8th grade September 30

Lessons
ELA


Weekly Vocabulary words Due Tuesday

1.  Haiku                             6. elements of a poem

2. Concrete poetry           7. subject verb agreement

3. line                                  

4.  stanza                          

5. form   of a poem   
   
Write a Haiku that focuses on a season. Be sure to follow the 5,7,5 rule.
Spelling pg 31 1-13 Q& A  Due Thursday

'My Favorite Christmas Moment"  final paper due Monday Oct 7 

7th grade September 30

Lesson
ELA


Weekly vocabulary Due Tuesday

1. Theme                           6. outline

2. topics                            7. sorting details  

3. introduction                 8. body

4. supporting details       9. conclusion

5.  implicit details     

ELA textbook pg 59 activity b 1-10 questions and answers
Spelling pg 31 1-13 questions and answers Due Thursday
Final copy of "My Favorite Christmas moment" due October 7 NO EXCUSES!

6th Grade September 29

Lessons
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Religion


ELA

plot                     topic

character

setting

point of view

theme

ELA workbook pg 112 Q & A due Wednesday
Spelling p. 37 #1-17  answers only Thursday
Final paper of Christmas Moment due Monday Oct 7


Religion

Weekly vocabulary Due Tuesday

Soul

Steward

sin

original sin

Garden of Eden

Creation story

Second creation story

5th grade September 30

Lessons
ELA 
Religion



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1. puns                     6. Imagery Poems

2.  Hyperbole            7. transition words

3.   Irony                  8. analyze

4. Symbol                 9. develop

5.   Narrative Poetry      

ELA text book pg 209 writers corner on L.L. due Wednesday
Spelling pg 31 #'s 9-18 Q& A Due Thursday
My Favorite Christmas Moment essay due Monday Oct 7.


Religion

Weekly Vocabulary Due Tuesday

Sacrament
sanctifying grace
Christian initiation
common vocation
holiness

8th Grade September 23

LESSON
ELA


weekly vocabulary words DUE Tuesday

1. explicit                    6. ellipsis

2.  implicit                  7. dash

3. Root Words            8. Transition word

4.  Affixes                  9. suffix  

5.   comma                10. prefix


First draft of writing contest due Thursday 26
ELA workbook pg 100 Q&A due Wednesday
Spelling page 25 # 1-20 Answers only

7th Grade September 23

ELA LESSON

weekly vocabulary Due Tuesday

1.  textual evidence   6. coordinate  adjectives

2.  Roots of words        7. dangling modifiers.

3.   prefix                      

4.  affix                       

5. commas  
    
Writing contest first draft due Thursday the 26
Textbook pg 179 writers corner on the bottom of the page on L.L. Due Wednesday 
Spelling pg 27 1-16 answers only 
    

6th Grade September 23

Lessons

ELA

Religion



ELA
weekly vocabulary words

1. prequel                   6. describe

2. sequel                     7.analyze

3. comma                    8.develop

4.   parentheses          

5. dash    

Writing contest first draft due Friday the 27
workbook Due Wednesday Q&A:
Green book pg 107
Blue book pg 109
Spelling Due Thursday  pg 25 #'s 6-18 Q& A


Religion 

Weekly vocabulary: due Tuesday
Covenant
Book of Genesis
creation
human dignity
free will
conscience

Workbook pg 7 due  Wednesday

5th Grade September 23

Lessons

ELA

Religion

ELA

Weekly Vocabulary words Due Tuesday

1. transition words                 6. prewrite

2.revise                                   7. Draft

3.  edit                                     8. simile

4.  figurative language            9. metaphor

5. chronological order           10. personification

Writing contest first draft due Friday
ELA workbook  94 Q& A due Wednesday
Spelling pg 25 #'s 8-18 Q&A Due Thursday


Religion

weekly vocabulary words Due Tuesday

Evangelization
liturgy
Paschal Mystery
last judgment
Corporal works of Mercy
Spiritual works of Mercy

Workbook pg 8  Due Thursday L.L.

The 2013 Christmas Spectacular Writing Contest 5-8 grade

 This year's theme for the  2013 Christmas Spectacular Writing Contest is:

  "My Favorite Christmas Moment" 

Rules for the essay is as follows: 

* This is not a optional contest. All students from 5-8 grade must take part in the contest. 

