Middle School Language Arts
Use this link if you can not access google classroom for the full pdf of the Diary of Anne Frank
https://toleratedindividuality.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/the-diary-of-a-young-girl-the-definitive-edition.pdf
Week of March 9
Monday- mentor sentence quiz, review compound subjects/predicates, Introduce Anne Frank
Homework-Article of the week
Vocabulary flash cards: emigrated, capitulation, queer, superfluous
Tuesday-Fashion Show
Homework-Article of the week
Wednesday- Anne Frank pages 1-15
Homework- Article of the week
Vocabulary Flash Cards: gaudy, rations, lumbago, chattels
Read pages 16-30
Thursday– Socratic Seminar discussion: Now that Anne’s family is in hiding, what do you think are the most important things for them to remember or consider. Why?
Homework- Article of the week
Read pages 31-43
Continue working on Vocabulary Flash cards
Friday- Mentor sentence quiz
Socratic seminar discussion: Does it feel like Anne and her family are hiding based on her writings? why or why not
Homework- Read pages 43-58
Week of March 2
We are working all week on persuasive essays and advertising. Final draft of essay is due FRIDAY March 6 Ad is due March 9
Week of February 24
Monday-Introduction to topic sentences. Practice writing topic sentences
Homework-Article of the week
Tuesday- Introduce group persuasive project. Introduce propoganda techniques
Homework-Article of the week
Begin designing outfit and advertising campaign
Wednesday-Substitute
propoganda task cards. Work on group project
Homework-article of the week
Hook and Topic sentence practice on google classroom due Friday
Thursday-work on group project fill in t-chart for essay
Homework-Article of the week. Finish outfit
Friday-Mentor sentence quiz
Work on group project
Week of Feb 18
Monday- no school
Tuesday- Snow day
Wednesday- Finished Cyrano De Bergerac. Abstract and concrete nouns. Discussed Article of the week assignment
Homework- Article of the week
Finish Act 4 and Act 5 active reading
Thursday- Introduction to Persuasive writing: Ethos, Logos, Pathos
Homework- Article of the week
Friday- Mentor sentence quiz. Writing hooks
Week of Feb 10
Monday- Explained article of the week 4
Cyrano finished Act 3
Homework-Article of the week
Tuesday-Verbal worksheet. Act 4 Cyrano to page 160
Homework-Article of the week
Wednesday- Verbal practice. Finish Act 4
Homework-Article of the week
Thursday-House meeting no class
Homework-Article of the week. Verbals quiz Friday
Friday-Verbal quiz
Begin Act 5
Week of March 9
Monday- Spelling lesson 21
Pronouns who/who/whose/we/us
Simile and metaphors
Homework- Article of the week
L21 spelling
Tuesday-indefinite pronouns
Spelling lesson 22
Hyperbole, personification
Homework- Article of the week
L22 spelling
Wednesday- Pronoun task cards
poetic sound devices
Spelling lesson 23
Homework- Article of the week
L23 spelling
Thursday- Review pronouns
Spelling lesson 24
Rhyming
Homework-Article of the week
L24 spelling
Spelling test and pronoun test tomorrow
Friday– Spelling test
pronoun test
Week of March 2
We are working all week on persuasive essays.Final draft of essay is due FRIDAY March 6
Week of February 24
Monday- Pronouns as subjects
Latin root primus
Begin planning persuasive essay
Homework-Article of the week
Study Spelling
Finish three star ideas on Tchart
Tuesday- find three details for each star reason. Pronouns as obects
Homework-Article of the week
Study Spelling
Finish finding details for essay
Wednesday-Substitute
Begin 1st draft of essay Possesive pronouns
Homework-Article of the week
Study Spelling
Hook on google classroom
Finish 1st draft
Thursday-Pronouns after linking verbs
Begin revising 1st draft
Homework-Article of the week
Study Spelling
Revision and second draft finished
Friday-Spelling test
pronouns in compound subjects begin editing
Week of Feb 18
Monday- no school
Tuesday- Snow day
Wednesday- Latin root Post meaning after
Homework- Article of the week
study spelling
Thursday- STEM activity
Homework- Article of the week Study Spelling
Friday- Spelling test. Different types of topic sentences
Week of February 10
Monday- Spelling test
Preposition Test
Greek root poly
Went over Article of the week 4 directions
Homework- Study Spelling
Article of the week
Tuesday- Went over Caesar Study guide on Google Classroom. Introduction to persuasive writing
Homework- Article of the week
Study Spelling
Caesar Final Friday
Wednesday- How to write hooks for essays.
Homework-Study spelling
Article of the week
Shakespeare Final tomorrow
If hook worksheet not finished in class-must be finished at home
Friday-Spelling test, Shakespeare final
Week of February 3
Monday-Finish Act 4 of Caesar. Symbolism of Portia’s death, Greek root Photo
Homework- Article of the week
*study spelling
*vocabulary worksheet due Wednesday
*Preposition test Thursday
Tuesday- snow day
Homework- Article of the week
*study spelling
*vocabulary worksheet due Wednesday
*Preposition test Thursday
Wednesday- Prepositions and comprehension quiz
Homework-Study spellling
Article of the week
Test moved to Friday
Thursday-Finish quiz. Act 5 scenes 1-3
Homework-Study Spelling
Article of the Week
Preposition test
Week of Jan 21
Monday- No school
Tuesday- Greek root Phileo, prepositions as adverbs, Act 2 scenes 2-4 in Julius Caesar
Homework: Study Spelling, Article of the week in Google Classroom due Friday
Wednesday– Preposition interactive notebook page, Act 3 scene 1 Caesar
Homework: Study Spelling, Article of the week in Google Classroom due Friday
Thursday- Finish Act 3 scene 1 work on prepositions
Homework: Study Spelling, Article of the week in Google Classroom due Friday
Friday- Spelling Test
Act 3 scene 2 Caesar
Week of January 13
Monday- Prepositions, prefix hyper and multi, latin root omnus, Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 2
Tuesday- Preposition song How to build schema and annotate an article
Homework– Finish annotating article Study Spelling
Wednesday-went over how to do article of the week in google classroom. Julius Caesar Act 1 scene 3
Thursday- Prepositions as adjectives. Act 2 Scene 1 in Juluis Caesar
Homework- Spelling Test tomorrow
Friday- spelling test, Act 2 Scene 1
Homework- Play with article of the week assignment to get comfortable with annotating in google docs
Week of January 7
Wednesday- review syllabus/policies and procedures
Homework-none
Thursday- Substitute
Setting of Julius Caesar
Friday- Act 1, scene 1
Week of December 16
Monday
Snow day
Tuesday
Topic: Adverb test
Presentation:Computers
Homework: Character essay due on google classroom Thursday
Week of December 9
Monday
Topic: Elements of drama
Presentation:Interactive notebook
Homework: study spelling, outline for character analysis due Friday on Google Classroom
Tuesday
Topic: A word from the Bard
Presentation: whole group lecture,interactive notebook
Homework:study spelling. Outline due Friday. Paper due Dec 19
Wednesday
Topic: Shakespeare’s words and background information
Presentation: powerpoint
Homework: outline due Friday Adverb test Monday, Adverb Packet due monday, Google classroom Shakespeare
Thursday
Topic:
Presentation:
Homework:
Friday
Topic:
Presentation
Homework: None!
Week of November
Monday 18
Topic: Proper Adjectives, Character Selfies
Presentation:whole group adjective packet
Homework: study spelling, adjective packet due Wednesday, Adj Test Wednesday, Vocabulary test On Friday
Tuesday
Topic:Review Adjectives, finish character selfies
Presentation: whole group
Homework:study spelling, adjective packet due Wednesday, Adj Test Wednesday, Vocabulary test On Thursday
Wednesday
Topic: Adjective Test, Odyssey Chapter 7
Presentation: indipendent
Homework: Vocab test Thursday, spelling test tomorrow
Thursday
Topic: Vocab Test
Presentation: independent
Homework: None
Friday
Topic: Fun day
Presentation
Homework: None!
