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Tuesday 8/26/08 Spelling lesson 1 is due this Thursday (8/28)
Wednesday 8/27/08 HOMEWORK~
Spelling Lesson 1
Facing Danger Quiz
Elements of Literature Vocabulary
~PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHECK YOUR CHILD'S AGENDA DAILY FOR COMMENTS FROM THE
TEACHER
~PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE SIGNED THE SYLLABUS AND TURNED IT IN TO ME
Thursday 8/28/08 We checked Spelling Lesson 1, Facing Danger Quiz and the
vocabulary from Wednesday. We also reviewed the elements of plot.
****There will be a Plot Vocabulary Quiz on Tuesday, September 2.
***
Friday 8/29/08 Elements of Literature Worksheet and study for the quiz on
Tuesday.
Please check your child's notebook. There should be 5 items in the notebook
as of today.
Have a great weekend!
TUESDAY 9/2~ Students turned in their Elements of Literature worksheet
Plot Quiz
Homework~ Read Duffy's Jacket pp. 4-11
Draw a plot diagram of the story (use the diagram
from page 3 in your text book)
**Gave out Spelling Lesson 2- due Friday, 9/5/08
WEDNESDAY 9/3~ LIBRARY DAY- Choose a book to do a book report for class
First book report due on 9/23
**Spelling Lesson Due Friday
THURSDAY 9/4~ Complete the vocabulary for Rikki-Tikki Tavi
Read Rikki-Tikki Tavi pp(14-28)
Spelling Lesson 2 due tomorrow
FRIDAY 9/5- Complete the comprehension worksheet on Rikki-Tikki
Read your book for your book report
Have a great weekend!
MONDAY 9/8~ Complete the Selection Test for Rikki- Tikki
Read your book for your book report
TUESDAY 9/9~ Complete Spelling Lesson 3- due Thursday
Read your book for your book report
WEDNESDAY 9/10~ Informational Text handout (students may use their
books (pp. 32-37)
Spelling Lesson 3 Due tomorrow
PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME TODAY
THURSDAY 9/11~ "Three Skeleton Key" vocabulary
MONDAY 9/15~ Finished "Three Skeleton Key"
Handout- To, too, two
Spelling Lesson 4 due Thursday
TUESDAY 9/16~ "Three Skeleton Key" vocabulary quiz tomorrow
Vocabulary w/s "Eeking Out a Life"
WEDNESDAY 9/17~ Spelling 4 due tomorrow
"Three Skeleton Key" test
THURSDAY 9/18~ NO HOMEWORK!!!!
Began reading "Monsters Due on Maple Street"
FRIDAY 9/19~ Read your book for your book report due
Wednesday, 9/23
MONDAY 9/22~ Spelling Lesson 5 due Thursday 9/25
**Notebook check on Friday**
**Book Report due on Tuesday or Wednesday**
TUESDAY 9/23~ **Book Report due tomorrow**
**Notebook Check on Friday**
WEDNESDAY 9/24~ Library
**Notebook Check on Friday** (We currently have 18
assignments in our Language Arts Notebook
****8 OUT OF 24 STUDENTS IN 1ST PERIOD TURNED IN THEIR BOOK REPORT***
****11 OUT OF 19 STUDENTS IN 2ND PERIOD TURNED IN THEIR BOOK REPORT***
****15 OUT OF 22 STUDENTS IN 6TH PERIOD TURNED IN THEIR BOOK REPORT***
****15 OUT OF 23 STUDENTS IN 7TH PERIOD TURNED IN THEIR BOOK REPORT***
PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR CHILD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY TURN IN THEIR BOOK
REPORT...I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY REPORTS AFTER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26***
HOMEWORK: Spelling Lesson 5 due tomorrow
Monsters Selection Test due tomorrow
THURSDAY 9/25~ Study Guide for Unit Spelling Test and Unit Test
Friday 9/25~ Study for Unit Spelling Test and Unit Test
MONDAY 9/29~ Unit Spelling Test tomorrow
Unit Test on Wednesday
TUESDAY 9/30~ Unit Test tomorrow (Facing Danger Summative Test)
WEDNESDAY 10/1 Cumulative Review pp118-123
***I NEED KLEENEX AND CANDY PLEASE!!!!****
THURSDAY 10/02 NO HOMEWORK!!! ENJOY A NIGHT WITH YOUR FAMILY!
MONDAY 10/6~ Spelling due Thursday
Vocabulary test on Friday
TUESDAY 10/7~ Study Vocabulary Words for Friday
We cleaned out the students' notebooks. The students should
have started a new table of contents. As of today, there should only be two
assignments in their notebooks. The unit tests were given back to the
students. Please ask your child what their grade was on the unit test.
WEDNESDAY 10/8~ Outline for "Girls"
**Spelling due tomorrow**
**Study for your vocabulary test**
THURSDAY 10/9~ Study pp.128-129 for vocabulary test tomorrow...also study
your
characterization handout from yesterday.
I assigned book reports today. Please check with your child
and make sure that they have a book, and are reading their book. The book
report is due on November 5th.
**REPORT CARDS GO HOME TODAY***
MONDAY 10/13~ Spelling due Wednesday
TUESDAY 10/14~ Vocabulary- "The Smallest Dragonboy"
Spelling due tomorrow
WEDNESDAY 10/15~ LIBRARY
THURSDAY 10/16~ Vocabulary for "The Smallest Dragonboy"
FRIDAY 10/17~ Vocabulary handout
Vocabulary Quiz on Tuesday for "The Smallest Dragonboy"
****1ST PERIOD WILL HAVE THEIR VOCABULARY QUIZ ON MONDAY, DUE TO ONLY 6 OUT
OF 24 STUDENTS TURNING IN THEIR HOMEWORK. THEY WERE GIVEN THIS ASSIGNMENT ON
TUESDAY, AND HAVE HAD 2 DAYS IN CLASS TO WORK ON IT****
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!!!
MONDAY 10/20~ Finish reading "The Smallest Dragonboy"
Complete the Reading Check handout
Spelling Lesson 9 Due Thursday
**VOCABULARY QUIZ FROM "THE SMALLEST DRAGONBOY" TOMORROW**
TUESDAY 10/21~ Selection Test for "The Smallest Dragonboy"- students may use
their book to complete. This will be due on Thursday.
Also, Spelling will be due on Thursday.
**Students were asked to bring their library book to class
tomorrow in case they finish the benchmark test with class time remaining.
WEDNESDAY 10/ 22~ Benchmark Testing in the computer lab
**Spelling and Selection test from "The Smallest Dragonboy"
are due tomorrow.
THURSDAY 10/23~ Worksheet #75 and Selection Test for "Here Be Dragons"
MONDAY 10/27~ Selection Test "A Rice Sandwich"
Spelling 10 due Thursday
TUESDAY 10/28~ Worksheet #53 and #54 Selection Test for "In the Midst of
Cultures and Olio of Plantings"
Worksheet #89 and 90 Vocabulary and Comprehension
WEDNESDAY 10/29~ ***Book Reports Due Next Wednesday***
Complete pg. 196 (1-5) Do #5 on a seperate sheet
MONDAY 11/3~ Read "A Stolen Day" pp197-203
Complete pg. 204 (1-7) and Vocabulary and comprehension
worksheet #93 and 94.
**BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS**
TUESDAY 11/4~ NO SCHOOL!!!
WEDNESDAY 11/5~ Plot Map due
THURSDAY 11/6~ NO HOMEWORK!!!!
