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Note: Assignments for the first part of Q2 are still at the bottom of the page. |
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November 12 |
November 13 |
November 14 |
1. SSR
2. Notes: Unit 16 -- Frequent Spelling Patterns for able and ible
3. Vocab. Unit 7
4. HW: Wksheet "Is it Able or Ible?" -- due Wed.
5. Honors only: Finish working on group notes for F. 451
6. Reminder for everyone: SSR assignment #2 for Q2 is due Wed., Nov. 12th!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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1. Turn in SSR assignment
2. Library
3. Check Wksheet "Is it Able or Ible?"
4. Complete next two sections in the vocab. packet, "Sentence Check 1 and 2"
5. Honors only: Continue presenting notes on F.451
6, 7/8 pd. only: Work on poetry unit in the Buckle Down workbook, pages 90-99 -- due by Fri.
7. FYI -- Poetry Exam for everyone on Mon.
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Honors:
1. Cloze Test for Unit 16
2. Continue notes for F. 451
7/8 pd. only:
1. Cloze Test for Unit 16
2. SSR
3. Check vocab. packet
4. Finish last section of vocab. packet -- due Fri.
5. HW: Shape poem (must be in color and decorated) -- due Fri.
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Honors:
1. Skills
/Proofreading Test over Unit 16
2. Book Cafe presentation in 2/3 pd. only (over Ironman)
3. Literature Web: "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver -- due Mon.
4. HW: Study for Poetry Exam on Mon.
7/8 pd. only:
1. Skills / Proofreading Test for Unit 16
2. SSR
3. Check poetry unit in the Buckle Down workbook
4. Turn in Shape poems
5. HW: Study for Poetry Exam on Mon.
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November 17 |
November 18 |
November 19 |
November 20 |
November 21 |
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1. Poetry Exam
2. SSR
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1. Vocab. packet (Switched to new workbook, Unit 1 for honors and Unit 8 for regular) -- completed first two sections in class today
2. Notes: Unit 17 -- Frequent Spelling Patterns for /ens/ (spelled ance, ence) and /ent/ (spelled ant, ent)
3. HW: Wksheet "Is it Ance, Ence, Ant, or Ent?" -- due Wed.
4. Honors only: Continued notes for F. 451
5. 7/8 pd. only: Graded Poetry Exam in class |
1. SSR
2. Continued working in vocab. packet (Sentence Check 1 &2) -- due Thurs.
3. Honors: Continued notes for F. 451
4. 7/8 pd. only: Took notes for Unit 17 (we didn't get to it Tues.) -- wksheet is due Thurs. |
1. Cloze Test for Unit 17
2. Finished last section of vocab. packet -- due Fri.
3. Honors: Finished notes for F. 451
4. 7/8 pd. only:
Read "Beacon of Hope" in Scope magazine and complete comprehension questions
5. HW: Make a list of 5 small things you could do to make a difference, then choose one of those 5 things to write an essay about. For example, you could collect magazines to donate to a nursing home. *min. 1 full page -- due Fri. |
1. Skills / Proofreading Test for Unit 17
2. SSR
3. Honors only: Notes on Thesis Statements
7/8 pd. only:
3. Fill out tree map while viewing Akeelah and the Bee |
November 24 |
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November 27 |
November 28 |
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1. SSR
2. Honors only: Create thesis statements for F. 451 essay (introductory paragraph is due Tues.)
3. 7/8 pd. only: Continue filling out tree map while watching Akeelah and the Bee
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Honors:
1. Edit introductory paragraphs
2. Work on body paragraph -- due Wed.
3. FYI -- Final copy (must be typed) of essay is due on Monday, December 1st!!
7/8 pd. only:
1. Write a friendly letter inviting your family to Thanksgiving -- final copy is due Wed.
Everyone:
Don't forget that your final SSR assignment for Q2 is due on Wed., Dec. 3rd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanksgiving Break |
Thanksgiving Break |
September 15 |
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September 19 |
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September 22 |
September 23 |
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September 29 |
September 30 |
October 1 |
October 2 |
October 3 |
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October 13 |
October 14 |
October 15 |
October 16 |
October 17 |
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1. SSR (next assignment is due Wed., Oct. 22nd)
2. Class time to work on "Bio" poem and "I Am..." poem -- final copies due Tues. (must be at least 1/2 page, decorated, and in color)
3. HW: "Imagine a Suitcase" poem -- final copy due Tues.
4. Finish watching The Outsiders
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Honors:
1. Share poems from yesterday
2. Notes: Alliterations
3. Wksheet: Create 5 alliterations, choose best one and illustrate on white paper (must be in color and creative) -- due Wed.
