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Week of : 

11-2-09

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Grade 6:  English

WB 78-Chart:

D/AV/R/Trans. -Intrans

Check HW

 

Write 10 original sentences- 8 w/ action verbs; 2 with linking verbs.

Label DOER, AV/LV/ RECEIVER—loose leaf

 

Check HW.  Collect

 

Teach SOD 

 

CW SOD WB ___

Adverbs p 105

 

Ex 8 p 106,

Ex 9 p 107

 

SOD

 

HW Ex 10 p 108

Check HW

 

CW WB 43-44

 

HW WB 45

 

Test  Tuesday- Verbs-Action/Linking, Transitive-Intransitive

Adverbs

Grade 6:  Reading

Test Zlateh the Goat”

Introduce “Becky & the Wheels & Brake Boys” p230 CD

Review theme

Characters’ Motives p230

 

HW Events

Check HW/Discuss

 

HW Answer Ques. P 239

Ck HW

 

Introduce Vocab 5-due Monday

 

Test Fri. “Becky”

Test “Becky”

Grade 7:  English

WS Transitive-Intransitive Verbs

 

Write 10 original sentences- 8 w/ action verbs; 2 with linking verbs.

Label DOER, AV/LV/ RECEIVER—loose leaf

 

Adverbs p 100

EX 8 p 102

Ex 9 p 103

 

HW  WB 43

Correct HW

 

SOD

 

The Position of Adverbs p 102

Ex 9 & 10

 

WB 44-45

Ck HW

 

SOD

 

Test Tuesday- Verbs-Action/Linking, Transitive-Intransitive

Adverbs

Grade 7:  Reading

Test “from .. In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens”

 

Introduce “No Gumption”

P554

Author’s Purpose

HW 10 Problems Russell had

Ck HW

 

SW Ans Ques p 561, 568

 

Check & Discuss

 

Introduce Vocab 13-due Monday

 

HW Test “No Gumption” Fri

Test “No Gumption”

 

Complete Vocab 13 for Monday

Grade 8:  English

WS Transitive-Intransitive Verbs

 

Write 10 original sentences- 8 w/ action verbs; 2 with linking verbs.

Label DOER, AV/LV/ —loose leaf

Check HW

 

CW WB 45

 

Adverbs p110

Ex 9 & 10

 

WB 46-47

 

HW

Review transitive-intransitive verbs

WB 46 -46 - Label DOER, AV/LV/ RECEIVER

Check HW; discuss

Adverbs p 111 Ex C-WB 47

 

 

HW

Review transitive-intransitive verbs

WB 47 - Label DOER, 

 AV/LV/ RECEIVER

 

Test Tuesday- Verbs-Action/Linking, Transitive-Intransitive

Adverbs

Grade 8:  Reading

Test “Who Can Replace a Man?”

 

Introduce “The Tell-Tale Heart” p264

 

Read story to class

 

HW 10 Events

Setting

Characters (1sent + 1 trait)

Theme

Irony

Check HW

 

Ans Ques p 272-275

 

Introduce Vocab 5

 

 

 

Complete for Monday

Discuss HW “Tell-Tale Heart”

 

Test Monday

 

Vocab 5 due Monday.

Test Wed.

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Week of :  10-26-09

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Grade 6:  English

 

Fair Holiday

 

Review Action Verbs and Linking Verbs

Teach transitive-intransitive verbs p 101. Ex 6, 7-chart

HW:  WB 41-chart

Ck HW

Ex Review B p 104-chart

 

HW WB 42

Ck HW

WS-Transitve-Intransitive-Linking Verbs

 

HW Test- Transsitve-Intransitive-Linking Verbs

Test- Transitve-Intransitive-Linking Verbs

Grade 6:  Reading

Review Direct & Indirect Characterization

 

Introduce “Zlateh the Goat” p204

 

HW Events; label climax

Open HW quiz

 

Discuss & take notes.

 

HW setting, characters (1sent + 1 trait, conflict, point of view

Complete discussion.

