Language Arts 7-3

January 23-27, 2012

Greetings Parents and scholars.  It will be our first full week back and hopefully we'll all make it through in one piece.  We're about to wrap  up the comparative modifier unit and begin agreement with subjects/verbs and pronoun/antecedents.  Some students have begun reading The Boy in Striped Pajamas, and we are still in need of more copies. Our writing focus will be persuasive. Any student who prints the persuasive notes on Wednesday's agenda may use it in class to insert their answers.

Monday- warm up: Everyday Edit #2 (see last week's post for copy)

Copy spelling 13 words -Download Spelling lists

Last day to turn in syllabus without penalty

Agreement pre-test

Comparative in-class project (collect homework)

homework- study spelling words; finish comparative project

Tuesday- warm up: Writing bug journal

Comparative project due/review for quiz

Preview subjects, verb, and singular/plural

Media Center time and Novel reading

homework- Comparative quiz tomorrow-study!

Wednesday- warm up: Spelling exercise

Comparative quiz

Persuasive writing outline- Download Persuasive Writing Outline notes

homework- study spelling words

Thursday- warm up: Fact vs. Opinion activity

Complete persuasive notes

Novel read aloud

homework- Spelling 13 quiz tomorrow; plural/singular exercise

Friday- warm up: journal

Spelling 13 quiz

Subject-verb agreement notes and practice (go over homework)- Download Agreement Notes

homework- study notes and workbook pg. 163 even

 

January 17-20, 2011

Greeting Parents and scholars. School is back in session and we will not have another break until President's day in February. Our focus this week is writing speeches and wrapping up the comparison forms of adjectives and adverbs. Please check the blog twice a week.

Tuesday- warm up: Everyday Edit Download Everyday Edit 4

            Root word list/sort

            "I Have a Dream Speech" read the speech and discuss the requirements student generated speeches. Requirements added: Download Dream speech assignment

homework- review comparison notes & complete workbook page 116 ex. B; pg. 115

Wednesday- warm up: Check homework pg. 116 and 115

            Students will write their speeches during class

             Review syllabus Download Third nine weeks

homework- root word sort due tomorrow; get syllabus signed; finish writing speech

Thursday- warm up: Root word sort check

            Students will type their speeches and submit

homework- root word quiz tomorrow

Friday- warm up: Journal

            Root word quiz

            Collect syllabus (due no later than Monday for homework grade)

            Review comparative forms and graded exercise

            Read aloud of "The Boy in Striped Pajamas"

homework- study notes

Ringing in the New Year 2012! (revised 1/10/12)

Happy New Year Scholars and Parents! We hope you all have had a great beginning of the new year.  We are going into the third nine weeks beginning with Persuasive Writing, Autobiography & Biography readings, and Comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs.

Students will receive their report card this Friday. Please discuss with them the importance studying, making up assignments when they are absent, asking for help, and taking the opportunities for tutoring.

Tuesday- warm up: Spelling 11 list (changed from root word) Download Spelling 11 List and practice

Media Center- please be prepared to turn in overdue books

Preview- adjectives and adverbs Download Adjectives and Adverb notes

Workbook practice- pg. 103 0dd, 104 A-even, 112 odd, & 113 A-even

homework- study root words- sort due Thursday and quiz on Friday

Wednesday- warm up- Media lab expectations

SRI testing (students will be testing the reading comprehension and fluency)

Spelling 11 practice Download Spelling 11 Practice

Check workbook pages from Tuesday

homework- study root word list- check due tomorrow

Thursday- warm up- Spelling 11 practice work check

Notes over comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs Download Comparison of Regular Adjectives and Adverbs activity

Workbook practice pg. 115

homework- workbook page 116 ex.A; study root word lists

Friday- warm up: Read persuasive paragraph and discuss its effectiveness to persuade or dissuade

 the reader Download Persuasive paragraph warm up

Spelling 11 quiz

Discuss differences and relevance in facts and opinions

Check comparative workbook homework

homework- pg 116 ex. B

December 19-23, 2011

It's our final week before a new year. I would like to say many thanks to all of the cordial parents I have met and correspond with via email or visits.  We have two more quarters to go before your child is a big time "8th grader." Report cards will go out when we return from break. Any student who has submitted extra credit items will receive their points on this report card. Many thanks for the donations! We are still in need of the novel The Boy in Striped Pajamas. It can definitely be a used book.

Monday- warm up: Every Day Edit #4 (all should be completed and turned in for a grade)

 Spelling/Vocab words 10 Download Spelling lists & exercises 1-15

 Misplaced Modifier exercise- purple grammar workbook pg. 103 ex. 1; pg. 105 ex. 1

 Homework- study spelling 10 words

 Tuesday- warm up: Journal

Complete & check workbook pages

 Notes and practice over Double Negatives Download Run-on,mm, and double negative notes

Homework- practice over double negatives & misplaced modifiers

Wednesday- warm up: Vocab 10 check of Monday’s exercises 1-15

Folklore video snippets

 Stations on sentence problems: double negatives, misplaced modifiers, and run ons

 Homework- study for spelling 10 quiz; study sentence problem notes and complete review

 Thursday- warm up: review

 Spelling 10 quiz

Sentence problem assessment! (shhh! it's going to be open note but don't tell anyone!)

