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.