This page contains updates on what happened in our class today and the current homework assignments. Feel free to email me with questions or concerns; I will answer as soon as I am able.
August 25-29, 2008
August 25, 2008--Monday--Class introductions through a nine-word memoir, shared aloud in class.
Homework: Return forms as soon as possible.
August 26, 2008--Tuesday--Started bio poems in class; literature books passed out.
Homework: Final copy of bio poem due on Friday (no lined paper, no pencil, and must be decorated).
August 27, 2008--Wednesday--Worked on defining literary terms; passed out grammar books.
Homework: Complete the first 20 literary terms (using literary handbook in lit book and skipping #6); work on final draft of bio poem.
August 28, 2008--Thursday--Discussed analysis of fiction (novels and short stories) using graphic organizer=CAST-P (characters, action, setting, theme, and point of view).
Homework: Finish the other literary terms (#21-37); complete the bio poem for tomorrow.
August 29, 2008--Friday--Collected bio poems; distributed and went over language arts letter.
Homework: Study literary terms for unit test; return signed language arts letter.
Have a good holiday weekend!
September 1-5, 2008
September 1, 2008--Monday--Holiday!
September 2, 2008--Tuesday--Journal entry 1; distributed copies of Dovey Coe; read pp. 1-23 and work on CAST-P chart.
Homework: Finish reading and CAST-P chart and study literary terms for test.
September 3, 2008--Wednesday--Journal entry 2; read pp. 24-46 and work on CAST-P chart.
Homework: Finish reading and CAST-P chart and study literary terms for test.
September 4, 2008--Thursday--Journal entry 3 as rough draft essay on heroes (200-250 words) done in class; read pp. 47-68.
Homework: Continue reading Dovey Coe up to page 68 and do CAST-P chart; study for literary terms test.
September 5, 2008--Friday--Journal entry 4 on Amos; read pp. 69-90 and work on CAST-P chart.
Homework: Continue reading Dovey Coe up to page 90 and do CAST-P chart; study for test on literary terms on Thursday, 9/11.
FYI: I am have been out sick and have been unable to respond to notes and emails this week.
September 8-12, 2008
September 8, 2008--Monday--Discussion of literary terms, used in connection with Dovey Coe (to start filling in CAST-P chart).
Homework: Study literary terms for test on Thursday (=nearly 12% of grade); read Dovey Coe pp. 91-109 and work on CAST-P chart.
September 9, 2008--Tuesday--Quiz 1 on Dovey Coe;went over more literary tems using Dovey Coe for examples; discussed specifics of Gustav's Triangle and conflicts.
Homework: Unit test on literary terms and Gustav's Triangle on Thursday; read pp. 110-130 and do CAST-P chart.
September 10, 2008--Wednesday--Finished discussion of literary terms.
Homework: Study for literary terms test tomorrow!
September 11, 2008--Thursday--Journal #5: Thankful; test on literary terms and Gustav's Triangle; passed out memory work sheet.
Homework: Read pp. 131-152 in Dovey Coe and work on CAST-P chart; memory work due around 9/24.
September 12, 2008--Friday--Returned tests and discussed ways to study for retest; talked about need for grammar study and summarized info about nouns; journal entry 6.
Homework: Read pp. 153-168 and do CAST-P chart on Dovey Coe; study memory work for 9/24; complete all journal entries if they are not done; retest on literary terms and Gustav's Triangle on Thursday--required for scores of 76 or below (D's and F's) and others optional.
Have a good weekend! Our Open House is Tuesday night from 6 until 8.
September 15-19, 2008
September 15, 2008--Monday--Review of nouns and notes from Friday and did exercises on pp. 74-75 on nouns; discussed adjectives together and came up with notes.
Homework: Finish Dovey Coe and CAST-P chart (quiz tomorrow); memory work due 9/24; retest on literary terms and Gustav's Triangle on Thursday.
September 16, 2008--Tuesday--Quiz 3 on Dovey Coe; discussion of symbolism (Dovey=dove, bird on p. 22, "war" on p. 52, and colors=white, black, and yellow; literary devices in passages.
Homework: Review Dovey Coe and be sure CAST-P chart is finished; memory work due 9/24; retest on literary terms and Gustav's Triangle on Thursday.
September 17, 2008--Wednesday--Collected CAST-P charts on Dovey Coe; Blue Diamond #1 (reading); reflection letter (one page to self about dreams and goals).
Homework: Memory work due 9/24; retest on literary terms and Gustav's Triangle tomorrow; reflection letter no later than Friday.
September 18, 2008--Thursday--Retest on literary terms and Gustav's Triangle; other students=reflection letter, memory work, extra credit exercises on board; essay for contest for extra credit.
Homework: Review Dovey Coe; reflection letter due tomorrow; memory work due on Wednesday; all late items to be turned in tomorrow.
September 19, 2008--Friday--Went over answers to brain teasers; journal #7 on nicest thing; discussion of Dovey Coe; collected reflection letters.
Homework: Memory work due Wednesday; review and study Dovey Coe for unit test==around Friday, 9/26.
Picture day is Tuesday; student must return form and payment.
Fundraiser money and orders are due on Monday!
September 22-26, 2008
September 22, 2008--Monday--Discussion of literary devices/content in Dovey Coe; memory work done during ARC.
Homework: Study for Dovey Coe unit test on Tuesday, 9/30; memory work due Wednesday.
Pictures are taken tomorrow.
September 23, 2008--Tuesday--Media Center Orientation for periods 3, 4 and 6; finish novel if time permits; pass out project sheets on Dovey Coe and go over options.
Homework: Memory work due tomorrow; study for Dovey Coe unit test next Tuesday 9/30; project on Dovey Coe due on 10/14.
September 24, 2008--Wednesday--Memory work from students who have not yet completed it;students are working on journal entries 8 and 9/ studying for Dovey Coe test; discussed project sheets as time permitted.
Homework: Dovey Coe test on Tuesday; project due on 10/14; journals could be collected early next week (Tuesday or Wednesday).
Tomorrow is an early release day!
September 25, 2008--Thursday--First period to media center orientation; finished novel discussion in other periods; brief talks about projects.
Homework: Dovey Coe unit test on Tuesday, 9/30; Dovey Coe project due 10/14; journals to be collected on Wednesday, 10/1.
September 26, 2008--Friday--Passed out interims and discussed grades; students to record grades on sheet in columns; notebook organization with tabs for homework/classwork, notes/handouts, tests and quizzes, writing materials, and grammar; journal entry 10 on making the grade, an analysis of interim grade and success.
Homework: Study for Dovey Coe test on Tuesday; project due 10/14; journal due on Wednesday (10 entries); mock writing test on 10/16.
Have a great weekend!
September 29-October 3, 2008
September 29, 2008--Monday--Collected interims; collected "early" journals; discussion of project choices on Dovey Coe and sample project items shown.
