Week 25, Day 3
Objective: Poetry and the Elements of Poetry
- Bell Work: Get your spiral or a sheet of notebook paper and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing. Remember the guidelines (on the wall).
- Poetry Unit Test on Scantron
- Yes, you will need a pencil. You may BORROW one from me, if you need one. They are in a bin, on my bookshelf, under the pencil sharpener.
- Please don't write on the CLASS SET of tests.
- Poetry Terms Crossword Puzzle (If you didn't get one yesterday.)
- Reminders/Announcements:
- My youngest daughter has pink eye. I *should* be back at school on Thursday. Please be good for my sub. If you need anything, you may email me at chelsea.avalos@granburyisd.org.
- W25 DRE is due on Friday.
Week 25, Day 2
Objective: Poetry and the Elements of Poetry
- Bell Work: Get your spiral or a sheet of notebook paper and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing. Remember the guidelines (on the wall).
- Reading Skill Worksheet for
- "The Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare (p. 794)
- "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost (p. 796)
- Open-Book Test for "The Seven Ages of Man" and "The Road Not Taken"
- Poetry Terms Crossword Puzzle (yes, it is for a grade!)
- Reminders/Announcements:
- Poetry Unit Test tomorrow!
- I am at Timberview HS today in Mansfield doing a site visit with a few other Granbury ISD members. Please be good for the sub.
- W25 DRE is due on Friday.
Week 25, Day 1
Objective: Poetry and the Elements of Poetry
- Bell Work: Get a W25 DRE and begin working on it.
- Free Rice
- "The Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare (page 794)
- "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost (page 796)
- Reminders/Announcements:
- W25 DRE is due on Friday.
Week 24, Day 5
Objective: Poetry and the Elements of Poetry
- Bell Work: Get out a red pen or a different colored marker and your W24 DRE.
- Finish Poetry Terms Quiz
- Finish "If" poem Quiz
- Narrative Writing Assignment: Write an essay explaining the importance of making good choices.
- Make sure all of the following assignments are turned in:
- "Egg Horror Poem" Literary Questions
- "Egg Horror Poem" Revising and Editing Questions
- "If" Poem Stanza Translation from yesterday
Week 24, Day 4
Objective: Poetry and the Elements of Poetry
- Bell Work: Get your spiral or a sheet of notebook paper and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing. Remember the guidelines (on the wall).
- Poetry Terms Quiz
- Quiz over "If" poem
- Work on Week 24 DRE
- Make sure all of the following assignments are turned in:
- "Egg Horror Poem" Literary Questions
- "Egg Horror Poem" Revising and Editing Questions
- "If" Poem Stanza Translation from yesterday
- Reminders/Announcements
- Week 24 DRE is due TOMORROW!
Week 24, Day 3
Objective: Poetry and the Elements of Poetry
- Bell Work: Get your spiral or a sheet of notebook paper and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing. Remember the guidelines (on the wall).
- "If" Poem
- Turn in the two assignments for "Egg Horror" Poem from yesterday.
- Reminders/Announcements
- Only 17 school days until SPRING BREAK!
- Week 24 DRE is due on Friday.
Week 24, Day 2
Objective: Poetry and the Elements of Poetry
- Bell Work: Turn in your textbook to page 782.
- "Egg Horror" Poem, page 782.
- Literary Analysis of "Egg Horror" Poem
- Week 24 DRE
- Reminders/Announcements
- Only 3 weeks until SPRING BREAK!
- Week 24 DRE is due on Friday.
Week 24, Day 1
Objective: No School for students. Staff Development.
Week 23, Day 5
Objective: Poetry Terms
- Bell Work: Get out your W23 DRE and a colored pen or marker to grade.
- Poetry Terms Project
- Turn in:
- Unit 5 Vocabulary (Parts A, B, C, and D)
- Poetry Terms and Examples
- Reminder/Announcements:
- Benchmark Corrections due TUESDAY, rather than today.
- No School on Monday, February 20th.
- Enjoy your long weekend!!! Be safe!
Week 23, Day 4
Objective: Poetry Terms
- Bell Work: THINK about this equation (1+1=3). This is a true statement. Can you explain it? (It has nothing to do with reproduction, changing the shape of the numbers, or anything like that.) Think bigger and more abstract.
- Synergy Discussion
- Learning Commons
- Finish up Unit 5 Vocabulary (Parts A, B, C, and D)
- Finish Poetry Terms and Examples
- Finish W23 DRE
- Work on Benchmark Corrections.
- Reminder/Announcements:
- This week is the start of the 5th six weeks.
- Only 4 weeks until SPRING BREAK!!!!
- W23 DRE is due Friday.
- No School on Monday, February 20th.
Week 23, Day 3
Objective: Poetry Terms
- Bell Work: Get out your Poetry Terms from yesterday. Then, I am going to talk about why I LOVE today's date!!!!
