TWO DAY WEEK! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Assignments due this week: Part 1 picture: If you were absent, read part I of Anthem and draw an image or word that stands out to you in the chapter. No rules! Anything you want. Tuesday November 20 Bellringer - Google Classroom - Parodies Part I picture vote Anthem Packet - Finish Part I Monday November 19 Bellringer - Vocabulary assignment (check the Anthem Vocabulary assignment in Google Classroom if you have been absent.) Anthem Vocabulary Kahoot! Read Part I in Anthem - finish pictures
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Assignments due this week: 11/12 Newsela - Cloning 11/13 Short Story Test Thursday November 15 Read Part I Anthem Anthem Vocabulary Wednesday November 14 Bellringer Finish Short Story Test Introduction to Anthem by Ayn Rand Anthem Book Trailer Anthem Vocabulary (Quizlet Live)- See Google Classroom for instructions Tuesday November 13 Bellringer - Define what a static character is (dynamic vs static) Short Story Test (Thank You Ma'am) Monday November 12 Bellringer - formal vs informal tone Newsela - Cloning Thank You Ma'am Story Tracker (test tomorrow) Assignments due this week: 1. Short Story Test 11/13 (open notes) Thursday November 8 Bellringer - Personal Multiple Choice Question Finish A Sound of Thunder - prepare for test Wednesday November 7 No Bellringer - Ms. Nye at a conference 2nd, 6th, and 7th periods read A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury and completed the story tracker. 3rd, 4th, and 5th finished The Most Dangerous Game and completed the story tracker. Tuesday November 6 Bellringer - Setting Finish Most Dangerous Game Figures of Speech in MDG Monday November 5 Bellringer - How Do Our Actions Affect the Future? Finish The Most Dangerous Game and notes If time allows, begin "A Sound of Thunder" Assignments due this week: 10/29 - Newsela - Haunted Houses 11/2 - Figurative Language Test Assignments Due Next Week: Short Story Elements Test (open notes) - Friday Nov. 9 Friday November 2 Figurative Language Test Thursday November 1 Bellringer - What are your views on hunting? Do you think it is ok to hunt animals for sport (for fun)? Why or why not. Use the RACE strategy to answer. Read "The Most Dangerous Game" Story element tracker - notes Click here for the notes powerpoint Character Types Video Wednesday October 31 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Bellringer - Pun Fun: write an original Halloween pun Figurative Language Kahoot! Watch The Landlady Tuesday October 30 No bellringer because of Reality Town Read The Landlady Notes - click here for a slide show Monday October 29 Bellringer - 1st Quarter Reflection Irony Practice Newsela Article - Haunted Houses Assignments Due this Week: 10/22 - Newsela - Frankenstein . Everything we are working on this week will be on 2nd quarter. Assignments Due Next Week: 11/2 - Figurative Language Test 11/5 - Short Story Elements Quiz Wednesday October 24 Bellringer - Figurative Language Review (I have posted some videos in the figurative language assignment in Google Classroom for extra help on some of the terms) Review Literary Elements in The Hitchhiker - Click here for the Slide Presentation Tuesday October 23 Bellringer - SUSPENSE in literature (Google Classroom) Read The Hitchhiker and complete the story element tracker (We will have a short story elements quiz next week) Monday October 22 Bellringer - Google Classroom Figures of Speech Review - Quizlet Live Game Newsela - Frankenstein We have a 3 day week this week! Yay!
Assignments Due this week: 10/15 - Compare and Contrast Essay (Book report) Monday October 15 Bellringer - Disney Short Compare/Contrast Conclusion Paragraph Figurative Language Vocabulary Assignment - Google Classroom Assignments due this week: This week, we wrap up parts of speech and The Other Side of the Sky :) 10/8 - Free choice autobiography/memoir book needs to be read by today. (at home) 10/8 - Personal memoir writing assignment ( in class time and at home) 10/10 - Parts of Speech Test ( in class) 10/12- Other Side of the Sky Compare Contrast Essay (in class time) I used this Monday to catch up because we were behind NO NEWSELA article this week:) You are welcome! Thursday October 11 No bellringer Compare and Contrast Essay work time Wednesday October 10 Bellringer - parts of speech review (GC) Parts of Speech Test(in class) Read "Making the List" and "Sojourn in Islamabad"(in class) Summary Paragraph of the Book Report (in class) Tuesday October 9 Bellringer - Parts of Speech Halloween Madlib ( GC) Subject and Predicate video and notes (GC) Read "Making the List" in OSOS (in class) Begin working on Compare and Contrast Essay for The Other Side of the Sky and your free choice memoir ( in class handout) Monday October 8 Bellringer - Conjunction review Interjections video and notes (Parts of Speech Notes) Parts of speech Kahoot! or Bingo review game Read "Talking to God" in OSOS Sorry that I am a little late getting this week's post up!
Assignments Due this Week: 10/1 : Newsela - Exploring the Solar System (complete quiz and writing section) 10/4: Parts of Speech Notes Assignments Due this Week: No Newsela 10/8- Free choice memoir/autobiography must be read 10/8 - Final Memoir Draft 10/9 - Parts of Speech Test Assignments Due this Week:
Newsela: Technology and Innovation in the Middle East (quiz and writing) Rough Draft of Memoir Due 10/2 Readings and Assignments in The Other Side of the Sky (Google Classroom) Fall Leaf Activity In class- Writing a descriptive sentence using adjectives Friday September 28 Bellringer - GC Memoir Writing or Reading Day (I let everyone choose to read their free choice memoir or work on writing their own memoir in Google Classroom) Thursday September 27 Bellringer - GC Adverbs Notes and Video - GC O.S.O,S. Read "Escape from Afghanistan" - in class Wednesday September 26 Bellringer- GC Adjectives Notes and Video - GC Adjectives Game - in class Fall Leaf Writing Assignment in Class (see me for this assignment if you were absent) Tuesday September 25 Bellringer - GC O.S.O.S. Read "Losting My Family - In Class video about Afghanistan click here to watch Monday September 24 Bellringer - Google Classroom Newsela - Innovation and Technology in the Middle East Vocabulary Study - Quizlet - Figurative Language (see bellringer for all assignments today as I was absent) Congrats to 3rd and 4th periods who earned a class party this week. They were able to bring in treats to share with their tables. We are off to a good start this year.:)
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