Class+Work+and+Homework

__**Monday, May 21, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Finish //WTLB// movie for classes that didn't get to see it all Friday.**
 * 2. SAT Vocabulary Words**
 * 3. Custom Word Search**
 * 4. Tomorrow are the Awards and the Seventh Grade Picnic. (Picnic is for those who are eligible to attend; students were informed during the third block if they are ineligible to attend. Must have all 3's and 4's and no office referrals.)**
 * Items for the picnic:**
 * A. No hammocks.****
 * B. You may bring your own food, but lunch will be served as usual; however, we will have lunch a little later than normal.****
 * C. You may bring blankets and sports equipment.****
 * D. Students who are not eligible will spend the picnic time in Mr. Haney's room.****
 * E. Make sure you have shared the Rising 8th-grade Summer Reading assignments with your parents. I have previously sent this information out in an email, as well as, on the May 16th entry of this wikispace. It is also posted on the Meigs website.****

__****Homework:****__

__****Awards Day is tomorrow morning. Seventh Grade Picnic for those eligible will be after the awards.****__


 * Mind your parents!****
 * Get some sleep.****
 * Be nice.****
 * Do something nice for someone else tonight.****
 * Do something nice for yourself.****

__**Friday, May 18, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Grades will be finalized by Monday afternoon, May 21st.. Please check Infinite Campus on the 21st.**
 * (Three points are added to your nine weeks grade because Meigs literacy is an honors class. For example your nine weeks average is an 88. Three points are added, and your nine weeks final grade is a 91.)**
 * 3. //Where the Lilies Bloom// movie**
 * 4. If time, SAT vocabulary words**

__**Homework:**__
 * Mind your parents.**

__**Thursday, May 17, 2018**__


 * Submit your registration forms by tomorrow. Very important!! Form requires both a student's and a parent's signature.**
 * Evening with the Arts is tonight. Admission is free. 4:00-7:30**
 * Bring money for the food trucks, and there is also an opportunity to buy your required reading books for next year.**

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Finish //Cyrano// movie.**
 * 3. Foreign words and phrases**
 * (RSVP, faux pas, pro bono, caveat emptor, bona fide, mano o mano, de javu, cest lavie, incognito, embargo, angst, hasta lavista, de jour, adroit, café, restaurant, chef, doppleganger, etc.)**
 * 4. SAT Vocabulary Words**
 * 5. All students received a printed copy of the Rising 8th Grade Summer Reading assignments for next year. These assignments are also posted on the school's website. I also sent these out in an email earlier this week. Check your email accounts.**

__**Homework:**__


 * Mind your parents!!!!!!! Get some sleep. Clean up your room. Be nice to someone. Be nice to yourself.**

__**Wednesday, May 16, 2018**__


 * Registration** forms are due by this Friday, May 18th. Get them completed and submit to your HR teacher.

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Review the Rising 8th Grade Summer Reading assignments for literacy and social studies/science. All students have received a hard copy of these assignments, and I have also sent out an EVRITS email. Check your email accounts. See below too for the summer reading.**
 * 3. //Cyrano// movie.**
 * 4. If time, SAT words/vocabulary**

** SUMMER 2018 – MEIGS EIGHTH-GRADE SUMMER READING ** For eighth-grade summer reading, all rising eighth graders will select TWO summer reading texts. One summer reading text will be for Literacy, and one summer reading text will be for Science and Social Studies. Both Literacy and Science/Social Studies provide three options from which students may select their summer reading book. Along with each summer reading book, students are to record notes. The notes may be hand written or typed, but need to be the equivalent to one-page of 8 1⁄2” x 10” notebook paper. Notes will be assessed at the beginning of the school year. Students will be tested on the contents of each book they read –characters, conflicts, setting, plot, theme, etc. –within the first two weeks of the school year. These will be closed-book tests. Students should come back to school in August prepared with any questions they have about their summer reading books. Individual teachers may provide additional assignments related to summer reading after the start of the school year. Note to parents: The webpage www.commonsensemedia.org is an excellent source for parents to use in order to be familiarized with the texts students are reading. The webpage provides “WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW” including the educational value, positive messages, positive role models, violence usage, sex usage, language usage, consumerism usage, and drinking, drugs, and smoking usage for a given novel. We strongly encourage your usage of this website to assist in your child’s summer reading text selections! **__LITERACY SUMMER READING__:** Select ONE from the three options provided. **Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (Science Fiction) ** Tally has grown up in a postapocalyptic world where, at age 16, everyone is given an operation that makes their faces and bodies perfect. Before the operation, they are known as "uglies" and after as "pretties." After the operation, they live in New Pretty Town, enjoying a life of constant partying and pleasure. Tally can't wait. Shortly before her 16th birthday, she befriends Shay, who tells her about the Smoke, a secret community of those who refuse the operation. When Shay runs away to join the Smoke, Tally is given a choice by the Specials, the secret police: Help them find the Smoke and betray her friend, or remain an ugly forever. Message: Raises issues about whether making everyone “pretty” will really “even the playing field” to lessen the discrimination and all that comes with it –jealousy, racism, and war –or whether altering someone’s perception and thinking is what really does it. The way people become “pretty” also sends a strong message about the high price of perfection. The book explores the environmental impact of our world now and how important individual freedoms are and what people are willing to do for them. **//Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella (Fiction) //** **This novel contains mature language. Please refer to the www.commonsensemedia.org webpage to view specifics.** Audrey, a 14-year-old protagonist suffering from anxiety and depression, is on a break from school, trying to recover from a horrible but unspecified bullying incident at school that left her susceptible to panic attacks and unable to venture outside her house or make eye contact. Her therapist encourages her to make a documentary, and she records her home life, including often very funny interactions between her well meaning but clueless parents and her older brother, whom they've banned from playing video games (but he finds ways to play them anyway). Plus, the film gives her an excuse to talk to cute, caring Linus, a friend of her brother who believes Audrey can get better. Message: There is a definite message about the damage bullying can do but also one about how it’s possible to recover from traumatic events. Audrey learns some powerful coping mechanisms, including how to stop feeling that there are so many “have-to’s” in life. Solo by Kwame Alexander (Fiction) This novel is written in verse which may be challenging for some readers. Have your child preview this book before reading. The 17-year-old son of a troubled rock star is determined to find his own way in life and love. On the verge of adulthood, Blade Morrison wants to leave his father’s bad-boy reputation for drug-and-alcohol–induced antics and his sister’s edgy lifestyle behind. The death of his mother 10 years ago left them all without an anchor. Named for the black superhero, Blade shares his family’s connection to music but resents the // paparazzi // that prevent him from having an open relationship with the girl that he loves. However, there  is one secret even Blade is unaware of, and when his sister reveals the truth of his heritage during a bitter fight, Blade is stunned. When he finally gains some measure of equilibrium, he decides to investigate, e mbarking on a search that will lead him to a small, remote village in Ghana. Along the way, he meets people with a sense of purpose, especially Joy, a young Ghanaian who helps him despite her suspicions of Americans. This rich novel in verse is full of the music that forms its core. Message: This masterfully woven tale of forgiveness, family, music, and coming-of-age amid excess and secrets i s a compelling book for these "insta-celebrity" times. While most teens dream of the perks of celebrity, Kwame Alexander shows in   // Solo // that there's a very real downside as he also explores the growing pains every teen faces. __Science/Social Studies__: Select ONE from the three options provided. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson The genre is historical fiction; the setting, Philadelphia in 1793. The main character does her best to survive a yellow fever epidemic that kills 10 percent of her city’s population. It was one of the worst epidemics in nited States history. October Sky by Homer Hickham This is the true story of a teenage boy growing up in a coal town in West Virginia during the 1950s. His destiny was to “end up in the mines.” However, with encouragement from his teacher, he and three of his buddies began making rockets which they flew from a patch of barren land outside of town. Salt by Helen Frost The setting for the story is in and around Fort Wayne in the Indiana Territory, just before the start of the Battle of 1812. Pioneers have settled into the area, but there is much talk of a great battle brewing, pitting the settlers against the British. Tenuous friendships have been forged between some Indian tribes and some settlers, but these ties are threatened with impending conflict. __Homework:__ Mind your parents!!!!

__Tuesday, May 15, 2018__

Registration forms are due by Friday. Please submit. Thank you!!

__Class work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. "Annabel Lee" Recitation Retakes 3. "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out" poem alliteration, personification, internal rhyme, end rhyme, hyperbole, lessons of the poem, etc. 4. //Cyrano// Movie 5. If you were absent yesterday, you will make up the Literacy Final Exam today. See me. 6. All students will receive their summer reading assignments tomorrow for Rising 8th Grade Students!!!!!!

__Homework:__

Mind your parents. Typingweb

__Monday, May 14, 2018__

__Class:__

1. Opening Stuff (Positive Affirmations, MTW, Attendance, etc.) 2. Bring blue //Literature// textbook to class every day. Collection of your Literature books will be Wednesday, May 16th. You must turn in you book; it is the property of MNPS. 3. Breathing 4__. Literacy Final Exam!!!!!!!__ 5. "Annabel Lee" poem recitation retakes are tomorrow, May 15th. You have to tell me by end of day today, if you want to retake. 6. If you were absent last Friday, May 11th, make sure you read "Cowboy's Life" on pages 510-514 of your //Literature// textbook. Both Blocks 1 and 3 read this last Friday. __Block 2 reads it today.__ 7. Students will receive the __Rising 8th Grade Summer Reading__ assignments tomorrow. These are to be completed over the summer and prior to your coming to school in the fall.

__HOMEWORK:__

1. Typingweb 2. "Annabel Lee" poem recitation retake opportunity is tomorrow, May 15th. 3. Make sure you have read a "Cowboy's Life" on pages 510-514 of you //Literature// book. (Blocks 1 and 3 read this last Friday; Block 2 read it today.) 4. //Literature// textbooks will be collected Wednesday, May 16th. These must be returned, and they belong to MNPS. Remember that the book that was issued and scanned to you must match when your book is scanned again for the collection. 5. If you were absent from class today, you will make up the Final Exam the day you return to school. You must personally see me about this.

__Monday,Friday, May 11, 2018__

Homeroom, your registration forms for next year are due by next Friday, May 18th. Form requires both a student's and parent's signature.

__Class:__

1. Today is the last day to submit absent work or make-up work. 2. Blue //Literature// textbook for Blocks 1 and 3: Read short story "The Real Story of a Cowboy's Life" on pages 510-514. (Block 2 will read this next week.) Fact and Opinion; Interpretation; and Inferences 3. Boss Activity over Cell Phone Policy at Work 4. Finish up the "Annabel Lee" poem recitations. If you did not recite yesterday, you will today. Have your Poem Grading Rubric sheet ready. 5. Cyrano Nose Art is due today. 6. Reminders about Final Exam. You have three different review packets to study. Exam is Monday, May 14th. 7. Bring //Literature// textbook to class every day. We will read poems and short stories. Literature books will be collected May 16th. These belong to MNPS.

__Homework:__

1. Typingweb-- Many of you have not completed them yet. Get them done!!!! 2. Final Exam is Monday, May 14th. Study your three exam review packets. Exam is 100 questions. Breakdown of Exam: Part I: Literature and Literary Devices- 21 questions Part II: Writing and Reading- 39 questions Part III: Grammar and Punctuation and Mechanics-- 40 questions

__Thursday, May 10, 2018__

__Class:__

1. Opening stuff 2. "Annabel Lee" poem recitations begin today. Good luck! Submit your poem grade rubric sheet to me when I call your name to recite. If you do not recite today, you will tomorrow. 3. Strings students, your Cyrano Nose Art is due today because you will not be at school tomorrow. All other students, you can submit your art today or tomorrow. Tomorrow is the deadline. 4. //Literature// textbook- Read two poems "Onomatopoeia" on page 660 and "Weather" poem on page 654. Discuss sound devices, onomatopoeia, alliteration, repetition, etc. 5. Strings kids need to make sure you take your THREE Final Exam Review Packets home tonight. Exam is Monday, May 14th. Part I: Literature and Literary Devices- 21 questions Part II: Writing and Reading- 39 questions Part III: Grammar and Punctuation and Mechanics-- 40 questions
 * Exam is 100 questions. Breakdown of exam is the following:**

__Homework:__

1. If you have not recited your "Annabel Lee" poem, you will recite it tomorrow. Practice tonight. 2. Bring //Literature// textbook. (We will read a short story or poems every day until books are collected.) 3. Typingweb 4. Study for your final exam. 5. ALL makeup or absent work must be completed by Friday, May 11th.

__Wednesday, May 9, 2018__

__Class:__

1. Opening stuff 2. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill 3. Read "Meet the Authors" and focus on O. Henry on page 371. Birth name was William Sydney Porter; pen name is O. Henry. He is famous for his "twist" or surprise endings. Read short story "After Twenty Years" on pages 372-377. 4. All students receive a sheet over "Verbals" they need to add to their final exam review packets. 5. Poem recitations begin tomorrow. Bring your Poem Grading Rubric. When I call your name to recite, you will give me the rubric sheet. 6. Continue Cyrano Nose Art in class. You will have time to work on it in class tomorrow.

7. __Final Exam is Monday, May 14th.__ Exam is 100 questions. Breakdown of exam is the following: Part I: Literature and Literary Devices- 21 questions Part II: Writing and Reading- 39 questions Part III: Grammar and Punctuation and Mechanics-- 40 questions

8. //WTLB// retakes are today during the enrichment period (for those who signed-up).

__Homework:__

1. Typingweb 2. If you were absent today, you need to read short story "After Twenty Years" on pages 372-377 in your //Literature// textbook. Bring book every day to class. 3. "Annabel Lee" poem recitations begin tomorrow. Practice tonight!!!! Bring poem rubric grade sheet. 4. Study for your final exam.

__Tuesday, May 8, 2018__

__Class:__

1. Opening stuff 2. Blue Literature textbook--- "The Cremation of Sam McGee" pages 542-546 Discuss background, poem, and literary devices, etc. If you were absent from school today, you need to read this on your own. Bring //Literature// textbook every day to class. We will read a poem or a short story pretty much every day till books are collected. 3. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill 4. Cyrano Nose Art Assignment- Work on it in class today and tomorrow. Students receive a Cyrano Nose Art sheet with rules for this assignment. These will be displayed for Evening with the Arts. 5. //Where the Lilies Bloom// retake is tomorrow during the Enrichment period. It is closed book.

__Homework:__

1. Practice "Annabel Lee" in front of you family. Do the 3 + 1 drill. Recitations begin May 10th. 2. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night. Just get them done!!!!! (15 exercises) 3. Bring //Cyrano// book and colored pens/markers to class for the next two days (Wednesday and Thursday). You will work on your Cyrano Nose Art during class time. (Refer to sheet for the rules.) I do not want your working on your Nose Art at home. Class time has been reserved for this. 4. If you were absent from class, make sure you read "The Cremation of Sam McGee" on pages 542-546 of your //Literature// textbook. Bring //Literature// book to class every day. 5. //WTLB// retake opportunity is tomorrow during the Enrichment Period.

__Monday, May 7, 2018__

__Class:__

1. Opening stuff 2. "Annabel Lee" 3 = 1 Drill 3. Students receive the "Annabel Lee" poem grading rubric today. Do not lose this. You will submit it to me the day you recite your poem. Recitations begin this Thursday, May 10th. Be prepared to recite any day. 4. //Where the Lilies Bloom// retake opportunity is this Wednesday, May 9th, during the Enrichment Period. You do not need a retake form to retake. It will be closed-book. 5. If your class did not finish reading ALL of //Cyrano de Bergerac// last week, we will finish it in class today. If you are absent, you need to finish reading all of //Cyrano// on your own. 6. Show student exemplars of Cyrano Nose Art. 7. If time, your class will watch part of //Cyrano// movie and his famous nose speech.

__Homework:__

1. Practice "Annabel Lee" poem at home in front of your family and the mirror. 2. Bring //Cyrano// book and colored pens/pencils/markers to class tomorrow. (You will work on a Cyrano Nose Art tomorrow in class.) 3. Bring blue //Literature// textbook to class all week. (Read poems and short stories.) These books will be collected sometime next week. They are the property of MNPS. 4. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night. 5. If you have been absent from class, you need to real ALL of //Cyrano// on your own.

__Friday, May 4, 2018__

__Class:__

1. Opening stuff 2. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill 3. Partners for "Annabel Lee" and practice with each other. 4. Finish //Cyrano// Act IV. Begin Act V. (There are five acts in //Cyrano de Bergerac//.)

__Homework:__ 1. If you have been absent from my class, make sure you have read through the END of //Cyrano// Act IV. 2. Practice "Annabel Lee" in front of your family members over the weekend. Get used to being in front of an audience. Practice in front of a mirror too. Recitations begin May 10th. 3. Bring //Cyrano// book to class. 4. Bring crayons, colored pencils, and/or colored markers to class next Tuesday, May 8th, and make sure you have your //Cyrano// book too. 5. Typingweb 6. Check your mnps email and also check your grades on Infinite Campus. 7. Literacy Final Exam is Monday, May 14th. You have THREE review packets to study.

__Thursday, May 3, 2018__

__Class:__

1. Opening stuff 2. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill 3. //Cyrano de Bergerac-// Continue to read. All groups are in Act IV or have finished Act IV. 4. Finish reading poems in class. If you have been absent the last two days, then you will read your poem and turn in your poem and explanation when you return to school.

__Homework:__

1. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill --- practice every night at home. 2. Typingweb 3. Bring //Cyrano// book to class every day. 4. Literacy Final Exam is Monday, May 14th. You have three review packets to study.

__Wednesday, May 2, 2018__

__Class:__

1. Opening stuff 2. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill (Make sure you have your poem in class every day. ) 3. Poems and explanations are due today!!! (You have had almost a two week window to complete.) Selected students will read poems in front of class today, tomorrow, and Friday. You will also submit the "Poem Rubric" sheet with your poem. 4. Continue reading in //Cyrano de Bergerac.// //5. If you were absent yesterday, you need to make sure you read through the END of Act III on your own.//

__Homework:__

1. Practice "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 drill every night at home. 2. Typingweb 3. Study for your Literacy Final Exam. You have THREE different review packets to study. Exam is May 14th. 4. Bring //Cyrano// book to class every day.

__Tuesday, May 1, 2018__

__Class:__

1. Opening stuff 2. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill 3. Continue reading in //Cyrano//. (If your class has not finished Act II, you will finish it today and continue to read in Act III.) Keep all character list sheets for each act. (//Cyrano// has five acts.) 4. Reminder about poem and explanation that are due tomorrow.

__Homework:__ 1. Poem and explanation (two printed copies for each) Please refer to both the "Poem Assignment" sheet and the "Poem Grading Rubric" sheet. 2. Typingweb 3. Practice "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill every night at home. Recitations begin May 10th.

__Monday, April 30th, 2018__

__Class:__

1. Opening stuff 2. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill 3. Poem Grading Rubric 4. //Cyrano// Act II- Continue reading in it. 5. //Where the Lilies Bloom// Open Book Assessment

__Homework:__

1. Your own original poem of 8 to 20 lines is due Wednesday, May 2nd. Please refer to both the poem assignment sheet and the poem grading rubric. Follow the directions and requirements.

2. Practice "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 drill at home every night. 3. Typingweb 4. Literacy Final is May 14th. You have three review packets to study. 5. If you were absent today, you need to make up the //WTLB// when you return to school.

__Friday, April 27, 2018__

1. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill 2. Read in //Cyrano// Act II. Keep up with your character list. 3. Reminders of due dates.

Homework:

1. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night. 2. //WTLB// open book assessment is Monday, April 30th. Bring your book. 3. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill 4. Poem is due May 2nd. Refer to your sheet. If you lost your poem assignment sheet, scroll to Thursday, April 26th entry, and you will see a copy of it on this wikispaces. 5. Final Exam is May 14th. You have three review packets to study.

__Thursday, April 26, 2018__

Science TCAP Parts 1 and 2 today!!! Good luck!!! (Last day for testing unless you have to make some up from being absent)

__Class:__

1. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill Also, complete the "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 drill every night at home. 2. Finish Act I //Cyrano// in class today. Keep up with your Act I Character List. If time, we will start Act II. 3. Reminders about due dates for the rest of the year. All students should have written these down in their agendas:

__Monday, April 30th__- //WTLB// open book assessment (Bring your book to class.)

__Wednesday, May 2nd__- Poem assignment due (Refer to the poem assignment sheet for the specific requirements for this writing.)

__May 10th, 11th, 15th, 16th, and 17th-__ "Annabel Lee" Poem Recitations (We probably will not need all these days. Be prepared to recite any of these days.)

__Monday, May 14th__- Literacy Final Exam (You have three review packets to study. Study these.)

4. Bring //Cyrano// book and "Annabel Lee" every day to class. Keep up with the character lists.

__Homework:__ 1. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night, April 29th. 2. Poem assignment is due May 2nd. (Refer to the poem assignment sheet for the specific requirements.)

Johnson Wolf Poem Assignment Literacy 7 Name ** _ **__Date__Period Directions: __** You will write an **original poem **for this assignment. The topic is of your choice.** You will be graded against the following**:
 * 1) Poem must be titled. Title is **centered** above the poem.
 * 2) Poem must be a **minimum** of **8 lines**, but **do not** **exceed** 20 lines.
 * 3) Poem is **typewritten** in a **12 point font** of one of the following: Calibri, Comic Sans, Arial, or Times New Roman.


 * 1) You must include some kind of **end rhyme scheme** in your stanza or stanzas. You must also identify the rhyme scheme by placing the alphabet letters at end of each line.


 * 1) Poem is **free of spelling errors**.
 * 2) You include a **minimum** of **three __different__ literary devices**. You will **highlight** the three different literary devices within your poem, and then you will **identify what kind each is** **by neatly writing the name of it in the margin** (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, etc.).


 * 1) This must **not** be a poem you have previously written for another class or something that you wrote in fifth or sixth grades.


 * 1) On second sheet of paper, you will give a brief **explanation** of **why** you chose this particular topic for your poem. (**What inspired** or **motivated you** to choose this topic and write about it? Be sure to **explain** your answer. This must be typewritten too.) You will staple this to your poem; it will be the second page.


 * 1) This poem assignment is **due by Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018.**


 * 1) ** Both the poem and explanation ** must be printed and stapled together **prior** to your coming to class. You will **__print TWO copies__ of the poem and its explanation**.
 * 2) Your **name, period, and due date** are **typewritten** in the **upper right-hand corner** of the **first page**.
 * 3) Poems **will be read in front of the class**, and poems **may be displayed for EWTA**.

