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Sept. 8 - ADV comm arts - Summer reading packet(Due : Thursday), parent letter,   freshman comm arts - summer reading packet(Due: Friday), parent letter, DOL #1, 8th grade - parent letter, DOL #1, Summer reading wkst (Due: Thursday)

Sept. 9 - ADV comm arts - Diagnostic testing, parts of speech review, Personal write(Due: Monday),   freshman comm arts - Diagnostic testing,  8th grade - Diagnostic testing


Sept. 10 - ADV. comm arts - SAT vocab cards (lesson 1), finish diagnostic test, 
Touch Spirit Bear  test - Friday
Freshman comm arts - diagnostic test, DOL quiz #1, Summer read packet/test - Friday
8th grade - diagnostic test,  DOL Quiz #1,Summer read wkst/test - Friday


Sept.11 - ADV. comm arts - Book discussion, Take-home essay test
Freshman comm arts -  summer read assessment
8th grade - summer reading assessment

All classes need a grammar spiral/notebook for notes on Monday.

Sept. 14 - ADV. comm arts - Finish diagnostic test if needed, SAT lesson 1 book work , ex 1, 2, 3, 4,  5  - ex 1 - 4 write out, underline answers, ex 5 (writing section, thesis statement only), other answers only - Due: Wednesday
Freshman comm. arts - DOL #2 edit sheet, finish diagnostic test  if needed, summer reading test
8th grade - DOL #2 edit sheet, finish diagnostic test if needed, summer reading test

Sept. 15 - ADV comm. arts - Grammar notes(Cornell Style) pgs 4 - 22, Parts of Speech rev sheet, SAT lesson 1 due:Wednesday
Freshman comm. arts - Grammar notes(Cornell Style) pgs 4 - 22
8th grade - Grammar notes (Cornell Style) pgs 4 - 20

Sept 16 - ADV comm arts - Rev Unit 1, Unit 1 test - Thursday,  Autobiography(5 - 10 experiences or events), SAT lesson 1 quiz - Friday
Freshman comm arts - finish grammar notes (pgs 4 - 22) Start Unit 1 rev. pgs 23 -  25, DOL quiz #2 - Thursday
8th grade - finish notes (pgs 4 - 22), Start Unit 1 rev. pgs 23 - 25, ex 1,2,3,5

Sept 17 - ADV comm arts - Unit 1 grammar test, Autobiography(rough draft) - Due: Friday,
SAT #1 quiz(Friday), Outside reading book with log spiral(Bring to class for Friday))
Freshman comm arts - DOL Quiz #2, Finish Unit 1 Rev., Outside reading book with log spiral(Bring to class for Friday)
8th grade  - DOL Quiz #2, Film"Zachery Beaver"

Sept 18. - ADV comm. arts - SAT Quiz #1, finish grammar test, Autobiographical paper - Final/with RD - Due: Monday,  Outside reading log(see example on documents page if needed), Bring Lit books to class(Monday)
freshman comm arts - Outside reading with log
8th grade - cont film

Sept 21 - Adv comm arts - Notes on pgs 4-5 (Elements of Folk Trad.)
                    Read - pgs 17-21; 24-26; 29-30; 33-34 (Cornell notes) - Due : Tues.
                    Needs to be in your lit. spiral. Discussion Tues.
                Grammar - notes - pg 30 -40(in grammar spiral)
                                       Parts of speech wkst. (Due: Wed.)
Freshman comm. arts - DOL #3 edit sheet, Unit 1 grammar test
8th grade - DOL #3 edit sheet, Compare/contrast wkst, grammar notes

Sept 22 - ADV comm arts - finish sent structure notes,  SAT lesson 2 vocab. cards, Lit. read pgs 37-42 ; questions pg 43(All, including Understanding Lit), pg 44. Lang, grammar, style
Freshman comm. arts - Unit 2 grammar notes, Autobiographical paper( rough draft - Due: Thursday)
8th grade - compare/contrst paper(rough draft - Due: Thursday), grammar notes - Unit 2, ex1, 2, 3 in wkbk

