Mr. Mulgrew's Weekly Schedules*
For planning purposes, these assignments are usually etched in stone.
* Last minute changes and resource modifications may not be posted.

The full schedule is usually posted by Monday night.

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

8/25

       
T

9/8

Weekly Schedule

First Day Policies and Procedures

     
W

9/9

Survey Quality Check
Summer Reading Project Collection, Questions, and Models.
  Work on your survey.

COMPLETE YOUR SUMMER READING!

 

 
R

9/10

English Gr. 8 Pretest   Complete your survey.

COMPLETE YOUR SUMMER READING!

 
F

9/11

Survey Due Date

September Literary Terms, Elements of Fiction Notes, The Plot Outline Diagram.

  COMPLETE YOUR SUMMER READING! Complete your Summer Reading Projects before next Friday's due date.  No extra credit will be given for C quality work.

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

9/14

Weekly Schedule

September Literary Terms, Elements of Fiction Notes, The Plot Outline Diagram.

  COMPLETE YOUR SUMMER READING! Complete your Summer Reading Projects before next Friday's due date.  No extra credit will be given for C quality work.
T

9/15

September Literary Terms, Elements of Fiction Application; Scooby-Doo Anchor Activity

 

 

Text from another class. COMPLETE YOUR SUMMER READING!  
W

9/16

SQ3.5R Active Reading Strategy for Textbooks.  Day 1. Text from another class. COMPLETE YOUR SUMMER READING!  
R

9/17

SQ3.5R Active Reading Strategy for Textbooks.  Day 2.

September Literary Terms Review Game

  COMPLETE YOUR SUMMER READING!  
F

9/18

September Literary Terms Test--Elements of Fiction

Summer Reading Final Due Date.  No late work will be accepted.

 

 Summer Reading Project

   

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

9/21

Weekly Schedule

"The Big Six" Posters: Alliteration, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, and Personification.

  Start looking for a new novel. Complete the first half of your novel this week.
T

9/22

Library Book Selection

"The Big Six" Posters: Alliteration, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, and Personification.

  Start reading your new novel.  
W

9/23

Evaluate "The Big Six" Posters: Alliteration, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, and Personification.  

Read your novel.

 
R

9/24

National Punctuation Day: A Visit from Colon Man and Dash Incredible.   Read your novel.

 

 
F

9/25

Start the Drama Notes   No homework over the weekend if your novel is 1/4 completed.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

9/28

Weekly Schedule

Monday Reading Conferences

Drama Notes, Theater Terms

Agenda and Notebook

Read your novel. Complete your first novel this week.
T

9/29

Drama Notes, Theater Terms Agenda and Notebook Read your novel.  
W

9/30

Theater Model Construction

 

Agenda and Notebook Read your novel.  
R

10/1

Theater Model Construction

 

Agenda and Notebook Read your novel.

 

 
F

10/2

Theater Model Construction and Grading

 

Agenda and Notebook No homework over the weekend if your novel is 1/2 completed.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

10/5

Theater Model Grading Agenda and Notebook Read your novel. Complete the first half of your second novel this week.
T

10/6

Twelve Angry Men Staging and Characterization. Agenda and Notebook Read your novel.  
W

10/7

Twelve Angry Men, Act I.
Agenda and Notebook Read your novel.  
R

10/8

Twelve Angry Men, Act II. Agenda and Notebook Read your novel.  
F

10/9

Twelve Angry Men, Act III.

Midterm Reports Go Home

Agenda and Notebook No homework over the weekend if your novel is 3/4 completed.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

10/12

Holiday-No School. Agenda and Notebook Read your novel. Complete your second novel this week.
T

10/13

Monday Reading Conferences

Drama Project Evaluations Conclude

Agenda and Notebook Read your novel.

 

 
W

10/14

Nouns: Common, Proper, Possessive, Concrete, Abstract, Collective, and the Pronoun Handout. Agenda and Notebook Read your novel  
R

10/15

 Another Visit from Colon Man and Dash Incredible.

The Pronoun Square Dance

Agenda and Notebook Read your novel.

