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    Daily Homework and
     Long-Term Assignments
     
    ELA-Language Arts Literacy
    Grades 6, 7, and 8 
     
     
     
     
    Check our
    Google Classroom for Daily Homework!
     
     
     
     
     
     Snoopy
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    "It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters, in the end."
    -- Ursula Le Guin,
    American writer

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    Butch and Sundance Silvestri 
    Butch and Sundance  
     
     
     
     
     garfield
     
     
     
    bookworm  
    Be sure to read every day!
     
    "The difference between the almost-right word and the right word is really a large matter---it is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning."
    ---Mark Twain
     
    "You learn to write by writing.
    The only way to learn to write
    is to force yourself to produce a certain number of words
    on a regular basis."
    -William Zinsser
     
     
    "The story—from Rumpelstiltskin to War and Peace—is one of the basic tools
    invented by the human mind for the purpose of understanding.
    There have been great societies that did not use the wheel,
    but there have been no societies that did not tell stories."
    —Ursula K. Le Guin
    book  
    "Writers write for the same reason readers read,
    to find out what’s gonna happen."
                           -Elmore Leonard
     
     
     
     
     
    Grade 8big dog
    Read for at least a half-hour each night!
    Reading Workshop:
    Class Reading: 
    Newsela: Complete the assignments on Google Classroom.
    Identifying Literary Elements-
    Independent Reading: Self-selected novel
    Poetry: 
    Daily Assignment: Monday-Thursday:
    Read for at least 1/2 hour each night. 
    Write three deep Post-It Notes.
     
    When you are answering review questions, use the R.A.E.C.T. format: Restate the questions, Answer the question, give Examples from the text, Conclude, and Tie it all back to the story and theme of the question.
     
    Grammar
    Grammar/Mugshots- 
    Benchmark- 
     
     
    Writing Workshop 
    SWT activity-- (classwork) in composition notebook.
     
     
    Word Study
    Wordly Wise Lesson 1
    Complete your daily assignments!
    Monday-Thursday (week 1):  Complete daily assigned activity each night. 
    Monday-Thursday (week 2): Create daily assigned word webs each night.
    Use quizlet.com to review for benchmarks!
    Spelling and Vocabulary Tests- 
    Vocabulary Review: quizlet.com find your grade level and unit and begin playing!
    Click on this link to find the page: quizlet.com/jsilvestriavonschool
     
    Study Island
    ELA Common Core Updated :
     
     
     
     
     
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    Grade 7     froggy
     
    Read for at least a half-hour each night!
     
     
    Literature 
    Reading Workshop:
    Class Reading: 
    Newsela: Complete the assignments on Google Classroom.
    Identifying Literary Elements-
    Independent Reading: Self-selected novel
    Poetry: 
    Daily Assignment: Monday-Thursday: 
    Read for at least 1/2 hour each night. 
    Write two deep Post-It Notes.
     
     
    When you are answering review questions, use the R.A.E.C.T. format: Restate the questions, Answer the question, give Examples from the text, Conclude, and Tie it all back to the story and theme of the question.
     
     
     
    Grammar
    Grammar/Mugshots: 
     

    Writing Workshop
    SWT activity--(classwork) in composition notebook!
     
     
     
    Word Study
    Wordly Wise Lesson 1
    Complete your daily assignments!
    Monday-Thursday (week 1):  Complete daily assigned activities.
    Monday-Thursday (week 2)- Create daily assigned word webs.
    Use quizlet.com to review for benchmarks! 
    Spelling and Vocabulary Tests- 
     Vocabulary review: quizlet.com--find your grade level and unit and begin playing!
     
     
    Study Island
    ELA Common Core Updated 
     
     
     
     
    FYI - You can access the word of the day at the following site:
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    Grade 6     Monkey
    Read for at least a half-hour each night!
     
    Literature 
    Reading Workshop: 
    Class Reading: 
    Newsela: Complete the assignments on Google Classroom.
    Identifying Literary Elements-
    Independent Reading: Self-selected novel 
    Poetry: 
     
    Daily Assignment: Monday-Thursday: 
    • Read for at least 1/2 hour each night.
    • Write one deep Post-It Note.
     
    When you are answering review questions, use the R.A.E.C.T. format: Restate the questions, Answer the question, give Examples from the text, Conclude, and Tie it all back to the story and theme of the question.
     
     
     
     
    Grammar
    Grammar/Mugshots:
    Benchmark: 
     
     
    Writing Workshop
    SWT activity--(classwork)-in composition notebook! 
     
     
    Word Study
    Wordly Wise Lesson 1
    Complete your daily assignments!
    Monday-Thursday (week 1): Complete daily assigned activities.
    Monday-Thursday (week 2)-Create daily assigned word webs.
    Use quizlet.com to review for benchmarks!
    Spelling and Vocabulary Tests- 
    Vocabulary Review: quizlet.com--find your grade level and unit and begin playing!
    Click on this link:  quizlet.com/jsilvestriavonschool
     
     
    Study Island-
    ELA Common Core Updated : 
     
     
    FYI - You can access the word of the day at the following site:http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday