Happy New Year.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Did you get any highlighters from Santa Claus???

Have your Christmas Carol finals signed and read the first two chapters of The Giver. No quarter notes, no bookmark, just read. We'll talk about the book when we return. Happy New Year!!!!! (I miss you, a little):))

Nice Job Today!

Looking forward to tomorrow for the Culture Day Holiday Song Competition!

Make sure you help prepare your region's food or bring in a something to share; plates, napkins or drinks.

Type 5 Paragraphs Tonight!

We used the netbooks to type today so many students do not have homework tonight! However, if you do not have a typed double-spaced copy of your essay; please do so tonight!

Write Five Paragraphs In Vocabulary Notebook For Tonight.

We had a Writer's Workshop today so most people are well on the way to completing their long composition.

Web Tonight And Opening Paragraph.

Final On Monday, December 19th.

Today we used class as an opportunity to study for the final. We also decided on the open response to be scored for part of our final grade.

Remember, if you are fixing you analogies, please put the correct answer, have the paper signed by a parent or guardian, and explain why the answer you fixed is the correct answer.

Open Reponses Due Tomorrow. Final on Monday, December 19th.

We completed the book today and took a spelling test in our vocabulary notebook. We have some work to do! Tomorrow we will review for the Final rescheduled for Monday, December 19th.

Two Typed Responses Due On Friday, Decemeber 16th.

Work on your open responses in your vocabulary or grammar and mechanics notebook. Please keep a dictionary close by to check spelling and punctuation.

Both answers should be typed for Friday. I am available for help tomorrow until 3:15pm. Do not put this off!

Two-sided Sheet For Homework.

Don't forget to do your homework for Staves 4 and 5. Finish the reading and complete the sheet.

Tomorrow is the Play

If you dress up tomorrow you will receive extra points. You do not need to buy anything new just wear something you own that is more dressy than usual!

You have a two-sided sheet for Staves 4 and 5 to be completed by Wednesday, December 14th. The back of the sheet is a Vocabulary Building Activity.

Read Stave 4 pages 100-114 and Stave 5 pages 114-124 and you will have finished the book.

Remember to report to your English class tomorrow for attendance.

Leave your lunch in your locker and leave your bag at home.

Read Pages 92-100. Do One Bookmark.

We wrote about the places Scrooge was taken by the Ghost of Christmas Past and the lesson he learned from each visit.

We conferenced about our fifth paragraph.

We talked about the second half of Stave Three but did not finish in any class. We'll continue on Monday, December 12th.

Tonight's homework is to read the first ten pages of Stave Four and complete one Bookmark.

Study your new words on Quizlet.

We'll go over the Stave Three Quiz Time on Monday, December 12th.

Four more days till the play!!!!!!!

Don.t Forget Quiz Times Tonight.

Today we discussed the places the Ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge. Please finish the Quiz Time for homework.

Also, finish the Quiz Time for Stave Three.

The hats look great!!!!

We'll conference again tomorrow on the fifth paragraph while you are working on the "Do Now."

Staves Two and Three

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Study these flash cards

Tonight Finish Your Hat.

Tonight you must finish your "Holiday Tradition" hat. All essays have been edited and should now be put onto the hat which needs to be decorated and then cut out for the front bulletin board.

Make sure you copy your new vocabulary words into your notebook for Friday. Include the word, definition and part of speech.

Complete the puzzle you received in class.

Choose one example of figurative language for the bulletin board. It should be neatly printed, decorated and include a page number.

Read Stave Three Pages 57-72.

Tonight we are reading Stave Three and filling in one Bookmark for pages 57-72.

Our "Holiday Tradition" hats are due on Thursday. They have been revised and need to be colored, decorated and cut out. Name goes on the back!

Study your Journey Circle from today.

Finish Both Sides Of Stave Two Sheet

Finish both sides of the Stave two sheet. We'll resume conferencing tomorrow.

Write Your Fifth Paragraph In Your Grammar And Mechanics Notebook.

Make sure you finish your fifth paragraph in your notebook.

Type your "Holiday Tradition" for Monday, December 5th.

Do not do anything to the hat, yet.

Test for Stave One vocabulary on Monday. Be sure to review and/or listen to Stave One.

Tomorrow We Will Conference Again.

Today we answered the questions for Stave One of "A Christmas Carol" and worked on Bookmarks for the second part of Stave Two. Each student had his/her paragraphs read by a teacher.

Homework:
Write the next two paragraphs in your notebook.
Make sure Stave One questions are completed (front and back).

Bring Hats and Bookmarks to class tomorrow.

We will go over vocabulary and summarize Stave One for test on Monday, December 5th.