Monday, 26 March 2012
1. QW #41
Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline the verb phrases.
Then, next to each sentence, please write if the sentence is Present, Present Participle, Past, or Past Participle.
EXAMPLE: I am thinking of a lovely vacation. - Present Participle
1. He is thinking about going to Six Flags.
2. She had walked to the dog park.
3. Sally performed on Monday.
4. My sister is planning to visit.
5. Robert was called to the Principal's office.
2. PRS #8 List (test Friday)
3. Read "The Highwayman" - Alfred Noyes (Narrative Poem)
(Part I)
4. Fill out Plot Pyramid - Exposition and Rising Action for "The Highwayman"
5. Grammar 4.5??
6. Binder Reminder
HW: Study PRS #8 (finish list)
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
1. QW #42
Normally when we talk about something in past tense, we add an -ed at the end of the verb.
For example: We walked to the park.
Sometimes, verbs that are past tense DO NOT end in -ed.
These are called irregular verbs.
**Please write out the following sentences.
**Please underline all the verbs.
**Please put a star above the irregular verbs.
1. Mark grew a few inches last year.
2. The storm broke a few windows.
3. I walked my dog last night.
4. We spent a lot of time at the mall.
5. I encouraged them to do well on the test.
6. I want to go home and sleep!
7. Hunny was so cute on her walk yesterday.
8. Many students were absent.
9. Marissa jumped very high.
10. Karl recieved his letter of acceptance
2. Finish Reading "The Highwayman" (Part II)
3. Fill out Plot Pyramid for "The Highwayman" - Climax and Falling Action (due tomorrow).
4. Finish Grammar 4.5 - Correct and post
5. Binder Reminder
HW: Study PRS #8 (finish list)/ Plot Pyramid for "The Highwayman"
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
No Quickwrite today. Instead:
Pass down the poetry folders
Take out your "Spilling Open Poetry Portfolio" (checklist)
2. Introduce Narrative Rhyming Poem Assignment (this will go in your portfolio)
3. Begin drafting Narrative Poem (write own stories - homework)
WRITE AT LEAST 1/2 PAGE!
You should be able to clearly see the Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, and Falilng Action of your stories!
4. Read AMND Act I, scene ii
5. Collect "The Highwayman" Plot Pyramids (if not turned in yesterday)
6. Binder Reminder
HW: Study PRS #8 (finish list)/ Complete Narrative Poem Story Draft
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Audrey and Laith - Please see me before you being your quickwrite (passbacks)
1. QW #43
Please write what has happened in A Midsummer Night's Dream thus far (Act I until now).
You should only include the main points.
You should also write in full sentneces (8 minimum)
2. Grammar 4.9 (don't panic, we skipped 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8 on purpose!)
3. Put own stories on a Plot Pyramid
4. Begin Reading Act II, scene i (LRJ - due tomorrow)
HW: Study PRS #8 (finish list; remember you must have a complete list to take the quiz!)
Friday, 30 March 2012
New Seats!
1. No QW today! Please pass Quickwrites 41-43 (3 total) to the front!
2. Please take out your PRS #8 list and study while I check them off.
3. Take PRS #8 Quiz
4. Correct Grammar 4.9
5. Begin drafting Narrative Poems from own story Plot Pyramids
Instructions:
Using your own story draft and plot pyramids you must write a narrative poem.
The poem must have at least four stanzas (one for each part of the plot pyramid)
The poem must have four lines per stanza
You must use a rhyme scheme
Typical Rhyme Schemes:
AABB ***** ABAB ***** ABCB ***** AAAA
HW: Work on rhymed narrative drafts...final due Tuesday!
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Agenda for 3/12 - 3/16
Monday, 12 March 2012
James and Abby - please see me before you begin your Quickwrite (Passbacks)
1. QW #37
Please take our PRS #6 (I will be checking these off during your quickwrite)
Please write the correct prefix, root or suffix next to each definition
You do NOT need to write the definition, only the correct prefix, root or suffix
1. bad, ill
2. death, die
3. without, lacking (adj)
4. wrong
5. between, among
2. Take PRS #6 Quiz
3. Collect PRS #6 Quiz
4. Get PRS #7 List (test Friday)
5. Correct Grammar 4.3 - Post scores (page 83, part A only)
6. More work on "Casey at the Bat"(Part 2)
7. Binder Reminder
HW: Study/Finish PRS #7
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Cameron, Armando, James and Abby (passbacks)- please see me
1. QW #38
Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline the subject once.
Please underline the verb twice.
Label all Direct Objects (DO), Indirect Objects (IO), Adverbs (ADV), Predicate Nouns (PN) and Predicate Adjectives (PA) by writing the abbreviations above (or on top of) the words.
1. Georgie sent the letter to her best friend.
2. The dog ran quickly.
3. Hunny feels sad.
4. Katie ran from her house to the park.
5. School is a place to learn.
HINT: Think about the questions you need to ask yourself to find these items.
