Welcome to 7th Grade Language Arts !!

 

Mrs. Esak's Weekly Homework

(starting with most recent)

The next few weeks we will be working on research and writing the I-Search and reading the short story "The Song Caruso Sang."  Please make sure you are working on the I-Search nightly. 

5-30-06 to 6-2-06

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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts
no school  
 


5-22-06 to 5-26-06

 
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts

1.  begin editing and making I-Search corrections

1.  Edit I-Search

1.  Make finalcorrections to I-Search

2.  Cover Page includes: Country name, your name, la/ss,

date (you also may include a picture ex. flag)

No Homework!  Great job on the I-Search!!

No School!

5-15-06 to 5-19-06

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Tuesday
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I-Search due in 9 days!

1.  Sandy Hook Trip!

2. Note Cards due tomorrow

 
 

Rough Draft due Mon.

5-8-06 to 5-12-06

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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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I-Search research, Don't forget to write down your sources (refer to sheet)

1.  I-Search research

1.  reference check due tomorrow

1. study spelling words

2.  I-search research

1. study spelling

2.  complete flashcards

Research I-search questions

1.  Complete I-Search introduction

5-1-06 to 5-5-06

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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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I-Search research, Don't forget to write down your sources (refer to sheet)

1.  The Old Man and the Sea project due Friday

2.  Research I-search questions

1.  The Old Man and the Sea project due Friday

2.  Research I-search questions

1.  The Old Man and the Sea project due Friday

2.  Research I-search questions

1.  The Old Man and the Sea project due Friday

2.  Research I-search questions

Holistic Writing on Monday! Have a nice weekend!

 

4-17-06 to 4-21-06

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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Review Old Man and the Sea

1.  Bring in index cards

2. I-Search folder - formulate questions

1.  Formulate questions -
 

Have a nice weekend!

 

4-10-06 to 4-14-06

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts
Review Old Man and the Sea
Parts of Speech poem
 

Have a nice weekend!

4-3-06 to 4-7-06

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Tuesday
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Thursday
Friday
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Review Old Man and the Sea
 

Have a nice weekend!

3-27-06 to 3-31-06

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Review Old Man and the Sea vocabulary

1)  Bring in Courage quote

2) complete context clue worksheet

1)  write 3 - 4 sentences about what we read in class today. For ex:  what is the old man's name, where is the story taking place, why does the little boys father not want him fishing with the old man
1)
1)

Have a nice weekend!

3-20-06 to 3-24-06

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Monday
Tuesday
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Review the Parts of Speech
1.  adjective paragraph
1.  Review adjectives
1.  adjective quiz tomorrow

Have a nice weekend!

3-13-06 to 3-17-06

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Tuesday
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Review

1.  Persuasive Essay rough draft

1.  Persuasive essay editing due tomorrow
1. Final draft is due Thursday
1.  adjective activity

1. there, their, they're worksheet

 

3-6-06 to 3-10-06

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Monday
Tuesday
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Friday
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Study

1.  Noun, pronoun, verb quiz Thurs.

2.  Review

word usage 2. Quiz Friday.

1.  Complete noun, pronoun, verb review sheet
Field trip tomorrow
Study confused words; quiz tomorrow

Complete Romeo & Juliet activity

2-27-06 to 3-3-06

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Excellent job on your presentations!

If you did not finish your project, please beready for tomorrow.

Pronoun activity (bring two copies of your lyrics)
Pronoun worksheet
 


2-20-06 to 2-24-06

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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Review Grammar Rock notes

No School!

No Homework
complete noun activity
Verb activity research

Verb Poster due Monday

2-13-06 to 2-18-06

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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts
Review word usage

1) Study words quiz on Wednesday

Happy Valentine's Day!!

1) study words quiz tomorrow

Type rough draft

"Should animals be used for testing new products?"

Study word of the day!  Quiz tomorrow

Have a nice weekend!


