LIBRARY CARD: Have a Sonoma County library card in your name for use in research, internet access, and reading. Due 9/8/00.

READING: Read a minimum of 20 minutes each night including weekends. You will need to spend this time to finish the required literature books and books of your choice for book reports. Animal Farm. or The Giver. Double entry journal -- Due 9/12/00.

SPELLING: Unit 1 due Friday 9/8/00. There will be a test. Hand in the homework with the test. Words for this week: pathology, symptom, syndrome, synthetic, protein, oxygen, hydrogen, homogenized, synonym, sympathy, pathetic, apathy, photogenic, synagogue, genealogy, empathy, pathological, symmetrical, protoplasm, syndicate. Review words: gene, genetic, generalize, symphony, bacteria. Challenge Words: synthesis, protocol, synchronize, pathos, protagonist.

Current events: Due ______________________________.

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL INCIDENT: 5 Paragraph essay. Rough draft due 9/6/00. Second draft due 9/8/00.

SUGGESTED TIMES:

I will accept homework assignments by e-mail on the due date. My e-mail address is: katherinsterling@hotmail.com

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There will be current copies of daily Class Work and Homework Helps posted there as well as work samples and project instructions. If you have been absent, please refer to this rather than request work from the office.