10/31/18 Happy Halloween!!

English 7B (Block 1) : After journal, students were given time to work on finishing the annotations in Rikki Tikki Tavi.  It is due completed tomorrow.   Homework: finish annotations (all pages) of Rikki Tikki Tavi - read AR
English 7A(Block 3): The final annotated passage of Rikki Tikki Tavi was due today.  Many students did not get it completed.  I will not accept it beyond tomorrow (it is late).    Homework: finish annotations for Rikki Tikki Tavi - read AR
English 8: Students listened to the audio version of the Tell-Tale Heart, were able to take a small AR quiz on the story, and then worked on their bubble maps (two different perspectives on the narrator).  This is due tomorrow.  Homework: Bubble Map - read AR

10/30/18

English 7B (Block 1) : After DOL/Journal, students were assigned 5 more pages of annotations on Rikki Tikki Tavi (to page 19).  Homework: annotate 5 more pages - read AR
English 7A(Block 3): After DOL/Journal, students worked on finishing annotations (homework if not complete).   Homework: finish annotatins- read AR
English 8: After journal, students learned about and practiced personal, possessive, reflexive, and intensive pronouns (worksheet finished in class).  Homework: read AR

10/29/18 Happy Monday!

English 7B (Block 1) : After DOL/Journal, students started annotating Rikki Tikki Tavi.  Assigned were the first 4 pages (numbers, chunks, annotations, and notes of summary). Homework: annotate 4 pages - read AR
English 7A(Block 3): After DOL/Journal, students were assigned 5 more pages of annotations on Rikki Tikki Tavi (to page 19).  Homework: annotate through pg. 19 - read AR
English 8A (Block 4): After correcting the DOL quiz, students were given an opportunity to check and fine-tune the objective summary (collected in class).  Homework: read AR
English 8B (Block 5): After DOL/Journal,  students were given a Close Reading demonstration.  Assigned was completing annotations for Tell-Tale Heart and writing an objective summary.  Homework: annotations & objective summary - read AR 

10/26/18

All Classes:  Students worked in the Adaptive A+ Language Arts program.  Homework: complete missing/absent work - read AR

10/25/18

English 7B (Block 1) : After a DOL quiz, the objective summaries were collected for Rikki Tikki Tavi.  Homework: - read AR
English 7A(Block 3): After a DOL quiz, students started the 2nd read of Rikki Tikki Tavi with annotations.    Homework: number/chunk passage & annotate 4 pages - read AR
English 8: After a DOL quiz, students worked on the 2nd read & annotating Tell-Tale Heart. - Homework: read AR  8A - objective summary and annotations due tomorrow 8B - number/chunk the passage & identify important vocabulary words.

10/24/18

English 7 : After DOL/Journal, students finished reading Rikki Tikki Tavi.  Assigned was an objective summary (written on the same page as the prediction).  If not completed in class, this is homework.  Homework: finish Rikki Tikki & write objective summary - read AR
English 8A (Block 4): Students started partner reading & annotating the Tell-Tale Heart short story.  Assigned were finished annotations & an objective summary.  Homework: annotate Tell-Tale Heart & write objective summary - read AR
English 8B (Block 5): Students completed the first read of Tell-Tale Hear.  We will start a 2nd read with annotations tomorrow. Homework: read AR
**EXTRA CREDIT - Write "My Feet Stink" at the top of your DOL quiz for 5% extra credit!

10/23/18

English 7B (Block 1) : After DOL/Journal, students started  reading Rikki Tikki Tavi.  Assigned were pg.26-33 (half of the story).  If not completed in class, this is homework.  Homework: Rikki Tikki pg. 26-33 - read AR
English 7A (Block 3): After DOL/Journal, students read Rikki Tikki Tavi with partners. We will finish the story tomorrow.  Homework - read AR
English 8A (Block 4): Students finished reading their biographies for a fluency grade.  For the remainder of class, students read Tell Tale Heart (homework if not finished in class).   Homework: finish Tell Tale Heart -   read AR
English 8B (Block 5): Students used the entire class period to read biographies for a fluency grade.  We'll start Tell Tale Heart tomorrow. Homework: read AR

10/22/18 Happy Monday!

