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.