| Name | Good | Period | Date |
| Abby | She Has A Baby Huskey | 1 | 9/4/13 |
| Abby | Getting a guitar | 1 | 9/12/13 |
| abby | getting smart tv | 1 | 9/13/13 |
| abby | went to vegas | 1 | 9/16/13 |
| Abi | locker didn't get jammed. | 1 | 8/27/13 |
| Abi | Going To Six Flags | 1 | 8/29/13 |
| abi | he threw up | 1 | 9/3/13 |
| abi | found his watch | 1 | 9/5/13 |
| abi | football pads | 1 | 9/5/13 |
| abi | won his football game | 1 | 9/10/13 |
| Abi | It's Hump day | 1 | 9/18/13 |
| Abi | The thing was great! | 1 | 9/19/13 |
| abi | football practice is good | 1 | 9/20/13 |
| angel | ocean city maryland | 1 | 9/3/13 |
| Angel | Christian owes Angel $40 | 1 | 9/11/13 |
| angel | got a party | 1 | 9/13/13 |
| Angel | going on vacation this month | 1 | 9/17/13 |
| angel | bro birthday tomorrow | 1 | 9/20/13 |
| BoZ | Stay Home By His self | 1 | 8/29/13 |
| boz | hes in a mustang group | 1 | 9/10/13 |
| Brian | four day wekend | 1 | 8/28/13 |
| Brian | Dad is getting him the new iPhone | 1 | 9/12/13 |
| brian | didn't miss the bus | 1 | 9/16/13 |
| Brian | IOS 7 COMING OUT | 1 | 9/17/13 |
| Brian | You can block numbers | 1 | 9/18/13 |
| brian | woke up this morning | 1 | 9/10/13 |
| brian | won $20 | 1 | 9/16/13 |
| Brian | broke his foot and now he can ride the elevator | 1 | 9/17/13 |
| Bryshai | Read the announcements. | 1 | 8/27/13 |
| bryshai | went to the movies | 1 | 9/16/13 |
| Bryshai | wide awake and ready for school | 1 | 9/17/13 |
| Bryshai | 100 on her HW | 1 | 9/19/13 |
| Chris | ios 7 came out | 1 | 9/18/13 |
| DeAndre | we have an artis | 1 | 8/28/13 |
| DeAndre | His team is ranked #1 | 1 | 9/10/13 |
| deandre | has a footballl game | 1 | 9/13/13 |
| Deondre | Going To Chukey Cheese | 1 | 8/29/13 |
| deondre | game this weekend | 1 | 9/20/13 |
| donnie | going to the beach | 1 | 9/3/13 |
| Donnie | His Parents Wont Be At Home | 1 | 9/4/13 |
| donnie | burned his pinkey | 1 | 9/5/13 |
| donnie | he got to hang out with his friend from minnisota | 1 | 9/10/13 |
| donnie | it's Friday the 13th | 1 | 9/13/13 |
| donnie | didn't do anything | 1 | 9/16/13 |
| Donnie | First swim practice | 1 | 9/17/13 |
| donnie | Grand theft auto | 1 | 9/18/13 |
| donnie | no swim practice | 1 | 9/19/13 |
| donnie | bonfire and party at glorias house | 1 | 9/20/13 |
| Donovan | made it to the swime team | 1 | 8/28/13 |
| Donovan | Is Going To His Own Bondfire | 1 | 8/29/13 |
| Gloria | happy she woke up | 1 | 8/28/13 |
| Gloria | Going To Chukey Cheese | 1 | 8/29/13 |
| gloria | didn't go | 1 | 9/3/13 |
| gloria | he house flooded through her house in submarine for 2min | 1 | 9/3/13 |
| Gloria | Gets a elevator | 1 | 9/12/13 |
| Gloria | Seeing Insidous | 1 | 9/12/13 |
| Gloria | Party at 5:00 | 1 | 9/19/13 |
| Gloria | Party for a girl 15 she not going to sleep so no hw turned in | 1 | 9/20/13 |
| greer | got her flute today | 1 | 9/5/13 |
| griffen | went tp the beach | 1 | 9/3/13 |
