Hi, Students! Please find below our agenda for this week. We'll continue to start each class with a CRCT practice question to practice our test taking strategies. You will be asked to take home permission forms to view a video on Friday about the Civil War. You'll not be allowed to view this if you do not return this form. Those activities not finished in class will be . Saturday school will be available soon. Check with your teachers.
See you Monday! Ms. Holden
Monday assigned for homework each day. Please keep taking advantage of afterschool tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays
GA Studies: Look at contextual vocabulary found in Chapter 8. Begin our Guided Reading and class discussions about the Civil War. Take home permission forms to watch GLORY on Friday.
ELA
Grammar Review-Verbs. Students will complete activities from their Holt Grammar textbooks in class together. Students will complete independent practice in class or for homework. Students will practice reading aloud from AR books the last ten minutes of class.
Tuesday
GA Studies-Continue Guided Reading. Watch video on Civil War. Take notes during video and write summary of what you viewed.
ELA
Grammar Review-Regular vs. Irregular Verbs. Students will compare/contrast "regular" verbs with "irregular" verbs by defining each and finding examples from their textbooks. Students will complete activities from their Holt Grammar textbooks in class and for homework. Students will practice reading aloud from AR books the last ten minutes of class.
Wednesday
GA Studies-Complete activity, 'Which Side" and discuss similarities and differences of the Union States versus the Confederate States. Continue reading and exploring contextual vocabulary.
ELA
Students will review "Irregular Verbs" in their textbook and online at http://www.chompchomp.com/. Students will complete an interactive review activity together in class. Students will practice reading aloud from their AR books for the last ten minutes of class.
Thursday
GA Studies-Continue Guided Reading in Chapter 8. Complete "A Letter Home Activity" and discuss these in class.
ELA
Students will define vocabulary from a short story in their Literature Textbooks using a graphic organizer of their choice. Students will practice reading aloud and discuss the elements of the story.
Friday
GA Studies-
Students will watch "GLORY" and complete an accompanying comprehension sheet about the movie.
ELA
Students will continue to read from their Literature Textbooks. Students will work in collaborative pairs as "VERB COLLECTORS" and collect both "irregular" and "regular" verbs from the story that was read on a TCHART.
FUN SITES:
GA Studies-Games and Audio Book
http://www.mystatehistory.com/
GRAMMAR FUN
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
http://www.chompchomp.com/
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/6_8/
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Monday-
GA Studies-Review the CIVIL WAR battles in Georgia and SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA
ELA-
Continue practice reading strategies to improve reading comprehension and Grammar Review of VERB FORMS.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
January 26-30, 2009
Hi, Students! I trust you had a good weekend. I will be out on Monday and Friday of this week. I will be in class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and we'll busy! There will be no homework this week. The CRCT will be rapidly approaching us, and we'll need to do our best to be prepared! This week, in Georgia Studies, we'll begin looking at Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War events and happenings. It should be interesting! Additionally, in English Language Arts we'll be reading from our Literature textbooks and working on our reading comprehension skills. You'll be responsible for the CRCT practice warm up at the beginning of each class daily. Let's have a fun week of learning!
Ms. Holden
Monday-Students will follow Sub Plans for work provided.
Tuesday-
GA STUDIES-Read about "The Election of 1860" and continue looking for the causes of the Civil War using graphic organizers.
ELA-Define key vocabulary from the literature story. Play games such as White Board Review and Hangman to practice spelling and understanding meanings.
Wednesday-
GA STUDIES-Begin looking at contextual vocabulary for Chapter 8. Begin Guided Reading Activities .
ELA-Read from literature textbook and complete comprehension questions.
Thursday-
GA STUDIES-Continue reading and completing Guided Reading Activities. WHITE BOARD REVIEW of key contextual vocabulary.
ELA-Continue reading activities. Students may begin a RESPONSE to STORY project from the list provided.
FRIDAY-Students will follow Sub Plans for work provided. In ELA, students may work to complete the response to the literature story project.
HAVE A FUN WEEKEND!
Ms. Holden
Monday-Students will follow Sub Plans for work provided.
Tuesday-
GA STUDIES-Read about "The Election of 1860" and continue looking for the causes of the Civil War using graphic organizers.
ELA-Define key vocabulary from the literature story. Play games such as White Board Review and Hangman to practice spelling and understanding meanings.
Wednesday-
GA STUDIES-Begin looking at contextual vocabulary for Chapter 8. Begin Guided Reading Activities .
ELA-Read from literature textbook and complete comprehension questions.
Thursday-
GA STUDIES-Continue reading and completing Guided Reading Activities. WHITE BOARD REVIEW of key contextual vocabulary.
ELA-Continue reading activities. Students may begin a RESPONSE to STORY project from the list provided.
FRIDAY-Students will follow Sub Plans for work provided. In ELA, students may work to complete the response to the literature story project.
HAVE A FUN WEEKEND!
