Friday, August 29, 2008

Lesson Plans for Sept. 2-5

Tuesday, September 2nd

MMC: Work on stories.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts: Prefix warm up activity. Study hall.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts: Prefix warm up activity. Study hall.
NO HOMEWORK

Wednesday, September 3rd:

MMC: Work on stories.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts: Journal entry warm up. Charlotte Doyle book activity and vocabulary. Warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts: Journal entry warm up. Read. Warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Thursday, September 4th:

MMC: Work on stories.
HO HOMEWORK

Language Arts: Prefix sentences. Listen to story/read. Warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts: Prefix sentences. Vocabulary squares. Warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Friday, September 5th:

MMC: Work on stories.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts: Following directions warm up. Listen to/read story. Warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts:
Following directions warm up. Vocabulary squares. Warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Lesson Plans for the week of August 25th

Monday, August 25th:

MMC: Work on annoncements, articles, and podcasts.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts: My air conditioning is out in my room. Today we will do a pre-reading activity in the computer lab that goes with the social studies curriculum.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts: Same as Language Arts.
NO HOMEWORK

Tuesday, August 26th:

MMC: Work on stories.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts: Prefix quiz, go over Independent Reading Review requirements and due dates, begin listening to Charlotte Doyle, vocabulary warm-down.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts: Prefix quiz, go over Independent Reading Review requirements and due dates, discuss Socratic Seminars, vocabulary warm-down.
NO HOMEWORK

Wednesday, August 27th---Today is a half day. School gets out at 12:05 this year!!!

Students will do an All-Write in their 4th hour class. All-Writes include a writing prompt that the students have the day to pre-write, write a rough draft, edit, revise, and create a final copy. This practice is preparation for the AIMS test.
NO HOMEWORK

Thursday, August 28th: *I will have a substitute today*

MMC: Work on stories.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts:
Prefix words and sentences, continue listening to Charlotte Doyle, vocabulary warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts: Prefix words and sentences, Socratic Seminar, vocabulary warm-down.
NO HOMEWORK

Friday, August 29th:

MMC: Work on stories.
NO HOMEWORK

Language Arts: Following directions warm-up, continue listening to story, vocabulary warm-down.
NO HOMEWORK

Advanced Language Arts: Following directions warm-up, read and reflection questions, vocabulary warm-down.
NO HOMEWORK

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Lsson Plans for the week of August 18-22

Lesson Plan for Monday, August 18th

Period 1: MMC
Work on stories for day one announcements.
NO HOMEWORK

Periods 3, 4, and 7: Language Arts
Journal warm up, pre-read activity for novel study, vocabulary warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Period 6: Advanced Language Arts
Journal warm up, vocabulary squares for novel study, vocabulary warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Lesson Plan for Tuesday, August 19th

Period 1:MMC
Get in assigned groups for class. Elect special jobs for each person. Begin coming up with ideas for first stories.
NO HOMEWORK

Periods 3, 4, and 7: Language Arts
Prefix words sentence warm up, pre-read activity for novel study, vocabulary warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Period 6: Advanced Language Arts
Prefix words sentences warm up, work on vocabulary squares, vocabulary warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Lesson Plan for Wednesday, August 20th

Period 1: MMC
Work on stories in selected group.
NO HOMEWORK

Periods 3, 4, and 7: Language Arts
Journal entry warm up, begin reading The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, vocabulary warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Period 6: Advanced Language Arts
Journal entry warm up, finish vocabulary squares, begin reading The War Beteween the Classes, vocabulary warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Lesson Plan for Thursday, August 21st

Period 1: MMC
Continue work on news stories.
NO HOMEWORK


Periods 3, 4, and 7: Language Arts
Prefix warm up game, continue reading novel study, vocabulary warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Period 6: Advanced Language Arts
Prefix warm up game, continue reading novel study, vocabulary warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

Lesson Plan for Friday, August 22nd

1st Hour: MMC
Record announcements for Monday. Work on news stories and podcast.
NO HOMEWORK

3rd, 4th, and 7th Hours: Language Arts
Following directions warm up, study questions for novel study and continue reading, vocabulary warm down.
NO HOMEWORK

6th Hour: Advanced Language Arts
Following directions warm up, study questions and continue reading, vocabulary warm down.
NO HOMEWORK
NO HOMEWORK

Monday, August 11, 2008

Hello new sevies.......

Welcome new sevies--->
Please post something about yourself on my blog. Tell me something funny I should know about you or something most people don't know.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

First day of school

School starts on Monday, August 11th.

Lesson Plan for Monday, August 11th:
1st Hour: Getting to know you and what you can do with technology warm up.

3rd-7th Hours: 2 truths and a lie warm up. Getting to know Mrs. G. 7th grade policies and procedures. Bathroom logs. Getting to know your classmates.
HOMEWORK: Get on my blog and post something you want me to know about you.

Lesson Plan for Tuesday, August 12th:
1st Hour: MMC stations and explanations.

3rd-7th Hours: School rules "Who Wants to be a Millionare" game.
NO HOMWORK

Lesson Plan for Wednesday, August 13th:
1st Hour: Begin announcement story research,
NO HOMEWORK


3rd-7th Hours: Language Arts syllabus, routines, pet peeves, absent routines, etc.
NO HOMEWORK **Parent Homework assignment, "In a million words or less..."

Lesson Plan for Thursday, August 14th:
1st Hour: Work on announcement stories,
3rd-7th Hours: Pre-test.
NO HOMEWORK **Parent homework assignment, "In a million words or less.."

Lesson Plan for Friday, August 15th:
1st hour: Work on stories.

3rd-7th Hours: Finish pretest.
NO HOMEWORK