11/30/18 Happy Friday - last day of November!

English 7: Students were given class time to work on the FLEE map & objective summary of the story "Stolen Day."    Homework: missing/absent work - read AR
English 8: Students worked on the Charlie Gordon FLUBBLE map in pairs.  The vocab./adjective & adverb w/s was collected.  Homework: missing/absent work - read AR

11/29/18 Happy Thursday!

English 7: After a discussion about personification, students used it in journal writing.  In pairs, students started the 2nd read of "Stolen Day" using sticky notes to annotate the passage.  Homework: annotate passage (due tomorrow) - read AR
English 8: After a discussion about personification, students used it in journal writing. Students were assigned the adjective/adverb worksheet (back side of vocab. builder) after participating in a short lesson & class activity.  Homework: adjective & adverb w/s - read AR

11/28/18

English 7: After a discussion about idioms, students used them in journal writing.  In groups, students finished pg. 105 #2b, 3, & 4.  Assigned is reading the next story "Stolen Day" pg. 107-112.  Homework: Read pg. 107-112 - read AR
English 8: After DOL/Journal, we discussed "Flowers for Algernon" and comprehension questions.  Students worked on the next part of the classroom Flubble identifying adjectives and text evidence for Charlie Gordan as he changed.   Homework: vocabulary builder w/s - read AR

Help! Tissues and Sanitizer Needed!

11/26/18

All Classes:  All classes participated in a classroom spelling bee in preparation for the Dec. 5th Spelling Bee in the gym to choose one winner in 4th-8th grades to represent Telesis at the state level.
Homework: check the grade book for missing/absent work - read AR

11/20/18 Happy Thanksgiving!

English 7: Students completed the Tree Map & House Diagram assignment for "The Night the Bed Fell," and it was collected.    Homework: check StudentVUE for missing/absent work -  read AR
English 8: Students finished reading Flowers for Algernon and turned in the summary/predict & comprehension questions.  Homework: check StudentVUE for missing/absent work - read AR

11/19/18 Happy Monday!

English 7B (Block 1): After taking student surveys, students worked on the Tree Map for "The Night the Bed Fell." **Due tomorrow!  Homework: Tree Map - read AR
English 7A (Block 2): After taking student surveys, students worked on the House Diagram for "The Night the Bed Fell." **Due tomorrow!  Homework: House Diagram -  read AR
English 8: After taking student surveys, students finished reading "Flowers for Algernon" pg. 76 to the end.  Assigned was a summary and 5 comprehension questions.  Homework: read pg.76-end: summary & 5 comp. quest. - read AR

11/15/18 Have a great weekend!

English 7B (Block 1): Students worked in pairs to create a tree map listing characters and their quirks for "The Night the Bed Fell."  We will continue Monday.  Homework:  read AR
English 7A (Block 2): Students completed work on the tree map for "The Night the Bed Fell;" it was collected.  Homework: read AR
English 8: Students used the class period to complete the summary/predict & comprehension questions for pg. 68-75 of "Flowers for Algernon." It was collected in class. Homework: read AR

11/14/18

English 7B (Block 1): After DOL/Journal (hyperbole), students started reading "The Night the Bed Fell" in small groups.  We will continue tomorrow.   Homework:  read AR
English 7A (Block 2): After DOL/Journal (hyperbole), students started the 2nd read of "The Night the Bed Fell" with a tree map listing characters and their quirks.  We will continue work on this tomorrow.  Homework: -  read AR
English 8: After Journal (hyperbole), students started a FLUBBLE Map describing a character from our story (and mapping that character's change). Assigned were reading pages 68-75 of the story.  Students will get 'some' time work on summary & predict/comprehension quest. tomorrow.  Homework: read pg.68-75- read AR

Food Drive - Only a few days left!

11/14/18

English 7B (Block 1): Students took the Rikki Tikki TEST, and then completed DOL/Journal (using alliteration).  Homework:  read AR
English 7A (Block 2): After DOL/Journal (using alliteration), students read "The Night the Bed Fell" in small groups.    Homework:  finish read 1 of "The Night the Bed Fell" if not done -  read AR
English 8: Students were given some time to complete pg.53-59 work and then worked with partners to read pg. 60-67 (summary & predict - 4 comprehension questions).  Homework: pg.60-67: summary & predict/ comprehension quest.- read AR

11/13/18

English 7B (Block 1): After DOL/Journal, students practiced identifying and using common, proper, and possessive nouns.  Assigned was the nouns worksheet - due tomorrow upon arrival.  Homework: nouns w/s & study for Rikki Tikki TEST- read AR
English 7A (Block 2): After DOL/Journal, students added assignments and data to their portfolios.  Homework:  -  read AR
English 8: After DOL/Journal, students started reading "Flowers for Algernon" in groups.  Assigned was reading pg. 53-59, writing a short summary & predict, and answering the 3 comprehension questions.  Homework: pg.53-59/summary & predict/ comprehension quest.- read AR

Thank you!

11/9/18 Have an awesome 3-day weekend!

English 7B (Block 1): Items were added and documented in the portfolios.  Students finished the character bubble maps (collected), and then worked in A+.     Homework: - read AR
English 7A (Block 2): Students took the Rikki Tikki Tavi test, and then worked in A+.   Homework:  -  read AR
English 8: The prediction for "Flowers for Algernon" was collected.  Items were added and documented in the portfolios.  Students worked in A+ for the remainder of class.  Homework: - read AR

11/8/18

English 7B (Block 1): Students had a NOVA presentation today, so their class was cut short by about an hour.  Students started a bubble map describing one of the characters in Rikki Tikki Tavi (6 bubbles with text evidence).    Homework: bubble map- read AR
English 7A (Block 2): Students practiced identifying and using common, proper, and possessive nouns (worksheet collected in class). Bubble maps were completed and collected.  Homework: -study for Rikki Tikki TEST (tomorrow) -  read AR
English 8: After journal, students finished the Alternate POV and submitted it through Pearson essay scorer.  Assigned was a short prediction of our next story "Flowers for Algernon."  Homework:  prediction- read AR

11/7/18

English 7B (Block 1): Students had a NOVA presentation today, so their class was cut short by about an hour.  Students started a bubble map describing one of the characters in Rikki Tikki Tavi (6 bubbles with text evidence).    Homework: bubble map- read AR
English 7A (Block 2): After discussion about types of characters, students listened to the audio of Rikki Tikki Tavi.  They continued work with the bubble map adding a frame of reference.  Homework: -bubble map -  read AR
English 8: After DOL/Journal, students completed a brief peer edit of their Alternate POV before typing it into Pearson Essay Scorer. We will finish it tomorrow.  Homework:  work on final Alternate POV- read AR

11/6/18

English 7B (Block 1): Students had a NOVA presentation today, so their class was cut short by about an hour.  The plot chart was worked on in class and collected.   Homework: - read AR
English 7A (Block 2): After journal, students worked on their plot chart (due and collected). The character bubble map will be continued tomorrow. Homework: - read AR
English 8: Students were given some time to study before The Tell-Tale Heart test.  An extended response was started after the test writing a scene from the story in an alternate POV.   Homework:  alternate POV- read AR

11/5/18 Happy Monday!

English 7 : After DOL/Journal, students continued work on their plot chart (flow map) with rising & falling action, a frame of reference, and theme.  This will be due at the end of class tomorrow.  Homework: plot chart- read AR
English 8: After DOL/Journal,. students added a frame of reference to their bubble map, and we completed the 'So What' together.  Assigned was the 'So Why' as independent work (What did the author do purposefully to create a suspenseful story? How this could help our own writing?) Homework: 'So Why' - read AR