8th Grade AELA "A Midsummer Night's Dream": Part 1
8th Grade AELA "A Midsummer Night's Dream": Part 2
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012 - Friday, June 8, 2012
To all of Miss Brown's 7th grade and 8th grade ELA/AELA students...please be sure that you have turned in any unfinished work no later than Wednesday at 3:15pm.
Friday, May 25, 2012
S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders" Study Guide Questions
The Outsiders
by S.E. Hinton
Directions: DO NOT
WRITE ON THIS PAPER!!!! On a
separate sheet of lined paper and using complete sentences, write the answers
to the following questions.
Chapters 1:
1.
This story is
being told from 1st person point of view. Who is telling the story?
2.
Please tell me
more information about the main character (i.e.: name. physical description,
personality, likes/dislikes, etc.)
3.
What is the
setting at the beginning of the story? Where is Ponyboy coming from?
4.
The East-side kids
are called _____. Why?
The
West-side kids are called _____. Why?
5.
What happened to
Ponyboy’s parents?
6.
Which group does
Ponyboy and his brothers belong to?
7.
What almost
happens to Ponyboy in Chapter 1? Who
rescues him?
8.
Please write any
information you find about the following characters: Darry, Sodapop, Two-bit Matthews, Steve
Randle, and Dallas Winston.
9.
How are the gangs
in this part of town different than in New York?
10.
What is a rumble?
11.
Is Ponyboy
concerned with the appearance he gives off to others? Why or why not?
12.
What two things
does Sodapop tell Ponyboy at the end of Chapter 1?
Chapter 2:
1.
What is the
setting of Chapter 2?
2.
Please write any
information you find about Cherry Valance.
3.
How was Jonny so
out of character in this chapter?
4.
What is Two-bit’s version
of a fair fight?
5.
How does Ponyboy
feel about being seen with Cherry and Marcia?
6.
Why is Johnny so
nervous and panicky all the time?
7.
Ponyboy doesn’t
believe that Socs can have problems.
What problems do you think Cherry is talking about?
Chapter 3:
1.
How does Cherry
explain the difference between the Socs and the Greasers?
2.
How does Ponyboy
feel about his brother Darry?
3.
What does Ponyboy
mean when he says that his gang gets all “the rough breaks”?
4.
Why did the girls
take a ride home with the Soc boys in the Mustang?
5.
What were Cherry’s
last words to Ponyboy before she left?
What do you think she meant by that?
6.
Why was Darry so
angry with Ponyboy? How did Darry react
and how did Ponyboy respond?
7.
What does Johnny
say about the abuse he receives from his parents?
8.
How is the last
line an example of suspense?
Chapter
6:
1.
What is Cherry’s
connection to Bob (the Soc who was killed)?
2.
What was Cherry
offering to do to help bring Johnny and Ponyboy back home?
3.
What does Johnny
want to do?
4.
Why do you think
Johnny wants to know about his parents?
5.
What happened at
the church on Jay Mountain?
6.
Who is Jerry
Wood? Why do you believe he is helping
the boys?
7.
Who came to pick
Ponyboy up from the hospital?
8.
How does Ponyboy’s
opinion of Darry begin to change in this chapter?
Chapter 7:
1.
What is Johnny’s
condition at the beginning of the chapter?
2.
How did the
headline read in the newspaper?
3.
What does Ponyboy
learn from the newspaper article?
4.
What happened to
Soda’s thought of marrying Sandy?
5.
What did Randy
want to talk to Ponyboy about?
6.
Ponyboy is
beginning to understand what cherry meant by “it’s rough all over.” What does he think she meant by the comment?
7.
Ponyboy says Randy
isn’t a Soc. He says, “he’s just a
______________.”
Chapter 8:
1.
When Ponyboy and
Two-bit went to see Johnny what two things did he ask for?
2.
Why do you believe
Johnny asked not to see his mother?
3.
What did Dally
want from Two-bit? What do you think
he’s going to do with it?
4.
Why do Two-bit and
Ponyboy believe that Darry could be a Soc if it weren’t for the Greasers?
