52	Spelling Words Lesson 34	5.4 27-29, 36-38, 43-52, 57-62, 66-68, 76-79
Tuesday	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test
Wednesday	Kym's Class: Turn in plot handout, have one post ready for blog.	Kym's Class: Turn in plot handout, have one post ready for blog.	Kym's Class: Turn in plot handout, have one post ready for blog.
Thursday	Journal: Should people be allowed to protest something?	Journal: Should people be allowed to protest something?	Book Chapter Newsletter
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Homework for the week of 11/28/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Spelling Words Science Writeup Lesson 49	Spelling Words Science Writeup Lesson 30
Tuesday	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Test 9 Mara bottom 131	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Lesson 32 Mara bottom 131
Wednesday	Investigation 5	Lesson 33
Thursday	Journal: Do you think that there is other life in the universe? Explain. Lesson 51	Journal Do you think that there is other life in the universe? Explain. Investigation 3	Book Chapter 5.3 15-17, 30-32, 37-42, 46-49, 53-58
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Homework for the week of 11/14/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Spelling Words Lesson 45	Spelling Words Test 3	Science Script 4.8- 14-24 EVEN, 31-33, 43-45, 56-61, 62-64, 74-79
Tuesday	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Test 8 Mara: Bottom of page 121	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Lesson 26 Mara: Bottom of page 121	Quiz 3. Test 4
Wednesday	Mara: Finish Chapter 12 Lesson 47 Kym's class: work paper on plot	Mara: Finish Chapter 12 Lesson 27 Kym's class: work paper on plot	Kym's class: work paper on plot and to page 50 of Speaker for the Dead.
Thursday	Journal: Could a computer have a mind equal to a human mind? Kym's class: 10% of your sci fi story due Lesson 48	Journal: Could a computer have a mind equal to a human mind? Kym's class: 10% of your sci fi story due Lesson 29	Book Chapter Kym's class: 10% of your sci fi story due and to chapter 5 in Speaker 5.1: 19-21, 26, 27, 32, 33, 47-55, 59-61, 65-67, 71-73, 79-83
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Homework for the week of 11/7/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Spelling Words Kym's Class: Plot and book report up to this point with edits. Lesson 42	Spelling Words Lesson 23 Kym's Class: Plot and book report up to this point with edits.	Potato Gun Script 4.5: 20, 29-34, 43-44 4.6: 22-24, 35-39, 43-45, 53, 54, 58-60 Kym's Class: Plot and book report up to this point with edits.
Tuesday	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Lesson 43 Mara: Finish Chapter 11	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Lesson 24 Mara: Finish Chapter 11	Quiz 2
Wednesday	Kym's Class: theme and book report up to this point with edits.	Kym's Class: theme and book report up to this point with edits.	Kym's Class: theme and book report up to this point with edits.
Thursday	Journal: If you could visit any country, which one would you visit? Why? Kym's Class: art work and book report up to this point with edits. Grammar test. Lesson 44	Journal: If you could visit any country, which one would you visit? Why? Kym's Class: art work and book report up to this point with edits. Grammar test. Lesson 25	Book Chapter Kym's Class: art work and book report up to this point with edits. 4.7: 23-25, 32-34, 41, 42, 46-48, 51-54, 61-69, 76-80, 85-88
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Homework for the week of 10/31/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Kym:Twelve sentences on your characters. Read 100 pages. Have author title and pub date . Edit your writing. Print this out or handwrite. Test 7 Spelling Words	Kym:Twelve sentences on your characters. Read 100 pages. Have author title and pub date . Edit your writing. Print this out or handwrite. Lesson 20 Test 3 Spelling Words	Kym:thirty sentences on your characters. Read up to page 150. Have author title and pub date . Edit your writing. Print this out or handwrite. 4.3: 22, 23, 28, 29, 34-39, 40-42, 50-53. Quiz 1
Tuesday	Spelling Test+ Practice Test	Spelling Test+ Practice Test Lesson 21
Wednesday	Investigation 4 Ancient Civ. read pg. 191-195;practice your presentation on Egyptian Life,add photos	Investigation 2 Ancient Civ. read pg 191-195;practice your presentation on Egyptian Life, add photos Investigation 2	4.4 24-26, 31, 32, 45-47, 52-56, 61-64, 69-73, 78-81 US Hist. read Zinn pg 19-31
Thursday	Journal Entry. What do you think Lava Beds will be like? Kym's Class: A sentence or two on setting and corrected book report thus far. Remember to read as much of your book as possible. Due Monday.	Journal Entry. What do you think Lava Beds will be like? Kym's Class: A sentence or two on setting and corrected book report thus far. Remember to read as much of your book as possible. Due Monday. Lesson 22	Kym's Class: A sentence or two on setting and corrected book report thus far.Newsletter 5 Book Chapter. Kym's Class: Several sentences on setting and corrected book report thus far. Remember to read as much of your book as possible. Due Monday.
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Missing Work 10/24/11

Missing Work
Student	Assignment
Alisha	Lesson 36
Emi
Jonathan
Kaliana
Lenin	Lesson 11, Lesson 14
Maddy
Malachi
Presley

