We finished Thirteen Reasons Why.
Homework: work on 13 Reasons Why Not
13 Inspirations
Mr. Porter (what he did right, what he did wrong, what would you have done if you were him?)
Simple Solutions test #20 was taken and returned; retakes tomorrow a.m. or p.m.
Poetry Portfolios checked; check your grades in writing! cut off Friday.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Monday, June 1, 2015
Monday June 1, 2015
Students completed a Simple Solutions Study
Guide. We checked it together. Use this to help study for tomorrow's test.
We discussed 5B and began listening to 6A of 13 Reasons Why.
Today was the Walk-A-Thon / Picnic. Lots of fun activities (giant Jenga, water balloons, tug of war, etc. ), food and music helped make it a great day!
Homework:
Study for SS Test
Poets' Study -- last chance if it is missing to adjust research grade.
Read 6A and finish discussion questions (will be collected tomorrow)
8th Grade News:
Graduation Practice (3 strikes) sheets due tomorrow
Guide. We checked it together. Use this to help study for tomorrow's test.We discussed 5B and began listening to 6A of 13 Reasons Why.
Today was the Walk-A-Thon / Picnic. Lots of fun activities (giant Jenga, water balloons, tug of war, etc. ), food and music helped make it a great day!
Homework:
Study for SS Test
Poets' Study -- last chance if it is missing to adjust research grade.
Read 6A and finish discussion questions (will be collected tomorrow)
8th Grade News:
Graduation Practice (3 strikes) sheets due tomorrow
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Thursday & Friday May 28, 29, 2015
Students corrected Simple Solutions Lessons 79 & 80. TEST #20 is Tuesday, June 2nd (last grammar test this year!)
Thirteen Reasons Why: Cassette 4B and 5A -- went over discussion questions; analyzed key situations and worked on theme
Literature portfolio folders were collected for Writing grade.
Homework:
Read 5B and guided reading questions
Study for Simple Solutions.
Friday -- 8th Grade Luncheon -- (great time had by all!)
Monday -- WalkAThon/Picnic (all slips & money were due by today Friday 29th)
We'll have 45 minute classes on Monday before and after the picnic.
Tuesday -- Simple Solutions Test #20
Thirteen Reasons Why: Cassette 4B and 5A -- went over discussion questions; analyzed key situations and worked on theme
Literature portfolio folders were collected for Writing grade.
Homework:
Read 5B and guided reading questions
Study for Simple Solutions.
Friday -- 8th Grade Luncheon -- (great time had by all!)
Monday -- WalkAThon/Picnic (all slips & money were due by today Friday 29th)
We'll have 45 minute classes on Monday before and after the picnic.
Tuesday -- Simple Solutions Test #20
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Students took their REACH End of the Year Performance Assessment in Language Arts.
We discussed 13 Reasons Why, Cassette 4A and began listening to 4B.
Students handed in their Reading Guide #2.
HOMEWORK:
Literature Portfolio folders due tomorrow. Work should be in order. Cover sheet should be highlighted. #21-25 should be five of your best pieces of work from the entire year. List them and include them.
13 Reasons Why -- Read Cassette 4B and complete the discussion questions.
8th Grade News:
Don't forget the permission slip for Friday's luncheon/dance.
Walk-A-Thon money ($10.00 minimum pledge from 8th graders) and permission slips due Friday.
We discussed 13 Reasons Why, Cassette 4A and began listening to 4B.
Students handed in their Reading Guide #2.
HOMEWORK:
Literature Portfolio folders due tomorrow. Work should be in order. Cover sheet should be highlighted. #21-25 should be five of your best pieces of work from the entire year. List them and include them.
13 Reasons Why -- Read Cassette 4B and complete the discussion questions.
8th Grade News:
Don't forget the permission slip for Friday's luncheon/dance.
Walk-A-Thon money ($10.00 minimum pledge from 8th graders) and permission slips due Friday.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Tuesday May 26, 2015
Students created a journal entry where they drafted a new poem about a significant male in their lives. Format was provided on a handout.
All papers were passed back & missing assignment sheets were passed around for any corrections.
Yale and Princeton corrected Simple Solutions 78.
Harvard 79
All went over discussion questions for 13 Reasons Why Cassette 3B. We listened together & discussed Cassette 4A.
Today was the deadline for all makeup work/late work.
HOMEWORK:
Y & P -- Simple Solutions #79
H -- Simple Solutions #80
Published poems about a significant male in your life (i.e dad, grandpa, uncle, godfather, etc.)
Work on assembling, illustrating, recopying items for your Literature Portfolio due on Thursday.
Finish reading 13 Reasons Why #4A; complete discussion questions (will be collected Weds).
8th Grade News:
Permission slips were handed out today for Friday's luncheon. Due back by Thursday.
All papers were passed back & missing assignment sheets were passed around for any corrections.
Yale and Princeton corrected Simple Solutions 78.
Harvard 79
All went over discussion questions for 13 Reasons Why Cassette 3B. We listened together & discussed Cassette 4A.
Today was the deadline for all makeup work/late work.
HOMEWORK:
Y & P -- Simple Solutions #79
H -- Simple Solutions #80
Published poems about a significant male in your life (i.e dad, grandpa, uncle, godfather, etc.)
Work on assembling, illustrating, recopying items for your Literature Portfolio due on Thursday.
Finish reading 13 Reasons Why #4A; complete discussion questions (will be collected Weds).
8th Grade News:
Permission slips were handed out today for Friday's luncheon. Due back by Thursday.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Friday, May 22, 2015
Students compiled Literature portolios. (see list on previous blog page).
Poet Studies were collected.
Simple Solutions Corrections from Harvard & Princeton were collected.
Teams took a quiz on Part II of 13 Reasons Why.
Harvard watched "Swing Kids" and created a journal entry.
HOMEWORK:
make sure your journal is up-to-date with all entries completed.
Simple Solutions 78 & 79
13 Reasons Why: read Cassette B
ALL MISSING READING WORK/ANY TEST/QUIZZES ETC that have to be made up are due TUESDAY.
The last Friday after school period was held from 3:00 to 5:00 for students needing assistance.
Poet Studies were collected.
Simple Solutions Corrections from Harvard & Princeton were collected.
Teams took a quiz on Part II of 13 Reasons Why.
Harvard watched "Swing Kids" and created a journal entry.
HOMEWORK:
make sure your journal is up-to-date with all entries completed.
Simple Solutions 78 & 79
13 Reasons Why: read Cassette B
ALL MISSING READING WORK/ANY TEST/QUIZZES ETC that have to be made up are due TUESDAY.
The last Friday after school period was held from 3:00 to 5:00 for students needing assistance.
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Extra Effort -- Writing due June 1st
Pick 20 roots/prefixes/suffixes due Monday June 1st, 2015
Create a review game or power point that includes the meaning, way they are used, and three or four words that are examples of their use.
Create a review game or power point that includes the meaning, way they are used, and three or four words that are examples of their use.
PROJECT: Literature Collection of....
The Literature
Collection of
_________________________________________________
1. Biopoem
2. I am from….
3. My name….
4. “If I was in Charge of the World….”
Handout
My
original
5. “What is Success?” Ralph Waldo Emerson
6. “The Choice” Dorothy Parker
7. Haiku
8. Cinquain and Limerick
9. My original rhyme poem modeled after
“The Germ” by Ogden Nash
10. Topic poem
11. Acrostic Poem
12.
Tribute to a significant male in my life
13. Form poetry
14. Desiderata by Max Erhmann
15. Origin Myth
16.
“Fortunately, Unfortunately”
17.
Diamante
18.
Poems I found appealing:
__________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
19.
My best writing assignment
___________________________________________________
20.
The poem I memorized:
___________________________________________________
21.
A Poet’s Study
___________________________________________________
22-26. OTHER (my choices)
Poet Study
Poet Study
Research
an author.
1.
Fast Facts: Find 5 to 10 fast facts about the poet (be sure one is birth
date/death?)
2.
Picture: Include if possible.
3.
Genre: Determine which type of poetry and other genres he/she is noted for
(some authors produced more than one – remember Shirley Jackson who produced
stories about kids and family life as well as horror!)
4.
Literary Works: List 2 to 5 poems/books/stories written by the author & the
year published. Be sure to site them by
using quotes (poems or short stories) or underlining (novels).
5. Personal
commentary (What poem did you read from this poet? Did you like it? Would you like to read more of his/her work? Why do you think that person was so good at
the writing they did? Was there
something in the person’s background which led them to become an author?)
6.
Sources: Be sure to sight your sources properly. Some poets have their own websites or there are groups who have been
created to honor that author’s memory and works.
(Hand
in a one-page report with your information).
Thursday May 21, 2015
Princeton took their Reading MAP test today.
Yale watched "Swing Kids" and recorded acts of defiance and acts of control in their journal.
We corrected Simple Solutions #77.
Discussion questions for 13 Reasons (#1) were collected.
Simple Solutions Test corrections collected.
HOMEWORK:
Simple Solutions #78
Poet Study
Read 3A and complete questions of our novel, 13 Reasons.
All make-up work due Tuesday.
Literature Portfolios should be completed by Wednesday.
Yale watched "Swing Kids" and recorded acts of defiance and acts of control in their journal.
We corrected Simple Solutions #77.
Discussion questions for 13 Reasons (#1) were collected.
Simple Solutions Test corrections collected.
HOMEWORK:
Simple Solutions #78
Poet Study
Read 3A and complete questions of our novel, 13 Reasons.
All make-up work due Tuesday.
Literature Portfolios should be completed by Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Wednesday May 20th, 2015
HARVARD:
Journal entry:
Harvard -- Spring MAP (two columns, what I knew, what I didn't); calculate progress from Spring 2014 to Spring 2015
We corrected SS #77. Test 19 returned and we went over corrections -- sheets due tomorrow.
We handed in our discussion questions for 13 Reasons Why
We listened to the beginning of Cassette 3A and received our new discussion question sheet.
We received our poems and folders to begin assembling work for our literature portfolio.
PRINCETON:
We completed two vocab review exercises and one examining paradoxes, foreshadowing and flashback.
We worked on our NWEA MAP vocabulary packet.
We talked about Cassette 2B (Tyler Downs) and handed in our discussion questions.
YALE:
Listened to Cassette 2B; worked on discussion questions
Received our Simple Solutions Test back; went over corrections; correction sheet due tomorrow
All sections received the table of contents for the Literature portfolio due Tuesday 5/26.
Acrostic, topic, and diamante poems collected.
HOMEWORK:
Poet Study (just like an author study); you pick the poet; due Friday 5/22
Simple Solutions #78 & #79
Continue developing and illustrating poems
Read Cassette 3A and complete study guide questions.
Binder signature
Journal entry:
Harvard -- Spring MAP (two columns, what I knew, what I didn't); calculate progress from Spring 2014 to Spring 2015
We corrected SS #77. Test 19 returned and we went over corrections -- sheets due tomorrow.
We handed in our discussion questions for 13 Reasons Why
We listened to the beginning of Cassette 3A and received our new discussion question sheet.
We received our poems and folders to begin assembling work for our literature portfolio.
PRINCETON:
We completed two vocab review exercises and one examining paradoxes, foreshadowing and flashback.
We worked on our NWEA MAP vocabulary packet.
We talked about Cassette 2B (Tyler Downs) and handed in our discussion questions.
YALE:
Listened to Cassette 2B; worked on discussion questions
Received our Simple Solutions Test back; went over corrections; correction sheet due tomorrow
All sections received the table of contents for the Literature portfolio due Tuesday 5/26.
Acrostic, topic, and diamante poems collected.
HOMEWORK:
Poet Study (just like an author study); you pick the poet; due Friday 5/22
Simple Solutions #78 & #79
Continue developing and illustrating poems
Read Cassette 3A and complete study guide questions.
Binder signature
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
Today Harvard and Yale took the Reading MAP test.
Princeton watched "Swing Kids" and evaluated acts of defiance and acts of control during Hitler's rise to power in Germany.
Test corrections on SS #19 due.
Complete Lesson 77.
Read Cassette 2B "Tyler Downs" and complete questions.
Poems should be published and handed in.
Poetry portfolios due next Monday.
Princeton watched "Swing Kids" and evaluated acts of defiance and acts of control during Hitler's rise to power in Germany.
Test corrections on SS #19 due.
Complete Lesson 77.
Read Cassette 2B "Tyler Downs" and complete questions.
Poems should be published and handed in.
Poetry portfolios due next Monday.
Monday, May 18, 2015
Monday May 18th, 2015
Journal entry:
"Fortunately....unfortunately...." We began construction of another creative poem.
Five couplets minimum and a final line.
We took the poetry interpretation assessment on "Speech to the Young" and "Mother to Son."
We continued working on our NWEA MAP vocabulary.
Princeton began listening to Cassette 2B and took a team quiz.
HOMEWORK:
NWEA MAP table
review root words, prefixes and suffixes
Due Wednesday
Figurative language worksheet (Thirteen Reasons Why quotes)
Poems published: topic poem and diamante
Read Cassette 2B and questions
Simple Solutions #77
"Fortunately....unfortunately...." We began construction of another creative poem.
Five couplets minimum and a final line.
We took the poetry interpretation assessment on "Speech to the Young" and "Mother to Son."
We continued working on our NWEA MAP vocabulary.
Princeton began listening to Cassette 2B and took a team quiz.
HOMEWORK:
NWEA MAP table
review root words, prefixes and suffixes
Due Wednesday
Figurative language worksheet (Thirteen Reasons Why quotes)
Poems published: topic poem and diamante
Read Cassette 2B and questions
Simple Solutions #77
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Extra Effort Opportunities for READING & WRITING due 5/22
READING:
Pick a poet; complete an author study.
Find three poems written by this author.
Write a one paragraph reflection on his/her poems.
Think about our current novel, Thirteen Reasons Why. Create a power point about the importance of believing in yourself. Include at least 3 quotes from famous folks -- be sure to use quotes and list their names.
Questions?
Can I do both? YES Do I have to? NO
When are they due? Friday, May 22nd.
How many slides do I have to use in my powerpoint? Four to Seven (font should be at least 18 -22 so it can be read on the Smart board)
WRITING:
Create a study tool (Power point, game, etc) for
1. The 8 parts of speech
OR
2. Verbals: participles, gerunds, infinitives
OR
3. Kinds of Sentences (compound, complex, simple, compound-complex)
Think about the Holocaust unit and Parallel Journeys which we just finished. (Create a political cartoon that would present another side -- against Hitler's propaganda)
(Questions?
Can I do all three? YES Do I have to? NO)
When are they due? FRIDAY, MAY 22nd
Pick a poet; complete an author study.
Find three poems written by this author.
Write a one paragraph reflection on his/her poems.
Think about our current novel, Thirteen Reasons Why. Create a power point about the importance of believing in yourself. Include at least 3 quotes from famous folks -- be sure to use quotes and list their names.
Questions?
Can I do both? YES Do I have to? NO
When are they due? Friday, May 22nd.
How many slides do I have to use in my powerpoint? Four to Seven (font should be at least 18 -22 so it can be read on the Smart board)
WRITING:
Create a study tool (Power point, game, etc) for
1. The 8 parts of speech
OR
2. Verbals: participles, gerunds, infinitives
OR
3. Kinds of Sentences (compound, complex, simple, compound-complex)
Think about the Holocaust unit and Parallel Journeys which we just finished. (Create a political cartoon that would present another side -- against Hitler's propaganda)
(Questions?
Can I do all three? YES Do I have to? NO)
When are they due? FRIDAY, MAY 22nd
Friday, May 15, 2015
Friday May 15, 2015
Today we took the two Poetry Unit assessments:
1. on our poets, poems and content
2. on poetry elements
We discussed our novel, cassette 1B and began 2A together.
We defined some of our MAP terms.
four poems were handed in today.
HOMEWORK:
Read Cassette Chapter 2A and complete discussion questions.
NWEA MAP packet -- continue defining terms
Work on poems: Topic poem, acrostic poem, diamante poem
1. on our poets, poems and content
2. on poetry elements
We discussed our novel, cassette 1B and began 2A together.
We defined some of our MAP terms.
four poems were handed in today.
HOMEWORK:
Read Cassette Chapter 2A and complete discussion questions.
NWEA MAP packet -- continue defining terms
Work on poems: Topic poem, acrostic poem, diamante poem
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Wednesday May 13th 2015
Today we worked on a Study Guide for our Poetry unit assessment on Friday.
We took our Simple Solutions Test #19 on lessons 73-76.
Thirteen Reasons Why: we discussed Cassette 1A and began listening to 1B
Princeton & Harvard took a team quiz on Cassette 1A.
Yale's poetry groups finished presentations
HOMEWORK:
Publish your poems:
These should be in by tomorrow:
If I were in Charge of the World
Rhyme and Rhythm poem based on "The Germ"
Form Poem
Limerick
Haiku
Poem about you Biopoem
Cinquain -- about a food
Study for Poetry test on Friday.
Work on MAP review sheet (we're working from the back forward -- do the next section 200-210)
Finish Cassette 1B and questions.
We took our Simple Solutions Test #19 on lessons 73-76.
Thirteen Reasons Why: we discussed Cassette 1A and began listening to 1B
Princeton & Harvard took a team quiz on Cassette 1A.
Yale's poetry groups finished presentations
HOMEWORK:
Publish your poems:
These should be in by tomorrow:
If I were in Charge of the World
Rhyme and Rhythm poem based on "The Germ"
Form Poem
Limerick
Haiku
Poem about you Biopoem
Cinquain -- about a food
Study for Poetry test on Friday.
Work on MAP review sheet (we're working from the back forward -- do the next section 200-210)
Finish Cassette 1B and questions.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Tuesday May 12, 2015
Today we completed a Study Guide for the Simple Solutions Test (Lessons 73-76).
We continued Poetry Group presentations. Harvard and Princeton presentations are complete.
We took notes on types of poetry: Ode, Epic, Narrative, etc.
We continued our Novel, Thirteen Reasons Why & went over the first 7 questions.
HOMEWORK:
Study for the Simple Solutions English Test on Lessons 73-76; use your Study Guide.
Read up to page 35 in your novel and answer through question #17.
"Publish" your poetry by Thursday -- type or write in ink on computer paper the following original creations: Haiku, Cinquain, Biopoem, Form poem, Limerick.
Continue MAP READING review activities online.
Especially try the "Sosa" website; Mrs. Urbinati has the link on her website for both Reading and Math.
We continued Poetry Group presentations. Harvard and Princeton presentations are complete.
We took notes on types of poetry: Ode, Epic, Narrative, etc.
We continued our Novel, Thirteen Reasons Why & went over the first 7 questions.
HOMEWORK:
Study for the Simple Solutions English Test on Lessons 73-76; use your Study Guide.
Read up to page 35 in your novel and answer through question #17.
"Publish" your poetry by Thursday -- type or write in ink on computer paper the following original creations: Haiku, Cinquain, Biopoem, Form poem, Limerick.
Continue MAP READING review activities online.
Especially try the "Sosa" website; Mrs. Urbinati has the link on her website for both Reading and Math.
Monday, May 11, 2015
Monday May 11th, 2015
Today we read, discussed and copied "The Choice" by Dorothy Parker (p. 600 in your Green literature book).
We corrected Simple Solutions #75 and 76. (Test on Wednesday).
Poetry groups reported, classmates took notes on the poetic principle, the poet, and the poem.
We continued our journal entry where we listed the poem, poet & summary.
Students handed in Parallel Journeys and received their new novel, Thirteen Reasons Why.
We began listening to the introduction.
Homework:
complete questions 1-7 on your Reading Guide for Thirteen Reasons Why; only read to page 8.
Work on two poems:
Biopoem and Form (see your instruction sheet for help).
Be sure the comprehension questions on your poems are handed in.
HOMEROOM 215:
bring a roll of paper towels and or kleenex!! Please.
