7th Grade Language Arts (5th & 6th periods)
Course Description
Link for Spring Exam Schedule
http://mishpms.hpisd.edliotest.com/schedules/HPMSExams1314.pdf
Week of May 19, 2014
Monday
Allegory pojects due and presentations started in class.
Remember to review the meaty paragraph notes tonight for the writing portion of your final. You will not be able to use the notes when you write your essay tomorrow. The Meaty paragraph notes show the proper MLA format for using in-text citations. You will be responsible for using this format in your writing tomorrow. NOTES ARE ON MOODLE in the SPRING EXAM folder at the top my Moodle page.
Tuesday
Writing part of Spring Final
Wednesday
Allegory presentations
Exam review
Thursday
Exam review
Practice parts of speech- Go to site below.
http://ddelferraro.blogspot.com/2011/05/tunes-for-bears-to-dance-to-what-title.html
Practice page on verbals and parts of speech due tomorrow. Front & Back
Friday
Exam review
Week of May 12, 2014
Monday
Character Trait Adjectives Vocabulary Writing Test
Bring Money for the book fair tomorrow.
Tuesday
All classes went to the Book Fair during class
Continue readingTunes for Bears to Dance to by Robert Cormier- in class
Wednesday
Warm up: Analysis of Giraffes Can't Dance- an allegory about being an individual and celebrating differences
Class time to work on Allegory Project
Thursday
Class time to work on Allegory Project
Friday
Class time to work on Allegory Project- Students were able to conference with me and also worked with peers on revising and editing. A Revising and Editing Checklist was given in class and is also on MOODLE in the Allegory project folder in the 6th SIX weeks section. ALLEGORY Project is due Monday, May 19th.-Students will read their allegories in class on Monday.
Review for Spring Final given in class today.
Week of May 5, 2014
Monday
Allegory introduced- Read The Giving Tree analyzing it for allegorical traits. Reflection page in on Moodle in 6th SIX WEEKS section. Students completed reflection page with their table groups and discussed. Due tomorrow-25 sentences with character traits.
Tuesday
Discussed why The Giving Tree is an allegory and The Terrible Things by Eve Bunting-an allegory of the Holocaust- was shared.
Students completed an Anticipatory activity for Tunes for Bears to Dance to by Robert Cormier. Students will read this short novel in class on Thursday and Friday.
Allegory writing project description & rubric given. Students may work with a partner or individually. Project instructions and rubric are on Moodle in the 6th SIX Weeks section. Some time will be given in class to plan, but typing and final product will need to be completed outside of class. DUE DATE: MONDAY, MAY 19th.
Wednesday
8th grade Summer Reading presentation
Thursday
Read Tunes for Bears to Dance to by Robert Cormier- in class.
Friday
Read Tunes for Bears to Dance to by Robert Cormier- in class
Vocabulary Test on Monday- Study
Week of April 28, 2014
Monday
Infinitives introduced-Notes on Infinitives and assignment given- Notes and Assignment on Moodle in the Grammar section in the VERBALS folder.
Tuesday
DAY ONE- Writing Workshop with Peter Nevland- How to Write Awesomeness and Get Away With it!
Wednesday
DAY TWO- Writing Workshop with Peter Nevland- How to Write Awesomeness and Get Away With it!
Thursday
Skype with Kristin Levine, the author of The Lions of Little Rock
9:00 - 9:30, 2nd, 4th, & 5th periods
1:15 - 1:45, 6th & 8th periods
Friday
Participles introduced-Notes on Participles and assignment given- Notes and Assignment on Moodle in the Grammar section in the VERBALS folder.
Participle poem due on Wednesday, May 7th.
-Character Trait vocabulary words given. Students will write original sentences with each word. Due on Tuesday, May 6th. Vocabulary Sheet is on Moodle in the Vocabulary section. Test will be on Monday, May 12th.
Week of April 21, 2014
Monday
Comparing a poem to a narrative
Tuesday
STAAR MATH
Wednesday
STAAR Reading
Thursday
Gerunds introduced.-Notes on Gerunds and assignment given- Notes and Assignment on Moodle in the Grammar section in the VERBALS folder.