5.
What did Cherry
tell Two-bit and Ponyboy about the Socs plan for the rumble?
6.
Why won’t Cherry
go to see Johnny?
7.
How is Ponyboy
making a connection with Cherry?
Chapter 9:
1.
Why did the boys
spend so much time and effort getting ready for the rumble?
2.
Why do the boys
like to fight?
3.
Why doesn’t Darry
want Ponyboy to fight?
4.
Why are the boys
singing songs and chanting about being a Greaser?
5.
Who was waiting at
the vacant lot when the Greasers arrived there?
6.
What Greaser shows
up at the rumble?
7.
Who won the rumble?
8.
What advice did
Johnny offer Ponyboy and Dallas?
9.
What happens at
the end of the chapter?
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012 - Friday, May 18, 2012
7th Grade ELA:
Students will spend the week discussing and correcting their various poetry exercises completed in class. Upon the completion of this week, students will begin their final unit of the year. The majority of the reading and response activities will take place in class. There will be a mini-project and test at the conclusion of the book during the first week of June. There will be various "pop quizzes" throughout the reading of the novel as well to verify comprehension and individual student accountability to maintain the reading pace.
8th Grade ELA:
For the remainder of the year, 8th grade students will be reading S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders". The majority of the reading and response activities will take place in class. There will be a mini-project and test at the conclusion of the book during the first week of June. There will be various intermittent "pop quizzes" throughout the reading of the novel as well to verify comprehension and individual student accountability to maintain the reading pace.
8th Grade AELA:
For the remainder of the year, AELA 8th grade students will be reading Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Students will be required to complete the reading, several reading activities, and short play production. Students will be provided class time, but are also responsible to complete unfinished work at home in order to be prepared for each class period. Students will be expected to act out at least one scene of the play in full costume, props, etc. as their culminating project. They will also take a written test. Specific due dates will be posted and announced.
Students will spend the week discussing and correcting their various poetry exercises completed in class. Upon the completion of this week, students will begin their final unit of the year. The majority of the reading and response activities will take place in class. There will be a mini-project and test at the conclusion of the book during the first week of June. There will be various "pop quizzes" throughout the reading of the novel as well to verify comprehension and individual student accountability to maintain the reading pace.
8th Grade ELA:
For the remainder of the year, 8th grade students will be reading S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders". The majority of the reading and response activities will take place in class. There will be a mini-project and test at the conclusion of the book during the first week of June. There will be various intermittent "pop quizzes" throughout the reading of the novel as well to verify comprehension and individual student accountability to maintain the reading pace.
8th Grade AELA:
For the remainder of the year, AELA 8th grade students will be reading Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Students will be required to complete the reading, several reading activities, and short play production. Students will be provided class time, but are also responsible to complete unfinished work at home in order to be prepared for each class period. Students will be expected to act out at least one scene of the play in full costume, props, etc. as their culminating project. They will also take a written test. Specific due dates will be posted and announced.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Diary of Anne Frank Responses
Diary of Anne Frank
Act I
Questions & Responses
¨1. At first, Anne is unaffected and considers the hiding place “a very peculiar summer boarding house”.
¨2. While the workers are in the building, there had to be complete quiet. There could be no noise from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. They could move only in their stockinged feet and could not speak above a whisper. They could not run any water.
¨3. Her father’s command that she must never go beyond the door of their hiding place makes Anne realize the severity of their confinement.
¨4. Margot, Anne, and Peter do school assignments under the guidance of Mr. Frank. Mrs. Frank and Mrs. Van Daan do sewing, embroidery, and prepare dinners. They all celebrate Hanukkah. The families cannot make any noise for fear of people becoming aware that they are hiding upstairs. They are never allowed to leave the attic to go outside. When a thief enters the warehouse, his noise fills everyone with fear. They think the intruder is the Green Police
¨5. Anne wants to be able to ride her bike, to laugh, to have new clothes, to have a hot bath, and to be back at school with her friends. Her nightmare was that the Green Police broke down the door and grabbed her.