Friday, January 16, 2009
January 19-23, 2009
Note to Students/News:
Hi, Students! I hope you are enjoying your three day weekend! It will soon be Tuesday, and you'll return to school to the WRITING TEST on Wednesday! I hope you are ready! We'll practice some more on Tuesday and move into getting ready for the CRCT by Thursday! Remember our dance will be on February 13th...start planning now! Tutoring in afterschool and Saturday school (Jan 24) will be available to help you be successful in classes!
See you Tuesday! Ms. Holden :)
Georgia Studies AND ELA:
Tuesday: INAUGURATION!! WATCH AND LEARN ABOUT HISTORY AND CURRENT EVENTS.
Wednesday-WRITING TEST-SPELLING WORDS PRACTICE
Thursday-Return to Reading in Chapter 8 about the Antebellum South and Reading in ELA to finish AR book on Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen.
Friday-Math and Georgia Studies Review Games to review what we've been doing this 3rd 9 weeks and before! :)
No homework this week!
FUN SITES:
www.quia.com Use research skills, ie keyword searches, to find grammar topics.
Hi, Students! I hope you are enjoying your three day weekend! It will soon be Tuesday, and you'll return to school to the WRITING TEST on Wednesday! I hope you are ready! We'll practice some more on Tuesday and move into getting ready for the CRCT by Thursday! Remember our dance will be on February 13th...start planning now! Tutoring in afterschool and Saturday school (Jan 24) will be available to help you be successful in classes!
See you Tuesday! Ms. Holden :)
Georgia Studies AND ELA:
Tuesday: INAUGURATION!! WATCH AND LEARN ABOUT HISTORY AND CURRENT EVENTS.
Wednesday-WRITING TEST-SPELLING WORDS PRACTICE
Thursday-Return to Reading in Chapter 8 about the Antebellum South and Reading in ELA to finish AR book on Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen.
Friday-Math and Georgia Studies Review Games to review what we've been doing this 3rd 9 weeks and before! :)
No homework this week!
FUN SITES:
www.quia.com Use research skills, ie keyword searches, to find grammar topics.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
January 12-16, 2009
Hi, Students! Hope you enjoyed your weekend and are ready to return to school. We are preparing for the 8th grade Writing Assessment and will be doing a great deal of practice writing in Language class. We’ll continue our exploration and learning in Georgia Studies about the Antebellum Era and the beginnings of the Civil War. Don’t forget to look at older blogs and goto FUN SITES for these subjects. Homework will not be given in Social Studies, but you will be writing each night for Language Arts. See you in class! –Ms. Holden
GA Studies
GPS: SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia. a.)Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War including slavery, state’s rights, nullification, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott case, election of 1860, the debate over secession in Georgia, and the role of Alexander Stephens.
SS8E1 The student will give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced in Georgia in different historical periods.
SS8E2 The student will explain the benefits of free trade. a. Describe how Georgians have engaged in trade in different historical time periods.
EQs: What was life like for Georgia slaves during the Antebellum period? What was Georgia like before the Civil War? What steps led to Georgia’s secession from the Union in 1861?
Monday-Students will continue to read Ch 7 using Guided Reading practice and answering reading comprehension questions. Students will review vocabulary and earlier readings from the ppt, and participate in discussion about how life was for slaves during this era.
Tuesday- Students will read Source Document: Excerpts from Chapter 7 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and complete accompanying activities. Students will discuss how they think life was like for slaves during the antebellum period in the South. (Extension Activity: Students may draw pictures/comic strips with accompanying captions depicting the Life of a Slave Girl narrative.)
Wednesday-Substitute-Teacher Training. Students will follow substitute directions for work left to complete. Students will use their textbooks to define the following using Vocabulary Sketch graphic organizers-driver-slave code-arsenal-Underground Railroad-Know-Nothing Party-Great Revival Movement-Milledgeville-Republican Party-secession-platform-ordinance-Confederate States of America
Thursday-Students will use graphic organizers for WhiteBoard Review-Students will continue reading Ch 7 and answering reading comprehension questions during class discussion of the lesson essential question.
Friday-Students will take a multiple choice test on the vocabulary from Chapter 7. Students will complete a powerpoint with pictures and captions that explain life of slaves in the Antebellum South.
Fun Sites:
Presidents-Elections-FACTS: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0881931.html
The Underground Railroad: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/
English Language Arts
GPS: ELA8R3. The student reads aloud, accurately (in the range of 95%), familiar material in a variety of genres, in a way that makes meaning clear to listeners. The student a. Uses letter-sound knowledge to decode written English and uses a range of cueing systems (e.g., phonics and context clues) to determine pronunciation and meaning.b. Uses self-correction when subsequent reading indicates an earlier miscue (self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies). c. Reads with a rhythm, flow, and meter that sounds like everyday speech (prosody).
ELA8W4 The student consistently uses the writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully. b. Revises writing for appropriate organization, consistent point of view, and transitions between paragraphs, passages, and ideas. c. Edits writing to improve word choice, grammar, punctuation, etc.
