We will be starting our first novel for ILA soon! We will have class sets of books to use at school but if you want to annotate (take notes) or highlight anything in the book then you need to buy your own copy. You will also not be allowed to take the books home with you, so if you want to read at home then you also need to purchase your own copy.
On Level: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Pre AP: The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Agenda 9/27-10/1
Objectives for the Week:
The students will be reviewing and identifying figurative language through the reading and writing of poetry. They will be utilizing the writing process to compose their own original poems about school and will focus on figurative language elements. The students will apply active reading strategies. They will gather sources and paraphrase information during a research project on singer/songwriters. They will learn about valid and reliable sources as well as how to properly use MLA citations.
Monday: 9/27
Tuesday: 9/28
Thursday: 9/30
Friday: 10/1
The students will be reviewing and identifying figurative language through the reading and writing of poetry. They will be utilizing the writing process to compose their own original poems about school and will focus on figurative language elements. The students will apply active reading strategies. They will gather sources and paraphrase information during a research project on singer/songwriters. They will learn about valid and reliable sources as well as how to properly use MLA citations.
Monday: 9/27
- SSR
- Poetry & Figurative Language
- Weekly Word Research (WWR)
- Research
Tuesday: 9/28
- SSR
- Poetry, Figurative Language, Theme, Illustrations
- WWR
- Research
Wednesday: 9/29
- SSR
- WWR
- Figurative Language Poem Due
- Library for Research Project: Singer/Songwriters
- Begin Research Packet
- MLA citation website: http://www.bibme.org/
Thursday: 9/30
- SSR
- WWR Due & Quiz over words
- Continue Research Packet
- Plagairism
- Dialect: Folktales (Text Pg. 829)
Friday: 10/1
- SSR
- Continue Research Packet
- Binder Check
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Agenda 9/20 - 9/24
Objectives this week: The students will apply active reading strategies including summarizing, paraphrasing, making inferences using text evidence, and asking questions. They will analyze the effects of author's choices on figurative language such as metaphors, similes, hyperbole, and personification. They students will determine the meaning of words through affixes and will use the dictionary/glossary/thesaurus to help. The students will continue to use capitalization and punctuation correctly.
Monday: 9/20 (LIBRARY DAY)
Monday: 9/20 (LIBRARY DAY)
- SSR Connection - Characterization
- Weekly word research - Affixes
- Figurative Language
- Personification & Hyperbole
- Reading Selection to analyze figurative language
- On Level - "No Thank You" text pg. 640
- Pre AP - "The Fairies' Lullaby" text pg. 648
- Retest for Prepositional Phrases Quiz @ 8:10 (can only retake if you came to tutorials last week)
- SSR Connection - Vocabulary
- Weekly word research - Affixes
- Figurative Language
- Simile & Metaphor
- Reading Selection to analyze figurative language
- On Level - "No Thank You" text pg. 640
- Pre AP - "The Fairies' Lullaby" text pg. 648
- SSR Connection - Vocabulary
- Weekly Word Research - Affixes
- 6 + Traits of Writing Quiz
- Introduction of Poetry
- Reading selection to analyze for figurative language
- On Level - "Simile, Willow, and Gingko" text pg 587; all poems pg. 588-591
- Pre AP - " Poetry Collection 4" text pg. 592-597
- SSR Connection - Vocabulary
- Weekly Word Research - Affixes Quiz
- Dialogue & Compound Sentences Quiz
- Read passage and identify figurative language
- On Level - "The Race"
- Pre AP - "Perfect Love" & "Lady of the Harbor"
- Write own poem using figurative language
- SSR Connection - Vocabulary
- Continue writing poem using figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification)
Friday, September 17, 2010
College Week! September 20-24
Tuesday- Wear your favorite University cap/hat with your Griffin spirit shirt
Wednesday- FRISCO ISD COLLEGE FAIR at Heritage High School from 6:00-8:00PM (All Griffin Parents and Students are encouraged to attend)
Thursday- Slide Show during lunch
Friday- Wear your favorite University shirt or colors; Video presentation on V-Brick
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Retest for prepositional phrases
Tutorials for the retest will be Thursday morning at 8:10. You must attend tutorials in order to take the retest which will be given on Tuesday morning, September 21st at 8:10.
New page added
If you need to use the online textbook make sure that you click on the page to the right that is labeled "Online Textbook"!
Monday, September 13, 2010
ON LEVEL: Imaginative Story Due THURSDAY!
ON LEVEL UPDATE!
Since the computers were not cooperating today during class, you will NOT have to turn in your imaginative story until Thursday, September 16th. Make sure that you meet with your partner either before or after school in the computer lab or library so that you can finish typing your story!