¨6. Hanukkah is a time of celebration. It is a way of renewing your faith in God. Anne has managed to surprise the group by finding appropriate Hanukkah presents for each one
¨7. Peter is gentle and well mannered. He is shy and at times withdrawn. Anne is intelligent, honest, and eager for perfection. However, at times she can be difficult and temperamental. Peter impulsively rips the Star of David off his shirt and burns it. Anne has stronger feelings about what the star stands for and can’t burn it.
¨8. Margot is quiet, courteous, and distant. Anne is boisterous, self-assertive, and engaging. Their mother prefers Margot’s character to Anne’s. Anne feels she is not understood and has nothing in common with her mother.
¨9. The statement means that, even though they are virtually prisoners in the attic, they can go anywhere through books. Anne is eager for intellectual activity and Mr. Frank is a great source of intellectual stimulation for her.
¨10. Everyone is fearful that the intruder will go to the Green Police and tell of their hiding. Yet they try to renew their faith and courage by continuing to celebrate Hanukkah.
¨11. Traditions help us get through difficult times by giving people a sense of security. The idea of sharing long-established values prevents a sense of rootlessness.
¨12. Answers may vary…Yes. Students should note that Anne provides firsthand observations on the barbarism of the Nazis.
Act II
Questions & Responses
¨ 1. The people from whom Miep had gotten the ration books have been arrested, and so the refugees are particularly hungry.
¨ 2. Answers may vary…Some examples include Mr. Van Daan’s attempt to sell his wife’s fur coat, Peter’s resentment over Dussel’s remark about the boy’s lost cat, news of the workman’s blackmail of Mr. Kraler, Mrs. Van Daan’s disapproval of her son’s growing affection for Anne, and Mr. Van Daan’s theft of food.
¨ 3. News of the D-Day invasion of Normandy and expectations of imminent liberation give the group hope.
¨ Mr. Kraler tells the group that he thinks one of the workmen is trying to blackmail him and knows that there are people hiding in the attic.
¨ 4. Mrs. Frank wants to turn out the Van Daans because she discovered Mr. Van Daan stealing bread that should have gone to the children.
¨ Mrs. Frank has always been shown to be concerned about the health and well-being of the children
¨ 5. The Gestapo traces the stolen radio back to the thief, who reveals the location of the hideout to the Nazis.
¨ 6. Peter provides her with the security she craves, and now this confidence in his affection for her enables her to be less defensive with the other occupants.
¨ 7. Ulcers can be caused by stress and aggravation. Mr. Frank feels that Mr. Kraler’s ulcers were caused by constantly worrying about their safety.
¨ 8. Mr. Frank refers to the fact that living in confinement, compounded by the strain and tension of war, causes problems among people which might otherwise never occur.
¨ 9. Anne’s successful struggle to achieve courage, hope, and compassion allows her to believe that people are really good at heart.
¨ 10. The implication is that Mr. Frank has lost his faith. Reading his daughter’s entries restores his own faith in humanity.
¨ 11. Answers may vary. Like Anne in this speech, some young people think they can ignore the world’s evils and on the strength of their hopes and ideals make the world a better place.
¨ 12. Anne’s diary is an enduring testimonial to the power of courage and positivism to prevail over despair
Monday, May 7, 2012
Monday, May 7, 2012 - Friday, May 12, 2012
8th Grade ELA & AELA:
Monday: Complete Diary of Anne Frank questions; "Thinking about the Selection" questions #1-12 on page 343 and "Thinking about the Selection" and "Analyzing Literature" questions on page 369 #1-12 and #1-4.
Tuesday: Correct and discuss Diary of Anne Frank questions
Wednesday: Discovery Education Testing Day!
Thursday: Begin Memoir Writing Assessment
Friday: Complete Memoir Writing Assessment and complete Diary of Anne Frank Reading Test
Monday: Complete Diary of Anne Frank questions; "Thinking about the Selection" questions #1-12 on page 343 and "Thinking about the Selection" and "Analyzing Literature" questions on page 369 #1-12 and #1-4.