| Griffey | His Dad Lost His Wallet And Got I Back | 1 | 8/29/13 |
| Griffin | going to the beach | 1 | 8/28/13 |
| griffin | finished his homework for once | 1 | 9/10/13 |
| Griffin | baseball practice tomorrow | 1 | 9/11/13 |
| Griffin | Baseball practice tonight | 1 | 9/12/13 |
| Griffin | New baseball bat | 1 | 9/12/13 |
| Griffin | 95 day before you go to Jamaica | 1 | 9/17/13 |
| Griffin | His base ball bat came | 1 | 9/18/13 |
| jack | won a hockey game & got in a fight | 1 | 9/16/13 |
| Jamella | Started school yesterday. | 1 | 8/27/13 |
| jordan | new apple thing | 1 | 9/16/13 |
| jose | going too hispanic parade | 1 | 9/13/13 |
| Mr.Boz | He has a mustang and it is perfect. | 1 | 8/27/13 |
| mr.boz | rashashona | 1 | 9/5/13 |
| mr.boz | fast went well | 1 | 9/16/13 |
| mr.boz | doodlebops | 1 | 9/16/13 |
| Mr.Boz | is merciful | 1 | 9/19/13 |
| Olivia | Happy At The End Of The Day | 1 | 9/4/13 |
| Rashoan | No School Tomorrow | 1 | 8/29/13 |
| rashon | he is not tired HAPPY | 1 | 9/20/13 |
| Seth | baseball starts | 1 | 8/28/13 |
| seth | made his bus | 1 | 9/5/13 |
| seth | is cute | 1 | 9/10/13 |
| Seth | Iphone 5s and 5c are coming out | 1 | 9/11/13 |
| Seth | Tomorrow is Friday | 1 | 9/12/13 |
| Seth | Baseball and Football practice | 1 | 9/12/13 |
| seth | says hes cute | 1 | 9/17/13 |
| seth | gets to ride an elavator with Brian | 1 | 9/17/13 |
| Seth | Is The Man | 1 | 9/18/13 |
| seth | he didn't fail his test | 1 | 9/19/13 |
| seth | its Friday | 1 | 9/20/13 |
| seth | tomorrow is Saturday | 1 | 9/20/13 |
| seth | said hes cute | 1 | 9/20/13 |
| seth | went to the phillies game | 1 | 9/11/13 |
| seth | insideous 2 | 1 | 9/13/13 |
| sidra | has a terrible life | 1 | 9/16/13 |
| sterling | won at fantasy football | 1 | 9/16/13 |
| t1 | start working | 1 | 9/13/13 |
| taylor | party at her house Friday | 1 | 9/3/13 |
| Tia | Shes Going To Get A Cheese Pretzel | 1 | 9/4/13 |
| Addie | Heard the best joke today | 2 | 9/10/13 |
| Addie | scored 2 goals | 2 | 9/16/13 |
| Addie | boot comes off tomorrow | 2 | 9/18/13 |
| addy | its hump day | 2 | 9/4/13 |
| Alex | new my little pony season is coming out. | 2 | 8/29/13 |
| alex | gr4 is coming out | 2 | 9/4/13 |
| Alex | Pre-order GTA 5 | 2 | 9/10/13 |
| alex | IOS 7 COMING OUT | 2 | 9/12/13 |
| Alex | bought a dedicated server | 2 | 9/16/13 |
| Alex | Got banned for three months on League of Legends | 2 | 9/17/13 |
| Alex | I got grand theft auto 5 | 2 | 9/18/13 |
| caroline | got into vollyball | 2 | 9/5/13 |
| Caroline | 2 | 9/10/13 | |
| Dakota | It's raining today | 2 | 8/28/13 |
| Dakota | we are all alive. | 2 | 8/29/13 |
| Dakota | Only one HW assignment in math | 2 | 9/3/13 |
| dakota | just ate lunch | 2 | 9/4/13 |
| Dakota | It's Hump day | 2 | 9/11/13 |
| dakota | early dismissal | 2 | 9/12/13 |
| Dakota | all still alive | 2 | 9/16/13 |
| Dakota | got a "decent grade" on his essay | 2 | 9/17/13 |
