REVISED homework week of 11/16/09

Middle School Humanities and Language Arts Homework
Week of November 16, 2009


History
1. Complete the 2 worksheets on the Missouri Compromise.
The link is http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/sectionalism/lesson1/

Language Arts
6th grade
1. Read a minimum of 50 pages per week in your individual book. A book review is due by Dec. 11th.
2. Write a literary log letter to a partner to be assigned in class. This letter is about the book you are currently reading. The following are ideas to get you started; feel free to write about other topics as well. How and why did you choose this book? Was it hard/easy to get into? Explain. What are some things you like/don’t like about the book? Use quote(s) to explain your thinking. Is this a new genre for you? What is your favorite part so far? Why? Due on Thursday, Nov. 19th.

7th grade
1. Read a minimum of 50 pages per week in your individual book. A book review is due by Dec. 11th.
2. Write a literary log letter to a partner to be assigned in class. This letter is about the book you are currently reading. The following are ideas to get you started; feel free to write about other topics as well. How and why did you choose this book? Was it hard/easy to get into? Explain. What are some things you like/don’t like about the book? Use quote(s) to explain your thinking. Is this a new genre for you? What is your favorite part so far? Why? Due on Friday, Nov. 20th.
3. Wordly Wise unit 3 is due Tuesday, Nov. 24th.
4. You will have a writing assignment given in class on Wed. and due Friday, Nov. 20th.

8th grade
1. Read a minimum of 50 pages per week in your individual book. A book review is due by Dec. 11th.
2. Write a literary log letter to a partner to be assigned in class. This letter is about the book you are currently reading. The following are ideas to get you started; feel free to write about other topics as well. How and why did you choose this book? Was it hard/easy to get into? Explain. What are some things you like/don’t like about the book? Use quote(s) to explain your thinking. Is this a new genre for you? What is your favorite part so far? Why? Due on Friday, Nov. 20th.
3. Work on “Credo” in your poetry packet will be assigned Monday and due Thursday, Nov. 19th.