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Week of May 27 - May 30, 2008
Open House is this Thursday, May 30 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Students come with your parents to show them your work samples in your portfolios and your work on display in room 26.
** Your literature and spelling textbooks that have been at home all year need to be returned to school this Friday, May 30. If your books aren't returned you will have to pay a fine to replace them.
** Scrapbooks are due on Wed., 5/28 for 1st. period and on Thurs., 5/29 for 2nd. period. This is the final version of the scrapbook. It should meet the requirements given at the beginning of the school year.
** Thank you letters are due this Friday, May 30. These must be typed and addressed to your interviewer. If you don't have the correct address, please be sure to check with me in class on Thursday, 5/29.
**Hwk. due Fri.,5/30 - Read pages 452-462 in your literature text and be prepared to answer questions about these pages on Friday, 5/30.
** Ballad poems were due last Friday, 5/23 if you haven't handed yours in, please do so to earn some credit for this assignment.
**All late work is due this Friday, May 30**
** Week of May 19 - May 23, 2008
**Community Interviews for first and second period classes will be Tuesday, May 20. Be dressed appropriately and ready for your interview. **
Parents to help prepare for this can you conduct mock interviews with your child asking general questions. Those questions can focus on their school study habits, what they have learned in school both about academics and responsibilties and ask about their future plans. Encourage them to greet you, as the mock interviewer, with a nice handshake and warm greeting and throughout your interview encourage him/her to maintain eye contact and at the end to give a handshake and a thank you. We'll review this again in class on Monday. Thank you :-)
*Monday, May 19, *Resume, Cover Letter and your completed portfolio is due and needs to remain in my class. You will get yours back on Tuesday morning.
Many students have their resumes and cover letters handed in. However, there are some students who don't have them in, they know who they are, so parents please ask your child if his/hers is in. Over the weekend,I may be making some reminder phone calls to some students to complete get these assignments in.
First Week of May '08
State testing takes place May 5 - May 9. Please make sure students arrive to school with a good night's sleep, a healthy breakfast, and a great attitude to do their best on the tests.
Homework should be minimal this week for those students who have all their assignments handed in.
Progress Reports go out on Friday, May 9.
Last Week of April '08
By the end of April, all students in first and second period classes should have handed in their job applications, cover letters and resumes. If you're a student that hasn't handed yours in, they need to be in by Monday, May 5, or you will have to complete them during mandatorial.
Two reading logs with four entries each and summaries should have also been handed in. If you are missing yours, you'll have until Friday, May 9, to hand them in.
On Friday, May 2, a number of assignments are due. Those include: an organized English Test Prep File Folder, Spelling/Vocabulary Wordsearch, and a rough draft ballad poem with a minimum of three stanzas.
Lastly, also on Friday, May 2, there will be a spelling/vocabulary test.
March 31 - April 4
* Scrapbook Check on Block Day this week.
* How to directions due on Block Day this week.
*Sp. Unit 26 Packet/Contract due this Friday, April 4. Sp. words found on page 162. Write all words in cursive. Do pages 163 & 164. Write Basic and Review words in ABC order. Write two words using the three set of Latin roots from this week.
* Spelling Test this Friday, April 4.
March 17 - March 20
* Hwk. due on block day this week- Idiom wksht., with five sentences written on the back. Two need to be pun sentences while the other three need to be parallelism sentences.
* Possible Pop Quiz on the Parts of Speech this week. Remember body builder Ivan Capp.
March 3 - March 14
* Progress Report w/parent's signature due Tues., 3/4
* Sp. Unit 20 Hwk. Packet due & test- Fri., 3/7
* Finish reading "From High Tide to Tucson" and "Mi Madre" by block day.
* Rough draft compare and contrast essay due Fri.,3/7
* Idiom picture due 3/13.
* Final draft of the compare and contrast essay due. Thurs., 3/13.
Feb. 25 - Feb. 29
** Wed. 2/27 - Minimum day.
Hwk. due. 2/28 - Bag Book Report. Students will share their book bag report in small groups and hand in their bag.
