Thursday, April 28, 2011

Standard: Lyric Poems dus

Honors: Touching Spirit Bear--Chapters 1-3--follow rubric

See yesterday's post.

Take care--Keep reading and writing! I will miss you!

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Honors: Poetry Anthology due MOnday--no late projects will be accepted.

Block 4-Haiku due tomorrow.

Blocks 4, 6 and 7--lyric poems due tfirday.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

BLock 5--quiz on brigade words.

Blocks 6 and 7--Haiku due Wed.

Block 4 Haiku due Thurs.


Honors: Poetry Anthology due Monday, May 2--no late projects will be accepted

Monday, April 25, 2011

BLock 5--finished copy of your vacation paragraph
quiz on the "brigade" words on Wednesday
Haiku due on Wednesday

Standard 6 and 7
Haiku due on Wednesday

Friday, April 15, 2011

Honors: If you have time over vacation, investigate Haiku--read mine and see if you can find any others. You can try writing some. We will work on the lyric poem and the Haiku in class when we get back.

Have a great, relaxing vacation!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

All classes--poetry test tomorrow.
Block 5--worksheet for "The Charge of the Light Brigade" due tomorrow


Poetry Anthology due date: Monday, May 2

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

All classes: Poetry test on Friday. Study your notes and study sheet.

Blocks 1,4,6 and 7--magazine poems due tomorrow

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Blocks 1, 4, 6 and 7--vocabulary quiz on "brigade" words. Know the spelling and definition.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Blocks 4 and 7--finish worksheet. Remember on the back to write a paragraph about the story of the Light Brigade.

Block 6--targets for vocabulary

Blocks 1, 4, 6 and 7--vocabulary quiz on Wednesday--spelling and definition

Friday, April 8, 2011

No homework. Have a nice weekend.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Standard: "Bells stanza--written in pen and illustrated. May be typed, and you may use Clip Art

Honors: Concrete Poem due tomorrow

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Honors: "Frigate" vocab. quiz tomorrow.
Concrete poem due Friday

Block 7: "Frigate" vocab. quiz tomorrow. "Frigate" targets due tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Honors: "Frigate" quiz Thursday
Concrete poem due Friday

Standard: Blocks 4 and 6--vocabulary targets / quiz tomorrow
Block 7--vocabulary target/quiz Thursday

Monday, April 4, 2011

Standard: vocabulary/spelling quiz on the "frigate" words on Wednesday

Honors: vocabulary/spelling quiz on the "frigate" words on Thursday

Block 1 and 5--concrete poem due on Friday

Blocks 4, 6 and 7 --vocabulary targets due Wednesday. Block 7--I will give you some classtime tomorrow to work on these.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Honors: "Bells" stanza/illustration due on Monday. You may type it and use Clip Art if you wish.
Read the concrete poems in your literature book--pages 264, 270-271, 626. Do the questions on page 274--1a-4a. These should be done in blue or black pen and in complete sentences.


Standard: Root word worksheet due on Monday, April 4.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

All classes: Bookshare tomorrow. Come prepared to discuss your book. Use the rubric as a guideline.

Honors: Block 1--your "Bells" stanza and illustration due Monday.

Blocks 4, 6 and 7--root word worksheet due Monday. Find some words you never knew before!

Wednesday, March 31, 2011

Block 4--do the complex sentence worksheet

Bookshare FRIDAY! Test grade!

Tuesday, March 29,2011

Whoo! Hoo! ELA MCAS is over. Good job by all!

Tonight--Blocks 6 and 7 do the worksheet on complex sentences.

REMEMBER Bookshare Friday. See my white board for what you have to bring for credit.

Monday, March 28, 2011

No homework.

Bookshare Friday. See prior posts for details.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Honors: Finich Caesar take-home test. You may use the book.

Block 7: Finish "Island" MCAS practice for tomorrow

TRACK quiz for Blocks 1, 5, 6 and 7 tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

TRACK quiz Friday except for Block 4 who will have it on Thursday. See yesterday's post.

