| Monday, December 1, 2008
Do Now:
• Using your book, please summarize both chapters 18 and 19. Following
your summary, please choose three important sentences from each chapter.
Chapter 18
• “..Do you wish to hide behind your father’s name, and thus avoid
judgment by these men?” p. 206
• “Are you saying now that you lied? Yes or no?” p. 209
• “Unusual and unnatural are not the same!” p. 213
• “Within twenty-four hours you shall be hanged until you are dead.” p.
218
Chapter 19
• “Charlotte…you have grown suspicious of me. Am I correct?” p. 223
• “Charlotte,” he continued, “we shall either live by believing one
another, or, by not believing, die.” p. 224
• “Zachariah, are you telling me that the captain knows you are alive
and has done nothing?” p. 225
• “The captain,” I said. “It must have been he who killed Mr.
Hollybrass.” p. 227
Agenda:
• Review chapters 18-19
• Read chapters 20-21
Homework:
• Finish chapter 21
• What ideas are you bringing to the table tomorrow? Group Work Tomorrow
Come in with ideas for a skit using your vocabulary words.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Do Now:
• Take out your homework (summary of IRB).
• Take out The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Agenda:
• Read
• Finish chapters 18-19
Homework:
• Have a great Thanksgiving!
• Read your independent reading book!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Do Now:
• Take out The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
• Please write a summary of chapter 15
Agenda:
• Review chapter 15
• Read Charlotte Doyle
Homework:
• On loose-leaf, write a paragraph summary of your independent reading
book to hand in tomorrow.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Do Now:
• Signed quizzes?
• Take out the following:
(1) A writing utensil
(2) The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
(3) Your independent reading book
Please put everything else away.
Agenda:
• Quiz
• Read chapter 15
• Independent reading
Homework:
• Finish chapter 15 by Monday
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Do Now:
• Signed quizzes??
• Take out vocabulary
Agenda:
• Review vocabulary
• Jeopardy in writing groups
Homework:
• Quiz tomorrow on Scavenger Hunt chapter questions Part II
• Bring your IRB tomorrow
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Do Now:
-Take out signed quizzes
-Take out scavenger hunt Part II questions
Agenda:
-Review questions 10-14
-Group work--> vocabulary
Homework:
-Quiz Friday on Scavenger Hunt Part II questions
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
• Take out The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Agenda:
• Finish chapter 13
• Read chapter 14
• Complete scavenger hunt questions
Homework:
• Complete class work if not finished
• Get the vocab/reading comp. Charlotte Doyle quiz signed by a
parent/guardian
Monday, November 17, 2008
Do Now:
• Take out the Scavenger Hunt Part II.
• Please complete the self-grade evaluation.
Agenda:
• Homework check
• Review answers
• Read chapter 13
Homework:
• Read your IRB
Friday, November 14, 2008
Do Now:
• Take out your notebook and notebook check handout.
• Take out your remaining hall passes.
Agenda:
• In your notebook, make predictions about your new independent reading
book. What do you already know about this story? What do you think might
happen?
• Read independently
Homework:
• No homework
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Do Now:
• Take out a pen or pencil.
Agenda:
• Notebook check tomorrow
• Quiz Reading comprehension chapters 1-8/vocabulary
• Scavenger Hunt questions part II
Homework:
• Scavenger hunt questions due tomorrow
• Bring your remaining hall passes to class tomorrow for the raffle.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Do Now:
• Please summarize chapter 12 using at least five sentences.
Agenda:
• Chapter 12 the highlights
• Jeopardy review
Homework:
• Quiz tomorrow on vocabulary and scavenger hunt questions.
• Bring your remaining hall passes to class this Friday for the raffle.
*Check the website under documents if you need study material for tomorrow’s
quiz.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Do Now:
• Please summarize chapter 10 using at least five sentences.
• Take out your *new* independent reading book.
Agenda:
• Chapter 10 the highlights
• Chapter 11
Homework:
• Read chapter 12
• Quiz Thursday on vocabulary and scavenger hunt questions.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Do Now:
signed quizzes?
Agenda:
read chapter 9
Homework:
read chapter 10
Bring in new IRB Monday
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Do Now:
• Signed quizzes?
• Classroom library books?
Agenda:
• Take out The True Confessions…
Homework:
• Finish chapter 8.
• Please bring in your new independent reading book Monday.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Do Now:
• Take out your homework (scavenger hunt questions).
• In your notebook, please answer the following:
How have times changed since 1832?
Agenda:
• Classroom library returns needed
• Review chapter questions
• Read chapter seven
Homework:
• Choose and independent reading book by Monday, November 10, 2008.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Do Now:
• If you plan on sharing today, please take your collage or ask me for
your project.
• Take out your signed quiz (if you have it).
Agenda:
• Author’s chair
• Chapter six…
Homework:
• Finish chapter six.
• Answer the scavenger hunt questions. This is a review sheet for the
first quiz.
