Language Arts Section 1

Homework for Monday, April 7:

• Research, Noodle Tools Bibliography, and 3 required journal entries (on Google Doc shared with Ms. Ridenour) due April 18
• Quiz over Homophones Tuesday, April 15 (review Ms. Shahani's blog video underneath FANBOYS video)

Quiz over Ch. 9-18 MONDAY 2/24

Homework for Monday, Jan. 27:

STUDY- due to snow day, your quiz is on THURSDAY, Jan. 30

Homework for Wednesday, Jan. 22:

• Vocab Maps
• Write about Reading Response

Date: 1/22/14
Skill: Identifying Plot

Prompt: Identify an internal and external conflict (problem) a character is experiencing in Tuck Everlasting.

*Note: Your examples of internal and external conflict do not have to be from the same character. You could choose one character to describe an internal conflict they are facing, and a different character to describe an external conflict. These conflicts can be anywhere in the book that we've read so far.

Try your best to explain the examples of conflict. Remember, your notebook is practice and you will not be penalized for being incorrect. You will only be penalized if you do not try. If you cannot find an example of either internal or external conflict, then explain that you could not find an example and provide the definition for the term you could not find an example for (for example, if I could not find any examples of external conflict in Tuck then I would say "I looked and cannot find an example of external conflict. However I know external conflict is…. *definition of external conflict*").

Homework for Thursday, January 16, 2014:

• Chapter 1-4 Review Sheet

• in your Write About Reading section of your notebook:

Date: 1/16/14
Skill: Making Connections and Personification
Book: Tuck Everlasting
Skill: Making Connections
Good readers will make connections to what they are reading to their own lives. In this story, a young girl named Winnie is frustrated because her family won’t leave her alone. She feels like she is being looked at all the time. Do you or have you ever felt this way? Explain your connection to Winnie.
Skill: PersonificationIdentify one example of personification on pg. 14 or 21 and describe how the use of personification in that example helps the reader visualize.This is practice, so as long as you try, you won't lose points. If you honestly cannot find any examples, write in your notebook, "I have looked and cannot find any examples but I know that personification is…" and explain personification. The only way to lose points on this assignment is if you do not respond to the question at all. 

 Homework for:

 Friday, January 17, 2014:

• Chapter 1-4 Vocabulary Word Charts

Homework for Thursday, January 16, 2014:

• Chapter 1-4 Review Sheet

• in your Write About Reading section of your notebook:

Date: 1/16/14
Skill: Making Connections and Personification
Book: Tuck Everlasting
Skill: Making Connections
Good readers will make connections to what they are reading to their own lives. In this story, a young girl named Winnie is frustrated because her family won’t leave her alone. She feels like she is being looked at all the time. Do you or have you ever felt this way? Explain your connection to Winnie.
Skill: Personification
Identify one example of personification on pg. 14 or 21 and describe how the use of personification in that example helps the reader visualize.

Tuesday, January 14:
FYI Reading and Background Questions
Check Moodle Vocab Ch. 1-4 answers (pdf in Tuck Everlasting Section below) or WW blog to fill in actual meaning on Vocab Packet

Monday, January 13:
Finish illustration

Homework for Thursday, January 9, 2014:

• finish predicting the meaning of vocabulary words (do not need to complete actual meaning or synonyms)
• parent signature on Energy Project Rubric (green sheet)

For the remainder of the quarter:

• Newbery Project and presentation

Wednesday Nov. 13:
Grammar Test 11/15

Monday, Nov. 4:

• Multiple Intelligences due Tuesday 11/12
• verb practice worksheet due tomorrow

Grammar Test 11/15 over Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives
Tuesday, Nov. 5

• Multiple Intelligences due Tuesday 11/12

Grammar Test 11/15 over Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives
Thurs, Nov. 7

• Multiple Intelligences due Tuesday 11/12

Grammar Test 11/15 over Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives
Friday, Nov. 8

