Homework for week of 12/3/07

Humanities and Language Arts Homework
Week of December 3, 2007


History
1. Read chapter 3, “Land and Goods in Ancient Sumer”. We’ll begin in class this week, and specific pages and questions will be assigned and due the second block.

2. Complete 4 pages of your Mesopotamia timeline, using the timeline entry sheet given to you in class last week. Each page needs an illustration using colored pencils.
Due the second block


Language Arts
6 th grade
1. Read chapter 4 in The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Tuesday, Dec. 4th.
2. Further reading will be assigned in class on Tuesday.

7th grade
1. Wordly Wise unit 5----due Wed., Dec. 5th.
2. Complete the entire rough draft of your memoir. Remember, you must turn in the previous drafts with Elena’s comments plus your memoir plan. Due Friday, Dec. 7th.
3. We will begin Night after winter break. Next week, you will be assigned a literary log letter on the book you’re currently reading. Be sure to check in with Elena about your current book this week.

8th grade
1. Read to pg. 155 in To Kill a Mockingbird by Thursday, Dec. 6th.
2. Do vocabulary for chapters 12-14 (pg. 17 of your packet) by Friday, Dec. 7th.
3. Read to pg. 190 by Monday, Dec. 13th.
4. Write a literary log to a Synergy teacher or other staff member, choosing from the following topics:

a. Choose a character from the book to whom you can most relate. It might be someone who is like you, someone who reminds you of someone, or it can simply be a character you find interesting. Using QUOTES and examples from the novel, write about that character.
b. Compare and/or contrast 2 characters in the novel. Using QUOTES and examples from the novel, write about these 2 characters and their relationships.
Due on Friday, Dec. 7th. Turn it in to Elena first, and then you’ll give it to the teacher.