2-6-06 to 2-10-06

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Monday
Tuesday
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Friday
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Writing Process (scroll down to print out), Review Word Usage

1)  Smoking Essay Final Draft due Wed.

1)Smoking essay due tomorrow

2) complete brainstorming

1)  Complete Word Usage sheet
1)  Complete word usage worksheet

Have a nice weekend!

Review word of the day!

1-30-06 to 2-3-06

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Tuesday
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Review Notes

1.  Study Complex notes & review sheet(quiz tomorrow)

2.  Complete usage review sheet

1) Study word usage sheet

2)  quiz tomorrow

1) NO HW
1) Complete persuasive rough draft

Have a nice weekend!

1)  complete rough draft

1-23-06 to 1-27-06

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Tuesday
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Review classnotes; complex sentence quiz Monday
1) complete 11-20
1) complete independent and dependent clause activity
1) complete complex sentence activity
1) complete review sheet

No HW

Review complex sentence notes

Have a nice weekend!

1-16-06 to 1-1-20-06

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Monday
Tuesday
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Review classnotes; compound sentence quiz Friday
1) finish MLK activity
1)complete compound sentences 1-10
1) complete compound sentences 11-20
1) complete compound sentece review sheet; quiz tomorrow

No homework!

Have a nice weekend!

1-9-06 to 1-13-06

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts

Finish journal writing

1) type rough draft

1) make corrections

1) final copy due Thursday

Journal is going to be collected tomorrow.

Be ready to share your journal entries

 

1-2-06 to 1-6-06

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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006!

1) complete New Years writing piece

1) finsh context clue worksheet

2) vocabulary quiz Friday

1) "My Most Prized Possession" brainstorming

1.  complete Prized Possession rough draft

2.STUDY! vocabulary quiz tomorrow

1.  Review MUG notes/complete practice sheet

12-19-05 to 12-23-05

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts

Review MUG rules quiz Mon., vocab. quiz Wed. , reading "Gift of the Magi"

1. study vocabulary flashcards (quiz Wed.)

2.  study spelling (quiz Fri.)

3.  Holiday proofreading due Friday

1.  Study vocabulary quiz tomorrow

2.  Holiday proofreading due Friday

1.  Brainstorming/rough draft Holiday Tradition

2.  Study spelling

1.  Holiday Tradition writing piece

2.  Spelling quiz tomorrow


Enjoy your Holiday break!! See you next year!

12-12-05 to 12-16-05

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts

Review MUG rules quiz Mon., study spelling (test Friday)

1.  Make spelling corrections

2.  Prepositional phrase worksheet pg 2

1.  Complete prepositional phrase worksheet

2.  Complete context clue worksheet

1.  Write 5 sentences using vocabulary words

2.  Prepositional phrase activity

1.  Study spelling words

2.  Write 5 sentences using vocabulary words

Review MUG sentences.

Have a nice weekend!

12-5-05 to 12-9-05

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Monday
Tuesday
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Friday
Language Arts

Review MUG rules quiz Mon.,

1.  Analogy    worksheet

1.  Analogy worksheet

1.  Field Trip

2. Analogy worksheet

1.

Review MUG sentences.

Have a nice weekend!

 

11-28-05 to 12-2-05

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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Review MUG rules quiz Mon.,

1.  work on "Poe Playbill" due Wednesday

Poe Project

1.  "Poe Playbill" due tomorrow

1.  Complete brainstorming

1. Rough Draft #1 - written

Review MUG sentences.  Final Draft due Monday

Have a nice weekend!

11-14-05 to 11-18-05

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts

Review MUG rules quiz Mon., study spelling/vocabulary words quiz Wed.

1) Complete Poe research project
1) study spelling/vocabulary flashcards quiz tomorrow
1) complete your journal writing
1)  Begin studying for next 10 spelling/vocabulary words (quiz Wed)

Review MUG sentences

Have a nice weekend!

