Princeton, Yale & Harvard:
Today we checked Simple Solutions Lesson 26 & 27.
We filled out our Reading Record for the 1st quarter and handed it in.
We created 5 flash cards on the literary element Plot.
We went over requirements for our 5 paragraph essay and our theme poem and set due dates.
We began our short story to practice our plot, character and setting analysis skills: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Homework:
continue working on paper, poem, and reading your Science Fiction book.
Do lesson 28.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Language Arts 10-29-13
Princeton:
Finished our Minotaur powerpoint; completed a short write on how its influence was seen in The Hunger Games.
All Sections:
Grammar review -- pick out parts of speech.
Recorded the scifi book we chose to read.
Reviewed literary element of theme, our poem based on the theme and talked about our 5 paragraph essay. (Princeton & Yale watched Taylor Swift's videos for The Hunger Games)
New DEADLINES: Monday, November 4th -- Theme poem
Tuesday, November 5th -- Five Paragraph Essay -- final paper due (double spaced either hand-written or typed)
Homework: read your science fiction novel
Simple Solutions #27; review 5 components of PLOT in your notes; bring glue & scissors, colored pencils to class tomorrow
Finished our Minotaur powerpoint; completed a short write on how its influence was seen in The Hunger Games.
All Sections:
Grammar review -- pick out parts of speech.
Recorded the scifi book we chose to read.
Reviewed literary element of theme, our poem based on the theme and talked about our 5 paragraph essay. (Princeton & Yale watched Taylor Swift's videos for The Hunger Games)
New DEADLINES: Monday, November 4th -- Theme poem
Tuesday, November 5th -- Five Paragraph Essay -- final paper due (double spaced either hand-written or typed)
Homework: read your science fiction novel
Simple Solutions #27; review 5 components of PLOT in your notes; bring glue & scissors, colored pencils to class tomorrow
Monday, October 28, 2013
Language Arts 10-28-13
Princeton & Yale, Harvard:
Today we corrected Simple Solutions #25; we copied down & reviewed rules for underlining names of books, magazines, etc. and putting names of articles in quotes. We received all our graded papers back and checked grade sheets and missing assignment sheets.
We read another of Robert Frost's poems, "Nothing Gold Can Stay," and analyzed it explaining its meaning and its theme. We examined our 5 paragraph essays comparing The Hunger Games movie and book. Rewrites are due Wednesday
Homework: Simple Solutions 26, Rewrite into a final copy your essay (type it or write it skipping lines). Read your Science Fiction novel.
Harvard also read their self-written poems that focused on one of the theme topics from The Hunger Games. Final copies should be ready by Monday, November 4th.
Tomorrow we'll go over our figurative language packets.
Today we corrected Simple Solutions #25; we copied down & reviewed rules for underlining names of books, magazines, etc. and putting names of articles in quotes. We received all our graded papers back and checked grade sheets and missing assignment sheets.
We read another of Robert Frost's poems, "Nothing Gold Can Stay," and analyzed it explaining its meaning and its theme. We examined our 5 paragraph essays comparing The Hunger Games movie and book. Rewrites are due Wednesday
Homework: Simple Solutions 26, Rewrite into a final copy your essay (type it or write it skipping lines). Read your Science Fiction novel.
Harvard also read their self-written poems that focused on one of the theme topics from The Hunger Games. Final copies should be ready by Monday, November 4th.
Tomorrow we'll go over our figurative language packets.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Language Arts 10-25-13
ALL SECTIONS:
Friday: took Final exam on The Hunger Games and Simple Solutions Test #6 (Lessons 21 to 24).
Created a one page sheet entitled "Theme topics" and "Themes." We copied down theme topics for the Hunger Games. We worked on a Figurative Language review packet during class.
(Princeton -- we proof read each others' essays comparing the book and the movie, we continued the powerpoint entitled Theseus and The Minotaur, we reviewed the literary element: theme.
Yale -- we read Robert Frost's poem, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," analyzed it and developed the theme.
Harvard -- we examined two songs written by Taylor Swift addressing themes in The Hunger Games.
Homework:
Choose one theme topic, write the theme that was developed in the novel, and create the draft of a poem expressing this theme.
Simple Solutions #25
Read two to three chapters of the Science Fiction novel you chose. Create a sequence of events, a "think and note," a few three steps, etc. (your choice) as you read; note setting descriptions & page #s for the final book report.
Finish the figurative language packet if you did not finish it during class time.
(Students had the opportunity to stay after to finish any makeup work.)