* Typed BLACK ink 

*  Double spaced 

* 12 point(size font) 

* Times New Roman font 

* The paper can be NO LESS than a page and a half (1 1/2 ) and NO MORE than two (2) pages

DATES 

7&8 first draft due Sept 26 

6&5 first draft due Sept 27 

Final published essay 

7&8 Due Oct 7 

5&6 Due Oct 8

8th Grade Week of 9/16

Lessons

ELA



Weekly Vocabulary

1. Setting                    6.edit

2. Point of view          7.transitive verbs
3.  Theme                    8.intransitive verbs
4 infinitives                 9. Gerunds
5. revise                      10.participles


Homework
vocabulary words due Tuesday
Comparative essay due Wednesday. Use editing made during peer review to revise your work.
Spelling pg 19 1-13 Q&A due Wednesday
ELA workbook due Thursday

7th Grade Week of 9/16

Lesson

ELA


Weekly vocabulary words

1.  phrase                   6. point of view

2.  Clause                  7. theme
3.  planning              
4.   revise                 
5.  voice        

Weekly homework

Vocabulary words due Tuesday 
spelling pg 19 1-13 Q&A due Wednesday 
ELA text 367 # 1-10 Q&A due Thursday    

6th grade week of 9/16

Weekly lessons

ELA

Religion



ELA
Weekly vocabulary words

1.  Character            6. adverb of time

2.  setting                 7.adverb of place
3.  plot                       8. adverb of manner
4.  theme                  
5.   adverb                

Homework

Weekly vocabulary words Due Tuesday
spelling pg 19 #'s 1-8 and 9-13  questions and answers due Wednesday
ELA workbook Thursday

Religion 

Weekly vocabulary 

1. Magisterium           6. Divine Inspiration

2. Divine Revelation  

3. Blessed Trinity      

4. Bible                      

5.  Tradition              

5th Grade week of 9/16

Lessons

ELA

Religion


ELA

Weekly Vocabulary Words

1.  noun             6.possessive noun

2. common noun    7.abstract noun
3. proper noun      8.concrete noun
4.collective noun       9.homophone
5.  plural noun           10.homonym




Homework:
Weekly vocabulary words due Tuesday
spelling text pg 19 1-13 Q&A due Wednesday
Grammar workbook  pg 8 Q & A Thursday


Religion

1. Blessed Trinity       6.Kingdom of God

2. Jesus’ mission       7.Apostles

3. Church                 
Religion vocabulary words due Tuesday
Workbook pg 5 Due on L.L. Wednesday  

8th Grade September 9

Lesson

ELA

weekly vocabulary words

1.noun                     6. Direct address

2.  pronoun             7. Function of a noun
3. object                 8. Structure of a noun
4.direct object       9.subject complement
5.subject               10.linking verb

weekly vocabulary words Due Tuesday 9/10
Pg 13 in Spelling text numbers 1-5 and 11-15  Q& A Due Wednesday 9/11

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/news/chicago-fire-1871-and-great-rebuilding/?ar_a=1

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/2043

7th Grade September 9th

Lessons

ELA


Weekly Vocabulary words

1.noun                   6. Direct address

2.  pronoun           7. Function of a noun
3. object               8. Structure of a noun
4.direct object     9.subject complement
5.subject             10.linking verb

Vocabulary words due Tuesday 9/10
Spelling pg 13 numbers 1-5 14-20 Q&A
 ELA TEXTBOOK pg 326 noun challenge  Due Thursday 9/12

6th grade Sebtember 9th

Lessons (click on class to see the lesson)  

 

ELA

Religion

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Weekly Vocabulary

1.noun                       6. Subject complement

2. pronoun                  7.function of a noun
3. subject                   8.structure of a noun
4.  direct object     
5.  objective        

weekly vocabulary due Tuesday 9/10
Noun page Due Thursday 9/12 green book pg 5 Q&A  Blue book pg 7 #'s 1-10 Q&A and 11-25 Answers only.


Religion

Weekly vocabulary

Magisterium

Divine Revelation

Blessed Trinity    

Bible

Tradition

Divine Inspiration

Vocabulary defined due Wednesday 9/11
workbook pg4 due Friday 9/13
Finish Postcard started in class due 9/11

5th Grade September 9th

Lessons
(click on class to view weekly lessons)

ELA

Religion

ELA

Weekly Vocabulary

1.  noun                          6.possessive noun

2. common noun              7.abstract noun
3. proper noun                 8.concrete noun
4.collective noun              9.homophone
5.  plural noun                  10.homonym

HOMEWORK

Vocabulary words must be defined due Wednesday 9/11
Spelling pg 13 numbers 1-7 Q&A Due Wednesday 9/11
ELA  workbook pg 97 Q&A due Thursday 9/12

Religion

Weekly vocabulary

Blessed Trinity      
Jesus’ mission      
Church
Kingdom of God
Apostles

Weekly Vocabulary Due Tuesday 9/10
Workbook Page 4 Due Thursday 9/12