Friday
Early Release - Special schedule
We graded the last Roots and Parts of Speech Quizzes.
Students set up FreeRice accounts and joined the class group in preparation for our collaboration with our pen-pal class.
Homework:
Finish Course 3 of the Middle School Writing over the Break.
If you didn't get your FreeRice account set up, do that before we return Jan. 3.
Thursday
Quarters for Caring Fair
Wednesday
Students continued with the Middle School Writing Course 3: Revising.
Homework:
Finish Course 3 over the Break.
Tuesday
Students continued with the Middle School Writing Course 2: Drafting and began Course 3: Revising.
Homework:
Finish Course 2 if you haven't already.
Monday
Students worked on the Middle School Writing Course 2: Drafting via the Phoenix Public Library.
Homework:
Read towards your goal or just for the sake of reading.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Week of Dec. 6
Friday
Early Release - Special Schedule
No class
Homework:
Be sure to finish the first course (MS Writing Course 1: Prewriting) so we can begin the next one on Monday.
Thursday
We missed class (and hence the DRA) due to the bus evacuation drill. Some students were able to take it during my 4th period. Tomorrow is the last day it is available online, so be sure to take it on some computer at school.
Homework:
Read towards your goal or just for the sake of reading.
Wednesday
Students took the Roots and Parts of Speech Quiz.
We watched the final "Best Commander" and Figurative Language presentations.
Homework:
District Reading Assessment tomorrow. Review Lit. Terms.
Tuesday
Students took the STAR test and then typed their final drafts of the process essay.
Homework:
Study for Roots test (pel, puls).
Tomorrow we will have the final "Best Commander" presentations.
Process essay due tomorrow.
Monday
I collected the webbing from Practice 4.
Handout: How to write instructions and Rubric for Process Essay.
Students chose one of two prompts and began writing a process essay, beginning with Pre-writing and Rough Draft. Tomorrow they will type their final after the STAR test.
Homework:
Work on editing and revising your rough draft.
Roots test (pel, puls) is on Wed.
Early Release - Special Schedule
No class
Homework:
Be sure to finish the first course (MS Writing Course 1: Prewriting) so we can begin the next one on Monday.
Thursday
We missed class (and hence the DRA) due to the bus evacuation drill. Some students were able to take it during my 4th period. Tomorrow is the last day it is available online, so be sure to take it on some computer at school.
Homework:
Read towards your goal or just for the sake of reading.
Wednesday
Students took the Roots and Parts of Speech Quiz.
We watched the final "Best Commander" and Figurative Language presentations.
Homework:
District Reading Assessment tomorrow. Review Lit. Terms.
Tuesday
Students took the STAR test and then typed their final drafts of the process essay.
Homework:
Study for Roots test (pel, puls).
Tomorrow we will have the final "Best Commander" presentations.
Process essay due tomorrow.
Monday
I collected the webbing from Practice 4.
Handout: How to write instructions and Rubric for Process Essay.
Students chose one of two prompts and began writing a process essay, beginning with Pre-writing and Rough Draft. Tomorrow they will type their final after the STAR test.
Homework:
Work on editing and revising your rough draft.
Roots test (pel, puls) is on Wed.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Week of Nov. 29
Friday
In the computer lab, students worked on their pre-writing skills.Homework:
If you didn't already do this at school, get as far as the webbing (Clustering Practice 4). Do the webbing on a sheet of paper and turn it in Monday.
Thursday
We finished presenting the "Who's the Best Commander?" projects and graded the last Roots Quiz (cap).
Homework:
Have library card or # tomorrow!
Wednesday
Students presented the "Who's the Best Commander?" projects.
Homework:
Study roots, vocab, etc.
Tuesday
Ms. Ronemous had a sub.
Students read "When the Earth Shakes" on p. 435 in the literature textbook.
They created a flow map to show the organizational structure of the article.
On the back of the flow map, they were to develop a thesis statement for the article, and under that, comment on whether or not the author provided an effective introduction and conclusion. All answers must give evidence from the text for their argument.
Homework:
"Best Commander due tomorrow.
Monday
Tales #36
as the weeks wore on harold adjusted to gavilan peak and theiri terrable nagging harridans who are called teachers
Vocab: adjusted, harridan
Handout: Roots List (pels, puls)
We wrapped up the final presentations on Literary Elements.
Be sure to do these yourself before Dec. 9 (District Reading Assessment day). On your sheet: #20, 29, 30.
Homework:
Roots quiz next Wednesday.
"Best Commander" due this Wednesday.
In the computer lab, students worked on their pre-writing skills.Homework:
If you didn't already do this at school, get as far as the webbing (Clustering Practice 4). Do the webbing on a sheet of paper and turn it in Monday.
Thursday
We finished presenting the "Who's the Best Commander?" projects and graded the last Roots Quiz (cap).
Homework:
Have library card or # tomorrow!
Wednesday
Students presented the "Who's the Best Commander?" projects.
Homework:
Study roots, vocab, etc.
Tuesday
Ms. Ronemous had a sub.
Students read "When the Earth Shakes" on p. 435 in the literature textbook.
They created a flow map to show the organizational structure of the article.
On the back of the flow map, they were to develop a thesis statement for the article, and under that, comment on whether or not the author provided an effective introduction and conclusion. All answers must give evidence from the text for their argument.
Homework:
"Best Commander due tomorrow.
Monday
Tales #36
as the weeks wore on harold adjusted to gavilan peak and theiri terrable nagging harridans who are called teachers
Vocab: adjusted, harridan
Handout: Roots List (pels, puls)
We wrapped up the final presentations on Literary Elements.
Be sure to do these yourself before Dec. 9 (District Reading Assessment day). On your sheet: #20, 29, 30.
Homework:
Roots quiz next Wednesday.
"Best Commander" due this Wednesday.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Week of Nov. 22
Thursday & Friday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday
Students presented their assigned literary terms. Classmates took notes in their Vocab (Tales) notebook. We will finish up the remaining ones on Monday.
Homework:
The "Best Leader" project is due Nov. 30.
Tuesday
7th grade field trip
Monday
Students continued to work in groups on the Literary Terms. We will present on Wednesday.
Homework:
The "Best Leader" project is due Nov. 30.
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday
Students presented their assigned literary terms. Classmates took notes in their Vocab (Tales) notebook. We will finish up the remaining ones on Monday.
Homework:
The "Best Leader" project is due Nov. 30.
Tuesday
7th grade field trip
Monday
Students continued to work in groups on the Literary Terms. We will present on Wednesday.
Homework:
The "Best Leader" project is due Nov. 30.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Week of Nov. 15
Friday
We graded the Vocab and Roots (sed) Quizzes.
Handout: Who Was The Best Leader?
Project due Nov. 29
Students worked in groups on the Literary Terms. Each group will present and the class will take notes in their Vocab notebook.
Homework:
Plan the "Best Leader" project.
Thursday
Students took The Killer Angels Vocab Quiz.
Homework:
Wed., Week 7 w/s
Note: For question #3 on the Mon., Week 7 w/s, go to my Lang. Arts Resources page and work through the Diagramming Sentences program. Then tackle question #3.
Wednesday
Students took the AR test for The Killer Angels.
Homework:
Mon. and Tues., Week 7 w/s
Vocab Quiz on the novel tomorrow
Tuesday
Tales #35
i know what you meen gnarly interjected. even if ido good i can never do good enough to suit my mom with who i argue alot
Vocab: interjected
I collected the final set of questions on The Kiler Angels.
Students took the Roots (cap) and Vocab Quizzes.
We went over the Tues., Wed., and Thurs., Week 6 w/s.
Homework:
Forgot to hand out the half sheet - there will be two tomorrow.
Note: AR Quiz on the novel tomorrow; Vocab Quiz on the novel Thursday
Monday
Ms. Ronemous was off campus.
Students used the Elements of Literature textbook to define literary elements. Write the term, its definition, and an original example - your own, made up or taken from a literary work (cite work and p.#). Skip a line between terms. Write legibly!
You will need to memorize the terms and definitions and be able to recognize and give examples of them. Due (completed and memorized) Dec. 3.
Homework:
Last set of The Killer Angels questions due tomorrow.
Roots Quiz (cap) tomorrow.
We graded the Vocab and Roots (sed) Quizzes.
Handout: Who Was The Best Leader?
Project due Nov. 29
Students worked in groups on the Literary Terms. Each group will present and the class will take notes in their Vocab notebook.
Homework:
Plan the "Best Leader" project.
Thursday
Students took The Killer Angels Vocab Quiz.
Homework:
Wed., Week 7 w/s
Note: For question #3 on the Mon., Week 7 w/s, go to my Lang. Arts Resources page and work through the Diagramming Sentences program. Then tackle question #3.
Wednesday
Students took the AR test for The Killer Angels.
Homework:
Mon. and Tues., Week 7 w/s
Vocab Quiz on the novel tomorrow
Tuesday
Tales #35
i know what you meen gnarly interjected. even if ido good i can never do good enough to suit my mom with who i argue alot
Vocab: interjected
I collected the final set of questions on The Kiler Angels.
Students took the Roots (cap) and Vocab Quizzes.
We went over the Tues., Wed., and Thurs., Week 6 w/s.
Homework:
Forgot to hand out the half sheet - there will be two tomorrow.
Note: AR Quiz on the novel tomorrow; Vocab Quiz on the novel Thursday
Monday
Ms. Ronemous was off campus.
Students used the Elements of Literature textbook to define literary elements. Write the term, its definition, and an original example - your own, made up or taken from a literary work (cite work and p.#). Skip a line between terms. Write legibly!
You will need to memorize the terms and definitions and be able to recognize and give examples of them. Due (completed and memorized) Dec. 3.
Homework:
Last set of The Killer Angels questions due tomorrow.
Roots Quiz (cap) tomorrow.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Week of Nov. 8
Friday
I collected the Commanders Packet.
We watched a segment from the movie "Gettysburg" that corresponed to the last section of the book.
Homework:
Thurs., Week 6 w/s
Last set of The Killer Angels questions due Tuesday.
Thursday
No School - Veterans Day
Wednesday
We finished the novel!! We also read the Afterword. Students had some time to work on any outstanding Killer Angels work.
Homework:
Wed., Week 6 w/s
Commanders Packet due Friday
(No Roots or Vocab quiz on Friday!!)
Tuesday
We read Day 3, Chapter 4: Armistead and Chapter 5: Longstreet to the middle of page 333 ("...His face was oddly wrinkled.")
Homework:
Do not finish reading at home. We will continue tomorrow.
Finish the questions for the parts we read in class.
Tues., Week 6 w/s
Monday
Tales #34
my Dad is busy with his own new life and my Mom thinks that im an infant. shes a real shrew about good grades too harold moaned and I allways do good
Vocab: shrew
Students took a Reading Quiz on pp. 292-300 of The Killer Angels.
Handout: Roots list (cap)
We read Day 3, Chapter 3: Chamberlain.
I reminded students there would be a test on the vocabulary from the novel (back page of the commanders packet). Know definitions and spelling.
Homework:
Finish the chapter questions.
I collected the Commanders Packet.
We watched a segment from the movie "Gettysburg" that corresponed to the last section of the book.
Homework:
Thurs., Week 6 w/s
Last set of The Killer Angels questions due Tuesday.
Thursday
No School - Veterans Day
Wednesday
We finished the novel!! We also read the Afterword. Students had some time to work on any outstanding Killer Angels work.
Homework:
Wed., Week 6 w/s
Commanders Packet due Friday
(No Roots or Vocab quiz on Friday!!)
Tuesday
We read Day 3, Chapter 4: Armistead and Chapter 5: Longstreet to the middle of page 333 ("...His face was oddly wrinkled.")
Homework:
Do not finish reading at home. We will continue tomorrow.
Finish the questions for the parts we read in class.
Tues., Week 6 w/s
Monday
Tales #34
my Dad is busy with his own new life and my Mom thinks that im an infant. shes a real shrew about good grades too harold moaned and I allways do good
Vocab: shrew
Students took a Reading Quiz on pp. 292-300 of The Killer Angels.
Handout: Roots list (cap)
We read Day 3, Chapter 3: Chamberlain.
I reminded students there would be a test on the vocabulary from the novel (back page of the commanders packet). Know definitions and spelling.
Homework:
Finish the chapter questions.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Week of Nov. 1
Friday
I collected the Wed. and Thurs., Week 5 w/s.
Students took the Roots Review (pos, sed) and Vocab Quizzes.
We graded the Roots (sed) Quiz.
We read Day 3, Chapter 2: Longstreet to page 292 ("...could take that hill.")
Homework:
Finish the chapter and questions. Be ready for a reading quiz on the part you read by yourself.
Thursday
Students took the 7th grade Persuasive Text diagnostic via Learning Express on the Phoenix Public Library web site.
Homework:
Thurs., Week 5 w/s
Study for Roots/Vocab Review (pos, sed) tomorrow.
Wednesday
Tales #33
oh poor you said gnarly. i know what you mean i have a sibling just like that who drives me crazy
Vocab: sibling
We went over Mon. and Tues. Week 2 w/s. I collected the Monday one to review the summaries (question 5).
We took the Vocab and Roots (sed) Quizzes, and then had time for AR reading and quiz-taking.
Homework:
Wed., Week 5 w/s
Tuesday
Students took a Persuasive Techniques Pre-Test (not graded - turned in).
Students worked on the Fri., Week 4 w/s (used the back of the handout).
In their journals, they responded to Write What You See w/s 27, and then pasted the half-sheet into their journal. The journals stayed at school.
Homework:
Tues., Week 5 w/s
Study for Roots/Vocab Quizzes tomorrow.
