8O English Class

Tuesday, April 27

2010-04-27T08:36:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. IMC- 15 minutes to check out books for new book-talk (due May 25)
2. Finish test

HW- RPC due tomorrow

Monday, April 26

2010-04-26T08:00:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Unit 22 spelling pre-test
2. Corrected pre-tests
3. Introduced last book-talk for the year (due May 25)
4. Collected Seedfolks study guide
5. Took Seedfolks test

Monday, April 19

2010-04-19T11:50:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

(No spelling this week!)
1. Reviewed comprehension questions in packet
2. Took quote quiz
3. Read chapters on Curtis and Nora and took notes

HW- Comprehension questions #18-19 due tomorrow, book-talk due Wednesday

Thursday, April 15

2010-04-15T07:16:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pg 102 "Proofread for Punctuation"
2. Collected spelling work from week
3. Seedfolks:

Reviewed notes
Checked HW questions
Read "Sam" and completed questions #11-14 and Reflection Questions

HW- FINAL Persuasive letter with bibliography and source sheets DUE TOMORROW

Tuesday, April 14

2010-04-14T06:15:00.001-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 101 "Context Clues"
2. Checked RPC
3. Edited persuasive letter
4. Seedfolks: Read/Notes: Wendell/Gonzalo/Leona
HW- Questions 6-10 due tomorrow, persuasive letter due Fri

Friday, April 9

2010-04-09T06:27:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling test- unit 20
2. Corrected test/Completed spelling record sheets
3. Read Powder by Tobias Wolff
4. Completed questions about story

HW- Typed draft of persuasive letter due Monday!

Thursday, April 8

2010-04-08T12:04:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 98 "Proofread for Careless Errors"
2. Collected spelling work
3. Checked rough draft
4. Peer Edit- reviewed rubric, partners, edited essays
5. Book-Talk time

HW- Typed draft due Monday, spelling test tomorrow

Tuesday, April 6

2010-04-06T08:01:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 97 "Synonyms"
2. Persuasive letter- checked completed conclusion sheet, finished up conferences, began rough draft

HW- Rough draft due Thursday

Monday, April 5

2010-04-05T06:19:00.000-07:00

WELCOME BACK!

Today we did the following:

1. Collected extra credit RPCs
2. Spelling: Unit 20 Pre-test
3. Corrected pre-test
4. Writing conferences with Mrs. Port
5. Concluding paragraph for persuasive letter
6. Book-Talk time

HW- Concluding paragraph sheet due tomorrow

Thursday, March 25

2010-03-25T15:03:00.000-07:00

1. Spelling: Page 94 "Proofread for Usage"
2. Collect spelling work
3. Reading time
4. Persuasive letter- conference with Mrs. Port and work on outline packet

HW- Spelling test tomorrow, outline packet due tomorrow

Wednesday, March 24

2010-03-24T08:56:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 93 "Word Associations"
2. Reminder about extra credit RPC
3. Reading time for book-talk/RPC (20 minutes)
4. Persuasive letter- completed page two of packet

HW- Page two of persuasive letter packet due TOMORROW

Tuesday, March 23

2010-03-23T13:17:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:
1. Spelling: Pg. 93 "Analogies"
2. New Free Miss Forms
3. IMC- 10 minutes to return/check-out books
4. Persuasive letter- checked intro. sheet and began outline

HW- First page of outline packet due tomorrow

Monday, March 22

2010-03-22T06:31:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling Pre-Test: unit 19
2. Corrected test
3. Source sheets- checked for persuasive techniques
4. Introduction of persuasive letter

HW- Introduction of persuasive letter due TOMORROW

Wednesday, March 17

2010-03-17T12:23:00.001-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Collected RPCs/Extra credit RPCs (due April 5)
2. Source sheets- checked to see how many sheets were completed, went to the lab to continue researching

HW- Continue working on research/source sheets--- due Friday

Tuesday, March 16

2010-03-16T08:10:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Finished outcome speeches
2. Researched in the computer lab for Science/English Research Paper

HW- RPC due tomorrow, source sheets for one article due tomorrow (entire source sheet packet is due on Thursday)

Monday, March 15

2010-03-15T06:27:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Finished outcome speeches
2. Computer lab- completed pro/con sheet from last week and began source sheets for Science/English Persuasive Letter

Friday, March 5

2010-03-05T12:58:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Unit 17 test
2. Corrected/Collected tests
3. Speeches- practiced with four partners

HW- Practice speech!

