7th: Please prepare for our Victorian holiday celebration. Bring costume, personal snack, holiday books, and board games for our very special Victorian parlor social gathering!

--Vacation: complete generosity essay and Wax Museum outline form.

6th: Complete the self-evaluation form on your "Cooperative Learning" participation. Reflect on your role in your group and analyze various ways to improve your positive effort for your team.

8th: on p. 916 Answer questions # 1-5, 7 & 9

7th: Review and study for test on Christmas Carol. Complete the Christmas in Your Heart essay during the vacation break. Also, complete the outline on your Wax Museum subject during break.

6th: pp. 14 & 15 in your Mythology packet.

8th: NO HW

7th: Complete the first two pages of the Christmas Carol Symbolism packet.

6th: Complete the second page of the Mythology packet (american history questions)

All grades Vocabulary Lesson 13 is due tomorrow!

8th: Read "Low Impact Living" and answer the sidebar and multiple choice questions.

7th: Read Stave 5 by Tuesday. Test is Thursday!

8th: No HW

7th: Read Stave 4 by Friday. Complete the Door Knocker assignment by Thursday, Dec 15. "Ghost from my Past" will be due on Monday.

6th: Complete the Mythology Webquest and bring your packet to class tomorrow! You may need it, if we have a quiz on the 12 main gods and goddesses.

Vocab All grades: Lesson 12

8th: Finish reading the assigned article and answer 3 questions in the sidebars.
7th: Finish reading Stave 3. Take notes as you are reading for the Journey Circle analysis.

6th: Your personal narrative is due tomorrow. Please staple your cover sheet and rubric to your story BEFORE coming to class.

8th: Complete the live news assignment. Review the news for sources and content. Follow the directions on the handout.

7th: Complete the scene analysis for Stave 3 --analyze the scenes on his visit with the ghost -- fill in the journey circle, complete "The Twig is Bent". Read Stave 4 by Tuesday.

6th: Your typed personal narrative is due on Tuesday. 2-3 pages in length. No more than 3 pages!

8th: NO HW! Great job with the Pearl test!

7th: Finish reading Stave 2 in the Christmas Carol by Friday.

6th: Check out Study Island and complete first practice lesson. Continue writing one of your personal narrative topics in your Writer's Notebook.

Vocabulary Lesson 11 is due tomorrow for all grades!

8th: Study for the Pearl test.

7th: Finish reading Stave 1 in the Christmas Carol -- (There might be a quiz tomorrow!)

6th: Spend 20 minutes writing tonight. Continue writing one of the following or start one of these:

a) A wonderful surprise!

b) A favorite holiday !

c) A funny moment!

d) Something truly memorable!

8th: Complete the assigned section of the Pearl Review Sheet by Monday. Review the book before Tuesday's objective test.

7th: Visit the Charles Dickens Webquest. Complete both sides of the webquest handout distributed in class today.

6th: No HW!

8th: No HW!

7th: Study for Vocabulary Test on Lessons 9 & 10.

6th: Type the best Q.A.S.I. answer from your "Reading Everyday Texts" packet! Remember all the rules for QASI, and the requirement of text evidence from the article. (Study for the Vocabulary test)