HW for Wednesday, 9/26

IRP 4 
Please type a 200 word response to the following question. Make sure to label the assignment with your name, the title of the assignment, and the date, according to the formatting guidelines (click the link on the right!). DOUBLE SPACE!

What aspects of the plot or story can you relate to your own experiences? Describe how.

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 9/26

Continue the Holmes investigation!

HW for Tuesday, 9/25

Read Chapters 5-8 and complete thee Comprehension Test worksheet.
There will be a quiz tomorrow!!!

Warm up for Tuesday, 9/25

Continue yesterday's warm-up, the Holmes worksheet.
Clicking here should solve the problems we had with the site yesterday:
HOLMES

HW for Monday, 9/24

Read Chapters 1-4.
Be prepared for a brief quiz tomorrow!

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 9/24

It's elementary . . .
Sherlock Holmes!

HW for Friday, 9/21

Make up work!
If you're all caught up, spend some time reading your Independent Reading Book.

Daily Warm Up for Thursday, 9/20

Continue working on the warm-up you started yesterday:
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/pmp/interactive_guide/g05/g05home.htm

HW for Thursday, 9/20

Read "The Right Kind of House", and answer the questions at the end.
Be prepared to discuss the story tomorrow!

HW for Wednesday, 9/19

IRP week 3

(Please type your response, and include your name, the date, and the title of the assignment in the upper right hand corner.  Don't forget to double space!)

Week 3 Question: Describe the character(s) you most identify with. Why or how do you relate to him/her or them? (200 words)

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 9/19

Go to this site and try the activities -- start with "Punctuation and Capitalization." We'll be doing this for several days, so you'll have time to work through all 4 sections.
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/pmp/interactive_guide/g05/g05home.htm

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 9/18

Play this game:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/capitalization.htm
If you finish, try another one of the games on the left.

HW for Tuesday, 9/18

Tonight, do any make up work you have to do, including re-doing any assignments that I've handed back to you.

HW for Monday, 9/17

Complete the Comprehension Review worksheet for "The Phantom Coach."  Please write your answers on a separate sheet of paper in complete sentences!

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 9/17

If you've finished your literary technique poster, explore this site:
http://kids.mysterynet.com/

HW for Friday, 9/14

Finish "The Phantom Coach" and answer the Comprehension Questions.
Click here if you'd like to listen to the story and read along.

HW for Wednesday, 9/12

IRP Week 2

(Please type and double-space your response. Be sure to label it with your name, the date, and the title of the assignment -- see the Paper Formatting Guidelines to your right.) 

Week 2, Question 1: Are you liking the book so far? Why or why not? (100 words)

Week 2, Question 2: Describe in detail where and when the book takes place. Cite sections of

the book or lines that give you a sense of place. (150‐200 words)

HW for Tuesday, 9/11

Read your IRP boo for AT LEAST 30 minutes tonight!  Be prepared to tell us about it tomorrow!

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 9/12

Mysteries are fun!  Try this game:
http://www.topxgames.com/a/mystery-of-mortlake-mansion/screen3.jpg

HW for Monday, 9/10

Read "The Monkey's Paw" and be prepared to answer questions about it tomorrow -- Tuesday's warm-up will be a brief quiz on the reading.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 9/10

Welcome to session one of Middle School English!
This session, we're focusing on mysteries . . . oooooh!

We'll start with some short stories, then move on to a novel . . . I won't tell you yet what it is, but I'll give you some clues this week and next, so pay attention . . .

For today's warm up, let's review some literary techniques.  Try out these activities . . .

This one first:
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz1068229a8.html


Once you've done all of that, try this:
http://zone.msn.com/en/bookworm/default.htm?intgid=gb_FreeOnlineWordTrivia+List_3_book