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
Monday, October 25, 2010
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
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