3. You have THREE different review packets for the literacy exam. Start reviewing them. 4//. Where the Lilies Bloom// open book assessment is Monday, April 30th. Bring your own book.

__**Wednesday, April 25, 2018**__


 * Math TN Ready Parts 2 and 3 are today!!! Good luck!**

__**Class:**__


 * 1. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill**
 * 2. Continue in //Cyrano de Bergerac//. Everyone, bring your //Cyrano// book and Act I list of characters.**
 * 3. Upcoming due dates:**
 * April 30th- //WTLB// Assessment. Open book bring your own book.**
 * May 2nd- Poem due (Refer to the Poem Assignment sheet I gave you. Make sure you include all the requirements for your poem.)**
 * May 11th, 12th and 15th, 16th, and 17th- "Annabel Lee" Poem Recitations (We probably will not need all those days, and be prepared to recite any of these dates.)**
 * May 14th- Literacy Final Exam- Study the THREE review packets.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night.**
 * 2. Poem is due May 2nd. (Refer to the Poem Assignment sheet for the guidelines and requirements.)**
 * 3. //WTLB// test is April 30th.**
 * 4. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill**
 * 5. Literacy Exam is May 14th.**
 * 6. Science TN Ready is tomorrow! Get sleep tonight!!!**

__**Tuesday, April 24, 2018**__


 * Math TN Ready Part 1 is today. Good luck!**


 * __Class:__**


 * 1. "Annabel Lee" poem- 3 + 1 Drill**
 * 2. //Cyrano// Act I**
 * Act I parts are assigned, and we read in class. If you were absent from class today, we read to page 40 in Act I (Signet Classic Edition). We read Cyrano's famous "Nose" speech.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. If you were absent from class today, you need to catch up reading in //Cyrano//.**
 * We read to page 40.**
 * 2. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night.**
 * 3. //WTLB// open book assessment is Monday, April 30th. Keep up with your book.**
 * 4. Poem assignment is due Wednesday, May 2nd. Refer to the poem assignment sheet I gave you yesterday for the requirements for this poem.**
 * 5. Literacy Final Exam is Monday, May 14th.**
 * 6. "Annabel Lee" 3 + 1 Drill every night. Recitations will begin May 10th and run through the 11th, 15th, 16th, 17th. Be prepared to recite any of these days.**

__**Monday, April 23, 2018**__

__**Class: (We begin Cyrano today! Everyone must have his or her book in class.)**__

1. There is no TN Ready testing today; however, make-ups will be given if you missed any of the TN Ready testing last week.

2. Introduce Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee" poem. Use the 3 + 1 drill. You will recite this poem from memory in May. Recitation dates will be announced later. We will open class with the 3 + 1 drill, and you will complete the 3 + 1 drill every night at home. Before you know it, you will have it memorized.

3. Introduce Edmond Rostand's //Cyrano de Bergerac//. View a short power point for background information on the author and play.

4. All students receive a list of //Cyrano// Act I characters. Parts assigned and we read the play in class.

5. Poem assignment-- students have received a sheet for the poem requirements. Due date is May 2nd. Students will write an original poem. Again, refer to the handout for the specific requirements and directions.

__**Homework:**__

1. TN Ready Math Part 1 is tomorrow. Get some sleep tonight. 2. Typingweb 3. Poem with its explanation is due May 2nd.

__**Friday, April 20, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. TN ReadySocial Studies Parts 1 and 2 today!!!!**
 * 2. //Where the Lilies Bloom//**

//3. Dates to be written in your agendas:// //April 22nd- Typingweb due// //April 23rd- Bring Cyrano de Bergerac (Signet Classic edition) to school. We begin it Monday, 23rd.// //April 30th- Where the Lilies Bloom Assessment// //May 14th- Literacy Final Exam//

__Homework:__

1. Typingweb 2. Bring Cyrano de Bergerac (Signet Classic Edition.) We begin it Monday, April 23rd. 3. Get some sleep. 4. TN Ready Math Part 1 is Tuesday, April 24th; Parts 2 and 3 are Wednesday, April 25th. 5. TN Ready Science Parts 1 and 2 are Thursday, April 26th.

__**Thursday, April 19, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. TN Ready ELA Parts 3 and 4 are today!!**
 * 2. //Where the Lilies Bloom (must have this book in class)//**
 * 3. As soon as we finish WTLB, we will jump right into the Signet Classic Edition of //Cyrano de Bergerac//.**
 * 4. Do not lose your three Literacy Review Packets I gave you earlier. You will need these for the Literacy Final Exam that is scheduled for May 14th.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. TN Ready Social Studies Parts 1 and 2 are tomorrow. Good luck!**
 * 2. Get sleep tonight.**
 * 3. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night, April 22nd.**

__**Wednesday April 18, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. TN Ready ELA Part 2 Today!!!!**
 * 2. Read //WTLB// during class time. Bring this book every day to class.**
 * 3. We will jump right into //Cyrano de Bergerac// (Signet Classic Edition) right after we finish //WTLB//.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Sleep.**
 * 2. Review TN Ready/Exam Review Packets.**
 * 3. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night.**
 * 4. Breathe.**
 * 5. Think positive thoughts.**
 * 6. TN Ready ELA Parts 3 and 4 are tomorrow.**

__**Tuesday, April 17, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. TN Ready Writing Assessment is today!**
 * 2. //Where the Lilies Bloom//**
 * 3. Do not lose your three Literacy Review Packets.**
 * 4. Reminder that the Literacy Final Exam is Monday, May 14th.**

__**Homework:**__
 * 1. Get sleep. TN Ready Literacy Part 2 is tomorrow.**
 * 2. Take care of yourself.**
 * 3. Be calm and confident.**
 * 4. Typingweb**
 * 5. Bring //WTLB// to class every day. We are almost finished with it.**
 * 6. We start //Cyrano de Bergerac//, the Signet Classic Edition right after //WTLB//.**

__**Monday, April 16, 2018**__

//**Literacy Final Exam is Monday, May 14th.**//

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Review for TN Ready!!!!!!**
 * 3. Literacy Final Exam is Monday, May 14th. (Do not lose the three review packets I have given you.)**
 * 4. __TN Ready Schedule:__**
 * Tuesday, April 17th- ELA Part I: Writing Assessment**
 * Wednesday, April 18th- ELA Part 2**
 * Thursday, April 19th- ELA Parts 3 and 4**
 * Friday, April 20th- Social Studies Parts 1 and 2**
 * Tuesday, April 24th- Math Part 1**
 * Wednesday, April 25th- Math Parts 2 and 3**
 * Thursday, April 26th- Science Parts 1 and 2**
 * 5. Bring //WTLB// to class tomorrow. We will most certainly finish it up this week.**
 * 6. Make sure you have the Signet Classic Edition of //Cyrano de Bergerac//. We will jump right into it after //WTLB//.**
 * 7. No more Moby Max. Typingweb is still ongoing.**
 * 8. Please check your mnps email accounts.**

__**Homework:**__
 * Other than Typingweb, which is due before you go to bed next Sunday night, get some sleep!**
 * TN Ready begins tomorrow and kicks off with the Writing Assessment.**

__**Friday, April 13, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Review Informational/Explanatory Writing and Argumentative Writing**
 * 3. Finish the //TN Coach// Practice Language. Keep the yellow sheet of answers. Do not lose.**
 * 4. Computers in class--- work on Moby Max. Focus only on the 'Informational" and "Reading Literature."**
 * 5. Final Exam is Monday, May 14th.**
 * 6. Bring WTLB to class next week. We will for sure finish it up.**
 * 7. If you do not already have the Signet Classic Edition of //Cyrano de Bergerac//, please get it. Put your name on it with a Sharpie on the outside edges. We will begin it right after we finish //WTLB//.**

__**Homework:**__
 * 1. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night. You have had an extended amount of time to complete this cycle because of spring break, but that extended time runs out Sunday night. If you have not done them yet, get them done!!!!**
 * 2. Review your three review packets.**
 * 3. Moby Max (Focus on the informational text and literature apps.)**
 * 4. Get some sleep.**

__**Thursday, April 12, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. TN Ready Review all this week**
 * 3. Review three modes of writing: narrative, informational/explanatory, and argument.**
 * 4. Focus today is on narrative review. Read sample narrative essay. (very descriptive, flesh out the moment, reflects, dialogue, tell a story, etc.)**
 * 5. TN Ready Coach**
 * 6. Literacy Final Exam is Monday, May 14th.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Moby Max**
 * 2. Typingweb**

__**Wednesday, April 11, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: Third review packet: Theme, Tone & Mood, Author's Purpose, Similes & Metaphors, and Text Structure**
 * 3. Finish up analogies.**
 * 4. Distribute Verb/Verbal Tests. Retake opportunity is Friday, April 13th. (Second and third blocks reviewed test in class; first block will review answers in class tomorrow.)**
 * 5. TN Review all week.....**
 * 6. Writing tips**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Study the three review packets.**
 * 2. Moby Max**

__**Tuesday, April 10, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: R1 and R2 (prefixes and suffixes)**
 * 3. Continue the third review packet:**
 * Context Clues**
 * Making Inferences**
 * Draw Conclusions**
 * Characterization**
 * Plot Elements**
 * 4. If time, analogies.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Finish all of the third review packet. You will complete the following: theme, tone & mood, author's purpose, similes & metaphors, and text structure.**
 * 2. Moby Max**

__**Monday, April 9th**__


 * Welcome back after spring break!!!! I hope you had a wonderful time, made some memories, and got some rest.**

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. TN Ready begins a week from tomorrow, Tuesday, April 17th.**
 * 3. As of today, three review packets have been distributed. Please review these. (Students received the third one today.)**
 * 4. Analogies**
 * Whole, Object-use, Object-location, Object-description, Worker-tool, Worker-place, Geographical, Mixed, etc)**
 * 5. TN Review is all week.**
 * 6. Please continue to bring //WTLB// to class every day. Toward the end of next week, you will bring //Cyrano de Bergerac//, the Signet Classic edition.**


 * __Homework__:**


 * 1. Complete pages R1 and R2 of the third review packet (prefixes and suffixes).**
 * 2. Typingweb**
 * 3. If you were absent prior to spring break and still have not taken the Verb/Verbal Assessment, you will take it this Wednesday, April 11th.**
 * 4. Study your review packets. Spend 15-20 minutes each night reviewing them.**
 * 5. Moby Max-- 20 minutes**
 * 6. Bring //WTLB// to class every day.**
 * 7. Get Signet Classic Edition of //Cyrano de Bergerac//.**

__**Friday, March 30th--- No School--- Students do not report.**__ __**Spring break is March 30th-April 8th. I will see you at school on Monday, April 9th.**__

__**Thursday, March 29, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Blocks 1 and 2: Moby Max-- "Reading Literature" and "Reading Informational Text"**
 * 3. Only Block 3: Verb and Verbal Assessment**
 * 4. Bring WTLB to class every day.**
 * 5. If you still do not have the Signet Classic Edition of Cyrano de Bergerac, please get it. We begin it right after TN Ready testing.**
 * 6. Poem Contest (optional)**
 * 7. Because of spring break, the window for TW has been extended from March 26th- April 15th. Woohoo!**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Make sure you bring //WTLB// to class and get //Cyrano de Bergerac//, SIGNET CLASSIC edition.**


 * 2. Feel free to spend time on Moby Max. Invest in you. The time spent will help you prepare more for the TN Ready. Focus on the "Reading Literature" app and the "Reading Informational Text" app. You can also complete extra practices on the "Language" app too, but I prefer you focus on the other two. (These should benefit you more for the TN Ready.)**


 * 3. To date, you have received two review packets. Please review these. Do NOT lose these two packets.**


 * 4. Mind your parents!**


 * 5. Have fun over spring break. Be safe. See you Monday, April 9th.**

__**Wednesday, March 28, 2018**__

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Only Blocks 1 and 2: Verb/Verbal Test**
 * 3. Only Block 3- Review Verbs and Verbals and verb conjugations**
 * 4. Work on Moby Max.**
 * 5. Bring //WTLB// every day.**
 * 6. Signet Classic Edition of //Cyrano de Bergerac//--- we begin it shortly after spring break.**
 * 7. Because of spring break, you will have extended time to complete your Typingweb: March 26th-April 15th!!!**

__**Homework:**__
 * 1. Typewritten Final Draft complete with its Works Cited page is due tomorrow, March 29th. A parent's signature is required above the title of the final draft.**
 * HInts: Always SAVE it on your computer and print a spare. Remember it is a great idea to email it to you mnps email account too.**
 * 2. Only Block 3-- Verb/Verbal Assessment is tomorrow.**

__**Tuesday, March 27, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__ __**Blocks 1 and 2:**__
 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: Essay self-edit sheets (green sheets, 4 pages)**
 * 3. Review verbs/verbals.**
 * 4. Practice Grammar Assessment**
 * 5. Bring //WTLB// every day and get Signet Classic Edition of //Cyrano de// //Bergerac//.**

__**HW for Blocks 1 and 2:**__


 * 1. Verb and Verbal Assessment is tomorrow. Study tonight. You have review sheets, notes, and workbook pages to study.**
 * 2. Your argumentative final draft is due Thursday, March 29th. A parent's signature is required above the title of the final draft. SAVE it on your computer and always print a spare.**

__**Only Block 3:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Essay self-edit sheets due (green sheets)**
 * 3. Essay Writing (Animal Testing)**
 * 4. Bring //WTLB// to class every day.**
 * 5. If you do not already have the Signet Classic Edition of //Cyrano de Bergerac//, please get it.**

__**Homework for Only Block 3:**__
 * Work on your final draft; it is due this Thursday, March 29th. A parent's signature is required above the title of the final draft.**
 * Save it on your computer and print a spare.**

__**Monday, March 26, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening Stuff**
 * 2. Homework due:**
 * Typewritten dress code argumentative rough draft with its works cited page**
 * 3. //WTLB//- Chapter 6 in class**
 * 4. Self-edit rough draft- Complete the 4 page self-edit sheets (What you do not finish in class will be homework.)**
 * 5. Reminder about getting //Cyrano de Bergerac// by Edmond Rostand. (The Signet Classic Edition)**
 * 6. Verb/Verbal Assessment is Wednesday, March 28th.**

__**Homework:**__
 * 1. If you did not finish the self-editing sheets in class, complete for homework tonight. (four pages)**
 * 2. Typewritten Final Draft is due Thursday, March 29th. If you know you are going to be out of school Thursday, please submit before you leave for spring break. A parent's signature is required above the title of the final draft.**
 * 3. Moby Max- 20 minutes (Informational or Literature apps)**
 * 4. Typingweb**
 * 5. Bring //WTLB// every day to class.**
 * 6. Verb/Verbal Assessment is Wednesday, March 28th.**

__**Friday, March 23, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Verbal Lesson: gerunds, infinitives, and participles**
 * Complete pages 114-116 in class.**
 * 3. Review answers for //WTLB// Chapters 3-5 Study Guide. (Block 3 will review Monday.)**
 * 4. Reminders about the dress code argumentative essay with works cited page. Due Monday, March 26th. (typewritten and double-spaced; refer to all sheets I gave you with specific rules and guidelines.) SAVE on your computer and print a spare.**
 * A printed hard copy of your essay is due Monday.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Typewritten dress code argumentative essay with its works cited page is due Monday, March 26th. Save it on your computer. A printed hard copy is due in class.**
 * 2. Moby Max- Complete a minimum of 20 minutes before you go to bed Sunday night. Many of you have already completed your 20 minutes for the week. MM is on same schedule as TW.**
 * 3. Typingweb- 15 exercises are due before you go to bed Sunday night.**
 * 4. Get the Signet Classic Edition of //Cyrano de Bergerac//.**
 * 5. Mind your parents!!!!!!! Love on them too!**

__**Thursday, March 22, 2018**__

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: //WTLB// Chapters 3-5 Study Guide**


 * 3. District Benchmark Writing Assessment is today. It is argumentative. You've got this! If you are absent today, you will have to make this up.**


 * 4. Review Moby Max.**
 * All students should have completed the Pretest for the "Language" app. This does NOT count toward your weekly 20 minutes.**
 * Please complete 20 minutes each week before TN Ready. I also strongly ENCOURAGE you to spend extra time on it too. It will help prepare you for the TN Ready by asking you standardized test questions. Take advantage of it and invest in yourself. You have 24/7 access. UN and PW are same as your Typingweb's.**
 * Do extra!!! (Particularly in the "Reading Skills Literature" app and the "Reading Skills Informational Text" app.)**


 * 5. All students should have received two different review packets. These are to help you review for both the TN Ready and the Literacy Final Exam. Start studying them. Do not lose. (One packet is printed on bright yellow paper and is 15 pages; the second packet is printed on hot pink paper and is 9 pages.)**


 * 6. There is no grammar test this week. It will be next week.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Continue to work on your argumentative rough draft. It is due Monday, March 26th. It must be typewritten. Save it on your computer and print a spare.**


 * 2. Typingweb 15 exercises are due before you go to bed Sunday night.**


 * 3. Moby Max, a minimum of 20 minutes, due before you go to bed Sunday night. (TW and MM are on the same schedule: Monday through Sunday; you have seven days to complete.)**


 * 4. If you do NOT already have the SIGNET CLASSIC EDITION of //Cyrano de// //Bergerac// be Edmond Rostand, please get it. We begin it the week of TN Ready.**


 * 5. Bring //WTLB// book, binder, paper, and colored pens to class every day.**


 * 6. All students should have received __two__ different review packets. Thou shalt not lose these. KEEP!!!! Please review. These are for both the TN Ready and your Literacy Final Exam. You will receive a third review packet soon.**

__**Wednesday, March 21, 2018**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: //WTLB// Chapter 5**
 * 3. Lesson: Friendly Letter and Business Letter**
 * (Block Style and Modified Block Style for the Business Letter)**
 * 4. Moby Max- If you were absent yesterday, you need to complete the pretest for the "Language" app. Then you need to make sure you complete 20 additional minutes on MM before you go to bed Sunday night. Your user name and password are same as Typingweb's.**
 * 5. Tomorrow is the District Benchmark Writing Assessment. Try your best on this!!!**
 * 6. Complete WTLB Chapters 3-5 study guide. You will have at least 20 minutes of class time to work on them. What you do not finish in class is homework.**
 * 7. If you were absent yesterday, I need your argumentative graphic organizer.**
 * 8. Please get Signet Classic Edition of //Cyrano de Bergerac//. We begin it week of TN Ready.**


 * __Homework__:**
 * 1. Complete //WTLB// Chapters 3-5 Study Guide. Due tomorrow.**
 * 2. Work on your typewritten argumentative rough draft. Due Monday, March 26th. Don't wait until the night before to complete.**
 * 3. Moby Max due Sunday night. (20 minutes) Remember, you can always complete as much Moby Max as you want for extra test practice. Focus on the Reading Informational Text and the Reading Literature, those two apps.**
 * 4. Typingweb due Sunday night.**
 * 5. If you still do not have the SIGNET CLASSIC edition of //Cyrano de Bergerac// by Edmond Rostand, please get it. We begin it the week of TN Ready.**

__**Tuesday, March 20th, 2018**__


 * __Class work__:**
 * 1. Opening Stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: Argumentative Graphic Organizer**
 * 3. Library today: Mrs. Parks will present a Kahoot of research skills.**

After the pretest, then you will complete an additional 20 minutes. The pretest does not count toward the weekly required 20 minutes. You will have a week to complete your weekly Moby Max. I am requiring a minimum of 20 minutes each week. There are three literacy categories: "Language," "Reading Skills Literature," and "Reading Skill Informational Text." You will have until this Sunday night, March 25th, to complete the 20 minutes. You may access the "Reading Skills Informational Text" to use for the 20 minutes too. (Your user name and password are the same as your Typingweb.)
 * 4. __Moby Max__ today: Everyone completes the pretest for the "Language" app.**

__Directions for Moby Max:__

A. Go to [|www.mobymax.com]. B. Click "Student" and "Sign in." C. Enter your User Name and Password. (Same as your Typingweb's.) D. Complete ALL the pretest for the "Language" app. E. After you complete the pretest, then you must do an additional 20 minutes. Go to the "Reading Skills Informational Text" for the additional 20 minutes.

5. Get the Signet Classic Edition of //Cyrano de Bergerac//.

6. Bring //WTLB// every day, paper, colored pens, and binder.

__Homework:__

1. Read all chapter 5 in //Where the Lilies Bloom//. 2. Typingweb 3. Moby Max 4. Work on your argumentative rough draft. Refer back to your graphic organizer and all sheets I taught. Typewritten rough draft and its Works Cited page are due Monday, March 26th. SAVE everything on your computer and always print a spare.

