Language Arts:
Today we reviewed the meanings of satire and pseudonym. We participated in a Readers' Theatre of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." We began watching an interpretation of Irving's story.
We handed in our essay on the influence of clothing.
Homework:
continue reading your SciFi novel of choice; complete sections 11 & 12.
Current Events weekend -- choose any topic but not Ebola this time. Check out newsela.com
Organize your three ring red binder. Put all papers in their proper place.
Happy Halloween!
Friday, October 31, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Thursday, October 30th, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we worked on Journal Entry #4; we used a list of quotes from "Lincoln: A Photobiography" and drew inferences. We stapled this sheet in our journal and took notes on several characteristics of leaders.
We reported on the authors that we researched and handed in our Author's Study.
We discussed, and took notes in our Red Notebook about one of the First American Authors: Washington Irving. (Harvard began a Readers' Theatre of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow").
Homework:
SS #21
Essays on "The Influence of Clothing" are due Friday. Staple your final to the peer editing sheet and draft.
If you did not have your essay editing, you can have someone at home read it & edit it.
Continue reading your SciFi novel choice Section 10 and do your short summary and assign a title.
HALLOWEEN:
Bring in one of your supplies -- kleenex, wipes, paper towel, reams of paper!
Dress down for 8th grade -- must be appropriate.
Not a healthy-eating day -- you can bring candy and treats if you'd like.
Today we worked on Journal Entry #4; we used a list of quotes from "Lincoln: A Photobiography" and drew inferences. We stapled this sheet in our journal and took notes on several characteristics of leaders.
We reported on the authors that we researched and handed in our Author's Study.
We discussed, and took notes in our Red Notebook about one of the First American Authors: Washington Irving. (Harvard began a Readers' Theatre of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow").
Homework:
SS #21
Essays on "The Influence of Clothing" are due Friday. Staple your final to the peer editing sheet and draft.
If you did not have your essay editing, you can have someone at home read it & edit it.
Continue reading your SciFi novel choice Section 10 and do your short summary and assign a title.
HALLOWEEN:
Bring in one of your supplies -- kleenex, wipes, paper towel, reams of paper!
Dress down for 8th grade -- must be appropriate.
Not a healthy-eating day -- you can bring candy and treats if you'd like.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
Language Arts
We continued Purple Journal entry #2 & 3 -- summaries and evidence of Lincoln's character traits.
We read "Changing the Face of History."
We took notes on the Literary Element of Tone. (Princeton & Yale took notes on etymology and the origins of words).
Harvard saw a powerpoint on "The Curse on the White House??"
Yale & Princeton peer edited each other's essays on the influence of clothing.
All took Simple Solutions Test # 5 and handed in their Guided Reading sheet on the story about Harriet Tubman.
Homework:
Simple Solutions #21
Continue reading your SciFi novel; Section 9 and complete a summary
Work on rewriting your essay on the influence of clothing for Friday.
Author Study due tomorrow
Don't forget:
bring in your supplies -- we will start running low on kleenex soon.
bring in your school fee.
We continued Purple Journal entry #2 & 3 -- summaries and evidence of Lincoln's character traits.
We read "Changing the Face of History."
We took notes on the Literary Element of Tone. (Princeton & Yale took notes on etymology and the origins of words).
Harvard saw a powerpoint on "The Curse on the White House??"
Yale & Princeton peer edited each other's essays on the influence of clothing.
All took Simple Solutions Test # 5 and handed in their Guided Reading sheet on the story about Harriet Tubman.
Homework:
Simple Solutions #21
Continue reading your SciFi novel; Section 9 and complete a summary
Work on rewriting your essay on the influence of clothing for Friday.
Author Study due tomorrow
Don't forget:
bring in your supplies -- we will start running low on kleenex soon.
bring in your school fee.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Tuesday, October 28
Language Arts:
Today we began Journal Entry #3 "Civil War." We are reading various pieces of non-fiction and working on short summaries. Today's reading was about Wilbur McClean.
We reviewed our Simple Solutions and wrote out a study guide to help us prepare for tomorrow's test. Yale peer-edited each others essays on "Clothing." Finals are due on Friday.
We watched a powerpoint on Abraham Lincoln and continued to take notes on Journal entry #2.
Homework
Read Harriet Tubman in green literature book and complete guided reading sheet.
Study for Simple Solutions test on lessons 17-20
Read your sci-fi novel section 8 and do your summary
Author's study due Thursday
Today we began Journal Entry #3 "Civil War." We are reading various pieces of non-fiction and working on short summaries. Today's reading was about Wilbur McClean.
We reviewed our Simple Solutions and wrote out a study guide to help us prepare for tomorrow's test. Yale peer-edited each others essays on "Clothing." Finals are due on Friday.
We watched a powerpoint on Abraham Lincoln and continued to take notes on Journal entry #2.
Homework
Read Harriet Tubman in green literature book and complete guided reading sheet.
Study for Simple Solutions test on lessons 17-20
Read your sci-fi novel section 8 and do your summary
Author's study due Thursday
Monday, October 27, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we read a non-fiction article showing us two perspectives on the Civil War -- one from the Union, one from the Confederacy.
Yale & Princeton read "Lincoln: A Photobiography" by Russell Freedman and completed a "Think & Note" in their Purple Journals (#2), noting evidence that supports character traits of Lincoln.
All classes saw the BrainPop video on Etymology and took a listening quiz.
