Friday
Grammar (error/fixit) competition in class.
Homework: Read and work on vocab over the break. Enjoy the time off!
Thursday
Quarters for Caring Fair; time in Homeroom after lunch. No Language Arts class.
Homework: Plan to read over the break.
Wednesday
Students received graded Stave One Review questions back, with comments as to their score. They then worked on and turned in What Would Be on your Chain w/s. The plan is to share on Friday.
Homework: Prepare for Quarters for Caring Fair.
Tuesday
Students completed a Stave One Review.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
Students completed a Narrative Hooks w/s from a section of Stave One of A Christmas Carol. We then finished reading Stave One in class.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Week of Dec. 7
Friday
Students created comprehension questions based on a section of A Christmas Carol that we read yestday. They had to vary the level of difficulty (Bloom's taxonomy) and supply a rubric that included the point value and the acceptable answers.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Thursday
We started reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Wednesday
We graded Monday's quizzes and had time to read silently towards AR goal.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Tuesday
Students took the mid-point online STAR Reading assessment and had time to read and take AR tests.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
I collected the thinking maps from last Wednesday (on Charles Dickens).
We took the pos/sed roots quiz.
Students received a handout with the vocabulary words from A Christmas Carol (directions are on sheet). Note page numbers where they occur in the text!!
We read an article on the Historical Setting for A Christmas Carol.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Upcoming: Mid-year STAR test tomorrow.
Students created comprehension questions based on a section of A Christmas Carol that we read yestday. They had to vary the level of difficulty (Bloom's taxonomy) and supply a rubric that included the point value and the acceptable answers.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Thursday
We started reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Wednesday
We graded Monday's quizzes and had time to read silently towards AR goal.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Tuesday
Students took the mid-point online STAR Reading assessment and had time to read and take AR tests.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
I collected the thinking maps from last Wednesday (on Charles Dickens).
We took the pos/sed roots quiz.
Students received a handout with the vocabulary words from A Christmas Carol (directions are on sheet). Note page numbers where they occur in the text!!
We read an article on the Historical Setting for A Christmas Carol.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Upcoming: Mid-year STAR test tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Week of Nov. 30
Friday
We worked on metaphors in class.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc. Po, Sed test Monday.
Upcoming: Mid-year STAR test next Tuesday.
Thursday
Students had time in class to read their AR books.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Wednesday
Students prepared for reading A Christmas Carol by reading a biography of Charles Dickens and an article entitled "The Second Greatest Story Ever Told." Use this information to create a brace or classification (tree) thinking map of the information in the handouts. No circle maps!
Homework: Finish thinking map.
Tuesday
Tales #48
attempting to pull up his only stylish pair of pants his hole body quivered and harold felt qualms about his descision to attend the party
Vocab: stylish, quiver, qualms
We completed a worksheet on metaphors.
Homework: There will be a review quiz on the pos and sed, sid root words later this week. Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
Finished the "Cole" packet, completed Medal of Honor w/s, and went over the answers to both.
Discussed introductory and concluding paragraphs (yellow handout) in regards to what format would be appropriate for a research essay (e.g., the one students are working on in Social Studies).
Homework: Study parts of speech, vocab, etc. There will be a review quiz on the pos and sed, sid root words (last two Roots quizzes material) on Friday.
We worked on metaphors in class.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc. Po, Sed test Monday.
Upcoming: Mid-year STAR test next Tuesday.
Thursday
Students had time in class to read their AR books.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Wednesday
Students prepared for reading A Christmas Carol by reading a biography of Charles Dickens and an article entitled "The Second Greatest Story Ever Told." Use this information to create a brace or classification (tree) thinking map of the information in the handouts. No circle maps!
Homework: Finish thinking map.
Tuesday
Tales #48
attempting to pull up his only stylish pair of pants his hole body quivered and harold felt qualms about his descision to attend the party
Vocab: stylish, quiver, qualms
We completed a worksheet on metaphors.
Homework: There will be a review quiz on the pos and sed, sid root words later this week. Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
Finished the "Cole" packet, completed Medal of Honor w/s, and went over the answers to both.
Discussed introductory and concluding paragraphs (yellow handout) in regards to what format would be appropriate for a research essay (e.g., the one students are working on in Social Studies).
Homework: Study parts of speech, vocab, etc. There will be a review quiz on the pos and sed, sid root words (last two Roots quizzes material) on Friday.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Week of Nov. 23
Thursday and Friday
No school - Thanksgiving Holiday
Wednesday
Worked on The Cornucopia Mystery (reading comprehension questions and 25 parts of speech words to define). We reviewed the parts of speech. The words will appear on upcoming quizzes.
Homework: Create a metaphor using the phrase "the red ant" somewhere in the sentence. Try to avoid using the verb 'to be' (is, was, etc.). Study for review quiz on the pos and sed, sid root words next week(last two Roots quizzes material). Remember to read (and test on) at least one non-fiction book this quarter. Check AR BookFinder to see whether a book is fiction (F) or nonfiction (NF).
Tuesday
Continued with presentations.
We graded the Roots Quiz on sed, sed, siss words and the Parts of Speech/Dictation Quiz.
Homework: Study parts of speech, vocab, etc. There will be a review quiz on the pos and sed, sid root words after Thanksgiving (last two Roots quizzes material).
Monday
Turned in The Killer Angels worksheets: Commanders Chart (blue), Anticipation Guide (yellow), and four sheets on Monday through Thursday of June/July 1863. Students began presenting The Killer Angels Challenge Assignment. Those viewing the presentation also had a review sheet to fill out for each presenter.
Homework: Review vocab, parts of speech, roots, etc. There will be a roots quiz next week on pos and sed, sid words (last two quizzes).
No school - Thanksgiving Holiday
Wednesday
Worked on The Cornucopia Mystery (reading comprehension questions and 25 parts of speech words to define). We reviewed the parts of speech. The words will appear on upcoming quizzes.
Homework: Create a metaphor using the phrase "the red ant" somewhere in the sentence. Try to avoid using the verb 'to be' (is, was, etc.). Study for review quiz on the pos and sed, sid root words next week(last two Roots quizzes material). Remember to read (and test on) at least one non-fiction book this quarter. Check AR BookFinder to see whether a book is fiction (F) or nonfiction (NF).
Tuesday
Continued with presentations.
We graded the Roots Quiz on sed, sed, siss words and the Parts of Speech/Dictation Quiz.
Homework: Study parts of speech, vocab, etc. There will be a review quiz on the pos and sed, sid root words after Thanksgiving (last two Roots quizzes material).
Monday
Turned in The Killer Angels worksheets: Commanders Chart (blue), Anticipation Guide (yellow), and four sheets on Monday through Thursday of June/July 1863. Students began presenting The Killer Angels Challenge Assignment. Those viewing the presentation also had a review sheet to fill out for each presenter.
Homework: Review vocab, parts of speech, roots, etc. There will be a roots quiz next week on pos and sed, sid words (last two quizzes).
Monday, November 16, 2009
Week of Nov. 16
Friday
Tales #47
the next saturday however gnarly and harold are filled with apprehension as they get dressed for the upcomming party
Vocab: apprehension
Students took the Roots Quiz on sed, sed, siss words.