Block 5--Do the writing prompt for Caesar.

Block 1--finish "On a Night of Snow" open response

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Honors: Find and indicate the hyperbole in the story "Caesar, the Giant" pp. 781-789 in your literature book.

TRACK quiz Friday for blocks 5,6,7, and 1 Block 4 will have it Thursday since I won't see you on Friday (half day).

T=topic sentence comes from the question
R=relevant quotes/examples from text (3)
A=accurate explanation of quotes/examples (3)
C=conclusion rewords the topic sentence
K=keep writing neatly and legibly

You did a great job on the MCAS long composition today, using dictionaries, writing pages. I'm proud of you.

Monday, March 21, 2011

MCAS long composition tomorrow. Rest tonight.

Honors: Read pages 781-789--mark where you read hyperbole for Wednesday.

Friday, March 18, 2011

If you did not get your essay in today, finish it this weekend. It is worth two test grades, and it goes down a letter grade every day it is late.

Remember to have your book read by Friday, April 1. Bring in your book and rubric that day. We will be doing bookshares.

Friday, March 18, 2011

REVISE quiz if you haven't already received a 100%

Practice MCAS essay due tomorrow--finished "rough" draft

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Complete figurative language worksheet.

Remember: MCAS practice essay is due Friday.

REVISE quiz on Friday.

Hope you are reading your book. Have it finished and bring it to class Friday, April 1 for your book share. If you didn't get a rubric, see me.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

All classes: REVISE quiz Friday.

Finish first rough draft of MCAS essay for tomorrow. We will write the finished "Rough draft" in class tomorrow. Then, it will be due on Friday.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Rough draft of MCAS practice essay is due tomorrow. We will be evaluating them in class. You should have about three pages. Remember to use description, dialogue, action, anecdote, etc. as you can use them.

REVISE quiz on Friday--last chance-this will be a quiz grade that I will take.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Honors: Using the evaluation form, analyze the "trapeze" essay.

Block 4--do the worksheet on similes

Thursday, March 10, 2011

All classes: Complete simile worksheet
REVISE quiz tomorrow

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

No homework. See yesterday's post.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

No homework. Remember to be reading your book by April 1. I will give you the rubric for the Bookshare at the end of this week.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Block 5---Finish evaluating the "Amazon" essay

Friday, March 4, 2011

HOnors: Finish persuasive essay for Monday. Staple the rubric on top.

A reminder: All classes must read a book of your choosing by Friday, April 1. You will have to bring the book to class with you that day, so you can do the assignment which I will give you that day.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

See yesterday's post

Block 7--finish analyzing "Hero" essay.

All classes: quiz on REVISE

R= reread your paper
E=Engage the reader--Grab reader's attention from the start.
V=Voice-Make sure your personality and enthusiasm comes through.
I=Insert strong verbs--Improve your word choice.
S=Stay on topic--Have you answered the question/prompt?
E=Evidence/experience--Do you have personal experience and detail?

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Honors: Because the computers crashed today, I will give you an extra day on the persuasive essays. They will be due on Monday. You can type the Country Poem on Monday in the computer lab. Hopefully, you didn't lose a lot of your essay in the computers, today :(

Standard and HOnors: You need to show me a book you are reading by Friday. It must be finished by Friday, April 1, and you must bring it to class that day.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

See yesterday's post. Also, bring your country report notes or a copy of your country report to class on Friday. You will be writing a poem about your country.

Monday, February 28. 2011

All classes: You must show me a book you are going to read by Friday--seventh grade or above level. This must be read by April 1, and you need to bring it to class that day.

Honors-Persuasive essay due Friday

All Classes: Know what REVISE stands for for a quiz on Friday

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Honors:
You also need an idea for a persuasive essay. You will be writing your thesis statement in class tomorrow. "Appearances are Destructive" take-home test due tomorrow for Block 1--remember to use TRACK when answering the prompt.