Sept 23 - ADV comm arts - Mythology read(in class), Greek Gods- read pgs 1-15, take notes
Fresman comm arts -  grammar notes, grammar wkst(subj/pred)
8th grade - grammar wkbk, (pg 4 - 5, ex 1, 2, 3)

Sept 24 - ADV comm arts - SAT lesson 2 book work(ex1,2,3,4,5,) - !-4 write out, Due: Monday;  Greek Gods - read pgs 15-36, notes in lit spiral, Friday: outside reading logs checked
Freshman comm arts - DOL #3 quiz, grammar notes, Friday: outside reading logs checked
8th grade - DOL #3 quiz, grammar wkbk, pgs 6,7,8, 9,10 - DUE : Monday; Friday: outside reading book(bring to class)


Sept. 25 - ADV comm arts - outside reading /logs, SAT lesson 2 book work, ex 1,2,3,4,5
Freshman comm arts  - outside reading logs
8th grade - outside reading, grammar wkbk - Due: Monday (pgs 6,7,8,9,10)

Sept 28 - ADV comm arts - Grammar wkst - DEP/IND clauses, Lit - Greek Gods - read pgs 37 - 52, notes, SAT lesson 2 quiz (Wednesday)
Freshman comm arts - DOL #4 edit sheet, Grammar - clauses wkst
8th grade - grammar wkbk pgs 11 - 17, Compare/contrast final due: Wed., grammar quiz - Tues.

Sept. 29 - ADV comm arts - Greek Gods - read pgs 55 - 65, summarize myths,  SAT #2 quiz - Wednesday, Greek activity(group) - due; Thursday
Freshman comm arts - Subj/Pred retake quiz, grammar wkst (compound subj/pred)
8th grade - Compare/contrast paper - due: Wednesday, Unit two rev., ex 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,   Unit two test - Wed.

Sept 30 - ADV comm arts - SAT quiz #2, group project
Freshman comm arts - Sent structure wkst, DOL #4 quiz (Thursday)
8th grade -  Unit 2 test, DOL quiz #4 (Thursday)

Oct 1 - Grammar wkst - Sent. structure (Due: Monday), SAT vocab. cards (Lesson 3),   Group Presentations, Friday - outside reading/journals
Freshman comm arts - DOL #4 quiz, Retake subj/pred quiz (if needed), in-class writing assignment, Friday - outside reading/journals
8th grade - DOL # 4 quiz, Subj/pred retake quiz(if needed), finish Unit 2 test, Friday - outside reading /journal

Oct 2 - ADV comm arts - Outside reading/logs(journals due: Thursday),  Grammar wkst - Due: Monday
Freshman comm arts - Outside reading/logs(journals due: Thursday)
8th grade - outside reading/logs

Oct 5 - ADV comm arts - SAT lesson 3 book work (ex 1-5), Greek Gods (read/discuss/summarize) - in class, Greek wkbk - pgs 8(map) pgs 3, 4,5 (exclude #3 on pg 4)
Freshman comm arts - DOL #5 edit sheet, grammar quiz (complex sent.), Unit 2 rev.
8th grde - DOL #5 edit sheet, Grammar - parts of speech notes

Oct  6 ADV comm arts - Greek Gods - summaries/discussions, Grammar - sent. structure wkst, Grammar Quiz
Freshman comm arts - Personal narrative , Sent structure test (Wednesday)
8th grade - grammar wkst - nouns, noun activity

Oct 7 - ADV comm arts - Sent. Struc. Quiz, Unit 2 rev., Lit - Finish Greek Gods, summerize/moral, SAT quiz #3 (Thursday), outside reading log due: Thursday
Freshman comm arts - Sent structure Final - DOL Quiz #5 (Thursday), outside reading journals due: Thursday
8th grade -nouns wkst, Book activity using different types of nouns (Due : Tuesday)

Oct 8 - ADV comm arts - Unit 2 rev., Finish reading Greek Gods, "Challenges" prewrite & rough draft(Due: Tuesday) SAT lesson 3 quiz
Freshman comm arts - DOL #5 quiz, "Challenges" prewrite& rough draft(Due: Tuesday)
8th grade - DOL #5 quiz. "Persanal Essay" prewrite & rough draft (Due: Tuesday)