Monday
Tales #32
my big dapper brother in collage who my family thinks is gods gift to parents nags me about my grades he continues
Vocab: dapper
I collected the green Day 2 questions.
We went over Wed. and Thurs. Week 4 w/s.
We began Day 3 of the battle, reading pp. 275-281 ("...the Regiment of Home.").
Homework:
Finish Chapter 1 and questions on the pink sheet.
Mon., Week 5 w/s
Note: Vocab Quiz and Roots Quiz (sed) on Wed. Roots Review Quiz (pos, sed) on Friday).
I collected the Wed. and Thurs., Week 5 w/s.
Students took the Roots Review (pos, sed) and Vocab Quizzes.
We graded the Roots (sed) Quiz.
We read Day 3, Chapter 2: Longstreet to page 292 ("...could take that hill.")
Homework:
Finish the chapter and questions. Be ready for a reading quiz on the part you read by yourself.
Thursday
Students took the 7th grade Persuasive Text diagnostic via Learning Express on the Phoenix Public Library web site.
Homework:
Thurs., Week 5 w/s
Study for Roots/Vocab Review (pos, sed) tomorrow.
Wednesday
Tales #33
oh poor you said gnarly. i know what you mean i have a sibling just like that who drives me crazy
Vocab: sibling
We went over Mon. and Tues. Week 2 w/s. I collected the Monday one to review the summaries (question 5).
We took the Vocab and Roots (sed) Quizzes, and then had time for AR reading and quiz-taking.
Homework:
Wed., Week 5 w/s
Tuesday
Students took a Persuasive Techniques Pre-Test (not graded - turned in).
Students worked on the Fri., Week 4 w/s (used the back of the handout).
In their journals, they responded to Write What You See w/s 27, and then pasted the half-sheet into their journal. The journals stayed at school.
Homework:
Tues., Week 5 w/s
Study for Roots/Vocab Quizzes tomorrow.
Monday
Tales #32
my big dapper brother in collage who my family thinks is gods gift to parents nags me about my grades he continues
Vocab: dapper
I collected the green Day 2 questions.
We went over Wed. and Thurs. Week 4 w/s.
We began Day 3 of the battle, reading pp. 275-281 ("...the Regiment of Home.").
Homework:
Finish Chapter 1 and questions on the pink sheet.
Mon., Week 5 w/s
Note: Vocab Quiz and Roots Quiz (sed) on Wed. Roots Review Quiz (pos, sed) on Friday).
Monday, October 25, 2010
Week of Oct. 25
Friday
Early Release - Special Schedule
Tales #31
well gnarly my Mom and Dad are getting divorced and are fighting over me he said with a lament
Vocab: lament
We worked on a Fluency exercise to improve our brains.
Homework:
Finish the questions on the green sheet.
Thurs., Week 4 w/s
Thursday
Tales #30
and after school harold tells gnarly all about himself and his dilemmas
Vocab: dilemmas
We read pp. 248-270 of The Killer Angels, finishing Day 2 of the battle.
Homework:
Finish the questions on the green sheet.
Wed., Week 4 w/s.
Due to the "social" activity tonight, the quiz has been postponed until Wed. of next week.
Wednesday
Tales #29
when the bell rang harold sallied forth from the classroom with gnarly he had found a best freind
Vocab: sallied forth
Students took the Commanders Quiz.
We reviewed and discussed the Thurs., Week 3, Mon., Week 4, and Tues., Week 4 w/s.
We read Chapter 5 Longstreet up to page 248 ("Longstreet shrugged.") Homework:
No reading at home tonight. Just finish the questions on the part we read in class.
Study vocab, etc. for Friday's quiz.
Tuesday
Tales #28
everyone transcribed the assignment into their notebook accept conan from who nobody ever expected any homework
Vocab: transcribed
We reviewed elements of a plot diagram. Students completed a plot diagram after having the story Saving Sweetness read to them.
Students took the Reading Quiz on pages 220-236 of The Killer Angels.
We reviewed and discussed the Wed., Week 3 w/s.
Homework:
Mon. and Tues., Week 4 w/s
Monday
Students who had not had time to finish their persuasive writing promts on Tuursday had time to do so.
Library visits were available for those who needed books.
We finished the segment from "Gettysburg" that corresponded to what we had read (The Battle of Little Round Top)
Homework:
Mon., Week 4 w/s
Reading Quiz tomorrow(pp. 221-236)
Root Quiz (sed, sid) Friday
Commanders Quiz Wednesday
Early Release - Special Schedule
Tales #31
well gnarly my Mom and Dad are getting divorced and are fighting over me he said with a lament
Vocab: lament
We worked on a Fluency exercise to improve our brains.
Homework:
Finish the questions on the green sheet.
Thurs., Week 4 w/s
Thursday
Tales #30
and after school harold tells gnarly all about himself and his dilemmas
Vocab: dilemmas
We read pp. 248-270 of The Killer Angels, finishing Day 2 of the battle.
Homework:
Finish the questions on the green sheet.
Wed., Week 4 w/s.
Due to the "social" activity tonight, the quiz has been postponed until Wed. of next week.
Wednesday
Tales #29
when the bell rang harold sallied forth from the classroom with gnarly he had found a best freind
Vocab: sallied forth
Students took the Commanders Quiz.
We reviewed and discussed the Thurs., Week 3, Mon., Week 4, and Tues., Week 4 w/s.
We read Chapter 5 Longstreet up to page 248 ("Longstreet shrugged.") Homework:
No reading at home tonight. Just finish the questions on the part we read in class.
Study vocab, etc. for Friday's quiz.
Tuesday
Tales #28
everyone transcribed the assignment into their notebook accept conan from who nobody ever expected any homework
Vocab: transcribed
We reviewed elements of a plot diagram. Students completed a plot diagram after having the story Saving Sweetness read to them.
Students took the Reading Quiz on pages 220-236 of The Killer Angels.
We reviewed and discussed the Wed., Week 3 w/s.
Homework:
Mon. and Tues., Week 4 w/s
Monday
Students who had not had time to finish their persuasive writing promts on Tuursday had time to do so.
Library visits were available for those who needed books.
We finished the segment from "Gettysburg" that corresponded to what we had read (The Battle of Little Round Top)
Homework:
Mon., Week 4 w/s
Reading Quiz tomorrow(pp. 221-236)
Root Quiz (sed, sid) Friday
Commanders Quiz Wednesday
Monday, October 18, 2010
Week of Oct. 18
Friday
Early Release - Abbreviated Schedule
Tales #27
oh no not mrs 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
We watched a segment of the movie Gettysburg that covered what we had just read.
Homework:
Thurs., Week 3 w/s
Reading Quiz on Monday (pp. 221-236)
Root Quiz (sed, sid) next week
Commanders Quiz next week (know which side they're on)
Thursday
Early Release - Special Schedule - No class - Period 1 and then HR until dismissal
Wednesday
Tales #26
this may be the 1st day of school she said but you have homework tonite my name in case your interested is mrs noisome
Vocab: noisome
We reviewed and discussed the Tues., Week 3 w/s.
Students took a Reading Quiz on what they read last night.
We read Day 2, Chapter 4: Chamberlain to bottom of page 220 ("...Any questions?").
Homework:
Finish the chapter and the corresponding questions. Be ready for a quiz on what you read by yourself (on Friday - no class tomorrow).
Wed., Week 3 w/s
KNOW THE COMMANDERS!
Tuesday
Tales #25
as gnarly concluded his sentence the teacher a short bizarre middle aged lady dressed in tennis shoes and an loathsome purple dress sauntered in the door
Vocab: bizarre, loathsome, sauntered
We reviewed the Mon., Week 3 w/s.
We read Day 2, Chapter 3: Longstreet to top of page 199.
Homework:
Finish the chapter and the corresponding questions. Be ready for a quiz on what you read by yourself.
Tues., Week 3 w/s
Monday
Tales #24
she's shy and she's nice and she's comely and she gets good grades and all the cool dudes are after her but she ignores them gnarly concludes
Vocab: comely.
I collected the remaining reflections on the Inference Courses from last Thursday.
Handout: Roots (sed, sid, sess) - quiz will be next week.
Students shared their Be Specific #1 stories.
We read pp. 166 to top of p. 176 of The Killer Angels.
Homework:
Finish Ch. 2: Chamberlain - reading and questions. No reading quiz tomorrow.
Early Release - Abbreviated Schedule
Tales #27
oh no not mrs 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
We watched a segment of the movie Gettysburg that covered what we had just read.
Homework:
Thurs., Week 3 w/s
Reading Quiz on Monday (pp. 221-236)
Root Quiz (sed, sid) next week
Commanders Quiz next week (know which side they're on)
Thursday
Early Release - Special Schedule - No class - Period 1 and then HR until dismissal
Wednesday
Tales #26
this may be the 1st day of school she said but you have homework tonite my name in case your interested is mrs noisome
Vocab: noisome
We reviewed and discussed the Tues., Week 3 w/s.
Students took a Reading Quiz on what they read last night.
We read Day 2, Chapter 4: Chamberlain to bottom of page 220 ("...Any questions?").
Homework:
Finish the chapter and the corresponding questions. Be ready for a quiz on what you read by yourself (on Friday - no class tomorrow).
Wed., Week 3 w/s
KNOW THE COMMANDERS!
Tuesday
Tales #25
as gnarly concluded his sentence the teacher a short bizarre middle aged lady dressed in tennis shoes and an loathsome purple dress sauntered in the door
Vocab: bizarre, loathsome, sauntered
We reviewed the Mon., Week 3 w/s.
We read Day 2, Chapter 3: Longstreet to top of page 199.
Homework:
Finish the chapter and the corresponding questions. Be ready for a quiz on what you read by yourself.
Tues., Week 3 w/s
Monday
Tales #24
she's shy and she's nice and she's comely and she gets good grades and all the cool dudes are after her but she ignores them gnarly concludes
Vocab: comely.
I collected the remaining reflections on the Inference Courses from last Thursday.
Handout: Roots (sed, sid, sess) - quiz will be next week.
Students shared their Be Specific #1 stories.
We read pp. 166 to top of p. 176 of The Killer Angels.
Homework:
Finish Ch. 2: Chamberlain - reading and questions. No reading quiz tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Week of Oct. 11
Friday
Tales #23
gnarly nerd a strait A student continued to inform harold. and classy cassandra is to good a student to be interested in conan he elucidated
Vocab: elucidated
We review the Thurs., Week 2 w/s.
Students completed the activity associated with Be Specific #1. They got feedback from a partner and then made changes based on those comments.
Homework:
Parts of speech, vocab, etc.
We will share more of the writing on Monday.
Thursday
Using the Learning Express Library, students completed Reading Comprehension Inference Courses 1-3.
Homework:
In a good paragraph, describe what you learned in the Inference Courses and how it will help you in the future.
Wednesday
Tales #22
a obese pimply faced kid in the next desk leans over to harold dont pay no attention to conan he whispered. hes not as tough as he looks
Vocab: obese
Students took the Roots(pos) and Vocab Quizzes.
They worked on and we reviewed the Semicolon w/s.
We went over last night's HW.
Homework:
Thursday, Week 2 w/s
Tuesday
Tales #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
Handout: Affect/Effect
I collected the yellow question sheet from Wed., July 1.
We finished Day 1 by reading Chapter 7, Buford; then moved on to Day 2, reading Chapter 1, Fremantle.
Homework:
Wed., Week 2 w/s
Study for Roots Quiz (pos) and Vocab Quiz tomorrow.
Monday
No School - Fall Break Day
Tales #23
gnarly nerd a strait A student continued to inform harold. and classy cassandra is to good a student to be interested in conan he elucidated
Vocab: elucidated
We review the Thurs., Week 2 w/s.
Students completed the activity associated with Be Specific #1. They got feedback from a partner and then made changes based on those comments.
Homework:
Parts of speech, vocab, etc.
We will share more of the writing on Monday.
Thursday
Using the Learning Express Library, students completed Reading Comprehension Inference Courses 1-3.
Homework:
In a good paragraph, describe what you learned in the Inference Courses and how it will help you in the future.
Wednesday
Tales #22
a obese pimply faced kid in the next desk leans over to harold dont pay no attention to conan he whispered. hes not as tough as he looks
Vocab: obese
Students took the Roots(pos) and Vocab Quizzes.
They worked on and we reviewed the Semicolon w/s.
We went over last night's HW.
Homework:
Thursday, Week 2 w/s
Tuesday
Tales #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
Handout: Affect/Effect
I collected the yellow question sheet from Wed., July 1.
We finished Day 1 by reading Chapter 7, Buford; then moved on to Day 2, reading Chapter 1, Fremantle.
Homework:
Wed., Week 2 w/s
Study for Roots Quiz (pos) and Vocab Quiz tomorrow.
Monday
No School - Fall Break Day
Monday, October 4, 2010
Week of Oct. 4
Friday
Using the Learning Express Library, students learned strategies to find the main idea of a passage, define vocabulary in context, and tell the difference between fact and opinion.
Homework:
Anything you need to catch up on, including any Learning Express modules you may have missed.
Thursday
Tales #20
harold mesmerized by the sight stared at classy cassandra for a full minute before he sat down; he was smitten
Vocab: mesmerized, smitten
We played the envelope game with sentences to elaborate on and then shared out the best ones.
Homework:
Know the commanders
Wednesday
Tales #19
she was beautiful and she was classy and she was wonderful and she had long curly black hair and a ghost of a smile manifested itself on her lovley lips
Vocab: manifested
We reviewed the answers to Tues. Wk 2 w/s (students keep as a study guide).
We read Wed., July 1, Chapter 5: Longstreet and Chapter 6: Lee up to page 139 (...by General Hill).
Homework:
Finish Chapter 6, answering chapter questions as you go.
There will not be a reading quiz, but you need to make points on your yellow sheet on what you learned from the chapter about Robert E. Lee.
Tuesday
Tales #18
sitting there 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
Students did a great job presenting The Comedy of Secession Readers Theater play.
We checked the HW and students then had time to work on tonight's homework or read.
Homework:
Tuesday, Week 2 w/s
Monday
Tales #17
his corpulent knees knocked together in shock and his eyes grew bigger under his glasses
Vocab: corpulent
I collected the Vicki Murray paragraphs.
We worked on our reading comprehension skills in the lab. If you were absent, follow these directions:
1. Go to phxlib.org
2. Click on Learning and Research (on the left)
3. Click the L (at the top of the page)
4. Click Learning Express Library
5. After logging in, Click Middle School
6. Choose MS Reading Comprehension: Foundation Course 1
Your answers are saved automatically. To pick up where you left off, click on MyCenter (you may have to "fast foward" to where you stopped).
Homework:
Monday, Week 2 w/s
Using the Learning Express Library, students learned strategies to find the main idea of a passage, define vocabulary in context, and tell the difference between fact and opinion.
Homework:
Anything you need to catch up on, including any Learning Express modules you may have missed.
Thursday
Tales #20
harold mesmerized by the sight stared at classy cassandra for a full minute before he sat down; he was smitten
Vocab: mesmerized, smitten
We played the envelope game with sentences to elaborate on and then shared out the best ones.
Homework:
Know the commanders
Wednesday
Tales #19
she was beautiful and she was classy and she was wonderful and she had long curly black hair and a ghost of a smile manifested itself on her lovley lips
Vocab: manifested
We reviewed the answers to Tues. Wk 2 w/s (students keep as a study guide).
We read Wed., July 1, Chapter 5: Longstreet and Chapter 6: Lee up to page 139 (...by General Hill).
Homework:
Finish Chapter 6, answering chapter questions as you go.
There will not be a reading quiz, but you need to make points on your yellow sheet on what you learned from the chapter about Robert E. Lee.
Tuesday
Tales #18
sitting there 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
Students did a great job presenting The Comedy of Secession Readers Theater play.
We checked the HW and students then had time to work on tonight's homework or read.
Homework:
Tuesday, Week 2 w/s
Monday
Tales #17
his corpulent knees knocked together in shock and his eyes grew bigger under his glasses
Vocab: corpulent
I collected the Vicki Murray paragraphs.
We worked on our reading comprehension skills in the lab. If you were absent, follow these directions:
1. Go to phxlib.org
2. Click on Learning and Research (on the left)
3. Click the L (at the top of the page)
4. Click Learning Express Library
5. After logging in, Click Middle School
6. Choose MS Reading Comprehension: Foundation Course 1
Your answers are saved automatically. To pick up where you left off, click on MyCenter (you may have to "fast foward" to where you stopped).
Homework:
Monday, Week 2 w/s
Monday, September 27, 2010
Week of Sept. 27
Friday
No class - special Middle School schedule.
Thursday
Tales #15
perambulating to the only vacant desk harolds hands began to shake
Vocab: perambulating
I collected the yellow Killer Angels questions for Chapters 3 and 4 (from yesterday's reading in class).
Today was our writing day. We did some more work on ways to elaborate. Students used adjectives to describe a picture, then read an article on the person in the picture. Based on the reading, they had to decide which adjectives to keep (with justification) and which adjectives to add (with justifications).
They then, individually, had to write a paragraph using the Ways to Elaborate we have been working on (today we added Cause and Effect & Compare/Contrast).
Homework:
Finish the paragraph. The paragraph and one picture per group (remember to add members' names) with adjectives added and justified due Monday.
No class tomorrow - special schedule.
Wednesday
Ms. Ronemous had a sub.
Students worked on The School for Scandal w/s, then turned it in.
They read Wed., July 1, Chapters 3 and 4, pp. 97-125, from The Killer Angels, making additions to the Commanders packet, tracking the vocab, and answering the questions on the yellow sheet.
Homework:
Finish reading through p. 125. No reading quiz tomorrow!
Tuesday
Tales #15
her and her freinds jabbed there noses in the air and didnt even say hello to harold
Vocab: jabbed
We read Wed., July 1, Chapter 2: Buford.
Homework:
Finish questions on Chapter 2
Monday
Tales #14
belinda and her cohorts took one look at harolds ugly bronw glasses round face and serious expression and the whole crew dismissed him as worse then the kid gnarly nerd
Vocab: cohorts
I collected the first white worksheet on The Killer Angels (questions on the chapters).
We took a Reading Quiz on pp. 60-68.
Handout: Roots list (pos)
Handout: Green comma info sheet
Handout: Yellow w/s on Day 1 of Gettysburg
We read July 1, 1863 - Chapter 1: Lee and then watched a few scenes from the movie Gettysburg.
Homework:
Roots, parts of speech, etc.
No class - special Middle School schedule.
Thursday
Tales #15
perambulating to the only vacant desk harolds hands began to shake
Vocab: perambulating
I collected the yellow Killer Angels questions for Chapters 3 and 4 (from yesterday's reading in class).
Today was our writing day. We did some more work on ways to elaborate. Students used adjectives to describe a picture, then read an article on the person in the picture. Based on the reading, they had to decide which adjectives to keep (with justification) and which adjectives to add (with justifications).
They then, individually, had to write a paragraph using the Ways to Elaborate we have been working on (today we added Cause and Effect & Compare/Contrast).
Homework:
Finish the paragraph. The paragraph and one picture per group (remember to add members' names) with adjectives added and justified due Monday.
No class tomorrow - special schedule.
Wednesday
Ms. Ronemous had a sub.
Students worked on The School for Scandal w/s, then turned it in.
They read Wed., July 1, Chapters 3 and 4, pp. 97-125, from The Killer Angels, making additions to the Commanders packet, tracking the vocab, and answering the questions on the yellow sheet.
Homework:
Finish reading through p. 125. No reading quiz tomorrow!
Tuesday
Tales #15
her and her freinds jabbed there noses in the air and didnt even say hello to harold
Vocab: jabbed
We read Wed., July 1, Chapter 2: Buford.
Homework:
Finish questions on Chapter 2
Monday
Tales #14
belinda and her cohorts took one look at harolds ugly bronw glasses round face and serious expression and the whole crew dismissed him as worse then the kid gnarly nerd
Vocab: cohorts
I collected the first white worksheet on The Killer Angels (questions on the chapters).
We took a Reading Quiz on pp. 60-68.
Handout: Roots list (pos)
Handout: Green comma info sheet
Handout: Yellow w/s on Day 1 of Gettysburg
We read July 1, 1863 - Chapter 1: Lee and then watched a few scenes from the movie Gettysburg.
Homework:
Roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Week of Sept. 20
Friday
Half day - special schedule.
Students took the mob/grad Roots Review Quiz.
We graded the grad/gress quiz from last week.
Homework:
Anything you need to catch up on.
Thursday
Tales #13
their was belinda beautiful a pulchritudinous babe with long blond hair and designer clothes who was queen of the snobs
Vocab: pulchritudinous
We did some more work on the different ways to elaborate, getting down to "the beggar's hand." Students responded to the prompt: Arizona is an ideal place to live. They then worked in groups to improve upon their individual responses. Most groups presented - the remainder will present tomorrow.
Homework:
Study for tomorrow's quizzes.
Wednesday
Tales #12
there were other clutches of kids in harolds classes but they didnt want to have anything to do with a four eyed wierdo either
Vocab: clutches (collective noun)
I checked the Commanders section of the KA Study Guide.
Students took and turned in a reading quiz on the section of The Killer Angels they had read last night.
We read to p. 60 ("...curls agiggle.") of Ch. 4 - Longstreet.
Homework:
Finish Ch. 4 and be ready for a reading quiz on what you read tomorrow.
Complete the Ch. 4 questions.
Tuesday
Tales #11
all he could see was conans cool audacious exterior and he wanted to be like him
Vocab: audacious, exterior
I collected the Literary and Informational Text Diagnostic Reflections.
Handouts: Booklet on commanders (blank pages to be filled in as you go): things you relate to, comments on their courage, attitudes towards the war, leadership skills, etc.
We read Ch. 2 - Chamberlain and Ch. 3 - Buford up to p. 36
Homework:
Finish Ch. 3 and be ready for a reading quiz on what you read tomorrow.
Monday
Tales #10
harold didnt know about conans and his freinds appalling grades
Vocab: appalling
We began reading The Killer Angels, starting with Mon., June 29, 1863 - Chapter 1: The Spy, and finished the chapter. Remember to note page numbers of the vocabulary words (on the back page of the study guide) as we go.
Handout: The Killer Angels questions (white sheet).
Homework:
Reading Diagnostic Reflections are due tomorrow.
Finish questions related to Chapter 1 by tomorrow.
Finish the To the Reader and Foreword sections by Wednesday.
Finish the commanders part of the study guide by Wednesday. You can use some of the information from this section for #3-6 of the Foreword.
These questions do not have to be in complete sentences, but be sure to note the page numbers.
There will be a review quiz on Roots mob and grad on Friday.
Half day - special schedule.
Students took the mob/grad Roots Review Quiz.
We graded the grad/gress quiz from last week.
Homework:
Anything you need to catch up on.
Thursday
Tales #13
their was belinda beautiful a pulchritudinous babe with long blond hair and designer clothes who was queen of the snobs
Vocab: pulchritudinous
We did some more work on the different ways to elaborate, getting down to "the beggar's hand." Students responded to the prompt: Arizona is an ideal place to live. They then worked in groups to improve upon their individual responses. Most groups presented - the remainder will present tomorrow.
Homework:
Study for tomorrow's quizzes.
Wednesday
Tales #12
there were other clutches of kids in harolds classes but they didnt want to have anything to do with a four eyed wierdo either
Vocab: clutches (collective noun)
I checked the Commanders section of the KA Study Guide.
Students took and turned in a reading quiz on the section of The Killer Angels they had read last night.
We read to p. 60 ("...curls agiggle.") of Ch. 4 - Longstreet.
Homework:
Finish Ch. 4 and be ready for a reading quiz on what you read tomorrow.
Complete the Ch. 4 questions.
Tuesday
Tales #11
all he could see was conans cool audacious exterior and he wanted to be like him
Vocab: audacious, exterior
I collected the Literary and Informational Text Diagnostic Reflections.
Handouts: Booklet on commanders (blank pages to be filled in as you go): things you relate to, comments on their courage, attitudes towards the war, leadership skills, etc.
We read Ch. 2 - Chamberlain and Ch. 3 - Buford up to p. 36
Homework:
Finish Ch. 3 and be ready for a reading quiz on what you read tomorrow.
Monday
Tales #10
harold didnt know about conans and his freinds appalling grades
Vocab: appalling
We began reading The Killer Angels, starting with Mon., June 29, 1863 - Chapter 1: The Spy, and finished the chapter. Remember to note page numbers of the vocabulary words (on the back page of the study guide) as we go.
Handout: The Killer Angels questions (white sheet).
Homework:
Reading Diagnostic Reflections are due tomorrow.
Finish questions related to Chapter 1 by tomorrow.
Finish the To the Reader and Foreword sections by Wednesday.
Finish the commanders part of the study guide by Wednesday. You can use some of the information from this section for #3-6 of the Foreword.
These questions do not have to be in complete sentences, but be sure to note the page numbers.
There will be a review quiz on Roots mob and grad on Friday.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Week of Sept. 13
Friday
Tales #9
poor chainless harold pondered wow those dudes are awesome
Vocab: pondered
Students took the Roots (grad, gress) and Vocabulary quizzes.
We graded the mob, mot quiz from last week.
Handouts: KA Anticipation Guide; KA Study Guide
Students finished the first handout and began the second.
Homework:
Finish (and print) the diagnostic reflection. If you have printer issues at home, send it to yourself or put it on a thumb drive and print it at school. The reflections will be collected on Tuesday.
The KA study guide will be homework on Monday. We will begin reading the novel on Monday.
Next Friday there will be a review quiz on mob, mot, grad, gress roots (the last two roots sheets).
Thursday
Tales #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: sycophants
Students went through their results from the 7th Grade Reading Diagnostic 1: Literary Text and Informational Text. Some students were still finishing the Informational Text diagnostic.
They were to complete the following assignment:
Study for tomorrow's test (roots and vocab).
Finish the diagnostic reflection by Monday (some students sent it to themselves or saved to a flash drive).
Wednesday
Finished the 7th Grade Reading Diagnostic 1: Literary Text on the Learning Express Library and turned in results.
Most students completed the 7th Grade Reading Diagnostic 1: Informational Text and printed their results. We will review these results tomorrow.
Homework:
Moral/Theme w/s
Tuesday
Finalized and turned in the RTT plot diagrams and rationales.
Logged in to Learning Express via the Phoenix Public Library.
Worked on the 7th Grade Reading Diagnostic 1: Literary Text.
Homework:
Study roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
Handout: Latin roots w/s (grad, gress)
Collected the Dies Drear questions (writing journals).
Students took the AR reading and vocabulary tests on The House of Dies Drear.
Students returned Dies Drear book to the library and checked out The Killer Angels, which we will begin on Wednesday.
They continued their group work on plot diagrams and rational for their sequence of events of "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." We will print them out tomorrow.
Homework:
Study roots, vocab, parts of speech.
Tales #9
poor chainless harold pondered wow those dudes are awesome
Vocab: pondered
Students took the Roots (grad, gress) and Vocabulary quizzes.
We graded the mob, mot quiz from last week.
