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.