Week of November 11
Monday
Topic: latin root magnus, prefixes il-im chapter 5 Iliad
Presentation:whole group
Homework: study spelling Finish cyclops questions
Tuesday
Topic:Adjectives, Chapter 6 Iliad
Presentation: whole group, adj packet
Homework: study spelling
Wednesday
Topic: Adjectives, chapter 7 Iliad
Presentation: whole group
Homework: Study Spelling
Thursday
Topic: Chapter 8 Iliad
Presentation: Whole Group
Homework:study spelling, vocabulary test Tuesday
Friday
Topic: spelling test, Chapter 6
Presentation: quiz, whole group
Homework: Vocab test moved and TBD
Week of November 4
Monday
Topic: Chapters 1/2 Odyssey
Presentation:whole group
Homework: verb test tomorrow, study spelling
Tuesday
Topic:Odyssey chapter 3, verb test
Presentation: whole group, independent
Homework: study spelling
Wednesday
Topic: Odyssey chap 3/4
Presentation: whole group
Homework: Study Spelling
Thursday
Topic: create characters for Odyssey
Presentation: independent
Homework: Study SPelling
Friday
Topic: Spelling test, cyclopes adventure
Presentation: game
Homework: non6
Week of March 9
Monday- Spelling lesson 21
Pronouns who/who/whose/we/us
Simile and metaphors
Homework- Article of the week
L21 spelling
Tuesday-indefinite pronouns
Spelling lesson 22
Hyperbole, personification
Homework- Article of the week
L22 spelling
Wednesday- Pronoun task cards
poetic sound devices
Spelling lesson 23
Homework- Article of the week
L23 spelling
Thursday- Review pronouns
Spelling lesson 24
Rhyming
Homework-Article of the week
L24 spelling
Spelling test and pronoun test tomorrow
Friday– Spelling test
pronoun test
Week of March 2
We are working all week on persuasive essays.Final draft of essay is due FRIDAY March 6
Week of February 24
Monday- Pronouns as subjects
Latin root primus
Begin planning persuasive essay
Homework-Article of the week
Study Spelling
Finish three star ideas on Tchart
Tuesday- find three details for each star reason. Pronouns as obects
Homework-Article of the week
Study Spelling
Finish finding details for essay
Wednesday-Substitute
Begin 1st draft of essay Possesive pronouns
Homework-Article of the week
Study Spelling
Hook on google classroom
Finish 1st draft
Thursday-Pronouns after linking verbs
Begin revising 1st draft
Homework-Article of the week
Study Spelling
Revision and second draft finished
Friday-Spelling test
pronouns in compound subjects begin editing
Week of Feb 18
Monday- no school
Tuesday- Snow day
Wednesday- Latin root Post meaning after
Homework- Article of the week
study spelling
Thursday- STEM activity
Homework- Article of the week Study Spelling
Friday- Spelling test. Different types of topic sentences
Week of February 10
Monday- Spelling test
Preposition Test
Greek root poly
Went over Article of the week 4 directions
Homework- Study Spelling
Article of the week
Tuesday- Went over Caesar Study guide on Google Classroom. Finished Caesar
Homework- Article of the week
Study Spelling
Caesar Final Friday
Wednesday- How to write hooks for essays.
