February: There will be a Vocabulary Quiz on the words: Anonymous, Cantankerous, Console....and
Semicolons on THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16TH
February 14th---------Complete WTM's Questions 1-7 that were started on Monday and worked on in class
today. Do a good job....it is a test grade!!!!
1.) Finalized Analyzing Literature questions -TEST GRADE
2.) Before You Read Packet 23-33
3.) Written up Study Guide ?'s 23-33 (should have been completed last week!!!)
February 13th---------Complete the Personal Response, Recall and Interpret, and Evaluate and Connect
Questions - 7 questions started in classFebruary 8th-----------Finalize Questions from Chapters 24 and 25 - We are reading chapter 32
and 33 tomorrowFebruary 7th-----------Complete the Sal and Phoebe Charts - THOROUGHLY!!!!
January: Make Sure Your WTM's Questions are up to date and finalized!!!
January 31st----------Final Copy of Friendly Letter and Postcard Due: February 3rd
(Friday!!!)
-BOOKTALKS ARE TOMORROW!!!!
January 30th---------Finish the rough copy of your Friendly Letter
-Final Copy Due: Friday February 3rd with Postcard
-Book Talks are on Weds. February 1st
January 24th---------WTM's questions should be finalized through chapter 22
January 23rd---------WTM's questions should be finalized through chapter 21
-Book Talks start next week
January 17th---------Make sure your WTM's Questions are up to date and finalized!!!
-On clean paper, restate the ? in the answer, answer it, provide evidence
to support your answer, make sure the chapters and questions are
labeled and numbered
January 12th---------Complete the self reflection t-chart and answer the question
**What do you think your family and friends see when they see you?
How do you see yourself? Do these views agree? Why or why not?
January 4th-----------Study for Vocabulary Quiz (Diabolic...Huzza etc...) / Grammar (Commas
& Coordinating Conjunctions) - FRIDAY !!!
January 3rd-----------Complete 1-11 review for WTM's
-Questions through chapter 17 should be complete
-Book Talks will be at the end of January
December:
December 14th-------------Fill in the Finney's / Winterbottom's compare and contrast chart
Complete Chapter 10 Questions
December 13th-------------Complete questions through chapter 9
December 7th--------------Complete the Colloquial Language chart
December 6th--------------Complete the Compare and Contrast Chart for the Hiddles and the Pickfords
November:
November 28th-----------Complete Vocabulary PictoCards
November 15th-----------Final Copy of Process Essay Due: Tuesday NOVEMBER 22nd!!!!
November 14th-----------Complete the Rough Body Paragraphs of the Persuasive Essay
November 7th------------Complete notes for Body 1,2,3 of Graphic Organizer
November 3rd------------Complete the [Mrs. Jones DIDN'T DO the right thing]
November 1st-------------Complete number 4 (Cause / Effect) of your "Thank You Mam" Reading
Comprehension Test
***1-3 were done in class!!!***
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR NOTES!!!
-Questions 1-4
-Emily Dickinson Questions
-Prediction / Journal / Roger Chart
-Quotes / Dialectical Journal
-Conflict Chart
-Cause / Effect Chart - Needed to Summarize Question #4
4.) Events in a story are related as cause and effect. The events in the story
"Thank You M'am" that are related by cause and effect are as follows:
First, the strap on Mrs. Jones purse breaks. As a result, .......
October:
October 26th---------------Using the quote you identified dealing with Community Spirit, Complete
the Dialectitical Journal created in class
October 25th---------------Identify (2) quotes that have to do with Community Spirit - Respect, Charity,
Kindness....etc...
-Google quotes and one of the words that has to do with Community Spirit and you
should get TONS of quotes...pick two.
October 24th---------------Complete Vocabulary Story and Cards for "Thank You Ma'm"
-We started this in class and most of it should have been done at school
-The work will be checked in tomorrow as a Quest / Classwork grade
October 20th---------------Complete ALL questions for "7th Grade" done in class - make sure you have details
and they are in Fantastic shape - TEST GRADE
October 18th---------------Complete the Connect To Literature and Comprehension Check questions for "7th
Grade"
October 18th---------------Vocabulary Quiz: THURSDAY!!!
October 13th---------------Identify some themes and give an example from your Independent Reading book
-Finish Journals if you did not complete in class (It should have been completed in class)
October 12th---------------Complete Vocabulary Picto-Cards and the story (if it was not finished in class)
October 4th----------------All Students MUST have Independent Reading books...Contracts should have been
signed (They were given out and it was posted on September 22nd)
-Students are also responsible for completing a Reading Log which they received
today (20 minutes / 5 times a week)
September:
September 26th-----------Complete the Summary / Evidence (Examples) part of your Summer Reading Theme
**Remember it is the experiences of the character that support what you have
inferred as the theme for the literature**
September 22nd----------Students must get an Independent Reading book
Independent Reading Contracts went home and must be signed
September 21st-----------Story Map and Summer Reading Summaries must be completed by tomorrow
September 20th-----------Complete Story Map and Summer Reading Summaries
September 20th-----------Vocabulary / Grammar Quiz: FRIDAY ; )
September 19th-----------Bio-Poems are Due: TOMORROW!!!
September 16th-----------Bio-Poems are Due: Tuesday September 20th
September 15th-----------Identify 2 quotes from your Summer Reading books (MLA Formatted)
You should be completing the Title, Author and Illustration/Symbolism piece
of this project : )
September 14th-----------Complete the Rough Draft of your Bio-Poem
Final Copy Due: Tuesday September 20th 2011
September 12th-----------Complete Vocabulary Cards (Pictures)
Synonyms:
Capsule - envelop, enfold, encase
Purgative - purifier
Epidemic - outbreak, plague, rash
Detached - apart, isolated, aloof
Covey - group, bunch, cluster, assembly
Commenced - kickoff, launch, initiate
Slack - lazy, loose
September 8th-------------Get Contracts signed
Begin Summer Reading Projects (Title/Author/Illustration)
Start thinking about which quotes from your books you will be including in your
projects
September 7th-------------Get Language Arts Contracts Signed (Summer Reading and Classroom)
Start Thinking About what you are going to do for a Summer Reading Project
PLEASE CHECK THE PROJECTS AND PAPERS PAGE FOR
Language of Literature Books went home to STAY home today
