Extreme English

Tuesday, February 21

2012-02-15T14:25:00.000-08:00

Sentence variation
The Pearl intro
Word of the Day - infer (1), opulent (2,3)

2/3 reading groups

Homework: Read Chapter 1 of The Pear and do worksheet questions

Wednesday, February 15

2012-02-13T15:34:00.000-08:00

Warmup: Holt Handbook page 383 exercise 9
Collect final draft of essays, along with draft and think sheet.
In class persuasive essay
Word of the day quiz:
1- imply, incidence illustrate, implement, impact
2,3 - longevity, mundane, intrepid, inevitable, integrity
Word of the day: indicate (1) and nonchalant (2,3)

Homework:
Finish essay if you haven't already.

2 and 3 - finish book and do short summary of the end.

Monday, February 13

2012-02-09T13:27:00.000-08:00

Agenda:
Warmup: roots orig(begin), ortho(straight), and pater(father)
Word of the Day: 1. incidence 2,3 mundane
Review homework; discus adverb and adjective clauses
discuss persuasive essays; mark up essay
edit in-class essay
2 and 3: Book groups

Homework:

Study for vocabulary quiz
1. illustrate, impact, implement, imply and incidence
2,3 inevitable, integrity, intrepid , longevity, and mundane

Reading 2 and 3: FFN chapter 10, AF 188-215, N&D, 159-175, Stones chapters 16 and 17
Short summary

Tuesday, Feb. 7

2012-02-01T09:05:00.000-08:00

Warmup: Roots - neg (deny), omni (all) and opt (sight, eye)
Review homework
In-class essay - continue and finish essay from last Friday
Grab bag
Word of the Day: implement (1), intrepid (2,3)
2/3 reading groups

Homework:

Holt Handbook page 125 1-10
@/3 Reading: FFN chapters 7,8; AF 150-168; N&D 122 through 138; Stones chapters 12 and 13

Friday, Feb. 3

2012-01-30T15:10:00.000-08:00

Agenda:
Warmup - HH page 112 A 1-10 clauses
Discuss clauses
Assign reading project 3 - Due March 16
Begin essay: My three favorite sports or hobbies or books
Word of the Day: impact (1) and integrity (2,3)
Sample build a sentence

Homework:
Build a sentence: begin with
Nancy gave
Add a direct object
Add an indirect object
Add a prepositional phrase
Add an adverb
Add an appositive
Add an infintitive or infinitive phrase
Add a participial phrase.

Periods 2 and 3: reading and summary
FFN chapter 6
AF 131 through 150
N&D 107-119
Stones chapter 10 and 11

Wednesday, Feb. 1

2012-01-30T15:09:00.000-08:00

Challenge Day. No homework. Homework from Monday is due Friday. Please remember to hand in late book projects!

Monday, January 30

2012-01-26T15:36:00.000-08:00

Book Projects Are Due!
Warmup: Roots - mono (one, alone), mort (death) and multi (many)
Essays - Write essay together
Word of the day: illustrate (1) and inevitable (2,3)
Book Discussion 2 and 3
Review Holt Literature answers 1

Homework: Holt Handbook page 101 exercise 10 - use the phrase at the beginning of your sentence.
Readings for 2 and 3: FFN: chapter 5; JN&D 86-106, Stones 8 and 9, AF 111-131

Homework is due on Friday (Wednesday is challenge day)

Thursday, Jan. 26

2012-01-24T14:55:00.000-08:00

Agenda:
Warmup HH 108 review E
Review Homework
review phrases
Mark up sample essay
Word of the day: 1/hypothesis, 2/3 incompatible
2/3 Summaries, book groups

Homework:
Study for vocab quiz
1 - element, ensure, evaluate, evident, fundamental, hypothesis
2,3 - hackneyed, haughty, hedonist, impetuous, impute, incompatible

2/3 Read and summarize: FFN, chapter 4; AF 82-111; N&D 60 to mid 86; Stones chapters 6,7

Friday, January 20

2012-01-18T14:15:00.000-08:00

Agenda:
Roots: meter (measure), micro (small) and mis/mit (send)
Review homework
Word of the day 1/Evident 2/3 impetuous
Period 1: Holt Literature
Periods 2,3: book groups

Homework:
Period 1 - Holt Handbook page 236 - 238 exercises 6,7,8. rewrite sentences correctly. Odds Only.

