Category Archives: Assignments

Homework assignments for students and parents

Class Work – August 26, 2014

Here are the instructions for the introduction letter that is due on Wednesday, August 27, at the beginning of class.  We brainstormed and wrote about why reading and writing are so integral to life and turned in our t-shirts.  They will be fun to display in my room or hallway.  I haven’t decided.  Here are the directions for the introduction letter we started in class but didn’t finish.  It is homework.  If your student has a question, then he or she can come in tomorrow morning during tutorials with a signed pass from you in the hallway passport section of the agenda.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10BvVV1NnfvdSsWzJyoEGjSKuVzftFw_45qUtX92nGWs/edit?usp=sharing

Introduction letter directions

The only change is that you will write ONE copy of your letter and use the front side of your paper.   I look forward to reading your words of art.  Take care, and have a good evening.

Mrs. Johnson <><

P. S. Here is the template for the T-shirt if your student didn’t turn one in.  I’d like to display them.  Please have your student decorate it and cut it out before school tomorrow if this applies to you.  Thank you.

T-Shirt Template

Reading Quizzes

My on-level ILA classes will have at least one quiz and one test covering our reading of Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World this week.  My PAP ILA class will have a novel quiz covering chapters 1-12 of The Westing Game on Friday, May 16. Please keep up-to-date with your reading, discussion questions, and vocabulary as we study our novel and nonfiction piece.

Mrs. Johnson <><

Character Analysis Essays

This major project grade is due tomorrow, Friday, May 9, when you walk into my classroom.  We’ll take a moment to assemble the packets and staple, but you should have all of the pieces with you when you arrive to my classroom. Check your school email account, and ask your parents (nicely) to print off anything you need from organizer to rubric. Do you not have ink in the printer at home? Go to the Integration Lab tomorrow morning and print it off there.  Remember to keep on working diligently because although the end of the school  year is getting closer, it’s still not here yet. Stay strong in your efforts. Turn in your work on time.

Class Work – April 15, 2014

Today my on-level ILA classes read “The Circuit” by Francisco Jimenez.  The text can be found below for you to finish your selection B assessment.

The Circuit

My Pre-AP ILA class read “Lob’s Girl” by Joan Aiken and “Jeremiah’s Song” by Walter Dean Myers.  The text for both stories can be found below for you to finish your selection B assessment.

Lob’s Girl

Jeremiah’s Song

If you were absent, I am asking you to read the short stories and see me after school on Wednesday for tutorials to complete your missing work since I have morning duty this week.  Thank you, and make it a terrific Tuesday!

The Fabulous Mrs. Johnson <><

Reminder – Holes

Your questions and vocabulary for chapters 34-45 of Holes is due on Monday, April 14.  We will go over them in class at that time. Don’t forget to bring in your canned goods.  We still have time to donate to Frisco Family Services.  Thank you to those families who have already generously donated to the canned food drive.   Your efforts are greatly appreciated!

The Fabulous Mrs. Johnson <><

P. S.  Come in on Monday morning during tutorials to finish up if you need to do so!

Writing a Letter in the Voice of a Character

I have put the directions for the embedded assessment on the class calendar.  Please make sure you follow all of the steps to complete your paper in a timely fashion.  Your final copy is now due Monday, April 7, at the beginning of the class period.  This is the second major grade for the marking period that ends Friday, April 18.

We have concentrated on drama this week in ILA and PAP ILA with reading Gluskabe and Old Man Winter and an excerpt You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. We traveled to the Lands Beyond and had a spectacular STAAR practice on Friday, April 4.  Be ready for the big day ahead.

The Fabulous Mrs. Johnson <><

Class Calendar

Check the class calendar today to find the lesson plans and the steps of the Embedded Assessment we are completing in class this week.  Bring your snack to your third period class on Tuesday and your seventh period class on Wednesday.  It should be in a sealed sandwich-sized bag.  Lunch will be at 12:00 P.M. both days.  Be kind, and do the right thing.

The Fabulous Mrs. Johnson <><

Double-entry Journals

Students are being asked to record their questions, impressions, and opinions as we read Holes by Louis Sachar.  Here is the breakdown of journal entries so far.  Some students write down words and phrases they find interesting; some record figurative language and/or literary devices.  There is some information on the class calendar to the right of this blog entry.

Chapters 1-5: Write two journal entries.

Chapters 6-12: Write six journal entries.

Chapters 13-16: Write three journal entries.

Mrs. Johnson <><

P. S. Here are my “Streak Into Spring” totals: March 17 -38 minutes , March 18 – 49 minutes , March 19- 15 minutes

Last Weekend of Winter

Here are my totals for the weekend, beloveds. March 15- 35 minutes, March 16 – 41 minutes

Bring your copy of Holes to class on Monday, March 17.  We will be reading in class, and I don’t want you to miss out on a single thing.  Also, wear green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.  If you like Sonic Drive-In, give the cook in your family a break and head there on Monday.  The cheeseburgers are half-price all day long.  Enjoy!

I am about one-third of the way through House of Hades by Rick Riordan.  Hopefully, I can finish before tomorrow morning. If you see me before my coffee, don’t make eye contact because I’ve been up all night reading, most likely.

The Fabulous Mrs. Johnson <><

P. S. Remember the first day of spring is Thursday, March 20.