Friday
Reviewed parts of speech
Class time to work on Gerund Poems- Poems are due on Monday.
Week of April 14, 2014
Monday
Students continued working on reading comprehension questions for "Clara Barton: Battlefield Nurse"
Tuesday
Present Marlee Speeches and discuss through chapter 54 of Lions
Wednesday
Review Clara Barton Story and reading comprehension assignment
*Lions questions about The Mothers' League primary source and questions over Chpaters 53 & 55 given in class and due tomorrow. Questions are on Moodle in the Novel Studies section.
Check homework: Metaphors and symbolism pages due tomorrow for Lions
Thursday
DISCUSS THE CONCLUSION OF LIONS
Friday
Holiday
Week of April 7, 2014
Monday
Review Chapters 32-38 in Lions
Homework given- Evaluating Change in Character for Marlee- This page is on Moodle in the Novel Studies section. Due tomorrow.
Tuesday
Write about Act 10 in Writer's Notebook
Evaluating Change in Character for Marlee homework graded
Wednesday
Groups performed their Lions of Little Rock Reader's Theater scripts.
Thursday
Answer reading comprehension questions over Chapters 39-47 in Lions
-Marlee Speech assignment given- Due on Tuesday, April 15th- See homework section for more details.
Friday
Students read the play “Clara Barton Battlefield Nurse” AND the excerpt “from the War Diary of Clara Barton” in the Literature textbook- pages 858-871. Students completed a reading comprehension page in class. If students didn't finish, they can complete it on Monday.
Week of March 31, 2014
Monday
Personal Narrative and Expository writing review
Tuesday
Day One of STAAR Writing Assessment
Bring #2 pencils, an eraser,highlighters, a sack lunch, and a bottled water
Wednesday
Day Two of STAAR Writing Assessment
Bring #2 pencils, an eraser,highlighters, a sack lunch, and a bottled water
Thursday
Review Chapters 20-31 in Lions
Primary Source analysis of Emmett Till case- Due tomorrow
(Page is on Moodle in the Novel Studies section)
Friday
Continue to review Chapters 20-31 in Lions
Homework checked- Primary source analysis
Profile of Marlee metay paragraphs returned
Tutorials after school on Tuesday, 4-8 to rewrite paragraphs
Reading chapters 32-38 in Lions due on Monday
Week of March 24, 2014
Monday
Worked with table groups to discuss The Lions of Little Rock
Tuesday
Lions metaphors and symbolism checked
Personal Narrative and Expository writing review
Wednesday
Marlee Character Profile and Meating paragraph reviewed
Personal Narrative and Expository writing review
Thursday
Review Chapters 13-19 in Lions
Friday
Personal Narrative and Expository writing review
Week of March 17, 2014
Monday
Worked on individual and partner 6 word memoirs. These are due tomorrow.
Tuesday
6 Word Memoir presentations
Wednesday
Writer's Notebook -KWL about The Little Rock Nine- Viewed documentary- class discussion
Thursday
Start The Lions of Little Rock
Metaphors and Symbolism pages for The Lions of Little Rock handed out in class. I will have check#1 on Tuesday, March 25th to see that you have completed these tables through page 60 of the book. The Metaphors and Symbolism pages are on MOODLE in the Novel Studies section just below the 6th SIX WEEKS section.
-Character Profile sheet was also given in class. The completed page along with a typed paragraph about Marlee are due next Wednesday, March 26th.
(CHARACTER PROFILE SHEET is on Moodle in Novel Studies section.)
Friday
READ-IN: Read The Lions of Little Rock- Read through page 60 (Chapters 1-12) for Monday. Please work on the metaphors and symbolism pages as you read. You will have some time in class on Monday to work on these.
Week of March 3, 2014
Monday
NO SCHOOL- BAD WEATHER DAY
Tuesday
Bad Boy Vocabulary Test
Remember to bring your Bad Boy book and your Meaty Paragraph notes with you to class tomorrow. You will need both of these to complete the test tomorrow. If you have misplaced your Meaty Paragraph notes, you may print them from Moodle. The Meaty Paragraph notes are in the 1st SIX Weeks section in Moodle.
