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

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 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;

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

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!

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.

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.