If you’re one of those kids who LOVES school and can’t wait to go shopping for supplies. Here’s a list for my class to get you started.
1. glue stick
2. markers, colored pencils or crayons
3. highlighters (two different colors)
4. pen (blue or black ink) or pencil
5. 100 page spiral notebook only for this class (Mead 5 star 8 ½ x11)
Happy Summer Everyone!
8th grade final grades will be posted Monday, June 8th
7th grade final grades will be posted Friday, June 12th
my email is lledonne@ogusd.org
*Late work can no longer be accepted for credit.
*Last day for make up work and quizzes (due to absences) is Tuesday June 2nd).
Assignments given Friday, May 29th
World History–wb pp. 238-240 due on Tuesday
U.S. History–Final Draft due on Wednesday
Language Arts–Grammar and Spelling due on Monday. 7th grade essay due on Monday, Littlest Dragon Boy due on Tuesday
Assignments given Tuesday, May 26th
World History–Mandatory Renaissance Report due tomorrow PLUS your recipe.
U.S. History–Family History Rough Draft due tomorrow. Workbook pgs. 190-193 Steps 1-3 due on Friday (remember to sketch your own political cartoon for each section).
Language Arts–My 7th grade year Essay due on Thursday. 10 Prepositional Phrases and Spelling Lesson 38 (assignment of your choice) due on Friday.
Assignments given Friday, May 22nd
World History–1) Recipe for your groups Ren. Faire food item(s). 2) Renaissance Report due Wednesday. It is MANDATORY if you want to participate in the Renaissance Faire!
U.S History–Family History Paper rough draft due on Wednesday.
Language Arts–Reading Log due Monday.
World History–wb pp. 230-233 due Friday.
U.S. History–Your family history paper THEME is due tomorrow. Workbook pp. 184-187 due Friday (but do Alice Paul and Teddy Roosevelt for tomorrow).
Language Arts–Elizabeth I bio questions due tomorrow (p. 294 #1-11)
Assignments given Monday, May 18
World History–Chapter 33 PREread
U.S. History–Immigration image and paragraph, current event on tomorrow’s election.
Language Arts–Spelling and grammar due on Friday, Elizabeth I bio questions due on Wednesday.
Assignments given Friday, May 15th
World History–Test on the Reformation on Monday (bring your workbooks).
U.S. History–Family History Project Part I, image that represents the immigration group you have been studying and a current event due Tuesday on the May 19th California election.
Language Arts–Reading Log due on Monday
Assignments given Monday, May 11th
World History–Bio in the Box presentations continued. Finish Reformation workbook pages.
U.S. History–Current Event on Labor Unions
Language Arts–Literature Circle Project due tomorrow. Bring your novels to turn in.
Due Friday:
Spelling Lesson 28 pictowords
Grammar p. 247 #1-10
Vocabulary-five words from Elizabeth I bio.
Assignments given Friday, May 8th
World History–Bio in the Box due MONDAY! I look forward to seeing your hard work and effort! PLEASE double/triple check your project guidelines before Monday!
U.S. History–workbook pp. 172-175. Start working on your pedigree charts and family group sheets. Current event due Tuesday on Labor Unions BRING YOUR TEXT BOOKS ON MONDAY!
Language Arts==Your Literature Circle Projects are due on Tuesday PLEASE double check your guidelines before Monday! BRING YOU LIT. CIRCLE BOOK TO CLASS ON MONDAY, I NEED TO RETURN THEM. THANKS!
U.S. History–Assignments given Wednesday, May 6th
World History–Chapter 31 PREread due Friday. Your 100 point Bio in a box is due on Monday! Impress me!
U.S. History–Nothing due on Thursday, but BRING YOUR BOOKS or ELSE…Please double check to see if you have TWO, I am missing FOUR books including MY brand new one!
Language Arts–Your Literature Circles Project is due on Friday, impress me! Please bring your Lit. Circles novels with you, they need to be returned to SCOE. Thanks! 
Assignments given Tuesday, May 5th
World History–Blue print for your Bio in a Box project due tomorrow.
U.S. History–Nothing due on Thursday
Language Arts–Your Literature Circle Projects are due on FRIDAY!! Impress me!
Assignments given Friday, May 1st
World History–Answers to your 20 biography questions are due on Monday, I will also be checking workbook pp. 210-211.
U.S. History–Civil War Project due on Tuesday, May 5th
Language Arts–Nothing due on Tuesday
My email is lledonne@ogusd.org
- The next tutorial will be Tuesday, May 5th
- HIP’s will be given out on May 6th
- Progress Reports will be sent out at the end of this week.
- Grades are current on Aeries
Assignments given Thursday, April 30th
World History–Renaissance Dinner Party wb. pp. 210-211
U.S. History–Nothing due tomorrow. Keep working on your Civil War Project.
Language Arts–Bring everything you need to work on your project tomorrow. You need to turn in your novels at the end of the period.
Assignments given Wednesday, April 29th
World History–Color your figures face and fill out their name plate.
U.S. History–Finish your STAR review questions and your workbook pages are due tomorrow.
Language Arts–Nothing due tomorrow.
Assignments given Tuesday, April 28th
World History–workbook pp. 207-209. Group Project: complete your six symbols for your Renaissance Figure.
U.S. History–Civil War Annotated Map due dated changed to Tuesday, May 5th. Workbook pages 162-163.
Language Arts–“Barrio Boy” STAR prep, Grammar p. 75 1-10 write out the complete sentence.
Assignments given Monday, April 27th
World History–wb. pp. 205-207 due Wednesday
U.S. History–wb pp. 160-161 (sorry for the mix up)
Language Arts–Nurse in the Wilderness STAR prep
Assignments given Friday, April 24, 2009
World History–Finish last week’s workbook pages. Keep working on your Biography Box.
U.S. History–Chapter 23 PreREAD. Keep working on your Civil War Project.
Language Arts–Reading Log due Monday. Keep working on your Elements of Literature Project.
Assignments given on Thursday, April 23rd
World History–workbook pages 198-202 questions 1-2 on each page.