Homework for the week of 10/24/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Spelling Words	Spelling Words
Tuesday	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Lesson 37	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Lesson 17
Wednesday	Ancient Civ. prepare your Daily Life in Egypt presentation	Ancient Civ. prepare your Daily Life in Egypt presentation	US Hist do vocab and terms match for Progressive Era
Thursday	Journal: Your Choice Lesson 39 Kym's Class: Author, title etc. of book you are reading	Journal: Your Choice Lesson 19 Kym's Class: Author, title etc. of book you are reading	Book Chapter 4.2: 20, 21, 28-30, 37-39, 46-48, 52-69, 70-81 Kym's Class: Author, title etc. of book you are reading. Read first 3 chapt. plus notes.
Next Week	Kym:Twelve sentences on your characters. Read 100 pages. Have author title and pub date . Edit your writing. Print this out or handwrite.	Kym:Twelve sentences on your characters. Read 100 pages. Have author title and pub date . Edit your writing. Print this out or handwrite.	Kym:thirty sentences on your characters. Read up to page 150. Have author title and pub date . Edit your writing. Print this out or handwrite.

Homework for the Week of 10/17/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Spelling Words	Spelling Words Lesson 13	Science Cup Question. Science Fair Writeup. 3.7: 15-19, 22-26, 28-46 even. Quiz 2
Tuesday	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test	3.8: 20, 21, 26, 27, 36, 37, 42-48, 50, 53-55, 60-63
Wednesday	Kym's class: Write at least 10 sentence scary repeating poem. Mara: Bottom of page 72 Lesson 35 Ancient Civ. take-home final test, use textbook, due Mon.	Kym's class: Write at least 15 sentence scary repeating poem. Mara: Bottom of page 72 Lesson 15 Ancient Civ. take-home final test, use textbook, due Mon.	Kym's class: Make edits on scary story. Add picture. Have ready to post. Lesson 3.9: 20, 21, 26, 27, 34, 37-43, 46-53 3 paragraphs on The Jungle, using quotes, address questions posed in class.
Thursday	Memorize Poem	Memorize Poem	Book Chapter Newsletter
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Homework for the Week of 10/10/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Spelling Words Kym's class 9 sentence essay for music grant-typed and edited. Investigation 4 Ancient Civ. read pages 168-173; we will discuss in class	Spelling Words Kym's class 14 sentence essay for music grant-typed and edited. Test 1 Lesson 10 Ancient Civ. read pages 168-173; we will discuss in class	Read The Jungle, up to chap 7. use direct quotes to support character attributes. Read Socialism, 2 sentences. 3.3 28-30, 37-39, 42, 45-54, 58-60, 64-66, 71-74 Quiz 1 Science: Ask parents about cup plate. Science Fair.
Tuesday	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Lesson 31. Mara: Bottom of page 52	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Investigation 1 Mara: Bottom of page 52	Math. 3.4 29-36, 41, 42, 45-54, 58-60, 64-66, 71-74.
Wednesday	Kym's Class--A conversation showing correct punctuation, and character. At least 7 different conversation changes between two different characters for 4/5. At least 10 for 6th. Ancient Civ. Paragraph: What is Empire? Current Event Chapter 5	Ancient Civ. Paragraph: What is Empire? Current Event Lesson 11	Kym's Class-- Short dialogue piece Read The Jungle, chapter 8. Use direct quotes to support character attributes. 3.5: 29, 30, 35, 36, 43-53, 61-63, 67-69.
Thursday	Journal: If you were going to be changed in to an animal, what animal would you choose?	Journal: If you were going to be changed in to an animal, what animal would you choose?	Book Chapter: 500 Words minimum Short dialogue piece
Next Week			Use dialogue to show character personality in a 1 and 1/2 page piece

Homework for the Week of 10/3/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Spelling Words Read to the end of Chapter 2 Mara Kym's: 3 paragraphs (a total of 21 sentences at least ) and a thesis sentence Ancient Civ read Mespotamia assigned pages, write a sentence per paragraph	Spelling Words Read to the end of Chapter 2 Mara Kym's: 3 paragraphs (a total of 28 sentences at least ) and a thesis sentence Ancient Civ read Mesopotamia assigned pages, write a sentence per paragraph	Entire rough draft of 1900-1910 essay. 7 paragraphs. Minimum of one page typed 12 font Read The Jungle, add character attributes to your list. Keep a log of plot as it unfolds. Be well!!
Tuesday	Spelling Test Spelling Practice Test Kym's Class: Comment on all the blogs. Malachi: Brainstorm ideas for why we should get money from Rex foundation. Practice for typing test Today Finish chapter 3 Mara	Math Practice A Spelling Test Spelling Practice Test Kym's Class: Comment on all the blogs. Practice for typing test Today Finish chapter 3 Mara	Kym's Class: Comment on all the blogsPractice for typing test Today Current Event Presentation
Wednesday	Kym's Class: Introduction to 5 paragraph essay Ancient Civ. define vocab words, study for quiz Lesson 29	Kym's Class: Introduction to 5 paragraph essay Ancient Civ. define vocab words, study for quiz Lesson 8	Kym's Class: Rewrite of 7 paragraph essay US Hist. read handouts about social workers, prepare a short class presentation. 3.1 37-42, 49-64, 67, 68, 72-74, 79-84,
Thursday	Journal: If you went to sleep in your bed, and could wake up anywhere, where would you want to wake up? Kym's Class: Conclusion to 5 paragraph essay Math. Chapter 30	Journal: If you went to sleep in your bed, and could wake up anywhere, where would you want to wake up? Kym's Class: Conclusion to 5 paragraph essay Math. Chapter 9	Book Chapter: 500 words minimum. Newsletter three Kym's Class-1/3 rough draft of music piece. Have at least 1 essay ready to publish.
		Kym's Class: Make sure all essay is typed and corrected in blog post, find picture, title, make link's to where each information came from.	Kym's Class: Make sure all essay is typed and corrected in blog post, find picture, title, make link's to where each information came from. 3.2. 28-30, 35, 36, 43-45, 51-56, 60-62, 66-69, 76-78