Harvard took notes on Etymology and peer-edited their essays on "Clothes."
Homework:
* continue reading your SciFi novel (Part 7 tonight -- you should be about 1/2 way through).
* review SS #20; test on 17, 18, 19, 20 on Wednesday
* Princeton & Yale: Read "Harriet Tubman" by Ann Petry in your Green literature book; complete guided reading sheet -- DUE Wednesday
*all work on your Author's Study -- due on Thursday
TUESDAY, October 28th
Students who are off-track for graduation received a letter requiring them and their parent to attend a meeting at 7:15 a.m. to discuss graduation requirements and next steps.
Today we read a non-fiction article showing us two perspectives on the Civil War -- one from the Union, one from the Confederacy.
Yale & Princeton read "Lincoln: A Photobiography" by Russell Freedman and completed a "Think & Note" in their Purple Journals (#2), noting evidence that supports character traits of Lincoln.
All classes saw the BrainPop video on Etymology and took a listening quiz.
Harvard took notes on Etymology and peer-edited their essays on "Clothes."
Homework:
* continue reading your SciFi novel (Part 7 tonight -- you should be about 1/2 way through).
* review SS #20; test on 17, 18, 19, 20 on Wednesday
* Princeton & Yale: Read "Harriet Tubman" by Ann Petry in your Green literature book; complete guided reading sheet -- DUE Wednesday
*all work on your Author's Study -- due on Thursday
TUESDAY, October 28th
Students who are off-track for graduation received a letter requiring them and their parent to attend a meeting at 7:15 a.m. to discuss graduation requirements and next steps.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Language Arts 10-24-14
Language Arts
Today we started our first journal entry of the next Purple/Black notebook grade. #1 Power and Economics: Are all people in American society equal? What makes them equal or unequal? Explain.
We brainstormed ideas to add to our journal and discussed how "education" is the great equalizer.
Yale & Harvard -- completed Born Worker comprehension activity. We proofread our introductory paragraph for our essay on The Hunger Games Movie vs. Book. We graded SS #19.
Princeton listened to the story "Born Worker" and completed the question about Gary Soto. Princeton handed in their vocabulary activity on frag/frac.
All handed in their draft on "Clothing."
Homework:
SS #20 for H & Y - Frag and Frac vocabulary activity due
SS #19 for P
All: write the 3 body paragraphs for our essay on The Hunger Games Movie vs. Book.
Read your Sci Fi novel parts 5 & 6. You should have six short summaries & titles by Monday.
SKILL Retests were taken after school today.
Have a nice weekend. Enjoy the fall leaves & nice weather.
BONUS POINTS for those who read the blog!
On a sheet of looseleaf -- list the following:
State of Illinois Governor (who is running & what political party are they from)
Illinois' U.S. Senator (who is running & what political party are they from)
Put on your proper heading & label it BONUS -- and what subject to apply the points (Writing or Reading)
Today we started our first journal entry of the next Purple/Black notebook grade. #1 Power and Economics: Are all people in American society equal? What makes them equal or unequal? Explain.
We brainstormed ideas to add to our journal and discussed how "education" is the great equalizer.
Yale & Harvard -- completed Born Worker comprehension activity. We proofread our introductory paragraph for our essay on The Hunger Games Movie vs. Book. We graded SS #19.
Princeton listened to the story "Born Worker" and completed the question about Gary Soto. Princeton handed in their vocabulary activity on frag/frac.
All handed in their draft on "Clothing."
Homework:
SS #20 for H & Y - Frag and Frac vocabulary activity due
SS #19 for P
All: write the 3 body paragraphs for our essay on The Hunger Games Movie vs. Book.
Read your Sci Fi novel parts 5 & 6. You should have six short summaries & titles by Monday.
SKILL Retests were taken after school today.
Have a nice weekend. Enjoy the fall leaves & nice weather.
BONUS POINTS for those who read the blog!
On a sheet of looseleaf -- list the following:
State of Illinois Governor (who is running & what political party are they from)
Illinois' U.S. Senator (who is running & what political party are they from)
Put on your proper heading & label it BONUS -- and what subject to apply the points (Writing or Reading)
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we reviewed prepositions and adjectives. We corrected SS #18 in Yale & Harvard; reviewed our SCOPE magazine summary in Princeton.
Socratic discussions were held to examine the major differences between the movie and the book, The Hunger Games.
Yale and Harvard began listening to "Born Worker" by Gary Soto.
Homework:
Yale & Harvard: finish reading "Born Worker." Complete the Venn Diagram on the back of your worksheet.
All: SS # 19
Read the next Section of your novel. Complete your 4th short summary & give it a title.
Write the introductory paragraph of your essay on the differences between the movie & the book.
A CHANGE:
Vocabulary graphic organizer -- frac and frag (Yale & Harvard due Monday; Princeton due tomorrow, Friday)
Today we reviewed prepositions and adjectives. We corrected SS #18 in Yale & Harvard; reviewed our SCOPE magazine summary in Princeton.
Socratic discussions were held to examine the major differences between the movie and the book, The Hunger Games.
Yale and Harvard began listening to "Born Worker" by Gary Soto.
Homework:
Yale & Harvard: finish reading "Born Worker." Complete the Venn Diagram on the back of your worksheet.
All: SS # 19
Read the next Section of your novel. Complete your 4th short summary & give it a title.
Write the introductory paragraph of your essay on the differences between the movie & the book.
