Homework: Updated everyday (But we ARE all human!) Make sure to check your child's agenda to make sure!
May-
5/15/19 - Remember that for homework you are to finish your "character sketch" project. In order to receive 8 extra bonus points on the quiz we took today, it must show your hard work and must be done correctly. It should also be neatly colored. I am putting these up on the wall for when our 5th grade friends come next week.
5/6/19 - Finish the vocabulary sentences before class on WEDNESDAY!
Also...
Due to some students being a little lackadaisical last week...
Myself and Mr. Furtado are being overly indulgent by giving a retake TEST this upcoming Friday. Due to the fact we are giving you extra time, we added more vocabulary terms in order to compensate. The best Teacher Appreciation gift we can receive this week is for you all to study and do well on the assessment. :-)
5/2/19 - Vocab quiz tomorrow! There will also be a reading check. As of tomorrow you would have read at minimum, a total of 1,080 minutes! Everyone should be done with at least one novel by now. Make sure if you didn't finish your classwork that you get it done as well. It can be found on google classroom if you misplaced it.
April-
4/30/19 - Finish the chapter 8 - 9 notes for homework if not completed in class. Also, we will be having a quiz on Friday with some of our vocabulary we've been learning from the novel.
The following words will be on our first vocab quiz for King of Shadows:
1. Self-righteous
2. Perilously
3. Inquisitive
4. Obstinate
5. Addled
6. Agitated
7. Coax
8. Disdain
9. Apprentice
10. Malice
11. Patronizing
12. Indulgent
13. Indignant
14. Languid
15. Exasperated
4/26/19 - Finish up the chapter notes from chapter 6. Don't forget the chapter notes are on my Google Classroom. Also, remember to be reading your independent novel. As of next Friday you should have read over 1,080 minutes since the beginning of this term! This means, you should be done with your novel or be on a new one!
4/25/19 - Finish chapter notes for chapter 5 and 1/2 up chapter 6. We will be finishing the rest tomorrow. We will be having an open notes quiz at the start of class. Remember, we will also have a reading check tomorrow on your individual SSR book. So far, you've been responsible for 900 minutes of reading! Wow!
4/23/19 - Finish chapter 2 notes if you didn't get to in class. The chapter text has been added to my Google Classroom!
4/22/19- Welcome back from break! We are starting our last novel, King of Shadows, about a young boy who gets transported back into the times of Shakespeare to perform some of his plays. Because I only have class copies, I've put the chapters on my Google Classroom if you need to finish work for homework! Use this link to take you there! You must be registered for my classroom. Click HERE
4/11/19 - We finished ELA MCAS, WOOHOO! Good job to all the students for taking their time and trying hard! Remember that tomorrow is our last reading check before break. As of tomorrow, you would have read at least 540 minutes within the last 3 weeks! This reading check counts as your homework grade for the first week of the term, so hopefully you've met the designated progress especially with the extra reading time during MCAS!
Read for 15 Minutes.
Tomorrow is a reading check! Within the past 2 weeks I'm looking for 360 minutes of reading progress!
January -
1/9/19 - Term 3 is ending, and with that, so is Chew on This. All students have put the important dates in their agendas about what is due in the upcoming weeks. Stay up-to-date with the following assignments being due:
1/11 - Vocabulary assignment is due
1/11 - We begin our preparation for the Socratic Seminar Discussion of Chew on This.
1/14 - iReady Testing
1/14 - Finish Socratic Seminar preparation for Chew on This.
1/15 - **Last Day to turn in SSR Journals** (quiz grade)
1/15 - 1st Half of Students will perform their Socratic Seminar (Test grade)
1/16 - 2nd Half of Students will perform their Socratic Seminar (Test grade)
1/17 - Grades Close For Term 2!
1/23 - Vocabulary Quiz from the list that was given on the 11th
1/25 - Chew on This Test
1/25 - Pass in your Chew on This chapter notes which will count as a Test grade.
21/3/19 - The LAST DAY to turn in Reading Journals is no later than January 15th. Grades close 2 days after. Will the Mystery Box finally open??
December -
12/11/18 - Tomorrow we will be presenting our chapters from Chew on This. You will be given an extra 30 minutes to finish up when you get to class. If you feel you'll need more than that, please organize working on different parts tonight with your group. It is your responsibility.
November -
11/30/18 - Students have compiled a list of words within our text that they've had difficulty with, in order to create their own vocabulary list. We will be having a quiz on these 15 terms on Wednesday. Make sure to study these terms throughout the week after you do your nightly reading. All of the students have the definitions in their ELA binders. These are the following 15 terms:
- radical
- corporate
- entrepreneur
- franchise
- manipulate
- tactics
- wield
- embodiment
- confectionery
- appealed
- solidarity
- sacrosanct
- additives
- vast
- extract
October -
10/25/18 - Tomorrow is the big day? Will the mystery box open???