Homework: Work on KA project, which is due Monday. KA paperwork will be collected Monday (should have been completed long ago!!). There will be a review quiz on the pos and sed, sid root words after Thanksgiving (material from the last two Roots quizzes).
Thursday
Students took the DVQRA reading assessment in the computer lab.
Homework: Work on KA project. Study for tomorrow's quiz. Remember that you will be reading and taking an AR test on at least one non-fiction book this quarter.
Wednesday
Early Release Day - special schedule
Tuesday
Tales #46
ok ill go gnarly capitulated hapless corpulent harold
Vocab: corpulent, capitulated
Reviewed Paragraph Review w/s 4. Completed w/s on Persuasive Techniques in Advertising. Read "A Surprise for Cole," wrote a paragraph describing what the farmhouse would look like when Cole and his dad finish fixing it up, and began working on comprehension questions on the story.
Homework: Work on KA project - we will finish the comprehension packet before and after the DVQRA on Thursday.
Monday
Tales #45
aw come on harold beseeched gnarly i don't want to go alone into that pool of piranhas but i do want to go
Vocab: beseeched, piranha
Continued reviewing Paragraph Review w/s 3. Worked on part of Paragraph Review w/s 4 in pairs.
Handed out new set of Root Words (sed, sis, sess) for this week (test Friday).
Handed out and discussed The Killer Angels Assignment (including rubric). Due 11/23 (next Monday).
Homework:
Finish Paragraph Review w/s 4; study root words, parts of speech, vocab, etc.
Tales #47
the next saturday however gnarly and harold are filled with apprehension as they get dressed for the upcomming party
Vocab: apprehension
Students took the Roots Quiz on sed, sed, siss words.
Homework: Work on KA project, which is due Monday. KA paperwork will be collected Monday (should have been completed long ago!!). There will be a review quiz on the pos and sed, sid root words after Thanksgiving (material from the last two Roots quizzes).
Thursday
Students took the DVQRA reading assessment in the computer lab.
Homework: Work on KA project. Study for tomorrow's quiz. Remember that you will be reading and taking an AR test on at least one non-fiction book this quarter.
Wednesday
Early Release Day - special schedule
Tuesday
Tales #46
ok ill go gnarly capitulated hapless corpulent harold
Vocab: corpulent, capitulated
Reviewed Paragraph Review w/s 4. Completed w/s on Persuasive Techniques in Advertising. Read "A Surprise for Cole," wrote a paragraph describing what the farmhouse would look like when Cole and his dad finish fixing it up, and began working on comprehension questions on the story.
Homework: Work on KA project - we will finish the comprehension packet before and after the DVQRA on Thursday.
Monday
Tales #45
aw come on harold beseeched gnarly i don't want to go alone into that pool of piranhas but i do want to go
Vocab: beseeched, piranha
Continued reviewing Paragraph Review w/s 3. Worked on part of Paragraph Review w/s 4 in pairs.
Handed out new set of Root Words (sed, sis, sess) for this week (test Friday).
Handed out and discussed The Killer Angels Assignment (including rubric). Due 11/23 (next Monday).
Homework:
Finish Paragraph Review w/s 4; study root words, parts of speech, vocab, etc.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Week of Nov. 9
Friday
Tales #44
no im afraid theyll make fun of my stoutness and my glass's said harold. they allways do reiterated gnarly
Vocab: reiterated
Continued reviewing Paragraph Review w/s 1. Completed Paragraph Review w/s 2 independently and discussed best choices for topic sentences as a class. Worked on Paragraph Review w/s 3 in pairs.
Homework:
Finish Paragraph Review w/s 3.
Thursday
Tales #43
yes i think i will well how about you harold asked gnarly in a supplicating voice
Vocab: supplicating
Collected C-S-C w/s from Tuesday. Discussed parts of a well-written paragraph using example on overhead. In pairs, worked on Paragraph Review w/s 1. Didn't finish discussing answers, so will continue tomorrow.
Homework:
Finish w/s if not completed.
Wednesday
No School - Veterans' Day
Tuesday
Tales #42
hey gnarly are you going too go? queried harold when he herd the news
Vocab: queried
Reviewed components of a paragraph (topic sentence, supporting details, concluding sentence). In pairs, students worked on the Claim-Support-Conclusion w/s.
Homework:
Finish C-S-C w/s.
Monday
Tales #41
everyone even gnarly ad that bespectacled wierdo freind of his are invited and me and all my freinds are going conan added
Vocab: bespectacled
Watched short video on Persuasive Techniques in Advertising (focus: ethos, pathos, logos). Completed w/s 59A and B on complete sentences. Read Paragraph Review sheet (green) with list of transitions on the back and Steps for Paragraph Writing.
Homework:
Pet Peeve 12: kinda, sorta, hafta
Tales #44
no im afraid theyll make fun of my stoutness and my glass's said harold. they allways do reiterated gnarly
Vocab: reiterated
Continued reviewing Paragraph Review w/s 1. Completed Paragraph Review w/s 2 independently and discussed best choices for topic sentences as a class. Worked on Paragraph Review w/s 3 in pairs.
Homework:
Finish Paragraph Review w/s 3.
Thursday
Tales #43
yes i think i will well how about you harold asked gnarly in a supplicating voice
Vocab: supplicating
Collected C-S-C w/s from Tuesday. Discussed parts of a well-written paragraph using example on overhead. In pairs, worked on Paragraph Review w/s 1. Didn't finish discussing answers, so will continue tomorrow.
Homework:
Finish w/s if not completed.
Wednesday
No School - Veterans' Day
Tuesday
Tales #42
hey gnarly are you going too go? queried harold when he herd the news
Vocab: queried
Reviewed components of a paragraph (topic sentence, supporting details, concluding sentence). In pairs, students worked on the Claim-Support-Conclusion w/s.
Homework:
Finish C-S-C w/s.
Monday
Tales #41
everyone even gnarly ad that bespectacled wierdo freind of his are invited and me and all my freinds are going conan added
Vocab: bespectacled
Watched short video on Persuasive Techniques in Advertising (focus: ethos, pathos, logos). Completed w/s 59A and B on complete sentences. Read Paragraph Review sheet (green) with list of transitions on the back and Steps for Paragraph Writing.
Homework:
Pet Peeve 12: kinda, sorta, hafta
Monday, November 2, 2009
Week of Nov. 2
Friday
We took the AR quiz on The Killer Angels and my vocabulary quiz on terms from the novel. Handout on parts of speech (pink).
Homework:
Complete pink sheet and study in conjunction with the green parts of speech sheet. Will not check on Monday, but must be finished and studied in a timely manner.
Thursday
Students worked on prefixes and classification.
Homework:
Review for quizzes (Killer Angels vocab and AR quiz) tomorrow.
Wednesday
Tales #40
awesome said conan belinda is going to throw one of her incredible partys he expounded
Vocab: incredible, expounded
We viewed and discussed two PowerPoints on persuasive techniques and filled in examples on yellow Persuasive Strategy Definitions sheet (handed out previously).
Homework: Review for quizzes (Killer Angels vocab and AR quiz) on Friday.
Tuesday
Tales #39
when class is finally over the popular students converged in the hallway
Vocab: converged
Business letter packet - reviewed uses of formal letters and tips for writing them. Read through some examples.
