Monday, 21 May 2012
1. Go over Adjective/Adverbs Test
Test corrections can earn you up to 1/2 credit of the sentences missed.
***For example if you earned a 20/46 (F) you can earn up to a 33/46 (C-)
Here is what you need to do on a separate sheet of paper:
1. Write out the full sentence.
2. Underline ALL adjectives/ adverbs once
3. Draw an arrow from the adjective to its antecedent (the word it modifies).
4. Attach your original test.
EXAMPLE:
1. Two old prospectors and a weary mule trudged across the desert.
2. Work on Travel Agent Assignments (due tomorrow!)
Be sure you have the following for your essay:
1. Introduction
2. Four body paragraphs minimum
3. Four in-text citations minimum (one in each body paragraph)
4. Conclusion
5. Works Cited Page
6. Extra credit for including Travel Agent Assignment Sheet
3. Grade Checks
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
1. Turn in Travel Agent Assignments
2. Watch "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
3. Grade Checks
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
1. Watch "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
2. Grade Checks
Thursday, 24 May 2012
1. Watch "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
2. Grade Checks
Congrats, you did it! Eighth Graders Next Year!
Friday, 25 May 2012
Congrats to all Eighth graders! Promotion Ceremony - No School
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Agenda for 5/14-5/18
Monday, 14 May 2012
*** PLEASE HAVE YOUR NOTES OUT DURING YOUR QUICKWRITE. I WILL BE BY TO CHECK THEM OFF!
1. QW #56
Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline all of the adjectives.
Please circle all of the adverbs.
A. The happy Corgi ran quickly to her mama.
B. School can be very difficult sometimes.
C. Work hard and you will succeed.
D. Miss Hawkins really hates to fly anywhere.
E. Pasta always tastes delicious.
2. Travel Agent Assignment Outline - be sure to make a note of one source per paragraph (3 different sources are required).
3. Finish AMND Act V
HW: Finish your outline and bring your Literature books from home!
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
***PLEASE HAVE YOUR OUTLINES OUT DURING YOUR QUICKWRITE. I WILL BE BY TO CHECK THEM OFF!
1. QW #57
A conjunction is a part of speech that connects parts of a sentence.
When in doubt remember your FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
EXAMPLE: I went to the store but they were out of bread.
Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline all of the conjunctions.
A. Hunny is super cute, but real dumb.
B. What you say and do are two different things.
C. Margaret was late for work again so she was fired.
D. I do not like tomatoes or broccoli.
E. Yet, we should eat vegetables frequently.
2. Adverb/Adjective review (Test Friday)
3. Write Travel Agent Assignment Introductions.
4. Take text books back to library.
HW: Finish Travel Agent Assignment Introductions
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Finish AMND
HW: None
Thursday, 17 May 2012
1. QW #58
Prepositions tell you where something is compared to something else.
EXAMPLE: The pen sits on the table.
Q: Where is the pen? A: ON the table. On is the preposition.
Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline all of the prepositions.
A. Hunny likes to sit on people.
B. He walked over the bridge quickly.
C. She was sitting among the crowd.
D. I only needed to run around the corner.
E. The train traveled past the car.
2. How to write in text citations
3. Write essays using in text citations.
HW: Study for adjective/ adverb test.
Friday, 18 may 2012
1. Please pass QW's 54-58 forward.
2. Take adjective/ adverb test
3. How to write a works cited page.
HW: Work on essays?
ESSAYS ARE DUE ON TUESDAY: TYPED OR HAND WRITTEN
Your essays should include:
- An introduction
- Four body paragraphs with a minimum of four in-text citations (1 in each body paragraph)
- A conclusion
- Works Cited Page
*** PLEASE HAVE YOUR NOTES OUT DURING YOUR QUICKWRITE. I WILL BE BY TO CHECK THEM OFF!
1. QW #56
Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline all of the adjectives.
Please circle all of the adverbs.
A. The happy Corgi ran quickly to her mama.
B. School can be very difficult sometimes.
C. Work hard and you will succeed.
D. Miss Hawkins really hates to fly anywhere.
E. Pasta always tastes delicious.
2. Travel Agent Assignment Outline - be sure to make a note of one source per paragraph (3 different sources are required).
3. Finish AMND Act V
HW: Finish your outline and bring your Literature books from home!