Homework: Study for Dovey Coe test tomorrow; journals due Wednesday; Dovey Coe project due on 10/14/2008.
September 30, 2008--Tuesday--Dovey Coe test; check project sheet signatures; collected interims; extra credit opportunity.
Homework: Journals due tomorrow (10 entries); find and give page numbers for five grammar errors in Dovey Coe; project on Dovey Coe due on 10/14.
October 1, 2008--Wednesday--Blue Diamond Assessment 2; filled in scan cards and went over types of questions (mood, tone, conflict, characterization, . . . ); collected journals.
Homework: Work on Dovey Coe project due 10/14.
Be sure grammar exercise from Dovey Coe is done.
October 2, 2008--Thursday--Collected late interims, project sheets, and journals; test grades on Dovey Coe shown; share-pair activity on grammar work and then student examples on the board (subject/verb agreement, irregular verbs, "ain't," pronouns, double negatives, . . .) from Dovey Coe.
Homework: Work on Dovey Coe project due on 10/14; grammar quiz--common mistakes from Dovey Coe on Tuesday-counts twice.
October 3, 2008--Friday--Grammar mistakes in Dovey Coe; list given of types of problems and examples; collected interims, project sheets, and late journals.
Homework: Project due on 10/14; grammar quiz (counts twice) on mistakes from Dovey Coe on Tuesday.
October 6-10, 2008
October 6, 2008--Monday--Collected late interims, project sheets, and journals; missing/late work identified; went over Dovey Coe test with emphasis on correct essay answers.
Homework: Dovey Coe projects due 10/14; grammar quiz (2x) tomorrow on Dovey Coe.
October 7, 2008--Tuesday--Grammar quiz; personal narrative=brainstorming and graphic organizer handouts in class=examples given on completion.
Homework: Project due on 10/14 (one week); brainstorming sheet and graphic organizer due in class tomorrow.
October 8, 2008--Wednesday--Collected late work; gave a checklist for proofing the rough draft of the personal narrative; seat work=writing the rough draft of the paper by merging the graphic organizer and brainstorming pages; talked to students about writing test coming next week and new grades for language arts one-on-one.
Homework: Projects due Tuesday, 10/14; personal narratives due tomorrow (in ink or typed, double spaced) with all parts in order and stapled=final copy, rough draft, graphic organizer and brainstorming page.
October 9, 2008--Thursday--Collected personal narratives; passed back grammar quizzes and went over correct answers; pre-check of knowledge of common usage mistakes on handout and started going over answers.
Homework: Project due on 10/14 (Tuesday); all late and revised work due on Monday.
October 10, 2008--Friday--Teacher Workday! See you back on Monday!
October 13-16, 2008
Octboer 13, 2008--Monday--Common errors worksheet finished; grammar errors (confusing pairs, misspelled words,. . . ).
Homework: Project due tomorrow!
October 14, 2008--Tuesday--Collected projects; collected Dovey Coe books; journal #1=Project assessment=15 lines; notes on board about confusing pairs and common grammar errors.
Homework: Unit test on common grammar errors and nouns on Thursday, 10/23; extra credit options=essay contest due 10/15 (200-250 words=creative nonfiction piece) or Reflections contest 10/31=poem or short story=2000 words as maximum= WOW as theme.
October 15, 2008--Wednesday--Grammar unit with notes and discussion (to+verb as infinitive, pronoun usage=cases and agreement, and removing and, but and or as first words of sentences).
Homework: Unit test on grammar and nouns on Thursday, 10/23; extra credit options=creative nonfiction essay due 10/15 and Reflections contest due 10/31.
October 16, 2008--Thursday--Early release day for students (out at 12:00); Mock Writing Test; revised schedule; notes on use of punctuation marks.
Homework: Unit test on grammar (common mistakes and nouns) on Thursday, 10/23; extra credit=Reflections contest due 10/31.
October 17, 2008--Friday--Blue Diamond Grammar for Q1 and answers discussed; plurals of nouns (review of rules--p. 80 in grammar book).
Homework: Unit test on Thursday=two parts=common mistakes and nouns; extra credit for Reflections contest due 10/31.
Have a good weekend!
October 20-24, 2008
October 20, 2008--Monday--Grammar unit=work on plurals and possessives (notes on board)=discussion about using rules.
Homework: Unit test on Thursday on nouns and common usage errors; extra credit option on Reflections; Book Fair visit tomorrow.
October 21, 2008--Tuesday--Book Fair visit for part of period; discussion about appositives and sentence combining.
Homework: Unit test on nouns and common usage errors on Thursday; extra credit option on Reflections.
October 22, 2008--Wednesday--Review session for test on nouns and common usage errors;study if time permits.
Homework: Study for unit test on nouns and common usage errors.
October 23, 2008--Thursday--Unit test on nouns and common usage errors; extra credit option on board after test; grammar poem handout.
Homework: Memorize grammar poem for written quiz (counts twice) around 10/28; late work/extra credit work tomorrow.
October 24, 2008--Friday--Test grades shown to nearly all students ( a few in fourth not done); worked on script and materials for student-led conferences; extra credit options on board.
Homework: Grammar poem to be memorized for written quiz (counts twice) with structure provided; late work (journal, project, personal narrative, retest on literary terms, . . .) and extra credit due ASAP--no later than Wednesday.
Have a good weekend!
October 27-31, 2008
October 27, 2008--Monday--Passed back notes on grammar unit; grades shown to students who did not see them on Friday; Blue Diamond #3 for reading completed and discussed.
Homework: Grammar poem to be memorized for written quiz (2x) with "shell" provided-due 11/06; extra credit and late work due on Wednesday.
October 28, 2008--Tuesday--Rearranged for group work; students working on vocabulary sheets at seats (as pairs) and then answers reviewed; project grades shown.
Homework: Read "The Dinner Party" in lit book, pp. 535-536 for tomorrow; grammar poem quiz (2x) on 11/06 in written format; extra credit and late work due Wednesday.
October 29, 2008--Wednesday--Discussion of statements on board (recognized as stereotypes); recording of "The Dinner Party"; students worked on CAST-P charts as groups=opening step in starting project work; stories assigned.
Homework: Read the short story assigned to your group to prepare for group work; grammar poem quiz (2x) on 11/6; vocabulary quiz (2x) around 11/10; extra credit and late work accepted tomorrow.
October 30, 2008--Thursday--Collected extra credit and tests on Lilies taken; in-depth discussion of CAST-P charts on "The Dinner Party" and some late and make-up work done.
Homework: CAST-P chart on your assigned story; grammar poem quiz on 11/6 and vocabulary quiz on 11/10.
October 31, 2008--Friday--Introduction to Poe and his work; unreliable narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart"; recording of story and brief discussion; collected CAST-P charts for story projects.