 

Ans Ques p 214 (#2-5), p215, p 224

 

Test Monday

Ck HW-discuss

 

Test Monday-“Zlateh the Goat

Grade 7:  English

Fair Holiday

Verbs and Linking Verbs

Teach transitive-intransitive verbs p 98, Ex 6,7-Chart

 

HW WB 41-42

 

 

 

Ck HW

 

WS-Transitve-Intransitive-Linking Verbs

 

HW Test- Transitve-Intransitive-Linking Verbs

 

Test- Transitve-Intransitive-Linking Verbs

Grade 7:  Reading

Introduce nonfiction-author’s purpose

 

“From in Search of Our Mothers Gardens “p104-CD

HW

-Ans. Ques p 110, 111 -(#4,5,7,8), 112

-Symbolism of Garden

-Quote \tThesis statement

-Give 10 examples of creativity given in essy (not just Alice Walker's mother's creativity. Quote sentence(s)

 

Ck HW-discuss

 

Test Monday “Mothers’ Gardens”

Grade 8:  English

Fair Holiday

Verbs and Linking Verbs

Teach transitive-intransitive verbs p 105, Ex 6, 7

 

HW WB 42-43

Ck HW

 

WS-Transitve-Intransitive-Linking Verbs

 

HW Test- Transitve-Intransitive-Linking Verbs

Test- Transitve-Intransitive-Linking Verbs

Grade 8:  Reading

Introduce “Who Can Replace a Man” p 218-CD6

 

HW Events, Answer Ques p 222, 234 (#1-6)

Ck HW-discuss

 

Test Monday-“Who Can Replace a Man?”

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Week of : 

10-19-09

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Grade 6:  English

Ck HW

Ex 3 p 98 Action Verbs,

 Ex 4 p 100 Linking Verbs

WB 40

Ck HW

Review Verbs

HW Test Wed Verbs

 Test Verbs

 

Fair Skits

 

Early Dismissal

Grade 6:  Reading

Ck HW-“Dragon”

 

HW. Ans. Ques        p 200-203-due Wed.

 

Test Tues Vocab 4

 

 

 Test Vocab 4

 Ck HW “Dragon”

Discuss

HW. Test Thursday “Dragon”

 Test “Dragon”

 

Read AR

 

Early Dismissal

Grade 7:  English

 

 Ch HW

Review Verbs

JW Test Wed Verbs pp 91-98

 

SOD

 Test Verbs

  

Fair Skits

 

Early Dismissal

Grade 7:  Reading

 Test Vocab 12

 

Introduce “A Day’s Wait” p 72

HW- 10 events, characters (1 sent + 1 trait), point of view, irony, climax

 

 Quiz “Wait”

 

Ans Ques p ___ together in class

 

HW- Test “ A Day’s Wait

  Test “ A Day’s Wait

 

Read AR

 

Early Dismissal

Grade 8:  English

Review Verbs

 

HW Test Verbs Wed

 

SOD

 Test Verbs

 

Fair Skit Practice

 

Fair Skits

 

Fair Skits

Grade 8:  Reading

 Test Vocab 4

 

Introduce “Fox Hunt” p 85

 

10 Events

 

Ans Ques p 92-95

 

 Quiz “Fox Hunt”

 

Ck & Discuss HW

 

HW Test “Fox Hunt”

 

Test “Fox Hunt”

 

Read AR

   

Early Dismissal

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Week of : 

10-5-09

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Grade 6:  English

English Exam Review

 

Work on SS Fair Report

English Exam Review

 

Work on SS Fair Report

  English Exam Review

 

Work on SS Fair Report

  English Exam Review

 

Work on SS Fair Report

 Study Group English Exam

Grade 6:  Reading

 Check HW

Notes: symbolism

Conflict, theme, setting, characters

Test Wednesday

 

Check HW

 

HW.  Test “Sound of Summer Running”

Test “Sound of Summer Running”

 

Read AR

Last Day to take AR Test

 Early Dismissal

Grade 7:  English

      Determining the Part of Speech p 85

 

Review Ex C

WB 32

 

Work on SS Fair Report

English Exam Review

 

Work on SS Fair Report

 

  Read AR

  English Exam Review

Grade 7:  Reading

Work on SS Fair Report

 

  Read AR

 

  Work on SS Fair Report

 

  Read AR

  Last Day for AR Tests

  Early Dismissal

Grade 8:  English

  English Exam Review

 

Work on SS Fair Report

 

  Read AR

 

 Last Day for AR Tests

 

Review for exam.

