4/30/19 STAR TESTING

7C Honors English:  Students took STAR reading & math.   Homework: Vocab. categories - Read AR
English 8:  Students took STAR reading & math.  Homework:  Read 25 pages of Anne Frank (work on study guide) - No vocab. this week - rough draft due tomorrow!  Read AR
English 7:  Students took STAR reading & math.  Homework:  Spelling 5X each - Read AR

4/29/19 STAR TESTING TOMORROW!

7C Honors English:  After journal & vocabulary, students read in cooperative reading groups for the remainder of the class.   Homework: Vocab. packet (due tomorrow) - Read AR
English 8:  After journal, students wrote a thesis for their research report. The rough draft is due Wednesday.  Homework:  No vocab. this week - rough draft!- Read AR
English 7:  After journal & spelling, students read in cooperative reading groups for the remainder of class.   Homework:  Spelling synonyms & antonyms - Read AR

4/26/19 It's Friday!!

7C Honors English:  All vocab. was due, and students took the vocab. test.   Homework: Read AR
English 8:  After the vocab. test, students worked on their research reports.  The outline was due today.  Homework:  Read AR
English 7:  All spelling was due, and students took the spelling test for The Giver Ch. 6-10.   Homework: Read AR
Last Day for AR is May 17th!

4/25/19 Thursday

7C Honors English:  After finishing  the class novel quiz, students read in cooperative reading groups.   Homework: Vocab. all due tomorrow! - Read AR
English 8:  Students were given the first part of class to work on outlines.  For the remainder, they read in cooperative reading groups.  Homework:  Vocab. & outline due tomorrow!- Read AR
English 7:  After working on spelling, students read The Giver in cooperative reading groups.   Homework:  Spelling all due tomorrow!  - Read AR

4/24/19 Wednesday

7C Honors English:  After journal & vocabulary, worked on the class novel quiz.  There will be some time tomorrow to finish.   Homework: Vocab. definitions. - Read AR
English 8:  Notes from 3 sources was due.  We discussed the structure of the outline (due Friday).  Students were given most of the class to work on their research report.   Homework:  Vocab. definitions  - outline (due Friday) - Read AR
English 7:  After reading groups, students took The Giver quiz for Ch. 1-5.   Homework:  Spelling definitions - Read AR

4/23/19 Tuesday

7C Honors English:  After journal & vocabulary, students read in cooperative reading groups for the remainder of the class.  There will be a novel quiz tomorrow.  Homework: Vocab. definitions. - Read AR
English 8:  Students were able to listen to a guest speaker and watch a slideshow on Auschwitz-Birkenau.   Homework:  Vocab. definitions  - notes on 3 sources (due tomorrow!) - Read AR
English 7:  After journal & discussing spelling words, students read in cooperative reading groups for the remainder of class.   Homework:  Spelling definitions - Read AR

4/22/19 Monday

7C Honors English:  After journal & vocabulary, students read in cooperative reading groups for the remainder of the class.  There will be a novel quiz tomorrow.  Homework: Vocab. syn. & ant. - Read AR
English 8:  Students were given some time to work on vocabulary.   Homework:  Vocab. syn. & ant.  - notes (due Wednesday) - Read AR
English 7:  After journal & spelling, students read in cooperative reading groups for the remainder of class.   Homework:  Spelling synonyms & antonyms - Read AR

4/19/19 It's Friday! Happy Easter Weekend!

7C Honors English: All vocabulary was due and students took the Vocab. test.    Homework:  Read AR
English 8:  All vocabulary was due and students took the Vocab. test.   Homework:   Read AR
English 7:  All spelling was due and students took the spelling test for The Giver Ch. 1-5.  Homework:  Read AR

4/18/19 Thursday

7C Honors English: Students were given some time to work on journal and vocabulary.  The remainder of class was spent in cooperative reading groups.  Homework: All vocab. due tomorrow - Read AR
English 8:  Students took Anne Frank Quiz 2 and were given some time to do research.    Homework:  All vocab. due tomorrow - 3 sources for research (due tomorrow) - Read AR
English 7:  Students were given some time to work on journal and spelling.  The remainder of class was spent in cooperative reading groups.  Homework:  All spelling due tomorrow - Read AR

4/17/19 Wednesday

7C Honors English: Students were given some time to work on journal and vocabulary.  The remainder of class was spent in cooperative reading groups.  Homework: Vocab. definitions - Read AR
English 8:  Students were given some time to do research.  The remainder of class was spent in cooperative reading groups.  Homework:  Vocab. definitions - 3 sources for research - Read AR
English 7:  Students were given some time to work on spelling.  The remainder of class was spent in cooperative reading groups.  Homework:  Spelling definitions - Read AR