Periods 2,3 - Abo ve, but only #1,5,10 of each exercise.
Reading and short summaries:
FFN: Chapter 2
AF: 27 to 55
N&D: to end of chapter on 49
Stones: Chapters 2 and 3

Wednesday, January 18

2012-01-13T11:48:00.000-08:00

Agenda

Warmup
Review homework and warmup
Review complements
Word of the Day: evaluate(1) hedonist (2,3)
Sign up for books (2,3)
Nonfiction exercise (1)

Homework:
Period 1: Holt Handbook page 234 exercises 4 and 5. Write whole sentence correctnly. Odds Only both exercises.
Periods 2,3: Holt Handbook page 234 exercises 4 and 5 numbers 1,5,10 for each exercise only. Read and write one half page to one page summary: FFN ch. 1; AF to bottom of 27; N&D through page 21; Stones Intro and Ch. 1

Friday, January 13

2012-01-11T14:05:00.000-08:00

Agenda:
Roots - mag (great), man (hand), and mater (mother)
Review homework
Holt Literature page 482-483 read. Then read 484-488 and do questions on 489. Read 490 - 493 and do questions on 494.
Word of the Day: Ensure (1), haughty (2,3)

Homework: Holt handbook - read pages 79-80 and do exercise 3

Remember that Monday is a holiday! See yu Wednesday. Tuesday will be a B day.

Wednesday, January 11

2012-01-09T14:38:00.000-08:00

Agenda

Warmup: HH page 78 Review A
Build a sentence example
Informational materials brainstorm
Word of the Day: 1. element, 2,3 hackneyed

Homework: Build a sentence. Start with Charlie baked:
1. Add a direct object
2. Add an indirect object
3. Add an adverb
4. Add an adjective
5. Add a prepositional phrase
6. Make the subject compound
7. Make the verb compound and add a new direct object to the new verb.

Diagram your sentence as it looks in number 6.

Thursday, December 22

2011-12-22T11:22:00.001-08:00

Happy Holidays and have a wonderful break! See you Monday, January 9, A day. Remember to read a great book over break!

Friday, December 16

2011-12-14T13:38:00.000-08:00

Agenda

Roots Bingo
Idioms

Homework:

Study words on Bingo board for test on finals day
Periods 1 and 2 - Thursday
Period 3 - Tuesday

If you plan to bring food on your final day, please don't forget!

Wednesday, December 14

2011-12-12T14:47:00.000-08:00

Agenda:
Warmup: Roots, jus/jur/jud, logy, luna
Finish Caesar
Caesar idioms

Homework:
Study roots 1 through 31, all suffixes and prefixes for test on Finals Day.
All late work must be in by this Friday, December 16!!!!!
If you are rewriting a paragraph it must be in by Friday!

Monday, Dec. 12

2011-12-08T11:03:00.000-08:00

Warmup : review vocab words
Vocab quiz 6
Act III, Julius Caesar
Cast Act IV
Caesar worksheets

Homework: Begin studying prefixes, suffixes and roots for test on Finals Day

Wednesday, December 8

2011-12-06T15:02:00.001-08:00

Agenda

Review homework
Quiz on subjects and predicates
Word of the Day: Diverse (1), Fortuitous (2,3)
Caesar Act II
Cast Act III
Book Project #2 assigned

Homework: Study for vocab quiz:
1. deduce, derive, denote, differentiate, discrete, diverse
2,3. enhance, ephemeral,evanescent, exemplary, extenuating, fortuitous

Friday, December 2

2011-12-02T14:39:00.001-08:00

Homework: Hotl Handbook pages 22-23
Review C and D

Tuesday, December 6

2011-12-02T14:34:00.000-08:00

Warmup: Roots Homo (same), init(begin) and ject (throw)
Review Homework
Word of the day: discrete (1), extenuating (2,3)
Perform Act 1
Cast Act 11
Homework: Study for subjects predicates quiz
Page 10, exercise 5