Homework: Grammar poem quiz (2x) on Thursday, 11/6; vocabulary quiz (2x) on 11/10; preparing for short story group work.
*Last day of the quarter*
We will see you on Monday for student-led conferences! Monday and Tuesday are both teacher workdays.
Novemeber 3-7, 2008
November 3, 2008--Monday--Teacher workday--student-led conferences scheduled throughout the day (11:30 until 7).
November 4, 2008--Tuesday--Teacher workday!
November 5, 2008--Wednesday--Writing folders-items tabbed (personal narrrative, presidential essays, and mock writing tests); group work on short story presentations; student work passed back.
Homework: Grammar poem quiz (2x) tomorrow; short story presentation work.
November 6, 2008--Thursday--Grammar poem quiz; group work on short story presentations.
Homework: Work on short story presentation; vocabulary quiz on Monday (2x).
November 7, 2008--Friday--Group work for short story presentations; returned quizzes.
Homework: Vocabulary quiz on Monday (2x); short story presentation work.
***Report cards were sent home today! Please sign and return by Wednesday.***
November 10-14, 2008
November 10, 2008--Monday--Vocabulary quiz; group work for short story presentations; passed out memory worksheets.
Homework: Read "Charles" on pp. 12-19 and be prepared for quiz on Wednesday; group presentation work; memory work due no earlier than 11/24.
November 11, 2008--Tuesday--Holiday!
November 12, 2008--Wednesday--Quiz on "Charles"; quiz grades shown from Monday's vocabulary quiz; group presentation on "Charles"
Homework: Read "Raymond's Run" on pp. 290-300 and be prepared for quiz tomorrow; group presentation work; memory work due around 11/24.
November 13, 2008--Thursday--Quiz on "Raymond's Run"; quiz from yesterday returned; group presentation on "Raymond's Run"
Homework: Read "Thank You" on pp. 184-190 and be prepared for quiz tomorrow; group presentation work; memory work due around 11/24.
November 14, 2008--Friday--Quiz on "Thank You" and quiz from Thursday returned; group presentation on "Thank You"
Homework: Read "Drummer Boy" on pp. 2-9 and be prepared for quiz; group presentations on "Drummer Boy" and "Retrieved Reformation" next week; memory work around 11/24.
November 17-21, 2008
November 17, 2008--Monday--Computer testing for Huskies; all classes met with schedule adjustments=quiz on "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" and the group presentation on that story.
Homework: Read "A Retrieved Reformation" and be prepared for quiz tomorrow; memory work due 11/24; students taking unit test (due to absences with group work) on short stories on Wednesday.
November 18, 2008--Tuesday--Quiz on "A Retrieved Reformation" and group presentation; discussion about colonial barbecue event.
Homework: Memory work extended until 12/2 due to team events next week; short story test Wednesday or Thursday of this week by few students who missed presentations.
November 19, 2008--Wednesday--Project sheet handout given out in class and went over expectations for this persuasive piece of work; heard some memory work.
Homework: Memory work due no later than 12/2; short story project due 12/11; all makeup quizzes and tests tomorrow.
November 20, 2008--Thursday--Journal entry 3: Metaphor poem (seven parts with 10-21 lines)--guidelines and example given in class--rough draft and final copy in journal; makeup quizzes and tests given; averages given to students.
Homework: Memory work due no later than 12/2; short story project due 12/11; complete journal entries.
November 21, 2008--Friday--Media center to be issued The Weirdo; journal entry about the cover (#4);examination of the blurb on the back of the novel; grades/updated grades given today.
Homework: Memory work due no later than 12/2; short story project due 12/11; complete all journal entries.
Have a good weekend! Monday is the last day for us to collect money for Colonial BBQ event/lunch ($6.00).
November 24-25, 2008
November 24, 2008--Monday--Huskies team event with showing of "Eight Below" and discussion questions; group activity and then presentations in front of team.
Homework: Memory work due no later than 12/2; short story project due 12/11; extra credit option of poem for contest; all journal entries completed by 12/2.
November 25, 2008--Tuesdayd--Colonial BBQ for team--individual student presentations in classrooms; special luncheon; presentation by team teachers to show each discipline in the research project.
Homework: Memory work due 12/2; short story project due 12/11; all journal entries completed by 12/2.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break; see you back on December 1, 2008!
December 1-5, 2008
December 1, 2008--Monday--Journal entry 5: Thanksgiving break--use of imagery in descriptions; memory work heard; introduction to The Weirdo--bear study info, maps, and "swamp" notes; character sheet given to be filled in as novel is read.
Homework: Memory work due tomorrow; project due on 12/11; read The Weirdo, pp. 1-45 for Wednesday.
December 2, 2008--Memory work done individually; students reading The Weirdo and working on questions on Book I of the novel; explanation of Taylor's inserts for Chip's college papers and way action freezes.
Homework: Read pp. 1-45 in The Weirdo for tomorrow and be prepared for a quiz; answer at least the first 15 questions on the handout; project due 12/11; project contracts with signatures due.
December 3, 2008--Wednesday--Quiz on the first section of The Weirdo;passed back signed contracts and collected more contracts; map to discuss setting of novel; two time lines with hints to show how info is provided on Sam and Chip.
Homework: The Weirdo=finish the questions on Book One; read pp. 47-95 for Friday's class; return late project sheets; project due 12/11.
December 4, 2008--Thursday--Collected project contracts; collected questions from Book One; continued work on timelines; passages about swamp from different perspectives; emphasis on time references (finished first part of novel).
Homework: The Weirdo=read pp. 47-95; answer first 18 questions on Book Two; last day to turn in project sheet for credit; project due 12/11.
December 5, 2008--Friday--Collected project contracts; returned papers (quizzes and contracts); quiz on Book Two of the novel; discussion of Book Two (filled in years on timelines, character ID, swamp references, and conflicts).
Homework: The Weirdo=read pp. 97-132 (Book Three) and answer rest of questions on Book Two; project due on Thursday.
December 8-12, 2008
December 8, 2008--Monday--Completed Book Two of the novel with links between shots Sam heard and the death of Tom Telford; Discussion of Book Three and questions on Book Three passed out; quiz on Book Three today.
Homework: The Weirdo--read pp. 133-155; answer questions on Book Three (collected tomorrow); project due on Thursday (15% of quarter grade).
December 9, 2008--Tuesday--Collect questions on Book Three; kindness survey;finished book three and started questions on book four about hunting and "harvested" for next part.
Homework: The Weirdo-Read pp. 156-176; answer corresponding questions on Book Four; project due on Thursday, 12/11.
December 10, 2008--Wednesday--Made up quizzes and collected work from students who had been absent; journal on a scary place (real or imagined) with 20 key ideas and then 15+lines of description to take the reader to that place; discussion of questions in Book Four (up to p. 155).
