Thursday, September 23, 2010

Septerber 22/23

Humanities 7
Read: Freak the Mighty Chapters 1-10
Worksheets: Verbs and Helping Verbs
Create a title page for Freak the Mighty



English 9

No Signature- Read Chapters 1-15
Next class: Quiz


BE SURE TO READ DAILY!!

Friday, September 17, 2010

September 17

Grade 7- Introduction: Freak the Mighty
Sponge Activity: Pre-reading~ prediction
Read: Chapters 1-3
Classroom discussion
Hand in Sponge Activities and Reading Log
Note: Interlopers corrections due Monday

Grade 9 (Sept 17/ 20)- Introduction: No Signature
Sponge Activity: Pre-reading~ Prediction
Read: Chapters 1-6
Complete novel questions (due next class)
1) Define 5 interesting words that you have discovered in your reading
2) Write a one paragraph personal response to the following quote: "Nothing's worse than not knowing"
3)Character sketch : 1) Wick 2) Hawk
Hand in Sponge/ Journal and Reading Log

Thursday, September 16, 2010

September 15/16

Grade 9

Sponge Activity
Complete Grade Wide Write



Grade 7

1)Sponge Activity
2)Short Story: "The Interlopers"
3)Review Nouns- Worksheet due Friday Sept 18
4)Note: Reading logs and journals due Friday

Monday, September 13, 2010

September 13, 2010

Grade 7
1) Sponge activity
2) Notes: The Writing Process
3) Classroom: Using the Writing Process
4) Brainstorming
5) Pre-instructional assessment: My First Week at Vedder


Grade 9 (September 13/14)
1) Sponge Activiity: Descriptive paragraph
2) Grade Wide Write
3) Discuss six point scale
4) Small group discussion/ brainstorm
5) Ind. pre-write
6) Begin 5 paragraph essay (complete next class)

Thursday, September 9, 2010

SEPTEMBER 10 -- DAY 0

Please note: today is a school wide EBS day. Monday will be Day 1.

September 9- Grade 7

1) Sponge Activity
2) Student Success Plans
3) Library

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

September 8/ 9

WELCOME!

1) Introductions
2) Course Outlines