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Week of May 11

Download PassTuesday is the day for our Caught Ya open notebook proofreading quiz on 31-41. When you are done with the quiz, you may start journal #9 which is due Thursday.

Wednesday is the day of the Caught Ya Final ,covering all 30 words on the study guide.

The remainder of the week will be spent creating your own folktale with 1 or 2 other student(s). More specifics  and guidelines on this to come later in the week.

Here is the pass if you need to come in Friday morning to finish your test
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READING- First person journal is due Tuesday.(19-21). We will finish the novel , reading aloud, then we willl begin our final novel assessment (movie poster). I will hand out directions and a rubric later in the week. Movie Poster is due Monday and AR points (25) are due Tuesday

Week of May 4

I handed out the study guide for our Caught Ya final test which will be Wednesday  5/13.The test requires knowing all definitions to be able to write sentences that connect with real life situations. Knowing the parts of speech is necessary on the grammar part  where sentences involve using the words as direct objects, predicate adjectives, etc. There will not be a word bank.

Journal #8 is due on Wednesday. The extra credit you may want to earn  by writing 15 or more sentence can be used on the final test.

I will take  all LA classes to the book fair on  Wednesday. You may want to bring money if you intend on purchasing any books.(Can't check books out of the library  for the rest of the year)

We will continue our unit on analyzing folktales. Then you will create your own next week.

Caught Ya  proofreading quiz will be Tuesday, May 12.  This open notebook quiz will cover all sentences 31-41. I will check that you have all these sentences. Ask if you are missing any of them.

Reading- Acrostic is  due Wednesday. We will use the library  to type the paper. You will turn in the rough draft , also. 25 AR points are due the 19th.

Thursday - we will read 19-21 and work on the organizer used earlier in the book. The next assignment will be to write a first person journal(from Widge's perspective) on these chapters.

Week of April 27

 Conflict Diary -  Write 1 or more paragraphs of 8 sentences each day for 5 days . The days do not have to be consecutive. Each paragraph should contain 3 conflicts, each being a different type.(you may repeat types again in different paragraphs). Tell the specific type of conflict you are using.

Describe each conflict in detail and tell if it was solved on that day. It is ok if the conflict is not solved at all or is solved another day.

Vary your settings- school, home, after school activities such as a practice or game.

Do not procrastinate because you will not remember what happens on a certain day if you wait too long to write the entries.

This assignment is worth 50 points(quiz grade) -Each day counts for 10 points. You will earn 8 points for the conflict details and 2 points for  conventions. The diary is considered formal writing: no slang, or dead words. Do not use dialogue.

Due Friday, May 1

Reading- Comic strips were due  Friday. Monday and Tuesday - we will read chapters 12-14 then write  a summary for each chapter.  No library books can be checked out after May 1 but there will be a book fair that week. Keep that in mind for AR  or plan on going to the public library.

Week of April 13

Hope everyone had a terrific spring break. We will start presenting our CRCT projects Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your class. If your group wants to come in early Tuesday or Thursday, here is a pass you can print at home.  Download Pass. If you are not planning to come in early-time your part at home, so you can report back to your group and estimate the total presentation time.

Class competition- if a class has 100% participation in taking both CRCT practice tests at home-everyone will receive a treat. Do not forget to print your scores. Those already done , obviously do not have to take the practice tests again. This should be done by Friday in  case the tests are taken off line.  This is not a class average of the results - just trying your best.

Here is the final week (week 5) of CRCT hints.    Download CRCT hints

Journal 7 due Friday

Reading-  Paraphrasing projects (test grade)  are due on Tuesday.

We finished  1-5 in the novel and worked on questions Wednesday. Some are done and in the middle of checking with a small group. Only 10 minutes will be allowed in class to finish. Thursday. We will listen to 6, 7, and 8 Thursay,

Week of March 30

We are preparing for our CRCT group presentations. Monday- the goal is to write the notes for the handout that the class (and myself will receive) Tues-Thurs. we will be in the computer lab where everyone should be busy typing notes, preparing their visual and/or creating a game. Presentations will begin the Tuesday after vacation.  * work on at home if necessary Wed and Thurs but show groups members your work.

Here is week #4 of CRCT hints- Some of these may help you for your group project, depending on the topic.    Download CRCT hints

Reading- Vocabulary test on Tuesday. We will begin working on the Shakespeare research project to prepare us for the novel study. Here is the template you can copy and paste to a word document.

Download Shakespeare Facts 2

absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/biography/shakespeare_biography.htm

 

www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/shakespeare-facts.htm

 

www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/

 

 

 

www.enotes.com/william-shakespeare/shakespeares-globe-theater

www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globe-theatre.htm

www.bardweb.net/globe.html

Here are all the sites- a click away

 

Theme journal should be typed and is due Thursday ****

Week of March 23

We will be working on a mind map to learn pronouns M-W. There  will be a pronoun test on Friday . The mind map counts as 54 points  of the test grade.  The rest of the points come from being able to fill in a pronoun chart (on study guide). Here is a practice chart you can print off at home as many times as you would like!! Download Personal Pronoun Chart .

Due Thursday are the following workbook pages- 109-114. You do not have to complete the writing applications. These pages will help you prepare for the third part of the test which are sentences in which you have to choose the correct pronoun.

