Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Please complete your Teen Survival Page for homework. DUE at the beginning of class!

If you would like to share, we will do so tomorrow!

 

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Please complete the front side of our Teen Survival Guide sheet. Come to class knowing your theme topic, theme and moral. We can work on crafting the best wording for your theme and moral, but write it out yourself first! Be sure it's a topic you are interested in and have insight into.

SURVIVAL GUIDE for TEENSKID.doc   Recipe for SERVICE.doc

 

 

Friday, December 11, 2009

Complete the theme practice sheet below. Then, check your answers to see if you are on track! Remember, your answers can be different for the fill-in-the blank because we all have different perspectives. Check to be sure that your answers follow my pattern:

Theme Topic: Subject Only

Theme: Message or Insight into LIFE expressed by the author (their opinion or perspective)

Moral: A Lesson! The author wants you to do something or take some advice from him/her.

ThemePractice.doc     ThemePracticeKEY.doc

 

 

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Finish Taylor Swift Video/Theme Sheet if you did not do so in class!

Bring your book for Reader's Workshop.

1st and 3rd Period-We have guest speakers to come in and recommend books to you!

 

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

BLOG #9

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009

Complete THEME Sheet-both sides!

Please get your 2nd Quarter Goals Reading Check-up filled out and signed by a parent if you have not done so!

themedefinitions-practice.doc 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4,2009

Please complete the 2nd Quarter Goals Reading Check-up Form with your parents. You must BOTH sign it!

ReadinbCheckup#1.doc

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009     

BLOG #8

 

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

No Homework tonight! Read for pleasure and keep up with your Reading Goals!

 

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

A Retrieved Reformation can be found on the site below:

http://www.emcp.com/product_catalog/school/litLink/Grade08/U08-05retrievedreform/guided_readingWS.php

*Click on Read the Selection on the right hand side of the site.

*If you want to listen to the audio while you read, click on audio at the bottom right.

*Please use any other resources on this page. There is vocabulary as well as guided questions you can use to check your understanding.

HERE ARE MY QUESTIONS FROM THE ORANGE SHEET. Please complete!

 

 

 

Monday, November 30, 2009

O'Henry Author Quest: Use the sites below to answer the questions you received in class.

(The first site is not cooperating very well! If you need to, type in the site manually!)

http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/

http://campsmoke.fmallen.com/?p=2138 

 

 

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Put the finishing touches on your puppet show and get ready to be puppeteers tomorrow! How fun!

*If you did not finish your Reading Goal Sheet for 2nd Quarter, please do so and get it to me tomorrow!

 

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Think about your role in the puppet show and come in with some ideas tomorrow!

Talk with your parents about your reading goal. Fill out agreement and ask them to sign it. Due Thursday!

**Scroll down a bit to find some website that will help you find your next book!

 

Monday, November 16, 2009

Please talk to your parents about your 2nd Quarter Reading Goals! Signed agreement due on Thursday.

Websites to find books to read....

1. Series Books

http://www.kidsreads.com/series/index.asp

 

2. This is a library website, but you can search by genre, award winner, your age, etc. Very cool. Annotated list.

http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/youth_services/yrl/ythread.htm

 

3. Scroll down on this page to Grade Level 7&8. Annotated list.

http://www.haisln.org/recommendedreadinglists.html

 

4. Book Ms. Hennessy, our librarian, recommends!

http://web.mac.com/hennesst/WJHSLMC/Critics_Corner.html

 

5. Type in a book you love, and get a list of books that are similar!

http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/search

 

 

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Brainstorm your modern day legend. Fill out the bottom of the sheet you received today and come in with many ideas or some of it already complete! You will have all of class tomorrow to work. It will be due at the end of class.

LegendPRODUCT.doc

 

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Bring a free reading book tomorrow!

Be sure to complete YOUR particular assignment:

Character Chart

OR

10 Important Events and/or Plot Chart for The 6 Swans (Do this on your own paper.)

Character chart.doc

 

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Read The Six Swans and fill out the purple sheet-last column!

FairyTaleIntro09.doc

FairyTaleIntro09penguinkey.doc

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Study for your Short Stories test!

You should have all worksheets in your folder. If you need any, they are below under the dates we worked on that particular element/skill. Find it and print!

Here is the answer key to the Charlie Brown video and the Scary Story (Ireland/Japan)...

Itsthegreatpumpkinkey.doc

 

GruesomeTest-HeadlessHorseman.doc 

 

Monday, October 26, 2009

Homework: Plot digram for the short story you chose. Due tomorrow!

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE TEST ON THURSDAY-Please print and start organizing yourself!

Short Stories study guide2009.doc

Plot_ Dinner Party09.doc

 

FRIDAY, October 23, 2009

JOURNAL #6

Please respond on the sheet given to you, OR see the prompt below:

We have just finished reading three short stories, all of which ar a bit creepy and suspenseful. To add to the fun and the theme of Halloween, tell us a ghost story or Halloween-type story that you ahve heard or like to tell! The length of this journal is up to you.

Have a great weekend!

WEDNESDAY, October 21, 2009

Today we discussed The Tell Tale Heart story with our online activity.

Homework: Poe and Suspense

Poe and Suspense.doc

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2009

Here is everything you need for your homework tonight!

*****IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE*******

Please go the following link:

http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org

Click on POE the WRITER

The drop down menu will give you the story The Tell-Tale Heart.

 

**Remember-do not refresh the screen or you will lose your annotations. Do not got OUT of that window for any reason or you will lose your annotations. If you must read in more than one sitting, PRINT your work each time! HAVE FUN!