Handouts: KA Anticipation Guide; KA Study Guide
Students finished the first handout and began the second.
Homework:
Finish (and print) the diagnostic reflection. If you have printer issues at home, send it to yourself or put it on a thumb drive and print it at school. The reflections will be collected on Tuesday.
The KA study guide will be homework on Monday. We will begin reading the novel on Monday.
Next Friday there will be a review quiz on mob, mot, grad, gress roots (the last two roots sheets).
Thursday
Tales #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: sycophants
Students went through their results from the 7th Grade Reading Diagnostic 1: Literary Text and Informational Text. Some students were still finishing the Informational Text diagnostic.
They were to complete the following assignment:
[Save this file as: LT+IT-pre.docx]Homework:
Name
Date
Period
Learning Express Literary Text
(Select the text from the skill all the way down to the end of the explanation.)
Copy and paste into Word (saved as LT+IT-pre.docx)
Skip a line.
In your own words, and for each incorrect answer, write a sentence or two about
• what you learned
• what you didn’t know
• what you missed
• why your answer was wrong
Then do the same for the
Learning Express Informational Text
Study for tomorrow's test (roots and vocab).
Finish the diagnostic reflection by Monday (some students sent it to themselves or saved to a flash drive).
Wednesday
Finished the 7th Grade Reading Diagnostic 1: Literary Text on the Learning Express Library and turned in results.
Most students completed the 7th Grade Reading Diagnostic 1: Informational Text and printed their results. We will review these results tomorrow.
Homework:
Moral/Theme w/s
Tuesday
Finalized and turned in the RTT plot diagrams and rationales.
Logged in to Learning Express via the Phoenix Public Library.
Worked on the 7th Grade Reading Diagnostic 1: Literary Text.
Homework:
Study roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
Handout: Latin roots w/s (grad, gress)
Collected the Dies Drear questions (writing journals).
Students took the AR reading and vocabulary tests on The House of Dies Drear.
Students returned Dies Drear book to the library and checked out The Killer Angels, which we will begin on Wednesday.
They continued their group work on plot diagrams and rational for their sequence of events of "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." We will print them out tomorrow.
Homework:
Study roots, vocab, parts of speech.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Week of Sept. 6
Friday
Students took the Roots and Vocab tests (we will grade them next week).
In the computer lab, students worked in groups to draw up their plot diagrams of "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," also giving their rationale as to why they organized the parts of the plot the way they did. We will continue with this on Monday after the Dies Drear AR test.
Homework:
The House of Dies Drear assignments due Monday.
Thursday
We continued working with "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," examining plot components.
Homework:
Continue with Dies Drear and vocab, parts of speech, roots, etc.
Wednesday
We read "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling.
Students discussed possible themes in the story. Remember that a theme is not a word or a phrase - it's at least one sentence (try the Most Important Word strategy).
Homework:
Continue with Dies Drear and vocab, parts of speech, roots, etc.
Tuesday
Students had time to finalize their "Open Mind" posters before presenting.
The following were turned in:
- "The Open Mind" poster
- "I Am" Poem from point of view of either lawyer or banker
- "The Bet" chart
Homework:
Continue with the Dies Drear assignment (due next Monday).
Roots (mot, mov) & Vocab (from Tales, etc.) test Friday; AR Test on Dies Drear next Monday
Monday
No School - Labor Day
Students took the Roots and Vocab tests (we will grade them next week).
In the computer lab, students worked in groups to draw up their plot diagrams of "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," also giving their rationale as to why they organized the parts of the plot the way they did. We will continue with this on Monday after the Dies Drear AR test.
Homework:
The House of Dies Drear assignments due Monday.
Thursday
We continued working with "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," examining plot components.
Homework:
Continue with Dies Drear and vocab, parts of speech, roots, etc.
Wednesday
We read "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling.
Students discussed possible themes in the story. Remember that a theme is not a word or a phrase - it's at least one sentence (try the Most Important Word strategy).
Homework:
Continue with Dies Drear and vocab, parts of speech, roots, etc.
Tuesday
Students had time to finalize their "Open Mind" posters before presenting.
The following were turned in:
- "The Open Mind" poster
- "I Am" Poem from point of view of either lawyer or banker
- "The Bet" chart
Homework:
Continue with the Dies Drear assignment (due next Monday).
Roots (mot, mov) & Vocab (from Tales, etc.) test Friday; AR Test on Dies Drear next Monday
Monday
No School - Labor Day
Monday, August 30, 2010
Week of Aug. 30
Friday
Students received a half sheet with the assignments for The House of Dies Drear Ch. 8-19. They had time to work on this in class.
Homework:
On Tuesday I will give you time to finish your "Open Mind" assignment. We will present those and the banker/lawyer "I Am" poems.
Keep studying the roots, vocab, parts of speech, etc. Roots test will be next week.
The House of Dies Drear tasks are due Mon., Sept. 13, when we will also be taking the AR test on the book (worth 9 points towards your AR goal).
Thursday
Tales #7
conan an otherwise intelligent dude is so busy impressing his peers with his virility that his grades dropped to Fs
Vocab: virility (= manliness)
The Open Mind Activity:
Students were broken into six groups. Each group focused on one of the stages (beginning, middle, end) for either the banker or the lawyer.
Using "The Bet" story and their completed worksheet from last night, inside a "blank mind" students were to draw symbols or select phrases from the text to represent either the banker's or lawyer's thoughts at that point in the text. Outside the diagram, they explained why they chose those particular symbols and phrases. Student will present to the class next week.
Homework:
"I Am" Poem from the perspective of either the banker or the lawyer (half sheet template was distributed).
Vocab/Roots/Parts of Speech test has been postponed until next week.
Have your "Dies Drear" book in class tomorrow.
Wednesday
Tales #6
conan a really cool dude looked at non athlethic porky four eyed harold with disdain as if he were lower than the belly of a rat
Vocab: disdain
Shared answers to "W of W" questions, then collected homework.
Students responded to this prompt in their writing journals:
How long would you be willing to stay in solitary confinement for $2 million?
We then shared responses.
We read and discussed "The Bet" short story by Anton Chekhov.
Homework:
Complete the handout on how the lawyer and the banker changed during the story.
Tuesday
Collected "All Summer in a Day" tasks.
Read and discussed "Windows of Wonder" short story (vocabulary, fig. language, mood, etc.).
Students worked with a partner to describe the main character, filling in a graphic organizer.
Homework:
Answer any two of these questions on the back of the graphic organizer and using complete sentences:
p. 148 #3, 6
p. 149 #2
Study Tales vocab, parts of speech, roots, etc.
Monday
Tales #5:
well the 1st day of school hapless harold wierd cringed at the cool treatment he got from his peers
Vocab: cringed, peers
New Latin Roots: mob, mot, mov
I checked that students had the questions to the first seven chapters of The House of Dies Drear finished (did not collect).
We learned five ways to elaborate, and then practiced doing so. Using the story of Tough Boris as a springboard, students chose two adjectives and elaborated on them using any three of the new ways we learned today.
Homework:
All Summer in a Day tasks are due Tuesday.
There will be a Roots / Vocab test on Friday. Study Tales vocab, parts of speech, roots, etc. for it.
Students received a half sheet with the assignments for The House of Dies Drear Ch. 8-19. They had time to work on this in class.
Homework:
On Tuesday I will give you time to finish your "Open Mind" assignment. We will present those and the banker/lawyer "I Am" poems.
Keep studying the roots, vocab, parts of speech, etc. Roots test will be next week.
The House of Dies Drear tasks are due Mon., Sept. 13, when we will also be taking the AR test on the book (worth 9 points towards your AR goal).
Thursday
Tales #7
conan an otherwise intelligent dude is so busy impressing his peers with his virility that his grades dropped to Fs
Vocab: virility (= manliness)
The Open Mind Activity:
Students were broken into six groups. Each group focused on one of the stages (beginning, middle, end) for either the banker or the lawyer.
Using "The Bet" story and their completed worksheet from last night, inside a "blank mind" students were to draw symbols or select phrases from the text to represent either the banker's or lawyer's thoughts at that point in the text. Outside the diagram, they explained why they chose those particular symbols and phrases. Student will present to the class next week.
Homework:
"I Am" Poem from the perspective of either the banker or the lawyer (half sheet template was distributed).
Vocab/Roots/Parts of Speech test has been postponed until next week.
Have your "Dies Drear" book in class tomorrow.
Wednesday
Tales #6
conan a really cool dude looked at non athlethic porky four eyed harold with disdain as if he were lower than the belly of a rat
Vocab: disdain
Shared answers to "W of W" questions, then collected homework.
Students responded to this prompt in their writing journals:
How long would you be willing to stay in solitary confinement for $2 million?
We then shared responses.
We read and discussed "The Bet" short story by Anton Chekhov.
Homework:
Complete the handout on how the lawyer and the banker changed during the story.
Tuesday
Collected "All Summer in a Day" tasks.
Read and discussed "Windows of Wonder" short story (vocabulary, fig. language, mood, etc.).
Students worked with a partner to describe the main character, filling in a graphic organizer.
Homework:
Answer any two of these questions on the back of the graphic organizer and using complete sentences:
p. 148 #3, 6
p. 149 #2
Study Tales vocab, parts of speech, roots, etc.
Monday
Tales #5:
well the 1st day of school hapless harold wierd cringed at the cool treatment he got from his peers
Vocab: cringed, peers
New Latin Roots: mob, mot, mov
I checked that students had the questions to the first seven chapters of The House of Dies Drear finished (did not collect).
We learned five ways to elaborate, and then practiced doing so. Using the story of Tough Boris as a springboard, students chose two adjectives and elaborated on them using any three of the new ways we learned today.
Homework:
All Summer in a Day tasks are due Tuesday.
There will be a Roots / Vocab test on Friday. Study Tales vocab, parts of speech, roots, etc. for it.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Week of Aug. 23
Friday
Half day - abbreviated schedule.
Tales #4:
unfortunate hapless harold also had to get all As and Bs on every report card or he would be diseased pachyderm meat at home
Vocab: pachyderm
Students responded to This Is Your Life prompts.
Homework:
"All Summer in a Day" tasks are due Tuesday.
Study vocab (from Tales); continue with Dies Drear (Chapter 1-7 due Monday).
This Is Your Life is not homework!
Thursday
Tales #3:
poor hapless harold however is inept at every sport he had tried so far in his 13 years of life
Vocab: inept
Students completed their "Seventh Grade" story map and turned it in.
Handout: DVUSD Analytic and Holistic Six Trait Rubrics (will be used to grade writing)
We read "All Summer in a Day" and reviewed what we mean by "theme."
Homework:
1.Respond to the prompt:
What happened as a result of the classmates on Venus experiencing the sun when they go outside?
2. Plot diagram of the story
3. Draw a picture to represent some aspect of the story.
#1, 2, and 3 are due Tuesday.
Study vocab (from Tales); continue with Dies Drear (Chapter 1-7 due next Monday).
Wednesday
Students spent the period responding to a choice of three narrative writing prompts.
We will continue the "Seventh Grade" story map in class tomorrow.
Homework:
Study vocab (from Tales); continue with Dies Drear (Chapter 1-7 due next Monday).
Tuesday
Tales #2: hapless harold weird a chubby kid with horn rimmed glasses fat tummy chocolate brown skin and zits on his cute round face was assigned to gavalin peak in anthem arizona
Vocab: hapless
Reviewed the Parts of Speech poem.
Handout: Parts of Speech examples and definitions
Read "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto.
Noted meaning of connotation and denotation.
Students worked with a partner to create a plot diagram of the story, using the Story Mountain Diagram from last week.
Homework:
Study vocab (from Tales); continue with Dies Drear (Chapter 1-7 due next Monday). The plot diagram is NOT homework.
Monday
Tales #1: once their was a four eyed weirdo from baltimore maryland who moved to anthem arizona against his volition
Vocab: volition
Presented and collected the "I Am" Poems.
Reviewed the eight parts of speech and began the Parts of Speech Poem.
Homework:
Finish the Parts of Speech poem for tomorrow.
Dies Drear questions on Chapter 1-7 due next Monday.
Half day - abbreviated schedule.
Tales #4:
unfortunate hapless harold also had to get all As and Bs on every report card or he would be diseased pachyderm meat at home
Vocab: pachyderm
Students responded to This Is Your Life prompts.
Homework:
"All Summer in a Day" tasks are due Tuesday.
Study vocab (from Tales); continue with Dies Drear (Chapter 1-7 due Monday).
This Is Your Life is not homework!
Thursday
Tales #3:
poor hapless harold however is inept at every sport he had tried so far in his 13 years of life
Vocab: inept
Students completed their "Seventh Grade" story map and turned it in.
Handout: DVUSD Analytic and Holistic Six Trait Rubrics (will be used to grade writing)
We read "All Summer in a Day" and reviewed what we mean by "theme."
Homework:
1.Respond to the prompt:
What happened as a result of the classmates on Venus experiencing the sun when they go outside?
2. Plot diagram of the story
3. Draw a picture to represent some aspect of the story.
#1, 2, and 3 are due Tuesday.
Study vocab (from Tales); continue with Dies Drear (Chapter 1-7 due next Monday).
Wednesday
Students spent the period responding to a choice of three narrative writing prompts.
We will continue the "Seventh Grade" story map in class tomorrow.
Homework:
Study vocab (from Tales); continue with Dies Drear (Chapter 1-7 due next Monday).
Tuesday
Tales #2: hapless harold weird a chubby kid with horn rimmed glasses fat tummy chocolate brown skin and zits on his cute round face was assigned to gavalin peak in anthem arizona
Vocab: hapless
Reviewed the Parts of Speech poem.