Homework: Project due tomorrow; read The Weirdo, pp. 176-200 and answer corresponding questions.
December 11, 2008--Thursday--Projects collected individually; students working on journal entry on "Sam on the Roof"; discussion of questions on Book Four--covered through page 200.
Homework: Finish reading The Weirdo and complete questions on Book Four; unit test on The Weirdo on Tuesday, 12/16.
December 12, 2008--Friday-- Quiz on Book Four; Collected late projects; gave out interims; finished questions and discussion on Book Four.
Homework: Unit test on The Weirdo on Tuesday; late projects need to be turned in;return interims on Monday.
December 15-19, 2008
December 15, 2008--Monday--Collected interims; index
card for practice info on essay question on test and then going over to provide answers and vocabulary list on board for review.
Homework: Unit test on The Weirdo tomorrow; study please! Late projects?
December 16, 2008--Tuesday--Unit test on The Weirdo;
journal entry on "Kindness is . . ." in ten different personal examples; extra credit for class if time permitted.
Homework: Late projects? Late interims? Complete all journal entries--journals collected on January 8th.
December 17, 2008--Wednesday--Blue Diamond for second quarter; work on journals or extra credit sheet if time permits.
Homework: Return signed interims and late projects; be sure that all journal entries are completed.
December 18, 2008--Thursday--
January 5-9, 2009
January 5, 2009--Monday--Journal entry 10 on winter break; vocabulary sheet from December 19th, some periods did not receive this handout until today; worked on answers and discusses correct responses; collected journals that were ready.
Homework: Vocabulary quiz on Thursday, 1/8; journals to be collected on Wednesday, 1/7.
January 6, 2009--Tuesday--Blue Diamond grammar assessment for quarter two; grades for projects and current averages given.
Homework: Journals due tomorrow; vocabulary quiz on Thursday.
January 7, 2009--Wednesday--Collected journals; group activity on poetry (reflects prior knowledge).
Homework: Vocabulary quiz (counts twice) tomorrow; late journals?
January 8, 2009--Thursday--Vocabulary quiz today; worked on poetry terms; returned some journals today.
Homework: Poetry terms #1-30 (started in class--done in Cornell note form); late journals?
January 9, 2009--Friday--Homework check; vocabulary quiz grades shown; journals returned; continued work on poetry terms.
Homework: Complete definitions for all poetry terms; unit test on poetry terms and background info on Thursday, 1/15; late journals need to be turned in.
Have a good weekend!
January 12-16 2009
January 12, 2009--Monday--Discussion of poetry terms and use of a Lotus diagram for organizing notes.
Homework: Study for the unit test on poetry terms and background information on Thursday.
January 13, 2009--Tuesday--Discussion of poetry terms and use of Lotus diagram for organizing notes; notes on board for kinds of feet and number of feet; example for determining rhyme scheme.
Homework: Study for unit test on poetry terms and background information on Thursday!
January 14, 2009--Wednesday--Continued work and practice exercises on poetry (examined rhyme scheme, found metaphor, similes, alliteration, and personification).
Homework: Test on poetry terms and background info tomorrow; bring in your Lotus diagram completed and attached to your notes on poetry (terms from homework).
January 15, 2009--Thursday--Unit test on poetry terms and background information; memory worksheets for third quarter given out today; extra credit options on board.
Homework: Memory work due around February 2; extra credit work due Wednesday.
January 16, 2009--Friday--Discussion writing a letter to the editor; handout given with graphic organizer; students started graphic organizer and should be ready to write the rough draft; passed back poetry notes and tests to many students.
Homework: Extra credit due on Wednesday; memory work for Quarter 3 due on February 2nd; letter to the editor-all parts (graphic organizer, rough draft, and final copy) due on Wednesday; retest on poetry informaton on Wednesday (required for students with D's and F's and optional for others).
Have a nice weekend; see you back on Tuesday!
January 19-23, 2009
January 19, 2009--Monday--Holiday!
January 20, 2009--Tuesday--School closed--inclement weather
January 21, 2009--Wednesday--School closed--inclement weather
January 22, 2009--Thursday--Two-hour delay; all classes met; gave students their current average; went over answers to poetry test and format of retest tomorrow; some students worked on memory work or letter-to-the-editor papers.
Lunch bunch study session held today for questions and extra help with poetry information.
Homework: Retest tomorrow; letter-to-the-editor paper due on Wednesday; memory work due 2/2; late or revised work due tomorrow (with permission).
January 23, 2009--Friday-- Last day of quarter two; retest on poetry terms and background information; others studying memory work or working on letter-to-the editor papers; journal #1 for quarter 3=yucky foods poem (list of food items and then 20+ lines of rhyming poetry in couplets or quatrains=list, rough draft and final copy all in journal.
Homework: Letter to the editor (all parts) due Wednesday; memory work due 2/2; work on journal entry 1 on yucky foods poem.
Have a good weekend! See you back on Tuesday! Monday is a teacher workday.
January 26-30, 2009
January 26, 2009--Monday--Teacher workday!
January 27, 2009--Tuesday--Completed third reading Blue Diamond for second quarter and went over answers together; retest grades shown and averages given to those students; work on letter to the editor or journal entry 1 on yucky foods (list, rough draft, and final copy).
Homework: Letter to the editor paper due tomorrow (all parts=final copy, rough draft, and graphic organizer provided in class); journal entry 1 (all parts) due in class on Thursday; memory work due next Monday, 2/2.
January 28, 2009--Wednesday--Collected letter-to-the-editor papers; poetry project sheets given (requirements, rubric, signature lines, and bibliography sheet) and discussion of requirements.
Homework: Journal entry 1 on yucky foods due tomorrow; memory work due on Monday; poetry project due March 6, 2009.
January 29, 2009--Thursday--Media center to work on poetry project;collected project contract signatures.
Homework: Memory work due Monday; poetry project due March 6, 2009 and project contract with signature due tomorrow.
January 30, 2009--Friday--Media center to work on poetry project;collected late letter-to-the-editor papers and project contracts.
Homework: MOST IMPORTANT=Memory work on Monday; poetry project due March 6th; return contract with signature if you have not already done so.
Have a good weekend!
February 2-6, 2009
February 2, 2009--Monday--Memory work due (given aloud to teacher);journal entries 2, 3, and 4 worked on in class.
Homework: Poetry project=contract, due date 3/6, and early check for 15 items (final format) due on 2/11.
February 3, 2009--Tuesday--Memory work for students who were absent from school yesterday; journal #5=cinquain (structure and example given); students reading essay in red book in class (pp. 499-500) and creating a T-bar graphic organizer for arguments for and against spring as the best season (according to the author of the piece) and turned in at the end of class.