Homework: KA questions, characterization chart, yellow before/after paper.
Monday
Tales #38
one day a rumor circulated around mrs noisomes classroom and everyone couldnt wait for their class to be over
Vocab: circulate
We read the final pages of The Killer Angels, including the Afterword.
Homework: KA questions, characterization chart, yellow before/after paper.
Note: KA AR quiz and vocab test on Friday.
We took the AR quiz on The Killer Angels and my vocabulary quiz on terms from the novel. Handout on parts of speech (pink).
Homework:
Complete pink sheet and study in conjunction with the green parts of speech sheet. Will not check on Monday, but must be finished and studied in a timely manner.
Thursday
Students worked on prefixes and classification.
Homework:
Review for quizzes (Killer Angels vocab and AR quiz) tomorrow.
Wednesday
Tales #40
awesome said conan belinda is going to throw one of her incredible partys he expounded
Vocab: incredible, expounded
We viewed and discussed two PowerPoints on persuasive techniques and filled in examples on yellow Persuasive Strategy Definitions sheet (handed out previously).
Homework: Review for quizzes (Killer Angels vocab and AR quiz) on Friday.
Tuesday
Tales #39
when class is finally over the popular students converged in the hallway
Vocab: converged
Business letter packet - reviewed uses of formal letters and tips for writing them. Read through some examples.
Homework: KA questions, characterization chart, yellow before/after paper.
Monday
Tales #38
one day a rumor circulated around mrs noisomes classroom and everyone couldnt wait for their class to be over
Vocab: circulate
We read the final pages of The Killer Angels, including the Afterword.
Homework: KA questions, characterization chart, yellow before/after paper.
Note: KA AR quiz and vocab test on Friday.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Week of Oct. 26
Friday
Endangered Pumpkins creative writing assignment. No guns (any type), darts, harming animals, blood, or gore. Three-quarters of a page to one page in length. Final draft on a separate sheet, with orange sheet on top when turning in. You can change the form of the vocab words (use the ones from Tales) - eg., tense of verb.
Homework: Finish final draft. If typing, please double-space.
NOTE: Finish up Killer Angels worksheets. Vocab quiz next week. AR test on The Killer Angels Nov. 6.
Thursday
Tales #37
conan and his hip crowd made occassional fun of harold and gnarly while classy cassandra and her freinds remained aloof
Vocab: aloof
Watched Picket's Charge from Gettysburg (corresponding to July 3, Ch. 4-Armistead).
Read Ch 5-Longstreet as far at top of p. 335 (...there was no attack.) Don't read any at home...we'll finish in class.
Homework: KA vocab, w/s, etc.
Wednesday
Roots Quiz -pos-.
Read July 3, Ch. 4-Armstead.
Homework: Finish questions.
Tuesday
Tales #36
as the weaks wore on harold adjusted to gavalin peak adn their terrable nagging harridans who are called teachers
Vocab: harridan
Reading Quiz on July 3, Ch. 3-Chamberlain; make-up quizzes from earlier days.
Watched the portion of Gettysburg relating to that chapter.
Homework: Roots vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
Tales #35
i no what you meen gnarly interjected. even if i do good i can never do good enuf to suit my Mom with how i argue a lot
Vocab: interject
Presented Persuasion Is All Around You assignment (collected).
Homework: Roots vocab, parts of speech, etc. Anyone who missed a Killer Angels reading quiz will be taking it (them) tomorrow.
Endangered Pumpkins creative writing assignment. No guns (any type), darts, harming animals, blood, or gore. Three-quarters of a page to one page in length. Final draft on a separate sheet, with orange sheet on top when turning in. You can change the form of the vocab words (use the ones from Tales) - eg., tense of verb.
Homework: Finish final draft. If typing, please double-space.
NOTE: Finish up Killer Angels worksheets. Vocab quiz next week. AR test on The Killer Angels Nov. 6.
Thursday
Tales #37
conan and his hip crowd made occassional fun of harold and gnarly while classy cassandra and her freinds remained aloof
Vocab: aloof
Watched Picket's Charge from Gettysburg (corresponding to July 3, Ch. 4-Armistead).
Read Ch 5-Longstreet as far at top of p. 335 (...there was no attack.) Don't read any at home...we'll finish in class.
Homework: KA vocab, w/s, etc.
Wednesday
Roots Quiz -pos-.
Read July 3, Ch. 4-Armstead.
Homework: Finish questions.
Tuesday
Tales #36
as the weaks wore on harold adjusted to gavalin peak adn their terrable nagging harridans who are called teachers
Vocab: harridan
Reading Quiz on July 3, Ch. 3-Chamberlain; make-up quizzes from earlier days.
Watched the portion of Gettysburg relating to that chapter.
Homework: Roots vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
Tales #35
i no what you meen gnarly interjected. even if i do good i can never do good enuf to suit my Mom with how i argue a lot
Vocab: interject
Presented Persuasion Is All Around You assignment (collected).
Homework: Roots vocab, parts of speech, etc. Anyone who missed a Killer Angels reading quiz will be taking it (them) tomorrow.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Week of Oct. 19
Friday
Tales #33
oh poor you sayd gnarly. i now what you meen i have a sibling just like that who drives me crazy
Vocab: sibling
Tales #34
my dad is busy with this own new life and my mom thinks that im an infant. shes a real shrew about good grades to harold moaned and i allways do good
Vocab: shrew
Shared results of analyzing television commercials. Collected w/s.
Homework: Persuasion is all around you (green half-sheet). Read Fri., July 3, Chapter 3-Chamberlain and answer the questions. Be ready for a reading quiz.
If you were absent for one or more of the previous KA reading quizzes, be prepared to take them when you return!
Thursday
Tales #32
my family think my big dapper brother in collage is gods gift too parents and he nags me about my grades he continues
Vocab: dapper
Persuasive Writing w/s (blue). Worked on this in class. Be sure to memorize #1-5 (methods of being persuasive). Handout: Fact Sheet - Techniques of Persuasion. Read this side; don't do anything with the second side yet.
Homework: Analyzing Television Commercials w/s
Wednesday
Tales #31
well gnarly my mom and dad are getting divoarced and are fieghting over me he sayd with a lament
Vocab: lament
Reading quiz Fri., July 3, Chapter 1-Chamberlain.
Comma Rules handout (commit to memory).
Homework: Read Fri., July 3, Chapter 3-Chamberlain and answer the questions. Be ready for a reading quiz.
Tuesday
Handed out new roots w/s - pos words. Test next week.
Read Thurs., Ch. 6-Lee as a class and worked on questions.
Homework: Read Fri., July 3, Chapter 1-Chamberlain and answer the questions. Be ready for a reading quiz.
Monday
Took Reading Quiz on Thurs., July 2, Ch. 4-Chamberlain. Watched the part of the movie "Gettysburg" that corresponds to this chapter. Read to bottom of p. 242 [..."I'll be along directly."] of Ch. 5-Longstreet.
Homework: Finish Ch. 5 by tomorrow and do the questions. Be ready for a reading quiz on what you read at home.
Tales #33
oh poor you sayd gnarly. i now what you meen i have a sibling just like that who drives me crazy
Vocab: sibling
Tales #34
my dad is busy with this own new life and my mom thinks that im an infant. shes a real shrew about good grades to harold moaned and i allways do good
Vocab: shrew
Shared results of analyzing television commercials. Collected w/s.
