6 Language Arts Assignments

Voc. 13 Quiz

Sp. Qz

Frequently Misspelled Words

luncheon

luxurious

kindergarten

dictionary

Percy Jackson, Whole Book Reading Comprehension Test

You will do a practice test activity on Tuesday.

Voc. 13 due

Percy Jackson Chapters 19-22 Packet and Nonfiction Articles Due

Complete one additional main body paragraph in your rough draft packet (in addition to the speech  paragraph that you already composed). 

Voc. 12 Due

Sp. Qz

Frequently Misspelled Words

vaccinate

legitimate

leisure

longevity

Percy Jackson chapters 15-18 and assignment pages due

Which Greek God/Goddess should be our school/class mascot?

- 1st paragraph: Introduction

- 2nd paragraph: Support for your chosen mascot

- 3rd paragraph: Counterargument- who might others choose and why are they wrong

- 4th paragraph: Conclusion

Voc. 12 Due

Percy Jackson, Chapters 11-14

Fiction and Nonfiction Packet Due

Voc. 11 Quiz

Spelling Quiz

Frequently Misspelled Words 

interrogate

February

universal

lucrative

Chs. 7-10 Lightning Thief; packet pages due

Voc. 11 due

Read Chapters 4-6, Percy Jackson

Organizers and Nonfiction articles due

Chapter 1 Placemat: Lightning Thief

AND

Chapter 1 Frieze and Kronos

Due, if not completed in class

Unit 6-10 Root Test

Cupid and Psych story summary packet due, if not completed in class. 

Have Percy Jackson: Lightning Thief downloaded on your iPad. 

Voc. 10 Quiz

Spelling Quiz

Frequently Misspelled Words:

integrity

intermittent

utopia

internally

Voc. 10 due

Voc. 9 Qz

Sp. Qz

Frequently Misspelled Words

inevitable

imaginary

insistent

insufficient

Voc. 9 Due

Phantom Tollbooth Act 2 Reading Comprehension Test. 

Use Pearson online if you wish to review the book.

Refer to handouts on comparing characters and stage directions. 

Vocab. 8 Quiz

Sp. Quiz

Frequently Misspelled Words

ignorance

immediate

independent

intelligence

Final draft of fictional narrative/creative writing due as a PDF, by email. 

Act II Phantom Tollbooth comprehension questions, if not completed in class.

Voc. 8 Due

Have a rough draft of your creative writing, ready for review, editing, and revision activities

Voc. 7 Quiz

Spelling Quiz

Frequently Misspelled Words:

hospitality

incidentally

inconvenience

indulgence

Reading Warm-up A and B due

Voc. 7 Due

The Phantom Tollbooth Act 1 Reading Comprehension Test

 

Use your online Pearson textbook to review the reading. Students have been given login information.

 

Pearson e-text app should have been downloaded as part of the school supply list, but if you need more information, please contact Mrs. Tarkoff at [email protected] 

Reading Warm-up A and B due

Voc. 6 Quiz

Spelling Quiz

height

gymnasium

jewelry

judgment

 

Voc. 6 Due

Please bring at least 3 canned foods to your homeroom for our "Grinch for Good" Food Drive in support of the Orange County Rescue Mission. Thank you and God Bless you on this Christmas Season!

Wrinkle in Time Book Test

Read Wrinkle in Time 10-12

Packet due

Quiz

Vocabulary Root Test Units 1-5

You must know the root, the meaning, and an example word for each root.

Read Wrinkle in Time Chapters 7-9

Packet Due

Advice Letter to a Character Brainstorming 

Be prepared to write your letter in class. 

Remember to study spiral review words 

 

Frequently Misspelled Words:

hazardous

headquarters

honorary

horrific

Chapters 4-6 of Wrinkle in Time, read and complete packet.

Voc. Unit 5 due 

Chapters 1-3 of A Wrinkle in Time

Read and complete packet

Make sure A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle is downloaded on your iPad as an iBook.

Parents- Sign up for https://funrun.boosterthon.com/auth/login

 

Voc. 4 Quiz

 

Sp. Qz 4 

Frequently Misspelled Words:

grateful

guarantee

harass

humorous

Voc. Unit 4 Due

Candy Invention Final Draft Due

Illustration, Paragraph, and Brainstorming page

Be prepared with brainstorm ideas for Pop Rock Poetry.

We will write the poem in class.

Use handouts for requirements of what should be included in the poem. 

 

 

façade

flamboyant

fiasco

fashionable

Voc. 3 Unit Workbook Due

Type Rikki Tikki essay organizer into rough draft (typed copy on Google doc).

Introduction Paragraph: Rikki Tikki Tavi, if not done in class

Voc. Unit 2 Quiz

 

 

Spelling Qz 2 (spell all vocabulary words and frequently misspelled words)

exhilarate

exceed

experience

foreign

Complete Writing Leads pages in packet, if not completed in class.

Voc. Unit 2 book due

Rikki Tikk Essay Main Body Graphic Organizer due, if not completed in class.

You must include textual evidence from the story (direct quotes). 

Plot test

Use study guide to prepare

David and Goliath Reading Comprehension packet, if not completed in class

Plot study guide due 

Complete plot study guide

Rikki Tikki Tavi Reading Comprehension Test

Reading Warm-up A and B, if not completed in class

 

Frequently Misspelled Words:

erroneous

escalator

existence

extremity

Read lines 35-75 of Rikki Tikki Tavi (emailed to you and attached).

Voc. 1 Due

Quizlet Link:

Use 90th Street Brainstorming Worksheet to write a descriptive paragraph in your Google Docs- Writer's Notebook. 

Descriptive Paragraph Brainstorm Due

Change T-Shirt Illustration- Colored

1 Paragraph explaining what needs to be changed, describing your t-shirt, why the change is needed.

Interest Inventory due.

Use complete sentences.