- Poetry Terms and Examples
- "Roller Coaster" Poem by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
- Personal Narrative: Write an essay explaining about a memorable, enjoyable day from your childhood.
- Be sure to include dialogue, sensory language, and details.
- Count your words.
- Work on Unit 5 Vocabulary (due Friday!)
- Reminder/Announcements:
- This week is the start of the 5th six weeks.
- Only 4 weeks until SPRING BREAK!!!!
- W23 DRE is due Friday.
- No School on Monday, February 20th.
Week 23, Day 2
Objective: Poetry Terms
- Bell Work: Work on your W23 DRE.
- Poetry Terms and Examples
- Reminder/Announcements:
- This week is the start of the 5th six weeks.
- Only 4 weeks until SPRING BREAK!!!!
- W23 DRE is due Friday.
- No School on Monday, February 20th.
Week 23, Day 1
Objective: Benchmark Reflection, Vocabulary Development
- Bell Work:
- Get out a separate sheet of notebook paper.
- Write your heading in the top, right-hand corner.
- Title it "Benchmark Reflection"
- I will start the 10 minute timer in just a moment.
- W23 DRE
- Vocabulary-Unit 5, Parts A, B, C, and D
- Please do NOT write on the packet.
- Reminder/Announcements:
- This week is the start of the 5th six weeks.
- Only 4 weeks until SPRING BREAK!!!!
- W23 DRE is due Friday.
- No School on Monday, February 20th.
Week 22, Day 5
Objective: Revising and Editing
- Bell Work: Get out your W22 DRE and a colored pen to grade.
- Grade W22 DRE
- Reminder/Announcements:
- Early Release today
- We DO have school on Monday!!!!
- Have a great weekend! Be safe!
Week 22, Day 4
Objective: Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension
- Bell Work: Get out a pen and a highlighter.
- Analyzing the essay portion of the benchmark.
Week 22, Day 3
Objective: Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension
- Bell Work: Get out a pen and a highlighter.
- Analyzing the multiple choice portion of the benchmark.
Week 22, Day 2
Objective: Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension
- Bell Work: Work on your W22 DRE. (Mrs. Avalos will give it to you.)
- Finish Open-Book Test from yesterday
- from Rosa Parks and Rosa page 292 in the textbook and p. 100 in the interactive reader.
- Unit 5 Vocabulary
- Reminders/Announcements
- Friday, February 10 is the last day of the 4th six weeks.
- Friday is also an early release day.
Week 22, Day 1
Objective: Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension
- Bell Work:
- 1st and 2nd- turn to page 292 in the textbook
- 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th-get out your W21 DRE to grade.
- W22 DRE will be passed back out tomorrow.
- Read from Rosa Parks by Douglas Brinkley and Rosa by Rita Dove (page 292)
- President Barack Obama Honoring Rosa Parks
- Reminders/Announcements
- Friday, February 10 is the last day of the 4th six weeks.
- Friday is also an early release day.
Week 21, Day 5
Objective: Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension
Update: I had to pick-up my youngest daughter from preschool. 5th period will go to the Learning Commons, 6th-8th will have a sub.
- Bell Work: Hold on to your W21 DRE...we will grade it on Monday.
- Work on all the things that are due today:
- W21 DRE
- "The Lost Boys" Reading Comprehension Questions
- "The Man Who Stayed Behind" Reading Comprehension Questions
- "Testimony Before the Senate" Reading Comprehension Questions
- Civil Rights Word Search-for extra credit
- Logic Puzzles-for extra credit
- Reminders/Announcements
- Next Friday, February 10 is the last day of the 4th six weeks.
Week 21, Day 4
Objective: Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension
- Bell Work: Get your Open-Book Test over "Testimony Before the Senate" out.
- Michael J. Fox "Testimony Before the Senate" on CSPAN
- Finish Open-Book Test over "Testimony Before the Senate" by Michael J. Fox
- p. 670 in your textbook
- p. 288 in the Interactive Reader.
- Finish Reading Comprehension Questions from "The Man Who Stayed Behind"
- Work on Week 21 DRE (due tomorrow)
- Reminders/Announcements
- "The Lost Boys" Questions due tomorrow.
- "The Man Who Stayed Behind" Questions due tomorrow.
- "Testimony Before the Senate" Questions due tomorrow.
- W21 DRE due tomorrow.
- Next Friday, February 10 is the last day of the 4th six weeks.
Week 21, Day 3
Objective: Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension
- Bell Work: Get your spiral or a sheet of notebook paper and get ready to do your 10 minute journal writing. Remember the guidelines (on the wall).
- How do you sell an idea? page 670
- "Testimony Before the Senate" by Michael J. Fox-p. 670 in your textbook and p. 288 in the Interactive Reader.
- Open-Book Test for "Testimony Before the Senate" by Michael J. Fox
