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!