Periodic Assessment practice test or CELDT

Take the Periodic Assessment practice test or CELDT.

Homework: Read "The Great Rat Hunt" in the Language of Literature on pages 106 -117 and write down three things in the story that are humorous.

Periodic Practice Test

Take the Periodic Assessment practice test or CELDT.

Homework: Read "The Great Rat Hunt" in the Language of Literature on pages 106 -117 and write down three things in the story that are humorous.

In class essay on recurring theme

Write a four paragraph essay about a theme that both Akeelah and the Bee and "The Root of Freedom" share. Use this checklist to guide your writing.

Silently read "The Great Rat Hunt" or make up work from absences.

Homework:Read "The Great Rat Hunt" by Laurence Yep. If you earned a D or F on the vocabulary mastery or the spelling test, you retake the tests Friday after school.

So, this duck waddles into the bar...

Recurring Theme Worksheet

Review assignment list.

Review Vocabulary Mastery Test

Complete Recurring Theme Worksheet.

This little pig walks into a bar, sits down, and orders 15 lemonades. After he drinks them all, the bartender asks, "Would you like to know where the restroom is?"

The pig replies...

Copy these notes about transistions.

Homework: Read "The Great Rat Hunt" in Language of Literature

Friday Test Re-takes after school.

The writing process

Pass out hand out on the writing process.

Take notes on attention-grabbing introductions.

View a video-biography of Frederick Douglass and complete
this Frederick Douglass Video form.

Homework: Finish final drafts.

Vocabulary Mastery Test

Correct Spelling Test.

Take vocabulary mastery test.

Read the Frederick Douglass Narrative.

A tiny but dignified old lady was among a group looking at an art exhibition in a newly opened gallery. Suddenly one contemporary painting caught her eye. ''What on earth,'' she inquired of the artist standing nearby, ''is that?''
He smiled condescendingly. ''That, my dear lady, is supposed to be a mother and her child.''

''Well, then,'' snapped the little old lady, ...



Homework: Final drafts of narrative

Back to School Night

Finish word charts and take spelling test for the following words from the narrative unit standards:
compare, contrast, motivation, reaction, era, character, biography, belief, heritage, conflict, analyze, literature,
narrative, theme, tradition, contemporary, autobiography, coherent.


Vocab. Bingo




Homework: Study for vocabulary mastery test--Back to school night.

Spelling Test

What is a theme in Akeelah and the Bee? Explain with evidence from the movie.

What is a theme in "Root of Freedom"? Explain with evidence from the narrative.

How are the themes similar? How are they different? Explain.

Finish word charts and take spelling test for the following words from the narrative unit standards:
compare, contrast, motivation, reaction, era, character, biography, belief, heritage, conflict, analyze, literature,
narrative, theme, tradition, contemporary, autobiography, coherent.

Knock, Knock.
Who's there?
Noah.
Noah who?

Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Senor.
Senor who?
Senor grades, better do your homework.


Homework: Final drafts of the narrative due two days after rough draft returned to you; Vocabulary Mastery Test and Narrative Unit Progress Test on Friday

Share completed narratives

Read a few narratives.


Review and turn in viewing guide.

So, Bert asked Ernie, "Do you like ice cream?"

Ernie answered,

Finish word charts:
compare, contrast, motivation, reaction, era, character, biography, belief, heritage, conflict, analyze, literature,
narrative, theme, tradition, contemporary, autobiography, coherent.




Homework: Spelling test on all the above words on Wednesday.

Finish watching Akeelah and the Bee in Powers Hall

Watch Akeelah and the Bee in Powers Hall while completing the viewing guide.

Homework: Finish Narrative (due on Tuesday). It can be a true personal narrative or a fictional one derived from this random plot generator.

Akeelah and the Bee

Watch Akeelah and the Bee in Powers Hall while completing the viewing guide.

Homework: Finish Narrative (due on Tuesday). It can be a true personal narrative or a fictional one derived from this random plot generator.

In love and hate, punctuation is important.

Consider what this letter means. What is it about? How can you change the meaning of the letter without changing any of the words? Give it a try!

Dear John:

I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy --will you let me be yours?
Gloria



Use a comma after an introductory participial phrase. Example: Feeling hot, the boy ran to the refrigerator for a drink.

Place commas where they are needed.