A CHANGE:
Vocabulary graphic organizer -- frac and frag (Yale & Harvard due Monday; Princeton due tomorrow, Friday)
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we began class with a grammar review identifying nouns, pronouns and verbs in sentences from The Hunger Games. We corrected Simple Solutions #17 or #18 (Harvard/Princeton). Yale proofread the summaries of the SCOPE magazine article on the Star Spangled Banner (ask your student where the song came from!)
We created a flash card for Symbolism.
We finished The Hunger Games movie and continued our analysis of the two.
Yale handed in purple journals.
Homework:
Yale & Harvard -- Simple Solutions #18
Princeton -- SCOPE article and 5-10 sentence summary
ALL
Complete chart pinpointing the three biggest changes between the Movie and the Book; what effect did each have; was the change positive or negative and why.
Read your SciFi book, do a short summary and title.
Your essay on clothing should be complete for proofreading tomorrow.
Structural Analysis -- "frac" and "frag" -- examine these roots; find the definitions, find words that came from these roots, define them and list the part of speech (use the "lum" "lumin" example). DUE FRIDAY
Today we began class with a grammar review identifying nouns, pronouns and verbs in sentences from The Hunger Games. We corrected Simple Solutions #17 or #18 (Harvard/Princeton). Yale proofread the summaries of the SCOPE magazine article on the Star Spangled Banner (ask your student where the song came from!)
We created a flash card for Symbolism.
We finished The Hunger Games movie and continued our analysis of the two.
Yale handed in purple journals.
Homework:
Yale & Harvard -- Simple Solutions #18
Princeton -- SCOPE article and 5-10 sentence summary
ALL
Complete chart pinpointing the three biggest changes between the Movie and the Book; what effect did each have; was the change positive or negative and why.
Read your SciFi book, do a short summary and title.
Your essay on clothing should be complete for proofreading tomorrow.
Structural Analysis -- "frac" and "frag" -- examine these roots; find the definitions, find words that came from these roots, define them and list the part of speech (use the "lum" "lumin" example). DUE FRIDAY
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Today we created our organizational graphic to analyze the changes from the book to the movie (The Hunger Games). We corrected Simple Solutions #17 (in Princeton & Y ale). We discussed our SCOPE article in Harvard.
We took notes & discussed the literary technique/device of Symbolism and discussed the various symbols in The Hunger Games.
We continued to watch Part II of The Hunger Games and continued comparing it to the book.
HOMEWORK:
Read your SciFi novel -- begin summaries of each section you are reading each evening. They should only be about 3-5 sentences and give the section a title.
Princeton: SS #18
Yale: SCOPE magazine article -- read and summarize in 5-10 sentences. Be sure to cite the article/author in your summary.
Harvard: SS #17, write your conclusion for your essay on Clothes.
We took notes & discussed the literary technique/device of Symbolism and discussed the various symbols in The Hunger Games.
We continued to watch Part II of The Hunger Games and continued comparing it to the book.
HOMEWORK:
Read your SciFi novel -- begin summaries of each section you are reading each evening. They should only be about 3-5 sentences and give the section a title.
Princeton: SS #18
Yale: SCOPE magazine article -- read and summarize in 5-10 sentences. Be sure to cite the article/author in your summary.
Harvard: SS #17, write your conclusion for your essay on Clothes.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we reviewed nouns by writing two sentences in our Black & White grammar notebook & finding the nouns. We corrected together.
We took a page of notes on Themes & how an author reveals the themes through characters.
We shared vocabulary words found for "credere" and shared current events stories. We handed all in plus the online 8 exercises we reviewed on roadtogrammar.com.
We took our final objective assessment on The Hunger Games. Yale & Princeton had the chance to continue watching the movie.
We handing in our Found Poems with luminating lines.
Homework:
Harvard: Scope magazine article on how the Star Spangled Banner was written; write a one page summary (5 to 10 sentences)
Yale & Princeton: Simple Solutions #17
ALL:
Read your Science Fiction novels. You took the total number of pages and divided by 15; this is how many pages you need to read each evening.
Finish your "body paragraphs" of our essay on Clothing.
Study your notes.
SKILL ASSESSMENT TAKEN LAST WEEK:
come in early and write out corrections. If you do, you'll have the opportunity to retake it on Friday afterschool.
Today we reviewed nouns by writing two sentences in our Black & White grammar notebook & finding the nouns. We corrected together.
We took a page of notes on Themes & how an author reveals the themes through characters.
We shared vocabulary words found for "credere" and shared current events stories. We handed all in plus the online 8 exercises we reviewed on roadtogrammar.com.
We took our final objective assessment on The Hunger Games. Yale & Princeton had the chance to continue watching the movie.
We handing in our Found Poems with luminating lines.
Homework:
Harvard: Scope magazine article on how the Star Spangled Banner was written; write a one page summary (5 to 10 sentences)
Yale & Princeton: Simple Solutions #17
ALL:
Read your Science Fiction novels. You took the total number of pages and divided by 15; this is how many pages you need to read each evening.
Finish your "body paragraphs" of our essay on Clothing.
Study your notes.
SKILL ASSESSMENT TAKEN LAST WEEK:
come in early and write out corrections. If you do, you'll have the opportunity to retake it on Friday afterschool.
Saturday, October 18, 2014
PURPLE JOURNAL COLLECTION
Greetings all!
