Vocab quiz
Roots Practice
(Usage lesson 244-245)
Book wrap-ups
Collect books
Homework: Study for roots test next class!!!
Saturday, May 02, 2015
Monday, May 18-updated
Warmup: Holt Handbook page 219 1-10
Collect books
word of the Day: Wary
Pronoun cases Chapter 10
Literature circles
Start pronouns
Homework:
1. Study for vocab quiz
2. Finish reading your books. No writing.
Bring books for collection
3. Start studying all roots and prefixes for test on Friday!!
Collect books
word of the Day: Wary
Pronoun cases Chapter 10
Literature circles
Start pronouns
Homework:
1. Study for vocab quiz
2. Finish reading your books. No writing.
Bring books for collection
3. Start studying all roots and prefixes for test on Friday!!
Thursday, May 14- updated
Warmup: roots vers and vert (turn) and vit/viv (live)
Troublesome verbs and verb quiz
Literature circles: government and laws
Collect Holt Literature and Holt Handbook
Word of the day : vindicate- all classes
Homework: Reading 9: What is the climax and resolution of the book? If you haven't come to it yet, what do you think it will be?
Study for final vocab quiz
Bring books for collection if you haven't already
Troublesome verbs and verb quiz
Literature circles: government and laws
Collect Holt Literature and Holt Handbook
Word of the day : vindicate- all classes
Homework: Reading 9: What is the climax and resolution of the book? If you haven't come to it yet, what do you think it will be?
Study for final vocab quiz
Bring books for collection if you haven't already
Tuesday, May 12
Tentative agenda:
Warmup in Holt Handbook
Review tenses and active/passive voice
Word of the Day: venerable (4/6), thesis (5)
Reading circles: Discuss different point of view of books
Homework: Reading 8: Talk about the type of government your society has. Who rules?Are there laws? Animal Farm only: Why do the pigs rule, do you think?
Bring Holt Literature books for collection
Bring Holt Literature books for collection
Friday , May 8
Roots: thermo (heat) var (different)
Being talking about verbs 174-185
Literature circles discussion
Word of the Day: transient, all classes
Usage practice quiz for all students and shadows
Homework: Reading 7: Write about how your book would be different if it were written in a different character's point of view. Choose a character and give examples of how it would be, told from that point of view.
Wednesday, May 6
Review agreement for quiz
Agreement quiz
Clean out portfolios and write reflection
Word of the day: tenacious (4/6), valid (5)
Homework:Reading #6 - Writing: Do you see any symbols or motifs in your book ? Are any themes emerging? If so, what are they?
Monday, May 4
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.
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.
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!
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