Remember tomorrow is Cubs/Sox Dress Down Day for $1.00!
We corrected Simple Solutions #75 and 76. (Test on Wednesday).
Poetry groups reported, classmates took notes on the poetic principle, the poet, and the poem.
We continued our journal entry where we listed the poem, poet & summary.
Students handed in Parallel Journeys and received their new novel, Thirteen Reasons Why.
We began listening to the introduction.
Homework:
complete questions 1-7 on your Reading Guide for Thirteen Reasons Why; only read to page 8.
Work on two poems:
Biopoem and Form (see your instruction sheet for help).
Be sure the comprehension questions on your poems are handed in.
HOMEROOM 215:
bring a roll of paper towels and or kleenex!! Please.
Remember tomorrow is Cubs/Sox Dress Down Day for $1.00!
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Friday May 8, 2015
Journal entry:
Nuremburg Laws -- We read the laws passed in Nazi Germany in 1935; Which one was the most surprising and why? What arguments would you use to fight against these laws?
Journal entry:
Cinquain and Haiku (we took notes on how to write them) -- drafts due Monday
Journal entry:
Chart -- three columns (name of poem, name of poet, short of summary of what the poem was about) -- this a continuing entry as we present poems in our groups
We took notes on the element of SPEAKER/VOICE, TYPES of POETRY (ballad, epic, cinquain, haiku, free verse)
Corrected Simple Solutions #75
HOMEWORK:
SS #76
Write your cinquain (on a food item with two syllables, i.e. "french fries")
Write your haiku
Complete an online review exercise each day for READING MAP testing (use prepdog, sosa site or compass learning -- record on your chart)
Any late assignments on your section's novel and on Parallel Journeys due by Monday.
A 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. session was held after school on Friday.
Nuremburg Laws -- We read the laws passed in Nazi Germany in 1935; Which one was the most surprising and why? What arguments would you use to fight against these laws?
Journal entry:
Cinquain and Haiku (we took notes on how to write them) -- drafts due Monday
Journal entry:
Chart -- three columns (name of poem, name of poet, short of summary of what the poem was about) -- this a continuing entry as we present poems in our groups
We took notes on the element of SPEAKER/VOICE, TYPES of POETRY (ballad, epic, cinquain, haiku, free verse)
Corrected Simple Solutions #75
HOMEWORK:
SS #76
Write your cinquain (on a food item with two syllables, i.e. "french fries")
Write your haiku
Complete an online review exercise each day for READING MAP testing (use prepdog, sosa site or compass learning -- record on your chart)
Any late assignments on your section's novel and on Parallel Journeys due by Monday.
A 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. session was held after school on Friday.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Thursday May 7th, 2015
Journal entry:
Poems -- create a Limerick (fun) and an Acrostic (choose a word, at least 7 letters, something about graduation)
Took our Sadlier Lesson 4 test (Yale & Princeton)
Corrected Simple Solutions 73 & 74.
Poetry groups reported.
Homework:
work on two poems
SS 75
practice activities for MAP
begin work on Sadlier Lesson 5 (bubbles or charts)
Poems -- create a Limerick (fun) and an Acrostic (choose a word, at least 7 letters, something about graduation)
Took our Sadlier Lesson 4 test (Yale & Princeton)
Corrected Simple Solutions 73 & 74.
Poetry groups reported.
Homework:
work on two poems
SS 75
practice activities for MAP
begin work on Sadlier Lesson 5 (bubbles or charts)
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
Journal entry today: "The Sunflower" a Synopsis
Students read a reflection on an event during the Holocaust; they summarized the "big ideas" in three sentences and reflected on the message (theme).
We read the Postscript of Parallel Journeys. Took our test on lessons 18-22.
Harvard took their Sadlier Lesson 4 test and handed in their packets.
Yale handed in their Think and Note on 22 and Epilogue. We watched part of the film" Heil Hitler, Confessions of a Hitler Youth" -- it can be found on youtube and was created by one of the narrators in our book.
Princeton and Harvard began their poetry team presentations.
HOMEWORK:
Simple Solutions #74
Poetry Group presentations
Binder signature
Students read a reflection on an event during the Holocaust; they summarized the "big ideas" in three sentences and reflected on the message (theme).
We read the Postscript of Parallel Journeys. Took our test on lessons 18-22.
Harvard took their Sadlier Lesson 4 test and handed in their packets.
Yale handed in their Think and Note on 22 and Epilogue. We watched part of the film" Heil Hitler, Confessions of a Hitler Youth" -- it can be found on youtube and was created by one of the narrators in our book.
Princeton and Harvard began their poetry team presentations.
HOMEWORK:
Simple Solutions #74
Poetry Group presentations
Binder signature
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Today we read three poems from survivors. We created a Journey entry in our purple journal as we examined the form of the poems and the meaning. We modeled several ways of presenting poems for our Poetry Groups.
Princeton & Harvard: read the Epilogue together and watched part of the movie "Confessions of a Hitler Youth." This can be found on Youtube if students want to finish watching the 1/2 hour video.
Yale: created a short write on Chapters 20 & 21; tonight they will read Chapter 22 and the Epilogue and complete a Think & Note
ALL: Poetry groups met for final planning for presentations beginning Wednesday.
HOMEWORK:
Study for test on Parallel Journeys #18-22
Simple Solutions #73
Yale: read 22 & Epilogue, Think & Note
Princeton/Harvard: study for Sadlier quiz (4)
continue review exercises on Compass Learning, Prepdogs, etc.
Princeton & Harvard: read the Epilogue together and watched part of the movie "Confessions of a Hitler Youth." This can be found on Youtube if students want to finish watching the 1/2 hour video.
Yale: created a short write on Chapters 20 & 21; tonight they will read Chapter 22 and the Epilogue and complete a Think & Note
ALL: Poetry groups met for final planning for presentations beginning Wednesday.
HOMEWORK:
Study for test on Parallel Journeys #18-22
Simple Solutions #73
Yale: read 22 & Epilogue, Think & Note
Princeton/Harvard: study for Sadlier quiz (4)
continue review exercises on Compass Learning, Prepdogs, etc.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Monday May 4, 2015 -- Poetry Power point Guidelines too
"May the 4th" be with you! (Which type of Figurative Language?)
Princeton & Harvard:
completed a discussion and short write about Helen and Alfon's lives after the war. This covered Chapters 20 & 21. Short Writes and Think and Notes were handed in.
Students recorded a definition, example, and synonyms for "propaganda."
They silently reflected on a piece of Nazi propaganda used during WWII. These examples were scattered throughout our classroom, students assigned to a piece, and a reflection was given to be filled out & returned.
Chrome books were used to work on the Group Poetry project. Final jobs had to be assigned. Presentations begin on Wednesday.
All papers were passed back including the Simple Solutions test. We went over the test noting corrections.
Poems were handed in: If I were in Charge of the World & the "noun" poem with rhyme and rhythm (modeled after "The Germ).
Homework:
All:
Poetry Groups -- finish reading your poems and answering questions on looseleaf. Complete the job you have for your team on the powerpoint.
Simple Solutions Test corrections are due tomorrow. See blog for a worksheet if you didn't take one in class.
Yale: Read Parallel Journeys chapters 20 & 21; complete a think and note.
Princeton & Harvard: Read chapter 22
Sadlier Lesson 4 quiz (study)
RETAKES on Simple Solutions: Tuesday 7:20 a.m.
POETRY POWERPOINTS:
Introductory slide with Team Color, names of members & the word: Poetry
Slide: Poetic concept -- defined, explained, an example
Slides: One slide on each poem assigned to your group (should include name of poem in italics, author, identifying poetic traits (i.e. free verse, rhythm, notice "repetition" with the words.....)
summary of what the poem was about or message from author
Powerpoint cannot be over 10 slides.
Princeton & Harvard:
completed a discussion and short write about Helen and Alfon's lives after the war. This covered Chapters 20 & 21. Short Writes and Think and Notes were handed in.
Students recorded a definition, example, and synonyms for "propaganda."
They silently reflected on a piece of Nazi propaganda used during WWII. These examples were scattered throughout our classroom, students assigned to a piece, and a reflection was given to be filled out & returned.
Chrome books were used to work on the Group Poetry project. Final jobs had to be assigned. Presentations begin on Wednesday.
All papers were passed back including the Simple Solutions test. We went over the test noting corrections.
Poems were handed in: If I were in Charge of the World & the "noun" poem with rhyme and rhythm (modeled after "The Germ).
Homework:
All:
Poetry Groups -- finish reading your poems and answering questions on looseleaf. Complete the job you have for your team on the powerpoint.
Simple Solutions Test corrections are due tomorrow. See blog for a worksheet if you didn't take one in class.
Yale: Read Parallel Journeys chapters 20 & 21; complete a think and note.
Princeton & Harvard: Read chapter 22
Sadlier Lesson 4 quiz (study)
RETAKES on Simple Solutions: Tuesday 7:20 a.m.
POETRY POWERPOINTS:
Introductory slide with Team Color, names of members & the word: Poetry
Slide: Poetic concept -- defined, explained, an example
Slides: One slide on each poem assigned to your group (should include name of poem in italics, author, identifying poetic traits (i.e. free verse, rhythm, notice "repetition" with the words.....)
summary of what the poem was about or message from author
Powerpoint cannot be over 10 slides.
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Friday May 1, 2015
Journal entry #4
Continuing to interpret Shakespeare......
"To thine own self be true..."
Legacy....
Short Write on Chapters 18 & 19.
Discussed Helen's journey home and Alfon's arrest.
Poetry groups met to set up power points.
Proofread poems; published (if you did not finish, type at home, print & have it in your google docs if you can't print at home)
HOMEWORK:
Read 20 & 21; Think & Note
Sadlier Lesson 4 -- we'll take quiz on Tuesday (change from previous post)
MAP review exercises! 15-30 minutes per night -- see your websites
prepdog.org, compasslearning, sosa site
GRADES all uploaded.
