~The Sky is the Limit~
~The Agenda for the Week~
The information on the agenda is what we do in class on a daily basis. This information is written on the wall agenda and board daily. In order to keep the lines of communication open with parents the agenda for the week will be posted on this website. If you have any questions about any of the assignments please e-mail me and let me know your concerns!
~ On the Agenda for August 10th ~ August 14th ~
Monday:
* DOL: Sentence Fragments
* Vocabulary Part I: Using the context clues as a tool to guess the definition of the vocabulary words.
* The vocabulary words for this week are: Astonish, conference, innumerable, interview, journalism, legend, quote, session, summarize, unexpectedly.
* Library for the bar code
Tuesday:
*DOL: Run-On Sentences
*Vocabulary Part II: Using the context clues to find the true definition of the vocabulary words.
*CRCT Pretest: Language Arts/English
Wednesday:
*DOL:
*Vocabulary Review
*CRCT Pretest: Reading
Thursday:
*DOL
*Vocabulary Review
*Parts of Speech and Subject/Verb agreement
**If the reading pretest is not complete then complete that today**
Friday:
*Friday Chat
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Read your novel
~ On the Agenda for August 17th ~ August 21st ~
Monday:
* DOL: Subject/Verb Agreement
* Vocabulary Part I: Using the context clues as a tool to guess the definition of the vocabulary words. The vocabulary words for this week are: Foundation, Ignore, Disastrous, Nuisance, Predict, Incident, Collide, Fatal, Collapse, and Mischievous.
* Read the short story: “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto.
* Complete the Review and Assess on page 121.
Tuesday:
*DOL: Subject/Verb Agreement
*Vocabulary Part II: Using the context clues to find the true definition of the vocabulary words.
*Discuss the Element of Short Stories
*Apply the Elements of Story to “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto
Wednesday:
*DOL: Subject/Verb Agreement
*Vocabulary Review
*Review Questions from the Review and Assess on page 121
Thursday:
*DOL:
*Vocabulary Review
*Review Notes on Subject/Verb Agreement
Friday:
*Friday Chat
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Place all papers returned in our portfolios
~The Agenda for 8/24/09-8/28/09~
Monday, August 24, 2009
*DOL: Compound Subject Agreement
*Vocabulary: Part I (Your guess using your context clues)
Disturb Exception
Locally Departure
Detect Miraculous
Bombard Demonstration
Aviation Declared
*Parts of Speech Notes (guided notes)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
*DOL: Interjections
*Vocabulary: (Finding the true definition using your context clues)
* Parts of Speech in Sentences
*Read Your Novel
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
*DOL: Compound Subject and Compound Predicates
*Vocabulary Review (made sure all students had the correct definitions)
*Discussed the Parts of Speech Packet
*Read Novels
Thursday, August 27, 2009
*DOL: Using Dictionary Skills
*Vocabulary Review
*Post-Test for Subject Verb Agreement
Friday, August 28, 2009
*Friday Chat
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Place Graded Friday Chats in our portfolios
*Practice and brief review of Subject verb agreement
~The Agenda for 8/31/09-9/4/09~
Monday, August 31, 2009
*DOL: Comparative and Superlative adjective
*Vocabulary Part I: Using the context clues as a tool to guess the definition of the vocabulary words.
*The Vocabulary words for this week are:
Caution Dread
Generation Heroic
Previous Congratulate
Error Gratitude
Involve Separation.
*Media Center (Check out our personal Novels)
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
*DOL: Pronouns and Antecedents
*Vocabulary Part II: Finding the true definition using context clues
*Notes on: Static and Dynamic Characters and the Plot Diagram
*Read your Novel
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
*DOL: Pronouns and Antecedents
*Read: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling (Prepare to read Pg 406 Read Pg 408)
*Complete the Plot Diagram, Static and Dynamic Characters worksheet for Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
*DOL: Pronouns and Antecedents
*Discuss the Plot Diagram and Static and Dynamic Characters for Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
*Notes: Pronouns and Antecedents
Friday, September 4, 2009
*Friday Chat
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Practice Pronouns and Antecedents