Tuesday: Correct and discuss Diary of Anne Frank questions
Wednesday: Discovery Education Testing Day!
Thursday: Begin Memoir Writing Assessment
Friday: Complete Memoir Writing Assessment and complete Diary of Anne Frank Reading Test
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012 - Friday, April 27, 2012
7th Grade ELA:
Monday: Finish working on Sonnet Project
Tuesday: Present Sonnets
Wednesday: Finish Sonnet Presentation and Explain Limerick Project
Thursday:...Half Day of School...Continue to work on Limerick Project
Friday: Finish working on Limerick Project
8th Grade AELA & ELA:
Monday: Visit Library and begin www.AnneFrank.org responses
Tuesday: Discuss and collect www.AnneFrank.org responses
Wednesday: Begin the dramatic reading of "Diary of Anne Frank"
Thursday:...Half Day of School...continue the dramatic reading of "Diary of Anne Frank"
Friday: Continue dramatic reading of "Diary of Anne Frank"
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012 - Friday, April 20, 2012
7th Grade ELA:
Monday: Present Sonnets
Tuesday: Review Iambic Pentameter and Begin revising Sonnets
Wednesday: Collaboratively work on Sonnets
Thursday: Collaboratively work on Sonnets
Friday: Complete Sonnets and Present
8th Grade ELA and AELA:
Monday: College Knowledge and Complete White Punctuation Packets
Tuesday: College Knowledge and Complete White Punctuation Packets and attend Career Expo
Wednesday: Read pages 300-01 in Brown Textbook and view "One Survivor Remembers"
Thursday: Finish and discuss video response questions
Friday: Finish video response questions, take Pop Quiz on pages 300-01 in Brown Textbook, and complete Electronic Exploration of Anne Frank
Monday: Present Sonnets
Tuesday: Review Iambic Pentameter and Begin revising Sonnets
Wednesday: Collaboratively work on Sonnets
Thursday: Collaboratively work on Sonnets
Friday: Complete Sonnets and Present
8th Grade ELA and AELA:
Monday: College Knowledge and Complete White Punctuation Packets
Tuesday: College Knowledge and Complete White Punctuation Packets and attend Career Expo
Wednesday: Read pages 300-01 in Brown Textbook and view "One Survivor Remembers"
Thursday: Finish and discuss video response questions
Friday: Finish video response questions, take Pop Quiz on pages 300-01 in Brown Textbook, and complete Electronic Exploration of Anne Frank
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012 - Friday, April 13, 2012
7th Grade ELA:
Students will begin their Poetry Unit this week. Individual assignments and projects will be posted as the week progresses.
8th Grade ELA:
Students will be provided class time to complete and correct their White Punctuation Packets. The White Packet is due by the end of the class period on Friday, April 13, 2012. If students are unable to complete their work in class, they are expected to take the packet home as needed in order turn in an accurate and complete packet by Friday.
8th Grade AELA:
Students will complete the Moodle assignments and final project. They will be provided class time all this week. All assignments must be completed and submitted by Monday, April 16, 2012. There will be no class time available to work on Monday, April 16, 2012.
Students will begin their Poetry Unit this week. Individual assignments and projects will be posted as the week progresses.
8th Grade ELA:
Students will be provided class time to complete and correct their White Punctuation Packets. The White Packet is due by the end of the class period on Friday, April 13, 2012. If students are unable to complete their work in class, they are expected to take the packet home as needed in order turn in an accurate and complete packet by Friday.