Homework for the Week of 9/26/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Spelling Homework Kym's Class--Intro and Conclusion for Sumer. Practice for typing test on Monday.	Spelling Homework Lesson 3 Kym- Introduction and conclusion for Sumer. Practice for Typing Test.	Science Writeup Quiz 3 Chapter Review Even Numbers Test 2 Happens Today. Study. Kym's Class--Finish 7 paragraph essay. Intro for new 7 paragraph essay. Practice for typing test on Monday.
Tuesday	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Persuasive Speech Lesson 25 Kym's class post a comment on each blog	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Persuasive Speech Lesson 4 Kym's class post a comment on each blog	Current Event Persuasive Speech Kym's class post a comment on each blog and send invites to all other students in upper grade. Send an invite to SalmonCreekteacher@gmail.com
Wednesday	Test 5 Finish Chapter 1 Mara	Lesson 5 Finish Chapter 1 Mara
Thursday	Journal Tell me about the best book you have ever read. Gather information and bring it to Kym's class on your Ancient Civilization Lesson 26 Math Mara to the bottom of Page 20	Journal Tell me about the best book you have ever read. Gather information and bring it to Kym's class on your Ancient Civilization Lesson 6 Math Mara to the bottom of page 20	Chapter 3 book. Free write
Next Week			Finish old 7 paragraph essay. Be ready to post Monday after my final edit.

Homework for the Week of 9/19/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Spelling Homework Investigation 2 Test 3 6 sentences on Sumer	Spelling Homework Multiplying Fractions 9 sentences on sumer	Science Write-up 2.5: 26-31, 38-40, 45, 46, 56-62, 66-68, 70, 75-78, 82-84, 88-90 personal essay
Tuesday	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Current Event	Spelling Practice Test Spelling Test Current Event	2.6: 16, 26-28, 38-49, 44-46, 53, 54, 71-73, 81-83, 86, 87, 91-93, 98-101.
Wednesday	Kym's class 2nd paragraph on Sumer-6 sentences Math: Lesson 22 Ancient Civ. define vocab. words	Kym's class 2nd paragraph on Sumer-9 sentences Math: Lesson 1 Ancient Civ. define vocab. words	2.7 19, 20, 27-29, 36-38, 43-47, 53-60, 64-66, 71, 72, 79-81 Kym's class 2nd paragraph on Sumer- personal essay US Hist. read The Jungle chapt 2
Thursday	Journal: Where would you like to go on a long fieldtrip? Persuasive Speech Notes Lesson 23 Kym's Class-3rd body paragraph of your Sumer essay.	Journal: Where would you like to go on a long field trip? Persuasive Speech Notes Lesson 2 Kym's Class-3rd body paragraph of your Sumer essay.	Chapter 2 Newsletter issue 2 Persuasive Speech Notes 2.8: 27-30, 37, 38, 40-55, 59-61, 63, 68-70, 75-78 Kym's Class-free write 1/2 page typed.
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Missing Work 9/8/11

Missing Work
Student	Assignment
Alisha	Lesson 36
Emi
Jonathan
Kaliana
Lenin	Lesson 11, Lesson 14
Maddy
Malachi	Lesson 35
Presley

Homework for the Week of 9/12/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday	Spelling Homework Lesson 17	Spelling Homework	Science Writeup 1.7 14-22, 32-34, 41-43 QUIZ 3
Tuesday	Spelling Practice Test. And real test Notes for Speech Lesson 18	Spelling Practice Test. And real test Subtract Fractions Notes for Speech	Notes for Speech 2.1 Read lesson and do problems: 20-22, 27-30, 41-43, 48, 49, 57-62, 69-71, 73-79
Wednesday	Lesson 19		2.2 51-59, 68, 69, 73-75 2.3 33-35, 47-49, 55-58, 65-67, 71-73
Thursday	Journal Entry "What do you want to build as a school project? Why?" Deliver Speech	Journal Entry "What do you want to build as a school project? Why?" Deliver Speech	Chapter One Book Deliver Speech 2.4: 22-29, 36-41, 42-46 even, 56-69, 75-77, 81-83
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Homework for the Week of 9/5/2011

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday		Standards Test	1.2 19, 31-33, 37-39, 43-45, 49-51, 54-63, 73-75, 84-87, 91-93. 1.3 33-35, 39-42, 47-57, 67-69, 74-77. Quiz One
Tuesday	Lesson 14 Jabberwocky Poem	Fractions, decimals & percentages Jabberwocky Poem	1.4 32, 33, 43–48, 55, 56, 59, 63, 66, 67, 71–73, 80–82, 89–91
Wednesday	Malachi: Finish addition page in little book. Lesson 15		1.6 11-26, 30-22, 42-44
Thursday	Two Minute Speech	Two Minute Speech Percentage Sheet Finished.	First Newsletter
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Homework for the Week of 8/29/11