Handout: Parts of Speech examples and definitions
Read "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto.
Noted meaning of connotation and denotation.
Students worked with a partner to create a plot diagram of the story, using the Story Mountain Diagram from last week.
Homework:
Study vocab (from Tales); continue with Dies Drear (Chapter 1-7 due next Monday). The plot diagram is NOT homework.
Monday
Tales #1: once their was a four eyed weirdo from baltimore maryland who moved to anthem arizona against his volition
Vocab: volition
Presented and collected the "I Am" Poems.
Reviewed the eight parts of speech and began the Parts of Speech Poem.
Homework:
Finish the Parts of Speech poem for tomorrow.
Dies Drear questions on Chapter 1-7 due next Monday.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Week of Aug. 16
Friday
Collected the Top Five Books Ever.
Handout: Questions for Ch. 1-7 on The House of Dies Drear.
Students took the STAR and DVRA (Deer Valley Reading Assessment) tests online.
Homework:
"I Am" Poem is due Monday. Final draft to be typed or neatly written.
Dies Drear questions due next Friday.
Thursday
Handout: Template of the "I Am" Poem.
We read two examples and then did one stanza as a class.
Students then worked on a rough draft of their own poem in their composition notebooks.
Homework:
"I Am" Poem is due Monday. Final draft to be typed or neatly written.
Top 5 books are due tomorrow (one paragraph on each, including the recommendation).
If the network is working, we take the STAR and DVRA tests online tomorrow.
Wednesday
We shared excerpts from the Learning Style Reflection and then turned them in.
Students brainstormed the main parts of a story before filling in the details on the Short Story Mountain handout (study guide for tests).
Homework:
Study Short Story Mountain info.
Make a list of your top 5 books ever. Write a short paragraph on each, and say why you would recommend them to someone else.
Tuesday
I collected the Phoenix Library card application forms - please be sure to have them all in by tomorrow, as I'll be going down to the library tomorrow afternoon to turn them in.
I also collected the yellow Pet Permission/Student Info sheets and the Adv. Lang. Arts syllabus acknowledgement sheets.
We took a Multiple Intelligences survey to discover what kind(s) of intelligences we have and then graphed the results. Students took notes on the traits of their top 2-3 intelligences and any careers that appealed to them. Many students had time to begin their homework.
Homework:
On a lined sheet of paper and using the surveys from today and yesterday, answer the following questions in complete sentences. Skip a line between each answer. Incorporate the question into the answer.
Learner Survey Reflection
1. What had you already known?
2. What surprised you?
3. 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 in the Descriptions and Strategies paperwork)
4. What did you learn from the Multple Intelligence inventory?
(a) Did anything surprise you?
Monday
I enjoyed meeting my new students! We reviewed the syllabus and discussed general rules and procedures.
Students received a Phoenix Library card application form to fill out (needed for online work - see syllabus). I will be bringing the forms down to the library and collecting the cards myself.
We also took a Learner Survey to discover what kind of learner we are and discover strategies to help us study more effectively.
Homework:
Get paperwork signed. Complete library card application and show to your parents. Have it with you tomorrow.
Collected the Top Five Books Ever.
Handout: Questions for Ch. 1-7 on The House of Dies Drear.
Students took the STAR and DVRA (Deer Valley Reading Assessment) tests online.
Homework:
"I Am" Poem is due Monday. Final draft to be typed or neatly written.
Dies Drear questions due next Friday.
Thursday
Handout: Template of the "I Am" Poem.
We read two examples and then did one stanza as a class.
Students then worked on a rough draft of their own poem in their composition notebooks.
Homework:
"I Am" Poem is due Monday. Final draft to be typed or neatly written.
Top 5 books are due tomorrow (one paragraph on each, including the recommendation).
If the network is working, we take the STAR and DVRA tests online tomorrow.
Wednesday
We shared excerpts from the Learning Style Reflection and then turned them in.
Students brainstormed the main parts of a story before filling in the details on the Short Story Mountain handout (study guide for tests).
Homework:
Study Short Story Mountain info.
Make a list of your top 5 books ever. Write a short paragraph on each, and say why you would recommend them to someone else.
Tuesday
I collected the Phoenix Library card application forms - please be sure to have them all in by tomorrow, as I'll be going down to the library tomorrow afternoon to turn them in.
I also collected the yellow Pet Permission/Student Info sheets and the Adv. Lang. Arts syllabus acknowledgement sheets.
We took a Multiple Intelligences survey to discover what kind(s) of intelligences we have and then graphed the results. Students took notes on the traits of their top 2-3 intelligences and any careers that appealed to them. Many students had time to begin their homework.
Homework:
On a lined sheet of paper and using the surveys from today and yesterday, answer the following questions in complete sentences. Skip a line between each answer. Incorporate the question into the answer.
Learner Survey Reflection
1. What had you already known?
2. What surprised you?
3. 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 in the Descriptions and Strategies paperwork)
4. What did you learn from the Multple Intelligence inventory?
(a) Did anything surprise you?
Monday
I enjoyed meeting my new students! We reviewed the syllabus and discussed general rules and procedures.
Students received a Phoenix Library card application form to fill out (needed for online work - see syllabus). I will be bringing the forms down to the library and collecting the cards myself.
We also took a Learner Survey to discover what kind of learner we are and discover strategies to help us study more effectively.
Homework:
Get paperwork signed. Complete library card application and show to your parents. Have it with you tomorrow.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Summer...
Hope you're enjoying your summer vacation. Keep up on your reading, and I'll see you August 16!
Monday, May 24, 2010
Week of May 24
Wednesday and Thursday
End-of-year activities. Thursday is early release.
Have a great summer!!!
Tuesday
Field Day and Water Day for 7th and 8th graders.
Monday
Students added their survival project to the poster.
Homework:
None
End-of-year activities. Thursday is early release.
Have a great summer!!!
Tuesday
Field Day and Water Day for 7th and 8th graders.
Monday
Students added their survival project to the poster.
Homework:
None
Monday, May 17, 2010
Week of May 17
Friday
Students had time in the computer lab to type up their survival project and take AR tests.
Homework:
Survival project due Monday.
Thursday
Students shared and turned in the modern-day Cinder Tale (including 5 common ingredients and 2 themes). We then discussed the survival project, and had time for reading and AR tests.
Homework:
AR comprehension and points due tomorrow.
Tomorrow we will have time in the lab to work on the survival project.
Wednesday
Students took the online portion of the Adv. Language Arts Final Assessment.
Afterwards, there was time to work on their original, modern-day Cinder Tale.
Homework:
Tales will be presented on Thursday. Remember to list the common ingredients and themes.
Tuesday
Today we finished the presentations and then brainstormed what characteristics Cinderella tales have in common (5 ingredients and 2 themes from each group). After sharing these out to the class, groups were challenged to create their own Cinderella (or Cinderfella) tale in a modern setting.
Homework:
Tomorrow we take the online portion of the Advanced Language Arts Assessment and work on the Cinderella tales, if time permits. We will present the tales on Thursday.
Monday
Students shared and turned in the double-bubble thinking map of "Yeh-Shen" and "The Twelve Months" as well as their write-ups of the two Cinderella tales.
Homework:
More presentations tomorrow.
Students had time in the computer lab to type up their survival project and take AR tests.
Homework:
Survival project due Monday.
Thursday
Students shared and turned in the modern-day Cinder Tale (including 5 common ingredients and 2 themes). We then discussed the survival project, and had time for reading and AR tests.
Homework:
AR comprehension and points due tomorrow.
Tomorrow we will have time in the lab to work on the survival project.
Wednesday
Students took the online portion of the Adv. Language Arts Final Assessment.
Afterwards, there was time to work on their original, modern-day Cinder Tale.
Homework:
Tales will be presented on Thursday. Remember to list the common ingredients and themes.
Tuesday
Today we finished the presentations and then brainstormed what characteristics Cinderella tales have in common (5 ingredients and 2 themes from each group). After sharing these out to the class, groups were challenged to create their own Cinderella (or Cinderfella) tale in a modern setting.
Homework:
Tomorrow we take the online portion of the Advanced Language Arts Assessment and work on the Cinderella tales, if time permits. We will present the tales on Thursday.
Monday
Students shared and turned in the double-bubble thinking map of "Yeh-Shen" and "The Twelve Months" as well as their write-ups of the two Cinderella tales.
Homework:
More presentations tomorrow.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Week of May 10
Friday
Students shared their Mythological Barbie products.
Homework:
Cinder Tales are due Monday.
Thursday
7th Grade Field Trip to the Biosphere.
Wednesday
Students took the 7th Grade Advanced Language Arts Final Exit Exam, after which they put the finishing touches to the Mythological Barbie project.
Homework:
Mythological Barbie project presentations will begin right off the bat on Friday.
Cinder Tales Projects are now due Monday.
Tuesday
Final STAR test of the year.
Continued work on the Cinderella project.
Homework:
Mythological Barbie project due tomorrow.
Monday
Handout: Cinder Tales Tasks.
Students worked in groups of two. #3 is to make you more familiar with the characteristics of a Cinder Tale...you will be creating your own next week.
Homework:
Mythological Barbie project due Wed.
We're in the lab tomorrow for our final STAR testing and then to continue with the Cinder project.
Students shared their Mythological Barbie products.
Homework:
Cinder Tales are due Monday.
Thursday
7th Grade Field Trip to the Biosphere.
Wednesday
Students took the 7th Grade Advanced Language Arts Final Exit Exam, after which they put the finishing touches to the Mythological Barbie project.
Homework:
Mythological Barbie project presentations will begin right off the bat on Friday.
Cinder Tales Projects are now due Monday.
Tuesday
Final STAR test of the year.
Continued work on the Cinderella project.
Homework:
Mythological Barbie project due tomorrow.
Monday
Handout: Cinder Tales Tasks.
Students worked in groups of two. #3 is to make you more familiar with the characteristics of a Cinder Tale...you will be creating your own next week.
Homework:
Mythological Barbie project due Wed.
We're in the lab tomorrow for our final STAR testing and then to continue with the Cinder project.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Week of May 3
Friday
Read Aschenputtel, beginning on p. 592 of the literature textbook.
Homework:
Answer questions 2-6 on p. 604 (lined sheet of paper; complete sentences; skip a line between answers).
Thursday
Time to work on Barbie project in lab.
Homework:
Work on the Barbie project. Due Wednesday.
Wednesday
Early Release ~ Special Schedule
notMYkid presentation, then P2.
Homework:
Continue planning for the Barbie project at home.
Tuesday
Collected the questions from yesterday (Literature textbook) and the Bad Hair Day assignment.
Handout: Mythological Barbie assignment (w/ rubric).
In groups of two, students used the Mythology links on my web site to conduct research for the assignment. We will have time in the lab on Thursday; the assignment is due Wed., May 12.
Homework:
Project planning.
Monday
Read The Origin of the Seasons, beginning on p. 501 of the literature textbook. Homework:
Complete questions 2-7 on p. 509.
Bad Hair Day assignment due tomorrow.
Read Aschenputtel, beginning on p. 592 of the literature textbook.
Homework:
Answer questions 2-6 on p. 604 (lined sheet of paper; complete sentences; skip a line between answers).
Thursday
Time to work on Barbie project in lab.
Homework:
Work on the Barbie project. Due Wednesday.
Wednesday
Early Release ~ Special Schedule
notMYkid presentation, then P2.
Homework:
Continue planning for the Barbie project at home.
Tuesday
Collected the questions from yesterday (Literature textbook) and the Bad Hair Day assignment.
Handout: Mythological Barbie assignment (w/ rubric).
In groups of two, students used the Mythology links on my web site to conduct research for the assignment. We will have time in the lab on Thursday; the assignment is due Wed., May 12.
Homework:
Project planning.
Monday
Read The Origin of the Seasons, beginning on p. 501 of the literature textbook. Homework:
Complete questions 2-7 on p. 509.
Bad Hair Day assignment due tomorrow.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Week of April 26
Friday
Tales #83
when harold and his freinds arrived in mrs noisomes classroom the sub loomed over them menacingly and asked for there homework
Vocab: loomed , menacingly
Tales #84
everyone in the class except the slothful conan of course had their homework
Vocab: slothful
Tales #85
as the sub prepared to verbally pulverize conan harold with a wink skiped him a copy of the homework so conan could pretend to find it
Vocab: pulverize, verbally
We graded Roots Test (pend) and shared Original Myth Movie Projects.
Homework:
Work on the Bad Hair Day narrative (details under Wednesday).
Thursday
More time to work on the creation myths in the lab. Students also conducted research for the Even Gods have Bad Hair Days assignment. Some typed their papers.
Homework:
Finalize the poster project. Due tomorrow.
Wednesday
Students continued working on their creation myths in the lab. As time permitted, students conducted research for the Even Gods have Bad Hair Days assignment.
Handout: Even Gods have Bad Hair Days.
This is an individual assignment, due May 4.
Homework:
Work on the poster project. Due Friday.
Tuesday
In groups of two or three, continued researching creation myths in the lab. Began brainstorming poster project.
Homework:
Work on the poster project. We will share them on Friday.
Monday
Today we researched Creation Myths (took notes in our composition books). We will use this information to develop our own creation myth according to the handout.
Handout: Original Creation Myth Movie Poster Project - with directions and rubric.
Tomorrow we will work on developing the original myth. Wednesday and Thursday will be spent continuing the research into mythology (using links under Mythology on my Lang. Arts Resources web site), which will be used for upcoming assignments (see Upcoming Deadlines link at top of blog).
Homework:
Creation Myth Movie Posters will be presented on Friday.