__**Monday, March 19, 2018**__ __**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening Stuff**
 * 2. Briefly review the argumentative graphic organizer. Make sure the top three boxes contain your thesis points. Then the rest of the graphic organizer is in COMPLETE sentences (about 30-40). Remember if you properly complete the graphic organizer, then you have pretty much written the rough draft.**
 * Due Dates for the Argumentative Essay:**
 * A. Graphic Organizer is due tomorrow.**
 * B. Typewritten rough draft complete with its Works Cited page is due Monday, March 26th.**
 * C. Typewritten final draft complete with its Works Cited page is due Thursday, March 29th. SAVE your work on the computer. Always print a spare.**
 * 3. Lesson:**
 * Verbals : gerunds, infinitives, and participles**
 * (Notes in class)**
 * 4. Next book is the Signet Classic Edition of //Cyrano de Bergerac//. If you do not already have it, please get it. If you have to order, it might take a couple weeks to get it.**


 * __HOMEWORK:__**
 * 1. Argumentative graphic organizer is due tomorrow. (Read the above class work for a bit more information and refer to all sheets I have taught you in class. Do a really good and thorough job on this.)**
 * 2. Typingweb**
 * 3. Bring //WTLB// to class every day.**
 * 4. If you do not already have the Signet Classic Edition of //Cyrano de Bergerac//, please get it.**
 * 5. District Benchmark Writing Assessment is this Thursday, March 22nd.**

__**Friday, March 16, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Review essay parts.**
 * The argumentative graphic organizer is due Monday, March 20th. Remember the top three boxes are your three main points from your thesis. You may only need a word or a few words in these boxes; however, the rest of the graphic organizer requires COMPLETE SENTENCES.**
 * If you properly complete the graphic organizer, then you will basically have your rough draft but it is on a graphic organizer.**
 * All students reminded to take ALL sheets they need for this essay.**
 * 3. Homework due:**
 * //Where the Lilies Bloom// Chapter 2 Study Guide**
 * 4. Lesson: Emphasis on short constructed responses:**
 * restate the prompt, find relevant textual evidence and cite, use your own words to explain/argue/defend/elaborate, and have a conclusion. Throw in transitions too.**
 * 5. //WTLB// Chapters 3 and 4 during class**
 * If your class section did not finish Chapter 4 in class, finish it at home over the weekend.**
 * 6. Reminder about completing your weekly Typingweb.**


 * HOMEWORK:**


 * 1. Work on your argumentative graphic organizer. You were to have taken EVERYTHING home over the weekend you need to complete this. Due Tuesday, March 20th. Remember that the first three blocks at top of page 1 are simple your three thesis points that you state in a word or few words. However, the REST of the graphic organizer requires you to write complete sentences. If you do this properly, you basically will have the majority of your essay written. Do not scrimp. Be thorough.**


 * 2. Typingweb**


 * 3. Next book is //Cyrano de Bergerac// by Edmond Rostand. (The Signet Classic Edition)**


 * 4. If your class section did not finish Chapter 4 of //WTLB// in class, finish reading it over the weekend.**

__**Thursday, March 15, 2018**__

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Troublesome Verbs**
 * 3. Glossary Usage Words**
 * 4. Homework due: Chapter 1 Study Guide for //Where the Lilies Bloom//**
 * 5. Citing textual evidence and defending/explaining it in your own words**
 * _**


 * 6. Begin //Where the Lilies Bloom Chapter// 2 in class.**


 * Study Guide is provided here:**

__**//Where the Lilies Bloom// Chapter 2 Study Guide**__


 * Chapter 2**


 * Roy Luther has an attack. Mary Call and Devola bring him in from the porch and put him to bed.**
 * How does the reader know all the Luther children __really love__ their father? Find __textual evidence__ and defend/explain your answer __for each one__ of his children. Look for what each might say or each child’s actions toward Roy Luther. Cite the evidence and then explain it in your own words to prove this shows love and concern for the father.**


 * Mary Call**


 * Devola**


 * Romey**


 * Ima Dean**


 * __Identify each literary device/figurative language. (Please know the page numbers may vary. It depends on which book you have.)__**
 * 1) **“towel turban” (34)**
 * 2) **“His tongue came out and licked his lips.” (30) Hint: There are 2 devices in this one.**
 * 3) **“dirty old bird” (28)**
 * 4) **“gagged and sputtered” (29)**
 * 5) **“Prissy, like a girl” (22)**
 * 6) **“teeth chatterd” (21) Hint: There are 2 devices in this one.**
 * 7) **“rain coming” (18)**


 * __Directions__: You will __create four questions__ and __provide answers__ from Chapter 2. Your questions must be __relevant__, and your answers have textual evidence cited from the story. Make sure you include the page number when you cite the textual evidence.**
 * _**


 * 7. __Upcoming essay due dates__:**


 * __Tuesday, March 20th__- Graphic Organizer Due (Thoroughly complete this. If you do this properly, you basically have written your entire essay. Use proper sentence structures.)**


 * __Monday, March 26th__- Typewritten Rough Draft due, complete with a separate Works Cited page in MLA 8 format. (Follow directions from sheets I had taught you in class.) We will edit rough drafts in class on the 26th. SAVE essay on the computer and print a spare too.**


 * __Thursday, March 29th__- Typewritten Final Draft due, complete with a separate Works Cited page in MLA 8 format. SAVE essay on the computer. Printed copy due in class. It is always a good idea to print a spare.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Work on your School Dress Code Argumentative Graphic Organizer Sheets. Due Tuesday, March 20th. These sheets require quite a bit of effort and work. You will write in sentences. Also refer back to the typewritten sheets I gave you over this essay. You will notice they complement each other. Be thorough on your graphic organizer. Remember--- if you complete the graphic organizer properly, you basically have written your rough draft.**


 * 2. Read the rest of Chapter 2 in //Where the Lilies Bloom// and complete all of the study guide sheet for Chapter 2. Due tomorrow.**


 * 3. Typingweb**

__**Wednesday, March 14, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: //WTLB// Chapter 1**
 * 3. Active and Passive Voices of Verbs**
 * Complete pages 96-97 in class over active and passive.**
 * 4. Review two more articles addressing school dress code. Identify and highlight pieces of textual evidence that you can possibly use in your essay. Color-coding is used to differentiate between "for" or "against" a school dress code.**
 * 5. The District Benchmark Writing Assessment is Thursday, March 22nd, during class. This is a practice, and it will not count in your grade point average; however, you need to your best.**


 * __Homework__:**


 * 1. Complete two-sided sheet over Chapter 1 in //Where the Lilies Bloom//.**


 * 2. You have FIVE different articles that we have identified and used color-coding to highlight the textual evidence that you could possibly use in your argumentative essay. You now need to thoroughly read all the articles and decide which ones you want to use for your essay.**
 * You must take a stand or choose a side. Either you are for a school dress code or you are against a school dress code. Remember, you must use a minimum of two different articles, but you can use more if you need. For example, you can use 2/5, 3/5, etc.**


 * 3. Your** __Argumentative Graphic Organizer is due Tuesday, March 20th__ **(the pink sheets). You need to be thorough with your points and sentences that you write on these sheets. You will notice that the graphic organizer matches up with the lessons I 've taught you in class. Refer to the typewritten sheets I gave you over all the required items that need to be included in this essay, and they also explain how to write it. Again these complement the graphic organizer.**


 * After you have completed your graphic organizer (due 3/20), then you will work on your rough draft.**
 * Your __typewritten rough draft is due Monday, March 26th__, and you will edit it in class. You will then take the rough draft and your edit sheets back home, make any necessary changes, and type your final draft.**
 * The __typewritten final draft is due Thursday, March 29th__.**


 * 4. Typingweb**

__**Tuesday, March 13, 2018**__

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening Stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: Workbook pages over glossary words, pages 223-224 (green sheet)**
 * 3. Lesson: Argumentative Essay**


 * Identifying and highlighting textual evidence both "for" and "against" school dress code on the articles I provide to you in class. We used a color-coding system in class. Please bring colored highlighters and pens to class every day.**


 * So far we have looked at** three **different articles. You must keep all three of these. Do not lose them. You will need to refer back to these when you begin writing your essay. (You will receive two more articles tomorrow for a total of five different articles.)**
 * You will receive due dates tomorrow for the graphic organizer, rough draft, and final draft. (Do NOT complete the graphic organizer yet.)**
 * 4. Notes over the Six Troublesome Verbs: lie, lay, sit, set, rise, and raise**
 * Emphasis on lie, lay, lain.**

__**Homework:**__
 * 1. Read ALL of Chapter 1 in //Where the Lilies Bloom//.**
 * 2. Typingweb**
 * 3. Bring ALL essay sheets with you to class.**

__**Monday, March 12, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: pages 219-220 workbook pages over Glossary Words**
 * 3. Lesson**
 * Argumentative Writing**
 * Keep ALL sheets I have given you about this writing.**
 * 4. Bing //Where the Lilies Bloom// to class every day.**
 * 5. RETAKE forms for the Grammar Assessment and/or //Hound// Assessment are due today. Retakes are tomorrow.**


 * __HOMEWORK:__**


 * 1. Read the sheets over the "School Dress Code." (Cream colored sheets)**
 * 2. Complete grammar workbook pages 223-224 over glossary words: in/into, its/it's, lie/lay, and learn/teach.**
 * 3. Bring //Where the Lilies Bloom// book to class every day.**
 * 4. Typingweb**
 * 5. ALL make-up work must be submitted no later than Wednesday, March 14th. The grading period ends this Friday, March 16th.**

__**Friday, March 9, 2018**__


 * Class work:**
 * 1. Homework due: Verb pages 95-98**
 * 2. Verbs**
 * 3. Submit any retake forms. If you did not submit today, you still can Monday.**
 * 4. Unit Glossary Words**


 * Homework:**
 * 1. Workbook pages 219-220 over accept/except, all ready/already, all together/altogether, and a lot.**
 * 2. Typingweb**
 * 3. Bring retake form for assessments by Monday if you want to retake Tuesday, March 13th.**
 * 4. Bring //Where the Lilies Bloom// every day to class.**

__**Thursday, March 8, 2017**__


 * The nine weeks ends March 15th.**

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: Grammar workbook pages over verbs: pages 91-92 and 93-94.**
 * 3. Grammar-- Verbs today**
 * Three Princ. Parts of Irregular Verbs**
 * 4. Review the Grammar 2 Assessment and the //Hound// Assessment.**
 * Retake opportunity is Tuesday, March 13th.**
 * Retake form (blue sheet) is due back to Mrs. Wolf no later than Monday, March 12th. Turn in retake form tomorrow or Monday if you want to retake one or both of these assessments.**
 * 5. Begin Where the Lilies Bloom (Blocks 1 and 2 started; Block 3 will begin tomorrow.)**
 * 6. Mrs. Searfoss will present a lesson in class tomorrow. (part of the period)**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Complete verb sheets pages 95-98. (irregular verbs)**
 * 2. Typingweb**
 * 3. Bring //Where the Lilies Bloom// to class every day.**
 * 4. Bring writing sheets I distributed and taught to you last week. Mrs. Searfoss will present a mini lesson to you tomorrow.**

__**Wednesday, March 7, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Grammar today!!**
 * Notes over the following:**
 * A. Four princ. parts of verbs**
 * B. Know the difference between "present participle" and "past participle."**
 * C. Six Verb Tenses**
 * D. Six Progressive Verb Tenses**
 * E. Know the difference between "regular/weak" verbs and "irregular/strong" verbs.**
 * F. Recognize helping verbs and verb phrases.**
 * 3. If you have been absent from my class and have not taken the Grammar 2 Assessment and/or the //Hound// Assessment, see me for a make-up date and time. These must be made up as soon as possible!!!!**
 * 4. Complete verb workbook pages 87-90 in class (even only).**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Complete grammar workbook pages over verbs: pages 91-92 and pages 93-94. Do ALL.**
 * 2. Have //Where the Lilies Bloom// in class tomorrow.**
 * 3. Typingweb**

__**Tuesday, March 6th, 2018**__


 * I will not be at school today. I should be back March 7th.**

__**1. Hound of the Baskervilles movie!!!!!**__


 * 2. Have //Where the Lilies Bloom// by Bill and Vera Cleaver in class Thursday, March 8th.**


 * 3. If you were absent from my class and did not take the Grammar Assessment and/or //Hound// Assessment, you will make these up March 7th or March 8th during PUP or lunch.**


 * __Homework__: Typingweb and get //Where the Lilies Bloom// book.**

__**Monday, March 5th, 2018**__


 * I will not be at school today. I should be back March 7th.**


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. //Hound of the Baskervilles// Assessment is today. It is open book, and you must have your book in class with you. No sharing of books permitted during the assessment. Have your book.**
 * 3. Moby Max "Language" App Pretest**
 * 4. KEEP all the writing sheets and the rubric I gave you. We will resume this writing lesson Wednesday, March 7th.**
 * 5. If you were absent from my class and did not take the Grammar Assessment or the //Hound// Assessment, you will make these up March 7th or March 8th during PUP or lunch.**

__**Homework:**__
 * 1. Typingweb**
 * 2. Get //Where the Lilies Bloom// and bring to class March 8th.**

__**Friday, March 2, 2018**__ __**Strings Trip Today**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. //Hound// Story Map of Plot Elements**
 * 3. Get //Where the Lilies Bloom// by Bill and Vera Cleaver for class. Have it in class, Thursday, March 8th.**
 * 4. Keep all the writing sheets I gave you. We will resume this writing lesson March 7th.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. //Hound// Assessment is Monday, March 5th. It is open book. You must have your book in class with you. You will not be permitted to share books with a classmate during the assessment. Bring your own book.**
 * 2. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night.**
 * 3. Have //Where the Lilies Bloom// in class March 8th.**

__**Thursday, March 1, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: You were to have read ALL of Chapter 15 in //Hound.//**
 * 3. Begin story map of plot elements for //Hound//.**
 * Setting, Characters, Theme, Conflict, Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution**
 * 4. Argumentative Writing-- more sheets have been distributed and taught in class today; do not lose these sheets. The actual writing of the essay will begin mid next week.**

__**Homework:**__
 * 1. //Hound// Assessment has been moved to Monday, March 5th. It will be open book. You must have your own book in class. You will not be allowed to share a //Hound// book with another student during your class period. Make sure you have the book in class with you.**
 * 2. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night, March 4th.**
 * 3. We will finish up the //Hound// story map in class tomorrow. If you are on the Strings Field Trip, call one of your phone buddies, so you can complete the story map.**
 * 4. Have //Where the Lilies Bloom// book in class on Thursday, March 8th.**

__**Wednesday, February 28, 2018**__

__**Class:**__

7. Because of the band trip on March 2nd, the //Hound// test has been moved to Monday, March 5th.
 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: Practice Grammar Assessment; we will review it in class prior to the test.**
 * 3. //Hound// book check today**
 * 4. If you do not already have //Where the Lilies Bloom// by Bill and Vera Cleaver, please get it.**
 * 5. //Hound// Chapter 14 in class today**
 * 6. Grammar Assessment Today--- Good luck!!!**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Read the last chapter of //The Hound of the Baskervilles//, Chapter 15 "A Retrospection." It sums up the entire book and ties up all the loose ends.**
 * 2. Bring ALL handouts I gave you on the persuasive and argumentative essays. You will need them for class tomorrow.**
 * 3. Typingweb**
 * 4. If you do not already have //Where the Lilies Bloom// book, please get it.**
 * 5. //Hound// test has been moved to Monday, March 5th.**

__**Tuesday, February 27, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due:**
 * A. "Sympathy" poem with four identified poetic/literary devices**
 * B. "Caged Bird" poem with four identified poetic/literary devices**
 * C. You were to have read ALL of //Hound// Chapter 13.**
 * 3. Lesson: Persuasive Writing vs. Argumentative Writing**
 * Students have received several sheets of paper today over the writing. Do not lose these.**


 * __Homework__:**
 * 1. Complete the practice grammar assessment. It will count as a homework grade.**
 * 2. Study for your grammar assessment. It is tomorrow.**
 * 3. If you do not have //Where the Lilies Bloom//, please get it.**
 * 4. Make sure you have read through the END of Chapter 13 in //Hound//. If you have not, catch up on your reading.**

__**Monday, February 26, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due:**
 * A. Context Clues Sheet (two-sided)**
 * B. Four Sentence Structures sheet**
 * C. You were to have read //Hound// Chapters 11 and 12.**
 * 3. Lesson A.) Review homework; B.) Hound Chapters 11 and 12; C.) Poems**
 * 4. Upcoming assessment dates: Wednesday, Feb. 18th- Grammar Assessment and Friday, March 2nd- //Hound// Assessment.**
 * 5. Next book is //Where the Lilies Bloom// by Bill and Vera Cleaver. If you do not already have it, please get it.**
 * 6. You also need the SIGNET CLASSIC EDITION of Edmond Rostand's //Cyrano de// //Bergerac//. Please make sure it is the Signet Classic edition. (We will read this play the week of TN Ready.)**

__**HOMEWORK:**__


 * 1. Read all of //Hound// Chapter 13.**
 * 2. Label FOUR poetic devices/literary devices on both poems: "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar and "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou. (Four for each poem) Use pencil when you identify them on your poem sheets.**
 * 3. Typingweb**

__**Friday, February 23, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. MAP Testing Continued**
 * 2. Black History Program**
 * 3. Black History Poems: Paul Laurence Dunbar's "Sympathy" and Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird"; Identifying Themes.**
 * 4. Upcoming assessment dates: A.) Wednesday, February 28th- Grammar Assessment and B.) Friday, March 2nd- //Hound// Assessment.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Read both Chapters 11 and 12 in //The Hound of the Baskervilles//.**
 * 2. Complete "Context Clues" sheet. (front and back sides)**
 * 3. Complete the "Four Sentence Structures" sheet. (front side)**
 * If you were absent today, then read the two chapters in //Hound// over the weekend. I will give you the other two sheets when you return to school.**
 * 4. Typingweb is due before you go to bed this Sunday night. Just get those 15 exercises done!!!**

__**Thursday, February 22, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Review 4 Sentence Structures.**
 * 2. MAP Testing**


 * Due to MAP testing today and tomorrow, there is no written homework. You can still work on your Typingweb, though.**

__**Wednesday, February 21, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due:**
 * A. Grammar workbook pages 83-86 (Even)**
 * B. Typewritten //Hound// Characterization Analysis**
 * 3. Lesson:**
 * A. Four Sentence Structures: Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex**
 * B. Parts of a "Thank You" letter: heading, salutation/greeting, body, closing, and signature. Include evidence and specific examples.**
 * 4. Reminder about Literacy MAP Testing--- Thursday and Friday, February 22nd and 23rd.**
 * 5. Bring //Hound// book and all literacy materials to class every day, even on MAP testing days.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Blocks 1 and 2: Complete 1-12 of the four kinds of sentences. (Last page of handout I gave you today.)**


 * 2. Typingweb**


 * 3. MAP Testing tomorrow!!!**

__**Tuesday, February 20, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due:**
 * You were to have read through the end of //Hound// Chapter 10.**


 * 3. __Lesson:__**
 * A. Review //Hound// Chapter 10; discuss in class.**
 * B. Black History Poems: Langston Hughes**
 * "Theme for English B" and "Mother to Son"**
 * Annotate poems in class.**
 * C. Verbs: present, past, and future tenses**
 * D. Review characterization. Refer to sheet I taught last week. I also sent it out in an email last Friday, and it is also on this wikispaces. Scroll down to the February 16th posting.**


 * 4. MAP Testing this week (Feb. 22nd and 23rd)**

__**HOMEWORK:**__


 * 1. Complete grammar workbook pages 83-86, EVEN only. Do not complete the "writing link."**
 * 2. Hound Characterization Analysis is due tomorrow. Follow the "Dr. Mortimer" example that I provided to you.**


 * __Checklist__:**


 * A. Make sure you have identified your character.**
 * B. List the character trait(s).**
 * C. Provided a strong piece(s) of textual evidence that you use to defend/argue those character trait(s).**
 * D. Grading emphasis will be on __your own words__ as you defend/argue the character trait(s) you have identified using the textual evidence piece(s) that are cited properly in the MLA format. Be thorough in your explanation and make those connections from the excerpt to the character traits.**
 * 3. Typingweb**
 * 4. Bring __Hound__ book every day to class.**

__**Monday, February 19, 2018**__


 * Teacher In-service**
 * Students do not report.**

__**Friday, February 16, 2018**__


 * There is no school for students Monday, February 19th; it is teacher in-service.**

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**


 * 2. Homework due: A.) Double negatives pgs. 135-136 and B.) Characterization Graphic Organizer over one of your sixth or seventh grade teachers**


 * 3. __Lesson:__**
 * A.) Complete grammar workbook pages in class over adjectives/adverbs.**
 * B.) Characterization- Discuss the graphic organizer of a teacher you selected, and then select a character from //The Hound of the Baskervilles// and review elements of characterization:**
 * 1. Presenting the character's words and/or actions; 2. Presenting the character's thoughts; 3. Describing the character's appearance (physical as well as body language, facial expressions, etc.); and 4. Showing what other characters think about that character or how they respond to that character.**
 * C.) //Hound// Character Literary Analysis-- Students received a sheet in class over characterization, static and dynamic characters, and a model/example to follow.**


 * 4. There is no school for students on Monday, February 19th. (Teacher In-service)**


 * Here is a the copy of the __Characterization Sheet__ we reviewed in class today. It has a model for you to follow.**

**__Characterization__** includes all the techniques writers use to create and develop characters. There are **four** basic methods of developing a character:
==A **character** is a person, an animal, or an imaginary creature that takes part in the action of a literary work. Generally, a work focuses on one or more **main** characters, but it also may include less important characters, called **minor** characters.==
 * 1) ==Presenting the character’s **words** and **actions**==
 * 2) ==Presenting the character’s **thoughts**==
 * 3) ==Describing the character’s **appearance**==
 * 4) ==Showing what **others think** about that character and **how they respond** to that character==

Characters who change significantly are called **dynamic characters**.
You will select **one character** from **//The Hound of the Baskervilles.//** You must include **one or more specific citation(s)** from the book restricted to **Chapters 1-10** and explain each. From the quotations and your explanations, you show what kind of character that person is. Make sure you cite each in-text citation with its page number inside the parenthesis in the proper MLA format. **You will present in class Wednesday, February 21st**. **It is for a grade.** It must be typewritten. Use the literary present tense for your verbs.
 * __ Assignment: __**


 * __ Example: __**


 * Dr. Mortimer **


 * __ Character traits: __** 1. **Intelligent** 2. **Curious** 3. **Bold**


 * “‘ ** Glad to meet you, sir. I have heard your name mentioned in connection with that of your friend. You interest me very much, Mr. Holmes. I had hardly expected so dolichocephalic a skull or such well-marked supra-orbital development. Would you have any objection to my running my finger along your parietal fissure**’”** (9)?

