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6th and 7th AC ELA February 14th - 18th

6th Grade

Monday - Classical Roots  - Exercise  10A - page 61. 

Tuesday - Classical Roots - Exercise 10B - page 61. 

Wednesday - Classical Roots - Exercise 10C - page 62.

Thursday - Study for chart quiz.

Friday - Quiz over Lesson 10 Chart - Classical Roots.  Turn in Animal Farm Packet.

7th Grade

Monday - Lesson 10 Classical Roots - Exercise 10A - page 65.

Tuesday - Classical Roots - Exercise 10B - page 65.

Wednesday - Classical Roots - Exercise 10C - page 66.

Thursday - Study for chart quiz.

Friday - Quiz over Lesson 10 chart.  Turn in Sonnet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6th and 7th AC ELA February 7 - 11, 2011

6th AC ELA

Monday - Classical Roots Exercise 9A page 55.  Chart quiz over lesson 9 on Friday.

Tuesday - Classical Roots Exercise 9B page 56.

Wednesday - Classical Roots Exercise 9C page 57.

Thursday - Complete Task 1 in your Down on the Farm packet.

Friday - Quiz over Chart for lesson 9.

7th /AC ELA

Monday - Classical Roots Exercise 9A page Page 60.  Chart quiz over lesson 9 on Friday.

Tuesday - Classical Roots Exercise 9B page 61.

Wednesday - Classical Roots Exercise 9C page 62.

Thursday - Complete reading chapters 1-13  The Yearling by Friday.

Friday - Quiz over Chart for lesson 9.

7th /AC ELA

6th and 7th AC ELA January 31 - February 4

6th Grade

Monday - Classical Roots Review Exercise p. 48 #1.  Classical Roots Test over 7 and 8 on Friday. Research The Renaissance - The Elizabethan Era.  You will turn in Friday a 2 page (double spaced) description of a day in your life if you lived in London during the Elizabethan Era. 

Tuesday - Classical Roots Review Exercise p. 48 #2.  Choose one of the four choices. Renaissance research.

Wednesday - Renaisssance research.

Thursday -  Make sure that you are ready for Classical Roots test and that you have your paper ready to turn in.

Friday - Test over lessons 7 and 8 Classical Roots.  Turn in   "A Day in my Life" paper.

7th Grade

Monday - Classical Roots Review Exercise for lessons 7 and 8 #1 on page 52.  Source cards, note cards, Work Cited page.  Shakespeare Project.

Tuesday - Classical Roots Review Exercise for lessons 7 and 9 #2.  Choose one of the 3 choices. Research for Shakespeare Project.

Wednesday - Research for Shakespeare Project. 

Thursday - Be prepared to take lessons 7 and 8 test.

Friday - Classical Roots test.

6th and 7th AC ELA January 24 - 28, 2011

Monday - Quiz over chapters 1-8 The Shakespeare Stealer.  HW - Classical Roots Exercise 8A.

Tuesday - Complete Research Study Guide to turn in Friday.  Quiz  over chapters 9 - 16 The Shakespeare Stealer on Friday. Classical Roots chart quiz (Lesson 8) on Thursday. HW - Classical Roots Exercise 8B.

Wednesday - Be prepared to do oral readings and 32 second "Macbeth" and "Hamlet" HW - Classical Roots Exercise 8C.

Thursday - Complete Novel reading.  Complete Research Study Guide. Chart Quiz over Lesson 8 Classical Roots.

Friday - Quiz over novel. Turn in Research Study Guide. Presentations.

6th and 7th AC ELA ---- January 17 - 21

Monday - Dr. Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday - Vocabulary quiz over classic words.  Begin Shakespeare Stealer.  Read chapters 1 - 8 by Friday.

Wednesday - Complete Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt. Due Friday.

Thursday -

• Complete 10 leaders of Renaissance word puzzle. Due Friday.
• Choose three characters from the novel and list two good and two bad qualities that each possesses.  Explain briefly how those qualities affect the character's personal life, another's life, or his/her role in the story.  Try to look beyond the obvious choices.

Friday - The 32-second Macbeth performance.

Shakespeare's Speech-----Our Speech Today

1. Ye                             You (informal)
2. Thou                          You (formal)
3. Betwixt                       Between
4. 'Tis                            It is
5. 'Twas                         It was
6. Ere                             Before
7. Thy                            Your
8. Art                             Are
9. Ill                               Bad, evil, wicked

 

6th AC ELA and 7th AC ELA January 11th

Monday - Snow Day

Tuesday - Snow Day

Wednesday - 9 Classic Words Quiz.

Thursday - Work on Scavenger Hunt and Word Puzzles for Leaders of the Renaissance.

Friday - 32-second Macbeth

Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASSShakespeareNetScavengerHunt912.htm

6th and 7th AC ELA 1/3 - 1/7

Monday - Teacher Workday

Tuesday - Friday

Since this week is Challenge Week for 7th grade, all of the assignments will be due on Friday for 6th and 7th grade students.

1. Complete Classic Word Definitions in Interactive Notebook. Palpable, vex, amiable, perplex, portent, peremptory, somber, importune, audible.
2. Complete "Verb Scavenger Hunt."
3.   Name ten individuals who contributed to the development of the Renaissance in England. Make a word search puzzle with an answer key.

           http://legends.dm.net/pirates/drake.html

           http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/index.html

           http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/histevents.html

           http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/

    4.  Complete questions 1-26 on the William Shakespeare Facts Sheet.

6th AC ELA and 7th AC ELA December 13th - 17th

Congratulations to Kyle Wicker and Adam Avicenna, winner and runner-up for East Cobb's 2011 Spelling Bee.  Kyle will represent us in the County Bee.

Monday - Complete novel.  Password.

6th - Study  vocabulary words 33 - 63.

7th - Study vocabulary words 106 - 153.

Tuesday - Complete novel.  Password.

6th - Study vocabulary words 33 - 63.

7th - Study vocabulary words 106 - 153

Wednesday - Complete novel.

6th - Study vocabulary words 33 - 63.

7th - Study vocabulary words 106 - 153.

Thursday - Quiz over novel and vocabulary.

Friday - Reflection and goal setting.

6th Vocabulary 33-53

33.  hideous     41. latent

34.  illustrious    42.loathe

35.  incessant     43.  loiter

36.  indignation    44.  lustrous

37.  infamous       52.  obscure

39.  intercede       53.  obscure

40.  irresolute       54.  odious