English 7 : After DOL/Journal, students wrote a prediction to the next story we'll be reading: Rikki Tikki Tavi.    Homework: - read AR
English 8: After DOL/Journal, students started reading their biographies for a fluency grade.  We'll continue tomorrow.   Homework:  read AR

10/18/18

English 7 : After DOL/Journal, the final copy of the Response to Literature essay was due.   Homework:  final essay if not turned in today (late) - read AR
English 8: Students were given the class period to work on the final biography with references & citations.  It is due tomorrow.  Homework: final essay due tomorrow - read AR

10/17/18

English 7 : Students worked on the final copy of the Response to Literature essay. We will continue work on the final tomorrow in class - it is due Friday.    Homework:  final essay- read AR
English 8: After demonstrating how to enter references into Microsoft Word, students worked on the final copy of the Edgar Allan Poe essay. We will continue work on the final tomorrow in class - it is due Friday.   Homework: final essay - read AR

10/16/18

English 7 : Students worked on peer editing the Response to Literature rough draft.  Assigned were 5 word choice changes.   We will work on the final tomorrow in class.    Homework:  5 word choice changes - read AR
English 8: Students worked on peer editing the Poe biography rough draft.  Assigned were 10 word choice changes.   We will work on the final tomorrow in class.     Homework: 10 word choice changes - read AR

10/15/18 Welcome Back!

English 7 : After DOL/Journal, students continued working on the rough draft of the Response to Literature 5-paragraph essay (we started work on this before the break).  This is due tomorrow for peer editing.   Homework:  rough draft - read AR
English 8: After DOL/Journal, students worked on the rough draft of the Edgar Allan Poe biography 5-paragraph essay (if notes and the FLEE map were not done before break, it was homework).  This is due tomorrow for peer editing.    Homework: rough draft - read AR

10/5/18 Have an amazing Fall Break!

English 7 : Students worked on the rough draft for a Response to Literature essay.  We will resume upon return from break.   Homework:  read AR
English 8: Students worked on a pre-write activity (FLEE map) in preparation for writing a biography.  If research or the FLEE map is not yet completed, it is homework.  Homework: research & FLEE map if not yet done - read AR

10/4/18 Conferences today & tomorrow!

English 7B (block 1): After journals, students worked on completing the FLEE map with text evidence from the passage.  Homework: FLEE Map finish with TE - read AR
English 7A (block 3): After journals, students completed the FLEE map with text evidence from the passage & started rough drafts.  Homework:  rough draft - read AR
All 8th Grade: After journals, students continued researching Edgar Allan Poe for a biography. We will start the FLEE map in preparation for the essay tomorrow.  Homework: research  - read AR

10/2/18 Conferences Oct. 4 & 5 (both early release days!)

English 7B (block 1): After DOL/Journal, students started working on a FLEE mapt in preparation for an essay (Response to Literature).   Homework: FLEE Map (intro & 3 subtopics)- read AR
English 7A (block 3): After DOL/Journal, students continued working on their FLEE maps.  Assigned was finding 'text evidence' for each of the 3 subtopics.   Homework:  FLEE map text evidence - read AR
All 8th Grade: After DOL/Journal, students started researching Edgar Allan Poe for a biography.   Homework: research  - read AR

10/1/18 Happy October!

All 7th Grade: After DOL/Journal, students worked on the plot chart of "Lemon Brown."  It is homewoek if not finished in class.  Homework: plot chart  - read AR
All 8th Grade: After DOL/Journal, students were given a bit of time to fine-tune story elements notes in preparation for the quiz tomorrow.  Homework: story elements notes - read AR