**Remember to bring two printed copies of your Memoir Poem to turn in tomorrow. You should make sure that your poem meets all of the requirements on the Rubric. If you need another Rubric, you may print one from Moodle. The Memoir Poem Rubric is in the 5th SIX Weeks section on Moodle.
Wednesday
Essay Test over Bad Boy
6 Word Memoir project introduced
Thursday
Mrs. Bellomy joins us for a book talk
Class time to work on 6 Word Memoir project
Friday
Class time to work on 6 Word Memoir project
HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK! THERE IS NO NEED TO WORK ON THE 6 WORD MEMOIR PROJECT OVER SPrING BREAK. YOU WILL HAVE MONDAY (MARCH 17th) TO WORK ON YOUR PROJECT IN CLASS. PRESENTATIONS WILL BE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 18th.
Week of February 24, 2014
Monday
Writer's Notebook- Reflect on prompt from Bad Boy
Review for Greek & Latin Root quiz-Quiz is tomorrow
Discussed next three chapters of Bad Boy
Tuesday
Discuss Sweet Sixteen in Bad Boy
Greek & Latin Root Quiz- Student definitions for the 25 roots on your list. If you have misplaced your list check the vocbulary section in moodle.
Wednesday
Bad Boy Socratic Seminar in the 7-8 Assembly Room
Thursday
Work on Memoir Poems in class. First typed drafts are due tomorrow in class. RUBRIC is on Moodle if you need another copy. (In the 5th SIX WEEKS SECTION)
Friday
Revising and editing with memoir poems.
Test over Bad Boy vocabulary on Monday
Week of February 17, 2014
Monday
Finish writing about "A Valentine for Ernest Mann" SIFT the poem with table groups. Annotations checked for Bad Boy reading. Discussion of God & Dylan Thomas and Marks on Paper. HW- Bad Boy Reading & Annotating for tomorrow- The Stranger (155-164). Please summarize Frank's story. You should have at least one well written paragraph- handwritten or typed. Yes, this is for a grade.
Tuesday
Discuss The Stranger and Frank- Summaries collected and checked. Reading and Annotating due Monday, Feb. 24th- Dr. Holiday, Being Black, & 1954 (pages 165-187).
Sample Memoir poems read and reviewed. Your first typed draft of your memoir poem is due on Thursday.
Wednesday
STAAR Reading Benchmark
Thursday
Complete STAAR Reading Benchmark and revision for first drafts of memoir poems
Friday
Read "Names/Nombres" a memoir in the Literature text book and answer comprehension and inferencing questions. If you are absent today, please read the story over the weekend on Moodle and answer the questions that are also on Moodle. Remember that you have three chapters (pages 165-1870 due on Monday. (Reading & Annotating)
Week of February 10, 2014
Monday
Warm up: WNB- Song lyrics vs. poetry
Poetic devices reviewed
Three Langston Hughes poems given in class for students to analyze noting when poetic devices were used and summarize what they think the poem is about. Poems are on Moodle in the Poetry folder.
Read and annotate Heady Days at Stuyvesant High & The Garment Center (101-129) in Bad Boy for Wednesday, 2-12.
Tuesday
Read "The Names" by Billy Collins in the Lit Text book- Poem is lso on Moodle in poetry folder. Complete analysis and comprehension pages.
Wedesday
Discuss Bad Boy and check homework
Read God & Dylan Thomas & Marks on a Paper (130-154) in Bad Boy for Monday, 2-17
Thursday
Review Greek & Latin Roots
SIFT poetry analyzation method introduced and bookmarks given with notes.
In groups, students used th SIFT method to analyze two poems written by Langston Hughes. We will continue tomorrow.
Memoir Poem Assignment introduced
Friday
Groups finished SIFTING the two Langston Hughes Poems and then finished by reading and responding to prompts about "A Valentine for Ernest Mann" by Naomi Shihab Nye-Poem in on Moodle in Poetry folder. Only HW is reading for Bad Boy. See HW section.