Day	4th	6th	8th
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday	Find Artifact Lesson 11 All. Rough draft of 1st half of Gilgamesh story	Find Artifact Rough draft of 1st half of Gilgamesh story	Reading for Gail Rough draft of Legend
Thursday	Science Fair Ideas Lesson 12	Science Fair Ideas	Book Abstract Pre-Course test. Science Fair Ideas Math chapter 1.1 Problems: 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 55, 56, 57, 64, 65, 66
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Missing Work 9/5/11

Missing Work
Student	Assignment
Alisha
Emi
Jonathan
Kaliana	Quiz 1
Lenin
Maddy
Malachi
Presley

Homework for the Week of June 6th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday		Math- Lesson 92 Problems 2-4, 6, 8-13, 15, 18-22, 26-28	Final day for all yearbook pages.
Next Week	Summer	Summer	Summer

Homework for the Week of May 30th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday			Final Draft of MWG due.  Lesson 102 Lesson Practice
Thursday	Drive	Drive	Drive
Next Week			Last Chance to Edit Year Book Pages.

Homework for Kym's Class

7th Rewrite Autobiography incorporating changes I suggested.  Add photos etc.  Be ready to post on Tuesday. (Remember we can post an expunged version if you like and I will consider not posting if it is too private.)

3rd and 5th Write a rough draft of your report for class.  Jonathan and Lennin 1 3/4 pages Presley 2 pages.  Alicia 1 1/2 pages.  Malachi 1 page.

Homework for the Week of May 23

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday	Spelling	Spelling
Wednesday	Spelling	Spelling	Lesson 101 EXCEPT problems 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 21, 23, 27, 30
Thursday	Journal Spelling Test Current Events LHBW Ch 11	Journal Spelling Test Current Events LHBW Ch 11 Lesson 87 EXCEPT problems 5, 6, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17, 20, 24, 25	Journal Current Events Ann
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Ann's Assignment for the next two weeks. (CLASS ON MONDAY LAST TWO WEEKS)

Assignment for Thursday, May 26.

Across, Chapter 17, Lesson 2, 460-63; Chapter 18, Lesson 1

Julius Caesar, 140-65.


A writing assignment on Julius Caesar will be due Monday, June 6. Two pages, typed, double-spaced. A DRAFT WILL BE DUE MONDAY, MAY 30.

Pick a character in the play and describe events from his, or her, point of view.
I’d suggest Brutus, Cassius, or Mark Antony. You can do third-person narrative, but first person would probably be more fun. Remember that each person will have a different viewpoint and will see the events of the play differently. Refer to pages in the play to show the character’s thinking and experiences.

(You could do Portia or Caesar or Casca; but they are more minor characters and it would be hard to get two pages. Maybe do Portia AND Calpurnia. That might get you two pages and some discussion about what Shakespeare thought women’s lives were like.)



Assignment for Monday, May 30.

Across, Chapter 18, Lesson 2, pp. 

Julius Caesar, 166-199.

PRESENT A DRAFT OF YOUR WRITING ASSIGNMENT.

Homework for the Week of May 16th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday		Lesson 82	KYM
Wednesday	Rough Draft Persuasive Spelling	Rough Draft Persuasive Spelling Lesson 83	Math Lesson 94 except 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 16, 22, 25, 28, 29
Thursday	Journal Spelling Test Current Events for those who have not done them LHBW Ch10	Journal Spelling Test Current Events for those who have not done them LHBW Ch10 Lesson 84 except 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 30	Journal Current Events for those who have not done them Ann Lesson Practice 96 except a-h. Lesson Practice 99 all Mixed Practice Lesson 99 EXCEPT 1-10
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7th Grade Homework--autobiography

Gather photos and artwork for this project.

•  Begin in class 2^nd week (May 10); finish as second week homework (Due May 17)
  

Write your rough draft one chapter at a time. Start with the chapter that feels easiest to you. Have printed copies of rough draft for me for 3^rd week class.

• 6) In Class 3^rd week (May 17)(while I review your rough drafts)
  

Insert photographs, artwork and other artifacts into your chapters where appropriate. Scan your illustrations into digital files to paste into your document.

I will give you suggestions on things to add or change to make your autobiography better.

Homework for the Week of May 9th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday	Malachi, description of a dandelion		Math- Lesson 90 except 1, 9, 10, 14, 19, 22, 25, 28, 29, 30
Wednesday	Spelling	Spelling 80 Mixed Practice
Thursday	Journal Spelling Test POW- Anagram Octopus	Journal Spelling Test POW- Anagram Octopus	Journal POW- Anagram Octopus Investigation 9
Next Week			MWG III

Ann's Assignment for May 12th.

Read Chapter 14, Lessons 1 & 2, pp. 362-81

In Julius Caesar, read pages 78-107.

Writing assignment:

Write a paragraph explaining the importance of exploration to the small kingdom of Portugal. What did the Portuguese gain by these voyages? What resources did they need in order to accomplish these amazing travels? How important do you think Prince Henry’s influence was?

Re-post of Current Event Guidelines.

Here are the guidelines for the current event assignment that will be due on Thursday, every two weeks.