• Multiple Intelligences due Tuesday 11/12

Grammar Test 11/15 over Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives


**Due Monday Oct. 28: Vocab pg. 33-35

Monday Oct. 28:

• Write one paragraph summary with topic sentence, detail sentences, and conclusion (think Hamburger Model) using vivid verbs to describe your trip to The Henry Ford Museum. Due Wednesday
• Vivid Verb 3 Worksheet. Due Wednesday

Wednesday Oct. 30:

• Unit 3 Vocab Notecards- include parts of speech! Due Thursday
• Vocab Quiz over Unit 3 Monday

Thursday Oct. 31:

• Vocab Quiz over Unit 3 Monday

Tues. Oct. 22:

• Finish reflection if not completed in class
• Vocab pg. 33- 35

Reflection:

Write a one-paragraph reflection in which you share your thoughts on what you think the author’s had to go through in order to write a book that receives a Newbery Award. Connect to the author visit we had, Jarrett Krosoczka, and the experiences he shared with trying to get a book published. 

Tues. Oct. 15:

• Finish write about reading in notebook if not completed in class
• Vocabulary Unit 3 pg. 30

Thurs. Oct. 17:

• Noun practice- pg. 3 and Precise Nouns 2
• Vocabulary Unit 3 pg. 31

Fri. Oct. 18:

• Noun practice- pg. 5
• Vocabulary Unit 3 pg. 32

For the week of Oct. 7:

1. Booktalk presentations- be prepared to present on the day of your presentation
2. Vocab Quiz Tuesday
3. Main Idea and Summarizing Quiz Friday

Homework for Monday, September 30:

• Booktalk Project- come with questions tomorrow
• Read for 15 minutes
• VOCAB UNIT 2 QUIZ TUESDAY OCT. 8

Homework for Monday, Sept. 23:

• Main Idea Practice and Canine Careers
• Vocabulary Unit 2: Match the Meaning and Synonyms pg. 20-21

Homework for Wednesday, Sept. 25:

• Summary practice- Canine Careers
• Vocabulary Unit 2: Antonyms and Complete the Sentence pg. 21-22

Homework for Thursday, Sept. 26:

• Vocabulary Unit 2: Word Association and Practice pg. 23-25
• Read for 15 minutes

BOOKTALK PROJECT PRESENTATION DATES:

Homework for Monday September 16:
STUDY FOR VOCABULARY QUIZ TUESDAY

Homework for Thursday, September 12:
Homework for Thursday, Sept. 12:

• Read for 15 minutes
• Finish Building Background Knowledge Strategy

              Using the topic you chose, write down what background knowledge you ALREADY know on the topic. Then read the article and on three post-it notes, write down three new things you learned. Put the post it notes underneath where you wrote what you already know in your spiral. Underneath the post it notes, write what you think is the main idea of the article.
If you need a refresher from what we did in class, scroll down and find the "reading strategy- Building Background Information Notes" on Moodle. This is what we did in class and can help you model what you should do.

Vocab Quiz Tuesday

Homework for Tuesday, September 10:

• Read 15 minutes
• Finish vocabulary flashcards
• Vocab Unit 1 pg. 13-15 in workbook
• Vocabulary Quiz Unit 1 Tuesday 9/17/2013

Homework for Friday, August 30:

• Open Mind Portrait due Thursday

Homework for Wednesday, Sept. 4:

• Open Mind Portrait due tomorrow

Homework for Thursday, Sept. 5:

• Vocabulary Unit 1: Definitions (pg. 8/9), Match the Meaning (pg. 10) and Synonyms (pg. 11) due MONDAY

Assigned Fri. August 30:
Bring Independent Book to class

Assigned Mon. August 26:
letter due Thursday
Independent reading book by Friday (if possible)
blog post

Assigned Thurs. August 22:
What is easy and hard about Language Arts and Reading? due Monday, August 26

Assigned Wed. August 21:
"Who am I?" due Thursday, August 22
Course description due Monday, August 26