Tuesday - No homework!!!
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Monday, June 15, 2009
1. RETURN YOUR TEXTBOOK!!! If you do not bring the textbook or the fine money ($67.00) in by Wednesday, you will not be able to go to the pool party. I don't make the rules. I am only stating what was in an e-mail I received this morning from administration.
2. Study for tomorrow's vocabulary assessment.
3. Complete take-home grammar assessment by tomorrow.
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Friday, June 12, 2009
1. Finish your novel over the weekend and identify areas using the GRQ's that are causing you confusion. We will discuss the weekend reading assignments on Monday before the assessment.
2. Tuesday: vocabulary test and open-note grammar assessment.
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Blocks 3/4 and 9/10
1. Read Black Cauldron chapters 15, 16, and 17.
2. Practice presentations if you still need to present.
3. You will take a novel test on Monday and vocabulary test on Tuesday.
Block 7/8
1. Read Castle chapters 13,14, and 15.
2. Practice your presentation if you have not presented yet.
3. You will take a novel test on Monday and vocabulary test on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Blocks 3/4 and 9/10
1. Read Black Cauldron chapters 12, 13, and 14 tonight.
2. Practice your presentation.
3. You will take a novel test on Monday and vocabulary test on Tuesday.
Block 7/8
1. Read Castle chapters 10,11, and 12.
2. Practice your presentation.
3. You will take a novel test on Monday and vocabulary test on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Blocks 3/4 and 9/10
1. Read chapters 9, 10, and 11 of Black Cauldron.
2. We begin presentations tomorrow.
3. End of novel test on Monday.
4. Vocabulary test on Tuesday.
Block 7/8
1. Read chapters 8 and 9 of Castle.
2. We begin presentations tomorrow.
3. End of novel test on Monday.
4. Vocabulary test on Tuesday.
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Blocks 3/4 and 9/10
1. Read chapters 6, 7, and 8 of Black Cauldron by tomorrow.
2. Remember to dump your PowerPoint slide show into the public drive folder for your class. We begin presentations on Wednesday.
Block 7/8
1. Read chapters 6 and 7 of Castle by tomorrow.
2. Remember to dump your PowerPoint slide show into the public drive folder for your class. We begin presentations on Wednesday.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
1. Read chapters 3,4,5 of your novel by Monday.
2. Develop PP slides for oral presentation - June 10th - remember to drop slides into in public drive folder BEFORE June 10th.
3. Grammar benchmark on Monday, June 8th.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
1. Read the first two chapters of your novel (Black Caludron or Castle).
2. Speech in writing due tomorrow.
3. Grammar benchmark on Monday.
4. First day of oral presentations June 10th.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
0. 7/8 Block - Bridge vocabulary test tomorrow.
1. Preview vocabulary words for Castle (on-level) and Black Cauldron (honors).
2. Parse the Betty Boodle sheet for tomorrow (yes, I know there is a typo).
3. Speech due in writing on Friday.
4. Grammar benchmark June 8th.
5. First day of oral presentations June 10th.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
1. Study for tomorrow's Bridge vocabulary test.
2. Acrostic letter due tomorrow.
3. Written speech due on Friday.
4. Grammar benchmark scheduled for Monday - ninth period.
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Monday, June 1, 2009
1) Acrostic letter must be submitted to me on Wednesday THE LATEST in perfect form. Today is the last day that you may give these to me for editing. Please ask for help at home from parents if you don't get it to me by today for an edit check. Remember that I will not give Mrs. Burke letters with mistakes, so if yours is not perfect, I will not give it to her. If I can't give it to Mrs. Burke, then you will receive a zero on this assignment. ***Please write me a note and put it in the in-box if you deserve extra credit for the typing and/or the decoration.
2) Bridge end-of-novel test tomorrow.
3) Bridge vocabulary test on Wednesday (partial word bank provided).
4) Written speech due to me on Friday.
5) Grammar final on June 8th.
6) Begin presentations on June 10th.
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Friday, May 29, 2009 - Many students have quizzes/tests to make up. Please make the time to get this done!
1) Acrostic letter must be submitted to me on Wednesday THE LATEST in perfect form. Monday is the last day that you may give these to me for editing. Please ask for help at home from parents if you don't get it to me by Monday for an edit check. Remember that I will not give Mrs. Burke letters with mistakes, so if yours is not perfect, I will not give it to her. If I can't give it to Mrs. Burke, then you will receive a zero on this assignment.
2) Finish Bridge to Terabithia over the weekend. By the way, did you know that "terra" in Latin means "earth"? Bridge assessment will be on Tuesday of next week. Check out the review activity below for reviewing elements of fiction, figurative language, etc.
3) Study vocabulary words for Bridge. Test will be next Wednesday.
4) Written requirement for your oral presentation is due next Friday.
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
All Blocks
1) Read Bridge chapters 7 and 8 by tomorrow and finish the book by Monday. You will be assessed on the material on Tuesday. Please review for this test using the Literary Devices... activity below.
2)Tomorrow you will take a mini-assessment on comparative adjectives and quotation marks (comma placement included).
3) Remember that the written portion of your oral presentation is due to me on Friday, June 5, 2009.
4) You will be assessed on Bridge vocabulary words next Wednesday. Use the links below to practice. A partial wordbank is on the test.
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WEDNESDAY - FIELD DAY
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
All Blocks:
1. Read chapters five and six of Bridge for Thursday (or Wednesday if field day is canceled).
2. Grammar assessment on Friday (comparative adjectives and quotation marks).
3. Work on writing your oral presentation.
4. Study grammar flashcard information to prepare for grammar benchmark.
5. Study section one Bridge vocabulary words. Don't worry; the assessments will be easy.
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