Current Events

In place of having Problem of the Week some weeks, we will be doing Current Events. For this assignment, you will pick out a current news article from a newspaper, magazine, or reputable online source. If you don't know what a reputable online source is come see me and I will tell you. Using this article you will create a two to four minute oral presentation, as well as a brief written summery. Your summery should be about the following length. Third Grade: A few sentences to a paragraph. Fifth Grade: Paragraph to half a page. Seventh Grade: Half a page to a full page. This can be typed. I would prefer this to be typed. At some point it may become mandatory that you type this.

These current event reports will be introduced on Monday. They will be due on Thursday. You can pick any sort of event, from world news to local events. Your written and oral reports should include the following elements.

Everyone

• Title of article
• Location of event. Be able to locate on map.
• What happened? What is the article about?

Fifth and Seventh

• Why is this article important? Why did the news agency choose to run this article?
• Does this event affect us here in Salmon Creek? Could it? How?

• Is there a bias? Does the person writing the article have a point of view or an opinion?
• What more do you want to know?

Seventh

• If you had written this article what would you have changed?

For Week the 2nd Homework of May

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday	Spelling	Spelling Lesson 76 Mixed Practice, except problems 3, 7, 12, 13, 16, 18, 26, 27, 29, 30	Yearbook Pages
Wednesday	Spelling	Spelling Lesson 77 1-3, 5, 7-11, 14-16, 21-29
Thursday	Journal Spelling Test Current Event	Journal Spelling Test Current Event	Journal Current Event Lesson 84 Mixed Practice except 1, 5, 12, 13, 16, 26-30
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Othello Plot Summary

William Shakespeare's Othello or The Moor of Venice. (Othello is a famous soldier who serves the Duke of Venice. He is from north Africa and has African features, apparently including a dark skin. The action takes place in Venice, but location apparently changes later to the island of Cyprus.)

The play opens with Iago (Yago or ee-yago) talking to his friend Roderigo. Roderigo complains that he has given Iago a lot of money. He is upset to hear that Othello has married the woman he is in love with, Desdemona. Iago says that he hates Othello because he gave the job of second-in-command to Cassio instead of him, while he serves Othello as a subordinate officer. Iago encourages Roderigo to tell Desdemona's father Brabantio that his daughter has run off with an African.

Brabantio, very upset, tries to get the Duke to annul the marriage. He accuses Othello of using witchcraft to win Desdemona, but, when Desdemona is brought in, she explains that she loves Othello. The Duke advises Brabantio to get over his anger. Othello is sent off on a military mission, because the Turkish fleet is threatening an attack on Cyprus. He leaves Iago in charge. Iago's wife Emilia is to look after Desdemona.

The Turkish fleet is shipwrecked in a storm and the Venetians are victorious. Othello happily comes to Cyprus with his wife. Iago plots to make Othello think that Desdemona is in love with Cassio. Another reason that he hates Othello is that Iago believes Othello may have seduced his wife Emilia.

Iago gets Cassio drunk and sends Roderigo and others to get him into a fight. In the brawl, Cassio stabs a man who dies. The uproar brings out Othello who reproaches Cassio and demotes him from his military position. Iago suggests to Cassio that he ask Desdemona to ask Othello to forgive him. She agrees to help.

Next Iago begins to drop hints that he knows something about Cassio. He warns Othello to "beware of jealousy." He points out that Desdemona deceived her father to marry Othello. Believing in Iago's honesty, Othello begins to doubt his wife. Emilia notices that Desdemona drops her handkerchief (probably like a fancy embroidered linen scarf); she picks it up, because Iago has been begging her to get it for him.

Othello, tortured by doubts, demands proof of Desdemona's infidelity. Iago claims that he heard Cassio talking about her in his sleep. Then he claims to have seen Cassio with Desdemona's handkerchief, which was a present from Othello. Desdemona comes to Othello and asks him to forgive Cassio, which seems to confirm his jealous fears. He demands that she produce the handkerchief. Meanwhile Cassio has given the handkerchief to Bianca, a prostitute who is in love with him.

In the next scene, Iago goes further and tells Othello that Cassio has admitted having an affair with Desdemona. Othello becomes so enraged that he faints or has a fit.

Iago stokes Othello's jealousy more by having him watch a conversation between him and Cassio. Cassio is talking about Bianca and laughing about her, but Othello believes he is talking about Desdemona. Bianca comes in and waves the handkerchief at Cassio. Othello recognizes it. He is now determined to kill his wife. Iago suggests that he should strangle her in bed.

The Duke enters and Desdemona mentions Cassio to him. Othello is so furious that he strikes her, shocking everybody. Othello questions Emilia about Cassio and his wife, but she denies that anything is going on. Othello insults Desdemona, who is crushed by his anger.

Iago persuades Rogerigo to attack Cassio. Desdemona approaches Othello who brusquely tells her to go to her bedroom. Emilia is to be sent away. Desdemona asks Emilia whether she really believes there are married women who have affairs with other men. She would never do it. Emilia has another viewpoint: women have feelings too, and men who mess around should not expect faithfulness.

Roderigo attacks Cassio, but is badly wounded. Cassio is wounded by Iago, who runs off and then runs back and pretends to rescue Cassio by stabbing Roderigo! He accuses Bianca of being responsible for the whole plot.

