Welcome
Students
MY LATE NIGHT
HELP SESSION IS TUESDAY
It has been a pleasure to meet the class of 2014. You are off to a great start!
Fri.,
Nov. 21
Read!
Thurs., Nov. 20
Study flash cards for Friday’s Test
B/C Place the terms from a bank in sentences
about
Literary terms. Identify examples
of simile, metaphor,
hyperbole and personification
D/E/F
The test will consist of matching terms to definitions
Wed., Nov. 19
Study flash cards for Friday’s Test
Tues., Nov. 18
Complete personification worksheet
Study
Literary Terms flash cards
For
Friday’s test
Mon., Nov. 17
Complete hyperbole wksht. if not finished
in class
Study
your Literary Terms flash cards for
Friday’s test
November homework up until this week consisted mainly of
working on individual book projects.
MON.,
OCT. 27 – THURS. OCT. 30 Homework for all blocks:
Revise/edit
your folktale rough draft.
Conference
with me at least once either in-class,
or at help session in the
library, M/Tue/Wed.
Create a cover (and B/C author’s
page)
Please check all assignment
instructions and
models given in assignment
printout.
Print your final copy. It is due Thursday,
Oct. 30, by the end of the day.
(I will be available for
conferencing for your
folk tale final copy in the
library, after school,
on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week)
MON.,OCT. 20 – FRI., OCT. 24 Homework for all
blocks:
Work on the rough draft of your
folk tale.
Pay special attention to creating
a conflict
and having your protagonist solve
the problem.
Use dialogue according to the
mini-lessons
presented in class.
Your subject matter should be
appropriate
for all to read since the final
copies will be
on view at Latino Night.
Wednesday, Oct, 15 Finish the reading for your
second folk tale
Complete
the front page of the worksheet.
Answer
all questions completely.
Tuesday, Oct, 14
We
begin our Latino unit!
Complete
reading of the printed out Folk Tale,
“From
Such a Stick Comes Such a Splinter”
Fill
in the worksheet. You may need to
look up definitions for conflict and point
of view on your reading and lit. terms
handout.
Monday, Oct. 13
no
SCHOOL -
Friday,
Oct. 10
Continue to read your first
quarter reading book.
If
you are not finished reading it, you should be
close to finishing it by the end
of the long weekend.
If you have finished this book
decide what book
project you will choose.
Thursday, Oct. 9
Study your Weekly Vocabulary and
Usage words for tomorrow’s quiz.
Complete your “Zebra”
Character Traits’ worksheet
Wednesday, Oct. 8 Study your Weekly Vocabulary and
Usage words
Work on your “Zebra” Character Traits’
worksheet
Tuesday,
Oct. 7
Homework:
Watch ten minutes of tonight’s
presidential debate.
WN
#8 write your thoughts/ impressions of what you saw
Notice
who the moderator is and where the debate takes
place. What is the format for
this debate?
Write for about five minutes.
Monday,
Oct. 6
Round
Robin Writing – WN# 7 (or #8 in some classes)
Homework:
B/C Write a story using this week’s vocabulary
and usage words
D/E/F Write a paragraph or sentences using this
week’s
vocabulary and usage words
Friday, Oct. 3
Vocabulary
and usage quiz
Homework:
Read
your book project book
Thursday,
Oct 2
View
the DVD of “Thank You M’am” Look for and
note
differences
between Story and DVD – Venn worksheet
Homework:
WN#
6 Fast forward or rewind see handout
Wednesday,
Oct. 1
Begin
reading “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes
Write
answers to questions focusing on conflict, dialect, and
Inference
Tuesday,
Sept. 30
Peer
editing of classmate’s story
Focus
areas: Spelling, usage and capitalization
Homework:
Type
and print the final copy of Classmate’s
Story
Monday,
Sept. 29
In
class we read our partner’s story about us to check for
accuracy
Homework:
B/C Write a story using this week’s vocabulary
and usage words
D/E/F Write a paragraph or sentences using this
week’s
vocabulary and usage words
Friday, Sept 26
Read your first quarter reading book
Thursday, Sept.25
Begin writing R.D. for your classmate’s
article
Wednesday, Sept. 24
Complete WN #5
Tuesday,
Sept. 23
Today
we choose partners and begin interviews for a
classmate’s
feature story.
Homework:
WN# 5 after checking your notes from today’s
classmate
interview, write a page about what you learned
about your partner.
All Blocks: Bring your book project book to class
tomorrow.
