| Syllabus
| Second Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
Jan.
16, 2008 | |
[First
Quarter's Assignments]
|
| Week
of October 22 to 26
(Beginning of Second Quarter) |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Tabulate 1st quarter's spelling results to determine words that
still need work for the semester spelling test. Return papers. No hmwk. [Semester
spelling test list] |
| Tues | Journal
#15 ("Indian" summer; next holiday? Where would you be if you could
be anywhere?) Begin grammar unit: Parts of Speech, Chpt. 12. Introduce
reasons for studying grammar. Diagnostic test, pp. 341-2. Go over Diagnostic Test
in class. No hmwk. |
| Wed | Journal
#16 (Group writing: "Once upon a time . . ."). Divide into groups of
no more than four students. First student sets the scene, introduces at least
one character and gets the action going. Pass to the right. Next student continues
the new story in front of him/her. Pass to right again, etc. Last time, student
concludes story. File story into Journal #16 slot in English notebook. No hmwk. |
| Thurs | [PUC
Volleyball Tournament] NO CLASS: Since six class members are involved in a game
starting at 12:30, we will go to the game and support them.
Hmwk: Study
for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | [PUC
Volleyball Tournament] Spelling quiz.
Read aloud three Just So Stories: "How
the Rhinoceros Got His Skin," "How
the Whale Got His Throat," and "How
the Camel Got His Hump"--all by Rudyard Kipling, the author of The
Jungle Book (the inspiration for a 1967
Disney cartoon and a 1994
movie). Students are invited to draw while listening to story--to enhance
comprehension and focus. No hmwk.
[Semester spelling test list] |
| Week
of October 29 to November 2 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Review nouns. Notes on board. Create lists of nouns naming persons,
places, things, and ideas. Circle common and proper examples of each in Journal
#16 group stories.
Hmwk: Do ex. 1 & 2, p. 343 (green textbook).
Due at beginning of class Tuesday. |
| Tues | Due:
Ex. 1 & 2, p. 343. Go over exercises in class. Continue with notes about nouns
on board. Review compound nouns. Do ex. 3 (p. 245) before end of class. Read "The
Pronoun," pp. 345-348.
Hmwk: Do ex. 4, p. 348. Compile a list of
at least 10 common nouns that are appropriate for you and a list of at least 5
pronouns that could be used for you. Due at beginning of class Wednesday. |
| Wed | Due:
Ex. 4, p. 348, and list of common nouns and pronouns that could be used for you.
Go over homework. Pronoun worksheet.
Hmwk:
Complete Pronoun worksheet. |
| Thurs | [Quiz:
nouns and pronouns.] Noun & Pronoun
Scavenger Hunt in pairs (or singly).
Hmwk: Study for spelling
quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Complete Noun & Pronoun Scavenger
Hunt. No hmwk. [Semester spelling test list] |
| Week
of November 5 to 9 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Intro adjectives. Read pp. 349 to 352. Ex. 6 orally in class.
Hmwk:
Ex. 7 and Writing Application C, p. 353. Due Wednesday (no class tomorrow). |
| Tues | [Half
day of school, Parent-Teacher Conferences] No Class: Morning Classes Meet
Hmwk:
Ex. 7 and Writing Application C, p. 353. Due Wednesday |
| Wed | [Half
day of school, Parent-Teacher Conferences] Share and collect Ex. 7 and Writing
Application C, p. 353. Do Review ex. A. Go over Rev ex. A before end of class.
Review notes in preparation for tomorrow's quiz. Pass back papers.
Hmwk:
Study for nouns, pronouns, adjectives quiz. |
| Thurs | Quiz:
nouns, pronouns, adjectives. Intro action verbs: transitive and intransitive.
Notes on board. Ex. 8 & 9.
Hmwk: Study for spelling
quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Write transitive-verb sentences using 10 subjects dictated in class. Share
sentences. No hmwk. [Semester spelling test list] |
| Week
of November 12 to 16 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Journal #17 (Travel: real and/or imaginary. Focus on action. DO
lots of actions on your travels.) Review notes on transitive/intransitive verbs
on board. Get with a partner. Using journal entries, compile list of 10 transitive
verbs and 10 intransitive verbs. Include a sentence to prove that each verb is
transitive or is intransitive. No hmwk. |
| Tues | Journal
#18 (Holiday plans). Complete lists of transitive and intransitive verbs and supporting
sentences. Discuss sentences from yesterday and today's activity and sentences
from last Friday. Re-work any sentences that need revision. No hmwk. |
| Wed | Intro
linking verbs. Notes on board. Ex. 10 and 11 aloud in class. No hmwk. |
| Thurs | Study
hall (Mrs. Dibben gone). Journal #19
Hmwk: Study for spelling
quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Review of verbs. Do ex. 12, pp. 359, in class. No hmwk. [Semester
spelling test list]
Have a great Thanksgiving! |
| Thanksgiving
Vacation: No School |
| Week
of November 26 to 30 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Review notes about verbs on board. Discuss helping verbs and verb
phrases. Do "Action,
Linking, Helping: What's the Difference???" handout in class. No hmwk. |
| Tues | Intro
adverbs. Do ex. 14 & 16 aloud. Adverb worksheet.