  Review for exam.

Grade 8:  Reading

 Quiz “A Glow in the Dark”

 

Check HW/ Discuss

 

Read AR

 

HW Test “Slide” & “Glow in Dark”

 

  Test “Slide” & “Glow in Dark”

 

Read AR

 

  Early Dismissal

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Week of : 

9-28-09

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Grade 6:  English

Check HW WB pgs 25-26

 

Review Pronouns

 

Test Tuesday Pronouns

 

Teach Organization of Social Studies Fair Report

  Teach Organization of Social Studies Fair Report

 

HW: due Wed.:

Choose the 3 major points for your thesis statement

  Teach Organization of Social Studies Fair Report

 

Write thesis statement.

 Begin Adjectives

P 84-86, Ex 10-12

 

HW 28

 

Share thesis statement

 Check HW

 

Proper Adjectives 86-87, Ex 13-14

 

HW WB 29

 

Continue to share thesis statement statement.

Grade 6:  Reading

 

Check & correct work from Thursday

 

Read AR-Deadline Oct. 8

 Introduce Vocab 3

 

Group work

 

Due Wed.

Test Thursday

 Check Vocab 3

Test Thursday

 

Introduce “The Sound of Summer Running”

 

Teach symbol & simile

 

Read and answer for Friday:

At least 10 events to completely retell the story.

 Work on assignment for Friday.

 

Read AR-deadline Oct. 8.

 Quiz “Summer Running”

 

Discuss

 

Discuss symbolism in story.

 

Answer Questions

P 136

Give characters, conflict, theme, setting

 

Test Tuesday.

Grade 7:  English

     Teach Organization of Social Studies Fair Report

 

HW-due Tue.s:

 

Select the 3 major points of your topic.

 

Teach Organization of Social Studies Fair Report

 

Write Thesis statement.

 

Begin to share thesis statements.

 

Write Hook

 

Adjectives p 80-82

Ex 8 p 82

Ex 9 p 83

 

HW  Wb 29-31

 

Check HW  Adjectives

 

Proper Adjectives p83

 

Ex 10 p 83

Ex 11 & Review B p 84-84

 

 

Continue sharing thesis statements

 

WB 32

 

Write Introduction to Social Studies Report.

Grade 7:  Reading

Test “A

fter 20 Years”

 

 Introduce “Was Tarzan a 3 Bandage Man?”

 

Read and give at least 10 plot events to completely retell the story.

 

 Quiz “Tarzan”

 

Check HW & discuss

 

Group:

Setting, theme, characters, conflict, point of view, irony, symbol.

Ans. Ques. Pgs. 84, 87 (#1,3,7,9), 88

 

 Discuss Tarzan.

 

Test Monday

 

Grade 8:  English

 HW:  due Tuesday.

 

Choose 3 major points of SS Fair Report.

Write thesis statement.

 

Bring research material to class everyday this week.

 

  Write Introduction in class.

 

Share with class.

Research material to class everyday

 

 Write body paragraphs

 Continue writing report.

Grade 8:  Reading

 Correct Vocab 3

 

Test Thursday

 

Introduce “Up the Slide” p 174

 

Read and give at least 10 plot events to completely retell the story.