Journals will be collected as follows:
TUESDAY: Harvard (12 entries to date)
WEDNESDAY: Yale (13 entries to date)
THURSDAY: Princeton (13 entries to date)
Each entry should show your best effort.
Each entry should be labeled with a title which is highlighted.
Each entry should have a # which is highlighted.
Journals will be collected as follows:
TUESDAY: Harvard (12 entries to date)
WEDNESDAY: Yale (13 entries to date)
THURSDAY: Princeton (13 entries to date)
Each entry should show your best effort.
Each entry should be labeled with a title which is highlighted.
Each entry should have a # which is highlighted.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Friday, October 17, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we completed Journal entry #13 together (Harvard #12):
The Hunger Games -- how power is shown (we brainstormed a page or so of ways...i.e. District 12 gives the silent salute when Katniss volunteers; Katniss & Peeta take the Nightlock in an effort to force the Capitol to revoke the new rules that there can be only one winner; District #11 sent bread to Katniss....----- we then came up with categories that our examples would fit in
The Capitol/Gamemakers/Peacekeepers -- Government ruling by fear
Katniss & Peeta -- individuals motivated to be true to themselves and what is right
Groups of People from districts -- power through unity and numbers
Others (Cato, Clove, Thresh) -- power through training, talents, physical strength
We finished reading The Hunger Games and discussed the foreshadowing Collins gave us about what condition Peeta would be in.
We read our introductory paragraphs on our essay about Clothing. We brainstormed possible main ideas for our next 3 paragraphs (expressing individuality, judging based on clothes, stereotyping, etc....). Write the next three paragraphs of your essay (the body) by Tuesday.
We collated our Hunger Games Project and handed them in. We turned in our test corrections for Simple Solutions Test #4.
Homework:
Online exercises
1. Online quizzes (take these quizzes, write out the following information on looseleaf & record your score).
Roadtogrammar.com
#1 Adjectives and Prepositions
#2 Adjectives and Nouns
#4 Adverbs
#16 Articles
#180 Object of the sentence
#189 Parts of Speech 1
#190 Parts of Speech 2
#342 Verbs and Prepositions
Found poem and luminating lines
Study for Hunger Games final test
Current Events
Graphic organizer - "credere"
Find a science fiction novel that you can read in two weeks. Take the number of pages an divide by 15; this is how many pages you would read a night. Suggestion: H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, other Suzanne Collins novels -Catching Fire or Mockingjay
Today we completed Journal entry #13 together (Harvard #12):
The Hunger Games -- how power is shown (we brainstormed a page or so of ways...i.e. District 12 gives the silent salute when Katniss volunteers; Katniss & Peeta take the Nightlock in an effort to force the Capitol to revoke the new rules that there can be only one winner; District #11 sent bread to Katniss....----- we then came up with categories that our examples would fit in
The Capitol/Gamemakers/Peacekeepers -- Government ruling by fear
Katniss & Peeta -- individuals motivated to be true to themselves and what is right
Groups of People from districts -- power through unity and numbers
Others (Cato, Clove, Thresh) -- power through training, talents, physical strength
We finished reading The Hunger Games and discussed the foreshadowing Collins gave us about what condition Peeta would be in.
We read our introductory paragraphs on our essay about Clothing. We brainstormed possible main ideas for our next 3 paragraphs (expressing individuality, judging based on clothes, stereotyping, etc....). Write the next three paragraphs of your essay (the body) by Tuesday.
We collated our Hunger Games Project and handed them in. We turned in our test corrections for Simple Solutions Test #4.
Homework:
Online exercises
1. Online quizzes (take these quizzes, write out the following information on looseleaf & record your score).
Roadtogrammar.com
#1 Adjectives and Prepositions
#2 Adjectives and Nouns
#4 Adverbs
#16 Articles
#180 Object of the sentence
#189 Parts of Speech 1
#190 Parts of Speech 2
#342 Verbs and Prepositions
Found poem and luminating lines
Study for Hunger Games final test
Current Events
Graphic organizer - "credere"
Find a science fiction novel that you can read in two weeks. Take the number of pages an divide by 15; this is how many pages you would read a night. Suggestion: H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, other Suzanne Collins novels -Catching Fire or Mockingjay
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we continued to examine themes vs. topics. We practiced good study skills -- we read over the vocabulary for Hunger Games Part III which will be on Monday's test. We read the highlighted categories of notes in our Red notebook and stopped at any we were unsure of, reading the definitions. We shared some of the items we reviewed. We finished Chapter 26 together. We talked about our Powerful Practice of Academic Vocabulary.
We went over how to write a "Found Poem." A model poem was presented.
We took the Grammar Test on the 8 parts of speech.
Due Friday:
Test Corrections on SS Test #4
The Hunger Games Project (minus the Found Poem -- you'll have the weekend to work on this)
Due Monday:
1. Online quizzes (take these quizzes, write out the following information on looseleaf & record your score).
Roadtogrammar.com
#1 Adjectives and Prepositions
#2 Adjectives and Nouns
#4 Adverbs
#16 Articles
#180 Object of the sentence
#189 Parts of Speech 1
#190 Parts of Speech 2
#342 Verbs and Prepositions
2. Graphic organizer for "credere."
3. Current events #3
4. Study for Hunger Games Final test
TOMORROW IS FALL PICTURE DAY. Casual appropriate dress!