4. HW: "Old Secret" poem (min. 1/2 page, does not have to be about anything too personal, may make secret up if student doesn't have one) -- final copy due Wed.
5. FYI -- Study Island tomorrow
7/8 period
1. SSR
2. Share poems from yesterday
3. Notes: Alliterations
4. Create five alliterations, choose best one and illustrate on white paper (must be in color and creative) -- due Wed.
5. FYI -- Study Island tomorrow
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1. Share poems from yesterday
2. HW: Re-write the lyrics to your favorite song (must turn in original lyrics + new lyrics on a different topic, must be appropriate for school!!!!!) -- due Thurs. Note: Students may perform their new lyrics for extra credit tomorrow
3. Computer Lab: Research the presidential candidates in preparation for a mock debate during Social Studies on Oct. 29th and 30th
*Compare/contrast views on education, healthcare, and the economy -- notes are due on Monday, Nov. 3rd
*Students should watch the debate tonight for info.
*Websites used: today in class:
scholastic.com/election
BarackObama.com
JohnMcCain.com
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1. SSR
2. Share poems from yesterday
3. Notes: Similes
4. HW: "Imagine a Door" poem -- due Fri.
Directions:
Imagine a door that leads to a place no one has been for 500 years. Write a poem about what it looks like (stanza #1, 5-10 lines), what it feels like (literally and emotionally for you, stanza #2, 5-10 lines), and what you find on the other side (stanza #3, 5-10 lines).
Your poem must rhyme!
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1. SSR
2. Share poems from yesterday
3. Activity: "Share a Line" poem (min. 1/2 page) -- due Mon.
4. HW: Free Write poem (on any topic, min. 1/2 page, free verse or may rhyme) -- due Mon.
5. Reminder: SSR assignment #1 for Q2 is due on Wed., October 22nd!!!!!!!
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October 20 |
October 21 |
October 22 |
October 23 |
October 24 |
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1. SSR
2. Share poems from Friday
3. Notes: Role of the speaker in poetry
4. Read and discuss "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes, p. 193 in textbook
5. Honors only:
In pairs, read and discuss "Speech to the Young" by Gwendolyn Brooks, p. 194 in textbook
6. Honors only:
Complete questions 1, 3-6, as well as the two comprehension questions at the top of the page -- due Tues.
7. Everyone: SSR assignment is due Wed., Oct. 22nd!!!
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Half-Day
Honors:
1. Discuss questions over "Speech to the Young" from yesterday
2. Introduction to Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
3. Begin reading The Hearth and the Salamander in F. 451
4. SSR assignment is due tomorrow!!
7/8
1. Analyze and take notes over "Speech to the Young" together
2. Answer questions 1 and 4-6 on p. 195 in textbook -- check and turn in at the end of class
3. SSR assignment is due tomorrow!!
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1. Turn in SSR assignments
2. Computer lab to finish notes on presidential candidates (in preparation for debate in Social Studies, see Oct. 15th above for more info.) -- due by Monday, Nov. 3rd
Note: We are going to use the notes to write a short essay in class on Monday, Oct. 27th. Therefore, notes should be completed before coming to class on Monday. Students will then get to use their notes during the debate in Social Studies on 10/29 and 10/30. I will collect the notes on Monday, Nov. 3rd (for a grade).
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1. Notes: Repetition and Meter
2. Read and discuss "The Charge of the Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, p. 197
3. Complete questions 2-9 on p. 200 -- due Fri.
4. HW: Write a poem about a soldier expressing his/her thoughts and feelings about going into battle (min. 3 stanzas, use repetition and meter) -- due Mon., Oct. 27th.
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Honors:
1. Book Cafe presentations
2. Turn in questions for "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
3. Work on "soldier" poem -- due Mon.
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October 27 |
October 28 |
October 29 |
October 30 |
October 31 |
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Everyone:
1. SSR
2. Notes: Unit 6 -- Spelling patterns for /k/
3. HW: Wksheet "Analogies with /k/ Spelling Patterns -- due Tues.
4. Share "Soldier" poems
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Honors only:
5. Cornell notes over "Foundation for F. 451" packet -- due Monday, Nov. 3rd
6. Continue working on tree map for F. 451
7/8 pd. only:
5. Work on campaign essay:
*Paragraph 1 -- Introduce the presidential candidates
*Paragraph 2 -- Compare/Contrast one of the three issues that you researched (education, economy, and healthcare)
*Paragraph 3 -- Explain which candidate you support and why
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Everyone:
1. Turn in wksheet from yesterday
2. HW: Wksheet over word choices -- due Wed.
3. Work on campaign essay -- due Mon.
4. Read bio on Nikki Giovanni, pages 404-407
5. Read "The Drum," "Choices," and "Legacies" by Giovanni, pages 418-420
6. Reminder: Next SSR assignment is due on Wed., Nov. 12th
7. Honors only:
*Cornell notes over foundation for F. 451 due on Mon.
