Language Arts Feb 6-10

Week of Feb 6-10

7th

M—sentence flow review; HW: Shurley Pattern 2 and 3; review vocabulary roots from lessons 5 and 6; quiz on Friday.

T—classified 2 and 3 sentences; predicate nominatives; HW: Pattern 4 sentence classifications;

W—classified pattern 4 sentences; predicate adjectives; HW: Pattern 5 sentence classifications

Th—Quizlet practice with vocab/roots

F—Took vocabulary/root quiz

6th

M—Recap/discuss “The Women.” Discuss and read “The Death of Agamemnon.” HW: complete comprehension questions

T—Reviewed answers to comprehension questions for “The Death of Agamemnon.” Discussed Greek Tragedy and theater. Watched five minute segment of “The Orestria” to see how a Greek tragedy would have looked in its day. HW: Read chapters “The Adventures of Menelaus” and “Nestor at Home.”

W—Recapped HW chapters; vocabulary in context exercises; HW: Read “In the House of the Swineherd” and “The Bow is Bent.”

Th—Recapped HW chapters

F—In groups, students determined their top five heroes and villains in the overall story with supporting reasons.

8th

M—Review Indefinite Pronoun homework; Reflexive and Intensive pronouns; HW: p. 399 16-35

T—Review Reflexive/Intensive pronoun HW; explain format of pronoun study guide/test. Students began work on study guide. HW: study guide due Thursday

W—Setting activity: setting affects character action; defined mood; started “Cask of Amontillado.”

Th—Reviewed answers for Study Guide

F—Practiced paraphrase; reviewed setting and mood; read “Cast of Amontillado.”

5th

M—Students received instructions for The Phantom Tollbooth Essay Assignment; Discussed ideas; began in-class hand-written outline to organize thoughts for essay. HW: None.

T—Continued demonstration of outline. Students continued to compose outline . Checked in with each student to monitor progress. HW: If students did not complete outline in class, they were to finish at home before Wednesday.

W—Demonstrated how to turn outline into composed text; students worked on laptops, troubleshot tech issues.

Th—Outlook/Login presentation by Mr. Pawlicki. Students continued to compose essay.

F—Students continued to compose essay. Circulated and answered questions as needed. Rough Draft of Essay Due TUESDAY Feb 14

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5th grade

M: Halloween mad lib stories

T: Shurley: Unscrambling Sentences; I.D. one part of speech; review noun check; HW: Complete Unit 1 Group 1 Test

W: Plural and Singular Nouns in English pp. 88-90; HW: Complete Singulars and Plural Noun exercises: p/ 90 in English, 16-44 even

Th: Collect Singular and Plural Noun Exercises. Read “Lost on a Mountain in Maine.” HW: Complete three questions about the story.

Friday: Discuss and collect answers to story questions. Pass out spelling/vocabulary words. Students have time to work on vocabulary exercises.

Graded homework: Unit 1, Group 1 test, Singular and Plural Noun exercises p. 90 16-44 even, “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” questions

6th grade:

M: Reviewed indefinite pronouns in English pages 385-387; pass back Shurley Unit 3 test with makeup assignment. HW: If needed, complete makeup assignment.

T: Completed discussion questions for chapter 7 “The Foremost Man.” Prepared for character catalog check due Wednesday. HW: Read chapter 8 and 9 in The Trojan War

W: Collected character catalog. Read chapter 10 “A Time of Discouragement” aloud in class. HW: Complete chapter 8 questions on your own.

Th: Collected chapter 8 questions. Discussed chapter 9: Troilus and Cressida

F: Completed discussion questions for chapter 10. Quizzed classmates on chapters 8-10. HW: none

7th Grade:

M: Review indefinite pronouns. Exercises in English textbook, pages 385-387; collected Shurley Unit 3 Group 1 test. HW: None

T: In-Class typing/revising day for “Odysseus and Polyphemus” essay due on Friday writing lab.

W: Review Direct and Indirect Objects in English pp. 164-166; Begin Beowulf Act II Part II. HW: Write three quiz questions.

