Midterm Exam Study Guide

The midterm exam is made up of two tests.  The first is a story that you will have to write by selecting from several writing prompts.  The second exam will be a reading comprehension test.

Mid-term Exams will take place during the week of January 21-25.
LA Written exam is Monday January 21, 2013
LA Reading Comprehension exam is Wednesday January 23, 2013

Keeners click here for your Midterm study Guide for Language Arts
A hard copy will be given to you when you return from holidays.

Happy Holidays and Updates

We have been busy this month making journals from cardboard and fabric, we will be using the journals to complete creative writing assignment and book study activities in term 2.

We have completed vocabulary #7 and have written the quiz for it this week.  Quiz marks will be posted in January.  Vocabulary #8 will continue in the new year.

We are currently watching the modern version of Romeo & Juliet directed by Baz Luhrmann.  It relates to the Renaissance unit students are studying in Social.  We will be completing a family tree of the characters, and a plot diagram following the movie when we return in January.

Gage Grammar 10 and 11

Today we focused on sentences in Gage Grammar.  Activities 10 and 11 were to be finished for homework if they weren't done in class.

Gage Grammar 10-11

Miep Gies Reading Comprehension

Last week we read about Miep Gies and answered questions that followed.  Here is the link to the handout for students who were absent or have forgotten theirs at school.

Miep Gies

New Vocabulary Lists

Here are the links to the new Vocabulary #6 and ELL Vocab #4, it is due Thursday November 22.  The quiz will be Friday November 30.

Vocabulary #6
ELL Vocabulary #4

LA updates

I've just posted the marks for the Vocab #5 from Thursday's test on the online marks page.  Students can rewrite the quiz Tuesday at lunch if they wish to improve their mark.

In class this week we watched the movie Freedom Writers.  Next week we will be completing some reading comprehension about Miep Gies (the women who kept Anne Frank hidden).  On Monday the vocabulary #6 handout will be available.

Vocab #5

Links to handouts (will be accepted until Monday November 12):

Vocab #5

English Language Learners (Will be accepted until November 12):

ELL Vocab #3

Vocab test #5 will be on Thursday, November 15

Gage Grammar 8 and 9

Here is a link to the Gage Grammar 8 and 9.  It is due tomorrow.

Gage Grammar 8 and 9

Gage Grammar

Today we worked on suffixes and contractions.

Link to Gage Grammar lesson 5 and 6

Vocab #4 and Everyday Edit

Tomorrow Vocabulary #4 is due as well as the Statue of Liberty Every Day Edit

Vocab #4 Handout
ELL Vocab #2 Handout
Everyday Edit- Statue of Liberty

Vocab #3/3 Elements Story due Wednesday October 24

Students are to write a story using 12 of the 20 vocabulary words from list #3 (see October 9th posting).  They are to select three elements from the list below.  The story should be between 2-4 pages double spaced.

We have spent Thursday and Monday in the computer lab typing this out, it will be due on Wednesday October 24.

Please click here to refer to the proper MLA formatting and apply it to your work:
MLA Style 

Story Ideas

1.  A stolen ring, fear of spiders, and a sinister stranger
2. Identical twins, a party invitation, and a locked closet
3. An annoying boss, a bikini, and a fake illness

20 Vocab words (Chose any 12)

1. applicant
2. apprehend
3. arbitrary
4. ardent
5. ardor
6. arraign
7. arrangement
8. atrocity
9. attendance
10. attentive
11. artisan
12. ascertain
13. assail
14. asset
15. assimilate
16. assistant
17. assurance
18. attorney
19. audacious
20. audible

Book Forms

This post is for students who are completing book forms at home and require extra sheets.  All six book forms are due November 30.

Fiction book forms
Non-Fiction Book form

Grammar Lesson

On Friday last week and yesterday we worked on finishing the following grammar.

Gage Grammar exercises 1-4

This Week in LA

Hello all,

I am posting for this week for what is happening in LA.

Tuesday: Silent Reading, New Vocabulary List #3, ELL vocab list #1 (English second language learners).  The test will be next Thursday.

Wednesday: Silent Reading, Commercial Presentations to the class

Thursday: Silent Reading, Finish presentations if needed, Grammar Work

Friday: Silent Reading, Vocabulary definitions and sentences due, grammar work or journal writing

Vocabulary Word List #2

Here is the link to the new handout for vocabulary word list #2, these were handed out to students today and are due Wednesday October 3.  Students will be tested on this vocabulary next Friday October 5.

Click here for: Vocabulary List #2

Rubric for Advertising Project

Hello Students,

We will be continuing on the Advertising Project in class tomorrow.  Here is a link to the rubric to assist you with the remainder of your planning time for completing your project.

Click here: Advertising Rubric Link

Quiz on vocabulary on Wednesday

Today students received their vocabulary sentences corrected.  There will be a quiz on Wednesday on the 18 words that students received.

Tomorrow I have a sub coming, students will be silent reading and working on their Advertising projects in with their groups.

Advertising Assignment

We have just begun the advertising assignment yesterday in class.  Student took the following notes:

Advertising- Propaganda Techniques 

     a.  Bandwagon:  persuading people to do something by
         letting them know others are doing it.
     b.  Testimonial:  using the words of a famous person to
         persuade you.
     c.  Transfer:  using the names or pictures of famous
         people, but not direct quotations.
     d.  Repetition:  the product name is repeated at least
         four times.
     e.  Emotional words:  words that will make you feel
         strongly about someone or something.

Students were asked to  watch TV commercials and/or listen to radio station for advertisements last night.

Today students worked in groups to make charts of the different types of commercials they heard and which technique they fit into.  We then brainstormed different merchandise students could created commercials for.  Students got into groups, they are permitted to work alone or in groups up to three people.  They must choose a type of merchandise and create a commercial for that item.  The item must be a made up item they create and cannot be something that already exists.  If they choose a body spray then they have to create a new original product name.  They will have to create a advertisement for their product along with a commercial that they will present to the class.

Welcome!

Hello Parents and Students of 8-14

This blog is here to help you with assignments and homework.  Homework due this week is your Vocabulary Sentences and is due on Wednesday September 19.  They were assigned last week in class.

Click here for the Vocabulary handout