Accelerated+Language+ARts


 * Thursday, November 4, 2010**
 * Boardwork**- None
 * Classwork**- Study Island Assignment * Do the pre-test, but it does not count for a grade. The other three topics do count as a grade. Do them as many times as you would like.
 * Homework-**
 * VOCABULARY AND SPELLING TEST TOMORROW!**
 * MEMORY BOOK CHAPTER 1 DUE TOMORROW ONLY NEED THE ROUGH DRAFT.**
 * Tuesday, October 26, 2010**
 * Boardwork**
 * Vocabulary Word-** bludgeon: a short, thick heavy stick that is larger on one end. (Think Bam-Bam from the Flintstones.)
 * Classwork-** Edit rough draft.
 * HW-** WB pg 31-32/ Write one detailed paragraph fully describing what the back of your hand looks like to introduce adjectives and comparative adjectives/ Final draft of Halloween essay is due tomorrow.

HW- WB pp 67-68 Friday, September 24, 2010 NO SCHOOL!!! Thursday, September 23, 2010 GRAMO Wednesday, September 22, 2010 GRAMO Tuesday, September 21, 2010 No classes today due to football game. HW- WB pp. 61-62 due tomorrow 4th Period- Spelling Test on Thursday Vocabulary Test on Thursday for everyone Monday, September 20, 2010 Boardwork- Active/ Passive Voice Sentences Quiz- Active/ Passive Voice Book Fair Homework- WB pg 61-62 Vocabulary Test on Thursday!!! Friday, September 17, 2010 Vocabulary Word- **asunder** Classwork- GRAMO (Direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nouns, and predicate adjectives) HW- WB pgs 60-61 Thursday, September 16, 2010 Study Island Day- Write a five paragraph essay(Pre-test). If you are absent, this will work at home on Study Island. (Under assignment page) HW- WS Titles Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Boardwork- None Vocabulary- None Classwork- Finish showing projects/ Intro to Five Paragraph Essays 4th Period- Hand back Shoe Stories 4th Period Spelling List- 1.) compliment 2.) complement 3.) semi- 4.) errands 5.) annouce 6.) were 7.) where 8.) wear 9.) receive 10.) alabaster 11.) it's 12.) its 13.) weakened 14.) weekend 15.) intentionally 16.) Los Angeles 4th Period Spelling Test- Tuesday, September 21 (Writeoffs due Tuesday 5x's each) Homework- Paragraph "Your Themesong"- What song would fit you the best making it your themesong? Tuesday, September 14, 2010 Boardwork- None Vocabulary- None Classwork- Answer questions regarding the worksheet from last night. Present the Verb Tense Projects HW- WB pg 155 Monday, September 13, 2010 Boardwork- None Vocabulary- None Classwork- Turn in Verb Tense Projects; begin presenting these. Handback Shoe Stories to 3rd Period 3rd Period's spelling words**-**
 * Monday, October 25, 2010**
 * Boardwork**
 * Vocabulary Word- histrionic: overdramatic, theatrical**
 * Sentence- Mr. Henry is histrionic when teaching the Civil War dressing in his Yankee uniform and pretending to yell at the troops.**
 * Assignment- Complete your rough draft for Halloween story. Rough draft is due tomorrow!**
 * Monday, September 27, 2010**
 * Journal- Use the following title: The Day My Life Changed**
 * Write a summary that could be used on the book jacket.**
 * Notes:**
 * 1st Person point of view- The narrator is a character in the story. Story uses "I, me, we, us"**
 * 2nd Person- Used mainly in conversation "you, your"**
 * 3rd Person omniscient- all-knowing, lets the reader into the thoughts of more than one character**
 * 3rd Person limited- lets the reader into the thoughts of one character**
 * 5TH PERIOD SPELLING WORDS- were, where, wear, pattern, worriedly, embarrass, weird, definitely**
 * Write these five times each. This is due Friday when you take the test.
 * 1.) site 2.) sight 3.) knew 4.) new 5.) accompany 6.) strait 7.) straight 8.) siren 9.) suede 10.) to 11.) too 12.) two 13.) viciously 14.) lovely 15.) sign**
 * 16.) wear 17.) where 18.) were**

3rd Period Spelling Test **Friday, September 17, 2010 ( Turn in spelling write-offs - 5 x's each on Friday when you take your test.)**

Friday, September 10, 2010 Bellwork- None Vocabulary-efface PROJECTS DUE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13! Thursday, September 9, 2010 Bellwork- None Vocabulary- evade Read stories in class. Homework- Quiz tomorrow over pgs 148-150 Irregular Verbs Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Bellwork- None Vocabulary- Delectable
 * Homework for all classes- WS Active and Passive Voice/ Verb Tense Consistency**