Homework-Study spelling
Article of the week
Shakespeare Final tomorrow
If hook worksheet not finished in class-must be finished at home
Friday-Spelling test, Shakespeare final
Week of February 3
Monday- Begin Act 4 read scenes 1 and 2, preposition packet, greek root photo
Homework- Article of the week
*study spelling
*vocabulary worksheet due Thursday
*Preposition test Friday
Tuesday- snow day
Homework- Article of the week
*study spelling
*vocabulary worksheet due Wednesday
*Preposition test Friday
Wednesday- Prepositions and comprehension quiz
Homework-Study spellling
Article of the week
Test Friday
Thursday-Finish quiz. Act 5 scenes 1-3
Homework-Study Spelling
Article of the Week
Preposition test
Week of Jan 21
Monday- No school
Tuesday- Greek root Phileo, prepositions as adverbs, Act 2 scene 1 in Julius Caesar
Homework: Study Spelling, Article of the week in Google Classroom due Friday
Wednesday– Preposition interactive notebook page, Act 2 scene 1 finish Caesar
Homework: Study Spelling, Article of the week in Google Classroom due Friday
Thursday- Act 2 scene 2-4 work on prepositions
Homework: Study Spelling, Article of the week in Google Classroom due Friday
Friday- Spelling Test
Act 3 scene 1 Caesar
Week of January 13
Monday- Prepositions, prefix hyper and multi, latin root omnus, Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 2
Tuesday- Preposition song How to build schema and annotate an article
Homework– Finish annotating article Study Spelling
Wednesday- Act 1 scene 2 Julius Caesar
Homework-study spelling
Thursday- Went over how to annotate in google docs for article of the week. Act 1 scene 3 Julius Caesar
Homework- Spelling test tomorrow
Friday- spelling test, Finish Act 1
Homework- Play with article of the week assignment to get comfortable with annotating in google docs
Week of January 7
Wednesday- review syllabus/policies and procedures
Homework-none
Thursday- Substitute
Setting of Julius Caesar
Friday- Act 1, scene 1
Week of December 16
Monday
Snow day
Tuesday
Topic: Adverb test
Presentation:Computers
Homework:Study Spelling
Week of December 9
Monday
Topic: Elements of drama/ writing groups
Presentation:Interactive notebook
Homework: study spelling, writing ready for Wednesday
Tuesday
Topic: Finish the Odyssey, Adverbs
Presentation: whole group lecture
Homework:study spelling. writing ready for Wednesday
Wednesday
Topic: Adverbs, SHakespeare
Presentation: whole group
Homework: Google classroom finish Shakespeare sentences, study spelling, adverb test monday, adverb packet due monday
Thursday
Topic:
Presentation:
Homework:
Friday
Topic:
Presentation
Homework: None!
Week of March 9
Monday- Spelling lesson 21
Pronouns who/who/whose/we/us
Simile and metaphors
Homework- Article of the week
L21 spelling
Tuesday-indefinite pronouns
Spelling lesson 22
Hyperbole, personification
Homework- Article of the week
L22 spelling
Wednesday- Pronoun task cards
poetic sound devices
Spelling lesson 23
Homework- Article of the week
L23 spelling
Thursday- Review pronouns
Spelling lesson 24
Rhyming
Homework-Article of the week
L24 spelling
Spelling test and pronoun test tomorrow
Friday– Spelling test
pronoun test
Week of March 2
We are working all week on persuasive essays.Final draft of essay is due FRIDAY March 6
Week of February 24
Monday- Pronouns as subjects
Latin root primus
Begin planning persuasive essay
Homework-Article of the week
Study Spelling
Finish three star ideas on Tchart
Tuesday- find three details for each star reason. Pronouns as obects
Homework-Article of the week
Study Spelling
Finish finding details for essay
Wednesday-Substitute
Begin 1st draft of essay Possesive pronouns
Homework-Article of the week
Study Spelling
Hook on google classroom
Finish 1st draft
Thursday-Pronouns after linking verbs
Begin revising 1st draft
Homework-Article of the week
Study Spelling
Revision and second draft finished
Friday-Spelling test
pronouns in compound subjects begin editing
Week of Feb 18
Monday- no school
Tuesday- Snow day
Wednesday- Latin root Post meaning after
Homework- Article of the week
study spelling
Thursday- STEM activity
Homework- Article of the week Study Spelling
Friday- Spelling test. Different types of topic sentences
Week of February 10
Monday- Spelling test
Preposition Test
Greek root poly
Went over Article of the week 4 directions
Homework- Study Spelling
Article of the week
Tuesday- Went over Caesar Study guide on Google Classroom. Finished Caesar
Homework- Article of the week
Study Spelling
Caesar FInal Friday
Wednesday- How to write hooks for essays.