 

 
F

10/16

Book Project Explanation, Directions, and Models. Agenda and Notebook No homework over the weekend if your novel is completed.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

10/19

Weekly Schedule

Monday Reading Conferences

Book Project Organization and Construction.

Project Materials

Agenda and Notebook

Work on your Book Project.  
T

10/20

Book Project Organization and Construction.

Book Project Optional Due Date

Project Materials

Agenda and Notebook

Complete your Book Project.

Practice your presentation.

 
W

10/21

Book Project Due Date

Presentations Start

Completed Project

Agenda and Notebook

 

Practice your presentation.

 
R

10/22

Book Project Presentations. Agenda and Notebook

Study the Pronoun Handout.

Practice your presentation.

 
F

10/23

.Conclude Book Presentations Agenda and Notebook No homework over the weekend.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

10/26

Personal and Possessive Pronouns Agenda and Notebook

Study the Pronoun Handout.

 
T

10/27

Pronoun Practice

Personal and Possessive Pronoun Quiz; First Chance.

Agenda and Notebook Study the Pronoun Handout.

 

 

 
W

10/28

Personal and Possessive Pronoun Quiz; Second Chance.

Pronoun Practice

 

Agenda and Notebook Study the Pronoun Handout.  
R

10/29

Personal and Possessive Pronoun Quiz; Third and Final Chance Agenda and Notebook No homework.  
F

10/30

Lyric Corrections and Collection Agenda and Notebook No homework over the weekend.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

11/2

Weekly Schedule

Noun and Pronoun Review Sheet and Game.

Agenda and Notebook Study the Noun and Pronoun Study Guide Started in Class  
T

11/3

Noun and Pronoun Test

 

Agenda and Notebook

No homework.  
W

11/4

Learning Styles Quiz

(Short classes due the movie Twelve Angry Men.)

Agenda and Notebook No homework.  
R

11/5

Introduction to the Mulgrew Model

Writing Asn. #3.

Agenda and Notebook Create the graphic organizer from the thesis to the restated thesis.  
F

11/6

The Lead

Write Two Plausible Leads in Class.

Grades Close for Term One

Agenda and Notebook No homework over the weekend.  

Writing Asn. #3 WRITING PROMPT
Respect. Singers sing about it. Some people inspire it. Think about someone you respect and admire. The person can be someone you know, or someone you have read or heard about. In a well-developed composition, describe the person you have selected. Explain in detail at least two reasons why you respect this person."
Source: MCAS Spring 2002 Grade Seven Long Composition Test. Retrieved 12-31-03 from http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2002/release_na/g7ela.pdf

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

11/9

Weekly Schedule

Rough Drafting of Asn. #3.

Agenda and Notebook Complete the Rough Draft Started in class.  
T

11/10

The Lead Reminder

Editing Symbols

 

Agenda and Notebook

Graphic Organizer

   
W

11/11

Holiday-- No school Agenda and Notebook No homework.  
R

11/12

Peer Editing of Asn. #3 Agenda and Notebook Complete a Final Draft of Writing Asn. #3 Started in Class.  
F

11/13

Sharing of Writing Asn.#3. Agenda and Notebook No homework over the weekend.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

11/16

The Four Point Defense; Introduction to Persuasive Writing   Find a news article that depicts an argument.  
T

11/17

The Four Point Defense, Day Two; Introduction to Persuasive Writing   Create a graphic organizer for Writing Asn. #4 without a lead.  
W

11/18

Leads, Revisited,

Writing Asn. #4 Rough Drafting

  Create a rough draft of Writing Asn. #4 that includes a lead and a lead reminder.  
R

11/19

Editing symbols, Revisited.

Using Transitions

Peer Editing

Transition Handout Create a final draft of Writing Asn. #4.  
F

11/20

Sharing of Writing Asn. #4.   No homework over the weekend.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

11/23

 

Poetry Out Loud Introduction

F.A.Q. of Poetry Out Loud.
Browse Poems
Video Examples
Send Five Poems to email or folder.
Print up to three poems.
Start memorizing one selected poem.

