Friday
We shared the limericks and re-worked some that needed tweaking.
After reading the article Why is April called "April?" The answer is a mystery - no fooling!, students were challenged to create a short poem on the information.
Homework:
Type up the limerick and today's poem and send it to me by Monday. (I'd like to post some online).
Study Week 2 words (quiz next week) and Tales, Parts of Speech, vocab, etc.
Thursday
Students took the online Deer Valley Reading Assessment (not for a grade).
They then did AIMS review using links on my Lang. Arts Resources website.
Homework:
Original Limerick (your own creation) due tomorrow.
Wednesday
We reviewed Week 3 Day 2 & 3 w/s.
We practiced some more with stessed syllables, learned about iambic and dactylic feet, and wrote our first Limerick.
Homework:
Week 3 Review quiz tomorrow.
Original Limerick (your own creation) due Friday
Tuesday
We reviewed one of the AIMS test practice question packets from yesterday and discussed the answers.
As part of our poetry unit, we worked on finding the stressed syllables in various words.
Homework:
Week 3 Day 2 and 3
Bring a rough draft of your phone number poem to class tomorrow.
Monday
I collected the Idioms w/s, and we graded the Week 2 vocab quiz.
We did some more AIMS test practice questions and discussed the answers and test-taking skills.
Homework:
Week 3 Day 1 and 4
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Week of March 21
Friday
Early Release - Special Schedule; No Class
Thursday
We took the Week 2 vocab quiz and then reviewed an AIMS writing sample according to the new holistic rubric that will be implemented this year.
We also did some test practice questions and discussed the answers and test-taking skills.
Homework:
Idiom w/s - due Monday.
Wednesday
We reviewed Week 2 Day 3 and 4 w/s.
Students finished presenting the Prezis.
Homework:
Quiz on Week 2 words and idioms tomorrow
Tuesday
We took and graded Reggie the Con Man Quiz (Week 1 words in context).
Reviewed Week 2 Day 1 and 2 w/s.
Students graded a 7th grade writing sample according to the new holistic rubric that will be used this year by the State when grading the AIMS writing. We discussed the findings and what to watch out for in their own writing.
Homework:
Week 2 Day 3 & 4 w/s
Test on words/idioms from all four days on Thursday
Monday
Students began presenting their Literary Elements Prezis.
Homework:
Week 2 Day 1 & 2 w/s
Early Release - Special Schedule; No Class
Thursday
We took the Week 2 vocab quiz and then reviewed an AIMS writing sample according to the new holistic rubric that will be implemented this year.
We also did some test practice questions and discussed the answers and test-taking skills.
Homework:
Idiom w/s - due Monday.
Wednesday
We reviewed Week 2 Day 3 and 4 w/s.
Students finished presenting the Prezis.
Homework:
Quiz on Week 2 words and idioms tomorrow
Tuesday
We took and graded Reggie the Con Man Quiz (Week 1 words in context).
Reviewed Week 2 Day 1 and 2 w/s.
Students graded a 7th grade writing sample according to the new holistic rubric that will be used this year by the State when grading the AIMS writing. We discussed the findings and what to watch out for in their own writing.
Homework:
Week 2 Day 3 & 4 w/s
Test on words/idioms from all four days on Thursday
Monday
Students began presenting their Literary Elements Prezis.
Homework:
Week 2 Day 1 & 2 w/s
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Sharpen your Vocab during Spring Break!
If you have an Android-powered phone, here is a free app I came across recently that you might want to try:
Monday, March 7, 2011
Week of March 7
Friday
Final day in the lab working on our Prezis.
I collected the reading logs from 3rd quarter.
Homework:
Finish the Prezi - link of your finished work needs to be emailed to me before Monday morning (March 21).
Be ready to present the day we come back.
Also, be ready for the Week 1 quiz (Reggie the Con Man) when we return
Thursday
We spent time in the lab working on our Prezis.
Homework:
Prezi work
Wednesday
Handout: Directions and guidelines for the Poetry in Music assignment
Students created a Prezi for their Poetry in Music assignment.
We will have class time for it Thursday and Friday - it's due in time for the first class after Spring Break.
Homework:
Review Week 1 w/s
Tuesday
We graded two Roots Quizzes (cogni, sci/tain, ten) and the Week 1 Review.
Students then completed Sensible Sentences? w/s using words from Week 1 and an AIMS writing sample test packet with thought-outs and hints for test taking.
They then wrote a reflection paragraph about the sample test. If it wasn't turned in, it is due tomorrow.
Homework:
Be familiar with Prezi.com by tomorrow.
Week 1 vocab quiz on Thursday.
