English Connections 5/6 (Period 5) Assignments
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- Description
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This course is a third year English Connections classes for ELL students to help them prepare for success in the mainstream English courses at Life Christian. This advanced course counts as the student’s 9th grade English Literature and Composition course. In this course, students will:
- develop more advanced skills in reading and interpretation of fiction, non-fiction and poetry
- continue to learn about literary devices that writers us to create their art through language
- learn the structure of a 5-paragraph essay and write several essays for various purposes
- write about literature, bringing together their interpretation and evidence from the text
- learn about the research process and research writing, including basics of MLA
- expand their English vocabulary.
Students will be graded on participation in class, daily homework and in-class work, quizzes and tests, written assignments and projects.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Work for Wednesday, June 10
Work for Wednesday, June 10:
- Review the Year-End Course Evaluation and Reflection assignment (see attached) and plan your answers to the questions.
- Then go to Flipgrid.com and create a video in which you talk through your answers to the 7 questions. You have up to 10 minutes to talk. https://flipgrid.com/806b1e58
- Due: Thursday, June 11 at noon. 25 points
- If you cannot get to Flipgrid, you will need to create a Word document and write a short paragraph answer to each question. Share the document with Mrs. G.
- Be sure to finish up any missing work and let Mrs. G know that you've finished it and where she can find it. All work should be finished by noon on Thursday, June 11.
THERE WILL BE NO NEW ASSIGNMENTS ON THURSDAY. THIS IS IT! HAVE A TERRIFIC SUMMER!!
Due:
Work for Tuesday, June 9
Work for Tuesday, June 9:
- Today is your last full day to work on your LWW Allegory Essay. It is due Wednesday, June 10 at 9am in Turnitin.com. You should also share it with Mrs. G.
- Use the attached checklist to check that you have met all essay requirements and expectations. You do not need to turn in the checklist.
Due:
Work for Monday, June 8
Work for Monday, June 8:
- Continue work on your Allegory Essay. Be sure to share your Essay document with Mrs. G. Due: Wednesday, June 10 at 9am. Submit to Turnitin.com
A look ahead:
Tuesday, June 9: work on Essay
Wednesday, June 10: turn in Essay to Turnitin.com; start course evaluation
Thursday, June 11: finish course evaluation
I am not planning a Zoom meeting for our class this week although I'm happy to hold one if you want. Our ELL F class will be meeting two times this week, so if you have EC questions, I am happy to answer them after our ELL class is over.
NOW IS THE TIME to check your PowerSchool to see if you have finished any work that I have not graded. Please let me know if you have completed it so that I can give you credit for your work.
Due:
Work for Friday, June 5
Work for Friday, June 5:
- Finish your Allegory Essay Outline today and email it to Mrs. G for feedback.
- Work over the weekend on your essay after you get feedback from Mrs. G on the outline.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! LAST ONE OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR!
Due:
Work for Thursday, June 4
Work for Thursday, June 4:
- Start work on your outline for the Allegory Essay Assignment. Outline due to Mrs. G (shared Word doc) on Friday, June 5 by 9pm.
If you want to more complete story of the life of Jesus, watch these 5 short videos https://bibleproject.com/explore/gospel-series/ that summarize the book of Luke (one of the 4 Gospels or stories in the New Testament about the life and death of Jesus, written by a man named Luke). They are really good videos and will probably help you understand a little more about how Aslan is a symbol of Jesus.
First two videos in this series are also good to understand how the Bible is organized and what the big story of the Bible is. https://bibleproject.com/explore/how-to-read-the-bible/
Due:
Work for Wednesday, June 3
Work for Wednesday, June 3:
- We'll meet again at 12:30 today to talk through the Allusion Essay Assignment. Look for a link in an email from me.
- If you can, read through the assignment below before we meet and bring your questions!
- Start work on your essay outline. Share with Mrs. G sometime on Friday, June 5.
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Work for Tuesday, June 2
Work for Tuesday, June 2:
- Today we will meet by Zoom meeting at 12:30pm to talk about the Allegory Research Collaboration Assignment. We will divide up work for each person to do and look at how to find passages in the Bible and on a website called Bible Gateway. Look for an email from Mrs. G with a link to the meeting.
- We will also talk about the final writing assignment and last days of class next week.
- Then you should complete your part of the Allegory Research Collaboration Assignment. You can find it in the OneNote Collaboration folder. Due: Wednesday, June 3 at 9am.
Due:
Work for Monday, June 1
Work for Monday, June 1:
- Today you are going to learn more about what an ALLEGORY is. I have several websites and videos for your to watch to get the idea. Tomorrow you will start to explore how LWW is an allegory.
- The videos you will watch are "children's" stories from one of the United States' most famous children's authors--Dr. (Doctor) Seuss. Maybe you have heard of The Cat in the Hat or Green Eggs and Ham or The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (I think we watched a movie version of this story at Christmas in ELL class). Almost every American child knows these stories. They are some of the first books that many children read because the words are fairly easy, and sometimes funny, and they rhyme. Many of Dr. Seuss's stories are allegories, so there is a deeper level to them that adults can understand and read, too. See if you can identify someone or something that each story represents--maybe an event in history or a famous person or a real society.
- After you finish reading and watching the videos, go to your OneNote Homework folder and answer the questions in the assignment called "Allegory." Due: Tuesday, June 2 at 9am.
- Here are the websites and videos:
A look ahead:
Tuesday, June 2: class Zoom meeting to discuss Allegory assignments, start collaboration assignment
Wednesday-Friday, June 3-5: Allegory essay
Due:
Work for Friday, May 29
Work for Friday, May 29:
- Finish LWW Chapter 17 Vocab (20 words) and Comprehension Questions (11 of them) on you OneNote Homework page. Due: today at 9pm.
- Have a good weekend! Safe travels to Frankie and Terry!!
Due:
Work for Thursday, May 28
Work for Thursday, May 28:
- We are meeting today on a Zoom meeting at 12:30pm. Look for an email with a link from Mrs. G on Wednesday night.
- Read LWW Chapter 17. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 20 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page. Use the words below plus some of your own.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions--all 11 of them--into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder and then answer them. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 17 work is DUE: Friday, May 29 at 9pm.
Chapter 17
stern (195)
wounded (196)
solemn (199)
scepter (199)
reign (200)
liberate/liberated (200)
magnificent (201)
valiant (201)
foreboding (204)
route (205)
Chapter 17 Reading Comprehension Questions
1. Who does Peter give credit to for their success and why?
2. What does Lucy do to save Edmund from dying?
3. What does Aslan then tell Lucy to do?
4. What does Lucy want to tell Edmund? Why does she think he should know?
5. What does Aslan do to the children at Cair Paravel?
6. Where does Aslan go? Why does he go away? Will he come back, and if so, when?
7. What is the humor at the bottom of p. 200, top of p. 201?
8. Why do the Kings and Queens go back into the forest?
9. What happens to them in the forest? Where do they end up going?
10. How long were the children in Narnia?
11. What does the Professor tell them about if, how and when they can go back to Narnia?
Due:
Work for Wednesday, May 27
Work for Wednesday, May 27:
Read LWW Chapter 16. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page. Use the words below plus some of your own.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder and then answer them. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 16 work is DUE: Thursday, May 28 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Chapter 16
giant (n.) (185)
handkerchief/handkerchee (189)
hound (n.) (192)
Chapter 16 Reading Comprehension Questions
1. How does Aslan bring the statues in the Witch’s castle to life?
2. Who does Lucy find in the Witch’s castle?
3. How do Aslan, the girls and all of the creatures get out of the castle?
4. What challenge do they face once they are out of the castle?
5. Who does the book say that the Witch fought with her stone knife in the battle?
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Work for Tuesday, May 26
Work for Tuesday, May 26:
Read LWW Chapter 15. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page. Use the words below plus some of your own.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder and then answer them. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 15 work is DUE: Wednesday, May 27 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Chapter 15
vermin (171)
cords (173)
nibble (174)
gnaw/gnawed (175)
Ch 15 Reading Comprehension Questions
1. What does the White Witch plan to do now that Aslan is dead?
2. What do Susan and Lucy realize that the mice are doing for Aslan?
3. What two things happen when the sun rises the next morning?
4. What is the deeper magic that the Witch didn’t know about?
5. Where did Aslan take Susan and Lucy?
A look ahead:
Wednesday: LWW Ch 16
Thursday: LWW Ch 17 (the end!)