Week of February 3, 2014
Monday
Students worked on personal narratives in the computer lab today. Notes on conjunctive adverbs and the personal narrative writing rubric were given in class. These are also on Moodle in the 4th SIX weeks section. Final paper is due on Wednesday. Please follow requirements on the scoring rubric.
Tuesday
Personal Narrative Writing Benchmark
Wednesday
Reviewed through page 64 in Bad Boy. Annotations were checked. As a class, we went through annotation literary elements and talking about the plot thus far. Students should have read & annotated through page 89 for Friday, 2-7.
Thursday
We read "The Noble Experiment" about Jackie Robinson in our Literature text book. If you were absent or didn't finish the comprehension page in class, please got to Moodle. There is section after the 4th SIX weeks section called Reading Selections from the Literarture Textbook. A pdf of the story and the comprehension page are loaded there. Please story and answer questions before you return to class on Friday, 2-7.
Friday
-Warm up in WNB- Favorite birthday-connection with reading
-Graded The Noble Experiment comprehension pages
-Discussed Bad Boy Reading- Students discussed themes
-Students will read Sonnets from the Portuguese (pages 90-100) for Monday and read & review Poetic Devices notes on Moodle-In Poetry section after the 4th SIX weeks action. Be familiar will these terms and be able to analyze a poem on Monday. We will review terms in class.
Week of January 27, 2014
Monday
Grade Test Review pages for sentence types and clauses
Greek mythology projects presented
Tuesday
Greek mythology projects completed and review for test. Make sure to have the book Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers for class tomorrow. It is $11 in the School Supply Room.
Wednesday
Read first part of Bad Boy in class- Memoir discussion
-Read and annotat through Let's Hear it for First Grade (p. 26 by Friday)
-Literary Terms annotations requirements given in class. (on Moodle in 4th SIX weeks section) Students taped the notes page in the front cover of the book.
Thursday
Sentences and clauses test
Friday
-Warm up in WNB- Symbolism- Comfort in Bad Boy
-Literary terms notes handed out. Also on Moodle in 4th SIX weeks section.
Bad Boy Vocabulary sheet given. Will be due when we have completed the book.
First typed draft of your personal narrative due on Monday, 2-3
Week of January 20, 2014
Monday- Student holiday
Tuesday
Greek and Latin root vocabulary given to students. Students worked in groups to find English words with roots of first 4 roots.
-Allusion notes given and discussed
-All classes will go to the computer lab on Thursday to type personal narratives- Students wrote a first draft after returning from the holidays about a day they will never forget. We will continue with this personal narrative.
Wednesday and Friday will be work days for the Mythology Project.
Wednesday- Please save your Outsiders Character Analysis from the first six seeks and your Social Issues Persuasive paper from the second six weeks on your m Drive tonight. (www.my.hpisd.org) There is a link to this site on this web page on the LINKS page. You may also save these two papers on a flash drive and bring to class tomorrow. We will be in the computer lab tomorrow typing "A Day I'll Never Forget" personal narratives.
Thursday
Typed personal narratives in the computer lab- Gave notes on how to structure a personal narrative- Notes are on Moodle in the 4th SIX weeks sections
Friday
Last work day for the myth projects. They are due on Monday.
**Review sheet for compound & complex sentences, conjunctions, and clause test give for homework- Due on Monday. Practice pages are on Moodle in the Grammar section-the last in the list. If you are absent todday, please print this shee from Moodle, complete, and bring to class on Monday.
Week of January 13, 2014
Monday
Check Subjects, verbs, and clauses practice pages- 6th period.
Mythology Composition Project Options Provided. Students will have some class time to work on individual and group productions, but students will need to work on this production on their own time as well. Productions will be on Monday 1-27 and Tuesday 1-28. Project descriptions are on Moodle in the 4th SIX weeks section.
Students will need to purchase Bad Boy, a memoir by Walter Dean Myers, by Wednesday, Jan. 29th. The books are scheduled to be in the School Supply Room by Monday, Jan. 27th. However, if you wanted to order it on-line or check Half-Priced Books, I wanted to give you enough time to do so.