| Dakota | hump day | 2 | 9/18/13 |
| dakota | got a 100 on test | 2 | 9/20/13 |
| Ella | There is no AR | 2 | 8/27/13 |
| Ella | joining field hockey travel team | 2 | 8/29/13 |
| Ella | New awesome neighbor | 2 | 9/3/13 |
| ella | got into field hokey | 2 | 9/5/13 |
| Ella | Doing a cat job | 2 | 9/11/13 |
| ella | early copy of IOS 7 | 2 | 9/12/13 |
| Ella | lead field hockey team | 2 | 9/16/13 |
| Ella | our first home game october 2nd | 2 | 9/18/13 |
| ella | gets paid for feeding cats | 2 | 9/20/13 |
| Elyse | Soccer season started | 2 | 8/27/13 |
| Elyse | lacrosse is going to start | 2 | 8/29/13 |
| Elyse | Went to the movies | 2 | 9/3/13 |
| Elyse | practice today | 2 | 9/12/13 |
| elyse | won lacrosse game | 2 | 9/16/13 |
| Elyse | Got her field hockey uniform | 2 | 9/17/13 |
| Elyse | ella and I are field hockey captains | 2 | 9/18/13 |
| Gunjan | No school on Monday and Friday | 2 | 8/27/13 |
| Gunjan | Friday | 2 | 9/13/13 |
| Ian | Week is already half over | 2 | 8/28/13 |
| Ian | last day of school week | 2 | 8/29/13 |
| Ian | Likes book | 2 | 9/10/13 |
| Ian | I liked this book too | 2 | 9/11/13 |
| ian | got 100 on test | 2 | 9/20/13 |
| Jehleen | Dance classes start | 2 | 9/3/13 |
| jehleen | noshins birthday | 2 | 9/20/13 |
| Katie | 29 days until grey anatonmy | 2 | 8/27/13 |
| Katie | The one direction movie comes out on Friday :( | 2 | 8/28/13 |
| Katie | Saw the One Direction movie with friends | 2 | 9/3/13 |
| katie | watched 2.5 episodes of greys anatomy | 2 | 9/4/13 |
| katie | cookies | 2 | 9/5/13 |
| Katie | 16 days until greys anatomy | 2 | 9/10/13 |
| Katie | Best season tickets ever | 2 | 9/11/13 |
| katie | had the best goalying game | 2 | 9/12/13 |
| Katie | on TV | 2 | 9/16/13 |
| Katie | Stood next to a post all soccer practice | 2 | 9/17/13 |
| Katie | had a fantastic dream | 2 | 9/18/13 |
| katie | got to watch her favorite old movie | 2 | 9/20/13 |
| Katie | this is us is coming out | 2 | 8/29/13 |
| Katie | going to win game | 2 | 9/13/13 |
| Kristen | excited for pretty little liars | 2 | 8/28/13 |
| Kristen | the fire drill and lockdown | 2 | 8/29/13 |
| kristen | front walkover | 2 | 9/12/13 |
| Kristen | On TV this weekend | 2 | 9/17/13 |
| Kristen | mastered arial dance jump thingy | 2 | 9/18/13 |
| kristin | england friend | 2 | 9/5/13 |
| lara | peen state football game | 2 | 9/13/13 |
| Lein amin | mad | 2 | 9/13/13 |
| mr. Boz | found a homecoming dress for daughter | 2 | 9/16/13 |
| Mr. Boz | Went to bed excited for today | 2 | 9/17/13 |
| Mr.Boz | A new box | 2 | 8/28/13 |
| Mr.boz | likes work today:) | 2 | 9/5/13 |
| Nathen | 1 month till walking dead | 2 | 9/13/13 |
| Nawel | Revenge 7 poles came out with a new album | 2 | 9/11/13 |
| nisaia | its Friday | 2 | 9/20/13 |
| Shane | One more day till the weekend | 2 | 8/28/13 |
| Shane | football scrimage today | 2 | 8/29/13 |
| Shane | Saw cop chase | 2 | 9/3/13 |
| shane | luvs 2 clap | 2 | 9/5/13 |