Please check all -- especially binder signatures (those who gave me late signatures -- remember our internet went down during Yale -- check if your binder signature was uploaded; if not, show me Monday)
Continuing to interpret Shakespeare......
"To thine own self be true..."
Legacy....
Short Write on Chapters 18 & 19.
Discussed Helen's journey home and Alfon's arrest.
Poetry groups met to set up power points.
Proofread poems; published (if you did not finish, type at home, print & have it in your google docs if you can't print at home)
HOMEWORK:
Read 20 & 21; Think & Note
Sadlier Lesson 4 -- we'll take quiz on Tuesday (change from previous post)
MAP review exercises! 15-30 minutes per night -- see your websites
prepdog.org, compasslearning, sosa site
GRADES all uploaded.
Please check all -- especially binder signatures (those who gave me late signatures -- remember our internet went down during Yale -- check if your binder signature was uploaded; if not, show me Monday)
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Thursday, April 30th, 2015
Journal entry
"all the glitters is not gold" -- CLOSE READING!! interpret
"All the world's a stage......"
We took our Parallel Journeys test on chapters 9-17; we corrected in class & reviewed chapters 16 & 17.
We took notes on Poetry, discussed our Poetry group project & met in groups.
We handed in our short write on Chapters 15, 16, 17.
HOMEWORK:
Read 18 & 19 of Parallel Journeys, do a Think & Note
Your two original poems are due...."If I were in Charge of the World..."
and a poem with rhyme modeled after "The Germ" by Ogden Nash.
SADLIER LESSON 4 delayed due date until Monday!!; Quiz will be taken then.
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:
In honor of National Police Week....write a card thanking a police officer. Address it
"Dear Officer," sign only your first name, grade level and Nathan Hale School -- due tomorrow!!
"all the glitters is not gold" -- CLOSE READING!! interpret
"All the world's a stage......"
We took our Parallel Journeys test on chapters 9-17; we corrected in class & reviewed chapters 16 & 17.
We took notes on Poetry, discussed our Poetry group project & met in groups.
We handed in our short write on Chapters 15, 16, 17.
HOMEWORK:
Read 18 & 19 of Parallel Journeys, do a Think & Note
Your two original poems are due...."If I were in Charge of the World..."
and a poem with rhyme modeled after "The Germ" by Ogden Nash.
SADLIER LESSON 4 delayed due date until Monday!!; Quiz will be taken then.
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:
In honor of National Police Week....write a card thanking a police officer. Address it
"Dear Officer," sign only your first name, grade level and Nathan Hale School -- due tomorrow!!
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015
Today we discussed and identified key terms from Chapters 11 to 14 of Parallel Journeys. We read most of Chapter 15 together and worked on a Think and Note together.
We completed a Short Write choosing to present
Alfon's rise in the Hitler Youth to a pilot
Describe deportation
Describe procedures at the concentration camp
The assassination attempt on Hitler's life
(we highlighted leads and underlined thesis statements).
We took our Simple Solutions test.
HOMEWORK:
Sadlier lesson 4 due Friday; we will take our quiz
Poems (delayed until Friday)
Finish reading Chapter 15, read 16, & 17; create a Think and Note; prepare for test tomorrow on Chapters 9 to 17.
We completed a Short Write choosing to present
Alfon's rise in the Hitler Youth to a pilot
Describe deportation
Describe procedures at the concentration camp
The assassination attempt on Hitler's life
(we highlighted leads and underlined thesis statements).
We took our Simple Solutions test.
HOMEWORK:
Sadlier lesson 4 due Friday; we will take our quiz
Poems (delayed until Friday)
Finish reading Chapter 15, read 16, & 17; create a Think and Note; prepare for test tomorrow on Chapters 9 to 17.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Monday and Tuesday, April 27th & 28th, 2015
PARCC TESTING!
Catch up on current assignments or missing work in between.
Read your Parallel Journeys.
What's coming up:
Wednesday:
Think and Notes on Chapters 11 & 12, 13 & 14 due for Parallel Journeys
We'll be reading 15-17 and getting ready for TEST #2 on chapters 9 to 17
Simple Solutions Test on Chapters 69-72
Thursday:
Poems due
Test -- Parallel Journeys #2
Friday:
Sadlier Lesson 4 due
Think and Note due on Chapters 18 & 19 Parallel Journeys
Catch up on current assignments or missing work in between.
Read your Parallel Journeys.
What's coming up:
Wednesday:
Think and Notes on Chapters 11 & 12, 13 & 14 due for Parallel Journeys
We'll be reading 15-17 and getting ready for TEST #2 on chapters 9 to 17
Simple Solutions Test on Chapters 69-72
Thursday:
Poems due
Test -- Parallel Journeys #2
Friday:
Sadlier Lesson 4 due
Think and Note due on Chapters 18 & 19 Parallel Journeys
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Poems -- Create Your Own -- due 4/30
1. Choose a noun to describe; create your own poem with rhyme and rhythm modeled after Ogden Nash's "The Germ"
The
Germ by Ogden Nash
A
mighty creature is the germ,
Though
smaller than the pachyderm.
His
customary dwelling place
Is
deep within the human race.
His
childish pride he often pleases
By
giving people strange diseases.
Do
you, my poppet, feel infirm?
You
probably contain a germ.
2. Create your original "If I were in Charge of the World" modeled after Judy Viorst's poem...
If I were in charge of the world
I'd cancel oatmeal,
Monday mornings,
Allergy shots, and also Sara Steinberg.
If I were in charge of the world
There'd be brighter nights lights,
Healthier hamsters, and
Basketball baskets forty eight inches lower.
If I were in charge of the world
You wouldn't have lonely.
You wouldn't have clean.
You wouldn't have bedtimes.
Or "Don't punch your sister."
You wouldn't even have sisters.
If I were in charge of the world
A chocolate sundae with whipped cream and nuts would be a vegetable
All 007 movies would be G,
And a person who sometimes forgot to brush,
And sometimes forgot to flush,
Would still be allowed to be
In charge of the world.
I'd cancel oatmeal,
Monday mornings,
Allergy shots, and also Sara Steinberg.
If I were in charge of the world
There'd be brighter nights lights,
Healthier hamsters, and
Basketball baskets forty eight inches lower.
If I were in charge of the world
You wouldn't have lonely.
You wouldn't have clean.
You wouldn't have bedtimes.
Or "Don't punch your sister."
You wouldn't even have sisters.
If I were in charge of the world
A chocolate sundae with whipped cream and nuts would be a vegetable
All 007 movies would be G,
And a person who sometimes forgot to brush,
And sometimes forgot to flush,
Would still be allowed to be
In charge of the world.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Friday, April 24th, 2015
Today we completed the Practice Guide for our Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 69-72; we corrected it together.
We completed an "inferencing activity" to prepare for the PARCC test on Monday.
We continued our notes on Poetry, focusing on Sound.
We discussed Parallel Journeys, chapters 9 & 10; students turned in their Think and Notes.
Current events was collected.
Yale & Princeton finished an "exit ticket" to assess their initial knowledge of poetry.
Homework:
Read Chapters 11 & 12, complete a Think and Note
Read Chapters 13 & 14, complete a Think and Note (both are due Wednesday, April 29th)
Write your own poems:
1. "If I was in charge of the world..."
2. write an 8 line poem using rhythm and rhyme describing a noun (pattern like "A Germ" by Ogden Nash)
Study for first grammar test of quarter on Wednesday April 29th. Lessons 69-72 (you have the study guide).
Red binders will be collected on Monday for grading.
We completed an "inferencing activity" to prepare for the PARCC test on Monday.
We continued our notes on Poetry, focusing on Sound.
We discussed Parallel Journeys, chapters 9 & 10; students turned in their Think and Notes.
Current events was collected.
Yale & Princeton finished an "exit ticket" to assess their initial knowledge of poetry.
Homework:
Read Chapters 11 & 12, complete a Think and Note
Read Chapters 13 & 14, complete a Think and Note (both are due Wednesday, April 29th)
Write your own poems:
1. "If I was in charge of the world..."
2. write an 8 line poem using rhythm and rhyme describing a noun (pattern like "A Germ" by Ogden Nash)
Study for first grammar test of quarter on Wednesday April 29th. Lessons 69-72 (you have the study guide).
Red binders will be collected on Monday for grading.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Today students took a test on chapters 1-8 of Parallel Journeys. We went over answers together.
Think and Note # 7 & 8 was collected. We discussed the Non-Aggression Pact between Russia and Germany, its violation, and Hitler's takeover of Holland.
Yale & Princeton corrected SS#72.
All continued notes on Poetry, discussing the element: SOUND -- Rhyme and Rhythm.
HOMEWORK:
Read Chapters 9 & 10, complete an annotation, Think and Note
Current Events due tomorrow
MAP Practice activities (complete one a day and record)
Begin work on an original poem (think of our model "The Germ" by Ogden Nash) -- 8 lines using a rhyme scheme and rhythm (due next Thursday).
8th Grade News:
Monday and Tuesday PARCC testing
Blue Man Group Trip lunch choices & permission slips were passed out today; please return promptly; deadline Wednesday April 29th.
Flocking Flamingoes -- bring in your 25 cents daily!!
Think and Note # 7 & 8 was collected. We discussed the Non-Aggression Pact between Russia and Germany, its violation, and Hitler's takeover of Holland.
Yale & Princeton corrected SS#72.
All continued notes on Poetry, discussing the element: SOUND -- Rhyme and Rhythm.
HOMEWORK:
Read Chapters 9 & 10, complete an annotation, Think and Note
Current Events due tomorrow
MAP Practice activities (complete one a day and record)
Begin work on an original poem (think of our model "The Germ" by Ogden Nash) -- 8 lines using a rhyme scheme and rhythm (due next Thursday).
8th Grade News:
Monday and Tuesday PARCC testing
Blue Man Group Trip lunch choices & permission slips were passed out today; please return promptly; deadline Wednesday April 29th.
Flocking Flamingoes -- bring in your 25 cents daily!!
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Students completed a Short Write using their "Think and Note" on Chapters 5 & 6. Three choices included:
A. September 1939, W.W. II declared after Germany invaded Poland. Describe the takeover and how the Germans treated the Poles after the invasion.