Friday: Intro to LWW as Allegory, Bible reading
Due:
Work for Friday, May 22
Work for Friday, May 22:
- Read LWW Chapter 14. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page. Use the words below plus some of your own.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder and then answer them. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 14 work is DUE: Tuesday, May 26 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Chapter 14
siege (160)
bind (166)
shears (168)
muzzle (168)
pact (170)
Chapter 14 Reading Comprehension Questions:
1. What does Aslan warn Peter that the Witch will do after her business is done near the Stone Table?
2. Who accompanies with Aslan as he walks back to the Stone Table to face the Witch?
3. What does the Witch do to Aslan to disgrace him?
4. What agreement do we learn that Aslan has made with the Witch? Why did she let Edmund go?
5. What does she say she will do after she kills Aslan?
Due:
Work for Thursday, May 21
Work for Thursday, May 21:
Read LWW Chapter 13. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page. Use the words below plus some of your own.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder and then answer them. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 13 work is DUE: Friday, May 22 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Chapter 13
bargain/bargaining (148)
stump (151)
boulder (151)
offense (155)
forfeit (156)
Chapter 13 Reading Comprehension Questions
1. What was the Witch preparing to do with Edmund when she tied him to a tree? How was she going to do it?
2. When Edmund was rescued by Aslan’s creatures, how did the Witch and the Dwarf escape?
3. When Aslan brings Edmund to his brother and sisters, he says, “There is no need to talk to him about what is past.” What does that mean? What is Aslan indirectly telling the children to do? .
4. What does the White Witch say is her right to do with Edmund? Why does she have this right?
5. In general, what is “the Deep Magic”? Explain it in your own words.
Due:
Work for Wednesday, May 20
Work for Wednesday, May 20:
Read LWW Chapter 12. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page. Use the words below plus some of your own.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder and then answer them. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 12 work is DUE: Thursday, May 21 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Chapter 12 Vocab:
pavilion (138)
bugle (143)
faint (v.) (144)
Chapter 12 Reading Comprehension Questions:
1. Who arrives at the Stone Table first, the children of the White Witch?
2. Name at least 5 of the creatures and animals that are with Aslan.
3. When Lucy asks Aslan if anything can be done to save Edmund, what does Aslan answer?
4. What does Aslan take Peter to the edge of the hilltop to see?
5. What brave thing does Peter do to protect his sister Susan?
Due:
Work for Tuesday, May 19
Work for Tuesday, May 19:
Read LWW Chapter 11. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page. Use the words below plus some of your own.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder and then answer them. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 11 work is DUE: Wednesday, May 20 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Ch 11 Vocab:
stale (123)
overtake (123)
scent (124)
traitor (128)
slush (129)
thaw (130)
Chapter 11 Reading Comprehension Questions
1. How does the Witch treat Edmund? Give several examples.
2. What does the White Witch instruct the wolves to do once they get to the dam?
3. Why aren’t the wolves able to follow the Beavers and children?
4. What happens that slows down the Witch and Edmund on their way to the Stone Table?
5. Who does the Dwarf say is responsible for the destruction of winter and the coming of spring?
Due:
Work for Monday, May 18
Work for Monday, May 18:
Read LWW Chapter 10. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page. Use the words below plus some of your own.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder and then answer them. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 10 work is DUE: Tuesday, May 19 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Chapter 10
snug (114)
solemn (117)
cordial (118)
Chapter 10 Reading Comprehension Questions
1. Who do the Beavers and children find on the way to the Stone Table?
2. What does the coming of Aslan, the children and Father Christmas mean?
3. What gifts does Father Christmas give to each of them (including the Beavers)?
4. What will happen if Susan blows the horn?
5. What will the cordial in the Lucy’s bottle do?
Due:
Work for Thursday, May 14
Work for Thursday, May 14:
- We will meet today in a Zoom meeting at 12:30 to discuss the reading. Bring your questions. Look for a link to the meeting in an email from Mrs. G on Wednesday night.
- Read LWW Chapter 9. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page. Use the words below plus some of your own.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder and then answer them. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 9 work is DUE: Friday, May 15 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Vocab Ch 9:
excuse (97)
arch (100)
gloat/gloating (103)
jeer/jeering (104)
harness (107)
Ch 9 Reading Comprehension Questions:
1. What happened to Edmund’s thoughts the closer he got to the Witch’s castle?
2. What does Edmund find in the courtyard of the Witch’s castle?
3. What animal does Edmund mistake as a statue but discover is real? Who is it?
4. How does the Witch respond when Edmund tells her that his siblings are near?
5. What other news does Edmund bring that excites (or upsets) the Witch most?
Due:
Work for Wednesday, May 13
Work for Wednesday, May 13:
- Read LWW Chapter 8. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page.
- List the word, page number, and definition from ldoceonline.com. Look for British English meanings and meanings that fit the context.
- Copy and paste the vocabulary words below into your page and then add more to create 10+ words in your list.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder. Then answer the comprehension questions for Chapter 2. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 8 work is DUE: Thursday, May 14 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Vocab Ch 8
statues (84)
mane (85)
prophecy (89)
treacherous (92)
decoy (92)
bait (92)
Ch 8 Reading Comprehension Questions
1. What does Mr. Beaver say has likely happened to Mr. Tumnus?
2. Who and what is Aslan?
3. When Mr. Beaver says that Aslan is not safe but he’s good, what can that mean about him?
4. What is the prophecy connected with the children?
5. What do they discover that requires them to leave the Beavers' house quickly?
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Work for Tuesday, May 12
Work for Tuesday, May 12:
- Read LWW Chapter 7. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page.
- List the word, page number, and definition from ldoceonline.com. Look for British English meanings and meanings that fit the context.
- Copy and paste the vocabulary words below into your page and then add more to create 10+ words in your list.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder. Then answer the comprehension questions for Chapter 2. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 7 work is DUE: Wednesday, May 13 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Ch 7 Vocab
betray (73)
enormous (74)
tracks (82)
Ch 7 Reading Comprehension Questions
1. Why is the beaver so careful when he first meets the children?
2. How do the children (except for Edmund) know that they can trust Mr. Beaver?
3. How do each of the children feel when they hear the name Aslan? Describe each of their feelings in one word (from the book or your own idea).
4. Where does Mr. Beaver take the children? What do they do there?
5. What does Edmund notice and think about as they are looking at the river?
Due:
Work for Monday, May 11
Work for Monday, May 11:
- Read LWW Chapter 6. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page.
- List the word, page number, and definition from ldoceonline.com. Look for British English meanings and meanings that fit the context.
- Copy and paste the vocabulary words below into your page and then add more to create 10+ words in your list.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder. Then answer the comprehension questions for Chapter 2. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 6 work is DUE: Tuesday, May 12 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Ch 6 Vocab
sensible (61)
fraternizing (64)
enchantment (64)
Ch 6 Reading Comprehension Questions
1. When the children get into Narnia, it’s cold. What do they do? How do they look?
2. How do Peter and Susan realize Edmund has been lying about not going to Narnia before?
3. What do the children learn has happened to Mr. Tumnus?
4. What dilemma does Edmund bring up as they follow the bird?
5. What problem do Peter and Edmund realize at the end of the chapter?
Due:
Work for Friday, May 8:
Work for Friday, May 8:
- Read LWW Chapter 5. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page.
- List the word, page number, and definition from ldoceonline.com. Look for British English meanings and meanings that fit the context.
