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).