Feb. 19 - Feb. 22
**Looking ahead to next week. Book reports due next week on Thurs. 2/28. It will be a book talk, where students will present their book in small groups. The requirements will be handed out on Thurs. Students are to include the book's information on a bag. See purple handout for specific directions.
*Hwk. due on Fri., 2/22 - Six sentences due.The following is what is needed in the sentences:
Two sentences need to include a simile.
Two sentences need to include a metaphor.
One sentence needs an example of personication.
One sentence needs an example of an alliteration.
* Hwk. due on Tues. 2/19 - Business letters to parents or guardians, their responses and the working portfolio that was sent home a week and a half ago.
*Hwk. Four reading log entries due on block days this week and also bring in your book report books on these days.
* Poetry Quiz on Fri., 2/22 - It will cover poetry vocabulary and what to consider when reading/reciting a poem.
Feb. 12- Feb. 15
* Hwk. assigned 2/12 & due Fri., 2/15- Unit 14 Sp.Packet.
* Bring book report book to class on block day.
Feb. 4 - Feb. 8
** Changes to our schedule this week: Tues./Wed. will be block days, Thurs. is a shortened day and Fri. is
a minimum day. Parent Teacher Conferences are Thurs., Feb. 7th in the gym. ***
* New composition books are due in class next Tues.,
Feb. 12.*
Hwk. assigned Mon. 2/4 : Bring your book report book on block days this week, "Flowers for Algernon" study questions due on block day and four reading log entries due next Tues. 2/12.
Hwk. assigned on block day: Rough draft of business letter to your parents or guardians is due on Thurs.,
Feb. 7.
Jan. 28 - Feb. 1
* Hwk. due on Tues. a.m. -Read "Flowers for Algernon" pgs. 222-226 in lit. text.
* Three reading log entries are due this Fri. Each entry must have a minimum of 30 words and five complete sentences. Specific questions were assigned in class.
* Unit 9 Spelling Packet assigned. It's due on Fri. 2/1/08. Pgs. 61 & 62 were included in this assignment packet in addition to spelling sentences for 15 of the basic words and the spelling words missed on the pretest need to be written three times each. Spelling pretest needs to be included in this packet.
* Spelling Test Unit 9 this Fri., 2/1/08
* Hwk. due on block days this week 1/30 & 1/31- Answer questions # 1-4 on the Study Questions for "Flowers for Algernon" given today in class.
* Hwk. due on Fri. 2/1 - "Flowers for Algernon" group project assigned on block day this week.
Weeks of Jan. 14 - Jan. 25
** Second Quarter ends Fri., Jan. 25th. **
* Book Review/Posters due Tues., 1/15
* Book Review Presentations on block days 1/16-1/17
* Response to Lit. Vocab. Quiz on Fri. 1/18
* New book for next book report due in class on 1/22
* Scrapbook Check on 1/22. The required number of entries for each category for this scrapbook check include the following: School related items - 5, Friends - 5, New People- 1,Places - 3, First time -1,
Freebies - 2,and 1 entry for either the Lost or Changed category.
** Minimum Day on Jan. 25th. **
Week of Jan. 7 - 11
* Students are to bring their book for their book review and poster paper to class on block days this week. They will be given some time in class to work on their book review/poster assignment. It is due next Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. Students will give presentations on their book in class on block days next week.
* Hwk. due Fri. 1/11 - Sp. Unit 3 Hwk. Packet. It requires the spelling words on page 24 to be written in cursive on the cover page of the packet and to complete pages 25, 26, 27. Students are also to write the definitions to the challenge words.
* Unit 3 Spelling Test is on Friday 1/11.
Week of Dec. 10 - 14
* Block days will be Tues./Wed. this week.
**Due on block days, Dec. 11 & 12th. - Scrapbook Inventory. Students are to tally the number of entries they have in their scrapbook for each category. The categories are found on the 8th Grade Scrapbook Handout,which was handed out first quarter and needs to be in each student's binder.