U.S. History–Part ONE of your Civil War project is due tomorrow
Language Arts–Grammar and Spelling worksheets due. Quiz on lesson #24 Greek words
Assignments given on Wednesday, April 22rd
World History–workbook pages 195-196
U.S. History–Chapter 22 quiz + geography (states at the time of the Civil War and which side they fought on and where they stood on slavery)
Language Arts–Part TWO of your Elements of Literature Circle due tomorrow
Assignments given on Tuesday, April 22nd
World History–workbook pp. 190-191 (if you didn’t finish in class) wb pp 192-193 at home.
U.S. History–Tomorrow is the review game “Who Wants to be an Historian?” for chapter 22.
Language Arts–Elements of Literature Project Day Two.
Assignments given on Monday, April 20th
World History–Renaissance Geography (wb 188-189) due tomorrow
U.S. History–Study for Civil War Quiz + Geography on Thursday. Civil War Project Part One Due Friday.
Language Arts–Literature Circle Project Part ONE due tomorrow (purple graphic organizer). Spelling Lesson 27 Greek words and Grammar Conjunctions due Friday.
Assignments given on Friday, April 10th
Have a safe and fun Spring Break! Nothing due on Monday. All missing and makeup work is due on Tuesday, April 21st to receive credit.
Assignments given on Thursday, April 9th
World History–Redo your Trimester 3 proposals.
U.S. History–Story board rough draft 22.6-22.8 (due after Spring Break)
Language Arts–Spelling and Grammar homework due tomorrow, Rewrite introduction for your letter to author, Quiz tomorrow on lesson 24 and prepositions
Assignments given Wednesday, April 8th
World History–Three choices for the Trimester 3 project due tomorrow.
U.S. History–Story Board rough draft for 22.5
Language Arts–Letter to your author. Write your introduction including: 1 author and title 2. two literature elements (theme and one of your choice) 3. Thesis and projected plan.
Assignments given Monday, April 6th
World History–Finish Time Line (if you didn’t finish in class)
U.S. History–Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln and a current event on Modern Day Slavery (or Human Trafficking) is due tomorrow.
Language Arts–Literature Circles Week #6 tomorrow.
Assignments given Friday, April 3rd
World History–Venn diagram comparing Medieval Europe and Japan.
U.S. History–workbook pp. 154-157
Language Arts–Reading Log due Monday
Assignments for Thursday, April 2nd
World History–Samurai Skits tomorrow
U.S. History–Nothing due tomorrow. Slavery essay due next Thursday.
Language Arts–Grammar and Spelling due tomorrow. Study for quizzes
Assignments for Wednesday, April 1st
World History–chapter 22 workbook pages and your current event will be checked tomorrow.
U.S. History–Begin brain storming/outlining an essay on how you would react/fight slavery if you lived in the antebellum south.
Language Arts–Literature Circles Week #5 due tomorrow. Checkers: Instead of a biography of the author, create a list of the authors other books and the dates they were published.
My email is lledonne@ogusd.org
***Student Tutorial will now be on Tuesdays from 1:00 pm to 1:30 in room 8. All make up/HIP work for the first two weeks of the 3rd trimester is due this Tuesday at lunch, after that they will become permanent zeroes.***
Assignments for Tuesday, March 31st
World History–Japanese Sihouette Project due tomorrow.
U.S. History–workbook pages for chapter 21
Language Arts–Literature Circles on Thurdsay, Spelling Lesson 22 French words, Grammar pages “The Preposition” due Friday
World History–Rough draft for your Haiku/Tanka that combines nature and Heian Kyo is due Monday. Haiku (5-7-5 syllables) Tanka (5-7-5-7-7 syllables)
U.S. History–Part III of the webquest is due Monday. Six paragraphs on key people from the U.G.R.R.
Language Arts–Reading Log Literature Circles Week #5 due Monday.
Assignments given Friday, March 27th
Assignments given Thursday, March 26th
World History–Make sure your notebook pages for chapter 21 are COMPLETE and CORRECT.
U.S. History–wb p. 138 due tomorrow.
Language Arts–grammar and spelling quiz tomorrow.
Assignments given Wednesday, March 25
World History–nothing due tomorrow. Where comfortable clothes and clean socks!
U.S. History–Begin workbook page 138 due on Friday.
Language Arts–Finish the story Guinevere and the Round Table in your Interactive Reader (all questions).
- = setting
_____ = charater
circle = plot
box = theme
Assignments given Tuesday, March 24th
World History–workbook pages 144-147 due tomorrow
U.S. History–workbook pages 134-137 in color
Language Arts–Bring your Interactive Reader tomorrow (green workbook)
Assignments given Monday, March 23rd
World History–Current Event on Japan and chapter 21 PREread are due tomorrow.
U.S. History–Part II Map Time! due tomorrow (UGRR map and story), bring in a political cartoon.
Language Arts–Literature Circle Week #4 due tomorrow. 16 sentences with spelling words and diagrams with subject, verb, adjective and adverb due Friday.
Assignments given Friday, March 20th
World History–Finish your Japanese Cultural Diffusion project. 1. Use all cards 2. Use sentences from p. 142 3. Have a TITLE and BORDER 4. Use COLOR and PEN Due Monday. Current Event on Japan due Tuesday.
U.S. History–Part II of The Underground Railroad Project. Hand drawn map that includes the states and cities you will be traveling through and a 1-2 page story about your journey including: SETTING, PLOT, CHARACTER and THEME. Worlkbook for chapter 19 due Tuesday.
Language Arts–Reading Log due Monday. Literature Circle Week #4 due Tuesday
Assignments given Thursday, March 19th
World History–Color your cultural diffusion cards and match the correct ones to your notebook pp. 139-141
U.S. History–wb. p. 133 in color. Meet in computer Lab.
Language Arts–16 spelling sentences with ADVERBS. Spelling and grammar quiz tomorrow.
Assignments given Wednesday, March 18th
World History–Workbook pg. 141
U.S. History–Chapter 19 PREread
Language Arts–Nothing due tomorrow, 16 sentences with adverbs due on Friday.
