Monday, May 19, 2008:
Work on Pg. 3 of scrapbook. (See Scrapbook Due Dates below)
Tuesday: Interactive Reader: Before You Read pg. 276 "Exploring the Titanic" Do Pause/Reflect, Mark It Up and Challenge to prepare for Titanic Quiz on Wednesday. Complete Vocab. pg. 299 and Study.
Wednesday: Quiz: Titanic
Work on Scrapbook
Thursday: Read "Eleanor Roosevelt" Quiz Friday (prepare by completing the Pause/Reflect, Mark It Up and Challenge.
No tests will be given over "Exploring the Titanic" and "Eleanor Roosevelt." Questions from these stories will appear on the final exam.
Friday: Quiz: Eleanor Roosevelt
Work on Scrapbook
Homework: Students need to work on Pgs. 7, 8 and 9 over the weekend.
_Scrapbook Instructions are on the Chalkboard._____________
Pgs. 9, 10 and Works Cited 5/28 The book should be completed and turned in today. Late Scrapbooks will NOT be accepted. No exceptions.
****Students need to go to www.easybib.com to complete the Works Cited page. Use the MLA format and must be typed.
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May 26-30
Monday: Memorial Day Holiday
Tuesday: Work on Scrapbook
Wednesday: Scrapbooks are to be completed by the end of class TODAY!! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!
Thursday: Semester Review
Friday: Semester Review
June 2-June 5
Monday: Semester Review
ALL students must take final exams on the designated days. Students may not take exams early. If they will be out of town, they will take a makeup when they return. NO exceptions.
Students will receive a 0 for the Final Exam and it will be averaged in the 2nd Semester Average. The "0" will not change nor will the average until the Final Exam is taken.
Final Exams Begin: (Schedule Below)
Tuesday: 3 June 08 is 7th period exam.
Wednesday: 4 June 08 is 1,2,3 period exams with early dismissal.
Thursday: 5 June 08 is 4,5,6 period exams with early dismissal.
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Agenda: May 12-16
Monday: Work on Scrapbook Cover Page due Wed.
Tuesday: Work on Scrapbook Page 1 due Wed.
Wednesday: Work on Scrapbook Page 2 due Fri.
Thursday: Library Day (Book Fair and Research)
Friday: Work on Page 3 of Scrapbook
Agenda: May 5- May 9
Monday: Holiday-Cinco de Mayo
Tuesday: Grade and discuss Reading Packets
Reminder: Cornell Notes due tomorrow
*****I still do not have all pop-up book gradesheets returned (which is a grade) and I do not have all Report Cards returned. Please get these in ASAP. Thank you.
Wednesday: Biography Research: Cornell Notes due.
Finish grading and discussing the Reading
Packets
Turn in gradesheets.
Thursday: Interactive Reader: “The Noble Experiment”
Do Before You Read pg. 156.
Read pgs. 157-170 with CD and do the Mark It Up
as you go along.
***Be prepared to take a QUIZ after we read the story.******
Friday: Reread “The Noble Experiment” and answer the Pause and Reflect pgs. 158-170. This includes Mark It Up, Reread, and Challenge on pg. 170.
If time, begin the SkillBuilder pgs. 171-173
Monday: Turn signed report cards in. <---Extra Credit. Also, students are required to show parents their pop-up book sheet, have it signed and returned. This is a grade. Complete Reading Packets…….if completed, begin/continue working on your Biography Scrapbook Research. Follow the instructions below.
Research/Dates/Cornell Note instructions and example:
Students should have already paid their library fines and/or checked out a library book. Students chose a Biography book (last Thursday) of the person of their choice, then they went to the computer, looked-up their person in www.biography.com, Wikipedia, or another source and printed the information. Students need to begin reading their book and computer printout and write 30 facts about their person in Cornell Note form. Papers not written in Cornell Note form will NOT be accepted. Students are NOT to write just 1 line entries. See Examples below:
Date: Birthdate, place of birth, and parents
Include Siblings and their ages as well.
Date: Early Childhood...Milestones worth
mentioning. Where they attended
Elementary School (Place/Name)
Date: Early Adolesence and Teenage Years
(Include milestone, Where they attended
school (Place/Name), Were they in
clubs, music, drama, football,
cheerleaders, etc. )
And So On.................You will need 27 more Dates with IMPORTANT facts/details.
Tuesday: Math: TAKS
Periods: 6/7 Work on Biography Scrapbook Research. Due
Wednesday, May 7, 2008, Follow the instructions below.
Research/Dates/Cornell Note instructions and example:
Students should have already paid their library fines and/or checked out a library book. Students chose a Biography book (last Thursday) of the person of their choice, then they went to the computer, looked-up their person in www.biography.com, Wikipedia, or another source and printed the information. Students need to begin reading their book and computer printout and write 30 facts about their person in Cornell Note form. Papers not written in Cornell Note form will NOT be accepted. Students are NOT to write just 1 line entries. See Examples below:
Date: Birthdate, place of birth, and parents
Include Siblings and their ages as well.