| shane | gets to go on the ud football feild | 2 | 9/20/13 |
| Shannon | All up to date on Mortal Instruments | 2 | 8/28/13 |
| Shannon | Sleepover w/friends and saw movie | 2 | 9/3/13 |
| Shannon | Read Hobbit | 2 | 9/10/13 |
| Shannon | Caught up to her friend in a series of books | 2 | 9/11/13 |
| Shannon | got to babysit neighbor's dog | 2 | 9/16/13 |
| Shannon | got to read a lot | 2 | 9/18/13 |
| shannon | gets to be on youtube in a movie | 2 | 9/20/13 |
| Will | starting on St. Mary's football team | 2 | 8/27/13 |
| Will | Seahawks play tonight | 2 | 8/28/13 |
| Will | Corvet fixed | 2 | 9/10/13 |
| Will | seahawks won | 2 | 9/16/13 |
| yunishik | watching death node | 2 | 9/13/13 |
| yunshik | made honor band | 2 | 9/12/13 |
| yunshik | got banned in lol | 2 | 9/16/13 |
| Yunsik | Twilight is over | 2 | 8/27/13 |
| Yunsik | His nose stopped bleeding | 2 | 9/11/13 |
| Yunsik | 95% on the essay | 2 | 9/17/13 |
| Yunsik | please buy thing | 2 | 9/18/13 |
| Amaya | Birthday on Sunday | 3 | 9/3/13 |
| Amaya | Birthday is on Sunday | 3 | 9/5/13 |
| Ananya | only 178 days of school left | 3 | 8/27/13 |
| Ananya | Can talk again | 3 | 9/20/13 |
| Angela | its Niall Horan's birthday | 3 | 9/13/13 |
| Angela | Mr. Bosler got her name right | 3 | 9/17/13 |
| Angela | Liam got her sick :D | 3 | 9/20/13 |
| ben | may win fantasy football | 3 | 9/4/13 |
| Ben | his dad is coming home from England today | 3 | 9/13/13 |
| Ben | won soccer game | 3 | 9/16/13 |
| Ben | It's almost Friday | 3 | 9/20/13 |
| Eliza | Going to Phillies game | 3 | 9/20/13 |
| Emily | 4 day weekend | 3 | 8/27/13 |
| Emily | Birthday was yesterday | 3 | 9/3/13 |
| emily | an extra day of school | 3 | 9/11/13 |
| Emily | its Friday | 3 | 9/13/13 |
| Emily | Got over the cold Liam gave her | 3 | 9/20/13 |
| Erin | sisters b day | 3 | 8/27/13 |
| Erin | Saw One Direction movie | 3 | 9/3/13 |
| erin | might win 200 dollars | 3 | 9/4/13 |
| Erin | Volle | 3 | 9/10/13 |
| Erin | has a babysitting job today | 3 | 9/12/13 |
| Erin | won volleyball game | 3 | 9/16/13 |
| Erin and Maddie | I made the volleyball team | 3 | 9/5/13 |
| HARRY | The sun didn't go super nova yet | 3 | 9/3/13 |
| harry | the large haden collider didn't cause hole yet | 3 | 9/4/13 |
| Harry | an asteroid did not destroy the world today | 3 | 9/5/13 |
| Harry | Didn't get killed by virus | 3 | 9/10/13 |
| harry | harry is happy | 3 | 9/11/13 |
| Harry | Moon is still in orbit around the earth | 3 | 9/12/13 |
| Harry | a solar flare didn't destory the world yet | 3 | 9/13/13 |
| Harry | gamma rays did not destroy the world yet | 3 | 9/16/13 |
| Harry | Animals didn't go crazy | 3 | 9/17/13 |
| Harry | Havent been insinerated by supernova | 3 | 9/18/13 |
| Harry | A freak storm didn't kill us all | 3 | 9/20/13 |
| Harry | maniacs haven't blown up the world yet | 3 | 8/28/13 |
| Jeighten | Dog is gettng out of the hospital today | 3 | 9/5/13 |