Classwork- Short Story "A Day in My Shoes" *This will have to be completed in class if you were absent.
 * Homework- Finish story/ Will read in class tomorrow.**
 * Tuesday, September 7, 2010**
 * Bellwork- None**
 * Vocabulary- forbear**
 * Classwork- Latin prefixes: (1)sub-under, near (2) trans- across, through**
 * On pg 24 of the spelling book (page is attached), write the definitions for all 25 words using the prefix to help you.**


 * Friday, September 3, 2010**
 * Bellwork- None**
 * 1:00 Day- Test: Chapters 18 and 19**
 * Spelling Test and grade it**


 * Homework- None**
 * Thursday, September 2, 2010**
 * Bellwork- None**
 * Go over WB pg 148 (Quiz over these words on Tuesday.)**
 * Computer Assignment- Finish for homework if you have the internet.**

Go over pgs 93-94 Computer Day Tomorrow
 * Study for tomorrow's test Ch. 18 and 19/ Spelling Test also!**
 * Wednesday, September 1, 2010**
 * Bellwork- None**
 * Library Day**
 * Do WB pgs 147-150/ Finish for homework[[file:WB pg 147.doc]][[file:WB pg 148.doc]][[file:WB pg 149.doc]][[file:WB pg 150.doc]]**


 * Tuesday, August 31, 2010**
 * Bellwork- Describe three teeny tiny uppers that make you happy. Uppers are very personal. they are the little thrills in life. Winning the lottery or a football game is not a teeny-tiny upper. A teeny-tiny upper is that good meal your mom cooked for you or that new shirt you found on sale.**


 * Class- WB pgs 93-94[[file:WB pg 93.doc]][[file:WB 94.doc]]**
 * Vocabulary Test 2**
 * Monday, August 30, 2010**
 * Bellwork- Describe three teeny tiny downers that annoy you. Downers are very personal. They are the little aggravations of life, not the big ones. Losing your wallet or being in a bike accident is not a teeny-tiny downer. A teeny-tiny downer is that little ball of hard lotion that forms at the spout of a bottle of hand lotion and comes out in a hard blob when you squirt lotion onto your hands.**


 * Spelling words- definitely, friends, their, there, they're, through, threw, weird, helpful, finally, especially, intelligent**
 * Vocabulary word-impede**
 * Homework- Write spelling words five times each and vocab test tomorrow over ten words**
 * Friday, August 27, 2010**
 * No bellwork today. Hand back journals.**
 * [[file:Sentence Corr 1 Run-on Comma Splice and Frag.doc]]Complete this sheet, and then do the following sentences in your book. p. 491 ex. 7 (1-5) p. 493 ex. 8 (1-5) Finish for homework.**
 * Thursday, August 26, 2010**
 * Bellwork- In a small way, a big way, or many ways, how do you hope you are like your dad? Explain.**
 * Voc-procrastinate**
 * Vocabulary:roster**
 * Classwork- Go over last night's homework and then write a team paragraph**
 * HW- NONE**
 * Wednesday, August 25, 2010**
 * Bellwork- In a small way, a big way, or many ways, how do you hope you are like your mom? Explain.**
 * __Notes__- string sentence: A sentence that keeps going. Wordy sentence: Too much in the sentence**
 * Run-on: Two complete thoughts that are not punctuated correctly or at all**
 * Sentence Fragment: Not a complete thought/ Missing either a subject or a verb**
 * Project- [[file:The Verb Tense Project.doc]]**
 * Homework- WS Find the Transition Words/ WS Run-on Sentences**
 * Tuesday, August 24, 2010**
 * Bellwork- Which book character best resembles you? Explain. (Write one full paragraph, and correct your grammar mistakes.)**
 * (1) Take up last night's homework.**
 * (2) Pass your bellwork to a neighbor and correct.**
 * (3) Write a sample paragraph on the board.**
 * Notes- Coherence- The order of your paragraph makes logical sense. Transition words(go over the chart on pp. 515-516.**
 * Homework- Memorize three transition words each from the first two sections of the chart on p. 515. Eventually, you will learn three from each section totaling eighteen words.**
 * Monday, August 23, 2010**
 * Bellwork- Replace the following words with appropriate synonyms. (1) stuff (2) said (3) good (4) go (5) tell (6) bad**
 * Vocabulary- Belittle**
 * Notes- Ch. 19 pgs 500-514 Paragraphs**
 * Notes- From now on, paragraphs will contain five sentences.**
 * Sentence 1- Topic Sentence- Main idea of the paragraph**
 * Sentences 2, 3, and 4- Supporting details or Body of the paragraph**
 * Supporting details are (1) facts, (2) sensory details (relates to the five senses), or (3) examples**
 * Sentence 5- Concluding or Clincher Sentence- Restates the main idea**
 * Unity- All the sentences in the paragraph support the main idea.**


