2nd semester 2nd week's lessons 2/2 - 2/6 - 2009

I am glad you are in my class, and I enjoyed our week together last week. This week we want to get going and start working on our reading, vocabulary, and writing. Do you have all your materials for class (SSR book)? Jonas Salk said, "There are two lasting things we can give our children: One is roots, the other is wings." I hope from this class you have both. You are a part of El Dorado and also a part of me; I look forward to you doing many great thing, here and in the future. Let's take it to the next level.

Monday 2/2
1. Vocabulary 5 and 6 Test (100 points)
2. See “Storm scene”
3. Read and discuss “The Wreck of the Hesperus"
4. Do Vocabulary Lesson 7 and 8 exercises 2 and 3 pages 27 - 34 (Homework 60 points)

Tuesday 2/3
1. Grade and Review Vocabulary
2. Discuss “The Wreck…”
3. Finish“ The Wreck of the Hesperus” Packet (homework)
4. Thesis Worksheet (homework)

Wednesday 2/4
1. “Wreck…” Packet due
2. Finish discussing poem
3. Review Thesis worksheet
3. Read pages: 130, 873-878, 979, 1155-1156 (essay preparation)

Thursday 2/5
1. Review Packet
2. Discuss and do Analogies Lesson 3 and 4
3. Vocabulary Lesson 4 do exercises 1 and 2 pages 161 – 166 (homework 40 points)
4. Read and discuss “…Hesperus” Essay

Friday 2/6
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Start “Hesperus” Essay Brain storm and develop a Thesis statement (homework)
3. Study for Vocabulary Test

Don't forget the parent meeting 6:30 pm Monday.

2nd semester - 1st week's lesson 1/26 - 1/30 -2009

Orator, attorney, and political leader William Jennings Bryan said, "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." I hope you choose to work hard and work smart in our class. If you need help I will always be here. Remember when you are absent you need to make up your reading time and tests in the morning (7:25 am). Please let's get off to a great start.

Extra credit parent meeting next Monday 6:30 pm. (25 points)

Monday 1/26 (have SSR book from my list)
1. Review Final
2. Read and have signed Class Guidelines, (25 points - homework)
3. Read “The Wreck of the Hesperus” pages 124 - 130 (homework)

Tuesday 1/27
1. Guidelines due
2. Read, discuss ,and do “Strategies for Unlocking Word Meaning
3. Do Vocabulary lessons 5 and 6 pages 19 – 26 (60 points - homework)

Wednesday 1/28
1. Grade Vocabulary and explain extra credit vocabulary cards
2. Discuss Idioms and three subject spiral notebook
3. Start in class discussion of “The Wreck of the Hesperus” pages 124-130
4. Work on Portfolio - all first semester work recorded and folder decorated

Thursday 1/29
1. Discuss and do in class Analogies “lesson 3” page 128
2. Read and discuss "The Wreck of the Hesperus"
3. Do Vocabulary Lesson3, Exercise 1 and 2 pages 155 – 160 (40 points-homework)

Friday 1/30
1. Grade Vocabulary
2. Read and discuss “The Wreck of the Hesperus”
3. “The Wreck of the Hesperus” Packet (homework) Due Tuesday
4. Study for Vocabulary Test Monday

No Fear - Let's Go!

Poetry Week #1

Welcome back! I hope you all enjoyed your Winter Break. We are now in the new year with only two weeks before semester finals! Our final unit for the first semester is poetry. We will be highlighting a few important poets, their poetry, and writing our own. You will compose a poetry journal as your final major project.

We will also be starting to work in the vocabulary workbooks. You will be flying through them so please stay on top of your work. If you bring your vocabulary workbook to school with you on Monday, you will earn 5 extra credit points.

This is what our first week back will look like:

Monday, January 5
1. Intro to Poetry (notetaking)
2. Begin Vocabulary Lesson 1 & 2
3. Pass out Poetry Unit Calendars
HOMEWORK: Complete Vocab Lessons 1 & 2.

Tuesday, January 6
1. Discuss Robert Frost
2. Discuss Name and Description poem
3. Review Lesson 1 & 2
HOMEWORK: Write Name poem and Description poem.

Wednesday, January 7
1. Discuss Emily Dickinson
2. Discuss Parody and Limerick poem
3. Vocabulary Lesson 3 & 4
HOMEWORK: Complete Vocab Lessons 3 & 4 and write Parody and Limerick poem.

Thursday, January 8
1. Discuss Langston Hughes
2. Discuss Reminiscence poem
3. Review Lesson 3 & 4
HOMEWORK: Study for Vocab Test on Friday and write Reminiscence poem.

Friday, January 9
1. Discuss Lewis Carroll
2. Discuss I do not understand poem
3. Vocab Test 1-4
4. Poem Check (Should have written 5 poems already.)
HOMEWORK: Write I do not understand poem.

"Never lose an opportunity to see anything that is beautiful."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson