HAVE A SAFE SUMMER VACATION! I hope to see you in August.
6/2 Tuesday - final exam, Unit 2
6/1 Monday - final exam, Unit 1
5/26 Tuesday - 5/29 Friday
- Review: Capitalization, spelling, punctuation, usage and expression
- Vocabulary review, Unit 1 and 2
- Explain exam format
- finish any "loose ends" re: make-up work, early leave projects, etc.
5/25 Memorial Day - school holiday
5/21 Thursday and 5/22 Friday
- Read "The King of Mazy May" by Jack London
- drawing conclusions, vocab. development, critical viewing
- quiz
- "White Fang"
- SSR DUE FRIDAY - at the beginning of class
- HW - finish answering the questions in the book you selected for SSR
5/18 Monday to 5/20 Wednesday
- Read "Why Monkeys Live in Trees" by Julius Lester
- Read "The Case of the Monkeys That Fell From the Trees' by S. Quinlan
- fiction/non-fiction, vocab. development, cause/effect
- quiz
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
5/15 Friday - video "All God's Creatures" James Herriot
- SSR due May 22
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
5/13 Wednesday and 5/14 Thursday
- Read "The Market Square Dog" by James Herriot
- Vocab. development, point of view, predictions
- quiz
5/12 Tuesday - quiz "The Homecoming"
- Read "The Drive-In Movies" by Gary Soto
- Vocab. development, point of view, predictions
5/11 Monday - Read "The Homecoming" by Laurence Yep - folk tale -
- Predictions, vocabulary development, literary analysis
- review nouns, possessives
- quiz Tuesday
5/6, Wednesday to 5/8 Friday
- Text - poetry - pages 132-135
- PB pages 58 and 59
- Master #31
- Create a free-verse poem
- Test
- SSR
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
5/5, Tuesday - Finish "Miss Congeniality"
- review test
5/4, Monday - Test "Something to Declare"
- Video "Miss Congeniality"
4/30, Thursday and 5/1 Friday
- Text p.126 "Think It Over"
- Analyze Propaganda - PB pages 54 and 55
- Text pages 128-129
- Discuss and create ads
- Test - Monday
- HW - study for test
4/29, Wednesday - "Summarize" - PB p.52
- Text p.127 "Similes" and PB p.53
- SSR
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
4/28, Tuesday - "Point of View" - PB p.51
- Test Monday, May 4
- SSR
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
4/27, Monday - Text, read pages 119-125 - "Something to Declare"
- genre, previe/predict, cause/effect, motive, details,
inference, paraphrase, personal experience
4/24, Friday - Skills review test - pages 65-70
- "Step" - change singular to plural
- SSR - assign (Due May 22)
- HW - begin to answer the questions
in the book you selected
4/23, Thursday - Complex sentences, PB.48, 50 and GPB 61-64
- Skills test on Friday 4/24
- HW - study for skills review test
4/22, Wednesday - Meeting at IMG
4/21, Tuesday - Text pages 114-116, A Personal Journey
- Page 114 compare each side of the picture (chart)
- Page 116 - free writing about the picture
- Vocab. p.118, PB p.49
- Master #28
4/20, Monday - Text pages 111-113, poem "Roads Go Ever Ever On"
- Master #26
- PB p.47
SPRING BREAK
4/1, Wednesday - 4/3, Friday - continue and finish writing a personal
narrative
- Test "Space Exploration"
- Basic Comprehension Test - High Point - Level C
3/31, Tuesday - Review for Test "Space Exploration"
- Text p.108, "Think It Over"
- Begin writing a personal narrative, use PB p.45 as a guide
- HW - study for test and prewrite short answer questions
3/30, Monday - PB p.44 Verbs
- Video - International Space Station
3/25, Wednesday - 3/27, Friday ... testing
3/23, Monday -3/24 Tuesday - Skills Review Test
- Text pages 99-107 Read with CD: genre, details,
opinions, inferences, summary
- PB page 42 and 43
3/20, Friday - Prepositional Phrases, GPB pages 55-56, PB p.41
- Verbs, GPB 57-58
- Skills Test on Monday
- HW - study for skills test
3/19, Thursday - Active and Passive verbs PB pages 53-54, PB p. 40
- Write active and passive voice sentences using new vocab.