• Get quiz signed by Wednesday.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Do Now:
• In your notebook, please answer the following:
Where do you think the word “author” comes from? What does it mean?
Agenda:
• Hand back quizzes/share journal responses
• Review Charlotte Doyle questions
• Author’s chair
Homework:
• Get quiz #1 signed by Wednesday
• Have a safe and happy Halloween!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Do Now:
•Take out a pen/pencil and sit quietly.
Agenda:
• Project checklist Any last minute questions?
• Chapter five
• Answer these three questions regarding The True Confessions…
(1) How do you feel about Captain Andrew Jaggery? Would you trust him? Why or
why not?
(2) What is a Round Robin?
(3) What does Charlotte show the captain at the end of chapter five? What
does he say about it?
Homework:
• Vocabulary/Charlotte Doyle reading comprehension quiz next week
• Independent reading project tomorrow
Homework:
• Finish chapter four if not completed in class
• Vocabulary/Charlotte Doyle reading comprehension quiz next week
• Independent reading project due Oct 31st
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Do Now: In your journal, please answer the following questions.
• When Charlotte sees her cabin for the first time, it is described in
the following way:
“I gasped. The cabin was but six feet in length. Four feet wide. Four and a
half feet high. I, none too tall, could only stoop to see in…As for the rest
of the furnishings, there were none save a small built-in chest in the
bulkhead wall, the door of which dropped down and served as a desktop. There
was nothing else. No porthole. No chair. Not so much as a single piece of
polite ornamentation. It was ugly, unnatural, and, as I stooped there,
impossible” (21-22).
(1) Would you be able to live in Charlotte’s cabin for the summer? Why, or
why not? What does your current bedroom look like and how does it compare to
Charlotte’s?
(2) Who is the first mate (32)?
Who is the second mate (18)?
What do these two characters look like?
Agenda:
• Review journal questions
• Read chapter four
Homework:
• Finish chapter four if not completed in class
• Vocabulary/Charlotte Doyle reading comprehension quiz next week
• Independent reading project due Oct 31st
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Do Now:
• Do Now: Choose three vocabulary words and write a sentence for each.
You may use two words in one sentence.
Agenda:
• Review vocabulary
• The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
• Predictions…
Homework:
• Independent reading project due Oct. 31st. Please see me if you have
any questions.
NOTE: 9th period needs to finish chapters 2 and 3 for homework.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Agenda:
• Work in groups/share skits
• Read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
Finish chapter 2
Homework:
• Independent reading project due Friday, Oct 31st
Friday, October 24, 2008
Announcements: Coat drive ends Oct. 31st
Agenda:
-Group Work: skits
-Sharing
Homework:
Project due Oct 31st
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Do Now:
• Take out Charlotte Doyle vocabulary list #1 and a pen/pencil.
Agenda:
• Review vocabulary *posted under documents*
• In your journal, please answer the following:
What ideas are you “bringing to the table” today?
• Share ideas in your group and begin writing your scripts.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Do Now:
• In your notebook, please answer the following questions:
Who is Mr. Grummage?
Who is Mr. Keetch?
Agenda:
• Vocabulary (Charlotte Doyle, list #1) *posted under documents*
• Group Writing Activity
• Group name?
Homework:
• Writing groups tomorrow-- come in with ideas to share with your group.
• Independent reading project due Oct. 31st
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Do Now:
• Vocabulary: Please find three unfamiliar words to you in chapter one.
In your notebook (and using a dictionary), please write the definition for
these three words.
Agenda:
• Vocabulary review
• The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
• Predictions…
Homework:
• Writing Groups tomorrow come in with ideas for a group name.
• Independent reading project due Oct. 31st. Please see me if you have
any questions.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Do Now:
• Please grab a copy of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
• What is a mutiny?
Using a dictionary, please define mutiny.
Agenda
• All about Avi
• The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Homework:
• Independent reading project due Oct 31st
Friday, October 17, 2008
Quiz/Independent Reading
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Do Now:
• Take out the comma rules and sit quietly.
Agenda:
• Comma practice
• Fragment or run-on?
• Creative writing
Homework:
• Comma/Sentence fragment quiz tomorrow
• Independent reading project due Oct 31st
Wednesday October 15, 2008
Do Now:
• Complete the comma practice worksheet.
Agenda:
• Review comma rules/worksheet
• Comma practice
• Fragment practice
Homework:
• Comma/Sentence fragment quiz this Friday
• Independent reading project due Oct 31st
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Independent reading project due October 31st.
Please check under "Documents" for a more thorough explanation of this
project.
Students must choose one of the following options:
#1--> Video production of one scene in the novel
#2--> Song lyric connection to themes, characters, conflicts, etc. in the
novel
#3--> Character posterboard collage
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THE FINAL DRAFT OF YOUR SHORT STORY IS DUE THIS WEDNESDAY. IF YOU WENT TO
THE WRITING LAB, MAKE SURE TO HAVE YOUR WRITING LAB PASSES SIGNED AND
STAPLED TO YOUR FINAL DRAFT BEFORE HANDING IT IN. EACH PASS IS WORTH THREE
EXTRA CREDIT POINTS.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Do Now:
• Take out your sentence packet and complete “Lesson 12” and “Lesson
70” (Run-ons and Quotation Marks) independently.