// In the above excerpt Dr. Mortimer is speaking directly to Sherlock Holmes. Mortimer uses anthropological vocabulary and obviously has much knowledge about primitive man and his skull; thus, his **intelligence** is quite evident. Furthermore, in this same passage, Mortimer’s **curiosity** and **boldness** are emphasized when he cannot seem to contain himself. He wants to check out and examine Holmes’s head, which in turn makes Holmes uneasy. Mortimer is not afraid to ask or pursue his examination of Holmes’s skull, which indicates how curious he is and bold in requesting to run his finger through Holmes’s parietal fissure, a man whom he has just met for the first time //. //In conclusion, the reader can quickly recognize Dr. Mortimer’s character is a highly **intelligent** one,// **//curious//**//, and also **bold** based upon **Mortimer’s own words and actions.**//

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Read ALL of Chapter 10 in //The Hound of the Baskervilles//.**
 * 2. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night, Feb. 18th.**
 * 3. Work on your character literary analysis that is due Wednesday, Feb. 21st. Refer to the sheet I taught you in class today. (Refer to the example posted above.)**

__**Thursday, February 15, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: A. You were to have read ALL of Chapter 9 in //Hound//.**
 * B. Typingweb**
 * 3. Lesson:**
 * A.) Discuss //Hound// Chapter 9.**
 * B.) Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs-- Complete the following pages in class: Demonstratives pgs. 125-125; Intensifiers pgs. 129-130; Comparative and Superlative of Adverbs pgs. 131-132**
 * C.) Character Traits/Characterization**

__**Homework:**__


 * A. Complete grammar workbook pages over double negatives pages 135-136 (all 1-20 and 1-10).**
 * B. Complete the Characterization Graphic Organizer. You will choose one teacher from either your sixth or seventh grade years. It can also be a coach. Remember you must have a MINIMUM of three specific descriptors in each box that you use to argue/defend/support what you are trying to say about that category.**
 * C. Typingweb**
 * D. Bring //Hound// book to class every day.**

__**Wednesday, February 14, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff-- Bellringer of standards**
 * 2. Homework due: A.) Yellow sheet over the two texts: "A Pace Too Slow" and "The Last Man" and B.) Salmon sheet over the verbs that can be either linking or action**
 * 3. Discuss end of //Hound// Chapter 8 and begin //Hound// Chapter 9.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Typingweb**
 * 2. Read ALL of //Hound// Chapter 9.**

__**Tuesday, February 13, 2018**__

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Grammar Notes today over linking verbs, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, and predicate pronouns. Keep in your binder!!!**
 * 3. Pairing of fiction and nonfiction: ("A Pace Too Slow" and "The Last Man")**
 * 4. If time, //Hound.//**

__**Homework:**__
 * 1. Complete pages 10-11 over "A Pace Too Slow" and "The Last Man." (yellow sheet, front and back sides)**
 * 2. Complete the salmon-colored (one sided) sheet of the grammar dealing with verbs that can either be linking or action.**
 * 3. Bring //Hound// book.**
 * 4.Typingweb**

__**Monday, February 12, 2018**__

__**Class:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Finish up //The Hound// Vocabulary Presentations.**
 * 3. //Pairing of Fiction and Non-fiction texts for Blocks 2 and 3. (Block 1 will complete tomorrow.)//**
 * 4. Map of Baskerville Hall, the moor, the Grimpen Mire, and the prehistoric dwelling of the Neolithic man.**
 * 5. Blocks 1 and 2: //Hound// Chapter 8 in class; Block 3- Begin reading Chapter 8.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. If you have been absent and still have NOT presented //The Hound// Vocabulary Presentation, you will present when you return to school.**
 * 2. Typingweb**
 * 3. Blocks 1 and 2: Read pages 119-127 in //Hound// Chapter 9 (about a 1/3 of the chapter).**
 * Only Block 3: Read all of Chapter 8 in //Hound.//**

__**Friday, February 9, 2018**__

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: (A.) Grammar workbook pages 119-120 and (B.) two Hound Vocab Cards for your "speaking and listening" presentation**
 * 3. Presentations**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Typingweb-- Many of you have not completed your TW exercises. Get them done before you go to bed Sunday night.**
 * 2. Finish presentations Monday, February 12th. If you did not present today or were absent from my class, you will present Monday. Scroll down to Feb. 8th to see the example for "mullioned." Follow this example for your two vocabulary card presentations.**
 * 3. Bring //Hound// book every day to class and usual materials of paper, colored pens, binder, etc.**

__**Thursday, February 8, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. There was no written homework due today. All you had to do was Typingweb or catch up on your //Hound// reading.**
 * 3. Grammar: (A.) Definite/Indefinite Articles and (B.) Articles and Proper Adjectives**
 * 4. Read //Hound// Chapter 7 in class. Discuss.**
 * Keep track of unfamiliar/unknown vocabulary words.**
 * 5. Vocabulary Example:**


 * mullioned**


 * "As Sir Henry and I sat at breakfast the sunlight flooded in through the** **__mullioned__ windows, throwing watery patches of color from the coats of arms which covered them" (88).**


 * a vertical member between the casement or panes of a window**


 * Homework:**


 * 1. You will select one unfamiliar vocabulary word from Chapter 6 and another from Chapter 7. Write out the COMPLETE SENTENCE the vocabulary word is in. Highlight or underline the vocabulary word in your handwritten sentence. Then look up the word in the dictionary and select the correct definition that best corresponds with how the word is used in the sentence. Follow the example above.**


 * You will present in front of the class tomorrow and be assessed on your "Speaking and Listening" skills. (Presentation, Voice Volume, Eye Contact, Neatness of Your Work (Use different color inks), Tone of Voice, Posture, etc.) I supplied you with the 4" x 6" index cards for each of the words. (One word per card.) Again, complete like the above example for "mullioned."**


 * 2. Complete grammar workbook pages 119-120.**

__**Wednesday, February 7, 2018**__

__**Reward Day and Pep Rally Today!!!!!!!!**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: (A.) Grammar workbook pages 123-124 and (B.) You should have read all of Chapter 6 in __Hound__.**
 * 3. Collect any retake forms for __The Hound__ 1-5 Assessment. Retake forms are due tomorrow, February 8th. Retake is Friday, February 9th.**
 * 4. Discuss Chapter 6 in __Hound__: imagery, Sir Henry's character, condition of Baskerville Hall, soldiers, escaped convict, sobbing woman, Mr. Barrymore, etc.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Typingweb**
 * 2. No written or reading homework tonight.**
 * 3. If you want to retake the //Hound// 1-5 with Vocabulary, your retake form is due to me tomorrow, Feb. 8th. Retake is the 9th. (green sheet)**

__**Tuesday, February 6, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due for Blocks 2 and 3:**
 * A. Grammar workbook pages 121-122**
 * B. Five sentences of predicate adjectives**
 * 3. Continue more of the Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives that do not end in "-er" and "-est" but rather begin with "more" and "most."**
 * 4. Read about half of //Hound// Chapter 6 in class and discuss.**
 * 5. //Hound// Chapters 1-5 with Vocabulary Retake is Friday, February 9th. Retake form is due no later than Thursday, February 8th.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Finish reading ALL of //Hound// Chapter 6.**
 * 2. Complete grammar workbook pages 123-124.**
 * 3. Typingwb**
 * 4. Bring //Hound// book, homework, binder, paper, handouts, colored pens and pencils to class every day.**
 * 5. Check your grades on Infinite Campus a couple times every week.**

__**Monday, February 5, 2018**__


 * //Remember this site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.//**

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: (A.) Five sentences with predicate adjectives and (B.) grammar workbook pages 121-122**
 * 3. Briefly review for the Timed On-demand Argumentative Writing Assessment. Remember you must have a counter-claim/counter-argument in this essay and cite and explain textual evidence from both sources. (pairing of fiction and non-fiction)**
 * 4. Timed Writing Assessment- 65 minutes**
 * You must have your //Hound// book, informational text "Beyond Science," paper, sharpened pencils, and your textual evidence sheets.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Block 2 and 3 will keep homework and we will grade in class tomorrow.**
 * 2. Typingweb**
 * 3. No written homework tonight!!!**
 * (You all did great on the writing assessment. I saw your effort!!! Giving you a break tonight from any written or reading homework!!)**
 * 4. If you were absent from my class today, you will make up the writing assessment when you return to school.**
 * 5. Check your mnps email.**

__**Friday, February 1, 2018**__


 * Group and Club Pictures are scheduled throughout today. (These are for the yearbook.)**

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. I messed up!! Because of the group yearbook pictures scheduled throughout the day today, the writing assessment has been rescheduled to Monday, February 5th. You will need to bring the following to class Monday: //The Hound of the Baskervilles// book, informational text "Beyond Science," paper, and sharpened pencils. You may also use both pages of the different pieces of textual evidence you pulled from the //Hound// book and the informational text. I apologize for scheduling on the picture day, but we can complete it in class on the 5th.**


 * 3. Review the ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY. (Remember this has a counter-claim or counter-argument.)**


 * A. First paragraph is your INTRODUCTION.**
 * Have a hook/attention grabber. Make sure you include the titles of both of your sources. Restate the writing prompt. Have the main idea/question of your paper clearly stated, so the reader will know what you will be writing about. (Central idea/thesis statement)**


 * The BODY is your second, third, and fourth paragraphs.**


 * B. Second paragraph**
 * You have a topic sentence that relates back to your central/main idea, and you support it with textual evidence from the sources. Make sure you also explain, argue, and defend your answer too.**


 * C. Third paragraph (counter-claim or counter-argument)**
 * Make sure you cite textual evidence to support your counter-claim.**


 * D. Fourth paragraph is your most powerful point/argument.**


 * E. Fifth paragraph is your CONCLUSION.**
 * Tie all your thoughts together. Briefly restate what you have already said. Make sure you have answered the writing prompt, and reader knows your argument and the answer to your argument.**


 * Use appropriate __transitions__ throughout the essay.**


 * 4. Grammar notes in class over linking verbs and predicate adjectives. A predicate adjective always comes after a linking/be verb, and it modifies/describes the subject of the sentence.**


 * Example: Jerry is always nice to me. ("Nice" is a predicate adjective. It comes after the linking verb "is" and describes the subject "Jerry.")**


 * 5.**
 * Notes also over the __comparative__ and __superlative__ forms of adjectives:**
 * (1) (2) (3 or more)**
 * smart smarter smartest**
 * tall taller tallest**
 * funny funnier funniest**
 * beautiful more beautiful most beautiful**
 * good better best**


 * Do not use double comparisons. ( Fred is the most smartest boy in the class.) Do not use "most smartest"; that is a double comparison.**


 * 6. Know the differences for to, two, and too.**

__**HOMEWORK;**__


 * 1. Typingweb..... Get them done! Only about half of you have completed this week's exercises. You have until you go to bed Sunday night, February 4th, to complete them Do not forget!!!**


 * 2. Complete grammar workbook pages 121-122 over the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. If you were absent today, you can click on the "Grammar Workbook" and print those pages at home.**


 * Also complete the following five sentences over predicate adjectives (come after linking verbs). Write these sentences onto your own notebook paper. Take out prepositional phrases, underline subject once, verbs twice, and label the predicate adjective. Draw an arrow from the predicate adjective back to the subject. (A p.a. always goes back and only describes the subject.**


 * __Example:__**
 * Jack is nice to me.**
 * Jack is the subject. "Is" is the linking verb. "Nice" is the predicate adjective. Draw an arrow from "nice" back to the subject "Jack." "To me" is a prepositional phrase.**


 * Write down these sentences on your own notebook paper and complete like the above example.**


 * A. My dad turned pale after the accident.**
 * B. My kitty is so cute.**
 * C. That math test was hard.**
 * D. The pizza is hot and spicy.**
 * E. The yeast rolls smell divine.**


 * 3. Timed On-demand Writing Assessment is Monday, February 5th.**


 * __You must have the following in class for Monday:__**


 * //The Hound of the Baskervilles// book**
 * Informational Text: "Beyond Science"**
 * Your notes on textual evidence**
 * Plenty of paper**
 * Sharpened pencils**
 * A positive attitude!!! You've got this!!!**

__**Thursday, February 1, 2017**__

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Review pairing of nonfiction and fiction texts:**
 * A. Nonfiction text- "Beyond Science"**
 * B. Fiction text- //The Hound of the Baskervilles//**
 * C. Overarching question: How can one argue that Sir Charles Baskerville died from fear?**
 * D. Identifying multiple examples of textual evidence from both fiction and nonfiction as you use them to answer the overarching question.**
 * E. Present in front of the class, and students EXPLAIN and DEFEND in their own words how they can use the different pieces of textual evidence as they answer the overarching question.**
 * 3. Hound 1-5 Assessment**

__**Homework:**__
 * 1. Typingweb**
 * 2. On-demand timed writing in class tomorrow.**
 * This will count for a grade on Infinite Campus. You must have both your //Hound of the Baskervilles// book in class and your informational text for "Beyond Science." You also will be able to refer to the different pieces of textual evidence you identified and wrote down from the book and informational text. Last, make sure you have paper and sharpened pencils.**

__**Wednesday, January 31, 2018**__

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Pairing of fiction and nonfiction (Only Block 1 had the three pieces of textual evidence due today, and they will present some in class.)**
 * 3. Textual evidence-- identify three pieces of textual evidence to answer the question: How can one argue Sir Charles Baskerville died from fear?????**
 * Your three pieces of textual evidence are written in the MLA format as I taught in class.**
 * 4. //Hound// stuff-- Make sure you review Chapters 1-5, sheet of study questions, sheet of vocabulary, your set of three vocab words from Ch. 3, your set of six vocab words from Ch. 4, and the sheet I gave you today. I will not ask all those vocabulary words, but ones tested will come from this pool of words. Test will be over plot elements and vocab.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Blocks 2 and 3- Locate and identify three pieces of textual evidence you can use to answer this question: How can one argue Sir Charles Baskerville died from fear? You will only refer to the fiction piece for this work, //The Hound of the Baskervilles// and focus mainly on Chapters 1 and 2; however, there are other pieces of textual evidence you could possibly choose in chapters 3-5. Some of you will present these tomorrow in front of the class.**
 * 2. Review for the //Hound// Assessment. It is tomorrow.**
 * 3. Bring your //Hound// book every day to class.**

__**Tuesday, January 30, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Finish reviewing //Hound// Chapters 4 and 5. You will have //a Hound// Assessment over plot elements and vocabulary Thursday, February 1st.**
 * 3. Pairing fiction and nonfiction texts today:**
 * Read, discuss, and annotate the informational text "Beyond Science" that corresponds with //The Hound of the Baskervilles//.**
 * The "Baskerville Effect"**
 * 4. Make sure you bring the //Hound// book to class every day!**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Block 1 only: Locate THREE examples of textual evidence from //The Hound// book that you could use to argue Sir Charles Baskerville died from fear. Focus only on those early chapters. Write out each piece of textual evidence word-for-word, using the MLA format I taught you in class. Include page number for each.**
 * Example: "............................................" (13).**
 * Place your textual evidence inside the quotation marks, and then place the page number inside the parenthesis.**


 * 2. Typingweb**

__**Monday, January 29, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__

Discuss //Hound// Chapters 4 and 5 If time, the "Baskerville Effect"
 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due:**
 * A. You were to have read all of Chapter 5 in //Hound//.**
 * B. Typingweb**
 * 2. Lesson:**

__**Homework:**__


 * A. Only Block 1: Read the informational text "Beyond Science?"**
 * B. Typingweb**
 * C. Bring //Hound// book to class every day.**

__**Friday, January 26, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due: grammar workbook pages 47-48 over adjectives and adverbs (pink sheet) These pages did not come from the grammar workbook that I have posted on this wikispace. If you are absent, you have to get these pages from me.**
 * 3. Bellringer of standards: analogies, sequencing, capitalization, writing, synonyms, etc.**
 * 4. Review Grammar Assessment DO/IO and //Hound// Ch. 3 Quiz.**
 * Retake opportunity for the Grammar Assessment is January 31st.**
 * 5. Because of some students participating in the Strings Midstate, we will complete the on-demand writing in class the first of next week.**


 * Homework:**
 * 1. Typingweb**
 * Remember that the "snowcation" days and this week's Typingweb have been combined. You have until this Sunday night, January 28th to complete your Typingweb. You need to complete a total of 30, 15 for both weeks.**
 * 2. READ ALL of Chapter 5 in //The Hound of the Baskervilles// over the weekend.**
 * 3. Bring //Hound// book, binder, paper, colored pens, and pencils to class every day.**

__**Thursday, January 25, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__


 * 1. Homework due: Six vocabulary words from //Hound// Chapter 4 (green sheet).**
 * 2. Compare Speaking and Listening skills to the Reading and Writing Skills.**
 * (Emphasis on providing evidence and explaining/defending the evidence, etc.)**
 * 3. Grammar: Adjective and Adverb Notes.... Keep notes in your binder.**
 * 4. Have paper and pencils tomorrow for some "on-demand" writing.**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. Bring //Hound// book every day.**
 * 2. Complete grammar workbook pages 47-48. (pink sheet) Follow the directions. Do not lose this sheet. These pages were taken from a different grammar workbook, so you must keep up with them.**
 * 3. Typingweb**
 * 4. Make sure you have your own notebook paper and sharpened pencils in class.**

__**Wednesday, January 24, 2018**__

__**Class work:**__
 * 1. Read //Hound// Chapter 4 in class.**
 * 2. Block 3 only: keep three vocabulary words from chapter 3 and you will turn those is tomorrow.**

__**Homework:**__
 * 1. Complete six vocabulary words over //Hound// Chapter 4. Follow directions and examples on sheet you received in class today**
 * 2. Typingweb**

__**Tuesday, January 23, 2018**__

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Blocks 1 and 2: Homework due --- the three vocabulary words from Chapter 3**
 * 3. Grammar Assessment DO/IO today! Good luck!**
 * 4. //Hound// practice/pop quiz over Chapter 3**
 * 5. Highlight targeted vocabulary in Chapter 3 and write down definitions in your book.**

1. Block 3 only: Three vocabulary words from Chapter 3 2. Read pages 41-46 of //Hound// Chapter 4, the first five pages. We will read Chapter 4 in class tomorrow. 3. Typingweb 4. Bring //Hound// book every day to class.
 * __Homework:__**

__**Monday, January 22, 2018**__


 * Because of the large number of snow days we had, the grammar assessment is not today, but it will be tomorrow.**

__**Class Work:**__
 * 1. On demand writing in class**
 * 2. Review required items that must be included in your writing**
 * 3. Review for grammar assessment**
 * 4. //Hound// Vocabulary Example for Chapter 3 (Blocks 1 and 2 only)**

__**Homework:**__


 * 1. For only Blocks 1 and 2: Identify three different vocabulary words from //Hound// Chapter 3. These are words you do not know the meaning of or unsure of the meanings.**
 * You will write out the complete sentence on your notebook paper in the MLA format with page number. You will also highlight or underline the vocabulary word in your written sentence. Then you will look up the vocabulary word in a dictionary or online dictionary and choose the correct definition that corresponds how the word is used in the context of Chapter 3.**

__**Follow this example for only Blocks 1 and 2:**__


 * "The man was elderly and __infirm__" (39).**
 * feeble; weak in body or health**


 * 2. Typingweb (all three blocks)**


 * 3. You were to have read through the END of Chapter 3 in //Hound.// If you have not, make sure you read it tonight. Reading quiz tomorrow over Chapter 3. (All three blocks)**


 * 4. Study tonight for your Grammar Assessment. It is over action verbs (mental and physical action), subjects, verbs, direct objects, indirect objects, prepositional phrases and objects of prepositions, preposition or adverb, and transitive or intransitive. Study all the grammar workbook pages you completed and notes you wrote down before the snow days, as well as, the review notes you took today in class. There are 42 questions on the assessment tomorrow. (All three blocks)**


 * Snow Days __were January, 12th, (MLK Day- Jan. 15th), 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th. I hope you all enjoyed them!!!__**

_

__**Thursday, January 11, 2018**__

__**Class Work:**__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2. Homework due:**
 * A. Grammar workbook pages 77-78**
 * B. You were to have read through the END of Chapter 2 in //The Hound of the// //Baskervilles//.**
 * 3. Lesson:**


 * A. Review for grammar assessment tomorrow. You have several workbook pages and pages of handwritten notes to study for this assessment. It will be over the following:**


 * Action Verbs: physical action and mental action**
 * Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases, and Object of the Preposition**
 * Subjects**
 * Verbs/Verb Phrases**
 * Transitive and Intransitive Verbs**
 * Direct Objects**
 * Indirect Objects**
 * Adverbs (Do not confuse a direct object with an adverb.)**


 * B. //Hound// Chapter 2**


 * Curse of the Hound in the manuscript from 1742
 * Hugo Baskerville
 * Sir Charles Baskerville
 * Find two strong examples of textual evidence from Chapter 2 that support Sir Charles Baskerville was a good and generous man. Include page numbers.
 * Holmes' attitude toward the manuscript.
 * Holmes' attitude about the public facts of Sir Charles' death that were published in the //Devonshire Chronicle.//
 * What was Sir Charles Baskerville's nightly ritual?**
 * Sir Charles Baskerville had a bad heart. His face was distorted at death. What scared him?**
 * Who found Sir Charles' dead body?**
 * Sir Charles believed in the Manuscript from 1742.**
 * Sir Charles was widowed and had no children.**
 * Next of kin is Sir Henry Baskerville.**
 * Dr. Mortimer is fearful for Sir Henry. His life must be protected from this curse.**
 * Dr. Mortimer wants Holmes' advice on what to do with Sir Henry.**

__Homework:__

1. Take //Hound of the Baskervilles// book home tonight. IF there is NO School tomorrow, then you need to read through the END of Chapter 3 in //The Hound of the Baskervilles// over the weekend. Have it read before you come to school Tuesday, January 16th. (Monday, January 15th, is Martin Luther King Day. No school for students.)

2. Study ALL your grammar workbook pages and handwritten notes for the Grammar Assessment. It is tomorrow. If it snows, then the assessment is Tuesday, January 16th.

3. Typingweb must be completed before you go to bed Sunday night, January 14th.

__Wednesday, January 10, 2018__

__Class Work:__

1. Homework due: //Hound// Vocabulary 21-42 2. Finish up grammar: Subjects, Verbs, Prepositional Phrases, Direct Objects, Indirect Objects, Adverbs, and Transitive or Intransitive 3. Complete pages 57, 106-107, and 71-72 in class today.

Homework: 1. Complete pages 77-78. 2. Grammar Assessment is this Friday, January 12th. 3. Typingweb

__Tuesday, January 9, 2018__

__Class Work:__

1. Homework due: //Hound// Vocabulary 2-21 (Each vocabulary word must be highlighted in Chapter 1, and you also must write the definition in the margin of you book. Secondly, you must also write the definition on the Vocabulary sheet I gave you yesterday.)

2. Begin Chapter 2 in //The Hound of the Baskervilles//. Read to page 17. Hugo Baskerville and the curse are disclosed in the manuscript from 1742.

3. Write goals for the second semester which pertain to school (short term goals for January through May). Discuss.

4. If time, continue grammar unit of verbs, prepositional phrases, subjects, verbs/predicates, and direct objects.

__Homework:__

1. Typingweb (You have until Sunday night, January 14th, to complete the first set of 15 Typingweb exercises for this new third nine weeks.) If you have already completed them over winter break or last week, then you are done for this first TW set. The second set of 15 exercises does not start until Monday, January 15th.

2. Complete the rest of //Hound// vocabulary. You will complete all of them just like you did for Monday's homework. Complete 22-42. Remember to highlight the vocabulary word in you //Hound// book and write its definition in the margin of your //Hound// book. You will also write down the definition on the Vocabulary sheet I gave you in class Monday.

3. Bring //Hound// book, binder, paper, colored pens, and pencils to class every day.

__Monday, January 8, 2018__

Make sure you bring //The Hound of the Baskervilles// book to class every day, as well as, binder, paper, colored pens, and pencils.