Homework: Poetry project=contract if not turned in yet, due date=3/6, and early check for 15 pieces in final form due 2/16=an extension.
Return report cards to homeroom teachers.
February 4, 2009--Wednesday--Quiz 1 on project requirements and items needed for bibliography entry for a book;collected project contracts; handout on research and notetaking skills; newspaper article on back of handout; examples of note cards on board (specifically how to label the top line).
Homework: Project=due 3/6, early check for 15 items in final format due on 2/16, and contracts due; read the newspaper article and create 10 note cards=correct labels on the top line with 9 paraphrases and 1 quote.
February 5, 2009--Thursday--Checked homework to see note cards; practice activity for bibligraphy entries for a book; handout on note cards on article read last night.
Homework: Project work=contracts, due date on 3/6, and early check for 15 items in final form on 2/16.
Return report cards to homeroom teachers.
February 6, 2009--Friday--Quiz on note cards and bibliography information; discussion of bibliography forms on handout and internet information; activity with twelve note cards to sort and organize into categories; returned project contracts and first pop quiz.
Homework: Poetry project=contracts, due date of 3/6, and early check for 15 items in final format on 2/16; test on note cards and bibliography info on Tuesday 2/10.
Return report cards to homeroom teachers!
Have a good weekend!
February 9-13, 2009
February 9, 2009--Monday--Finish activity with 12 note cards for "shuffling" to see how note cards are used;
quiz 2 given back and correct answers given; review notes on board for test tomorrow with discussion of correct responses.
Homework: Study for unit test on note cards and bibliographies tomorrow!
February 10, 2009--Tuesday--Unit test on note cards and bibliographies; journal entries 6 and 7 (acrostic poems and triolets); questions on poetry project.
Homework: Poetry project due 3/6 with early check on 2/16 for 15 items; journal entries #1-7 completed by Thursday.
February 11, 2009--Wednesday--Read Love That Dog aloud with discussion about reading and writing poetry; given handout with poems; shown grades on test at students' requests.
Homework: Completion of journal entries #1-7 with rough draft and final copy; poetry project due 3/6 with early check on 2/16 for 15 items in final form.
February 12, 2009--Thursday--Quiz on Love That Dog (read aloud yesterday in class); students shown test grades and current quarter grades; poetry project questions.
Homework: Poetry project ==due 3/6 and early check for 15 completed items on 2/16, Monday; journal entries #1-7 completed by class tomorrow.
February 13, 2009--Friday--Journal check for one entry (rough draft and final copy, directions followed); journal entry for love poem (funny or serious, rhyming or free verse, 12+lines); brief intro to Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "How Do I Love Thee?" and Donald Hall's "Valentine" to compare approaches; answered questions about poetry project.
Homework: Poetry project=due date=3/6 with early check on Monday 2/16 for 15 completed (final form) items in class; journals #1-8 completed.
Have a Happy Valentine's Day and a great weekend!
February 16-20, 2009
February 16, 2009--Monday--Checking individually for 15 poetry project items in class for 10% of project grade; journal entry on board.
I was out sick so the assignments and work had to be changed.
Students turned in poetry project pieces to either Mrs. Barker or Mr. Jones if they wanted to; otherwise they were told to have them in class on Tuesday.
--Monday--Students were asked to read two poems, "Barbara Frietchie" and "Elizabeth Blackwell" and answer questions from the text; journal entry #9 (simile/metaphor poem) was on the board to be completed.
Homework: Bring poetry project items back to school; work on journal entries; poetry project due 3/6.
February 17, 2009--Checking individually for 15 poetry project items in class for 10% of project grade; journal entry 10 (a title poem) on board to be worked on in class.
Homework: Journals to be completed to be turned in on Thursday (=10% of quarter grade); poetry project due on 3/6 and oral presentation due 3/9.
February 18, 2009--Wednesday--Writer's Reflection sheet completed and then writing pieces tabbed in folders; handout on sample comments given out and discussed; contest for Black History month for poetry offered as extra credit; tests and quizzes given back.
Homework: Journals due tomorrow (10% of quarter grade)=10 entries; poetry project due 3/6 with oral presentation due 3/9 for 15% of quarter grade.
February 19, 2009--Thursday--Collect journals; discussion about poetry project; worksheet to compare and contrast the two women in the poems read on Monday (Barbara Frietche and Elizabeth Blackwell).
Homework: Work on poetry project due 3/6 with oral presentation on 3/9; late work=essays or journals; finish worksheet from class.
February 20, 2009--Friday--Collected late journals; collected compare/contrast chart on two women in poems; Blue Diamond for Quarter 3-reading; reading "Paul Revere's Ride" and answering 10 questions at end.
Homework: Poetry projects due 3/6 and oral presentations on 3/9; late work needs to be completed and turned in; finish "Paul Revere's Ride" and questions if not done in class.
Have a good weekend!
February 23-27, 2009
February 23, 2009--Monday--Collected late journals; book check; worked on info on Longfellow and "Paul Revere's Ride" with focus on meaning, literary devices, and poet's purpose; hinted at quiz tomorrow on today's lesson.
Homework: Work on your poetry project-due 3/6 with oral presentation due 3/9.
February 24, 2009--Tuesday--Brief discussion about poetry project and presentations; quiz on Longfellow and "Paul Revere's Ride" from Friday and Monday; worked on Whittier and "Barbara Frietchie" in class.
Homework: Work on poetry project due on 3/6 and oral presentation due on 3/9.
February 25, 2009--Wednesday--Passed back quizzes and worksheets on comparing and contrasting Barbara Frietchie and Elizabeth Blackwell; collected late journals; introduced Eve Merriam and the poem "Elizabeth Blackwell" in class.
Homework: Possible quiz on "Barbara Frietchie" and "Elizabeth Blackwell" tomorrow so review; poetry project due on Friday, 3/6 with oral presentation on 3/9.
February 26, 2009--Thursday--Passed back journals; quiz on "Barbara Frietchie" and "Elizabeth Blackwell"; read aloud Merriam's "How to Eat A Poem" and "Cheers" to class; handout with poem "The Midnight Ride of William Dawes" with questions on back; write a one-paragraph summary of the poem (rough draft and final copy).
Homework: Finish the summary to turn in on "The Midnight Ride of William Dawes"; poetry project due 3/6 and oral presentation due 3/9.
February 27, 2009--Friday--Collected summary and questions on "The Midnight Ride of William Dawes"; Blue Diamond grammar assessment; worked on Frost's "The Road Not Taken" with three questions due on Monday; interims sent out.
Homework: Return signed interim; poetry project due Friday, 3/6 with oral presentation on 3/9.
Have a good weekend!
March 2-6, 2009
March 2, 2009--Monday--School closed due to weather.
