Vocabulary Homework and Read Part I of "Brian's Song" Tonight.

We read "The Runaway" by Robert Frost and discussed the meaning of the poem. We identified various literary devices within the poem and discussed what might have inspired the poet to write about the Morgan colt. We also discussed what Robert Frost meant when he said that"....poetry begins as a lump in your throat."

Tonight we will read Part I of "Brian's Song" and define the words from the list tonight. The definitions and the parts of speech are already listed in the literature book.

undercurrent,reluctance,impassive,pivots,enigmatic,NFL,pauper,insolent,disheartened,Gideons,

feckless,homicide,saunter,perusal, surly,pantomime,affirmative ad libs,conglomeration,hazing,dour.

Test on Friday, November 19th on Adjectives and Adverbs!!!!!!

BRING BACK YOUR LITERATURE BOOK!!!!!!!!!

AWESOME JOB TODAY, KIDS

I AM SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU! The trial in each class was wonderful today. Everyone took his/her part very seriously and the outcome was not completely unexpected. Well Done Shooting Stars!

Next week we will begin "Brian's Song" and continue writing.

Don't forget field trip money and permission slips before December 6th.

Trial on Friday, November 12th.

Enjoy your day off tomorrow and be ready for the trial.

Remember what the Veterans told us today. Thank a veteran if you get the opportunity. God Bless America!

Trial on Friday, November 12th.

We reviewed the eight parts of speech today and discussed the impending trial scheduled for this coming Friday, November 12th. Each member of the team has a role to play. It should be interesting but also fun! We have to come up with ten questions tonight to ask the members of the pact. Tomorrow, we'll get into groups and plan our strategies and our testimonies.

The 5 paragraph essays have been passed in. You'll receive your open responses from the final tomorrow. We still have a great deal of work to do!

Finish Long Composition

We learned about Langston Hughes this week and wrote an open response about how he use his writing throughout his lifetime. Yesterday, we began writing a long composition about our hero and the qualities that make this person our hero. We have been using a TORSO as a graphic organizer. We began writing our rough draft in class today. Our homework is to complete the rough draft over the weekend. We will work on word choice next week.

What Would You Do?

We read some interesting situations today and tried to put ourselves in a similar position. What would you do if your friend told a secret you swore him/her not to tell? What about if a friend of yours always gets A's and doesn't have to study? You study hard and receive only B's. How can you overcome a feeling of jealousy?

These are just a few of the scenarios presented in ELA today. Tomorrow we will find out how you would react.

Don't forget to study your "Brain Dump" tonight.

Langston Hughes Packet

Today we learned some strategies to implement when we read excerpts or articles which are followed by multiple choice questions and open response questions. Highlighters are so important!!! We previewed questions and highlighted words in the question which we knew might be important. Tonight we reread the information about Langston Hughes and answer the multiple choice and open response. Don't forget the graphic organizer!!!!!