Since the computers were not cooperating today during class, you will NOT have to turn in your imaginative story until Thursday, September 16th. Make sure that you meet with your partner either before or after school in the computer lab or library so that you can finish typing your story!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Agenda 9/13-9/17
Monday Objective:
The students will write an imaginative story with a defined plot and point of view. They will include a believable setting with sensory details as well as dialogue. The writing process will be followed. They will recognize the elements of fiction and apply active reading strategies. They will use and understand the function of parts of speech.
The students will use and understand the function of parts of speech. They will apply active reading strategies by asking questions and making inferences with text evidence.
The students will apply active reading strategies. They will continue to recognize the 6+ traits of writing. They will correctly use punctuation and capitalization.
The students will apply the active reading strategies of questioning, infering and summarizing. The students will use capitalization and puntuation correctly.
The students will apply active reading strategies. They will continue reading and making inferences with text evidence. They will write a persuasive speech utilizing the appropriate author's purpose. They will understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.
The students will write an imaginative story with a defined plot and point of view. They will include a believable setting with sensory details as well as dialogue. The writing process will be followed. They will recognize the elements of fiction and apply active reading strategies. They will use and understand the function of parts of speech.
- SSR Connection
- Edit imaginative story & type final copy in computer lab
- Review prepositional phrases for quiz tomorrow
The students will use and understand the function of parts of speech. They will apply active reading strategies by asking questions and making inferences with text evidence.
- Turn in final copy of imaginative story
- SSR Connection
- Quiz over prepostitional phrases
- Reading selection over characterization
- On Level: The Tail p.76 (Reader's Notebook)
- Pre AP: Dragon, Dragon p. 206 Text book; p.89-91 (Reader's Notebook)
The students will apply active reading strategies. They will continue to recognize the 6+ traits of writing. They will correctly use punctuation and capitalization.
- SSR Connection
- 6+ traits of writing (Sentence Fluency & Conventions)
- Commas in compound sentences
- Quotation marks
The students will apply the active reading strategies of questioning, infering and summarizing. The students will use capitalization and puntuation correctly.
- SSR Connection
- 6+ traits of writing (sentence fluency & conventions)
- Practice using editor's marks
- Reading Selections on conflict resolution & making inferences
- On Level: Zlateh the Goat (Textbook p. 222; Reader's Notebook, p. 93)
- Pre AP: The Old Woman Who Lived with Wolves (Reader's Notebook, p. 96)
The students will apply active reading strategies. They will continue reading and making inferences with text evidence. They will write a persuasive speech utilizing the appropriate author's purpose. They will understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.
- SSR Connection
- Comprehension questions (making inferences/conflict resolution)
- Write persuasive speech based on reading selections
- On Level: Zlateh the Goat (Textbook p. 222; Reader's Notebook, p. 93)
- Pre AP: The Old Woman Who Lived with Wolves (Reader's Notebook, p. 96)
- Vocabulary Exercises
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Imaginative Story Due Tuesday
Don't forget that your imaginative story is due on Tuesday when you come into class!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Agenda 9/7 - 9/10
Tuesday Objective:
The student will revise their imaginative story with a believable setting using sensory details, defined plot and point of view along with appropriate use of dialogue. The student will use and understand the function of the parts of speech.
The student will edit their imaginative story with a believable setting using sensory details, defined plot and point of view along with appropriate use of dialogue. The student will use and understand the function of the parts of speech.
The student will begin writing an imaginative story with a believable setting using sensory details, defined plot and point of view along with appropriate use of dialogue. The student will use and understand the function of the parts of speech.
- SSR Connection
- Grammar (Prepositional Phrases)
- Fairy-tales/Fractured fairy tales
- Imaginative Story
- Sensory Language
- On-level: Read "Childhood & Poetry" pg. 662
- Pre AP: Read "All American Slurp" pg. 286
- Writing Process: Drafting & Organizing
The student will continue writing an imaginative story with a believable setting using sensory details, defined plot and point of view along with appropriate use of dialogue. The student will use and understand the function of the parts of speech.
- SSR Connection
- Grammar (Prepositional Phrases)
- Fairy-tales/Fractured fairy tales
- Imaginative Story
- 6+ traits of writing: Voice & Word Choice
- Point of View
- On-level: Read "Eleven" pg 149
- Pre AP: Read "The Sound of Summer Running" pg 142
- Writing Process: Drafting, Organizing, Revising
The student will revise their imaginative story with a believable setting using sensory details, defined plot and point of view along with appropriate use of dialogue. The student will use and understand the function of the parts of speech.
- SSR Connection
- Grammar (Prepositional Phrases)
- Review Elements of Plot
- Imaginative Story
- Writing Process: Revising & Editing
The student will edit their imaginative story with a believable setting using sensory details, defined plot and point of view along with appropriate use of dialogue. The student will use and understand the function of the parts of speech.
- SSR Connection
- Grammar (Prepositional Phrases)
- Fractured Fairy Tales
- Imaginative story
- Writing Process: Editing
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