Date: Early Childhood...Milestones worth
mentioning. Where they attended
Elementary School (Place/Name)
Date: Early Adolesence and Teenage Years
(Include milestone, Where they attended
school (Place/Name), Were they in
clubs, music, drama, football,
cheerleaders, etc. )
And So On.................You will need 27 more Dates with IMPORTANT facts/details.
Wednesday: Reading TAKS test
Periods: 6/7 Work on Biography Scrapbook Research. Due
Wednesday, May 7, 2008, Follow the instructions below.
Research/Dates/Cornell Note instructions and example:
Students should have already paid their library fines and/or checked out a library book. Students chose a Biography book (last Thursday) of the person of their choice, then they went to the computer, looked-up their person in www.biography.com, Wikipedia, or another source and printed the information. Students need to begin reading their book and computer printout and write 30 facts about their person in Cornell Note form. Papers not written in Cornell Note form will NOT be accepted. Students are NOT to write just 1 line entries. See Examples below:
Date: Birthdate, place of birth, and parents
Include Siblings and their ages as well.
Date: Early Childhood...Milestones worth
mentioning. Where they attended
Elementary School (Place/Name)
Date: Early Adolesence and Teenage Years
(Include milestone, Where they attended
school (Place/Name), Were they in
clubs, music, drama, football,
cheerleaders, etc. )
And So On.................You will need 27 more Dates with IMPORTANT facts/details.
Thursday and Friday:
Periods: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7: Work on Biography Scrapbook Research. Due
Wednesday, May 7, 2008, Follow the instructions below.
Research/Dates/Cornell Note instructions and example:
Students should have already paid their library fines and/or checked out a library book. Students chose a Biography book (last Thursday) of the person of their choice, then they went to the computer, looked-up their person in www.biography.com, Wikipedia, or another source and printed the information. Students need to begin reading their book and computer printout and write 30 facts about their person in Cornell Note form. Papers not written in Cornell Note form will NOT be accepted. Students are NOT to write just 1 line entries. See Examples below:
Date: Birthdate, place of birth, and parents
Include Siblings and their ages as well.
Date: Early Childhood...Milestones worth
mentioning. Where they attended
Elementary School (Place/Name)
Date: Early Adolesence and Teenage Years
(Include milestone, Where they attended
school (Place/Name), Were they in
clubs, music, drama, football,
cheerleaders, etc. )
And So On.................You will need 27 more Dates with IMPORTANT facts/details.
*******Next week preview******************
Monday: Cinco de Mayo holiday.
Tuesday-Friday: Working on steps to Biography Scrapbook Research.
Agenda: April 21-25 (The Agenda has been revised @ 6:10 pm.)
I will have a sub beginning Wednesday through the end of the week. The following Agenda will be on the overhead the remainder of the week. These are the instructions I will be leaving for my sub.
Monday: Computer Lab: Interactive Reading TAKS.
Tuesday: Computer Lab: Interactive Reading TAKS.
Wednesday: Continue Reading and TAKS strategy packet.
* Complete (classified section) "Fashionable Fabrics"
and "Crane Supply" and "Sparrow"
Turn the packet in to the boxes at the front.
These are NOT allowed to leave the classroom.
*If/When students finish the Reading and TAKS strategy packet, they may begin doing their Research( from their books and printouts) and Cornell Notes (see example below)
******Due date for Cornell Notes: Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
*If students say that they have nothing to do, have them begin the TaKS packet on my desk. ALL Reading Strategies (see below) must be applied or students will NOT receive credit for their work.
Reading Strategies
1) Read the Title and Circle it.
2) Read the Questions and Answers.
3) Number the Paragraphs.
4) Read and take notes next to paragraph. (Key words from the paragraph only such as the main idea in 5 words or less.
5) Reread the Passage
6) Answer the Questions (Cross out the wrong answers.) Write the paragraph numbers (P#) next to the question and highlight the answer in the passage and write the question number next to the answer (Q#).
Research/Dates/Cornell Note instructions and example:
Students should have already paid their library fines and/or checked out a library book. Students chose a Biography book (last Thursday) of the person of their choice, then they went to the computer, looked-up their person in www.biography.com, Wikipedia, or another source and printed the information. Students need to begin reading their book and computer printout and write 30 facts about their person in Cornell Note form. Papers not written in Cornell Note form will NOT be accepted. Students are NOT to write just 1 line entries. See Examples below:
Date: Birthdate, place of birth, and parents
Include Siblings and their ages as well.