8th Grade AELA:
Students will complete the Moodle assignments and final project. They will be provided class time all this week. All assignments must be completed and submitted by Monday, April 16, 2012. There will be no class time available to work on Monday, April 16, 2012.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012 - Friday, March 30, 2012
7th Grade ELA:
Monday: Continue the Persuasive Writing Assessment
Tuesday: Complete the Persuasive Writing Assessment, Bibliography Test, & Internal Citation Worksheet
Wednesday: Correct & Collect Internal Citation Worksheet
Thursday: Library Visit & Beat the Blahs
Friday: No School...Spring Break
8th Grade ELA:
Monday: Complete & Correct Yellow and White Grammar and Punctuation Packets
Tuesday: Review for Grammar Test
Wednesday: Complete Grammar Test
Thursday: Library Visit & Beat the Blahs
Friday: No School...Spring Break
8th Grade Advanced ELA:
Monday: Complete Grammar Review Power Point, Continue to complete White Punctuation Packet, Yellow Grammar Packet, Lois Lowry's "The Giver" Moodle Assignments
Tuesday: Complete Grammar Review Power Point, Continue to complete White Punctuation Packet, Yellow Grammar Packet, Lois Lowry "The Giver" Moodle Assignments
Wednesday: Turn in Yellow Grammar Packet & Complete Grammar Test
Thursday: Library Visit...Beat the Blahs
Friday: No School...Spring Break
Students will be provided time to complete, correct, and submit their Yellow Grammar Packet. Students will complete the Grammar Test review on Tuesday and submit their Yellow Grammar Packet and take the Grammar Test on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Monday: Continue the Persuasive Writing Assessment
Tuesday: Complete the Persuasive Writing Assessment, Bibliography Test, & Internal Citation Worksheet
Wednesday: Correct & Collect Internal Citation Worksheet
Thursday: Library Visit & Beat the Blahs
Friday: No School...Spring Break
8th Grade ELA:
Monday: Complete & Correct Yellow and White Grammar and Punctuation Packets
Tuesday: Review for Grammar Test
Wednesday: Complete Grammar Test
Thursday: Library Visit & Beat the Blahs
Friday: No School...Spring Break
8th Grade Advanced ELA:
Monday: Complete Grammar Review Power Point, Continue to complete White Punctuation Packet, Yellow Grammar Packet, Lois Lowry's "The Giver" Moodle Assignments
Tuesday: Complete Grammar Review Power Point, Continue to complete White Punctuation Packet, Yellow Grammar Packet, Lois Lowry "The Giver" Moodle Assignments
Wednesday: Turn in Yellow Grammar Packet & Complete Grammar Test
Thursday: Library Visit...Beat the Blahs
Friday: No School...Spring Break
Students will be provided time to complete, correct, and submit their Yellow Grammar Packet. Students will complete the Grammar Test review on Tuesday and submit their Yellow Grammar Packet and take the Grammar Test on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Helpful Hints: Internal Citation
Internal citations:
Within the Paper, all information that doesn't come out of your head, even if you can't remember where you saw it, must be cited, whether paraphrased or directly cited.
Book: one author
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Author's last name page).
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Robbins 52).
Book: Editor as author
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Editors last name page).
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Willis 165).
Encyclopedia
-....text paraphrase or quotation("Title of entry" Encyclopedia page).
-....text paraphrase or quotation ("Toads" World Book Encyclopedia 1271).
CD-Rom
-....text paraphrase or quotation ("Title of entry" Program title).
-....text paraphrase or quotation ("China" World Atlas Vista).
Interview
-....text paraphrase or quotation(Source's last name Date).
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Tuller 10 October 1999).
Magazine
-....text paraphrase or quotation ( Author's last name page)
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Sutro 87).
Pamphlet
-....text paraphrase or quotation ( Source or Writer page)
-....text paraphrase or quotation ( U.N. Informational services 53).
World Wide Web
---On-line database
-....text paraphrase or quotation ("Title of search" Name of on-line encyclopedia).
-....text paraphrase or quotation ("Greece" Britanica On-line).
---Profesional Web Site
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Title of Page Location).
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Portuguese Language Page University of Chicago).
Within the Paper, all information that doesn't come out of your head, even if you can't remember where you saw it, must be cited, whether paraphrased or directly cited.
Book: one author
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Author's last name page).
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Robbins 52).
Book: Editor as author
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Editors last name page).
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Willis 165).
Encyclopedia
-....text paraphrase or quotation("Title of entry" Encyclopedia page).
-....text paraphrase or quotation ("Toads" World Book Encyclopedia 1271).
