3/27/19 Wednesday

7C Honors English:  Students worked on a FLEE Map for the Close Reading AzMerit Writing for part of the class period (what isn't done is homework).  The remainder of class was spent in cooperative reading groups.  Homework: AzMerit Writing-FLEE Map- Read AR
English 8:  Students worked on a FLEE Map for the Close Reading AzMerit Writing for part of the class period (what isn't done is homework).  The remainder of class was spent in cooperative reading groups.  Homework: AzMerit writing FLEE Map - No vocabulary this week due to AzMerit - Read AR
English 7:  Students were given the class time to work on a FLEE Map for the Close Reading AzMerit Writing (what isn't done is homework). Homework: AzMerit Writing FLEE Map-  NO SPELLING this week  - Read AR

3/26/19 Tuesday!

7C Honors English:  Students worked on Close Reading AzMerit Writing prep passages for part of the class period (what isn't done is homework).  The remainder of class was spent in cooperative reading groups.  Homework: AzMerit Writing-Close read all passages- Read AR
English 8:  Students worked on Close Reading AzMerit Writing prep passages for part of the class period (what isn't done is homework).  The remainder of class was spent in cooperative reading groups.   Homework: AzMerit writing prep - No vocabulary this week due to AzMerit - Read AR
English 7:  The "Navajo Code Talkers" QAR passage was corrected in class.  Students used the remaining time to Close Reading AzMerit Writing prep passages for part of the class period (what isn't done is homework).   Homework: AzMerit Writing - Close read all passages -  NO SPELLING this week  - Read AR

3/25/19 It's Monday...

7C Honors English:  After journal, we went over the AzMerit Reading practice packet.   Students read their class novel in cooperative reading groups.  Assigned was Close Reading the first 2 passages in the AzMerit Writing.  No vocabulary this week due to AzMerit Prep.  Homework: AzMerit Writing-Close read 2 passages- Read AR
English 8:  Both classes went over the AzMerit Reading practice packet.  8B:  After reading the class journal & starting the ending,  8A:  Students were given the AzMerit Writing prep for Close Reading.  Homework: AzMerit writing prep - No vocabulary this week due to AzMerit - Read AR
English 7:  After journal, we went over the AzMerit Reading practice packet.  Assigned was Close Reading the Independent QAR (Navajo Code Talkers).  Homework: Independent QAR- NO SPELLING this week due to AzMerit  -    Read AR

3/22/19 Friday!

7C Honors English:  Students were given time to complete their class journal entry & illustration as well as finish the AzMerit Prep packet (due Monday).  Homework: AzMerit Prep due finished Monday - Read AR
English 8: All vocabulary work was due.  After taking the vocab. test for Anne Frank section 2, students were given time to complete the AzMerit prep packet (due finished Monday).  Homework: AzMerit test Prep due Monday - Read AR
English 7:  The QAR was corrected in class. Students were given time to complete the AzMerit prep packet (due finished Monday).    Homework: AzMerit Prep due finished Monday -  Read AR

3/21/19 Thursday

7C Honors English:  After checking out copies of the class novels, we discussed reading group roles.  Students were given the remainder of the period to work on AzMerit prep as well as class journal entries/illustrations (due tomorrow).  Homework: AzMerit Prep #11-19 - class journal entry/illustration- Read AR
English 8: Students worked on AzMerit Prep #11-19 as well as vocabulary.   8A: Took the Anne Frank Quiz for section 1.  Homework: AzMerit test Prep #11-19 - vocabulary all due tomorrow - Read AR
English 7:  Students worked on the QAR partner passage in class.  Assigned was the AzMerit prep #11-19 as homework.  Homework: AzMerit Prep #11-19 - NO SPELLING this week due to AzMerit  -    Read AR

3/20/19 Wednesday

7C Honors English:  After correcting the write your own QAR, students were shown the online AzMerit practice tests.  Each student was given an AzMerit test prep packet & assigned the first passage with questions #1-10.   Homework: AzMerit Prep #1-10 - class journal entry- Read AR
English 8: Students were shown the online AzMerit practice tests.  Each student was given an AzMerit test prep packet & assigned the first passage with questions #1-10. 8B: Took the Anne Frank quiz for section 1.  8A: Read to pg. 25 in cooperative reading groups.   Homework: AzMerit test Prep #1-10 - vocabulary definitions - Read AR
English 7:  Students were shown the online AzMerit practice tests.  Each student was given an AzMerit test prep packet & assigned the first passage with questions #1-10.  In class, we corrected the "Tell Tale Heart" passage identifying QAR.  Homework: AzMerit Prep #1-10 - NO SPELLING this week due to AzMerit  -    Read AR

3/19/19 Happy Tuesday!