This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.

__Important Items to ALWAYS Remember When Writing Your Constructed Responses:__

1. Read the articles. 2. Work the articles (highlight, make notes/comments, get personal with the texts). 3. Restate the question or prompt. 4. Must include examples textual evidence and properly cite them. 5. If cite word-for-word, you must enclose the excerpt in quotations marks. 6. If paraphrase, you must still cite; however, you will not use quotation marks. 7. You have written the correct answer; it is accurate. 8. You have explained, elaborated, defended, or gone the extra mile when writing your response. 9. You use appropriate transitions. 10. You use proper grammar, mechanics, spelling, and punctuation.

__Class work:__

__Blocks 1 and 2:__

1. Bellringer 2. Homework due: //Hound// study questions 16-22. These had to be completed the way I taught and modeled in class. 3. Vocabulary: Highlight "infrequent" and "Penang lawyer" on page 1 of //Hound// book and write definitions in margin of the book. Also write definitions on the vocabulary sheet.

Homework for Blocks 1 and 2: Complete //Hound// Vocabulary 3-21. You must highlight these words in your actual //Hound// book and write definition in margin of book. Also, you will write down the definition on the vocabulary sheet I distributed in class.

__Block 3:__

1. Bellringer 2. Homework due: //A. Hound// study questions 16-22. These had to be completed the way I taught and modeled in class. B. Grammar workbook pages 75-76, transitive and intransitive verbs 3. Vocabulary: Highlight "infrequent" and "Penang lawyer" on page 1 of //Hound// book and write definitions in margin of the book. Also write definitions on the vocabulary sheet.

Homework for Block 3: Complete //Hound// Vocabulary 3-21. You must highlight these words in your actual //Hound// book and write definition in margin of book. Also, you will write down the definition on the vocabulary sheet I distributed in class.

__Friday, January 5, 2018__

Please remember on school days that have a two-hour delay start, breakfast, PUP/Intervention, and physical activity are not in the abbreviated schedule. You will, however, meet all your core classes and related arts.

This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.

__Only Blocks 1 and 2 :__

1. //Hound// study questions 14 and 15 due, and these were to be written in the manner I taught you in class. Did you do the following: A. Restate question or prompt in your answer. B. Answer the question or prompt accurately. C. Write in complete sentences, using proper grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. D. Properly cite textual evidence. E. Explain, elaborate, defend your textual evidence as it relates to your written answer.

2. Grammar Workbook pages 75-76 (EVEN) due.

3. Lesson: Prepositional Phrases, Subjects, Verbs, etc. Complete part of a preposition worksheet in class. Keep this sheet. Do not lose it. Keep all work in your binder. Stay organized!

__Homework for Blocks 1 and 2 :__

1.) Complete Typingweb before you go to bed Sunday night, January 7th.

2.) Finish answering the //Hound// study questions17-22. Answer them in the way I taught you in class. You will need to refer to your //Hound// book to answer these.

3.) Bring //Hound// book, binder, paper, colored pens, and pencils every day to class.

__Only Block 3 :__

1. Homework due: Grammar workbook pages 73-74.

2. Lesson: Action Verbs: direct objects, transitive or intransitive verbs Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases and Identifying Subjects and Verbs Complete grammar workbook pages 25-76. ( We will do 1-4 together; rest (EVEN) will be homework.)

3. //Hound//: Review how to answer questions.

A. Restate question or prompt in your answer. B. Answer the question or prompt accurately. C. Write in complete sentences, using proper grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. D. Properly cite textual evidence. E. Explain, elaborate, defend your textual evidence as it relates to your written answer of the prompt or question.

__Homework only for Block 3 :__ A. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night, January 7th. B. Complete //Hound// study questions 17-22. Answer them as to how I taught and modeled in class. You will need your book for this. C. Complete grammar workbook pages 75-76, EVEN only. We did the first four in class together, so you know how to answer them. D. Bring //Hound// book, binder, paper, colored pens, and pencils to class every day.

__Thursday, January 4, 2018__

__Class Work:__

__For only Blocks 1 and 2:__

1. Homework due: //Hound// study questions 6-13. 2. Review required elements in writing constructed responses. (restate question or prompt, answer in complete sentences, provide textual evidence and cite properly, and explain/clarify your answer.) 3. Continue Verbs A. Action Verbs B. Direct and Indirect Objects C. Transitive or Intransitive

__Homework for only Blocks 1 and 2:__

1. Complete grammar workbook pages 75-76, EVEN only. 2. Properly answer //Hound// questions 14 and 15. Answer the way I instructed you in class. Refer to your book for these. 3. Typingweb 4. Bring //Hound// book, binder, paper, colored pens, and pencils to class every day.

__For only Block 3:__

1. No homework due 2. Review required elements for writing constructed responses: restate question or prompt, answer in complete sentences, provide textual evidence and cite properly, and explain/clarify your answer. 3. Complete //Hound// Chapter 1 Questions 1-15 in class together. Keep sheet. 4. Begin Verb Unit. A. Action Verbs B. Physical action and mental action of action verbs

__Homework only for Block 3:__

1. Complete grammar workbook pages 73-74, odd only. 2. Typingweb 3. Complete //Hound// study questions 17-22. You will need to refer to your book. Answer them the way I taught and modeled in class. 3. Bring //Hound// book, binder, paper, colored pens, and pencils to class every day.

__Wednesday, January 3, 2018__

First day back for students!!! Welcome back!!!!!!

//Remember this site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.//

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff: pledge, announcements, bellringer, positive affirmations, and organizational skills and strategies to help you be organized New Year!!! Work on improving yourself and be the best you!!!!

2. __Only Blocks 1 and 2__

A. Verbs (Action: physical action or mental action) Complete workbook pages 73-74.

B. //The Hound of the Baskervilles// Chapter 1 Study Questions (pink sheet) Restate part of question or prompt, answer in complete sentences, and provide textual evidence. I will model 1-5 with you. You will copy down my answers and we will discuss, so you will know how to answer the rest of the questions, 6-13.

__HOMEWORK for ONLY Blocks 1 and 2:__

1. Complete the study questions 6-13 for Chapter 1 of //The Hound of the Baskervilles//. (Only complete side one; do not complete side two (backside).

2. Make sure you answer each as taught in class. Refer back to numbers 1-5 and how I had your answer them. Make sure you meet the standards.

3. Typingweb

4. Bring //Hound// book to class every single day. (Aladdin Classic Edition is the one I asked you to get, and all page numbers and work assigned are based from this edition.) Likewise, always bring your binder, paper, pens, and pencils.

__Only Block 3:__

__Class Work:__

1. SEL: New Year.... New You. Be organized. Try your best. Do your work. Respect due dates. Positive thinking, etc.

2. Writing Pretest for the Triple Q Project: "The Importance of Space Exploration" Should we fund space exploration?

__Homework for only Block 3:__

1. Typingweb

2. Bring //Hound// book to class every day as well as binder, paper, pens, and pencils.

__Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018__

Teacher Inservice.... Students do not report. Students report to school Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018. Please bring the Aladdin Classic Edition of //The Hound of the Baskervilles//, binder, paper, pens, and pencils to class every day.


 * December 18th, 2017 --- January 2nd, 2018- Winter Break for Students!!!!!!!!!**

__Friday, December 15, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Noun/Pronoun Grammar RETAKE Assessment is today. 2. Literacy Word Search 3. Get your Typingweb done!!!

__Homework:__

1. Get your Typingweb done!!!!! 2. Mind your parents. 3. Have fun. 4.Sleep late. 5. Eat. 6. Watch //Starwars//. 7. Stay up late. 8. Clean up your bedroom. 9. Love on your family. 10. Help someone else! 11. Relax 12. Do something nice for someone else and also yourself. 13. Stay safe!

__Thursday, December 14, 2017__

__Class work:__

District Benchmark Writing Assessment during class period today!!!!

If you want to retake the Noun/Pronoun Grammar Assessment, retake is tomorrow, Dec. 15th. Students who knew they would not be at school tomorrow, were to have retaken it today.

__Homework:__ Typingweb

__Wednesday, December 13, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Opening Stuff 2. Review and annotate Chapter 1 in //The Hound of the Baskervilles//. 3. Review the Noun/Pronoun Grammar Assessment. Retake is Friday, December 15th; however, if you know you will not be at school Friday then you will have to take it in my room during lunch. After Friday, it will be too late. If you want to retake, you must submit your desire to retake it and give it to me no later than tomorrow. 4. The District Writing Assessment is tomorrow over informational/explanatory writing. Bring two sharpened pencils and have an eraser with you.

__Homework:__ Bring usual supplies and materials to class. District Benchmark Writing Assessment is tomorrow. Do not stress! It is okay!!! Typingweb

__Tuesday, December 12, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. Begin Chapter 1 in //The Hound of the Baskervilles// (Aladdin Classic Edition). 3. Noun/Pronoun Grammar Assessment (Retake will be Thursday, December 14th, during lunch in my room.) 4. If you want to retake //The Contender// final assessment, your sheet with your name, date, and period and your stating you want to retake is due today in order for you to retake tomorrow. 5. District Writing Benchmark Assessment is Thursday, December 14th.

__Homework:__ 1. Finish reading all of Chapter 1 in //Hound//. 2. Highlight or underline any words you do not understand or cannot figure out from the context of the passage. 3. Typingweb 4. Bring //Hound// book every single day to class. I have asked you and reminded you to have your first and last name written in a Sharpie on the outside edges of the book. If you still have not done this, please do so. Keep up with your book.

__Monday, December 11, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. Homework due: Grammar pronoun workbook pages 109-110 3. Completed pages 111-114 and 125-126 in class. (Reflexive/Intensive Pronouns, Demonstrative Pronoun or Demonstrative Adjectives, Interrogative Pronouns, Indefinite Pronouns) 4. Practice Noun/Pronoun Assessment 5. //The Contender// retake is Wednesday, December 13th. If you want to retake, I need your name, date, and period on a piece of paper and you must submit it to me no later than Tuesday, December 12th. Retake grade stands firm.

__Homework:__

1. Noun/Pronoun Summative Assessment is tomorrow. Study tonight. You have a bunch of grammar workbook pages and handwritten notes to review. (grammar workbook pages 61-71; pages 103-114; and pages 125-126) 2. Typingweb 3. Bring //Hound// book.

__Friday, December 8, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. Homework due: Pronoun Grammar Workbook pages 109-110 3. On-demand IFL Writing Today during class time!! Good luck!

__Homework:__

1. Read the "Foreward" in //The Hound of the Baskervilles// (pages ix-xiv) of the Aladdin Classic Edition. If you do not have this edition, please borrow another student's book who has this edition and read it. 2. Complete your Typingweb before you go to bed Sunday night, December 10th. 3. Noun/Pronoun Grammar Assessment is Tuesday, December 12th. 4. //The Contender// Retake opportunity is Wednesday, December 13th. 5. District Benchmark Writing Assessment is Thursday, December 14th.

__Thursday, December 7, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. Pronoun notes over the Singular Indefinite, Plural Indefinite, and Both Singular/Plural Indefinite Pronouns 3. Finish the IFL unit over informational/explanatory writing. Students receive an example of this essay in class today. 4. IFL on-demand writing is during class tomorrow. Bring pencils and paper. You will have the entire class period.

__Homework:__

1. Complete grammar pronoun workbook pages 109-110. 2. IFL Writing is tomorrow during class. 3. Assessment Changes: A. Monday, December 11th--- Finish pronouns and a practice test B. Tuesday, December12th-- Noun/Pronoun Grammar Assessment 4. The District Benchmark Writing Assessment is still Thursday, November 14th.

__Wednesday, December 6, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. IFL Writing Unit Read and annotate "The Creativity Crisis" by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. 3. Please bring //Hound// book to class every day, even if we don't get to it. (Everything at end of semester is a bit crazy.)

__Homework:__

1. Typingweb 2. On-demand IFL Writing is Friday, December 8th.

__Tuesday, December 5, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. Homework due: grammar pronoun workbook pages 107-108 3. //The Hound of the Baskervilles// book in class..... bring it every day to class. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Slide Show 4. Writing: IFL Unit "The Creative Brain"

__Upcoming due dates:__
 * Friday, December 8th--- IFL Writing Assessment
 * Monday, December 11th-- Noun/Pronoun Grammar Assessment
 * Thursday, December 14th-- District Benchmark Writing Assessment

Typingweb
 * __Homework:__**

__Monday, December 4, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. Homework due: A. Typingweb was due Sunday night B. You were to have studied for //The Contender// assessment; it is today. C. Have //Hound of the Baskervilles// (Aladdin Classic Edition ) in class today; we will begin it tomorrow. D. //The Contender// Assessment 3. Pronoun notes over three cases of personal pronouns 4. We will spend time working on reading informational text and writing about the text over the next several days. 5. __District Writing Assessment__ is Thursday, December 14th.

__Homework:__

1. Complete pronoun grammar workbook pages 107-108. Refer to notes I taught you in class. Also, make sure you read the mini lesson at top of the workbook page 107. 2. Typingweb 3. Bring the Aladdin Classic Edition of //The Hound of the Baskervilles// to class every single day. Please make sure you put your name on the outside edges. Use a Sharpie!!! 4. Have plenty of highlighters and colored pens and notebook paper. We will be working on writing across informational text this week and next. District Benchmark Writing Assessment is Thursday, December 14th. Mark your calendar.

__Friday, December 1, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Homework due: A.) Pronoun Grammar Workbook pages 103 and 105; B.) //The// //Contender Vocabulary// (blue sheet) 2. Finish up all of //The Contender// review from the review questions to all of the vocabulary. 3. Introduce writing. We will focus on the writing next week and write the next essay over some informational text. 4. Please bring both //The Contender// and Aladdin Classic Edition of //The Hound of the// //Baskervilles// to class Monday, Dec. 4th.

__Homework:__

1. Study over the weekend. The Contender assessment is Monday, Dec. 4th. You have five different vocabulary sheets, review questions, the book, and make sure you can identify and explain figurative language from the book. 2. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night, December 3rd. 3. Bring both //The Contender// and the Aladdin Classic Edition of //The Hound of the// //Baskervilles// to school Monday, Dec. 4th.

__Thursday, November 30, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Opening Stuff 2. Homework due: **//TC// Vocabulary**
 * 3. Finish //TC//!!!!**
 * 4. //TC// Review Study Questions**
 * 5. If you still have NOT presented your original //TC// question and answer, it** must **be completed by tomorrow, December 1st.**
 * 6. Pronouns**
 * 7. Remember--- Do not lose your //Stargirl// book or //The Contender// book. You will need these books for a future writing assignment.**
 * 8. Bring The Aladdin Classic Edition of //The Hound of the Baskervilles// by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to class Monday, December 4th.**
 * 9. //The Contender// Assessment is Monday, December 4th.**
 * 10.Tomorrow, I will introduce to you new material for the next essay.**

__Homework:__

1. Complete Pronoun grammar workbook pages 103 and 105. 2. Complete //TC// vocabulary (blue sheet). 3. //The Contender// Assessment is Monday, December 4th. 4. If you do NOT already have the Aladdin Classic Edition of //The Hound of the Baskervilles//, please get it and bring it to class Monday. Write your name on the outside edges. Use a Sharpie! 5. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night, December 3rd. 6. Check your grades on Infinite Campus a couple times each week.

__Wednesday, November 29, 2017__ __Retakes today during Enrichment__

__Class work:__

1. Opening stuff (On-demand writing vs. published writing) 2. //The Contender// Chapters 15-18 in class (Reader's Theater Style) 3. Bring the ** Aladdin Classic Edition ** of //The Hound of the Baskervilles// to class Monday, December 4th. 4. //The Contender// Assessment is Monday, December 4th.

__Homework:__

1. //The Contender// Vocabulary; use a dictionary or online dictionary. 2. Bring //The Contender// book to class every day. Assessment is Monday, December 4th. 3. Bring ** Aladdin Classic Edition of //The Hound of the Baskervilles// to class Monday, December 4th. **

__Tuesday, November 28, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Opening Stuff 2//. The Contender// Book Check 3. American Civil Rights Timelines are due today!!!!!! 4. Mrs. Searfoss, our school's literacy coach, will present some information to you about your writing. Students will get to see the scores from their first Benchmark Narrative Writing Assessment. Students also have two pages to complete over her presentation. (On demand vs. published; first person; tell a story, not an essay; include dialogue; pacing; convey a precise picture, etc.)

__Homework:__ 1. Bring //The Contender// to class every day. (Next week bring //The Hound of the Baskervilles//- Aladdin Classic Edition- by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.) 2. Typingweb

__Monday, November 27, 2017__

Welcome back!!! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and memories were made!!!

__Class work:__

1. Opening Stuff (Writing Bellringer: topic sentence with three points, use transitions, defend each point, tie up thoughts, restate all three points, and conclude.) 2. Reminder: American Civil Rights Timeline is due tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3. //The Contender// Chapter 14

__Homework:__

1. American Civil Rights Timeline is due tomorrow!!! Get it done! (You've had twenty days to complete.) 2. Typingweb 3. Bring the Aladdin Classic Edition of //The Hound of the Baskervilles// to class next week.

__Wednesday-Friday, November 22nd-November 24th--- Thanksgiving Break.__ __See you Monday, November 27th.__

__Tuesday, November 21, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. Discuss Chapter 11 in //TC//. Read chapters 12 and 13. 3. Finish //The Contender// question and answer presentations in class. 4. Hand back "TH" assessments. 5. Retakes for both The Contender question and answer writing assessment and "TH" will be during the first Enrichment/Retake Wednesday, November 29th. 6. Reminder about timeline; it is due November 28th.

__Homework:__

1. Mind your parents. 2. Spend time with your loved ones. 3. Eat. 4. Sleep. 5. Be thankful. 6. Be safe. 7. Timeline is due Tuesday, November 28th. 8. See you Monday, November 27th.

__Monday, November 20, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff (pledge, announcements, writing bellringer today over three things you are thankful for and you explain why for each, positive affirmations and MTW) 2. Homework due: //The Contender// question and written response 3. Typingweb-- You have two weeks to complete 15 Typingweb exercises (November 13-26 window), instead of one week because of Thanksgiving. As long as you complete 15 exercises during this time window, then you are good!!!) 4. Students present their questions and written responses. Half of students present today.

__Homework:__

1. Read all of Chapter 11 in //The Contender//. 2. Work on your American Civil Rights 1954-1958 Timeline. Due November 28th. 3. Typingweb 4. If you did NOT present //The Contender// question and written response in class today, then you will present it tomorrow.

__Friday, November 17, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. Homework due: You were to have worked on your Civil Rights Timeline and your writing assignment that is due Monday. 3. Finish the POV, Point-of-View lesson in class. Complete the five examples of POV in class. Review power point and video of POV. 4. Small Groups for identifying POV (Identify the 9 examples, and you also must write one sentence to explain why it is the POV you have identified it to be.)

__HOMEWORK:__

1. Your student-created original question and written response is due Monday, November 20th. You will also present in it in class Monday or Tuesday, 20th, or 21st. Make sure you refer to the pink-colored sheet I taught in class for the specific requirements. Writing may be typewritten or NEATLY hand printed. Super neat if you handwrite it. 2. American Civil Rights 1954-1968 Timeline Research Project is due Tuesday, November 28th. Keep up with your sources. Refer to the two sheets I taught in class for all the requirements. 3. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night, November 19th.

__Thursday, November 16, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff: Pledge, announcements, Move This World, positive affirmations, and bellringer. 2. Homework due: No written homework due today. You were to have worked on your American Civil Rights Timeline last night and Typingweb. 3. Figurative language-- Select students present in front of the class. 4. //The Contender// Writing Assignment Students have received an example and this is a summative grade. Student created original question and written response is due Monday, November 20th. Refer to the sheet for the specific requirements for this writing assessment. Students will also present in front of class the 20th and 21st. Writing is to be typewritten, or you can neatly print it. If you print, it must be SUPER NEAT because you will be displaying the work. 4. Introduce POV, Point-of-View First-person, second-person, third-person omniscient, third-person limited, and third-person objective. Notes over POV; keep in your binder. We will finish the lesson over POV tomorrow. 5. Tomorrow is DEAR, Drop Everything and Read, for PUP. Bring an age and school appropriate book.

__Homework:__

1. Bring the POV sheet to class tomorrow; we will finish lesson. 2. Work on your American Civil Rights 1954-1968 Timeline. Due November 28th. Refer to your two handouts for the specific requirements. Keep up with your sources. 3. Work on //The Contender// writing assignment which is due Monday, November 20th. Refer to your sheet for the specific requirements. This is to be typewritten. SAVE on your computer and print two copies, so you have a spare. 4. Typingweb is due Sunday night, November 19th, before midnight.

__Wednesday, November 15, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. Homework due: Grammar workbook pages 65-66, 67-68, 69, and 71, and you were to have worked on your Civil Rights Timeline research project last night. 3. //Literature// Textbook-- "Winter" poem from Nikki Giovanni, page 594 4. //The Contender// Chapter 10 in class

__Homework:__ 1. Work on your American Civil Rights Timeline. 2. Typingweb 3. Bring //The Contender// and //Literature// books to class every day. 4. Bring paper and colored pens to class tomorrow. Must have these in class.

__Tuesday, November 14, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Opening Stuff (Bellringer over compound words, first person pronouns, proper nouns, bias, guide words, persuasive writing question; and denotation and connotation) 2. __Homework due__: Grammar workbook pages 61-64 (nouns) 3. Review nouns rules: plurals, possessives, and contractions; compound and possessive; and appositives. 4. American Civil Rights 1954-1968 Timeline examples are displayed in class. Reminder that as you research, you MUST keep up with all your source information: authors, titles, publishers, date of access, etc. These will be entered on the back of your timeline in the proper MLA format. Refer to the two handouts I distributed to you last week for the specific rules and guidelines for this project. Due November 28th. 5. Fifteen minutes of class time allowed toward the completion of grammar workbook pages.

__Homework:__ 1. Complete grammar workbook pages 65-66, 67-68, 69, and 71. (six total) 2. Research for your American Civil Rights 1954-1968 Timeline Project. KEEP up with all your source information. 3. Typingweb 4. Bring both //The Contender// and //Literature// textbooks to class every day.