B. Dunkirk. Describe what happened.
C. How did Germany's takeover of Holland affect Helen's life?
Students took down definitions of vocabulary words (prejudice, stereotypes, bias, etc.)
We corrected Simple Solutions #71.
Poetry Unit:
Reviewed "FFISS" and took notes on Form and Sound.
HOMEWORK:
Read Chapters 7 & 8 in Parallel Journeys (annotate on a Think and Note).
Finish Simple Solutions #72
Current event due Friday
MAP practice (daily 15 minutes!)
Binder signature
A. September 1939, W.W. II declared after Germany invaded Poland. Describe the takeover and how the Germans treated the Poles after the invasion.
B. Dunkirk. Describe what happened.
C. How did Germany's takeover of Holland affect Helen's life?
Students took down definitions of vocabulary words (prejudice, stereotypes, bias, etc.)
We corrected Simple Solutions #71.
Poetry Unit:
Reviewed "FFISS" and took notes on Form and Sound.
HOMEWORK:
Read Chapters 7 & 8 in Parallel Journeys (annotate on a Think and Note).
Finish Simple Solutions #72
Current event due Friday
MAP practice (daily 15 minutes!)
Binder signature
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The Holocaust & WW II:
Students completed a Short Write using their "Think and Note" from Parallel Journeys chapters 3 & 4. They edited and handed both in. What was "Kristallnacht?" was the prompt.
We discussed Hitler's rise to power, his gradual isolation eventual extermination policies called the Final Solution.
Shakespeare test corrections were handed in.
(Princeton worked on corrections during class and used chrome books to complete an online review tool for MAP)
Poetry:
Students began taking notes as we continued our unit on Poetry.
Students are to memorize the five elements of Poetry for tomorrow: FFISS (Form, Figurative Language, Imagery, Speaker, Sound)
Homework:
Read chapters 5 & 6 in Parallel Journeys and complete a Think & Note.
Simple Solutions #72
Current events due Friday (see newslea.com for articles or choose one from internet).
Review activities for MAP continue (you should be doing one 15 minute activity per evening from one of three websites -- the sosa...., Compass Learning....or www.prepdogs.org
(Ms. Urbinati attached the Reading activities to her website for easier access.)
Students completed a Short Write using their "Think and Note" from Parallel Journeys chapters 3 & 4. They edited and handed both in. What was "Kristallnacht?" was the prompt.
We discussed Hitler's rise to power, his gradual isolation eventual extermination policies called the Final Solution.
Shakespeare test corrections were handed in.
(Princeton worked on corrections during class and used chrome books to complete an online review tool for MAP)
Poetry:
Students began taking notes as we continued our unit on Poetry.
Students are to memorize the five elements of Poetry for tomorrow: FFISS (Form, Figurative Language, Imagery, Speaker, Sound)
Homework:
Read chapters 5 & 6 in Parallel Journeys and complete a Think & Note.
Simple Solutions #72
Current events due Friday (see newslea.com for articles or choose one from internet).
Review activities for MAP continue (you should be doing one 15 minute activity per evening from one of three websites -- the sosa...., Compass Learning....or www.prepdogs.org
(Ms. Urbinati attached the Reading activities to her website for easier access.)
Monday, April 20, 2015
Monday, April 20th, 2015
Students completed a Short Write using their "Think & Note" from Chapters 1 & 2 of Parallel Journeys. Students chose one of two prompts:
A. How did Hitler gain the support of the youth?
B. How steps did Hitler take to isolate the Jewish people?
Yale & Harvard peer-edited. Both the Short Write and Think & Note were collected. A discussion followed.
Students received a log to record their practice for the NWEA MAP test. The site was shown & an example practice activity was completed. Students can use either Compass Learning or the sosa site for activities. Students should be practicing 15 minutes per day.
We began our poetry unit by reading, discussing and copying "What is Success?" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (page 207 in the Green Literature book); these were collected.
Drama vocabulary test corrections were collected. (write out the word & definition 5X)
Shakespeare test corrections should be finished by Wednesday. Write out the question and answer once.
Homework:
Read chapters 3 & 4 of Parallel Journeys; complete a two-sided Think and Note (annotation of the two chapters)
Simple Solutions #71
NWEA practice activity
A. How did Hitler gain the support of the youth?
B. How steps did Hitler take to isolate the Jewish people?
Yale & Harvard peer-edited. Both the Short Write and Think & Note were collected. A discussion followed.
Students received a log to record their practice for the NWEA MAP test. The site was shown & an example practice activity was completed. Students can use either Compass Learning or the sosa site for activities. Students should be practicing 15 minutes per day.
We began our poetry unit by reading, discussing and copying "What is Success?" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (page 207 in the Green Literature book); these were collected.
Drama vocabulary test corrections were collected. (write out the word & definition 5X)
Shakespeare test corrections should be finished by Wednesday. Write out the question and answer once.
Homework:
Read chapters 3 & 4 of Parallel Journeys; complete a two-sided Think and Note (annotation of the two chapters)
Simple Solutions #71
NWEA practice activity
Friday, April 17, 2015
Friday, April 17th, 2015
Students received test papers back & began corrections on the Drama Vocabulary and the Shakespeare test. Finish drama vocab corrections (5x each) for Monday if you did not finish.
We received our new novel, Parallel Journeys, a non-fiction story of a Hitler Youth and a Jewish girl during the Nazi Holocaust. We began a "Think and Note" together and read the introduction.
Read chapters 1 and 2 and complete the Think and Note (you should fill both sides of your looseleaf with notes, vocab, questions, thoughts)
We watched pieces of the movie, Romeo and Juliet.
Yale peer edited their Shakespearean Research project.
All sections handed it in.
Homework:
Read Chapters 1 & 2 of our novel, complete Think and Note.
Finish vocabulary corrections from Drama test.
check the portal to examine your grade -- every point counts!!
We received our new novel, Parallel Journeys, a non-fiction story of a Hitler Youth and a Jewish girl during the Nazi Holocaust. We began a "Think and Note" together and read the introduction.
Read chapters 1 and 2 and complete the Think and Note (you should fill both sides of your looseleaf with notes, vocab, questions, thoughts)
We watched pieces of the movie, Romeo and Juliet.
Yale peer edited their Shakespearean Research project.
All sections handed it in.
Homework:
Read Chapters 1 & 2 of our novel, complete Think and Note.
Finish vocabulary corrections from Drama test.
check the portal to examine your grade -- every point counts!!
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Wednesday, April 15th, 2015
Today students completed performance assessments on our unit on Drama and Shakespeare.
An objective test on Romeo & Juliet and Shakespeare's life.
A vocabulary test on drama vocab
Letter to the Prince of Verona completed on our chrome books indicating who was most guilty for Romeo and Juliet's deaths.
Students learned how to create a Google doc and share it.
HOMEWORK:
8th Grade students accompany their parents to Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday.
Sadlier Lesson 4 -- complete activity for the 20 words (Book A & B -- bubbles with definitions, synonyms, antonyms) (Book C - chart with same information); use color! Due Friday.
An objective test on Romeo & Juliet and Shakespeare's life.
A vocabulary test on drama vocab
Letter to the Prince of Verona completed on our chrome books indicating who was most guilty for Romeo and Juliet's deaths.
Students learned how to create a Google doc and share it.
HOMEWORK:
8th Grade students accompany their parents to Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday.
Sadlier Lesson 4 -- complete activity for the 20 words (Book A & B -- bubbles with definitions, synonyms, antonyms) (Book C - chart with same information); use color! Due Friday.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 -- STUDY GUIDE Romeo &Juliet/Drama/Shakespeare
Today we completed our dramatic reading of Romeo and Juliet; we discussed who was most guilty for their demise. We gathered evidence from our book and entered it on Journal entry #2.
We recorded the proper procedure to construct a "block style" letter to the Prince of Verona.
We began watching a video reviewing the importance of Shakespeare in our world.
We corrected SS #69.
Homework:
Prepare for tests on Romeo &Juliet, drama vocabulary & Shakespeare
Part 1: drama vocabulary
catharsis, prop, thespians, acts, scenes, soliloquy, monologue, aside, cast, playwright, script, dialogue, stage
Part 2: Who was Shakespeare?
where was he born?
When was he born?
What was his group of actors called?
What theatre did he perform at?
How many words did he invent?
What monarch rules during most of his writing career?
Short answer: name the three categories of his work
name the three titles or roles he had in his career
name the 14 line poem he is famous for
name the rhythm that Shakespeare used in writing this 14 line poem
Part 3: The story of Romeo and Juliet
Part 4: Write a letter to the Prince of Verona proving who you thought was most guilty for Romeo and Juliet's death.
We recorded the proper procedure to construct a "block style" letter to the Prince of Verona.
We began watching a video reviewing the importance of Shakespeare in our world.
We corrected SS #69.
Homework:
Prepare for tests on Romeo &Juliet, drama vocabulary & Shakespeare
Part 1: drama vocabulary
catharsis, prop, thespians, acts, scenes, soliloquy, monologue, aside, cast, playwright, script, dialogue, stage
Part 2: Who was Shakespeare?
where was he born?
When was he born?
What was his group of actors called?
What theatre did he perform at?
How many words did he invent?
What monarch rules during most of his writing career?
Short answer: name the three categories of his work
name the three titles or roles he had in his career
name the 14 line poem he is famous for
name the rhythm that Shakespeare used in writing this 14 line poem
Part 3: The story of Romeo and Juliet
Part 4: Write a letter to the Prince of Verona proving who you thought was most guilty for Romeo and Juliet's death.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Monday, April 13th, 2015
Welcome Back from Spring Break!
Be prepared, stay alert, do your work, study & be at school -- this quarter goes by quick!
Today we continued our dramatic reading of Romeo and Juliet; our test on Shakespeare and the play will be on Wednesday. On Wednesday, you will also have to prove who you think is most responsible for the tragedy and use proofs from the play to support your choice.
