Greetings Class of 2013!
Hope you have enjoyed celebrating with your families, sleeping in late, and enjoying good times with friends.
Remember to keep track of books you've read -- I know some of you are finishing Mockingjay.
Some of you are looking for extra credit for English/Writing -- use the novel and find four key sentences. Identify the nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, articles, prepositions and conjunctions within.
READ!! All should be reading a non-fiction book on a topic that stems from your Social Studies focus of the Civil War, leading to Civil War, or reconsturction.
GENEALOGY PROJECT: I hope you have worked on your research for your Genealogy project. Remember your holiday task was to talk to relatives and draw out how you are related, trying to go as far back as possible. List relatives' names, dates of birth if available, countries of birth.
Did you find that one special person in your family that you wanted to interview? Generate a set of questions before you sit down with them.
Your papers have been graded. Grades are posted in Gradebook. Check for any missing work. There are a few people who were absent who need to see me after the holiday to have your Science Fair procedures graded.
Remember after the holiday -- anything not handed in on the due date will only be able to achieve a total of 70%; late work will not be accepted more than one week late.
Congrats to those hard-working students who are maintaining As and Bs despite all the distractions we had in December.
Those whose averages are not at 78% for both first and second quarter are in jeopardy of not graduating with your class. First, be sure you have no missing assignments; second, spend more time studying for exams; third, see me before school from 7:00 - 7:40 if there are concepts you don't understand or need help with!
Happy 2013!
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Language Arts Week of 12/17/12
Over the weekend you were reading chapter 10 of The Outsiders, completing your STYLE guide defining various types of literary techniques and devices and providing examples.
Simple Solutions 9 & 10 should be completed. Civil War Journal entry will be collected Monday if you did not hand in by Friday.
We're memorizing the first two lines of the Gettysburg Address.
Finish reading a non-fiction book about any topic related to the Civil War years and complete your reading before we return from the holidays.
Create a three-slide powerpoint presentation on the subject of your book.
Monday, December 17th
The Outsiders - Chapter 11
Research paper note cards/source cards/ hypothesis etc. check
Portfolio check; oral quiz
Homework: Simple Solutions Lesson 11, Current Events
Tuesday, December 18th
Current Events due
The Outsiders (Chapter 12)
Portfolio checks continue; oral quizzes
Homework: Simple Solutions Lesson 12, study for test on The Outsiders including figurative language and vocabulary
Wednesday, December 19th
The Outsiders Final Test includes figurative language
Movie: The Outsiders (Part I)
Thursday, December 20th
Simple Solutions Test Lessons 9-12 (hand in your lesson work)
Movie: The Outsiders (Part II)
Homework: Finish reading "Born Worker" in Green literature book preparing for unit assessment
Friday, December 21st
Performance Assessment on "Born Worker"
Happy Holidays! Enjoy your families. Talk with relatives and begin to gather information about your family roots for our project on our personal identity & genealogy.
Read your non-fiction book!
Simple Solutions 9 & 10 should be completed. Civil War Journal entry will be collected Monday if you did not hand in by Friday.
We're memorizing the first two lines of the Gettysburg Address.
Finish reading a non-fiction book about any topic related to the Civil War years and complete your reading before we return from the holidays.
Create a three-slide powerpoint presentation on the subject of your book.
Monday, December 17th
The Outsiders - Chapter 11
Research paper note cards/source cards/ hypothesis etc. check
Portfolio check; oral quiz
Homework: Simple Solutions Lesson 11, Current Events
Tuesday, December 18th
Current Events due
The Outsiders (Chapter 12)
Portfolio checks continue; oral quizzes
Homework: Simple Solutions Lesson 12, study for test on The Outsiders including figurative language and vocabulary
Wednesday, December 19th
The Outsiders Final Test includes figurative language
Movie: The Outsiders (Part I)
Thursday, December 20th
Simple Solutions Test Lessons 9-12 (hand in your lesson work)
Movie: The Outsiders (Part II)
Homework: Finish reading "Born Worker" in Green literature book preparing for unit assessment
Friday, December 21st
Performance Assessment on "Born Worker"
Happy Holidays! Enjoy your families. Talk with relatives and begin to gather information about your family roots for our project on our personal identity & genealogy.
Read your non-fiction book!
Monday, December 10, 2012
Language Arts Week of 12/10 - 12/14
Our novel:
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton continues
Friday we took our first test on chapters 1-3 and listened to Chapter 4
Weekend homework was to read Chapter 5 and complete a 3-step.
Focus this week is on
1. plot development in our novel,
2.how themes are generated through our characters, their words, actions and relationships with others
3. Literary element of style
4. finding textural evidence to support your conclusions
5. Researching -- notecards, source cards, review of literature
Monday:
Read Chapter 6, complete a chapter map
Tuesday: (Santa's Shop)
(all forms due in in order to attend Wheel of Wisdom treat)
Read chapter 7, complete a chapter map
Simple Solutions Chapter 9
Wednesday: (Santa's Shop)
Read chapter 8, complete a chapter map
Simple Solutions Chapter 10
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton continues
Friday we took our first test on chapters 1-3 and listened to Chapter 4
Weekend homework was to read Chapter 5 and complete a 3-step.
