HOMEWORK 12/14-12/18

High School Basic Writing:

• The five sources for your research paper are due on Monday. Remember you need 5 sources and two must be non-internet sources.
• Writing Skills pp. 30-33. Pages 24-33 are the pages that were assigned this quarter. If you have not passed these pages in, and you cannot do so by Monday you will receive a zero on them.
• All writing assignments that were due up to this point must be passed in on Monday or you will receive a zero that will not be changed.

GROUP 5 BLUE REMINDERS:
This is our last week before winter break! Please remember all late and missing work must be in by Monday the 14th. You will receive a lunch bunch for each assignment that is not in by that day and will receive one every day until you are all caught up. When we return from winter break we will have just two weeks left in the quarter. Therefore, I will not be accepting late work after Monday.

• Hogan Gifts are due on Monday. Please bring your wrapped gift to the office.
• Don't forget "secret friend" gifts are also due on Monday! The limit is $10 and keep you friends interests and desires in mind when making your purchases.

HOMEWORK:

Monday:

• History Test on Chapter 9
• Read independent reading book for 20 minutes.

Tuesday

• Wordly Wise Chapter 11 Activities Due. Quiz on Chapter 11.

Wednesday:

• 5 Paragraph Essay Comparing and Contrasting A Summer Reading and The Oedipus Complex is due. Essay must be 5 paragraphs, single spaced, 12 point Arial font. (Remember a paragraph is a minimum of 5-7 sentences) You are to compare and contrast the issue of respect in both short stories and you must use at least three quotes (two from one story and one from the other) to support your point.
• Submit a one paragraph proposal for your science fair project. Remember the project will require you to do an experiment where you are able to monitor and track data for at least 6 weeks so choose an appropriate project.
• Read for 20 minutes in your independent reading book

Thursday:

• Read for 20 minutes in your independent reading book
• Writing Skills Book: Complete pages 49-57.
• Grammar quiz on: Clauses (both main and subordinate), run-on sentences, adjectives and adverbs. When I ask you to name three ways to correct run on sentences say a period, a conjunction or a semi-colon. Also if you checked the blog put the following sentence on your quiz for five points: "It is a requirment to check the blog every night."

Friday:

• Read for 20 minutes in your independent reading book.
• Complete the POV Assignment we started in class: To refresh your memory the assignment is as follows: 1. Copy two paragraphs from your independent reading book and identify the point of view. 2. Rewrite the two paragraphs changing the point of view (Change first person to third person and visa versa), 3. Identify 5 vocab. words that are new to you. Write the sentence you find them in and the page number. Then write a sentence of your own using that vocab. word. 4. Identify five adjectives. Write the sentence and the page number and circle the adjective. 5. Identify five adverbs. Write the sentence and the page number and circle the adverb. 6. Identify 5 subordinate clauses. Write the subordinate clause and the page number.
  

It is a requirement to check the blog everyday. If you did your job you receive a bonus. Remember this phrase: "History repeats itself." You will be asked for it on your history test on Monday and if you know the phrase you will receive 5 bonus points on the test.