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Dear Parents and Students, https://sites.google.com/a/stlouisedemarillac.org/penderville/ WEEK OF DECEMBER 12 - 16NOTICE TO ALL READING CLASSES:Your AR due date is Tuesday, January 10. You should have 25 AR points for this grading period. English 8 - Please work on your "visual resume" posters. Make sure you have a picture of yourself to put on your poster and list your motto, proudest moments, extracurricular activities, honors and achievements. I would like to have these done by Friday, December 16. Reading 8 Flowers for Algernon Test - Tuesday Essay Question - take home test - Please turn in the essay through EDMODO. Reading 7 Continue reading The Giver according to your planning sheet. Complete guided reading sheets as directed in class. Are you working on your AR GOAL for the Second 9 weeks? Many of you have already reached your goal. GREAT JOB! Week of December 5 - 9English 8 - Using Single and Double Quotation Marks Tuesday's homework: Go to EDMODO and turn in the quotation quiz that you began in class today. Test on THURSDAY, December 8 Review your notes on Writing a Business Letter, Major vs. Minor Works of Literature (Italics vs. Quotation Marks), and Single/Double Quotation Marks. Reading 8 - Glogster Presentations - Consult the schedule in class for the date of your presentation. Flowers for Algernon, Part II - pp. 73 - 85 - Please read on your own. Homework: p. 85, Questions #1-6, #8-11 due Thursday, December 8 Test: Friday, December 9 on Parts 1 and II of Flowers for Algernon Reading 7 - Glogster Presentations - Consult the schedule in class for the date of your presentation. Novel Study: The Giver by Lois Lowry HOMEWORK FOR PARENTS: (The kids are loving this! You get to do their homework for once.) In the novel, the Elders of the Community decide the job assignments for the children when they are 12 years of age. I am asking you to assume the role of the “Elder” and select a career for your child. Please write a paragraph explaining a career that suits your child and give the reasons why you feel they would be successful with this "job assignment." Please do not reveal the contents of your paragraph to your son/daughter. We are going to have a special ceremony where they will find out your selection. Please email me the paragraph by Friday, December 9. This is worth 10 points to your child's grade. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP! (email:rpenderville@stlouisedemarillac.org) READING ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE GIVER:
Week of November 29 - December 2English 8 - Focus: Formatting a Business Letter We will also continue with the worksheets on Italics and Quotation Marks. Please complete Worksheet 4, pp. 151-154 for review on Monday, December 5. Reading 8 - We will either be going to the computer lab or using laptops this week to work on the Glogster book review. Flowers for Algernon, Part I - pp. 52 - 72 - Please finish by Friday. Complete the graphic organizer handout and Questions 1 - 9 on p. 72 for homework. We will check this on Monday, December 5. Reading 7 Genre: Science Fiction "Zoo" and "Hey, Come on Out!" Test this week - to be announced in class. Week of November 21 - 23Happy Thanksgiving! ATTENTION: ALL READING CLASSES Book Review Sheets are due on November 29 after Thanksgiving break. (Note: I have changed the due date that was November 22.) The AR Test on your selected novel is due by 3:00 P.M. on November 29. If your sheet is not turned in by this date, you will not be able to complete the interactive poster project (Glogster) in the computer lab. English 8 Using Quotation Marks and Italics - more practice... Criterion Writing Assignment - Lengthening the School Year - We will continue revising in class. This assignment is written in the form of a business letter. Timed Writing - Mind Readers Everywhere - Most of you did this in class last week. If you were absent last week, please see me to schedule time in the computer lab. Reading 8 Flowers for Algernon - We will continue reading and discussing this in class. Please have your Literature books with you. Please work on your semantic maps for the vocabulary words - due Tuesday, November 22. Reading 7 Focus: Comparing Science Fiction Stories Text pp. 192 - 205 In class assignment Week of November 14 - 18English 8 Focus: Persuasive Writing Criterion Writing Assignment: Lengthening the School Year We will use the laptops this week for this assignment. Reading 8Selections from the Literature Anthology: "The Inn of Lost Time" - Read and complete the homework handout for Tuesday. Test on Wednesday "Flowers for Algernon" - Graphic Organizer and Semantic Mapping - due dates to be announced in class Reading 7 Please continue reading your AR book and prepare for your book review. Bring your Test Preparation workbook to class this week. Week of November 7 - 11English 8 Criterion Writing Assignment - Superhero Please submit your essay through Criterion Writing by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, November 8. I will run a report at that