Saturday, November 29, 2008

Lesson Plans for December 1st-5th

***I.R.R.'s are due on Monday, December 1st*** No late work will be accepted! Students have known about these since the second week of school!

Monday, December 1st:

MMC: Start in new stations!

Language Arts: Big pal~Littel pal letters warm up, turn in I.R.R., continue reading/listening to The Westing Game.
HOMEWORK: Poetry Anthology due this Friday!

Advanced Language Arts: Big pal~Little pal letters warm up, turn in I.R.R., continue reading Tuesdays with Morrie.
HOMEWORK: Poetry Anthology due on Friday!

Tuesday, December 2nd:

MMC: Work in stations.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts: Prefix sentences, continue listening to The Westing Game.
HOMEWORK: Poetry Anthology due Friday!

Advanced Language Arts: Prefix sentences, continue reading Tuesdays with Morrie.
HOMEWORK: Poetry Anthology due Friday!

Wednesday, December 3rd:
Half Day Today! All-write in 3rd hour.

Thursday, December 4th:

MMC: Work in stations!

Language Arts: Prefix practice game, continue listening to The Westing Game.
HOMEWORK: Poetry Anthology due tomorrow!

Advanced Language Arts: Prefix practice game, continue reading Tuesdays.
HOMEWORK: Poetry Anthology due tomorrow!

Friday, December 5th:

MMC: Work in stations!

Language Arts: Following directions warm up, turn in Poetry Anthology, continue listening to The Westing Game.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts: Following directions warm up, turn in Poetry Anthology, continue reading Tuesdays.
NO HOMEWORK

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Lesson Plans for November 24-26th

***Poetry Pages are due this Tuesday*** I will also accept them on Wednesday, but WILL NOT ACCEPT THEM after this, unless a student is absent!!

***The second IRR is due on December 1st! This is the DAY we return from break-please be prepared!!!***

Monday, November 24th:

MMC: Work on stories in groups. December 1st we will switch stations!
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts: Journal entry warm up, discuss poetry pages that are due tomorrow as well as Independent Reading Review which is due December 1st, work on Top Secret activity with partner.
HOMEWORK:
Poetry pages and reflections due tomorrow.

Advanced Language Arts: Journal entry warm up, finish Tuesdays with Morrie quiz from Friday, discuss poetry pages that are due tomorrow as well as Independent Reading Review that is due December 1st.
HOMEWORK:
Poetry pages and reflections due tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 25th:

MMC: Work on stories in stations.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts:
Prefix quiz over the words that use "port", continue/finish Top Secret activity. Teacher will check poetry pages and reflections while students work.
HOMEWORK:
Independent Reading Review due Dec. 1st

Advanced Language Arts:
Prefix over the words that use "port". Top Secret activity. Teacher will check poetry pages and reflections while students work.
HOMEWORK:
Independent Reading Review due Dec. 1st

Wednesday, November 26th:

Field trip to IMAX theaters to see Grand Canyon 3-D and Chimpanzees
We will travel with our 6th hours. Upon our return to school, we will view a video on Squanto which has a worksheet with it. Students will stay with their 6th hour and will turn the worksheet in to Mrs. Mayer for a grade!

**Don't forget to bring you IRR on Monday, December 1st**

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Lesson Plans for the week of November 17th-21st

**Poetry Pages due Wednesday, November 26th***
PLEASE TURN IN FIELD TRIP MONEY BY THIS FRIDAY!
NEXT IRR DUE DECEMBER 1st~Be reading!

Monday, November 17th:

MMC: Work in stations.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts:
Journal entry warm up, finish vocabulary test from Friday, finish packet from Thursday when done with test.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts:
Journal entry warm up, finish vocabulary test from Friday, finish reflection questions from Friday.
NO HOMEWORK


Tuesday, November 18th:

MMC:
Work on stories.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts:
Prefix warm up sentences, continue reading/listening to The Westing Game.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts:
Prefix warm up sentences, Socratic Seminar, continue reading Tuesdays with Morrie.
NO HOMEWORK

Wednesday, November 19th

MMC: Work on stories.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts:
Journal entry warm up, continue reading/listening to story.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts:
Journal entry warm up, continue reading Tuesdays.
NO HOMEWORK

Thursday, November 20th:

MMC: Work on stories.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts:
Prefix warm up, continue listening to/reading story.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Langauge Arts:
Prefix warm up, continue reading.
NO HOMEWORK

Friday, November 21st:

MMC: Work in stations. Stations will change on Monday.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts:
Following directions warm up, comprehension questions for The Westing Game.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts:
Following directions warm up, begin Tuesdays with Morrie vocabulary packet #2.
NO HOMEWORK

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Lesson Plans for the week of November 10th-14th

*Field trip information went home last Friday*

Monday, November 10th:

MMC: Work in stations.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts:
Journal entry warm up, spelling bee tryouts, start listening to/reading The Westing Game.
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary quiz over 40 words on Friday and poet pages due Friday!

Advanced Language Arts:
Journal entry warm up, discuss note taking for Tuesdays with Morrie, continue reading.
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary quiz over first set of words on Friday and poet pages due Friday.

Tuesday, November 11th:
NO SCHOOL!

Wednesday, November 12th:

MMC: Work in stations.

Language Arts:
Journal entry, continue listening to/reading story, comprehension questions.
HOMEWORK: Poet pages and vocabulary quiz Friday. Prefix quiz tomorrow.

Advanced Language Arts:
Journal entry warm up, continue reading, comprehension questions.
HOMEWORK: Poet pages and vocabulary quiz Friday. Prefix quiz tomorrow.

Thursday, November 13th:

MMC: Work in stations.

Language Arts:
Prefix quiz over words that use "ject", continue reading/listening to story.
HOMEWORK: Poet pages due tomorrow and vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

Advanced Language Arts:
Prefix quiz over words that use "ject", write three Socratic Seminar questions, continue reading.
HOMEWORK: Poet pages due tomorrow and vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

Friday:

MMC: Work in stations.

Language Arts:
Following directions warm up, teacher will check poet pages while kids are doing the warm up, vocabulary quiz.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts:
Following directions warm up, teacher will check poet pages while kids are doing the warm up, vocabulary quiz.
NO HOMEWORK

**Poetry Pages due November 25th with reflections**

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Lesson Plans for November 3-7

***Remember-Poet Pages are due Friday, Nov. 14th***
Monday, November 3rd:

MMC: Work in stations.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts:
Journal entry warm up, to computer lab for formative assessment, work on poetry anthology biographies.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts:
Same as other classes.

Tuesday, November 4th *Don't forget to vote*

MMC: Work in stations.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts:
Prefix fortune cookie warm up, vocabulary foldables for "Cut".
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts:
Prefix fortune cookie warm up, vocabulary foldables for "Tuesdays with Morrie".
NO HOMEWORK

Wednesday, November 5th:

Half day today! No specials today!
1/2 hour classes for each period. All my classes will play a vocabulary game.
NO HOMEWORK

Thursday, November 6th:

MMC:
Work in stations.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts:
Prefix practice with fortune cookie, finish vocabulary foldable.
HOMEWORK: Finish foldable, if not done in class.

Advanced Language Arts:
Prefix practice with fortune cookie, finish vocabulary foldable.
HOMEWORK: Finish foldable, if not done in class.

Friday, November 7th:

MMC:
Work in stations.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts:
Following directions warm up, begin reading "Cut".
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts:
Following directions warm up, begin reading "Tuesdays with Morrie".
NO HOMEWORK