Focus this week is on
1. plot development in our novel,
2.how themes are generated through our characters, their words, actions and relationships with others
3. Literary element of style
4. finding textural evidence to support your conclusions
5. Researching -- notecards, source cards, review of literature
Monday:
Read Chapter 6, complete a chapter map
Tuesday: (Santa's Shop)
(all forms due in in order to attend Wheel of Wisdom treat)
Read chapter 7, complete a chapter map
Simple Solutions Chapter 9
Wednesday: (Santa's Shop)
Read chapter 8, complete a chapter map
Simple Solutions Chapter 10
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Language Arts Week of 12/3/12
Happy December!
Check your grades online. Progress reports are only a few weeks away. This quarter goes by quickly with the holiday breaks.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is our new novel. We will be reading one chapter per evening and completing a chapter summary using the graphic organizer passed out in class.
Monday: Chapter 1
Tuesday: Chapter 2
Wednesday: Chapter 3
Thursday: Study for Test
Friday: Test on 1-3 plus vocabulary
Read Chapter 4
Simple Solutions: Units 5-8 will be graded Tuesday;
Test on Thursday.
Book reports BOOK Two is due on 12/5/12. Some students chose only one book; all three parts of report were due last week; for those who chose two books, the second parts are due Weds.
Lincoln, character traits with evidence: due on 12/5/12.
Use the story in our Green Literature book: Lincoln, a Photobiography, use O Captain, My Captain, the movie, Lincoln, and other sources about Lincoln to site evidence to his traits.
Be sure portfolios and notebooks are up-to-date.
Study flashcards for literary elements and devices.
We've covered: characters, theme, plot, setting, point of view, mood, & tone.
You should know what an extended metaphor is.
Review: similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, imagery, synecdoche.
Check your grades online. Progress reports are only a few weeks away. This quarter goes by quickly with the holiday breaks.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is our new novel. We will be reading one chapter per evening and completing a chapter summary using the graphic organizer passed out in class.
Monday: Chapter 1
Tuesday: Chapter 2
Wednesday: Chapter 3
Thursday: Study for Test
Friday: Test on 1-3 plus vocabulary
Read Chapter 4
Simple Solutions: Units 5-8 will be graded Tuesday;
Test on Thursday.
Book reports BOOK Two is due on 12/5/12. Some students chose only one book; all three parts of report were due last week; for those who chose two books, the second parts are due Weds.
Lincoln, character traits with evidence: due on 12/5/12.
Use the story in our Green Literature book: Lincoln, a Photobiography, use O Captain, My Captain, the movie, Lincoln, and other sources about Lincoln to site evidence to his traits.
Be sure portfolios and notebooks are up-to-date.
Study flashcards for literary elements and devices.
We've covered: characters, theme, plot, setting, point of view, mood, & tone.
You should know what an extended metaphor is.
Review: similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, imagery, synecdoche.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Language Arts Week of 11/26/12
Hope you enjoyed your holiday and shared some great family time together.
Your only assignment over the holiday was to read your Science Fiction novel and Catching Fire if you opted to tackle two books.
All papers were graded and entered over the holiday. Check the portal and see if you forgot to hand in something or had to redo something.
Our unit on Power, how is it attained and how is it held, ended with a five paragraph essay addressing these essential questions. Two grades were received -- one for writing, one for reading.
You have the option of rewriting this paper but must submit the original with your revision in order to have it regraded. Some of you spent a great deal of time telling me who has power, but not how they attained it or held it. The best papers focused on three main ways power is attained and cited examples from our readings (including The Hunger Games). Your final paragraph asked for your opinion what type of power is the best, and is long-lasting.
This week:
We will wrap up our Science Fiction unit with a test on Wednesday.
We will be working on a unit that focuses on the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln to coordinate with your studies in Social Studies and the "Lincoln" movie which we will be going to see.
Book reports are due Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 for those students choosing to complete only one book. All three parts of the report are due on your book. Those students who are reading two books, must submit one part of the book report on the completed book on November 28th, then submit the other two parts on your second book by Wednesday, December 5th, 2012.
Your only assignment over the holiday was to read your Science Fiction novel and Catching Fire if you opted to tackle two books.
All papers were graded and entered over the holiday. Check the portal and see if you forgot to hand in something or had to redo something.
Our unit on Power, how is it attained and how is it held, ended with a five paragraph essay addressing these essential questions. Two grades were received -- one for writing, one for reading.
You have the option of rewriting this paper but must submit the original with your revision in order to have it regraded. Some of you spent a great deal of time telling me who has power, but not how they attained it or held it. The best papers focused on three main ways power is attained and cited examples from our readings (including The Hunger Games). Your final paragraph asked for your opinion what type of power is the best, and is long-lasting.
