11/23:  Target 8; Writing Assessment; Read through chapter 16 of Pirates and complete questions by Monday

11/20:  Target 7; Participle/ Gerund Challenge; Questions Chapter 12-13 taken up

 

11/19:  Sentences with Vocabulary; Workbook p. 173 (odd #s); Notes on Gerunds; Workbook p. 175 ex.1 #1-7 and ex. 2 #1-10  

 

11/18:  Vocabulary #18-21; Notes on Participles; Workbook p. 171 ex. 1(even #s) and p. 173 ex.3(even #s); Review of Benchmark questions

 

11/17:  Target 6; Vocabulary Test; original questions Chapter 11-12 written by students

 

11/16:  Crossword Puzzle; Target 5; Group Presentations Ch. 6-10; Study for vocabulary test and Read Ch. 13-14

 

11/13:  Sentences with vocabulary; Benchmark Test: 2nd Six Weeks

 

11/12:  Vocabulary 44-47; Foreshadowing Review sheet; Notes on Point-of-View; Group work time

 

11/11:  Sentences with Vocabulary; Foreshadowing and Irony Worksheet; Group Chapter Assignment for Pirates

 

11/10:  Vocabulary 10-13; check Pirates Questions Ch. 3-4; Target 4; Puns and Idioms; Stressed and unstressed syllables

 

11/09:  Sentences with vocabulary; Pirates Questions Ch. 3-4; Keywords, footnotes, captions, etc.; Read Ch. 9-12 by Wednesday

11/06: Vocabulary 6-9; Discussion of Chapters 1-2-3 of Pirates!; rearranging paragraphs activity; Worksheet on Chapters 3 and 4 questions.

 

11/05: Target 3; Pirates! questions chapters 1 & 2; transition words activity; types of conflict

 

11/04:  Sentences with vocabulary (1-5); Target 2; "Transition Words" activity; Pirates web questions due

 

11/03:  Vocabulary 1-5 for Pirates; Grammar Workbook p.71 #1-9; Read and discuss Chapter 1 of Pirates; Homophones Worksheet; Pirates web questions due tomorrow Read Chapters 5-8 of Pirates!

 

11/02: Target 1; notes on Appositives; discussion of targeted audience; sharing of storiesl/ Pirates web questions due Wednesday. 

 

10/30: Round Robin writing in groups of 4.

 

10/29: Word search; notes on Theme and Symbols for LOTF; web search on pirates; checked out Pirates! from library.

 

10/28: Six Weeks Test

 

10/27:  Lord of the Flies, Vocabulary, Literary Terms Review Game.

 

10/26: Crossword Puzzle; Check Target Notebook; Discussion of Chapter 11 questions

 

10/23:Gapfill 12; Target 12; Learning Styles Assessment.

 

10/22: Vocabulary 44-47; Gapfill Chapter 11, Discussion of Chapters 11 and 12.

 

10/21: Sentences with vocabulary; quizz on Similes, Metaphors, Personification; notes on Alliteration, Direct Address; Lab

 

10/20: Simile, Metaphor, Personification worksheet; Vocabulary 40-43; Discussion of Chapter 10; Writing on Lord of the Flies.

 

10/19:  Target 11; review of Chapter 9 questions; DOL Day 4; Notes on Similes, Metaphors, Personification, Hyperbole; Book Fair in Library. Homework:  Chapters 11 & 12 by Wednesday. 

 

10/16: Sentences with vocabulary; Gapfill Chapter 10; DOL Day 3; Chapter 9 questions in groups.

 

10/15: Vocabulary cascade, obtuse, vulernable, rue; Target 10; Discussion of Chapter 9 of LOTF; DOL Day 2; Worksheet of questions on Chapter 9.

 

10/14:  Sentences with vocabulary; Gapfill Chapter 9; United Streaming on Lord of the Flies; Daily Oral Language Week 1, Day 1. 

 

10/13: Vocabulary 32-35; Explore Test explanation by Mrs. Marek; Homework:  Chapter 10 of LOTF by Thursday. 

10/08:  Vocabulary Test; Discussion of Chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies; Gapfill Chapter 8

 

10/07/09: Similes/Metaphors Worksheet; Vocabulary crossword puzzle;  Lab--Study Island

 

10/06/09:  Workbook p. 158 (25-38); Target 9; Questions on Chapter 8.  Read Chapter 9 of Lord of the Flies. VOCABULARY TEST ON THURSDAY. 

10/05/09: Workbook p. 157-158 (13-24); Target 8; Similes and Metaphors; Gapfill Chapter 8.

 

10/2/09:  Sentences with vocabulary; Target 7; Lab:  Studyisland.com  last namefirst initial middle initial @vms; password is your lunch number.  There are 5 activities for you to do.  I can see your scores on line.  VOCABULARY TEST WEDNESDAY, the 7th. 

 

10/01/09:  Workbook p. 157 (1-12); Vocabulary 28-31; Quote: Abraham Lincoln:  "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be;" Group work questions on Chapter 7.

 

9/30/09: Discussion of chapters 6 and 7 of Lord of the Flies; Gapfill worksheet chapter 7; Target 6; notes on Complex sentences.

 

9/29/09:  Sentences with vocabulary 24-27; Target 5; Writing Prompt - timed; United Streaming Complex Sentences;Homework Chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies by Thursday.

 

9/28/09: Vocabulary 24-27; workbook p. 155-156, Ex. 1 & 2; PowerPoint on Expository Writing.

 

9/25/09: Sentences with Vocabulary; Target 4; check of workbook p. 58, Ex. 2; Group work of Chapter 6 questions.