Tuesday
REVISING & EDITING BENCHMARK
Mandala Rubrics given in class. They are also on Moodle in the 4th SIX weeks section.
Wednesday
REVISING & EDITING BENCHMARK
Thursday
Class time to work on MYTH PROJECTS.
Friday
Mandala presentations
Tables and Mandalas collected- Quiz grade
Remember to be working on your Myth Project.
Week of January 6, 2014- Welcome Back!
Monday
Warm-Up: Two entries: (1) My eyes open to....
(2) Write about one day you will never forget. Tell what happened and why it was special, memorable, or meaningful.
Finish Hero's Journey with Star Wars- Check mapping sheets tomorrow at end of class.
For Wednesday-Read The Labors of Hercules on Moodle. The myth is in the 4th SIX weeks section. After you had read the myth, please list and identify as many of the steps of the Hero's Journey as you are able. You can use the blank Chart for Star Wars that is on Moodle in the 3rd Six Weeks section in the Hero's Journey folder if you would like. Otherwise, wirte the steps and descriptions from Hercules' journey on a blank sheet of notebook paper or type and print.
Tuesday
CLASS SPELLING BEES
Wednesday
Warm-Up: Hercules comprehension
Completed mapping THe Hero's Journey with Star Wars.
Hercules homework collected.
5th Period was given homework over sentence types, independent and dependent clauses, and conjunctions- Due tomorrow. We will discuss in class tomorrow.
Thursday
Complete QUINCUNX- Sentence types Simple, Compound, and Complex
Review Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
Practice pages given for homework. We will continue to review these sentences in class. The Test over sentence types will be on Jan. 30th.
Friday
Warm –Up: Parts of speech assessment from mid-term reviewed
Graded Comppund & Complex sentences practice pages
Mandala assignment given. It is also on Moodle in the 4th SIX Weeks Section. The Mandala assignment is due next Friday, Jan. 17th.
Week of December 16th- Review and Fall Exams. Click on the link on my home page for the Fall Exam schedule.
Week of December 9th
Monday
NO SCHOOL- INCLEMENT WEATHER
Tuesday
Hero's Journey Test
Fall Exam Reviews and schedules given
-Expository Writing Benchmarks returned
Wednesday
Read Orpheus and Eurydice from LIterature text book.
Parts of Speech Review- Practice page given
Thursday
Fall Exam Review and Expository Writing Review
I have posted a Practice and Refresher page on MOODLE that will be given in class tomorrow.
Friday
Expository Writing for Fall Exam
-Free Read notecard due
-FALL EXAM Practice & Refresher page given-Due on Monday,12-16
(Page attached below)
Week of December 2nd
Monday
Introduction of the Hero's Journey and Archetypes. Notes given and are also posted on Moodle in the 3rd Six weeks section in the Hero's Journey Folder. We spend the class period in the Library Computer Lab getting familiar with The Hero's Journey as told by Joseph Campbell. There are links to videos and a prezi reviewing the Hero's Journey on my web page. I have created another page on my web page called The Hero's Journey. Please review the notes for homework tonight and be ready to map the Hero's Journey in Star Wars starting tomorrow.
Tuesday
Warm-Up: Prepositions- Homework- Practice Page Front & Back
Mapping The Hero's Journey with Star Wars
Wednesday
Warm-Up: Prepositions
Mapping The Hero's Journey
Thursday
Made adjustments to Mythology calendar- reduced assignments!
Reviewed for Hero's Journey Test that is tomorrow
Mapping The Hero's Journey
Friday
Hero's Journey Test
Fall Exam Reviews and schedules given
Week of November 18th
Monday
Return PSA rubrics and the reviewed the article "Their Strengths Are Our Strengths"
-Verb Review- Action, Linking, and Helping. Students will take a quiz on Wednesday on verbs. We have already covered verbs but specifically want to quiz over Helping Verbs. Please memorize the 23 Helping Verbs. Notes were given in class and can be found on Moodle in the Grammar section. The Helping Verbs can be sung to the tune of "London Bridge is Falling Down." Please come to tutorials after school on Tuesday if you want extra help indentifying verb phrases.
