Period 2 - Study the U.S. States

Thursday we will have our first quiz on the states of the U.S. This first quiz will cover the northeast region only.

Here is a game you can use to review: find the states.

Have fun studying!

Period 7 Homework

Please complete exercise 9 on p. 86.

Use the simple past with "since" and the present perfect with the other clause. Thanks!

Period 5 Homework

On your "job interview" worksheet, write two jobs and three questions for each job in present perfect tense. Thank you!

Period 3 Homework

Please complete your vocabulary predict and verify worksheet.

• Check the text and / or a dictionary to find the definitions of the vocabulary words.
• Then complete the third column of your chart.
• If your definitions were correct, you can put a check.
• If they need some more detail, write it.

Period 8 - "Crickets" Reading Comprehension questions

Please answer these questions. You don't have to copy the questions, but please answer them in complete sentences.

1. Who are the two main characters of the story?
2. What is the setting of the story?
3. Briefly describe the conflict in the story? (i.e. - what does Ted/Thieu want? What does Bill want?)
4. Is the conflict resolved? Why or why not? (your answer should start with, "The conflict is resolved because..." or "The conflict is not resolved because...")

Thanks. See you tomorrow!

Period 5 and 7 - Survey

Please complete the following survey about quizlet. This will help me know how to better set it up for my students in the future. Thank you!

Period 5 and 7 - Study for Quiz

The next quiz on irregular verbs - group 5 and group 6 - will be on Tuesday, Dec. 14th.

Please study these words. You will do better on the quiz if you study, and you will learn the past tense forms of many common English words!

Period 7 Homework

Please complete page 52, exercise 41 about "Habitual Past." Thanks!

Notes for period 3 / 8

If you were absent yesterday, here are the notes from period 3 and 8 on Narrative Point of View:

Any questions, please see me.

Period 7 Homework

Please complete page 47 for homework.

Period 7

Please complete pages 43 and 44. Put the verbs in simple past or past progressive! Thank you!

Period 5 Homework

Complete page 43 - please put the verbs in simple past or past progressive.

Periods 5 & 7

Next Irregular Verb quiz is on Monday - December 5th

Please study group 3 and group 4 on quizlet!

Period 3 Homework

Please complete both sides of your vocabulary worksheet - p. 40 (literary words) and p. 41 (academic words) if you didn't finish it already.

To be collected tomorrow.

Period 5 Homework

Please complete Exercises 1, 2 & 3 on p. 215-16, and Exercise 7 on pages 218-219 of your "Time Words" packet. To be collected tomorrow.

Period 3 Homework

Please complete the front side of your vocabulary worksheet (p. 41 - Vocabulary - Academic Words) for tomorrow. We will check it in class. Thank you!

Period 5 and Period 7 Study Assignment

Tuesday, November 22nd we will have a quiz on irregular past tense verbs - group 1 and group 2.

Study these verbs on quizlet! Here are the links to each set:
Group 1
Group 2

You can also study the two sets combined by clicking this link.

Period 2 Homework

Please complete both sides of "Practice 11 - Yes/No questions and Short Answers with the Simple Present Tense."

We will go over it in class tomorrow. Thanks!

Period 6 Homework

Please complete the reading comprehension parts A & B on pages 40-41 of "Life is Good in Iceland." Thanks!

Period 5 Homework

Please complete exercise D on p. 119-120 using simple present and simple past tense verbs! Thanks.

Period 2 Homework

Please complete "Practice 9" worksheet - the simple present tense.

Period 2 Hw/Cw

Please complete the following exercises in your blue workbook:

• p. 60, exercise A
• p. 62, exercise B
• p. 63, exercise D

Period 5 / 7 Classwork - Phrasal Verbs

To find phrasal verbs containing your word, visit Englishpage.com and make a list.

You must include:

• 5 or more phrasal verbs
• a definition for each
• Whether each verb is transitive or intransitive.
• Whether each verb is separable or inseparable.

Here's our list

Period 8 - For Friday

Every student must log in to quizlet.com and complete "learn" for our study set "Greek and Latin Roots" by this Friday, 10/21/16.

Period 2 Homework

Read the example paragraphs on page 55 of your blue book.

On a piece of paper, write a short paragraph describing your home.

Period 3 Homework

Please complete your vocabulary worksheet. Thank you!

Period 2 Homework

Please complete page 46 in your blue book. Thank you!

Period 5 Homework

Please complete answering your classmates' surveys. Thank you!

Period 3 Study Homework

Please complete "learn" for the study set "Vocabulary Review 1 - Period 3 Intermediate ESL Reading / Writing" one time before Monday.

Here is the link to the study set: Vocabulary Review Period 3

Period 5 and 7 Homework

Please complete exercises C & D on pages 45-46 in your packets about Simple Present vs. Present Progressive - Balancing School and Work.

Thank you!

Period 2 Homework

Please try exercise 6 on pages 135-136 in your "Families and Names" packet.