Assignments given Tuesday, March 17th
World History–Workbook pages 139-140 due tomorrow
U.S. History–Webquest Part II due Tuesday, Chapter 19 PREread due tomorrow.
Language Arts–Nothing due tomorrow.
Assignments given Monday, March 16th
World History–Finish Japan’s Geography Challenge.
Japan Question 5
Label Nara and Kyoto. Nara and Kyoto were two ancient capitals.
Why do you think they were good locations for a capital?
Japan Question 6
Use four colors to show on your map the number of people per square mile that
live in Japan. Fill in the key to explain the meaning of your colors. Where do most people live in Japan?
Japan Question 7
Label the Kanto Plain. Why do you think the Kanto Plain is the most populated area in Japan?
Japan Question 8
Look at the map on page 423 of your book. List two of Japan’s neighbors.
How do you think these neighbors might have affected Japan’s history?
U.S. History–Under Ground Railroad Webquest Part I is due tomorrow as is your current event on African Americans. Please meet in the computer lab tomorrow.
Language Arts–Use you Spelling words for lesson #18 in 16 sentences which each contain an ADVERB due Friday. Literature Circle #3 due tomorrow.
Thursday, March 12th
World History–Map Quiz tomorrow on Europe.
US History–Webquest Part One due on Monday, Current event on African Americans due Tuesday.
Language Arts–Grammar quiz on commas, Spelling Test Lesson #17.
Assignments given Wednesday, March 11th
World History–Joan of Arc was able to do things in her short life that seemed impossible for a poor, peasant girl during the Middle Ages. How did she do it? Write a well planned, well written and evidence supported paragraph explaining your answer. ROUGH DRAFT DUE TOMORROW.
US History–Study Guide due Wednesday (today). Quiz on Chapter 18 tomorrow AND your notebooks are due. Webquest Part ONE is due on Monday (click on assignment links for the website).
Language Arts–FINAL DRAFT of your Narrative Essay is due tomorrow. Grammar p. 297 #1-10 and 16 Spelling Sentences with commas for lesson #16 are due Friday.
Assignments give Monday, March 9th, 2009
World History–Notebooks are being collected tomorrow. Make sure there are no loose papers and all assignments are labeled in the top right corner.
U.S. History–Current event due tomorrow on Women’s Pay Equity and meet in the computer lab for 5th period. Chapter 18 study guide is due on Wednesday, Workbook chapter 18 assessment is due Thursday, Chapter 18 and map quiz is on Thursday.
Language Arts–Literature Circle Handouts are due tomorrow, grammar pg. 295 #1-10 due on Friday.
Assignments given Friday, March 6, 2009
World History–No homework due Monday (current event is CANCELED for this week).
US History–Current event due Tuesday on Women’s Pay Equity
Language Arts–Due on Monday: 1. Reading Log on your Lit. Circle Book 2. Spelling quiz on Lesson 16 and spelling word story. 3. Grammar pp. 288-289 #1-25
Assignments given Thursday, March 5th
World History–Read The Middle Ages Comic Book and complete questions in your notebook (use complete sentences) due tomorrow.
US History–Define the following words in context with Reform Movements (Chp. 18). 1. Refomers 2. Temperance 3) Suffrage 4. Abolitionist
Language Arts–No homework due tomorrow
Assignments given Wednesday, March 4, 2009
World History–Mid-Year Assessment is tomorrow.
US History--Davy Crockett one page response is due tomorrow.
Language Arts–Literature Circles tomorrow. You must have completed your “role” to participate. Those who do not will do a 1-2 page essay in class assignment instead and will have lunch detention to make up the work!
My email is lledonne@ogusd.org
Assignments given Tuesday, 3/3
ALL CLASSES–NO LATE OR MAKE UP WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER TOMORROW.
World History–No homework
US History–one page response to video on Davey Crockett
Language Arts–Star Test tomorrow–rest, eat breakfast! Plan, write, review!
Assignments given Monday, 3/2
World History–Mid-year study guide due tomorrow (worth 40 points). You must have it completed to play, “Who wants to be an Historian?”
US History–No homework
Language Arts–Paragraphs 3 or 4 for your narrative
Assignments given Thursday, 2/27
World History–Your Magna Carta is due tomorrow.
US History–Chapter 18 PREread due.
Language Arts–Use the legal size handout to rewrite the final draft of your INTRODUCTION (thesis + project plan) for your Narrative Essay.
Assignments given Wednesday, 2/26
World History–Write your own Magna Carta with the goal of “improving learning in your history classroom.” Due Friday.
US History–Your final draft for your Western News Paper is due tomorrow. Current Event this week on Undocumented Workers/Illegal Immigration.
Language Arts–Grammar p. 288-289 1-25 is due on Friday. Literature Circle assignments due on Tuesday (no late work accepted). Spelling story is due on Monday.
Assignments given Tuesday, 2/25
World History–workbook pages 68-73 due on Wednesday, 2-3 page report on the life and/or accomplishments of Eleanor of Aquitaine due Monday, March 2. Mid-Year Study Guide due Tuesday, March 3rd. Test is Thursday 3/5.
US History–workbook pages 118-119 due tomorrow.
Language Arts–Nothing due tomorrow, but bring your Lit. Circle books. Grammar due Friday p. 47-48 (20 questions).
Assignments given Monday, 2/24
World History–workbook pages 68-73 due on Wednesday, 2-3 page report on the life and/or accomplishments of Eleanor of Aquitaine due Monday, March 2. Mid-Year Study Guide due Tuesday, March 3rd. Test is Thursday 3/5.
US History–workbook pages 118-119 due tomorrow.
Language Arts–Reading Log from your Literature Circle book is due and so is your Literary Analysis for The Midwife’s Apprentice.
Assignments given Friday, 2/20
World History–Continue working on your study guide. Current Event on Europe.
US History–Continue working on your PAGE ONE newspaper project. Rough draft is due on Tuesday, Current event on the California budget.
Language Arts–Grammar pp. 47-48 (both sections of 1-10, 20 total), Spelling Lesson #15 worksheets, Literature p. 159 (if you didn’t finish in class).
