Happy Holidays!

Just a quick note to say that I’m thinking of all of you during this time!  Be safe; be happy.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Today we perused the SCOPE magazine for the first ten minutes of class, or we worked quietly on homework for tonight.  Afterwards, we corrected Easy Grammar page 26 and then we passed out new reading logs and storyboards.  We had about ten minutes of classtime to silently read chapters 8 and 9 in Charlotte Doyle.

Week of December 17-21, 2007

Monday:

Wordly Wise Part D & E due on block day
Continue reading chapters 6 and 7 in Charlotte Doyle
Easy Grammar page 6 & 21 (review these pages);  Complete pages 26 & 27, due Tuesday.

Tuesday:

Read chapters 8 & 9 in Charlotte Doyle
Complete a storyboard for chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8
Complete Easy Grammar pages 28 & 29, due [...]

Block Days: December 13 & 14, 2007

Today we completed our storyboards for chapters 1-4 that we started yesterday in class.  The artwork is really good, you guys!  The assignment includes dividing a sheet of printer paper into fourths, finding a good passage or direct quote, printing that very neatly on the edge of one quadrant, and illustrating the passage.
Then we corrected [...]

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Today we spent the warm up time working on tonight’s homework.  We had ten minutes to complete either Wordly Wise Part 7C or Easy Grammar pages 210-212.  We discussed the test tomorrow or Friday on adverbs, and what it will cover.  We have spent two weeks working on this part of speech.  Now students will [...]

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Happy Birthday, Dr. C!
We warmed up with reading three pages in Holt, pages 638-640, “Plan Your Report.”  After reading this very important section, students were reminded that early due date for Science research reports is only 8 days away.  We were also instructed to be aware that while Science teachers may require your outline to [...]

Monday, December 10, 2007

Today, we completed a fun drama activity and followed with reading aloud from the new core literature book, True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.  The first three chapters are to be read by tomorrow, for a quick comprehension quiz, consisting of three questions.
Hint:  In what time period does the novel take place?  Answer:  1850’s

Week of December 10-14, 2007

This Week:  1st priority-Outlining our research papers;  2nd priority-studying for reading comprehension quiz; 3rd priority-studying for adverb test on block day.
Monday:

Bring in all of your paperwork for your science research report.  Include all printed resources, all bibliography cards, and all note cards/notes on paper.  We will be outlining this week in class.  A sample outline [...]

Socratic Question

What is courage?

Block Days, December 6 & 7

Today we warmed up with a review of adverbs, page 202 in Easy Grammar.  We then corrected three pages at once, pages 192, 200 & 201, discussing the various conditions that apply (especially considering prepositions versus adverbs).
We then took our vocabulary #6 test.  Thirty minutes later, we chose parts for the Reader’s Theater play “Hairspray,” [...]