Thursday, March 4

2010-03-04T12:11:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pg. 84 "Proofread for Punctuation"
2. Collected spelling work
3. Shared book-talk projects
4. Practiced speeches
5. Checked note cards

HW- Spelling test tomorrow, practice speech

Wednesday, March 3

2010-03-03T13:26:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 83 "Definitions"
2. Collected RPCs/New RPCs
3. Speeches

Practiced from outline
Took notes about note cards
Completed note cards

HW- BOOK-TALK AND NOTECARDS DUE TOMORROW!

Tuesday, March 2

2010-03-02T11:43:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 83 "Riddles"
2. Checked outlines for outcome speeches
3. Signed up for days to present outcome speech
4. Practiced speeches
5. IMC

HW- RPC due tomorrow, Book-Talk due Thursday

March 1, 2010

2010-03-01T06:39:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Unit 17 pre-test
2. Corrected pre-test
3. Work time for speech outline

HW- Speech outline due TOMORROW, Book-Talk due THURSDAY

Wednesday, February 24

2010-02-24T11:29:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Checked RPCs
2. Speeches- began completing speech outline

HW- Speech outline due TUESDAY, book-talk due THURSDAY

Tuesday, February 23

2010-02-23T11:05:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Finished speeches
2. Completed speech notes
3. Book-Talk: Reviewed due date and requirements
4. IMC

HW- RPC due tomorrow, Book-Talk due March 4

Wednesday, February 17

2010-02-17T08:28:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Collected/New RPCs
2. Speeches- listening outcome, presented speeches

No HW :)

Tuesday, February 16

2010-02-16T06:30:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 79 "Definitions"
2. Practiced speeches with props and graded partner using rubric
3. Watched speech video

HW- RPC due tomorrow, speeches start tomorrow!

Monday, February 15, 2009

2010-02-15T06:39:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pre-test unit 16
2. Corrected pre-tests
3. Returned/Filed book-talks
4. Sppeches- practiced speeches with assigned partner

HW- Bring props for tomorrow, speeches start on Wednesday

Friday, February 12

2010-02-12T08:47:00.000-08:00

We did the following today:

1. Spelling test
2. Corrected test/Spelling record sheets
3. Speeches- checked late outlines, speech sign-ups, shared rubric for speeches, and practiced speeches with two partners

HW- Review speech outline! Speeches begin Wednesday!

Thursday, February 11

2010-02-11T06:56:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Checked paper bag speech outlines
2. Practiced speeches
3. Book-Talk time

HW- Spelling test tomorrow

Wednesday, February 10

2010-02-10T11:21:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Checked RPC
2. Spelling: Page 76 "Proofread for Punctuation"
3. Collected spelling work
4. Speeches- completed paper bag speech outline

HW- Outline due tomorrow!

Tuesday, February 9

2010-02-09T11:22:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 75 "Word Parts" and "Roots and Meaning"
2. Speeches- introduced paper bag speech, shared topic ideas
3. IMC- Returned books, read, worked on book-talks

HW- RPC due tomorrow

Friday, February 5

2010-02-05T07:16:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling Test
2. Corrected test
3. Collected Science/English Essay, bibliography (Works Cited), and source sheets
4. Book-Talk work time

NO Homework- Have a great weekend!

Thursday, February 4

2010-02-04T11:23:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 72 "Proofread for Usage"
2. Collected spelling work from week
3. Finished Fact vs. Opinion packet and turned in
4. Book-Talk time

HW- Spelling Test tomorrow
Science/English Essay (with Source Sheets and Works Cited) due TOMORROW!