Monday, November 28

2011-11-28T13:25:00.001-08:00

Warmup - Hold handbook page 7 exercise 2 - find the subject
Word of the day: derive (1),ephemeral (2,3)
Wrap up of the Outsiders
Homework: Holt Handbook page 21 review B 11-25 simple and complete subjects, follow book instructions

Wednesday, November 30

2011-11-28T13:22:00.000-08:00

Agenda

Warmup: roots graph/gram (write), hemi/demi/semi (half), hetero (different)
Write in-class paragraph on the Outsiders
Word of the day: denote(1), evanescent (2,3)
Homework: Write four sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory

Thursday, November 17

2011-11-15T13:01:00.000-08:00

Warmup: Quick write : Topic - what are you thankful for?
Movie part 2
Outsiders wrap up: characters, plot, climax, resolution, theme, tone mood, symbols, motifs
Homework: read a book next week!

Tuesday, Nov. 15

2011-11-10T15:36:00.000-08:00

Warmup: Look over parts of speech
Collect projects
Part of Speech Test
Movie - Part 1
Homework: What did you think of the first half of the movie? Was it what you expected?

Thursday, Nov. 10

2011-11-08T12:09:00.000-08:00

Warmup: Roots - frag/fract (break); geo (earth), and grad/gress (by steps
Chapter 10 discussion the Outsiders
Parts of Speech Jeopardy

Homework: Finish Reading The Outsiders (chapters 11 and 12)
Finish Outsiders Projects
Study for Parts of Speech Test
All due Tuesday!!!! Test on Tuesday! Projects due Tuesday!

Have a good three-day weekend (despite the homework)

Tuesday, November 8

2011-11-04T15:11:00.001-07:00

Agenda:
Warmup: Finish news stories and study vocab. Look over prepositions
Vocab quiz: constitute, context, contrast, criteria, deduce (1)
diligent, disdain, divergent, emulate, enervating (2,3)
News Stories
Parts of Speech review
Word of the Day: dmonstrate (1), enhance (2,3)

Homework: Read The Outsiders chapter 10
Answer: Whast happened to Dally? Why couldn't he take Johnny's death?

Friday, Nov. 4

2011-11-02T14:13:00.000-07:00

Agenda:
Newspaper articles
Interjections
Outsiders Ch. 9
Word of the Day: deduce (1), enervating (2,3)
Parts of Speech review Holt handbook

Homework:
Study for word of the day quiz:
constitute, context, contrast, criteria, deduce (1)
diligent, disdain, divergent, emulate, enervating (2,3)

Memorize all prepositions in the box on page 58 Holt handbook for Tuesday.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

2011-10-31T14:53:00.000-07:00

Agenda

Word of the Day - Criteria (1), emulate (2,3)
Holt Literature page 62 Newspaper articles
Read story on pages 63 and 64 and answer all questions
Finish prepositions
Start Conjunctions
Homework: Read the Outsiders chapter 9. Answer these questions:
Explain Dally's behavior. What does he do and why does he do it? (In chapter 9)

Remember that your Outsiders project is due November 15!

Thursday, Oct. 27

2011-10-25T14:49:00.001-07:00

Agenda:
Roots: cogn, cracy, demo, dia
Prepositions
Outsiders Chapter 7
Word of the Day: context (1), disdain (2,3)
Homework: Holt Handbook page 69C
Reafd chapter 8 and write a short summary of trhe chapter

NaNoWriMo

2011-10-23T20:16:00.000-07:00

November is National Novel Writing Month. Those of you who love creative writing: This is your chance! I am doing it, and I would love some of my students to do it too. Sign up at this website: http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/how-does-nanowrimo-work-for-young-writers

Tuesday, Oct. 25

2011-10-21T15:00:00.000-07:00

Agenda

Finish paragraph: What I would Do with a Million Dollars
Vocab quiz 4
Word of the Day - constitute (1) and diligent (2,3)
Assign Outsiders project
Chapter 6 of the Outsiders and simile/metaphor sheet

Homework: Read Outsiders chapter 7 and answer these questions:
1. What does Pony learn from Randy?
2. How does this change how Pony feels about the Socs?