Today we continued to examine themes vs. topics. We practiced good study skills -- we read over the vocabulary for Hunger Games Part III which will be on Monday's test. We read the highlighted categories of notes in our Red notebook and stopped at any we were unsure of, reading the definitions. We shared some of the items we reviewed. We finished Chapter 26 together. We talked about our Powerful Practice of Academic Vocabulary.
We went over how to write a "Found Poem." A model poem was presented.
We took the Grammar Test on the 8 parts of speech.
Due Friday:
Test Corrections on SS Test #4
The Hunger Games Project (minus the Found Poem -- you'll have the weekend to work on this)
Due Monday:
1. Online quizzes (take these quizzes, write out the following information on looseleaf & record your score).
Roadtogrammar.com
#1 Adjectives and Prepositions
#2 Adjectives and Nouns
#4 Adverbs
#16 Articles
#180 Object of the sentence
#189 Parts of Speech 1
#190 Parts of Speech 2
#342 Verbs and Prepositions
2. Graphic organizer for "credere."
3. Current events #3
4. Study for Hunger Games Final test
TOMORROW IS FALL PICTURE DAY. Casual appropriate dress!
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Wednesday October 15, 2014 (updated 9:00 p.m.)
Language Arts:
Today we reviewed grammar. We went over our Simple Solutions Test #4 and practiced picking out the 8 parts of speech and finding complete subjects and predicates.
We watched a Brain Pop video on the Parts of Speech & completed a listening activity.
Our Powerful Practice of Academic and Instructional Vocabulary was introduced.
Our graphic organizer for roots/prefixes and suffixes was modeled for the root "lumin." Students are to complete one for the root: credere.
We continued reading Chapter 26 of The Hunger Games
Homework:
Due Thursday:
1. Study for Test on Grammar (8 parts of speech, define them, what questions do they answer, can you pick them out of a sentence?) Complete and simple subjects; complete and simple predicates.
2. Write the introductory paragraph of an essay on "clothes." Look at our journal entry where we brainstormed what do clothes say about a person. Include a hook.
Due Friday:
Test Corrections on SS Test #4
The Hunger Games Project
Due Monday:
1. Online quizzes (take these quizzes, write out the following information on looseleaf & record your score). These should help you prepare for Thursday's grammar test.
Roadtogrammar.com
#1 Adjectives and Prepositions
#2 Adjectives and Nouns
#4 Adverbs
#16 Articles
#180 Object of the sentence
#189 Parts of Speech 1
#190 Parts of Speech 2
#342 Verbs and Prepositions
2. Graphic organizer for "credere."
3. Current events #3
8th graders got measured for caps and gowns today.
Today we reviewed grammar. We went over our Simple Solutions Test #4 and practiced picking out the 8 parts of speech and finding complete subjects and predicates.
We watched a Brain Pop video on the Parts of Speech & completed a listening activity.
Our Powerful Practice of Academic and Instructional Vocabulary was introduced.
Our graphic organizer for roots/prefixes and suffixes was modeled for the root "lumin." Students are to complete one for the root: credere.
We continued reading Chapter 26 of The Hunger Games
Homework:
Due Thursday:
1. Study for Test on Grammar (8 parts of speech, define them, what questions do they answer, can you pick them out of a sentence?) Complete and simple subjects; complete and simple predicates.
2. Write the introductory paragraph of an essay on "clothes." Look at our journal entry where we brainstormed what do clothes say about a person. Include a hook.
Due Friday:
Test Corrections on SS Test #4
The Hunger Games Project
Due Monday:
1. Online quizzes (take these quizzes, write out the following information on looseleaf & record your score). These should help you prepare for Thursday's grammar test.
Roadtogrammar.com
#1 Adjectives and Prepositions
#2 Adjectives and Nouns
#4 Adverbs
#16 Articles
#180 Object of the sentence
#189 Parts of Speech 1
#190 Parts of Speech 2
#342 Verbs and Prepositions
2. Graphic organizer for "credere."
3. Current events #3
8th graders got measured for caps and gowns today.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we completed a Grammar review exercise in our Black & White notebooks.
We created Journal entry #11 (Harvard) #12 (Yale & Princeton) -- Self-evaluation. We evaluated our progress in our class, set some goals, and listed some steps we can take to improve our grades or keep the high grades we've earned. Test papers were returned for parent signatures tomorrow eve.
Literature Circles met and discussed chapters 24 & 25. Students took a quiz on either 24 or 25.
We began reading Chapter 26 together in class.
Homework:
Test corrections on Simple Solutions Test #5 due Thursday
Retakes must be taken by Friday afterschool.
Work on Hunger Games project due Friday 10/17.
Due tomorrow: the Luminating Lines -- quotes from the chapters in The Hunger Games (you need 10 to 20 quotes; include page #)
Work on Purple Journal -- make sure all entries are completed & thought out. Easy way to boost your grade when collected -- it counts as an assessment grade.
8th Grade News:
Measurements for Caps and Gowns tomorrow!
Today we completed a Grammar review exercise in our Black & White notebooks.
We created Journal entry #11 (Harvard) #12 (Yale & Princeton) -- Self-evaluation. We evaluated our progress in our class, set some goals, and listed some steps we can take to improve our grades or keep the high grades we've earned. Test papers were returned for parent signatures tomorrow eve.
Literature Circles met and discussed chapters 24 & 25. Students took a quiz on either 24 or 25.
We began reading Chapter 26 together in class.
Homework:
Test corrections on Simple Solutions Test #5 due Thursday
Retakes must be taken by Friday afterschool.