 * Homework- Write one paragraph - What is your favorite season?**
 * Friday, August 20, 2010**
 * Daily work- [[image:Work_Wk1_Wed.JPG width="523" height="645"]]**
 * Notes- Verb Tenses powerpoint**
 * Watch the talking heads- past participle and present perfect**
 * Thursday, August 19, 2010**
 * Daily Work- [[image:Daily_Work_WK_1.JPG width="512" height="530"]]**
 * Song- "Verb Tenses**
 * Vocabulary Word-encroach**
 * Workbook page 153 This is an effort grade.**
 * Wednesday, August 18, 2010**
 * Journal- Apart from your personal life, what saddens you the most? Explain your answer.**
 * (1) Library Day and pass back homework pg 39**
 * (2) Break into groups to read soda stories.**
 * HW- None**
 * Tuesday, August 17, 2010**
 * Journal- Which is worse- beging cold or being hot? Defend your position.**
 * (1)Vocabulary Test today over first five words.**
 * (2) Go over workbook page 39 in class.**
 * (3) Take up vocabulary books and handback papers.**
 * (4) Learn Helping Verbs song**
 * Monday, August 16, 2010**
 * Journal- Which one of these "m" words best describes you: melancholy, morose, morbid, malleable, macho, meek, maniacal, miserable, or merry? Explain. Make three corrections in your writing.**
 * Sentence- Give the** __old shoes to Goodwill. (children)__
 * Handback Nouns Test and homework papers.**
 * Powerpoint: Action Verbs[[file:Verbs-action ppt.ppt]]**
 * Homework- WS Pop Goes the Verb and WB pg. 39 [[file:Pop Goes the Verb.doc]][[file:WB pg 39 Helping Verbs and Main Verbs.doc]]**
 * Friday, August 13, 2010**


 * Take Nouns Test and check books**
 * HW- NONE**
 * Thursday, August 12, 2010**
 * __(1)__Boardwork- Make the following nouns plural:**
 * 1.) attorney-at-law 2.) fund-raiser 3.) motor home 4.) sergeant at arms 5.) stomachache**
 * (2)Vocabulary:connoisseur**
 * (3) Brainstorming Activity**
 * (4) Review for test**
 * Wednesday, August 11, 2010**


 * Vocabulary- Lament**
 * (Journal- Clarissa and Elaina can't stand each other. Describe the meeting they are both attending. Let us know they can't stand each other without telling us they can't stand each other.**
 * (1) Quiz 2**
 * (2) Hand back papers and take up homework for a grade.**
 * (3) Classwork, but finish for homework. WS Turtlebiscuit and WS Replace Dead Nouns [[file:WS Turtlebiscuit.doc]][[file:WS Replace Dead Nouns.doc]]**
 * Tuesday, August 10, 2010**

__Journal__- Write about a person who has touched your life in some small meaningful way. Perhaps it was a kind neighbor, a forgiving policeman, a friend who stuck up for you when someone was being mean. What did that person do or not do that affected you? Coreect two grammar mistakes. __Journal__- Describe yourself as you think you looked or know you looked on your very first day of kindergarten or first grade. What were you wearing? Did you choose your clothes, or did someone else? How did you feel? Did it show on your face or in your actions? Find do grammar mistakes and correct using a pen. Admit Slips- Write one thing that's hard for you when it comes to learning. Ex. Taking Notes Bell Ringer- Introduce yourself, using one true detail and one untrue detail about you and your life. As you write, try to make both the true and untrue details sound equally believable. (1) Take up parent emails. (2) Finish interviews and begin presenting those. (3) Take test "Following Directions" CHECK NOTES PAGE FOR WORKSHEETS. (4) HW- WS "One Step at a Time" (1) Go over syllabus (2) Begin interviews (3) Hand out books
 * Vocabulary- austere**
 * (1) Quiz 1**
 * Lesson - Singular/plural nouns and possessive nouns**
 * HW- WS 24 More Plural Nouns and WS Possessive Nouns [[file:WS Possessive Nouns.doc]][[file:WS 24 More Plural Nouns.doc]]**
 * Monday, August 9, 2010**
 * Vocabulary: chattel**
 * (1) Notes: Nouns- Common/proper, concrete/abstract, compound/collective**
 * (2) WB pg 25[[file:Workbook 25.doc]]**
 * (3) WS "On a Clear Noun, You can see Forever"**
 * TEST FRIDAY OVER NOUNS!!!**
 * BOOK COVER CHECK FRIDAY!!!**
 * Friday, August 6, 2010**
 * Be sure to explain your answer.
 * Thursday, August 5, 2010**