 

 

  

Quiz “Slide”

Discuss (Note: test will be after “A Glow in the Dark

 

 

Give setting, conflict, characters

Ans. Ques. P 180

Test Vocab 3 

 

 

Check “Slide” HW

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Week of : 

9-21-09

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

Grade 6:  English

 

Review Demonstrative & Indefinite Pronouns

Check HW

 

HW Test demonstrative , personal, intensive, & reflexive pronouns

Test demonstrative,, personal, intensive, & reflexive pronouns

 

S

U

R

P

R

I

S

E

 

!!!!

Teach interrogative & relative pronouns p.82-83

Ex 9, WB 25-26

Check HW

Review interrogative & relative pronouns

 

Quiz  interrogative & relative pronouns

Grade 6:  Reading

Introduce “The Lady & the Spider” p 106

 

Listen to story on CD

 

Group: Answer Ques p 112 (#1-7), 112 (vocab),

Continue answering question.

 

Introduce Vocab 3-due Monday

 

Discuss ”The Lady Y the Spider”

 

Test Thursday

 

Ans Ques. P 61, Read pp 62-64.  Ans. Ques p 65, 80-81, 123

Ans Ques p 127- due Monday

Test ”The Lady & the Spider”

 

Work on assignment from Thurs.

 

 

Grade 7:  English

 

Teach Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns p77, WB 25

 

WS 41-42

 

 

Review personal, reflexive, intensive pronouns

Teach demonstrative pronouns p 77 WS53

HW Test personal, reflexive, intensive, demonstrative pronouns.

 

Teach Organization of Social Studies Fair Report

Test personal, reflexive, intensive, demonstrative pronouns.

 

 

 

 

 

Teach Organization of Social Studies Fair Report

 

Grade 7:  Reading

Test Vocab 11

 

Introduce “After 20 Years” p 428

 

Read & list at least 10 events.  Label exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

Venn Diagram –(

 

Open HW Quiz

 

Group work:

 

Find setting, characters, irony, theme, point of view, conflict

 

Answer Questions p 432, 433-#1,2,4,8 p 434 due Monday

 

 

 

Early dismissal

 

Test Monday "After 20 YEars"

Grade 8:  English

 

Check HW

Teach Proper adjectives p 88 Ex 11, Review Ex C, 12, Review Ex. D, E

 

Teach Organization of Social Studies Fair Report

 

Check HW

Review Adjectives –WB 31-34

Test Adjectives

 

 

Teach Organization of Social Studies Fair Report

Test Adjectives

 

 

Teach Organization of Social Studies Fair Report

Grade 8:  Reading

Group Work:  Answer ques. P 134-135 “The Speckled Band”

 

Test Thursday

 

Check HW & discuss

Test “The Speckled Band”

 

 

 

Read AR

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Week of : 

9-14-09

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Grade 6:  English

 Introduce Pronouns p 76, Ex 5Personal Pronouns

 

WB23

 Check HW

WS 33,34,35

 

 Check HW

Quiz WS 37

 Teach Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns p 78, Ex 6-7

WB24

Check HW

Teach Demonstrative Pronouns  & Relative Pronouns p80  Ex 8 & Review Ex. B

 

Grade 6:  Reading

 Correct & Drill Vocab 2-Test Wed.

 

Quiz-“Market Square Dog”

 Group work-plot line

Setting, Characters, Conflict, Point of View

 Test Vocab 2

 

Check & discuss HW

 

Answer Ques p 38

  Check & discuss HW

 

HW Test “Market Square Dog”

  Test “Market Square Dog”

Grade 7:  English

 

 SOD-Syntax of Nouns/pronouns

 

Introduce Pronouns p 76-Personal Pronouns

WB 24

WS 31-32

 

Writing Activity

 

 

 Correct HW

 

HW  quiz Personal, Subject Pronouns

 

Teach Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns p77, WB 25

 

WS 41-42

 

Writing Activity

 

 Quiz Subject Pronouns

 

Correct HW

Grade 7:  Reading

 Ans Ques p 498, 499 (#7,8,9), 500

 

Share Plot Outlines

 

Discuss

 

Test Thurs. “Stolen Day”

 

 

 

Introduce Vocab 11

 

Complete for Friday

  Test” Stolen Day”

 Check & drill  Vocab 11

 

Test Monday

Grade 8:  English

 

 SOD Pronouns

Pronouns Ex 6,7. Review Ex B

 

HW:  Test Pronouns

 

  Test Pronouns

 

Writing Activity

 Adjectives p 84-Articles, Demonstrative Adjectives, Adjectives in Sentences.  Ex 9,10

Grade 8:  Reading

 

Check & discuss HW

 

Answer Ques p 58-59, 72, 73

 

Test “Gentleman” – Thurs.