Homework: Persuasion is all around you (green half-sheet). Read Fri., July 3, Chapter 3-Chamberlain and answer the questions. Be ready for a reading quiz.
If you were absent for one or more of the previous KA reading quizzes, be prepared to take them when you return!
Thursday
Tales #32
my family think my big dapper brother in collage is gods gift too parents and he nags me about my grades he continues
Vocab: dapper
Persuasive Writing w/s (blue). Worked on this in class. Be sure to memorize #1-5 (methods of being persuasive). Handout: Fact Sheet - Techniques of Persuasion. Read this side; don't do anything with the second side yet.
Homework: Analyzing Television Commercials w/s
Wednesday
Tales #31
well gnarly my mom and dad are getting divoarced and are fieghting over me he sayd with a lament
Vocab: lament
Reading quiz Fri., July 3, Chapter 1-Chamberlain.
Comma Rules handout (commit to memory).
Homework: Read Fri., July 3, Chapter 3-Chamberlain and answer the questions. Be ready for a reading quiz.
Tuesday
Handed out new roots w/s - pos words. Test next week.
Read Thurs., Ch. 6-Lee as a class and worked on questions.
Homework: Read Fri., July 3, Chapter 1-Chamberlain and answer the questions. Be ready for a reading quiz.
Monday
Took Reading Quiz on Thurs., July 2, Ch. 4-Chamberlain. Watched the part of the movie "Gettysburg" that corresponds to this chapter. Read to bottom of p. 242 [..."I'll be along directly."] of Ch. 5-Longstreet.
Homework: Finish Ch. 5 by tomorrow and do the questions. Be ready for a reading quiz on what you read at home.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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10/19: Problems are continuing this week as well. The district is experiencing Internet problems.
I've been experiencing a lot of difficulty posting updates to the web site this past week, so keeping the agenda up-to-date is even more important right now.
I've been experiencing a lot of difficulty posting updates to the web site this past week, so keeping the agenda up-to-date is even more important right now.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Week of Oct. 12
Friday
Ms. Ronemous at a district meeting.
Complete grammar w/s (verbs).
Start reading Thurs., Ch. 4-Chamberlain in class.
Homework: Finish Chapter 4 and answer the questions. Be ready for a reading quiz on Ch. 4.
Thursday
Multiple test re-takes due to student absences. Still some more re-takes on the horizon.
Commanders Quiz and Reading Quiz on Thurs., Ch. 1-Fremantle.
Homework: Finish Chapter 3 and answer the questions.
Wednesday
Read Day 3, Thursday, Ch. 2-Chamberlain and began Ch. 3 Longstreet.
Homework: Read Chapter 3 to p. 194("...let's see what's up.") and answer the questions. Be prepared for a reading quiz on Ch. 1-Fremantle and of Ch. 3-Longstreet. Commanders Quiz, Roots mob/grad Quiz, and Ch. 4 Chamberlain make-up quizzes on tomorrow!
Tuesday
Watched excerpts from the movie "Gettysburg." Continued with Day 3, Thursday, Ch. 1 - Freemantle.
Homework: Finish Chapter 1 and answer the questions. Be prepared for a reading quiz! Commanders Quiz, Roots mob/grad Quiz, and Ch. 4 Chamberlain make-up quizzes on Thursday!
Monday
No School - Fall Day Break
Ms. Ronemous at a district meeting.
Complete grammar w/s (verbs).
Start reading Thurs., Ch. 4-Chamberlain in class.
Homework: Finish Chapter 4 and answer the questions. Be ready for a reading quiz on Ch. 4.
Thursday
Multiple test re-takes due to student absences. Still some more re-takes on the horizon.
Commanders Quiz and Reading Quiz on Thurs., Ch. 1-Fremantle.
Homework: Finish Chapter 3 and answer the questions.
Wednesday
Read Day 3, Thursday, Ch. 2-Chamberlain and began Ch. 3 Longstreet.
Homework: Read Chapter 3 to p. 194("...let's see what's up.") and answer the questions. Be prepared for a reading quiz on Ch. 1-Fremantle and of Ch. 3-Longstreet. Commanders Quiz, Roots mob/grad Quiz, and Ch. 4 Chamberlain make-up quizzes on tomorrow!
Tuesday
Watched excerpts from the movie "Gettysburg." Continued with Day 3, Thursday, Ch. 1 - Freemantle.
Homework: Finish Chapter 1 and answer the questions. Be prepared for a reading quiz! Commanders Quiz, Roots mob/grad Quiz, and Ch. 4 Chamberlain make-up quizzes on Thursday!
Monday
No School - Fall Day Break
Monday, October 5, 2009
Week of Oct. 5
Friday
Verbs w/s 15 (Verb Variety)
Collected It Tolls for Thee w/s. Read Chapter 5: Longstreet and to page 139 of Chapter 6: Lee of The Killer Angels. Worked on questions for Ch. 5.
Homework: Finish Chapter 6 and read the short Chapter 7 (Buford) and answer the questions. Be prepared for a reading quiz! Commanders Quiz next week!
Thursday
Verbs w/s 17 & 12 (It Tolls for Thee)
Graded Vocab Quiz grad, gress. Took Vocab Quiz mob, gress and Reading Quiz on Chapter 4 - Chamberlain - of The Killer Angels. Finished AIMS Writing Simulation if necessary; time for silent reading and AR quiz-taking.
Homework: Finish and anything that needs finishing or reviewing (KA questions up to and including Ch. 4, parts of speech, vocab, literary terms, etc.)
Wednesday
No class - half-day schedule.
Tuesday
Verbs w/s 11 & 12 (What Are Verbs? & Five Hundred Horsepower Verbs)
Read p. 86 to top of p. 102 ("...They really put up a scrap.")
Homework: Finish Chapter 3 Lee and read Chapter 4 Chamberlain by Thursday. Be ready for a reading quiz on Ch. 4. Answer questions on study guide and note vocab as you go.
Continue to review mob/grad roots, parts of speech, KA vocab, etc. - quiz Thursday; Commanders Quiz next week.
Monday
Collected Reaction Paper Assignment. Finished and collected AIMS Simulation writing assessment
Homework: Continue to review mob/grad roots, parts of speech, KA vocab, etc. - quiz Thursday.
Verbs w/s 15 (Verb Variety)
Collected It Tolls for Thee w/s. Read Chapter 5: Longstreet and to page 139 of Chapter 6: Lee of The Killer Angels. Worked on questions for Ch. 5.
Homework: Finish Chapter 6 and read the short Chapter 7 (Buford) and answer the questions. Be prepared for a reading quiz! Commanders Quiz next week!
Thursday
Verbs w/s 17 & 12 (It Tolls for Thee)
Graded Vocab Quiz grad, gress. Took Vocab Quiz mob, gress and Reading Quiz on Chapter 4 - Chamberlain - of The Killer Angels. Finished AIMS Writing Simulation if necessary; time for silent reading and AR quiz-taking.
Homework: Finish and anything that needs finishing or reviewing (KA questions up to and including Ch. 4, parts of speech, vocab, literary terms, etc.)
