B-Day--April 1, 2008

5th and 6th Period:

Finish Film


8th Period:

1. Silent Reading
2. Vocabulary #1
3. Class Discussion on Group verses the Individual
4. Introduction to the philosophy of Communism
5. Begin Chapter 1

B-Day--Friday, February 29, 2008

All together now---everybody LEAP!!!!


1. Silent Reading

2. Journal Entry

3. Vocabulary Test #1

4. Introduction to Personality File

5. Collage Pictures Assigned


DUE: Professional Letter, Vocabulary #1


HMWK: Bring in 10 pictures that represent home to you and to the characters of your book. (5 of what your own home and 5 of your character's home!)

B-Day--Wednesday, February 27, 2008

1. Silent Reading

2. Grammar--Adverbs

3. Drafting your Formal Letter--in class practice and examples (DUE NEXT TIME!)

4. Vocabulary Review (TEST NEXT TIME!!!)

5. Literary Circles

B-Day--Monday: February 25, 2008

1. Silent Reading
2. Formal Letter Assignment Given
3. Guest Speaker--Mrs. McClung to talk to us about South Africa (assignment due!)

B-Day--Thursday, February 21, 2008

5th & 6th

1. Lit. Circles--discuss the reading, share roles

2. Vocabulary

3. Journal Entry--What is home?

4. Class Discussion

DUE: RESEARCH!!!


YOU NEED TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!! YOU ARE BEING LAZY AND THAT IS NOT OK!!!!


8th

1. Silent Reading

2. Journal Entry--What is Home?

3. Discussion

4. Lit. Circles

DUE: RESEARCH!!!!

B-Day--Tuesday, February 19, 2008

There is going to be a change in the format of the blog for B days. As I have student teachers for 5th and 6th period, their assignments will be listed separately. 8th Period, you will scroll down and find your assignments ok, so pay attention to this!!!



5th and 6th

1. Introduction to Student Teachers

2. Introduction to Literary Circles

3. Get your Unit Books

4. Get into Lit. Circles and begin Reading books

5. HOMEWORK: SEE BELOW--DUE THURSDAY

(if you are reading A Little Piece of Ground....you have to read to chapter 2 by next time!!)

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YOU MAY DO BOTH OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS---ONE FOR EXTRA CREDIT!!!


Habibi and A Little Piece of Ground

1. 15 facts about the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict (modern and ancient)


http://www.mideastweb.org/nutshell.htm
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/middle_east/conflict/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-Palestinian_conflict


2. Map of Israel (including Gaza Strip, West Bank...etc.)

http://www.mideastweb.org/misrael.htm
http://www.mideastweb.org/misrael.htm


Cry, The Beloved Country

1. Ten facts about Johannesburg --history and modern

http://www.joburg.org.za/
http://www.southafrica-travel.net/north/a1johb01.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Johannesburg


2. Define Apartheid--Give a Brief History of it in South Africa

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid

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8th Period

1. Silent Reading
2. Introduction to Literary Circles
3. Talk about theme of Home
4. Practice Lit. Cicles
5. Get into groups
6. HOMEWORK---SEE ABOVE--DUE THURSDAY!!!

B-Day--Thursday, February 14, 2008

Step-Up 2 comes out today! Wahoo!!!

JACE and KIRSTEN get extra credit!!!! Anyone else??? Comment on the blog to let me know you have read it!!!!




1. Silent Reading

2. Poetry Test

3. Grade Test

4. Turn in Poetry Books--share poems in class!

B-Day--Tuesday, February 12, 2008

1. Silent Reading

2. Analyze Poem "Dying" by Emily Dickinson

3. Grammar--grade in class

4. Class Poetry Activities--get Poetry Books together!


5. Review for Test

B-Day--Friday, February 8, 2008

Nothing tells your Valentine that you care for them like a subscription to The Economist!!


DUE: POETRY UNIT (how to read a poem, focus on language, focus on meaning, focus on sound and structure....worth 50 points)

1. Silent Reading

2. Proofreading #3 (due next time!)

3. Analyze Poem-- "anyone lived in a pretty how town" by e.e. cummings

4. Get handout on how to do a metaphor poem--write your metaphor poem

5. Create Alliteration Poem with group



Next Thursday you have your poetry book due! This is an original book of poems that you type up, illustrate, design a cover for, and put together. It is worth 80 points. This is the order your poems should go in:

1. Narrative Poem (childhood memory)

2. Alliteration Poem

3. Limerick

4. Haiku

5. Metaphor Poem

You get 30 points for a cover, illustrations, and neatness

You may put one original poem in that you have written for 10 points of extra credit!

B-Day--Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Obama Rocks!!

DUE:

Grammar and Childhood Memory Poem (Narrative Poem)



1. Silent Reading

2. Grade Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases

3. Journal Entry: Give 2 examples of simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, and onamatopoeia

4. Handout: Focusing on Sound and Structure.

This now completes your poetry packet. You need to gather these papers together and turn them in on Friday:

A. How to Read a Poem

B. Focusing on Language

C. Focusing on Meaning

D. Focusing on Sound and Structure


5. How to write a Limerick and a Haiku


HOMEWORK:

Create an original Limerick and Haiku for next time!!!

B-Day--Monday, February 4, 2008

1. Silent Reading

2. Grammar--Verbs and Verb Phrases

3. Analyze "The Raven" with the help of The Simpsons

4. Journal Entry on Childhood Memories

5. Focus on Meaning (handout)

6. Begin your memory poem!


Your Poetry Unit Packets will be due on Friday!!!!

B-Day--Thursday, January 31, 2008

1. Silent Reading


2. Finish Sentence Combining Poems

3. Go over figurative Language

4. Ode To Poetry Sing-a-Long

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"

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

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!