CD-Rom
-....text paraphrase or quotation ("Title of entry" Program title).
-....text paraphrase or quotation ("China" World Atlas Vista).
Interview
-....text paraphrase or quotation(Source's last name Date).
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Tuller 10 October 1999).
Magazine
-....text paraphrase or quotation ( Author's last name page)
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Sutro 87).
Pamphlet
-....text paraphrase or quotation ( Source or Writer page)
-....text paraphrase or quotation ( U.N. Informational services 53).
World Wide Web
---On-line database
-....text paraphrase or quotation ("Title of search" Name of on-line encyclopedia).
-....text paraphrase or quotation ("Greece" Britanica On-line).
---Profesional Web Site
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Title of Page Location).
-....text paraphrase or quotation (Portuguese Language Page University of Chicago).
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012 - Friday, March 16, 2012
7th Grade ELA:
Monday: Begin revising Ancient Greek and Roman Persuasive Essays
Tuesday: Begin Persuasive Writing Skills Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday: Finish and Correct Persuasive Writing Skills Scavenger Hunt
Thursday: Finish collectively revising an Ancient Greek and Roman Persuasive Essay
Friday: Complete personal revisions and re-submit for a final grade
Homework: Complete personal revisions and re-submit by Monday, March 19, 2012
8th Grade ELA:
Monday: Complete and Perform "Interjection, Verb, and Preposition" Skits
Tuesday: Finish performing "Interjection, Verb, and Preposition" Skits and work on Yellow Packet pages 133 - 161
Wednesday: Silently & Individually complete Yellow Packet pages 133 - 161
Thursday: Correct & Discuss answers for Yellow packet pages 133 - 161
Friday: Continue to silently & individually complete Yellow Packet pages
8th Grade AELA:
Moodle assignments, the Yellow and white grammar and punctuation packets are due on Thursday, March 29, 2012
Monday: Begin revising Ancient Greek and Roman Persuasive Essays
Tuesday: Begin Persuasive Writing Skills Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday: Finish and Correct Persuasive Writing Skills Scavenger Hunt
Thursday: Finish collectively revising an Ancient Greek and Roman Persuasive Essay
Friday: Complete personal revisions and re-submit for a final grade
Homework: Complete personal revisions and re-submit by Monday, March 19, 2012
8th Grade ELA:
Monday: Complete and Perform "Interjection, Verb, and Preposition" Skits
Tuesday: Finish performing "Interjection, Verb, and Preposition" Skits and work on Yellow Packet pages 133 - 161
Wednesday: Silently & Individually complete Yellow Packet pages 133 - 161
Thursday: Correct & Discuss answers for Yellow packet pages 133 - 161
Friday: Continue to silently & individually complete Yellow Packet pages
8th Grade AELA:
Moodle assignments, the Yellow and white grammar and punctuation packets are due on Thursday, March 29, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012 - Friday, March 9, 2012
7th Grade ELA:
Monday: Continue to work on Bibliography Tests, Final Essays, and Presentations
Tuesday: (Half Day of School) Complete Presentation Preparation
Wednesday: Complete Presentation Preparation & Begin Presentations
Thursday: Continue Presentations
Friday: Finish Presentations
8th Grade ELA:
Monday: Complete pages 133-134 in Yellow Grammar Packet
Tuesday: (Half Day of School) Complete 135-136 in Yellow Grammar Packet
Wednesday: Complete 139-140 in Yellow Grammar Packet
Thursday: Introduce and Discuss Adjectives, Interjections, and Verbs
Friday: Perform skits & complete 153-160 in Yellow Grammar Packet
8th Grade AELA:
Moodle Assignments, Yellow & White Grammar and Punctuation Packets...Due Thursday, March 29th, 2012
Monday: Continue to work on Bibliography Tests, Final Essays, and Presentations
Tuesday: (Half Day of School) Complete Presentation Preparation
Wednesday: Complete Presentation Preparation & Begin Presentations
Thursday: Continue Presentations
Friday: Finish Presentations
8th Grade ELA:
Monday: Complete pages 133-134 in Yellow Grammar Packet
Tuesday: (Half Day of School) Complete 135-136 in Yellow Grammar Packet
Wednesday: Complete 139-140 in Yellow Grammar Packet
Thursday: Introduce and Discuss Adjectives, Interjections, and Verbs
Friday: Perform skits & complete 153-160 in Yellow Grammar Packet
8th Grade AELA:
Moodle Assignments, Yellow & White Grammar and Punctuation Packets...Due Thursday, March 29th, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
8th Grade AELA Moodle Accounts
8th Grade Advanced ELA
Advanced ELA will be completing their book study using a Computer Learning System called Moodle. They will have the entire month of March to complete the book and online assignments. Students can complete their work at school and also at home at the following link: http://moodle.kentisd.org/course/view.php?id=706 . Feel free to monitor your students progress (all you will need is your son/daughter's user name and/or password).