Agenda:
• Review
• Comma rules
• Comma practice
Homework:
• Final draft due tomorrow.
Sharing your story with the class tomorrow is optional but encouraged.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Do Now:
• Take out your notebook and a writing utensil.
Agenda:
• Sentence notes
• Sentence practice
*****************Extra Help Monday after school in room 215******************
October 3, 2008
HW: Please look over the checklist for your short story and revise where
necessary.
Short story final draft due this Wednesday
10/01/08
Do Now:
• In your notebook, please define the following terms:
-Characterization
-Dialogue
Agenda:
• Review definitions
• “The Night the Bed Fell” by James Thurber p.254
Homework:
• Typed, double-spaced rough draft due tomorrow
• Bring your rough draft to class for credit!
Monday, September 29, 2008
A rough draft of your short story is due this Thursday, October 2nd.
**You will still be able to make changes to your story after Thursday (word
choice, editing, etc.) but you need the basic storyline (beginning, middle,
end) completed by then.
Your rough draft must be typed and double-spaced. This format is easier for
making changes/corrections.
You should be working on this assignment Monday-Wednesday night.
Please see me if you have any questions.
The writing lab is open EVERY LUNCH PERIOD. You need to ask for a writing
lab
pass from me. You will be given three extra credit points for everyday you
attend the writing lab during your lunch period. Don't forget to save your
writing lab passes to receive the credit.
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Friday, September, 26, 2008
Do Now:
• Sit quietly
Agenda:
• Writing folders
• Summer reading assessment
• Notebook collection
• Independent reading
Homework:
• Meet in the computer lab Monday
• Rough Draft due Thursday, October 2nd
• Read
Thursday, September 25,2008
***PLEASE CHECK UNDER DOCUMENTS FOR THE SHORT STORY REQUIREMENTS***
Do Now:
• Take out your story start and begin proofreading what you have.
• Take out your HW (protagonist info)
Agenda:
• Small group share At this time, please refrain from proofreading
your classmates’ work.
• Class discussion/Large group share.
• Setting: Draw a picture of your setting.
Homework:
• Finish only the picture of your setting for homework.
• Notebook check tomorrow (please review the requirements given out
today).
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Do Now:
-Introduction of next writing assignment
-Take out your notebook and please choose one of the following:
Continue your story from yesterday.
"I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw..."
Begin your story in any way you choose.
Agenda:
-Writing time (brainstorming for the rough draft)
Homework:
-Complete the characterization page in your short story packet
***NOTE: New writing assignment handed out today: Writing Your Own Short
Story
Due: Oct. 8, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Do Now:
-In your notebook, please write the following quote:
"Writing in an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go." -
E.L. Doctorow
Can you put this in your own words? What do you think it means?
-Take out the plot worksheet
Agenda:
-Review quote
-Review plot worksheet
-Story starts (creative writing)
Homework:
-Read your IRB
Monday, September 22, 2008
Do Now:
•Using your literature textbook, please define the following: PLOT
Agenda:
• What is a plot?
• “Broken Chain” by Gary Soto
Homework:
•Plot worksheet/ Finish reading "Broken Chain"
Friday, September 19, 2008
Read your independent reading book
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Artifact/Covered text due tomorrow
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Bring in an "artifact" FRIDAY that represents/symbolizes who you are. Please
be ready to share this item with the class.
Bring in your textbook covered on FRIDAY
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Read your IRB (independent reading book)
Monday, September 15, 2008
Complete the "commitment to excellence" worksheet
Friday, September 12, 2008
Final draft due Monday
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Outline and rough draft due tomorrow for your summer reading assessment
(letter to the author)
Don't forget to bring in your independent reading book tomorrow!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Please complete the summer reading assessment outline by Friday
Rough Draft for the summer reading assessment due Friday
Bring in your IRB Friday
**Meet in computer lab 219 tomorrrow
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Complete the Time Management worksheet (front and back)
Monday-Thursday, September 8-11, 2008
Bring in independent reading book this FRIDAY
Friday, September 6, 2008
Supplies due no later than Monday
Note: Please check the school homepage for our team supply list.
Thursday, September 5, 2008
Supplies due Monday
Wednesday, September 4, 2008
Welcome to Team 6! Please have a parent/guardian review the expectations and
policies for the class. Please have a parent/guardian sign the course
outline
in the appropriate place.
Supplies due no later than MONDAY.
Begin thinking about what independent reading book you want to read for the
first marking period. You selection must be at least 120 pages and a novel
from cover to cover. You MUST get your book approved by me. Selections must
be made by the end of next week.
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