Assignments given Wednesday, February 18th,
World History–No homework unless you didn’t finish your map of the First Crusade.
US History–workbook pages 112-115 (failure to complete this assignment will result in removal from the group project).
Language Arts–Final Draft “A Perfect Day” is due tomorrow.
Assignments given Tuesday, February 17th
World History–Illuminated Manuscript due tomorrow, February 18th. Use color, research the daily life of your Medieval character, include an hour by hour calender of their day and a picture of what they may have looked like/dressed like, show me that you put in obvious effort, no pencil.
US History–Essay on Chapter 14-15’s “Big Idea” due tomorrow– typed or in pen double space, 12 font. “Did the United States live up to it’s ideals in the way it acquired land in the 19th century?”
Language Arts–Chapter 14-17 The Midwife’s Apprentice discussion tomorrow. Final Draft and the setting storyboard for “A Perfect Day” due Thursday, February 19th.
Assignments given Thursday, February 12th
World History–Illuminated Manuscript is due on Wednesday, February 18th. Use color, research the daily life of your Medieval character, include an hour by hour calender of their day and a picture of what they may have looked like/dressed like.
US History–Current Event on Mexico/US Foreign Relations due Tuesday, Essay on Chapter 14-15’s “Big Idea” due Wednesday– typed or in pen double space, 12 font. “Did the United States live up to it’s ideals in the way it acquired land in the 19th century?”
Language Arts–Vocab Lesson 14 pictowords due Tuesday, p. 36 #1-10 in grammar book due Tuesday. Final Draft and the setting storyboard for “A Perfect Day” due next Thursday, February 19th.
Assignments given Tuesday Feb. 10th
World History–Student/teacher conferences tomorrow. Illuminated Manuscript proposal due tomorrow.
US History–Read and answer questions for your groups Manifest Destiny land mass (chapter 15 workbook pages).
Language Arts–Spelling Lesson #14 and p. 36 types of adjectives is due next Tuesday. The Midwife’s Apprentice discussion tomorrow chapter 11-13 and 14-17 on Thursday.
Assignments given Friday February 6th
World History–Current Event of your choice.
US History–Final Draft Andrew Jackson: Hero or Villian, Current Event on Native Americans
Language Arts–Vocab. chapter 11-13, Reading Log
Assignments given Thursday February 5th
World History–Current event of your choice this week (due Monday)
US History–Rough Draft of your Andrew Jackson Project. Current Event on Native Americans due Monday.
Language Arts–Questions for chapter 11-13
Chapter 11 “The Leaving”
18. Explain why Alyce leaves the midwife and the village.
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Chapter 12 “The Inn”
19. What is Alyce’s mood at the start of her stay at the inn? What changes her mood by the end of the chapter?
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20. What do you think of Alyce’s answer to Magister Reese’s questions about what she wants? How would you compare it with an answer you might give?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 13 “Visitors”
21. Whoa re the visitors and what does Alyce learn from them that is especially important to her?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading Log due Monday.
Assignments given Wednesday February 4th
World History–Make sure your workbook pages for chapter 3 are correct and complete.
US History–No homework. Current Event this week on Native Americans.
Language Arts–Read chapters 11-13 in The Midwife’s Apprentice due Friday.
Assignments given Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
World History–Make sure you do complete and correct work for chapter three!
US History–p. 439-441 Write an editorial letter describing the “Trail of Tears” (three details filled, well-written paragraphs). Use the rubric on p. 441 to check your work.
Language Arts–Literature questions and vocabulary due tomorrow for The Midwife’s Apprentice.
Assignments given Monday, February 2, 2009
World History–MAKE SURE YOU DO COMPLETE AND CORRECT WORK FOR WORKBOOK CHAPTER THREE!
US History–workbook p. 100 Jackson’s Native American Policy
Language Arts–Meet in the computer lab tomorrow, bring any books you need to return to the library. Read chapter 9-10 The Midwife’s Apprentice due on Wednesday (both vocab. and literature questions).
My email is lledonne@ogusd.org
Assignments given Friday 1/30
World History–Finish chapter 4 workbook pages. Current Event on The Catholic Church.
US History–Finish chapter 14 workbook pages. Current Event on Foreign Policy of the Obama Administration.
Language Arts–Finish reading chapters 9-10 The Midwife’s Apprentice and complete the vocabulary for those chapters. Reading Log Due on Monday.
Assignments given Thursday 1/29
World History–Letter to Suger’s (Soo-Zair) parents. What is the montasery like?
US History–workbook pp. 87-88
Language Arts–Read chapters 9-10 Midwife’s Apprentice for Monday. Bring number 2 pencil to finish Holt Mid-Year Assessment tomorrow.
Assignments given Tuesday 1/27
World History– workbook chapter 3 (finish the rest of the sections) Current Event this week on Catholicism due Monday.
US History– Current Event this week on American Foreign Policy due Monday
Language Arts–Mid-Year Assessment tomorrow please bring #2 pencil and an engaged brain!
Assignments given Monday 1/26
World History–wb p. 66 (in color)
US History–Finish wb for chapter 12 (scenario 1) Sorry I don’t know the page number!
Language Arts–Read chapters 7 and 8 for The Midwife’s Apprentice and complete the literature questions.
Assignments given Friday 1/23
World History–Current event on women and Islam
US History–Chapter 12 preread, current event on the first week of the new White House Administration.
Language Arts–Reading Log
Assignments given Thursday 1/22
ALL CLASSES:
NO LATE OR MISSING WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER TOMORROW-FRIDAY 1/23/09 unless you have made prior arrangements is Ms. LeDonne.
World History–Preread chapter 10 and NOTEBOOKS DUE TOMORROW Rubric for notebooks: 1. Grade sheet complete 2. No pages loose or hanging out 3. All assignments labeled in the upper right 4. Work has been done with obvious effort.
US History–Finish “At the Movies” for the film BOYCOTT
Language Arts–No Homework, Holt Mid-Year Assessment begins tomorrow.
