Friday, November 30, 2012

Students completed the test on dialogue, plot summary, and comprehension.

There are currently no projects that need to be completed.

No homework this weekend.


 

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Reading/Writing/English: Test over concepts from the past 10 weeks.  Students began the test today and they will complete it tomorrow.

English: Irregular verbs worksheet for homework

Reading: Comprehension worksheet for homework

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

English:  Students continued to review verbs.  For the next two weeks we will focus on irregular/regular verbs.

 


Spelling homework is due tomorrow.

Reading/writing:  Students watched the movie The Red Balloon.  It is a movie without dialogue.  Students will use details from the movie for their dialogue quiz tomorrow.  There will also be reviews of plot summary, writing with details, and comprehension.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

English:  Students worked in partners to review dialogue writing.  This was a quiz.  There will be a test on dialogue format on Thursday.

    HW: English worksheet #36 which is a review of verb tenses 

Monday, November 26, 2012

Spelling: this week's lesson is about action verbs.  Homework is due on Thursday.

               accept         argue       believe       bought       brought       decide
               breathe        breath     caught        choose      chose           divide

Students started reviewing fantasy  fiction.  We watched "Mr. Ed" and discussed the elements of fantasy in the show.

Thanksgiving Week

2nd hour students worked on a four-paragraph essay in class today.  It was due at the end of the hour and is not homework.

Tuesday and Wednesday, students will be continuing to watch the movie The Miracle Worker.  There is no homework/assignment associated with this movie.

On Wednesday, November 21st, students will need to turn in their personal narrative writing project.  These projects will be collected at the beginning of each hour.

Wishing all of you a marvelous Thanksgiving!!


 

Friday, November 16, 2012

Students began watching "The Miracle Worker" today.  It goes along with one of the narratives that we read in our reading text.  Be sure to ask about Helen Kellar's special learning problems.


Personal narratives are due on Wednesday, November 21st.  They must be one full page typed (size 12 font) or three pages hand written in blue or black ink.

 

English: Revisited correct format for dialogue. Practiced writing dialogue.

     Homework: verbs review worksheet


Students will be dismissed at 11:00 tomorrow.  Teachers have an in-service in Cadillac in the afternoon.
 

Monday, November 12, 2012

Spelling- working on words with the suffix "ous".  Spelling homework is due Friday.  Spelling quiz is Friday.

        continuous         nervous       glorious      curious       cautious       tremendous      various

                                                 industrious        precious       courageous

Writing:  Personal narratives are due November 21st.
     Students will be writing a personal narrative.  They were given a rubric.  A personal narrative is a true story about the student.  The narrator of the story is the main character.  Students should choose one event in their life that taught them a life lesson.  They should write using dialogue and lots of details.  There should be a problem/solution, internal conflict, external conflict, and one person's viewpoint.




Wednesday is a half day of school.  Students will be dismissed at 11:00.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Reading: Students completed a quiz about the story elements for realistic fiction.
No homework tonight.

Third hour book reports are due tomorrow. 


HOPE TO SEE YOU AT PARENT CONFERENCES TONIGHT!

Wednesday,November 7, 2012

  Students continued to work on their poetry assignment.  This will be the last class time to work on this writting.  The final draft, in ink or typed, is due tomorrow afternoon.

3rd hour book reports are due Friday.

Parent/teacher conferences Thursday from 4:00-7:00 !

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

 Students began work on a poetry assignment.  The theme is "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow".
We will be working on the rough draft today and tomorrow in class.  The final draft is due on Thursday.

Parent Conferences on Thursday from 4:00- 7:00.  Hope to have a chance to talk with you!

Monday, November 5, 2012

Students spent the hour catching  up last week's work. Students worked on these assignments during class.  The following assignments are due tomorrow-
        Cause/effect essay
        Story elements review (done with a partner)
        Questions # 2,3,4,5 all parts on pg. 122


BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE TOMORROW IN 1ST AND 2ND HOURS.  THEY ARE DUE ON THURSDAY IN 3RD HOUR.  STUDENTS HAVE HAD SUMMER OF THE SWANS AND THE BOOK REPORT MATERIALS FOR SIX WEEKS.


Parent-teacher conferences are Thursday from 4:00-7:00.  Hope to see you then!