Wednesday, February 3

2010-02-03T08:30:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 71 "Synonyms"
2. Collected/New RPCs
3. Editing- last day before essay is turned in on Friday!
4. Fact vs. opinion mini lesson

HW- #1-15 in Fact vs. Opinion packet and final Science/English outcome essay due Friday

Tuesday, February 2

2010-02-02T11:16:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 71 "Synonyms"
2. Shared book-talks (due today!)- name of the person researched, what they are known for, and one unique fact about him/her
3. Introduced February's book-talk
4. IMC- time to read/check out books

HW- RPC and revised draft of Science/English paper due tomorrow

Monday, February 1, 2010

2010-02-01T12:56:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Unit 14 spelling pre-test
2. Corrected pre-test
3. In-text citation mini-lesson
4. Checked typed drafts of Science/English essay
5. Editing time

HW- Book-Talk due tomorrow, Revised draft of Science/English essay due Wed

Friday, January 29

2010-01-29T12:24:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Unit 13 spelling test
2. Corrected test
3. Learned about www.easybib.com for the completion of the bibliography/works cited
4. Editing time

HW- Typed draft of Science/English paper due Monday, Book-Talk due Tuesday

Thursday, January 28

2010-01-28T11:15:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 67 "Context Clues"
2. Collected spelling work from the week
3. Checked body paragraph completion for Science/English paper
4. Book-Talk work time

HW- Spelling test tomorrow, typed draft of Science/English paper due Monday, Book-Talk due Tuesday

Wednesday, January 27

2010-01-27T08:28:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Checked RPCs
2. Writing time- Body paragraphs for Science/English research paper due TOMORROW!

HW- Typed draft of Science/English paper due Monday, Book-Talk due Tuesday

Tuesday, January 26

2010-01-26T11:35:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 67 " Making Connections"
2. Checked typed introduction/conlusion (due today!)
3. Peer-editing of intro/conclusion
4. Writing time- body paragraphs

HW- RPC due tomorrow, Body paragraphs due on Thursday

Monday, January 25

2010-01-25T10:12:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Unit 13 spelling pre-test
2. Corrected spelling pre-test
3. Book-Talk work day (Book-Talk is due in EIGHT days---- February 2nd!)

HW- Typed, double-spaced draft of introduction and conclusion due tomorrow

Friday, January 22

2010-01-22T10:36:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Checked introductions and conclusions for Science/English research paper
2. Edited introductions and conclusions
3. Book-Talk work time

HW- Typed, double-spaced draft of introduction and conclusion due Tuesday

Thursday, January 21

2010-01-21T08:26:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Reminder about outlines (Due TODAY in Science class!)
2. Introduction/Conclusion:

Expectations/Requirements
Directions sheet
Time to complete

3. Book-Talk time

HW- Introduction/Conclusion (on sheet) due tomorrow!

Wednesday, January 20

2010-01-20T10:41:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Collected RPCs/New RPCs
2. Checked outlines for Science/English paper
3. Work time to complete outline

HW- Outline due tomorrow in Science class

Friday, January 15

2010-01-15T10:32:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling test: unit 12
2. Corrected/Collected test
3. Checked three source sheets for Science/English Research Paper
4. Lab- researched for paper

HW- Complete all research/source sheets for TUESDAY

Upcoming Due Dates:

Book-Talk due Feb 2
Science/English Paper due Feb5

Wednesday, January 13

2010-01-13T13:04:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Checked RPCs
2. Spelling: "Proofread for Usage"
3. Discussed tomorrow's guest speakers
4. Checked source sheets
5. Computer lab- researched for Science/English research paper

HW- Two source sheets completed by tomorrow

Tuesday, January 12

2010-01-12T11:45:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Collected HW
2. Took comma quiz
3. Researched in lab for science/English research paper

HW- RPC due tomorrow

Monday, January 11

2010-01-11T12:24:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling pre-test: unit 12
2. Corrected test
3. Book-Talk work time

HW- Comma worksheet and comma quiz tomorrow

Friday, January 8

2010-01-08T12:18:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling test: Unit 11
2. Corrected/Collected tests and completed Spelling Record Sheets
3. Corrected/Collected comma review packet
4. Book-Talk time

NO HW

Thursday, January 7

2010-01-07T13:10:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: "Proofread for Usage" page 58
2. Collect spelling work
3. Correct/Collect HW
4. Book-Talk time

Hw- Comma packet and spelling test tomorrow

Wednesday, January 6

2010-01-06T12:19:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: page 57 "Compound Combinations"
2. New RPCs- Due January 13 and January 20
3. Book-Talk/Notes time