Assignments given Wednesday 1/21
World History–Quiz tomorrow on Chapter 9 “The Beliefs of Islam”, MLK/Obama current event due.
US History–MLK/Obama current event due.
Language Arts–MLK/Obama current event due
Assignments given Friday 1/16
World History–Current Event on Iraq or Afghanistan due Wednesday
US History–Current event on the Inauguration and Lewis and Clark time line due on Wednesday
Language Arts–Reading Log due Wednesday
Assignments given Wednesday 1/14
World History–Group Project on chapter 9 (cont.)
US History–None tonight. Yea!
Language Arts–Finish vocab. words from The Midwife’s Apprentice chapters 5-6.
Assignments given Monday 1/12
World History–wb pp. 56-59 due tomorrow
US History–Persuasive Essay on the Bill of Rights due tomorrow!
Language Arts–read The Midwife’s Apprentice chapter 5-6.
Assignments given Friday 1/9
World History–Create a book cover including the following:
1) An attractive Title of a book about the life of Muhammad.
2) A paragraph about the six key aspects of Muhammad’s life.
3) Three illustrations of the key events in his life.
Current event on Iraq or Afghanistan
US History–Election Conference of 1800 is on Monday! All Federalists and Republicans will be presenting their songs, speeches and watching the debate between Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Jefferson. Banners and buttons must be ready to hang and hand out prior to the conference.
Language Arts–Reading Log is due on Monday.
Assignments given Wednesday 1/7
World History–Preread chapter 8
US History–workbook pp. 74-77 (chapter 11 in text). Persausive Essay Final Draft due Friday
Language Arts–The Midwife’s Apprentice chapters 1-4 vocab.
Assignments given Tuesday 1/6
World History–Preread chapter 8 due Thursday (you can down load the handout on the assignment link page).
Islam Question 1 Which seas and oceans do you see on
the map? Label them on your map.
Islam Question 2 What cities were important to trade on the Arabian Peninsula?
Label the Arabian Peninsula and its important trade cities.
Islam Question 3 What continents surround the Arabian Peninsula?
Label the continents on your map.
Islam Question 4 In what city was Muhammad born?
Add a symbol to your map to show
Muhammad’s birthplace. Label your symbol.
Islam Question 5 How did Arab traders from Makkah (Mecca) and Baghdad reach China?
On your map, draw one land route to China from Baghdad. Also draw one sea
route to China from Makkah.
Islam Question 6 What body of water did Arab traders cross to reach Europe?
On your map, draw one trade route across that body of water.
Islam Question 7 What is the approximate distance along trade routes between Venice, Italy, and
Guangzhou, China? Give your answer in miles and kilometers.
Add a scale to your map.
Islam Question 8 How many trade routes meet in Makkah (Mecca)?
On your map, draw these trade routes from Makkah to their nearest destinations.
US History–Preread chapter 11 due Wednesday.
Language Arts–Literature due tomorrow for chapters 1-4 (character charts and chapter questions).
Assignments given Monday 1/5
World History–Arabian Pennisula Geography Due tomorrow in Class (I’ll give you the first 30 minutes to finish).
United States History–Final Draft of your Bill of Rights Persausive Essay is due on Friday. 12 font/typed/doubled spaced or neatly written in pen/double spaced.
Language Arts–Write 16 sentences on what kind of noun your spelling words are (concrete or abstract). See grammar book chapter 2 for help (if the word isn’t a noun what part of speech is it?).
See you all on Monday! Happy New Year!
My email is lledonne@ogusd.org
No Homework for Vacation! Happy Holidays and have a wonderful and safe New Year!
Assignments given 12/17
World History–Quiz on West Africa + Geography
US History–Trading Cards due Friday
Language Arts–Test tomorrow on: Types of sentences/subject and predicate/characterization/plot
Assignments given 12/16
World History–Quiz on West Africa + Geography
US History–Trading Card due Friday
Language Arts–Study guide for grammar test due tomorrow. We’re playing the game and you don’t want to miss out!
World History--Study Guide due, Review game “Who wants to be an historian?” Text on Wednesday.
US History–Bill of Rights Persuasive Essay Rough Draft due tomorrow.
Language Arts–Review for grammar test p. 20=21 in small green book due. Study due on Wednesday. Review game Wednesday–Test Thursday. Final Draft for the Raven due Friday.
Assignments given 12/12
World History–Call and Response songs with be performed Monday and your study guide will be due on the Legacy of West Africa (chp. 15)
US History–Quiz on the Bill of Rights (chp. 10), Founding Father Trading Cards due Friday, 12/19
Language Arts–Spelling Quiz Monday, Grammar Due, Final Draft of The Raven Story and Book Cover Due Thursday, 12/19
Assignments given 12/11
World History–African call and response song due tomorrow–you will be performing!
US History–Quiz on the Bill of Rights (chp. 10) tomorrow. Founding Father Trading Cards due next Friday.
Language Arts–Spelling Quiz tomorrow and spelling words due–grammar p. 19-20 1-10
Assignments given 12/10
World History–Nothing due tomorrow
US History–Study guide due tomorrow. We’ll be playing “Who wants to be an Historian”
Language Arts–Rough Draft on the The Raven Due
Assignments given 12/9
World History–Five qualifications for a potential borrower and why.
US History–Comic Strip on the Bill of Rights due tomorrow (p. 72)
Language Arts–The Raven Story rough draft due Thursday.
Assignments given 12/8
World History–Bonus current event due tomorrow on Africa, continue to work on your call and response songs and THINK about the interconnectiveness of our world.
US History–Bill of Right Comic Strip (wb p. 72) due Wednesday
Language Arts–Grammar handbook p.19-20 due Wednesday. Rough draft of your Raven Story due Thursday. Spelling sentences due on Friday.
Assignments give 12/5
World History–First three lines of your call and response song and a current event on Republic of Guinea
U.S. History–Part I of the Founding Father’s trading cards, current event on Guantanamo Bay
Language Arts–Nothing due on Monday. Rough Draft for your Raven Story is due on Thursday.
Assignments given 12/4
World History–workbook pages for chapter 15 due tomorrow.