FRIDAY 11/7~ Rough draft for Comparitive Essay due Monday
Study guide for Unit 2 test due Tuesday
Unit 2 Test Friday
MONDAY 11/10~ Final Draft of Comparitive Essay due Wednesday
Spelling 11 due Wednesday
Spelling 12 due Thursday
Study guide due tomorrow
**Study for test on Friday***
TUESDAY 11/11~ Study for Test on Friday
Complete Skills Review pp.228-231 (due tomorrow)
Essay due tomorrow and Spelling 11
WEDNESDAY 11/12~ Spelling 12 and Summative Test
THURSDAY 11/13~ STUDY FOR YOUR UNIT TEST TOMORROW!!!!!!
MONDAY 11/17~ Spelling due Thursday
Spelling Test Friday
Academic Vocabulary Quiz Friday
TUESDAY 11/18~ "Hearts and Hands" 10 questions
Theme Worksheet from pp. 236-237
**Book Report 3 was handed out on 11/12 and is due on
December 10th**
WEDNESDAY 11/19~ Spelling due tomorrow
Spelling Test Friday
Academic Vocabulary Quiz on Friday
I NEED LOTS OF KLEENEX PLEASE!!!!!
MONDAY 11/24~ 13 Questions for Thanksgiving
I still need Kleenex please!
MONDAY 12/1~ W/S #101 due tomorrow
Spelling Lesson 14 due Thursday
vocabulary test on Wednesday for "The Highwayman"
**Book Report is due on Wednesday, December 10**
FRIDAY 12/5~ BOOK REPORT DUE WEDNESDAY! Please work on it this weekend.
MONDAY 12/8~ Read pp. 157-158, complete pg. 259 (1-4)
Spelling due tomorrow
Book Report due Wednesday
TUESDAY 12/9~ BOOK REPORT DUE TOMORROW!
Vocabulary for Anabel Lee
Selection Test for Gentleman of the Road
MONDAY 12/15~ We finished presenting book reports today.
Read your book for 30 minutes
TUESDAY 12/16~ We read "Annabel Lee" in class.
Homework- Complete pg. 264 (a-d)
Selection Test for "Annabel Lee"(1st period excluded)
MONDAY 1/5~ Read pp. 266-269, Complete pg. 269 (1-4)
Spelling 16 due Thursday
**Do something nice for someone at home. Write a 1 paragraph
description of what you did.
** Book Reports were given out today. I did make one correction
on the handout. The correction was that I changed the due date
from Tuesday, January 16th, to Friday, January 23rd. ALL BOOK
REPORTS WILL BE DUE THAT DAY. A parent signature is requested on
BOTH sides of the handout.
TUESDAY 1/6~ Vocabulary handout for "User Friendly"
Spelling 16 due Thursday
**Do something nice for a friend at school. Write a 1 paragraph
description of what you did.
MONDAY 1/12~ Spelling 17 due Thursday
User Friendly Selection Test due tomorrow- do not do constructed
response
BOOK REPORT DUE NEXT FRIDAY 1/23/09
Academic Vocabulary Quiz from Collection 1,2,3 on Thursday
Study
TUESDAY 1/13~ Idiom handout
Study for your academic vocabulary quiz on Thursday
Bring your library book to class so that you can renew it, or
return it.
WEDNESDAY 1/14~ LIBRARY- Bring in your over due books!
Study for your academic vocabulary quiz tomorrow
Spelling 17 due tomorrow
THURSDAY 1/15~
FRIDAY 1/16~ Benchmark Test
THURSDAY 1/22- Benchmark Test today
BOOK REPORT DUE TOMORROW!
MONDAY 1/26- Spelling 18 was handed out and is due on Thursday.
Read "It Just Keeps Going and Going" pp. 284-286
Do W/S #119 and 120
Monday 2/2 &
Tuesday 2/3- Due to Math Benchmark testing I saw only 2 classes on these two
days. I saw 1st and 6th on Monday, and 2nd and 7th on Tuesday.
Cumulative Spelling- Take one word from each lesson, for a total of 5 words,
and write one paragraph. The paragraph is due Thursday for all classes.
Study all lessons for a cumulative test on Friday.
Cumulative Vocabulary- Study words and definitions on the study guide for a
cumulative test on Friday.
