Quick Announcement

You will need to have a 2 pocket folder with brads by next Friday, November 7th.

You will be using this folder as a place to store all of your work for A Wrinkle in Time. It will be graded at the end of the semester!

I have some extra folders, but not many, so please try to have yours in class with your name on it next week. I'll add this to next week's schedule and include it in my weekly email on Monday as well.

Thanks!

Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover! (Classwork 10/29)

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A Wrinkle in Time has had many different covers. This is your chance to judge a book by its cover. Look at each of the book covers above and answer the following questions.

1. Which cover is your favorite? Why?
2. Which cover is your least favorite? Why?
3. After reading only the first chapter, which cover do you think best fits the book?
4. This book combines science fiction and fantasy. Which cover looks the most like a science-fiction book? Why?
5. Which cover looks more like a fantasy book? Why?
6. Why do you think this book has had so many different covers?

October 27th, 2014

This week is the first week of our novel unit! We'll be studying A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. I hope that you're as excited as I am about reading this book. Here's our class schedule for the week:

Monday:
Bellwork-Prepositions
Notes-Novel and genre
Classwork-Background on the novel and the author with a partner
Homework: Vocabulary flashcards (20 this week!!!)

Tuesday:
Bellwork-Prepositions
Classwork-Before Reading activity with class
Read Chapter 1 of AWiT.
Homework: Vocabulary exercises and 10 sentences.

Wednesday:
LIBRARY DAY!
Bring your library books to school!!

Thursday:
Bellwork-Prepositions
Read Chapter 2 of AWiT
Homework: Finish chapters 1-2 summary sheets

Friday:
Quiz on Prepositions, Vocabulary, AWiT ch. 1-2
Classwork: Writing about AWiT

I've added a tab to the website with resources for our novel unit. Check it out!

Detailed Topics for Tomorrow's Test

Study Guide for Unit Two Test

Vocabulary: 10 Questions, Multiple Choice—focus on these words

OMIT	EMIT	ADMIT	SUBMIT
SOLVENT	SOLUTION	DISSOLVE	CONTROVERSY
CONTRAST	VERSATILE	VERSUS	MANEUVER
MANUAL	COMMAND	REVERSE	RAPPORT

Grammar: 10 Questions, Matching

1.        Define adjective.

2.        Define adverb.

Tell whether the underlined word is an adjective or an adverb.

3.        The leader feels she is only partly responsible for our getting lost. 4.        In Great Expectations, Estella often teases Pip.   5.        He was quite easily talked into changing his mind. 6.        This was the actor’s first appearance. 7.        Who painted those lovely pictures? 8.        In folklore, a goblin is generally a homely character. 9.        From 1831 to 1836, Charles Darwin sailed slowly around the world. 10.     She won her first blue ribbon at the horse show.

Elements of Nonfiction: 10 Questions, Multiple Choice

Define the following words:

Nonfiction

Functional Texts

Literary Nonfiction

Structure

11.     What are the methods of organizing nonfiction?

12.     What are the three main forms of nonfiction?

13.     What is a nonfiction author’s point of view?

14.     What is the purpose of expository nonfiction?

15.     What is the purpose of narrative nonfiction?

16.     What are the different types of nonfiction?

Biography vs. Autobiography: 5 Questions, Multiple Choice and Matching

17.     Define Biography

18.     Define Autobiography

19.     Which of the two is more emotional? Why?

Finding the Main Idea: 5 Questions, Multiple Choice and passages to read.

20.     What is the topic of a passage?

21.     What is the main idea of a passage?

22.     What are supporting details? 

Biography Project Wrap-Up

Congratulations! We made it through presentation week. I have been so impressed with all of my classes' biography projects. Thanks for taking it seriously and getting those projects turned in on time. There are still nine people who have not turned in their project--either due to absences or late work. Be sure that you get those to me before the week is out!

Weekly News

Book Report #2

Don't forget that Biography Projects are due this week! In case you have forgotten, I will be grading the following things: 

Your answers to the questions I gave you last month. (If you are missing this sheet you can find it under the "Important Documents" tab.)

Your costume and speech. Make sure you present in the first person ("My name is Rosa Parks, I was born..."). If you are nervous about your speech, I suggest writing it down on index cards. I will not collect or grade your index cards. 

Your visual aid--either a poster or a prop that gives more information. 

Class News

Monday's Class News PowerPoint

Week #10

I hope everyone is rested after a nice Fall Break!

Here's what we'll be doing in English class this week:

Monday-
Notes on ADVERBS
Vocabulary Lesson 11 words
Review elements of nonfiction
Homework: Vocab Flashcards

Tuesday-
Notes on ADVERBS
Review elements of nonfiction/main idea vs. topic
Homework: Vocab Exercises

Wednesday-
LIBRARY DAY
Bring your books and your money for potential fines.
You must have a book to read silently for the rest of the period.

Thursday-
Adverb practice
Read "Volar: To Fly" and discuss main idea vs. topic
Homework: Study for Friday's Quiz!

Friday-
Quiz #10
PROJECT WORK DAY: You must bring your biography project to work on in class. If you have completed it, bring a book to read or another assignment. If you are disruptive, I will find an alternate assignment.

Some important announcements:
-Library day is Wednesday, come prepared to read!
-Projects are due on October 20th, 21st, and 22nd. If you don't remember which day you are presenting, ask me!
-Nonfiction test on 10/24, if you'd like to start studying!