Homework

Confirmation Information 

We have a date for Confirmation.  It will be on Friday, March 31st at 5pm at St. Christopher Church.  A date for a parent meeting is forthcoming.

***This year the students will not be wearing robes at Confirmation.  All students should please be dressed appropriately for Church.  Thank you. 

Please remember that an essential part of preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation is regular attendance at Mass.  Kindly continue to bring your signed church bulletin to school each Monday.

Service Hours - On Monday, students will be receiving a handout so that they can start logging their service hours for Confirmation. A total of twenty hours of service is required.  These can be hours volunteered at home, school, community, or church.

Sponsors - This is a great time to start thinking about choosing a sponsor.  The requirements for the sponsor are as follows:

• The sponsor must be a minimum of 16 years of age.
• The sponsor must be a Confirmed Catholic.
• The sponsor cannot be the Confirmation candidate's parent.
• The sponsor must be able to obtain a sponsor certificate from his/her parish.  In order to obtain a certificate, the sponsor will need to be registered at the parish and be attending Mass regularly.  Churches typically require sponsors to be registered and attending for at least six months before a sponsor certificate can be issued.  The sponsor certificate does not have to come from St. Christopher - St. Margaret Mary Parish, but must come from a Catholic Church.

Assessments 10/24 - 10/28 - 
Monday, 10/24 - Reading comprehension test, part 1 - multiple choice
Tuesday, 10/25 - Reading comprehension test, part 2 - written response
Review your academic vocabulary - poetry terms, theme, mood, tone, repetition

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Wednesday, 10/26 - 

Religion - Answer Google question - if you have an issue with the technology, answer it on loose leaf with a heading - due Friday.

ELA - First draft of extended response "Margaret's Story" and "The Inheritance of Tools" is due Friday.  
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Tuesday, 10/25 - 

Homework - 
ELA - Complete "Susan Butcher" passage.  Read, annotate for vocabulary and literary devices, and answer multiple choice.  This was distributed on paper but is posted on Classroom for absent students.

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Monday, October 10/24 - 

ELA - Reading comprehension test, part 2 is tomorrow - written response.  
Review your academic vocabulary - poetry terms, theme, mood, tone, repetition

IXL - Complete 15 minutes or mastery on suggested skill strand F.6 - you can search MMK - analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
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Friday, 10/21 - 
Reminder - Please bring in your signed Church bulletin.
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Assessments 10/17 - 10/21 - 

Study your vocabulary - the page that starts with flashback and the page that starts with symbolism.  You will need to know these words for a classwork activity we will do next week.
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Wednesday, October 19th - 

ELA - IXL 15 minutes each:
Strand STM, suggested skill B.1 - Match the quotations with their themes
Strand 9UH, suggested skill B.2 - Determine the themes of short stories
**You have worked on these already - keep going!

Write a theme statement that applies to both "Margaret's Story" and "The Inheritance of Tools."  You may write this right on the bottom of one of the passages.
 
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Tuesday, October 18th - 
ELA - Complete IXL Suggested Skill B.1 Match the quotations with their themes - strand STM - 15 minutes
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Monday, October 17th - 

ELA - Answer the Google Question based on "Margaret's Story."

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Friday, October 14th - 

ELA - Reread "Margaret's Story"  Write a theme statement on the paper at the end of the passage.

IXL - Complete 15 minutes -  Determining themes of short stories.  Search 9UH or look for suggested skill B.2  * You have already worked on this strand - you are continuing to work on it.

Attend Mass and bring in your signed church bulletin.


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Assessmnets 10/11 - 10/14:
Religion - Chapter 2 Test Thursday **** This test is moved to this Friday 10/14
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Thursday, October 13th - 

Religion - Chapter 2 test tomorrow.

ELA - Re-Annotate "Margaret's Story" using my exemplar of "The Inheritance of Tools" as a guide.

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Wednesday, October 12th - 

Religion - 
The chapter 2 religion test is moved to Friday.  Please continue to study.

ELA - If you did not finish this in class, complete the following short response based on "Margaret's Story" in your notebook:

What does the phrase “private university” (line 55) reveal about the narrator and her father? Use two details from the passage to support your response.
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Tuesday, October 11th - 

ELA - If you did not finish your short response in class today, complete it tonight.  It is due tomorrow on loose leaf with a full heading.  

What character traits of the grandfather are revealed through his use of the hammer?  Support your response with two pieces of evidence from the text.

IXL - 15 minutes or mastery strand FD7

Religion - Be sure to study for the chapter 2 test on Thursday.
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Friday, October 7th - 

Religion - Complete chapter review page 29 blue book

ELA - Answer the following as a quick write - short response (restate, inference, two pieces evidence)  ON LOOSELEAF please:

 Describe the tone of the passage "The Inheritance of Tools."  Support your response with details from the text.