Monday
In the lab, students worked on finding the main idea in passages and then progressed to finding how paragraphs were organized.
Homework:
Review Week 1 w/s.
We will grade the quizzes tomorrow.
Final day in the lab working on our Prezis.
I collected the reading logs from 3rd quarter.
Homework:
Finish the Prezi - link of your finished work needs to be emailed to me before Monday morning (March 21).
Be ready to present the day we come back.
Also, be ready for the Week 1 quiz (Reggie the Con Man) when we return
Thursday
We spent time in the lab working on our Prezis.
Homework:
Prezi work
Wednesday
Handout: Directions and guidelines for the Poetry in Music assignment
Students created a Prezi for their Poetry in Music assignment.
We will have class time for it Thursday and Friday - it's due in time for the first class after Spring Break.
Homework:
Review Week 1 w/s
Tuesday
We graded two Roots Quizzes (cogni, sci/tain, ten) and the Week 1 Review.
Students then completed Sensible Sentences? w/s using words from Week 1 and an AIMS writing sample test packet with thought-outs and hints for test taking.
They then wrote a reflection paragraph about the sample test. If it wasn't turned in, it is due tomorrow.
Homework:
Be familiar with Prezi.com by tomorrow.
Week 1 vocab quiz on Thursday.
Monday
In the lab, students worked on finding the main idea in passages and then progressed to finding how paragraphs were organized.
Homework:
Review Week 1 w/s.
We will grade the quizzes tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Week of Feb. 28
Friday
Early Release - Staff Development
No Class - Special Schedule
Thursday
Students took the Roots Quiz (cogni, sci) and the Week 1 Review.
We then shared the stories (#13) from the Hyperbole & More w/s.
Homework:
Review Lit. Terms
Wednesday
Handout: Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex
Students took the Persuasive Techniques post-test and turned it in.
Students worked in pairs on the Hyperbole & More w/s.
#13 was to be completed individually
Homework:
I collected the w/s that were done; turn in tomorrow if you need more time.
Tomorrow: Roots Quiz (cogni, sci) and Week 1 Day 5 Review (of Days 1-4 w/s).
Tuesday
Handout: Week 1 Day 3 and 4 w/s
In the lab, students finalized their creative stories. They were to add the heading, a title, and underline (or BOLD) the idiomatic phrases before printing.
I collected the stories.
Homework:
Week 1 Day 3 w/s
Monday
Handout: Week 1 Day 1 and 2 w/s
In the lab, students worked through Paint by Idioms. They then read through The Idiom Site and wrote down ten idioms with which they were unfamiliar.
In pairs, students had to correctly incorporate 8 of the idioms they had chosen (of the 20 between them) in a creative story.
Homework:
Week 1 Day 1 and 2 w/s
If you haven't created an account at prezi.com (use first name and last initial only), do so. See what you can do with it. You will be using it later for an assignment.
We will work on finalizing the stories on Tuesday and will print them out.
Note: Quiz on the Week 1 w/s on Thursday, along with the Roots Quiz (cogn, sci). Persuasive Techniques Quiz on Wednesday.
Early Release - Staff Development
No Class - Special Schedule
Thursday
Students took the Roots Quiz (cogni, sci) and the Week 1 Review.
We then shared the stories (#13) from the Hyperbole & More w/s.
Homework:
Review Lit. Terms
Wednesday
Handout: Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex
Students took the Persuasive Techniques post-test and turned it in.
Students worked in pairs on the Hyperbole & More w/s.
#13 was to be completed individually
Homework:
I collected the w/s that were done; turn in tomorrow if you need more time.
Tomorrow: Roots Quiz (cogni, sci) and Week 1 Day 5 Review (of Days 1-4 w/s).
Tuesday
Handout: Week 1 Day 3 and 4 w/s
In the lab, students finalized their creative stories. They were to add the heading, a title, and underline (or BOLD) the idiomatic phrases before printing.
I collected the stories.
Homework:
Week 1 Day 3 w/s
Monday
Handout: Week 1 Day 1 and 2 w/s
In the lab, students worked through Paint by Idioms. They then read through The Idiom Site and wrote down ten idioms with which they were unfamiliar.
In pairs, students had to correctly incorporate 8 of the idioms they had chosen (of the 20 between them) in a creative story.
Homework:
Week 1 Day 1 and 2 w/s
If you haven't created an account at prezi.com (use first name and last initial only), do so. See what you can do with it. You will be using it later for an assignment.
We will work on finalizing the stories on Tuesday and will print them out.
Note: Quiz on the Week 1 w/s on Thursday, along with the Roots Quiz (cogn, sci). Persuasive Techniques Quiz on Wednesday.
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