Everyone has been given an extra credit assignment to complete over the Winter Holidays. It will be due the day we get back, Thurs, 1/2/03

Homework due Thurs, 12/19 -- second draft of Raisin in the Sun Act IV. Final draft due on Fri.

Homework due Wed, 12/18 -- first draft of Raisin in the Sun Act IV. Final draft will be due on Fri.

Homework due Wed, 12/11 -- Open ended questions after "A Summer's Reading" p 51-57 in GEPA practice books

Homework due Tues, 12/10 -- "A Summer's Reading" p 51-57 in GEPA practice books. 10 Multiple choice questions only, save the open ended questions for in class tomorrow

Homework due Fri, 12/6 -- Re-write your picture prompt story about King Kong. We will also have a quiz on Friday on Act I Scene I of Raisin in the Sun.

Homework due Thurs, 12/5 -- Revise, edit and re-write the text on p. 48 of the GEPA practice booklets.

Homework due Wed, 12/4 -- Write a story based on the picture prompt found on page 72 of the GEPA booklets.

Homework due Tues, 12/3 -- "Why the PC will not die." p. 40-47, GEPA booklets. 10 multiple choice questions and 2 open ended questions

Happy Thanksgiving! Don't forget your book reports are due on Monday, Dec 2, the day we come back from vacation.

No homework due Mon, 11/25. Work on book reports due Mon, 12/2. (That's the Monday that we come back from the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend!)

On Friday, 11/22, we will be taking the Language Arts Assessment in class. It is a mini-GEPA practice test featuring a Picture Prompt, a narrative text to read and answer multiple choice questions and open-ended questions, and some sentences to revise and edit.

Homework due Thursday, 11/21: Complete Check Your Comprehension and Critical Thinking questions on p. 491 of the Literature book; study for quiz on this week's PODs and "The Speckled Band."

Homework due Wednesday, 11/20: Read "The Speckled Band" to the top of p. 488. I will check homework tomorrow in class. Be prepared to answer questions about what you read.

Homework due Tues, 11/19: Re-write persuasive essay on banning video games.

No homework due Mon, 11/18. Homework for the weekend: begin reading for book report due 12/2.

Homework due Fri, 11/15 -- Get December book report letter signed.

Homework due Wed 11/13 (or the next time we meet after our field trip) -- GEPA practice books -- Year Round Schools open ended questions.

Have a nice long weekend and Veterans Day holiday!

Homework due Wed, 11/6 -- Lit. p. 650, Check Comprehension + Critical Thinking questions.

Also, WED is the LAST DAY that I can accept any late projects for the 1st marking period.

Homework due Mon, 11/4 -- Book report!!!!

Study for quiz on Friday, 11/1. Quiz will be based on the POD's of the week, plus a story to read with 10 multiple choice questions and 1 open-ended short essay.
Book reports are due Monday, 11/4.
The end of the marking period is coming soon. Please turn in any outstanding assignments. Also, see Mr. Porter if you are interested in doing extra credit work.

Homework due Thursday, 10/31: Finish scary stories.

No homework due Wed, 10/30. Homework for Tuesday night: Work on Book reports due next Monday.

Homework due Thursday, 10/31: Finish scary stories.

Homework due Tuesday, 10/29: Write a 7th Chapter for the Pearl in the style of John Steinbeck. 5 paragraph minimum. To be graded as a quiz.

Upcoming assignments: Extra Credit Assignment for the Week -- "My Pledge to America." See Mr. Porter for info.
Monday, 11/4 -- November book report is due.
Tues, 11/12 is the last day of the marking period. Get any late assignments in NOW!!!!

Trivia Question for a homework pass -- (Answer must be submitted in writing. Only one homework pass per homeroom.) When and where did Edgar Allen Poe die?

No homework due on Monday, 10/28. Writing assignment due Tuesday, 10/29: Write a 7th Chapter to the Pearl in the style of John Steinbeck. 5 paragraph minimum.

Homework for Fri, 10/24: Study for quiz on The Pearl, thru p. 72. Extra credit assignment is also due tomorrow.

Homework due 10/24: Complete the Pearl crossword.

Homework due Wed, 10/23: GEPA work-a-text, p. 8-9.

Please note that the extra credit assignment (the letter to Elizabeth Moriera of Providence, RI + the survey) are due on Fri, 10/25

Homework due Tuesday, 10/22: GEPA work-a-text book. p. 5-7.

No homework due on Monday, 10/21. Your homework assignment for the weekend is to begin reading your books for your book report due Monday Nov 4.

Homework: Study for the quiz. Friday's quiz will have editing and diagramming, there, their & they're, and questions and vocabulary from The Pearl (to p. 26).