Homework-Study spelling
Article of the week
Shakespeare Final tomorrow
If hook worksheet not finished in class-must be finished at home
Friday-Spelling test, Shakespeare final
Week of February 3
Monday- Begin Act 4 read scenes 1 and 2, preposition packet, greek root photo
Homework- Article of the week
*study spelling
*vocabulary worksheet due Thursday
*Preposition test Friday
Tuesday- snow day
Homework- Article of the week
*study spelling
*vocabulary worksheet due Wednesday
*Preposition test Friday
Wednesday- Prepositions and comprehension quiz
Homework-Study spellling
Article of the week
Test Friday
Thursday-Finish quiz. Act 5 scenes 1-3
Homework-Study Spelling
Article of the Week
Preposition test
Monday- No school
Tuesday- Greek root Phileo, prepositions as adverbs, Act 2 scene 1 in Julius Caesar
Homework: Study Spelling, Article of the week in Google Classroom due Friday
Wednesday– Preposition interactive notebook page, Act 2 scene 2-4 Caesar
Homework: Study Spelling, Article of the week in Google Classroom due Friday
Thursday- Act 3 scene 1 work on prepositions
Homework: Study Spelling, Article of the week in Google Classroom due Friday
Friday- Spelling Test
Act 3 scene 1 Caesar
Week of January 13
Monday- Prepositions, prefix hyper and multi, latin root omnus, Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 2
Tuesday- Preposition song How to build schema and annotate an article
Homework– Finish annotating article Study Spelling
Wednesday- Act 1 scene 2 Julius Caesar
Homework-study spelling
Thursday- Went over how to annotate in google docs for article of the week. Act 1 scene 3 Julius Caesar
Homework- Spelling test tomorrow
Friday- spelling test, Finish Act 1
Homework- Play with article of the week assignment to get comfortable with annotating in google docs
Week of January 7
Wednesday- review syllabus/policies and procedures
Homework-none
Thursday- Substitute
Setting of Julius Caesar
Friday- Act 1, scene 1
Week of December 16
Monday
Snow day
Tuesday
Topic: Adverb test
Presentation:Computers
Homework: Character essay due on google classroom Thursday
Week of December 9
Monday
Topic: Elements of drama
Presentation:Interactive notebook
Homework: study spelling, outline for character analysis due Friday on Google Classroom
Tuesday
Topic: A word from the Bard
Presentation: whole group lecture,interactive notebook
Homework:study spelling. Outline due Friday. Paper due Dec 19
Wednesday
Topic: Shakespeare’s words and background information
Presentation: powerpoint
Homework: outline due Friday Adverb test Monday, Adverb Packet due monday, Google classroom Shakespeare
Thursday
Topic:
Presentation:
Homework: study spelling. outline due tomorrow
Friday
Topic:
Presentation
Homework: None!
Week of November
Monday 18
Topic: Proper Adjectives, Character Selfies
Presentation:whole group adjective packet
Homework: study spelling, adjective packet due Wednesday, Adj Test Wednesday, Vocabulary test On Friday
Tuesday
Topic:Review Adjectives, finish character selfies
Presentation: whole group
Homework:study spelling, adjective packet due Wednesday, Adj Test Wednesday, Vocabulary test On Thursday
Wednesday
Topic: Adjective Test, Odyssey Chapter 7
Presentation: indipendent
Homework: Vocab test Thursday, spelling test tomorrow
Thursday
Topic: Vocab Test
Presentation: independent
Homework: None
Friday
Topic: Fun day
Presentation
Homework: None!