*HW: Read pages 18-68 in F. 451 for tomorrow
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1. Cloze Test for Unit 6
2. Study Island
3. Honors only: Quiz over Part 1 in F. 451
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1. Skills / Proofreading Test
2. Read "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
3. HW: Campaign essay due Mon.
4. HW: (Honors only) Cornell notes for F. 451 due Mon. and read Part II in F. 451 for Tues.
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November 3 |
November 4 |
November 5 |
November 6 |
November 7 |
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Honors:
1. Turn in campaign essay and Cornell notes for F. 451
2. Notes: Unit 13 -- Two Purposes of an Apostrophe
3. HW: Wksheet "An Apostrophe Has a Purpose" -- due Tues.
4. Vocab. Unit #1 -- Packet due on Fri. (must complete first two sections in class today; we'll grade it tomorrow)
5. Notes: F. 451
6. HW: Finish reading Part II of F. 451 (expect a quiz tomorrow)
7. Reminder: SSR assignment #2 for Q2 is due Wed., November 12th!!!
7/8 pd.
1. Turn in campaign essay
2. Notes: Unit 13 -- Two Purposes of an Apostrophe
3. HW: Wksheet "An Apostrophe Has a Purpose" -- due Tues.
4. Vocab. Unit #1 -- Packet due on Fri. (must complete first two sections in class today; we'll grade it tomorrow)
5. Notes -- Types of Poems: Acrostic, Haiku, and Couplet
6. Create your own Acrostic poem (using your first and last name), Haiku poem, and Couplet -- due Tues.
7. Reminder: SSR assignment #2 for Q2 is due Wed., November 12th!!!
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Honors:
1. SSR
2. Continue notes on apostrophes and check wksheet from Mon. (HW: Wksheet on Possessive and Plural practice due Wed.)
3. Check vocab. packet
4. Complete next two sections of the vocab. packet (sentence check 1 and 2) -- due Wed.
5. Quiz over Part II in F. 451
6. Continue notes on F. 451
7. HW: Read Part III (i.e., the rest of F. 451) for Mon. -- expect a quiz
7/8 pd.
1. SSR
2. Continue notes on apostrophes and check wksheet from Mon. (HW: Wksheet on Possessive and Plural practice due Wed.)
3. Check vocab. packet
4. Complete next two sections of the vocab. packet (sentence check 1 and 2) -- due Wed.
5. Share poems from yesterday
6. Notes: Tankas, Cinquains, and Diamonte poems -- do one of each for Wed.
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Honors:
1. SSR
2. Check wksheet from yesterday and vocab. packet
3. HW: Wksheet "The Apostrophe" -- due Thurs.
3. Work in pairs on assigned topics for F. 451 (begin presenting on Thurs.)
4. HW: Read Part III for Mon. (expect a quiz)
5. Reminder: SSR assignment #2 for Q2 is due Wed., Nov. 12th
7/8 pd.
1. SSR
2. 2. Check wksheet from yesterday and vocab. packet
3. Notes: Tankas, Cinquains, and Diamonte poems
4. HW: Create your own Tanka, Cinquain, and Diamonte poems -- due Thurs.
5. Reminder: SSR assignment #2 for Q2 is due Wed., Nov. 12th |
1. SSR
2. Check everything from yesterday
3. Cloze Test for Unit 13
4. Honors only: Notes on F. 451 (via student presentations)
5. 7/8 pd. only: Share poems from yesterday and start on HW (free verse poem, min. 1 full page, decorated and in color -- due Fri.) |
1. SSR
2. Skills /Proofreading Test for Unit 13
3. HW: SSR assignment due Wed., Nov. 12th
4. Honors only: Notes over F. 451
5. 7/8 pd. only: Turn in free verse poem from yesterday and complete poetry unit in Buckle Down Workbook, pages 90-99 -- due Mon.
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