Tales #83
when harold and his freinds arrived in mrs noisomes classroom the sub loomed over them menacingly and asked for there homework
Vocab: loomed , menacingly
Tales #84
everyone in the class except the slothful conan of course had their homework
Vocab: slothful
Tales #85
as the sub prepared to verbally pulverize conan harold with a wink skiped him a copy of the homework so conan could pretend to find it
Vocab: pulverize, verbally
We graded Roots Test (pend) and shared Original Myth Movie Projects.
Homework:
Work on the Bad Hair Day narrative (details under Wednesday).
Thursday
More time to work on the creation myths in the lab. Students also conducted research for the Even Gods have Bad Hair Days assignment. Some typed their papers.
Homework:
Finalize the poster project. Due tomorrow.
Wednesday
Students continued working on their creation myths in the lab. As time permitted, students conducted research for the Even Gods have Bad Hair Days assignment.
Handout: Even Gods have Bad Hair Days.
This is an individual assignment, due May 4.
Homework:
Work on the poster project. Due Friday.
Tuesday
In groups of two or three, continued researching creation myths in the lab. Began brainstorming poster project.
Homework:
Work on the poster project. We will share them on Friday.
Monday
Today we researched Creation Myths (took notes in our composition books). We will use this information to develop our own creation myth according to the handout.
Handout: Original Creation Myth Movie Poster Project - with directions and rubric.
Tomorrow we will work on developing the original myth. Wednesday and Thursday will be spent continuing the research into mythology (using links under Mythology on my Lang. Arts Resources web site), which will be used for upcoming assignments (see Upcoming Deadlines link at top of blog).
Homework:
Creation Myth Movie Posters will be presented on Friday.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Week of April 19
Friday
Tales #79
and this substitute is a nightmare designed to torment striplings
Vocab: stripling
Tales #80
he is big burly and odurate and he hates kids and he especially hates seventh graders
Vocab: obdurate
Tales #81
harold set among his new freinds at lunch and plotted to thwart this knavish sub
Vocab: knavish, thwart
Tales #82
him and gnarly contrived the perfect ploy to get this person--at his signal all of the students would drop there english book boring language on the floor
Vocab: ploy, contrived
Students shared their plot diagrams and myths.
Homework:
None
Thursday
Students worked on their plot diagrams and presentations.
Homework:
None
Wednesday
Early Release - Special Schedule
Tuesday
Tales #78
a few days later 3 things happenned at gavalin peak harold the hero convinced his parents to get him contact lenses the toothsome greatful belinda spoke to him and a substitute came in for mrs noisome
Vocab: toothsome
In groups, we read several myths: Orpheus; Echo and Narcissus; The Flight of Icarus; The Labors of Hercules; The Twelve Tasks of Heracles.
Each group will present their myth to the class and will share one plot diagram/story map per group.
Homework:
None
Monday
Tales #77
thats ok conan murmured harold with a leer at gnarly. me and my freind gnarly just want to somehow fit in
Vocab: leer
We read an excerpt from the Introduction to Thomas Bullfinch's Age of Fable: Vols. I & II: Stories of Gods and Heroes, and then completed an outline activity. We then checked our work against the answer sheet and handed in the half-sheets.
After that, just had enough time to read Sky Woman, a creation myth from the literature book.
Homework:
None
Tales #79
and this substitute is a nightmare designed to torment striplings
Vocab: stripling
Tales #80
he is big burly and odurate and he hates kids and he especially hates seventh graders
Vocab: obdurate
Tales #81
harold set among his new freinds at lunch and plotted to thwart this knavish sub
Vocab: knavish, thwart
Tales #82
him and gnarly contrived the perfect ploy to get this person--at his signal all of the students would drop there english book boring language on the floor
Vocab: ploy, contrived
Students shared their plot diagrams and myths.
Homework:
None
Thursday
Students worked on their plot diagrams and presentations.
Homework:
None
Wednesday
Early Release - Special Schedule
Tuesday
Tales #78
a few days later 3 things happenned at gavalin peak harold the hero convinced his parents to get him contact lenses the toothsome greatful belinda spoke to him and a substitute came in for mrs noisome
Vocab: toothsome
In groups, we read several myths: Orpheus; Echo and Narcissus; The Flight of Icarus; The Labors of Hercules; The Twelve Tasks of Heracles.
Each group will present their myth to the class and will share one plot diagram/story map per group.
Homework:
None
Monday
Tales #77
thats ok conan murmured harold with a leer at gnarly. me and my freind gnarly just want to somehow fit in
Vocab: leer
We read an excerpt from the Introduction to Thomas Bullfinch's Age of Fable: Vols. I & II: Stories of Gods and Heroes, and then completed an outline activity. We then checked our work against the answer sheet and handed in the half-sheets.
After that, just had enough time to read Sky Woman, a creation myth from the literature book.
Homework:
None
Monday, April 12, 2010
Week of April 12
Tuesday through Friday
AIMS testing - students will have one core class and one special each day.
Monday
Tales #74 - click here.
Vocab: incinerated
Tales #75
conan the swinish fighter with a plethora of cool freinds comes up to harold like a repentant dog who had peed on the rug
Vocab: a plethora of, swinish, repentant
Tales #76
hey man i didnt mean nothing bye my comment me and my freinds are thankfull to you for shouldering the culpability for the fire
Vocab: shouldering, culpability
Did some more review for AIMS.
Homework:
We will continue to work on the Idioms w/s on Thursday (the next time we have class).
AIMS testing - students will have one core class and one special each day.
Monday
Tales #74 - click here.
Vocab: incinerated
Tales #75
conan the swinish fighter with a plethora of cool freinds comes up to harold like a repentant dog who had peed on the rug
Vocab: a plethora of, swinish, repentant
Tales #76
hey man i didnt mean nothing bye my comment me and my freinds are thankfull to you for shouldering the culpability for the fire
Vocab: shouldering, culpability
Did some more review for AIMS.
Homework:
We will continue to work on the Idioms w/s on Thursday (the next time we have class).
Monday, April 5, 2010
Week of April 5
Friday
Tales #72 view here
Vocab: calamity, averting
Tales #73
harold sat down and hastily penned a letter to his vision of pulchritude
Vocab: vision, penned, pulchritude
We took this week's Roots Test (pend) and graded the last two Roots Tests (tain/stat).
Homework:
Review vocab, lit. terms, roots
Thursday
Collected the plot diagrams of The Highwayman.
Did some intensive AIMS review in the lab. If you were absent, be sure to visit my Lang. Arts web site and work on the games under the Literary Elements heading. Then do some of the Analogy games as well.
Homework:
Review for the quiz tomorrow (Roots - pend).
Wednesday
Tales #71
cassandra wrote a note to the valiant bespectacled young man to tell him that she is proud of him
Vocab: valiant, bespectacled
We continued our in-depth work on The Highwayman poem, sharing, reworking, and improving the extensions we wrote last night.
Homework:
Create a plot diagram/story map of the poem; include setting, characters, etc.
Tuesday
More work on imagery in The Highwayman poem.
Students found examples of figurative language in the poem, and later compared their findings to this online interactive version.
Homework:
Write an additional verse to the poem, describing a ghostly meeting between Bess and the highwayman. Start the verse with a line from the poem such as: “over the cobbles he clattered” or “the wind was a torrent of darkness.” Perhaps write from the point of view of a traveller witnessing the scene. Try to stick the same style and rhythm of the poem as much as possible.
Monday
Tales #70
the next day in school there was a renewed respect for the four eyed weirdo since their werent many middle school heros
Vocab: renewed
Copy into composition notebook and respond:
-- Some call death "the ultimate sacrifice." What are some examples of people who have died to save others? What do you think were their reasons for giving their lives?
Review rhythm, meter, internal and end rhymes, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.
Discussed what a highwayman was; read about the background of the poem.
While listening to a reading of "The Highwayman" poem by Alfred Noyes, students took notes about the plot, the characters, and what happens to them.
With a partner, answered 12 questions related to the poem (in composition notebook).
Homework:
Review vocab, roots, literary terms, etc.
Tales #72 view here
Vocab: calamity, averting
Tales #73
harold sat down and hastily penned a letter to his vision of pulchritude
Vocab: vision, penned, pulchritude
We took this week's Roots Test (pend) and graded the last two Roots Tests (tain/stat).
Homework:
Review vocab, lit. terms, roots
Thursday
Collected the plot diagrams of The Highwayman.
Did some intensive AIMS review in the lab. If you were absent, be sure to visit my Lang. Arts web site and work on the games under the Literary Elements heading. Then do some of the Analogy games as well.
Homework:
Review for the quiz tomorrow (Roots - pend).
Wednesday
Tales #71
cassandra wrote a note to the valiant bespectacled young man to tell him that she is proud of him
Vocab: valiant, bespectacled
We continued our in-depth work on The Highwayman poem, sharing, reworking, and improving the extensions we wrote last night.
Homework:
Create a plot diagram/story map of the poem; include setting, characters, etc.
Tuesday
More work on imagery in The Highwayman poem.
Students found examples of figurative language in the poem, and later compared their findings to this online interactive version.
Homework:
Write an additional verse to the poem, describing a ghostly meeting between Bess and the highwayman. Start the verse with a line from the poem such as: “over the cobbles he clattered” or “the wind was a torrent of darkness.” Perhaps write from the point of view of a traveller witnessing the scene. Try to stick the same style and rhythm of the poem as much as possible.
Monday
Tales #70
the next day in school there was a renewed respect for the four eyed weirdo since their werent many middle school heros
Vocab: renewed
Copy into composition notebook and respond:
-- Some call death "the ultimate sacrifice." What are some examples of people who have died to save others? What do you think were their reasons for giving their lives?
Review rhythm, meter, internal and end rhymes, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.
Discussed what a highwayman was; read about the background of the poem.
While listening to a reading of "The Highwayman" poem by Alfred Noyes, students took notes about the plot, the characters, and what happens to them.
With a partner, answered 12 questions related to the poem (in composition notebook).
Homework:
Review vocab, roots, literary terms, etc.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Week of March 29
Friday
No School - Spring Break Day
Thursday
Tales #68
and to farther complicate things at that moment belindas parents return to there abode
Vocab: complicate, abode
Tales #69
harold the brave hero never faltered. its my fault he told belindas irate parents as he rose up to greet them
Vocab: faltered, irate
Completed, graded, and collected packet on figurative language and rhyme scheme.
Practiced writing imagery and personification.
Homework:
Review vocab, roots, literary terms, etc.
Wednesday
Collected w/s 112 from yesterday.
Completed, graded, and collected packet on figurative language and finding information in the dictionary.
Played a Jeopardy-style game to review figurative language.
Homework:
Review vocab, roots, literary terms, etc.
Tuesday
Checked and discussed w/s from yesterday (Cliches, Vivid Lang.).
Completed, discussed, collected w/s 111 and 113 (sensory details, proofreading).
Homework:
w/s 112 - Visualizing Comparisons
Monday
Tales #67
everyone else stood stupefied unable to move their limbs like frogs who have been mesmerized by a flashlight
Vocab: stupefied
Graded "Why I don't shoot bears" packet.
Copy into Composition Notebook and respond:
Serene, Scary, or Suspenseful
The mood of a story of passage is the general feeling it conveys. A story's mood might be tense in one passage and light in another. U se the sentence below as the first line of a story, and then create six differet second sentences, each of which creates a different mood.
Pierre sat quietly and stared out the window.
Homework:
w/s 70 and 94: Cliches and Using Vivid Language
No School - Spring Break Day
Thursday
Tales #68
and to farther complicate things at that moment belindas parents return to there abode
Vocab: complicate, abode
Tales #69
harold the brave hero never faltered. its my fault he told belindas irate parents as he rose up to greet them
Vocab: faltered, irate
Completed, graded, and collected packet on figurative language and rhyme scheme.
Practiced writing imagery and personification.
Homework:
Review vocab, roots, literary terms, etc.
Wednesday
Collected w/s 112 from yesterday.
Completed, graded, and collected packet on figurative language and finding information in the dictionary.
Played a Jeopardy-style game to review figurative language.
Homework:
Review vocab, roots, literary terms, etc.
Tuesday
Checked and discussed w/s from yesterday (Cliches, Vivid Lang.).
Completed, discussed, collected w/s 111 and 113 (sensory details, proofreading).
Homework:
w/s 112 - Visualizing Comparisons
Monday
Tales #67
everyone else stood stupefied unable to move their limbs like frogs who have been mesmerized by a flashlight
Vocab: stupefied
Graded "Why I don't shoot bears" packet.
Copy into Composition Notebook and respond:
Serene, Scary, or Suspenseful
The mood of a story of passage is the general feeling it conveys. A story's mood might be tense in one passage and light in another. U se the sentence below as the first line of a story, and then create six differet second sentences, each of which creates a different mood.
Pierre sat quietly and stared out the window.
Homework:
w/s 70 and 94: Cliches and Using Vivid Language
Monday, March 22, 2010
Week of March 22
Friday
We took this week's Roots Quiz (tain, ten).
Completed, graded, and collected w/s 21 [Dear Santa: personal pronouns] and w/s 22 [Colorful Clues: subject and object pronouns].
Graded and collected Great Pecan Caper packet.
Homework:
We will check the "Why I don't shoot bears" packet on Monday.
Thursday
No class today - special half-day schedule
Wednesday
Tales #66
the fight stopped quick and harold ran to throw water and baking soda on the conflagration
Vocab:
conflagration
We worked on reading comprehension packets. One we graded in class, the other is due Friday (no class tomorrow).
Homework:
Review roots, vocab, literary terms, etc. The Great Pecan Caper is due Friday. Roots test Friday as well.
Tuesday
We worked on poetic elements, allegories, and reading comprehension.