U.S. History–Part I of your Founding Father baseball cards due Monday 12/8 click on “assignment links” to download another copy of the project guidelines.
Language Arts–16 metaphors due, spelling test lesson 9
Assignments given 12/3
World History–Finish African geography Here are the questions
West Africa Question 1
Which ocean borders Africa on the west?
Which ocean borders Africa on the east?
Which sea borders Africa on the north?
Label these bodies of water.
West Africa Question 2
Into what four regions is Africa divided?
Draw in the boundaries of these regions,
and label each region.
West Africa Question 3
Lightly shade each of Africa’s vegetation
zones in a different color. Then fill in the
key to show the meaning of each color.
In which of these zones do you think
people were least likely to settle? Why?
West Africa Question 4
Outline Ghana’s boundary in red, Mali’s
boundary in blue, and Songhai’s boundary
in brown. Add these colors to the key.
In what region of Africa were these kingdoms
located? What vegetation zones are
in this part of Africa?
West Africa Question 5
Label the Niger and Senegal Rivers.
Why do you think these rivers were
important to the societies that developed
in West Africa?
West Africa Question 6
Label the Sahara Desert.
Why do you think the territory below the
Sahara Desert might have had limited
contact with lands to the north of the
desert before the late 700s C.E.?
West Africa Question 7
What religion spread from North Africa
to West Africa?
Draw and label an arrow to show the
spread of this religion.
West Africa Question 8
What city was an important center of
trade and learning for the kingdoms of
Mali and Songhai?
Label that city.
US History–workbook pages 44-47 on the Bill of Rights
Language Arts–Meet in the library tomorrow
Assignments given 12/2
World History–Preread chapter 15 The Legacy of West Africa
US History–No homework
Language Arts–All Raven translations due tomorrow.
Assignments given Monday 12/1
World History–Your Roman Mosaic is due TOMORROW!
US History–PREread chapter 10 The Bill of Rights
Language Arts 7th–Literature Circles for The Raven (column 3) due tomorrow.
Assignments given Tuesday 11/25
World History–Part II of your Roman Mosaic Project is due at the END of the period on Monday.
United States History–No Homework
Language Arts–No homework, but the Raven column three lit circles are due Tuesday and translation Wednesday.
Assignments given Monday 11/24
World History–pg 10 in your workbook due (30 points)
US History–Constitutional Test tomorrow + 13 colonies and Ohio
Language Arts–The Raven column three Literature Circles and translation due.
Assignments given Friday 11/21
World History–No Current Event, page 10 in workbook due Tuesday
US History–Chapter One Study Guide due Monday
Language Arts==Nothing due, Reading log and Literature Circles due Tuesday.
Assignments given Thursday 11/19
World History–No homework due tomorrow
US History–Constitutional Rap due tomorrow
Language Arts–Spelling Test and 16 sentences (8 declarative and 8 imperative)
Assignments given Wednesday 11/10
World History–Chapter One Quiz tomorrow + Geography (all plus South America, Italy, Rome, Medeterrian Sea and Istanbul (Constantinople)
US History–Continue working on The Constitutional Rap. We’re performing on Friday
Language Arts–Spelling and Grammar due Friday. Spelling Test Friday
Assignments given Tuesday 11/18
World History–Chapter One Study Guide is due tomorrow. We’re playing “Who wants to be an historian?”
US History–Finish your rough draft/chart for your Constructional Raps. (40 points)
1. Pick roles 2. Create three charts. One for each branch of government that shows the name of the branch, the head of each branch and at least three of the powers as listed in The Constitution. 3. Create a visual for each chart. 4. Write a RAP, SONG or POEM that explains your charts.
Language Arts–Write 16 sentences using your spelling words. 8 must be declarative and 8 must be imperative. See page 18 in your grammar handbook for examples. DUE FRIDAY
Tomorrow we will be LIterature circles for column two of The Raven.
Assignments given Monday 11/17
World History–Begin chapter one study guide. It is due Wednesday. Quiz on Thursday
US History–Continue working on your chapter 9 study guide.
Language Arts–Translation: Column of TWO The Raven
Assignments given Friday 11/14
World History–Current event on Italy
United States History–Current event on the Legislative Branch of government
Language Arts–Translation of The Raven Part II is due Monday. Reading Log due Tuesday.
Assignments given on Thursday 11/13
World History–Workbook pages 8-9
United States History–Nothing due tomorrow (wow, is that a first?)
Language Arts 7th–Spelling “The train story”–The Raven translation on the first 1/4 of the poem.
Assignment given on Wednesday 11/12
World History–Finish Rome packet and chapter 1 PREread
United States History–Complete the first three questions on workbook pages 54-59
Language Arts–Finish your translation of the first section of The Raven due Thursday. Spelling story about a train due Friday.
Assignments given Monday 11/10
IMPORTANT: ALL LATE OR MISSING WORK IS DUE BY LUNCH ON WEDNESDAY!
World History–Finish your Rome packet, due on Thursday. Bring magazines from home on Wednesday.
United States History– Read all of chapter 9, do PreRead questions and define all terms in BLUE.
Language Arts 7th–Translate the first section of The Raven into modern language due Wednesday. Reading Log due Wednesday. Spelling story about a train due Friday.
Assignments given Friday 11/7
World History–Great job on your presentations and authentic America’s food! No homework, no current event. Enjoy your weekend.
United States History–Current event on the Executive branch of government
Language Arts–The Raven Literature Circles: : Your role’s research is due Monday. Reading Log due on Tuesday.
Assignments given Thursday 11/6
World History–FIESTA!
United States History–Workbook pages 48-52 “Shhhh there’s a pop quiz tomorrow on chapter 8!”
Language Arts–Read and highlight Poe’s The Raven with information for your Literatry Circle Role The Interactive Raven website is http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/raven/
Assignments given Wednesday 11/5
World History–America’s Project due tomorrow! PLEASE double check your guidelines to make sure your final draft is complete!
United States History–We the People workbook pgs for chapter 8
Langauge Arts–The Raven
Assignments given Monday 11/3 or 11/4
DEMOCRACY DAY!