 

11-7-05 to 11-11-05

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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No MUG quiz Mon., study spelling/vocabulary words

1)"The Tell Tale Heart" vocabulary packet due Monday

No School

1) "The Tell Tale Heart" vocabulary due Monday
No School

No School

Have a nice weekend!

 

10-31-05 to 11-4-05

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts

Review MUG rules, review figurative language, study spelling

1.  Type rough draft with edit corrections..remember save all drafts

1.  Write 5 sentences using your spelling words

1. Make corrections on your letter to Venus
1.  complete spelling activity; quiz tomorrow

Have a nice weekend! Final Draft due on Monday (Letter from Venus)

MUG quiz Monday

Enjoy your B Day GG

10 -24-05 to 10-28-05

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Review MUG rules, review figurative language

1. Onomatopoeia activity in packet

2. Complete figurative language activity with picture

1.  Halloween alliteration activity

1.  "All Summer in a Day" questions (type in completed sentences)  This is a graded assignment due Friday
1.  "All Summer in a Day" questions due Friday (type in completed sentences)

Have a nice weekend!

MUG quiz Monday

 

10 -17-05 to 10-21-05

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Tuesday
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Review MUG rules, study vocabulary quiz Wed. review figurative language

1.  complete simile activity

2.  study vocab. flashcards

1.  study vocabulary flashcards & complete practice quiz
1.  complete metaphor activity
1.  complete onomatopoeia activity

Have a nice weekend!

 

10-10-05 to 10-14-05

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts

Review MUG rules, study spelling & vocabulary quiz Wednesday

1.  Complete context clue worksheet

2.  study vocabulary flashcards (quiz Wednesday)

1)  Complete vocabulary review sheet; quiz tomorrow

Vocab. 1 Review

No Homework

No School Today .  Spelling test tomorrow.
Have a nice weekend!

10-3-05 to 10-7-05

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts

Review MUG rules, study spelling & vocabulary

1) complete "All Summer in a Day" context clue worksheet

No School

1) Spelling quiz Friday

2) Complete vocabulary chart

1) Spelling quiz Friday

Have a nice weekend!

Review MUG notes #4

9-26-05 to 9-30-05

Terra Nova testing will be on Tues., Wed., and Thurs .  We will not be taking a spelling quiz this week. 

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts

Review MUG rules

1) complete Ray Bradbury information sheet

2)  "The Party" type "The Party" rough draft

1) Ray Bradbury informational poster due tomorrow

2) "the Party" final draft due Friday

1) "All Summer in a Day" - Prereading activity

1) "All Summer in a Day" - Prereading activity

Have a nice weekend!!

MUG quiz Monday.  Study week 3 notes

9-19-05 to 9-23-05

*Just a reminder:  "Back to School Night" is on Thursday

I am looking forward to meeting your parents/guardians .  Please remind them :O)

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts
Review MUG rules, and study spelling words

1) correct spelling words from pretest

2) write 5 sentences using spelling words

1) write 5 sentences using your spelling words

2) "The Party" rough draft due on Friday

**Holistic Writing tomorrow during Period 0**

1)Work on "The Party" rough draft

2)  Complete Rough Draft

1) Study spelling words quiz tomorrow

2)  Rough Draft due tomorrow

Study

"Rule of the Day" 2 notes

Have a nice weekend!!

9-12-05 to 9-16-05

Every Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Language Arts
Review MUG rules
Work on collage**remember use your interview sheet.
Final copy of collage due tomorrow
Complete letter to me
Complete "The Party" brainstorming sheet.

MUG quiz Monday. 

"Rule of the Day" 1

Have a nice weekend!!

9-5-05 to 9-9-05

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Tuesday
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Bring supplies on Monday.
Labor Day!

Have a parent/guardian sign the "contract".

Complete writing inventory
Complete mad lib
Gather your supplies for your collage & Have a nice weekend!!

Links

This is underconstruction :)

All About Me
Vocabulary and Spelling
"All Summer in a Day"
Parts of Speech
I-Search