Hw- Comma wksht

Tuesday, January 5

2010-01-05T14:06:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: "Joining Words" page 57
2. Corrected Excercise 2
3. Introduced the next book-talk--- DUE FEB 2
4. IMC- checked out books for book-talk

Monday, January 4

2010-01-04T11:20:00.001-08:00

`Today we did the following:

1. Collected extra credit RPCs
2. Spelling: Unit 11 pre-test
3. Corrected pre-test
4. Returned graded parody essays and explained extra credit option
5. Comma work from text book

HW- Exercise 2

Tuesday, December 15

2009-12-15T13:01:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pg. 53 "Definitions"
2. Review dialogue punctuation rules
3. Checked typed drafts
4. peer-edited parody

HW- RPC due tomorrow, revised parody due Thursday, final parody due Friday

Monday, December 14

2009-12-14T11:18:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling pre-test: Unit 10
2. Corrected pre-tests
3. Checked rough draft of parody (due today!)
4. Reviewed dialogue punctuation rules
5. Assigned/completed three dialogue worksheets

HW- Typed draft of parody and dialogue worksheets due tomorrow

Friday, December 11

2009-12-11T06:19:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling test unit 9
2. Corrected/Collected tests
3. Finished writing parody rough draft

HW- Rough draft of parody due MONDAY, Typed draft due TUESDAY

Requirements of parody essay----

1. Creative title
2. At least one aspect/ method of parody present
3. Beginning/Middle/End
4. Creativity
5. At least five paragraphs in length
6. Dialogue between characters
7. Purpose of parody present (ridicule/comic effect)

Monday, December 7

2009-12-07T13:44:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pre-Test for unit nine
2. Corrected pre-test
3. Returned graded book-talks (currency exchange)
4. Poetry anthology- self-evaluation, shared with groups, turned projects in
5. Parody Essay- returned proposals and discussed

NO Homework :)

Friday, December 4

2009-12-04T09:40:00.000-08:00

Be sure to have your poetry anthology done and with you in class on Monday! The anthology must include the following:

Cover
Table of contents
Preface/Dedication
Biography
10 works from other poets
12 personal poems

***bound together, completely typed (except concrete poem)

Tuesday, December 1

2009-12-01T11:52:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pg. 45 "Word Relations"
2. Book-Talks:
***Shared info with group
***Collected book-talks
3. IMC- 15 minutes to check out/return books
4. RPC/Poetry time

HW-Anthology due Fri

Monday, November 30

2009-11-30T09:16:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pre-test Unit 8
2. Corrected test
3. Collected/New RPCs (#13 due Dec. 9, #14 due Dec. 16)
4. Notes- Parody and Seven Deadly sins in fairy tales
5. Work time for book-talk

HW- Book-Talk due tomorrow!!!!
Poetry anthology due Friday

Tuesday, November 24

2009-11-24T11:04:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Reminder about outcome test re-takes and due dates
2. Went to the IMC for time to work on reading/RPC/book-talk

Upcoming Due Dates-

RPC due Monday
Book-Talk due Tues
Poetry Anthology due Friday

Friday, November 20

2009-11-20T12:20:00.000-08:00

Today was our last day to work on the PhotoStory project in the lab. The project was due at the end of the hour today.

Upcoming due dates:

Dec 1- Book-Talk #3
Dec. 4- Poetry Anthology

Wednesday, November 18

2009-11-18T08:09:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Checked completed RPC
2. Viewed and discussed PhotoStory rubric
3. Went to computer lab to work on PhotoStory

HW- PhotoStory due Friday at end of class

Tuesday, November 17

2009-11-17T13:11:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Reviewed requirements/expectations for PhotoStory project
2. Went to lab 168 to work on the PhotoStory

HW- RPC due tomorrow, PhotoStory due Friday

Monday, November 16

2009-11-16T06:35:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Returned graded outcome tests- All redos must be done before Thanksgiving break
2. Filed outcome tests
3. Went to computer lab to begin PhotoStory

DUE DATES:

Poetry PhotoStory- due November 19
Book-Talk #3- due Dec 1
Poetry Anthology - due Dec 4

Thursday, November 12

2009-11-12T12:15:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pg. 41 "Antonyms"
2. Collected spelling work from the week
3. Finish book-talk presentations
4. Photostory story board
5. Work on anthology

