Tuesday, September 30

Pronoun Warmup
Stamp and review pronoun homework
Pronoun cases discussion
Word of the Day: 4/6 - camaraderie; 5- category
The Outsiders - hand out book, book cards, author bio, preliminary discussion
Discuss character sketches

Homework: Read chapter 1 of The Outsiders and (1) write a one-paragraph character sketch of anhy one of the main characters and (2) write down any words that are unfamiliar to you and their page number. You do not need to find the definition.

Friday, September 26

Warmup: Write a paragraph. Topic to be announced
Review instructions for reading project
Word of the day quiz (words listed under September 24 post)
New word of the day: 4,6: benevolent; 5 benefit
Begin pronouns

Homework:
5: Holt Handbook page 41-42. #6-15. Write the pronouns only.
4/6: Find an article in the newspaper, magazine, or internet, of at least three paragraphs. Find all the pronouns and identify the type of pronoun each one is.

Wednesday, September 24 - National Punctuation Day!

Agenda:

Warmup - paragraph writing
Prefix Bingo
Prefix Test on all prefixes 1-37
Begin pronouns

Homework: Study five vocabulary words for quiz on Friday. You need to know the spelling, definition, use in a sentence, part of speech, and the related words we wrote down in class.
4 and 6: anecdote, anonymous, antagonist, arid, assiduous
5: adequate, alternative, ambiguous, analyze, attribute

Monday, September 22

Prefix warmup: super, tele, trans, tri, un
Characterization discussion
Paartner classwork on story
Write in-class paragraph
Word of the Day: analyze (5),arid (4,6)

Homework: Study all 38 prefixes for test on Wednesday.

ALL LATE WORK MUST BE HANDED IN BY WEDNESDAY AT 2 P.M.
ALL QUIZZES MUST BE MADE UP ON MONDAY!!

PLEASE CHECK THE AERIES PORTAL FOR GRADES ON SUNDAY NIGHT; THEY SHOULD BE MOSTLY UP TO DATE THEN. SORRY FOR THE DELAY.

Thursday, September 18

Warmup: Prefixes pro, pseudo, quad, re, sub
Review nouns
Prefix Quiz 1-27
Word of the Day:
5: ambiguous
4/6: antagonist
Discuss paragraph and essay writing
Assign Reading Project #1

Homework : Read in Holt Literature book: "Mother and Daughter"pages 110-114.

All late work must be in by Monday at 3 p.m. All quizzes must also be made up by then.

Tuesday, September 16

Warmup: Next 9 prefixes - 19-27
Word of the Day:
5: alternative
4/6: anonymous
Review homework and review types of nouns
Prefix Bingo

Homework: Study for Prefix test on prefixes 1-27. Same as usual. Know the meaning of the prefix and one sample word (period 5) spelled correctly or two sample words (periods 4 and 6) spelled correctly.

Friday, September 12

Warmup - sentence edits
Vocabulary Quiz 1 - first five words
Word of the day:
5- adequate
4/6 - anecdote
Discuss nouns

Homework:
5: Holt Handbook page 41 1-5 follow directions in book
4/6: Find an article in a newspaper or magazine, or print one out from the Internet. It should be at least three paragraphs. Circle all the abstract nouns and write a summary of the article.

Wednesday, September 10

Daily warmup in Holt Handbook -page 6 exercise 1
Words of the Day: 5: adjacent    4/6: anachronistic
Review warmup
Review homework stores
Prefix quiz

Homework: Study the first five words of the day for a quiz next class
5: accommodate, achieve, acquire, affect, effect, and adjacent
4/6: adulation, adversity, aesthetic, amicable, anachronstic

Monday, September 8

Daily warmup - parts of speech
Word of the Day - 4/6: amicable       5: affect/effect
Discussion about plot
Duffy's Jacket questions

Homework: Write a story with 9 sentences total. In each sentence use one word with a prefix from prefixes 10-18 on your sheet. These are the ones we made sample words from last class. Please use the prefixes in order. So you will uses word with prefix 10 in your first sentence, 11 in your second sentence, etc., until you finish prefix 18.  Study all prefixes 1-18 for a quiz next class.

Thursday, Sept. 4

Agenda for the Day:

Warmup: Look over first 9 prefixes for quiz
Computer Lab: Renaissance Testing
Hand out literature books
Prefixes 10-18
Word of the Day: 4 and 6: aesthetic/ 5: acquire

Homework: Read Holt Literature (big book that you got today) pages 4-6 (about story plots) and the short story "Duffy's Jacket" on pages 7-11.

NOTE: I will be out September 8,10,12, and 16 for my daughter's wedding. The sub is an English teacher I have used many times before (as far as I know she will be the sub) , and she will be teaching the same lessons I would teach if I were there. I have left her all the details.

Tuesday, September 2

Warmup
Assign and go over reading project #1 - due date October 21.
Start prefixes : a/ab, ad, ante, anti, auto, bene, bi, co, contra/counter
Word of the Day #2: adversity (4 and 6), achieve (5)

Homework: Study the first 9 prefixes for a quiz next class. You need to know the meaning of each prefix and sample words for each, spelled correctly:
Periods 4 and 6: two sample words for each
Period 5: One sample word for each.

Thursday, August 28

Daily Agenda:

Warmup
Stamp and review homework
Song Title Exercise
Grammar Nonquiz /review
First word of the day:
periods 4 and 6: adulation
period 5: accommodate

Homework: No homework - have a good weekend!

Tuesday, August 26

Agenda

Warmup
Share homework/collect homework and stamp
Roots lists - discuss suffixes
Make portfolios

Homework:

Holt Handbook Page 2 Diagnostic Preview A, Chapeter 1, 1-10. Identify all fragments and rewrite them by adding words, not taking words away. If it is a sentence, just write "Sentence."
Title of homework on top line is: Holt Handbook page 2, Diagnostic Preview A

Friday, August 22

Daily agenda:

Daily Warmup
Syllabus discussion
Room tour
Books

Homework:

1.About Me: Write a paper about yourself - one to two pages long. Write anything about yourself and/or anything you want me to know about you. Must be typed or in blue or black ink (printing or cursive). Proper heading and title centered on first line. Indent paragraphs. Do not leave extra space between paragraphs. Double space if typed. Due next class.

2. Signed portion of syllabus due next class. (10 points)

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Welcome 7th grade English students! Here is where you will find the daily agenda and homework assignments for your class. Make it a habit to ALWAYS write your homework down in your planner during class, but if you are absent or want to double check, look here.  The current day will be at the top of the list, with the preceding days below it.

Homework will be the same for all B day classes unless it says otherwise.


Wednesday, August 20 Agenda

Daily warmup
Seating for first grading period
Introduction to class/supplies
Getting to know you exercise

Homework Assignment:
Please have all classroom supplies by Friday:
Notebook for English class (spiral one subject)
Pencils (more than one, please; mechanical are fine)
A pen or two: Dark blue or black ink only
Erasers
Binder paper (college ruled is fine)
Binder (not separate for English class, but with a place to keep English class handouts)

Please note that I do not accept homework assignments by e-mail.