 Homework- enjoy the holiday season!

December 12-16, 2011

Monday- warm up: Every day Edit

Receive Root word list/sort

Misplaced Modifier notes & workbook pg. 103 ex. 1; pg. 105 ex. 1 odd & ex. 2 1-5

Review clause quiz from Thursday

Homework- study Folklore notes; Root word sort due Thursday

Tuesday- warm up: Journal

Stations- Folklore types

Homework: study folklore notes; root word sore

Wednesday- warm up: Misplace modifier exercise

Review for folklore quiz

View snippets of fairytales

Folklore rotations

Homework- Folklore quiz tomorrow; root word sort due

Thursday- warm up: Root word check

Folklore quiz

Misplaced modifier exercises- workbook pg. 103 ex. 2; pg. 106 odd

Homework- root word quiz

Friday- warm up: Sentence structure exercise

Root word quiz

Misplace Modifier review

Punctuation lesson- capitalization and dialogue

December 5-9, 2011

Tutoring for the Adverb/Adjective Clause test will be available before school this Wednesday at 8:15 am. Students will need to get a pass on Tuesday in order to attend. 

 Language Arts is still in need of copies of The Boy in Striped Pajamas. We will accept new or used copies.  We do not need anymore cards, but color printing paper is still appreciated. Bonus points will be added next week.

Monday- warm up: Everyday Edit #2

Copy Spelling 9 words

Folklore readings: focus on fables

Adverb Clause review from last Thursday due

homework- study Vocab 9 words

Tuesday- warm up: Journal

Spelling/vocab exercise 1-20

Purple Writing and Grammar workbook exercises review over Adjective and Adverb clauses

Pg. 80 ex. 1 odd only

Pg. 81 ex. 2 odd only

Pg. 85 ex. 1 all

Directions- For all three exercises, write the sentence, underline adverb or adjective clause twice, circle introductory word, and draw an arrow to the word modified.**For pg. 85, also identify if the clause is an adverb clause or adjective.

homework- Review sheet for adjective and adverb clauses

Wednesday- warm up: Folklore activity

Media center to check out books

Spelling 9 exercises

Review subordinate clauses for quiz on Thursday

homework- study for quiz and study Vocab 9 words

Thursday- warm up: Vocab 9 check

Subordinate clause quiz

Read Folklore stories

Friday- warm up: Journal

Spelling 9 quiz

Folklore wrap up- create an example of a type of folklore

homework- Review folklore notes- quiz coming to you! Have a great weekend!

November 28- December 2, 2011

Welcome back! I am thankful to have a great career, but I could have used two more days off! Back to business but at least we have three more Mondays left! This week timeline projects due, picture retakes the 29th, and begin Folklore unit.

Monday- warm up: Journal

Root word sort and list

Adverb Clause notes and exercise

Collect timeline projects-extra credit points given today only (last day collected is Tuesday)--Must have rubric and rough draft before submitting- Download Timeline rubric

homework- complete Root Word sort; complete Timeline project; study notes & complete adverb clause exercise

Tuesday- warm up: Every day edit- Download Everyday Edits 3

Collect Timeline project

Folklore Unit vocabulary PowerPoint- Download Folklore powerpoint

*if time allows, grade Adverb clause homework

homework- Root word; adverb clause exercise (if not graded in class)

Wednesday- Progress Reports issued! warm up: sentence structure exercise

Adverb note pop quiz

Stations: Reading- folklore stories; Grammar- Adverb clauses

homework- Root word study/sort due tomorrow; adverb clause exercise

Thursday- warm up: Root word check over sort activity

Definition review of Root word

Adverb clause review activity & workbook exercises from purple workbook

homework- study for Root word quiz; study adverb clause notes

Friday- warm up: Journal

Root word quiz

Stations: Reading- read a variety of folklore stories; Grammar- adverb clause group activity

homework- study adverb and adjective clause notes

EXTRA CREDIT POINTS- Our classroom is in need of some items to make it through until Winter break---- a realm of color copy paper (the building is low on paper); a deck of cards (a participation helper that gets every student involved); copies of the novel The Boy in Stripe Pajamas (it may be used or new)

November 14-18, 2011

Greeting all,

The end of the 4 1/2 weeks is this Wednesday so students will receive a progress report when they return from Thanksgiving Break. Poe projects are due this week- they will not be received after Wednesday---no exceptions! Students will also begin their personal time line of their life.  It will be due the Tuesday when we return from Thanksgiving break. School-wide writing assessment will be Wednesday so please be present. This opportunity allows students to get  electronically graded on their writing.

