“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
-George R.R, Martin

Homework and Reminders 09/21/16

Hello all students!

I would just like to remind you we are at week 7 of quarter 1 and you have 1.5 weeks left to complete your 30 points for the vocabulary challenge. Word of the week is MELANCHOLY. Also look over your vocabulary every once in a while, all your words of the quarter from RVL classes will be included in your Quarter exams. We will be posting the dates and order of exams very soon!  I hope you all the copies of your books for next week, as we will be doing more review questions and projects based on the novels.
Now enjoy these pictures and look further down for homework and new Reading questions!




























Grade 6 & 7 Reading Comprehension for DG&DP Due Friday, September 23rd 


Chapter 5:

1.   What does Steven decide to do for Jeffery at the beginning of chapter 5?-
2.   What is the first thing Steven notices about Jeffery in the morning?-
3.   What animal does Jeffery think he looks like?-
4.   Does Steven tell Annette about Jeffery’s cancer?-
5.   What does Steven do to keep his mind off of things?-
6.   Who is the band “geek” that has a crush on Steven?
7.   What is the name of Steven’s drum teacher?
8.   Who is the only one that notices Steven isn’t himself?
9.   What does Steven consider to be his “communication” with the outside world?
      10 .   On the 6th day, who does Steven address his journal to? (Name all of the people)

Chapter 6:

1.   What was Jeffery doing in the car when they pulled up?
2.   What book on tape did Jeffery’s parents get him to listen to on vacation?
3.   What did Jeff get Steven as a “souvenir?”
4.   What does Steven suggest to try to cheer Jeffery up?
5.   What happens when Jeffery eats the Tic Tac?
6.   What does Steven’s dad do for a job?
7.   What risk of cancer does Jeffery have?
8.   What idea does Steven’s mom suggest that he gets angry about?
9.   What is the new activity Steven decides to pursue at the end of the chapter?  


ELA:

Grade 6: 
WBP pages 42 + 43


Grade 7: 
WBP pages 38 + 39

Grade 8:
WBP Unit 3 Lesson 2