12/9-12/14 December 14, 2009
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12/14/09 Accelerated Language Arts 8
CJSF Rough Draft letters due today at break or lunch (see me for a handout on requirements.
Pass up: -Brown Grammar p. 199, Exercise 6: Follow the directions in the book—Assigned Thursday, DUE MONDAY
Homework:
-Study nouns: test on 12/18. Memorize these noun types:
1. common
2. proper
3. concrete
4. abstract
5. collective
6. compound: separated
7. compound: combined
8. compound: hyphenated
9. singular
10. plural
-Use the category codes above to classify each of the nouns in Exercise 7, on page 199 in your Brown Grammar book. For full credit, please write out the sentences, list the nouns underneath, and use numbers next to each noun to describe all the different categories each noun falls into.
Agenda:
-Bell Activity: What are the three types of compound nouns? Give two examples of each.
-Cowboy Grammar: Nouns
1. gorilla
Uncle Fred
2. New York City
Elvis Presley
3. trust
happiness
-Correct Brown Grammar, Ex. 6
12/14/09 Humanities Core 7
Pass up your Purple Grammar p. 217, Exercise 16 and Signed Green Sheet
Homework:
LA: Purple Grammar p. 219, Exercise 20: Copy the sentences then follow the directions in the book.
Read: ____ pages every day and get your Vacation Reading Log signed NIGHTLY
S.S. Use your lit book to look over your parts for tomorrow
Books You’ll Need Tomorrow: Lit, AR, WW: Make sure you have a Vacation Reading book to read AND your big, purple Lit book here each day this week
Agenda:
Work on WW 13 A
AR Time when you finish—log it!
Fill in your Q2 AR Graph and answer these questions in a paragraph on the back of your graph paper:
How do you feel you did during second quarter in AR? Did you meet your goal? Exceed it? Raise it and meet your new goal? How often did you read and for how many minutes on average? Did you find any books you like? What would you like your goal to be for next quarter (minimum 35)? How will you reach it?
Correct WW 13 A
Correct Purple Grammar p, 217, Ex. 16
Read “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley” p. 607/600 in your big purple Lit book—parts have been assigned, see lists for details
Helping Verb PowerPoint—take notes and turn in at the end of the period J
12/11/09 Accelerated Language Arts 8
Homework:
-Brown Grammar p. 199, Exercise 6: Follow the directions in the book—DUE MONDAY
-Study nouns: test on 12/18
Agenda:
-Bell Activity: When a teacher asks you to “study” for a test, what do you typically do? What did you do to prepare yourself for today’s Wordly Wise midterm? Based on your preparations, how do you think you will do? Be specific. (KEEP this in your binder when you finish.)
-Wordly Wise Midterm (Please make your binder paper look like the white board example)
-AR time (One person in the library at a time. Use the pass. Sign up WHEN YOU FINISH the WW midterm.)
12/11/09 Humanities Core 7
Homework:
LA: Purple Grammar p. 217, Exercise 16: Copy the sentences, then follow the directions in the book.
Read: ____ pages every day and get your Vacation Reading Log signed NIGHTLY
S.S. Return the green parent-signed MY Access report on MONDAY
Books You’ll Need Tomorrow: Lit, AR, WW: Make sure you have a Vacation Reading book to read AND your big, purple Lit book here on Monday
Agenda:
Work on WW 12 E
AR Time when you finish
When everyone is silently reading AR, have them swap with their correcting partners and correct 12 E
WW 12 Test
Have students swap tests with their correcting partners and correct
Read “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley” p. 600 in your big purple Lit book—parts have been assigned, see lists for details
12/10/09 Accelerated Language Arts 8
Get the same computer as yesterday—see me if you don’t remember your computer number J
Pass up your Brown Grammar p. 197, Exercise 5
Homework:
-AR reading: Last day to test on fiction & nonfiction=today /Friday
-Senior Baskets due today—room 22
-WW Midterm on Friday—Review Lessons 1-10
-Brown Grammar p. 199, Exercise 6: Follow the directions in the book—DUE MONDAY
-Study nouns: test on 12/18
Agenda:
District Writing Exam
www.gomyaccess.com
Username: IDpv (Ex: 000000pv)
Password: 6-digit birthday
Adding a Class to the Curriculum
12/10/09 Humanities Core 7
Pass up:
Purple Grammar p. 217, Ex. 15
Homework:
LA: Study for the WW test tomorrow!
Return the green parent-signed MY Access report on MONDAY
Read: 30-60 minutes—Last day to take an AR quiz is Friday
S.S. Make sure you have a book to read AND your big, purple Lit book here tomorrow
Books You’ll Need Tomorrow: Lit, AR, WW
Agenda:
Correct WW 12 B, C, and D
AR Time
Lit p. 596-597—Read and discuss
Begin “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley” p. 598
12/9/09 Accelerated Language Arts 8
Pass up your Brown Grammar p. 197, Exercise 4 and your Final Draft
Homework:
-AR reading: Last day to test on fiction & nonfiction=this Thursday/Friday
-Senior Baskets due Thursday
-WW Midterm on Friday—Review Lessons 1-10
-Brown Grammar p. 197, Exercise 5: Follow the directions in the book.
-Study nouns: test on 12/18
Agenda:
District Writing Exam
www.gomyaccess.com
Username: IDpv (Ex: 000000pv)
Password: 6-digit birthday
Persuasive Essay
12/9/09 Humanities Core 7
Pass up: Rough draft response to lit essays and
Purple Grammar p. 217, Ex. 14
Homework:
LA: Wordly Wise 12 D
Purple Grammar p. 217, Ex. 15: Follow the directions given in the book.
Read: 30-60 minutes—Last day to take an AR quiz is Friday
S.S. Review notes for the district writing test
Senior Baskets due tomorrow!
Books You’ll Need Tomorrow: Lit, AR, WW
Agenda:
District Writing Exam
***As you are waiting for your computer to load, carefully read “The Alternate Speaker” as you will be writing about this story today using the computer.
1. Log in to the computer: ID, Password=birthday, STU, blue internet light, no dial-up (gross!)
2. Use Mozilla Firefox
3. Type in: www.gomyaccess.com
4. Username: IDpv (Ex: 000000pv)
5. Password: 6-digit birthday
6. Click on the “Assignments” button
7. Click on the “Start” button next to “Theme in Literature”
Read through the prompt carefully and think about the writing we have done
8. Use the dropdown menu under “Prewrite” to choose a graphic organizer
9. Fill out a graphic organizer
10. Begin typing your essay, remembering to use all of the skills you have learned.
11. Do not hit the “Submit” button at the bottom of your screen, please click on “Save and finish later” every ten minutes or so…
12. Click on “Resume” and finish writing