Th: Review Act II Part II with quiz questions; classified Group Two sentences. HW: None

F: Beowulf quotes to show Epic Hero partner activity. HW: If not completed in class, complete quotes ws for homework

F: Writing Lab: Collected “Odysseus and Polyphemus.” Showing, not Telling. Choose 3 potential topics for Personal Narrative

Graded work this week: Unit 3 Group 1 Test, Three Quiz Questions; Epic Hero Quotes ws; “Odysseus and Polyphemus.”

8th Grade:

M: Finish part one of Farhenheit 451 and discuss. No HW

T: Editing/Homonym Practice. HW: Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Skills Test

W: Wrote review questions for quiz; completed character motivation profiles.

Th: Character motivation profiles discussion; letter writing as characters activity.

F: Took Fahrenheit 451 part I quiz; no homework.

Graded work: Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Skills Test; Fahrenheit 451 quiz

10/24-10/28

Week of October 24-29

5th

M Shurley Noun Check: HW: Group 1 Test 1

T: Common and Proper Nouns: HW: Common/Proper Noun WS

W: Introduce Shurley Adverb Exception, Natural/Inverted Adverb Order: HW: Write a short story (half a page to a page) about a trip across America using 10 proper nouns

Th—No school

F—Share and collect stories. Read Halloween short story. HW: None

Graded Work for the week:

Unit 1 Group B test (38 points)

Common and Proper Noun WS (26 points)

“My Trip Across America” paragraph (20 points)

6th:

M Choose Vocabulary words for quiz, Complete questions for “The Trojan War” chapters 4 and 5. HW: Read chapters 6 and 7.

T: Review for vocabulary quiz. Begin chapter 6 and 7 skit activity. HW: Study for Vocab quiz

W: Vocab Quiz, Complete Skit Activity. HW: None

Writing Lab: Type and Revise “Odysseus and the Cyclops Essay” “Odysseys and the Cyclops” for a final draft due November 2nd

Th: No school

F: Complete questions for “The Trojan War chapters 6 and 7. HW: None

Graded Work due this week:

Prologue Vocabular Quiz: 20 points

Type and Revise “Odysseus and the Cyclops Essay” (35 points)

7th:

M: In-class writing on the History of English. HW: Read Act II, Part 1 of “Beowulf” and complete comprehension questions.

T: Shurley Indefinite Pronouns: HW: Unit 3 Group 1 test

W: Type and edit “Odysseus and the Cyclops” Narrative Essay

Th: No School

F: Read Act II Part II of “Beowulf,” write comprehension questions. HW: None

Writing Lab: Revise “Odysseys and the Cyclops” for a final draft due November 4th

Graded work due this week:

“History of English” in-class writing (30 points)

Rough Draft of Odysseus and the Cyclops (35 points)

Unit 3 Group 1 test

8th:

M: Characterize Clarisse McClellan with Venn Diagram, Compare themes in “The Sound of Silence” to Fahrenheit 451. HW: Complete short response regarding how “The Sound of Silence” and Fahrenheit 451 and read to p. 38

T: Discuss pp. 29-38; In class reading time for pp. 38-50

W: Types of Literary Conflict. Identify Conflict in Fahrenheit 451 pp. 29-38 HW: Complete Comprehension questions for pp. 38-50.

Th: No School

F: Discuss reading assignment. Read to end of chapter 1. Discuss Conflict. HW: NONE

Graded work due this week:

“Sound of Silence” response (15 pts)

Comprehension questions pp. 38-50 (15 pts)

5-23 to 5-27

5th

Monday–finish Shurley 3:1: direct objects, pronoun-antecedent/subject-verb agreement, test Wed

Tuesday–The Wish Giver 75-98 voc quiz, discuss 87-98, assign 99-121 voc/?s due Thur

Wednesday–Shurley 3:1 test, work on TWG

Thursday–discuss TWG 99-121, assign 125-136 voc due Fri, ?s due Tue

Friday–begin Shurley 3:2–pronoun-antecedent/subject-verb agreement

6th

Monday–Shurley 2:10 unit review, test Thur; continue reading Tuck Everlasting, Prologue-Ch. 7 voc quiz Wed