Homework due Thursday, 10/17: Get November book report letter signed. The next book report is due on Monday, November 4, 2002!!!

Homework due Wednesday, 10/16: 2nd draft of picture prompt story.

Happy Columbus Day!!!

Homework due Friday, 10/9: Family Heritage Poster Project. You need to interview a family member or family friend about a historical event. Remember, the poster MUST have 5 things: (1) A title. (2) A story based on your interview. (3) A timeline. (4) A photograph of your family member or friend. (5) A visual representation of the historical event.

Homework due Wed 10/9: Complete the picture prompt story that you began in class today.

Homework due Tues, 10/8: Get Family Heritage Poster Project form signed.

Homework due Friday 10/4: Prepare for your test on Persuasive Essay Writing by reading the article on 4 day school weeks.

Rescheduled in class due to reading assignement.

Homework due Wed 10/2: Literature book, Using the Word Bank p 226

Work on book reports due Tues Oct 1!!!! Do NOT wait until Monday night to start your book report! This is not an assignment that can be completed in one evening!

Homework due Thurs 9/26: Write the final draft of your 5 paragraph persuasive essay. The topic is: Should the Patrick Henry poster be taken down off the walls of PS 34? Why or why not? If yes, what should replace it? Write your essay in the form of a letter to Ms. Myrlak.

Book report due next Tues, Oct 1.

Homework due Wed 9/25: Literature p.116, Check Your Comprehension #1-4 and Critical Thinking #1-6

Homework due Tues 9/24: Write a first draft of a 5 paragraph persuasive essay. Topic: Should the Patrick Henry poster be taken down off the walls of PS 34? Why or why not? If yes, what should replace it?

No homework due on Mon 9/23. Use your time over the weekend to work on one of the three following assignments: 1) Persuasive Essay -- Should schools require a "C" average or better for participation in sports, etc. This is due the next time you have computers. 2) Persuasive Essay -- Should we take down the Patrick Henry Poster? First draft due Tuesday. 3) Book report due October 1.

Homework due Fri 9/19: Study for quiz. Write 5 sentences on this topic: Should the Patrick Henry poster at our school be taken down? Use the ORRIA format.

Homework due Thurs 9/19: Literature, p. 20. Using the Word Bank.

Homework due Wed 9/18: Literature book, p. 19. Check Your Comprehension 1-4 + Critical Thinking 1-6

Homework due Tues 9/17: Choose a book for your book report (due Oct 1) and get book report notice letter signed by your parents.

No homework due Mon 9/16. The next book report is due October 1. Pick out a book and start reading this weekend.

Homework for Fri 9/13 -- Complete 2 book report forms. Study for tomorrow's quiz on the POD's and "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh."

No homework due Thurs 9/12. You should use this time to work on the 2 book reports due on Friday (see the entry on 9/4 for more info on this assignment.) REMEMBER: I am not permitted to accept late book reports. If you fail to turn in your reports on Fri, you get a zero for this assignment. This is Ms. Myrlak's directive.

Homework due Wed 9/11 -- Complete 1st draft of 5 paragraph persuasive essay. Topic: Should schools require students to maintain a "C" average for participation in sports, clubs, etc.?

Homework due Tues 9/10 -- Literature book, p.9 Using the Word Bank #1-4 & Build Grammar Skills #1-5

No homework due on Mon 9/9. However, you have 2 book reports due on 9/13. If you haven't finished them yet, you should use your time this weekend working on that assignment. (see 9/4 entry below for more information on this assignment.)

Welcome Back Students!

Homework due Fri 9/6: Write a letter back to Mr. Porter

Assignment due Fri 9/13: Complete 2 book report forms. (This assignment was given out to you at the end of last school year. You were supposed to read 2 books over the summer.) See Mr. Porter for the book report forms. You MUST choose 2 books from the following list:
Just As Long As We're Together by Judy Blume
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Babysitting is a Dangerous Job by Willo Davis
Holes by Louis Sachar
Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Otherwise Known As Shelia the Great by Judy Blume
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Maniac Magee by Eloise Greenfield
The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood
Harry Potter (any of the books in the series) by JK Rowling

Will you have homework on the first day of school from Mr. Porter? The answer is YES! I just created it today and will have it ready for you on Thursday. I'm excited about school this year and I hope you are too.

A test to see if I can add a link to our textbook's website, which is www.phschool.com

Another test to check changes to the template.

This is my second test to see the template.

Hello to all my students and their parents! This is the first entry in our weblog (aka "blog"). Basically, this is just a test to see how it will look since no one knows about this blog yet and school doesn't start until next Thursday.