- Key Points Reading, Master 25
3/18, Wednesday - Supplementary Readings:
two poems, "There Is No Word for Goodbye" and
"Solo for Saturday Night Guitar"
3/17, Tuesday - Pronouns GPB pages 51-52
- Text p. 98, vocab., PB p.39
- St. Patrick's day puzzles
3/16, Monday - Video - National Geographic Explorers
3/13, Friday - video; emphasis -practice listening skills
3/12, Thursday - Test - "Lewis and Clark"
3/11, Wednesday - video "Lewis and Clark"
- review for test (tomorrow)
- HW - study and prewrite answers to short answer questions
3/9, Monday and 3/10 Tuesday - Phrases and Clauses PB p.33 and GPB 49-50
- Pronouns pages 45-48
3/6, Friday - Masters #22 and 23
- PB p.34 Goals/obstacles/outcomes
3/5, Thursday - Read "Lewis and Clark" with CD, text p.83
- genre, preview/predict, goals/obstacles/outcomes,
main ideas/details, sequence, paraphrase
3/4, Wednesday - Compound Sentences PB p.31
- Text p.82 vocab.; PB p.32
- Master #21
3/3, Tuesday - Mind Map - "Discovery" PB p.30
- Page 80 with CD
- Compound Sentences, GPB pages 43-44
3/2, Monday - Final draft of paragraph and cover
- Text pages 76-81
- HW - finish word processing the paragraph
2/25, Wednesday - 2/27 Friday
- Continue descriptive paragraph - first draft
2/24, Tuesday - Test "User Friendly"
- Collect SSR
- Begin Descriptive Paragraph - Find and explore a topic
2/23, Monday - Review for Test -"User Friendly"
- HW - study for test and prewrite short answers
2/20, Friday - Skills test
- SSR, due on Tuesday
- HW - finish answering the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
2/19, Thursday - Nouns, GPB pages 31-32; adjectives PB p.28
- Review for "Skills" test tomorrow
- HW - study for skills test
2/18, Wednesday - Indefinite Adjectives, PB p.26 and GPB pages 33-36
- HW - complete GPB page 36
2/17, Tuesday - PB p. 25, "Dialogue"
- PB p.27, Story Elements
- GPB pages 21-22
2/16, Monday - Read pages 57 - 63 and complete "before you move on"
- Masters 12, 13
2/13, Friday - Text p. 56 vocab; PB p.24
- Master #11
- SSR
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
2/12. Thursday - PB p.19 count/noncount nouns; GPB pages 25-26
- PB p.20 Articles; GPB pages 27-28
2/11, Wednesday - Text pages 45 - 46 Internet vocab. PB p.18
- Master #9
- SSR
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
2/10, Tuesday - PB p.17 - verb tenses; GPB pages 29-30
- Text pages 42-44
- Creative drawing with sports equipment
2/9, Monday - Test - Tish Hinojosa
- SSR
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
2/6, Friday - SSR - reminder - due Feb. 23
- Review for test on Monday
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
2/5, Thursday - PB page 12 "Classify and Evaluate Literature"
- PB subject/verb agreement p.13
- GPB pages 21 - 24
- SSR
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
2/4, Wednesday - Text pages 31-38 read
- complete the "Before you move on" questions
- HW - complete the "Before you ..."
2/3, Tuesday - Text p.30 vocab; PB p.9
- Master #6, How to Classify Information
2/2, Monday - Text pages 27-29 "Listening for a Voice"
- Main Ideas, details, mood/tone
- Express yourself "describe a place" - orally
1/28, Wednesday - 1/30, Friday -continue and finish the project
- HW- finish project if not done in class
1/27, Tuesday - Teacher ELL conference - substitute plans
- GPB - pages 21-22
- Read "A Mother's Advice" and answer questions
- SSR - select books; questions are due Feb.24
- HW - begin to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
1/26, Monday - Continue the project
1/23, Friday, - Finish video - "The Lion King"
- Begin project; start with the paragraph
1/22, Thursday - Test "The Lion King"
- Begin video - "The Lion King"
While watching take notes for project
1/21, Wednesday - Grammar Test
- Review for "Lion King" test
- Explain project - Page 24 - "Express Yourself"
1. Poster to illustrate the animal/costume selection
2. Paragraph to describe the selection
- HW - study for test tomorrow
1/20, Tuesday - Obama inaugural worksheet
- Review for grammar test tomorrow
- HW - study for grammar test
1/19, Monday - GPB pages 14, 15, 16 - test Wed.