 

9/24/09:  Vocabulary 20-23 of Lord of the Flies; Target 3; Gapfill Chapter 6; Workbook p. 58, Ex. 2 (1-10); Homework:  Chapter 7 of Lord of the Flies by Monday.

 

9/23/09:  Grammar workbook p. 150, Ex. 2; simple and compound sentences notes; grammar workbook p. 57 & 58, Ex. 1; discussion of Chapter 4 and 5 of Lord of the Flies.

 

9/22/09:  Sentences with vocabulary; 5 sentences with interjections; Target 2; Simple and Compound sentences; Complex sentences; Lord of the Flies group work chapter 5 worksheet.

 

9/21/09:  Vocabulary 16-19 of Lord of the Flies; Target 1; Gapfill Pop Quiz on Chapter 5; notes on Interjections.  Homework:  Chapter 6 for Wednesday.

 

9/18/09:  Group presentations of scenes from Lord of the Flies; DEAR.

 

9/17/09:  Review of six weeks test; United Streaming video segments of Lord of the Flies; scene selection and script writing for group presentation of Lord of the Flies.

9/16/09:  Six Weeks Test

 

9/15/09: Parts of Speech V worksheet; Vocabulary Test; group work for 6 weeks test review Lord of the Flies chapters 3 and 4.

 

9/14/09:  Crossword Puzzle for Vocabulary review; Gapfill Worksheet 4; turned in Target Notebooks; went over Pop Quiz and Chapter 2 worksheet and Parts of Speech Quiz.VOCABULARY TEST ON WORDS 1-15 ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH.  Six Weeks Test for Language Arts is Wednesday, September 16th.

 

9/11/09:  Sentences with vocabulary 13-15; Target 10; Pop Quiz Chapter 4; group work Chapter 2 and 3.

 

9/10/09:  Vocabulary 13-15 of Lord of the Flies; Quote # 3:  Happiness is what happens to us when we try to make someone else happy; Discussion of Chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies; group work of Chapter 2. VOCABULARY TEST ON WORDS 1-15 ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH. 

 

9/9/09:  Sentences with vocabulary 9-12 of LOTF; Target 9; Expanded sentences; Group work Chapter 2 of LOTF.

 

9/8/09:  Vocabulary 9-12 of LOTF; Target # 8; Gapfill worksheet # 2; Parts of Speech quiz (open book).  Homework:  Chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies by tomorrow; Chapter 4 by Friday.

 

9/04/09:  Parts of Speech 4; prepositions; finished group work on Chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies; DEAR; Parts of Speech Quiz Tuesday; Parts of Speech Test Thursday. 

9/03/09:  Sentences of 5-8 of Lord of the Flies; Quote:  Learning is not a spectator sport; Discussion of Chapter 2 of LOTF; Prepositions and notes; group work Chapter 1 worksheet.

 

9/2/09:  Vocabulary 5-8 of LOTF; Target 7; Lab for mysillstutor.com

 

9/1/09:  Gapfill Worksheet Chapter 1 Lord of the Flies; Quote; Group work on Chapter 1.

 

8/31/09:  Sentences with vocabulary 1-4 Lord of the Flies; Parts of Speech worksheet 7-12; Target 6; Discussion of chapter 1 Lord of the Flies.  Homework:  Read Chapter 2 by Wednesday, September 2.

 

8/28/09:  Parts of Speech worksheet 1-6; Vocabulary 1-4 of Lord of the Flies; Vocabulary Test; Cinquains (poetry)

 

8/27/09:  Sentences with vocabulary cease and conceal; Crossword Puzzle vocabulary review; Target 5; Notes on conjuntions; discuss Lord of the Flies; VOCABULARY TEST TOMORROW---FRIDAY.

 

8/26/09:  Group work-finish worksheet of "Tell-Tale Heart"; Parts of Speech worksheet 7-12; Vocabulary 5 and 6 of "Tell-Tale Heart;" Target 4; homework:  pp. 7-12 of Lord of the Flies.

 

8/25/09:  Parts of Speech worksheet 1-6; sentences with "Tell-Tale Heart" vocabulary 1-4; library check-out Lord of the Flies; group work worksheet "Tell-Tale Heart."

 

8/24/09:  Vocabulary 1-4 for "Tell-tale Heart;" Bubble Map of self due tomorrow.  "Tell-tale Heart" Red book p. 265. VOCABULARY TEST FRIDAY

 

8/20/09:  Notes on Adverbs; Target #3; 5 sentences with adverbs; finish "Charles" worksheet; Bubble Map of self.

 

8/19/09:  Sentences with "Charles" vocabulary 5-8.  Targets 1 and 2.  Notes on Adjectives and Adverbs.  Worksheet on "Charles."

 

8/18/09:  Vocabulary 5-8.  Screening Test.

 

8/17/09:  Sentences with vocabulary 1-4 of "Charles."  Read the story "Charles" p. 345 in red and black literature book.  Worked on nouns, pronouns, verbs.

 

8/13/09:  Notes on Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs.  Write 10 excellent sentences and label Nouns (N), Pronouns (P), and Verbs (V).  Write your letter to me telling me of your expectations, your concerns, and your feelings about reading and writing.

 

8/12/09:  Great Graduated Trust Experiment Worksheet.  Checked out DEAR book in library.  Be sure to have target notebook and composition notebook and Language Art form.

8/10/09:  Welcome to 8th Grade Language Arts!  Be sure to get your Language Arts forms filled out and signed.  Bring a book to class to read each day!