__Monday, November 13, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening Stuff Bellringer over genres, poems, tall tales, explanatory, letters, newspaper article...) 2. Literature book page 595, "Forsythia" poem by Mary Ellen Solt Concrete poem Interpretation 3. Discuss //The Contender// Chapters 8 and 9 4. Grammar: 8 Basic Parts of Speech--- Focus on Nouns Common, Proper, Abstract, Concrete, Collective, Compound, and Possessive 5. Distribute timeline paper. Students have received three sheets each, so they have extras. If you want to buy poster board and trace out the size with the paper I gave you, you can do that. 6. Timeline Research Project 7. Bring //The Contender// book and //Literature// book to class every day. 8. Bring plenty of paper and colored pens every day to class.

__Homework:__

1. Complete grammar workbook pages 61-64. 2. Work on your American Civil Rights Research Timeline. Due Nov. 28th. Refer to your sheets for the specific rules and requirements. 3. Typingweb

__Friday, November 10, 2017__

__No School--- Students do not report.__ __Refer to Thursday, November 9th, for your work.__

__Thursday, November 9, 2017__

Talent Show is tonight at 7:00 P.M.

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. Literature book page 652, "One" poem (For Blocks 1 and 2 only; Block 3 will complete Monday.) Paraphrasing and Identifying Main Idea/themes 3. Civil Rights Timeline Research Project 4. Primary and Secondary Sources 5. On demand writing assignment with color coding for //The Contender//. If you are absent today, you must make this up. 6. Please bring colored pens and plenty of paper to class next week.

__Homework:__


 * 1. Read Chapters 8 and 9 in //The Contender//.**
 * 2. Typingweb**
 * 3. American Civil Rights Timeline Research Project is due November 28th.**
 * You have sheets to refer to for the requirements and how to cite your sources.**
 * 4. Bring colored pens and have plenty of paper for next week.**

__Wednesday, November 8, 2017__

//Remember this site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.//

//Enrichment Wednesday is today!!! Special schedule and classes are shorter.//

__Class Work:__


 * 1. Opening stuff**
 * 2**. Bellringer over "Weather" poem on page 654 **in your //Literature// textbook.**
 * Read poem through a few times. Identify five different examples of the sound device of onomatopoeia in the poem. Then answer the writing prompt: Identify one onomatopoeia sound device in the "Weather" poem by Eve Merriam. Then cite it from the poem and explain how it is used as it relates to the weather in this poem. (Make sure you identify title and author of poem, and you must also use the words onomatopoeia and words that deal with the sound it portrays in the poem too. Use your own words to explain and defend your thoughts.)**
 * 3. Introduce the** American Civil Rights Timeline Research Project**. This will complement**
 * our study of //The Contender// since the background of the setting is during the American Civil Rights movement.**


 * This will take two days to cover. Research timeline is due Tuesday, November 28th.**


 * You have to keep up with your sources as you research. Your sources will be listed on the back of your timeline in the MLA, Modern Language Association, format.**


 * Show student exemplars of timelines. I will provide you with the timeline paper.**
 * Lesson is continued tomorrow with Primary and Secondary sources.**


 * __Homework:__**
 * 1. Typingweb**
 * 2. Bring //The Contender// and //Literature// books to class.**
 * 3. You can begin researching for the American Civil Rights Research Timeline Project, but you must keep up with all the information for your sources.**

__Tuesday, November 7, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff 2. Readers' Style Theater for beginning part of Chapter 7 of //The Contender.// We will read and discuss the first several pages together in class. (flashback, plot elements, literary devices, etc.) 3. "The Highwayman" Written Assessment Two parts: A. Multiple Choice over plot elements and literary devices and B. Constructed response over writing prompt 4. You will have an on-demand writing prompt in class tomorrow. It will be a question about //The Contender//, and it will count as a grade on Infinite Campus. There will also be a Speaking and Listening component to it as well. Bring colored pens, paper, and books.

__HOMEWORK:__

1. Read through the end of //The Contender// Chapter 7. We read through the first part of it in class today; finish it tonight. 2. Complete //The Contender// vocabulary for Chapters 5-8 (purple sheet). Use a dictionary or online dictionary. 3. Typingweb

__Monday, November 6, 2017__

__//Remember this site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.//__

__Class Work:__

1. "The Highwayman" Vocabulary due today 2. District MAP-R Assessment is today for literacy (Measures of Academic Progress-Reading) test. 3. Items you need to study tonight for "The Highwayman" Written Test: A. Vocabulary Sheet (both sides) B. Annotated poem sheets of literary devices C. Story Map (Know rising action, climax, falling action, etc.) D. Review and read over the poem's content.

__Homework:__ 1. Study tonight for "The Highwayman" Assessment. It is tomorrow. Make sure you have paper and pencil. 2. Typingweb 3. Bring both //The Contender// and your //Literature// books to class.

__Friday, November 3, 2017__

All students will go to the Book Fair Preview today. Bring money if you want to buy something. Book Fair is through next Thursday, November 9th.

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff (Attendance, Pledge, Positive Affirmations, Bellringer, etc.) 2. Homework due: All you had to worry about last night was Typingweb and catching up on your reading in //The Contender//. 3. Story Map over plot elements in "The Highwayman." Group work with a leader. All are required to participate a minimum of three times. 4. Retake forms are due no later than Tuesday, November 7th. Retakes are during Enrichment, November 8th. 5. MNPS Literacy Assessment is Monday, November 6th. 6. "The Highwayman" written assessment is Tuesday, November 7th. Study these four items: annotated poem with literary devices, background notes from the overhead, story map of plot elements, and vocabulary sheet. 7. Some of you who have been absent still need to make up the Punctuation Unit 13 Assessment. You will make this up Monday, November 6th.

__HOMEWORK:__

1. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night. A bunch of you haven't done them yet. Get them done!!! 2. Complete "The Highwayman" Vocabulary 1-6. (front side only) Bring it to class Monday. 3. Bring //The Contender// book and //Literature// book to class every day.

__Thursday, November 2, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening Stuff (Attendance, Pledge, Bellringer, etc.) 2. Discuss through the end of Chapter 6 in //The Contender//. 3. Discuss retakes. Retake forms are due no later than Tuesday, November 7th. Retakes are during Enrichment on November 8th. 4. Divide into groups for the next two days. Begin groups over "The Highwayman" story map of plot elements. 5. "The Highwayman" Assessment has been moved to Tuesday, November 7th. 6. Bring both //The Contender// and your //Literature// books to class every day. 7. Laser Tag for Haney's HR kids at 1:55 this afternoon!!!! Woohoo! 8. Book Fair Preview is tomorrow through all literacy classes. 9. Tomorrow during PUP is DEAR, Drop Everything and Read. Bring a book from home!!!!

__HOMEWORK:__

1. Book Fair Preview is tomorrow through literacy classes. You might want to bring some money if you want to purchase something.

2. District Benchmark Literacy Assessment is Monday, November 6th.

3. "The Highwayman" Assessment is Tuesday, November 7th.


 * 4.** Typingweb-- Get it done!!!! Due before you go to bed Sunday night, Nov. 5th.

__Wednesday, November 1st__

Parent-Teacher Conferences Students do not report.

__Tuesday, October 31, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening Stuff

2. __Homework due:__ A. Similes identified on "The Highwayman" poem sheets B. All of Chapter 6 in //The Contender// was to be read.

3. Continue annotating all literary devices in "TH" poem and end rhyme scheme.

4. Background notes over the poem. Keep these for your assessment which is Friday, Nov. 3rd.

__Homework:__ There is no homework! However, if you are behind in your reading and/or Typingweb, catch up! Students do not report to school tomorrow. I hope you have fun tonight and get some rest tomorrow. Be safe! See you Thursday.

__Monday, October 30, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff

2. Writing: Compare and Contrast Piece Restate prompt, thesis or central idea statement, answer the prompt, provide evidence, explain the evidence to answer the prompt, use transitions, tie all thoughts together and bring to a closing, etc.

3. Annotating metaphors in "The Highwayman" poem Stanzas and Lines

4. Homework due: A. //The Contender// Chapters 1-4 Vocabulary--- Review in class today. B. Typingweb due last night

5. Literacy Benchmark is Monday, November 6th.

__HOMEWORK:__

1. Underline and identify ALL similes in "The Highwayman." Remember we are color coordinating each literacy device. All metaphors were completed in class today in one color; use a different color for the similes. I have given everyone another copy of the entire poem. You will annotate on the copy I gave you in class today. "The Highwayman" written assessment is Friday, Nov. 3rd.

2. Read through the END of Chapter 6 in //The Contender//.

3. Typingweb

4. Bring //The Contender// book and Literature textbook to class every day.

__Friday, October 27, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Opening Stuff 2. Punctuation Assessment is today over entire unit. Good luck!

__HOMEWORK:__


 * 1. Complete //The Contender// Chapters 1-5 vocabulary (the two-sided salmon-colored sheet). You will need to use a dictionary or dictionary.com.**
 * 2. Complete fifteen Typingweb exercises before you go to bed Sunday night.**
 * 3. Bring both //The Contender// and Literature books to class every day.**
 * 4. Have a nice weekend!!! Mind your parents!!!!**
 * 5. If you were absent today, you need to make up the Punctuation Assessment when you return to school.**

__Thursday, October 26, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Opening Stuff 2. Homework due: A. "Some Troublemakers" sheet over punctuation B. Chapter 5 from //The Contender//**//3. Pop Quiz over Chapter 5//** 4. PRACTICE Punctuation Test!!!! 5. Review Punctuation

__Homework:__

1. Study for your Punctuation Assessment. It is tomorrow. Study your workbook pages 253-280. If you lost your pages, then click on "Grammar Workbook" on homepage of this jwla.wikispaces.com, and you can pull up those pages and study. :) Got your back!!!! 2. Typingweb 3. Bring //The Contender// book to class every day.

__Wednesday, October 25, 2017__

If you do not already have the ** Aladdin Classic Edition ** of //The Hound of the Baskervilles//, please get it and leave it at home until I tell you to bring it to school. Thank you!

__Class Work:__

1. Opening Stuff 2. __Homework due__: A. You were to have read through the end of Chapter 4 in //The Contender//. B. Grammar workbook pages 277-278 over "Abbreviations." 3. Finish "The Highwayman" Poem Recitations. Woohoo! So proud of all of you! 4. Complete "Apostrophe" sheet in class. 5. Punctuation Assessment over entire unit is Friday, October 27th. Start studying now. You will need to review your grammar workbook pages 253-280. If you lost your grammar workbook pages, click on the "Grammar Workbook" on this homepage for my jwla.wikispaces.com. You can study the pages from your monitor.

__HOMEWORK:__

1. Complete the blue-colored sheet of "Some Troublemakers" for colons, hyphens, italics/underlining. 2. Read all of Chapter 5 in //The Contender//. 3. Start studying for your Punctuation Assessment. (pages 253-280) 4. Typingweb

__Tuesday, October 24, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening Stuff 2. "The Highwayman" Poem Recitations Everyone needs to get out his or her Positive and Growing Point Comment Sheet, and if you have not recited yet, you need to also get out your Poem Grade Rubric Sheet. When I call your name to recite, you will give me the rubric sheet. 3. Finish punctuation unit... rules for abbreviations. Punctuation Unit Assessment is Friday, October 27th. (over the entire unit, pages 253-280) 4. Finish Chapter 3 and begin Chapter 4 in //The Contender//.

__Homework:__

1. Finish reading ALL of Chapter 4 in //The Contender//. 2. Complete grammar workbook pages 277-278 over Abbreviations. You may need to refer to a dictionary or dictionary.com for help. 3. Typingweb 4. Punctuation Assessment is Friday, October 27th. It is over the entire unit, pages 253-280. Study all these workbook pages. If you lost your pages, you can access them right here on my jwla.wikispaces.com. Click on the "Grammar Workbook." Find the pages you need. You can study pages from your monitor, or you can print them. Be careful if you print. Select only pages you want printed; otherwise, all 350+ pages will print. You don't want to use all your paper and toner!!!!!

__Monday, October 23rd, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Opening Stuff 2. Poem Recitations begin today for "The Highwayman." All students will submit their Poem Recitation Sheet to me when I call their names to recite. Review procedures for recitations. It's SHOWTIME!!!! You've got this! Poem Recitations Positive and Growing Point Sheet--- Each student completes and will submit to me at end of all the recitations. Do not lose this sheet. 3. Continue in //The Contender// with Chapter 3. 4. Punctuation Assessment is Friday, October 27th; it will be comprehensive and over the entire unit: quotation marks, end marks, underlining, italics, commas, apostrophes, writing out numbers, abbreviations, dashes, hyphens, colons, semicolons, etc. 5. Next book is //The Hound of the Baskervilles//. Please if you do not already have it, get it. Please get the ** Aladdin Classic Edition ** and leave it at home until I tell you to bring it to school.

__Homework:__ 1. Typingweb 2. If you did NOT recite your poem today, practice tonight. Be prepared to recite tomorrow. 3. Bring both //The Contender// and //Literature// books to class every day.

__Friday, October 20, 2017__

Today is Reward Day and Pep Rally!!!!! Woohoo!!!! Food drive ends today too. Thank you to all who were able to contribute.

__Class Work:__

1. Homework due for Blocks 1 and 3: A. Ten Literary Devices from //The Contender// Chapters 1 and 2. B. All of Chapter 2 was to have been read. (For all blocks)

2. Review Typingweb progress. Some of you still need to complete before you go to bed Sunday night.

3. Discuss Chapter 2 in //The Contender//. 4. "The Highwayman" Recitations begin Monday, October 23rd. You will also submit the Poem Grading Rubric when I call your name to recite. Have it with you.

__Homework:__

1. Practice "The Highwayman" over the weekend. Please practice in front of your family. You need to be used to presenting in front of an audience. Appropriate gestures are required throughout the recitation. Make sure you SPEAK up and have the VOLUME!!!!

2. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night, October 22nd.

3. Bring //The Contender// book to class every day. If you have been absent and not read through the END of chapter 2, please do so over the weekend.

4. If you do NOT already have The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, please get it and leave it at home. The Aladdin Classic Edition

__Thursday, October 19, 2017__

__Blocks 1 and 3__

__Class work:__

1. Homework due-- pages 279-280 (Writing Out Numbers) and all of Chapter 1 from //The Contender// //2.// "TH" 3 + 1 Drill 3. Discuss, annotate, and questions over Chapter 1 in //The Contender//

__Homework:__ 1. Read all of chapter 2 in //The Contender//. 2. Identify 10 literary devices/figurative language in Chapters 1 and 2 of //TC//. You can only use TWO of the ones we discussed or annotated in class. The other eight you must identify on your own. Include page number in parentheses.

__Example:__

Cars cruised (1) Alliteration and personification

3. Practice "The Highwayman" at home. 4. Typingweb

__Block 2__

1. "TH" Drill in class 2. Writing Out Numbers-- Complete 279-280 in class. 3. Discuss, annotate and answer questions over Chapter 1 in //The Contender//.
 * Class work:**

__Homework:__ 1. Read all of Chapter 2 in //The Contender.// 2. Practice "TH" at home. 3. Typingweb

__Wednesday, October 18, 2017__

Homeroom kids, please bring in food for the Second Harvest Food Drive. It ends this Friday, October 20th. Homeroom winner will be announced during the pep rally Friday.

__Blocks 1 and 3 Class Work:__

1. Opening Stuff 2. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill; Poem Recitation Rubric Sheet was distributed; students know how they will be assessed. Recitations are next week, October 23-25. 3. Homework due: Grammar workbook pages 275-276 4. Short lesson over writing out numbers. 5. //The Contender ---// Make annotations in beginning of chapter 1 (context clues for setting, characters, imagery, allusions, metaphors, alliteration, similes, onomatopoeias, symbolism of "mouth of alley" and "marched to basement steps and plunged down into the clubroom" and etc.)

__Homework:__ 1. Read through the END of Chapter 1 in //The Contender.// 2. Complete grammar workbook pages 279-280 (writing out numbers) 3. Typingweb 4. Practice "The Highwayman"

__Block 2 (We are behind because of the field trip Tuesday. Don't worry; we will catch up.)__

1. Opening stuff 2. Homework due: Grammar Workbook pages 273-274 (apostrophes) 3. Short lesson over hyphens, dashes, and parentheses 4. "The Highwayman" Drill Students have received the Poem Recitation Rubric. Students know how they will be graded. Recitations are October 23-25. 5. The Contender-- Begin Chapter 1 in class. Make annotations in book over characters, symbolism, literary devices, context clues for the setting, etc.

__Homework:__

1. Read through the END of Chapter 1 in //The Contender//. Bring book to class every day. 2. Practice "The Highwayman." 3. Typingweb

__Tuesday, October 17, 2017__

//-Please bring food for the Student Council Second Harvest Food Drive!!!!!!!!//

__Class work__: (For Blocks 1 and 3 ONLY!!!! Block 2 was on field trip. Block 2 will have this for Wednesday.)

1. Opening stuff 2. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill 3. Homework due: Grammar workbook pages 273-274 due (apostrophes) 4. Continue punctuation: Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses 5. Begin //The Contender// by Robert Lipsyte. A. Background info B. Imagery, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Flashback, and Symbolism in Chapter 1 C. Characters: Alfred, James, Coach Donatelli, and Aunt Pearl

__HOMEWORK:__

__Blocks 1 and 3__- Complete the grammar workbook pages 275-276; practice "The Highwayman" at home tonight; and Typingweb. Bring //The Contender// book every day to class.

__Block 2-__ You will only practice "The Highwayman" at home and Typingweb. Bring //The Contender// book to class every day.

__Monday, October 16, 2017__

Second Harvest Food Drive is on! Homeroom, bring in food, please!!! Spirit week is this week; tomorrow is "Tropical Tuesday."

__Class work:__ 1. Opening stuff

2. Feedback over personal narrative essays. (I will record the grades by end of day tomorrow.)

3. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill, read part two, and listen to song. Verbal discussion over "Why is the reader against the Redcoats?" Provide textual evidence from Part 2 of the poem.

4. Continue punctuation... A.) Italics/Underlining and B.) Apostrophes Complete workbook pages 271-272 in class over italics/underlining.

5. Bring //The Contender// to class tomorrow.

6. Keep your //Stargirl// book. We will use it again for future writing assignments. Keep it at home until I tell you to bring it back to school.

7. If you were absent before fall break and did NOT take the Final //Stargirl// Assessment, you will today during lunch or tomorrow during lunch (16th or 17th).

__Homework:__

1. Complete grammar workbook pages 273-274 over apostrophes.

2. Practice "The Highwayman" at home in front of your family, so you get used to being in front of an audience. (Practice your gestures too; these are required in your recitation.) Recitations are October 23, 24, and 25. Be prepared to recite any of these days. It's almost SHOWTIME!!!!

3. Bring //The Contender// to class tomorrow. (Robert Lipsyte)

4. Typingweb is due Sunday night, October 22nd.

__October 9th-13th- Fall Break..... Students do not report.__

__Friday, October 6, 2017__

Today is teacher in-service. No school for students!!! Fall break starts today for students. You will return to school Monday, October 16th, 2017.

If you were absent from school Thursday, October 5th, please look at work you need to make up for that date.

Do not forget to complete your Typingweb; it is due before you go to bed Sunday night, October 8th.

Practice "The Highwayman" using the 3 + 1 Drill each day over the break.

Have //The Contender// by Robert Lipsyte in class Tuesday, October 17th. (Please KEEP your //Stargirl// book. You will need it for future writing assignments.)

I sent out an Evrits email yesterday. Please make sure you read it. (Some of you received two different ones. Just check your email.)

Enjoy your fall break. Be happy. Be safe!!!! Mind your parents!!!

__Thursday, October 5, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Final //Stargirl// Assessment is today!!! (plot elements, vocabulary, and literary devices) Good luck! If you were absent from school today, then you will make this up when you return from fall break. Remember this goes on the second nine weeks.

2. If you do not already have //The Contender// by Robert Lipsyte, please get it. Bring it to school the Tuesday after fall break, October 17th.

Do NOT lose your //Stargirl// book. You will still need it for future writing assignments.

3. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill with gestures!!!

__Homework:__

1. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night, October 8th.

2. Get //The Contender// by Robert Lipsyte!!! Have in class Tuesday, October 17th.

3. Practice "The Highwayman" every day and make sure you work in gestures. Practice in front of your family and a mirror!! You've got this!

4. Have a fun fall break. Be careful! Be safe. Mind your parents. Do something nice for someone else and yourself! Get some sleep. Eat some yummy food. I will miss you. See you Monday, October 16th.

__Wednesday, October 4, 2017__

//This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.//

Class Work:

1. Opening stuff 2. Homework due: //Stargir//l vocabulary 3. Finish //Stargirl// and review. 4. Plot elements 5. Get //The// //Contender// by Robert Lipsyte. We will begin it the week you return after fall break.

__Homework:__

1. Final //Stargirl// Assessment over entire book is tomorrow; it will also include vocabulary and literary devices. Study tonight. You have vocabulary sheets and study questions with answers to review, as well as, notes on literary devices. (This will count on the second nine weeks.) 2. Practice "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill! Use gestures. Practice in front of a mirror and your family. 3. Typingweb

__Tuesday, October 3, 2017__

//This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.//

__Class Work:__

1. District Benchmark Writing Assessment Today!!! (All period) 2. Final //Stargirl// Assessment has been moved forward one day; it will be Thursday, October 5th. (Will count on the second nine weeks) 3. //The Contender// by Robert Lipsyte We will begin it the week you return from fall break.

__Homework:__

1. Complete //Stargirl// vocabulary. You are required to use a dictionary or an online dictionary. Do not follow the directions on the sheet. Follow the directions I discussed with you in class: write out the COMPLETE dictionary definition for how each vocabulary word is used in the context of the writing passage from //Stargirl//. Also, do not use a form of the vocabulary word when you define it. Just make sure you choose the dictionary definition that best corresponds with how it is used in the sentence. 2. Practice "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill tonight!!! Use gestures. Practice in front of a mirror or your family members. 3. Typingweb

__Monday, October 2, 2017__

This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.

__Class Work:__

1. Opening Stuff: Pledge, Roll, MTW, Positive Affirmations, and Get Organized 2. Homework due: //Stargirl// Vocabulary Chapters 14-21 3. Complete //Stargirl// study questions in class through the end of Chapter 25. 4. District Benchmark Assessment is tomorrow during class time. 5. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill with gestures

__Homework:__

1. Practice "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill with gestures every night. Practice in front of a mirror and also practice in front of your family. 2. Typingweb 3. Bring //Stargirl// book and //Literature// book to class every day.

__Friday, September 29, 2017__

This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.

__Class Work:__

1. Personal narrative final draft packet is due. 2. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill with gestures 3. Stargirl 4. Hand out vocabulary homework. 5. Literacy 7 Benchmark Testing is Tuesday, October 3rd. 6. Final Stargirl Assessment is Wednesday, October 4th.