Friday: took Final exam on The Hunger Games and Simple Solutions Test #6 (Lessons 21 to 24).
Created a one page sheet entitled "Theme topics" and "Themes." We copied down theme topics for the Hunger Games. We worked on a Figurative Language review packet during class.
(Princeton -- we proof read each others' essays comparing the book and the movie, we continued the powerpoint entitled Theseus and The Minotaur, we reviewed the literary element: theme.
Yale -- we read Robert Frost's poem, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," analyzed it and developed the theme.
Harvard -- we examined two songs written by Taylor Swift addressing themes in The Hunger Games.
Homework:
Choose one theme topic, write the theme that was developed in the novel, and create the draft of a poem expressing this theme.
Simple Solutions #25
Read two to three chapters of the Science Fiction novel you chose. Create a sequence of events, a "think and note," a few three steps, etc. (your choice) as you read; note setting descriptions & page #s for the final book report.
Finish the figurative language packet if you did not finish it during class time.
(Students had the opportunity to stay after to finish any makeup work.)
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Language Arts 10-24-13
All:
Today we completed a grammar review to prepare for tomorrow's Simple Solutions Test in our Black & White Grammar Notebook, took notes in our Red Reading Notebook on the literary element of Theme, and created two flashcards on theme.
Author study on Suzanne Collins was collected; portfolio signatures of parents checked.
Princeton:
We read in our Literature Text pages 390-391 about Robert Frost and his poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", while searching for the theme and inferences that could be made from text evidence. We began writing poems that address a theme from The Hunger Games.
Yale:
We peer-edited our second draft of our essays comparing the movie and the book of The Hunger Games. We examined it for content and conventions.
Harvard:
We read in our Literature Text pages 390-391 about Robert Frost and his poem "Stopping byWoods on a Snowy Evening", while searching for the theme and inferences that could be made from text evidence. We began writing poems that address a theme from The Hunger Games.
We peer-edited our second draft of our essays comparing the movie and the book of The Hunger Games. We examined it for content and conventions
Homework (ALL):
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 21, 22, 23, 24; prepare packet
Study for Final on the Hunger Games (don't forget to study the vocabulary from Part III)
Find and begin reading a Science Fiction novel of your choice.
Today we completed a grammar review to prepare for tomorrow's Simple Solutions Test in our Black & White Grammar Notebook, took notes in our Red Reading Notebook on the literary element of Theme, and created two flashcards on theme.
Author study on Suzanne Collins was collected; portfolio signatures of parents checked.
Princeton:
We read in our Literature Text pages 390-391 about Robert Frost and his poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", while searching for the theme and inferences that could be made from text evidence. We began writing poems that address a theme from The Hunger Games.
Yale:
We peer-edited our second draft of our essays comparing the movie and the book of The Hunger Games. We examined it for content and conventions.
Harvard:
We read in our Literature Text pages 390-391 about Robert Frost and his poem "Stopping byWoods on a Snowy Evening", while searching for the theme and inferences that could be made from text evidence. We began writing poems that address a theme from The Hunger Games.
We peer-edited our second draft of our essays comparing the movie and the book of The Hunger Games. We examined it for content and conventions
Homework (ALL):
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 21, 22, 23, 24; prepare packet
Study for Final on the Hunger Games (don't forget to study the vocabulary from Part III)
Find and begin reading a Science Fiction novel of your choice.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Language Arts 10-21, 10-22, 10-23
Language Arts Update:
Monday, 10/21
Positive Practice -- writing about reading
Harvard & Princeton: (students evaluated their progress on Grammar/Writing, The Hunger Games, Listening & skills)
Homework:
Complete a graphic organizer, outline, or t-chart (your planning step)
TOPIC: the three biggest changes from the Book to the Movie that had the greatest effects and whether you thought they were positive or negative
Simple Solutions #22
Tuesday, 10/22
Journal entry: Ironies (define & list ten from the Hunger Games)
Students took a Comprehension Reading test
Corrected Simple Solutions #22 & 23
Began their drafts in class; finish for homework
Homework: Finish Simple Solutions #24 and complete the 5 paragraph draft
Wednesday, 10/23
Yale & Harvard: Writing about reading -- watched the Theseus & the Minotaur powerpoint; completed a think and note; completed a short write (Assessment)
Princeton: peer editing of 5 paragraph draft on The Hunger Games; begin rewrites; self-reflection (students evaluated their progress on Grammar/Writing, The Hunger Games, Listening & skills)
All corrected Simple Solutions #24
Monday, 10/21
Positive Practice -- writing about reading
Harvard & Princeton: (students evaluated their progress on Grammar/Writing, The Hunger Games, Listening & skills)
Homework:
Complete a graphic organizer, outline, or t-chart (your planning step)
TOPIC: the three biggest changes from the Book to the Movie that had the greatest effects and whether you thought they were positive or negative
Simple Solutions #22
Tuesday, 10/22
Journal entry: Ironies (define & list ten from the Hunger Games)
Students took a Comprehension Reading test
Corrected Simple Solutions #22 & 23
Began their drafts in class; finish for homework
Homework: Finish Simple Solutions #24 and complete the 5 paragraph draft
Wednesday, 10/23
Yale & Harvard: Writing about reading -- watched the Theseus & the Minotaur powerpoint; completed a think and note; completed a short write (Assessment)
Princeton: peer editing of 5 paragraph draft on The Hunger Games; begin rewrites; self-reflection (students evaluated their progress on Grammar/Writing, The Hunger Games, Listening & skills)
All corrected Simple Solutions #24
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Language Arts 10-18-13
Language Arts
Princeton, Yale & Harvard:
We completed a journal entry:
"Power" -- list examples of who had the power in The Hunger Games, how they attained it, did they hold it?
We reviewed Chapter 26; did an exercise paraphrasing and examining the key idea in 26 that "the most dangerous part of the Hunger Games was about to begin."
We read Chapter 27 together in class.
Some classes had the opportunity to continue the movie.
We graded Simple Solutions #21.
I collected 3 steps and any outstanding papers on The Hunger Games.
Homework:
"Catch up weekend" -- review your journal -- your should have between 8 and 10 completed journal entries; collection of journals for a grade will be next week.
Simple Solutions #22
Begin thinking of the three most important changes from the book to the movie and whether you think those had a positive or negative effect on the story.
Author's Study on Suzanne Collins will be due on Wednesday, October 23rd.
Princeton, Yale & Harvard:
We completed a journal entry:
"Power" -- list examples of who had the power in The Hunger Games, how they attained it, did they hold it?
We reviewed Chapter 26; did an exercise paraphrasing and examining the key idea in 26 that "the most dangerous part of the Hunger Games was about to begin."
We read Chapter 27 together in class.
Some classes had the opportunity to continue the movie.
We graded Simple Solutions #21.
I collected 3 steps and any outstanding papers on The Hunger Games.
Homework:
"Catch up weekend" -- review your journal -- your should have between 8 and 10 completed journal entries; collection of journals for a grade will be next week.
Simple Solutions #22
Begin thinking of the three most important changes from the book to the movie and whether you think those had a positive or negative effect on the story.
Author's Study on Suzanne Collins will be due on Wednesday, October 23rd.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10-19-13
Greetings Class of 2014.
I'm sorry but I don't have access to Gradebook at home currently so I cannot update any grades.
Hopefully it will be back on track sometime today or tomorrow. So check back for grades.
Thank you
Mrs. Wms.
I'm sorry but I don't have access to Gradebook at home currently so I cannot update any grades.
Hopefully it will be back on track sometime today or tomorrow. So check back for grades.
Thank you
Mrs. Wms.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Language Arts 10-17-2013
Language Arts:
Harvard, Princeton & Yale:
Took Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 17, 18, 19, 20 (handed in our packets).
Took a Quiz on The Hunger Games, chapters 23, 24, 25.
Discussed these chapters as a group and how the possession of "power" has changed in the story.
Completed a "Short Write" on Cato using text evidence.
Completed a "listening" activity on Slavery; watched video and completed 10 questions.
HOMEWORK:
Read Chapter 26 of The Hunger Games
Complete a three-step:
1. Give the chapter a title
2. Draw an illustration that is key to this chapter
3. Provide a 5 to 10 sentence summary of this chapter
Simple Solutions # 21
8th Grade Stuff:
* measured today for our cap & gowns.
*Tomorrow evening is SES Vendor night 5- 7
and Mother-Son Movie Night.
*end of the quarter is less than two weeks away.
Harvard, Princeton & Yale:
Took Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 17, 18, 19, 20 (handed in our packets).
Took a Quiz on The Hunger Games, chapters 23, 24, 25.
Discussed these chapters as a group and how the possession of "power" has changed in the story.
Completed a "Short Write" on Cato using text evidence.
Completed a "listening" activity on Slavery; watched video and completed 10 questions.