| Jeighton | Maxed out on pacer test | 3 | 9/20/13 |
| Liam | has first hockey game this weekend | 3 | 9/13/13 |
| Liam | Did not get kicked out of his game | 3 | 9/16/13 |
| lukas | next period is lunch | 3 | 9/4/13 |
| Maddie | her mom lets her have coffee | 3 | 9/5/13 |
| Maddie | Getting contacts today | 3 | 9/10/13 |
| maddie | 1d album is to order | 3 | 9/11/13 |
| Maddie | didn't have math first today | 3 | 9/12/13 |
| Maddie | failed math quiz | 3 | 9/16/13 |
| Maddie | ed sheeran concert shes not going to | 3 | 9/18/13 |
| Maddie | Happy about winning | 3 | 9/20/13 |
| Maggie | lunch next | 3 | 8/27/13 |
| Maggie | dad is coaching lacrosse team | 3 | 8/28/13 |
| Maggie | Birthday is on Sunday | 3 | 9/5/13 |
| Maggie | Fathers car got waxed | 3 | 9/10/13 |
| Maggie | Doesn't have to go outside for activity | 3 | 9/17/13 |
| Maggie | was out of school for 3 days | 3 | 9/16/13 |
| Mr. Boz | Today is Roshashana | 3 | 9/5/13 |
| Mr. Boz | Yam Kippur | 3 | 9/16/13 |
| Mr.Bosler | Excellent day | 3 | 9/17/13 |
| Nadia | Not sick today | 3 | 9/10/13 |
| Naria | Brought a pencil | 3 | 8/28/13 |
| Naria | Flag is beautiful | 3 | 9/12/13 |
| Naria | Maggie is back | 3 | 9/16/13 |
| Naria | Boyfriend walked her to lunch | 3 | 9/17/13 |
| Naria | Happy with her 85 | 3 | 9/20/13 |
| Nikkil | Joe Corbi's Fundraiser | 3 | 9/17/13 |
| Nikkil | Woke up ten minutes early | 3 | 9/18/13 |
| PJ | baseball practice today | 3 | 9/12/13 |
| PJ | two baseball games in three hours tomorrow | 3 | 9/13/13 |
| PJ | won baseball game | 3 | 9/16/13 |
| PJ | Going to batting cage | 3 | 9/17/13 |
| Shinny | less polution | 3 | 8/27/13 |
| Shinny | our area is not as polluted as other places | 3 | 8/28/13 |
| shinny | syria hasn't been bombed yet | 3 | 9/4/13 |
| Shinny | there are jewish people in syria and after roshashana they will be happy again | 3 | 9/5/13 |
| Shinny | Mustang | 3 | 9/10/13 |
| shinny | 12 years ago she was not in our country | 3 | 9/11/13 |
| Shinny | had math first thing in the morning | 3 | 9/12/13 |
| Shinny | used 12 vocab words in essay | 3 | 9/13/13 |
| Shinny | Thinks she failed her essay | 3 | 9/16/13 |
| Shinny | Doesn't have to go to Williamsburg | 3 | 9/17/13 |
| Shinny | A killer has been killed | 3 | 9/18/13 |
| Shinny | Test didn't count for a huge grade | 3 | 9/20/13 |
| Shinny | Mosquito bites don't itch | 3 | 9/3/13 |
| Tayla | no homework | 3 | 8/27/13 |
| Tayla | made a new friend and made the broadway trip | 3 | 8/28/13 |
| tayla | found 10 dollars on the ground | 3 | 9/4/13 |
| tayla | Getting a free education | 3 | 9/10/13 |
| Tayla | did most homework | 3 | 9/12/13 |
| Tayla | today is picture day | 3 | 9/13/13 |
| Tayla | 100 percent on science test | 3 | 9/17/13 |
| Tayla | Did stunts | 3 | 9/18/13 |
| Tayla | Cheerleading captain | 3 | 9/20/13 |
| Tayla | Cousin taking her to a Drake concert | 3 | 9/20/13 |
Friday, September 20, 2013
Tell me something good.