 

Website instructions:

TTH Instructions.doc

Vocabulary:

Tell-Tale Heart vocab.doc

Full text version of the story:

Tell-Tale Heart story.doc

 

***If you cannot get to the website, please print the version above and write in your annotations. Use the TTH Instructions sheet to help you with ANNOTATION ideas.

***Google the website if you have trouble getting into it. This might work!

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009

Today we watched a short video about the origins of Halloween and filled out an answer sheet. We played a review BINGO game and reviewed the website we will view tonight for homework!

DUE TOMORROW: Go online to the site on your homework sheet to learn more about the interesting life of Edgar Allan Poe!

Here is the worksheet-

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009

This week we read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving.

Please complete BLOG #5 for Homework!

PoeInteractiveTimeline.doc

 

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Please finish reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and questions that go along with the story. Be sure that you are adding comments and questions in the margins of the story-I will be checking! Tomorrow we will discuss this wonderful story and complete the experience with a fun activity.

LOSH Abridged.doc

OriginalSleepyHollow.doc

motif09-10.doc 

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

No homework tonight! Tomorrow we will begin to read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow!

 

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Today we discussed The Monkey's Paw. What a fun conversation. You all had great ideas.

Tonight you will find FIVE examples of Imagery in the story. Please go through the story and copy the passages that you choose. Do not write "That one part in the story when...". I want direct passages/quotes.

DO NOT FORGET YOUR FREE READING BOOK. You will read for the last half of class.

Imagery-Mood.doc

**The Monkey's Paw Story is down below if you need it!

Ms. Sherman's Group-Your homework is due tomorrow, too!

 

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Today we started to read The Monkey's Paw.

Please follow the schedule on the calendar, the one you wrote in your assignment notebook, and the one below. They are all the same.

Read pages 1-5 tonight/answer questions. Blog your questions, or help with answers on the blog tonight-pages 1-5 only so that you don't ruin the end if you read ahead!

***Use your vocabulary sheet to understand the story better.

The Monkey's Paw.doc    AuthorInfo-Vocab.doc

 

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 (I will not see you in class today.)

Read pages 6-10 tonight/answer questions. Blog your questions or help with answers on the blog tonight. You may discuss the whole story at this point!

***Use your vocabulary sheet to understand the story better.

 

 

Monday, October 5, 2009

Today we took our non-fiction quiz! We will move on now to our Short Stories Unit.

HOMEWORK: Please complete the sheet you took from the chair today at the front of the room. It gives you information about the author of The Monkey's Paw and asks you a few compelling questions. Bring them in tomorrow for discussion and to help you understand the story.

 

Friday, October 2, 2009

Today we had Reader's Workshop! Students finished the practice sheets to help them prepare for the quiz on Monday.

HOMEWORK: Review sheets we completed in class throughout this unit. It will help you to wrap your brain around the three text structures that you will be quizzed on: PROBLEM-SOLUTION, CAUSE-EFFECT, and COMPARE-CONTRAST.    COMPLETE BLOG #4

 

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Today we went over our homework together and pieced together a cause/effect story.

NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT!

 

Tuesday, September 29. 2009

Today we talked about the cause/effect struture found in non-fiction. We did a quick warm-up exercise and then used the CNBC special THE OPRAH EFFECT to look at this relationship.

HOMEWORK: Choose an article and find many cause-effect relationships! Use the back of the Oprah Effect sheet to write whaty ou find. You may write on the articles.

OprahEffectcauseeffect.doc

SLEEPING STUDENT.doc

TwilightCauseEffect.doc

 

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Today we took a short quiz about what we read or discussed in class.

We went over how to post a book recommendation on our blog.

Homework: Please remember your independent reading book tomorrow for Reader's Workshop.

Please ask your parents to sign the Student Release Form. Thank you!

 

Tuesday, September 22,2009

Today we listened to William Wissmann's essay on his struggles with dyslexia. The link to listen and read is below as well as the Problem/Solution chart that you filled out. If you did not finish it in class (BOTH SIDES), please finish it for homework.

http://thisibelieve.org/essay/39318/

Problem-Solution08rubikscube.doc

 

Monday,September 21, 2009

Today we watched SUPERSIZE ME and determined the problems and solutions in the clip. Tonight, please read the article you chose and complete the backside of the purple sheet. Come prepared to discuss in class.

SupersizeMeprobsol.doc

Wash hands- prob.doc

Bullies.doc

Friday, September 18, 2009

Today we went over the SPELLBOUND Venn-diagram and determined why the film was relevant on a level deeper than just entertainment value. I check in your homework/book choice and we read for the remainder of class.

If you weren't able to sign up for a Blogging Buddies Book Review time slot, you will do so on Monday.

HOMEWORK:  BLOG #2 and READ FOR ENJOYMENT! YOU SHOULD HAVE A BOOK! If you did not have a book, please go to the library this weekend. You need one EVERY FRIDAY.

 

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Today we went over what non-fiction is and the text structure of compare-contrast with the documentary SPELLBOUND.

Homework: Read your chosen article and complete a compare/contrast venn-diagram (just like you did with SPELLBOUND) DUE TOMORROW-FRIDAY!

The worksheet and articles are below.

ALSO-DO NOT FORGET YOUR FREE READING/CHOICE BOOK TOMORROW! WE ARE STARTING READER'S WORKSHOP!

SpellboundCompCont.doc

Bears vs Packers.doc

PepsiCokecomparecontrast.doc

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If you have not finished your Active Reading Stations, you must use the following attachments because you must turn in a completed packet.

CHARLES by Shirley Jackson.doc

Dutch delay 13yr old trip.doc

Always Wear Sunscreen.doc

The Open Window.doc

 

 

 

 

Reading Inventory