Monday- All students must have 3 references in class for their research paper (test grade). Tuesday- Mock Trial practice/ work on outlineWednesday- Field Trip to CourthouseThursday- Students will learn how to do a formal title page and all the requirements for the research paperFriday- OUTLINE DUE! The outline must include the thesis statement at the top of the paper. **Saturday May 3 is the Great Strides walk- 9:00 am at Botanic Gardens.
Monday- TCAP practice probe review
Tuesday- COMPUTER LAB
Wednesday- review short story “Bargain”/ complete and turn in questions page 380
Thursday- TCAP practice probe review
Friday- test on “Bargain”
*Please return the following items:
1. field trip form/ $1
2. CF donation/ form
3. field day t-shirt form and $8
4. report card cover (signed)
5. orange MAPS selection sheet
Monday- Library
Tuesday- Lesson 8 vocabulary/ using context clues
Wednesday- review vocabulary- pre- reading discussion “justice vs. revenge”
Thursday- read “Bargain”/ questions for HW
Friday- discuss questions/ point of view/ opinions
**FRIDAY AFTERNOON- GUEST SPEAKERS
**Please remember to bring in field trip permission forms ($1) and donation to the CFF.
Monday- overview and introduction to the last nine weeks of persuasive writing- notes on propaganda
Tuesday- computer lab- think link practice
Wednesday- review notes on propaganda- analyze products for the techniques used
Thursday- continue with practice on propaganda/ target audience
Friday- TEST on propaganda
**Monday is the last day to turn in books for Target House!!!
Monday- “The Naming of Names” by Ray Bradbury- overview of story- begin vocabulary (19 words)
Tuesday- complete vocabulary- begin reading story and completing story map- complete map of world and renaming landmarks
Wednesday- read and discuss story
Thursday- read and discuss story-vocabulary review- world map due
Friday- test on story
SERVICE PROJECT- Read Across America- March 2008- Students are encouraged to bring in books to donate to Target House (long term care home for St. Jude) March 12- 31!!!! Thank you for helping us help others.
Thank you for all the kind notes/ welcomes my first week back to school!!!
It has been a pleasure working with each of you. Mrs. Munier will return this week. ~K. Lester
Monday: Poetry Project Due Today…Library
Tuesday: “For Poets” & “The Sea”: Reading Comprehension Questions
Wednesday: Review Vocabulary for Test
Thursday: Mrs. Munier returns..Test on Vocabulary Review 7..Review for test on poetry techniques
Friday: Poetic Techniques Test
POETRY PROJECTS DUE NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 3RD
We will go over Review Vocabulary 7 for Test on next Thursday; students will review the poetry terms for the poetry project.
Monday: Review Langston Hughes’ poems, tone, and imagery. Sonnets/Lyric Poems: “I Ask My Mother to Sing” & Alliteration: “A Tutor”
Tuesday: Review poems; Vocabulary 7
Wednesday: Rhythm/Meter: “Father William,” “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not take the Garbage Out” & Meet the Writers: Lewis Carroll & Shel Silverstein
Thursday: Rhyme/End Rhyme/ Rhyme Scheme: “The Runaway” & Stanzas and Couplets: “A Minor Bird”; Meet the Writer: Robert Frost
Friday: Test on Langston Hughes, tone, imagery, sonnet, and lyrics. Free Verse: “Names of Horses”..Enriched LA AR Test Due
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Complete postponed test on Review 6; Turn in Independent Poetry assignment (time was extended); Review for Reading Comprehension Test on Emily Dickinson poems, “I am Nobody” & “I Like to See It Lap the Miles,” “I am of the Earth,” & “Early Song.” It will include the following skills: metaphors, extended metaphors, personification, and imagery.
Wednesday: Reading Comprehension Test; Meet the Writer, Langston Hughes
Thursday: Tone: “Madam and the Rent Man” & Imagery: “Harlem Night Song”
Friday: Library; AR Test Due for All Regular Reading Classes; Imagery: “Winter Moon”
Don’t forget….Poem Project due March 3
Specific Poetry Skills: Figurative Language, Metaphors, Personification, and Imagery
Monday- Finish Introduction to Review 6 Vocabulary; Meet the Writer: Emily Dickinson…Read “I’m Nobody”..Each class will receive their weekly poem to analyze. This will be due on Friday..Enriched will also have an mini-project due that day.
Tuesday- Read “I Like to See It Lap the Miles”; Practice with Vocabulary
Wednesday- Personification and Imagery..”I am of the Earth”, “Early Song”
Thursday - Practice with personification and imagery; review vocab words for test
Friday - Review 6 Vocabulary Test; Review Independent Poem Work
Our test on Reading Comprehension Poetry has been rescheduled to Friday.
Don’t forget to continue working on your poetry project which is due March 3.
Monday: Library
Tuesday: Theme vs. Topic
Wednesday: Practice Writing Assessment during 1st Period for all students. Review 6 Vocabulary: Making Inferences
Thursday: Review Poems for test; Inference Practice
Friday: Enriched AR Test 1 Due; Reading Comprehension Test
~K. Lester