At the beginning of the class, we always take a few minutes to catch up with each other. I simply ask them to tell me something good. Each day I have a different student type up what we share. The list below contains almost 300 good things that have been shared with the class. (Yes, the names are spelled wrong and there are typos. This is done quickly. Oh, and I tried to read all these to make sure something wasn't slipped in.)
Long week! But we have earned a rest.
Homework:
Today:
- Sections 2 and 3 do not necessarily have to work on their presentation over the weekend (see below), but it wouldn't hurt. The presentation is due Tuesday, and we will work on it more on Monday.
- Section 1 could work a little more on their critical analysis piece. That piece is due Tuesday or Wednesday. I will see how much time I can get to work with them on Monday.
- Section 1 has a vocabulary quiz Monday. We took a practice quiz in class. Most did not do well. They need to study.
Today:
- Section 1 entered the vocabulary homework answers in the responders. I will add up those scores and give them a formative grade. I also conferenced with about six students today about their pieces. I will do more on Monday.
- Sections 2 and 3 took their vocabulary quiz. The class averaged an A-. The quiz counts as a summative worth twenty points. Like I said before, the vocab is supposed to be more of a workout, so five quizzes will equal one essay grade (what I am thinking right now). I want them to have exposure and practice. I don't want them to burst their brains.
- Sections 2 and 3 then spent time working on their presentations. They should have divided up the work. See below.
Critical Analysis Writing
Topics
On
Tuesday of next week, your group will present your views on one of the
following topics. Ideally, I would like
to use a Power Point (or other visual method) to lead us smoothly through your
details. My goal is for you to teach the
class. Demonstrate that you not only
understand the story and it’s theme, but you can be critical of the piece of
writing.
Critical
analysis isn’t just determining if a piece is good or bad. A critical analysis is a detailed examination
of a piece of writing looking for the quality of or the effect of certain
traits a piece of writing should have, i.e. figurative language, strong
sentence structure, well developed characters, among many others. Critical analysis is opinionated, which means
you must be able to prove a position.
Therefore, it is crucial that you use details from the story. Although you may refer to outside works for
comparison, be aware that not everyone knows all stories, so try to stick to
the story you are writing on.
1.
Read the
background of the writer from your online book.
What can we infer about her motivation for writing this story? Why does she end the story with those last
few lines about fairies and strawberries? Determine the theme of the story.
2.
What is Squeaky’s
deal? Through characterization, we get a picture of Squeaky. To what extent
does Squeaky change by the end of the story?
3.
A plot should be
suspenseful, coherent, well paced, and satisfying. What is your evaluation of the plot of
“Raymond’s Run”? Be sure to assess the climax and resolution of the story as
well as the other structural elements of the story.
4.
Pull out every
detail you can find which creates the setting, from explicit to inferred
details. Maybe even do some research
about Harlem. The story was published in
1972. Why is the setting important to
this story?
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Leading horses to water... and many are drinking!
Section 1 parents, have you checked HAC lately? Too many students have work missing that could easily be made up. I gave them a grade skip Wednesday. Section 2 and 3 parents, I will update HAC over the weekend with the vocab quiz and homework grades. They will also have a Raymond's Run test next week.
Homework:
Today:
Sections 2 and 3
Homework:
- Section 2 and 3 have a vocab quiz on Unit 1. We finished reviewing the book work and used the flashcards on the Quizlet link on my website to practice the parts of speech. There are practice questions on that site as well.
- Section 1 should finish the Completing the Sentence on page 24. We did the first ten together in class.