Week of November 11
Monday
Topic: latin root magnus, prefixes il-im chapter 5 Iliad
Presentation:whole group
Homework: study spelling Finish cyclops questions
Tuesday
Topic:Adjectives, Chapter 6 Iliad
Presentation: whole group, adj packet
Homework: study spelling
Wednesday
Topic: Adjectives, chapter 7 Iliad
Presentation: whole group
Homework: Study Spelling
Thursday
Topic: Land of the dead
Presentation: Whole Group
Homework:study spelling, vocabulary test Tuesday
Friday
Topic: spelling test, Chapter 6 Iliad
Presentation: quiz, whole group
Homework: Vocab test moved and TBD
Week of November 4
Monday
Topic: Verbs, Odyssey Chapters 1 Prefixes un/in greek root hydro
Presentation:whole group, small group works
Homework: study spelling, Verb Packet due Tuesday
Verb test Tuesday
Tuesday
Topic: Verb Test
Presentation: individual
Homework: study spelling
Wednesday
Topic: Odyssey Chapter 3
Presentation: read aloud, group discussion
Homework: Study spelling
Thursday
Topic: Odyssey chapter 4
Presentation: Read Aloud, discussion, flip book
Homework: Study Spelling
Friday
Topic: spelling test, Odyssey CHapter 5
Presentation:individual
Homework: none
Use this link if you can not access google classroom for the full pdf of the Diary of Anne Frank
https://toleratedindividuality.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/the-diary-of-a-young-girl-the-definitive-edition.pdf
Week of March 9
Monday- mentor sentence quiz, review compound subjects/predicates, Introduce Anne Frank
Homework-Article of the week
Vocabulary flash cards: emigrated, capitulation, queer, superfluous
Tuesday-Fashion Show
Homework-Article of the week
Wednesday- Anne Frank pages 1-15
Homework- Article of the week
Vocabulary Flash Cards: gaudy, rations, lumbago, chattels
Read pages 16-30
Thursday– Socratic Seminar discussion: Now that Anne’s family is in hiding, what do you think are the most important things for them to remember or consider. Why?
Homework- Article of the week
Read pages 31-43
Continue working on Vocabulary Flash cards
Friday- Mentor sentence quiz
Socratic seminar discussion: Does it feel like Anne and her family are hiding based on her writings? why or why not
Homework- Read pages 43-58
Week of March 2
We are working all week on persuasive essays and advertising. Final draft of essay is due FRIDAY March 6
Week of February 24
Monday-Introduction to topic sentences. Practice writing topic sentences
Homework-Article of the week
Tuesday- Introduce group persuasive project. Introduce propoganda techniques
Homework-Article of the week
Begin designing outfit and advertising campaign
Hook and Topic sentence practice on google classroom due Thursday
Wednesday-Substitute
propoganda task cards. Work on group project
Homework-article of the week
Thursday-work on group project fill in t-chart for essay
Homework-Article of the week. Finish outfit
Friday-Mentor sentence quiz
Work on group project
Week of Feb 18
Monday- no school
Tuesday- Snow day
Wednesday- Finished Cyrano De Bergerac. Abstract and concrete nouns. Discussed Article of the week assignment
Homework- Article of the week
Finish Act 4 and Act 5 active reading
Thursday- Introduction to Persuasive writing: Ethos, Logos, Pathos
Homework- Article of the week
Friday- Mentor sentence quiz. Writing hooks
Week of Feb 10
Monday- Explained article of the week 4
Cyrano began act 4
Homework-Article of the week
Tuesday-Verbal worksheet Act 4 to page 184
Homework-Article of the week
Thursday-Vision hearing screening. Class work time.
Homework-Article of the week. Verbals quiz Friday
Friday-Verbal quiz
Begin Act 5
Important information
MISSING WORK: It is the student’s responsibility to make up work they have missed. Please remind your student to visit with me during study hall to makeup work. Work turned in 1 day late receives 25% grade reduction, 2 days late 50% grade reduction, 3 or more 0 points. Teacher discretion is sometimes used in regards to giving credit for late assignments.
ROOM TEMPERATURE It has been rather chilly in the room in the mornings. Please ensure your child has the appropriate sweater or sweatshirt to wear to keep them warm. Jackets, hoodies and coats may not be worn in classrooms.
GOOGLE CLASSROOM: Please make sure your child has access to google classroom either on a phone, tablet or computer. If this is not possible at all please email me for alternatives.
CONTACT ME: meggan.omahony@newsummitcharter.org