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.
Monday, September 27, 2010
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
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