March 3, 2009--Tuesday--Blue Diamond for second readng assessment; collected interims and homework on "The Road Not Taken" from Friday; passed out course recommendations in ARC today.
Homework: Return signed interims by Thursday; poetry project due Friday; oral presentations on Monday 3/9.
March 4, 2009--Wednesday--Collected interims and papers on "The Midnight Ride of William Dawes" and Frost's "The Road Not Taken" and revised/late journals; Ms. Hall in to discuss high school registration with students.
Homework: Poetry project due Friday; oral presentations due Monday.
March 5, 2009--Thursday--Early Release Day with guest speakers in rooms; collected interims and work.
Homework: Poetry project due on Friday; oral presentations due on Monday.
March 6, 2009--Friday--Collected interims and late/revised work; poetry projects collected; discussed presentation options; worked on dinka-style poem (handout with structure and examples given).
Homework: Poetry presentations start Monday; late work/journals; dinka poem due Tuesday.
March 9-13, 2009
March 9, 2009--Monday--Poetry project presentations; collected late projects and signed interims.
Homework: Poetry presentations continuing; work on dinka poem--deadline extended to Thursday.
March 10, 2009--Tuesday--Poetry project presentations; collected late projects and signed interims;talked about note cards for team project.
Homework: Dinka poem (final copy, rough draft with revisions, and handout and stapled before class) due Thursday; 35 note cards with matching bibligraphy cards due on Friday (team project).
March 11, 2009--Wednesday--Collected late projects; reviewed items on test (Longfellow, "Paul Revere's Ride," Whittier, "Barbara Frietchie," fireside poets, Merriam with "Elizabeth Blackwell," and William Dawes);
work on Frost with notes on biography and discussion of answers on "The Road Not Taken," and work on "Identity" with symbols (flowers and weeds).
Homework: Dinka poem due tomorrow (stapled before class with final copy, rough draft,and handout); 35 note cards with matching bib cards (secured) due on Friday for team project; test on poetry on Tuesday, 3/17.
March 12, 2009--Thursday--Collected late projects; discussed note cards and bib cards due tomorrow along with parts of project; reviewed key ideas covered in poetry so far; brief intro to Walt Whitman; class assignment as review of poetry (triangles with connections).
Homework: 35 note cards with matching bib cards due tomorrow (for team project); test on poetry on Tuesday.
March 13, 2009--Friday--Collected note cards for team project; went over Walt Whitman ("O Captain!. . . and "Poets to Come") and bio on Emily Dickinson.
Homework: Study for unit test on Tuesday on poetry; late note cards and poetry projects or revised journals or late memory work.
Have a good weekend!
March 16-20, 2009
March 16, 2009--Monday--Collected late note card/ revised journals/late projects,. . . ; gave back note cards for team project; study guide for poetry test tomorrow and went over answers in class.
Homework: Study for unit test on poetry tomorrow.
March 17, 2009--Tuesday--Unit test on poetry (based on notes and oral discussions and study guide);notes on board with requirements for symbol poem.
Homework: Work on symbol poem (due on Friday=final copy, rough draft with revisions, and notes on bottom); any late work or revised journals or note cards for team project.
March 18, 2009--Wednesday--Listened to excerpt from I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings and answered questions; could then work on symbol poem or do extra credit sheet.
HW: Work on symbol poem (due on Friday=final copy, rough draft with revisions, and notes on bottom); any late work or revised journals or note cards for team project; finish any questions not done in class.
March 19, 2009--Thursday--Brief discussion of Maya Angelou and excerpt from yesterday; read pieces and discussed poetic devices from her inaugural poem, On The Pulse of Morning;collected late work and revised note cards and journals; test grades shown to students.
Homework: Symbol poem (all parts and stapled) due on Monday=extra time given; study new poetry items for unit test around Thursday, 3/26; complete late work to be turned in.
March 20,2009--Friday--Teacher out sick; worked on poems and answered questions.
Homework: Complete the symbol poem (all parts and staple); study for unit test next Thursday; finish any late work or note cards for project.
March 23-27, 2009
March 23, 2009--Monday--Poetry unit with review of Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and introduction to Shakespeare; collected symbol poems; collected late work; handout on sonnets.
Homework: Determine rhyme scheme for three sonnets; study for unit test on poetry (could be as early as Thursday); note cards for team project late; first part of team project due Friday, 3/27; extra credit=poetry contest (entry and notification email).
March 24, 2009--Tuesday--Writing assessment for Gateway students in eighth grade and writing activities for others; poetry unit with focus on sonnets to determine differences in English and Italian forms (examples from Shakespeare, Christina Rossetti, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning); short set of notes on Milton, Wordsworth, William Carlos Williams, and Walter Dean Myers.
Homework: Poetry test around Thursday; note cards for team project overdue; extra credit for poetry contest.
March 25, 2009--Wednesday--Poetry unit=notes on board to show all materials on test;discussed test format and types and questions on poets and poems and possibly sonnet structure; examined "Ring Out, Wild Bells," "400 Meter Free Style," and "The Secret Heart."
Homework: Test moved to Friday; late note cards due for team project; extra credit for poetry contest.
March 26, 2009--Thursday--Poetry unit=Finished reading "Those Winter Sundays," "Forgotten Language," and examples from Carl Sandburg (bio on p. 344); returned all papers.
Homework: Study for unit test tomorrow (Summarize the key idea of each poem and the importance of the poet.); note cards late for team project; part one of project due to other three teachers (note cards to be approved first); extra credit poetry contest.
March 27, 2009--Friday--Unit test on poets and poems; journal entry on creating a "superman" with unique traits and behaviors and entry on leaving home unexpectedly; extra credit sheet given with options.
Homework: Note cards and first part of project that are late need to be turned in; extra credit options=poetry contest, books read with written/oral work (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Bronx Masquerade, and Out of the Dust); options on sheet due on Thursday, April 2nd; late and revised journals and memory work needed immediately.
March 30-April 3, 2009
March 30, 2009--Monday--Blue Diamond assessment #3 and went over answers; slip given with project grade and current average for quarter three; journal four on choices of items to take with you to new spot.
Homework: Complete the first four journal entries; extra credit due Thursday; all late work/revised journals/memory work due no later than Thursday.
March 31, 2009--Tuesday--Vocabulary work in class on Greek and Latin root, prefixes and suffixes; individual "talks" about project grades and ways to improve.
Homework: Complete all four journal entries; extra credit work (including poetry contest) due on Thursday; late work/memory work/ revised journals due on Thursday.
April 1, 2009--Wednesday--Colleted extra credit and late work; work on vocabulary from book on Greek and Latin entries; went over poetry project grade and mistakes with fourth period and anyone absent yesterday; gave out memory work handout for fourth quarter.
Homework: Extra credit due tomorrow; late work/memory work for Q3/revised journals due tomorrow; memory work for Q4 due around April 20th.
