SEPTEMBER 21- 30

Here are the most recent updates for all English Classes!

6th:  Spelling tests will be given on Fridays
Creative Writing:  Assignment due (1 page of writing) on Fridays
Finish NTS by October 3rd.
Day to Day assignments vary and should be recorded in your planners.

7th:  Spelling tests will be given on Fridays.
Creative Writing: Assignment due (1.5 pages of writing) on Fridays.
Mango Street vignettes:  Due Oct. 13th (all)-- 1st vignette (draft) due next Wednesday 9/28)

Day to Day assignments vary and should be recorded in your planners.

8th:   Vocabulary tests will be given on Fridays.
Test on Nightjohn:  Thursday, Sept. 22.

Creative Writing: Assignment due (2 pages of writing) on Fridays.

Day to Day assignments vary and should be recorded in your planners

This Blog will be updated on Oct. 1.

SEPTEMBER 12-16

8th:  Annotate Chapters 3 &4 of Nightjohn (due Friday) Choose 3 annotation points per chapter. RR as assigned.

7th:  Mango:  Read through the end of Mango by Friday. Be ready for your first quiz on characters in the novel by Tuesday. RR as assigned.

6th:  Read through chapter six of Number The Stars by Friday.

CREATIVE WRITING: (DUE FRIDAY)  Free choice writing for all classes. See minimum lengths below:
6th: 1 full page.
7th: 1.5 pages
8th:  2 pages

MS. PAMELA'S ENGLISH BLOG!

Welcome back to school everyone!  This is your English blog. It is a place where you will find your assignments listed on a weekly basis and there will also be links for long-term assignments provided.

THIS WEEK:  9/6 - 9/10

6th grade:  Number the Stars: Read chapters 2 - 4 by Friday. First creative writing workshop on Friday. Write a free choice piece in your writing notebook to share.
7th grade:  House on Mango Street: Read through page 73 by Friday. First creative writing workshop on Friday. Write a free choice piece in your writing notebook to share.
8th grade:  For Thursday:  Text annotation of "Charles".  First creative writing workshop on Friday. Write a free choice piece in your writing notebook to share.

May Assignments in English

6th:  EARTHSEA assignment sheet. Stay current in your reading!
Spelling tests on Fridays
Creative Writing on Fridays
Earthsea assignment due : MAY 31
Children's Book now due:  MAY 27
Poetry Project : due JUNE 3

7th:  ANIMAL FARM : FINISH BOOK BY MAY 26th (chapters given in class)
BOOK REPORT: DUE MAY 13th
Spelling Test on Fridays
Animal Farm questions: As given in class
Poetry Project: due JUNE 3

8th: FINISH CATCHER IN THE RYE due: May 10th
Creative Writing on Fridays
Last discussion question for "Catcher" due : May 10th
Poetry Project: due JUNE 3

APRIL - MAY Assignments/English

7th:

Farewell to Manzanar Questions 10-15: due April 25th

Research Project on Internment Camps due:  May 3

Book Talks due:  May 13


8th:

See Catcher in the Rye Reading/Assignment schedule
Book Talks due:  May 26


All classes: Keep on top of weekly writing assignments as given in class.
Creative Writing: Fridays (all grades)

MARCH-APRIL ENGLISH CLASSES

6th grade:

Spelling tests resume on Fridays as of 3/25
Keep to your reading schedule of Charlotte Doyle  (as of 3/21)
Book Report on Independent book : Due 4/11 (see assignment sheet)

7th grade:

Spelling tests resume on Fridays as of 3/25
Keep to your reading schedule for Farewell to Manzanar

8th grade:

Vocabulary tests resume as of 3/25
Keep to your reading schedule for Of Mice and Men
See schedule for due dates of papers (2) on Of Mice and Men

All missing assignments are due to me by 3/30 (no later). See me if you have any questions about your assignments.

JANUARY UPDATES (Beginning Jan. 18)

6th grade:  Spelling Tests & Creative Writing on FRIDAYS
Keep current on reading schedule for Daniel's Story
Gathering Blue Collage : due Feb. 1

7th grade:  Creative Writing on Fridays/ Spelling Tests every other Friday
Keep current on reading schedule for Anne Frank
Book Reviews: due Feb. 10

8th:  Creative Writing on FRIDAYS/ Vocab. tests on FRIDAYS
Keep Current on reading schedule for We Are Witnesses
Book Reports: due Feb.1

All classes: Make up tests will be on Thursdays at lunch from now on.
It is your responsibility to make up your test.

REMINDERS!!

Silent Reading is on Tues and Thurs. for grades 6 and 7. Bring a book!

Grades 6-8:  You should always have both English notebooks with you in class-- your Reading Response notebook and your composition book (for creative writing!)