- PB pages 4 and 5
1/16, Friday - GPB pages 7-13, review possessive nouns,
simple subjects and verbs
- Grammar test Wednesday
1/15, Thursday - Text pages 15-23 Read "The Lion King"
- main idea/details, "before you move on"
1/14, Wednesday - Complete sentences GPB pages 3 and 4
- Noun plurals pages 5 and 6
1/13, Tuesday - Text pages 12-13 with CD and creativity activity p.14
- Master 2 -Producing a Play
- Text p.14 Vocab
- HW - PB p.3
1/12, Monday -Text - High Point, Level C
- Pages 8-11, The Creative Touch; PB pages 1 and 2
BEGIN THIRD QUARTER
1/9, Friday - exam and test make-up day
1/8, Thursday - Midterm exam - Unit 5
1/7, Wednesday - Midterm exam - Unit 4
1/5, Monday and 1/6, Tuesday - review for the Midterm Exam
- The exam will cover all the material from Units 4 and 5
- Assign new Independent Reading Project (SSR)- due February 23
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
12/15, Monday to 12/19, Friday
- Much of the class will be at the "Orange Bowl" off and on during
the week
- Monday - finish "Home Alone" and free write with sayings from
"Life's Little Instruction Book"
- Tuesday - holiday worksheet packet
- Wed. "The Raider's Jacket" / "Karate" / "A Mother's Advice"
- tie up loose ends and video (listening skills) "The Santa Clause"
12/12, Friday - finish PB p.173 "Story Review" and begin "Home Alone"
12/11, Thursday - continue PB p.173 "Story Review"
12/10, Wednesday - Test, "The Clever Wife"
- PB p.171 - Summary Steps
- PB p.173 Begin "Story Review"
12/9, Tuesday - review for test tomorrow
- word search puzzle for vocabulary
- PB p.172 - Setting
- HW - Study for test and prewrite the short answers
12/8, Monday - Onomatopoeia - text p.351 and PB p.169
- Text p.353 and PB p.170, protagonist and antagonist
12/3, Wednesday to 12/5 Friday - Masters #86 and 87
- Read pages 347-353
- Complete "Before you move on"
- HW - finish "Before you ..."
12/2, Tuesday - Text p. 346 Vocab. "The Clever Wife" and PB p.168
- Master #85 "Summarize"
- Final corrections to "letter"
12/1, Monday - Text p.343 vocab. "Mother to Son"; PB p.167
- Text pages 344-345, Think It Over and Express Yourself
MANY STUDENTS WILL BE AT THE EDDIE HERR TOURNAMENT. PLEASE CHECK DAILY FOR
REVISIONS OF THE WORK FROM 12/1 TO 12/5
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
11/25, Tuesday - Finish video "Dr. Doolittle"
11/24, Monday - Finish "letter" and begin video "Dr. Doolittle"
11/21, Friday - Continue "letter"
11/20, Thursday - Continue "letter"
11/19, Wednesday - Test - "The Circuit"
- Finish voc. puzzles (5 point in-class grade)
- PB pages 164-165, begin "letter" to Francisco Jimenez
(business letter, block format)
11/18, Tuesday - Some students are at "Barnum" at the Asolo Theater
- The others - "Four Directions" by Amy Tan and questions.
- prepostion worksheet if there is time
11/17, Monday - Review for test "The Circuit" on Wed.