Wednesday
No class - half-day schedule.
Tuesday
Verbs w/s 11 & 12 (What Are Verbs? & Five Hundred Horsepower Verbs)
Read p. 86 to top of p. 102 ("...They really put up a scrap.")
Homework: Finish Chapter 3 Lee and read Chapter 4 Chamberlain by Thursday. Be ready for a reading quiz on Ch. 4. Answer questions on study guide and note vocab as you go.
Continue to review mob/grad roots, parts of speech, KA vocab, etc. - quiz Thursday; Commanders Quiz next week.
Monday
Collected Reaction Paper Assignment. Finished and collected AIMS Simulation writing assessment
Homework: Continue to review mob/grad roots, parts of speech, KA vocab, etc. - quiz Thursday.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Week of Sept. 28
Friday
Took Roots quiz (grad/gress) and spelling test. Worked on AIMS Simulation writing assessment - brainstorming and rough draft, editing if time allowed. Finish editing and final draft on Monday.
Homework: Reaction paper assignment is due Monday. Continue to review mob/grad roots - quiz next week.
Thursday
Caught ‘Ya #30:
and after school harold tells gnarly all about himself and his dilemmas
Vocab: dilemma
Reviewed in pairs for Roots quiz tomorrow (5 min.). Checked yellow sheet (Chapter 4 questions). Took Reading Quiz on pp. 56-68 of The Killer Angels. Read Wed., July 1, 1863, Ch. 1 Lee in class. Handed out pink sheet with questions for Wed., July 1, 1863, and The Killer Angels Reaction Paper assignment.
Homework: Ch. 1 (Lee) questions 22-25. Reaction paper assignment is due Monday. Roots quiz (incl. spelling) tomorrow.
Wednesday
Caught ‘Ya #29:
when the bell rang harold sallied forth from the classroom with gnarly he had found a best freind
Vocab: sallied forth
Completed, shared, and collected A Happy Day in Language Arts w/s. Read Chap. 4 Longstreet to page 56 in class ("...and look were it got them."]
Homework:
Finish Chapter 4 (to p. 68) and answer questions on study guide (#17-21). Be ready for a reading quiz.
Tuesday
Caught ‘Ya #28:
everyone transcribed the assignment into their notebook accept conan from who nobody every expected any homework
Vocab: transcribe
Completed and collected w/s 18A and 18B. Took Reading Quiz on pp. 27-32 of The Killer Angels. Read to top of p. 44 [Buford nodded.] in The Killer Angels Study Guide.
Homework: Finish Buford chapter (to page 48). Be ready for reading quiz on the section you read at home. Complete study guide questions on Chapter 3 (#14 and 15).
Monday
Caught ‘Ya #27:
oh no not mr noisome groaned gnarly in an aside to harold. i here she gives tons of homework calls parents and makes students write and write
Vocab: aside
Handed out Latin Roots for this week (grad, gress). Read to bottom of p. 27 in The Killer Angels Study Guide.
Homework: Finish Ch. 2 Chamberlain and answer questions 10-13. Answers do not need to be in complete sentences. N.B. Note page number!! Be ready for reading quiz on the section you read at home (pp. 27-32).
Learn spelling and definitions of grad & gress root words, and revise spelling and definitions of mob, mot, mov root words.
Took Roots quiz (grad/gress) and spelling test. Worked on AIMS Simulation writing assessment - brainstorming and rough draft, editing if time allowed. Finish editing and final draft on Monday.
Homework: Reaction paper assignment is due Monday. Continue to review mob/grad roots - quiz next week.
Thursday
Caught ‘Ya #30:
and after school harold tells gnarly all about himself and his dilemmas
Vocab: dilemma
Reviewed in pairs for Roots quiz tomorrow (5 min.). Checked yellow sheet (Chapter 4 questions). Took Reading Quiz on pp. 56-68 of The Killer Angels. Read Wed., July 1, 1863, Ch. 1 Lee in class. Handed out pink sheet with questions for Wed., July 1, 1863, and The Killer Angels Reaction Paper assignment.
Homework: Ch. 1 (Lee) questions 22-25. Reaction paper assignment is due Monday. Roots quiz (incl. spelling) tomorrow.
Wednesday
Caught ‘Ya #29:
when the bell rang harold sallied forth from the classroom with gnarly he had found a best freind
Vocab: sallied forth
Completed, shared, and collected A Happy Day in Language Arts w/s. Read Chap. 4 Longstreet to page 56 in class ("...and look were it got them."]
Homework:
Finish Chapter 4 (to p. 68) and answer questions on study guide (#17-21). Be ready for a reading quiz.
Tuesday
Caught ‘Ya #28:
everyone transcribed the assignment into their notebook accept conan from who nobody every expected any homework
Vocab: transcribe
Completed and collected w/s 18A and 18B. Took Reading Quiz on pp. 27-32 of The Killer Angels. Read to top of p. 44 [Buford nodded.] in The Killer Angels Study Guide.
Homework: Finish Buford chapter (to page 48). Be ready for reading quiz on the section you read at home. Complete study guide questions on Chapter 3 (#14 and 15).
Monday
Caught ‘Ya #27:
oh no not mr noisome groaned gnarly in an aside to harold. i here she gives tons of homework calls parents and makes students write and write
Vocab: aside
Handed out Latin Roots for this week (grad, gress). Read to bottom of p. 27 in The Killer Angels Study Guide.
Homework: Finish Ch. 2 Chamberlain and answer questions 10-13. Answers do not need to be in complete sentences. N.B. Note page number!! Be ready for reading quiz on the section you read at home (pp. 27-32).
Learn spelling and definitions of grad & gress root words, and revise spelling and definitions of mob, mot, mov root words.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Week of Sept. 21
Friday
Caught ‘Ya #26:
this may be the 1st day of school she said but you of homework tonite my name in case your intrested is mrs noisome
Vocab: noisome
Handed out Character Comparison Chart (blue) and part 1 of The Killer Angels Study Guide (through June 29, 1863 - yellow). Answers do not need to be in complete sentences. N.B. Note page number when answering!!
Read Monday, June 29, 1963 Ch. 1 - The Spy in class.
Homework: Yellow study guide - questions one through nine.
Thursday
Caught ‘Ya #25:
as gnarly concluded his sentence the teacher a short bizarre middle age lady dressed in tenis shoes and an loathsome purpel dress sauntered in the door
Vocab: bizarre, loathsome, saunter
Graded Parts of Speech and Literary Elements Quiz #2.
Worked on the Army of the Potomac commanders in the Introduction Activity. Learn the commanders: there will be a quiz.
Homework: Catch up on work; read; review worksheets.
Wednesday
Caught ‘Ya #24:
shes shy and shes nice and shes comely and she gets good grades and all the cool dudes are after her but she ignores them gnarly concludes
Vocab: comely
Graded Roots Quiz mob, mot, mov and Vocab Quiz #2.
Filled out the Before column of The Killer Angels' Anticipation Guide, and the commander section if applicable.
Handed out the Introduction Activity; did #1 and 2 in class. Pointed out vocab on back of handout - note page numbers as we come across them. Learn meanings, definitions, and spelling.
Homework: Read the Foreword. Fill in the information on the Army of Northern Virginia and its commanders (pages 2-3 of the handout).