Hmwk: Do ex. 17 (pp. 363-4) and ex. 18 (p. 365). Due: beginning of
class tomorrow. |
| Wed |
Go over hmwk. Do Rev. ex. B, p. 366. Begin Review
nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. No hmwk.
Hmwk:
Do #1-4 on review
of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. (Use separate sheet of
paper as there is not sufficient room on the worksheet for answers.) |
| Thurs | Check
off #1-4 of review
worksheet. Complete review
of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs started yesterday.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling quiz. Study for
verbs and adverbs quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Verbs, verb phrases, and adverbs quiz. No hmwk. [Semester
spelling test list] |
| Week
of December 3 to 7 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Intro prepositions. Prep notes on board. Do ex. 20. Go over ex.
20 in class. No hmwk. [Preposition
Desert: an online drill] |
| Tues | Preposition
worksheet. Go over Preposition
worksheet. Review conjunctions. Do ex. 21.
Hmwk: Complete ex. 21.
Due Wed. |
| Wed | Due:
ex. 21. Review interjections. Do ex. 22. Go over ex. 22 in class. Review
Questions for Parts of Speech Test.
Hmwk: Review
Questions for Parts of Speech Test (through question #7). |
| Thurs | Do
Posttest 2 to turn in today.
Continue Review
Questions for Parts of Speech Test (through questions #15).
Hmwk: Study
for spelling quiz. (If you didn't get
through questions #15 in the review sheet, continue towards this goal as hmwk.) |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Continue working on Review
Questions for Parts of Speech Test. (You should be through #23 by Monday.)
No hmwk (as long as you are through #23 already). [Semester
spelling test list] |
| Week
of December 10 to 14 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Check off review sheets (through #23). Review
Questions for Parts of Speech Test (complete before class tomorrow).
Hmwk:
Complete Review
Questions for Parts of Speech Test. (In order to receive full credit, Review
Questions MUST be COMPLETE at the BEGINNING of class Wed--before we
go over the worksheet in class. |
| Tues | No
Class: SA Hall Decoration Competition |
| Wed | No
Class: Assembly with PUCE and Foothills @ 1 p.m. in Paulin Hall |
| Thurs | Due:
Review
Questions for Parts of Speech Test. (To earn full credit, review must be complete
before we go over answers in class.) Finish going over Review
Questions for Parts of Speech Test in class.
Hmwk: Study for Parts
of Speech test and study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Test: Chpt. 12, Parts of Speech. No hmwk. [Semester
spelling test list] |
| Christmas
Vacation: No School |
| Week
of December 31 to January 4 |
| Mon | Christmas
Vacation: No School |
| Tues | Christmas
Vacation: No School |
| Wed | Christmas
Vacation: No School |
| Thurs | Journal
#20 (Happy New Year! How will I make sure this is a happy year? Etc.). Return
papers. Group writing project. No hmwk. |
| Fri | Classes
Cancelled [Semester
spelling test list] |
| Week
of January 7 to 11 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Go over Chpt. 12, Parts of Speech, test. Continue group writing
project. No hmwk. |
| Tues | Complete
group writing project. Begin Chpt. 13 in grammar text. Do Diagnostic Test, Part
A, pp. 376-377.
Hmwk: Complete Diagnostic Test, Part A--if not completed
in class. |
| Wed | Go
over Diagnostic Test, Part A. Notes on main concepts of Chpt. 13. Do ex. 1 &
2 orally. Do ex. 3 & 4. Go over ex. 3 & 4 in class.
Hmwk: Do
ex. 5 & 6. Follow textbook directions. |
| Thurs | Go
over ex. 5 & 6. Continue with Chpt. 13.
Hmwk: Study for spelling
quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Grammar, Chpt. 13. No hmwk. [Semester spelling
test list] |
| Week
of January 14 to 18 (End of Second Quarter) |
| Mon | Semester
spelling list pre-test. Identifying
Verbs and Simple Subjects worksheet. Begin Subjects
in Unusual Places wkst. [Answers]
Hmwk:
Complete Identifying Verbs and Simple
Subjects worksheet. |
| Tues | Go
over Identifying Verbs and Simple Subjects
worksheet. Discuss subjects in unusual places (pp. 386-390) with notes on board.
Complete Subjects in Unusual Places
wkst. [Answers] Test review.
Hmwk:
Study for subjects and predicates test. [Answers
for "Subjects in Unusual Places" wkst] |
| Thurs | Semester
Test Semester spelling quiz. Subjects and predicates test (Chpt. 13). [Semester
spelling test list] |