Tuesday–field trip

Wednesday–Tuck voc quiz, finish chs. 6-7, assign vocab 8-11 due Fri

Thursday–Shurley 2:10 test, continue reading Tuck

Friday–check voc together, continue reading Tuck

7th

Monday–assign Animal Farm ch. 10 voc due Tue, 8-10 voc quiz Thur, ?s due Wed

Tuesday–field trip

Wednesday–discuss AF 10, take Accelerated Reader test

Thursday–watch Animal Farm movie

Friday–continue movie

8th

Monday–read TBP 16-18/TP 6, work on Venn diagrams due Wed, take AR test

Tuesday–discuss TBP 16-18

Wednesday–discuss TP 6, collect Venn diagrams

Thursday–finish AR tests, watch The Pearl

Friday–finish movie

5-16 to 5-20

5th

Monday–continue pronoun-antecedent agreement, complete practice sentences together, assign rest of sentences due Tue

Tuesday–The Wish Giver 32-71 voc quiz, discuss TWG 45-71, assign 75-86 voc/?s due Thur

Wednesday–subject-verb agreement, complete practice sentences together, assign w.s. due Thur

Thursday–discuss TWG 75-86, assign 87-98 voc due Fri, ?s due Tue, 75-98 voc quiz next Tue

Friday–finish Shurley 3:1, pronoun-antecedent agreement, subject-verb agreement, test Monday

6th

Monday–take shurley 2:9 test; assign Tuck Everlasting Prologue-Ch. 4 vocab; begin three point paragraph–three reasons one would or would not want to live forever, rough due Wed

Tuesday–begin reading Tuck Everlasting–there will be no questions assigned for each set of chapters as we will be reading and discussing the book together in class; however, there will be vocab quizzes

Wednesday–check three point paragraph rough copies, neat due Fri, continue reading Tuck if time

Thursday–read and discuss Tuck, assign 5-7 voc due Fri

Friday–check 5-7 vocab, Prologue-Ch. 7 voc quiz Mon; continue reading Tuck

7th

Monday–take Shurley 5:10 test; begin Animal Farm 8 voc/?s due Wed

Tuesday–take AF 4-7 test, work on neat copy of Russia report due next Mon, continue AF 8

Wednesday–discuss AF 7 and 8, assign 9 due Friday

Thursday–work on Russia report, AF 9

Friday–discuss AF 9

8th

Monday–assign TBP 13-15 voc/?s due Wed, ?s to be discussed Wed, TP 5 voc due Wed, ?s discussed Thur

Tuesday–continue TBP 13-15/TP 5

Wednesday–check vocab, quiz Fri, discuss TBP 13-15 ?s

Thursday–discuss TP 5 ?s, assign TBP 16-18 voc/?s due Mon, TP 6 voc due Mon, ?s discussed Tue, Venn diagram due Wed, take TBP/TP Accelerated Reader tests Wed

Friday–take TBP 13-15/TP 5 voc quiz, work on TBP 16-18/TP 6

5-9 to 5-13

5th

Monday–Shurley 2:10 test, study for 3-31 voc quiz on Tue

Tuesday–TWG 3-31 voc quiz, discuss 19-31, assign 32-44 voc/?s due Thur

Wednesday–begin Shurley 3:1, indirect objects, assign w.s. due Thur

Thursday–discuss TWG 32-44, assign 45-71 voc due Fri, ?s due Tue

Friday–continue Shurley 3:1–singular/plural indefinite pronouns, pronoun-antecedent agreement, subject-verb agreement

6th

Monday–assign Awakening 19-20 voc due Tue, ?s due Wed, 17-20 voc quiz Thur; Awakening anachronisms w.s. due Wed; Shurley 2:8 test

Tuesday–Shurley 2:9–singular and plural possessive nouns, assign w.s. due Wed

Wednesday–discuss Awakening 19-20

Thursday–Awakening 17-20 voc quiz, work on Shurley 2:9

Friday–finish Shurley 2:9, test Mon

7th

Monday–assign Animal Farm 6 voc/?s due Wed

Tuesday–Shurley 5:9 test, continue AF 6; begin Shurley 5:10–Unit Review

Wednesday–discuss AF 6, assign ch. 7 voc/?s due Fri

Thursday–continue Shurley 5:10, test Tue

Friday–discuss AF 7, chs. 4-7 quiz Mon

8th

Monday–TBP 7-9/TP 3 voc quiz, assign TBP 10-12/TP 4 voc due Wed, voc quiz Fri, TBP ?s discussed Thur, TP?s discussed Fri