- The LAST DAY to turn in Term 1 Reading Journals is TOMORROW. First class to turn them all in ON TIME will receive a gift from the mystery box. This is QUIZ GRADE so please get these in. Read the directions and have someone at home read it as well.
- ALSO, our Poetry Test you've been studying 2 WEEKS for is TOMORROW. You all received flashcards to help you study, so study, study, study! End the term strong. You'll do great IF, you've been giving great effort in class and at home. I believe in all of you!
- Last but not least, have you stayed after school to finish your benchmark we took Monday? Many have not. I am grading whatever you have at the end of the day Friday. Thank you for all the dedicated students that have thus far stayed with me during SSR and after school to get their's done :-)
10/23/18 - Today was the last day in our regular period classes to finish benchmarks. Please use after school help today and Wednesday, as well as SSR time to get them completed. Whatever isn't completed at the end of the day Friday, will be graded!
Remember your other important deadlines this week as well. End the term strong! You can do it!
10/19/18 - Mark down the following important dates!:
October 22nd – Benchmark (Quiz)
October 26th – Reading Journal Deadline! (Quiz)
October 26th – Poetry Test!
**There's a cool figurative language game to help you practice if you'd like! CLICK HERE!**
10/11/18 - Finish "Oranges" light vs dark assignment
10/10/18 - Finish the Annotations for "Oranges". Complete the following tasks in the margins of the poem:
Lines 5 – 7
Sensory Language: What senses are affected in these lines? Explain.
Lines 13 – 17
Word Choice and Tone: How does the speaker feel about the girl? How do you know?
Lines 34 – 38
Word Choice and Tone: What tone does the speaker show here? Explain.
Line 43
Poetic Structure: Why do you think the poet made the word “outside” be by itself on this line? What effect does it give to the poem?
Lines 51 – 56
Sensory Language: How does the image presented in these lines sum up the poem? How do these images help create a theme of this poem?
10/9/18 - Finish the first read annotations for "Oranges" by Gary Soto, in the margins. Focus only on:
- unfamiliar vocab
- figurative language
- sound device
10/4/18 - Finish your annotations for "Alone" by Maya Angelou. Remember, you're annotating in the margins for figurative language, sound devices, and unfamiliar vocabulary!
September -
9/28/18 - Read for 20 minutes, or finish our Venn diagram activity from today comparing the two texts of Charlie Brown. Click HERE to download the 2nd text review.
9/26/18 - Finish STEAL character trait organizer for You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
9/25/18 - Last day to retake your "plot quiz" is tomorrow afternoon! also, make sure to give a first read to, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown and look up the vocabulary.
9/24/18 - If you're doing a retake of our plot/ "Stray" quiz on Tuesday or Wednesday after school, make sure you study your old quiz and the corrections that were made! The quiz will be very similar, just a different format.
9/21/18 - Finish "Squiggle Stories" about your folk tales if you did not get to finish in class. Also, if you're doing a retake of our plot/ "Stray" quiz on Tuesday or Wednesday after school, make sure you study your old quiz and the corrections that were made! The quiz will be very similar, just a different format.
9/18/18 - If you didn't finishing "The Homecoming" 1st read questions, CLICK HERE to download the text in order to complete the class work assignment! If you did complete it, please read for 15 minutes!
9/14/18 - Continue studying for your quiz on Monday. You'll have to know roughly about our story "Stray" and be able to identify the following terms:
- Theme
- Falling Action
- Starvation
- Plot
- Conflict
- Ignore
- Timidly
- Trudged
- Exhausted
- Grudgingly
- Exposition
- Resolution
- Climax
- Rising Action
- Character Traits
9/13/18 - Continue studying for your quiz on Monday. You'll have to know roughly about our story "Stray" and be able to identify the following terms:
- Theme
- Falling Action
- Starvation
- Plot
- Conflict
- Ignore
- Timidly
- Trudged
- Exhausted
- Grudgingly
- Exposition
- Resolution
- Climax
- Rising Action
- Character Traits
9/11/18 - Please finish the plot line from "Stray" by Cynthia Rylant. If you need a copy of the story you can download it HERE. If you finished the story in class, please read for 15 minutes!
9/6/18 - Finish "All About Me" assignment and bring in 3 objects that represent those traits. Pictures work perfectly!
9/5/18 - Pick 3 positive traits that represent you from the list I gave you today. Make sure they are really important to who you are as a person!
9/4/18 - Reading your SSR book for 15 minutes. If you missed today's notes print out the slide show HERE.
August-
8/30/18 - Make sure to read your SSR book tonight for at least 15 minutes. Also, make sure that you have all your school paperwork in!