April 2, 2009--Thursday--Propaganda unit--introduction to use of propaganda (advertising and politcial; activities about labels, name brands, and choice of products and use of symbolic names and memorable visuals.
Homework: Memory work for fourth quarter due April 20th; late note cards and first project piece need to be turned in please.
April 3, 2009--Friday--Handout for notes on propaganda strategies with definitions and examples; two articles on advertising given for reading and 2-3 sentence summaries to be written.
Homework: Memory work for fourth quarter due on April 20th; late note cards and project work to be turned in; unit test on propaganda around April 16th.
April 6-7, 2009
April 6, 2009--Monday--Propaganda unit--notes on video about advertising; went over articles given out on Friday.
Homework: Memory work due April 20th; unit test on propaganda around April 16th; late note cards and project work to be turned in.
April 7, 2009--Tuesday--Completion of first four journal entries if not done; work on vocabulary dictionary.
Homework: Memory work due 4/20; unit test on propaganda around 4/16; late note cards and project pieces need to be turned in.
Have a wonderful spring break! See you back on Tuesday!
April 13-17, 2009
April 13, 2009--Monday--Teacher workday
April 14, 2009--Tuesday--teacher out sick; worked on Greek and Latin dictionary entries at seat.
Homework: Study for unit test on propaganda on Friday (handout and newspaper articles); memory work due Monday 4/20; second project part due Friday; late note cards and project work.
April 15, 2009--Wednesday--teacher out sick; worked on Greek/Latin dictionary entries (A-Z); if finished started working on drama terms.
Homework: Study for unit test on propaganda on Friday; memory work due Monday, 4/20; project work due on Friday; late note cards for project.
April 16, 2009--Thursday--teacher out sick; worked on Latin/Greek dictionary entries; worked on drama terms next; if finished, worked on "Flowers for Algernon."
Homework: Study for unit test on propaganda tomorrow; memory work due Monday, 4/20; second project part due tomorrow; late note cards and project work.
April 17, 2009--Friday--Unit test on propaganda; worked to finish the Latin/Greek dictionary entries (letters A-Z); working on drama terms; could study memory work if finished with other items.
Homework: Memory work due Monday, 4/20; late note cards and project work due; ad from magazine for essay about propaganda.
April 20-24, 2009
April 20, 2009--Monday--Memory work done individually;
students working on drama terms/dictionary/extra credit selections.
Lunch time=time for working on dictionary if needed
Homework: Drama terms due tomorrow (to be checked by teacher); dictionary to be collected on Thursday (counts as multiple grades since so extensive); late note cards needed; magazine ad in class tomorrow for paper.
April 21, 2009--Tuesday--Magazine ad checked for effectiveness; notes on propaganda paper and graphic organizer and rough draft started in class; quiz on drama terms using last night's homework.
Homework: Dictionary due on Thursday (A-Z); late note cards for project needed; propaganda paper (all parts) due on Tuesday, 4/28; drama terms test 5/5.
April 22, 2009--Wednesday--Group work on commercials
Homework: Commercial group work Thursday and Friday with presentations on Monday; vocabulary dictionary due tomorrow; propaganda paper (all parts) due on Tuesday, 4/28; drama terms unit test on 5/5; late note cards for team project.
April 23, 2009--Thursday--Group work on commercials; collected vocabulary dictionary.
Homework: Commercial work on Friday with presentations on Monday;; propaganda paper (all parts) due on Tuesday, 4/28; unit test on drama terms on 5/5; late note cards for team project.
April 24, 2009--Friday--Group work on commercials.
Homework: Commercial presentations on Monday; propaganda paper (all parts) due Tuesday, 4/28; unit test on drama terms 5/5. Have a good weekend!
April 27-May 1, 2009
April 27, 2009--Monday--Commercial presentations; group evaluations for 50% of grade; journal 5 on commercials.
Homework: Propaganda paper (all parts=final copy, rough draft, graphic organizer, and ad--all stapled before class) due tomorrow--3x; unit test on drama terms on Tuesday, 5/5.
April 28, 2009--Tuesday--Collected propaganda papers; discussion of drama terms; possible quiz tomorrow on terms.
Homework: Drama terms test on Tuesday, 5/5; journal entries #1-5 completed.
April 29, 2009--Wednesday--Late propaganda papers; quiz on drama terms #1-24 covered in class yesterday; finished rest of drama terms; handouts and introduction to Holocaust and WWII as lead-in to Anne Frank.
Homework: Drama terms test on Tuesday, 5/5; journal entries #1-5 completed.
April 30, 2009--Thursday--Gave back quizzes and test on propaganda; discussion based on handout and chronology of Anne Frank.
Homework: Drama terms test on Tuesday, 5/5; read introduction to play and Act I (pp. 705-711 and 712-722) for tomorrow.
May 1, 2009--Friday--Due dates for bibligraphy and revised pieces for project (bib=5/8 and all revised work=5/15) with time for questions about projects; discussion of chronology and map of Holocaust and Anne Frank's life.
Homework: Drama terms test on Tuesday; read Anne Frank pp. 722-744 for Wednesday; work on research project.
May 4-8, 2009
May 4, 2009--Monday--Notes on two drama terms for test (dramatist/playwright) and staging; Blue Diamond assessments and discussion on answers; quiz on chronology handout on Anne Frank and class discussions.
Homework: Drama terms test tomorrow; read Anne Frank pp. 722-744 for Wednesday's class; bibliography for team project due on Friday (2 books and 3 other sources as minimum); all revised work on project due by 5/15.
May 5, 2009--Tuesday--Drama terms test;journal entry 6 on the first night in the Secret Annex; reading the play.
Homework: Bibliography for team project due on Friday; all revised project work due by May 15th; read 00. 722-744 for tomorrow's class; read through p. 761 for Thursday's class.
May 6, 2009--Wednesday--Quiz 4 on pp. 705-722 of Anne Frank work; test grades and current averages shown; introduction to reading a play and different voices of characters.
Homework: Bibligraphy due Friday; revisions for team project piece due on May 15th; read up to p. 761.
May 7, 2009--Thursday--Quiz 5 on remainder of Act I; checked journal entry from this week for completion; journal entry 8 on Hanukkah=poem on their celebration (10 lines, rhymes using couplets or quatrains, and rough draft with final copy).
Homework: Bibliography due tomorrow; all project revisions due May 15th; finish reading the play (Act II); journals due on Monday.
May 8, 2009--Friday--Collected bibligraphies; quiz 6 on Act II of play; journal 9 on Holocaust; study questions for play (first 19 to be completed); passed back tests and quizzes.
Homework: Project revisions due Friday; work on questions on Anne Frank, first 19 due on Monday; journals due on Monday for fourth quarter.
