Period 1 - 2
We completed Chapter 7 in Tom Sawyer and discussed sarcasm in writing. In Social Studies, we completed our group posters on Hamilton and Jefferson, compared and contrasted the two men and charted what we found out. Finally, we began looking at the political spectrum; more to come on Monday! Bring your ASB cards to class Monday morning!
Period 3
We completed Chapter 4 in Tom Sawyer; we wrote to a prompt in class for the first 10 minutes, explaining what we do when bored. Monday, we will read Chp. 5 and see what Tom does while bored!
Period 5 -6
We read Chapter 9 outloud in class; completed pages 207-0 in our Daybooks; in Social Studies, we finished our posters, compared and contrasted Jefferson and Hamilton, checked our knowledge to see if we could attribute a set of quotes to the correct gentleman; read Chapter 10.2 and looked for information on money and banking (our last point of contrast between Hamilton and Jefferson). We answered questions on page 309 in our Social Studies books - #1, #2 (only the Bank of the United States),#3 (only bonds, tariffs and National Bank) and #4 (a and b).
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Period 1 and 2
We read Chapter 6 in Tom Sawyer, discussed vocabulary and plot; we also continued working on our group posters on Jefferson and Hamilton.
Period 3 - Finally completed presentations - tomorrow we return to Tom Sawyer!
Period 5 - 6
Tom Sawyer reflection on Chapter 7; Daybook pages 203 - 206; Homework for tonight is to complete Chapter 8 in Tom Sawyer. In Social Studies - we completed and shared our Jefferson and Hamilton Posters.
We read Chapter 6 in Tom Sawyer, discussed vocabulary and plot; we also continued working on our group posters on Jefferson and Hamilton.
Period 3 - Finally completed presentations - tomorrow we return to Tom Sawyer!
Period 5 - 6
Tom Sawyer reflection on Chapter 7; Daybook pages 203 - 206; Homework for tonight is to complete Chapter 8 in Tom Sawyer. In Social Studies - we completed and shared our Jefferson and Hamilton Posters.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Period 1 - 2
We read Chapter 5 in Tom Sawyer today and discussed ways we keep ourselves from being bored in places where we have to sit and listen. For Social Studies, we began working in groups to create posters about either Thomas Jefferson or Alexander Hamilton; we will look at their ideas and begin to understand the philosophies of our political parties.
Period 3 - Still presenting! We will finish tomorrow and read more in our Tom Sawyer novels.
Period 5 - 6
Finished our presentations of our technical writing assignments. For Social Studies, we began working in groups to create posters about either Thomas Jefferson or Alexander Hamilton; we will look at their ideas and begin to understand the philosophies of our political parties.Read Chapter 7 in Tom Sawyer tonight!
We read Chapter 5 in Tom Sawyer today and discussed ways we keep ourselves from being bored in places where we have to sit and listen. For Social Studies, we began working in groups to create posters about either Thomas Jefferson or Alexander Hamilton; we will look at their ideas and begin to understand the philosophies of our political parties.
Period 3 - Still presenting! We will finish tomorrow and read more in our Tom Sawyer novels.
Period 5 - 6
Finished our presentations of our technical writing assignments. For Social Studies, we began working in groups to create posters about either Thomas Jefferson or Alexander Hamilton; we will look at their ideas and begin to understand the philosophies of our political parties.Read Chapter 7 in Tom Sawyer tonight!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Period 1 and 2
We nearly completed our presentations for Language Arts. If you didn't present today, be ready to go tomorrow! For Social Studies, we finished up the crossword puzzle on the Constitution and examined the electoral college. Tomorrow we will begin to look at political parties.
Period 3
We nearly finished our presentations - we should wrap those up tomorrow. Be prepared with any supplies you need at the beginning of class!
Period 5 -6
We have 6 presentations left to go! For homework, complete your handout on the electoral college. Can you explain how a presidential candidate can win the popular vote and yet still lose the election?
We nearly completed our presentations for Language Arts. If you didn't present today, be ready to go tomorrow! For Social Studies, we finished up the crossword puzzle on the Constitution and examined the electoral college. Tomorrow we will begin to look at political parties.
Period 3
We nearly finished our presentations - we should wrap those up tomorrow. Be prepared with any supplies you need at the beginning of class!
