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.