Ms. Copeland's Homework Blog

TODAY IN 7B: WEEKLY MASS ENGLISH 7: students corrected Synonyms & Antonyms in class with the teacher; class finished reading Shakespeare's Act IV of A Midsummer Night's Dream ENGLISH 8: class watched the interview of David S. Wisnia, holocaust survivor; class read Ch.16 of The Devil's Arithmetic; The Trip presentations and 1 Maximilian Kolbe presentation ended class today RELIGION: U.1, Ch. 2 The Gospels: Portrait of Jesus test LITERATURE COPELAND HOMEWORK: NONE ENGLISH 8 EXTRA CREDIT: Create a GoogleSlide presentation on St. Maximilian Kolbe's life/story. Please include PRIMARY SOURCE pictures, quotes, and do your best to avoid repeating statistics about his life that were presented on Friday. Tell his story...

TODAY IN 7B: RELIGION: students took notes on Ch.2 the Gospel of John & Mary our model of faith KID'S HEART CHALLENGE: 7th, 4th, and Kinder jumped rope to raise $$ for the American Heart Association ENGLISH 7: the class listened to & read 1/2 of Act III, Scene 1 Midsummer Night's Dream ENGLISH 8: class read The Devil's Arithmetic and began work on Imagery & Euphemisms  RELIGION: Study Guide for Finding God Ch.2  SPANISH PEP RALLY COPELAND'S HOMEWORK FOR 7B: ENGLISH 7: finish U.4 Synonyms & Antonyms; do flash-cards OR Quizlet for Act IV Shakespearean vocab (use handout with definitions); complete "Assessment Preparation: Analogies (p.48 of Act IV packet) ENGLISH 8: finish U.4 Synonyms & Antonyms; do Ch.15 PEEL; and complete Ch.15 Imagery & Euphemisms page RELIGION: review & study Ch.2 notes and SG for tomorrow's test

TODAY IN 7B: RELIGION: students took notes and experienced the reflective form of prayer--Lectio Divina John 2:1-12 ENGLISH 7: students corrected U.4 "Choosing the Right Word," Act III, Scene 2 graded quizzes returned and reviewed; class read Act IV of A Midsummer Night's Dream ENGLISH 8: students corrected U.4 "Choosing the Right Word," Ch.8-14 Test Returned and exemplary essay responses shared/discussed/analyzed; class was given time to use A Devil's Arithmetic to complete a formal writing assignment (utilizing past PEEL format) ART MUSIC HOMEWORK FOR 10-24-18: NONE

TODAY IN 7B: PE ENGLISH 7-1 & 7-2: students submitted A Midsummer Night's Dream Act III Flashcards/Quizlets; class took Act III Quiz and started Vocabulary Workshop ENGLISH 8-1 & 8-2: submitted Ch.8-14 The Devil's Arithmetic packet and took coordinating assessment  RELIGION: pp.26-28 Mary: Model of Faith  SPANISH LITERATURE: students submitted Venn Diagrams, re-read "Seventh Grade" & "Stolen Day," and worked on comparing literary works HOMEWORK FOR 10-23-18: ENGLISH 7 AND ENGLISH 8: go online and do audio intro to U.4 words, highlight the definitions/synonyms, do "Choosing the Right Word"

TODAY IN 7B: MONDAY MORNING ASSEMBLY AR READING ENGLISH 7: students used the play (in text form) to finish responding to Act III questions; class was given time to begin Shakespearean vocab flashcards ENGLISH 8: students were given class time to complete packet and work on writing assignment in class RELIGION: Jesus in the Scriptures (the Gospel of John and identifying the Evangelists) pp.22-25 LITERATURE: class read "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto & "Stolen Day" by Sherwood Anderson----discussed each set of questions afterwards, and then worked independently to compare and contrast the main characters HOMEWORK FOR 10-22-18:  ENGLISH 7-1 & 7-2: do all 14 flashcards (or Quizlet) for A Midsummer Night's Dream Act III, Scene 2 ENGLISH 8-1 & 8-2: complete Ch.14 Writing Activity (bring hard copy to class) , finish packet, and complete PEEL for Ch.12 and 13 of A Devil's Arithmetic LITERATURE: complete Venn Diagram of two main characte