Period 5 -6
We have 6 presentations left to go! For homework, complete your handout on the electoral college. Can you explain how a presidential candidate can win the popular vote and yet still lose the election?
Monday, January 25, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Period 1 - 2
We finished more presentations of our expository writing assignments, discussed our independent reading (everyone should be close to 400 pages this week!) and worked on a crossword review of our Constitution Unit. No vocab this week!
Period 3
We finished more presentations of our expository writing assignments and discussed our independent reading (everyone should be close to 400 pages this week!) No vocab this week!
Period 5-6
We finished more presentations of our expository writing assignments, discussed our independent reading (everyone should be close to half our page requirement for the trimester this week!)and worked on our new Social Studies Unit. Cornell Notes on Chapter 10.1 are due tomorrow. Make sure you have two columns....
We finished more presentations of our expository writing assignments, discussed our independent reading (everyone should be close to 400 pages this week!) and worked on a crossword review of our Constitution Unit. No vocab this week!
Period 3
We finished more presentations of our expository writing assignments and discussed our independent reading (everyone should be close to 400 pages this week!) No vocab this week!
Period 5-6
We finished more presentations of our expository writing assignments, discussed our independent reading (everyone should be close to half our page requirement for the trimester this week!)and worked on our new Social Studies Unit. Cornell Notes on Chapter 10.1 are due tomorrow. Make sure you have two columns....
Friday, January 22, 2010
Friday, January 23, 2010
Period 1 and 2
We took our vocab test on words 11-20 on our Tom Sawyer vocab list, and then watched each others expository paper presentations - we learned how to wax a snow board, make a choolate milkshake, pass a football....more to come on Monday. Good work, kids!
Period 3
We took our vocab test on words 11-20 on our Tom Sawyer vocab list, and then watched each others expository paper presentations - we learned how to create an animated video, shoot a free throw and bump a volleyball...more to come on Monday. Good work, kids!
Period 5-6
We took our vocab test on words 11-20 on our Tom Sawyer vocab list, and then watched each others expository paper presentations - we learned how to swing a cricket bat, french braid hair, fold paper into a frog, aand much more ........more to come on Monday. Good work, kids!
We took our vocab test on words 11-20 on our Tom Sawyer vocab list, and then watched each others expository paper presentations - we learned how to wax a snow board, make a choolate milkshake, pass a football....more to come on Monday. Good work, kids!
Period 3
We took our vocab test on words 11-20 on our Tom Sawyer vocab list, and then watched each others expository paper presentations - we learned how to create an animated video, shoot a free throw and bump a volleyball...more to come on Monday. Good work, kids!
Period 5-6
We took our vocab test on words 11-20 on our Tom Sawyer vocab list, and then watched each others expository paper presentations - we learned how to swing a cricket bat, french braid hair, fold paper into a frog, aand much more ........more to come on Monday. Good work, kids!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Period 1 and 2
We discussed Chapter 9.4 - creating a graphic organizer for citizenship. We discussed how people become US citizens and the responsibilities that go along with citizenship. Our Social Studies quiz for Chapter 8 and 9 will be this coming Thursday. We worked in the computer lab on our expository essays - due tomorrow! Also, we were assigned words 11-20 on our TomSawyer vocab list; the quiz will be on Friday.
Period 3
We worked in the computer lab on our expository essays - due tomorrow! Also, we were assigned words 11-20 on our TomSawyer vocab list; the quiz will be on Friday.
Period 5 -6
We did a quick write to the prompt: "What do I do when I'm bored in school": we wrote as many details as we could in a 10 minutes writing period. Homework: Read TomSawyer Chapter 5 for tonight; complete page 295 #2 and #3 in Social Studies; finish the Expository Essay...you may turn it in either Wed. or Thursday...and study for the vocab test on Friday (words 11-20 this week!)
Expository essay demos will begin on Friday - we will assign dates tomorrow during class!
We discussed Chapter 9.4 - creating a graphic organizer for citizenship. We discussed how people become US citizens and the responsibilities that go along with citizenship. Our Social Studies quiz for Chapter 8 and 9 will be this coming Thursday. We worked in the computer lab on our expository essays - due tomorrow! Also, we were assigned words 11-20 on our TomSawyer vocab list; the quiz will be on Friday.