Othello comes into the bedroom. Desdemona is asleep and he kisses her. She wakes up and pleads for her life, but he smothers her with a pillow. Emilia comes in and discovers the murder. She is horrified to learn that Othello's jealousy originated in "honest Iago." People come running when she screams and she denounces Iago: she was the one who gave him the handkerchief. Iago stabs her and runs off. Iago is brought back in and Cassio arrives to explain how Iago left the handkerchief in his room. Iago is to be punished, and so is Othello. But Othello has a hidden knife and stabs himself over Desdemona's body.

Othello's speech in which he explains to the Duke how Desdemona came to fall in love with him.


Her father loved me, oft invited me;
Still questioned me the story of my life
From year to year—the battles, sieges, fortunes
That I have passed.
I ran it through, even from my boyish days
To the very moment that he bade me tell it;
Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances
Of moving accidents by flood and field,
Of hair-breadth scapes in the imminent deadly breach,
Of being sold to slavery, of my redemption thence,
And portance* in my travel's history.                                    *behavior or actions
Wherein of antres* vast and deserts idle,                        *caves
Rough quarries, rocks, and hills whose heads touch heaven,
It was my hint* to speak—such was my process—                        *chance
And of the cannibals that each other eat
The Anthropophagi*, and men whose heads                 *(Greek)—human-eaters          
Do grow beneath their shoulders. These things to hear
Did Desdemona seriously incline;
But still the house affairs would draw her thence,
Which ever as she could with haste dispatch,
She'd come again, and with a greedy ear
Devour up my discourse. Which I observing
Took once a pliant* hour, and found good means            *convenient
To draw from her a prayer of earnest heart
That I would all my pilgrimage dilate,
Whereof by parcels she had something heard,
But not intentively. I did consent,
And often did beguile her of her tears*,            *made her cry
When I did speak of some distressful stroke
That my youth suffered. My story being done,
She gave me for my pains a world of sighs;
She swore 'twas strange, 'twas passing strange;
'Twas pitiful, 'twas wondrous pitiful.
She wished she had not heard it, yet she wished
That heaven had made her such a man. She thanked me,
And bade me, if I had a friend that loved her,
I should but teach him how to tell my story,
And that would woo her. Upon this hint, I spake:
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her that she did pity them.

Homework for the Week of April 25th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday	MEMORIZE LINES	MEMORIZE LINES	MEMORIZE LINES
Tuesday	Spelling Lesson 102 Math	Spelling	Math Test Yearbook Pages
Wednesday	Spelling	Spelling Lesson 73 problems 1-4, 7-14,  16, 17, 20-23, 28-30	Lesson 75 Lesson Practice and Mixed Practice Problems except 3, 6, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 22, 23, 28.
Thursday	Journal Have lines perfected Spelling Test LHBW Ch 5	Journal Have lines perfected Spelling Test LHBW Ch 5 Math Lesson 74 except problems 2, 7, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 28, 29	Journal Have lines perfected
Next Week			MWG Review.

Ann's Assignment for April 28th

Assignment for Thursday, April 28.

In Across, read Chapter 13, Lesson 2, pp. 342-47.
         Write a short paragraph showing reasons why a new invention, the printing press, was important to Martin Luther’s success as leader of a new Christian sect or church (Lutheranism).

Read Julius Caesar, Act 1, Scene 2, pp. 11-33.

Homework for the Week of April 18th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday	MEMORIZE LINES ALL WEEK	MEMORIZE LINES ALL WEEK	MEMORIZE LINES ALL WEEK
Tuesday	Spelling	Spelling	Math Test Calendar Pictures
Wednesday	Spelling	Spelling Finish investigation 7	Investigation 7 all
Thursday	Journal Spelling Test Chapter 3 LHBW Lesson 99 finish	Journal Spelling Test Chapter 3 LHBW Lesson 71 Activity and Lesson Practice	Journal Ann Lesson 73 DO problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30
Monday Next Week	Chapter 4 LHBW	Chapter 4 LHBW	MWG review in two weeks

Homework for the Week of April 11th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday	Spelling Words	Spelling Words	Math Test
Wednesday	Spelling Test Practice	Spelling Test Practice Lesson 69 Mixed Practice, Problems 1-12, 18-23, 28-29.	Negative Number Worksheet Lesson Practice Lesson 68
Thursday	POW Journal Spelling Test	POW Journal Spelling Test Math Test	POW Journal Ann Math Test 9 Lesson Practice Lesson 67
Next Week	Memorize Lines	LHBW chapter 2 Memorize Lines Lesson 70 DO PROBLEMS 1-5, 8, 10, 11, 13-15, 19, 21, 23-28, 30	Calendar Pictures Memorize Lines Lesson 70 Lesson Practice Lesson 70 lesson Practice except 12, 14, 15, 17, 22, 25, 24, 26, 28, 29

Homework for the Week of April 4th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday			Math Test
Wednesday	Ch 1 LHBW Alisha Cursive two pages Cursive One Page	Cursive One Page Math- Lesson 66 problems 3, 4, 6-11, 13, 16, 19, 20, 22-25, 27, 28-30	Math, Lesson 65 Except Problems 10, 15, 16, 17, 19, 27, 25, 28
Thursday	POW Journal Spelling Test Same words as last week	POW Journal Spelling Test Same words as last week Math Test.	POW Journal Ann Lesson 66 except problems 3, 10, 15, 17, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29
Next Week

Homework for Kym's Class

7th graders First Draft was due the 21st.  As no one had turned it in by then, it is now due Sunday, Apr 3 sent to me.