Blocks 6 and 7--Finish the open response of "A Walk to the Jetty". Remember TRACK

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Honors: "Appearance are Destructive" packet due tomorrow. I will particularly be looking at the writing response. Remember: Your paragraph(s) should have a beginning, middle, and an end.

Standard: Block 6--finish open response for "Jetty"

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Honors: "Appearances are Destructive" packet--do in pen. This will be due on Thursday. Have a topic for a persuasive essay due on Friday.

Block 4: Finish the multiple choice questions on "A Walk to the Jetty" MCAS practice packet.

Block 6--Finish the prompt response on "A Walk to the Jetty" MCAS practice packet.


ALL CLASSES: BRING THE BOOK YOU HAVE BEEN READING. WE WILL BE TYPING BOOK REVIEWS IN THE COMPUTER LAB--A002 TOMORROW

Monday, February 14, 2011

ALl blocks--Valentine Word Search--yes, it is homework! Have a good one!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Block 4--assembled story due on Monday--cover, finished copy, rough copies, rubric--stapled or clipped. Every day it is late, it will do down a letter grade.

Blocks 1 and 5--VOcabulary quiz Monday. You need to know the spelling and definition.
1. distraught
2. meretricious
3. infringed
4. curtail
5. derail
6. diminution
7 apartheid
8 Shangri-la
These are on pages 791-796 in literature book


All classes: We will be writing the book review on Wednesday, February 16 in the computer lab. You need to bring your book with you that day to get information from it.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Blocks 6 and 7

Assembled short story. Cover, finished copy, rough drafts, plot pyramid and rubric--in that order due tomorrow.

Blocks 1 and 5--Page 796-1a-5b--in complete sentences, in pen, and on a separate piece of paper (not from your notebook). Vocabulary quiz on Monday.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Block 1 and 5--vocab. quiz MOnday.

Block 1--finished copy of your Shangri-La paragraph

Monday, February 7, 2011

Block 4--rough draft of story due Tuesday.

Block 5--finished copy of Shangri-La paragraph. Start with a good description.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Block 5--Put vocab. into sentences--four compound, four complex. One vocabulary word per sentence.


Pages 791-795 in literature book
1. distraught
2. meretricious
3. infringed
4. curtail
5. derail
6. diminution
7. Apatheid
8. Shangri-la


Block4-rough draft of story due Tuesday.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Block 1--put new vocabulary into sentence. Do four as compound sentence and four as complex sentences. Check your notes to remind you of those types of sentences.

Blocks 1 and 5--Make-up quiz on vocabulary Lesson 7 tomorrow

Blocks 6 and 7

Rough draft of story due tomorrow. We will peer edit them tomorrow.

Block 4
Your rough draft of story due on Monday. We will peer edit them on Monday.

Finished copy of story due THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10. ***New Date due to snow days***

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Blocks 4, 6 and 7--Because of this "crazy" weather, I will let you continue writing your stories in class tomorrow. On Friday we will edit them.

Enjoy your day off!

Monday, January 31, 2011

Blocks 4, 6 and 7--rough draft of story due this Wed. Have five ship terms and five vocabulary words in the story. Highlight them.

Blocks 1 and 5- Test on The Challenger Disaster speech tomorrow. Reread pages424-426.
Finish study guide if you didn't alread.

Make-up vocab. quiz for Lesson 7 on Friday.

Friday, January 28, 2011

BLocks 4, 6 and 7--Rough draft for the Twenty-Third Chapter of Charlotte Doyle due Wednesday, Feb. 2. Highlight five vocabulary words/five ship's terms you used. We will peer-edit on Wednesday.

Blocks 1 and 5--Test on The Challenger speech on Tuesday. We will work on a study guide in class on Monday. Block 5--give an adult the Challenger quiz.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Block 5--finish ten question Challenger quiz. Give it to an adult and bring it in on Monday.


Blocks 4, 6 and 7--be working on your short story. Remember to use five vocabulary words and five ship's terms and highlight them.