This week:
We will wrap up our Science Fiction unit with a test on Wednesday.
We will be working on a unit that focuses on the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln to coordinate with your studies in Social Studies and the "Lincoln" movie which we will be going to see.
Book reports are due Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 for those students choosing to complete only one book. All three parts of the report are due on your book. Those students who are reading two books, must submit one part of the book report on the completed book on November 28th, then submit the other two parts on your second book by Wednesday, December 5th, 2012.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Language Arts Week of 11/19./12
Weekend work:
Finish the figurative language packet (second sheet); take the quiz, then correct it yourself using the rest of the packet; study what you don't know so you can do well on a test.
READ, READ, READ..... you should be reading your Science Fiction novel.
Option One Read one book complete all three items on book report form by 11/28
Option Two Read two books complete all three items, but one on the first book due 11/28, the other two on the second book by 12/5
Week of 11/19/12
Monday:
Science Fiction -- notes
Read "One Week and counting," Extended response due at end of class
Homework: Read pages 549 and 550 (add to notes in your Reading Notebook on Science Fiction) Read "Rain Rain Go Away" by Isaac Asimov pgs. 554-562 in literature book; complete questions # 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 due on Wednesday on looseleaf to be handed in
Tuesday:
Science Fiction -- continue notes on authors
Read "The Martian Chronicles" as a Readers' Theatre
Homework: Finish "Rain Rain Go Away"
Wednesday:
Science Fiction assessment
Read "The Secret" and complete assessment in class (bring colored pencils)
Thanksgiving Holiday -- enjoy
READ!!
Finish the figurative language packet (second sheet); take the quiz, then correct it yourself using the rest of the packet; study what you don't know so you can do well on a test.
READ, READ, READ..... you should be reading your Science Fiction novel.
Option One Read one book complete all three items on book report form by 11/28
Option Two Read two books complete all three items, but one on the first book due 11/28, the other two on the second book by 12/5
Week of 11/19/12
Monday:
Science Fiction -- notes
Read "One Week and counting," Extended response due at end of class
Homework: Read pages 549 and 550 (add to notes in your Reading Notebook on Science Fiction) Read "Rain Rain Go Away" by Isaac Asimov pgs. 554-562 in literature book; complete questions # 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 due on Wednesday on looseleaf to be handed in
Tuesday:
Science Fiction -- continue notes on authors
Read "The Martian Chronicles" as a Readers' Theatre
Homework: Finish "Rain Rain Go Away"
Wednesday:
Science Fiction assessment
Read "The Secret" and complete assessment in class (bring colored pencils)
Thanksgiving Holiday -- enjoy
READ!!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Language Arts Week of 11/12/2012
Monday -- No school Veterans Day
Tuesday -- Parent Teacher Conferences
Language Arts (Wednesday and Thursday)
We'll be viewing The Hunger Games (be sure to have your permission slips signed). Students will be constructing a t-chart showing similarities and differences between the book and the novel. During class you will be noting scenes and plot details from the movie. At home, you should be updating the second column by adding details from the book.
Books will be collected on Friday.
First assignments that are being graded:
11/9 -- Self-evaluation was due (students examined their own grades, strengths, weaknesses & set some goals)
11/8 -- Performance Assessment on how power is attained and held in society. This counts for two grades: content is a Reading test grade; structure is a Writing test grade.
11/9 -- Extra credit (electoral maps were due) --- none will be taken late.
You should have checked out a Science Fiction novel (stay at or below your lexile level). You had a four day weekend to try to read at least 1/2. You will receive a book report format this week. This will be due the Tuesday after Thanksgiving break.
Current Events is due Thursday, November 15th.
New Quarter: get new notebooks, pens, paper.....whatever is needed for a great quarter!!
Tuesday -- Parent Teacher Conferences
Language Arts (Wednesday and Thursday)
We'll be viewing The Hunger Games (be sure to have your permission slips signed). Students will be constructing a t-chart showing similarities and differences between the book and the novel. During class you will be noting scenes and plot details from the movie. At home, you should be updating the second column by adding details from the book.
Books will be collected on Friday.
First assignments that are being graded:
11/9 -- Self-evaluation was due (students examined their own grades, strengths, weaknesses & set some goals)
11/8 -- Performance Assessment on how power is attained and held in society. This counts for two grades: content is a Reading test grade; structure is a Writing test grade.
11/9 -- Extra credit (electoral maps were due) --- none will be taken late.
You should have checked out a Science Fiction novel (stay at or below your lexile level). You had a four day weekend to try to read at least 1/2. You will receive a book report format this week. This will be due the Tuesday after Thanksgiving break.
Current Events is due Thursday, November 15th.
New Quarter: get new notebooks, pens, paper.....whatever is needed for a great quarter!!
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