3&5 graders--group all facts under subject headings and have a thesis statement for your report.

Malachi has 4 subject headings
Alisha, Lenin, and Jonathan 5 subject headings

Presley 6 subject headings

Ann's Assignment for over Break II

Assignment due April 7 after Spring Break:

Pick one of these topics and write a one and a half (1 ½) page typed paper about the artist's work and what made it important.

Cite pictures from the books by page number or get some pictures off the web that you can add on at the end of your paper.
We'll share the books and do research during typing class and from 11:15-lunch today. Take notes on your computer.

Here's how we'll do it.

A draft will be due the Thursday after Spring Break, April 7. I'll go over your work with you and plan for an oral presentation the following Thursday, complete with art works for us to look at. I'll help you put cards in the books to mark the art that you want to show.

Emi and Kaliana will share Leonardo da Vinci, dividing up the work, maybe between art and science. (But each of you should cover the facts of his life as part of your report.) Your source book will be History of Italian Renaissance Art (pp. 443-69), Across the Centuries, and the giant book of Leonardo drawings and paintings.

Maddy will do Michelangelo. She can use History of Italian Renaissance Art (pp. 469-480, 496-515, 544-54, and 649-59), and the big book on Michelangelo.  Start with the facts about his life. Then maybe concentrate on the Sistine Chapel and one or two sculptures?

Homework for the Week of March 21st

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday	Spelling Malachi- JGP	Spelling Presley Poem	Kym Writing
Wednesday	Spelling	Spelling Math- Lesson 64 Problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27	Lesson 62 Except 4, 10, 11, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 MWG Ch 28
Thursday	Current Event Journal	Current Event Journal	Current Event Journal Ann Lesson 64 problems 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 18, 21, 30 Do these Problems MWG Ch. 29
Next Week

Ann's Assignment for over Break

Read Chapter 12, lesson 3, pp. 325-28.
Maddy: you have your choice of the artists below, except Leonardo, who is being shared by Kaliana and Emi.

Begin the Assignment due after Spring Break:

Pick one of these topics and write a one and a half (1 ½) page typed paper about the artist's work and what made it important. Use our volume on Italian Renaissance Art for your research. Also, we have a

Cite pictures from the book by page number or get some pictures off the web that you can add on at the end of your paper.
We'll share the books and do research during typing class and from 11:15-lunch today. Take notes on your computer.

Brunelleschi—Competed with Ghiberti on the Baptistry door project. Started ideas about perspective, introduced a new style in cathedrals, and built dome of the Florence cathedral (1377-1446).


Massacio (1401-1428) and Mantegna (1431-1506)—Important "realistic" painters. How did they make people feel that what they painted was "real?"


Botticelli and Ghirlandaio—Idealizing and beautiful paintings, some about classical mythology (1445-1510) (We have a DVD about one of B's paintings, on Spring, La Primavera.)


Donatello—Son of a butcher who became a great sculptor. (1386-1466) D. lived a long time and produced many famous works. (in the Power of the Past DVD)

TWO LATER FIGURES

Leonardo da Vinci—A genius who thought about everything. See material in Across too. (1452-1519) (I have a giant book on Leonardo's sketches, if you want to use it!) Chosen by Emi and Kaliana.

Michelangelo—Great painter and sculptor: the 14 foot David statue in Florence and the paintings in the Sistine Chapel. (1475-1564) (You can use my book on all his amazing work.)

Work Due Tuesday March 22 for Kym's Class

7th graders pretty decent draft due to be cleaned up and posted on your blog that day.

Lenin and Jonathan finish your nature pieces and save as a draft on your blog.

Missing Work

	Missing Assignments
Alisha	Logic Puzzle, Journal x3, Current Event
Malachi	Current Event
Presley	Journal
Jonathan
Lenin	Lesson 57 Mixed Practice, Journal, Current Event
Maddy	Math Test 5, Lesson Practice Lesson 64, Lesson Practice Lesson 62, Journal x2, Current Event
Emi	Journal x 3, Math Test 3, Lesson 58 Mixed Practice, 59 Lesson Practice, 60 Lesson Practice, Lesson Practice Lesson 65, Mixed Practice 65, Test 7
Kaliana

Homework for the Week of March 14th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday	Spelling One Page Cursive	Math lesson 62 problems 1, 4, 12, 16, 18, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30 Spelling One Page Cursive	Poem Review Math lesson 61 except 1,10,13, 16, 18, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30
Thursday	POW- Memorize poem of at least 50 words. Journal Spelling	POW- Memorize poem of at least 50 words. Journal Spelling Math Test	POW- Memorize poem of at least 50 words. Journal MWG Ch 27
Next Week

Homework for the Week of March 7th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday			Linear Equations
Tuesday	Spelling	Spelling	Math Test MWG Ch 25
Wednesday	Science Project Topics Spelling	Math Test Science Project Topics Spelling	MWG Ch 26 Math, Lesson 58 Except problems 1,2,9,10,16,19,22 23,25,26
Thursday	Current Event Journal Spelling Test	Current Event Journal Spelling Test	Current Event Journal Lesson 59 LP Lesson 60 LP
Next Week			Poem Review... Over three hundred words.