Period 5 - Homework for Monday

Please complete exercise C on pages 42-43. Thanks!

Period 8 - Do Now

After you finish drafting, what is the next step in the writing process?

What should both your introduction and your conclusion have?

Period 2 - Homework

Please complete page 132 - changing possessive forms - of your "families and names" packet. Thank you!

Simple Present Quiz - Corrections

Students may submit corrections to their simple present quiz on a separate piece of paper for half credit.

Please hand in by next Tuesday ( 9 / 27 ).

Period 5 & 7 Homework

Please complete exercise D on p. 18 - tag questions. Thanks!

Period 5 and 7 Homework

Writing questions - p. 13 exercise 5.

Link to Quiz

Here is the quiz click here.

Period 5 Homework

Page 7, exercise C of the Simple Present Tense exercises.

8th Period Vocabulary

Here are the graphic organizers completed by Alenny and Adonis. Study for a quiz on Monday on these words.

All Classes - Binder Check Today!

Please have your binder setup complete by the end of class today. This will be a classwork grade. I want to give everyone full credit!

Welcome Back!

Please make your binder according to the instructions provided:

Instructions for making your binder:

Step 1: Make the Cover.

            On a blank piece of paper, write your name  and “English,” like this:

Guillermo Wang

English

            You can also write your name on a narrow strip of paper for the side,            

            if you like.

            Insert the paper into the pocket on the front of the binder.

Step 2: Make the Dividers

            Your binder has 5 sections:

o   Notes

o   Homework / Classwork

o   Reading

o   Vocabulary

o   Finished Work

Use the dividers to label these five sections. Put paper in the “notes” and “vocabulary” sections.

Period 5 & 7 Classwork

Phrasal Verbs List from Using English.com

Period 5 Classwork for Friday

Use this link to complete the reflection about your conversation.

http://goo.gl/forms/6ImZHQAKdD

This will count as a quiz grade!

Period 3 Tomorrow

Short video about seafloor spreading:

https://youtu.be/ZzvDlP6xd9o

Period 8 Homework

Please complete the Reading Comprehension questions for part 1 of "The Necklace," on page 77.

Period 5 Homework

Pages 179-180

Exercise 4 & 5.

Period 6 Homework

Please complete exercises A & B on pages 84-86 about the reading, "Louis Invents Braille."
Thank you!

Period 3 Homework for Monday

Please complete both sides of your Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension worksheet about "A Single Shard."

Period 2 Homework

Please complete exercises D and E on pages 22 and 23 of our geography packet.
Use the examples on page 21 to help you!

Period 6 - Vocabulary to Study for Monday

Period 3 Homework - Due Friday 3/18

Please complete both sides of your vocabulary worksheet for the next story. Thank you!

Period 5 Homework due Thursday, 3/17

Finish the exercises you did not complete in class.

Period 6 Homework

Answer the following question:

How did Archimedes prove that the crown was not pure gold?

(Do not copy directly from the story).

Write on paper and hand in tomorrow.

Period 2 Homework

Comparatives and Superlatives -
Pages 355 and 357. Thank you!

Period 2 Homework

Please complete your timeline for tomorrow!

Create a timeline of the history of medicine.
Choose 5 events from the readings about Imhotep, Hippocrates, and Shen Nong.
Write the events and years in chronological order on a timeline.

Period 5 / 7 - Classwork Today

We often use past participles combined with another word to describe ourselves and our feelings about the world.

Use this link:

http://goo.gl/forms/u2FuwNtypK

to complete the survey!

When we are finished, we'll look at the responses and try to guess who is who :)

Period 5 Homework

Please complete exercises 24 & 25 on page 273.

Passive Voice Obituary projects are due on Friday, Feb. 26.

Period 7 Homework

Please complete exercise C on page 157. Thank you!

Period 2 Homework

Please complete exercises C and D on pages 127-128.

Don't forget, you can study these irregular verbs using the link to quizlet.com !!

Period 5 Homework

Exercise C on p. 260

Period 2 Homework

p. 136 exercise E.
Thank you!

Period 2 Homework

Please read page 128, and complete page 129 (exercises B & C).
Thank you!

Period 5 Homework

Please complete page 214 - Exercise D on present perfect questions. Thanks!

Period 7 Homework

Exercise 22 on pages 121-122
Practice asking "What" information questions in different tenses.
Thank you!

Period 8 Reading Assignment

Please read pages 133 - 160 of American Born Chinese. Be prepared for a short quiz on Monday!

Period 3 Homework

Please complete the two vocabulary worksheets for "Migration Patterns" and "Abuela Invents the Zero." Thank you!

Period 2 Homework

Please finish page 121 in your workbook. Thank you!

Period 2 Homework

Please complete page 110 - read part A and check answers part B.

Period 7 Homework

For tomorrow, please finish exercises 11, 12, and 13 on pages 237 and 238. Thank you!