Directions: On a blank piece of paper, students are to write the category down and a line next to the category. Next they are to look in their scrapbook and count how many entries they have in each category. This is to be done for each category listed on the 8th Grade Scrapbook Handout. For instance, the first category listed is Cover Page, students need to check their scrapbook to see if they have the cover page done. If it is done, they write 1 on that line after that category, if it is not done, students are to write a 0 on the line. Next, they write the following category Back in the Day and a line next to it. Students then count how many entries they have for that category. Students do this for each different category written on the bottom and the back of the 8th Grade Scrapbook Handout. This paper, with the categories and the numbers listed on the line, is what students are to hand in on block day this week.
**Due block days 12/11 and 12/12 - The new book for the book report needs to be brought into class for teacher's approval. The next book report/poster assignment is due Mon. January 15, 2008.
Week of Dec. 3 - Dec. 7
Correction on Block days - They will be on Wed./Thurs. for this week.
* Hwk. due Mon. 12/3 - Thesis statement(t.s)defintion, sample t.s. and parent signature verifying that you defined a t.s. to a parent and read your sample t.s.
* Thesis statement and prewrite for "The Horned Toad" is due on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
* "The Horned Toad" Response to literature essay is due Friday, Dec. 7. Prewrite & rough draft need to be included with final essay.
* Students need to select a new book for the new book report that is due a week after we return from Winter Break. Directions for this will be given during block classes.Students must show me the new book by next Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, for approval.
Week of Nov. 26 -Nov. 30
*There are schedule changes this week. Block days will be Tues. and Wed. Meanwhile, Thurs., 11/29 will be a Minimum Day to allow for a teacher inservice in the afternoon.
Due to these changes the book report due on Tuesday of this week has now been changed to Wed. 11/28. First period English students must hand in their book reports during homeroom this Wednesday and second period English students hand in their book reports during English class on this day.
Spelling Unit 8 will be assigned this week. On Monday students will receive a hwk. packet on this unit. It will be due on Friday, Nov. 30th. There will also be a spelling test on Unit 8 on this Friday as well.
We will finish reading "The Horned Toad" by midweek and students will be assigned a response to literature essay on it. The essay will be done primarily in the class.
On Thursday, 11/29, there will be a Daily Grammar Quiz. Students need to review their DGR's from this quarter to prepare for this quiz. There will also be a composition book check this week.
Let's have a great week! :-)
Week of Nov. 19 & 20
* Book Report due date has been extended to
Tues., Nov. 27. However, the report will also be accepted on Tues., Nov. 20. The format for the report is the same as the first book report. It can be found on Lakeview's website under the English subject bar. Once there click on the book report option and print out the form.
Week of Nov. 13- Nov.16
*Hwk. assigned on block days 11/14 & 11/15 - Read Interactive Reader Book pages 144-150. We'll discuss the content of those pages on Friday and finish reading the story that day as well.
Reading log due this Friday, 11/16. The first entry needs to be a response to the following: Choose a character from the pages you have read for this entry and explain how the character has changed. Use details from the text of your book to show evidence of the change. This entry must have a minimum of 25 -40 words.
* The next Book Report was assigned in class on Friday. It is due on Tues., Nov. 20, 2007. Use the same Book Report form that was used 1st. quarter.
Week of Nov. 5 - Nov. 9
* Block days this week are Tues., and Wed.
* Bring your book you are reading for the book report to class on your block day. We will be reading it in class that day.
* Reading logs are due this Fri. The questions were assigned last week. There are three entries and a summary due.
* Spelling Unit 2 packet is due on Fri. as well.
Pg. 18 and 20 in sp. book and the definitions to the challenge words are included in this packet. Be sure to staple the work to the sp. packet page which is bright pink. That page needs to be on top of the hwk. pages when it's handed in on Friday.
* Spelling Test on Unit 2 is on Fri.