- Copy and paste the vocabulary words below into your page and then add more to create 10+ words in your list.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder. Then answer the comprehension questions for Chapter 2. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 5 work is DUE: Monday, May 11 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Ch 5 Vocab:
spiteful (48)
nonsense (49)
row (49) (British English meaning)
reliable (51)
Ch 5 Reading Comprehension Questions
1. What does Edmund say when Peter and Susan ask him if he’s been to Narnia with Lucy?
2. What reason does the professor give that Peter and Susan should trust Lucy over Edmund?
3. What does the professor say are the three possibilities about Lucy?
4. What two things does the professor say about other worlds?
5. Why do all four children go into the wardrobe?
Due:
Work for Thursday, May 7
Work for Thursday, May 7:
- We will meet on today at 12:30pm by Zoom meeting to discuss the reading and answer questions you may have. Look for an email from Mrs. G on Wednesday night.
- Read LWW Chapter 4. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page.
- List the word, page number, and definition from ldoceonline.com. Look for British English meanings and meanings that fit the context.
- Copy and paste the vocabulary words below into your page and then add more to create 10+ words in your list.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder. Then answer the comprehension questions for Chapter 2. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 4 work is DUE: Friday, May 8 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
Ch 4 Vocab:
mantle (36)
Turkish Delight (38)
Ch 4 Comprehension Questions:
1. What does the Queen call Edmund?
2. What does the Queen want Edmund to do?
3. What two things does the Queen promise to give him?
4. Why is Edmund not very happy to see Lucy in Narnia?
5. What does Lucy call the Queen of Narnia? What powers does she have?
Due:
Work for Wednesday, May 6
Work for Wednesday, May 6:
- Read LWW Chapter 3. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page.
- List the word, page number, and definition from ldoceonline.com. Look for British English meanings and meanings that fit the context.
- Copy and paste the vocabulary words below into your page and then add more to create 10+ words in your list.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder. Then answer the comprehension questions for Chapter 2. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 3 work is DUE: Wednesday, May 7 at 9am. (I am checking that they are done daily. I will score them on the weekend.)
We will meet on Thursday at 12:30pm by Zoom meeting to discuss the reading and answer questions you may have. Look for an email from Mrs. G on Wednesday night.
Ch 3 Vocab:
batty (26)
spiteful (28)
sledge (32)
stern (34)
Ch 3 Comprehension Questions:
1. What do the other children think when Lucy comes back and tells them about her trip to Narnia?
2. How does Lucy feel when her brothers and sister doubt her?
3. Who teases her the most?
4. Who follows Lucy into the wardrobe the second time she goes in?
5. Who does Edmund meet?
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Work for Tuesday, May 5
Work for Tuesday, May 5:
- Read LWW Chapter 2. I suggest you read along with this audiobook recording (spoken with a British English accent) so that you can hear the words and learn them better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8387H7oYc
- Create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the One Note LWW Vocabulary page.
- List the word, page number, and definition.
- Copy and paste the vocabulary words below into your page and then add more to create 10+ words in your list.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder. Then answer the comprehension questions for Chapter 2. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 2 work is DUE: Wednesday, May 6 at 9am.
Ch 2 Vocab:
cave (15)
handkerchief (19)
kidnapper (20)
throne (21)
Ch 2 Comprehension Questions:
1. What does Mr. Tumnus, the Faun, call Lucy?
2. What is unusual about the weather in Narnia?
3. What do Mr. Tumnus and Lucy do in his home?
4. Why does Mr. Tumnus start to cry when Lucy comes to his house?
5. What does he help Lucy do?
Due:
Work for Monday, May 4
Work for Monday, May 4:
- Today we start reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (LWW). Read Chapter 1.
- When you are finished reading, create a vocabulary list of 10 words from the chapter on the LWW Vocabulary page under your One Note Homework folder.
- List the word, page number, and definition.
- Copy and paste the vocabulary words below into your page and then add more to create 10+ words in your list. (You may have more than 10 words.)
- I should tell you that the language in this book is British English and also somewhat older (written in the 1950s). You will encounter some terms that are no longer common in everyday use as well as terms that are distinctly British. When you go to look up vocabulary on ldoceonline.com, be sure to look for the British English definition, if there is one, and sometimes you may need to look for the old-fashioned meaning of the word.
- Copy and paste the Comprehension Questions into the LWW Comprehension Questions page in your OneNote Homework folder. Then answer the comprehension questions for Chapter 1. Use complete sentences for your answers.
- Chapter 1 work is DUE: Tuesday, May 5 at 9am.
Ch 1 Vocab:
air raid (1)
wardrobe (5)
inquisitive (7)
parcel (9)
Ch 1 Comprehension Questions:
1. Why do the children leave their home in London and go to live in the large house of the Professor in the countryside?
2. Why does Lucy go into the wardrobe?
3. What are the children’s personalities like? Name each one and give one or two adjectives that describe them.
4. What does she find when she walks farther into the wardrobe? Name three things.
5. What does the Faun that Lucy meets look like?
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Work for Thursday, 4/30
Work for Thursday, 4/30:
- We will meet at 12:30pm today o a Zoom meeting to take a look ahead at the month of May and our journey through our last novel of the year. Find the link to the Zoom meeting in an email from Mrs. G on Wednesday night.
- Conduct research on C. S. Lewis, the author of our novel, and add 4 pieces of information to the page called "C S Lewis Research" under the Collarboration folder on OneNote. This will be a set of notes you will compile as a group. Read what your classmates have read. Do not repeat any information that is already there. At the same time, make sure you leave information for your classmates to add. Your four notes are due on Friday, May 1 at 9am.
We will start reading on Monday! Vocab and comprehension questions every day!
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Work for Wednesday, 4/29
Work for Wednesday, 4/29:
- Finalize your Comparison-Contrast Essay. Finish the checklist and revisions to your essay.
- Upload your essay to Turnitin.com by Thursday at 12pm.
- Send me a copy of the completed checklist by email or pasted into a new Word document and shared with me also by Thursday at 12pm.
We will have a Zoom meeting on Thursday at 12:30pm to kick off our new novel. Look for an email from me tonight with an invitation to the meeting.
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Work for Tuesday, 4/28
Work for Tuesday, 4/28:
- If you are finished with your first draft and have gotten feedback from Mrs. G on it, you should begin working through the attached C-C Essay Checklist. This checklist will make sure that you are meeting all of the assignment requirements. You should download it to your computer or copy and paste it into a Word online document.
- Check your essay for each item. Make any changes to your essay that are necessary. When your essay meets each requirement on the checklist, mark on X on the space next to the requirement.
- A completed checklist, outline and essay are all due on Thursday, 4/30 at 12pm.
- Your essay should be turned in to Turnitin.com by Thursday at noon. You should already have an account. If not, the Class ID is 22077398. The Enrollment Key is: readreadread. Make sure you can get into our class page (English Connections 5-6 2019-2020) today!
- Your completed checklist should be emailed to me or shared with me. You have already shared your outline with me.
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Work for Monday, 4/27
Work for Monday, 4/27:
- Try to finish the first draft of your Comparison-Contrast essay today.
- Tomorrow I will give you a checklist to work through to edit your essay.
- The final draft of your essay is due Thursday, 4/30 at 9:00am in Turnitin.com.
A look ahead:
Tuesday: start working through checklist; join Turnitin class
Wednesday: revise and finalize your essay, submit it to Turnitin
Thursday: research on C. S. Lewis (author of our next novel)
Friday: NO SCHOOL
Next Monday: Begin The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Work for Friday, 4/24
Work for Friday, 4/24:
- Continue work on your C-C essay. (You should plan to finish your first draft on Monday, April 27. (You will revise and finalize it on Tuesday, April 28.)
- I will get you feedback on your C-C outline on Friday morning. Please include feedback in your essay plans.
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Work for Thursday, 4/23
Work for Thursday, 4/23:
- I will look at your revised outlines for your C-C essay this morning and give your additional feedback.