Work on Hunger Games project due Friday 10/17.
Due tomorrow: the Luminating Lines -- quotes from the chapters in The Hunger Games (you need 10 to 20 quotes; include page #)
Work on Purple Journal -- make sure all entries are completed & thought out. Easy way to boost your grade when collected -- it counts as an assessment grade.
8th Grade News:
Measurements for Caps and Gowns tomorrow!
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Friday, October 10th, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we created two flash cards to review the Literary Element of Theme.
We created Journal entry (Harvard #10, Princeton &Yale #11) entitled
Topics vs. Themes We brainstormed the various topics that Suzanne Collins covered in her novel, The Hunger Games. We listed references to evidence that we would use to support our decision. (i.e. Friendship......Katniss & Gale, & Rue & Cinna).
Our Literature Circle teams took a formative assessment on Theme vs. Topics.
Teams also took the quiz on Chapter 23
Our Socratic Seminars took place; general evaluators were chosen & the audience assessed the success of each Seminar.
The Hunger Games final project outlines were handed out and discussed.
HOMEWORK:
Read chapters 24 & 25; complete your job or chapter Map.
Work on your project components for The Hunger Games (DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17th)
work on the entries in your Purple Journal -- go back and complete any that you didn't finish. Journals will be collected within the next week.
Enjoy your day off on Monday.
UPCOMING 8th Grade news:
Progress reports were sent home on Friday with a note to parents.
Assess your progress. Congratulations to those working so hard & achieving good grades in their classes! If you have not been successful in your classes, determine why. Are you studying? Are you doing homework every evening? Are you getting assignments in on time? Are you focused during class & reviewing the material you learned each evening? Are you seeing teachers when you don't understand?
Please bring in your supplies: paper towels, kleenex, wipes & 3 reams of copy paper. We are already seeing our supply of kleenex getting low --- and the sneezy season is coming upon us!
Students voted for Maggiano's in Little Italy for their luncheon & Blue Man Group/Hard Rock Cafe for their trip.
Wednesday they will be measured for caps and gowns.
Friday is school pictures (these are not Graduation photos -- that will occur after the winter holiday).
Today we created two flash cards to review the Literary Element of Theme.
We created Journal entry (Harvard #10, Princeton &Yale #11) entitled
Topics vs. Themes We brainstormed the various topics that Suzanne Collins covered in her novel, The Hunger Games. We listed references to evidence that we would use to support our decision. (i.e. Friendship......Katniss & Gale, & Rue & Cinna).
Our Literature Circle teams took a formative assessment on Theme vs. Topics.
Teams also took the quiz on Chapter 23
Our Socratic Seminars took place; general evaluators were chosen & the audience assessed the success of each Seminar.
The Hunger Games final project outlines were handed out and discussed.
HOMEWORK:
Read chapters 24 & 25; complete your job or chapter Map.
Work on your project components for The Hunger Games (DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17th)
work on the entries in your Purple Journal -- go back and complete any that you didn't finish. Journals will be collected within the next week.
Enjoy your day off on Monday.
UPCOMING 8th Grade news:
Progress reports were sent home on Friday with a note to parents.
Assess your progress. Congratulations to those working so hard & achieving good grades in their classes! If you have not been successful in your classes, determine why. Are you studying? Are you doing homework every evening? Are you getting assignments in on time? Are you focused during class & reviewing the material you learned each evening? Are you seeing teachers when you don't understand?
Please bring in your supplies: paper towels, kleenex, wipes & 3 reams of copy paper. We are already seeing our supply of kleenex getting low --- and the sneezy season is coming upon us!
Students voted for Maggiano's in Little Italy for their luncheon & Blue Man Group/Hard Rock Cafe for their trip.
Wednesday they will be measured for caps and gowns.
Friday is school pictures (these are not Graduation photos -- that will occur after the winter holiday).
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we read & saw an illustrated version of "Theseus and the Minotaur." We watched a clip of Suzanne Collins and her classical inspiration for her book. We journaled (#10) comparing this story & Hunger Games looking for similarities. We summarized the story.
We met in Literature Circles to discuss Chapters 21 & 22; we took a quiz on 22 as a team and assigned jobs for tonight.
We took our Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13, 14, 15, 16 and checked in our binder signatures.
We received a chart of character traits for our binder and received our character analysis graphic organizer and facebook page template (Choose Peeta or Katniss; Facebook page could be on any character in The Hunger Games.)
Harvard & Yale handed in their grammar online quiz sheets.
HOMEWORK:
Read Hunger Games Chapter 23 and complete job.
Socratic Seminar students prepare for discussion.
Grammar Review Chart (list 8 parts of speech & create the following table):
PART OF SPEECH DEFINITION QUESTIONS THAT EXAMPLES
SENTENCE with example underlined.
Adjective modify nouns How many? colorful, festive, tall
or pronouns What color? Her colorfulbackpack was purchased
How big/small? at the mall.
What kind....etc.
Today we read & saw an illustrated version of "Theseus and the Minotaur." We watched a clip of Suzanne Collins and her classical inspiration for her book. We journaled (#10) comparing this story & Hunger Games looking for similarities. We summarized the story.
We met in Literature Circles to discuss Chapters 21 & 22; we took a quiz on 22 as a team and assigned jobs for tonight.
We took our Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13, 14, 15, 16 and checked in our binder signatures.
We received a chart of character traits for our binder and received our character analysis graphic organizer and facebook page template (Choose Peeta or Katniss; Facebook page could be on any character in The Hunger Games.)
