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March 23, 2007
This is a big week on the completion of our unit on verbals.
Preview of the final nine weeks:
Students are required to have a copy of NIGHT by Elie Wiesel by April 23.
During the week of CRCT Testing we will begin our Holocaust unit.
The week of April 16 will cover historical content information.
The week of April 23rd will begin the reading of NIGHT.
The week of April 30 will begin the reading in our Literature series of the play version of "The Diary of Anne Frank."
Please check the weekly agenda attached:
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March 21, 2007
Students recorded notes for grammar review. Since we are studying Verbals, Students need to practice their grammar skills. They have study guides and notes, practice sheets, and their textbooks.
Test on Verbals is Thursday - March 29th!
Notes from class:
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March 19, 2007
Students are working on skillsheets on gerunds and infinitives for HW on Monday.
Tuesday we will review gerunds and infinitives and students will rehearse presentations for sharing their magazines with other classes in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.
There will be a HW review sheet on gerunds and infinitives.
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March 13, 2007
LESSON PLANS FOR 3/14-3/16
ACLA – Periods 1, 3, 6, 7
Essential Question?
How does an author apply conventions and grammar in written format?
ELA8C1.a,b,c,d,e,f,g
(Students may only view our awesome magazines after finished with all of the work, please be careful and gentle!)
Wednesday 3/14/07
Writing and Grammar “Gerunds” and “Gerund Phrases” pgs. 441-442
Read and discuss “Key Concepts”
Students write answers to Exercises 13, 14, and 15
Check work at end of period (last ten minutes)
HW: Workbook pgs. 81-82
Thursday 3/15/07
Check HW from Wed.
Writing and Grammar “Infinitives” and “Infinitive Phrases” pgs. 443-445
Read and discuss "Key Concepts”
Students write answers to Exercises 16, 17, 18
Check work at end of period (last ten minutes)
HW: Workbook pgs. 83-84
Period 6 to theater to view Lassiter program.
Friday 3/16/07
Go to media center for lesson with Mrs. Hendrix.is an alternate lesson:
Check HW from Thurs.
Worksheets on Infinitives, Gerunds, and Gerund Phrases
No HW over the weekend
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March 12, 2007
Today, March 12th, students tested on the reading strategy USING CONTEXT CLUES.
Tuesday, March 13th, students will review the reading strategy of MAKING INFERENCES.
There is no HW, except to be reading their self-selected books.
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March 08, 2007
Students are working on reading strategies in class. We will have a strategies test on Monday, March 12th.
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Just a reminder for the last few assignments due for tomorrow and next week.
HW checks on all Conflict sheets on Friday, March 9
Rough draft of essay of Response to Literature - Conflict, Monday, March 12
Test on short stories we read in the Literature series, Tuesday, March 13
Final copy of essay of Response to Literature - Conflict, Wednesday, March 14.
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March 06, 2007
A test on the stories in Literature book will be on Tuesday, March 13.
The stories are:
"Cub Pilot on the Mississippi"
"Up the Slide"
"Gentleman in Rio en Medio"
"Saving the Wetlands"
Read, review your conflict sheets, and your class notes.
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March 05, 2007
DUE DATE - March 12 the rough draft of the response to literature essay on the theme of Conflict .
March 14 is the due date for the final draft of the response to literature essay.
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March 01, 2007
Reading students have been working on the skill of Making Inferences.
We are reading passages and then answering inference questions in a work packet.
What is not finished in class is to be completed for HW.
We will continue to work on comprehension skills throughout the month of March.
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