2. Finish "Casey at the Bat" (Part 2)
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream Character Chart Assignment (due Thursday)
*You need a theme for each character.
*Your characters can be celebrities, pirates, animals, or anything you choose.
*You MUST have distinctive features for each character to be able to tell them apart.
*For example, if you want to make all characters pirates you could put them in different hats to represent the characters.
4. Begin Grammar 4.4
5. Binder Reminder
HW: Study/Finish PRS #7 and Work on AMND Character Chart
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Hannah, please see me.
1. QW #39
Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline the subject once.
Please underline the verb or verbs twice.
Please label helping verbs and main verbs.
HV MV
EXAMPLE: We will listen to music all day.
1. The Corgi ran quickly
2. He was called beast.
3. My sister is planning her wedding.
4. We are working on our Character Charts.
5. Kaylee had considered taking the test.
2. Finish/ Correct Grammar 4.4
3. Work on AMND Character Charts (due tomorrow!)
4. Binder Reminder
HW: Study/Finish PRS #7/ Finish AMND Character Charts (due tomorrow) & Grammar 4.4
Thursday, 15 March 2012
1. QW #40
Please write four of your own sentences using the following verbs:
1. Past
2. Past Participle
3. Present
4. Present Participle
2. Collect Character Charts
3. Read the "Jabberwocky" - Lewis Carroll
Listen here
4. Begin Reading A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I Scene I
5. Binder Reminder
HW: Study/ Finish PRS #7
Friday, 16 March 2012
1. QW #41
Please match the correct prefix, root, or suffix with its definition. You need only write the word, not the definition.
a. not
b. write
c. one
d. a kind of writing or speaking
e. in front of
2. Collect Quickwrites #37-41 (5 total)
2. Take PRS #7 Quiz (Collect)
3. Finish Act I Scene I in AMND
HW: Enjoy your break! Finish missing assignments!
James and Abby - please see me before you begin your Quickwrite (Passbacks)
1. QW #37
Please take our PRS #6 (I will be checking these off during your quickwrite)
Please write the correct prefix, root or suffix next to each definition
You do NOT need to write the definition, only the correct prefix, root or suffix
1. bad, ill
2. death, die
3. without, lacking (adj)
4. wrong
5. between, among
2. Take PRS #6 Quiz
3. Collect PRS #6 Quiz
4. Get PRS #7 List (test Friday)
5. Correct Grammar 4.3 - Post scores (page 83, part A only)
6. More work on "Casey at the Bat"(Part 2)
7. Binder Reminder
HW: Study/Finish PRS #7
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Cameron, Armando, James and Abby (passbacks)- please see me
1. QW #38
Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline the subject once.
Please underline the verb twice.
Label all Direct Objects (DO), Indirect Objects (IO), Adverbs (ADV), Predicate Nouns (PN) and Predicate Adjectives (PA) by writing the abbreviations above (or on top of) the words.
1. Georgie sent the letter to her best friend.
2. The dog ran quickly.
3. Hunny feels sad.
4. Katie ran from her house to the park.
5. School is a place to learn.
HINT: Think about the questions you need to ask yourself to find these items.
2. Finish "Casey at the Bat" (Part 2)
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream Character Chart Assignment (due Thursday)
*You need a theme for each character.
*Your characters can be celebrities, pirates, animals, or anything you choose.
*You MUST have distinctive features for each character to be able to tell them apart.
*For example, if you want to make all characters pirates you could put them in different hats to represent the characters.
4. Begin Grammar 4.4
5. Binder Reminder
HW: Study/Finish PRS #7 and Work on AMND Character Chart
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Hannah, please see me.
1. QW #39
Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline the subject once.
Please underline the verb or verbs twice.
Please label helping verbs and main verbs.
HV MV
EXAMPLE: We will listen to music all day.
1. The Corgi ran quickly
2. He was called beast.
3. My sister is planning her wedding.
4. We are working on our Character Charts.
5. Kaylee had considered taking the test.
2. Finish/ Correct Grammar 4.4
3. Work on AMND Character Charts (due tomorrow!)
4. Binder Reminder
HW: Study/Finish PRS #7/ Finish AMND Character Charts (due tomorrow) & Grammar 4.4
Thursday, 15 March 2012
1. QW #40
Please write four of your own sentences using the following verbs:
1. Past
2. Past Participle
3. Present
4. Present Participle
2. Collect Character Charts
3. Read the "Jabberwocky" - Lewis Carroll
Listen here
4. Begin Reading A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I Scene I
5. Binder Reminder
HW: Study/ Finish PRS #7
Friday, 16 March 2012
1. QW #41
Please match the correct prefix, root, or suffix with its definition. You need only write the word, not the definition.
a. not
b. write
c. one
d. a kind of writing or speaking
e. in front of
2. Collect Quickwrites #37-41 (5 total)
2. Take PRS #7 Quiz (Collect)
3. Finish Act I Scene I in AMND
HW: Enjoy your break! Finish missing assignments!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Agenda for 3/5 - 3/9
Monday, 5 March 2012
1. QW #33
Please write a fictional narrative: a story that is not real
Write about your crazy and exciting Saturday (make stuff up!)
Just as with the non fictional narrative, you should include:
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Rising Action
2. Essay Review
3. Finish Grammar 4.2
4. Spilling Open Poetry Portfolio (Checklist)
5. Messy Room Analysis
HW: Finish/ Study PRS #6 and Finish Grammar 4.2
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
STAR Writing Test - Assembly Schedule (4th Period after lunch)
No Quickwrite today, please take our your Samurai's Tale novels (if you still have it)
1. Go get A Midsummer Night's Dream (library)
2. Finish "Messy Room" Analysis - turn in
3. Grade Grammar 4.2
4. Watch some poetry
HW: Finish/ Study PRS #6
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
1. QW #34
Write a 4 lined poem about a sport of your choice.
You must use at least one rhyme (two words that rhyme)
2. Get Poetry Folders
3. Fire and Ice - Robert Frost
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
4. Begin Portrait Poem
See the Example
5. Grammar 4.3
HW: Finish/Study PRS #6/ Finish Grammar 4.3
Thursday, 8 March 2012
1. QW #35
Please take out PRS #5 List
Please write 5 fake words using ALL FIVE prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
This means you should have one word per prefix, root, or suffix - this will be graded carefully.
2. Finish Portrait Poems
3. Technical Directions
4. Fire and Ice - Robert Frost (analysis)
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
HW: Finish/ Study PRS #6/ Complete Portrait Poem
Friday, 9 March 2012
Kaytlyn Nather - please see me before you begin your QW (passbacks)
1. QW #36
Predicate nouns come after linking verbs.
Predicate adjectives (describing words) come after linking verbs.
For example: He was annoying - predicate adjective
2. We both seemed upset.
3. Summer days seem long.
4. The rain on the roof sounded pleasant
5. The eye is the center of a hurricane.
**Notice that action verbs have DO and IO, while linking verbs have PN and PA!
2. Collect QW's 33-36 (4 total)
3. Grammar 4.3
4. "Casey at the Bat" Part 2!
5. Collect Portrait Poems
6. Binder Reminders
HW: Study PRS #6 (Quiz Monday)/ Finish Grammar 4.3
1. QW #33
Please write a fictional narrative: a story that is not real
Write about your crazy and exciting Saturday (make stuff up!)
Just as with the non fictional narrative, you should include:
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Rising Action
2. Essay Review
3. Finish Grammar 4.2
4. Spilling Open Poetry Portfolio (Checklist)
5. Messy Room Analysis
HW: Finish/ Study PRS #6 and Finish Grammar 4.2
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
STAR Writing Test - Assembly Schedule (4th Period after lunch)
No Quickwrite today, please take our your Samurai's Tale novels (if you still have it)
1. Go get A Midsummer Night's Dream (library)
2. Finish "Messy Room" Analysis - turn in
3. Grade Grammar 4.2
4. Watch some poetry
HW: Finish/ Study PRS #6
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
1. QW #34
Write a 4 lined poem about a sport of your choice.
You must use at least one rhyme (two words that rhyme)
2. Get Poetry Folders
3. Fire and Ice - Robert Frost
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
4. Begin Portrait Poem
See the Example
5. Grammar 4.3
HW: Finish/Study PRS #6/ Finish Grammar 4.3
Thursday, 8 March 2012
1. QW #35
Please take out PRS #5 List
Please write 5 fake words using ALL FIVE prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
This means you should have one word per prefix, root, or suffix - this will be graded carefully.
2. Finish Portrait Poems
3. Technical Directions
4. Fire and Ice - Robert Frost (analysis)
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
HW: Finish/ Study PRS #6/ Complete Portrait Poem
Friday, 9 March 2012
Kaytlyn Nather - please see me before you begin your QW (passbacks)
1. QW #36
Predicate nouns come after linking verbs.
Predicate adjectives (describing words) come after linking verbs.
For example: He was annoying - predicate adjective
*Please write out the following sentences.
*Underline the subject once.
*Underline the linking verbs twice.
*Circle the predicate adjective and predicate nouns.
1. Sally was happy.2. We both seemed upset.
3. Summer days seem long.
4. The rain on the roof sounded pleasant
5. The eye is the center of a hurricane.
**Notice that action verbs have DO and IO, while linking verbs have PN and PA!
2. Collect QW's 33-36 (4 total)
3. Grammar 4.3
4. "Casey at the Bat" Part 2!
5. Collect Portrait Poems
6. Binder Reminders
HW: Study PRS #6 (Quiz Monday)/ Finish Grammar 4.3
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