Harvard & Yale handed in their grammar online quiz sheets.
HOMEWORK:
Read Hunger Games Chapter 23 and complete job.
Socratic Seminar students prepare for discussion.
Grammar Review Chart (list 8 parts of speech & create the following table):
PART OF SPEECH DEFINITION QUESTIONS THAT EXAMPLES
SENTENCE with example underlined.
Adjective modify nouns How many? colorful, festive, tall
or pronouns What color? Her colorfulbackpack was purchased
How big/small? at the mall.
What kind....etc.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we discussed and copied down our vocabulary for Part III of the Hunger Games. We completed Journal entry #9 "The Avox" (Identify. Describe Katniss' feelings when she recognizes her & why does she feel that way. What is the Avox a symbol of?)
Harvard took their Skill Assessment.
Princeton & Yale took notes on Socratic Seminars and watched The Hunger Games to the announcement of the scoring. We took notes in our journal comparing/contrasting the movie and the book.
We corrected Simple Solutions #16.
Homework:
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13, 14, 15, 16. (test tomorrow)
Work on the Grammar Review Chart (due Friday)
Catch up on The Hunger Games; work on your list of characters, idioms, ironies, luminary lines
PART OF SPEECH DEFINITION QUESTIONS THAT EXAMPLES
SENTENCE with example underlined.
Adjective modify nouns How many? colorful, festive, tall
or pronouns What color? Her colorful backpack was purchased
How big/small? at the mall.
What kind....etc.
Today we discussed and copied down our vocabulary for Part III of the Hunger Games. We completed Journal entry #9 "The Avox" (Identify. Describe Katniss' feelings when she recognizes her & why does she feel that way. What is the Avox a symbol of?)
Harvard took their Skill Assessment.
Princeton & Yale took notes on Socratic Seminars and watched The Hunger Games to the announcement of the scoring. We took notes in our journal comparing/contrasting the movie and the book.
We corrected Simple Solutions #16.
Homework:
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13, 14, 15, 16. (test tomorrow)
Work on the Grammar Review Chart (due Friday)
Catch up on The Hunger Games; work on your list of characters, idioms, ironies, luminary lines
PART OF SPEECH DEFINITION QUESTIONS THAT EXAMPLES
SENTENCE with example underlined.
Adjective modify nouns How many? colorful, festive, tall
or pronouns What color? Her colorful backpack was purchased
How big/small? at the mall.
What kind....etc.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we modeled and began discussing the components of a Socratic Seminar. Harvard took notes; Yale & Princeton took their Skill Assessment.
The Hunger Games summaries on Chapters 19 & 20 were handed in, as well as the four box graphic organizer.
Harvard checked Simple Solutions #16 and watched part of the movie leading up to the beginning of the Games.
Homework:
ALL:
Grammar review exercises
ONGOING ASSIGNMENT DUE 10/8/14 -- go online and complete these exercises; on looseleaf write the website, list the # of the exercise and the name; list your score.
Read Chapters 21 & 22; complete your assigned Literature Circle Job
Harvard: study for the Skill Assessment
Today we modeled and began discussing the components of a Socratic Seminar. Harvard took notes; Yale & Princeton took their Skill Assessment.
The Hunger Games summaries on Chapters 19 & 20 were handed in, as well as the four box graphic organizer.
Harvard checked Simple Solutions #16 and watched part of the movie leading up to the beginning of the Games.
Homework:
ALL:
Grammar review exercises
ONGOING ASSIGNMENT DUE 10/8/14 -- go online and complete these exercises; on looseleaf write the website, list the # of the exercise and the name; list your score.
www.roadtogrammar.com
Subject of the Sentence #311
Predicates #239
Prepositions #241
Noun or verb #177
Identify predicate
Identify subject
Preposition quiz
Pronoun quiz
Read Chapters 21 & 22; complete your assigned Literature Circle Job
Harvard: study for the Skill Assessment
Monday, October 6, 2014
Monday, October 6th, 2014
Language Arts:
We created a flash card about ellipsis and brackets -- symbols used in writing when we are quoting from sources. We took our Hunger Games Part II test.
Yale charted their MAP scores.
Princeton presented their grammar team reviews.
All papers were passed back and missing reports were checked.
Current events were discussed and collected.
Homework:
Study for Skill Assessment tomorrow
Literary elements: Point of View (1st person, 2nd, 3rd objective, 3rd omniscient, 3rd limited), Setting -- time, place, environment; Characterization -- round/flat, static/dynamic, major/minor, protagonist/antagonist; character traits examined by psychology, physiology, sociology
Irony (three types -- situational, dramatic & verbal)
Genres of literature
Simple Solutions #16
Hunger Games -- read chapters 19 & 20 (create a one page summary of each chapter -- 5 sentence minimum, 10 sentences maximum for each)
ONGOING ASSIGNMENT DUE 10/8/14 -- go online and complete these exercises; on looseleaf write the website, list the # of the exercise and the name; list your score.
We created a flash card about ellipsis and brackets -- symbols used in writing when we are quoting from sources. We took our Hunger Games Part II test.
Yale charted their MAP scores.
Princeton presented their grammar team reviews.
All papers were passed back and missing reports were checked.
Current events were discussed and collected.