Period 3
We worked in the computer lab on our expository essays - due tomorrow! Also, we were assigned words 11-20 on our TomSawyer vocab list; the quiz will be on Friday.
Period 5 -6
We did a quick write to the prompt: "What do I do when I'm bored in school": we wrote as many details as we could in a 10 minutes writing period. Homework: Read TomSawyer Chapter 5 for tonight; complete page 295 #2 and #3 in Social Studies; finish the Expository Essay...you may turn it in either Wed. or Thursday...and study for the vocab test on Friday (words 11-20 this week!)
Expository essay demos will begin on Friday - we will assign dates tomorrow during class!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Period 1 - 2
We took our vocab quiz, finished up our Amendments and presented them to the class. Great job, kids!
Period 3
We took a vocab quiz on our first 10 "Tom Sawyer" words and went to the computer lab to finish up our expository writing assignments.
Period 5 -6
We took our vocab quiz, presented our "Amendments" and went to the computer lab to finish up our expository writing assignments.
We took our vocab quiz, finished up our Amendments and presented them to the class. Great job, kids!
Period 3
We took a vocab quiz on our first 10 "Tom Sawyer" words and went to the computer lab to finish up our expository writing assignments.
Period 5 -6
We took our vocab quiz, presented our "Amendments" and went to the computer lab to finish up our expository writing assignments.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Period 1 and 2
We worked in the lab this morning on our Amendment assignment. We will have some time 1st period tomorrow to finish up, then we will present them to the class during 2nd period. We read Chapter 3 in TomSawyer and reviewed our vocab. words for tomorrow. We will have the vocab test at the beginning of first period tomorrow.
Period 3 - A work day in the lab for our Expository essays!
Period 5 and 6
We read TomSawyer Chapter four out loud in class...reviewed our vocab for the quiz tomorrow and turned in our Social Studies homework. We had 6th period in the lab to work on our Amendment assignment (due tomorrow!) and the expository essay due next Wednesday. Remember the vocab test tomorrow!
We worked in the lab this morning on our Amendment assignment. We will have some time 1st period tomorrow to finish up, then we will present them to the class during 2nd period. We read Chapter 3 in TomSawyer and reviewed our vocab. words for tomorrow. We will have the vocab test at the beginning of first period tomorrow.
Period 3 - A work day in the lab for our Expository essays!
Period 5 and 6
We read TomSawyer Chapter four out loud in class...reviewed our vocab for the quiz tomorrow and turned in our Social Studies homework. We had 6th period in the lab to work on our Amendment assignment (due tomorrow!) and the expository essay due next Wednesday. Remember the vocab test tomorrow!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Period 1 and 2
We listened to Tom Sawyer Chapter 2 and talked about the difference between work and play. We also filled our our active reading papers on the characters we have encountered so far, and discussed their relationship to Tom.
In Social Studies, we went over our Amendment assignment - it is due on Friday, but there will be some time to work on it tomorrow in the lab. Also, we need to remember that we have a vocab test on FRIDAY and an expository essay due next Wednesday!
Period 3 -
We took a short quiz over Tom Sawyer Chapter 1 and brainstormed our definitions of work and play. We listened/read Chapter 2; tomorrow we will work on our expository essays in the lab - Friday we have a vocab test over the first 10 words in our packet (the alphabetical list).
Period 5 and 6
We read Tom Sawyer Chapter 3 outloud; analyzed/compared Tom's behavior with that or our peers/ (Puppy Love!); worked on Social Studies Vocab (#1 on page 289 and #1 on page 295 - due Thursday).
Tomorrow we will have one period in the lab to work on our Amendment Assignment or our Expository Essay. We will also have one lab time to work on Friday. Upcoming due dates: Amendment Assignment - Due Friday; Vocab Test - Due Friday; Expository Essay; Due Wednesday. The Expository Essay demos will take place beginning next Friday, Jan. 22.
We listened to Tom Sawyer Chapter 2 and talked about the difference between work and play. We also filled our our active reading papers on the characters we have encountered so far, and discussed their relationship to Tom.
In Social Studies, we went over our Amendment assignment - it is due on Friday, but there will be some time to work on it tomorrow in the lab. Also, we need to remember that we have a vocab test on FRIDAY and an expository essay due next Wednesday!
