Language Arts Overview – 8^th Grade

Monday, January 18 –Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 19 – Book Report Due, Infinitive Phrases. Introduction of outline

Wednesday, January 20 – Writing Workshop – elaborating on our topic statement

Thursday, January 21 – Finish up verbals; begin reviewing phrases

Friday, January 22 – Outline for Review of Literature due

Upcoming Assignments: Book Report #4 due January 19, 2010

Extra Credit: District Writing Celebration Contest – 1/20

Phrase Test – Prep., Ger., Part., and Inf. – 1/27

Contact Info: kberger@op97.org 708-524-3040 ext 4131

Language Arts Overview – 7^th Grade

Monday, January 18 –Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 19 – Writer’s Workshop – making our paragraphs more specific

Wednesday, January 20 – Exercises for subject and verb complements

Thursday, January 21 – Review for test; Writer’s Workshop

Friday, January 22 – Sent. & Its Parts Test – subjects, verbs, D.O., I.O., P.N., and P.A.

Upcoming Assignments: Book Report #4 due January 26, 2010

Extra Credit: District Writing Celebration Contest – 1/20

Contact Info: kberger@op97.org 708-524-3040 ext 4131

Week of January 4, 2010

Language Arts Overview – 8^th Grade

Monday, January 4 – Introduction of phrases: prepositions

Tuesday, January 5 – Writer’s Workshop – Paragraph cohesiveness; use of transitions

Wednesday, January 6 – Continue with prepositions – adj, and adv. phrases

Thursday, January 7 – Writer’s Workshop - Paragraph cohesiveness; use of transitions

Friday, January 8 – Vocabulary Quiz #4 – Finish up with prepositions

Upcoming Assignments: Midterm Vocabulary Test – Friday, January 15

Book Report #4 due January 19, 2010

Extra Credit: District Writing Celebration Contest – 1/20

Contact Info: kberger@op97.org 708-524-3040 ext 4131

Language Arts Overview – 7^th Grade

Monday, January 4 – Sentence structure – Chapter 1 in grammar book

Tuesday, January 5 – Writer’s Workshop – Paragraph cohesiveness; use of transitions

Wednesday, January 6 – Sentence structure - continued

Thursday, January 7 – Writer’s Workshop - Paragraph cohesiveness; use of transitions

Friday, January 8 – Vocabulary Quiz #4 – sentence structure continued

Upcoming Assignments: Midterm Vocabulary Test – Friday, January 15

Book Report #4 due January 26, 2010

Extra Credit: District Writing Celebration Contest – 1/20

Contact Info: kberger@op97.org 708-524-3040 ext 4131