Sunday, February 28, 2010

Week 27 Activities and Homework

Week 27 Activities and Homework (March 1-5, 2010)

Language Arts:

M: Revise WWII research paper. HW: make revisions.

T: Continue revising WWII research paper. Work on reading log and book report. HW: make revisions.

W: (early release) Types of poetry. Work on poetry sampler. HW: work on poetry sampler.

TH: Work on poetry sampler. HW: continue working on poetry sampler.

F: DUE: final draft of WWII research paper- hard copy, NO emails! Vocabulary. Poetry sampler. HW: finish poetry sampler if necessary (due on Monday).

Honors:
-same as above. Poetry selections, vocabulary, activities, and discussion topics will vary from regular language arts.

Goals:
The student will:
• Evaluate themes and literary techniques in a work of literature
• Analyze structural elements of poetry
• Identify and apply various types of figurative language
• Understand and apply techniques for skimming and reading to find main idea facts
• Improve grammar skills with exercises and drills
• Improve vocabulary through the study of Greek and Latin roots.
Standards:
Reading:
• S1, C4, PO1: vocabulary from Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes
• S1, C4, PO4: idioms and other figurative language
• S1, C5, PO1: read fluently
• S1, C6, PO7: use appropriate reading strategies
• S2, C1, PO6: analyze style, mood, and meaning
• S2, C2, PO1: comprehend historical aspects of a work of literature
Writing:
• S1: writing process
• S3, C2: expository writing
• S3, C5: literary response

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Week 26 Activities and Homework

Week 26 Activities and Homework (February 22-26, 2010)

Language Arts:

M: Figurative language. Make flip booklet. HW: finish and decorate flip booklet.

T: DUE: flip booklet. CHECK on DWPs. Types of poetry. HW: find song lyrics that contain figurative language, and print or write out to bring to class.

W: DUE: song lyrics. Vocab. Types of poetry. Analyze song lyrics. HW: make vocab boxes for list #9.

TH: CHECK on vocab section. Types of poetry. HW: TBA.

F: Types of poetry. Poetry poker. HW: none.

Honors: same as above. Poetry selections and terminology will vary from regular LA.

Goals:
The student will:
• Evaluate themes and literary techniques in a work of literature
• Analyze structural elements of poetry
• Identify and apply various types of figurative language
• Understand and apply techniques for skimming and reading to find main idea facts
• Improve grammar skills with exercises and drills
• Improve vocabulary through the study of Greek and Latin roots.
Standards:
Reading:
• S1, C4, PO1: vocabulary from Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes
• S1, C4, PO4: idioms and other figurative language
• S1, C5, PO1: read fluently
• S1, C6, PO7: use appropriate reading strategies
• S2, C1, PO6: analyze style, mood, and meaning
• S2, C2, PO1: comprehend historical aspects of a work of literature
Writing:
• S1: writing process
• S3, C2: expository writing
• S3, C5: literary response

Monday, February 15, 2010

Week 25 Activities and Homework

Week 25 Activities and Homework (February 15-19, 2010)

Language Arts:

M: No school. Happy Presidents’ Day!

T: Literary response writing. Poetry terms. HW: have someone read and give feedback on your 2 lit. response paragraphs (get signature)

W: Literary response writing. Poetry terms. HW: none

TH: Literary response writing. Poetry terms. HW: finish Figures of Speech rough draft sheet

F: DUE: literary response writing. Vocab/ grammar. Poetry terms.

Honors:

M: No school. Happy Presidents’ Day!
T: Reading on life of Anne Frank. HW: read assigned pages
W: Finish reading on life of Anne Frank. Do summary. HW: TBA
TH: Poetry. HW: none
F: Poetry. HW: work on poetry project
Goals:
The student will:
• Evaluate themes and literary techniques in a work of literature
• Analyze structural elements of poetry
• Identify and apply various types of figurative language
• Understand and apply techniques for skimming and reading to find main idea facts
• Improve grammar skills with exercises and drills
• Improve vocabulary through the study of Greek and Latin roots.
Standards:
Reading:
• S1, C4, PO1: vocabulary from Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes
• S1, C4, PO4: idioms and other figurative language
• S1, C5, PO1: read fluently
• S1, C6, PO7: use appropriate reading strategies
• S2, C1, PO6: analyze style, mood, and meaning
• S2, C2, PO1: comprehend historical aspects of a work of literature
Writing:
• S1: writing process
• S3, C2: expository writing
• S3, C5: literary response

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Week 24 Activities and Homework

Week 24 Activities and Homework (February 8-12, 2010)

Language Arts:

M: Post-reading activities for WWII novel. HW: make ‘boxes’ for Vocab #8 words.

T: DUE: ‘boxes’ for Vocab #8. Vocab review. Continue post-reading activities. HW: finish up novel response questions.

W: DUE: permission slip for movie. QUIZ on Vocab (#7, #8, and some review). Revision practice. HW: none.

TH: Compare/ contrast movie and novel. HW: TBA

F: Compare/ contrast movie and novel. DUE: writing. HW: none. (Happy weekend- no school Monday, 2/15- Presidents’ Day.)

Honors:

M: Continue reading WWII memoir. HW: make ‘boxes’s for Vocab #8 words AND seek out author’s perspective on faith/suffering question
T: DUE: Vocab #8 ‘boxes’. Continue WWII memoir. HW: TBA
W: QUIZ on Vocab (#7, #8, some review). Post-reading activities. Revision practice. HW: seek out author’s perspective on faith/suffering question
TH: DUE: summary/quotes from an author about faith/suffering question (for novel post-reading activities). Continue post-reading activities. HW: none
F: Finish post-reading activities. HW: none. (Happy weekend- no school Monday, 2/15- Presidents’ Day.)

Goals:
The student will:
• Evaluate themes and literary techniques in a work of literature
• Demonstrate good note-taking skills when researching a topic
• Understand and apply techniques for skimming and reading to find main idea facts
• Analyze topic and create an outline of salient points for a research paper
• Improve grammar skills with exercises and drills
• Improve vocabulary through the study of Greek and Latin roots.
Standards:
Reading:
• S1, C4, PO1: vocabulary from Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes
• S1, C4, PO4: idioms and other figurative language
• S1, C5, PO1: read fluently
• S1, C6, PO7: use appropriate reading strategies
• S2, C1, PO6: analyze style, mood, and meaning
• S2, C2, PO1: comprehend historical aspects of a work of literature
Writing:
• S1: writing process
• S3, C2: expository writing
• S3, C5: literary response