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|
[First
Quarter Assignments] |
| Week
of October 18 to 22 |
| Mon |
Journal
#28. Test prep activity & opportunity for make-up work. Hmwk:
continue work started in class today. |
| Tues |
Journal
#29. Test prep activity continued. (Checked off for points at the
end of today's class period.). Hmwk: prepare for test. |
| Wed |
Test.
No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Journal
#30. Discuss role of fairy tales and folk tales in society. Read
Grimms' Fairy Tales aloud in class: "The Brave Little Tailor,"
& "Rumpelstiltskin." No hmwk. |
| Week
of October 25 to 29 |
| Mon |
Journal
#31. Intro to grammar unit. Diagnostic test, p. 341-2. Discussion
about format for writing grammar exercise answers. Read pp. 342
to 344. Do ex. 1 & 2. (Due by the end of class.) Hmwk: Look
at your last two journal entries. On a fresh sheet of notebook paper,
copy 10 sentences. (Try to find several sentences that include proper
nouns.) Circle one noun in each sentence, and put a star above each
proper noun. |
| Tues |
(Academy
Day) Journal #32. Collect hmwk sentences with circled nouns. Read
story aloud. |
| Wed |
Parent-Teacher-Student
Conferences. No afternoon classes. (10th graders in PLAN test in
the morning.) |
| Thurs |
Teacher
In-Service Meeting. No afternoon classes. (Morning classes meet.)
|
| Week
of November 1 to 5 |
| Mon |
(Power Week)
Journal #33. Ex. 3 (go over in class). Read "Pronoun"
section. Ex. 4. Hmwk: Using every other line, write 10 sentences
with at least 2 nouns in each. Neatly cross out 2 nouns in each
sentence and substitute an appropriate pronoun above each crossed
out noun. (Try to use different pronouns.) |
| Tues |
(Power
Week) Collect hwmk. Journal #34. Noun
& Pronoun Scavenger Hunt. No hmwk. |
| Wed |
(Power Week) Collect
remaining scavenger hunt forms. Journal #35. Rd. adjective section,
pp. 349-352. Do ex. 6, 7, & Rev. Ex. A. Hmwk: Writing Application
C, p. 353. Do "Writing Assignment."
|
| Thurs |
(Power Week)
Collect hmwk writing assignment. Journal #36. Complete class assignments
from this week: scavenger hunt; ex. 6, 7 & Rev. A. No hmwk. |
| Week
of November 8 to 12 |
| Mon |
Journal
#37. Spelling words for quiz on Thursday. Noun, pronoun, & adjective
review notes on board. Take notes from grammar textbook to use for
studying. Hmwk: study for quiz. |
| Tues |
Journal
#38. Syllabus
Addition. Notes from yesterday continued. Hmwk: Study for noun,
pronoun, adjective quiz tomorrow. Prepare for spelling quiz on Thursday.
(You can prepare any way you want to. Just keep in mind that you'll
be writing out every word you miss on the spelling quiz 25X. Prepare
so that you won't have to write any words out.) |
| Wed |
Journal
#39. Reminder about spelling prep. Noun, pronoun,
adjective quiz. Verb notes on board. Rd. pp. 354-357. Ex.
9-11. Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Thurs |
Journal
#40. Spelling quiz. Complete ex. 9-11. Hmwk: Using five friends'
names as subjects, write two sentences for each friend. In one sentence,
use a one-word action verb; in the other, use a one-word linking
verb. Underline the verb in each sentence and label it "action"
or "linking" at the end of the sentence. Due Mon. |
| Week
of November 15 to 19 |
| Mon |
Journal
#41. Collect hmwk sentences. Rd. "Verb Phrases," p. 359.
Ex. 13. Adverbs note on board. Rd. pp. 360-365. Adverb
wkst. Ex. 14-19 (to be completed by end of class on Tues.).
No hmwk. |
| Tues |
Complete ex. 14-19.
Hmwk: compose five sentences that each contain all of the parts
of speech that we have covered so far (noun, pronoun, adjective,
verb, & adverb). Label all five parts of speech in each sentence.
Complete writing out spelling words missed on the quiz--if
necessary. Due Wed.
|
| Wed |
Journal
#42. Collect hwmk sentences and spelling words. The parts of speech
game. No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Journal
#43. Mid-quarter
English notebook check. Verb
notes (action, linking, helping) and adverb notes on board. Practice
verb phrases. No hmwk. |
| Week
of November 22 to 26: No Classes, Thanksgiving Vacation |
| Week
of November 29 to December 3 |
| Mon |
(Midterm
Reports) Journal #44. Write 10 questions (and answers) that review
the parts of speech we have covered so far. Do Rev. Ex. B. Read
Prepositions section in grammar text. Do ex. 20. Hwmk: using info
you gleaned in class and the preposition hndt., circle prepositions
and underline prepositional phrases in the Schoolhouse
Rock song, "Busy Prepositions." |
| Tues |
Journal
#45 (The upcoming Christmas Banquet). Complete Rev. Ex. B &
Ex. 20. (Those who finish early can start hmwk.) Listen to Schoolhouse
Rock song, "Busy Prepositions.". Hwmk: Writing assignment
using well-placed adverbs (in grammar text). |
| Wed |
Collect
writing assignment. Journal #46 (Your choice). Complete qstns/answers,
Rev. Ex. B, ex. 20, and underlining preps on Schoolhouse
Rock song, "Busy Prepositions." Turn in by end of
class. No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
No class:
early dismissal for Christmas Banquet. |
| Week
of December 6 to 10 |
| Mon |
Journal
#47 (Christmas Banquet review or what you did instead). Parts of
speech review for final exam. Ex. 21. Begin Posttest 1 & 2.
Hmwk: Review wkst. |
| Tues |
Journal
#48 (The Perfect Storm). Continue with Posttest 1 & 2. Review
for parts of speech test Hmwk: continue with parts
of speech review questions. Due Thurs. |
| Wed |
Journal
#49. Continue with parts
of speech review questions. Hmwk: Continue with parts
of speech review questions. Due Thurs. |
| Thurs |
Complete
parts of speech review questions.
(Check for credit at the end of class.) No hmwk. |
| Week
of December 13 to 16 |
| Mon |
Journal
#50. Practice final exam. Hmwk: study for final exam on parts of
speech. |
| Tues |
Review for final exam.
Go over practice test. Assess weak spots, and return practice
test (to be filed). Verbs
Worksheet [Answer
Key for Verbs Worksheet]. Prepositions
Worksheet. [Answer
Key for Prepositions Worksheet] Hmwk: study for final exam.
Here are some helpful links:
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| Wed |
Final Exam:
12:30 to 2:00 p.m. |
| Fri
10:35 a.m. |
SA Christmas
Brunch & Assembly, PUC Fireside Room |