Princeton & Yale:
worked on Journal entry #1 --
Literary Elements (Character) as we began reviewing for the MAP test in May.
They also worked on a review sheet on Shakespeare.
Homework:
SS #69
Research Project due Friday 4/17
find 5 quotations or idioms that we received from Shakespeare
explain each
find 10 words that are attributed to Shakespeare (he gave us between 2 and 3 thousand -- just look online!)
define these words
give the part of speech
list your sources (properly)
Begin determining who you believe is most guilty in the Romeo and Juliet tragedy; tomorrow you will continue planning your answer and Wednesday we will construct our letter to the Prince of Verona in class.
(CHECK GRADES -- students who were absent April 1st and/or April 2nd need to be sure that all work is made up for the 4th quarter; tests were taken on our novels, packets handed in; short writes completed.)
Be prepared, stay alert, do your work, study & be at school -- this quarter goes by quick!
Today we continued our dramatic reading of Romeo and Juliet; our test on Shakespeare and the play will be on Wednesday. On Wednesday, you will also have to prove who you think is most responsible for the tragedy and use proofs from the play to support your choice.
Princeton & Yale:
worked on Journal entry #1 --
Literary Elements (Character) as we began reviewing for the MAP test in May.
They also worked on a review sheet on Shakespeare.
Homework:
SS #69
Research Project due Friday 4/17
find 5 quotations or idioms that we received from Shakespeare
explain each
find 10 words that are attributed to Shakespeare (he gave us between 2 and 3 thousand -- just look online!)
define these words
give the part of speech
list your sources (properly)
Begin determining who you believe is most guilty in the Romeo and Juliet tragedy; tomorrow you will continue planning your answer and Wednesday we will construct our letter to the Prince of Verona in class.
(CHECK GRADES -- students who were absent April 1st and/or April 2nd need to be sure that all work is made up for the 4th quarter; tests were taken on our novels, packets handed in; short writes completed.)
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Wednesday, April 1st, 2015
Princeton and Yale took their objective test on their novel.
All sections continued their dramatic presentation of Romeo and Juliet.
Harvard handed in their packet on Iraqi Girl.
Students received a sheet for their binders showing how to organize their papers.
Binders will be checked after Spring break.
Purple Journals will be collected tomorrow for grading.
Short Writes on novels will be completed tomorrow. (Graphic organizers and theme charts will be collected as part of the performance assessment for this unit).
All sections continued their dramatic presentation of Romeo and Juliet.
Harvard handed in their packet on Iraqi Girl.
Students received a sheet for their binders showing how to organize their papers.
Binders will be checked after Spring break.
Purple Journals will be collected tomorrow for grading.
Short Writes on novels will be completed tomorrow. (Graphic organizers and theme charts will be collected as part of the performance assessment for this unit).
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015
Sadlier vocabulary tests were taken today.
Princeton: The Skin I'm In --
Yale: The Breadwinner
Harvard: Iraqi Girl
ALL: novel packets due tomorrow
Reading Journals will be collected on Thursday.
Princeton: The Skin I'm In --
Yale: The Breadwinner
Harvard: Iraqi Girl
ALL: novel packets due tomorrow
Reading Journals will be collected on Thursday.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Monday, March 30th, 2015
Kennedy H.S. registration took place this morning.
Students completed a journal entry on "Birthday traditions.."
Several sections corrected Sadlier Vocabulary to prepare for the tests on Lessons 1,2,3.
We continued our dramatic performance of Romeo and Juliet, Act One and the beginning of Act Two.
HOMEWORK:
study for Sadlier Lessons 1, 2, 3
finish your novel unit for Wednesday.
organize your binder
Students completed a journal entry on "Birthday traditions.."
Several sections corrected Sadlier Vocabulary to prepare for the tests on Lessons 1,2,3.
We continued our dramatic performance of Romeo and Juliet, Act One and the beginning of Act Two.
HOMEWORK:
study for Sadlier Lessons 1, 2, 3
finish your novel unit for Wednesday.
organize your binder
Friday, March 27, 2015
Important Notice Regarding 3rd Quarter Grades
All late work and current grades have been updated except your writing assessments (completed today) and listening grades.
I will be extending the acceptance of make-up work until Monday morning -- it must be brought in & placed in your section inbox before lunch.
BOOKS READ:
We read two books this quarter:
Nothing but The Truth
and your current novel due by Wednesday.
If you read more than these for this quarter, please list them on loose leaf and place in the homework box on Monday.
I will be extending the acceptance of make-up work until Monday morning -- it must be brought in & placed in your section inbox before lunch.
BOOKS READ:
We read two books this quarter:
Nothing but The Truth
and your current novel due by Wednesday.
If you read more than these for this quarter, please list them on loose leaf and place in the homework box on Monday.
Thursday and Friday, March 26th and March 27th, 2015
Thursday:
Students took their Genre Final; went over answers & awarded their success. Simple Solutions Test #17 was completed.
Students created a "live" version of iambic pentameter (parents, ask your kids what that means!)
Students recorded the vocabulary for Act I.
Parts were assigned and we began our drama: "Romeo and Juliet."
Coat of Arms were mounted to construction paper and handed in. Simple Solutions Test corrections #16 were collected.
Friday:
Student took a writing assessment on Nothing but the Truth; options were to discuss theme, the book as a satire, or the irony. A listening activity was completed as students viewed and answered quiz questions on a brainpop entitled "Shakespeare."
Yale & Princeton investigated the composition of sonnets.
All recorded the vocabulary and definitions for Act II.
Act One of Shakespeare continued as we enacted "Romeo and Juliet."
Masks were handed in.
Homework:
Continue to read your novel and complete the packet assigned (discussion questions, character graphic organizer on the main character; theme analysis sheet) All due Wednesday, April 1st, 2015.
Organize your three-ring binder for checkin.
Go online and complete the review exercises for the Sadlier Vocabulary Lessons 1-3. Tests will be taken on TUESDAY.
Students took their Genre Final; went over answers & awarded their success. Simple Solutions Test #17 was completed.
Students created a "live" version of iambic pentameter (parents, ask your kids what that means!)
Students recorded the vocabulary for Act I.
Parts were assigned and we began our drama: "Romeo and Juliet."
Coat of Arms were mounted to construction paper and handed in. Simple Solutions Test corrections #16 were collected.
Friday:
Student took a writing assessment on Nothing but the Truth; options were to discuss theme, the book as a satire, or the irony. A listening activity was completed as students viewed and answered quiz questions on a brainpop entitled "Shakespeare."
Yale & Princeton investigated the composition of sonnets.
All recorded the vocabulary and definitions for Act II.
Act One of Shakespeare continued as we enacted "Romeo and Juliet."
Masks were handed in.
Homework:
Continue to read your novel and complete the packet assigned (discussion questions, character graphic organizer on the main character; theme analysis sheet) All due Wednesday, April 1st, 2015.
Organize your three-ring binder for checkin.
Go online and complete the review exercises for the Sadlier Vocabulary Lessons 1-3. Tests will be taken on TUESDAY.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Tuesday, March 24th and Wednesday, March 25th 2015
8th Grade PARCC testing comes to an end!
Homerooms that rotated through Language Arts completed a Review Guide for the Simple Solutions test on Thursday (covering lessons 65-68), and corrected it.
We check Simple Solutions Lesson 68.
Homeroom 219: completed the drama: "Good Sports" and finished a guided reading sheet requiring the citing of evidence to prove conclusions drawn.
Homeroom 216: worked on the Chrome books reviewing the Sadlier vocabulary.
Nothing But the Truth as a satire was discussed.
Various games and power points were used to review genres.
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Brainpop on Shakespeare was watched and a quiz was taken for a listening grade.
Students added to their notes on Drama & Shakespeare.
Notes on the characters and the vocabulary for Act I were recorded.
Teams paraphrased the Prologue of the play
HOMEWORK:
Read your novel & continue working on packet (discussion questions (Princeton & Yale), vocabulary (Yale & Harvard), individual choice presentation of chapters (Harvard), Character graphic organizer for main character, theme development -- quotes from story. Due APRIL 1st. No fooling!
Study for your Genre test on Thursday
Study for your Simple Solutions test on Thursday
Work on your Mask and your Coat of Arms.
Homerooms that rotated through Language Arts completed a Review Guide for the Simple Solutions test on Thursday (covering lessons 65-68), and corrected it.
We check Simple Solutions Lesson 68.
Homeroom 219: completed the drama: "Good Sports" and finished a guided reading sheet requiring the citing of evidence to prove conclusions drawn.
Homeroom 216: worked on the Chrome books reviewing the Sadlier vocabulary.
Nothing But the Truth as a satire was discussed.
Various games and power points were used to review genres.
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Brainpop on Shakespeare was watched and a quiz was taken for a listening grade.
Students added to their notes on Drama & Shakespeare.
Notes on the characters and the vocabulary for Act I were recorded.
Teams paraphrased the Prologue of the play
HOMEWORK:
Read your novel & continue working on packet (discussion questions (Princeton & Yale), vocabulary (Yale & Harvard), individual choice presentation of chapters (Harvard), Character graphic organizer for main character, theme development -- quotes from story. Due APRIL 1st. No fooling!
Study for your Genre test on Thursday
Study for your Simple Solutions test on Thursday
Work on your Mask and your Coat of Arms.
Monday, March 23, 2015
Monday March 23, 2015 (MASK & COAT OF ARMS)
Journal entry #10 --
Enduring Understandings/essential questions/purpose for learning -- Drama & Shakespeare
All papers were handed back; missing assignment reports were passed around and checked.
Graphic organizers for our character analysis for our novel were passed out.
We read pages 10-15 in our Romeo & Juliet book and took notes; we took notes on our power point on an intro to the Elizabethan era and Shakespeare.
Princeton began paraphrasing the Prologue for Romeo & Juliet and practicing reciting iambic pentameter.
HOMEWORK:
Create a mask (decorative, creative, include 8 drama vocab words in the design)
Create a Coat of Arms/shield -- 8 family traits with 8 pictures; a family motto; your last name & first name; about the size of a piece of computer paper; cut out.