- You should plan on starting to write at least 1 (or 2, if you're doing point-by-point style) paragraph today.
Tomorrow, Friday 4/24, and Monday 4/27 will also be writing days. You will finalize our essay using an editing checklist on Tuesday, 4/28.
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Assignment
Work for Wednesday, 4/22:
- Continue work on your C-C essay.
- I will get you feedback on your rewritten outlines as soon as I can. I will also try to take a look at your introductory paragraphs. Look for comments from me on your outline and essay drafts. I will email you when I have looked at your work.
Due date for your essay: Monday, April 27 at 9am
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Assignment
Work for Tuesday, 4/21:
- Read through the attachments below. Each gives more information about structure and language for comparison-contrast essays.
- We will meet today at 12:30pm on a Zoom meeting to talk about these attached documents. Find a link to the meeting in your email.
- You may need to rewrite parts of your outline today based on Mrs. G's feedback before writing any body paragraphs.
- Today you should write your first body paragraph (or, if you are writing point-by-point, you should write your first two body paragraphs). Add them to the essay Word document that you started on Monday.
- Remember, you need a clear, simple topic sentence that tells the main idea of the body paragraph.
- Use transition signals to show when a new idea is being introduced or when you are trying to show similarities and differences.
- Give precise details and examples from both stories to make your ideas clear.
- When you are finished, share it with Mrs. G.
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Assignment
Work for Monday, 4/20:
- Today you should be writing your introductory paragraph. Remember, there are 4 parts to this:
- a hook
- mention the two stories' titles and authors (see below for additional information about the movie)
- a transition to the thesis
- the thesis, including a preview of the body paragraphs (if you are using Block Style 1, you will simply say "several points of similarity and difference" for your preview.
- Create a new Word document on your Office 365 account. Call it "(Your Name)'s C-C Essay"
- When you are finished with your introductory paragraph, share your document with me. (You will be sharing with me each day after you add to it.)
- I will be giving your feedback on your outline sometime today. Look for an email from me.
The film To Kill a Mockingbird is directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the novel by Harper Lee.
Here is the source citation for your Works Cited page:
Mulligan, Robert, director. To Kill a Mockingbird. Universal Studios, 2012.
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Assignment
Work for Friday, 4/17:
- Now that you've decided on which outline/essay style you will use, copy and paste the outline your have chosen from the document attached below into a new Word document in your Office 365 account.
- Then fill out the outline with a complete thesis statement sentence and complete (paraphrased) concluding statement and key words for body paragraph points.
- Get your body paragraph points from our Similarities and Differences list on the Collaboration page.
- Add more details (levels of the outline) to your outline, including character names and events. The more detailed your outline is, the easier it will be to write your essay.
- BE SURE TO NAME YOUR DOCUMENT "(Your Name)'s C-C Essay Outline; for example: Terry's C-C Essay Outline
- Once your outline is complete, share the document with me. My email is: [email protected]
- Your completed outline is due to me by 9am on Monday morning, 4/20.
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Assignment
Work for Thursday, 4/17:
- Let's meet at 12:30 by Zoom meeting to talk about the essay assignment attached below. We will read through the assignment and look at the attached outlines. I will set up a Zoom meeting and send you a link in an email.
- Then you will choose which outline/essay style you will use for your essay. You should email me by the end of the day and tell me which outline/essay style you intend to use for your essay. It will be clearer after we talk.
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Assignment
Work for Wednesday, 4/15:
- Join our Zoom meeting to finish watching TKAMB. Check your email for a link to our Day 6 meeting at 12:30.
- Add sentences to our "ROT vs. TKAMB" collaboration page. Make sure you have at least 5 similarities and 5 differences listed with your initials before tomorrow (Thursday) at 9am.
- Fill out your Guided Notes.
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Assignment
Work for Tuesday, 4/14:
- We'll meet at 12:30 again to keep watching our film of To Kill a Mockingbird. You can find the Zoom meeting invitation in your email.
- Add more similarities and differences to the Collaboration folder in OneNote. Put your initials after your sentences.
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Assignment
Work for Monday, 4/13:
- Make sure you have written at least 2 similarities and 2 differences on the ROT vs TKAMB page on One Note as we compare Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and To Kill a Mockingbird.
- We'll meet for a Zoom meeting at 12:30pm. Check your email for the Zoom link and password. Have your Guided Notes ready.
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Assignment
Work for Thursday, 4/9:
- Go into the Collaboration folder in OneNote to the page called "ROT vs TKAMB" and add at least one similarity and difference between the two stories. Be sure to put your initials at the end of your sentences.
- Check your email for the invitation to our Zoom meeting today at 12:30pm. We'll continue watching the movie and filling in the Guided Notes. Try filling in our own from #11-17.
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Assignment
Work for Wednesday, 4/8:
- Add sentences to the OneNote Collaboration page called "ROT vs TKAMB" about similarities and differences you see between the two stories. Put your initials (first letter of your first and last names) at the end of the sentences you write.
- Try to answer Guided Notes #1-9. We'll review them before we start with the movie today.
- Join our meeting:
Jenny Graupensperger is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Jenny Graupensperger's Zoom Meeting
Time: Apr 8, 2020 12:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Time: Apr 8, 2020 12:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 339 748 772
Password: 022616
Password: 022616
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Assignment
Work for Tuesday, 4/7:
- Today (and for the next several days) we are going to meet over a Zoom meeting and watch the first part of the movie To Kill a Mockingbird together. I will project the movie from my screen and we can watch it together, stopping when necessary to take notes and discuss what's happening. Please sign into the meeting at 12:30pm. Copy the link below into a browser. You may need the meeting ID and Password to connect.
- Also, make sure that you have the TKAMB Guided Notes pages (attached to Monday's Teacher Page) printed out so that you can take notes during the movie.
- We will be creating a collaboration document on OneNote as we compare and contrast To Kill a Mockingbird and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. I will talk more about it at our meeting tomorrow.
Jenny Graupensperger is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: EC 6 TKAMB Day 1
Time: Apr 7, 2020 12:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Time: Apr 7, 2020 12:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 588 234 272
Password: 169010
Password: 169010
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Assignment
Work for Monday, 4/6:
Welcome back from Spring Break! Today we are going to start our study of the film To Kill a Mockingbird, which we will compare to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. I am working on a way for us to view the film together, but I need one more day for that. So, for today, I want to give you a little background information about the story.
- Please listen to this 30-minute audio program: https://www.arts.gov/audio/kill-mockingbird-audio-guide Some of it may be hard to understand since you don't know the story, but follow along as best your can.
- Write down 5 things you learn from the audio guide and two questions you have in the OneNote page called "TKAMB Audio Guide Notes" in your Homework folder.
- Print or download the attached TKAMB Movie Guided Notes. You will need to fill this out while we watch the movie.
*Tomorrow, Tuesday, I am planning that we will meet in a Zoom meeting during our normal class time: 12:30-1:15. I will give you instructions about how to join our Zoom meeting in tomorrow's Teacher Page assignment. Please check the teacher page before 12:30 tomorrow!
If you have any questions, send me an email or WeChat text. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
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Work for Thursday, 3/26: LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER AND LAST DAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK!!
- Finish creating your book cover. Follow the assignment details attached.
- Record your book cover presentation. https://flipgrid.com/2cf55ec7 Plan to speak for at least 3 minutes and no more than 5 minutes. Prepare to:
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- 1) Show both sides and explain your choices of images and colors. Explain the connection to the story.
2) Read your synopsis and book reviews.
3) Finish by giving your own review of the book--What did you like about it? What didn't you like about it? What would you change, if anything? Would you recommend it to a friend? Why or why not? (Speak freely. Do not read from a prepared paragraph.)
- 1) Show both sides and explain your choices of images and colors. Explain the connection to the story.
- Take a clear photo or make a scan of the front and back cover and save it as a .pdf or .jpeg. Then attach it to an email that you send to me before midnight. Make sure you DO NOT embed the photo directly into the email. Make sure to send it as an attachment (so I can see it better).
ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK! You'll find my next post on Sunday, April 5 for work to do the next day.
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Assignment
Work for Wednesday, 3/25:
- Finish reading Ch 12 and working on Vocab and worksheet. For the worksheet, answer only question #1 on the back page in a paragraph: Why do you think Mildred Taylor chose the first two lines of the poem from Chapter 11 for the title of her book? Explain what you think the title means and why it's meaningful for this story.
- Let's talk today at 12:30pm. I'll call through WeChat. We can talk about the Book Cover assignment and the end of the book.
- Continue work on your Book Cover Assignment. See the examples posted on 3/24.
- Tomorrow: record your book cover presentation. https://flipgrid.com/2cf55ec7 Prepare to:
- 1) Show both sides and explain your choices of images and colors. Explain the connection to the story.
2) Read your synopsis and book reviews.
3) Finish by giving your own review of the book--What did you like about it? What didn't you like about it? What would you change, if anything? Would you recommend it to a friend? Why or why not?
- 1) Show both sides and explain your choices of images and colors. Explain the connection to the story.
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Assignment
Work for Tuesday, 3/24:
- Start reading Ch 12 and working on Vocab and worksheet. For the worksheet, answer only question #1 on the back page in a paragraph: Why do you think Mildred Taylor chose the first two lines of the poem from Chapter 11 for the title of her book? Explain what you think the title means and why it's meaningful for this story.
- Start your Book Cover Assignment. See the example images below.
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Work for 3/23:
- Finish reading ROT Ch 11 and complete the vocab list, worksheet and annotations. Due Tuesday, 3/24 at 9am.
- Read the attached "ROT New Cover Assignment" attached below.
- This assignment (artwork, writing, Flipgrid presentation) is due by 5pm on Thursday. You should start planning and work on it even before you are finished with the book on Wednesday night.
- After presenting the book cover in a Flipgrid video presentation, you will take a photo of your cover and sent it to me as an attachment to an email.
- We can talk about the assignment when we chat live on Tuesday at 12:30pm as a class.
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Work for 3/20:
- Let's chat online today at 12:30pm about ROT Ch 10. You should be finished with work on Ch 10.
- After our talk, get started reading Chapter 11. You will have all day Monday to finish Chapter 11.
No homework over the weekend.
Thanks for being such a great class! I love this class and the hard work you all do!
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Assignment
Work for Thursday, 3/19:
Continue and finish work on ROT Ch 10: vocab words on OneNote, Worksheet on OneNote, annotations in your book. Your worksheet work should include a chapter summary, 5 vocab words, and the "Identifying Characters" page. Just give the answers for each number, for example: 1. Little Man.
Due: Friday, 3/20 at 9:00am
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Assignment
3/16 in class:
We reviewed online resources that students have for this class:
- Office365: outlook (email), Word, OneNote, Teams
- Flipgrip.org
- turnitin.com
Homework:
- Finish Ch 9 reading, 15 vocab words (on OneNote), annotations, and SUMMARY ONLY on the worksheet (on OneNote) by Wednesday 3/17 at 8am.
- Sign into Turnitin.com (create an account if you don't already have one); class ID: 22077398, key: readreadread
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Assignment
Work on Wednesday, 3/18:
You should be finished with ROT Chapter 9 by now. I would like to try to chat as a class live about Chapter 9 and see if you have any questions about what you read. I will try to create another WeChat account (with Victoria's help!) on Tuesday night so that we can Chat live today. Please be available with questions you have ready at 12:30pm, our regular class time. I will call at that time. If WeChat doesn't work, we can always try Teams on Office 365.
After that, your work for today is to begin reading ROT Chapter 10, listing vocabulary on a OneNote page. On Thursday you can finish reading the chapter and write your summary. Chapter 10 work is due Friday, 3/20 at 9:00am.
I plan to have you finish Ch 11 on Monday (due Tuesday morning) and Ch 12 on Wednesday (due Thursday morning). Thursday and Friday I have a small project for you to complete. We will have more to talk about and do with the book after Spring Break.
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Assignment
3/13 in class:
We had a meeting with Mrs. Davis.
Homework:
Start ROT Chapter 9 reading and vocab. Create your own vocab page for Chapter 9 in the Vocab folder in your OneNote folder. Chapter 9 worksheet work will be due Wednesday.
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Assignment
3/12 in class:
We explored using One Note for the rest of the ROT vocab and worksheet assignments. We also tried using Teams for a class discussion. We found that using Teams on the app is better than on the online version.
Homework:
Finish ROT Ch 8 vocab and worksheet on OneNote
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Assignment
3/11 in class:
We started reading ROT Ch 8 and talked about carpetbaggers and Uncle Tom
Homework:
Continue to read ROT Ch 8 and start work on ROT Ch 8 worksheet
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Assignment
3/10 in class:
Students worked on finishing ROT Ch 7 worksheet. We discussed the end of the chapter and TJ as a friend.
Homework:
Begin work on ROT Ch 8.
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Assignment
3/7 in class:
Mrs. G checked vocab for Ch 5, 6. Then we discussed ROT pp. 140-150 and read pp. 150-155.
Homework:
Finish reading ROT Ch 7. Do worksheet, annotations and vocab. You will have class time on Tuesday to finish. Due at the end of class.
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Assignment
3/5 in class:
We discussed ROT Ch 6.
Homework:
Start ROT Ch 7. Read pp. 140-150 tonight.
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3/4 in class:
Students worked on ROT Ch 6 worksheet, vocab, annotations.
Homework:
ROT Ch 6 work due tomorrow
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3/3 in class:
We discussed the major points of ROT Ch 5 and then started reading Ch 6.
Homework:
Keep reading and working on worksheet, vocab and annotations. Due Thursday.
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3/2 in class:
Students worked on ROT Ch 5 worksheet and vocab.
Homework:
Finish ROT Ch 5 work (worksheet, vocab, annotations)
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2/28 in class:
We discussed questions students had about Chapter 4 and looked at the trees as symbols. Students handed on Ch 4 worksheets.
Homework:
Read Ch 5 (start worksheet--due Tuesday)
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2/27 in class:
Students continued to work on ROT Ch 4 reading, worksheet and vocab.
Homework:
Finish ROT Ch 4 work.
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2/26 in class:
Mrs. G checked students' annotations and then worked independently on ROT Ch 4 reading, vocab and worksheets.
Homework:
Continue to work on ROT Ch 4. (due Friday)
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2/25 in class:
Students handed in their ROT Ch 3 worksheets and Mrs. G checked vocab lists. Then we discussed Ch 3 and started to read Ch 4.
Homework:
Continue to work on Ch 4 reading, worksheet, vocab and annotations.
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Assignment
2/24 in class:
Students finished incomplete portion of ROT Ch 2 worksheet. Then we discussed expectations for Ch 3 worksheet on similes.
Homework:
Finish ROT Ch 3 worksheet, vocab and annotations.
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2/21 in class:
Students started reading and working on ROT Chapter 3. Mrs. G collected worksheets and checked vocab and annotations.
Homework:
Read ROT Ch 3. Start work on vocab and annotations.
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Assignment
2/20 in class:
We finished reading ROT Chapter 2 and discussed the main points of the chapter.
Homework:
Finish Ch 2 worksheet, vocab and annotations.
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2/19 in class:
Mrs. G handed back ROT Ch 1 worksheets/summaries to students and talked about things to work on. Then we started reading Ch 2 together. We discussed cotton crop and the cotton gin.
Homework:
Work on ROT Ch 2 worksheet, vocab, notes. Read on your own.
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2/18 in class:
Students handed in ROT Ch 1 worksheets. Mrs. G checked vocab and we looked at student notes on sticky notes.
Homework:
Begin work on ROT Ch 2.
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Assignment
2/13 in class:
We discussed Chapter 1 highlights and students asked questions. We also looked at the elements of a good summary.
Homework:
Finish work for ROT Chapter 1: yellow packet page (summary, vocab, diagram), vocab list, annotations.