Oct 13 - ADV comm arts - Sent. Struc. Rev., grammar ex 4, pg 295,  Greek wkbk - crossword, Myth Match(pg 92), Sent. struc quiz retake (Wed. )
Freshman comm arts - DOL #6, DOL #6 quiz (Wed), grammar - notes(Prepositions), Prep wkst , ex 1, 2
8th grade - DOL #6 edit sheet, DOL #6 Quiz (Wed), Nouns book - read alouds

Oct 14 - ADV comm arts - Sent. Structure Retake, SAT lesson 4 vocab words
Freshman comm arts - DOL #6, prep. wkst pgs 4-5, ex 1,2,3
8th grade - DOL #6 quiz, read alouds, nouns wkst (Due: Monday)

Oct 15 - Adv comm arts - finish sent. structure quiz, peer edit Challenge Paper( rough draft)
Frehsman comm arts - peer edit Challenge Paper(rough draft)
8th grade finish read alouds, peer edit challenge Paper(rough draft)

All classes have outside reading/journals for Friday.

Oct 16 - Adv comm arts - outside reading/ journals, final draft for Challenges paper due: Monday MLA format, proffing clauses wkst
feshman comm arts - outside reading/journals, final draft for challenge paper due: Monday MLA format
8th grade - outside reading/journals, final draft for Challenges paper due: Tuesday

Oct 19 - ADV comm arts - SAT lesson 4 book work (ex 1- 5), write out ex 1-4, Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth, read pgs 1- 32, Questions(for all of the book, start as you read; put in spiral)
freshman comm arts - DOL #7 edit sheet, prepositions packet
8th grade - DOl #7 edit sheet, grammar notes, verbs wkst

Oct 20 - ADV comm arts - SAT lesson 4 quiz (Wednesday), Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth read pgs                     Greek wkbk - pg 35(Olympian analogies), pg 80, sent. structure rev sheet
freshman comm arts - Unit 10 review, pgs 240 - 245, ex 1, 3, 4 , quiz on Wednesday
8th grade - grammar book - pgs 106-109, ex 1, 2, 3 (Write out 1, 3), verb wkst

Oct 21 - ADV comm arts - SAT lesson 4 quiz, Read pgs 44 - 71 in Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth, wkbk pgs 10 -12
freshman com arts - preposition book project (Due: Monday), DOL Quiz #7 - Thursday
8th grade - Grammar - ex 9 , pg 114, Verb chart(Transitive/intransitive), DOL Quiz #7 - Thursday, verb wkst pg #35

Oct 22 - ADV comm arts - wkbk pgs 40 - 41, discussion on pgs 44 - 71 in mythology book, read pgs 72 - 89, SAT vocab. cards - lesson 5
Greek project - Due: Oct 30
freshman comm arts DOL Quiz #7, preposition book project - due: Monday
8th grade - DOL quiz #7, grammar notes, verbs, verb chart

Oct 23 - ADV comm arts/freshman comm arts/8th grade - outside reading/journals (should be reflecting in your journals every 50 pgs)
Freshman - preosition book - Due: Monday
8th grade - verb chart - Due: Monday

Oct 26 - ADV comm arts - grammar wkst - commas/clauses,  SAT lesson 5 book work (all) ex 5 thesis statement only in writing section- Due: Tuesday (all), Heroes,& Monsters of Greek Myth - read pgs 72 -89
Freshman comm arts - Notes, Appositive Phrases wkst, pgs 1-3, DOl Edit sheet #8
8th grade -  verbs(Wkbk),pgs 3 -8, DOL Edit sheet #8

Oct 27 - ADV comm arts - Finish reading Heroes & Monsters, Review for Sent. Structure test, Test (Wednesday),SAT Quiz #5 Thursday, Resume'(Greek God) - Due: Thursday
freshman comm arts - Gerund phrases wkst & notes
8th grade - finish verb wkbk, Quiz on Wednesday

Oct 28 - ADV comm arts - Sent. Structure Final, Finish up all mythology questions/reading, SAT Quiz #5(Thursday), Greek Resume' (Thursday), Greek Wkbks(Thursday)
Freshman comm arts - Phrases quiz, participial wkst, DOL quiz #8 (Thursday)
8th grade - Verb Quiz, adjectives list