***Mythology & Grammar Study Roadmap and calendar given in class. It is also in Moodle in the Mythology folder.
Tuesday
Verb quiz review.
Worked on QUINCUNX- Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Wednesday
Verb Quiz- Helping, Action, and Linking.
Review the "The Origin of the Seasons"
Thursday
In class: Read How the World Began and complete myth analysis.
Friday
In class: Read about the Greek gods- Work on Major Deities Table
Monday, Nov. 25- Read in class-
In class: Finish reading about the Greek gods- Work on Major Deities Table
I will check the chart on Monday, Dec. 2nd.- This will be a grade.)
Tuesday, Nov. 26- Read in class-
In class: Read Prometheus (in Yellow Literature textbook- pages 648-651) Complete myth analysis. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, Nov. 27 - Friday, Nov. 29- Thanksgiving Holidays
Week of November 11th
Monday
Personal Pronoun Quiz. Nominative and Objective case pronouns practice sheet graded and collected. Read in honor of Veterans Day students read an article titled "Their Strengths Are Our Strengths." Critical thinking and comprehension questions about the article due tomorrow.
Tuesday
WATCH PSAs!
Wednesday
Warm-up: Parts of Speech Practice
Personal Pronoun quizzes returned and reviewed.
iPad Fun with Parts of Speech
Thursday
Warm-up: Parts of Speech Practice
Review Adjectives and Adverbs
Friday
Check Adjective/Adverb sheet
Start Mythology- Read about the importance of myths and "The Origin of the Seasons" Answers comprehension and analysis questions
Week of November 4th
Monday
iPads- Students are working on creation of Social Issues Public Service Announcement.
Tuesday
7th grade Expository Writing Benchmark- Student will write an expository paper in class for holistic scoring
Wednesday
Final day to work on PSAs- All PSAs must be loaded to Moodle by the end of class
Thursday
Personal Pronouns- Notes taken in class. Practice sheet due tomorrow.
Friday
Grade pronoun pages and discuss. Quiz on Monday.
Complete the nominative and objective case with pronouns practice page. Notes about direct object, indirect object and object of the preposition are on Moodle in the Grammar section.
Personal Pronouns- You need to know these for the quiz on Monday. You also need to know the defintion of pronoun and antecent.
|
Singular |
Plural |
|
|
First person |
I, me, my, mine |
we, us, our, ours |
|
Second person |
You, your, yours |
you, your, yours |
|
Third person |
he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its |
they, them, their, theirs |
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. They are used rather than repeating a noun again and again.
An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) to which a pronoun refers.
Week of October 28th
Monday
First day with iPads- Students are working on creation of Social Issues Public Service Announcement.
Tuesday
iPads- Students are working on creation of Social Issues Public Service Announcement.
Final Social Issues Persuasive Paper due tomorrow- See homework section for more details.
Wednesday
iPads- Students are working on creation of Social Issues Public Service Announcement.
Thursday
The Giver Vocabulary Test
Due tomorrow Complete Two Reading Responses-#4 & #5 for this Second Six Weeks. Be sure to include this entry in your TABLE OF CONTENTS- Reading Responses #4 & #5- 2nd Six Weeks
*Include the following for your responses:
Date, Book title, Author, Question Category & Question number, well-written response.
*You will turn in your Writer’s Notebooks in class tomorrow for grading. I will grade the FIVE Reading Responses for this grading period. If you were absent when we wrote a response in class, you will need to write that response tonight as well. Make sure that you have five responses. Time was given in class today to complete this assignment.
Friday
iPads- Students are working on creation of Social Issues Public Service Announcement. FINAL MUST BE UPLOADED TO MOODLE BY THURSDAY, NOV. 7th
Week of October 21st
Monday
Socratic Seminar- The Giver
-The Giver dystopian questions due.
Rubric given for Social Issues Paper. It is also on Moodle in the Second Six weeks section.
Tuesday
Socratic Seminar- The Giver
Discuss the ending and issues in The Giver.
Wednesday
First typed draft of Social Isses paper due. Peer editing and revising.
Peer Revision sheet is on Moodle in the Second Six Weeks section.