Rough draft due--Wednesday, February 2
Finished copy due--Wednesday, February 9

All classes--book review/report book--read and bring in on Wednesday, February 16.
We will write the review in class, and you need to have your book with you.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Block 1--Remember to give THe Challenger quiz to an adult. Also, you need to do a finished copy, edited and revised of "The Necklace".

Blocks 4, 6 and 7--Come tomorrow with an idea for your short story.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Blocks 1 and 5--Reread "The Necklace" and write a response to the prompt:

In "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant the protagonist Mme. Loisel is a woman who has many negative traits. Describe three of those traits giving evidence from the story to support your claims. This should be only a paragraph long.

You also have a vocabulary quiz on Lesson 7 on Wednesday.

Blocks 4, 6, and 7---Finished copy of the Biopoem is due on Friday.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Honors: Lesson 7 worksheet

Standard: Rough draft of Biopoem due tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Blocks 1 and 5--do vocabulary Lesson #7--7A, 7B, and 7C

Blocks 6 and 7--Rough draft of Biopoem due Friday. We will go to the computer lab to finish Chapters 19-22, you can type the Biopoem then.

Long term projects--Book review in class on Wednesday, February 16--bring books and notes. We will write the book review in class.

Short story continuing Charlotte Doyle--due Wednesday, February 9-finished copy due.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Blocks 1 and 5--finish putting lesson 7 vocabulary into your notebook.

Blocks 4, 6, and7

Biopoem on The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle due Friday. See rubric below:

Line 1. First name
Line 2. Four traits that describe the character
Line 3. Relative of (brother, sister, daughter, etc.) of
LIne 4. Lover of (List three things or people)
Line 5. Who feels (three items)
Line 6. Who needs(three items)
Line 7. Who fears (three items)
Line 8. Who gives (three items)
Line 9.Who would like to see(three items)
Line 10. Resident of
Line 11. Last name

Friday, January 14, 2011

Blocks 1 and5--Finisehd revied and edited copy of vacation reflection stapled to rough draft.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Blocks 1 and 5--Vocab. quiz on lesson 6- Thursday.
Proofread vacation reflection using CUPS--write a finished copy for Thursday.

Monday, January 10,2011

Blocks 4, 6, and 7
Test on The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle--multiple choice

Blocks 1 and 5
Put lesson 6 vocabulary into compound sentence. Underline the subjects once and the predicates twice

Friday, January 7, 2011

Honors: In your grammar book, review pages 38-39. Do exercise 14 on page 40. This needs to be printed or in blue or black pen.

Standar:

Test on Charlotte Doyle on Tuesday.

Block 4--finish journal entry for Chapter 22

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Standard;

Blocks 6 and 7--finish entries.

Test on book on Tuesday

Honors:

Finished edited copy of vacation reflection--start with a description or dialogue.
Block 5--finish making compound sentences.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Standard:
1. Blocks 6 and 7--finish writing entry for Chapter Twenty-one.
2. Rough drafts must be completed before we go to the computer lab on Friday.

Honors:
1. Vocabulary worksheet
2. Vacation reflection--edit and revise and hand in a finished copy on Friday with proper heading.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Standard:
Vocabulary quiz tomorrow--know spelling/definition--see yesterday's post for list.

Finish the crossword with the vocabulary words.

Honors:
Finished edited copy of the vacation reflection due Friday. Remember to use a proper heading.

Vocabulary--Lesson 6-6A, 6B, and 6C. Complete sentences for 6B. Highlight the vocabulary word. Due tomorrow.

Monday, January 3, 2011

HOnors: Lesson 6--vocabulary--put wordk all definitions, part of speech in your small notebook.

Standard: Vocabulary quiz Wednesday
l, blithely
2. wrenching
3. impede
4. taut
5. incredulous
6. ensuing
7. flailing
8. treacherous
9. audacity
10.ominous

Write journal entry(two paragraphs) for Chapter 19. Write an example of foreshadowing and explain what it is hinting at.