 

Read & Ans Ques “The N. Carolina Ferry System Schedule” p74-75

 

 Complete discussion of “Gentleman.”

 

Introduce Vocab 3-Complete for Friday.

 

Introduce “The Adventure of the speckled Band” p 104-Listen to CD

 

HW-Due Fri.- Setting , Conflict,

Theme,

Point of View,

Plot events on Plot

  Test “Gentleman”

 

 Check Vocab.

Test Monday

 

Check & Discuss HW “Speckled Band.”

 

(Monday- Answer Ques 134-135

Test Wed.)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Week of : 

9-8-09

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Grade 6:  English

Text Box:      LABOR DAY – NO SCHOOL 

 Introduce Nouns p 71 , Ex 1-3

 

HW WB 20-21

 Ck HW

Ex 4, WB 22

 

HW Test Nouns

 Test Nouns

 Introduce Pronouns

P76, Ex 5-6

Grade 6:  Reading

 

 Review “Homecoming”

Work together in pairs to find setting, characters, conflict,

Theme, point of view

HW Complete above & Ans Ques p 38 # 2,3,4

 Ck HW

 

Notes- Plot structure “Homecoming”

 

HW Test “Homecoming”

 Test

 

Introduce Vocab 2 due on Monday

 Introduce “the Market Swuare Dog” p50

 

Discuss British words used in the story.

 

Read & complete list of at least 10 events

 

Vocab 2 due Monday

Grade 7:  English

 

 Review Nouns- WB 20-21

Ex 5. Rev. Ex A

Wb 22,23

 

 Ck HW

SOD-Syntax of Nouns

 

Test Nouns

 Test Nouns

Grade 7:  Reading

 

 

 Test Vocab 10

 

Introduce “Stolen Day” p492

 

Read & complete list of at least 10 events

Give setting & climax

 

Open HW Quiz

 

Discuss HW

 

Group work plot line

Ans Ques p 38

 

Test Monday?

Grade 8:  English

 

 Introduce Pronouns p 77

Ex 4-5

WB 26, 27

 

Journal

 

Writing w/ Exemplars

 

 Pronouns Ex 6,7, Rev. Ex B

WB 28-29

 

HW Test Pronouns

 

 

Writing w/ Exemplars

 Test Pronouns

Grade 8:  Reading

 

 

 Test Vocab 2

 

Introduce “ A Gentleman from Rio Medico”

 

Read & complete list of at least 10 events

Give setting , climax, theme, symbolism, local color, point of view, progagonist

 

  Open HW Quiz

 

Discuss HW

Discuss word “Gentleman” in story titile.

 

Group work plot line

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Week of : 

8-31-09

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Grade 6:  English

  Position of the Predicate p55- Ex 6-7 p 56,

 

Ex 8 p 57

Ex 9 p 58, WB 7-8

 Compound Subjects & compound Verbs p59 – 60, Ex 10-12

P 61 Review Ex B

 

WB 8-10

 Check HW

HW

 

Test # 2 Simple Subjects & Predicates’ position of predicate, compound subjects & verbs

Test

Text Box: NO SCHOOL DUE TO TEACHER WORKSHOPS  

Grade 6:  Reading

 Test  Notes Fiction & Non Fiction

 

Introduce “My Heart is in the Highland”

Listen to story on CD

HW Ans Ques .p 18 # 3,5

 Discuss HW

 

Discuss elements of nonfiction as they apply to “Highlands”

 Introduce “ The Homecoming”

HW:  Read story p 30

 

List at least 8 events

 Quiz “Homecoming”

 

Using the events list, teach plot diagram.