4/16/19 Tuesday

7C Honors English:  After taking the class novel quiz, we discussed unfamiliar words on the vocabulary list.    Homework: Vocab. categories - Read AR
English 8:  After discussing unfamiliar words on the vocabulary list, students were given some time to research online for their reports.  The remainder of class was spent in cooperative reading groups.  Homework:  Vocab. categories - 3 sources for research - Read AR
English 7:  After discussing unfamiliar words  on the spelling list, students were introduced to their cooperative reading groups.  The Giver books were checked out to students.  Homework:  Spelling 5X each - Read AR

4/15/19 Monday

7C Honors English:  After DOL/Journal, students read in cooperative reading groups for the remainder of the class.  There will be a novel quiz tomorrow.  Homework: Vocab. syn. & ant. - Read AR
English 8:  Students were given some time to work on vocabulary.  We discussed the upcoming research paper, requirements, and dates associated.  Homework:  Vocab. syn. & ant.  - signature on research packet - Read AR
English 7:  Students were given a spelling list associated with the class novel, The Giver.  We discussed reading groups and described each role performed during reading.  Homework:  Spelling synonyms & antonyms - Read AR

4/12/19 Thursday (almost Friday...)

7C Honors English:  After DOL/Journal, students read the class journal in reading groups.    Homework: All vocab. due tomorrow - butterfly (due tomorrow) - Read AR
English 8: 8B: Students were given some time to work on the class journal entry & illustration (due Friday).  For the remainder, students worked in reading groups. 8A: After DOL/Journal, students worked in reading groups.  Homework:  All Vocab. due tomorrow - Read AR
English 7:  Write Your Own QAR was collected.  After DOL/Journal, students worked on spelling, affirmations, and/or butterflies (all due tomorrow).  Homework:  spelling all due tomorrow -butterfly (due tomorrow)- Read AR

4/10/19 Wednesday

7C Honors English:  After finishing Paper Clips, students finalized their KTWL.  Assigned was a 'definition poem' to be written on the image of a butterfly (and colored) - due Friday.    Homework: Vocab. definitions - butterfly - Read AR
English 8: 8B: Students were given some time to work on the class journal entry & illustration (due Friday).  For the remainder, students worked in reading groups. 8A: After DOL/Journal, students worked in reading groups.  Homework:  Vocab. definitions- Read AR
English 7:  After correcting the QAR passage, students worked with partners to write their own (WYO) QAR.  What is not completed in class is homework.  Homework:  spelling definitions - WYO QAR -  butterfly- Read AR

4/9/19

7C Honors English:  We discussed vocabulary words and clarified misunderstandings.  Students watched Paper Clips for the remainder.     Homework: Vocab. categories- Read AR
English 8: We discussed vocabulary words and clarified misunderstandings.  Students watched Anne Frank for the remainder. Homework:  Vocab. categories - Read AR
English 7:  Students were given time to complete Close Reading and questions for a QAR passage.  For the remainder, students worked on a butterfly project reflecting on the Paper Clips documentary.   Homework:  spelling 5 X each & butterfly- Read AR

4/8/19 It's Monday!

7C Honors English:  Students were given a vocabulary worksheet associated with the class novel.  The Monday work is synonyms and antonyms (all other vocab. work for the week remains the same). Students started the Paper Clips documentary.    Homework: Vocab. synonyms & antonyms- Read AR
English 8: Students were assigned Anne Frank vocabulary section 3. We started the Anne Frank film to enhance characterization (we will not finish it until the end of the book).   Homework:  Vocab. Syn./Ant. - Read AR
English 7:  Students were given the spelling worksheet for lesson 10.  After taking two school surveys online, students worked on spelling & AR.  Homework:  spelling worksheet - Read AR

4/4/19 AzMerit Tests DONE!

All Classes:  Homework for all:  Read AR

4/3/19 AzMerit Reading & Math Part 1

Tomorrow:  AzMerit Reading & Math Part 2
Homework for all:  Read AR

4/2/19 AzMerit Writing Today

Tomorrow:  AzMerit Reading & Math Part 1
Homework for all:  Read AR

4/1/19 AzMerit Writing Test TOMORROW

7C Honors English:  We discussed test-taking strategies.  For the remainder of class, students read the class novel in cooperative reading groups.   Homework: Good rest & protein breakfast for testing - Read AR
English 8:   We discussed test-taking strategies.  For the remainder of class students practiced the AzMerit online math test.  Homework: Good rest & protein breakfast for testing  - Read AR
English 7:  We discussed test-taking strategies.  For the remainder of class students practiced the AzMerit online math test.  Homework: Good rest & protein breakfast for testing - Read AR