Want extra credit-? Complete the OAS test(s) at home. There are  2 practice tests for language arts. (so far ). To receive extra credit(100), print out your score. Each test taken = 100

www.georgiaoas.org   

10 digit OAS number-login          Click on teacher assigned test- it will be under Newcomer

education-password

CRCT hints week 3-  Download CRCT hints -lots about pronouns!!    

pronoun practice online-go to quia.com and do" pesky pronouns"

Reading- Working on unit 8 .Will do bookwork and WS on Wednesday. Memory cards/game on Thursday.

 Silent Reading on Friday. Memory Game on Monday.TEST TUESDAY.

Week of March 16

Monday- We will play a game today to learn linking verbs ,predicate adjectives , predicate nouns and to review all the other functions we have learned this year. (SS.DO.OP) A journal will be assigned Monday to be due Thursday.

Advertising projects are due Wednesday. Everyone will be required to present their package to the class on this day.

We will do 1-2 caught yas this week and begin our last grammar unit of the year-"pronouns". Bring workbooks to class all this week.  Here is the syllabus for the last 9 week. Download Syllabus

CRCT tips for week 1 and 2  Download CRCT hints

Function Quiz on Thursday- knowing linking verbs is necessary to do well-otherwise it is easy to confuse DO,PA and PN. You may want to look over some of the CRCT hints and review the following workbook pages: 55-58

 

 

 

Reading- We are working puns and idioms for a few days then will move on to Classical Roots #7

Here is the syllabus for this class. Download Reading syllabus

Week of March 9

Just for fun- site relating to adverising and propaganda. Just for kids. http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/ You will have fun with this site. We don't have time to look at this site while at school. Watch three commercials or find ads with at least 3 different techniques we have been studying for Monday.. We will have a propaganda quiz on Wednesday. Decide on your new product and packaging idea for Tuesday when I will pass out directions/rubric for this project. You will have a few days of class time this week to work on your ad campaign with the due date probably March 18.      

Summary of project (due next Wed,) requirements: Commerciall (3 different propaganda techniques),  Package (decorated with slogan, and one additional propaganda technique), hand-drawn picture (colored and labeled), typed non-biased description (general information and description of product), one negative and one positive review(honest opinion of 2 fictional people trying your product).  Your commercial must be typed or pre-recorded using technology. Rough drafts/scripts are strongly suggested for all these steps. Amazon type of reviews will be shown in class on Thursda

Suggestions of what to include on your package, so it will look realistic: website,tollfree phone number, company name and address, other products made by your company, company logo with TM or R, company background or history, instructions, hazards or side effects, logical appeal(research shows...)

Bring your workbook to class Friday and all next week.

Check this out- every day I will post a CRCT HInt of the Day. This is a painless way to study for the test Download CRCT hints

Week of March 2

We will be studying propoganda techniques this week to get ready for our invention project.

Monday- (may be it will snow)  We will watch and analyze some TV ads  and  look at real slogans of products. Clean out unit of study section of binder. Put study guides with "saved papers".

Be thinking  of your cool invention and packaging idea. We will be ready to start our ad campaign next Monday or Tuesday

Tuesday  I am out for the day- so students will take a  benchmark assessment and do a journal (due Thursday). Journals, like always, should be 10 sentences or longer. One half of sentences should be 8 words or more.(Approx.)

Wednesday We will watch a power point on propaganda techniques and take notes. Print the note outline form at home and bring to class. Students who forget the form will take notes on notebook paper(unless they bring a note about printer issues,etc).Download Propaganda notes 

Thursday-  share journals,finish power point, begin analyzing ads

Friday-continue ads, go over music lyrics handed out last week.

Due Monday- Watch and analyze 3 TV commercials. Try to find as many different types of Propaganda Techniques as possible within the 3 ads  . Most ads typically use more than one technique, not counting emotional words. You may use magazine ads ,also ,or instead of TV ads. Jot down some notes and be prepared to share your ads with the class.

Reading- We will finish our novel as a play,and work on our organizer. Movie Posters are due Friday. There will be time in class to work on the poster. Ar points due March 9. Silent reading day is Thursday since we will begin presenting posters on Friday.

Week of February 23

Download Adjective game (adverbs too!)Here are games to review for your test Friday.The questions come from your study guide! Have fun.

Due Tuesday -workbook pages 59-60-label  modified word any way that works for you. (no application)61-62. Read the directions for exercise 2 carefully. 73-74 This must be typed. All of the sentences you make up must be 8 words or more.

Due on or before Thursday- bring a note that your have gone to the game site to play 2 or more games and reviewed flash cards to study for Friday's test.

How to prepare for Friday's test- review Adjective study guide from last week, Adverb study guide passed on Monday, combined study guide,(2 pages) and game site.  Bring a note telling me you used the game site.

Today we started a persuasive unit. We are learning abouut one propaganda technique used in advertising. "Emotional words" is a strategy to attract consumers. Adjectives, especially ones that used adjective suffixes we have studied ,are used frequently in all types of ads. We will spend time looking at different store ads.

Be thinking of a product would like to invent!! You will be creating your own ad and review in the near future.

Caught ya 31 and 32 this week.

 

Reading- Acrostic  on chapters 1-18. Rubric handed out in class Monday. We will work on this in class Monday and Tuesday-then go to the library to type final copy on Wednesday. The project may be  turned in Wednesday or Thursday. Counts as major assessment. 25 AR points are due on Tuesday March 10.

We will listen to 22-24 on Thursday.

Friday is a bullying prevention lesson to talk about the history of" pink shirt day."