Tuesday
Caught ‘Ya #23:
gnarly nerd a strait A student continued to inform harold. and classy cassandra is to good a student to be intrested in conan he elucidated
Vocab: elucidate
Shared and collected answers to the Frank O'Connor short story. Used Literary Meet Me @ to work on Inferring Character Traits w/s.
Homework: Finish w/s if necessary. Have The Killer Angels novel tomorrow.
Monday
Caught ‘Ya #22:
a obese pimply faced kid in the next desk leans over to harold dont pay no attention to conan he wispered. hes not as tuff as he looks
Vocab: obese
Finished reading and discussing First Confession short story by Frank O'Connor. Character Traits handout (with list of traits on the back).
Homework: Questions #2, 4, 5, 7, and 10 under Explorations (after the story).
Caught ‘Ya #26:
this may be the 1st day of school she said but you of homework tonite my name in case your intrested is mrs noisome
Vocab: noisome
Handed out Character Comparison Chart (blue) and part 1 of The Killer Angels Study Guide (through June 29, 1863 - yellow). Answers do not need to be in complete sentences. N.B. Note page number when answering!!
Read Monday, June 29, 1963 Ch. 1 - The Spy in class.
Homework: Yellow study guide - questions one through nine.
Thursday
Caught ‘Ya #25:
as gnarly concluded his sentence the teacher a short bizarre middle age lady dressed in tenis shoes and an loathsome purpel dress sauntered in the door
Vocab: bizarre, loathsome, saunter
Graded Parts of Speech and Literary Elements Quiz #2.
Worked on the Army of the Potomac commanders in the Introduction Activity. Learn the commanders: there will be a quiz.
Homework: Catch up on work; read; review worksheets.
Wednesday
Caught ‘Ya #24:
shes shy and shes nice and shes comely and she gets good grades and all the cool dudes are after her but she ignores them gnarly concludes
Vocab: comely
Graded Roots Quiz mob, mot, mov and Vocab Quiz #2.
Filled out the Before column of The Killer Angels' Anticipation Guide, and the commander section if applicable.
Handed out the Introduction Activity; did #1 and 2 in class. Pointed out vocab on back of handout - note page numbers as we come across them. Learn meanings, definitions, and spelling.
Homework: Read the Foreword. Fill in the information on the Army of Northern Virginia and its commanders (pages 2-3 of the handout).
Tuesday
Caught ‘Ya #23:
gnarly nerd a strait A student continued to inform harold. and classy cassandra is to good a student to be intrested in conan he elucidated
Vocab: elucidate
Shared and collected answers to the Frank O'Connor short story. Used Literary Meet Me @ to work on Inferring Character Traits w/s.
Homework: Finish w/s if necessary. Have The Killer Angels novel tomorrow.
Monday
Caught ‘Ya #22:
a obese pimply faced kid in the next desk leans over to harold dont pay no attention to conan he wispered. hes not as tuff as he looks
Vocab: obese
Finished reading and discussing First Confession short story by Frank O'Connor. Character Traits handout (with list of traits on the back).
Homework: Questions #2, 4, 5, 7, and 10 under Explorations (after the story).
Monday, September 14, 2009
Week of Sept. 14
Friday
Caught ‘Ya #21:
as the affects of her stunning beauty wore off harold heard conan shouting at him she thinks shes to good for us
Vocab: stunning
Students took vocab quiz #2 (including dictation) and roots test mot, mov, mob. We graded parts of Parts of Speech and Literary Elements Quiz #1.
Homework: Review and read.
Thursday
Caught ‘Ya #20:
harold mesmerized by the site starred at classy cassandra for a full minute before he sat down; he was smitten
Vocab: mesmerized, smmitten
Reviewed this week's root words. Read and discussed part of Frank O'Connor's short story: First Confession.
Homework: Roots quiz on Friday will incorporate dictation.
Wednesday
Early Release - special schedule.
Took and graded spelling test; took vocab/parts of speech/literary elements quiz.
Homework: Roots quiz on Friday will incorporate dictation.
Tuesday
Caught ‘Ya #18:
sitting their at the desk in front of him reading the book war and peace was a apparition of beauty that affected his ability to move
Vocab: apparition
Caught ‘Ya #19:
she was beautiful and she was classy and she was wonderfull and she had long curly black hair and a ghost of a smile manifested itself on her lovley lips
Vocab: manifested
Students responded to journal prompt #16, dealing with characterization, in their composition books. We revisited the worksheet on Characterization from Monday and finalized in class - due tomorrow.
Handed out information on the IB program at Barry Goldwater.
Homework: Vocab/Parts of Speech/Lit. Elements quiz tomorrow; roots quiz on Friday
Monday
Caught ‘Ya #16:
perambulating to the only vacant desk harolds hands began to shake
Vocab: perambulate
Caught ‘Ya #17:
his corpulent knees knocked together in shock and his eyes grow bigger under his glasses
Vocab: corpulent
We did a worksheet on Characterization - the descriptive paragraph will be finalized in class tomorrow (Jane Austen pairs).
Latin roots: mob, mot, mov - words in bold (handout) will be incorporated into spelling tests
Homework: Study vocab, parts of speech, literary elements - quiz on Wednesday; test on roots on Friday.
Caught ‘Ya #21:
as the affects of her stunning beauty wore off harold heard conan shouting at him she thinks shes to good for us
Vocab: stunning
Students took vocab quiz #2 (including dictation) and roots test mot, mov, mob. We graded parts of Parts of Speech and Literary Elements Quiz #1.
Homework: Review and read.
Thursday
Caught ‘Ya #20:
harold mesmerized by the site starred at classy cassandra for a full minute before he sat down; he was smitten
Vocab: mesmerized, smmitten
Reviewed this week's root words. Read and discussed part of Frank O'Connor's short story: First Confession.
Homework: Roots quiz on Friday will incorporate dictation.
Wednesday
Early Release - special schedule.
Took and graded spelling test; took vocab/parts of speech/literary elements quiz.
Homework: Roots quiz on Friday will incorporate dictation.
Tuesday
Caught ‘Ya #18:
sitting their at the desk in front of him reading the book war and peace was a apparition of beauty that affected his ability to move
Vocab: apparition
Caught ‘Ya #19:
she was beautiful and she was classy and she was wonderfull and she had long curly black hair and a ghost of a smile manifested itself on her lovley lips
Vocab: manifested
Students responded to journal prompt #16, dealing with characterization, in their composition books. We revisited the worksheet on Characterization from Monday and finalized in class - due tomorrow.
Handed out information on the IB program at Barry Goldwater.
Homework: Vocab/Parts of Speech/Lit. Elements quiz tomorrow; roots quiz on Friday
Monday
Caught ‘Ya #16:
perambulating to the only vacant desk harolds hands began to shake
Vocab: perambulate
Caught ‘Ya #17:
his corpulent knees knocked together in shock and his eyes grow bigger under his glasses
Vocab: corpulent
We did a worksheet on Characterization - the descriptive paragraph will be finalized in class tomorrow (Jane Austen pairs).
