ENRICHED LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS (1ST PERIOD):

• Finish Romeo & Juliet, Act II.
• Cumulative Romeo & Juliet vocabulary quiz over lessons 1 – 4, Wednesday, 2-25-09
• Test over Romeo & Juliet, Act II, Thursday, 2-26-09
• Begin reading Romeo & Juliet, Act III.
• Banner Brigade Book Report due 2-23-09.
• AR Score due 3-2-09
• Autobiography Project due 3-30-09

LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSES (2ND, 3RD, & 4TH PERIODS):

• Begin reading Romeo & Juliet, Act I.
• Take a vocabulary quiz over vocabulary lessons 1 & 2 of Romeo & Juliet on Thursday, 2-26-09
• Take a test on Romeo & Juliet, Act I on Friday, 2-27-09.
• Begin reading Romeo & Juliet, Act II.

ENRICHED LANGUAGE ARTS (1ST PERIOD):

• Continue reading Act One of Romeo & Juliet.
  
• Act One Vocabulary Quiz, Thursday, 2-19-09
• Act One Test, Friday, 2-20-09
• Banner Brigade Book Report due Monday, 2-23-09.
• AR score due 3-2-09.
• Autobiography Project due 3-30-09.

LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSES (2ND, 3RD, & 4TH PERIODS):

• Work on the Principal Parts of Verbs.
• Work on the Simple Verb Tenses and Perfect Verb Tenses.
• Verb Test on Friday, 2-20-09
• Banner Brigade Book Report due Monday, 2-23-09.
• AR score due 3-2-09.
• Autobiography Project due 3-30-09.

All students must pay $4.00 for the Accelerated Reader On-Line Program. Payment is due no later than 2-6-09. Once the AR On-Line Program is implemented, students will be required to complete AR tests for Language Arts. AR scores will be due for the 3rd nine weeks by March 2nd.

Enriched Language Arts (1st Period):

• Principal Parts of Verbs
• Think Link Learning Assessment, Tuesday, 2-10-09
• Take a test on Action Verbs, Linking Verbs, Helping Verbs, Transitive and Intransitive Verbs, and the Principal Parts of Verbs on Wednesday, 2-11-09.
• Begin reading the play Romeo and Juliet.
• Banner Brigade Book Report is due 2-23-09.
• AR Score is due 3-2-09.
• Autobiography Project is due 3-30-09.

Language Arts Classes (2nd, 3rd, & 4th Periods):

• Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 20
• Think Link Learning assessment on Tuesday, 2-10-09
• Principal Parts of Verbs
• Take a test on Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 20 on Thursday, 2-12-09.
• Take a test on Action Verbs, Linking Verbs, Helping Verbs, Transitive and Intransitive Verbs, and the Principal Parts of Verbs on Friday, 2-13-09.
• Banner Brigade Book Report is due 2-23-09.
• AR Score is due 3-2-09.
• Autobiography Project is due 3-30-09.

ALL LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSES:

All students must pay $4.00 for the Accelerated Reader On-Line Program. Payment is due no later than 2-6-09. Once the AR On-Line Program is implemented, students will be required to complete AR tests for Language Arts. AR scores will be due for the 3rd nine weeks by March 2nd.

• Review Action Verbs, Linking Verbs, and Helping Verbs.
• Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 19
• School-wide Writing Assessment, Tuesday, 2-3-09
• Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 19 Test on Thursday, 2-5-09
• Test over Action Verbs, Linking Verbs, and Helping Verbs on Friday, 2-6-09
• Banner Brigade Book Report is due on 2-23-09.
• AR scores are due 3-2-09.
• Autobiography Project is due on 3-30-09.

ALL LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSES:

• Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 18
• Think Link Learning Assessment Review
• Autobiography Project requirements
• Essay Skills
• Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 18 Test on Friday, 1-30-09
• Banner Brigade Book Report due 2-23-09
• Autobiography Project due 3-30-09

ALL LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSES:

• Read “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes.
• Read “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allen Poe.
• Vocabulary Cartoons, Lessons 14 – 17 Cumulative Test on Thursday, 1-22-09
• “The Highwayman” Test on Friday, 1-23-09
• Banner Brigade Book Report due on February 23, 2009

ALL LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSES:

• Rhythm & Rhyme Quiz on Monday, 1-12-09
• Sound Effects in Poetry Quiz on Thursday, 1-15-09
• Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 17 Test on Friday, 1-16-09
• Banner Brigade Book Report due on February 23, 2009

ALL LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSES:

• Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 16
• Go over Banner Brigade Book Report requirements.
• Elements of Poetry (Rhythm & Rhyme)
• Take a test on Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 16 on Thursday, 1-8-09.
• Take a quiz on Rhythm & Rhyme on Monday, 1-12-09.
• Banner Brigade Book Report is due on 2-23-09.

ALL LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSES:

• Finalize essay topics.
• Take Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 15 Test on Tuesday, 12-16-08.
• Read “The Smallest Dragonboy” in the literature book.
• Take “The Smallest Dragonboy” Test on Friday, 12-19-08.

Homework Assignment for the Holidays: Relax and spend time with your family!

LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSES (2ND, 3RD, & 4TH PERIODS):

• Review Elements of a Short Story.
• Read the short story “Antaeus” in the literature book
• Take a test on Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 14, on Tuesday, 12-9-08.
• Take a test on “Antaeus” on Thursday, 12-12-08.
• Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 15
• Finish working on essay topics in writing binders.

ENRICHED LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS (1ST PERIOD):

• Review Elements of a Short Story.
• Read the short story “Antaeus” in the literature book.
• Take a test on Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 14, on Tuesday, 12-9-08.
• Ms. Reich will conduct guidance class on Tuesday, 12-9-08 (part of the class period).
• Take a test on “Antaeus” on Thursday, 12-12-08.
• Vocabulary Cartoons, Lesson 15
• Finish working on essay topics in writing binders.