Happy New Year! Welcome to 2008!

Mrs. Decker's English and History Classes 1/7-18

January books and projects for all grades will be due Feb. 4 (Monday).

6th:
Spelling 14- regular daily assignments
Spelling 15- regular daily assignments
Lang.- 137 thru 147, one page daily
Poetry- Clerihew: Brainstorming week 1, rough drafts week 2
Lit. Circles- Start new groups 1/7. First meeting 1/11. 2nd meeting 1/17.

December book reports/projects due 1/10.

History-
202-207 and lesson review 207, 1-7
Lesson 1 worksheets
Topographic maps
210-213 and lesson review 213, 1-6
Lesson 2 worksheets
214-217 and lesson review 217
lesson 3 worksheets
Notecards
Video on 1/16
Chap. review 1-18
Test on Tuesday, 1/22

7th:
Spelling 12- regular daily assignments
Spelling Review 2- Daily review activities in class, follow up at home nightly.
Lang- 57-67, one page daily
A Single Shard- Chap 5 and 6 by 1/11, Chap 7 and 8 by 1/16
Creative Writing- Essay due 1/11, Regular file folder assignment due 1/18

December book report/project due 1/10.

History- Japan
Section 1 notes complete and lesson review
Foldable with map and information
Section 2 notes complete and lesson review
Video notes 1/11
Section 3 notes complete and lesson review
Gala art projects started

8th:
Spelling 12- regular assignments, except no prac. test and the real test is on Thurs.
Spelling 13- regular assignments
Lang- 82-84, 100
Freak the Mighty: Chap 1 and 2 read, vocab. game, workbook 1/10
Chap 3-4 read by 1/15, Workbook done together 1/15 and 17.

Poetry unit- Rhyming activity 1/7
I Believe poems 1/14