10 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT FOR WATCHING AT LEAST 20 MINUTES OF ELECTION COVERAGE AND ONE PARAGRAPH ON WHAT YOU SAW AND THOUGHT!
World History–Continue working on your America’s Project. Final draft due Thursday, FIESTA dish due Friday.
United States History–Finish your persuasive essay on who should be president (1-2 pages). Intro+thesis, three reasons with supporting evidence/examples, conclusion
Language Arts–No homework
Assignments given Friday 10/31
World History–No Current Event this week, all attention should be put towards your America’s Project, due Thursday 11/6 and the FIESTA on Friday 11/7!
United States History–Workbook pages 40-46 for chapter 7 due Monday. Five paragraph persuasive essay on The Choice 2008 due Tuesday.
Language Arts–Grammar Due on Monday, Spelling review quiz. Reading Log due Tuesday.
Assignment for Thursday 10/30 and Friday 10/31
World History — ROUGH DRAFT is due!
United States History — Road to the White House Story is due Friday.
Language Arts– Final draft of your Children’s Book is due for Writer’s Workshop on Thursday!
Bring your outside reading book and meet me in the computer lab on FRIDAY.
Spelling test and grammar homework are do on Monday…
Assignment for Tuesday 10/28
World History– Romulos and Remus Political Cartoon is due on Wednesday. Your current event on your America’s Project is due Wednesday.
America’s Project Dates to Remember…
Your Rough draft is due on Friday 10/31
Final Draft Due Thursday November 6th,
The Fiesta is Friday November 7th
United States History–30 points for your Electoral College Current Event!
Language Arts 7th — Children’s Book Final Draft Due on Thursday 10/30
Assignments for Monday 10/27
World History–Your research on at least 10 3×5 index cards is due.
United States– Your current event on The Electoral College is due (for 30 points!)
Language Arts–Your Writer’s Workshop Children’s Book is due Thursday!
Assignments for Friday 10/24
World History — 4 research cards due for the America’s Project. Page 176-177 in workbook
United States History – PREread chapter 7
Language Arts — Literary Analysis on The Three Skeleton Key (p. 60) and BRING your AR book or www.arbookfind.com information and the book you are reading now. YOU MUST HAVE A BOOK TO READ TOMORROW!
Assignments Thursday 10/23
World History –FOUR research cards for the America’s Project are due at the end of the period tomorrow. Click on Assignment Links for another copy of the project guidelines. All TEN due Monday.
United States History– Chapter 7 PREread due, wear tennis shoes tomorrow for Capture the Flag Colonial STYLE!
Language Arts — Literary Analysis for The Skeleton Key due on Friday (p. 60 in Literature text book)
Assignments Due Tuesday 10/21
World History — 10 index cards and meet me in the Library
United States History — Study guide Due chapter 6, Current Event Due
Language Arts –Reading logs due
Assignments Due Friday 10/17
World History– Chapter 26 preread
United States History–Declaration of Independence Project Due Monday
Language Arts–What are Predicates? p. 9 #1-10, Spelling Test on Lesson #4 tomorrow!
All Classes Nothing Due Monday–
World History: You will be performing your Aztec skits
United States History: You will be continuing with your partner on your Declaration of Independence Children’s Version.
Language Arts: Your colored pictowords of this weeks vocabulary are due on TUESDAY.
ALL CLASSES–
ANY AND ALL MISSING/UNGRADED WORK IS DUE ON FRIDAY!
PROGRESS REPORTS COME OUT NEXT WEEK.
Assignments for Thursday 10/9
World History– Write down some notes from your text book and workbook about the character you will be playing in the Aztec skit.
United States History
Finish your McCain/Obama debate paragraph–Due Friday
Language Arts 7th–If you didn’t finish in class complete pg. 4 in the grammar handbook underline the subject and double underline the predicate #12-20.
Assignments for Wednesday 10/8
World History
South American map with
1) political boundaries of today’s countries
2) location of the Mayan, Aztecs and Incas
3) In color with a key
United States History
Watch 20 minutes of tonight’s Presidential Debate
Pick out a question asked that you think is important/interesting and document the candidates response. Was it good or bad in your opinion? Why? Give details.
Language Arts
No Homework but outside reading (three more reading journals due next Monday)
Assignments Due Tuesday 10/7
World History The Aztecs workbook pp. 168-170
United States History The Declaration of Independece workbook pp. 35-37
Language Arts 7th Read “The Yeti” complete a “plot chart” (ie. on page 5 in your textbook)
Assignments Due Monday 10/6
World History Finish Preview for chapter 24 (if you didn’t finish in class). Current event on South America. If you need another set of questions click on the ASSIGNMENT LINKS tab to download.
United States History Current Event on the Bailout/Rescue Bill for Wall Street
Language Arts Enjoy your outside reading book, nothing due on Monday.
Assignments Due Friday 10/3
World History PREread chapter 24
United States History PREread chapter 5
Language Arts Notebook Due including your first three AR Reading Journals
Assignments Due Wednesday 10/2
World History Mayan Culture Story Board and Chapter 23 quiz
United States History Chapter 5 quiz
Language Arts Finish your peer edit and bring it back tomorrow
Assignment Due Monday 9/29
World History – rough draft on your Story Board: Five Aspects of the Mayan Society
United States History — Current Event #2 The Presidential Debate
Cut and paste this site for a good article http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10573415?nclick_check=1
Language Arts — Nothing due, but make sure you complete THREE outside reading journals by next Friday.
Assignments Due Friday 9/26
World History wb. p. 164-165
Bring your Mayan Storyboard Rough Draft and The Mayans: At the Movies
United States History
Bring John Adams: At the Movies
Language Arts Rough Draft of your fictional short story due tomorrow
Assignments Due Thursday 9/25
World History workbook 163-164
United States History No Homework
Language Arts No homework
Assignments Tuesday 9/23
World History 7th
Mayans Social Classes complete the pyramid on workbook p. 162
United States History 8th
Meet in the computer lab to complete the webquest Loyalty or Liberty?
http://www.history.org/history/teaching/revolution/loyalty.html
Colonial Journal Due Wednesday
Notebooks collected on Wednesday
Language Arts 7th
Spelling Lesson #2 Homophones: Create Pictowords in color for each of the spelling words
Spelling qUIZ #1test revision dues tomorrow (five different sentences for each word missed).
