Thursday, March 10, 2011

Let's GO Orange!!! Beat that Red Storm!

GOOOOOOOOOOOO 'CUSE!

3/5
1) Journal: What happened to Papa?
2) Discussion/ Ch. 9 Notes Check
3) Computer Lab- Big-6
4) BU Testing
HW: Ch. 10 and Cliff Notes

6
1) BU Testing

8/9
1) BU Testing
2) Journal: Who visited Mama at school? What happened?
3) Discussion/ Ch. 8 Notes Check
4) Computer Lab- Big-6
HW: Ch. 9 and Cliff Notes

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

3/5
Guiding Question: Is life always fair? Are we ever truly treated equal?
1) Journal: What happens when Mr. Granger shows up at Cassie's school? Who does he come with? What does he notice?
2) Quiz
3) Discussion
4) Read-aloud- Chapter 9
HW: Finish Ch. 9 and Cliff Notes

6
Guiding Question: What are my next steps for the Big 6?
1) Journal: Where are you with your Big-6 project? How many note cards do you have done? What questions do you have?
2) Big-6
3) Theme HO- Go over

8/9
Guiding Question: What can I do to step up my effort in ELA?
1) Journal: What is one thing that you plan to do, starting today, to improve your grade/effort/attitude/work in ELA?
2) Chapter 7 CN Check/ Discussion
3) Begin Chapter 8
HW: Finish Ch. 8 and Cliff Notes

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

How about all of that snow!

I hope you enjoyed your day off- and you had some extra time to finish Chapter 7!

3/5 & 8/9
Guiding Question: What are some lessons that we can learn from reading the book?
1) Journal: What is one lesson that Cassie, or Stacy learns in Chapter 7?
2) Notes Check
3) Discussion/ Reminders
4) Begin Ch. 8/ Catch -up
HW: Chapter 8 and Cliff Notes

6
Guiding Question: How will we be successful in 8th grade English?
1) Journal: Choose one thing that you have done in English this year that has gone well, and something that you think could have gone better. Write about them.
2) Reminders/ Catch-up
3) ELA Exercise

Friday, March 4, 2011

Know, that if Mr. Miller writes your name down for any negative reason you will have an after school detention with me NEXT WEEK! No exceptions!

Hope you have a great day, and make a lot of progress on your Big-6 projects. NO GOOGLE :)

3/5 & 8/9

1) Take out your Cliff note packets, turn to the section that looks like a newspaper, and says Chapter’s 1-4 on top.

2) Read aloud together.

3) Discuss events up through Ch. 6

4) Reminder- Your Chapter 7 Cliff Notes are Due MONDAY!

5) Computer Lab- Big-6 Research (ASSIGNED SEATS)

HW: Ch. 7 and Cliff Notes

6

1) Attendance

2) Computer Lab- Big-6 Research (ASSIGNED SEATS)

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

BOOKAPALOOZA KICKOFF TONIGHT!

6-8pm at Barnes & Noble on Eerie Blvd.

You will get extra credit if I see you there!

ALSO: To support the theme in Notes from the Dog please WEAR PINK tomorrow!!!

3/5 & 8/9
Guiding Question: Once I have a topic for my research, what is my next step? How do I complete it?
1) Journal: What is your topic? How are you going to go about researching it? What are the steps you will take? What will you do if you get frustrated?
2) Check Cliff Notes
3) Reminders
4) Computer Lab
HW: DUE MONDAY: Read Chapter 7 and do your Cliff Notes.

6
Guiding Question: Once I have a topic for my research, what is my next step? How do I complete it?
1) Journal: What is your topic? How are you going to go about researching it? What are the steps you will take? What will you do if you get frustrated?
2) Computer Lab
3) Reminders
NO HW

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

3/5 & 8/9
Guiding Question: How do I make predictions with limited information?
1) Journal: What happens at the end of Chapter 5? What is Cassie's behavior like? Would you act that way?
2) Review/Discuss
3) Vocabulary Review
4) Vocabulary Test
5) Begin Ch. 6
HW: Finish Ch. 6 and do Cliff Notes

6
1) Last minute questions
2) Vocabulary Test
3) Sustained Silent Reading

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Today, all classes will begin the BIG 6 Research Project in the library.

JOURNAL: Please write three topics that you are interested in, and write one question you have about each topic.