Homework:
Study for Skill Assessment tomorrow
Literary elements: Point of View (1st person, 2nd, 3rd objective, 3rd omniscient, 3rd limited), Setting -- time, place, environment; Characterization -- round/flat, static/dynamic, major/minor, protagonist/antagonist; character traits examined by psychology, physiology, sociology
Irony (three types -- situational, dramatic & verbal)
Genres of literature
Simple Solutions #16
Hunger Games -- read chapters 19 & 20 (create a one page summary of each chapter -- 5 sentence minimum, 10 sentences maximum for each)
ONGOING ASSIGNMENT DUE 10/8/14 -- go online and complete these exercises; on looseleaf write the website, list the # of the exercise and the name; list your score.
www.roadtogrammar.com
Subject of the Sentence #311
Predicates #239
Prepositions #241
Noun or verb #177
Identify predicate
Identify subject
Preposition quiz
Pronoun quiz
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Friday, October 3, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we took an open note quiz using our Red notebooks. The quiz covered key Reading elements that we have covered since the beginning of the year. Our test on these skills will be Tuesday, October 7th. We will not be able to use our notes for the assessments.
WHAT TO KNOW FOR TEST on TUESDAY:
Ironies (situational, verbal, dramatic)
Genres
Literary elements: Point of View (1st, 2nd, 3rd objective, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient), Setting (time, place, environment; backdrop/essential), and Characterization (round/flat, static/dynamic, protagonist/antagonist, main/major -- minor; psychology, sociology & physiology of a character).
5 keys to success.
We met in Literature Circles and discussed key concepts from Chapters 17 & 18.
We participated in a Grammar activity ("Snowball fight & team review of the 8 parts of speech").
Homework:
Catch up on The Hunger Games -- no new reading assignment or job; catch up on your sheets:
Idioms, Ironies, Illuminating Lines, Character chart
Review vocabulary and Part II for test on Monday.
Complete Worksheet (referenced Chapter 5) due Monday.
No Simple Solutions; review Parts of Speech and work on online quiz practice activities (due Wednesday).
Current events weekend. Choose one newsela.com article and complete a current event using the summary format:
Title:
Who:
What:
When and where:
Summary
Importance:
be sure to list title in " " and underline the source.
DUE 10/8/14 -- go online and complete these exercises; on looseleaf write the website, list the # of the exercise and the name; list your score.
Today we took an open note quiz using our Red notebooks. The quiz covered key Reading elements that we have covered since the beginning of the year. Our test on these skills will be Tuesday, October 7th. We will not be able to use our notes for the assessments.
WHAT TO KNOW FOR TEST on TUESDAY:
Ironies (situational, verbal, dramatic)
Genres
Literary elements: Point of View (1st, 2nd, 3rd objective, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient), Setting (time, place, environment; backdrop/essential), and Characterization (round/flat, static/dynamic, protagonist/antagonist, main/major -- minor; psychology, sociology & physiology of a character).
5 keys to success.
We met in Literature Circles and discussed key concepts from Chapters 17 & 18.
We participated in a Grammar activity ("Snowball fight & team review of the 8 parts of speech").
Homework:
Catch up on The Hunger Games -- no new reading assignment or job; catch up on your sheets:
Idioms, Ironies, Illuminating Lines, Character chart
Review vocabulary and Part II for test on Monday.
Complete Worksheet (referenced Chapter 5) due Monday.
No Simple Solutions; review Parts of Speech and work on online quiz practice activities (due Wednesday).
Current events weekend. Choose one newsela.com article and complete a current event using the summary format:
Title:
Who:
What:
When and where:
Summary
Importance:
be sure to list title in " " and underline the source.
DUE 10/8/14 -- go online and complete these exercises; on looseleaf write the website, list the # of the exercise and the name; list your score.
www.roadtogrammar.com
Subject of the Sentence #311
Predicates #239
Prepositions #241
Noun or verb #177
Identify predicate
Identify subject
Preposition quiz
Pronoun quiz
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Thursday, October 2nd, 2014
Language Arts:
Today we created 8 flash cards on Characterization, Figurative Language - Oxymoron, and Words (denotation, connotation, synonyms and antonyms)
We took a quiz on Chapter 15 and 16 of The Hunger Games. We took notes and discussed pronouns and antecedents. We met with our Literature Circles & watched part of the movie.
We checked our Simple Solutions #14 and reviewed transitive/intransitive verbs, direct and indirect objects and pronouns.
Homework:
Simple Solutions #15
Test corrections
Read 17 & 18 of The Hunger Games; complete job or Story Map
DUE 10/8/14 -- go online and complete these exercises; on looseleaf write the website, list the # of the exercise and the name; list your score.
Today we created 8 flash cards on Characterization, Figurative Language - Oxymoron, and Words (denotation, connotation, synonyms and antonyms)
We took a quiz on Chapter 15 and 16 of The Hunger Games. We took notes and discussed pronouns and antecedents. We met with our Literature Circles & watched part of the movie.
We checked our Simple Solutions #14 and reviewed transitive/intransitive verbs, direct and indirect objects and pronouns.
Homework:
Simple Solutions #15
Test corrections
Read 17 & 18 of The Hunger Games; complete job or Story Map
DUE 10/8/14 -- go online and complete these exercises; on looseleaf write the website, list the # of the exercise and the name; list your score.
www.roadtogrammar.com
Subject of the Sentence #311
Predicates #239
Prepositions #241
Noun or verb #177
Identify predicate
Identify subject
Preposition quiz
Pronoun quiz
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