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| Syllabus
| Assignments |
Revised:
Mar. 13, 2006 |
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[First
Quarter Assignments]
[Second Quarter Assignments] |
| Week
of January 2 to 6 (End of First Semester and Second Quarter) |
| Mon |
No Classes:
End of Christmas Break |
| Tues |
Portfolio
Day |
| Thurs |
Finish viewing
Little Lord Fauntleroy. No hmwk. |
| Fri |
Journal
#44 (New Year's Resolutions . . . or not). Next week's spelling
words pre-test (salary
to tomorrow).
Begin grammar, chpt. 13. Do ex. 1-6 orally. No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 9 to 13 (Beginning of Second Semester and Third Quarter) |
| Mon |
Journal
#45 (This weather makes me want to . . . . I'd like to go . . .
.). Continue with grammar, chpt. 13. Do ex. 6-8 orally. Do ex. 9
on paper. Due by end of class. No hmwk. |
| Tues |
Journal
#46 (What would happen in students ruled the world? How would life
be different?). Use prepositional
phrases worksheet (and answers) for review of subjects and predicates
AND prepositions! Hmwk: complete prep
worksheet (using directions given in class--with regard to subject
and predicates) and check answers. |
| Thurs |
Journal
#47 (What would happen if there were no motorized vehicles? How
would this change your life?). Review of subjects in unusual places.
Writing App. A, p. 388, ex. 10 (only 3 each), and ex. 11. Due by
end of class. Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. Study for subjects/predicates
and prepositional phrases quiz. |
| Fri |
Journal
#48 (What do you do if a friend borrows things and does not return
them?). Spelling quiz (salary
to tomorrow).
Quiz: subjects/predicates and prepositional phrases. No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 16 to 20 |
| Mon |
Journal
#49 (What would you do if a bully bothered you at school? What should
you do? What have you done in the past about bullying?). Review
of subjects, predicates, and prep phrases. Do orally: ex. 12 &
Rev. ex. B. Intro complements. Notes on board (with examples). Hwmk:
look over ex. 15 & 16. |
| Tues |
Journal
#50 (If you controlled what is on T.V., how would you decide? What
would stay? What would go?). Spelling words pre-test (tongue
to you're/your)
and write sentences for to/two/too and you're/your.
Read pp. 399 to 401. Do ex. 15 & 16 (due in class). Do ex. 17
& 18 (due Thurs). Hmwk: complete ex. 17 & 18 (due Thurs). |
| Thurs |
Due:
ex. 17 & 18. Journal #51. (What would you do if you did very
poorly on a test? What have you done in this situation? What should
you do in the future if it happens again?). More subject, verb,
complements notes on board. Go over ex. 17 & 18 (following directions
in ex. 19). Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Journal
#52 (If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?)
Read pp. 402-3. Review ex. 19. Do ex. 20. Read p. 404. Do ex. 21.
Due in class. In time remaining, read "The
Night the Bed Fell," by James Thurber (distributed in class).
No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 23 to 27 |
| Mon |
Journal
#53 (What would you do if you were the teacher and all the students
forgot their homework?). Spelling quiz (tongue
to you're/your).
Notes on board: finding direct and indirect objects. Reminder about
prepositional phrases. Review examples on pp. 405-406. Do D.O. &
I.O. sentences in rev. ex. E orally. Do ex. 22 with custom directions:
make 4 columns on paper to identify subject, verb, I.O, and D.O.)
Hmwk: complete ex. 22. |
| Tues |
Journal
#54 (What would you do if you woke up in another country and no
one could understand you?). Spelling words pre-test (Lists
#1 & 2). Go over ex. 22. Do ex. 23 & 24 orally (identifying
complements). Do rev. ex. F (with custom directions: make 4 columns
on paper to identify subject, verb, complement, and complement type
for EACH sentence). Hmwk: Complete rev. ex. F (with custom directions:
make 4 columns on paper to identify subject, verb, complement, and
complement type for EACH sentence). |
| Thurs |
Due:
rev. ex. F. Journal #55 (What would you do if you found bugs or
hairs in your food at a restaurant? In reality? Supposed to?). Go
over rev. ex. F. Read pp. 411 - 412. Do ex. 25 orally. Hmwk: study
for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (Lists
#1 & 2). Chpt. 13 Review Posttests (pp. 413-414). Posttest
A due in class today. No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 30 to February 3 |
| Mon |
Journal
#56 (Freaky Friday for you. Switch places with a parent.).
Spelling words for Friday: Lists
#3 & 4. Begin Parts
of Sentence review worksheet. Hmwk: review for Thursday's test.
(Continue working on Parts
of Sentence review worksheet if you didn't get much done in
class today. |
| Tues |
Journal
#57 (What does this saying mean? "The grass is always greener
on the other side."). Finish Parts
of Sentence review worksheet. Click
here to check answers online. (For maximum benefit, do not visit
the answer key until you have completed the worksheet. Test yourself!)
Study Friday's spelling words if you have time in class. Hmwk: prepare
for Thursday's test. |
| Thurs |
Test:
Grammar chpt. 13, "The Parts of a Sentence." Hmwk: study
for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
NB: spelling
quiz has been moved to Monday. Journal #58 ("Honesty is the
best policy" is a common saying. Why do people sometimes ignore
this good advice?) Read "The Necklace," pp. 169 to 175
in lit text. Do questions # 1-8, p. 176 to turn in by the end of
class. Hwmk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Week
of February 6 to 10 (Midterm) |
| Mon |
[School-wide teacher
evaluations]. NB: spelling quiz moved to Tuesday. Hmwk: study for
spelling quiz. |
| Tues |
Journal
#59 (What do you think is beautiful?). Spelling quiz (Lists
#3 & 4). Begin grammar Chpt. 14. Do ex. 1 & 2 orally.