Homework:
Review roots, vocab, literary terms, etc. The Great Pecan Caper is due Friday.
Monday
New Latin Roots list (tain, ten, tent).
Students completed w/s 14: Winds that sigh and clouds that cry (personification). They then took their favorite sentence from that activity and used it as a starter for a paragraph.
Students then worked on Personification w/s #4 - personifying the sentences.
Homework:
Finish w/s #4 and w/s 14, if necessary.
Roots test on Friday.
We took this week's Roots Quiz (tain, ten).
Completed, graded, and collected w/s 21 [Dear Santa: personal pronouns] and w/s 22 [Colorful Clues: subject and object pronouns].
Graded and collected Great Pecan Caper packet.
Homework:
We will check the "Why I don't shoot bears" packet on Monday.
Thursday
No class today - special half-day schedule
Wednesday
Tales #66
the fight stopped quick and harold ran to throw water and baking soda on the conflagration
Vocab:
conflagration
We worked on reading comprehension packets. One we graded in class, the other is due Friday (no class tomorrow).
Homework:
Review roots, vocab, literary terms, etc. The Great Pecan Caper is due Friday. Roots test Friday as well.
Tuesday
We worked on poetic elements, allegories, and reading comprehension.
Homework:
Review roots, vocab, literary terms, etc. The Great Pecan Caper is due Friday.
Monday
New Latin Roots list (tain, ten, tent).
Students completed w/s 14: Winds that sigh and clouds that cry (personification). They then took their favorite sentence from that activity and used it as a starter for a paragraph.
Students then worked on Personification w/s #4 - personifying the sentences.
Homework:
Finish w/s #4 and w/s 14, if necessary.
Roots test on Friday.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Week of March 8
Friday
Students completed writing activities centered around surprising elements and getting the reader's attention at the start of a piece of writing (Gotcha w/s 21 and Bodacious Beginnings w/s 26-27).
Homework:
Read!
Thursday
Students took the 3rd quarter DVQRA (Reading Assessment) and the Student Gallup Poll.
Homework:
Review literary terms, vocab, etc.
Wednesday
Tales #64
from beneath conans armpit harold espied flames that licked up the curtains
Vocab: espied
Tales #65
he shouted to conan that the fight should stop because the house would soon be engulfed in flames
Vocab: engulfed
Worked on Hyperbole, Allusion, and wrote Haiku poems.
Homework:
Review roots, vocab, literary terms, etc.
Tuesday
Tales #62
in the distance harold heard gnarly and cassandra shriek in unison harold the trash cans on fire
Vocab: shriek
Tales #63
from under the pounding that conan was delivering his freinds voices alerted harold to the danger
Vocab: alerted
Roots Test [stat] plus dictation and parts of speech.
Graded Roots test [lect] from last week.
Poetry Ingredients w/s (The Sound of Poetry) - worked on in class. Rhyme scheme practice on the back of the w/s.
Homework:
Review roots, vocab, literary terms, etc.
Monday
Tales #61
harolds blubber protected him from any egregious harm but his glasses bit the dust as they laid under conans feet
Vocab: egregious
Students completed A Really Bad Beginning - w/s 66 and Duke's Dilemma w/s - 50.
Individually and as a class, we then worked on syllables and stress (part of our poetry unit).
Homework:
Roots test tomorrow!
Students completed writing activities centered around surprising elements and getting the reader's attention at the start of a piece of writing (Gotcha w/s 21 and Bodacious Beginnings w/s 26-27).
Homework:
Read!
Thursday
Students took the 3rd quarter DVQRA (Reading Assessment) and the Student Gallup Poll.
Homework:
Review literary terms, vocab, etc.
Wednesday
Tales #64
from beneath conans armpit harold espied flames that licked up the curtains
Vocab: espied
Tales #65
he shouted to conan that the fight should stop because the house would soon be engulfed in flames
Vocab: engulfed
Worked on Hyperbole, Allusion, and wrote Haiku poems.
Homework:
Review roots, vocab, literary terms, etc.
Tuesday
Tales #62
in the distance harold heard gnarly and cassandra shriek in unison harold the trash cans on fire
Vocab: shriek
Tales #63
from under the pounding that conan was delivering his freinds voices alerted harold to the danger
Vocab: alerted
Roots Test [stat] plus dictation and parts of speech.
Graded Roots test [lect] from last week.
Poetry Ingredients w/s (The Sound of Poetry) - worked on in class. Rhyme scheme practice on the back of the w/s.
Homework:
Review roots, vocab, literary terms, etc.
Monday
Tales #61
harolds blubber protected him from any egregious harm but his glasses bit the dust as they laid under conans feet
Vocab: egregious
Students completed A Really Bad Beginning - w/s 66 and Duke's Dilemma w/s - 50.
Individually and as a class, we then worked on syllables and stress (part of our poetry unit).
Homework:
Roots test tomorrow!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Week of March 5
Friday
Tales #60
the fight that ensued is not a pretty site but harold fueled by cassandras lovley brown eyed gaze did good for a chubby four eyed straight A student.
Vocab: ensued
Tales #59
conan leapt at harold and he aimed his ham sized fist for harolds face and harold ducked and conans fist slammed into the wall and the cigarette fell from the now gaping aperture of his mouth
Vocab: aperture
We completed some exercises on personification and then wrote in our composition notebooks for 10-15 minutes, using the following as the starter:
Roosevelt buried the shoe in the back yard, then took off.
Homework:
Roots test on Tuesday!
Thursday
Tales #58
your lower then the belly of a flatulent basset Hound he adds
Vocab: flatulent
We completed some exercises on personification and then reviewed the limericks from last Tuesday. Many needed improvements here and there, which we worked on during class.
Ms. Ronemous was prodigiously surprised and feels extremely fortunate to have such wonderful students who continued to express birthday wishes throughout the day; a special thanks to Aubrey H for the beautiful poster, Nalani L for the card, and Katie S for the poem!
Homework:
Write a poem that incorporates personification. Desirable, but not mandatory, would be to write it in the form of a limerick.
Wednesday
Early Release - Special Schedule
Tuesday
Following up on yesterday's work on rhythm and rhyme in poetry, students practiced correctly dividing words into syllables before creating their own poem based on their phone number (each number indicated the amount of syllables in that line).
We then read some examples of Limericks on the overhead, practicing the meter and end rhymes, followed by the Instant Limerick w/s.
The best two limericks each student created from the template were to be copied into their composition notebook.
Homework:
Write an original limerick, being careful to keep the correct meter and end rhyme (use "A lady wile dining in Crewe" as a model to help with the correct cadence). Due Thursday.
Study vocab, literary terms, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
New Latin Root (stat); test next Tuesday.
Shared Howling for Justice responses from Friday.
Began our introduction to poetry with w/s 16 and 15: Rhythm and Rhyme. Practiced writing free-verse and metered versions, and identifying end and internal rhyme patterns.
Homework:
Study vocab, literary terms, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Tales #60
the fight that ensued is not a pretty site but harold fueled by cassandras lovley brown eyed gaze did good for a chubby four eyed straight A student.
Vocab: ensued
Tales #59
conan leapt at harold and he aimed his ham sized fist for harolds face and harold ducked and conans fist slammed into the wall and the cigarette fell from the now gaping aperture of his mouth
Vocab: aperture
We completed some exercises on personification and then wrote in our composition notebooks for 10-15 minutes, using the following as the starter:
Roosevelt buried the shoe in the back yard, then took off.
Homework:
Roots test on Tuesday!
Thursday
Tales #58
your lower then the belly of a flatulent basset Hound he adds
Vocab: flatulent
We completed some exercises on personification and then reviewed the limericks from last Tuesday. Many needed improvements here and there, which we worked on during class.
Ms. Ronemous was prodigiously surprised and feels extremely fortunate to have such wonderful students who continued to express birthday wishes throughout the day; a special thanks to Aubrey H for the beautiful poster, Nalani L for the card, and Katie S for the poem!
Homework:
Write a poem that incorporates personification. Desirable, but not mandatory, would be to write it in the form of a limerick.
Wednesday
Early Release - Special Schedule
Tuesday
Following up on yesterday's work on rhythm and rhyme in poetry, students practiced correctly dividing words into syllables before creating their own poem based on their phone number (each number indicated the amount of syllables in that line).
We then read some examples of Limericks on the overhead, practicing the meter and end rhymes, followed by the Instant Limerick w/s.
The best two limericks each student created from the template were to be copied into their composition notebook.
Homework:
Write an original limerick, being careful to keep the correct meter and end rhyme (use "A lady wile dining in Crewe" as a model to help with the correct cadence). Due Thursday.
Study vocab, literary terms, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
New Latin Root (stat); test next Tuesday.
Shared Howling for Justice responses from Friday.
Began our introduction to poetry with w/s 16 and 15: Rhythm and Rhyme. Practiced writing free-verse and metered versions, and identifying end and internal rhyme patterns.
Homework:
Study vocab, literary terms, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Week of Feb. 22
Friday
Took Roots (leg) quiz and vocab/parts of speech quiz.
Tales #57:
well if it isnt that cool dude with the fake chains and the atrocious grades he said. hello conan have you taxed you're brain lately
Vocab: atrocious, taxed
Howling for Justice (respond to and tape prompt into composition notebook).
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Thursday
Our warm-up was a political cartoon about the Winter Olympics, with the question: What is the author trying to say; what is being implied? What can we infer from the image? We got some terrific responses and saw how our schema, or prior knowledge, plays into what we infer from images and text.
Unjournaling #197 (paragraphs one and two only): Create a character named Pat.
Remembering what we learned yesterday about inference (the stew story), students were to follow the prompt, but imply as much as possible. They then swapped with a partner and had the partner make inferences about the character.
Picture Prompt Writing: complete in composition book, and tape 1/2 sheet in afterwards.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Roots test on tomorrow.
Wednesday
Tales #56
harold mortified that the lovley cassandra might think he is a wimp stood up to conan like a true warrior
Vocab: wimp, mortified
Worked on inference techniques. Practiced inferring from text and giving reasons behind inference.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Roots test on Friday.
Tuesday
Students solved literary elements clues using the language arts textbook and previously received handouts.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Roots test on Friday.
Monday
New Latin Roots vocabulary (leg).
Tales #55
just then harold spied cassandra who was setting on the couch chattering to another classy girl
Vocab: chattering, spied
Graded last week's vocab/roots quiz.
Worked on predicting activity: speculating about future events based on elements in the text.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Took Roots (leg) quiz and vocab/parts of speech quiz.
Tales #57:
well if it isnt that cool dude with the fake chains and the atrocious grades he said. hello conan have you taxed you're brain lately
Vocab: atrocious, taxed
Howling for Justice (respond to and tape prompt into composition notebook).
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Thursday
Our warm-up was a political cartoon about the Winter Olympics, with the question: What is the author trying to say; what is being implied? What can we infer from the image? We got some terrific responses and saw how our schema, or prior knowledge, plays into what we infer from images and text.
Unjournaling #197 (paragraphs one and two only): Create a character named Pat.
Remembering what we learned yesterday about inference (the stew story), students were to follow the prompt, but imply as much as possible. They then swapped with a partner and had the partner make inferences about the character.
Picture Prompt Writing: complete in composition book, and tape 1/2 sheet in afterwards.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Roots test on tomorrow.
Wednesday
Tales #56
harold mortified that the lovley cassandra might think he is a wimp stood up to conan like a true warrior
Vocab: wimp, mortified
Worked on inference techniques. Practiced inferring from text and giving reasons behind inference.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Roots test on Friday.
Tuesday
Students solved literary elements clues using the language arts textbook and previously received handouts.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Roots test on Friday.
Monday
New Latin Roots vocabulary (leg).
Tales #55
just then harold spied cassandra who was setting on the couch chattering to another classy girl
Vocab: chattering, spied
Graded last week's vocab/roots quiz.
Worked on predicting activity: speculating about future events based on elements in the text.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Week of Feb. 15
Friday
Collected "Carol" assignment - from Monday; Literary Devices packet and School for Scandal crossword and short story - from Wednesday.
Took the Roots Vocab Test (cred, fid).
In composition notebooks, wrote responses to It All Started Like This prompts (taped half-sheet with prompts into notebook).
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Thursday
Science Fair Expo Day - Special Schedule
Wednesday
Students worked on a Literary Devices Packet and A School for Scandal Crossword.
Homework:
Will collect on Friday.
Study roots - test on Friday.
Tuesday
Finished watching the movie version of A Christmas Carol.
Homework:
Writing assignment comparing and contrasting the movie and the book. Due Friday.
Study roots - test on Friday.
Monday
Presidents' Day - No School
Collected "Carol" assignment - from Monday; Literary Devices packet and School for Scandal crossword and short story - from Wednesday.
Took the Roots Vocab Test (cred, fid).
In composition notebooks, wrote responses to It All Started Like This prompts (taped half-sheet with prompts into notebook).
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Thursday
Science Fair Expo Day - Special Schedule
Wednesday
Students worked on a Literary Devices Packet and A School for Scandal Crossword.
Homework:
Will collect on Friday.
Study roots - test on Friday.
Tuesday
Finished watching the movie version of A Christmas Carol.
Homework:
Writing assignment comparing and contrasting the movie and the book. Due Friday.
Study roots - test on Friday.
Monday
Presidents' Day - No School
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Week of Feb. 8
Friday
Collected yesterday's assignment from When the Earth Shakes.
Watched part of A Christmas Carol; took notes relating to the differences between the movie and the book.
Homework:
Roots, vocab, etc.