Complete "Echo and Narcicuss" Mini Test and Check Test (1st and 6th due Wed.
2nd and 7th due Thursday)
Tomorrow we will be going to the library. Please remind your child to bring
their library book to class.
Monday 2/9- The students watched a video on goal setting today in class.
Then, we did an activity and discussed the video. Students were given a goal
setting sheet, that will remain in the class. This sheet has their SOL
scores from last year, and their 2 benchmark scores from this year on them.
The sheet asks the students to set academic goals for themselves and list the
obstacles that can get in the way of their goals. We will be completing this
sheet on Wednesday in class.
Their homework for tonight was to complete pages 336-343 in their text
books. They were to omit the constructed response on pg. 341. This
assignment will be due on Wednesday. They were also given out Spelling
Lesson 20. This assignment will be due on Thursday at the beginning of class.
Tuesday 2/10- We will visit the library on Tuesday, since we missed our
library
day last week, due to the inclement weather. Please remind your child to
bring their book with them to class. The homework from Monday will be due
tomorrow.
Wednesday 2/11- I will collect the homework from Monday. We will fill out
our
Goal Setting Sheets. Then we are going to work on a Summative test. If the
students do not complete the assignment in class, then it will be homework,
and will be due on Thursday. Spelling 20 is due tomorrow.
Thursday 2/12 - I will collect Spelling 20. Then we will take a test
similar to
the SOL test from last year. This will be a paper/pencil test, and will be
taken in the room. There will be no homework tonight.
Friday 2/13- Complete the SOL test from yesterday. When students have
completed
the test, then they may read their library book.
Tuesday 2/17~ Passed out Spelling 21- due Thursday
MID-TERMS WENT HOME TODAY- PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN FOR EXTRA
CREDIT...TOMORROW ONLY!
This week I will be introducing point of view to the students. We will be
reading stories and discussing which point of view it is from, for example,
first person, third person or omniscient point of view. Below is the
tentative schedule for this week.
Monday 2/23- Spelling 22 handed out, it is due Thursday.
We will be going over the Summative test that was
taken last week.
Tuesday 2/24- Introduce Point of View
Point of View Diagnostic test-in class
Elements of Literature Points of View- Work sheet
for homework
Wednesday 2/25- Library day- The students will be given a book report
assignment today. It will be due on Wednesday, March 25th. This will give
the students 4 weeks to complete the assignment. The students will have to
tell me the book that they will be doing for their book report today. The
students will not be allowed to change their book. The rubric will be sent
home with the students, and parent signature will be required for 3 points
extra credit.
Thursday 2/26- Spelling 22 due
Read “After Twenty Years” pp.356-361
Selection Test- “After Twenty Years”
Friday 2/27-Extra Credit Quiz
Go over SOL Practice test
Read library book
No homework
Quiz Words for Extra Credit-
Complications: Series of events that take place that make it hard for the
character to get what he or she wants.
Basic Situation or Initiating Events: first part of plot- tells who the
characters are and what they want. Usually where you find out the conflict
in the story.
Resolution: Last part of the story- the loose ends of the plot are tied up
and the story is closed. (solution)
Foreshadow: Clues that hint at future events to make us feel suspense.
Internal Conflict: Takes place in a character’s mind.
External Conflict: Struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.
Point of View-
Point of View- Vantage point from which a story is told.
First Person- One of the characters tells the story. The storyteller uses
the first-person I to tell his or her own experiences, thoughts, feelings,
and actions. (KEY WORDS: I, me, my)
Third Person- (also known as Limited Point of View): The story is usually
told chiefly from the main character’s point of view. Most of the books you
read are probably written in the third person. (KEY WORDS: he, she, it,
her, his, and so on)
Omniscient (also known as All-Knowing Point of View): The storyteller knows
each character’s experiences, thoughts, feelings, and actions. (KEY WORDS:
he, she, it, her, his, and so on)