HOMEWORK:
Read Chapter 26 of The Hunger Games
Complete a three-step:
1. Give the chapter a title
2. Draw an illustration that is key to this chapter
3. Provide a 5 to 10 sentence summary of this chapter
Simple Solutions # 21
8th Grade Stuff:
* measured today for our cap & gowns.
*Tomorrow evening is SES Vendor night 5- 7
and Mother-Son Movie Night.
*end of the quarter is less than two weeks away.
Language Arts 10-16-13
Language Arts
What we did today (Wednesday):
Princeton and Harvard (Yale had a shorter class since they were on a field trip)
Completed a "listening" activity on The Underground Railroad -- watched a five minute video and completed 10 questions.
Completed a Grammar review -- took notes & discussed some review activities for the Simple Solutions Test; examined clauses and verb tenses.
Discussed chapters 22 & 23 of The Hunger Games
Corrected Simple Solutions #20
Homework:
Read Chapters 24 & 25, complete your assigned job for your Literature Circle (Yale and Princeton); Harvard -- do three steps on each.
Study for the Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 17 to 20; have your packet stapled to hand in.
What we did today (Wednesday):
Princeton and Harvard (Yale had a shorter class since they were on a field trip)
Completed a "listening" activity on The Underground Railroad -- watched a five minute video and completed 10 questions.
Completed a Grammar review -- took notes & discussed some review activities for the Simple Solutions Test; examined clauses and verb tenses.
Discussed chapters 22 & 23 of The Hunger Games
Corrected Simple Solutions #20
Homework:
Read Chapters 24 & 25, complete your assigned job for your Literature Circle (Yale and Princeton); Harvard -- do three steps on each.
Study for the Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 17 to 20; have your packet stapled to hand in.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Language Arts 10-15-13
Princeton & Yale:
Today we took The Hunger Games Part II Test.
We completed a journal entry on Chapter 19 & 20.
We met in Literature Circles and discussed our jobs for chapters 19 & 20.
We read Chapter 21 together.
Handed in Character Tables.
Homework:
Read 22 & 23; complete Guided Reading sheet.
Current Events
Harvard:
Today we discussed chapter 21 & 22. Completed a journal entry that consisted of paraphrasing quotes from the Hunger Games. We did an oral review of literary elements and figurative language.
We completed a "Short Write" on the "true" Peeta.
We met in Literature Circles to share our three steps for lessons 21 & 22.
Handed in Character tables and three steps.
Homework:
Read 23; complete Guided Reading sheet
Current Events
Today we took The Hunger Games Part II Test.
We completed a journal entry on Chapter 19 & 20.
We met in Literature Circles and discussed our jobs for chapters 19 & 20.
We read Chapter 21 together.
Handed in Character Tables.
Homework:
Read 22 & 23; complete Guided Reading sheet.
Current Events
Harvard:
Today we discussed chapter 21 & 22. Completed a journal entry that consisted of paraphrasing quotes from the Hunger Games. We did an oral review of literary elements and figurative language.
We completed a "Short Write" on the "true" Peeta.
We met in Literature Circles to share our three steps for lessons 21 & 22.
Handed in Character tables and three steps.
Homework:
Read 23; complete Guided Reading sheet
Current Events
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Language Arts 10-11-13 and weekend assignments
Princeton:
Today....we added a flash card on Connotation and Denotation
Checked our purple journals so that all entries are labeled, dated & numbered (with highlighting).
Completed a journal entry on The Hunger Games -- Comprehension Questions for Chapters 17 & 18
Literature Circle meetings to discuss and share jobs; assigned jobs for 19 & 20
Corrected Simple Solutions 19
Watched part of the movie and wrote down differences with book
Yale:
Today....
Checked our purple journals so that all entries are labeled, dated & numbered (with highlighting).
Completed a journal entry on The Hunger Games -- Comprehension Questions for Chapters 17 & 18
Literature Circle meetings to discuss and share jobs; assigned jobs for 19 & 20
Corrected Simple Solutions 19
Watched part of the movie and wrote down differences with book
HOMEWORK (Princeton & Yale):
Read The Hunger Games Chapters 19 & 20; complete a job for each on separate pieces of paper.
Complete Simple Solutions 20
Study for Test on Part II of the Hunger Games. Test is on Tuesday, October 15. (don't forget to study your vocabulary words -- serrated, rendezvous, etc.)
Your character tables should be completed and ready to hand in.
