Week of May 19-23

Hello!  This will be the final post for this year. 

This week we will turn in and celebrate our poetry books on Monday.  Tuesday through Thursday we will work with the teleplay "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street."  Friday will be our field trip.

(Note:  We will clean out lockers during 7th period on Thursday.)

Homework:

Mon--read at home
Tues--read at home
Wed--read at home
Thurs--get all of your writing projects out of your backpack to sort through
Fri--none

READING EXPLORATORY
This week we will read an excerpt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Monday, and work with non-fiction articles the rest of the week.  There will be no homework.

Week of May 12-16

Hello!  We are continuing our poetry unit.  The finished poetry booklet will be due on Monday, May 19th. 

HOMEWORK:

All students should be working on the final copies of their poems.  (Final copies must be written in ink using best handwriting or they may be typed.)  A page giving the specific requirements for the Poetry Booklet will be given out in class on Tuesday.  All students should also be continuing to read outside of English class for at least 90 minutes per week.

READING EXPLORATORY

We will be reading an excerpt from Roald Dahl's memoir Boy this week.  There will be a homework page on Tuesday (Double Negatives WS) and Wednesday (Illustration WS).

Week of May 5-9

Hello!  This is the big MAP test week.  Please help us by making sure your student is here, well-rested, fed and on time all week.  Thanks so much!

In English this week the students will be working with their groups to create an original story incorporationg the items given to them in a "prop" box.  We will read the stories aloud in class on Wednesday.  On Thursday, we will begin our poetry unit.

HOMEWORK:

Reminder--all students should be reading at least 90 minutes per week outside of English class and recording it on the reading log.

Mon--log due tomorrow; have MAP essay tips page signed
Tues--read at home; stories due tomorrow
Wed--field trip info given out today
Thur--be getting a folder with brads
Fri--finish final copy of poem; grade print-out given today


READING EXPLORATORY
This week we will work on making inferences and using context clues.  On Friday, the students will be given a progress report that will need to be signed and returned.  There will also be a WS of homework on Friday.

Week of April 28-May 2

Hello.  This week we will continue reviewing for the MAP test.

HOMEWORK:

Reminder--all students are expected to read at least 90 minutes per week outside of English class time and record it on their reading logs.

Mon--WS 91; logs due tomorrow
Tues--read at home
Wed--read at home
Thurs--be getting snacks and water ready for the MAP test days
Fri--MAP starts Monday.  Get plenty of sleep and bring snacks and water if desired.  Have MAP Tips page signed.


READING EXPLORATORY
We will work on verbs this week.  We will also work on activating prior knowledge and making predictions with support.

HOMEWORK:
There will not be specific homework this week.

Week of April 21-25

Hello!  This week we will begin reviewing for the MAP test.  (MAP testing will be May 5-7.)

HOMEWORK:
Mon--grade printout given today; reading logs due tomorrow
Tues--WS on sentence combining
Wed--read at home
Thur--field trip tomorrow--bring lunch and drink, swimsuit, towel, etc.
Fri--read at home

READING EXPLORATORY
We will take a quiz over The Outsiders on Monday, and read a play adapted from the book on Tuesday.  On Wednesday we will begin working on using apotrophes and activating prior knowledge before reading. 

HOMEWORK:
Mon--have progress report signed
Tues--finish Word Hunt WS
Wed--WS 208
Thur--none
Fri--none

Week of April 14-18

Hello!

REMINDER--Send in those field trip permission forms to the 7th period teacher.  Our field trip to the Ozark Community Center will be on Friday, April 25th.  Fun!  Fun!

This week the students will be taking their end-of-the-year online reading test on Monday and Tuesday.  On Wednesday we will review essay writing, and then on Thursday and Friday the students will be writing their end-of-the-year argument essays for district reporting.

HOMEWORK:
The students should be reading at home every day.  There will be a new reading log distributed on Tuesday.  (They did not have one last week.)

READING EXPLORATORY
     We will finish reading The Outsiders this week.  In grammar, we will continue to focus on pronoun usage, and then move into contractions.

Homework:
Mon--WS 64
Tues--WS 38
Wed--none
Thur--finish reading Ch. 11
Fri--none

Week of April 7-11

Hello!

On Monday, students will be making corrections to their argument essays.  On Tuesday, Mr. Petree will be in the room.  Wednesday and Thursday, students will be working with three non-fiction sources related to fossils in the effort to formulate an opinion based on text evidence.  There is no school for students on Friday.

HOMEWORK:
Mon--Book Talk on Wednesday!  Finish reading book at home--there will not be any class time to read before Wednesday.  Finish essay corrections.
Tues--finish Book Talk book tonight!  Book Talk is tomorrow!
Wed--have a new independent reading book.
Thurs--grade checks given out today along with returned papers.

READING EXPLORATORY
We will continue on The Outsiders.  There will be HW on Tuesday (pronouns).