Monday,
Sept. 22
We
finished and passed in written responses about
Julia Alvarez’s essay, “Names/Nombres.”
Homework:
B/C Use this week’s vocabulary and usage words in
a
short story. Work
to make each word’s meaning
clear in your
sentences.
Underline the vocab./usage words.
D/E/F Use this week’s vocabulary and usage words
in a
paragraph or in separate sentences.
Underline the vocab./usage words.
Friday,
Sept. 19
Read your first quarter reading book. If you do not have one,
Find
one this weekend.
Thursday,
Sept. 18
We
read (listened to on tape actually) “Names/Nombres”
by
Julia Alvarez.
Homework:
WN
#4 - My Name – see the printed explanation – I
know you
have Family Science Night
tonight, so just get started on this
entry. You can always add to it later.
Review
this week’s words for a brief matching quiz tomorrow
Wednesday, Sept. 17
Library orientation
takes place today.
Homework:
B/C - write a paragraph this
week’s vocabulary words
D/e/F
- write
a sentence using each vocabulary word
Tuesday, Sept. 16
Today we will go
to the library for half of the block to look for a
first
quarter fiction reading book.
Remember
that tomorrow is a full block of library orientation.
Homework:
-WN
#3 Fast Forward
Choose an age for
yourself 18, 20, 24, - you choose.
Describe what you
will be doing, where you will be living,
who your friends
are, what your goals are.
Monday,
Sept. 15
Homework:
-Read
the Library Terms pages and do the crossword puzzle
-Complete
the reading for the book project assignment
Friday, Sept. 12
No
new homework
If you are missing
work (as many of you are), you should
Complete it over the
weekend and pass it in on Monday.
Thursday,
Sept. 11
We
discussed 9/11 and then read “Seventh Grade”
by
Gary Soto.
Homework:
Open book - binder, agenda, WN, Organization
Quiz tomorrow
WN
#2 - 9/11 Your Memories / Thoughts about 9/11
Wednesday,
Sept. 10
I passed
back homework: 5 - Excellent; 4.5 - Very Good; 4 - Good; 3.5 - Fair.
Today in class we
read about strategies for active reading and we chose
stereograms for our WN covers! Stereograms symbolize looking deeper
into your reading to make meaning.
Homework:
- complete Active
Reading Strategies worksheet
Tuesday,
Sept. 9
Homework:
-
use
direction sheet to complete labeling the
cover of your
Writer’s Notebook
-
use
direction sheet to write WN Rules inside the cover of your WN
-
do
entry - WN #1 - on the topic Seventh Grade, My First Impressions
There are no wrong answers just
write as much as you can
about your thoughts on this
topic. Work to fill at least one
side of a page.
Monday, Sept. 8
Today we will
continue and hopefully complete the final copy of the
District Writing Assessment.
Bring your English binder and your Writer’s Notebook to
class each day.
If you were absent for either of the summer reading tests,
discussion,
or the District Writing Assessment come to tomorrow’s help
session
to make them up.
Homework:
- label your binder cover and tabs
cover – full name, English C311, and your
block
tabs
- Homework, Literature,
Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar
- skim Literary and Reading Terms pages
- fill in Literary Terms worksheet
Friday, Sept. 5
Today you
will have time to continue and complete the draft for your
writing assessment.
As
you finish, you may use class dictionaries to edit. Then begin to
write your final copy.
This
writing should reflect your best work.
No weekend homework. Do bring all of your supplies and a
reading book to class
nest week. Be ready for a five day week!
Thursday, Sept. 4
Today we begin the
district-wide Fall Writing Assessment. I will show
you the content rubric.
You will have a chance to brainstorm and then
write your rough draft.
Bring your supplies and a reading book to
class tomorrow.
Wednesday, Sept. 3
Tangerine book
discussions take place during class today.
No homework
Tuesday, Sept. 2
Summer reading
testing in class today for all blocks.
Homework - fill in a note card with information about what your
chosen class
cornerstone word means to you.
Honesty,
respect, responsibility, courtesy – why are they
important in the classroom?
We will have book discussions on Tangerine in class tomorrow.
You may bring your copy of the novel
and any notes you may have taken.
Thursday, August 28
Bring an SSR book to class each day next
week
Bring English supplies to class Tuesday
Complete
your Letter of Introduction
Ask
a parent/guardian to read and sign the English Letter
Review
your summer reading books -
*on Tuesday you will have a test on the
summer reading book
of your choice and a short comprehension
test on Tangerine
* on Wednesday we
will have a class discussion of Tangerine
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