Advanced ELA will be completing their book study using a Computer Learning System called Moodle. They will have the entire month of March to complete the book and online assignments. Students can complete their work at school and also at home at the following link: http://moodle.kentisd.org/course/view.php?id=706 . Feel free to monitor your students progress (all you will need is your son/daughter's user name and/or password).
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012 - Friday, February 16, 2012
7th Grade English Language Arts
This week, 7th grade ELA student will finish collecting research on their topic and complete their final essay by Thursday, February 15, 2012. Thereafter, students will be collaborate and be prepared to present their project starting Wednesday, February 21, 2012.
8th Grade English Language Arts & Advanced English Language Arts
This week, 8th grade ELA & AELA will complete their presentation on their controversial topics and begin their grammar unit. Beginning February 19, 2012, AELA will also be completing an online book study of Lois Lowry's "The Giver". Log-in directions will be posted next week.
This week, 7th grade ELA student will finish collecting research on their topic and complete their final essay by Thursday, February 15, 2012. Thereafter, students will be collaborate and be prepared to present their project starting Wednesday, February 21, 2012.
8th Grade English Language Arts & Advanced English Language Arts
This week, 8th grade ELA & AELA will complete their presentation on their controversial topics and begin their grammar unit. Beginning February 19, 2012, AELA will also be completing an online book study of Lois Lowry's "The Giver". Log-in directions will be posted next week.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
7th Grade: Ancient Greece & Rome Research Project
RESEARCH DATABASE...
Go To: www.mel.org
Please use one of the databases below for your research. Please ask if you have questions about any of the databases.
1.General Reference Gold
2.Info Trac Junior Edition
3.Info Trac Student Edition
4.Educator’s Reference Complete
Go To: www.mel.org
Please use one of the databases below for your research. Please ask if you have questions about any of the databases.
1.General Reference Gold
2.Info Trac Junior Edition
3.Info Trac Student Edition
4.Educator’s Reference Complete
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012 - Friday, January 27, 2011
7th Grade ELA:
Monday: Discuss, Correct, & Collect Greek materials: "Apple of Discord" and "The Beginning of the World"
Tuesday: Dramatic reading of "King Midas". Discuss, Correct, and Collect "King Midas" response reading questions
Wednesday: View and respond to Greek Mythology story-time clips viewed at: http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/default_lowband.htm
Thursday: Dramatic reading of "Hercules and the 12 labors". Discuss, Correct, and Collect "Hercules and the 12 Labors"
Friday: Distribute and Explain "Greek Feast" Research Project
8th Grade ELA & AELA:
Monday: Finish Discussing & Correcting the Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" and Langston Hughes' "Harlem" reading response questions
Tuesday: Distribute & Explain Persuasive Research Project
Wednesday: Begin research for Persuasive Project
Thursday: Continue researching for Persuasive Project
Friday: Finish researching & Begin organizing and drafting Persuasive Essay
Monday: Discuss, Correct, & Collect Greek materials: "Apple of Discord" and "The Beginning of the World"
Tuesday: Dramatic reading of "King Midas". Discuss, Correct, and Collect "King Midas" response reading questions
Wednesday: View and respond to Greek Mythology story-time clips viewed at: http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/default_lowband.htm