EQ: How do I produce a piece of writing that follows the writing process? How do I convince others when writing persuasively? What do I need to know to prepare for the 8th grade Writing Assessment?
Monday-CRCT practice WARM-UP. Students will complete a graphic organizer and mini-lesson on what they need to know about the 8th grade Writing Assessment. Students will practice identifying persuasive and expository “key words” in writing prompts and review the RAFT strategy. Students will practice writing paragraph from a given writing prompt. Students will read together from "A Soldier's Heart" if time allows.
Tuesday-CRCT practice WARM-UP-Students will complete a graphic organizer and mini-lesson on RAFT with WRITING PROMPTS-Students will practice matching sample topics to audience and purpose or topic sentence from ppt-Students will use these to create a persuasive paragraph in Writer’s Workshop-Writing for 15 minutes-Students will read together from A Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen if time allows.
Wednesday
Substitute- Teacher Training. Students will follow substitute directions for work left to complete. Thursday- CRCT practice WARM-UP. Students will complete a graphic organizer and mini lesson on USING PERSUASIVE LANGUAGE to appeal to others. (VIVID DESCRIPTION, CONCRETE LANGUAGE, and FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE) Students ETHOS (sense of right and wrong-credibility of person based on character) LOGOS, (what is “logical”-reasonable) facts/statistics, and PATHOS (emotions, feelings) evoked through stories/anecdotes. Students will practice writing persuasive sentences. Students will then write in WRITER’S WORKSHOP to persuade others using these techniques. Students will read aloud together from "A Soldier's Heart" if time allows.
Friday –CRCT practice WARM-UP.WhiteBoard Review on Persuasive techniques and Writing process. Students will complete a graphic organizer and mini lesson on “How to build a strong argument”. Students will view video on Common Writing Errors when REVISING and EDITING. Students will revise one of the paragraphs they wrote earlier this week. Students will visit the library and read from AR books the last 15 minutes of class.
Fun Sites:
www.chompchomp.com
www.quia.com
www.readwritethink.org (Student Materials)
Important dates: January 19th-No School-MLK Jr. Day -January 21st-8th Grade Writing Test
GPS: ELA8R3. The student reads aloud, accurately (in the range of 95%), familiar material in a variety of genres, in a way that makes meaning clear to listeners. The student a. Uses letter-sound knowledge to decode written English and uses a range of cueing systems (e.g., phonics and context clues) to determine pronunciation and meaning.b. Uses self-correction when subsequent reading indicates an earlier miscue (self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies). c. Reads with a rhythm, flow, and meter that sounds like everyday speech (prosody).
ELA8W4 The student consistently uses the writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully. b. Revises writing for appropriate organization, consistent point of view, and transitions between paragraphs, passages, and ideas. c. Edits writing to improve word choice, grammar, punctuation, etc.
EQ: How do I produce a piece of writing that follows the writing process? How do I convince others when writing persuasively? What do I need to know to prepare for the 8th grade Writing Assessment?
Monday-CRCT practice WARM-UP. Students will complete a graphic organizer and mini-lesson on what they need to know about the 8th grade Writing Assessment. Students will practice identifying persuasive and expository “key words” in writing prompts and review the RAFT strategy. Students will practice writing paragraph from a given writing prompt. Students will read together from "A Soldier's Heart" if time allows.
Tuesday-CRCT practice WARM-UP-Students will complete a graphic organizer and mini-lesson on RAFT with WRITING PROMPTS-Students will practice matching sample topics to audience and purpose or topic sentence from ppt-Students will use these to create a persuasive paragraph in Writer’s Workshop-Writing for 15 minutes-Students will read together from A Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen if time allows.
Wednesday
Substitute- Teacher Training. Students will follow substitute directions for work left to complete. Thursday- CRCT practice WARM-UP. Students will complete a graphic organizer and mini lesson on USING PERSUASIVE LANGUAGE to appeal to others. (VIVID DESCRIPTION, CONCRETE LANGUAGE, and FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE) Students ETHOS (sense of right and wrong-credibility of person based on character) LOGOS, (what is “logical”-reasonable) facts/statistics, and PATHOS (emotions, feelings) evoked through stories/anecdotes. Students will practice writing persuasive sentences. Students will then write in WRITER’S WORKSHOP to persuade others using these techniques. Students will read aloud together from "A Soldier's Heart" if time allows.
Friday –CRCT practice WARM-UP.WhiteBoard Review on Persuasive techniques and Writing process. Students will complete a graphic organizer and mini lesson on “How to build a strong argument”. Students will view video on Common Writing Errors when REVISING and EDITING. Students will revise one of the paragraphs they wrote earlier this week. Students will visit the library and read from AR books the last 15 minutes of class.
Fun Sites:
www.chompchomp.com
www.quia.com
www.readwritethink.org (Student Materials)
Important dates: January 19th-No School-MLK Jr. Day -January 21st-8th Grade Writing Test
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