- Section 1 should also bring in a rough draft of the critical analysis of "The Elevator." They should have all they need. I even discussed the sources of conflict in class. We will see what they have tomorrow and look at how to improve their piece.
Today:
Sections 2 and 3
- Sections 2 and 3 should be ready for the vocab quiz as I stated above. We spent probably forty minutes discussing "Raymond's Run." We discussed the main conflict and the minor conflicts and which ones were resolved. We discussed the imagery of escape the writer uses. We dug deep and looked at how the setting causes conflict. What impact does living in the city have on Squeaky? Why must she win? But my favorite part of the story is the last few lines:
- "I smile. We stand there with this big smile of respect between us. It’s about as real a smile as girls can do for each other, considering we don’t practice real smiling every day, you know, cause maybe we too busy being flowers or fairies or strawberries instead of something honest and worthy of respect . . . you know . . . like being people."
- I am going to ask the students to unpack what is said in these lines. There is a lot going on in the character of Squeaky. We have to infer many of the details from the clues in the text. Our goal tomorrow will be to dig deep and explore Squeaky.
- They will be writing another analysis piece that will be due around Wednesday or so.
Section 1 worked on vocabulary. Then we discussed the sources of conflict in the story. Then I gave them thirty minutes of writing time. I am leading horses to water some days.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Homework
Just a quick one today.
Homework:
Sections 2 and 3 should do Completing the Sentence in the vocab book. They will be checked with the responders.
Section 1 should do the synonyms and antonyms on page 25. They should also complete 11-20 on the Choosing the Right Word on page 26.
Due Dates:
Sections 2 and 3 will have a quiz on Unit 1 vocabulary on Friday.
Section 1 will need a ROUGH DRAFT of their critical analysis of "The Elevator" on Friday so we can peer edit.
Section 1 will hand in the FINAL DRAFT on Monday.
Homework:
Sections 2 and 3 should do Completing the Sentence in the vocab book. They will be checked with the responders.
Section 1 should do the synonyms and antonyms on page 25. They should also complete 11-20 on the Choosing the Right Word on page 26.
Due Dates:
Sections 2 and 3 will have a quiz on Unit 1 vocabulary on Friday.
Section 1 will need a ROUGH DRAFT of their critical analysis of "The Elevator" on Friday so we can peer edit.
Section 1 will hand in the FINAL DRAFT on Monday.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Moving right along.
Homework
Sections 2 & 3 should complete pages 25 and 27 in the vocab book.
Section 1 should do 1-10 in the Choosing the Right Word page 26 in unit 1.
The homework will be checked for accuracy using the responders, so do a good job.
Extra practice for the vocabulary can be found here.
Today
Sections 2 & 3 should complete pages 25 and 27 in the vocab book.
Section 1 should do 1-10 in the Choosing the Right Word page 26 in unit 1.
The homework will be checked for accuracy using the responders, so do a good job.
Extra practice for the vocabulary can be found here.
Today
- Sections 2 & 3 spent time with the vocabulary book. We were discussing context clues. I want to establish my expectations for the work.
- Sections 2 & 3 also started to think about goals and what motivates us in preparation for the next piece of literature, Raymond's Run, which can be found in their online literature book. We also discussed inferencing, which is combining details in a story with your own knowledge to make an educated guess. We will be making inferences about the main character in the story.
- Section 1 spent some time reviewing the vocabulary words.
- Section 1 is also retaking the literary terms quiz because they did not do as well as I thought they would do. I gave them a short story which they had to map. While they did that, I worked with a small group. We will take the quiz part tomorrow. I will post the grades ASAP.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Both classes have started Vocabulary Workshop!
Homework
Extra practice for Unit 1 can be found on this Quizlet page. (I will gather other links soon.)
Today
- Sections 2 and 3 should make pictures of each of the twenty vocabulary words for unit 1. They should also do the Choosing the Right Word for unit 1. I will check the Choosing on the responders tomorrow, so they should be correct.
