Welcome to A.G. Cox Middle School!

Friday, February 10

-STUDY examples of similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and personifcation in "Casey at the Bat".  TEST on Monday

-Study Island assignment due Friday

-Independent Reading (AR)

Thursday, February 9

-Find examples of similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, and alliteration in "Casey at the Bat".

-Study Island assignment due Friday

-Independent Reading (AR)

-POETRY Day on Friday - Choose a favorite poem to share.  It must not be from your textbook.  You will be sharing this with the class.

Wednesday, February 8

-Complete "Casey" worksheet; identify heroic and nonheroic qualities

-Study Island assignment due Friday

-Independent Reading (AR)

-POETRY Day on Friday - Choose a favorite poem to share.  It must not be from your textbook.  You will be sharing this with the class.

Tuesday, February 7

-Study poem "Casey at the Bat". Identify characters from the poem, and create a tree map for at least 5 characters.

-Study Island assignment due Friday

-Independent Reading (AR)

-POETRY Day on Friday - Choose a favorite poem to share.  It must not be from your textbook.  You will be sharing this with the class.

Monday, February 6

-Read "Poetry" and answer all questions on back side

-Study Island assignment due Friday

-Independent Reading (AR)

-POETRY Day on Friday - Choose a favorite poem to share.  It must not be from your textbook.  You will be sharing this with the class.

Friday, February 3

POETRY Day next Friday - Choose a favorite poem to share.  It must not be from your textbook.  You will be sharing this with the class.

Create 2 vocabulary circle maps.  Choose any 2 of the 3 words listed below.

Unit 10 Vocabulary:
ROOTS - AM / AMAT/ AMOR = love, friend
Words: amiable, amateur, amorous

TEST on MONDAY for Amelia Earhart.  Review the study guide answers at the Amelia Earhart page of the wiki.

Thursday, February 2

-Read "Groundhog Day" and answer #1-8.  Prove it! 

-Complete Study Island

Tuesday, January 31

-Create a double bubble map for Amelia and GP Putnam.

-Study Island assignment due FRIDAY

-Independent Reading - AR books

Monday, January 30 

***Bring back signed REPORT CARDS

-Write 4 sentences with the classwork similes.

-Study Island assignment due FRIDAY

-Independent Reading - AR books

Friday, January 27

-Write predictions for Sam Chapman and Amy Earhart. Sam wanted to marry Amelia; Amy is Amelia's mother.

-Study Island assignment due FRIDAY

-Independent Reading - AR books

-POST "What If?" poems to Edmodo

Thursday, January 26

-Study Island assignment due FRIDAY

-Independent Reading - AR books

-POST "What If?" poems to Edmodo if you did not finish during class

Wednesday, January 25

-Complete discussion questions (#1-7) for chapters 1-2. Write answers in complete sentences.

-Complete "What If?" poems by Thursday

-Study Island assignment due FRIDAY

-Independent Reading - AR books

Tuesday, January 24

-Vocabulary Sentences (1-12); TEST on Wednesday

-Complete "What If?" poems by Thursday

-Study Island assignment due FRIDAY

-Independent Reading - AR books

Monday, January 23

-Complete "What If?" poems by Thursday

-Complete Study Island assignments

-Independent Reading - AR books

HOMEWORK Assignments for Jan. 18 - 20, 2012

CLICK for Unit 9 Vocabulary: Digital Flashcards 

DUE 1/19/12

Create vocabulary maps for deposition, pedestal and pedicure.  Make sure to include the word parts in the brace map section.  This information is on the digital flashcards.

DUE 1/20/12

Create vocabulary maps for vocation and provoke.  Make sure to include the word parts in the brace map section.  This information is on the digital flashcards.

DUE 1/23/12

Create vocabulary maps for revoke and invoke.  Make sure to include the word parts in the brace map section.  This information is on the digital flashcards.

Wednesday, January 11

-Create a vocabulary map for composition

com- = with, together, very

POSIT = put, place

-ion = act or process

Unit 9 Vocabulary: Digital Flashcards

Tuesday, January 10

-Complete the "Ali Baba" worksheets. Describe the following characters:  Ali Baba, Cassim, Chief Robber, Morgiana

-----There is a link to the selection at the fiction page.

Monday, January 9

-READ and complete ALL questions for "Snowman"

-BRING permission forms for Friday's trip to ECU

Thursday, January 5

-Study Island - 5 BLUE Ribbons due FRIDAY

-AR GOAL due FRIDAY

Wednesday, January 4

-Complete the Fables Project (see Tuesday's link)

-Complete the Unit 8 Vocabulary Review

Tuesday, January 3

Click here for Aesop's fables.

-Click on “Aesop’s Fables”

-Go to your assigned section (1-6)

-Choose and READ 2 fables

-Log in to the wiki ---- (username.BRANCH)

-Go to your BLOG group. Click "Edit".  Save changes.

---GIVE titles of your fables; SUMMARIZE in complete sentences; TELL the lessons from each fable.

{FABLES BLOG due on Thursday}

Monday, January 2

-Complete vocabulary map for prevention

---pre=before

---VENT=come

-ion=act or process

Study Island and AR due by FRIDAY, 1/6/12

2011 Summer Reading Lists

2011 Fairfax County Summer Reading List

http://www.fcps.edu/dis/readlist/78.htm

2011 Top 10 Summer Reading Lists for Kids and Teens

http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/forparents/tp/summer_reading.htm

ALA Library Fact Sheet 23

http://www.ala.org/ala/professionalresources/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet23.cfm

Recommended Book Lists from ALSC

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/compubs/booklists/index.cfm