  Search the Poetry Out Loud website for a poem.

Any late assignments, due to illness, must be submitted before the Thanksgiving break in order to receive any credit.

 
T

11/24

Poetry Notes and Poetry Out Loud search.

Presentation Rubric.

  No homework over the long weekend.  
W

11/25

       
R

11/26

       
F

11/27

       

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

11/30

Weekly Schedule

Memorization Techniques for the Tactile, Auditory, or Visual Learners. 

Selected poem from website Work on memorizing the poem you selected from Poetry Out Loud.

Write a one paragraph explanation of why you chose this poem?  What does it mean?  What does it mean to you?

 
T

12/1

Memorization Practice

Recitations Start

Poetry Notes Part Two

  Work on memorizing the poem you selected from Poetry Out Loud.

Print a short biography of your selected poet.

 
W

12/2

Recitation Practice

Poetry Terms Quiz

  Work on memorizing the poem you selected from Poetry Out Loud.  
R

12/3

Scoring Rubric for Recitations

Quiz Corrections

Recitation Practice

  Work on memorizing the poem you selected from Poetry Out Loud.  
F

12/4

Recitation Practice and Grading Continue as Needed

 

Scoring Rubric Work on memorizing the poem you selected from Poetry Out Loud.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

12/7

Recitations Continue as Needed Scoring Rubric Work on memorizing the poem you selected from Poetry Out Loud.  
T

12/8

Recitations Continue as Needed Scoring Rubric Work on memorizing the poem you selected from Poetry Out Loud.  
W

12/9

Recitations Continue as Needed Scoring Rubric Work on memorizing the poem you selected from Poetry Out Loud.  
R

12/10

Recitations Continue as Needed Scoring Rubric Work on memorizing the poem you selected from Poetry Out Loud.  
F

12/11

Poetry Out Loud Competition, Grades 9-12. (We will be in the audience.) Scoring Rubric Work on memorizing the poem you selected from Poetry Out Loud.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

12/14

Poetry Out Loud Stragglers
Organize Writing Folders
Analogies 
Flashcards Study the 25 WordMasters Vocabulary words.  
T

12/15

Vocabulary Presentations

Start the review game

Flashcards Study the 25 WordMasters Vocabulary words.  
W

12/16

Complete the review game.

Practice Analogies

Flashcards Study the 25 WordMasters Vocabulary words.  
R

12/17

WordMaster Bingo Flashcards Study the 25 WordMasters Vocabulary words.  
F

12/18

WordMaster Practice Quiz and Correction.

 

Brain No homework over the weekend.  

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

12/21

Short Classes due to the S.O.S. Screening

Adjectives and Adverbs Notes

Review and Reorganize the English Tip of the Day Notes

  Study the 25 WordMasters Vocabulary words.  
T

12/22

WordMaster Quiz

Adjectives and Adverbs Practice

  NO HOMEWORK OVER VACATION!  
W

12/23

Adjectives and Adverbs Practice

Last Day before Vacation

     
R

12/24

       
F

12/25

       

Writing Asn. #5:  “The Lottery” and “Lamb to the Slaughter” Open Response

How does the author(s) define the theme of the story regarding society’s need and/or acceptance of violence?  Use relevant and specific information from the texts and life in general to support your answer.  

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

1/4

Introduction to Short Stories

New Years Resolution Activity

Website Review the Adjectives and Adverbs Notes Page.  
T

1/5

"Lamb to the Slaughter" By Roald Dahl

Adjectives and Adverbs Notes

  Review the Adjectives and Adverbs Notes Page.  
W

1/6

"The Lottery" By Shirley Jackson   Review the Adjectives and Adverbs Notes Page.  
R

1/7

Open Response Question--Writing Asn #5.