1. Needing help immediately I dialed 911.

2. Having seen the final act I started to cry.

3. Thinking back on her life the woman was very thankful.

4. Having done his very best the boy stood tall and happy.

5. Desiring to be accepted Larry did some unusual things.



Answers

1. Needing help immediately, I dialed 911.

2. Having seen the final act, I started to cry.

3. Thinking back on her life, the woman was very thankful.

4. Having done his very best, the boy stood tall and happy.

5. Desiring to be accepted, Larry did some unusual things.

Finish writing your narrative.



Homework: Final draft of narrative

Friday, we will watch Akeelah and the Bee in Powers Hall.

Write a Narrative

1.3 Use word meanings within the appropriate context and show ability to verify those meanings by definition, restatement, example, comparison, or contrast.


compare, contrast, motivation, reaction, era, and character

Review Carnegie Standards for Written Work

Write a narrative. It can be a true personal narrative of a fictional on derived from this random plot generator.



What's the longest word in the dictionary?

Smiles.

Why?

Because there's ...





Homework: Finish narrative

Finish Douglass Q's

Finish reading From NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS AN AMERICAN SLAVE starting on the bottom of page 37 and finishing on the bottom of 43.

Answer these questions.


1.3 Use word meanings within the appropriate context and show ability to verify those meanings by definition, restatement, example, comparison, or contrast.


compare, contrast, and motivation


Standards-based joke:
Reading 1.1 Analyze idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes to infer the literal and figurative meanings of phrases.

Why did the boy eat his homework?
Because his teacher said it was

other idioms: hit the hay, wet behind the ears, raining cats and dogs, apple of your eye.

Write a narrative. It can be a true personal narrative of a fictional on derived from this random plot generator.

Homework: This assignment is a piece of cake. Visit this website and leave a comment on the most current post about what you've learned so far in this English course. Include your first name and period.

What was Douglass's motivation?

A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses. She started her class by saying, "Everyone who thinks you're stupid, stand up!"
After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood up. The teacher said, "Do you think you're stupid, Little Johnny?"

"No, ma'am, but ...!"

Finish word chart with the following words:contemporary, autobiography, coherent.

Finish reading From NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS AN AMERICAN SLAVE starting on the bottom of page 37 and finishing on the bottom of 43.


Answer these questions.


Homework:

Narrative of Frederick Douglass

A panda walks into a bar, sits down, and orders a sandwich. He eats the sandwich,
pulls out a gun, and shoots the waiter dead. As the panda stands up to go, the bartender shouts, "Hey! Where are you going? You just shot my waiter and you didn't pay for your sandwich!"

The panda yells back at the bartender, "Hey, I'm a PANDA! Look it up!" The bartender opens his dictionary and sees the following definition for panda: "A tree dwelling marsupial of Asian origin, characterized by distinct black and white coloring..."

Copy the notes on commas and do the exercise.

Use commas to separate a series of three or more words. Example: I dropped my pencil, papers, and books. (The comma before the conjunction and is optional, but I prefer using it.)

Use no commas between two or more words usually thought of as being one item. Example: We ate hamburgers, pork and beans, and potato chips.

Use no commas in a series when all items are joined by or, and, or nor. Example: You dance and sing and play well.

Place commas where they are needed.

1. I have seen many gold silver and copper mines.

2. People in the United States can travel by air rail or water.

3. The girl waved leaned over and fell into the pool.

4. My wife likes a meal of a glass of grape juice a fresh salad and spaghetti and meat balls.

5. At the resort we can hike and swim and ski all we want.



Answers

1. gold, silver, and copper

2. air, rail, or water

3. waved, leaned over, and fell

4. a glass of grape juice, a fresh salad, and spaghetti and meat balls. (Spaghetti and meat balls are considered one item.)

5. no commas needed


Read From NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS AN AMERICAN SLAVE starting on the bottom of page 37 and finishing on the bottom of 43.


Answer these questions.

Homework: Finish answering the Frederick Douglass Questions

First day of joyful learning

Tell a narrative joke (page 25).

Define narrative, theme, and tradition in a word chart.

Assign seats

Pass out color-coded folders

Copy rules and hand them in


Be in your seat ready to work when the bell rings or receive a tardy.

Bring a blue or black pen, paper, a # 2 pencil with eraser, your agenda book, your English notebook and any other required texts every day.

Behave in a polite and appropriate manner.

Eat, drink, and chew elsewhere.

Use restroom before and after class.

Personal electronic devices (cell phones, Ipods, MP3 players etc.) may not be used in class. If they are visible or audible they will be confiscated.

Absolutely no updog in class.


Distribute and discuss curriculum letter(due Friday, 20 points).


Homework: Get curriculum letter signed