Week of March 31- April 4, 2008

Monday:

Wordly Wise Part 10E due Wednesday

Study for Vocabulary Test #10 on block day

Reading check questions 1-5 on page 430 of Holt assigned today, due Wednesday

Tuesday:

Complete reading check questions 1-5 on page 430 of Holt about King Arthur-due Wednesday

Revise persuasive essay according to the directions written on your essay from me.  2nd draft is due on block day.

Wednesday:

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Earth Hour

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Block Days, March 27 & 28, 2008

Today in class we went over all the questions that each type of clause could answer in order to help students take their test with these questions in mind.  This info was left upon the whiteboard for everyone to see while taking the test.    We then played a quick game of true *Sparkle* where each [...]

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Today in class we began with a review of clauses for our test on block day, played a quick easy game of Twinkle to correct it, and then read quietly for ten minutes from our new SCOPE magazines.  After we read quietly, we scanned one article in particular for subordinate clauses and identified them as [...]

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Today we began by having a friend/peer edit and proofread our essays.  We completed a revision handout called, “Revising:  Evaluate Peer Essays” by answering specific questions about the writer’s work, and making constructive suggestions for improvement.  thank you to all students who actually came to class prepared with their rough drafts.  We spent the remainder [...]

Monday, March 24, 2008

Today in class, we spent the first twenty minutes (at least) of each class going over a review of clauses for our test on block day this week.  We also discussed the idea of counterarguments, where they should be placed within a persuasive essay, and then spent the remainder of class time writing the rest [...]

Week of March 24-28, 2008

Monday: 

Wordly Wise Lesson #10, part B

Finish writing your rough draft for your persuasive essay. (Tuesday, in class, we will spend the entire time in the library typing in our essays.  Come to class prepared with your finished rough draft from last block day and Monday.)  1st rough drafts are due by block day!  Tell me…

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Okay, okay, I get it!

So there are a lot of people who appreciate the blog and the effort and energy that goes into creating it.  I see now that you use the blog for many things:  to get the homework when you’re absent, to stay up-to-date with what’s going in the classroom when you’re absent, getting clarification on assignments [...]

Discontinue the Blog?

I’m thinking of discontinuing the blog.  No one seems to really appreciate it, or at least they don’t voice their appreciation.  It takes a great deal of time to type everything up at the end of an already long day.  Sometimes the feedback I get is really negative.  When I cannot write up the week’s [...]

Whoops!

The vocabulary portion of our tests this week will be cancelled until Monday.  I accidentally ran the wrong tests today and first and third periods did not take the test.  Therefore, to keep everyone on the same schedule, I simply postponed that part.  Hopefully, you’ll see this before tomorrow!