Continue reading your novel and complete your packet.
Tuesday AM or PM -- retakes on Vocabulary test from Nothing but the Truth and Simple Solutions #16
Enduring Understandings/essential questions/purpose for learning -- Drama & Shakespeare
All papers were handed back; missing assignment reports were passed around and checked.
Graphic organizers for our character analysis for our novel were passed out.
We read pages 10-15 in our Romeo & Juliet book and took notes; we took notes on our power point on an intro to the Elizabethan era and Shakespeare.
Princeton began paraphrasing the Prologue for Romeo & Juliet and practicing reciting iambic pentameter.
HOMEWORK:
Create a mask (decorative, creative, include 8 drama vocab words in the design)
Create a Coat of Arms/shield -- 8 family traits with 8 pictures; a family motto; your last name & first name; about the size of a piece of computer paper; cut out.
Continue reading your novel and complete your packet.
Tuesday AM or PM -- retakes on Vocabulary test from Nothing but the Truth and Simple Solutions #16
Sunday, March 22, 2015
3RD QUARTER COMING TO AN END
Last day to hand in late work is Friday, March 27th, 2015
Grades that count towards 3rd quarter:
Genre test on 3/25/2015
Sadlier Vocab tests
Simple Solutions Test #17 on Lessons 65-68
Count towards 4th quarter:
Section novel studies on Skin I'm In, Iraqi Girl or Breadwinner.
SADLIER VOCAB
go to Sadlier vocabulary website.
log in to your account (Books A & C)
Those with Book B -- find the 2005 version, middle school, book B and go on as a student, no log in necessary to do the review quiz and activities.
Friday, March 20, 2015
Friday, March 20th, 2015 Happy Spring!
PARCC TESTING today
Room 216 and 215 had Language Arts.
We corrected Simple Solutions #66 and 67.
Registering for chrome books continued.
Room 215:
We read our Progress Common Core book "One Step Closer to Freedom."
Both groups had time to continue reading their novels & answering discussion questions or creating summaries.
HOMEWORK for ALL:
Yale: read Breadwinner (through chapter 5); define vocab, identify characters, complete questions on looseleaf
Princeton: read The Skin I'm In (through about page 60); answer questions on looseleaf
Harvard: read Iraqi Girl (complete chapter recaps -- your choice -- story map, three-step, power point, etc.); find vocab words that are new to you & define
SS #68
Sadlier Vocabulary -- google Sadlier vocabulary; find your book (if you registered log in; if not go to activities listed by the book); complete review games, etc. for Lessons 1-3
Pace yourself & take the three quizzes next week during class;
Room 216 and 215 had Language Arts.
We corrected Simple Solutions #66 and 67.
Registering for chrome books continued.
Room 215:
We read our Progress Common Core book "One Step Closer to Freedom."
Both groups had time to continue reading their novels & answering discussion questions or creating summaries.
HOMEWORK for ALL:
Yale: read Breadwinner (through chapter 5); define vocab, identify characters, complete questions on looseleaf
Princeton: read The Skin I'm In (through about page 60); answer questions on looseleaf
Harvard: read Iraqi Girl (complete chapter recaps -- your choice -- story map, three-step, power point, etc.); find vocab words that are new to you & define
SS #68
Sadlier Vocabulary -- google Sadlier vocabulary; find your book (if you registered log in; if not go to activities listed by the book); complete review games, etc. for Lessons 1-3
Pace yourself & take the three quizzes next week during class;
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Wednesday & Thursday March 18, 2015 & March 19
Journal entry was reflecting on vandalism and misbehavior
We completed our drama notes.
We began reading about the Elizabethan Age and took notes
Road to grammar was collected. Harvard took vocab retests
Character analysis on Phillip or Ms Narwin was collected
Homework:
Begin new novel first two chapters and questions
Simple Solutions 66 & 67
We completed our drama notes.
We began reading about the Elizabethan Age and took notes
Road to grammar was collected. Harvard took vocab retests
Character analysis on Phillip or Ms Narwin was collected
Homework:
Begin new novel first two chapters and questions
Simple Solutions 66 & 67
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Tuesday, March 17th, 2015
Journal entry #8
A Narrative -- choose to write one:
A person you admire & why, their words, their accomplishments
How you met your best friend.
We edited & spoke of including a lead, a topic sentence, using correct grammar (being careful when we write !)
We recorded and discussed the special academic vocabulary of DRAMA.
We watched a Brain Pop on Drama and took a "listening" quiz.
We took notes on Tragedy, Tragic heroes, and Comedy.
We took our Simple Solutions Test #16.
HOMEWORK":
Simple Solutions #65
Take four Roadtogrammar. com quizzes of your choice. You may want to look especially at verb tenses; record properly & submit tomorrow.
RESTUDY your vocabulary for Nothing but the Truth -- retest tomorrow.
Organize your work! Clean your binders.
This weekend Kennedy H.S. is performing a Shakespearian play.
go see it - Thurs, Friday or Saturday & bring in your ticket stub for extra effort!
A Narrative -- choose to write one:
A person you admire & why, their words, their accomplishments
How you met your best friend.
We edited & spoke of including a lead, a topic sentence, using correct grammar (being careful when we write !)
We recorded and discussed the special academic vocabulary of DRAMA.
We watched a Brain Pop on Drama and took a "listening" quiz.
We took notes on Tragedy, Tragic heroes, and Comedy.
We took our Simple Solutions Test #16.
HOMEWORK":
Simple Solutions #65
Take four Roadtogrammar. com quizzes of your choice. You may want to look especially at verb tenses; record properly & submit tomorrow.
RESTUDY your vocabulary for Nothing but the Truth -- retest tomorrow.
Organize your work! Clean your binders.
This weekend Kennedy H.S. is performing a Shakespearian play.
go see it - Thurs, Friday or Saturday & bring in your ticket stub for extra effort!
Monday, March 16, 2015
Monday, March 16, 2015
Today we completed a Study Guide for our Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 61-64; we corrected it together.
We completed a comprehension assessment and vocabulary test on Nothing but the Truth.
All papers were handed back.
Princeton recorded our Drama vocabulary.
Novels will be collected tomorrow.
Homework:
Study for SS Test #16 on Lessons 61-64.
Complete the Character chart on Phillip Malloy and Peg Narwin (will be collected tomorrow)
in addition, PRINCETON: Choose 4 roadtogrammar quizzes (look at verbs and verb tenses); take, record number and name
in addition, Mrs. Urbinai's homeroom and Mrs. Williams' homeroom had the "Good Sports" story to complete.
We completed a comprehension assessment and vocabulary test on Nothing but the Truth.
All papers were handed back.
Princeton recorded our Drama vocabulary.
Novels will be collected tomorrow.
Homework:
Study for SS Test #16 on Lessons 61-64.
Complete the Character chart on Phillip Malloy and Peg Narwin (will be collected tomorrow)
in addition, PRINCETON: Choose 4 roadtogrammar quizzes (look at verbs and verb tenses); take, record number and name
in addition, Mrs. Urbinai's homeroom and Mrs. Williams' homeroom had the "Good Sports" story to complete.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Friday, March 13th, 2015
Journal entry 7 -- students were given thirteen examples of figurative language from Nothing but the Truth. List them and identify
New Unit on Drama and Shakespeare begun: We took notes on Drama, its definition, its three characteristics, its history; we began learning our new academic vocabulary associated with drama:
aside, soliloquy, tragedy, comedy, thespians.
We read "Good Sports" in our Purple Common Core Progress book and began analyzing this drama.
Discussion questions were collected & test corrections for SS15. Retakes were given after school.
Homework:
SS 61-64 should be completed.
Genre Menu due Monday; breakfast games should be emailed to my cps email.
TESTS on Monday:
Vocabulary on Nothing but the Truth
Objective comprehension test on Nothing but the Truth
Essay: think about the irony of the story
Get lockers cleaned! Make sure you have all your books & they have labels on them.
Organize your three ring binder and your folders.
Something Fun: Don't forget --- first St. Patrick's Day Parade in Garfield Ridge begins at 12:00 Saturday from Kennedy H.S. to St. Daniel the Prophet.
New Unit on Drama and Shakespeare begun: We took notes on Drama, its definition, its three characteristics, its history; we began learning our new academic vocabulary associated with drama:
aside, soliloquy, tragedy, comedy, thespians.
We read "Good Sports" in our Purple Common Core Progress book and began analyzing this drama.
Discussion questions were collected & test corrections for SS15. Retakes were given after school.
Homework:
SS 61-64 should be completed.
Genre Menu due Monday; breakfast games should be emailed to my cps email.
TESTS on Monday:
Vocabulary on Nothing but the Truth
Objective comprehension test on Nothing but the Truth
Essay: think about the irony of the story
Get lockers cleaned! Make sure you have all your books & they have labels on them.
Organize your three ring binder and your folders.
Something Fun: Don't forget --- first St. Patrick's Day Parade in Garfield Ridge begins at 12:00 Saturday from Kennedy H.S. to St. Daniel the Prophet.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 & Thursday, March 12, 2015
Journal entry #5:
Create a chart
Character What he/she wants Actions taken to get what he/she wants
Phillip
Ms. Narwin
Mr & Mrs. Malloy
Superintendent Seymour
Dr. Doane
Ted Griffin
Jennifer
Jake
Dr. Palleni
Nothing But The Truth! Our Readers' Theatre was completed. We examined satire & irony, what was the truth, who knew it, who didn't.
Princeton corrected SS #62.
Homework:
Discussion questions Part III (Nothing but the Truth) -- will be collected Thursday AM.
SS #63 and #64
Test corrections from SS Test #15 due Friday -- will be collected Friday AM
Genre Menu due Monday
Sadlier Vocab Lesson 3
Journal entry: Have you ever been blamed for something you didn't do, like Ms. Narwin? Explain the situation. How did you feel? What was the resolution?