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
***PLEASE HAVE YOUR OUTLINES OUT DURING YOUR QUICKWRITE. I WILL BE BY TO CHECK THEM OFF!
1. QW #57
A conjunction is a part of speech that connects parts of a sentence.
When in doubt remember your FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
EXAMPLE: I went to the store but they were out of bread.
Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline all of the conjunctions.
A. Hunny is super cute, but real dumb.
B. What you say and do are two different things.
C. Margaret was late for work again so she was fired.
D. I do not like tomatoes or broccoli.
E. Yet, we should eat vegetables frequently.
2. Adverb/Adjective review (Test Friday)
3. Write Travel Agent Assignment Introductions.
4. Take text books back to library.
HW: Finish Travel Agent Assignment Introductions
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Finish AMND
HW: None
Thursday, 17 May 2012
1. QW #58
Prepositions tell you where something is compared to something else.
EXAMPLE: The pen sits on the table.
Q: Where is the pen? A: ON the table. On is the preposition.
Please write out the following sentences.
Please underline all of the prepositions.
A. Hunny likes to sit on people.
B. He walked over the bridge quickly.
C. She was sitting among the crowd.
D. I only needed to run around the corner.
E. The train traveled past the car.
2. How to write in text citations
3. Write essays using in text citations.
HW: Study for adjective/ adverb test.
Friday, 18 may 2012
1. Please pass QW's 54-58 forward.
2. Take adjective/ adverb test
3. How to write a works cited page.
HW: Work on essays?
ESSAYS ARE DUE ON TUESDAY: TYPED OR HAND WRITTEN
Your essays should include:
- An introduction
- Four body paragraphs with a minimum of four in-text citations (1 in each body paragraph)
- A conclusion
- Works Cited Page
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Agenda for 5/7 - 5/11
Monday, 7 May 2012
1. QW #54
1. Why do you believe it is (or can be) important to take notes? (1 sentence)
2. On a scale from 1 to 10 (ten being the best), how well do you believe you take notes?
3. Do you write exactly what is on the board or do you write notes in your own words? (1 sentence)
2. Take out your literature book and please turn to page R53 (in the back).
What is paraphrasing?
What is summarizing?
What is a quote?
3. Pass out note - taking guide.
4. Practice finding note taking information together.
http://www.german-way.com/germany-berlin-reichstag.html
5. Take some notes (collect)
HW: None
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
1. QW #55
A. What website/ websites do you use the most? (1 sentence)
B. Take a guess on what the word "credible" means..."I DON'T KNOW" is not an answer.
C. Do you believe everything you read on the internet? (1 sentence)
2. Book notes (collect)
3. Read Act V in AMND
HW: None
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Please take out your Travel Agent Research Assignment Sheet.
Please also take out your notes page for book, encyclopedia, and internet web site sources.
Lastly, take out two blank pieces of lined paper.
I WANT TO BE OUT OF HERE IN 5 MINUTES!
Thursday, 10 May 2012
LIBRARY RESEARCH DAY
Friday, 11 May 2012
LIBRARY RESEARCH DAY
HW: Finish any additional research needed
1. QW #54
1. Why do you believe it is (or can be) important to take notes? (1 sentence)
2. On a scale from 1 to 10 (ten being the best), how well do you believe you take notes?
3. Do you write exactly what is on the board or do you write notes in your own words? (1 sentence)
2. Take out your literature book and please turn to page R53 (in the back).
What is paraphrasing?
What is summarizing?
What is a quote?
3. Pass out note - taking guide.
4. Practice finding note taking information together.
http://www.german-way.com/germany-berlin-reichstag.html
5. Take some notes (collect)
HW: None
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
1. QW #55
A. What website/ websites do you use the most? (1 sentence)
B. Take a guess on what the word "credible" means..."I DON'T KNOW" is not an answer.
C. Do you believe everything you read on the internet? (1 sentence)
2. Book notes (collect)
3. Read Act V in AMND
HW: None
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Please take out your Travel Agent Research Assignment Sheet.
Please also take out your notes page for book, encyclopedia, and internet web site sources.
Lastly, take out two blank pieces of lined paper.
I WANT TO BE OUT OF HERE IN 5 MINUTES!
Thursday, 10 May 2012
LIBRARY RESEARCH DAY
Friday, 11 May 2012
LIBRARY RESEARCH DAY
HW: Finish any additional research needed
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