Current events will be due on Wednesday, October 16th (weekends are a good time to get an article from a Sunday paper if your family has one delivered.)
Harvard:
Today....
Completed a journal entry: Create a sequence of events for chapters 19 & 20 bullet pointing 10 events to take the reader from start to finish.
Corrected Simple Solutions 19
Literature Circle meetings to share "Three steps."
Completed movie up to Part III of the book.
Homework:
Read chapters 21 & 22; complete a Three step for each.
Simple Solutions #20
Current events due Wednesday
Character tables should be complete by Tuesday.
Today....we added a flash card on Connotation and Denotation
Checked our purple journals so that all entries are labeled, dated & numbered (with highlighting).
Completed a journal entry on The Hunger Games -- Comprehension Questions for Chapters 17 & 18
Literature Circle meetings to discuss and share jobs; assigned jobs for 19 & 20
Corrected Simple Solutions 19
Watched part of the movie and wrote down differences with book
Yale:
Today....
Checked our purple journals so that all entries are labeled, dated & numbered (with highlighting).
Completed a journal entry on The Hunger Games -- Comprehension Questions for Chapters 17 & 18
Literature Circle meetings to discuss and share jobs; assigned jobs for 19 & 20
Corrected Simple Solutions 19
Watched part of the movie and wrote down differences with book
HOMEWORK (Princeton & Yale):
Read The Hunger Games Chapters 19 & 20; complete a job for each on separate pieces of paper.
Complete Simple Solutions 20
Study for Test on Part II of the Hunger Games. Test is on Tuesday, October 15. (don't forget to study your vocabulary words -- serrated, rendezvous, etc.)
Your character tables should be completed and ready to hand in.
Current events will be due on Wednesday, October 16th (weekends are a good time to get an article from a Sunday paper if your family has one delivered.)
Harvard:
Today....
Completed a journal entry: Create a sequence of events for chapters 19 & 20 bullet pointing 10 events to take the reader from start to finish.
Corrected Simple Solutions 19
Literature Circle meetings to share "Three steps."
Completed movie up to Part III of the book.
Homework:
Read chapters 21 & 22; complete a Three step for each.
Simple Solutions #20
Current events due Wednesday
Character tables should be complete by Tuesday.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Language Arts 10-10-13
Princeton & Yale:
Today we:
Created three flashcards: Denotation/Connotation, Analogies, Synonyms/Antonyms
Corrected Simple Solutions #18
Discussed comprehension questions for chapters 15 & 16
Completed a "short write" on Rue. Why did Katniss choose her as an ally? Circle one word and change it to a more precise word. Underline the lead sentence (does it pull the reader in?)
Checked in portfolios & parent signatures.
Modeled a Literature Circle; spent time completing first literature circle meeting (all papers inserted into folders for 1st grades)
Homework:
Read chapters 17 & 18; complete one job for each.
Simple Solutions Lesson 19
Harvard:
Today we:
Created flashcards (see above)
Literature Circles to discuss 17 & 18
Took Hunger Games Part II assessment
Continued watching part of movie that matches our readings.
Homework:
Read chapters 19 & 20; complete Three steps for each (give the chapter a title, draw an illustration of a key scene; write a three to seven sentence summary of the chapter).
Today we:
Created three flashcards: Denotation/Connotation, Analogies, Synonyms/Antonyms
Corrected Simple Solutions #18
Discussed comprehension questions for chapters 15 & 16
Completed a "short write" on Rue. Why did Katniss choose her as an ally? Circle one word and change it to a more precise word. Underline the lead sentence (does it pull the reader in?)
Checked in portfolios & parent signatures.
Modeled a Literature Circle; spent time completing first literature circle meeting (all papers inserted into folders for 1st grades)
Homework:
Read chapters 17 & 18; complete one job for each.
Simple Solutions Lesson 19
Harvard:
Today we:
Created flashcards (see above)
Literature Circles to discuss 17 & 18
Took Hunger Games Part II assessment
Continued watching part of movie that matches our readings.
Homework:
Read chapters 19 & 20; complete Three steps for each (give the chapter a title, draw an illustration of a key scene; write a three to seven sentence summary of the chapter).
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Language Arts 10-9-13
Princeton & Yale:
Today we corrected Simple Solutions Lesson #18, reviewed "Connotation and Denotation" of words.
We discussed comprehension questions for The Hunger Games, Chapter 14.
We read Chapter 15 together. We learned the five types of jobs for our literature circles and assigned jobs to each member for Chapter 15 and for Chapter 16.