Adjective and Adverb Practice

  No homework if Asn. #5 is completed in class.  
F

1/8

Evaluating the Open Response, Writing Asn. #5.   No homework over the weekend.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

1/11

 "The Tell-Tale Heart" By Edgar Allan Poe   Review the Adjectives and Adverbs Notes Page.  
T

1/12

Conjunctions and Linking Verbs   Review the Adjectives and Adverbs Notes Page.  
W

1/13

Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz

  Work on the Semester Exam Review Sheet.  
R

1/14

Review for the Semester Exams   Work on the Semester Exam Review Sheet.  
F

1/15

Review for the Semester Exams   Work on the Semester Exam Review Sheet.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

1/18

Holiday, No School   Work on the Semester Exam Review Sheet.  
T

1/19

Semester Exams   Study for your other exams. Start reading Shades of Simon Gray and work in the packet.
W

1/20

Semester Exams   Study for your other exams.  
R

1/21

Semester Exams   Start reading Shades of Simon Gray  
F

1/22

Introduce Shades of Simon Gray

Term Two Ends

     

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

1/25

All assignments through February 5th are located at the following address for this novel.  http://www.mrmulgrew.com/shades_of_simon_gray_packet.htm      
T

1/26

       
W

1/27

       
R

1/28

       
F

1/29

       

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

2/22

Weekly Schedule

Comma Memories

  Study the Comma Notes/ Worksheets. Create a graphic organizer of the Writing Asn. #8 "I Belong" Essay.
T

2/23

Comma Rules Review Gauntlet   Study the Comma Notes/ Worksheets.

Study the Shades of Simon Gray packet answers if you are taking the optional test.

Create a flawless draft of the Writing Asn. #8 "I Belong" Essay.
W

2/24

Comma Test   Study the Shades of Simon Gray packet answers if you are taking the optional test.  
R

2/25

Optional Shades of Simon Gray Test

Preposition Notes Start

Notebook No homework.  
F

2/26

Preposition Notes Conclude

Coke Article

  No homework over the weekend Start Studying the 110 Prepositions List.

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

3/1

Creating Prepositional Phrases.

Preposition Practice:
Hamburger University Article
Two Songs 

Handouts Print two copies of one song that contains many prepositions. Use the 110 list of prepositions.
T

3/2

Preposition Practice:   Print two copies of one song that contains many prepositions.  
W

3/3

Song Due Date   Study the preposition list and notes.  
R

3/4

Preposition Quiz   Study the preposition list and notes.  
F

3/5

Preposition Review game   No homework over the weekend.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

3/8

Weekly Schedule

Preposition Practice, Word Search and "Wolfman" Article

Handout   Use the 110 list of prepositions.
T

3/9

Preposition Practice, Modern Song Lyrics Choice of handouts    
W

3/10

       
R

3/11

Library Book Selection   Start Reading your novel.  
F

3/12

    Read your novel over the weekend.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

3/15

Weekly Schedule

Monday Reading Conferences

  Read your novel. Study the 110 list of prepositions.
T

3/16

Preposition Review
"The Least You Need to Know"
  Read your novel.  
W

3/17

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Preposition Test

  Read your novel.  Goal 1/3 Completed.  
R

3/18

Writing Asn. # 9-- Open Response  "Before the Cameras Rolled" Handout Read your novel.  
F

3/19

Evaluate Writing Asn. #9 with State Graded Models.

Glossary of Literary Terms Check

  Read your novel over the weekend. Complete your first novel over the weekend.

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

3/22

Weekly Schedule

Monday Reading Conferences

  Read your novel.  
T

3/23

Glossary of Literary Terms C.O.W. Activity, Day 1.

C.O.W. Laptops

Read your novel.  
W

3/24

Glossary of Literary Terms C.O.W. Activity, Day 2. C.O.W. Laptops Read your novel. Complete the first half of your second novel.
R

3/25

Glossary of Literary Terms C.O.W. Activity, Day 3.   Read your novel.  Goal 2/3 Completed.  
F

3/26

Monday/Friday Reading Conferences

Book Project Directions and Rubrics

  Read your novel over the weekend.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

3/29

Weekly Schedule

Glossary Review Game, SWAT!

