Agenda for Nov. 28-Dec.2

Spelling: Unit 1
Skill: compound and hyphenated words.
Test: Friday, Dec. 2
background
network
roommate
elsewhere
whoever
two-thirds
audio-visual
brother-in-law
who's
weren't
halfback
scoreboard
videotape
otherwise
anyone
forty-eight
left-handed
they're
haven't

MONDAY: Extra credit reading logs are due!
Students will meet in the library today and check out books for book talk. Students will be required to use the handout for Cornell note taking as the book is being read.
Date for booktalk: December 16.

TUESDAY: SSR/CONNECT.
Spelling words for Unit 1 will be given and reviewed.
Introduction of the comma will be the focus of the week. Students will take notes over the rules and how to use it effectively in their writing.
Parallelism used in writing good sentences will also be reviewed.

WEDNESDAY: SSR: VISUALIZE.
Composition notebooks will be checked for spelling words written five times each.
Students will be begin writing sentences based on the comma rules given.
Writing activity: "Let me tell you about something..."

THURSDAY: SSR: PREDICT.
Writing assignment, "Let me tell you about something.." is due.
Students will begin the editing process over this piece of work.

FRIDAY: SSR: CHARACTERIZE.
Spelling test: Unit 1
Students will go to the computer lab to type the final draft of their writing assignment.


Dates to remember:
December 9: no school
December 16: Book talk

Agenda: November 14-18

Vocabulary: Unit 5
Quiz: Friday, November 18.
comprise
devout
dwindle
epigram
initiate
legendary
lethal
literary
logical
obnoxious
perceive
scrupulous
theme
Students will be responsible for knowing the definition and using the word correctly in a sentence.

MONDAY: SSR: CONNECT. Students will play the review game, "Bluff" to learn the definitions of this week's words.
HOMEWORK: AAWWUBBISS ( subordinating conjunctions) sentence usage. Due tomorrow.


TUESDAY: SSR: QUESTION
Students will be introduced to the expository writing lesson. Notes will be taken from the power point that explains this particular writing skill.

WEDNESDAY: SSR: PREDICT.
POP QUIZ: subordinating conjunctions
Students will learn how to write thesis statements. They will be working with a partner, creating thesis statements based upon a number of topics given.

THURSDAY: NO SSR.
Students will be working on their rough draft of their expository paper titled , "Was the Revolutionary War Revolutionary?"
Rough draft will be due tomorrow.

FRIDAY: NO SSR.
Unit 5 vocabulary quiz.
Students will type their papers in the computer lab.
Papers will be due today.

Agenda: November 7-10

Vocabulary: Unit 4
QUIZ: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10
merit
imply
inflict
interfere
attribute
indiscriminately
accommodate
provoke
mutilated
flailing

MONDAY: SSR/CHARACTERIZE
Cornell Notetaking was reviewed for second quarter book reports. Examples were modeled for student understanding. Students were given handouts of expectations. All book reports are due on January 3 (end of the second quarter).
Students reviewed the Unit 4 vocabulary words. Students used context clues to figure out the meaning of the unknown words.
4 fold vocabulary assignment: due Wednesday, November 9.

TUESDAY: NO READING LOG TODAY.
Students will review the use of subordinating conjunctions (AAAWWUBBIS). Students will complete a warm-up assignment over this writing skill.
Students will begin reading the story, "Us and Them". Students will be identify style, voice, and tone as exemplified in the story. The literary term of verbal irony will be introduced as well.

WEDNESDAY: SSR: PREDICT
4 fold vocabulary assignment due.
Students will work with partners and identify examples of humor and irony as used throughout the story.
Assignment: Students will write a brief analysis about the tone of the essay and cite examples taken from the story.

THURSDAY: SSR/QUESTION
Vocabulary quiz: Unit 4

Reminders:

No school: Friday, November 11

Book Reports due: January 3

Permission slip/money: Due Thursday, November 10.

Agenda: Oct. 31-Nov. 4

Vocabulary: Unit 3
Vocabulary quiz: Friday, November 4

malign
gender
bountiful
deduce
facilitate
lineage
amicable
annex
query
detriment
vignette
lavish
swindle
confiscate

Students will be responsible for knowing the meaning of the word and using the word in a sentence correctly. A handout was given in class for them to study.

MONDAY: SSR: PREDICT. Students will complete vocabulary handout using the dictionaries to find the meanings of words. Handout will be reviewed at the end of class. The handout will serve as a study sheet for the quiz on Friday.

TUESDAY: SSR: CONNECT. Quiz: "The Hitch Hiker"

WEDNESDAY: NO SSR TODAY. Students will be introduced to subordinating conjunctions. They will be learning how to implement these words into their writing using correct punctuation.
There will be a 10 minute writing assignment which will be done in class.

THURSDAY: SSR: VISUALIZE. Students will begin sharing their 10 minute writing ideas. Ideas will be posted on the wall to illustrate an understanding of subordinating conjunctions. Assignment: Create 10 sentences using subordinating conjunctions.

FRIDAY: SSR: PREDICT. VOCABULARY QUIZ #3.


Reminder: Parent/teacher conferences will be Monday, Nov. 7 from 3-7:30 and Wednesday, November 9 from 3-5:30. If you have concerns or questions, please contact us so we can set up an appointment for you.

November 10: deadline for permission slips and $10 fee for field trip.

November 11: NO SCHOOL.