Week of October 29 - Nov. 2
*Schedule changes this week. There is no school Thursday, Nov. 1 . Block days this week will be on Tues. and Wed.
* 10/29 Reading Log assigned today. Two entries and summary due on Fri. 11/2. Questions assigned on Mon.
* Hwk. due 10/29 - Personality Crest and Story Map for the upcoming scary story.
* Hwk. due on block day this week. Scary Story rough draft double spaced to allow room for peer edits.
* Hwk. due on Fri., Nov. 2 - Final draft of Scary Story typed and two reading log entries and summary.
Week of October 22 - 26
* Hwk. due 10/23 - New book you'll be reading for the upcoming book report needs to be brought into class.
* Hwk. due on Fri., 10/26 - "Monkey's Paw" Tone Poster.
Week of October 15 - 19
* Block days will be held Tuesday & Thursday this week.
Wednesday is a minimum day.
* Hwk. due Monday 10/15- Book Report. The green book
report form signed by a parent, the rough draft and final copy must be handed in.
*No reading log entries this week. A new book needs to be chosen by next Monday 10/22/07. The book needs to be fiction and at students' appropriate accelerated reader level.
* Wednesday (10/17/07)students will have class time to work on their scrapbooks. A total of ten entries need to be included in the scrapbooks by the end of class Wednesday.
Week of October 8 - 12
*Hwk. due: on Mon. 10/8/07 - Three scrapbook entries.
on block day 1st. Per. Wed. 10/10/07 - Essay due.
"If I had a day to make a difference, I would.."
Prewrite, rough draft, revision and final essay need to be handed in.
on block day 2nd. per. Thurs. 10/11/07 - Essay due.
Same as listed above for 10/10/07
on Fri., 10/12/07 - Reading Log due. It needs three
entries answering the questions handed out last Friday and a summary.
Looking ahead to next week on Monday, Oct.15 Book report is due. Rough draft and final essay must be handed in.
Week of October 1 - 4
* Hwk. due on Mon. 10/1 - Story Mountain Graphic Organizer on "Raymond's Run".
* Reading Logs are due on Fri. 10/4. - Four entries and
a summary are due. Students were given the four questions on Friday, Sept. 28 in class.
Week of September 24 - 28
* Hwk. due on Mon. 9/24 - Using the blue sided bookmarker on literary terms, students are to identify the various terms from the movie "Radio".
* A number of students had to redo their reading logs and they are due on Mon. 9/24.
* Progress Reports go home this week and are due back signed by Thurs. 9/27/07 in our English class.
** There will be a Daily Grammar Review (DGR) Pop Quiz this week. **
Four reading log entries will be do this Friday. 9/28/07. Students need to write their responses on a separate paper not on the purple r. l. However, students will still use the questions from that purple paper, but responses must be written on a separate paper.
Week of September 17- 21
* Hwk. due on block days 9/19 & 9/20: Eight reading log entries are due on Wed., for 1st. period and on Thurs., for 2nd period. These reading logs are to be done on the purple reading log handed out in class. If you need another copy, please request one from Mrs. Galloway before class starts.
* Homework due on Fri. Sept. 14, 2007- "Paint Me Like I Am" poem. Please type 14-16 font, align it to the center, and include a collage of pictures. The collage should include both your own photos, pictures found in magazines and or your own drawings and should be placed along the border of the page. Remember the collage must be school appropriate.
* Reading logs-You should be reading 20-30 minutes nightly and be writing your responses and summary on your purple reading log assigned in class. Eight entries are due on Wed. 9/19 for 1st. period and on Thurs., 9/20 for 2nd period.
Homework due on Mon. Sept. 10, 2007- Business Letter to Mrs. Galloway. It must include the 7 essentials of a business letter and the details requested in Mrs. Galloway's business letter to room 26 students.
Reading Logs are due Sept. 19 for 1st. period and Sept. 20 for 2nd. period.
Friday, Aug. 31, 2007
- Quiz on Class Procedures and Routine
-Students recite their Two Voice Poems
- School Supplies Due.
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