Date: Early Childhood...Milestones worth
mentioning. Where they attended
Elementary School (Place/Name)
Date: Early Adolesence and Teenage Years
(Include milestone, Where they attended
school (Place/Name), Were they in
clubs, music, drama, football,
cheerleaders, etc. )
And So On.................You will need 27 more Dates with IMPORTANT facts/details.
Thursday: Computer Lab Room: 105 (Take Your Child to WORK day!!) Mrs. Boyd will guide students to the appropriate website/assignment.
Friday: Have students complete the new TAKS packet at home (if the Reading Strategies are not used then the assignment will NOT be accepted….see Reading Strategies above). The packets are due Monday.
*****Report Cards need to be passed out to 3rd period. All students who sign and return their report card on Monday, at the beginning of class, will receive extra credit. I must have the report card in my hand for credit. No phone calls or emails allowed. If you need a copy, please have your child bring 10 cents to run off a copy in the library. Thank you.
April 14-18
NOTE: (The following will be done in class and not for homework. I pick up the Reading and Taks Strategy Packet before they exit the class.)
Monday: Take care of end of the 6 week assignments.
Begin Reading and TAKS Strategy Packet
* Begin first story: Title is to be determined by student.
Tuesday: Take care of end of the 6 week assignments.
Continue Reading/TAKS strategy packet.
*Finish yesterday's story and begin "Leap Year" passage.
Wednesday: Take care of end of the 6 week assignments.
Continue Reading/TAKS strategy packet.
* Finish "Leap Year" and begin "What is a Newspaper" and "Nowhere to GO but Up" passage.
Thursday: Library Day. Students need to pay their library fines and/or bring back their library books. Students will chose a Biography book of the person of their choice, then go to the computer, look-up their person in www.biography.com or they may type their person's name in the search box and get information from Wikipedia, etc. Students need to begin reading their book and computer printout and write 30 facts about their person in Cornell Note form. Papers not written in Cornell Note form will NOT be accepted. Students are NOT to write just 1 line entries. For Example:
Date: Birthdate, place of birth, and parents
Include Siblings and their ages as well.
Date: Early Childhood...Milestones worth
mentioning. Where they attended
Elementary School (Place/Name)
Date: Early Adolesence and Teenage Years
(Include milestone, Where they attended
school (Place/Name), Were they in
clubs, music, drama, football,
cheerleaders, etc. )
And So On........................................
Friday: Continue Reading and TAKS strategy packet.
* Complete (classified section) "Fashionable Fabrics"
and "Crane Supply". Students may complete "Sparrow"
and turn the packet in.
*If/When students finish the Reading and TAKS strategy packet, they may begin doing their Research( from their books and printouts) and Cornell Notes (Due date: 1 week from the Reading TAKS test.)
Agenda for April 7, 2008- April 11, 2008.
Monday: Continue working on Poetry Review
Tuesday: Poetry Review due.(If absent, due upon return and will still take test tomorrow.) Students will have both the Review and last week's Poetry Quiz to study, as well as other Poetry Stories (in the Interactive Reader), Poetry Tests/Quizzes including those from "The Highwayman" and "Casey at the Bat".
***Students spent class time copying down assignments for the TABLE OF CONTENTS and received/collected any/all papers (that were not left in their locker, backpacks or home), organized and put them in the brads***due THURSDAY for a QUIZ grade.
NOTE: Parents, if you keep the papers at home, please give them back so students can put them in their folders. At the beginning of the year, I mentioned that there would be folder checks and ALL papers need to be kept in their READING folders.
KEEPING A FOLDER/NOTEBOOK: (see my webpage link below to review all classroom rules and procedures)
Every student will be required to keep a folder of all reading papers. Each folder will have a Table of Contents with the title of each paper and the grade, if applicable. A folder grade may be given periodically during the 6 weeks. Students should keep up with their folders at all times and bring them to class daily. This is your responsibility. Keep ALL papers for the entire Semester. They will be needed for the Semester Review.
Wednesday: Poetry Unit Test (Since students have known about the this test since last Thursday, all students will take this test even if they were absent any days in between including yesterday.)
Thursday: Folder Check. Folders will count as a quiz grade. All papers need to be listed on the Table of Contents and all papers need to be in order according to the Table of Contents and NEATLY put in the brads.
Chill-out and read Pop-up books. Students may bring pillows and blankets to chill out on. (Only those students who have put forth the effort, completed and passed the Pop-up books will be able to participate.)
Friday: No school. Holiday
Agenda for March 31, 2008 to April 4, 2008
Monday: Work on Pop-up books
*************(due Thursday, will accept Friday but not after that.) No Pop-up books will be accepted after 4:00 pm, Friday afternoon.
Copy poetry words from the overhead and define in Cornell Note form. Definitions will be found on your worksheets or you can go online and type poetry terms in the search box and link information will steer you to the definitions and maybe examples.