**Remember - tone is the the attitude or feelings an author takes towards his/her topic.

Please remember to attend Mass and bring your signed bulletin to school on Tuesday.  

Thursday, October 6th - 

Religion - Chapter 2 NTG #s 8 & 9.

ELA - IXL - 15 minutes or mastery F4 - Interpret Figures of Speech


Wednesday, October 5th - 

Reminder - The summer vocabulary retest is tomorrow for those who are taking it.

ELA - IXL 15 minutues or mastery for each:  AA2 and AA3


Tuesday, October 4th

ELA - Read passage "A Vision of Success."  Annotate - vocabulary (circle and define) and 4 gist statements.  Answer the multiple choice questions posted on Google Classroom.

Monday, October 3rd - 

Read 20 minutes.

ELA - If you did not complete extended response essay - please do so tonight.  The question is posted on Google Classroom ("Raincheck" and "100 Days and 99 Nights")

Friday, September 30th - 

No scheduled tests or quizzes next week (except for make-ups and retests)

ELA - Answer short response question on handout given in class today (effect of sound devices on tone).

Have a nice weekend - please remember to get your bulletin signed when you go to church and bring it in on Monday :)

Thursday, September 29th - 

ELA - IXL - J1 - Novel Study - Analyze passages from The Giver.  Minimum 15 minutes.

Wednesday, September 28th - 
ELA - IXL - Strand AA1 (find words using context) - do 15 minutes or until mastery

Tuesday, September 27th - 

ELA - Read "Excerpt from The Call of Coney Island."  Annotate for vocabulary and literary devices ( a minimum of three each).  For vocab - circle and define.  For literary devices - star, name, and tell what the effect of the device is.  Answer the short response question posted on Google Classroom.  Do not do the multiple choice.

Monday, September 26th - 
ELA - Reread both passages "Excerpt from 100 Days and 99 Nights" and "Raincheck"

**Students who were absent and did not complete Friday's short response, please make that up tonight.

Friday, September 23rd - 
Answer short response question based on "Excerpt from 100 Days and 99 Nights."  How do paragraphs 2 and 14 contribute to the structure of the story?
A handout was given in class where you can write your response.


There are no scheduled tests or quizzes for next week.
Please remember to bring in your signed church bulletin on Monday.

Have a nice weekend :)

Thursday, September 22nd - 

If you have not already done so, please join ELA and Religion Classrooms:
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ELA - Answer the question posted on Google Classroom.  If you have any issues with technology, complete on paper.

Wednesday, September 21st - 

ELA - Summer words vocabulary quiz is tomorrow - study your highlighted words.

Finish rereading and annotating the passage we started in class today "Excerpt from 100 Days and 99 Nights."

Tuesday, September 20th - 

Reading - Read and annotate poem "Sympathy"   Annotate vocabulary and literary devices.  Answer multiple choice questions.

Monday, September 19th - 

Religion - Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow.  Finish review sheet and study.

ELA - Poem "Rain Check"  Read and annotate for vocabulary (circle and define) and literary devices (star, name device, tell what the effect of the device is).  Answer the short response question.

Friday, September 16th - 

Assessment Schedule:
Religion - Tuesday 9/20 - Chapter 1 Vocabulary 
ELA - Thursday, 9/22 - Summer Vocabulary - Study highlighted words

Religion - Your blue book must be covered by Monday.
Reminder - Bring your signed Mass bulletin in:)

Have a nice weekend!
 

Thursday, September 15th - 

ELA - Poems "Delicate Cluster" and "The Flag Goes By"  Annotate for vocabulary (circle - define) and literary devices (put star - tell what the effect is).  Answer the multiple choice questions.  

Religion - Blue We Live Our Faith religion book must be covered by Monday.

Wednesday, September 14th -

ELA - Read the poem "Escape."  Annotate for vocabulary, annotate for literary devices and tell what the effect of the device is.  Answer the multiple choice questions.

***Blue We Live Our Faith religion book must be covered with contact by Monday.

Tuesday, September 13th - 

Answer multiple choice questions for poem "invitation."
**Reminder - bring a Sharpie to class tomorrow.

Monday, September 12th - 
In ELA notebook, do the following:
Write a theme statement for the poem "The Road Not Taken"
Write one paragraph explaining how the theme is developen in the poem.
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Friday, September 9th - 

ELA /Reading - In your ELA notebook, answer the following questions based on the poem "Introduction to Poetry."
You do not have to write the questions, BUT you must rephrase the question and answer in full sentences.  
1) Who is the speaker of the poem?
2) What is one example of imagery?
3) Explain one example of personification.
4) What is the tone of the poem?  Explain.
5) Write a theme statement for the poem.