 

 

Grade 7:  English

CK WB 7

Review simple subjects & predicates

 

HW Test  simple subjects & predicates

Test  simple subjects & predicates

 

Begin Nouns Chap 2 p 70- Identifying & Classifying Nouns

Ex 1 p71

Ex 2 p 72

Ex 3 p 73

 

Journal

Review

Ex 4

 

Journal

 

Grade 7:  Reading

 Quiz all literary terms

HW  Test Wed –All Literary Terms

 

Introduce Vocab 11

Complete for Wed.- Test Friday

 

 Test Lit Terms

 

Check vocab 11

 

Read AR

 Test Vocab 11

 

Grade 8:  English

 

  Begin Review of Nouns.  Odd # WB 21-25-Grp

 

HW Even #’s

Test Thursday Nouns

 

 Test Nouns

 

Journal

 

Grade 8:  Reading

 Complete discussion “Retrieved Reformation

Ans Ques. P ___

 

HW Test Reformation

 

 Test “A Retrieved Reformation”

 

Introduce vocab 2

 

Complete for HW Thursday

 Check Vocab 2

 

Test Wed

 

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Week of :

8-24-09

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Grade 6:  English

 Subjects & Predicates p53

Exercise 3

 

WB 4 – Ignore directions and complete simple subject, simple predicate chart

 CK. HW

 

Teach complete subjects.

 

Ex 4 p 54, WB 4 CHART:

Sim. Pred. / Subj. Ques. / Simp. Sub.

  CK. HW

Teach Complete Subject & Predicate

 

Ex 4 p 54 Chart

Ex 5 p 55 Chart

  CK. HW

More Practice Subjects & Predicates

Ex 5 p 55-Chart

 

HW Test Simple/Complete Subjects & Predicates

 

 

Test Simple/Complete Subjects & Predicates

Grade 6:  Reading

 Test “The Greyling”

 

Last day for Summer Reading tests

 

Read Ar

 Introduce Vocab 1

 

Complete pp 24-27

 Check Vocab

 

Drill using vocabularyworkshop.com

Test Friday Vocab 1

 Introduce Literary Terms p4.  Discuss how they apply to “The Greyling”

Copy terms p 4 in back of NB-due Monday

 Test Vocab 1

 

Continue assignment from Thursday; complete for Monday.

Grade 7:  English

 

 Subjects & Predicates p 51

Ex 2 p. 52

Ex 3 p 53-54

WB4-5

 

 Check HW

Ex 4 p 54, WB 5

Ex 7 p 57

Ex 8 p 58

 Correct HW

 

Test Tuesday

Simple/Complete Subjects & Predicates

Grade 7:  Reading

Test “The Third Wish” 

 

Handout literary terms; use “the third wish” to apply ters 1-5

 

Study for Quiz  Wed. literary Terms 1-5

 

Final day for Summer reading Tests

 

 Quiz

 

Teach Terms 7-9 and apply to “The Third wish.”

 

Quiz Fri. Literary terms 1-5,7-9

 

 Quiz

 

Teach remainder of Literary terms

 

Quiz Monday all terms; Test Wed all terms.

Grade 8:  English

 Correct Ex 5-6 p 57 &

Review A-B-p58-59

 

HW WB 6-12 odd #’s

 

Open Book Test

 

Go over complete & simple subjects

Retest on Tuesday.

 Retest Complete & Simple subjects

 

 CK. HW

 

Review Complete and Simple Predicates

WB 15-16

 

 

 Test Complete & Simple Predicates

 

 Check HW.  Discuss.

 

Grade 8:  Reading

 Test “The 11:59”

 

Introduce Vocab 1

 

Complete Voc 1 for Wed.  Test Friday

 

 Check Vocab 1

 

Test Friday

 

 

Introduce “A Retrieved Reformation” pp28-35.  Listen to story on CD.

