Mansfield Middle School
Mrs. Koropatkin's
Homework Page

                    If you have any questions please contact me: koropatkindl@mansfieldct.org

(Patience, please!  This site under construction. For journal models and specific Writer's Workshop info, please go to my TEACHER WEB PAGE.)

                 

                 READ for the joy of it!

   See my Teacher Page for journal models!

               

     WRITE for the joy of it!

See my teacher page for Writer's Workshop process!

 

          LITERATURE classes


 

       LANGUAGE ARTS classes 

 April 29: study guide due tomorrow (Tuesday), TEST THURSDAY [reading/sticky not necessary.]

April 19 Have a safe and fun vacation!  Study guide will be given Monday/ test Thursday when we return from break!

April 2: study guide and TEST due start of class on Thursday, April 4th.

March 18th: questions 1-4 on Starry Rift in packet [reading/sticky by choice!]

March 1: due at start of class; TYPED book review/rough draft

Feb 28 rough draft of all parts of book review due at start of class

Feb 22 Book review due Friday, March 1

THE PEARL TEST in 3 parts: Friday, Feb 1; Monday, Feb. 4 & Tuesday, Feb 5th.  COMPLETED STUDY GUIDE due at start of class on Friday.

Jan 29: Finished reading The Pearl in class.  Study guide vocab on pg 1 & 2 due at start of class on Thursday.

Jan 11: continue reading novel 20 min. nightly/ 1 sticky note per night

Jan 3: Book review: Rough draft (all parts handwritten or typed) due at start of class on Tuesday, Jan 8th.  FINAL: due typed at start of class THURSDAY, JAN 10th. If you are absent, you must send it via email to koropatkindl@mansfieldct.org  or to Mrs. K with someone.

Dec 6: see Dec 3 & GET TEST SIGNED

FINISH NOVEL FOR/OVER BREAK

Dec 3: read 20 min, 1 sticky = culture

Nov 30: read 40 min/ 2stickies: focus AUTHOR'S STYLE

Nov 10 continue as always: read 20 min nightly / 1 sticky note unless instructed otherwise

Nov 9: TEST Thursday Nov 15 & Friday Nov. 16.  STUDY GUIDE and flashcards complete due Thurs. Nov. 15

Nov 5th: yin yang journal entry/2 sticky notes about character (signatures as needed)

Nov 1: book review signed, read 20 min nightly, bring book daily

Oct. 18: bring book review novel to class. book review part one DUE MONDAY, OCT 22.  Book review parts 1 & 2 due Tuesday, Oct 23. [see 10/10 for format]

Oct 10: Finish novel for Tuesday, Oct 16, for BOOK REVIEW. Bring book review novel to class on Tuesday, Oct. 17.

Sept 6: finish SYMBOLISM postcard quiz, due Friday/full color, Sept 7th: also read 20 min and bring novel

Aug. 29th: finish Reader's Survey! Due Friday 30th.

Please read a minimum of 20 minutes nightly.

Bring novel daily.

Read a minimum of 40 min. total each weekend.

April 30: write short story using all spelling list words.  Underline each spelling word. 

April 29: spelling unit 7; wrong words X 10 each, alphabetize list, front & back of sheet due TUESDAY.  TEST FRIDAY.

April 20: Have a safe and fun vacation! Writing for argument unit continues after break.  Deciding a charity to receive our tag sale money!

April 2: ADVERTISEMENT/ donation/ permission slip due Wed April 3 at start of class.

March 18th extra credit: link to ad

March 1: bring in three advertisements or one magazine for Monday

Feb 22 Spelling unit 6; pretest Monday, Feb 25, packet work & test Friday, March 1

 Jan. 29: spelling unit 5; pretest today. Incorrect words X 10 & Cloze activity due Wed. start of class. Identify & define prefix/root/suffix.  TEST FRIDAY  02/01.

Jan 11: spelling unit 4;pretest today. Assignment and packet work due day of TEST, TUESDAY, JAN 15

Jan 4; Person of the Year ; typed, research due Monday, ROUGH DRAFT due TUESDAY, FINAL TYPED due Wed.

Dec 11: Choose one topic, write 3 body paragraphs, use transitional phrases/ & 3 Fs / 3 different elaboration strategies DUE: wED 10/12

Dec 3: spelling unit 3; misspelled words x 10, alphabetize word list, do assignment as indicated on spelling list.  Spelling work due at end of class, Tues. 12/04 & TEST = WED, 12/05.

Nov. 14: typed rough drafts of 2 different moods (1/2-3/4 pg), due end of class Friday Nov 16th.

Oct 23: poetry packet; parent sign for Oct 24

 

Oct 17: TYPED final PANTOON poem due Friday, Oct 19 

Oct 17: parent signature on spelling test; due Friday

Oct 10: spelling unit 2: incorrect words X 10/ alphabetize list/ complete word clues/complete one category (one choice/all words)by Monday10/15. Test & Packet due 10-/17.

Sept 7: revised rough draft autobiopoem/ thesaurus due MOnday Sept. 10 at start of class.

Sept 4: rough draft (hand-written) autobiopoem due Friday Sept 6th

 Aug 29: Finish Writer's Survey due Friday, Aug 30th