Thursday
In the Elements of Literature textbook, read When the Earth Shakes, pp. 435-439. After reading, create a multi-flow or a cause and effect thinking map to record the organizational structure of the article. On the back of the thinking map,
- write your own thesis statement relating to the article, and
- comment on whether or not the author provided an effective introduction and conclusion. All answers must contain support for your argument.
Homework:
Roots, vocab, etc.
Wednesday
Students continued with their Response to Literature assignment. Due at end of period.
Homework:
Roots, vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Tuesday
Students worked on their Response to Literature assignment.
Homework:
Roots, vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
We discussed the themes in A Christmas Carol and how to write a literary response.
Homework:
Decide which theme from the story you would like to discuss in you response to literature.
Collected yesterday's assignment from When the Earth Shakes.
Watched part of A Christmas Carol; took notes relating to the differences between the movie and the book.
Homework:
Roots, vocab, etc.
Thursday
In the Elements of Literature textbook, read When the Earth Shakes, pp. 435-439. After reading, create a multi-flow or a cause and effect thinking map to record the organizational structure of the article. On the back of the thinking map,
- write your own thesis statement relating to the article, and
- comment on whether or not the author provided an effective introduction and conclusion. All answers must contain support for your argument.
Homework:
Roots, vocab, etc.
Wednesday
Students continued with their Response to Literature assignment. Due at end of period.
Homework:
Roots, vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Tuesday
Students worked on their Response to Literature assignment.
Homework:
Roots, vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
We discussed the themes in A Christmas Carol and how to write a literary response.
Homework:
Decide which theme from the story you would like to discuss in you response to literature.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Week of Feb. 1
Friday
Students took the test on the study guide for A Christmas Carol.
Afterwards, there was time for silent reading and AR testing. The vocab quiz from Tuesday was returned.
Homework:
Think of one theme and an example of it from A Christmas Carol.
Thursday
Timelines due.
Students took the second vocabulary test for A Christmas Carol.
Afterwards, there was time for silent reading, AR testing, and studying for tomorrow's quiz.
Homework:
Study for tomorrow's study guide quiz.
Wednesday
No school for students - Staff Development day.
Tuesday
Students took the AR test for A Christmas Carol and the first vocabulary test on the book.
Thereafter, we spent some time in the computer lab getting more practice with analogies.
Homework:
Timeline due Thursday. On Thursday we'll also take the second vocab quiz. On Friday will come the test based on the study guide.
Monday
Tales #54:
well look whose hear sneered conan to his freinds its the obese creep and the four eyed wierdo
Vocab: sneered
We worked on analogies using vocabulary from A Christmas Carol. Students used thesauri and dictionaries to help with the activity.
Then students began a worksheet about similes in the story. Since this generated quite a bit of discussion, we will continue in class tomorrow.
Homework:
Tomorrow we take the AR quiz on A Christmas Carol and the first vocab test.
Have your plot diagram/story map with you. Vocab Quiz #2 is Thursday.
Students took the test on the study guide for A Christmas Carol.
Afterwards, there was time for silent reading and AR testing. The vocab quiz from Tuesday was returned.
Homework:
Think of one theme and an example of it from A Christmas Carol.
Thursday
Timelines due.
Students took the second vocabulary test for A Christmas Carol.
Afterwards, there was time for silent reading, AR testing, and studying for tomorrow's quiz.
Homework:
Study for tomorrow's study guide quiz.
Wednesday
No school for students - Staff Development day.
Tuesday
Students took the AR test for A Christmas Carol and the first vocabulary test on the book.
Thereafter, we spent some time in the computer lab getting more practice with analogies.
Homework:
Timeline due Thursday. On Thursday we'll also take the second vocab quiz. On Friday will come the test based on the study guide.
Monday
Tales #54:
well look whose hear sneered conan to his freinds its the obese creep and the four eyed wierdo
Vocab: sneered
We worked on analogies using vocabulary from A Christmas Carol. Students used thesauri and dictionaries to help with the activity.
Then students began a worksheet about similes in the story. Since this generated quite a bit of discussion, we will continue in class tomorrow.
Homework:
Tomorrow we take the AR quiz on A Christmas Carol and the first vocab test.
Have your plot diagram/story map with you. Vocab Quiz #2 is Thursday.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Week of Jan. 25
Friday
We graded the cap, pel/puls Roots Review Test and completed Stave Five Review.
Tales #53:
no the whole group are here and were going too stick it out reiterated gnarly
Homework:
Quiz(zes) on the novel next week. AR quiz day is Tuesday.
Bring your plot diagram/story map to class next week!
Thursday
Students took the cap, pel/puls Roots Review Test.
Handout: Scrooge's Timeline project (due 2/4).
Students had time to read in class.
Homework:
Quiz(zes) on the novel next week.
Wednesday
Tales #52
hey let's get out of here before we go any further harold rasped in gnarlys left ear
Vocab: rasped
We finished reading Stave Five of A Christmas Carol, then worked on vocab and study guide questions.
Homework:
Quiz(zes) on the novel next week. Review for cap/pel, puls quiz tomorrow.
Tuesday
Copy the prompt into your composition notebook. Skip a line. Respond to the prompt.
"My worst mistake was..."
Worked with a partner on Stave Four Review questions. Turned these in. If not finished, due Wednesday.
Homework:
Finish questions.
Monday
Tales #51
Conan lounged between all his cool friends against a wall smoking a cigarette to look cool
Vocab: lounge
Reviewed how to summarize (handout). Practiced summarizing a paragraph. After viewing and discussing a poor example, worked a little more to perfect own copy. Then viewed and discussed an example of a well-written summary.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Work on study guide.
Cap/pel, puls roots quiz on Thursday.
A Christmas Carol quizzes next week.
We graded the cap, pel/puls Roots Review Test and completed Stave Five Review.
Tales #53:
no the whole group are here and were going too stick it out reiterated gnarly
Homework:
Quiz(zes) on the novel next week. AR quiz day is Tuesday.
Bring your plot diagram/story map to class next week!
Thursday
Students took the cap, pel/puls Roots Review Test.
Handout: Scrooge's Timeline project (due 2/4).
Students had time to read in class.
Homework:
Quiz(zes) on the novel next week.
Wednesday
Tales #52
hey let's get out of here before we go any further harold rasped in gnarlys left ear
Vocab: rasped
We finished reading Stave Five of A Christmas Carol, then worked on vocab and study guide questions.
Homework:
Quiz(zes) on the novel next week. Review for cap/pel, puls quiz tomorrow.
Tuesday
Copy the prompt into your composition notebook. Skip a line. Respond to the prompt.
"My worst mistake was..."
Worked with a partner on Stave Four Review questions. Turned these in. If not finished, due Wednesday.
Homework:
Finish questions.
Monday
Tales #51
Conan lounged between all his cool friends against a wall smoking a cigarette to look cool
Vocab: lounge
Reviewed how to summarize (handout). Practiced summarizing a paragraph. After viewing and discussing a poor example, worked a little more to perfect own copy. Then viewed and discussed an example of a well-written summary.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Work on study guide.
Cap/pel, puls roots quiz on Thursday.
A Christmas Carol quizzes next week.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Week of Jan. 18
Friday
Tales #50
everyone was in their best attire accept conan who wore his best holy jeans which had been cut with knifes for effect
Vocab: attire
Listened (as we followed along) to a reading of Stave Four.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Work on study guide.
Cap/pel, puls roots quiz next week (not Monday).
Thursday
In composition notebooks: Write the prompt, skip a line, respond to it.
Prompt: What piece of furniture in your house has the most interesting story behind it? Write about it.
Finished and collected the Stave Three Reviews from yesterday.
Time for silent reading.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Work on study guide.
Wednesday
Tales #49
when harold jaunty in his good slacks and chubby gnarly arrive at belindas parents house the party is already in full swing
Vocab: jaunty
Finished and collected the green w/s from yesterday (Comparing Christmas Parties).
Worked in partners to complete the Stave Three Review.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Work on study guide.
Tuesday
Worked on Stave Three activities:
- The Cratchit Family w/s (collected)
- Comparing Christmas Parties (will finish in class tomorrow)
Remember to give evidence from the text and to cite the page numbers!!
Homework:
Cap, Pels/Puls roots quiz next week. Continue to work on vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tales #50
everyone was in their best attire accept conan who wore his best holy jeans which had been cut with knifes for effect
Vocab: attire
Listened (as we followed along) to a reading of Stave Four.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Work on study guide.
Cap/pel, puls roots quiz next week (not Monday).
Thursday
In composition notebooks: Write the prompt, skip a line, respond to it.
Prompt: What piece of furniture in your house has the most interesting story behind it? Write about it.
Finished and collected the Stave Three Reviews from yesterday.
Time for silent reading.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Work on study guide.
Wednesday
Tales #49
when harold jaunty in his good slacks and chubby gnarly arrive at belindas parents house the party is already in full swing
Vocab: jaunty
Finished and collected the green w/s from yesterday (Comparing Christmas Parties).
Worked in partners to complete the Stave Three Review.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Work on study guide.
Tuesday
Worked on Stave Three activities:
- The Cratchit Family w/s (collected)
- Comparing Christmas Parties (will finish in class tomorrow)
Remember to give evidence from the text and to cite the page numbers!!
Homework:
Cap, Pels/Puls roots quiz next week. Continue to work on vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 11, 2010
Week of Jan. 11
Friday
Took, graded, and collected Roots (Pel/Puls) Quiz.
Time for silent reading and review of language arts vocabulary.
Homework:
Cap, Pels/Puls roots quiz coming up.
Thursday
Prompt for composition notebooks:
Write the prompt, skip a line, and respond to it:
Write a fake news story that includes the following words:
- tater tot casserole
- geraniums
- zipper
- karate
Finished reading Stave Three in class and then had some time for silent reading and AR tests.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc., for tomorrow's quiz.
Wednesday
Early Release - Special schedule.
Homework:
Vocab, parts of speech, roots, etc.
Tuesday
Today we read and discussed Stave Three as far as the bottom of p. 231 ("-in a glow!")
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
This week's root word list (pel, puls) was distributed.
Students worked on a characterization exercise about Scrooge using quotes from Stave Two. Last week's Stave Two Review was handed back, and students were given feedback on the grade they received. We also graded Friday's Roots Quiz.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Took, graded, and collected Roots (Pel/Puls) Quiz.
Time for silent reading and review of language arts vocabulary.
Homework:
Cap, Pels/Puls roots quiz coming up.
Thursday
Prompt for composition notebooks:
Write the prompt, skip a line, and respond to it:
Write a fake news story that includes the following words:
- tater tot casserole
- geraniums
- zipper
- karate
Finished reading Stave Three in class and then had some time for silent reading and AR tests.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc., for tomorrow's quiz.
Wednesday
Early Release - Special schedule.
Homework:
Vocab, parts of speech, roots, etc.
Tuesday
Today we read and discussed Stave Three as far as the bottom of p. 231 ("-in a glow!")
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
This week's root word list (pel, puls) was distributed.
Students worked on a characterization exercise about Scrooge using quotes from Stave Two. Last week's Stave Two Review was handed back, and students were given feedback on the grade they received. We also graded Friday's Roots Quiz.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Week of Jan. 4
Friday
Students took this week's Roots Quiz (cap) and then worked on a characterization exercise, which was turned in at the end of the period.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Thursday
Finished reading Stave Two and worked with partner on Stave Two Review questions. These were turned in at the end of the period.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Wednesday
Handed out A Christmas Carol Study Guide. You will need to know the answers to these questions for a test on the novel (after we've finished reading).
Continued reading A Christmas Carol, picking up with Stave 2. We will finish the section in class tomorrow.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Tuesday
Stave One Vocabulary quiz - graded and collected.
We continued with the Word Chop activity from yesterday (graded and collected) - it went longer than expected and so we did not get to read the novel today. Tomorrow for sure!
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
Writing Prompt (to be completed in composition notebooks): In 1789, the first U.S. Presidential election was held. If you were running for President at that time, on what issue(s) would you have based your campaign?
Gap-fill exercise on A Christmas Carol.
New roots word list - cap. Quiz Friday.
Stave One Vocabulary review - graded and collected.
We read a w/s on The Worth of Trivia (Jan. 4 is Trivia Day), then answered comprehension questions on the piece. This was graded and collected.
We began the Word Chop w/s, related to the Trivia article, and will finish in class tomorrow.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Roots quiz (including parts of speech, etc.) on Friday. Tomorrow we continue with the story.
Students took this week's Roots Quiz (cap) and then worked on a characterization exercise, which was turned in at the end of the period.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Thursday
Finished reading Stave Two and worked with partner on Stave Two Review questions. These were turned in at the end of the period.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Wednesday
Handed out A Christmas Carol Study Guide. You will need to know the answers to these questions for a test on the novel (after we've finished reading).
Continued reading A Christmas Carol, picking up with Stave 2. We will finish the section in class tomorrow.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Tuesday
Stave One Vocabulary quiz - graded and collected.
We continued with the Word Chop activity from yesterday (graded and collected) - it went longer than expected and so we did not get to read the novel today. Tomorrow for sure!
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc.
Monday
Writing Prompt (to be completed in composition notebooks): In 1789, the first U.S. Presidential election was held. If you were running for President at that time, on what issue(s) would you have based your campaign?
Gap-fill exercise on A Christmas Carol.
New roots word list - cap. Quiz Friday.
Stave One Vocabulary review - graded and collected.
We read a w/s on The Worth of Trivia (Jan. 4 is Trivia Day), then answered comprehension questions on the piece. This was graded and collected.
We began the Word Chop w/s, related to the Trivia article, and will finish in class tomorrow.
Homework:
Study vocab, roots, parts of speech, etc. Roots quiz (including parts of speech, etc.) on Friday. Tomorrow we continue with the story.
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