7C Honors English:  After DOL/Journal, students worked with partners to write QAR questions for the “Call of the Wild” passage.  No vocabulary this week due to AzMerit prep.   Homework: CLOSE Write Your Own QAR - class journal entry- Read AR
English 8: After DOL/Journal, students read Anne Frank in cooperative reading groups.  Assigned was Anne Frank vocab. section 2.    Homework: vocabulary categories - Read AR
English 7:  After class time was needed yo complete last night’s homework, students revised their FLEE map & objective summary.   Homework: Answer questions & identify QAR for Tell Tale Heart - NO SPELLING this week due to AzMerit  -    Read AR

3/18/19 Welcome Back!!

7C Honors English:  After DOL/Journal, students were given copies of their class journal entries.  A digital edited version with illustration is due by Friday.  Assigned was CLOSE reading & questions (QAR) "The Call of the Wild" passage.  No vocabulary this week due to AzMerit prep.   Homework: CLOSE Read & QAR - class journal entry- Read AR
English 8: After DOL/Journal, students read Anne Frank in cooperative reading groups.  Assigned was Anne Frank vocab. section 2.    Homework: vocabulary synonyms & antonyms - Read AR
English 7:  After DOL/journal, close read "The Tell-Tale Heart."  Assigned was a FLEE map & objective summary (we'll continue with the passage tomorrow).  Homework: FLEE map & objective summary - NO SPELLING this week due to AzMerit prep -    Read AR

HAPPY SPRING BREAK!!!

3/8/19 Conferences Today!

7C Honors English:  All vocabulary was collected, and the test for lesson 7 was completed.  Homework: makeup/redo/missing/absent work!! - Read AR
English 8: All vocabulary was collected, and the test for Anne Frank Section 1 (vocab.) was completed.   Homework: makeup/redo/missing/absent work!! - Read AR
English 7:  All spelling homework was collected, and the test for lesson 9 was completed.  Homework: makeup/redo/missing/absent work!! - Read AR

3/7/19 Conferences Today - Early Release

7C Honors English:  After correcting the independent QAR, students read their class journal endings and voted for which will be published in the journal. Homework: All vocab. due tomorrow  - Read AR
English 8: After discussing the causes of WWII and the rise of Hitler to power, students started reading Anne Frank in cooperative reading groups.  Homework: All vocab. due tomorrow - Read AR
English 7:  After DOL/journal, students completed a short passage and were given the assignment of identifying QAR for each of the 6 questions.  Homework: All spelling due tomorrow - QAR passage - Read AR

3/6/19 Conferences March 7 & 8 (early release both days)

7C Honors English:  After finishing the class journal ending, students worked on the independent QAR in class (due tomorrow). Homework: vocabulary definitions - independent QAR - Read AR
English 8: After journal, students worked in reading groups to create a multi-flow map showing causes of WWII  8B: If the flow map was not done in class, it is homework. 8A: In groups, students read the afterward of Anne Frank and started the multi-flow map (not homework).   Homework: vocabulary definitions - Read AR
English 7:  After DOL/journal, students started learning the reading strategy QAR (Question Answer Relationship).   Homework: Spelling definitions -    Read AR

3/5/19 Parent Night for 8th grade - 6PM

7C Honors English:  We read the entire class journal and started writing an ending.  We corrected vocabulary and discussed unfamiliar words.   Homework: vocabulary - Read AR
English 8: After journal, we discussed the vocabulary list.  8B: Student were able to get into groups and start the 'afterward' in Anne Frank (pg. 269-275.  If not done in class is homework. 8A: Reading group roles were described.   Homework: vocabulary categories - 8B: Anne Frank pages - Read AR
English 7:  Students worked on publishing a poem using technology in class.   Homework:Spelling -    Read AR

3/1/19 It's March!

7C Honors English:  All vocab.  was due before the test.  Students worked on Close reading & affirmations for the remainder.  Homework: Read AR
English 8: All vocab. was due before the test.  8B: Reading group roles were introduced and explained.  8A: 'Write Your Own' QAR was graded & collected.   Homework: Read AR
English 7:  All spelling work was due. Students took the spelling test for lesson 8. All 6 poems were collected (2 Diamontes, 2 Clerihews, and 2 Limericks).   Homework:   Read AR