- Section 1 should make pictures of the twenty vocabulary words from unit 1. Many of the students did not bring in money for the consumables, as found on the supplies list. Therefore, those students MUST write all answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Extra practice for Unit 1 can be found on this Quizlet page. (I will gather other links soon.)
Today
- Sections 1 and 2 reviewed the rubric I used to score their critical analysis pieces on "The Elevator." The scores are on HAC. The rubric I used most is page one found on this link. I am also going to have the students look at the rubric on page three as well. The rubrics are used in AP ELA in high school. The wording is heavy, but I like the way the levels are differentiated.
- I introduced Sections 1 and 2 to the words in unit 1. Then I gave them time to start the pictures in class.
- Section 1 started the day with a test on the literary terms. They did not do as well as I would have liked, so I am going to have them take an alternative test tomorrow. I am curious if they knew the words but the test was confusing.
- The test took Section 1 some time to do. I gave them a writing assignment, but we did not get much time to start it. I will officially assign it Tuesday and give them time to write. They must be able to analyze a piece of literature.
Friday, September 13, 2013
The first full week is over.
Homework:
Sections 2 and 3 do not have any homework.
Section 1 students who did not finish the assignment in class should finish their story map of "The Elevator."
Today
Sections 2 and 3
Section 1
Have a nice weekend.
Sections 2 and 3 do not have any homework.
Section 1 students who did not finish the assignment in class should finish their story map of "The Elevator."
Today
Sections 2 and 3
- They took the literary terms test. I will post the grades on HAC soon.
- I collected their short story analysis papers today.
- I handed out the vocab books.
- I am thinking of having a quiz on unit one at the end of next week. We will see how smoothly we can get this rolling.
Section 1
- We reviewed the story maps they created yesterday from the fairy tales.
- Then we applied the story mapping to "The Elevator."
- We reread the story and answered the questions.
- I gave them time to finish, but not all did.
- Next week, I will give the students their vocabulary books.
- They will also practice writing a short story analysis.
Have a nice weekend.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
We are working hard!
Homework:
Sections 2 and 3 have two things they are responsible for tomorrow. They have to turn in the final draft of the short story analysis. They also have a quiz on the literary terms that I had posted in earlier blogs.
Section 1 does not have homework. However, school pictures are being taken, so all students will need their money.
In Class
Sections 2 and 3:
We spent time reviewing the story "The Elevator." We discussed the sources of conflict and tried to agree on what the ending meant. The ending is a cliff hanger, so students need to use details from the story to prove their theory. Some are more plausible than others.
We also applied the literary terms to fairy tales like The Three Little Pigs. We also plotted the stories on a story map. We will use this map all year.
Section 1:
We reviewed the literary terms using the list on a previous post. The students do NOT know the terms well. I reviewed the terms, and they were supposed to copy them down.
Then I had the students read a fairy tale, either The Three Little Pigs or Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The students filled our a story map. I will grade those maps to see how they are doing with the terms we have been learning.
We have to catch up to the other sections. We will be writing an analysis of the story next week. We will also start vocab next week.
Sections 2 and 3 have two things they are responsible for tomorrow. They have to turn in the final draft of the short story analysis. They also have a quiz on the literary terms that I had posted in earlier blogs.
Section 1 does not have homework. However, school pictures are being taken, so all students will need their money.
In Class
Sections 2 and 3:
We spent time reviewing the story "The Elevator." We discussed the sources of conflict and tried to agree on what the ending meant. The ending is a cliff hanger, so students need to use details from the story to prove their theory. Some are more plausible than others.
We also applied the literary terms to fairy tales like The Three Little Pigs. We also plotted the stories on a story map. We will use this map all year.
Section 1:
We reviewed the literary terms using the list on a previous post. The students do NOT know the terms well. I reviewed the terms, and they were supposed to copy them down.
Then I had the students read a fairy tale, either The Three Little Pigs or Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The students filled our a story map. I will grade those maps to see how they are doing with the terms we have been learning.
We have to catch up to the other sections. We will be writing an analysis of the story next week. We will also start vocab next week.
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