We examined several forms of outlining (Princeton took notes; Yale tomorrow).
Homework:
Read Chapter 16, complete literature circle jobs for Chapter 15 and 16; each should be on a separate piece of paper.
Harvard:
Today we corrected Simple Solutions Lesson #17 and reviewed Appositives.
We completed a journal entry with comprehension questions for Chapters 17 & 18 in the Hunger Games.
Homework:
Simple Solutions #18
Study for test on Part II of the Hunger Games
ALL:
continue work on Character Table charts; will be collected on Tuesday;
this weekend: Current Events weekend due Tuesday.
Today we corrected Simple Solutions Lesson #18, reviewed "Connotation and Denotation" of words.
We discussed comprehension questions for The Hunger Games, Chapter 14.
We read Chapter 15 together. We learned the five types of jobs for our literature circles and assigned jobs to each member for Chapter 15 and for Chapter 16.
We examined several forms of outlining (Princeton took notes; Yale tomorrow).
Homework:
Read Chapter 16, complete literature circle jobs for Chapter 15 and 16; each should be on a separate piece of paper.
Harvard:
Today we corrected Simple Solutions Lesson #17 and reviewed Appositives.
We completed a journal entry with comprehension questions for Chapters 17 & 18 in the Hunger Games.
Homework:
Simple Solutions #18
Study for test on Part II of the Hunger Games
ALL:
continue work on Character Table charts; will be collected on Tuesday;
this weekend: Current Events weekend due Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Language Arts 10-8-13
Princeton:
What we did today --
Journal entry: questions for chapters 12 & 13; discussed and showed evidence.
updated chart of evidence for Peeta; added text evidence.
Corrected Simple Solutions Lesson #17
Watched movie, making comparisons between book & movie.
Homework:
Read Chapter 14 and complete a Think and note
Simple Solutions #18
Continue Character Table
Yale:
What we did today --
Journal entry: questions for chapters 12 & 13; discussed and showed evidence
Corrected Simple Solutions Lesson #17
Watched movie, making comparisons between book & movie.
Homework:
Read Chapter 14 and complete a Think and note
Simple Solutions #18
Continue Character Table
Harvard:
What we did today --
Journal entry: questions for chapters 15 & 16
Took Simple Solutions #4 Test
Literature Circles -- completed jobs
Compared movie and book -- continue journal entry
Homework:
Read 17 & 18
Complete job
Simple Solutions Lesson 17
What we did today --
Journal entry: questions for chapters 12 & 13; discussed and showed evidence.
updated chart of evidence for Peeta; added text evidence.
Corrected Simple Solutions Lesson #17
Watched movie, making comparisons between book & movie.
Homework:
Read Chapter 14 and complete a Think and note
Simple Solutions #18
Continue Character Table
Yale:
What we did today --
Journal entry: questions for chapters 12 & 13; discussed and showed evidence
Corrected Simple Solutions Lesson #17
Watched movie, making comparisons between book & movie.
Homework:
Read Chapter 14 and complete a Think and note
Simple Solutions #18
Continue Character Table
Harvard:
What we did today --
Journal entry: questions for chapters 15 & 16
Took Simple Solutions #4 Test
Literature Circles -- completed jobs
Compared movie and book -- continue journal entry
Homework:
Read 17 & 18
Complete job
Simple Solutions Lesson 17
Language Arts 10-7-13
Princeton/Yale:
Today we discussed Chapter 12 of Hunger Games, took our Simple Solutions Test on lessons 13 to 16.
Began watching the movie and completing a journal entry to compare the book & the movie.
Yale literature circles -- completed "Settings" for a grade
Homework:
Read Hunger Games Chapter 13, complete a Think and note.
Simple Solutions lesson #17.
Harvard:
Today we corrected all our Simple Solutions. Discussed The Hunger Games.
Continued movie and continued comparison chart between movie and book.
Received pages 3 & 4 of the Character table and worked on identifying our characters.
Literature circles - discussed jobs.
Homework:
Read 15 & 16, do your job, Simple Solutions Test
Today we discussed Chapter 12 of Hunger Games, took our Simple Solutions Test on lessons 13 to 16.
Began watching the movie and completing a journal entry to compare the book & the movie.
Yale literature circles -- completed "Settings" for a grade
Homework:
Read Hunger Games Chapter 13, complete a Think and note.
Simple Solutions lesson #17.
Harvard:
Today we corrected all our Simple Solutions. Discussed The Hunger Games.
Continued movie and continued comparison chart between movie and book.