Thursday
Reader's Response #3 in Writer's Notebook
Public Service Announcement planning. Students will decide if they will work with a partner or will work independently. If you didn't complete the PSA Planning sheet, you will need to complete it for homework. The PSA Planning Sheet is on Moodle in the Second Six Weeks section.
Friday
Second typed draft of Social Isses paper due. Editing papers with clocking.
Final TYPED paper due on Wednesday, Oct. 30th.
Week of October 14
Monday
Holiday
Tuesday
Last day of Social Issues research in the computer lab. Pro/Con T-charts were checked and students were given an outline to complete which was due at the end of class today or at the beginning of class tomorrow. If you didn't finish the outline, it is tonight's homework.
Wednesday
Reviewed The Giver Dystopian Fiction questions. These questions require students to think more deeply about The Giver and how it does or doesn't meet certain characteristics of dystopion fiction. Students may work with a partner on this. Due date is Monday, Oct. 21st.
Discussed Linking and helping verbs-started practice pages.
Thursday
Social Issues paper outlines returned.
Reviewed Action, Linking, and Helping verbs. Review sheet due tomorrow. Students were given time in class to work on this assignment.
Friday
Review THE GIVER Chapters 16-19 annotations and summaries.
Week of October 7
Monday
Social Issues paper and project introduced- Notes on paper and project given along with a listing of Social Issues. Students will select a social issue to research tomorrow. (We will have a lottery.) Issues can only be selected once in each class-no duplicates. Make sure you have 6 or 7 issues that you would be interested in researching as you may not get your first choice.
Collected the first page of the Giver Vocabulary activities.
Tuesday
-First READING RESPONSE for the second six week grading period.
SOCIAL ISSUES LOTTERY
Verbs- Action, Linking, and Helping
Wednesday
THE GIVER reading time- Chapters 12-15 annotations and summaries are due on Friday, Oct. 11th
Thursday
First day in the computer lab to research social issues. Mrs. Bellomy will be with us today to guide us in citations and SIRS On-Line. The Social Issues Research Guide Page with SIRS and GALE passwords are on Moodle in The Second Six Weeks section.
Friday
Second day in the computer lab to research social issues. Students will complete a T chart of pros and cons for their social issues.
Week of September 30th
Monday
The Outsiders movie (movie and book comparison)
Tuesday
Warm-Up: 5th Reader's Response in Writer's Notebook
Tables worked together to answer questions about The Giver- Looking at character and plot development and symbolism.
Annotations checked for Chapters 3-6.
Wednesday
Warm Up: 6th Reader's Response in Writer's Notebook
Writer's notebook collected so that Reader's Responses can be graded for this first grading period.
Read and annotated Chapters 7-8 in The Giver
Thursday
Group brainstorming- Social Issues definition and issues in The Giver.
Friday
Reviewed Chapters 9-11 of The Giver.
Please use www.thesaurus.com , www.merriam-webster.com, or www.synonym-antonym.com to look up synonyms and antonyms for The Giver vocabulary words. Dictionary.com doesn't give antonyms. The first page of The Giver vocabulary is due on Monday, Oct. 7.
Week of September 23rd
Monday
Warm-up: Fourth Reading Response in Writer's Notebook. If you were absent today, you will need to complete this at home. Reader's responses will be graded next week.
Groups finished making The Outsiders response presentations.
Class discussion on Stereotyping-relating to life and literature
Tuesday
Unit ONE Vocabulary Test- Sadler-Oxford
Parts of Speech review sheet- You may use your notes. Sheet is on Moodle in Grammar section.
Wednesday
Warm Up: In your Writer's Notebook answer the following: What is a society? a community? What are your roles in each?
Define utopia and dystopia.
Table and class discussions.
ANNOTATING THE GIVER bookmarks were given to students, and we annotated the first page together in class.
Thursday
Warm up: Your identity- What makes up your identity? Student completed a graphic organized to brainstorm characteriastics of their identities.
Group work: The Giver Connections group activity- Table groups brainstormed pros and cons of a big family and a small family. Each group decided which one they prefer and why. Write in paragraph form. Groups will present next week.