- HW - Pre-write test questions (5 point in-class grade)
- Vocabulary puzzles
11/14, Friday - Future perfect p.163
- Master #84 - Metaphors
- PB pages 166
11/13, Thursday - "Cause/Effect" - masters #82 and 83
- PB pages 160 #2, 161
11/12, Wednesday - "Cause/Effect" - master #81
- Text p. 331, "The Circuit"
- HW - questions "Before you move on"
11/11, Tuesday - Collect paragraph
- Text p.328 with Cd - explain the quote
- Vocab. p.330 and PB p.158
- PB p.159
11/10, Monday - Text p. 326-327 "Pushing Past the Limits"
- Word Web - "Challenges"
- HW - 2nd draft "opinion" paragraph
11/7, Friday - Finish "Opinion Paragraph"
- "Every Living Thing" - assign individual readings and
questions
11/6, Thursday - continue "Opinion Paragraph"
11/5, Wednesday - collect HW
- Test, The Everglades
- PB p.151 and begin "Opinion Paragraph"
11/4, Tuesday - Review pages 310 to 321 for test tomorrow
- "Sum it Up" and "Think It Over" page 322
- PB. 149
- HW - Test questions - prewrite short answers and STUDY
11/3, Monday - PB p.152 Metaphors
- PB pages 154-157
- HW - write ten sentences including metaphors
10/31, Friday - Video - "The State of the Planet's Wildlife"
-Halloween - "Goosebumps Video"
10/30, Thursday - Skills Test
- Text, page 323 - similes and metaphors, PB 152-153
10/29, Wednesday - Future Perfect Tense, GPB p. 155-160
- Masters #78 and 79
10/28, Tuesday - Text, p.311-316 with CD, "Before You Move On"
- Master #77
10/27, Monday - Review test answers
- Text p. 310 Vocab. "Everglades" and PB p.148
- Text, p.311-313, read
10/24, Friday - Tests Reading and Grammar
10/23, Thursday - Review for test, "Saving the Peregrine Falcon"
(prewrite short answers)
- Review for Skills Test (Grammar)
- Study! Study! Study!
10/22, Wednesday - JNHS Induction
- complete any assignments
10/21, Tuesday - PB pages 144-146
- GPB p. 147-148 Active and Passive Voice
- HW - finish page 148
10/20, Monday - Finish poster. If not finished, complete for Tuesday.
(If this is impossible because of printing issues,
it must be completed at Directed Learning).
10/17, Friday - continue to work on Endangered Animal Poster
10/16, Thursday - Begin work on Endangered Animal Poster, text p.309, PB 147
(Each student will research a different animal).
-Hw - select animal by the beginning of class tomorrow
10/15, Wednesday - GPB p.149-152
- GPB pages 145-146 Active/Passive Voice and PB p.142
10/14, Tuesday - Revise paragraph, peer review
- PB p.139 read
- Present Perfect and Past Perfect, PB p.141 and GPB p.143-144
(finish for HW)
10/13, Monday - Text p.297, read "Saving the Peregrine Falcon" and
complete "Before You Move On"
- quick write a paragraph using new vocab.
10/10, Friday - Text p.296, vocab.,PB p.140
- Past Perfect Tense, PB p.139 and GPB p.141-142
10/9, Thursday - Begin Unit 5 "Overcoming Obstacles", Text pages 290-295
- Mind Map, PB p.138
10/8, Wednesday - Finish "The Sound of Music"
- Literary Elements: Characters, Setting, Plot, etc.