Thursday: Dramatic reading of "Hercules and the 12 labors". Discuss, Correct, and Collect "Hercules and the 12 Labors"
Friday: Distribute and Explain "Greek Feast" Research Project
8th Grade ELA & AELA:
Monday: Finish Discussing & Correcting the Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" and Langston Hughes' "Harlem" reading response questions
Tuesday: Distribute & Explain Persuasive Research Project
Wednesday: Begin research for Persuasive Project
Thursday: Continue researching for Persuasive Project
Friday: Finish researching & Begin organizing and drafting Persuasive Essay
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012 - Friday, January 13, 2012
7th Grade:
Monday: SRI Testing
Tuesday: Library Day, Review SRI Lexile scores and grades
Wednesday: Continue Greek Mythology Unit... read and complete "What is a Myth?" and "Myths in the Night Sky" worksheet
Thursday: Write Greek Myth short stories and complete MAZE close Test
Friday: Share Greek Myth short stories
8th Grade ELA & AELA:
Monday: SRI Testing
Tuesday: Library Day, Review SRI Lexile scores and grades
Wednesday: Read, watch, and discuss Dr. MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
Thursday: Work Day...complete the Literary Devices/Figurative Language Powerpoint, YouTube, and worksheet for Dr. MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
Friday: Complete, Discuss, and turn in "I Have a Dream" Literary Devices Worksheet
Monday: SRI Testing
Tuesday: Library Day, Review SRI Lexile scores and grades
Wednesday: Continue Greek Mythology Unit... read and complete "What is a Myth?" and "Myths in the Night Sky" worksheet
Thursday: Write Greek Myth short stories and complete MAZE close Test
Friday: Share Greek Myth short stories
8th Grade ELA & AELA:
Monday: SRI Testing
Tuesday: Library Day, Review SRI Lexile scores and grades
Wednesday: Read, watch, and discuss Dr. MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
Thursday: Work Day...complete the Literary Devices/Figurative Language Powerpoint, YouTube, and worksheet for Dr. MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
Friday: Complete, Discuss, and turn in "I Have a Dream" Literary Devices Worksheet
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 - Friday, Jan. 6, 2012
7th Grade English Language Arts
Tuesday: D.O.L. & Writing Prompt Response
Homework: Study for Friday's Spelling Bee
Wednesday: Introduction to Greek Mythology Power Point Presentation
Homework: Study for Friday's Spelling Bee
Thursday: Introduction to Greek Mythology Quiz
Homework: Study for Friday's Spelling Bee
Friday: Class Spelling Bee Competition
Homework: No Homework
Tuesday: D.O.L. & Writing Prompt Response
Homework: Study for Friday's Spelling Bee
Wednesday: Introduction to Greek Mythology Power Point Presentation
Homework: Study for Friday's Spelling Bee
Thursday: Introduction to Greek Mythology Quiz
Homework: Study for Friday's Spelling Bee
Friday: Class Spelling Bee Competition
Homework: No Homework
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 - Friday, Jan. 6, 2012
8th Grade ELA & AELA
Tuesday: D.O.L., Writing Prompt, Review Social Contract
Homework: Study for Friday's Spelling Bee
Wednesday: D.O.L., Continue Writing Prompt, Begin "Thank You, Ma'm" Assessment
Homework: Study for Friday's Spelling Bee
Thursday: D.O.L., Finish "Thank You, Ma'm" Assessment
Homework: Study for Friday's Spelling Bee
Friday: D.O.L. and Spelling Bee
Homework: No Homework
Tuesday: D.O.L., Writing Prompt, Review Social Contract
Homework: Study for Friday's Spelling Bee
Wednesday: D.O.L., Continue Writing Prompt, Begin "Thank You, Ma'm" Assessment
Homework: Study for Friday's Spelling Bee
Thursday: D.O.L., Finish "Thank You, Ma'm" Assessment
Homework: Study for Friday's Spelling Bee
Friday: D.O.L. and Spelling Bee
Homework: No Homework
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