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2/12 in class:
Students did some independent reading in ROT. Then Mrs. G read aloud. We discussed elements of the setting more as we learned about the characters' land.
Homework:
Finish reading the chapter. Continue with Vocab journal, yellow packet (not the summary) and annotations.
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2/11 in class:
Students handed in journals. Mrs. G handed out an explanation of the comprehension exercises that students will work on while reading Roll of Thunder, sticky notes, and a yellow packet of activities. We talked through the assignments. Then we started reading ROT Ch 1 (pp. 3-5)
Homework:
Start Chapter 1 vocab, annotations, back page of yellow packet for Chapter 1.
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2/10 in class:
Mrs. G handed students a short reading from the author of ROT. Students then wrote a journal about a family story.
Homework:
Finish reading and journal.
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2/7 in class:
We discussed learnings about The Great Depression and students handed in their notes from videos watched. Then Mrs. G distributed our new novel. We made some predictions about the book, based on the cover. We then read a short article about the author.
Homework:
Read the author's note in the front of the book.
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2/6 in class:
Students handed in their work on Jim Crow laws. Then they chose Youtube videos on The Great Depression and worked to fill out a worksheet about it.
Homework:
Finish research on The Great Depression.
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2/5 in class:
Students completed a reading about Jim Crow laws and then wrote answers to questions and looked up vocabulary. We will discuss the reading tomorrow.
Homework:
Finish the reading, vocabulary, and questions on Jim Crow.
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2/4 in class:
Mrs. G reviewed her expectations for a recent homework assignment and asked students to redo it. Then we discussed last night's reading of sharecropper-landowner contracts and made a list of what each agreed to do for the other in the contract.
Homework:
Rewrite the Reconstruction Era homework.
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2/3 in class:
Mrs. G explained the Sharecropper Cycle of Poverty diagram. We then read through a sharecropper contract, noting what the landowner offered and what was required by the sharecropper.
Homework:
Read three more contracts and answer the questions on the attached cover page.
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1/31 in class:
Students shared out their learning from the Reconstruction videos and documents. Mrs. G collected the homework. Then she handed out a packet on Sharecroppers. Students should read the last page as homework.
Homework:
Read the last page of the Sharecroppers handout.
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1/30 in class:
Mrs. G introduced our new book as a piece of historical fiction set in 1930s Mississippi. Then she gave an in-class research assignment on the Reconstruction Era. See attached.
Homework:
Finish the research worksheet if not finished in class.
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1/29 in class:
Students read each other's intro paragraph rewrite and chose the two best ones to display on the board. We then talked through what was good and what was still lacking in the two displayed. Students handed in their essay reflection journals.
Homework:
None
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Assignment
1/28 in class:
Students worked with Mrs. G to rewrite the intro paragraph for an Outsiders essay, including a quotation as a hook.
Homework:
Rewrite the second intro paragraph on the handout.
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1/27 in class:
Students reviewed the feedback and score from Mrs. G on their Outsiders essay. We then looked at how to improve paragraphs that include quotations. Mrs. G discussed the importance of setting the context before the quotation, quoting exactly, and analyzing the quotation immediately afterwards.
Homework:
Write a one-page reflection in your journal on your essay results: what you did well and what you need to do to improve your writing.
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1/15 in class:
Mrs. G handed out the final exam study guide. Students worked on their essay outline and met with Mrs. G.
Homework:
Finish outline. Begin writing your first draft.
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1/14 in class:
We read through Hero essay assignment.
Homework:
Write outline for essay.
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1/13 in class:
Students worked on filling out a Hero Characteristics chart, listing characteristics and then pairing them with characters from The Outsiders and evidence from the book.
Homework:
Finish filling out Hero Characteristics chart.
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1/10 in class:
Students worked on WB Practice 6 and answered the Questions about the Essay.
Homework:
Write a one-page (single-spaced) journal on the characteristics of a hero. Discuss at least 3 characteristics.
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1/9 in class:
Mrs. G gave answers to WB Pr 3. We then discussed thesis statements and pitfalls and did Practice 4 together. We finished watching The Outsiders.
Homework:
Read p. 87 on Concluding Paragraphs
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1/8 in class:
We reviewed the three parts and two kinds of introductory paragraphs. Students read paragraphs in Practice 2 and identified the thesis, predicted the body paragraphs, and determined the kind of hook used. We then watched more of the movie The Outsiders.
Homework:
WB pp. 82-83 Practice 3; Read about Thesis Statements
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1/7 in class:
We started a review of essay structure with WB pp. 78-79. We then continued to watch The Outsiders movie.
Homework:
Read the essay in WB pp. 75-76 and about Introductory Paragraphs on pp. 79-80.
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1/6 in class:
We started watching The Outsiders movie to review the story.
Homework:
None
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12/19 in class:
We learned some Christmas trivia and read through "The Night Before Christmas."
Homework:
NONE over the break! Enjoy!!
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12/18 in class:
Students took a MCQ and short answer test on The Outsiders.
Homework:
None
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Assignment
12/17 in class:
We reviewed the final chapters of The Outsiders by completing the study questions and discussing important sections of the reading.
Homework:
Review for a test on The Outsiders.
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12/16 in class:
Students took a short quiz on The Outsiders Ch 7-9 and we reviewed the answers. We then looked at the study guide for the test on Wednesday on the book.
Homework:
Finish the The Outsiders. Read Ch 12.
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12/13 in class:
Students worked on The Outsiders Ch 7-9 study questions. We reviewed them together afterwards.
Homework:
Read The Outsiders Ch 10-11. Vocab: 15 words from Ch 10; 10 words from Ch 11.
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12/12 in class:
Students answered questions about The Outsiders Ch 7. Mrs. G started reading Ch 8.
Homework:
Finish Ch 8; read Ch 9.
No Ch 8 vocab required (extra credit given for it). Ch 9 vocab required.
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12/11 in class:
Students recited "Nothing Gold Can Stay" for a score and then took a short quiz on The Outsiders Ch 5-6. We then looked at Mrs. G's example answers for the poem analysis, including paraphrase, theme and connection to the story.
Homework:
Read The Outsiders Ch 7 and add to your vocab list.
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Assignment
12/10 in class:
Students recited the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" again. Mrs G. finished explaining meter and students tried to identify the metrical patters in the poem, We finished with a quick review of The Outsiders Ch 6.
Homework:
Complete the study questions for The Outsiders Ch 5-6.
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Assignment
12/9 in class:
Students recited "Nothing Gold Can Stay." We then looked at the rhyme scheme of the poem, the type of rhyme used, and started talking about meter.
Homework:
Read TO Ch 6 and add 15 new vocab words to your list.
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Assignment
12/6 in class:
Students worked on page 2 of the poetry packet (meaning of "gold," allusion to Eden, paraphrase). Then we read through the poem several times and discussed the meaning of the words and lines.
Homework:
Complete page 3 of the poetry analysis.
Memorize the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
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12/5 in class:
We finished looking at slang terms from The Outsiders Ch 1-4 and added some new words from ch 5. Then we reviewed Ch 5. Mrs. G handed out a poetry packet.
Homework:
Complete Exercise 1 and 2 (read aloud and vocab) on the front page of the poetry packet.
Finish Holes paragraph rewrite. Print and hand in with old work.
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12/4 in class:
We reviewed the answers to The Outsiders' Ch 1-2 quiz and then students took a Ch 3-4 quiz. We then looked at the slang vocab used in Ch 1-4.
Homework:
Continue to read and work on vocab for Ch 5. Vocab check tomorrow.
Due:
Assignment
12/3 in class:
We reviewed the study questions for The Outsiders Ch 3-4. We discussed Ch 4 events. Mrs. G handed out a slang vocabulary list for Ch 1-4.
Homework:
Read and write down vocab for TO Ch 5.
