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.
Monday, August 31, 2009
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).
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