__Homework:__ 1. Complete Stargirl vocabulary sheet (both sides). 2. "The Highwayman" 3+ 1 drill and practice with gestures! 3. Typingweb

__Thursday, September 28, 2017__

This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.

__FYI:__
 * Bring food for the food drive!!! Homeroom kids, bring some food!!!
 * Tomorrow is DEAR, Drop Everything and Read. Bring your book for PUP!!!
 * Library will be closed tomorrow.
 * I have not finished grading all the retakes, so be patient. Grades may not get updated until the weekend.

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff: Moment of Silence, Pledge, Positive Affirmations, MTW, Roll, and Bellringer 2. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill (I am SO PROUD if you all! You are nailing the poem! Excellence feels good, doesn't it?!) 3. Review grading rubric for the personal narrative essay. 4. //Stargirl// 5. Block 3 only: Quotations and the exception to the rule (Blocks 1 and 2 did these yesterday) Grammar workbook pages 269-270

__Homework:__

1. Personal Narrative Final Draft Essay Packet is due tomorrow!!!!!! You know what to do!! Refer to previous emails, earlier entries on this wikispace, and what was taught in class. You've got this!!! 2. Typingweb 3. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill 4. Bring a book for DEAR.

__Wednesday, September 27, 2017__

//Remember this site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.//

//Student Council Food Drive is on!!! Homeroom kiddos, please bring some canned food or items like peanut butter, mac and cheese, etc. Thank you!//

__Class Work:__

1. Opening stuff: Moment of Silence, Attendance, Pledge, MTW, Bellringer, and Positive Affirmations

2. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill

3. Only Blocks 1 and 2: Quotation rules and an exception rule with quotes for the question mark and exclamation mark (Complete grammar workbook pages together in class, pages 269-270.) Block 3 will complete these tomorrow.

4. Review the Personal Narrative Essay Final Draft Packet AGAIN!!!

__Neatly staple your project together in the following order:__

B. Graphic organizer C. The outline that I graded D. Retake outline IF you completed the retake E. Outline edit sheet F. Edited rough draft G. The three rough draft edit sheets.
 * A. F**inal draft with a parent's signature above the title

Every student will submit a minimum of 10 pages.

5. If time, //Stargirl//.

__HOMEWORK: :)__

1. Work on your personal narrative final draft packet. Make sure you have answered every single item on the three rough draft edit sheets!!! Get them done! Final draft packet project is due Friday, Sept. 29th.

2. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill at home every night! Practice!!!

3. Typingweb

4. Bring //Stargirl// book and //Literature// textbook every day to class.

5. Check your email and Infinite Campus.

__Tuesday, September 26, 2017__

Student Council Food Drive for the Second Harvest Food Drive is on! Please bring canned items and give to your homeroom teachers. Thank you!

__Class Work:__

1. Moment of Silence, Roll, MTW, and Positive Affirmations 2. Personal Narrative Rough Draft is due today. Self-edit in class. Complete all three edit sheets. You will submit these to me on the 29th with your final draft packet. 3. Outline retakes are due by Thursday, 28th. You must submit the graded original outline with it. Staple the one I graded under the retake one. (Because I corrected your outlines and all you have to do is make those revisions onto the retake outline, the original grade and retake grade will be averaged together for the new grade.)

__Homework:__

1. Work on your Personal Narrative Self-edit Sheets!! Then work on your final draft. 2. Typingweb 3. Practice "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill every night at home!

__Monday, September 25, 2017__

Homeroom kids, please bring in some food for the Student Council Second Harvest Food Drive!!!! As of today, only 10 cans have been collected from our homeroom. We can do better!!!

This site is updated daily be 4:30 P.M. You may need to scroll down to previous days to access all information needed for certain assignments.

__Class Work:__

1. Bellringer

2. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill

3. Positive Affirmations and MTW

4. Hand back outlines. If you did not get one back today, it is because you never turned one in. If you see a "0" on Infinite Campus for the PNO, Personal Narrative Outline, then you have until tomorrow, September 26th, to submit it to me for some credit. You have to complete the outline in order that you can write your rough draft.

5. ***__REVIEW points for the Personal Narrative Rough Draft__. It is due tomorrow, September 25th. Please refer back to the guidelines and narrative packet I gave you (yellow-colored pages). Refer back to your outline as you write your essay.**


 * A. Typewritten and double-spaced in one of the 12. point four required fonts: Arial, Comic Sans, Times New Roman, or Calibri in one inch margins (MLA)**


 * B. Five paragraphs**


 * C. Name, class, teacher's name, and due date are typewritten in the upper left-hand corner.**


 * D. Introduction must have an attention grabber/hook, and you have clearly defined the topic of your essay.**


 * E. The last sentence of the introduction paragraph contains your three-prong thesis statement.**


 * F. Paragraph number 2 has a topic sentence that addresses the first prong/point of your thesis, and you support/defend it in the paragraph.**


 * G. Paragraph three has a topic sentence that addresses the second prong/point of your thesis, and you then support/defend it in the paragraph.**


 * H. Paragraph four has a topic sentence that addresses the third prong/point of your thesis, and this is your strongest point. You continue to defend, support, or prove it in the paragraph.**


 * I. The last paragraph is the conclusion. You restate the three-prong thesis statement, only change it up a bit with the same three points. Save something "special" for the conclusion, but you are not off-topic. Choose one of the following conscious closings: circular, life-lesson, surprise, or emotional.**


 * J. Must use transitions throughout your essay.**


 * K. Must contain two relevant direct quotations and punctuated properly.**


 * L. Must contain two original literary devices of metaphor or simile, one of each or two of one. No clichés. (Please know that if one of the direct quotations contains figurative language/literary device, you can not count this as one of the two. You have to write your own original devices.)**


 * M. Paper is free of run-ons, fragments, and spelling errors.**


 * N. You avoid second person you and contractions.**


 * O. Essay must be printed prior to your coming to class. Always SAVE everything on the computer you type your work on. Save under something you can recognize and remember with the date.**


 * N. Print two hard copies so you always have a spare.**


 * 6. Punctuation retake is today.**


 * 7. //Stargirl// retake forms are due today; retake is tomorrow.**


 * __Homework:__**


 * 1. Personal Narrative Rough Draft is due tomorrow. Please refer to your yellow sheets and all the reminders above in #5.**
 * 2. Practice "The Highwayman" every night at home, using the 3 + 1 drill.**
 * 3. Typingweb**


 * __Friday, September 22, 2017__**


 * This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.**


 * __Class Work:__**


 * 1. Homework due: Grammar workbook pages 265-266**
 * 2. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill**
 * 3. //Stargirl//**
 * 4. Punctuation Assessment Retake Forms and extra practice work are due today. Retake is Monday.**
 * 5. Retake form and extra work for the //Stargirl// retake are due Monday; retake is Tuesday.**


 * __Homework:__**


 * 1. Work on your personal narrative rough draft. Due 26th.**
 * 2. Practice "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill at home Saturday and Sunday. All of you have a copy for home, so leave it at home!**
 * 3. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night.**


 * __Thursday, September 21, 2017__**


 * //This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.//**


 * //Please, homeroom kids, bring food for the Second Harvest Food Drive!//**


 * //Tomorrow is DEAR, Drop Everything and Read, during PUP!!!! Bring book from home.//**


 * __Class Work:__**


 * 1. Homework due: Typewritten Personal Narrative Outline Due!!!!! (Always print two copies, so that you have a spare hard copy. Likewise, always SAVE everything on the computer too!!!)**


 * 2. Self-edit outline in class (Keep the self-edit sheet; you will submit it again on September 29th with the final draft packet.)**


 * 3. "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill**
 * Each student has received a copy of the poem. This is the "Home Copy" and needs to stay at home. Practice it each night, using the 3 + 1 Drill that I taught you in class today.**
 * Bring //Literature// textbook every day to class.**


 * 4. Grammar: Colons and Semicolons**
 * (Additional rules presented for colons that are not in the seventh grade book. Keep up with these too. (ratios, analogies, Bible verses, and titles : subtitles)**


 * 5. Retake work and forms for the Punctuation Part I Assessment are due tomorrow if you want to retake it on Monday, September 25th.**


 * 6. Retake work and forms for the //Stargirl// "PN-Chapter 12" Assessment are due by Monday, September 25th, if you want to retake on Tuesday, September 26th.**


 * __HOMEWORK:__**


 * 1. Work on the Typewritten Personal Narrative Rough Draft. (Due September 26th)**
 * Refer to the personal narrative yellow sheets of the guidelines and requirements for writing this essay, your outline, and graphic organizer to help you with the writing of this paper.**


 * Final Draft Packet of Personal Narrative, complete with ALL attachments of graphic organizer, outline, rough draft, and all edit sheets is due September 29th.**


 * 2. Complete grammar workbook pages 265-266 over colons and semicolons.**


 * 3. Bring //Stargirl// book to class every day and //Literature// textbook. The next book is //The Contender// by Robert Lipsyte. If you do not already have it, please get it. Leave it at home until I tell you to bring it to school.**


 * 4. Practice "The Highwayman" 3 + 1 Drill each night at home.**


 * 5. Typingweb**


 * 6. If you can, bring food for the Second Harvest Food Bank Drive.**


 * 7. DEAR is tomorrow during PUP. Bring book from home. I will give my PUP kids points on Liveschool for having your reading book in class.**


 * __Wednesday, September 20, 2017__**

Remember this site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.

Homeroom kids, please return you **//City Saver//** stuff!!!! Also, the **Second Harvest Food Drive** is now! Please bring in some food to your homeroom teacher!


 * __Class Work__**:

1. Opening: Moment of Silence, Bellringer, Attendance, MTW, and Positive Affirmations

2. Homework due:

A.) Two //Stargirl// Vocabulary words from Chapters 14-17 **cited in the MLA format** and B.) "The Highwayman" poem

3. Lesson: Introduce poem of "The Highwayman." Pages 630-635 in your //Literature// textbook

4. I have the computer cart today, and you will have some class time to type your personal narrative outline.

5. **Retakes (Please read forms and complete. If you did not get a form, they are in my room.)**

A.) **Punctuation Assessment** required work and form are due back to me no later than this Friday, September 22nd. A parent's signature is required on the form. Retake is Monday, September 25th.

B.) **//Stargirl// PN-Chapter 12 Assessment** required work and form signed by a parent are due back to me by Monday, September 25th. Retake is Tuesday, September 26th.


 * __HOMEWORK:__**

1. **Typewritten personal narrative outline** is due tomorrow!!!!!! Follow the guidelines and rules on the personal narrative sheets I taught in class. (Refer to the yellow sheets and the purple sheet.)

2. Typingweb

3. Retake forms due back. If you didn't get one today, you still have time. They are in my room.


 * __Tuesday, September 19, 2017__ **


 * First, I apologize for not having this posted by 4:30 today. I had three different meetings after school today, and I just now have been able to update this site (5:00 P.M.).**


 * __Class work:__**


 * 1. Homework due: Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer**
 * 2. Introduce "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes**
 * 3. Thesis statements..... Presentations today.... Each student presents his or her thesis statement. (Killing two birds with one stone today by blending speaking and listening skills with the writing.)**
 * 4. Personal Narrative Due Dates:**
 * Typewritten outline-- Sept. 21st**
 * Typewritten rough draft-- Sept. 26th**
 * Typewritten final draft with all attachments of graphic organizer, outline, rough draft, and all edit sheets-- Sept. 29th**
 * 5. Retake opportunity for Punctuation Assessment is Monday, Sept. 25th.**
 * 6. I will have the computer cart in class tomorrow, and I will give you some class time to type your outline.**


 * __Homework:__**


 * 1. Complete two vocabulary words cited from //Stargirl// Chapters 14-17. Follow the directions and examples on the sheet I gave you in class.**
 * 2. Read "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes in your //Literature// textbook pages 630-635.**
 * 3. Typingweb**


 * __Monday, September 18, 2017__**


 * This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.**


 * Study skills during PUP today.**


 * __Class Work:__**


 * 1. Homework due: A.) Typingweb was due last night; B.) //Stargirl// Study Questions over Chapters 10-13, 1-10 and page numbers for each answer; and C.) The "jwla.wikispaces.com" form with a parent's signature**


 * 2. Moment of Silence, Attendance, MTW**


 * 3. Lesson over Personal Narrative (Please scroll down to Friday, September 15th, date for more detailed description of the personal narrative.) Review "The Spelling Bee" personal narrative in class.**


 * 4. Review two different examples of outlines. Alignment of the Roman numerals, indentation and alignment of the alphabet letters, and they are capitalized with a period after each, and parts of the outline. Keep both of these in your binder.**


 * 5. Graphic organizer for the personal narrative**


 * __Personal Narrative Due Dates:__**
 * September 19th- Graphic organizer due**
 * September 21st- Typewritten outline due**
 * September 26th- Typewritten rough draft due**
 * September 29th- Typewritten final draft due with attachments of outline, rough draft, and edit sheets.**


 * 6. Bring //Stargirl// and //Literature// books to class every day.**


 * 7. Complete //Stargirl// study questions 11-16 in class together. Do not lose the green sheet of these questions.**


 * 8. We ran out of class time today, so I will hand back the Punctuation Assessment tomorrow.**


 * __HOMEWORK:__**


 * 1. Pick your topic for your personal narrative. Do not write about something that you are not willing to share with the class.**
 * 2. Complete the graphic organizer. Be thorough. No scrimping!!!! (We talked about this in class.)**
 * 3. Typingweb**


 * __Friday, September 15, 2017__**


 * This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.**


 * Please return your //City Saver// stuff to school; submit to your homeroom teachers or the office. :)**


 * __Class Work:__**


 * 1. Opening: Moment of Silence, Attendance, MTW, Positive Affirmations, Bellringer, and Get Organized!!!!**


 * 2. __Homework due__: A.) Grammar workbook pages over punctuating divided quotations, pages 267-268 and B.) List of 10 possible topic you brainstormed about that are possibilities you might choose to write about for your personal narrative essay**


 * 3. You have had two assessments this week: a Punctuation Assessment and a //Stargirl// Assessment which included literary devices, vocabulary, and plot questions. If you have been absent from my class and still have not taken one or both, please see me. These need to be made up as soon as possible.**


 * 4. __PERSONAL NARRATIVE LESSON!!!!!!!__**


 * A. What is a narrative? writing that tells a story**


 * B. Different kinds of narratives: narrative poem, narrative song, personal narrative, and narrative**


 * C. Thesis statement with three prongs/points (This is the LAST sentence of the introduction paragraph, first paragraph of an essay.)**


 * D. Parts of an essay: introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion (This personal narrative will be 5 paragraphs in length. Each paragraph must contain 5 to 9 sentences. You will also use a variety of sentence structures.)**


 * E. Introduction includes an attention grabber/hook. Identify what you are writing about. Thesis is last sentence.**


 * F. Body paragraphs are paragraphs 2, 3, and 4.**


 * G. Paragraph 2 addresses the first prong of your thesis. A topic sentence states the first prong, and then you will elaborate and explain the prong.**


 * H. Paragraph 3 addresses the second prong of your thesis. A topic sentence states the second prong, and then you will elaborate and explain this prong.**


 * I. Paragraph 4 addresses the third prong of your thesis. A topic sentence states the third prong, and then you will elaborate and explain the third prong. The third prong, which is your LAST prong, is the STRONGEST or BEST point you have. (Save best for last!)**


 * J. Paragraph 5 in the conclusion, last paragraph of your essay. The thesis is restated; make sure you change the wording up a bit. Tell the reader again what you already said. Save something "special" for the conclusion as you tie all your thoughts to a conscious closing. You will use one of the four closings: circular, emotional, lesson learned, or surprise ending as taught in class.**


 * K. Essay will contain two properly punctuated quotations.**


 * L. Essay will contain two literary devices of simile or metaphor, two of each or one of both.**


 * M. Essay must contain transitions.**


 * N. Essay is in the MLA, Modern Language Association, format.**


 * O. Essay will have multiple components: outline, rough draft, rough draft edit sheets, and final draft.**


 * We will continue our study of the personal narrative Monday, and I will assign due dates then.

5. Bring both //Stargirl// and //Literature// books to class every day.

6. If you do not already have //The Contender// book by Robert Lipsyte, please get it. We will dive into it after we finish //Stargirl.// Please leave it at home until I ask you to bring it to school. :)

7. Punctuation Assessment and //Stargirl// Assessment scores will be recorded on IC first Monday or Tuesday of next week. :) Retake dates will be announced then.

__HOMEWORK:__

1. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night, September 17th.

2. Complete //Stargirl// study questions for Chapters 10-13, the green-colored sheet. Only complete questions 1-10 of the front side. Please write on the green sheet and INCLUDE page numbers where you found your answers in the //Stargirl// book.

3. The jwla.wikispaces.com form is due back Monday, Sept. 18th. This form requires a parent's signature. Please ask your parents to briefly look at the site too, so they are aware of its contents. I will record or deduct points on Liveschool for this form.

__Thursday, September 14, 2017__

Remember this site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M. All days are posted from the beginning of school, so if you have been absent multiple days from my class, simply scroll down to day(s) missed and get your work.

Likewise, if you are absent from my class, it is your responsibility to make up the work and submit it to me in a timely manner, a day or two after you return to school.

__Class Work:__

1. Moment of Silence, Positive Affirmations, Attendance, MTW, Bellringer of Quotation Marks in Dialogue and Get Organized! 2. //Stargirl// "PN"- Chapter 12 Assessment 3. Introduce the Personal Narrative, the first essay you will write for me. Please do not be absent tomorrow, for we have much more to learn about this essay and how to write it.

__Homework:__

1. Complete grammar workbook pages 267-268 over quotation marks and commas in direct quotations. 2. Typingweb 3. DEAR is tomorrow during PUP. Make sure you bring a book from home to read. It is not to be a book you are currently reading in English class; it is a book you have chosen to read for your own enjoyment. I will be counting it for my homeroom kids on Liveschool. 4. On a clean sheet of paper write your name, date, and period and number 1 - 10. List 10 events or situations that have happened to you in the last two years (since September 2015). You are brainstorming to help you decide what your topic will be for your personal narrative. We will continue learning about the personal narrative tomorrow. Please do not be absent Friday--- there's much to learn!!!

__Wednesday, September 13, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Moment of Silence, Attendance, MTW, and Positive Affirmations 2. Forms of Poetry-- Concrete Poem today--- "Seal" page 588 in blue //Literature// textbook 3. Punctuation Assessment 4. //Stargirl// Vocab Sheet-- Complete in class. 5. Brief //Stargirl// review 6. Thursday and Friday--- You will learn how to write a personal narrative.

__Homework:__

1. Study tonight for your //Stargirl// "Porcupine Necktie-- Chapter 12 Assessment; test is tomorrow. Study your three vocabulary sheets, literary device notes, and chapters.

2. Typingweb

__Tuesday, September 12, 2017__

This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.

If you have been absent from my class, please scroll down to day(s) missed and read what we did in class and what the homework was. Also, please check Infinite Campus every week.

__Class work:__

1. Moment of Silence, Attendance, MTW, Positive Affirmations, Bellringer, and Get Organized 2. Homework due: A.) Grammar workbook pages 263-264, Commas in Review and B.) Two vocabulary words from //Stargirl// cited in the MLA format 3. Finish //Stargirl// through Chapter 17; annotate literary devices in chapter 4. Distribute //Stargirl// study questions and answer a few during class time 5. Punctuation Assessment of Periods, Question Marks, Exclamation Marks, and Comma is tomorrow. 6. //Stargirl// Assessment over "Porcupine Necktie"- Chapter 12 is Thursday, September 14th. 7. If you do not already have //The Contender// book by Robert Lipsyte, please get it. Leave it at home until I tell you to bring it to school. Please write your name in in!!! Use a Sharpie! 8. Please always bring both //Stargirl// and //Literature// books to class every day.

__HOMEWORK:__

1. Punctuation Assessment is tomorrow over periods, exclamation marks, question marks, and commas. Study grammar workbook pages 253-264. 2. //Stargirl// Assessment over "Porcupine Necktie"--- Chapter 12 is Thursday, September 14th. 3. Typingweb

__Monday, September 11, 2017__

__Class work:__

1. Moment of Silence, Attendance, MTW, Bellringer, and Positive Affirmations 2. 911 Poem (stanzas, end rhyme scheme, couplets, identifying literary devices) 3. Homework due: Grammar workbook pages over commas in direct quotations, friendly letter salutations, closings in letters, and clarity) pages 261-262 3. //Stargirl--// Read through the end of Chapter 16 4. Vocabulary Citation in MLA, Modern Language Association, for //Stargirl.//

__Homework:__

1. Complete grammar workbook pages over commas pages 263-264. 2. Identify TWO unfamiliar vocabulary words in //Stargirl//. Follow the example I taught you in class for the MLA format. Remember, you never use a part of the word when giving the definition. 3. Comma/End Mark Assessment is Wednesday, September 13th. Study workbook pages 253-264. If you lost your pages, then refer to the Grammar Workbook on homepage. 4. If you do not already have //The Contender// by Robert Lipsyte, please get it. Leave it at home until I tell you to bring it to school. 5. Typingweb 6. //Stargirl// assessment is Thursday, September 14th.

__Friday, September 8, 2017__

//Please return City Saver stuff to your homeroom teacher.//

//School pictures have been sent home. Parents, please look for these.//

__Class Work:__

1. Moment of Silence, Attendance, MTW, Positive Affirmations, and Bellringer

2. Homework due: A.) //Stargirl// Chapters 5-9 Vocabulary and B.) //Stargirl// reading chapters

3. Review comma rules for direct quotations, after friendly letter salutations, and after closings in friendly and business letters

4. //Stargirl// Chapters 11-15 for Block 1 and Chapters 11-14 for Blocks 2 and 3

__Homework:__

A. Complete grammar workbook pages 261-262. B. Typingweb is due before you go to bed Sunday night. C. Bring //Stargirl// book to class every day. D. Next book we study after //Stargirl// is //The Contender// by Robert Lipsyte. If you do not have this book, please get it. We won't begin it for 2 weeks or so, but I want to make sure you have it.

__Thursday, September 7, 2017__

Please return //City Saver// books to your homeroom teacher!!! This site is updated by 4:30 P.M.

