Homework week of 1/5/09

Middle School Language Arts and Humanities Homework
Week of January 5, 2009

History
1. Complete your project (begun before Winter Break) on a Buddhist country. You will receive a separate set of directions in class.
Due first block next week (Monday for II and III, Tuesday for I)

Language Arts
Sixth Grade
1. Write a literary log to your partner (to be assigned in class). The topic is your favorite books when you were little (before you could read to yourself). It’s not a list----write about the books, the experiences of hearing them read to you and so on. Did you also look at them yourself? Do you remember who read them to you? Did you ever go to library story times? These are just questions to get you started. Due on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. Let your partner read it in class, but then turn them in.

2. Grammar/punctuation will be assigned in class on Tuesday.

Seventh Grade
1. We will begin a final essay on Night in class on Wednesday. The planning sheet and beginning of the rough draft is due on Friday, 1/9.
The final essay is due on Friday, 1/16.

BRING YOUR FLASH DRIVES TO EVERY LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS!!

2. An art project on Night will be explained in class on Wednesday. The art project will be due on Wed., 1/14.

3. More review and practice on apostrophes will be assigned on Wednesday and due the following Wednesday, 1/14/09. There will be an apostrophe quiz on Wed. 1/21/09.


Eighth Grade
1. Begin brainstorming for your 8th grade project. Timeline and due dates are on a separate 8th grade project sheet.

2. Shakespeare homework will be assigned on Thursday and due on