Received pages 3 & 4 of the Character table and worked on identifying our characters.
Literature circles - discussed jobs.
Homework:
Read 15 & 16, do your job, Simple Solutions Test
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Language Arts 10-4-2013
Princeton:
Completed comprehension questions for chapters 10 & 11 in Purple Journal; discussion of sequence of events in The Hunger Games.
Redid Current Events assignment according to format.
Copied notes on Sentences -- Clauses (independent and dependent/main & subordinate) -- discussion and clarification, practice
Journal entry #14 -- Movie vs. Book -- began watching The Hunger Games and jotting down differences between movie and book.
Homework:
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13-16 and Parts of Speech Quiz; have packet ready to hand in. Read Chapter 12 in Hunger Games, complete a "Think and Note." Finish character table, both sides, if you have not.
Yale:
Completed comprehension questions for chapters 10 & 11 in Purple Journal
Took Parts of Speech Quiz, corrected & reviewed
Copied notes on Sentences -- Clauses (independent and dependent/main & subordinate) -- discussion and clarification, practice
Wrote down new vocabulary words for Part II of Hunger Games and discussed usage.
Homework:
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13-16; have packet ready to hand in. Read Chapter 12 in Hunger Games, complete a "Think and Note." Finish character table, both sides, if you have not.
Harvard:
Took Parts of Speech Quiz, corrected & reviewed
Copied notes on Sentences -- Clauses (independent and dependent/main & subordinate) -- discussion and clarification, practice
Literature Circles -- finished discussion on Chapters 11 and 12; finished "Settings" for grade
Continued movie and taking notes on differences between the movie and the book.
Took down new vocabulary words for Part II and discussed usage.
Homework:
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13-16 ; have packet ready to hand in. Read Chapter 13 &14 in Hunger Games, complete your Literature Circle job.; Finish character table, both sides, if you have not.
Completed comprehension questions for chapters 10 & 11 in Purple Journal; discussion of sequence of events in The Hunger Games.
Redid Current Events assignment according to format.
Copied notes on Sentences -- Clauses (independent and dependent/main & subordinate) -- discussion and clarification, practice
Journal entry #14 -- Movie vs. Book -- began watching The Hunger Games and jotting down differences between movie and book.
Homework:
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13-16 and Parts of Speech Quiz; have packet ready to hand in. Read Chapter 12 in Hunger Games, complete a "Think and Note." Finish character table, both sides, if you have not.
Yale:
Completed comprehension questions for chapters 10 & 11 in Purple Journal
Took Parts of Speech Quiz, corrected & reviewed
Copied notes on Sentences -- Clauses (independent and dependent/main & subordinate) -- discussion and clarification, practice
Wrote down new vocabulary words for Part II of Hunger Games and discussed usage.
Homework:
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13-16; have packet ready to hand in. Read Chapter 12 in Hunger Games, complete a "Think and Note." Finish character table, both sides, if you have not.
Harvard:
Took Parts of Speech Quiz, corrected & reviewed
Copied notes on Sentences -- Clauses (independent and dependent/main & subordinate) -- discussion and clarification, practice
Literature Circles -- finished discussion on Chapters 11 and 12; finished "Settings" for grade
Continued movie and taking notes on differences between the movie and the book.
Took down new vocabulary words for Part II and discussed usage.
Homework:
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13-16 ; have packet ready to hand in. Read Chapter 13 &14 in Hunger Games, complete your Literature Circle job.; Finish character table, both sides, if you have not.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Language Arts 10-3-13
Harvard:
Completed a "Cornucopia" activity assessing "setting"
Watched part I of the movie, The Hunger Games, and began a journal entry comparing movie and book.
Comprehension questions for chapters 10 & 11
Homework:
Read Chapter 12, complete a "Think & Note" citing each district, their tributes, characteristics of the tributes & how/if they died
Study for a Parts of Speech quiz
continue work on Character Table
Princeton:
Checked Simple Solutions 15 & 16, and Grammar worksheet
Comprehension questions on Chapter 11
Received HG test back & we reviewed the answers
Homework:
Read Chapter 11, complete a "Think & Note" citing each district, their tributes, characteristics of the tributes & how/if they died
Venn Diagram: compare Gale and Peeta
Yale:
Comprehension questions on Chapter 11
Corrected SS 16 & grammar worksheet
Homework:
Read Chapter 11, complete a "Think & Note" citing each district, their tributes, characteristics of the tributes & how/if they died
Study for a Parts of Speech quiz
continue work on Character Table
Completed a "Cornucopia" activity assessing "setting"
Watched part I of the movie, The Hunger Games, and began a journal entry comparing movie and book.
Comprehension questions for chapters 10 & 11
Homework:
Read Chapter 12, complete a "Think & Note" citing each district, their tributes, characteristics of the tributes & how/if they died
Study for a Parts of Speech quiz
continue work on Character Table
Princeton:
Checked Simple Solutions 15 & 16, and Grammar worksheet
Comprehension questions on Chapter 11
Received HG test back & we reviewed the answers
Homework:
Read Chapter 11, complete a "Think & Note" citing each district, their tributes, characteristics of the tributes & how/if they died
Venn Diagram: compare Gale and Peeta
Yale:
Comprehension questions on Chapter 11
Corrected SS 16 & grammar worksheet
Homework:
Read Chapter 11, complete a "Think & Note" citing each district, their tributes, characteristics of the tributes & how/if they died
Study for a Parts of Speech quiz
continue work on Character Table
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Language Arts 10-2-13
Princeton:
Today completed the Part I test on our novel The Hunger Games (covering chapters 1-9 and vocabulary)
Completed the REACH Performance Assessment (BOY)
Homework:
Grammar worksheet, Simple Solutions #16
Read Chapter 10 and complete a "Think and Note" sheet
(Current Events will be collected tomorrow)
Binder signature
Yale:
Today completed the Part I test on our novel The Hunger Games (covering chapters 1-9 and vocabulary)
Discussed and collected Current Event #2
Literature Circles -- Setting completion
Corrected SS #14 & 15
Homework:
Grammar worksheet, Simple Solutions #16
Read Chapter 10 and complete a "Think and Note" sheet
Binder signature
Harvard:
Grammar Review -- completed and discussed
Returned Hunger Games' tests and reviewed answers
Literature Circles -- Chapter 10 and settings
Corrected SS #15
Homework:
Read chapter 11 and complete job
Simple Solutions #16
Binder signature
(HOMEROOM: if you owe 50 cents for Mrs. Roche's wall tile, please bring in your money.
Return Progress Reports with parent signature)
Today completed the Part I test on our novel The Hunger Games (covering chapters 1-9 and vocabulary)
Completed the REACH Performance Assessment (BOY)
Homework:
Grammar worksheet, Simple Solutions #16
Read Chapter 10 and complete a "Think and Note" sheet
(Current Events will be collected tomorrow)
Binder signature
Yale:
Today completed the Part I test on our novel The Hunger Games (covering chapters 1-9 and vocabulary)
Discussed and collected Current Event #2
Literature Circles -- Setting completion
Corrected SS #14 & 15
Homework:
Grammar worksheet, Simple Solutions #16
Read Chapter 10 and complete a "Think and Note" sheet
Binder signature
Harvard:
Grammar Review -- completed and discussed
Returned Hunger Games' tests and reviewed answers
Literature Circles -- Chapter 10 and settings
Corrected SS #15
Homework:
Read chapter 11 and complete job
Simple Solutions #16
Binder signature
(HOMEROOM: if you owe 50 cents for Mrs. Roche's wall tile, please bring in your money.
Return Progress Reports with parent signature)
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Language Arts 10-1-13
Princeton & Yale:
Took a quiz on Chapters 7/8 in our purple journal; Princeton turned in their journals today; Yale got theirs back.
Discussed questions for Chapter 9
Graded Simple Solutions Lesson 14
Homework:
Study for Test on Part I - The Hunger Games (Chapters 1 - 9)
Current Events due Wednesday
Simple Solutions #15
Finish Character information chart (side one) begun in class
Harvard:
Took test today on Part I - The Hunger Games
Handed in Current Events
Graded Simple Solutions 14
Saw video on Figurative Language
Homework:
Character info chart (side one)
Read chapter 10, complete your job
Took a quiz on Chapters 7/8 in our purple journal; Princeton turned in their journals today; Yale got theirs back.
Discussed questions for Chapter 9
Graded Simple Solutions Lesson 14
Homework:
Study for Test on Part I - The Hunger Games (Chapters 1 - 9)
Current Events due Wednesday
Simple Solutions #15
Finish Character information chart (side one) begun in class
Harvard:
Took test today on Part I - The Hunger Games
Handed in Current Events
Graded Simple Solutions 14
Saw video on Figurative Language
Homework:
Character info chart (side one)
Read chapter 10, complete your job
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