Friday, October 21

2011-10-19T13:58:00.000-07:00

Agenda:
Warmup: Continue work on paragraph
Outsiders chapter 5 discussion and go over homework questions
Start adverbs
Go over idioms
Word of the Day: concurrent (1), digress (2,3)

Homework: Read The Outsiders chapter 6
Do the simile and metaphor sheet
Study for vocab quiz on Tuesday

All late work must be in on Tuesday, Oct. 25 by 3 p.m. The grading period is over next Friday, the 28th.

Wednesday, October 19

2011-10-17T14:06:00.000-07:00

Agenda:

Think Sheet warmup - new paragraph
Idioms
Review verb homework and review verbs
Words of the day: conclude (1) and deleterious (2,3) - 4

Homework: Read Chapter 5 of The Outsiders and answer these questions: What did the boys do with their hair and why? Why is their hair so important to them?

All late work from this current grading period must be handed in by Tuesday, October 25 at 3 p.m.

Monday, October 17

2011-10-13T14:53:00.000-07:00

Today is Challenge Day. There will be no new homework assigned and no word of the day. If you are attending Challenge Day, there will be nothing to make up.

Remember:
BOOK PROJECTS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY!!!

Holt Handbook page 69 1-15 is also due Wednesday.

Thursday, October 13

2011-10-11T14:53:00.000-07:00

Agenda:

Quick Write
review Homework
Conflict Sheet
Verbs: helping and transitive
Word of the Day: comprise (1), convergence (2,3)

Homework: Due next Wednesday! Monday is Challenge Day. There will be no homework and no work to make up if you are not in class.

Holt Handbook page 69 A and B 1-15. Do not write the whole sentence.
BOOK PROJECTS DUE WEDNESDAY!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, October 11

2011-10-11T14:51:00.000-07:00

Agenda:

Roots: bio (life), cent (100) and chrono (time
The Outsiders chapter 4
Review Homework
Word of the Day: comprehensive (1), comformist (2,3)

Homework: Cause and Effect Sheet - The Outsiders

Friday, October 7

2011-10-11T14:49:00.000-07:00

Agenda

Vocab 3 quiz
Discuss characterization
nouns, pronouns, adjectives review
Word of the day: complex (1), condescending (2,3)
Verbs - action versus being

Homework: Holt Handbook page 49 1-10 - write the verb, identify it as either linking or action, and if the verb is linking, say which word it links.

Wednesday, October 5

2011-10-03T11:52:00.001-07:00

Agenda:
Adjective quiz
Dreamhouse paragraphs
Intros and conclusions
Direct and indirect characterization discussion
Word of the day: complement (1), collaborate (2,3)

Homework: Read Chapter 3 in The Outsiders and write down straight from the book (put it in quotes because it is word-for-word from the book, whether or not it is a quote) three examples of characterization about three different characters. For example, one characterization of Johnny, one of Ponyboy, and one of Cherry, etc. They can be either direct or indirect. Please label them direct or indirect.

Study for vocab quiz #3
Period 1: benefit, category, cite, commence, complement
Period 2,3: benevolent, camaraderie, censure, circuitous, collaborate

Bring your book projects in now through October 17 for 5 extra points!

Monday, October 3

2011-09-29T15:45:00.000-07:00

Agenda:
Warmup - roots aud/audit (hear), auto (self), bene (good), biblio (book)
Discuss The Outsiders chapter 2 and go over discussion questions
Finish adjectives
Words of the day - commence (1), circuitous(2,3)

Homework: Fill in the Think Sheet and write the paragrapn for My Dream House. Due next class!

Thursday, September 29

2011-09-27T08:11:00.000-07:00

Agenda

Warmup: Brainstorm/Think Sheet
Discuss The Outsiders Chapter 1 and hear character sketches
Start adjectives
Word of the Day: cite (1) censure (2,3)

Homework: Due Monday
Read The Outsiders Chapter 2. Write down any unfamiliar words. Think of two discussion questions from the chapter and write them down.

Tuesday, Sept. 27

2011-09-23T14:34:00.000-07:00

Agenda:
Turn in paragraphs
Read paragraphs
Review homework
Review pronouns
Word of the Day: category (1), camaraderie (2,3)
The Outsiders: Hnd out book, discuss author
Character sketches.

Homework: Red The Outsiders Chapter 1 and write a one-paragraph character sketch about any one of the characters in that chapter. Also, on the bottom of the page, write down any unfamiliar words from the chapter.

Friday, Sept. 23

2011-09-21T11:33:00.000-07:00

Agenda:

Reading Comprehension Assessment - Computer Lab
Word of the Day Quiz #2
New Word of the Day: Benefit (1), Benevolent (2,3)
Pronouns
Homework:
1. Holt handbook page 41-42 B 6-15 -- write the pronoun only
2. Find an article of astleast three paragraphs and circle all the pronouns. Identify which types they are.
All classes: Paragraph on My Favorite Food is due on Tuesday

Wednesday, Sept. 21

2011-09-19T11:31:00.001-07:00

Agenda:
Sentence Edits
Write Favorite Food (one) paragraph
Word of the Day: attribute (1), assiduous (2,3)
Start Pronouns
Homework:
Study for Vocab quiz 2 on Friday
Words (first period) adjacent, ambiguous, analyze, appropriate, attribute
(second and third) anecdote, anonymous, antagonist, arid, assiduous
Finish paragraph, due Tuesday

Monday, September 19

2011-09-15T15:14:00.000-07:00

Agenda:
Roots warmup: alt, ambi/amphi, anthro, aqua (make words from the roots)
Discussion about characterization
Story - do questions in pairs
Paragraph - My Favorite Foods
Word of the Day - appropriate (1) and arid (2,3)

Homework:
Homework has been changed: New Homework:
Finish Think Sheet and write My Favorite Foods paragraph. You need to turn in both the Think Sheet and the paragraph, typed or on binder paper. Due next class.

Thursday, September 15

2011-09-13T14:31:00.000-07:00

Daily Agenda:
Review prefixes and suffixes
Prefix/Suffix Quiz
Review Nouns
Word of the Day: analyze (1) and antagonist (2 and 3)
Continue writing paragraph

Homework: Holt Literature book: Read pages 110-114 "Mother and Daughter."
ALL LATE HOMEWORK AND TESTS MUST BE DONE AND TURNED IN BUY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 BY 3 P.M.!!!!!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

2011-09-09T13:38:00.000-07:00

Agenda:
Warmup: Words of the day using dictionary
ambiguous (1)
anomymous (2,3)
Review homework
review types of nouns
Start writing - explain Think Sheet and brainstorm and fill in sheet for paragraph
Prefix-suffix bingo

Homework: Study for quiz on suffixes and all 27 prefixes

Friday, September 9

2011-09-07T14:51:00.001-07:00

Agenda:
Daily Warmup - sentence edits
Vocabulary quiz on first five words:
Period 1: accommodate, achieve, acknowledge, affect, and acquire
Periods 2 and 3: anachronism, adulation, adversity, amicable, and aesthetic
Word of the day: adjacent (1) and anecdote (2 and 3)
last nine prefixes
Begin types of nouns

Homework:
Period 1: Holt Handbook page 41 1-5
Periods 2 and 3: Find an article in a newspaper, a magazine, or print one from the Internet. It must be at least three paragraphs long. If it is longer, you don't need to do the whole article. Circle all the nouns of any kind. You don't need to label them.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

2011-09-02T15:02:00.000-07:00

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT!!!!!!!!

Agenda:
Warmp and review warmup
Review stories
Word of the day: affect (1) and anachronism (2 and 3)
Quiz on suffixes and prefixes

Homework: Study first five Words of the Day for quiz. Know the spelling, meaning, how to use the word in a sentence, the part of speech, and any related words I put on the board and their parts of speech.

Period 1: accommodate (accommodation), achieve (achievement), acknowledge (acknowledgement), acquire (acquisition), affect

Periods 2 and 3: adulation, adversity, aesthetic (aesthetics and aesthetically), amicable (amicably), and anachronism (anachronistic)

Friday, September 2

2011-08-31T14:05:00.000-07:00

Agenda:
Warmup
Word of the day: acquire 1st period) and amicable (second and third periods)
Duffy's Jacket - Go over elements of plot and answer questions at end of story
Parts of speech

Homework: Write a story of at least one half page using a word with each of the prefixes 10-18 (we did them on the board last class). You must use them in order of how they appear on your roots list (purple sheet ). Study prefixes 10-18 and review prefixes 1-9 and the suffixes for a quiz next class. The quiz will be similar to the last quiz. You need to know the meaning of the prefix or suffix, which are prefixes and which are suffixes, and two sample words for each - spelled correctly.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

2011-08-25T14:53:00.000-07:00

Agenda:
Warmup: Reviw for quiz
Write each prefix 10-18 on the list and then write two sample words for each.
Quiz on suffixes and prefixes 1-9
Hand out Literature books
Word of the Day #3
period 1 - acknowledge
periods 2,3 - aesthetic

Homework: Read Holt Literature pages 4-6, and then 7-11, Duffy's Jacket short story

Monday, August 29, 2011

2011-08-25T14:50:00.000-07:00

Agenda:

Warmup
Assign and go over Reading Project #1 - Due October 19
Prefixes 1-9
Word of the Day
Period 1 - achieve
Periods 2,3 - adversity

Homework: Study the six suffixes (er,or,ous, ful, able, ible) and the first 9 prefixes for a quiz next time. You need to know the meaning of the suffix or prefix, what the difference is between a prefix and a suffix, and two sample words for each prefix or suvvis. Sample words must be spelled correctly and cannot be the same exact word as the root and cannot be a proper noun.

Prefixes 1-9:
a/ab away from - away, absent, abolish, abduct, abnormal, abstract
ad toward - adventure, advertise, adjust, adopt, adapt, adhere, advance
ante before - antebellum, anteroom, antechamber, antedate
anti against - antiwar, antibiotic, antibacterial, antiaircraft, antivenom
bi two - bicycle, biped, bipolar, bilateral, binoculars, bilingual, biweekly
co together - cooperate, coworker, coauthor, copilot, coeducational, collaborate
circum around - circumstances, circumnavigate, circumference, circus
contra/counter - against - contrary, contrast, counterclockwise, contradict, counteract
de down/away - detract, deformed, decrease, deduct, descend, depart, deduce

Thursday, August 25

2011-08-25T14:49:00.000-07:00

Agenda

Warmup
Review Homework
Song Title Sentence exercise
Word of the day
period 1 - accommodate
periods 2,3 - adulation

No Homework Today!

Tuesday, August 22, 2011

2011-08-23T13:15:00.000-07:00

Agenda

Warmup - Sentence edits
Review Homework
Suffixes - er/or, ous/ful, able/ible - Please get roots sheet from me if you were absent
Portfolios

Homework:

Holt handbook page 2
Chapter 1 Diagnoxtic Preview A 1-10
If the words make a complete sentence, put S or Sentence on your paper.
If the words are a fragment, put F or Fragment, and rewrite to make it a complete sentence.

Return parent letters if you have not already done so.

Friday, August 19, 2011

2011-08-17T14:27:00.001-07:00

Agenda:

Daily warmup

Syllabus and Parent letters

Room tour

Books

Homework: Due Tuesday

1. Have your parents or guardian read and sign the parent letter. Please have your parents/guardian fill in their e-mail address on the letter. E-mail is the best way for me to communicate with your parents.

2. About Me. Fill out the front and then write the autobigraphy on the back. Please put the three-line heading on the back. If you wish, you may write or type the autobiography on separate paper and staple it to the back.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - Welcome!

2011-08-16T09:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome to 7th grade English and Advanced English! Most of you in my first and second periods are on Team Extreme. Most of you in my third period are on Team Challenge. (Makes no difference; you will just have different teachers for your other subjects).

You can look on this blog for your homework assignments and the daily agenda for class. It is generally up to date, but doesn't usually go ahead of the current day. If you are absent, you can look here for the homework assignment or a list of things we did in class.

Please note that I am here on A days only this year. I am in Room G-4. I will try to get here by 8 in the morning if you need me. I will also be here after school most A days.

If you have any questions, please e-mail me at ADMiller@pet.k12.ca.us

Wednesday, August 17 Agenda:
Intro
Seating
Getting to Know You
BEST walking assembly

Homework: Have supplies by Friday (next class).Supply List:
Notebook (spiral) to be used for English only
Pencils and erasers - More than 1!! Mechanical are fine
Pen or two
A section in your binder for handouts and to keep paper for use in class.
Nice to have: colored pencils, small stapler, small three hole punch, hand sharpener (that catches shavings)