Tuesday–Shurley 5:10 Unit Review test, work on TBP/TP

Wednesday–Shurley Unit 5 Post test

Thursday–discuss TBP 10-12

Friday–TBP 10-12/TP 4 voc quiz, discuss TP 4, Unit 5 Group 11-Editing Assignment

5-2 to 5-6

5th

Monday–Shurley 2:10–Unit 2 review, test Friday or Monday

Tuesday–begin The Wish Giver, pp. 3-16 vocab/?s due Thur

Wednesday–continue Shurley 2:10

Thursday–discuss TWG 3-16, assign 19-31 voc due Fri, ?s due Tue, 3-31 voc quiz Tue

Friday–finish Shurley 2:10 or take test

6th

Monday–Awakening 15-16 voc due Tue, ?s due Wed, 13-16 voc quiz Thur

Tuesday–Shurley 2:8–mixed pattern sentences, test Thur or Mon

Wednesday–discuss 15-16, assign 17-18 voc/?s due Fri

Thursday–Awakening 13-16 voc quiz; continue Shurley 2:8 or take test

Friday–discuss Awakening 17-18

7th

Monday–Animal Farm ch. 4 voc/?s due Wed

Tuesday–SJJ field trip

Wednesday–discuss AF 4, assign ch. 5 voc/?s due Friday

Thursday–Shurley 5:9–mixed pattern sentences, punctuating a story/quotation marks, test Tue

Friday–discuss AF 5

8th

Monday–TBP 7-9/TP 3 voc/?s due Thur

Tuesday–Shurley 5:9 test, continue working on TBP/TP

Wednesday–Shurley 5:10–Unit 5 review

Thursday–discuss TBP 7-9

Friday–discuss TP 3, TBP 7-9/TP 3 voc quiz Mon; continue Shurley 5:10–test Tue

4-25 to 4-29

6th

Friday–Awakening chs 9-12 voc quiz

4-25 to 4-29

5th

Monday–Shurley 2:9–mixed pattern sentences, possessive nouns, combining sentences correctly, subject/object pronouns

Tuesday–read The Three Wishes, discuss elements of wish stories together, complete handout

Wednesday–finish Shurley 2:9, test Friday; finish The Three Wishes if necessary, read Otto Grows Down and discuss

Thursday–finish Otto Grows Down, fill in handout, read The Fisherman and His Wife, students fill in handout of wish story elements on their own

Friday–Shurley 2:9 test

6th

Monday–assign Awakening chs. 11-12 vocab/?s due Wednesday; begin Shurley 2:6–coordinate conjunctions and connective adverbs, types of sentences, subject/object pronouns

Tuesday–finish Shurley 2:6, test Thursday

Wednesday–discuss Awakening 11-12, assign 13-14, vocab due Thur, ?s due Fri, 11-14 vocab quiz Monday

Thursday–Shurley 2:6 test, continue Awakening work

Friday–discuss Awakening 13-14

4-18 to 4-22

5th

Monday–LWW 13-17 quiz

Tuesday–begin preparatory work for next novel, The Wish Giver–students submit a list of five wishes they would make if granted wishes; write and illustrate a wish poem

Wednesday–English–singular and possessive nouns and phrases, assign w.s. due Thursday

Thursday–read and discuss wish stories–The Three Wishes, Otto Grows Down, The Fisherman and His Wife

Friday–begin Shurley 2:9–singular and possessive nouns and phrases, combining sentences correctly, subject and object pronouns, joining compound sentences

7th

Monday–Shurley 5:7–mixed pattern sentences, punctuating dialogue, comparative and superlative adjectives, test Friday

Tuesday–work on Russia report rough copy, due Wednesday

Wednesday–proofread/edit each rough copies, neat due Friday

Thursday–field trip

Friday–Shurley 5:7 test

8th

Monday–assign The Black Pearl 4-6/The Pearl 2 vocab due Tue, ?s due Fri, voc quiz Fri; pass back TBP 1-3/TP 1 voc, quiz Wed; discuss TBP 1-3 ?s

Tuesday–discuss TP 1 ?s, work on TBP 4-6/TP 2

Wednesday–vocab quiz, work on TBP/TP

Thursday–field trip

Friday–vocab quiz, discuss TBP 4-6/TP 2 ?s