Due:
Assignment
12/2 in class:
Mrs. G handed back student Journals and scores on the writing about feeling like an outsider. Mrs. G explained what "sentence structure" means in her scoring sheet. She then handed back students' Holes theme paragraphs and we talked the common problem of not tying each example/supporting idea back to the theme in the topic sentence. Mrs. G gave several examples of how to do this in an handout. She told students she would accept rewrites of the paragraph by Friday. She then gave a short quiz on The Outsiders Ch 1-2.
Homework:
Answer Study Questions from TO Ch 3-4.
Due:
Assignment
11/26 in class:
We discussed The Outsiders Ch 3 and talked about the differences between the Socs and the Greasers.
Homework:
Read Ch 4. Write down new vocabulary.
Due:
Assignment
11/25 in class:
We talked through the answers to the study questions for The Outsiders Ch 1-2. Mrs. G explained some slang words that students added to their vocabulary lists.
Homework:
Read Chapter 3 and start on new vocab list.
Due:
Assignment
11/22 in class:
We finished filling out the character chart for characters from The Outsiders presented in Chapters 1-2. We also discussed some of Chapter 2.
Homework:
Reread Ch 2
Write down new vocab from Ch 2
Write answers to Ch 1-2 Study Questions (last page of the blue packet)
Due:
Assignment
11/21 in class:
We finished reviewing all of the main characters in Chapter 1 of The Outsiders. We wrote down characteristics of each.
Homework:
Read Chapter 2.
Due:
Assignment
11/20 in class:
Mrs. G assigned each student a character from The Outsiders to research through the homework reading. Students noted the appearance, personality, preferences and relationships of their character.
Homework:
Finish reading Ch 1 pp. 13-18.
Due:
Assignment
11/19 in class:
Students watched an interview of S.E. Hinton, the author of our next text, The Outsiders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvQ4GIYihzg
Then they read the introduction to the book, a letter from the author to her readers. We discussed what they learned from the reading. Then Mrs. G handed out the packet of assignments for the book.
Homework:
Read TO Ch 1 pp. 1-12.
Due:
Assignment
11/18 in class:
Students turned in their Space Exploration Assignments. Then they wrote a one-page journal on being an outsider.
Homework:
None. We start our new book tomorrow.
Due:
Assignment
11/15 in class:
Students worked on their Space Exploration Assignment.
Homework:
Finish your Myon book, book report and new word list.
Due:
Assignment
11/14 in class:
Students started reading their Myon books on Space Exploration and writing down new vocabulary.
Homework:
Continue reading and writing new vocab.
Due:
Assignment
11/13 in class:
We finished discussing Holes as a Hero's Journey. Mrs. G then handed out and discussed the Space Exploration Assignment. Students started looking for books and getting them approved.
Homework:
Find you book and start reading it. Start a vocabulary list, too!
Due:
Assignment
11/12 in class:
Students took a quiz on punctuation of quotations and MLA format. We then started discussion of Holes as a Hero's Journey.
Homework:
None
Due:
Assignment
11/8 in class:
We looked at a video and handout on The Hero's Journey as a pattern found in most stories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhk4N9A0oCA&t=75s
Homework:
Fill out the tables at the end of the handout with ideas about the 12 stages of the Hero's Journey and character Archetypes found in Holes.
Due:
Assignment
11/7 in class:
Students compiled their Holes paragraph assignment parts and submitted them. Then Mrs. G handed out a study guide for a quiz on punctuation of quotations, MLA document formatting and MLA source documentation NEXT TUESDAY.
Homework:
Start reviewing for the quiz.
Due:
Assignment
11/6 in class:
We reviewed a Works Cited page and a source citation. Then Mrs. G showed how to use easybib.com to create a source citation for Holes.
Homework:
Finalize your Holes paragraph. Tomorrow in class turn in all assignment parts.
Due:
Assignment
11/5 in class:
Mrs. G reviewed MLA formatting and Word formatting tips.
Homework:
Finish the self-checklist and the second/final draft of your Holes paragraph. Tomorrow in class we will work on the Works Cited page.
Due:
Assignment
11/4 in class:
Mrs. G handed out Peer Review sheets and self-checklists for the next stage in our Holes paragraphs. Students swapped paragraphs and filled out a Peer Review sheet on each other's first drafts.
Homework:
Complete the first half of the Editing Self-Checklist.
Due:
Assignment
10/31 in class:
We reviewed the handout on punctuating quotations.
Homework:
Write/type the first full draft of your paragraph. Print and bring to class on Monday 11/4.
Due:
Assignment
10/30 in class:
We reviewed the handout on Punctuation of Signal Phrases and Quotations and then practiced punctuating a few examples. We also reviewed the English names of punctuation marks.
Homework:
Complete the handout an punctuation errors.
Due:
Assignment
10/29 in class:
We looked at an example paragraph with quotations included and then Mrs. G held conferences with students about their individual outlines/plans.
Homework:
Rewrite your outline to match the assignment.
Due:
Assignment
10/28 in class:
Students handed in their outlines for feedback. We read through a handout on "Plagiarism" and how to avoid it.
Homework:
Read the hand out on "Punctuation of Signal Phrases and Quotations."
Due:
Assignment
10/25 in class:
Students worked on the outlines for their Holes Paragraph.
Homework:
Finish Holes Paragraph outline.
Due:
Assignment
10/24 in class:
We held a discussion about the two songs in Holes as a final reflection on Holes. Then Mrs. G handed out the Holes Paragraph Assignment and read through it.
Homework:
Decide on a theme and character that you will use for your paragraph. (Tomorrow in class you will work on your outline.)
Due:
Assignment
10/23 in class:
Students wrote concluding sentences on the board and we evaluated them.
Homework:
Rewrite summary-type concluding sentence from WB p. 16 Pr 9 Paragraph 2.
Read through the journal assignment on the two songs from Holes. Think about the differences and the characters they are associated with. Prepare to write a journal in class tomorrow.
Due:
Assignment
10/22 in class:
Students took a final quiz on Holes Ch 46-50. We then reviewed answers for quizzes on Ch 35-35 and 46-50.
Homework:
Do WB p. 16 Pr 9. If finished, no new homework.
Due:
Assignment
10/21 in class:
Students took a reading quiz on Holes Ch 43-45. They then worked on writing concluding sentences (restatement-type and summary-type) for both paragraphs in WB p. 16 Pr 8.
Homework:
Finish reading Holes Ch 46-end.
Due:
Assignment
10/18 in class:
Students took a quiz on Holes Ch 40-42. Then we discussed the chapters. After that we reviewed homework from WB p. 15 Practice 8 and tried p. 16 Pr 9.
Homework:
Read Holes Ch 43-45
Due:
Assignment
10/17 in class:
Students took a quiz on Holes Ch 36-39. We reviewed answers. Then we looked at WB p. 14 on concluding sentence types.
Homework:
Read Holes Ch 40-42.
WB p. 15 Pr 8
Due:
Assignment
10/17 in class:
Students took a short quiz on Holes reading Ch 32-35. We discussed the answers. Then we worked in the Writing Book on good supporting ideas pp. 13-14.
Homework:
Read Holes Ch 36-39
Due:
Assignment
10/15 in class:
We reviewed WB pp. 9-10 on topic sentences and read through pp. 11-12 on supporting sentences.
Homework:
Read Holes Ch 32-35
Due:
Assignment
10/11 in class:
Students wrote an in-class journal on Holes Ch 29-31:
Topic 1: Tell about a time when you defended someone.
OR
Topic 2: Tell about a time when you did something that other people didn’t agree with.
Homework:
None! Enjoy Homecoming and the holiday!
Due:
Assignment
10/10 in class:
Students took a pop quiz on last night's reading. Then we continued looking at journal edits.
Homework:
None
Due:
Assignment
10/9 in class:
We reviewed the study questions for Holes Chapters 23-28.
Homework:
Read Holes Ch 29-31
Due:
Assignment
10/8 in class:
Students started with a Reading Sprint. Then we looked at journal edits from Journal #6.