HW- Spelling test tomorrow, story board due tomorrow

Wednesday, November 11

2009-11-11T14:18:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pg. 41 "Seeing Relationships"
2. Collected/New RPCs - #11 due 11/18 and #12 due 11/30 (Strategy is still characterization)
3. Shared "To Do List" for lab
4. Computer lab- worked on poetry anthology

HW- Anthology due Nov. 24

Monday, November 9

2009-11-09T06:38:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pre-test unit 7
2. Corrected pre-test
3. Book-Talk presentations
4. Check poetry notes on poet
5. Poetry checklist
6. Discuss two choice poems

HW- Have the 12 anthology poems by you written for Wednesday

Friday, November 6, 2009

2009-11-06T10:40:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Book-Talk presentations
2. Cornell note taking on the two articles on chosen poet

HW- Finish notes for Monday

Thursday, November 5

2009-11-05T13:01:00.000-08:00

Today we went to the computer lab to research our poet for the biography section of the Poetry Anthology (due November 24). In addition, we began to type our poems.

Wednesday, November 4

2009-11-04T10:58:00.000-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Book-Talk presentations
2. Check RPCs
3. Poetry Anthology- continue working on creating poems. (Tomorrow we go to the lab to type)

Hw- Choose two more poems to write for tomorrow

Monday, November 2

2009-11-02T11:30:00.001-08:00

Today we did the following:

1. Continued with more book-talk presentations
2. Ballad poem-explain, and time to write

HW- Ballad poem due tomorrow

Wednesday, October 28

2009-10-28T11:00:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Collected RPCs/New RPCs
2. Checked sonnet poem for anthology (Anthology is due Nov. 24)
3. Book-Talk presentations

HW- Continue to work on anthology

Monday, October 26

2009-10-26T12:54:00.000-07:00

We will not be having any spelling work this week because of the shortened week

1. Created poetry folders
2. Sonnet poems- explain, examples, and time to write

HW- Book-Talk #2 and Sonnet due tomorrow

Wednesday, October 21

2009-10-21T13:42:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Checked RPC #7
2. Spelling: Page 34 "Proofread a Movie Review"
3. Had time to...

Complete yesterday's outcome test
Complete late work for English class
Time to work on Book-Talk #2- due 10/27

Tuesday, October 20

2009-10-20T13:16:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Completed short story outcome test
2. Received missing work reports which listed missing assignments for English class

HW- RPC due tomorrow

Monday, October 19

2009-10-19T14:13:00.001-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Unit six spelling pre-test/explanation of spelling for the week
2. Corrected unit six test
3. Reviewed content from tomorrow's outcome test on the short story

Outcome test tomorrow!

Thursday, October 15

2009-10-15T13:08:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 32 "Proofread for Usage"
2. Collected spelling work
3. Finished reading "Run" and answered questions

HW- Study for tomorrow's spelling test

Wednesday, October 14

2009-10-14T13:09:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 31 "Classifying"
2. Collected RPC 5 & 6, assigned 7 (due October 21) and 8 (due october 28)
3. Completed pre-reading questions, and began reading and answering comprehension questions about "Run"

Tuesday, October 13

2009-10-13T11:00:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Page 31 "Word Forms"
2. Finished short story fair and project responses
3. IMC- book-talk time

HW- RPC due tomorrow

Thursday, October 8

2009-10-08T13:11:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Unit four spelling test
2. Corrected tests
3. Spelling record sheets
4. Introduced Book-Talk #2- due Oct. 27
5. Project time

HW- Project due Monday

Wednesday, Octtober 7

2009-10-07T10:21:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pg. 27 "Definitions"
2. Turn in spelling work
3. Check RPCs
4. Project time

HW- Spelling test tomorrow, project due Monday

Tuesday, October 6

2009-10-06T12:57:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pg. 27 "Making Connections"
2. Project time
3. IMC

HW- RPC due tomorrow

Monday, October 5

2009-10-05T12:40:00.001-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Unit Four Pre-test (Final test will be THURSDAY this week)
2. Corrected test
3. 15 minutes to finish short story packet
4. Introduced short story projects/expectations
5. Planning/work time

Friday, October 2

2009-10-02T13:05:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Unit three spelling test
2. Corrected test
3. Completed spelling record sheet
4. Short story project- finished reading and completed packet

Thursday, October 1

2009-10-01T13:00:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Finished "Word forms" and completed "Relationships" on page 23
2. Turned in spelling work from the week
3. Short Story Project- Read short story from Monday, began to work on literary elements packet

HW- Study spelling words, test is tomorrow!