Homework for Week of February 28th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday	Malachi Math Lesson 81 One Page Cursive JJP Chapter 38	One Page Cursive JJP Chapter 38 Math, lesson 58 except problems 5, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 29
Wednesday	Spelling JGP Ch. 38.	Spelling JGP Ch. 38.Lesson 59 Selected	Chapter 23 MWG Lesson 57 except problems 4, 10, 11, 12, 17, 20, 22, 25, 26, 29.
Thursday	POW Journal Spelling Test	Math Test POW Journal Lesson 60 except 3,9,11,14,19, 25,27,28,29	POW Journal
Next Week	Need Topics for Science Project	Need Topics for Science Project	Linear Equations Across, Chapter 12, The Italian Renaissance, pp.316-319. Write a paragraph based on the pages assigned: Who were the "humanists"? When did they live? What about them was different from the generations before them that produced the great cathedrals?

Homework for Week of February 21

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday	JGP 30 Math, Lesson 77	JGP 30	Hexagon in Book Author Letter MWG Ch 20+21 Emi- Math Fixes
Wednesday	One Cursive Page Math lesson 78	One Cursive Page Math lesson 54	Pentagon
Thursday	Final Draft Report	Final Draft Report	Final Draft Report
Next Week	JGP chapter 35	JGP chapter 35

Ann's Assignment for the next few weeks.

Assignment, Thursday, February 17 (Reminder)


Across, Chapter 11, Lessons 2 & 3, pp. 289-301

Read "Joan of Arc" pp. 1-3 (down to last two lines on 3)

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Assignment, Thursday, February 24

Finish Joan of Arc (end of 3-6)

Read Across, Chapter 12, Lesson 1 on Early Modern Period, pp. 308-313.

Assignment due week after next:
Compare the two saints, Joan and Francis, in two-page, typed paper. What did they have in common? What made them different? How did each of them affect a) religious belief and b) history? Which one did you like most and why?
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Assignment for Thursday, March 3

Writing assignment on Francis and Joan.

Homework for Week of February 14th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday	Spelling Words JGP Ch. 25 One Page Cursive	Spelling Words JGP Ch. 25 Lenin: Picture of Ladybug One Page Cursive	Construct a regular Hexagon MWG Ch. 17+18 Emi letter Maddy letter
Wednesday	Spelling Sentences One page Cursive	Spelling Sentences One page Cursive Lesson 52	Bring Photos. Chapter 19 MWG
Thursday	CE Journal First Draft Report Spelling Test Finish Math, Lesson 73.	CE Journal First Draft Report Spelling Test Lesson 53 (skip problems 7,8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 21, 26, 27.)	CE Journal First Draft Report
Next Week			Geometry constructions in book due on Monday. I want this to look nice.

Homework for Week of February 7th

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday	Spelling words written four different ways	Spelling words written four different ways Lesson 50
Wednesday	Sentences POW Journal Spelling Test (Study) Read JGP to Ch. 20	Sentences POW Journal Spelling Test (study) Jonathan JGP drawing Read JGP to Ch. 20	POW Journal
Thursday			Lesson 54
Next Week	Report Outline Due Monday	Report Outline Due Monday	Report Outline Due Monday

Meteorology Report Important Dates

Rough draft due February 17th


Final draft due February 24th

Ann's Assignments for the next few weeks.

Assignment for Monday, February 7

 Finish "Story of St. Francis"

Reread Across, Chapter 11, Lesson 1 to prepare for brief test.
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Assignment, Thursday, February 17


Across, Chapter 11, Lessons 2 & 3, pp. 289-301

Read "Joan of Arc" pp. 1-3 (down to last two lines on 3)

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Assignment, Thursday, February 24

Finish Joan of Arc (end of 3-6)

Read Across, Chapter 12, Lesson 1 on Early Modern Period, pp. 308-313.

Assignment due week after next:
Compare the two saints, Joan and Francis, in two-page, typed paper. What did they have in common? What made them different? How did each of them affect a) religious belief and b) history? Which one did you like most and why?
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Assignment for Thursday, March 3

Writing assignment on Francis and Joan.

Homework for Kym's Class Feb 8, 2011

Seventh Graders post descriptive paragraph by Monday morning, Feb 7 with picture


Third and Fifth post Dragon Description paragraph by Monday morning, Feb 7 with picture or give it to me by Thursday Feb 4 rewritten so that I can type it in for you remember to include a picture.

Homework for Week of January 31st.

Day	3rd	5th	7th
Monday
Tuesday	Braille Words	Braille Words	Math Test II MWG Ch. 14
Wednesday	Spelling Sentences Report Topic Due	Spelling Sentences Report Topic Due	Lesson 52 MP Report Topic Due
Thursday	Practice Spelling Test CE Journal	Practice Spelling Test Math Test I CE Journal	CE Journal Lesson 53 MP
Next Week	Third and Fifth post Dragon Description paragraph by Monday morning, Feb 7 with picture or give it to me by Thursday Feb 4 rewritten so that I can type it in for you remember to include a picture. (for Kym)	Third and Fifth post Dragon Description paragraph by Monday morning, Feb 7 with picture or give it to me by Thursday Feb 4 rewritten so that I can type it in for you remember to include a picture. (For Kym)	Seventh Graders post descriptive paragraph by Monday morning, Feb 7 with picture (For Kym)