Homework:
Do study questions for Holes Ch 26 #2; Ch 27 # 1, 2; Ch 28 #1, 2, 3, 4
Due:
Assignment
10/7 in class:
Students started with a Reading Sprint. Then we worked on the 2 parts of topic sentences in WB pp. 8-9.
Homework:
Do Holes study questions: Ch 23 #1, 2, 4; Ch 24 #1, Ch 25 #4, 5, 6
Do WB p. 8-9 Practice 5
Due:
Assignment
10/4 in class:
We reviewed WB pp. 3, 5-8 and answers for Pr 2, 3 on paragraph structure and topic sentences.
Homework:
Read Holes Ch 23-28.
Due:
Assignment
10/3 in class:
Due:
Assignment
10/3 in class:
Students started with a Reading Sprint and then we discussed answers to Study Questions from Ch 17-22.
Homework:
Choose one of the following writing topics below and write a full page (single spaced) on it. Copy the underlined part of the writing topic you choose into a journal page, skip a line and then use the rest of the page to answer the question. Watch your verb tense!
Topic 1: Tell about a time when you got hurt.
OR
Topic 2: Tell about a time when you taught someone something.
Topic 1: What was the situation? Whose fault was it? What did you do? How long did it take to get better or to heal? What did you learn from the experience?
Topic 2: Who did you teach? What did you teach? How did you teach him or her? What was hard about it? What was easy? What was the result?
Due:
Assignment
10/3 in class:
We reviewed the MEL diagnostic test on Grammar Unit 3, talking through differences between the Simple Past, Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive tenses. We then started a video on U. S. Money.
Homework:
GB pp. 40-42 Ex 3-5.
Due:
Assignment
10/2 in class:
Students worked on Holes Ch 20-22 study questions. (Ch 20: #1, 2, 3; Ch 21: #1, 3, Ch 22: #2, 3, 4)
Homework:
Writing Book pp. 5-8 Practice 2, 3
Due:
Assignment
10/1 in class:
We finished sentence edits from journals.
Homework:
Read Holes Ch 20-22
Writing Book p. 3--read and write answers to questions in the book
Due:
Assignment
9/30 in class:
We worked on editing sentences from students' journals.
Homework:
Answer the following study questions from Holes Ch 17-19:
Ch 17: none
Ch 18: 1, 2
Ch 19: 1, 2, 3, 5
Due:
Assignment
9/27 in class:
Students started with a Reading Sprint. We then reviewed answers to the Test on Holes Ch 1-16 taken yesterday.
Homework:
Read Holes Ch 17-19
Due:
Assignment
9/26 in class:
Students took a test on Holes Ch 1-16: literary terms, characters and story.
Homework:
Journal 5: Write about either: 1) a time you have to wait for something or someone OR 2) a time you were looking for something you couldn't find.
Due:
Assignment
9/25 in class:
We reviewed what will be on tomorrow's (Thursday's) test on Holes Ch 1-16. We then finished study questions for Chapters 14-16 and learned about personification and allusion.
Homework:
Review for test on Holes literary terms, characters and story from Ch 1-16.
Due:
Assignment
9/24 in class:
We reviewed study question from Holes chapters 9-13. We discussed theme, simile and foreshadowing.
Homework:
Read Holes Ch 15-16
Due:
Assignment
9/23 in class:
We reviewed Holes Study Questions Ch 6-8. We talked about digression, flashback, hyperbole and pun.j
Homework:
Study Questions Ch 12: 1, 3, 4; Ch 13: 2, 3, 4; Ch 14, 1, 2
Due:
Assignment
9/20 in class:
We worked on sentence edits from journals. Then we reviewed Holes Ch 6-7 study questions.
Homework:
Read Holes Ch 12-14.
Due:
Assignment
9/19 in class:
We started with a reading sprint and then study questions for Holes Ch 4, 5.
Homework:
None
Due:
Assignment
9/18 in class:
We reviewed literary terms (irony, metaphor, mood, palindrome) and discussed answers to Holes study questions.
Homework:
Write a one-page journal about either 1) something you wanted that was bad for you, or 2) a time you did something that was physically very hard
Due:
Assignment
9/17 in class:
Students started with a reading sprint. We then finished the character chart and started going through study questions Ch 1-3. We discussed irony and metaphor.
Homework:
Study questions for Holes Ch 9: 1, 4, 5; Ch 10: 1, 2; Ch 11: 1, 2.
Due:
Assignment
9/16 in class:
We finished reviewing characters from Holes for the first 8 chapters.
Homework:
Read Holes Chapters 9-11.
Due:
Assignment
9/13 in class:
We looked at faulty sentences from students journals and made edits to improve them. We then continued filling out our Character Chart.
Homework:
Answer Holes study questions Ch 7 #2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14; Ch 8 # 1, 2
Due:
Assignment
9/12 in class:
Students started with a Reading Sprint and handed in journal homework. Then we talked through several characters from Holes Ch 1-6, taking notes on nicknames, descriptions and personality.
Homework:
Read Holes Ch 7-8
Due:
Assignment
9/11 in class:
We brainstormed characters that we have already met in the first 6 chapters of Holes. Students started to fill out a table with descriptions and characteristics of each character.
Homework:
Journal on 1) your nickname OR 2) being in a new place.
Due:
Assignment
9/10 in class:
We looked at writing (grammar and punctuation) errors from their journals. Mrs. G assigned study questions for Holes Ch 4-6.
Homework:
Answer study questions for Holes Ch 4-6.
Due:
Assignment
9/9 in class:
Students started with a Reading Sprint. Then they worked in groups to answer the study questions for Holes Ch 1-3.
Homework:
Finish study questions for Holes Ch 1-3. Read Ch 4-6.
Due:
Assignment
9/6 in class:
Students did a reading sprint on air conditioning. We then reviewed the reading on Faster Reading Strategies and got answers for Exercise 3. Students got a study questions packet for Holes.
Homework:
Read Holes chapters 1-3. (We will answer study questions from the new packet next week.)
Due:
Assignment
9/5 In class:
Students did a Reading Sprint on the Three Gorges Dam. Then Mrs. G handed out copies of Holes, our first novel. We discussed words that describe different parts of the book.
Homework:
Write for 20 minutes (at least one full page in your Composition Notebook) on the Journal 1 topic: Tell about a time when someone blamed you for something you didn't do. What was the situation? Who blamed you and why? What happened to you? What happened to them?
Due:
Assignment
9/4 In class:
Student did a Reading Sprint of "Cell Phones in Africa" and recorded their time and comprehension score. Then students reviewed the Reading Faster homework about strategies for faster reading, especially working on "chunking" words for greater meaning.
Homework:
Read Strategy 3 on skipping over unknown words and complete Exercise 3 on the yellow Reading Faster handout.
Due:
Assignment
9/3 in class:
We started by journaling about "What I learned this weekend." Then we went through the answers to the questions on the reading passages about "Cell Phones" and "The Iceman." The class decided they wanted to work on the more challenging readings. Mrs. G handed out a Faster Reading strategies handout and we started reading through it.
Homework:
Finish reading pp. 241-243 of the Faster Reading handout and do Ex 1 & 2.
Due:
Assignment
8/30 In class:
We finished reading through the homework page and read and discussed the academic honesty policy--what cheating means. Mrs G handed out 2 readings (yellow).
Homework due 9/3:
- Have all class supplies (bring composition notebook to class)
- Sign the syllabus and have a host parent read and sign it too.
- Read the two articles (cell phones and the ice man), recording your start and end times, and answer the comprehension questions.
Due:
Assignment
8/30 In class:
Students presented their Portrait Poems to the class. We read some of the syllabus for the class, especially behavior expectations.
Homework:
Read the syllabus at home. Sign it and have your host parents read and sign it. Bring the signed page to class tomorrow.
Due:
Assignment
8/28 In-class:
We spent time getting to know each other. I gave out a supply list and restroom passes.
Homework:
No homework on the first day of class. Look for your first assignment tomorrow night!