Assignments Due Monday 9/22
World History
If you didn’t finish– Complete the Geography Challenge for Unit 6. Use all maps in the unit as well as the South American maps in the back to answer the challenge cards (yellow hand out) in your workbook pp. 160-161.
Current Event from South America–See Assignment links if you need another copy of the questions.
United States History
Current Event on some aspect of the election due Monday
Colonial Journal due Wednesday
Workbook pp. 30-32 and your paragraph or political cartoon on The Boston Massacre should already be complete.
I’ll be collecting your notebooks on Wednesday
Language Arts
Go to www.arfindbook.com and look up your library book. Write down the information you find there.
MI Project due Monday–Go to Assignment Link to download another copy of the guidelines.
Assignments Due Friday 9/19
World History
Nothing Due–Meet in the Computer Lab with your notebooks
United States History
Workbook pp. 30-32–Meet in Computer Lab with your notebooks
Language Arts
Spelling/Vocab Test tomorrow
Writing Work Shop: Plot Graph Due tomorrow Click here to download the list of options—Writing Workshop: Plot
Meet in the library–Bring your notebooks
Assignments Due Thursday 9/18
World History
Preread chapter 23 Click here for questions–PreREAD a text book chapter
Notebooks due tomorrow
Geography quiz
US History 8th
Rough Draft for Colonial Journal Due Tomorrow (Click the assignment link to download the guidelines)
Workbook pages 30-32 due Friday
Language Arts 7th
Duffy’s Jacket questions
Assignments Due Tuesday 9/15
World History 7th
China Scroll Due (see workbook page 122 for guidelines)
China Quiz on Chapter 18 and Geography quiz on seven continents PLUS China, China Sea and Beijing on Wednesday.
US History 8th
One paragraph response to what is right and wrong with Phillis Wheatley’s poem about slavery.
Rough Draft for your Colonial Journal Due Thursday, Final Draft Monday 9/21
Language Arts 7th
Spelling Lesson #1 Write a story, poem, paragraph or sentences with your spelling words.
Multiple Intelligences (M.I.) project due Monday. Multiple Intelligences Project Guidelines
Assignments Due Friday 9/12
World History 7th
Use your workbook to finish three scrolls from the Chinese Inventions in chapter 18
United States History 8th
Pick the days and then brain storm about what you will write about for your Colonial Journalist Project.
Language Arts 7th
Write one short paragraphs for each of the three famous people and how they are “smart” according to your Multiple Intelligences List.
Assignments Due Thursday 9/11
World History 7th
No Homework
US History 8th
Finish wb pp. 26-27 that correspond with chapter 4
Complete part 1 of your Journalist in Colonial America Project
Language Arts 8th
Finish your Intellengences Survey
Assignments Due Wednesday 9/10
World History
No Homework
US History
wb pp. 24-26 that correspond with chapter 4
Make sure you bring back your workbooks and text books tomorrow.
Language Arts
No Homework
Assignments Due Tuesday 9/9
World History
Finish the pre-read for chapter 18
United States History
Finish the pre-read for chapter 4
Language Arts
No Homework
Assignments Due Monday 9/8
World History
Cut or print out a news article about China that is less than one month old and bring it in on Monday (you don’t have to read it yet, unless you really want to).
Study Hall
Progress reports are due on Monday p4
United States History
Finish your paragraph on Obama’s acceptance speech and make sure you bring your textbooks on Monday.
Language Arts 7th
Finish your list. I am smart…
In school… outside of school… in my future and dreams…
Assignments for Friday 9/5
World History
No Homework
Study Hall
Make sure to get your teachers to sign your progress reports, they are due on Monday p. 4
United States History
Watch 15 to 20 minutes of Senator John McCain’s speech tonight at the Republican National Convention and write one paragraph describing what you heard and what you thought of it.
Language Arts
Finish your final draft of your “all about you” essay.
Assignments Due Thursday 9/4
World History
The History of YOU!
1) Create a timeline with 7-10 of the most important event in your life.
Use pictures or symbols for each event and an explanation
Pick the event that was the most important and write one page about it.
2) Syllabus signed by your parents due.
Study Hall
Bring your planners and homework to complete. If you haven’t bought a planner yet, please see me tomorrow or bring $7.00
United States History
1) Create a timeline of 7 to 10 of the most important events in your life and then write a one page essay about the one that was the most influential and why.
2) Syllabus signed by your parents due.
7th Grade Language Arts
1) Finish 1/2 to 1 page on one important truth about who you are.
2) Syllabus signed by your parents due.
My email address is lledonne@ogusd.org if you need to contact me.
My name is Lisa LeDonne and I LOVE being a teacher! This is going to be my 8th year. and feel very blessed to get paid to do what I love!
I grew up in Sebastopol where I was the oldest of SIX kids. We grew up in a house where family, reading, sports, music and church were part of our everyday life. For years playing sports was at the top of that list and softball was my passion. I was lucky enough to pitch for Analy’s varsity team for four years and then for Hope International University for four more on an athletic scholarship. I also played volleyball in college where we won the National Championship for our division in 1988.
-All six kids
I always loved poetry, words and stories, especially about the past. but I didn’t love my history and English classes as a child (I had boring history and English teachers). I did know I loved reading novels about far away times, people and places. Fortunately, I had some great professors in college that helped me figure out what subjects I loved and wanted to teach!
After I took a break from school, during which time I got married and had my first son, I finished up my education at Sonoma State University where I earned a BA in history and a Social Science teaching credential.
Now it’s been 21 years since I graduated from Analy (whoa I’m getting up there), and I have my own family. I still love doing all the things with them that I did when I was little!
I have two very active, very loud, very fun sons who make my life exciting and wonderful. 
Now that you know a little about me, I can not wait to get to know each and everyone of you!
Sincerely,
Ms. LeDonne
