Week 9 Update

Quote from Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

I can't believe we have already been in school for nine weeks! The time has flown by. Here's what we'll be doing each day this week:

Monday 9/29: 
Adjective notes (articles, demonstrative and interrogative adjectives, nouns used as adjectives)
Meet one-on-one with Ms. Cook to receive grade printout before report cards
Adjective worksheet (both sides) and work book pages.
Homework: Flashcards for Vocabulary Lesson 10

Tuesday 9/30: 
Adjective review; check vocabulary flashcards
Check yesterday's worksheet
Begin this week's "Lives of the Writers" assignment

You will be reading six mini biographies of influential authors. Then you will complete a graphic organizer and answer 10 questions about each of them. This is a great chance to bring your grade up at the end of the 9 weeks. This assignment will be a 100 point grade.

Homework: Vocabulary Lesson 10 Exercises

Wednesday 10/1: 
Grammar Review, check vocabulary exercises
Continue "Lives of the Writers" assignment

Thursday 10/2: 
Grammar Review
Continue "Lives of the Writers" assignment.

2nd Period will take their QUIZ today because of the PBS Celebration on Friday.

Friday 10/3: Weekly Quiz #9
Writing assignment/finish "Lives of the Writers" if necessary.

Have a great fall break!!!

Unit 2: Nonfiction

Here's this week's schedule: 

Monday: 

-Grammar Review

-Vocab Lesson 9 Words

-Elements of Nonfiction

-Homework: Flashcards for Lesson 9 Words

Tuesday: 

-Notes on Adjectives

-Practice and Assess worksheet on biography/autobiography/main idea

-Introduce biography/autobiography project

-Homework: Lesson 9 Exercises (on the back of your word list)

Wednesday: 

-Library Day

-Choose book for Biography/Autobiography Project (DUE OCT 20-22)

Thursday: 

-Notes on Adjectives

-Read "Life without Gravity"

-Determine the main idea of nonfiction

-Answer critical thinking questions about essay

Friday: 

-Quiz on vocabulary, adjectives, main idea

-Journal Entry/Nonfiction (TBD)

The End of Unit One

This is the last week in our short story unit! Here's what's on the schedule:

Monday: 
-Go over Vocab Lesson 7 words
-Work individually or with a partner to demonstrate your knowledge of how ALL short story elements work together.
-Read "The Gift of the Magi"
-Homework: Flashcards

Tuesday: 
-Helping Verbs
-Continue working on "The Gift of the Magi"
-Homework: Vocabulary Exercises

Wednesday: SUBJECT TO CHANGE
-If necessary, finish "Magi"
-Work on study guide for Unit One Test in class
-Finish study guide for Unit One Test at home

Thursday: 
-Review day in class

Friday: 
-Test day!
-Bring notebook paper, something to write with, and a silent reading book!
-You may turn in your completed study guide for bonus points.

Next week should be colorful!

Next week you will need to bring at least six different colored writing instruments to class--they can be pens, markers, highlighters, crayons, or colored pencils. I have some colored pencils and crayons available for use in class, but not many, so please bring your own!

We will be using each color to represent a different short story element and annotating or marking up a copy of O. Henry's famous short story "The Gift of the Magi."

September 8-13 Schedule

Monday:
Bellwork: Action Verbs vs. Linking Verbs
Classwork: Go over Lesson 6 words: MEM and SOCI
-Check Critical Thinking Questions and discuss "All Summer in a Day"
-Check Friday's Verb Worksheet
Homework: Lesson 6 Flashcards

Tuesday:
Bellwork: Action Verbs vs. Linking Verbs worksheet
Classwork: Notes on Point of View
-Practice and Assess worksheet on Point of View and Conflict
Homework: Lesson 6 Exercises (on the back of word list for the week)

Wednesday:
LIBRARY DAY: Bring your books to renew/return
Classwork: Pre-writing worksheet for a review of one of the short stories we have read

Thursday:
Bellwork: Using vocabulary words with root MEM
Classwork: Notes on imagery
Read poem "The Names" by Billy Collins in memory of September 11, 2001
Complete imagery worksheet for "The Names" poem.

Friday:
QUIZ #6 on vocabulary and verbs
Classwork: Write a review of one of the short stories we have read in class: "Papa's Parrot," "The Bear Boy," or "All Summer in a Day."
Homework: Finish review of short story if not finished in class.

Book Report Worksheets

If you need to download the worksheets for your book report, PLEASE make sure you get those worksheets from the "Important Documents" tab. There is also an old post from last year about plot diagrams, but that is NOT what you should print for your project.

The "Important Documents" tab at the top of the web page will take you to a list of links.

It's September!

Today:
-Book Fair Visit
-Notes on Setting and Mood
-Vocab Lesson 5 Words
-HW: Flashcards

Wednesday:
-Notes on Action Verbs
-Read "All Summer in a Day" in groups
-HW: Lesson 5 Exercises

Thursday:
-Notes on Linking Verbs
-Read "All Summer in a Day" in groups and illustrate

Friday
-BOOK REPORT #1 DUE!
-Quiz over vocab, verbs, etc.
-Verb practice worksheets
-Evaluate Mrs. Lee's classes' illustrations of "All Summer in a Day"