Monday- warm up: Junior scholastic activity 6-10 (continued from Friday)

Copy Spelling 8 and work on exercises 1-10 (which will be graded Thursday) Download Spelling lists a

Adjective Clause Practice exercise Download Adjective clause practice 1  and Pop quiz for those who took part of remediation

Poe Projects- collect those for extra credit points; others worked on theirs in classDownload Edgar Allan Poe Project

homework- Study Spelling/vocab 8 words; complete Adjective clause practice; Poe project

Tuesday- warm up: Every Day Edit

Collect Poe projects- last day accepted

Media center to check out books/work on completing Spelling 8 exercises

Time line project requirements and begin drafts (requirements to be posted later)

homework- study words; complete Adjective practice from Monday; work on time line

Wednesday- warm up: sentence structure exercise

Grade Adjective Clause practice

Work on Personal time line project

Scavenger hunt with Junior Scholastic

homework- study words; work on collecting pictures for time line

Thursday- warm up: Spelling 8 check of exercises from Monday/Tuesday

Adverb Clause notes Download Adjective and Adverb Clauses Notes (see second page)

Work on Personal time line project

Friday- warm up: Journal

Spelling 8 quiz

Adverb clause notes/exercise

Work on personal time line project

homework- Personal time line project due Monday 11/28 for extra points; last day accepted Tuesday 11/29

November 7-11, 2011

Greetings all,

I hope everyone enjoyed that extra hour on sleep.  It was much needed over here.  This week ladies received a dress down day on Monday for the clean bathrooms. Tuesday, there is no school for students.  Thursday, we will host the Cooper Curriculum night @ 5:30. Friday is Veteran's Day.

There was an extra credit assignment given on last week that was set to be due Tuesday, but the date should have been Wednesday since there isn't any school.  Please do not turn in early. A folder will be made available for submission on Wednesday.

Monday- warm up: Ev'ry Day Edit

Adjective Clause POP quiz- those who do no pass with 80% or higher will have to go through remediation in order to retake a similar quiz

Read "The Tale-Tell Heart" and "The Black Cat" in class and students completed the graphic organizer over theme, motive, resolution, narrator, and setting.  Students will need to complete each section because they will use this for a Poe project which will be due next Monday/Tuesday

Students received their root word list- cred, jur, jud, and jus words; word sort should be completed by Thursday

Homework- complete root word sort; complete last Friday's adjective clause assignment; prepare the extra credit for submission

Wednesday- warm up: Journal

Read aloud "The Cask of the Amontillado" and complete all parts of the graphic organizer

Grade adjective clause homework (pg. 79 ex. 1)

Adjective clause picture assignment/ Remediation for those who did not pass the adjective clause pop quiz

homework- complete root word sort and study words/definitions; study adjective clause notes & mini-exercise

Thursday- warm up: Root word sort check

Informational text lesson- textbooks, graphs, and charts

Adjective Clause remediation

Poe project expectations- compare & contrast two of the three Poe stories; must discuss the literary parts from the graphic organizer; presentation must be accurate, neat, and creative- project is due Monday for extra points but the latest day accepted will be Tuesday

homework- work on project; study root word list for quiz

Friday- warm up: Junior Scholastic activity & collect mini- adjective clause exercise

Root word quiz

Informational writing text lesson

Work of Poe project/ Remediation students may retake their adjective clause quiz

homework- work on Poe compare and contrast project due Monday for extra points but latest submission is Tuesday

 

October 31- November 4, 2011---changes and additions to Friday!!!!

Greetings students and parents! It was great meeting each of you. We hope to see nothing but great progress in each student.  Success comes with hard work and preparation.   Please continue to check the blogs weekly, email teachers when you have a question, and ask for help when needed. At Cooper this week, girls earned a dress down day for keeping the bathrooms clean.  Academic Pep Rally this Friday during each grade level's connection (12:30 for 7th grade).  Hands on Cooper will be held next Thursday- please return RSVP if you plan to attend.

This week we will focus on Edgar Allan Poe and Adjective clauses.

Monday- warm up: copy Spelling 7 words- Download Spelling 2 list (it says spelling 2 but it has Spelling 7 list attached; please scroll through)

 - view Edgar Allan Poe video and take notes (notes may be used on quiz)

 - Grade workbook page 152 ex. A odd

Homework- study spelling 7 words; review the novel questions (see Tuesday's homework for the download)

Tuesday- warm up: Every day Edit

 - Finish Edgar A. Poe video (quiz Thursday)

 - Grade workbook page 154 ex. B - Read aloud “Buried Alive”

Homework- complete workbook pages 155 ex. B odd; pg. 160 ex. B; study Spelling 7 words; review novel questions Download Darkness Before Dawn Discussion Questions and Download Forged By Fire Discussion Questions

Wednesday- warm up: view The Simpson’s "The Raven"

- Socratic Seminar over novels

Homework- study for spelling 7 quiz

Thursday- warm up: Spelling 7 check of exercises

 -Edgar A. Poe video quiz

- Read aloud "The Black Cat" and fill in graphic organizer

- Adjective Clause notes Download Adjective and Adverb Clauses Notes (only need adjective clause notes)

Homework- study for spelling 7 quiz

Friday- warm up: go over Adjective Clause exercise from yesterday's note

- Spelling 7 quiz

- Adjective Clause exercise workbook pg. 79 Download Workbook page 79

Homework- study adjective clause notes; finish workbook page 79 from class

Extra credit opportunity- Bring in a graph, chart, informational newspaper, or magazine article by next Tuesday for 10 points