Do ex. 3 on paper to turn in by end of class. Read p. 422. No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Journal #60 (Ahimsa
is a Sanskrit word meaning "the principle of refraining from
harming any living being"--AWAD. To what extent is this possible
in your life? Does living require harming other living beings?).
Spelling words pre-test (Lists
#5 & 6). Review of adjective and adverb phrases. Do ex.
4 orally. Hmwk: write out words missed on spelling quiz #3 25 times.
Due Fri. |
| Fri |
Due: missed
words (on spelling quiz #3) 25 times. Journal #61 (Mahatma Gandhi
said, "My life is my message." What is your message?).
Do Diag. Test (p. 416), ex. 5 (using instructions for Diag. Test),
and Rev. Ex. A. Hwmk: Complete exercises started in class. Study
for spelling quiz. Complete "The Necklace" qstns--if not
completed in class last Friday. |
| Week
of February 13 to 17 |
| Mon |
Teacher
In-service: No School |
| Tues |
No Class: Early dismissal
for S.A. Valentine's Day Banquet |
| Thurs |
Due: "The
Necklace" qstns--if not completed last Friday. Journal #62
(Your long weekend. What do you like to do in your spare time?).
Review of adjective and adverb prepositional phrases. Finish Diag.
Test (p. 416), ex. 5 (using instructions for Diag. Test), and Rev.
Ex. A. (started last Fri.) Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
No class:
school dismissed early due to snow! |
| Week
of February 20 to 24 |
| Mon |
Presidents'
Day: No School |
| Tues |
Spelling
words review pre-test (Lists
#5 & 6). Review of adjective and adverb prepositional phrases.
Writing Application A, p. 426 (due by end of class). Hmwk: prepositional
phrases worksheet (with different directions: underline prep
phrases and label as adv or adj For adv, identify
the adverb qstn it answers. For adj, draw arrow to the noun/pro
it modifies. Due Thurs. |
| Thurs |
Due: prepositional
phrases worksheet (with different directions. See above). Journal
#63 (The best part of my life right now). Go over prepositional
phrases worksheet in class. Intro verbals. Begin participles
worksheet. Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Journal
#64 (Basketball tourament, freewrite). Spelling quiz (Lists
#5 & 6). Continue with participles
worksheet. No hmwk. |
| Week
of February 27 to March 3 |
| Mon |
Spelling
words pre-test (Lists
#7 & 8). Ex. 6, 7, 8 (pp. 428-429). Hmwk: complete ex. 6,
7, 8 (if not completed and turned in during class). |
| Tues |
Due: Ex.
6, 7, 8 (if not turned in yesterday). Journal #65 (Bad manners:
How do you define "bad manners"? Does it bother you to
be around someone with bad manners? Do you ever have bad manners?
Why do we use good manners?). Review participial phrase info on
p. 430. Do ex. 9 in class. Hmwk: review prepositional phrases, participles
and participial phrases for quiz Thursday. [Links to worksheets:
prepositional phrases worksheet,
participles worksheet.] |
| Thurs |
Journal
#66 ("You can't argue with crazy."). Quiz: prepositional
phrases, participles and participial phrases. Read aloud to class:
In Search of a Sandhill Crane, Robertson. Hmwk: study for spelling
quiz. |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (Lists
#7 & 8). Continue reading: In Search of a Sandhill Crane,
Robertson. No hmwk. |
| Week
of March 6 to 10 |
| Mon |
Journal
#67 (Have you ever done something stupid? Did your actions really
show who you are?). Spelling words pre-test (Lists
#9 & 10). Participle and gerund notes on board. No hmwk. |
| Tues |
Continue
with participle and gerund notes on board. Review pp. 431-2 in grammar
text. Do ex.10 & 11 orally. Review pp. 433-4. Participle
and gerund worksheet. Do #1-10 in class. Go over answers for
#1-10. Hwmk: Complete worksheet. (The answers are available online.
You are, of course, welcome to simply copy down the answers. It
would be MUCH more instructive for you to complete the worksheet
first and then look at the answers. Mark the sentences that you
miss, and remember to ask questions about them in class on Thursday. |
| Thurs |
Due: completed
participle and gerund worksheet.
Go over any questions about the worksheet. Do ex. 12, pp. 434-5
(due by end of class). Hmwk: study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (Lists
#9 & 10). Continue reading: In Search of a Sandhill Crane,
Robertson. No hmwk. |
| Week
of March 13 to 17 (End of Third Quarter) |
| Mon |
Journal
#68 (Do you consider yourself a nature person? Do you enjoy nature?
Are you more comfortable in the midst of civilization?). Infinitives
(notes on board). Review p. 435. Do ex. 13. Distibute infinitives
worksheet. No hmwk. |
| Tues |
Spelling
words pre-test (Lists
#11 & 12). Complete ex. 13 (started yesterday). Infinitives
worksheet.
No hmwk. (Come out and support Prep students in Romeo and Juliet
tonight!) |
| Thurs |
Journal
#69 (Your plans for spring break. Italy? Mississippi? Other travels?).
Complete infinitives worksheet.
No hmwk. (Come out and support Prep students in Romeo and Juliet
tonight!) |
| Fri |
Spelling
quiz (Lists
#11 & 12). Continue reading: In Search of a Sandhill
Crane, Robertson. No hmwk. |
| Spring
Break: History Tour to Italy. School resumes April 3. |