**************(due Wednesday...expect a quiz either Wednesday or Thursday. STUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No RETAKES!!) Students will also need to identify the different types of poems.
biopoem, career poem, people poem, limerick, cinquain, haiku, punny story, adverb, acrostic, narrative, ballad, sonnet, legend, chant, concrete poem, alliteration poem (The career poem, people poem, adverb poem and punny story will have to be defined by looking at the instruction ws, observations of the poems, and any specific guidelines explained.)
Tuesday: Work on Pop-up books
Complete the Poetry Terms which should be written in Cornell Note form.
Wednesday: Poetry Terms due. The rest is TBA.
********PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME!!!******** SIGN/RETURN FOR EXTRA CREDIT
Thursday: Complete Review.....Poetry Test
*******Turn in Pop-up books.
Friday: Continue Review.....Poetry Test
Poetry Unit Test next week.........................
1) See WWW.HOMEWORKLIVE.COM for "The Westing Game" Book Float Report guide and rubric. Students should have the updated worksheet Thursday, January 24, 2008 or you may go to homeworklive.com to print one now.
2) Here are helpful instructions to help you set up a homeworklive.com account at: http://www.homeworklive.com/ . Please go register. (You will need an ID and password.) In order for me to upload worksheets for students to download from home, this was the site I had to go to. Once you have registered and are on your page, look for "ADD/EDIT COURSES". Look for my class then click on "ADD". (I think you will go to the bottom of the page and press "SUBMIT", but don't forget to add Ms Wilkins before you do.) Once you see my name on your page, then look for "MY RESOURCES". I will have the study guides and vocabulary for "The Westing Game" online. I have told students that I have a classroom set of novels, dictionaries and I will give out worksheets. Students are to keep their novels and dictionaries at home. If for any reason they forget their study guides or lose them, they can downloaded and print another copy from homeworklive.com. I hope this will aleviate lost/missing assignments.
3) Ms. Wilkin's also has her agenda for both Regular and Honors English on homeworklive.com and Mrs. Weller/Bree has a weekly overview of her class on schoolnotes.com. You will want to check these webpages out!
4) Please remember that the postings of our Agendas are not mandatory and are subject to change. The most current agenda should be written daily in your child's planners.
****Below you will find general information, lesson plans for the weeks, literary terms that students are expected to learn and helpful websites. I am looking forward to working with you and your child. Feel free to contact me anytime. The fastest response time is always through email (crhoades@aisd.net), otherwise please give me at least a 24 hour period to return your call.
****NJHS tutoring now available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. SEE BELOW.
****Students and Parents: Please review the following Classroom Rules and Procedures on my website at http://fcmail.aisd.net/~crhoades/ any time you need clarification; especially for FAILING papers, tests, quizzes and EXTRA CREDIT.
****(Reminder: Lost worksheets or worksheets left at school can be downloaded at www.homeworklive.com)
*****Tutorials, sponsored by the National Junior Honor Society.
Tuesdays 8:00 - 8:45 am
Thursdays 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Tutorials are in room 311. Students planning on attending tutorials should pick up a pass from their teacher EACH time they attend. (This works as a hall pass that will allow your child into the building early. Please remind your child to pick one up the day before attending.)
****Parents: If you have not signed up for INTOUCH, please do...You can see weekly updates of your child's grades. Please contact Lisa Britton at 682-867-5000. You will be able to see all assignments, the grade received, and whether or not they were completed, corrected, etc. It is worth it! :)
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****Literary Terms DEFINED SO FAR:
• Character ___
• Setting ___
• Point of view ___
• 1st person ___
• 3rd person ___
• Conflict ___
• Internal conflict ___
• External conflict ___
• Inference ___
• Plot ___
• Theme ___
• Main idea ___
• Supporting Details ___
• Mood ___
• Tone Protagonist ___
• Antagonist ___
• Major(Main) Character ___
• Minor Character ___
• Summary ___
• Resolution ___
• Climax ___
• Foreshadowing ___
Red Herring ___
Literary Elements:
SETTING
TONE
MOOD
FORESHADOW
POINT OF VIEW
FIRST PERSON
THIRD PERSON
PLOT
THEME
CLIMAX
PROTAGONIST
ANTAGONIST
CHARACTER
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
IMAGERY
INTERNAL CONFLICT
EXTERNAL CONFLICT
FLASHBACK
DIALECT
NARRATOR
IRONY
CAUSE AND EFFECT
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
MINOR CHARACTER
MAJOR CHARACTER
SIMILE
METAPHOR
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
SUMMARY
MAIN IDEA
SUPPORTING DETAILS
INFERENCE
PREDICT
CONNOTATION
DENOTATION
CHARACTERISTICS
PERSONIFICATION
RED HERRING
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