Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Make sure to Do Packet, "When I Was a Kid: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart."

We reviewed kinds of sentences on the Smartboard AND went over Chapter 10 of IKWYDLS. We reviewed questions to check comprehension and understanding. For homework, have all questions up to 45 complete in notebook for Friday, October 14th.

We talked about MCAS strategies and how important highlighting and prereading are to successfully answering open response questions. We received a packet entitled, "When I Was a Kid: Wofgang Amadeus Mozart" in class. We are responsible for implementing strategies we learned and completing the packet for tomorrow.

Test on Subjects and Predicates, Prepositional Phrases and Kinds of Sentences on Monday, October 17th!!!!!

Rock Band t-shirt tomorrow!!!!!!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Answer Questions 40-42 from Study Guide in Vocabulary/Notetaking Notebook.

Today we went over the four kinds of sentences; declarative, imperative, interrogative and exclamatory. Make sure to study them so you remember them. Test on Monday, October 17th.

Answer questions 40-42 in vocabulary notebook, also.

Today we partner read Chapter 10 from IKWYDLS. Respond to the following question in your vocabulary notebook. Who said, "We wrecked a whole family!" and what did that person mean? Answer in 5-8 well-thought out, well-organizd sentences.
40% Strong opening and closing sentences.
40% Strong supporting details (quotations)
20% Conventions (spelling, capitalization,punctuation)

Remember to make a graphic organizer.


DO NOT FORGET 70's DAY TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, October 7, 2011

Read chapter 11 and Do Quarter Notes!

Make sure to read the book and do the quarter notes!

See you Tuesday. Core Enrichment: Don't forget to get your book!!!!!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Read Chapter 10 and Do Bookmark.

Today we reviewed Chapter 9 and the literary devices used on the bookmarks. Tonight we will read Chapter 10 and complete a bookmark for the chapter.

We have a literary device sheet to complete for homework. The sentences MUST have to do with the book, IKWYDLS.

Preposition Poems look beautiful!!!

Tell me five facts about Megan. Please use complete sentences. Extra points!!!!!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Completed Preposition Poem and Answer Questions 33-36.

Be sure to per fect' your preposition poem to be passed in tomorrow.

20% Correctly use 5 prepositional phrases describing a character from IKWYDLS
20% Conventions, first word should be capitalized, comma after each line,period at the end.
Spelling is perfect since we made corrections in class.
20% Subject and Predicate on the last line.
20% Creativity and pictures to illustrate the character. No handwritten words or letters.
20% Neatness and name on back of paper.

Answer questions #33-36 from Study Guide in Vocabulary/Notetaking Notebook.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Write Preposition Poem In Notebook, Do Bookmark For Chapter 9.

A preposition poem is easy and fun. Write one in your notebook and begin making letters on your computer or cutting them out of a magazine. Write your poem about a character......DON'T TELL THE IDENTITY!
At the station,
with smeared mascara,
after the announcement,
about her boyfriend,
in the hospital,
sat The Golden Girl.

Create one of your own.

Remember your bookmark is due, also.

Field trip money and permission slip due ASAP.







Monday, October 3, 2011

Chapter 7 and 8 Quarter Notes.

Today we corrected homework from over the weekend. We corrected the "Identifying Prepositions" sheet and also went over the answers to questions 24-26 from the Study Guide for IKWYDLS. Tonight you are assigned questions 28 and 29 to answer in your vocabulary notebook.

Study your notes about "Adjectives and Adverbs" also.

Please bring in Ellis Island permission slip and $50.00 by Friday, October 7th if possible.