Wednesday, September 30

2009-09-30T11:15:00.000-07:00

(We had shortened classes today due to the ACT Explore test in the morning)

Today we did the following:

1. Collected RPCs/New RPCs/Incentives
2. Collected and shared book-talk #1
3. Spelling: Page 23 "Word Forms"

HW- Study spelling words for Fri

Tuesday, Sept 29

2009-09-29T13:12:00.000-07:00

Today we had the OMS librarian in to speak to us about public library cards, and how to use the online search program. In addition, we learned about some great new books in the fantasty, science fiction, and mystery genres.

HW- RPC and Book-Talk due tomorrow!

Monday, September 28

2009-09-28T09:02:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Returned graded "If I Were in Charge of the World" poems
2. Unit three spelling pre-test
3. Corrected pre-tests
4. Began short story project

HW- RPC and Book-Talk due Wednesday!

Friday, September 25

2009-09-25T10:53:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Unit 2 test
2. Corrected tests
3. Filled out "Spelling Record Sheets"
4. RPC/Book-Talk time

HW- Book-talk due Wed!

Thursday, September 24

2009-09-24T12:24:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Checked RPC #3
2. Spelling: Pg. 20 "Proofread for Usage"
3. Collected spelling work from week
4.Notecard activity
5. Practice filling out a plotline for The Lottery

HW- Book-talk due 9/30 and spelling test tomorrow

Tuesday, September 22

2009-09-22T13:17:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Reviewed yesterday's questions from The Lottery
2. Finished reading story
3. IMC- Book-talk work time

HW- RPC and rest of questions from "While reading" section on The Lottery worksheet due tomorrow

Monday, September 21

2009-09-21T08:52:00.001-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Filled out spelling record sheet
2. Spelling Pre-test: Unit Two
3. Corrected Pre-test
4. Pre-reading questions for "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
5. Began reading "The Lottery"

HW- Work on book-talk, due September 30

Friday, September 18

2009-09-18T06:34:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Unit one spelling test
2. Corrected/Collected tests
3. Work time in the computer lab for book-talk

HW- Book-talk due September 30

Thursday, September 17

2009-09-17T11:04:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pg 16 "Proofread for Punctuation"
2. Collected spelling work from the week
3. Collected final draft of poem
4. 10 minutes to study spelling with a partner
5. Work time for book-talk (due Sept. 30)

HW- Spelling test tomorrow!

Wednesday, September 16

2009-09-16T08:06:00.001-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling work: "Rhymes" page 15
2. Collected RPCs
3. New RPCS- #3 due 9/23, #4 due 9/30
4. Time to work on final draft of "If I Were in Charge of the World" poem

HW- Final poem due tomorrow

Monday, September 14

2009-09-14T07:13:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Unit one spelling pre-test
2. Corrected unit one spelling pre-test
3. Read example of "If I Were in Charge of the World" poem
4. Worked on rough draft of poem

Rough draft of poem due tomorrow

Thursday, September 10

2009-09-10T12:46:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Collected HW
2. Took notes on first person hooks
3. Explained first person hook worksheet

HW- First person hook worksheet due tomorrow

Wednesday, September 9

2009-09-09T12:12:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Checked completed RPCs
2. Took notes on the six methods of characterization
3. Read the short story "The Climb"
4. Completed questions about "The Climb"

Tuesday, September 8

2009-09-08T13:53:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Introduced book-talk #1- Due September 30

2. Notes about literature terms

3. Reminder about RPC

4. IMC- book-talk/RPC/reading time

HW- RPC due tomorrow

Friday, September 4

2009-09-04T11:34:00.000-07:00

Today we did the following:

1. Collected signed parent letter and letter to Mrs. Port
2. Finished "Introduce Yourself" and created panther paws about partner
3. 10 minutes to work on RPC

HW- RPC due Wed