Latin roots: mob, mot, mov - words in bold (handout) will be incorporated into spelling tests
Homework: Study vocab, parts of speech, literary elements - quiz on Wednesday; test on roots on Friday.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Week of Sept. 7
Friday
Caught ‘Ya #15:
her and her freinds jabbed there noses in the air and didnt even say hello to harold
Vocab: none; "jab" as an example of a strong verb (use strong verbs in your writing)
Checked out The Killer Angels novel from the library (issued to each student). Don't begin reading yet - if absent, check out from library aide when you are on campus again.
Acted out The Comedy of Secession.
Homework: Original sentences with vocab words due Monday. Vocab/spelling test early next week. Test will also include literary elements and parts of speech.
Thursday
Caught ‘Ya #14:
belinda and her cohorts took one look at harolds ugly brown glasses round face and serious expression and the hole crew dissmised him as worse then the kid gnarly nerd
Vocab: cohort
Did w/s 10B (There You Are). Decided on parts for The Comedy of Secession.
Homework: Prepare your lines if you have a part in the play. Think about the meaning behind the play.
Wednesday
Caught ‘Ya #13:
their was belinda beautiful a pulchritudinous babe with long blond hair and desiner close who was queen of the snobs
Vocab: pulchritudinous
Did w/s 26 (Verbs Doing Two Jobs) and w/s 10A (There You Are). Handout: The Comedy of Secession. Read through and decide what, if any, part you would like. We'll discuss tomorrow in class and present on Friday.
Homework: w/s 14: Verbs Alive. Put a line through the italicized word and write another over it. Write a sentence on the lines using a verb that is alive.
Tuesday
Caught ‘Ya #12:
there were other clutches of kids in harolds classes but they didnt want to of anything to do with a four eyed wierdo either
Vocab: clutch (collective noun)
Collected Windows of Wonder answers. Read part of Mr. Pickwick Goes Skating, by Charles Dickens.
Homework: Finish the story; answer questions 1-5 on p. 91.
Monday
No School - Labor Day
Caught ‘Ya #15:
her and her freinds jabbed there noses in the air and didnt even say hello to harold
Vocab: none; "jab" as an example of a strong verb (use strong verbs in your writing)
Checked out The Killer Angels novel from the library (issued to each student). Don't begin reading yet - if absent, check out from library aide when you are on campus again.
Acted out The Comedy of Secession.
Homework: Original sentences with vocab words due Monday. Vocab/spelling test early next week. Test will also include literary elements and parts of speech.
Thursday
Caught ‘Ya #14:
belinda and her cohorts took one look at harolds ugly brown glasses round face and serious expression and the hole crew dissmised him as worse then the kid gnarly nerd
Vocab: cohort
Did w/s 10B (There You Are). Decided on parts for The Comedy of Secession.
Homework: Prepare your lines if you have a part in the play. Think about the meaning behind the play.
Wednesday
Caught ‘Ya #13:
their was belinda beautiful a pulchritudinous babe with long blond hair and desiner close who was queen of the snobs
Vocab: pulchritudinous
Did w/s 26 (Verbs Doing Two Jobs) and w/s 10A (There You Are). Handout: The Comedy of Secession. Read through and decide what, if any, part you would like. We'll discuss tomorrow in class and present on Friday.
Homework: w/s 14: Verbs Alive. Put a line through the italicized word and write another over it. Write a sentence on the lines using a verb that is alive.
Tuesday
Caught ‘Ya #12:
there were other clutches of kids in harolds classes but they didnt want to of anything to do with a four eyed wierdo either
Vocab: clutch (collective noun)
Collected Windows of Wonder answers. Read part of Mr. Pickwick Goes Skating, by Charles Dickens.
Homework: Finish the story; answer questions 1-5 on p. 91.
Monday
No School - Labor Day
Monday, August 31, 2009
Week of Aug. 31
Friday
Caught ‘Ya #10:
Harold didnt no about conans and his friends apalling grades
Vocab: appalling
Caught ‘Ya #11:
All he could see was conans cool audacious exterior and he wanted to be like him
Vocab: audacious
Took Parts of Speech and Literary Elements Quiz. Did not grade homework, due to quiz running longer than expected.
Homework: Continue with original sentences for vocab words, and study parts of speech handout (green) and story mountain diagram. Next spelling test is on 9/14. Sentences due that day.
Thursday
Caught 'Ya #9: poor chainless harold pondered wow those dudes are awesome
Vocab: ponder
Reviewed the Conflict w/s from yesterday. Read and discussed The Windows of Wonder short story.
Homework: Complete Exercises 1 and 5, and any one of 2, 3, or 4.
Study for the Parts of Speech and Lit. Elements Quiz tomorrow.
Wednesday
Took the DVQRA (Deer Valley Quarterly Reading Assessment) in the computer lab. Collected All Summer in a Day response and plot diagram.
Homework:Finish Conflict w/s. Study!
Tuesday
Caught 'Ya #7: conan an otherwise intelligent dude is so busy impressing his peers with his virility that his grades dropped to Fs Vocab word: virility.
Caught 'Ya #8: conan the flunking macho dude led alot of the hip dudes at school and him and his sycophants all wore alot of fake gold chains Vocab word: sycophant.
Collected plot diagram of Gary Soto's Seventh Grade. Corrected and turned in Vocab Quiz from Monday. Read All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury. Students were given prompt, to which they were to respond in writing.
Homework: Finish question (prompt) and complete plot diagram of the story. Study parts of speech and plot elements (Story Mt. diagram).
Monday
Spelling Test #1 (words from Caught 'Ya's #1-5). Collected vocab sentences. Continued work on Seventh Grade plot diagram (either turned in or due start of class tomorrow). Went over five main parts of a plot diagram (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resoltion) as terms to know. Note: Bring Seventh Grade story to school each day.
Caught 'Ya #6: conan a really cool dude looked at nonathletic porky 4 eyed harold with disdain as if h e were lower than the belly of a rat Vocab word: disdain.
Homework: Finish plot diagram, if necessary. Study Lit. Elements, vocab, parts of speech, story mountain diagram.
Caught ‘Ya #10:
Harold didnt no about conans and his friends apalling grades
Vocab: appalling
Caught ‘Ya #11:
All he could see was conans cool audacious exterior and he wanted to be like him
Vocab: audacious
Took Parts of Speech and Literary Elements Quiz. Did not grade homework, due to quiz running longer than expected.
Homework: Continue with original sentences for vocab words, and study parts of speech handout (green) and story mountain diagram. Next spelling test is on 9/14. Sentences due that day.
Thursday
Caught 'Ya #9: poor chainless harold pondered wow those dudes are awesome
Vocab: ponder
Reviewed the Conflict w/s from yesterday. Read and discussed The Windows of Wonder short story.
Homework: Complete Exercises 1 and 5, and any one of 2, 3, or 4.
Study for the Parts of Speech and Lit. Elements Quiz tomorrow.
Wednesday
Took the DVQRA (Deer Valley Quarterly Reading Assessment) in the computer lab. Collected All Summer in a Day response and plot diagram.
Homework:Finish Conflict w/s. Study!
Tuesday
Caught 'Ya #7: conan an otherwise intelligent dude is so busy impressing his peers with his virility that his grades dropped to Fs Vocab word: virility.
Caught 'Ya #8: conan the flunking macho dude led alot of the hip dudes at school and him and his sycophants all wore alot of fake gold chains Vocab word: sycophant.