May 11-15, 2009
May 11, 2009--Monday--Returned bibliographies and gave basic tips on revisions; collected homework questions on Anne Frank, Act I; passed out workbooks on EOG review and students worked on sample test.
Homework: Finish sample test; answer rest of questions on Act I and #1-11 on Act II on Anne Frank; revisions for bibliography due Friday; unit test on Anne Frank around Friday, 5/15.
May 12, 2009--Tuesday--Collected late journals,propaganda papers, and original and revised bibliographies; went over sample reading test done yesterday with emphasis on types of questions and how to determine the right answer; students working on more reading passages.
Homework: Original/revised bibligraphies due by Friday; finish questions on Act II of Anne Frank; work on reading passages started in class (pp. 22, 24-27, and 11 and 14) for tomorrow.
May 13, 2009--Wednesday--Collected late note cards, late or revised bibligraphies, journals, and propaganda papers; checked work in EOG review booklet; new pages for review (pp. 29, 345, 35, 36, 37, 39, 42, and 43).
Homework: Rest of Anne Frank questions due on Monday (graded for accuracy); revised bibliographies due Friday; CHANGES: Unit test on Anne Frank now scheduled for Tuesday, 5/26; retest on drama terms on Friday, 5/22 (required for D's and F's--papers already returned); review exercises on pp. 29, 34-37, 39, 42, and 43 for tomorrow.
May 14, 2009--Thursday--Collected late journals,note cards, bibliographies, and propaganda papers and revised bibs; quick book check and media fines notices; EOG review on inferences and cause and effect passages.
Homework: EOG booklet, pp. 51, 53, 1-4, 7, and 9; revised bibligraphies due tomorrow (last day); Anne Frank questions due Monday; retest on drama terms on Friday, 5/22; test on Holocaust/Anne Frank on Tuesday, 5/26.
May 15, 2009--Friday--Collected late work and revised journals;passed out interims and went over categories of grades; worked on EOG review on pp. 51, 53, 1-4, 7 and 9.
Homework: Anne Frank questions due Monday (will be collected and graded for accuracy); drama terms retest on Friday, 5/22 (required for D's and F's with others optional); test on Holocaust and Anne Frank on Tuesday, 5/26; return signed interim on Monday.
May 18-22, 2009
May 18, 2009--Monday--revised schedule for EOG survey information and EOG Pep Rally; collected interims and ActII questions on Anne Frank; went over rest of chronology and vocabulary pages on Anne Frank.
Homework: Drama terms retest (required for D's and F's) on Friday; Anne Frank/Holocaust test on Tuesday, 5/26; project presentations on June 1.
May 19, 2009--Tuesday--Science EOG in the morning (on time please); working on Anne Frank (went over questions on Act I) in shortened periods; collected interims and any late work.
Homework: Return signed interims; drama terms retest on Friday (required for D's and F's with others optional); Anne Frank/Holocaust test on Tuesday, 5/26; team project presentations start on June 1st.
Reading EOG tomorrow!
May 20, 2009--Wednesday--Reading EOG in the morning (on time please); collected interims and late work; discussion of Anne Frank questions--Act I.
Homework: Return signed interim; drama terms retest on Friday (required for D's and F's); Anne Frank/Holocaust test on Tuesday, 5/26; project presentations on June 1.
Math EOG tomorrow! Get some sleep and eat a good breakfast!
May 21, 2009--Thursday--Math EOG in the morning (on time please); collected interims and late work; went over questions on Act II of Anne Frank.
Homework: Retest on drama terms tomorrow (required for D's and F's); test on Anne Frank/Holocaust on Tuesday, 5/26; project presentations on June 1.
May 22, 2009--Friday--Retest on drama terms; superlative sheet for team awards; extra credit work on board (turned in today); study guide sheet to help with Anne Frank/Holocaust test but may not be comprehensive.
Homework: Anne Frank/Holocaust test moved out to Wednesday, 5/27; project presentation due on June 1st; missing note cards and bibliographies (notes on interims) need to be turned in on Tuesday.
Have a nice weekend; see you back on Tuesday, 5/26!
May 25-29 2009
May 25, 2009--Monday--Holiday! No school!
May 26, 2009--Tuesday--Collected late interims and work; discussion on critical analysis paper format with examples.
Homework: Study for Anne Frank/Holocaust test tomorrow; bring in late note cards and bibliographies.
May 27, 2009--Wednesday--Test on Anne Frank and Holocaust; worked on graphic organizer for critical analysis paper; EOG scores given in sixth period.
Homework: Project presentations due Monday, June 1; last day to show me note cards and bibliography (to present) on Friday morning; graphic organizer due for critical analysis paper in class tomorrow.
May 28, 2009--Thursday--Graphic organizer in class
May 28, 2009--Thursday--Collected late interims, note cards, bibliographies and other work; students used graphic organizer (done for homework) to write the rough draft of the paper in class and then turned in today at end of period.
Homework: Project presentations due Monday, Tuesday,and Wednesday of next week; tomorrow=last day to submit note cards and bibliographies for team research project (slots scheduled for presentations).
May 29, 2009--Friday--Small group remediation for reading EOG on Monday; grammar worksheet; collected brown lit books.
Homework: Prepare for project presentations; late work (journals, memory work, and propaganda papers); learn grammar worksheet.
June 1-5, 2009
June 1, 2009--Monday--Research project presentations in media center--all periods.
Homework: Project presentations tomorrow; late work needs to be turned in (late memory work and journals by Thursday).
June 2, 2009--Tuesday--Research project presentations in media center--all periods.
Homework: Late work to be turned in; grammar quiz on information from worksheet.
June 3,2009--Wednesday--Finishing up research project presentations in media center; watched "Paper Clips" in media center; students making up work.
Homework: Working on grammar worksheet (parts of speech) for quiz; Algebra exam tomorrow.
June 4, 2009--Thursday--Algebra exam this morning; notes on sentence patterns.
Homework: Review grammar notes.
June 5, 2009--Thursday--Worked on grammar--sentence components and patterns (based on action or linking verbs) and activity on board; Algebra exam for Mrs. Barker's fourth and sixth periods this morning.
Homework: Review grammar notes.
June 6, 2009--Friday--Project grades given in first period; worked on grammar--verbals (gerunds, infinitives, and participles) with activity on board.
Homework: Review grammar notes.
Bookbags are not needed at school on Monday or Tuesday, just a binder or paper and pencil/pen.
June9-11, 2009
June 9, 2009--Monday--Passed out writing folders and papers, Greek/Latin dictionaries, and letters from beginning of year written to themselves; Tshirts passed out from orders.
"Eighth-Grade Ceremony" tomorrow!
June 10, 2009--Tuesday--"Eighth-Grade Ceremony" in morning; team awards; special lunch; talent show; ice cream social and yearbook signing.
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