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Posted: June 8, 2015

Mrs. Frost's Language Arts Homework

7F & 7S- Poster plan is due tomorrow.  Your book poster is due on Friday. You will have all week during T-time to work on it.8F-  Keep working on your short story.  You will have Tuesday's class to finish peer conferences. Good copy and draft is due on Wednesday.6S- Read to the end of chapter 15.
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Posted: June 4, 2015

Mrs. Frost's Language Arts Homework

7F- Have your persuasive paragraph for your novel finished. Draft copy.  Quiz on poetry terms tomorrow. 7S- Quiz on poetry terms tomorrow. 8F- Draft copy of short story due tomorrow. We will be conferencing in class. 6V- Read to the end of chapter 12. 
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Posted: May 26, 2015

Mrs. Frost's L.Arts Homework

7F & 7S-    Finish the draft copy of your 5 Big Questions. 8S-   Work out on paper your character.  Who is he/she?  What is his/her problem?   Where does the story take place? Bring a draft to class. 6V- Finish your biography poster for Friday.

Posted: May 13, 2015

Mrs. Frost's L.A. Homework

7F- Reading response is due Friday.  7S - Concrete poem is due tomorrow. 8F-  Our Holocaust Novel Study is wrapping up.  The projects were very well done! The Big 5 Questions are due tomorrow.6V-Read 20 minutes.  Good copy of biography has been pushed back to this Friday as we have been preparing for the reading assessment next week. Students may go to the computer lab on Thursday during activity period or type their biography up at home.  Either email it to me or bring it in on a USB drive and I will print it off.

Posted: May 6, 2015

Mrs. Frost's Homework

7F- Keep reading your novel.   Reading response is due Friday.   7S - Keep reading your novels. Reading response is due Friday. 8F-  You have been working well on your projects this week.  Project presentations begin Friday. (Monday,too, if needed.) 6V-Read 20 minutes.  Good copy of biography is due on Friday.  You may use t-time to type them up on Thursday. bring a thumbdrive in case you need to finish it at home.

Posted: April 23, 2015

Mrs. Frost's Homework

7F- Keep reading your novel.   Reading response is due Friday.  7S - Keep reading your novels. Reading response is due Friday. 8F-  Since I have your discussion notes, I would like you to choose the type of novel project you want to do.6V- Read 20 minutes.  Spelling quiz and word work is now due tomorrow as we did research today. Keep reading!
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Posted: April 21, 2015

Mrs. Frost's L.A. Homework

7F- Keep reading your novel.  Tic Tac Toe is due tomorrow.Partner test your words. Reading response is due Friday.  7S - Keep reading your novels. Reading response is due Friday. 8F-  Prepare your next role for tomorrow. You will continue to update the plot diagram in class with your group.6V- Read 20 minutes. Spelling quiz and word work is due on Thursday. Biography research is going well.

Posted: April 15, 2015

Mrs.Frost's Homework

7F and 7S - Keep reading your novels. Reading article due on Thursday.  Read and make notations as explained on the sheet.  Individualized Tic Tac Toe is due on Friday. 8F-  Remember to read your novels and do the next role.  Fact finders will share their info with the class. See documents for role description and  awesome examples. 6V- Read 20 minutes. Spelling and writing exercises are due tomorrow.

Posted: April 11, 2015

Mrs. Frost's L.A. Homework

7F and 7S - Keep reading your novels. We will return to weekly word study/spelling next week. 7F wil also do a reading response for Friday, April 17.8F-  Remember to read your novels and do the first role.  See documents for role description and  awesome examples. 6V- Read 20 minutes. Return your restaurant letters with a parent signature, please!
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Posted: March 11, 2015

Mrs. Frost's Language Arts' Homework

7F and 7S - Continue your research at home. You need to record the website URL (address), article and author. You should have two sources to back up what your persuasive topic.  Good copy due Monday, March 16. 8F-  Continue to finesse your draft copy by adding in transitions and the three sentence beginnings we reviewed today. You should try these sentence techniques at least 3 times in your paper.  See the examples below. We are peer editing tomorrow so bring all your information. 6V- Read 20 minutes. Keep working on your book-in-a-box.  The due date will now be March 19.
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Posted: February 25, 2015

Carpe diem- Seize the Day! Language Arts homework

7F and 7S - Read 30 minutes. Reading response due Friday. Prompts are listed in image gallery below right hand corner.  For those of you whose draft I reviewed Tuesday, WELL DONE!!!The rest of you MUST have a rough draft for Thursday. You now have two extra days so seize the day.   There are great topics at middleschooldebate.com and many lists of persuasive topics online. 8F- Excellent work yesterday!  Those whose work I reviewed, you may make changes and then relax. I still have a few folders, 8FI, but the drafts are awesome- no worries.  Keep reading! Seize the day. Those who are behind in their work, need to have a persuasive draft tomorrow. If it is at school, continue at home, as it was due Tuesday. Some of you have reading responses past due- work on them, please.  If you aren’t sure, you can email me.  If you had a mark of 12 or less, redo them! J  6V- Read 20 minutes. You have a reading response due tomorrow.

Posted: February 18, 2015

Language Arts Homework for Mrs. Frost

7F- Read 30 minutes. Next reading response due next week. You need a persuasive topic for Friday.  You will need an outline, too. We will discuss this in class tomorrow.7S- Read 30 minutes. Finish your draft copy of either Homework Should Be Banned or No Electronics After 8:00p.m. We will be peer editing it tomorrow. You need a persuasive topic for Friday.  8F-  Establish your thesis statement, three arguments and reasons for your first argument on your persusasive map.This needs to be completed in order to use your research time wisely in the lab.  :)6V- Read 2o minutes. Your next reading response is due on Friday.

Posted: February 18, 2015

6V Language Arts homework

Reading response due Friday, Feb. 20 and another due Wednesday, Feb. 25.  You may choose whichever reflection question you like.  Title/ author/date 2pts totalTwo points each:Right now in my book, I am reading...Answer question with examples from the bookOpinion and thoughts about the bookCapitals/periods 

Posted: February 13, 2015

persuasive map

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Posted: February 13, 2015

The Awaited Debate Topics for 8F

These are the groups for upcoming debates.  Choose one side and have your thesis statement, three arguments and supporting details for Monday.   You can use the attached persuasive map. You girls* have the option to switch topics. Violent Video Games Cause Violent Behavior Pro or ConTravis, Brett, Julian vs. Griffin, Jaden, Connor Homework Should/Should Not Be BannedShane, Thomas, Victoria vs. Kelly, Gavin, Abby*  Smoking Should Be Banned Leah, Calvin, Callie vs. Alex, Sean, Hailey  High School Students Should Be Tested for Drugs Sara, Morgan, Katie* vs. Cody, Bailey, Ben

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