Collected plot diagram of Gary Soto's Seventh Grade. Corrected and turned in Vocab Quiz from Monday. Read All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury. Students were given prompt, to which they were to respond in writing.
Homework: Finish question (prompt) and complete plot diagram of the story. Study parts of speech and plot elements (Story Mt. diagram).
Monday
Spelling Test #1 (words from Caught 'Ya's #1-5). Collected vocab sentences. Continued work on Seventh Grade plot diagram (either turned in or due start of class tomorrow). Went over five main parts of a plot diagram (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resoltion) as terms to know. Note: Bring Seventh Grade story to school each day.
Caught 'Ya #6: conan a really cool dude looked at nonathletic porky 4 eyed harold with disdain as if h e were lower than the belly of a rat Vocab word: disdain.
Homework: Finish plot diagram, if necessary. Study Lit. Elements, vocab, parts of speech, story mountain diagram.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Curriculum Night
A big thank-you to all parents who came to Curriculum Night Aug. 26!It was great to meet you and/or see you again.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Week of Aug. 24
Friday
Caught 'Ya #5: well the 1st day of school hapless harold wierd cringed at the cool treatment he got from his peers Vocab word: cringe. Read Gary Soto's Seventh Grade - students began to construct a plot diagram of the story, using the Story Mountain sheet as a guide. Will finish in class on Monday.
Homework Write 5 original sentences using the vocab words. Word must be highlighted in the sentence, and the sentence must make meaning of the word clear. Study parts of speech and plot elements (Story Mt. diagram).
Vocab test (incl. spelling) on Monday - the five words.
Thursday
Graded and collected Parts of Speech Review w/s. Caught 'Ya #4: unfortunate hapless harold also had to get all A's and B's on every report card or he would be diseased pachyderm meat at home. Vocab word: pachyderm. Handed out Short Story Mountain diagram - students filled it out from info on overhead.
Homework Study parts of speech and plot elements (Story Mt. diagram).
Tuesday
Used Literary Meet Me @ sheet to work on Parts of Speech Review w/s. Caught 'Ya #2 & 3 (Tales) - vocab words: hapless, inept.
Homework Finish Parts of Speech Review w/s and study parts of speech.
Monday
Parts of Speech poem (poems rhyme and there is a cadence/rhythm to the lines); Parts of Speech handout (with definitions and examples) - use as study guide (quiz on 9/4). Caught 'Ya #1 (Tales) - vocab word: volition.
Homework Read!
Caught 'Ya #5: well the 1st day of school hapless harold wierd cringed at the cool treatment he got from his peers Vocab word: cringe. Read Gary Soto's Seventh Grade - students began to construct a plot diagram of the story, using the Story Mountain sheet as a guide. Will finish in class on Monday.
Homework Write 5 original sentences using the vocab words. Word must be highlighted in the sentence, and the sentence must make meaning of the word clear. Study parts of speech and plot elements (Story Mt. diagram).
Vocab test (incl. spelling) on Monday - the five words.
Thursday
Graded and collected Parts of Speech Review w/s. Caught 'Ya #4: unfortunate hapless harold also had to get all A's and B's on every report card or he would be diseased pachyderm meat at home. Vocab word: pachyderm. Handed out Short Story Mountain diagram - students filled it out from info on overhead.
Homework Study parts of speech and plot elements (Story Mt. diagram).
Tuesday
Used Literary Meet Me @ sheet to work on Parts of Speech Review w/s. Caught 'Ya #2 & 3 (Tales) - vocab words: hapless, inept.
Homework Finish Parts of Speech Review w/s and study parts of speech.
Monday
Parts of Speech poem (poems rhyme and there is a cadence/rhythm to the lines); Parts of Speech handout (with definitions and examples) - use as study guide (quiz on 9/4). Caught 'Ya #1 (Tales) - vocab word: volition.
Homework Read!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Week of August 17
Friday
We took the STAR test in the lab today, followed by an Error/Fixit w/s (Harry Potter) and the distinctly challenging Whodunnit Crossword (#1). Way to go, Angela, for being the first one to solve the puzzle!
Homework Read!
Thursday
We presented the I Am Poems today - it was great to see the effort students put into them!
Homework None. Tomorrow we take the STAR/Aspire tests in the lab.
Wednesday
I checked for the Learning Styles Inventory Reflection but did not collect it. Students worked on the "This is your Life" worksheet - those not finished should complete it by the weekend. Bring this worksheet (and the answers) to class every day - we'll be using them as writing prompts throughout the year. Passed out templates for the I Am Poem and read two examples. We then wrote one stanza as a class. Students had time to work on their own poem in class.
Homework I Am Poem and "This is your Life" if necessary.
Tuesday
We continued with the multiple intelligence surveys and discovered what type of learner we are. Top Five Books Ever was collected (some students presented; the rest will present tomorrow).
Homework Learning Styles Inventory Reflection. (a) What had you already known? (b) What surprised you? (c) What 2-3 things (from the strategies section) can you do to make sure you'll have a successful academic year? (Use what you learned from the Descriptions and Strategies paperwork.)
Monday
Welcome back! Today we spent time reviewing the syllabus, classroom rules and procedures, and getting to know each other. We did the youth version of the Seven Intelligences Checklist - the corresponding half-sheet was collected; students kept the original survey. The Six Traits of Writing handout was given to each student (to be brought to school every day).
Homework is to get the paperwork signed, and to make a list of the top five books ever (in the student's opinion). Include the title of the book, the author, and the reason why you chose it as one of the top five (or, why you would recommend it to someone).
We took the STAR test in the lab today, followed by an Error/Fixit w/s (Harry Potter) and the distinctly challenging Whodunnit Crossword (#1). Way to go, Angela, for being the first one to solve the puzzle!
Homework Read!
Thursday
We presented the I Am Poems today - it was great to see the effort students put into them!
Homework None. Tomorrow we take the STAR/Aspire tests in the lab.
Wednesday
I checked for the Learning Styles Inventory Reflection but did not collect it. Students worked on the "This is your Life" worksheet - those not finished should complete it by the weekend. Bring this worksheet (and the answers) to class every day - we'll be using them as writing prompts throughout the year. Passed out templates for the I Am Poem and read two examples. We then wrote one stanza as a class. Students had time to work on their own poem in class.
Homework I Am Poem and "This is your Life" if necessary.
Tuesday
We continued with the multiple intelligence surveys and discovered what type of learner we are. Top Five Books Ever was collected (some students presented; the rest will present tomorrow).
Homework Learning Styles Inventory Reflection. (a) What had you already known? (b) What surprised you? (c) What 2-3 things (from the strategies section) can you do to make sure you'll have a successful academic year? (Use what you learned from the Descriptions and Strategies paperwork.)
Monday
Welcome back! Today we spent time reviewing the syllabus, classroom rules and procedures, and getting to know each other. We did the youth version of the Seven Intelligences Checklist - the corresponding half-sheet was collected; students kept the original survey. The Six Traits of Writing handout was given to each student (to be brought to school every day).
Homework is to get the paperwork signed, and to make a list of the top five books ever (in the student's opinion). Include the title of the book, the author, and the reason why you chose it as one of the top five (or, why you would recommend it to someone).
Monday, July 13, 2009
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