Monday, January 28, 2008

A-Day: January 30, 2008

1. Silent Reading (your reading books are due for 25 points on Friday of this week!!)

2. Grade Grammar

3. Finish Sentence Combining Poems

4. Go over figurative Language

5. Ode To Poetry Sing-a-Long

6. Focusing on Meaning (handout!!)


"Quoth the raven...nevermore"

B-Day: January 29, 2008

1. Silent Reading (your reading books are due for 25 points on Thursday of this week!!)

2. Grade Grammar

3. Finish Sentence Combining Poems

4. Go over figurative Language

5. Ode To Poetry Sing-a-Long

6. Focusing on Meaning (handout!!)


"Quoth the raven...nevermore"

A-Day: January 28, 2008

1. Silent Reading

2. Grammar: Noun or Adjective?

3. UBSCT Essay Prompt in Composition Books (start over with Entry #1)

"Many experts say that divorce and single-parent homes no longer have as negative effects on children as they once did because they are becoming the norm."

Remember to PICK A SIDE!!!!

Also, don't go off of your emotions here, go off of what you can most easily prove!


4. How to Read a Poem (this is a handout you will need to get!)

5. Sentence Combining Poem Activity in Class

B-Day-January 25, 2008

1. Silent Reading

2. Grammar: Noun or Adjective?

3. UBSCT Essay Prompt in Composition Books (start over with Entry #1)

"Many experts say that divorce and single-parent homes no longer have as negative effects on children as they once did because they are becoming the norm."

Remember to PICK A SIDE!!!!

Also, don't go off of your emotions here, go off of what you can most easily prove!


4. How to Read a Poem (this is a handout you will need to get!)

5. Sentence Combining Poem Activity in Class

Friday, January 18, 2008

Wed. Jan 23 & Thurs. Jan 24

Our lovely school counselor, Mrs. Marsell, will be guiding each class through the delightful registration process!


It will take the entire period.




Yes, you do have seating charts in your new class! Welcome!

A-Day Friday, January 18, 2008

Today:


1. Silent Reading

2. Grammar #3

3. Sourcebooks page 100-112

4. Write out the essay on page 111 on a separate piece of paper

Books to Choose from

Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye

Cry, the beloved Country by Alan Paton


A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird