Finish Agreement and review
Vocab quiz periods 5 and 6
Words of the day: surreptitious (4/6), theory (5)
Book discussion: point of view and conflict
Homework: Study agreement chapter in book for quiz
Reading 5: Choose two favorite of important passages or quotes from the reading and write and discuss why they are important.
Saturday, May 02, 2015
Thursday, April 30
Warmup: roots terra (land) and theo (God)
Word of the Day: substantiate (4/6),
Roots test
Agreement to page 160
Homework: Reading 4: Write about the point of view the book is written in and also write about one conflict in the book so far.
Word of the Day: substantiate (4/6),
Roots test
Agreement to page 160
Homework: Reading 4: Write about the point of view the book is written in and also write about one conflict in the book so far.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Tuesday, April 28
Warmup - HH page 147 11-20
Discuss agreement to page 155
Book discussion
Homework: Study for roots test and vocabulary quiz:
Vocab: 4/6 - scrutinize, spontaneity, spurious, superfluous, substantiate
5 - respond, sequence, significant, subsequent, subordinate
Discuss agreement to page 155
Book discussion
Homework: Study for roots test and vocabulary quiz:
Vocab: 4/6 - scrutinize, spontaneity, spurious, superfluous, substantiate
5 - respond, sequence, significant, subsequent, subordinate
Friday, April 24
Warmup - HH page 146 1-10
Roots bingo mag through syn
Book discussion part 2 setting
WORD: substantiate, subordinate
Homework: Reading part 3. Writing: Why is this society a utopia? dystopia?
Roots bingo mag through syn
Book discussion part 2 setting
WORD: substantiate, subordinate
Homework: Reading part 3. Writing: Why is this society a utopia? dystopia?
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Wednesday, April 22
Warmup: Holt Handbook page 274 exercise 3
Book discussions
Word of the day spurious (4/6), significant (5)
Homework: Reading #2. Write one half to one page and be ready to discuss: The setting of your book. When and where does it take place? What kind of world is it?
Book discussions
Word of the day spurious (4/6), significant (5)
Homework: Reading #2. Write one half to one page and be ready to discuss: The setting of your book. When and where does it take place? What kind of world is it?
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Monday, April 20
Roots Warmup: stat (stand), strict (tighten), syn/sym (together)
Word of the Day: spontaneity (4/6), sequence (5)
Utopia, dystopia discussion
New books handout
Finish punctuation and have quiz
Homework: Read first tenth of your book and write one half page to one page on this topic: Who are the win characters introduced so far in your book. Tell about them. What do they look like? act like?
Word of the Day: spontaneity (4/6), sequence (5)
Utopia, dystopia discussion
New books handout
Finish punctuation and have quiz
Homework: Read first tenth of your book and write one half page to one page on this topic: Who are the win characters introduced so far in your book. Tell about them. What do they look like? act like?
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Thursday, April 16
Warmup
Finish Punctuation
Vocabulary Quiz
Word of the Day: scrutinize (4/6), respond (5)
Homework: Study punctuation in Chapter 15 for a quiz on Monday.
Finish Punctuation
Vocabulary Quiz
Word of the Day: scrutinize (4/6), respond (5)
Homework: Study punctuation in Chapter 15 for a quiz on Monday.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Tuesday, April 14
Warmup: Capitalization pages 264-265
Word of the Day: sagacity (4/6), modify (5)
Finish punctuation
Collect Pearl essays and books
Homework: Study for vocab quiz
4/6: querulous, rancor, reconciliation, resilient reverence, sagacity
5: querulous, rancor, principal, relevant, method, modify
Word of the Day: sagacity (4/6), modify (5)
Finish punctuation
Collect Pearl essays and books
Homework: Study for vocab quiz
4/6: querulous, rancor, reconciliation, resilient reverence, sagacity
5: querulous, rancor, principal, relevant, method, modify
Sunday, April 05, 2015
Friday, April 10
Smarter Balanced Testing today.
The Pearl Essays are due Tuesday, April 14. Please see Thursday, April 2 blog post for the topics.
YOU ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH! REMEMBER THAT THE CURRENT GRADING PERIOD IS OVER ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16. ALL LATE WORK AND TEST MAKEUPS MUST BE DONE BY TUESDAY, APRIL 14.
WE WILL BE TESTING ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY THE WEEK OF APRIL 6. COME TO CLASS FIRST, AND WE WILL GO TO THE COMPUTER LAB FOR TESTING. PLEASE BRING A SILENT READING BOOK WITH YOU ALL THREE DAYS. SORRY, BUT YOU CANNOT BRING A KINDLE OR ANY OTHER E READER TO THE LAB. YOU WILL ALSO BE LEAVING YOUR CELLS PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM.
The Pearl Essays are due Tuesday, April 14. Please see Thursday, April 2 blog post for the topics.
YOU ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH! REMEMBER THAT THE CURRENT GRADING PERIOD IS OVER ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16. ALL LATE WORK AND TEST MAKEUPS MUST BE DONE BY TUESDAY, APRIL 14.
WE WILL BE TESTING ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY THE WEEK OF APRIL 6. COME TO CLASS FIRST, AND WE WILL GO TO THE COMPUTER LAB FOR TESTING. PLEASE BRING A SILENT READING BOOK WITH YOU ALL THREE DAYS. SORRY, BUT YOU CANNOT BRING A KINDLE OR ANY OTHER E READER TO THE LAB. YOU WILL ALSO BE LEAVING YOUR CELLS PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM.
Wednesday, April 8
Smarter Balanced Testing today.
The Pearl Essays are due Tuesday, April 14. Please see Thursday, April 2 blog post for the topics.
YOU ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH! REMEMBER THAT THE CURRENT GRADING PERIOD IS OVER ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16. ALL LATE WORK AND TEST MAKEUPS MUST BE DONE BY TUESDAY, APRIL 14.
WE WILL BE TESTING ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY THE WEEK OF APRIL 6. COME TO CLASS FIRST, AND WE WILL GO TO THE COMPUTER LAB FOR TESTING. PLEASE BRING A SILENT READING BOOK WITH YOU ALL THREE DAYS. SORRY, BUT YOU CANNOT BRING A KINDLE OR ANY OTHER E READER TO THE LAB. YOU WILL ALSO BE LEAVING YOUR CELLS PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM.
The Pearl Essays are due Tuesday, April 14. Please see Thursday, April 2 blog post for the topics.
YOU ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH! REMEMBER THAT THE CURRENT GRADING PERIOD IS OVER ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16. ALL LATE WORK AND TEST MAKEUPS MUST BE DONE BY TUESDAY, APRIL 14.
WE WILL BE TESTING ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY THE WEEK OF APRIL 6. COME TO CLASS FIRST, AND WE WILL GO TO THE COMPUTER LAB FOR TESTING. PLEASE BRING A SILENT READING BOOK WITH YOU ALL THREE DAYS. SORRY, BUT YOU CANNOT BRING A KINDLE OR ANY OTHER E READER TO THE LAB. YOU WILL ALSO BE LEAVING YOUR CELLS PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM.
Monday, April 6
Smarter Balanced Testing today.
The Pearl Essays are due Tuesday, April 14. Please see Thursday, April 2 blog post for the topics.
YOU ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH! REMEMBER THAT THE CURRENT GRADING PERIOD IS OVER ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16. ALL LATE WORK AND TEST MAKEUPS MUST BE DONE BY TUESDAY, APRIL 14.
WE WILL BE TESTING ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY THE WEEK OF APRIL 6. COME TO CLASS FIRST, AND WE WILL GO TO THE COMPUTER LAB FOR TESTING. PLEASE BRING A SILENT READING BOOK WITH YOU ALL THREE DAYS. SORRY, BUT YOU CANNOT BRING A KINDLE OR ANY OTHER E READER TO THE LAB. YOU WILL ALSO BE LEAVING YOUR CELLS PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM.
The Pearl Essays are due Tuesday, April 14. Please see Thursday, April 2 blog post for the topics.
YOU ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH! REMEMBER THAT THE CURRENT GRADING PERIOD IS OVER ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16. ALL LATE WORK AND TEST MAKEUPS MUST BE DONE BY TUESDAY, APRIL 14.
WE WILL BE TESTING ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY THE WEEK OF APRIL 6. COME TO CLASS FIRST, AND WE WILL GO TO THE COMPUTER LAB FOR TESTING. PLEASE BRING A SILENT READING BOOK WITH YOU ALL THREE DAYS. SORRY, BUT YOU CANNOT BRING A KINDLE OR ANY OTHER E READER TO THE LAB. YOU WILL ALSO BE LEAVING YOUR CELLS PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Thursday, April 1
Warmup: HH page 28, exercise 5, 1-10
Italics, quotes, apostrophes, hyphens, parentheses and dashes
Review literary devices
Quiz on literary devices
WOTD: reverence (4/6), method (5)
Pearl Grab Bag
Homework: Pearl Essay due April 14.
Choose one topic of these three. Write a response to literature essay of four paragraphs or more (no limit). Give the essay a title. Don't forget that you need a thesis statement (what are you going to prove?) in the first paragraph, as well as the title and author or the book (and what kind of book: in this case a novella).
1. Discuss the role of greed in the book and how it affects the characters and the plot.
2. Discuss the roles of choice versus fate in the book. What was fate and what was choice, and how might the choices made change the outcome of the book?
3. Discuss some of the social issues in the book and compare them to social issues today. Are they the same? How are they different?
YOU ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH! REMEMBER THAT THE CURRENT GRADING PERIOD IS OVER ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16. ALL LATE WORK AND TEST MAKEUPS MUST BE DONE BY TUESDAY, APRIL 14.
WE WILL BE TESTING ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY THE WEEK OF APRIL 6. COME TO CLASS FIRST, AND WE WILL GO TO THE COMPUTER LAB FOR TESTING. PLEASE BRING A SILENT READING BOOK WITH YOU ALL THREE DAYS. SORRY, BUT YOU CANNOT BRING A KINDLE OR ANY OTHER E READER TO THE LAB. YOU WILL ALSO BE LEAVING YOUR CELLS PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM.
Italics, quotes, apostrophes, hyphens, parentheses and dashes
Review literary devices
Quiz on literary devices
WOTD: reverence (4/6), method (5)
Pearl Grab Bag
Homework: Pearl Essay due April 14.
Choose one topic of these three. Write a response to literature essay of four paragraphs or more (no limit). Give the essay a title. Don't forget that you need a thesis statement (what are you going to prove?) in the first paragraph, as well as the title and author or the book (and what kind of book: in this case a novella).
1. Discuss the role of greed in the book and how it affects the characters and the plot.
2. Discuss the roles of choice versus fate in the book. What was fate and what was choice, and how might the choices made change the outcome of the book?
3. Discuss some of the social issues in the book and compare them to social issues today. Are they the same? How are they different?
YOU ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH! REMEMBER THAT THE CURRENT GRADING PERIOD IS OVER ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16. ALL LATE WORK AND TEST MAKEUPS MUST BE DONE BY TUESDAY, APRIL 14.
WE WILL BE TESTING ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY THE WEEK OF APRIL 6. COME TO CLASS FIRST, AND WE WILL GO TO THE COMPUTER LAB FOR TESTING. PLEASE BRING A SILENT READING BOOK WITH YOU ALL THREE DAYS. SORRY, BUT YOU CANNOT BRING A KINDLE OR ANY OTHER E READER TO THE LAB. YOU WILL ALSO BE LEAVING YOUR CELLS PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM.
Tuesday, March 31
Warmup HH 315 Evens
Literary Devices
Punctuation Quiz
WOTD: Resilient (4/6), relevant (5)
Pearl Wrap Up
Homework: Write a poem with at least 12 lines using at least 6 of the literary devices on the handout. Label each one.
Literary Devices
Punctuation Quiz
WOTD: Resilient (4/6), relevant (5)
Pearl Wrap Up
Homework: Write a poem with at least 12 lines using at least 6 of the literary devices on the handout. Label each one.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Friday, March 20
Warmup: HH page 315 Review A Odds only. Write sentence and put in correct punctuation.
Review commas
Colons and semicolons
Start literary devices
Word: reconciliation (4/6), principal (5)
No homework: Have a good break. Read a book!
Review commas
Colons and semicolons
Start literary devices
Word: reconciliation (4/6), principal (5)
No homework: Have a good break. Read a book!
Wednesday, March 18
Roots: prim/prin (first), scope (see), scribe/script (write)
Vocab quiz 10
Pearl Wrap up
Start punctuation: commas
HH: Diagnostic preview page 288
Word: querulous and rancorous (4/6); proceed, precede (5)
Homework: Holt Handbook chapter 14, beginning on page 292, exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9: Numbers 1 and 3 only in each exercise.
Vocab quiz 10
Pearl Wrap up
Start punctuation: commas
HH: Diagnostic preview page 288
Word: querulous and rancorous (4/6); proceed, precede (5)
Homework: Holt Handbook chapter 14, beginning on page 292, exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9: Numbers 1 and 3 only in each exercise.
Monday, March 16
Essay for 8th grade English placement
Homework: Study for vocabulary quiz next class.
4/6: precocious, pretentious, prosaic, provocative, prudent
5: license, perspective, policy, potential
Homework: Study for vocabulary quiz next class.
4/6: precocious, pretentious, prosaic, provocative, prudent
5: license, perspective, policy, potential
Thursday, March 12
Roots: psych/quis, quer, ques
Word: Prudent (4/6), Potential (5)
Discuss ending of The Pearl
Lab first half of period for SBAC practice
No homework
Word: Prudent (4/6), Potential (5)
Discuss ending of The Pearl
Lab first half of period for SBAC practice
No homework
Monday, March 02, 2015
Thursday, March 12
Warmup: Roots prin/prim (first), psych (mind) and quer/ques/quis (seek)
Word of the Day: prudent (4/6) potential (5)
Discuss ending of The Pearl
Computer lab first half of period: practice test for SBAC
No homework
Word of the Day: prudent (4/6) potential (5)
Discuss ending of The Pearl
Computer lab first half of period: practice test for SBAC
No homework
Tuesday, March 10
Warmup: Holt Handbook pages 385 and 386 exercises 10 and 11
Discuss The Pearl Chapter 5
Review homework
Word of the day: provocative (4/6), policy (5)
Multiple Choice section of English 8 placement test given in class.
Homework: Read Chapter 6 of The Pearl and do sheet.
Discuss The Pearl Chapter 5
Review homework
Word of the day: provocative (4/6), policy (5)
Multiple Choice section of English 8 placement test given in class.
Homework: Read Chapter 6 of The Pearl and do sheet.
Friday, March 6
Warmup: Roots photo (light), phys (nature), and port (carry)
Clauses and sentences
Types of sentences
Discuss Chapter 4 of The Pearl
Word of the Day:
4/6 prosaic
5 perspective
Homework: Write a paragraph containing four sentences.
1. First sentence should be a simple sentence
2. Then write a compound sentence
3. Next, a complex sentence with an adjective clause
4. Last, a complex sentence with an adverb clause
5. fourth and sixth periods only: add a fifth sentence: compound-complex
Be here Tuesday: first part of test for 8th grade English placement
Clauses and sentences
Types of sentences
Discuss Chapter 4 of The Pearl
Word of the Day:
4/6 prosaic
5 perspective
Homework: Write a paragraph containing four sentences.
1. First sentence should be a simple sentence
2. Then write a compound sentence
3. Next, a complex sentence with an adjective clause
4. Last, a complex sentence with an adverb clause
5. fourth and sixth periods only: add a fifth sentence: compound-complex
Be here Tuesday: first part of test for 8th grade English placement
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