Class discussion of Chapters 1 -2. Annotations checked.
Friday & Monday (9-30)
Students will watch The Oustiders movie and draw comparisons between the novel and the movie. Comparison page given in class. On Moodle if you need another copy.
Week of September 16th
Monday
The Outsiders vocabulary page was returned. Student should have written one sentences for each of the 20 vocabulary words. Students will be tested over these vocabulary words next Tuesday, Sept. 24th.
Handed out the "Write On" grammar and writing packet. Please keep this in your notes section of your LA binder for the entire school year. You will need this resource all year long.
Reviewed the Grammar Pre-Test. (Parts of Speech)
Tuesday
Editing with 2nd draft of The Outsiders character analysis meaty paragraph
Wednesday
Reading time- One novel should be read each six weeks in additional to the novels we are reading in class.
Editing time for Final Drafts of character analysis meaty paragraphs.
Introduction and review to poetic devices.
Thursday
WNB: Reading Responses
Tables worked together to answer a thought-provoking question from The Outsiders. Groups will present their answers tomorrow in class.
Friday
Character Analysis Reflections completed and turned in with final typed Outsiders Character Anaylsis papers
The Outsiders Group responses presented and discussed
Week of September 9th
Monday
Warm-Up: IN WNB: How do you know what someone is like? Pair up and Share two ideas.
Class: Characterization- Direct and Indirect. Notes are on Moodle in the first six weeks section in the Characterization section.
Groups worked together to identify direct and indirect characterizations.
Tuesday
BOOK PASS IN THE LIBRARY- All classes will go to the library to create an individualized reading list. Mrs. Bellomy, our HPMS Librarian, will meet with all classes and talk about books in the library.
Gave Vocabulary sheet for The Outsiders. Students will be responsible for learning 20 words from the text. Sheet is on Moodle in the voaculary section at the end of the page.
Wednesday
Class: Meaty Paragraph. Start with a clear topic sentence... Assignment given for The Outsiders character anaylsis meaty paragraph. First TYPED draft due on Friday, 9-13. See homework section for details.
Time given in class to start paragraph.
Thursday
Warm-Up: Reader's Response in WNB
Class: Reviewed The Outsiders Vocabulary
Friday
(1) Peer Revision for Character Analysis
(2) Self-Editing- Detailed List given to use in editing your paragraph
Grading Rubric given. All documents are on Moodle in the Meaty Paragraph section.
Week of September 2, 3013
Monday- Holiday
Tuesday- BRING YOUR COPY OF THE OUTSIDERS TO CLASS EACH DAY.
Warm-Up: Self and group identity
Class: Mrs. Bellomy, our HPMS Librarian, spoke with students about the Library including Destiny, Follett Shelf, and apps. Print, e-books, and audio books available.
Wednesday
All classes will be in the computer lab- Tour of Mrs. Powers's web page, join Mrs. Powers' Moodle classroom, accessing m-drive, setting up folders on individual m-drives, formatting in word
Thursday
Students were given Reading Responses pages. See Moodle if you need to print them. If you were absent, you have copies in the Make-up work folder.
Collages were graded and presented.
Friday
Reading responses in Writer's Notebook
-Grammar pretest
Week of August 26th
Monday
First Day of School.
Homework: *Signed course summary sheet due tomorrow
*Writing assignment- 20 words-due tomorrow
*Due by this Thursday, Aug. 29th- One 100-page, wide-ruled composition notebook. These should be available in the supply room.
Tuesday
Collected signed course summary pages
A year at a glance in LA
Wednesday
Students were put into summer reading groups. Groups working together to answer five questions about their novel. Group assignment due at the end of class of at the beginning of class tomorrow.
Thursday
Set up Writer's Notebook. All students received a Grass Pass.
Students worked in pairs to memorize "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost and presented the poem to the class using their PIPES. PIPES notes given.
Writer's Notebook: Goodbye Summer
Friday
Writer's Notebook: Change
Summer Reading Response due
Looked at "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost-rhyme scheme, alliteration, personification, and allusion-We will continue next week.
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