 -In NB at least 10 events and label w/ plot structure terms.

 

Assign seats for song practice

 

 Test Vocab 1

 

Discuss HW “A Retrieved Reformation”

HW

Setting

Characters

Conflict

Theme

Point of View

Irony

 

Venn Diagram:  Jimmy Valentine & Ralph Spencer

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Week of 8-17-09: 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Grade 6:  English

 Fire Drill Procedures.

 

Hand out TB & WB-must be covered by Wednesday.

 

Pre-test Chap1 English

 

Tape Grammar Guide (Cheat Sheet) in Agenda

 

Summer Reading Tests

 Sentence or Fragment p 50

Ex 1 & 2, Review

A, WB1

Write well-elaborated sentences

 

 

Check HW

 

Review A p 52 Writing Complete Sentences 

HW Test Sentences & fragments

 Test Sentences & fragments

Grade 6:  Reading

  Assign AR usernames and passwords for summer reading.

 

Explain classroom library procedures.

 Read ”The Greyling” p 6. List characters & write 1 sent. About each.  Make events chart—retell the story with a list of at least 8 important events that cover the story from beginning to end.-due Thursday

Summer Reading Tests

  Summer Reading Tests

 

Work on assignment due Thursday

Open HW  Quiz “The Greyling”

Summer Reading Tests

 

Listen to story on CD.

 

P. 18 Ans. Ques. 1,2,4a, and the following question on loose leaf to turn in: “Did the fisherman and his wife receive what they longed for?  Why and/or why not?  Explain your answer in at least 5 complete sentences.

 Discuss HW

 

 Listen to story on CD

 

Test Tuesday

 

Monday-last day for Summer Reading tests.

Grade 7:  English

 Fire Drill Procedures.

 

Hand out TB & WB-must be covered by Wednesday.

 

Pre-test Chap1 English

 Tape Grammar Guide (Cheat Sheet) in Agenda

 

Summer Reading Tests

 

 Chapter 1 The Sentence

p50-51 Ex 1, WB 1 

 

 Ck HW

WB 2-3

 

Test Friday Sentences, Fragments, and correcting sentence fragments

 Test Sentences

Grade 7:  Reading

  Assign AR usernames and passwords for summer reading.

 

Explain classroom library procedures.

 Read “The Third Wish”  p 168-174

List Characters-write 1 sent about each

Conflict

List at least 8 major events – loose leaf-due Thursday.

  Summer Reading Tests

 

Work on assignment due Thursday

 Open HW quiz –“Third Wish” 

Complete ques. P 174: #1-6, p. 175: # 1,4,5, P 176: all in NB

 Discuss HW

 

Test Monday "The Third Wish" 

Monday-last day for Summer Reading tests.

Grade 8:  English

 Pre-test Chap 1

 

Tape Grammar Guide (Cheat Sheet) in Agenda

 

Daily Paragraph Editing

 

Setences Ex 1 p51

 

Ex2-3 p52-53 odd #'s- Write well-elaborated sent.

 

 Check HW

Ex 4 p 55/WB 3-5

 Check Hw

 

Predicates p 56-57 Ex 5-6

Verb Phrases p 57-58 Due Monday

 

HW Test Sentences & Fragments/Subjects

 Test

 

Complete HW for Monday

Grade 8:  Reading

  Summer Reading Tests

Introduce “The Baker Heater League” p 2-3

Read story p 6-10 with CD- Discuss

Read “ The 11:59” p 13-20

List Setting

Characters + 1 sent about each

Conflict

Theme

Irony

Climax –due Wed

 Summer Reading Tests

 

Work on assignment due Wed

 Open HW quiz “The 11:59”

 

Discuss HWDiscuss HW

 

Answer ques p 22 # 1,2,3,5

 Check HW

 

Test Friday “11:59” 

 Test “11:59”

 

Monday-last day for Summer Reading tests.

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                         Thursday, August 20-$ Dress Down Day

                         All Summer Reading Tests must be completed by Monday, August 24

                   

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