Period 3 -
We took a short quiz over Tom Sawyer Chapter 1 and brainstormed our definitions of work and play. We listened/read Chapter 2; tomorrow we will work on our expository essays in the lab - Friday we have a vocab test over the first 10 words in our packet (the alphabetical list).
Period 5 and 6
We read Tom Sawyer Chapter 3 outloud; analyzed/compared Tom's behavior with that or our peers/ (Puppy Love!); worked on Social Studies Vocab (#1 on page 289 and #1 on page 295 - due Thursday).
Tomorrow we will have one period in the lab to work on our Amendment Assignment or our Expository Essay. We will also have one lab time to work on Friday. Upcoming due dates: Amendment Assignment - Due Friday; Vocab Test - Due Friday; Expository Essay; Due Wednesday. The Expository Essay demos will take place beginning next Friday, Jan. 22.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Period 1 and 2
We read our independent reading books, read along with a tape of Chapter 1 in Tom Sawyer, filled out a character chart, received our new vocabulary lists/dictionaries and practiced pronouncing our first 10 vocab words from our Tom Sawyer vocab unit. THE VOCAB TEST THIS WEEK WILL BE ON FRIDAY, NOT THURSDAY! You should also continue working on/thinking about your expository essay, which will be due next Wednesday. In Social Studies, we continued to work on the Constitution, and were each assigned one amendment to research and share with the class on Friday.
Period 3
We read our independent reading books, read along with a tape of Chapter 1 in Tom Sawyer, filled out a character chart, received our new vocabulary lists/dictionaries and practiced pronouncing our first 10 vocab words from our Tom Sawyer vocab unit. THE VOCAB TEST THIS WEEK WILL BE ON FRIDAY, NOT THURSDAY!
Period 5 and 6
We role played "Checks and Balances", examining how each branch of government can hold each other "in check". Extra credit for tonight; Can you find anything about how Washington state is seeking to change some of it's tax laws? What are our congress people seeking to tax in the future?
We also corrected our amemendments work sheet;
In LA, we read Chapter 2 in Tom Sawyer and discussed the difference between work and play, and how something becomes more valuable the harder it is to attain.....We also received our Tom Sawyer vocab/dictionary lists.
Reminders: The Amendment assignment is due this Friday; the vocab test on the first 10 words in the dictionary handout will also be this Friday; the expository essay will be due next Wednesday. There will be lab time for working on either of those two assignments this Thursday and next Tuesday.
We read our independent reading books, read along with a tape of Chapter 1 in Tom Sawyer, filled out a character chart, received our new vocabulary lists/dictionaries and practiced pronouncing our first 10 vocab words from our Tom Sawyer vocab unit. THE VOCAB TEST THIS WEEK WILL BE ON FRIDAY, NOT THURSDAY! You should also continue working on/thinking about your expository essay, which will be due next Wednesday. In Social Studies, we continued to work on the Constitution, and were each assigned one amendment to research and share with the class on Friday.
Period 3
We read our independent reading books, read along with a tape of Chapter 1 in Tom Sawyer, filled out a character chart, received our new vocabulary lists/dictionaries and practiced pronouncing our first 10 vocab words from our Tom Sawyer vocab unit. THE VOCAB TEST THIS WEEK WILL BE ON FRIDAY, NOT THURSDAY!
Period 5 and 6
We role played "Checks and Balances", examining how each branch of government can hold each other "in check". Extra credit for tonight; Can you find anything about how Washington state is seeking to change some of it's tax laws? What are our congress people seeking to tax in the future?
We also corrected our amemendments work sheet;
In LA, we read Chapter 2 in Tom Sawyer and discussed the difference between work and play, and how something becomes more valuable the harder it is to attain.....We also received our Tom Sawyer vocab/dictionary lists.
Reminders: The Amendment assignment is due this Friday; the vocab test on the first 10 words in the dictionary handout will also be this Friday; the expository essay will be due next Wednesday. There will be lab time for working on either of those two assignments this Thursday and next Tuesday.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
For ALL CLASSES - HERE IS THE WRITING ASSIGNMENT!!!
Expository Writing Tri 2
Technical Writing Assignment #1
Henderson LA/SS 2009-10
The Assignment
Write a technical piece explaining how to do something. It must be school appropriate and it must be able to be done in our classroom. Ideas from past years; making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich; the perfect golf swing; how to make a perfect paper airplane; a ballet lesson; how to put on eye shadow; how to be the perfect date; how to make a root beer float; how to tie a fly (for fishing!); how to wax a pair of skis; the list is only limited by your skills or creativity.
You will read your paper aloud to someone else, who will then attempt to follow your instructions/explanation
1-2 Pages typed; single or double spaced. Size 14 font. Conventions (spelling, grammar, capitalization, etc.) should be followed nearly perfectly!
You must include an introduction
You must include a glossary for technical language/words used (see attached example)
All essays are due on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010. Periods 1 and 5 will have their last day in the lab (for printing) on Tuesday – Period 3 will have their last day in the lab on Wednesday. We will begin presenting them on Friday, January 22. They will be worth 40 points each and will be earned in the following categories:
Introduction : – 5 points
Writing and directions clear and detailed – 15 points
Glossary of technical terms – 5 points
Conventions; (spelling; grammar; capitalization; typed; correct font;) – 10 points
Reading aloud of essay/ Participation (being an outstanding audience member) – 5 points
There may be some extra credit points awarded for being a willing and capable volunteer! Volunteers must take their jobs seriously and do their best! Points could be lost if volunteers intentionally do not carry out their duties!!!
Period 1 and 2
We continued our work on the Constitution and compared the answers we came up with in class. We will finish that activity tomorrow. In LA, we began work on our Expository Papers; those are due next Wednesday, January 20th. These are our major writing pieces for Trimester 2.
Period 3 - We began work on our Expository Papers; those are due next Wednesday, January 20th. These are our major writing pieces for Trimester 2. Please see above for a complete explanation of the assignment
Period 5 - 6
We completed our packets on the Constitution and were each assigned an amendment to illustrate/explain for Friday. We also began work on our expository writing pieces (see above for the complete assignment); we should have a topic identified by tomorrow, but you may change it again until Thursday. Refer to the rubrics also handed out today for additional details on how this will be graded.
Expository Writing Tri 2
Technical Writing Assignment #1
Henderson LA/SS 2009-10
The Assignment
Write a technical piece explaining how to do something. It must be school appropriate and it must be able to be done in our classroom. Ideas from past years; making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich; the perfect golf swing; how to make a perfect paper airplane; a ballet lesson; how to put on eye shadow; how to be the perfect date; how to make a root beer float; how to tie a fly (for fishing!); how to wax a pair of skis; the list is only limited by your skills or creativity.
You will read your paper aloud to someone else, who will then attempt to follow your instructions/explanation
1-2 Pages typed; single or double spaced. Size 14 font. Conventions (spelling, grammar, capitalization, etc.) should be followed nearly perfectly!
You must include an introduction
You must include a glossary for technical language/words used (see attached example)
All essays are due on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010. Periods 1 and 5 will have their last day in the lab (for printing) on Tuesday – Period 3 will have their last day in the lab on Wednesday. We will begin presenting them on Friday, January 22. They will be worth 40 points each and will be earned in the following categories:
Introduction : – 5 points
Writing and directions clear and detailed – 15 points
Glossary of technical terms – 5 points
Conventions; (spelling; grammar; capitalization; typed; correct font;) – 10 points
Reading aloud of essay/ Participation (being an outstanding audience member) – 5 points
There may be some extra credit points awarded for being a willing and capable volunteer! Volunteers must take their jobs seriously and do their best! Points could be lost if volunteers intentionally do not carry out their duties!!!
Period 1 and 2
We continued our work on the Constitution and compared the answers we came up with in class. We will finish that activity tomorrow. In LA, we began work on our Expository Papers; those are due next Wednesday, January 20th. These are our major writing pieces for Trimester 2.
Period 3 - We began work on our Expository Papers; those are due next Wednesday, January 20th. These are our major writing pieces for Trimester 2. Please see above for a complete explanation of the assignment
Period 5 - 6
We completed our packets on the Constitution and were each assigned an amendment to illustrate/explain for Friday. We also began work on our expository writing pieces (see above for the complete assignment); we should have a topic identified by tomorrow, but you may change it again until Thursday. Refer to the rubrics also handed out today for additional details on how this will be graded.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Period 1 and 2
We took our vocab test, nearly finished our fact sheet on background info for Mark Twain/Tom Sawyer, and completed 10 minutes of reading and reflecting.
For Social Studies, we took notes on Chapter 8.4 - we learned about the Bill of Rights and the word RATIFICATION. Tomorrow, we will begin "digging" into the actual Constitution!
For homework - we will only have five or six minutes in class to complete the fact sheet for Mark Twain. If you need more time than that, please make sure to work on it for homework! Come to class with any questions that you need answered in order to finish!
Period 3
We visited the library; took a vocab test and most of us completed the fact sheets on Mark Twain. If you didn't finish during the class period, please complete and have it ready to turn in at the beginning of class tomorrow. Also, please remember that our independent reading takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We have an 800 page reading requirement for independent reading this trimester, and this time can really help you accomplish that, plus earn points for filling out the inclass log. Remember, you still need the forms filled out for each book you complete; this is a separate requirement from the inclass logs!
Period 5 and 6
We took our vocab test; read and reflected in our independent books; discussed slang, idioms and dialect; created our own examples and then examined some examples from Tom Sawyer, attempting to identify the examples as one of the three types! Also, we had a fire drill, so the Constitution will have to wait until tomorrow!
We took our vocab test, nearly finished our fact sheet on background info for Mark Twain/Tom Sawyer, and completed 10 minutes of reading and reflecting.
For Social Studies, we took notes on Chapter 8.4 - we learned about the Bill of Rights and the word RATIFICATION. Tomorrow, we will begin "digging" into the actual Constitution!
For homework - we will only have five or six minutes in class to complete the fact sheet for Mark Twain. If you need more time than that, please make sure to work on it for homework! Come to class with any questions that you need answered in order to finish!
Period 3
We visited the library; took a vocab test and most of us completed the fact sheets on Mark Twain. If you didn't finish during the class period, please complete and have it ready to turn in at the beginning of class tomorrow. Also, please remember that our independent reading takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We have an 800 page reading requirement for independent reading this trimester, and this time can really help you accomplish that, plus earn points for filling out the inclass log. Remember, you still need the forms filled out for each book you complete; this is a separate requirement from the inclass logs!
Period 5 and 6
We took our vocab test; read and reflected in our independent books; discussed slang, idioms and dialect; created our own examples and then examined some examples from Tom Sawyer, attempting to identify the examples as one of the three types! Also, we had a fire drill, so the Constitution will have to wait until tomorrow!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Period 1 and 2
We talked about the compromises made by our founding fathers when writing the Constitution, and reviewed the actual compromises they created. We also watched clips from a video on Mark Twain and discussed his biases/personality/beliefs. Vocab test tomorrow!
Period 3 -
We watched more clips about the life of Mark Twain and began work on a handout to give us background information on both Mark Twain and his book, Tom Sawyer.
Period 5 and 6
In Language Arts, we watched a video on the life/background of Mark Twain, and began work on a handout detailing background information that will help us understand his book; the handout it due tomorrow! Tom Sawyer. Reminder! Vocab Test tomorrow!
In Social Studies, we
We talked about the compromises made by our founding fathers when writing the Constitution, and reviewed the actual compromises they created. We also watched clips from a video on Mark Twain and discussed his biases/personality/beliefs. Vocab test tomorrow!
Period 3 -
We watched more clips about the life of Mark Twain and began work on a handout to give us background information on both Mark Twain and his book, Tom Sawyer.
Period 5 and 6
In Language Arts, we watched a video on the life/background of Mark Twain, and began work on a handout detailing background information that will help us understand his book; the handout it due tomorrow! Tom Sawyer. Reminder! Vocab Test tomorrow!
In Social Studies, we
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Period 1-2
We read silently and filled out our in class reading logs. We reviewed the vocabulary from the short story, "Roughing It" (page 706 in our Lit book)and completed a vocabulary worksheet. Vocab test will be on Thursday! We also practiced finding opposites to our vocabulary words. In Social Studies, we reviewed the problems facing the framers of the Constitution and predicted what compromises they might have made on some of the major issues. Tomorrow, we will find out the rest of the story and see what compromises they actually agreed on in the Constitution.
Period 3 -
We read silently and filled out our in class reading logs. We reviewed the vocabulary from the short story, "Roughing It" (page 706 in our lit book), and completed a vocabulary worksheet; we also practiced finding opposites to our vocabulary words. The vocab test will be on Thursday. We completed some of our investigation into the life of Mark Twain, and watched a short video on his life. We will begin reading his book, Tom Sawyer, next week.
Period 5 and 6
We read silently and filled out our in class reading logs. We reviewed the vocabulary from the short story, "Roughing It", and completed a vocabulary worksheet. We also practiced finding opposites to our vocabulary words and looked at the Latin root for "leg". In Social Studies, we finished our Compromises Worksheet and filled in what really happened. We also defined the vocabulary on page 241 (1 and 2) in our Social Studies book and took notes on a ppt on Chapter 8.4.
We read silently and filled out our in class reading logs. We reviewed the vocabulary from the short story, "Roughing It" (page 706 in our Lit book)and completed a vocabulary worksheet. Vocab test will be on Thursday! We also practiced finding opposites to our vocabulary words. In Social Studies, we reviewed the problems facing the framers of the Constitution and predicted what compromises they might have made on some of the major issues. Tomorrow, we will find out the rest of the story and see what compromises they actually agreed on in the Constitution.
Period 3 -
We read silently and filled out our in class reading logs. We reviewed the vocabulary from the short story, "Roughing It" (page 706 in our lit book), and completed a vocabulary worksheet; we also practiced finding opposites to our vocabulary words. The vocab test will be on Thursday. We completed some of our investigation into the life of Mark Twain, and watched a short video on his life. We will begin reading his book, Tom Sawyer, next week.
Period 5 and 6
We read silently and filled out our in class reading logs. We reviewed the vocabulary from the short story, "Roughing It", and completed a vocabulary worksheet. We also practiced finding opposites to our vocabulary words and looked at the Latin root for "leg". In Social Studies, we finished our Compromises Worksheet and filled in what really happened. We also defined the vocabulary on page 241 (1 and 2) in our Social Studies book and took notes on a ppt on Chapter 8.4.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Period 1-2
We experimented with writing about exaggeration, and read "Roughing It" by Mark Twain in our lit book; we answered the first three Comprehension questions on page 712. Tomorrow we will receive our first vocab words for our Mark Twain Unit - we will go over them in class tomorrow and have our quiz on Thursday. Also, remember to bring your independent reading book to class tomorrow!
In Social STudies, we reviewed the period just prior to the writing of the Constitution, and took notes on Shay's Rebellion. To be continued tomorrow!
Period 3 -
We experimented with writing about exaggeration, and read "Roughing It" by Mark Twain in our lit book; we answered the first three Comprehension questions on page 712. We also received our first vocab words for our Mark Twain Unit - we will go over them in class tomorrow and have our quiz on Thursday.
Period 5-6
We experimented with writing about exaggeration (hyperbole) and understatement and read "Roughing It" by Mark Twain in our lit book; we answered the first three Comprehension questions on page 712. We also received our first vocab words for our Mark Twain Unit - we will go over them in class tomorrow and have our quiz on Thursday. For Social Studies, we argued different sides taken by the Founding Father's during the Constitutional Convention and came up with compromises.
We experimented with writing about exaggeration, and read "Roughing It" by Mark Twain in our lit book; we answered the first three Comprehension questions on page 712. Tomorrow we will receive our first vocab words for our Mark Twain Unit - we will go over them in class tomorrow and have our quiz on Thursday. Also, remember to bring your independent reading book to class tomorrow!
In Social STudies, we reviewed the period just prior to the writing of the Constitution, and took notes on Shay's Rebellion. To be continued tomorrow!
Period 3 -
We experimented with writing about exaggeration, and read "Roughing It" by Mark Twain in our lit book; we answered the first three Comprehension questions on page 712. We also received our first vocab words for our Mark Twain Unit - we will go over them in class tomorrow and have our quiz on Thursday.
Period 5-6
We experimented with writing about exaggeration (hyperbole) and understatement and read "Roughing It" by Mark Twain in our lit book; we answered the first three Comprehension questions on page 712. We also received our first vocab words for our Mark Twain Unit - we will go over them in class tomorrow and have our quiz on Thursday. For Social Studies, we argued different sides taken by the Founding Father's during the Constitutional Convention and came up with compromises.
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