Oct 29 - ADV comm arts - SAT quiz #5, Group project
Freshman comm arts - DOL Quiz #8, participle packet - Due: Monday
8th grade - DOL Quiz #8, adj. packet , pgs 4,5,6 - Due: Monday
All classes outside reading/journals - Friday

Oct 30 - ADV comm arts - Group project, Final on Mythology books - Monday
freshamn comm arts - outside reading, participle packet - Due: Monday
8th grade - outside reading - adj packet - pgs 4,5,6 - Due: Monday

Nov 2 - ADV comm arts - indvidual proj. presentation/scoring, start mythology final
freshman comm arts - DOL #9 edit sheet, participle wkst, gerund notes, wkst
8th grade - DOL #9 edit sheet, adjectives about me

Nov 3 - ADV comm arts - mythology final, SAT lesson 6 book work(all) - Due : Thursday
freshman comm arts - finish gerund wkst, Start infinitive phrases (notes - wkst)
8th grade - finish adjectives wkst, start adverbs(notes), book work, pgs 168 - 170, ex 6, 7, 8

Nov 4 - ADV comm arts - group project, SAT lesson 6 book work (Due: Thursday)
freshman comm arts - DOL Quiz #9, infinitive wkst(Due: Thursday)
8th grade - District assessment

Nov 5 - ADV comm arts - District assessment
Freshman comm arts - District assessment
8th grade - Adverbs wksts, DOL #9 quiz
ALL CLASSES NEED TO BRING AN OUTSIDE READING BOOK WITH THEIR JOURNAL WRITES TO TURN IN ON FRIDAY.

Nov 6 - All classes - outside reading/jounal writes

Nov 6 - All classes - outside reading/journals

Nov 9 - ADV comm arts - group project
freshman comm arts - DOL #10 edit sheet, verbals packet (in - class)
8th grade - DOL #10  edit sheet, Unit 9 rev. , pgs 194 - 201

Nov 10 - ADV comm arts - group project, retake (Greek mythology) - Thursday, SAT lesson 6 quiz - Thursday
freshman comm arts - infinitives(in class), quiz on verbals, Phrases wkst
8th grade  - finish Unit 9 - pgs 194 - 201, adverbs rev sheet

Nov 12 - ADV comm arts - SAT lesson 6 quiz, Retake Mythology final if needed, SAT lesson 7 book work (all, ex 5 thesis statement plus a paragraph explaining the quote)
Project - Due: Monday
Fresman comm arts - DOL #10 quiz, Unit 12 rev. Ex 1, 2, 3, 4, Verbals final - Monday
8th grade - DOL #10, Finish pg 194 - 201, Final on Adj/adv - Monday
ALL CLASSES OUTSIDE READING - FRIDAY

Nov 13 - Outside reading/journal write

Nov 16 - ADV comm arts - Newspaper presentations, SAT lesson 7 quiz (Tuesday), Elements of Poetry notes - pg 76-79(lit book), Odyssey intro/Trojan War
freshman comm arts - DOL #11 edit sheet, Verbals final
8th grade - DOL #11 edit sheet, Adj/adv final

Nov 17 - ADv comm arts - SAT quiz #7, Intro to Odyssey, Trojan War - notes, Part 1 vocab.
freshman comm arts - Elements of fiction - pgs 164 - 167, Monkey's Paw - lit elements, RJ, vocab
8th grade - prepositions wkbk (in class)

Nov 18 - ADV comm arts - Trojan War notes, Part 1 vocab.
Freshman comm arts - Monkey's Paw, lit elements, vocab.
8th grade - Elements of fiction notes, preposition comic (Friday)


Nov 19 - ADV comm arts - Part 1 vocab, SAT lesson 1-7 rev (all), SAT vocab. cards 1 -7 Due: Friday
freshman comm arts - DOl #11 quiz, read pgs 168 - 177, notes
8th grade - DOL #11 quiz, Mother in Mansville- lit elements , RJ, vocab.  preposition book Due: Friday
All classes bring outside reading books on Friday

Nov 20 - Outside reading/journal writing