__Class Work:__

1. Moment of Silence, Attendance, Positive Affirmations, MTW, and Bellringer 2. Homework due: A.) Grammar workbook pages 259-260 and B.) "rara avis" definition 3. //Stargirl// discussion 4. //Stargirl// Chapters 9+

__Homework:__

1. ONLY __Block 1__: Read through the END of Chapter 13 in //Stargirl//.

__Blocks 2 and 3__: Read through the END of Chapter 11 in //Stargirl//.

2. Complete //Stargirl// vocabulary Chapters 5-9.

3. Typingweb

4. Tomorrow is DEAR, Drop Everything and Read in PUP. Bring a book from home.

__Wednesday, September 6, 2017__

This site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.

Homeroom kids, please return //City Saver// stuff to school!!!

__Class Work:__

1. Bellringer, Attendance, MTW, and Positive Affirmations 2. Homework due: A. Grammar workbook pages 255-256 (Commas in compound sentences, introductory adverbial subordinate clauses, and noun of direct address...) B. //Stargirl// Chapters 7-8 Discussion 3. Literary Device Notes over Onomatopoeia 4. Read poem "Onomatopoeia" from page 660 of //Literature// textbook. 5. Progress reports went home today.

__Homework:__

1. Grammar workbook pages 257-258 (commas in dates, addresses, and titles after names)

2. Write down "rara avis" on paper and look up its definition. (Also on p. 34 in //Stargirl//)

3. Typingweb

__Tuesday, September 5, 2017__

Remember this site is updated daily by 4:30 P.M.

Please return your //City Saver// books and/or orders to your homeroom teachers. Thanks for your help with the fund raiser.

Progress reports are scheduled to go home tomorrow, Wednesday, September 6th. Please know that if you submitted any make up work the middle of last week through today, those grades have NOT been entered into Infinite Campus yet; therefore, they will not be averaged into grades for the progress reports. (Those make-up grades will be entered later this week.)

__Class Work:__

1. Writing Practice for Bellringer (Timed Short Constructed Response) (Restate prompt, indent paragraph, complete sentences, answer the prompt, defend and explain your answer, use at least one transition, include a summarizing sentence, etc.) 2. HOMEWORK due: A. Grammar workbook pages 255-256 (Commas) B. //Stargirl// "PN'--Chapter 4 Vocabulary 3. Conjunction Song 4. Comma rules-- Wkbk p. 257 (compound sentences and after beginning adverbial clauses) 5. Make-up tests and retakes that were scheduled for last Friday will be today. 6. Literary Device/Figurative Language Notes over Hyperbole and examples (Keep all notes in your binder.)

__Homework:__

1. Grammar workbook pages 257-258 (Commas) 2. Read through the END of chapter 8 in //Stargirl//. Be prepared for POP reading quizzes from time to time!!! 3. Typingweb

__Friday, September 1, 2017 and Monday, September 4, 2017__

There is no school today, September 1st, due to inclement weather.

There is also no school Monday, September 4th, for Labor Day.

Your Typingweb is still due by Sunday night, September 3rd.

Grammar workbook pages 255-256 and Stargirl "PN-- Ch 4" Vocabulary due Tuesday, Sept. 5th.

Retakes that were scheduled for Sept. 1st, will now be taken Tuesday, September 5th. Likewise, if you have been absent from my class and owe me work, all of it needs to be made up Tuesday too. 😊😊

Enjoy your weekend! Be safe! Mind your parents!!!

__Thursday, August 31, 2017__

//Note: If you are a new student to Meigs and you have not already taken one of the two summer reading assessments, you must take that assessment today or tomorrow. You have a choice of either Hoot or WZBCTT.//

//For anyone who has been absent from my class, you have today and tomorrow to submit any absent work or make up any assessments you may have missed.//

__Class Work:__

1. Moment of Silence, Attendance, Positive Affirmations, and MTW 2. Homework due--- Punctuation (end marks: periods, questions marks, and exclamation marks) pages 253-254 3. Review comma rules after nouns of direct address, introductory words, introductory clauses and phrases, items in a series, and interrupters. 4. Literary devices/figurative language notes over personification and alliteration 5. //Stargirl// chapters 4 and 5

__HOMEWORK:__

1. Complete grammar workbook pages 255-256 2. Complete //Stargirl// vocabulary for "PN"- Chapter 4 (13 sentences) 3. Typingweb

__Wednesday, August 30, 2017__

If you have been absent from my class and owe me work, ALL absent work must be made up by this Friday, September 1st (homework and assessments). Also, new students need to make sure they have completed **__one__** of the two summer reading assessments by this Friday as well.

__Class Work:__

1. Moment of Silence, Roll, MTW, Positive Affirmations, and Bellringer 2. HW due: Because of the MAP Testing that was completed during literacy time yesterday, you really didn't have any homework other than Typingweb. 3. If you were ABSENT from class Monday, August 28th, and you still have not taken the Capitalization Assessment, it must be made up by this Friday, September 1st. It is your responsibility to see me and make it up. 4. Begin punctuation: end marks such as periods, question marks, and exclamation marks. 5. //Stargirl// Book --- Read chapters 3-5. 6. Literature book-- Read poem " The Rider" from page 586... Discuss in class. 7. Bring //Stargirl// and //Literature// books to class every day. 8. Please check your grades on Infinite Campus.

__Homework:__

1. Typingweb 2. Any make up assessments must be made up by this Friday, September 1st. 3. Complete grammar workbook pages 253-254 over end punctuation. 4. Return __City Saver__ stuff to your homeroom teacher.

__Tuesday, August 29, 2017__

//City Saver// books went home today through homeroom classes. (This is a fundraiser for our school.) Cost is $25.00. Please refer to the letter that accompanies the book. If you do not want to purchase the book, please return it in the envelope that it was distributed in. Return to your homeroom teacher.

If you were ABSENT from my class Monday, August 28th, you need to make up the Capitalization Assessment. See me.

__Class Work:__

1. Moment of Silence, Attendance, and MTW

2. Homework due: Two different literary devices of similes that you have written down from chapters 1-2 of //Stargirl//. Include page number for each. You also had to use your reasoning and write an explanation why the excerpts are similes.

3. Literacy and Math MAP Testing through literacy classes today

4. Students received retake forms today if they want to retake //Hoot// or //When Zachary Beaver Came to Town//. Complete and return the form or forms by Thursday, August 31st, if you choose to retake. If you choose to retake both, you need a separate form for each. Retake opportunity is Friday, September 1st.

__HOMEWORK:__

If you want to retake one or both of the summer reading assessments, the retake form(s) are due no later than this Thursday, August 31st. Retake date is this Friday, September 1st.

All you have to do is work on your weekly Typingweb. Since class time was devoted to the MAP testing, there is no homework. Make sure you bring your //Stargirl// book and //Literature// book to class every day.

__Monday, August 28, 2017__

Every Monday during PUP/PLT is "Study Skills." Every Friday is DEAR, Drop Everything and Read.

__Class Work:__

1. Moment of Silence, Attendance, Move This World, and Bellringer 2. Brief review of capitalization rules 3. Capitalization Assessment 4. Literary Device/Figurative Language Notes over Metaphors and Similes (KEEP notes in your binder.) 5. Identify metaphors and similes in //Stargirl// chapters 1 and 2. Annotate.

6. Retakes for summer reading //Hoot// and //When Zachary Beaver Came to Town// are Friday, September 1st. If a student chooses to retake, retake forms go home tomorrow and must be returned by Thursday, August 31st. A parent's signature is required on the retake form. If you choose to retake, the retake grade stands.

7. Literacy MAP Testing is tomorrow through literacy classes.

__Homework:__

1. Typingweb-- Complete 15 exercises each week. (Cycle runs Monday through Sunday. Fifteen exercises, NOT fifteen lessons) Should take you about 8 to 18 minutes to complete your weekly Typingweb of 15 exercises.

2. Identify TWO similes in Stargirl Chapters 1 and 2. You can have one from each chapter or both from same chapter. Write down the sentence and page number on your paper. Then explain why it is an example of a simile. Be neat. Skip lines between the two. 3. MAP Literacy Testing is tomorrow. 4. Bring //Stargir//l book and //Literature// book to class every day. 5. Bring COLORED pens to class every day.

__Friday, August 25, 2017__

Every Friday is DEAR, Drop everything and read during your PUP time. Bring a book from home.

Class Work:

1. Moment of Silence, Roll, Bellringer, MTW, & Positive Affirmations 2. Homework due: //Stargirl// 5 questions and answers from chapters 1 and 2 3. Discuss //Stargirl// "Porcupine Necktie - Chapter 2 Narrator is Leo; story told through his point of view 4. Capitalization Review Practice 5. Organization: Keep all papers in your binder. Don't lose your stuff! 6. Bring //Stargirl// book every day to class. 7. Literacy MAP Testing is Tuesday, August 29th. 8. Discussion about being responsible and accountable for your own work.... Do your homework before you come to class. A "0" means you did not do the assignment, or you did not have it in class on due date. HW grade stands firm. 9. Retakes will be discussed Monday, Aug. 28th.

Homework:

1. Capitalization Assessment is Monday, August 28th. Study your workbook pages 235-249. Rules are at top of pages. You will also be tested over the class subjects for capitalization too.

2.Typingweb set of 15 exercises due Sunday, August 27th.

__Thursday, August 24, 2017__

__Class work:__


 * 1. Moment of Silence/Bellringer/Roll**
 * 2. Constructed response over one of //Stargirl// prompts**
 * (Restate prompt, answer the prompt, support or defend the answer, provide specific examples, transitions, use higher level verbs, and sum up.)**
 * 3. Review vocabulary for short story "Seventh Grade."**
 * 4. Review //Hoot// and //When Zachary Beaver Came to Town// assessments today and/or tomorrow. Retake opportunity date will be announced tomorrow.**
 * 5. Capitalization Assessment is Monday, August 28, 2017.**
 * 6. Literacy MAP testing is Tuesday, August 29, 2017.**

__HOMEWORK:__


 * 1. Create five questions from //Stargirl// Chapters 1 and 2. Questions must be in chronological order of the book. You must also include the answers and page number for each question. Questions can be multiple choice or constructed response. Bring //Stargirl// book every day to class.**


 * 2. Typingweb**


 * 3. DEAR, Drop Everything and Read is tomorrow during PUP time. Bring your own reading book.**


 * 4. Capitalization Assessment is Monday, August 28th.**


 * 5. MAP testing is Tuesday, August 29th.**

__Wednesday, August 23, 2017__

__Class Work:__


 * 1. Moment of Silence/Roll**
 * 2. Capitalization pages.... Collect page 249**
 * 3. "Seventh Grade" short story vocabulary due today**
 * 4//. Stargirl// Book Check--- Have //Stargirl// book in class today.**
 * 5.** //STARGIRL//SILENT DISCUSSION in class today!!!!

__Homework:__


 * 1. Keep the "Seventh Grade" short story vocabulary, and we will check it tomorrow. (Ran out of time today; keep and bring back tomorrow.)**
 * 2. Read "Porcupine Necktie" and Chapters 1 and 2 in //Stargirl// book. Read tonight before you go to bed. Bring //Stargirl// book to class every day.**
 * 3. Typingweb-- a new set of 15 exercises is due by August 22nd.**

__Tuesday, August 22, 2017__

__Class Work:__


 * 1. Moment of Silence, Positive Affirmations/Roll**


 * 2. Practice** constructed response **for one of the positive affirmations. Keep in your binder. Do not lose.**


 * A. Always restate the prompt.**
 * B. Rule of 3**
 * C. Defend or explain each of your traits.**
 * D. Include transitions.**
 * E. Save your best or strongest trait and reason for last.**
 * F. Have a summarizing sentence.**


 * 3.** //When Zachary Beaver Came to Town// **Assessment and one to three pages of handwritten notes due (only written on one side of paper)**


 * 4. Capitalization pages237-249. Keep ALL of these. We will finish grading them tomorrow in class.**

__Homework:__


 * 1. Have** //Stargirl// **book by Jerry Spinelli in class tomorrow!!!!!**


 * 2. "Seventh Grade" short story** vocabulary **is due tomorrow. (both sides of the blue-colored sheet) You will need your** //Literature// **book and a dictionary. Follow the directions.**


 * 3. Typingweb--- new set of 15 due by Sunday, August 27th.**

__Monday, August 21, 2017--- No School Today!!! Eclipse! Be safe!!!!__

__Thursday and Friday, August 17th and 18th__


 * //I will be out of school Thursday and Friday, 17th and 18th. I have left plenty of work with the sub. Please make sure you complete whatever the sub assigns. Even though I left all this work, he might adjust it some. If he does, make sure you follow his directions for what to complete. Be respectful, and I will see you Tuesday, 22nd. Make sure you study over the weekend for the WZBCTT assessment.//**

__Class Work:__


 * 1. Homework due: //When Zachary Beaver Came to Town// study questions 14-28. Must be completed in complete sentences.**


 * 2. Continue Capitalization Rules.**
 * 3. Complete workbook pages** 237-240**,** 241-244**,** 245-248**, and** 249**. After completion and checking for accuracy, these will be kept in your binder. Stay organized!!!**
 * 4. Complete vocabulary for "Seventh Grade" short story. (blue sheet, two-sided)**
 * 5. "Melting Pot" short story-- pages 296-300**
 * 6. DEAR is during PUP on Friday.**
 * 7. Make sure you bring your //Literature// textbook and the novel we are studying to class every day!**

__Homework:__


 * 1. Typingweb set of 15 exercises due August 20th.**
 * 2. //When Zachary Beaver Came to Town// assessment and one to three pages of handwritten notes (write only on front side of paper)--- Tuesday, August 22nd.**
 * 3. Have //Stargirl// book in class Wednesday, August 23rd.**

__Wednesday, August 16, 2017__

__Class work: Constructive Responses....Writing__


 * 1. Discuss "Seventh Grade" short story by Gary Soto.... //Literature// book pages 290-295.**
 * Make sure you bring your //Literature// textbook to class every day!**
 * 2. Learn how to form constructed response answers in detail. Keep the "Seventh Grade" sheet we completed in class in your binder.**
 * 3. //When Zachary Beaver Came to Town// Assessment and the handwritten one to three pages of notes (only write on one side of paper)--- Tuesday, August 22nd.**
 * 4. Have //Stargirl// book by Jerry Spinelli in class Wednesday, August 23rd.**
 * 5. My gradebook is not set up yet. It should be ready the middle of next week. Thank you for being patient, but system changed from last year and we literally are in process of setting up the gradebooks.**

__Homework:__


 * 1. Complete //WZBCTT// study questions 14-28. Answer all of them and in COMPLETE SENTENCES.**
 * 2. Typingweb 15 exercises are due before you go to bed Sunday night, August 20th.**
 * 3. //WZBCTT// Assessment and Handwritten Notes--- August 22nd.**
 * 4. //Stargirl// book in class-- August 23rd.**

__Tuesday, August 15, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. MAP Testing is today from 8:00-9:45. All classes are shorter today due to the MAP testing. 2. Homework due: A. Capitalization pages 235-236 B. //When Zachary Beaver Came to Town// 1-13 Study Questions C. You were to have read short story "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto in your //Literature// textbook pages 290-295. D. Have //Stargirl// book in class August 23rd. E. Please know my grade book is not set up yet, and it looks like it won't be until next week. Please be patient.

__Homework:__

1. Typingweb first set of 15 exercises is due before you go to bed Sunday night, August 20th. 2. Please bring //WZBCTT// to school every day. 3. If you were absent yesterday, you must see me to make up the //Hoot// Assessment, complete with your handwritten notes.

__Monday, August 14, 2017__

__Class Work:__


 * 1. Moment of Silence, Roll, MTW, Positive Affirmations**
 * 2. Writing Bellringer ( restate prompt, answer the prompt, provide reasons/evidence to support your answer, conclude)**
 * 3. Literary terms for short story: Inference, Flashback, and Idiom (Keep notes in your binder.)**
 * 4. Review first set of Capitalization Rules on page 235.**
 * 5. //Hoot// Assessment and handwritten notes are due today.**
 * 6. Have //WZBCTT// book in class all week.**

__Homework:__


 * 1. Read short story "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto in your //Literature// textbook pages 290-295.**
 * 2. Complete Capitalization pages 235-236.**
 * 3. Complete //WZBCTT// study questions 1-13. Answer in complete sentences. Bring //WZBCTT// book every day.**
 * 4. Make sure you have Jerry Spinelli's //Stargirl// book in class Wednesday, August 23rd. As discussed in class, I strongly urge you to get the book and not have it on electronic device. It is far better to take notes and annotations in the book than on your device.**
 * 5. Typingweb first set of 15 exercises -- due Sunday, August 20th.**

__Friday, August 11, 2017__

__Class Work:__


 * 1. MTW, Positive Affirmations, Bellringer (Capitalization and Spelling), and DEAR (Drop Everything and Read-- PUP only)**
 * 2.** Homework **due: //Hoot// study questions 45-78**
 * 3. Finish up //Hoot// review today. Complete direct quotation exercise and cause and effect over characters.**
 * 4. Bring //WZBCTT// all next week. Have** //Stargirl// **in class Wednesday, August 23rd.**
 * 5. Reminders about** Typingweb **and** jwla.wikispaces.com**.**
 * 6. Keep organized! You have received a total of 11 pages from me this week. I am keeping the "Inventory of Reading and Writing," and the other 10 you have. Some are single-sided, some double-sided. All of these are to be housed in your 3-ring binder.**

__HOMEWORK:__


 * 1.** //Hoot// Assessment **is Monday, August 14th. Study all the //Hoot// review sheets you completed. (Three different review activities)**
 * 2.** //Hoot// neatly handwritten notes **are also due on 14th. You will be able to refer to these handwritten notes for the assessment. (You will** not **be able to use your //Hoot// book or all the review class work and homework activities for the assessment.)**
 * The handwritten notes will be collected with your assessment. (Minimum is one full page but no more than three pages, and notes are only written on one side of the paper.) Points will be deducted if you do not submit your notes.**
 * 3.** Typingweb **exercises are due August 20th (You have two weeks to complete the set of 15. After the 20th, then you will only have one week to complete each set of 15.) If you have any trouble with Typingweb, email** Mrs. Orleck **with your concerns at** skpo@me.com.
 * 4. Bring** //When Zachary Beaver Came to Town// **to class every day.**
 * 5. Bring** //Literature// **textbook every day to class.**
 * 6. Have** //Stargirl// **by** Jerry Spinelli **in class** Wednesday, August 23rd. Do not confuse //Stargirl// with //Love, Stargirl//. Get the //Stargirl// book. You want the first //Stargirl// book, not the sequel.

__Thursday, August 10, 2017__

__Class Work:__

1. Beginning of School Stuff: Collect First Day Packets, Sell Agendas, etc. 2. Bellringer: Capitalization 3. Homework due: //Hoot// Study Questions 35-44 4. Continue //Hoot// Review through Character Identification and Quotations 5. //Hoot// Assessment is Monday, August 14th. Also your handwritten notes from the summer are due on this day too (minimum of one full page but do not exceed three pages). You were to have completed these over the summer. If for some reason you did not, then you need to write these before Monday.

__Homework__:

1. Complete the rest of the //Hoot// study questions 44- 67. (You had some class time to work on these as well. The remaining questions should take you about 15-20 minutes.) 2. Please bring the second summer reading book //When Zachary Beaver Came to Town// to class tomorrow. We will finish up the //Hoot// review tomorrow and then move onto //WZBCTT//. 3. Typingweb 4. Tomorrow during PUP it is DEAR, Drop Everything and Read. You are required to bring a school appropriate and age appropriate book with you to school tomorrow. Every Friday is DEAR during PUP/Intervention time. You can bring an autobiography, biography, mystery, science fiction, etc. If you do not have a book, then you will be marked in Liveschool for not having one. 5. //Hoot// assessment and required handwritten notes are due Monday, August 14th. Refer to #5 in the "Class Work" above.

__Wednesday, August 9, 2017__

__Please return your First Day Packets to your homeroom teachers. Agendas are $6.00.__

__Class Work:__


 * 1. Positive Affirmations and Move This World**
 * 2. Bellringer: Capitalization, Commas, Quotation Marks, Apostrophes, Semicolons, and Hyphens**
 * 3. Review some basic classroom procedures.**
 * 4. Homework due:**
 * A. //Hoot// Study Questions 17-34**
 * B. "Inventory of Reading and Writing" Worksheet**
 * 5. Bring current novel we are reading and //Literature// textbook to class every day, as well as, your binder, paper, pens, and pencils.**

__Homework:__


 * 1. Complete //Hoot// Study Questions 35-44.**
 * 2. At least one full page of handwritten notes over //Hoot// is due when you take the //Hoot// Assessment on Monday, August 14th. (This was part of your summer reading assignment.)**
 * 3. Have //When Zachary Beaver Came to Town// in class Friday, August 11th.**
 * 4. Work on your Typingweb; you have two weeks to complete the first set of 15. These are due by August 20th. After 20th, then you will only have one week to complete each Typingweb set of 15 exercises. Cycle begins on Monday morning and ends the following Sunday night. Any Typingweb issues contact Mrs. Orleck at skpo@me.com.**

__Tuesday, August 8, 2017__

__Class Work:__
 * 1. Move This World, Collect First Day Packets, and Agendas on sale for $6.00 through HR teacher**
 * 2. Bellringer: Attitude of Gratitude Letter**
 * Share writing and make sure when you write you give specific examples to back up your claims.**
 * 3. Complete //Hoot// study questions 1-16 in class. All students will also have the correct answers to these before leaving class. //Hoot// assessment is Monday, August 14th.**
 * 4. Liveschool: I will start using Liveschool tomorrow. Make sure you check your Liveschool. Every student should have his or her own account.**

__Homework:__


 * 1. Complete //Hoot// study questions 17-34. Due tomorrow. Also, bring //Hoot// book to class every day this week.**
 * 2. Complete "Inventory of Reading and Writing" handout. Due tomorrow.**
 * 3. Work on your first set of 15 Typingweb exercises. Because it is the beginning of school, you will have two weeks instead of one week to complete the 15 exercises. First set is due August 20th. Any questions about Typingweb, email Mrs. Purcell-Orleck at skpo@me.com.**
 * 4. If you have NOT returned your First Day Packet, please do so.**
 * 5. Bring //Literature// textbook to class tomorrow and every day this week.**

__Monday, August 7, 2017__


 * First day of school!!! Full day! I am glad you are here!**

__Class work__:
 * 1. First Day Stuff**
 * 2. Review some classroom procedures.**
 * 3. Attitude of Gratitude**

__Homework__**__:__ 1. Bring //Hoot// book, //Literature// book, binder, pens, and pencils to class every day this week. 2. Return First Day Packets to your homeroom teacher as soon as possible this week.