Block 1, 2, 4, & 5
Finish notes on the writing process (this is mainly a review from elementary but with more detail than previous years).
Homework – None, so have a good and safe break!
Block 3 AC LA
Complete the Short Assessment packet on Activities 1.4-1.6.
Finish writing your final copy and turn it in with the draft and revision checklist.
Homework – None, so have a good and safe break!
Block 1, 2, 4, & 5
Turn in the worksheet “Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Pronouns” from last night’s homework.
Finish completing the chart on page 34 as a class.
Begin notes on the writing process (this is mainly a review from elementary but with more detail than previous years).
Homework – None, but don’t forget you can wear a College Hat tomorrow if you donate $1 for Relay for Life.
Block 3 AC LA
Watch a Flocabulary video clip on Descriptive Language
Revise/edit the narrative draft you wrote last Friday that was to include an incident, a response, and a reflection.
Begin writing your final copy
Homework – Finish the final copy if not completed in class.
Block 1, 2, 4, & 5
Watch video clip on Flocabulary over Descriptive Language
Finish answering questions 1-5 on page 32-33, and then discuss answers as a class
Homework – Complete the worksheet “Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Pronouns.” Remember, subjective pronouns do the verb.
Block 3 AC LA
In small groups, discuss and decide on best example and answer for the descriptive language you looked for in the 2nd reading of “The Jacket” yesterday.
Once the answers for the columns shown in the chart on page 34 have been agreed upon, the group will transfer their answers to a final piece of paper to share with the class.
Homework – Be sure you have your draft of the narrative writing created in class last Friday tomorrow. We will be working on it.
PARENTS: Students were to receive a performing arts permission form today in homeroom. Please be sure to sign and return this before Friday, Sept 22.
Block 1, 2, 4, & 5
Complete Activator #6: Create one of your own similes and one metaphor.
2nd Read of “The Jacket” on pages 30-32 as a class while listening to the text for answers questions 1-5 on page 32-33.
Answer questions 1-5 independently
Homework – None
Block 3 AC LA
Complete Activator #7: Think of an article of clothing that you remember because you especially liked or disliked it. In 7 or more sentences, describe your article of clothing. Remember to use descriptive words to capture the image you are trying to portray and a simile or metaphor to make a comparison.
Complete a 2nd read of “The Jacket” on pages 30-32 as a class while listening and looking for a specific item. I assigned each student randomly to look for sensory language, similes, metaphors, and vivid verbs. This will be used in tomorrow’s class.
Homework – None
PARENTS: Students were to receive a performing arts permission form today in homeroom. Please be sure to sign and return this before Friday, Sept 22.
Block 1, 2, 4, & 5
Complete the Short Cycle Assessment on the 3 stories we have read.
Read “The Jacket” on pages 30-32 independently while annotating the text as described in the “Setting a Purpose for Reading” section on page 30.
Homework – None
Block 3 AC LA
Complete Activator #6: Create one of your own similes and one metaphor.
Using the glossary in the textbook, add and define the following vocabulary to your Unit 1 List: figurative language, simile, metaphor, sensory language, personification
Read “The Jacket” on pages 30-32 independently while annotating the text as described in the “Setting a Purpose for Reading” section on page 30.
Homework – None
Block 1, 2, 4, & 5
Finish going over as a class pages 28-29 in the textbook.
Complete the first half of worksheet “Recognizing Fragments” worksheet as a class.
Complete the second half of the worksheet individually and turn it in to me.
Using the glossary in the textbook, add and define the following vocabulary to your Unit 1 List: figurative language, simile, metaphor, sensory language, personification
Homework – None
Block 3 AC LA
Turn in the worksheet “Recognizing Fragments.”
Complete the Narrative Writing Prompt listed on page 27 in the textbook. This should be a story about an incident in your life. Include setting, conflict, characters, dialogue, and feelings as we have been identifying these in the stories we have read.
Homework – Finish the Narrative Writing Prompt if not completed in class.
Block 1, 2, 4, & 5
Complete Activator #5: Write 3 sentences with a reflexive pronoun in each one. Be sure each sentence uses a different reflexive pronoun. Underline the reflexive pronoun in each sentence. Circle the noun or pronoun that the reflexive refers to in each sentence.
As a class we went over and completed pages 28-29 in the textbook.
Homework – None
Block 3 AC LA
Complete Activator #5: Write 3 sentences with a reflexive pronoun in each one. Be sure each sentence uses a different reflexive pronoun. Underline the reflexive pronoun in each sentence. Circle the noun or pronoun that the reflexive refers to in each sentence.
Finish going over sentence fragments on pages 28-29 in the textbook.
Begin working on the worksheet “Recognizing Fragments.”
Homework – Complete the worksheet “Recognizing Fragments”if not completed in class.
Block 1, 2, 4, & 5
As a class, we finished the notes and reviewed the difference between reflexive and intensive.
Complete a practice sheet on Reflexive and Intensive pronouns individually. Then we went over this in class and students were told to correct their papers.
Homework – None
Block 3 AC LA
As a class, we finished the notes and reviewed the difference between reflexive and intensive.
Complete a practice sheet on Reflexive and Intensive pronouns individually. Then we went over this in class and students were told to correct their papers.
We began going over sentence fragments on pages 28-29 in the textbook.
Homework – None
Block 1, 2, 4, & 5
Students were allowed 20 min to finish their Quickwrite on the story “Flipped.” This meant they were given 2 1/2 class periods to complete it.
Using pages 26-27 in the textbook, the class discussed the difference between subjective, objective, and possessive pronouns.
Homework: Complete the worksheet titled “Pronoun Practice.” Please note that sentence #2 and #7 have 2 pronouns in each, and sentence #3 has 4 pronouns in it.
Block 3 AC LA
Students copied notes in their composition book on reflexive and intensive pronouns. These are also described on page 20 in the textbook.
As a class we found examples of reflexive pronouns in the story “Flipped” on pages 19-23. (I will give bonus PBIS points to the first 5 students that message me through the online text with where an intensive pronoun can be found in the story.)
Using pages 26-27, we discussed the differences between subjective, objective, and possessive pronouns.
Homework: On a sheet of notebook paper, write an example sentence for each type of pronoun discussed today: subjective, objective, possessive, reflexive, and intensive.
Block 1, 2, 4, & 5
Students were allowed to finish their Quickwrite on the story “Flipped,” from yesterday’s class.
Then students were given a checklist to guide them through editing their papers.
Students were to finally write a new, clean final copy on a new sheet of paper.
Homework: None (Students will be allowed to finish their quickwrite in class tomorrow.)
Block 3 AC LA
Students finished their Quickwrite if not completed in class yesterday. All students were encouraged to re-read their paper even if they said they finished yesterday.
Homework: None