Thursday & Friday -- PARCC testing for the 8th grade
Create a chart
Character What he/she wants Actions taken to get what he/she wants
Phillip
Ms. Narwin
Mr & Mrs. Malloy
Superintendent Seymour
Dr. Doane
Ted Griffin
Jennifer
Jake
Dr. Palleni
Nothing But The Truth! Our Readers' Theatre was completed. We examined satire & irony, what was the truth, who knew it, who didn't.
Princeton corrected SS #62.
Homework:
Discussion questions Part III (Nothing but the Truth) -- will be collected Thursday AM.
SS #63 and #64
Test corrections from SS Test #15 due Friday -- will be collected Friday AM
Genre Menu due Monday
Sadlier Vocab Lesson 3
Journal entry: Have you ever been blamed for something you didn't do, like Ms. Narwin? Explain the situation. How did you feel? What was the resolution?
Thursday & Friday -- PARCC testing for the 8th grade
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Tuesday March 10th 2015
Journal entry-- themes 1 & 2. We read two short passages, assessed the themes and cited evidence to support our thinking
We continued our readers theatre for Nothing but the Truth.
We corrected Simple Solutions 61
Homework:
Simple solutions 62
Yale and Princeton discussion questions part 2
Work on Genre menu
Sadler vocabulary
Late work for progress reports he tomorrow
We continued our readers theatre for Nothing but the Truth.
We corrected Simple Solutions 61
Homework:
Simple solutions 62
Yale and Princeton discussion questions part 2
Work on Genre menu
Sadler vocabulary
Late work for progress reports he tomorrow
Monday, March 9, 2015
Monday, March 9th, 2015
Inferencing Quiz #3 was given; students had the opportunity to read short stories drawing inferences and citing evidence for their opinion.
Nothing But the Truth Readers' theatre continued.
Homework:
Students with the White cover of NBT: At page 118, complete discussion questions (second set).
Students with the small hardcover copy of NBT: these questions cover Part II of the book up to page 141
Princeton & Harvard are doing discussion questions tonight
All are completing Lesson #3 of Sadlier Vocabulary; begin reviewing words for a test.
SS #61
Nothing But the Truth Readers' theatre continued.
Homework:
Students with the White cover of NBT: At page 118, complete discussion questions (second set).
Students with the small hardcover copy of NBT: these questions cover Part II of the book up to page 141
Princeton & Harvard are doing discussion questions tonight
All are completing Lesson #3 of Sadlier Vocabulary; begin reviewing words for a test.
SS #61
Friday, March 6, 2015
GENRE - PROJECT MENU due 3/16/15
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Genre – Project Menu
(choose one from each meal of the day to
complete your meal – highest possible points = 315)
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Breakfast (choose one)
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Lunch (Analysis)
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Dinner (Application)
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(90) Choose 15 genres – define; draw an
illustration for each that would help you remember the difference
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(75) Create a wordle. Go to wordle.com
(use 20 genres)
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(75) Non-fiction report
(You are a newspaper
reporter for the Nathan Hale News.
Write a short article reporting on an event at school. Minimum of 8 sentences.
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(90) Create a paper study tool for review
(game/foldable/flash cards, etc.)
(up to 3 team members
may work together and submit a game – evidence of participation from all
members necessary)
Use 15 genres
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(90)
List 10 genres and
bullet point the characteristics of each
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(90)
Pick two genres – one
fiction and one non-fiction.
You’re the narrator --
write one paragraph in each genre.
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(105)
Create a computer review
– power point, jeopardy game, etc.
(Print a copy for
submission and email to
use a minimum of 20
genres
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(105)
Create a poster showing
the three categories of genre;
Add 15 additional
subgenres. Include definitions for all & an example for each
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(105) Design and write a short newspaper for
Nathan Hale. (Event): Include a
report of an event that occurred at school,
(Ad) an advertisement for something you could buy at Nathan Hale,
(Editorial) your opinion about a policy or need at school
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Genres
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Drama
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Poetry
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Prose
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Comedy
Tragedy
Melodrama
Farce
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Lyric
Sonnet
Haiku
Free Verse
Epic
Cinquain
Limerick
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Fiction:
Non-fiction:
Science Fiction Autobiography
Realistic Fiction Biography
Adventure Memoir
Horror
Speech
Mystery
Report
Historical Fiction Editorial
Folktales Essay
Myths
Eulogy
Legends
Urban Legends
Tall Tales
Urban Legends
Fairy tales
Fables
Graphic novel
Western
Classic
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Friday, March 6, 2015
As a listening activity we watched a Brain Pop video on Prefixes, suffixes, & roots -- we took a quiz.
Princeton/Harvard: the roadtogrammar.com quizzes were collected.
Yale: we discussed the questions for our novel.
All took the Simple Solutions Test #15.
We continued discussing our inferences for our novel, Nothing But the Truth.
Our Readers' Theatre continued.
Homework:
Genres - Project Menus due 3/16/2015
Sadlier Vocabulary (Lessons 1-3 should be complete by Tuesday)
Character chart on Narwin & Phillip -- continue filling it in!
Princeton/Harvard: the roadtogrammar.com quizzes were collected.
Yale: we discussed the questions for our novel.
All took the Simple Solutions Test #15.
We continued discussing our inferences for our novel, Nothing But the Truth.
Our Readers' Theatre continued.
Homework:
Genres - Project Menus due 3/16/2015
Sadlier Vocabulary (Lessons 1-3 should be complete by Tuesday)
Character chart on Narwin & Phillip -- continue filling it in!
Purple Common Core Progress Book -- "Charlie and the Advice" Guided Reading Sheet
Student
___________________________________ “Charlie and the Advice”
(On loose leaf list the 18 vocabulary words & define using the
glossary at the back of your book.)
What genre? ___________________________________________________________________________________
CITE
EVIDENCE: Most folk tales have simple
themes that deal with basic concerns of everyday life. List the words in the first paragraph that
connect to the idea of wisdom from the past.
____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why might
this idea be important to understanding the story’s theme?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Our
understanding of literature is enriched by reading works from other
cultures. Which paragraph identifies the
culture this tale comes from? ________________
What is the value of knowing the cultural background of a story?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
COMPREHENSION
CHECK: Based on details from the text,
what theme is suggested in the tale so far?
_____________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cite at
least two phrases quoted from the story that support your thoughts:
___________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
CITE
EVIDENCE: Which paragraph explains why
Charlie was right in following the advice to stay on the main road? ____
Which
paragraph describes another cause-and-effect relationship between the advice
Charles received and his actions.
________ What is likely to be revealed about the
innkeepers? _____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
COMPREHENSION
CHECK:
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. Identify two actions Charlie has taken I the
story thus far after hearing the landowner’s advice. Explain how Charlie’s actions contribute to
the development of the theme. Cite
textural evidence.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CITE
EVIDENCE: Which paragraph shows Charlie
remembering the third piece of advice from his former employer? ____
What was
that advice, and how does Charlie follow it?
_____________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Which
paragraph shows how Charlie is rewarded for following the landowner’s advice?
_____
How do these
story events serve as the final development of the theme?
______________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What
other traditional tale does this ending remind you of?
_________________________________________________
COMPREHENSION
CHECK:
1. 2. 3. 4. (#5 – see page 27 on
looseleaf; remember, use a lead.)
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Today we completed a Study Guide to prepare for the Simple Solutions test on Friday covering lessons 56-60.
We went over our four-box structural analysis.
Princeton & Harvard discussed the Part I of our novel and recorded the second part of the vocabulary.
All sections continued the Readers' Theatre of Nothing But The Truth
Princeton & Harvard:
www.roadtogrammar.com #240, 314, 315, 316
Sadlier Lesson 3
Continue to fill in Character Chart on Phillip and Ms. Narwin
Study for SS Test #56-60
Retakes on #14 tomorrow after school.
Yale:
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH (DISCUSSION QUESTIONS #1)
1. In what ways are Phillip's and Miss Narwin's views of one another inaccurate?
2. Create a venn diagram showing how Miss Narwin and Philip Malloy are alike and different.
3. Explain why Phillip is sent to Dr. Palleni's office. How have both Miss Narwin and Philip mishandled the incident?
4. How is Mr. Malloy like Phillip? How has he failed to help Philip with his problems at school?
5. Explain the irony in the novel's title Nothing But The Truth.
Sadlier Lesson 3
Continue to fill in Character Chart on Phillip and Ms. Narwin
Study for SS Test #56-60
Retakes on #14 tomorrow after school.
COPY OF THE STUDY GUIDE COMPLETED IN CLASS TODAY:
Student _______________________________
Simple Solutions Common Core Grammar
Study Guide #57-60
1.
Choose the correct verb.
All the air on Earth (is/are) polluted.
All the stars (is/are) sparkling brightly tonight.
(Is/Are) any of the magazines about space travel?
(Does/Do) any part of the school have Wi-Fi?
2. Write A if the
verb is active; P if it is passive.
____Our
team beat the Cowboys.
____
Most of the touchdowns were scored by Tom.
3.
Rewrite the sentence. Correct the misplaced modifier.
Mr. Yracheta
was standing in the hall with his cat wearing a jean jacket.
4. Underline the participial phrase and circle
the word it modifies.
Nurses
completing their Masters degree will get a pay raise.
5.
Write the plurals of these compound nouns.
Runner-up
_________________________ high
school __________________________
6. Conjugate the verb leave. Assume the subject is
he.
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Present
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Future
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Perfect
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7. Use what you know about Greek roots to match
these words with their meanings.
____ cryptic A) unit of sound
____ biomass B)
breaking out
____
eruption C) secret
____
phoneme D) material
from living things
8.
Check the spelling of the words in the sentence below; use the proofreader’s mark for “check
spelling” to mark any words that may be misspelled.
The
physical therapist recieved a delivery that included specal equipment for her
patients.
9. Use context clues to find the meaning of the
underlined word.
Your
speech is always very formal and you may find our conversation colloquial, but
it has been a long time since I’ve been with people who grew up in my ethnic
neighborhood.
Boring informal sad proper
10. Add commas.
We
studied the assassination of the Archduke the gathering of allies the
declaration of war and four years of brutal fighting.
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