10/7, Tuesday - Continue: "The Sound of Music"
10/6, Monday - video "The Sound of Music"
10/3, Friday - Test "Diary of a Young Girl"
- Continue with the conversation "My Friend Anne Frank"
10/2, Thursday - PB pages 134-135, Comparing Literature, Cause/Effect
- Begin: write a conversation about "My friend Anne Frank"
- PB p.136, Present Perfect Tense
- HW - study for test "Diary of ..." tomorrow
(prewrite short answers)
10/1, Wednesday - Collect SSR
- Master #67, #68
- Complete the "Before you move on"
- Text, p.279, "Sum it Up"
9/30, Tuesday - Words that change meanings ex. "break" "break out" "break up"
- Text, pages 271-277, read with CD
- Identify genre, preview and predict
- HW - finish the questions in the book you selected for SSR
DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS TOMORROW
9/29, Monday - Text p.270 "Diary of a Young Girl" - vocab., PB. p.132
- PB p.133 - Point of View
- Transparency #66 "How to Monitor Your Reading"
- HW - SSR due tomorrow (Changed to Oct. 1)
9/26, Friday - Test "Anne Frank"
- SSR books DUE TUESDAY
9/25, Thursday - review for reading test, "Anne Frank" - Think it Over p.266
- Vocab. puzzles
- SSR
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
9/24, Wednesday - Grammar test, "Skills Review" pages 135-140
- SSR
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
9/23, Tuesday - Video "Anne Frank - 10 sentences re: important or
interesting facts
- Present Perfect Verbs, GPB pages 131-134, PB p.130
- review for Skills test tomorrow
- HW - study for Skills Review Test
9/22, Monday - Modals, GPB p.127-128, PB p. 127
- Two-Word Verbs, GPB pages 129-130
9/19, Friday - Most of the class is at the beach (8th grade)
- SSR
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
9/18, Thursday - Text, p.255-257 - The Years Before the War
- Text p.258, Anne Frank - read
- Key Points Reading and Time Line, Masters #64 and 65
- Question -"Are people basically Good?" - Did Anne continue
to think so - oral responses from each student
9/17, Wednesday - Time Line, Master #62
- Personal time Line
- Vocab.p.254 and PB p. 126
9/16, Tuesday - Present perfect Tense, PB p.125, GPB p.125, handout sheets
- Vocab. p. 254, PB p.126
- Write sentences with new vocab. and present perfect tense
- HW - write 10 sentences with present perfect tense
9/15, Monday - Text pages 251-252, An Enduring Legacy
- Set the Theme, Interpret a Photograph
- Text p. 252 Poem
- Text p.253 Vocab.
- C-Span Bus Tour in conjunction w/the Social Studies Dept.
9/10-9/12, Wed.-Fri. - Test "The Big Blast" (Wednesday)
- Make a Volcano Report, PB p.124
- Oral class presentations
9/9, Tuesday - Text p.247, "Think It Over"
- PB p.123, Using Maps
- Clear Grammar 1, Pre-Unit
- HW -study for test "The Big Blast"
9/8, Monday - Text p.247 & PB p.119, Causes/Effects
- PB pp 120-121 (text p.248), Exploring Our Roots
- Master #60
9/5, Friday - Skills Review test
- PB p.116 Similes
- SSR
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
9/4, Thursday - relative clause worksheet
- PB p.118, Eyewitness to Disaster (relative clauses)
- adverbs, PB p.17
- HW -study for Skills Review Test, adverbs and relative
pronouns
9/3, Wednesday - Read text pages 242-246 and complete "Before You Move On"
on pages 243 and 245
- GPB pp 121-122, Relative Clauses
- HW - finish page 122
9/2, Tuesday - Text p.237 -241, read "The Big Blast";
-complete p.241, "Before You Move On" - sensory words, predict
- SSR
- HW - continue to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
9/1, Monday - Labor Day, school holiday
8/29, Friday - Vocab quiz, p.231
- Text, p.236, vocab. "The Big Blast" and PB p.115
- Text, p.236, skimming and taking notes
- Text, p.237, read and do Idea Exchange (top of p.236)
- Homework - finish Idea Exchange
8/28, Thursday -Write one sentence for each vocabulary word on p. 231
and study for a vocab. quiz Friday
- Introduce SSR - Due September 30
- Homework - begin to answer the questions
in the book you selected for SSR
8/27, Wednesday - Text, p.235, - Make Predictions, Think It Over, Express
Yourself
- Write poem - groups of three
- PB p. 113 - Alliteration and Consonance
- PB p. 114 - Steps in a Process
8/26, Tuesday - Text, p.232 read "Chrysalis Diary"
- Text, p.235, Sum It Up
- Masters 57 and 58
- wordsearch and/or crossword (Voc. p.231)
8/25, Monday - Introductions, Class Rules, Curriculum
- School Planner
- Text, p.231, "Chrysalis Diary"
- Vocab. (context clues) - PB p.112
