Homework for 8/31/10

English 7 - Finish chapter 3 & 4 questions. Study for tomorrow's test over chapters 1-4. A mini-short story writing assignment was assigned today. It is due Wednesday.

English 8 - Study for The Pigman test.

English 9 - Finish reading chapters 19-21, if needed.


**Middle School Academic Team Practice Thursday from 3-4pm.

** 1/2 AR Points are due Sept. 07.

Homework for 8/30/10

English 7 - Write each spelling word in a sentence.

English 8 - Complete questions for chapter 13-15 and the Active Reading worksheet.

English 9 - No homework.


**There will be MS Academic Team Practice Thursday from 3-4pm.

Homework for 8/27/10

English 7 - No homework.

English 8 - Finish reading chapter 15, if needed.

English 9 - No homework.


*Students need to have 1/2 of their AR points by Sept. 07.

*Students need to add the 5th section in their binders entitled Reflective Writing, ASAP!

Have a great weekend!

Homework for 8/26/10

English 7 - Finish reading chapter 3 in From the Mixed-up Files ...

English 8 - Finish reading chapter 13 in The Pigman, if needed

English 9 - If needed, finish chapter 13-18 questions and the Idioms worksheet. Study for the quiz over chapters 13-18 and vocabulary list 4.


*There will be a MS Academic Team meeting tomorrow morning at 7:45 in Mr. Litteral's room.

Homework for 8/25/10

English 7 - Finish reading chapter 2 and complete the venn diagram over Jamie and Claudia

English 8 - Using this week's vocabulary list, choose 5 words and create a comic strip.

English 9 - Finish reading chapter 18. Create a comic strip using list 4 vocabulary words.

Homework for 8/24/10

English 7 - No homework.

English 8 - Finish the chapter 9-11 worksheet, if not finished in class.

English 9 - Finish reading chapter 16. Complete character web/prediction chart, if needed.

Homework for 8/23/10

English 7 - No homework.

English 8 - Read chapters 9 & 10, if not finished in class.

English 9 - If needed, finish character web and read chapters 13 & 14.

Broadcast Media - Prepare mini-broadcast scripts (2 minutes long)


**There is MS Academic Team Practice Tuesday from 3:00 to 4:00pm.

** 2009-2010 Yearbooks are still available for purchase for $30.

Attendance Incentive Plan

Augusta Independent Schools
Attendance Incentive Plan 2010-2011
96% Attendance Goal

• Students with perfect attendance (No absences or tardies) for the week will receive popcorn during lunch every Friday until the end of September.

• Overall best class attendance through September 3rd will receive:
 1st place-Pizza party & movie
 2nd place-Ice cream party & movie
 3rd place-Candy bar & movie

• Students with perfect attendance (No absences or tardies) from August 17th-September 30th will receive a movie field trip.

• Students in MS/HS with perfect attendance (No absences or tardies) from August 17th-September 7th will receive a 100% for their mid-term AR grade in Language Arts.

• Students in MS/HS with perfect attendance (No absences or tardies) from September 8th- October 15th will receive a 100% for their final AR grade in Language Arts.

Homework for 8/20/10

English 7 - Finish comma exercise, if not finished in class.

English 8 - Finish The Pigman Activities, if not completed in class.

English 9 - If needed, finish the article writing about Charlie Ward's death.

Journalism - Finish the feature article, if needed.


**There will be Middle School Academic Team Practice Tuesday at 3:00pm.

Homework for 8/19/10

English 7 - If needed, finish Exercises A & B on pages 545 and 546

English 8 - Write each vocabulary word from list 2 in a sentence. Study for vocab quiz and the test over The Pigman for chapters 1-8.

English 9 - Finish Vocabulary 3 Exercise, if needed. Study for tomorrow's vocab quiz and test over Swallowing Stones chapters 1-12.

Homework for 8/18/10

English 7 - No homework

English 8 - Read chapters 6 & 7 of The Pigman

English 9 - Read chapters 10, 11, & 12 in Swallowing Stones. Write 2 questions about the chapters to use in tomorrow's book club discussion.

Homework for 8/17/10

English 7 - Finish grammar assignment in red textbook

English 8 - No homework.

English 9 - Complete Vocabulary 2 Exercise, if not finished in class.

Homework for 8/16/10

English 7 - Finish observation essays.

English 8 - No homework

English 9 - Read through chapter 8 (to pg. 92) and develop 2 questions for tomorrows book discussions.


**To encourage school spirit, student's will receive 15 bonus points for attending either Tuesday or Wednesday nights volleyball game!! Students can only get credit for one game. Please be sure to see me at the game. They begin at 6pm and admission is $3.

Homework for 8/13/10

English 7 - No homework

English 8 - No homework

English 9 - No homework


*Middle School Academic Team Practice - Monday from 3:00 to 4:00pm

Homework for 8/12/10

English 7 - No homework

English 8 - Students need to finish The Pigman worksheet over chapters 1-5, if not finished in class.

English 9 - If needed, finish discussion questions for Swallowing Stones. Students need to write a paragraph using each vocabulary word. The paragraph can be about any topic. There will be a vocabulary quiz tomorrow.


*There will be middle school academic team practice Monday from 3-4pm in my room.

*Tissues and sanitizer are due tomorrow for those students wanting bonus points. Binders are also due tomorrow.

*The high school volleyball team begins their season tonight with a home game beginning at 6:00pm. Come out and support our Lady Panthers!

Homework for 8/11/10

English 7 - If needed, finish Practice 1 on page 31 & 32 in the blue workbook.

English 8 - If needed, finish reading chapters 3-5 of The Pigman and complete the questions.

English 9 - Read chapter 4 and write a 2 paragraph summary of the chapter.

Homework for 8/10/10

English 7 - Finish grammar assignment: Exercises A-C, Pg. 57 & 58, Odd numbers

English 8 - Finish Venn Diagram, if needed. Complete Vocabulary 1 Exercise

English 9 - Read chapter 3 of Swallow Stones. Quiz tomorrow.


**Academic team forms need to be returned ASAP!!

Homework for 8/9/10

English 7 - Finish introductory essays

English 8 - Finish friendship journals, if needed

English 9 - Finish 2nd Amendement Journal Writing, if needed


*Signature forms need to be returned by tomorrow.

Homework for 8/06/10

English 7 - No homework.

English 8 - No homework.

English 9 - Finish introductory essays, if needed.


All students need to return the slip with a parent's signature that states the expectations and procedures are understood for my class by Tuesday. Also, students need to have their binders ready by next Friday. Tissues and hand sanitizer may be brought in for bonus points and are due by nest Friday as well.

The Middle School Academic Team will have a meeting Monday at 3pm in my room for those students in grades 6-8 who are interested in joining the team.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a good first day back to school. I think it is going to be a productive year! No classes have homework this evening. However, students did receive a syllabus/class expectations for my class today. Students and parents need to read over these, sign the form, and students need to have it returned by Tuesday. I did not have 7th grade today because of homeroom, so they will receive this tomorrow.

Just a reminder of the supplies needed for my class:

English 7-9 - Pencils and loose-leaf paper, 3-ring binder (1 1/2 inches works best), 4 dividers - Binders need to be ready for use by Friday, Aug. 13.
*Tissues and hand sanitizer may be brought in for bonus points. These need to be turned in by Friday, August 13.

Journalism & Broadcast Media - A Folder and a notebook, or a small binder with loose-leaf paper. Either will be fine.


Also, the school forms need to be returned to the office by Tuesday.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. I usually update this site daily with homework. I hope this will be a fantastic year!