time. The next step is to copy and paste your Superhero essay into Word to make your final revisions. Please make sure you indent your paragraphs and use 1.5 or 2.0 spacing. Your font size should be at least a 12. You may choose any font style as long as it is easy to read. Most of you are close to being done since we have had several class periods to work on this using the laptops. Please come to class on Wednesday with your final copy in Word and a picture of your superhero. You may create it using Paint or another drawing program that you may have. Of course, you are also welcome to draw it without a computer. Make sure the image is colorful and large enough to see when we hang them up. (Please use an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper.) Reading 8 Glogster Book Review Project Books should be read by Monday, November 21 Planning sheet is due by Tuesday, November 22 Glogster is due by Friday, December 9 Presentations begin Monday, December 12 Selections from the Literature textbook: "The Inn of Lost Time" p. 30 Note: Vocabulary tests will be included in the short story comprehension tests. There will not be separate vocabulary tests on Wednesdays at this time. Reading 7 Test Preparation Workbook - Check pp. 13 - 16 and pp. 17-20. Assignment: pp. 21 -23; pp. 24 - 26 Selections from the Literature textbook: "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" p. 140 Vocabulary Test - Wednesday, November 9 Week of October 31 - November 4English 8 Criterion Writing Assignment: Superhero Due date: November 8, 2011 submitted by 3:00 P.M. Daily Sparks: Consult the handout with topics We will be writing in class every day this week. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to keep up with these assignments. You may select any of the topics on the list as long as you focus on the writing trait that is the focus of the day. After writing, use a highlighter to point out the area of focus. Monday: FOCUS –Tone of Voice Tuesday: FOCUS- Vivid Verbs Wednesday: FOCUS – Awesome Adjectives Thursday: FOCUS– Great Hooks (Introductions) Friday: FOCUS- Conventions - Using Quotation Marks Reading 8 Please select an AR book that will also be used for a book report. Part of this project will be done in the computer lab. The first 10 minutes of class will be devoted to the Standardized Test Preparation Workbook. The remainder of the class will be devoted to short stories in the Literature textbook. Please have both for class this week. Reading 7 Please select an AR book that will also be used for a group project. The first 10 minutes of class will be devoted to the Standardized Test Preparation Workbook. The remainder of the class will be devoted to short stories in the Literature textbook. Please have both for class this week. Literature Book Short Stories this week: Three Skeleton Key p. 160 Meet the Writer: Rudyard Kipling p. 142 Link: go.hrw.com L7-142 Rikki-tikki-tavi p. 140 go.hrw.com L7-141 Preview the story. Vocabulary Words: L7-158 Please study the following vocabulary words for the test next Wednesday: p. 141: immensely, cowered, valiant, consolation p. 161: treacherously, maneuver, hordes, receding, edible pp. 130-131 Literary Vocabulary: plot,setting, conflict, external conflict, internal conflict, complications,resolution, suspense, foreshadowing pp. 134-135 Reading Skills Vocabulary: prediction, summarize, visualize Week of October 24 - 28English 8Peer Editing and Evaluation using the Response to Literature rubric. Daily Sparks - Bring your composition notebook to class this week. Criterion Writing Assignment - I will give you the details in class since you will not be doing the same assignment. Cause-Effect Essay Mind Readers Everywhere Descriptive Essay Your Own Superhero Persuasive Essay Lengthening the School Year Reading 8Test-Taking Strategies Workbook AR DUE DATE: Tuesday, October 25 by 3:00 P.M. - 25 points for this 9 week period Reading 7AR DUE DATE: Tuesday, October 25 by 3:00 P.M. - 25 points for this 9 week period Test on Tuesday, October 25: Please take your book home and go over the following pages before the test: Types of Prose pp. 4-5 Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction p. 5 Comparing and Contrasting p. 8 Chronological Order p. 9 Literary Vocabulary: article,autobiography, biography, essay, folk tale, novel, novella, short story Academic Vocabulary: interpret, impact, insight, significance (p. 13) The following selection should be reviewed before the test: Fish Cheeks pp. 10-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Criterion Writing A great online writing program!
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Student Survival Guide Refer to this link to assist you with vocabulary and allusions.
- Write Source - MLA Style This source corresponds with your English textbook.
- Accelerated Reader Book Finder Use this link to see which books can be read for AR points.
- Accelerated Reader TESTS Use this link when you are ready to take an AR test.
- Discovery Education This is a great site for research. I will also be posting project assignments here.