  Read your novel. Complete your second novel this week.
T

3/30

Glossary of Literary Terms Exam   Read your novel.  
W

3/31

Subjects and Predicates   Read your novel.  
R

4/1

Subjects and Predicates Cooperative Quiz   Complete your novel.  
F

4/2

No School- Good Friday Holiday      

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

4/5

Book Project Construction Day

  Work on your Book Project. Book projects completed early can receive extra credit provided the original grade is higher than a "C".
T

4/6

Grade Eight M.C.A.S. English Exam

  Work on your Book Project.  
W

4/7

Grade Eight M.C.A.S. English Exam

  Work on your Book Project.  
R

4/8

Book Project Due Date

Presentations Start

  Practice your presentation.  
F

4/9

Presentations Continue   Practice your presentation if needed.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

4/12

Weekly Schedule

Book Presentations 

  Practice your presentation if needed.  
T

4/13

Book Presentations Conclude   No homework.  
W

4/14

    No homework.  
R

4/15

Direct Objects and Indirect Objects.   No homework.  
F

4/16

Direct Objects and Indirect Objects.

Last Day before Vacation

  No homework over vacation.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

4/19

Vacation Week   Vacation Week  
T

4/20

Vacation Week   Vacation Week  
W

4/21

Vacation Week   Vacation Week  
R

4/22

Vacation Week   Vacation Week  
F

4/23

Vacation Week   Vacation Week  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

4/26

Weekly Schedule

Phrases, Clauses, Indirect Objects, Direct Objects, Subjects and Predicates Review

  No homework.  
T

4/27

Challenge Day

Mythology, Day 1.  Creation

  No homework due to Challenge Day absentees.  
W

4/28

Challenge Day

Mythology, Day 2.  Promethius

  No homework due to Challenge Day absentees.  
R

4/29

Mythology, Day 3.  Apollo or Perseus   T.B.A.  
F

4/30

Mythology, Day 4.  Apollo or Perseus   No homework over the weekend.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

5/3

Midsummer Nights Dream Scripts Read pages 627-632 in your social studies textbook.  
T

5/4

Midsummer Nights Dream Scripts Review the one page visual synopsis of Midsummer Night's Dream.  
W

5/5

Midsummer Nights Dream Scripts Review the one page visual synopsis of Midsummer Night's Dream.  
R

5/6

Midsummer Nights Dream Play 

*Short classes due to the performance in the Knight Lecture Hall.

  Complete a final draft of the fan mail written in class.  
F

5/7

C.O.W. Research for the "Go Greek" Mythology Project to be completed over the next few weeks during team times. C.O.W. No homework over the weekend.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

5/10

"Von" Pages 67-76 Questions # 2+5.      
T

5/11

Picture Book-- The Terrible Things, by Eve Bunting.

K.W.L. Activity. Part I.

  Chapter 1--Up to page 20, Due Friday. Complete the Special Book Part Worksheet for each chapter.
W

5/12

Grade 8 M.C.A.S. Science Exam
*Shorter classes- Reading/ vocabulary strategies for Night.
     
R

5/13

Grade 8 M.C.A.S. Science Exam
Team Engineering Activity: Bridge Building Contest
     
F

5/14

Picture Book-- Rose Blanche
by Roberto Innocenti

Discuss Chapter 1 and text connections.

Text Patterning; Chronological or cause and effect?

Handout-- Germany; Post World War I.

 
Novel, agenda, packet, handout, and completed homework.  Chapter 2--Up to page 26,  Due Monday.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

5/17

Discuss Chapter 2, text connections, and the art of the time period

Small Group Choices;

1.  Reading; Maus : A Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History/Here My Troubles Began/Boxed  by Art Spiegelman.   This won a Pulitzer Prize!

2.  Tripod response sheet created in groups of three.


3.
"Over the Edge" Video segment from ABC News The Century, with Peter Jennings.

 
Novel, agenda, packet, and completed homework. Chapter 3  Up to page 44,  Due Tuesday.  
T

5/18

Discuss Chapter 3 and text connections. Novel, agenda, packet, and completed homework. Chapter 4  Up to page 62,  Due Wednesday.  
W

5/19

Discuss Chapter 4 and text connections.

"Over the Edge" Video segment from ABC News The Century, with Peter Jennings.

 
Novel, agenda, packet, and completed homework. Chapter 5  Up to page 80,  Due Monday.  
R

5/20

Grade 8 M.C.A.S. Math Exam      
F

5/21

Grade 8 M.C.A.S. Math Exam      

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

5/24

Discuss Chapter 5 and text connections.

Mr. Mulgrew's Museum Activity; "The Nazi Holocaust" Picture file from Harpers Magazine.

Novel, agenda, packet, and completed homework. Chapter 6  Up to page 92, Due Tuesday. Complete the Special Book Part Worksheet for each chapter.
T

5/25

Discuss Chapter 6 and text connections.

Picture Book-- Passage to Freedom

Picture Book -- The Butterfly, by P.Polacco.

Novel, agenda, packet, and completed homework. Chapter 7,  Up to page 98   Due Wednesday.  
W

5/26

Discuss Chapter 7 and text connections.

Mr. Mulgrew's Museum Activity;  I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Children's Drawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp 1942-1944 by Hana Volavkova, and "The Danish Resistance" Picture file from Harpers Magazine.

Novel, agenda, packet, and completed homework. Chapter 8,  Up to page 106,   Due Thursday.  
R

5/27

Canada Trip

The Devil's Arithmetic

  No homework.  
F

5/28

Canada Trip

The Devil's Arithmetic 

Novel, agenda, packet, and completed homework.

No homework over the weekend!  
         
         
         
         
         
         

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

5/31

No School      
T

6/1

Discuss Chapter 8 and text connections.

  "We Choose Honor"   A September 11th. response article by Elie Wiesel.  
         --OR--
Assignment Rescue, The Story of Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee, by Varian Fry.

--OR--
Oprah Winfery and Elie Wiesel, Auschwitz Death Camp DVD.

 
Novel, agenda, packet, and completed homework. Chapter 9, Due Wednesday.  
W

6/2

Discuss Chapter 9 and text connections.

*Short classes due to the team-wide viewing of Escape from Sobibor.

 
  Work on the Night Quilt Project.  
R

6/3

Work on the Night Quilt Project.   Work on the Night Quilt Project.  
F

6/4

Complete the Night Quilt Project.      

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

6/7

Holocaust Expert/Guest Speaker?????Scheduling T.B.A.

Time Capsule Activity- Superlatives

  Write a one page letter to the guest speaker.  Make it flawless.  
T

6/8

Time Capsule Activity-Superlatives Due   Work on your time capsule.

Study for your final exam.

 
W

6/9

Time Capsule Activity- K-8 Worksheet   Work on your time capsule.

Study for your final exam.

 
R

6/10

Time Capsule Activity-Notes to a friend.   Work on your time capsule.

Study for your final exam.

 
F

6/11

Time Capsule Activity   Work on your time capsule.

Study for your final exam.

 

6/12--Grade 12 Graduation

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

6/14

Final Exam Review   Work on your time capsule.

Study for your final exam.

 
T

6/15

Final Exam Review   Work on your time capsule.

Study for your final exam.

 
W

6/16

Final Exam Review

Grade 8 Cruise

  Complete your time capsule.

Study for your final exam.

 
R

6/17

Final Exam Review

"Lick'm and Stick'm" Time Capsule Final Collection

  Study for all finals.  
F

6/18

English and Math Final Exams

Note: Students with an A- average or better are excused from the final and do not have to attend school.

Early Dismissal

  Study for all finals.  

 

Date

Class Activities

Materials

Homework

Honors/
Extra Credit
OPTIONAL

M

6/21

Enrichment Classes Culminating Activity

Early Dismissal

  Study for all finals.  
T

6/22

Science and Social Studies Final Exams

Note: Students with an A- average or better are excused from the final and do not have to attend school.

Early Dismissal

  Start Summer Reading  
W

6/23

Make-up Finals      
R

6/24

       
F

6/25

       

 

Barnstable Middle School's Language Arts Frameworks and Objectives.

Barnstable Middle School Language Arts Curriculum.


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