5/20-5/24

Monday, 5/20: Please bring home your progress report, have it signed, and return it ASAP!


Remember, there is a 1PM dismissal Friday, 5/24 and there is no school Monday, 5/27.

5/13-5/17

**All work that you have missed from this marking period must be handed in by Wednesday, 5/15 in order to receive full credit. If it isn't handed in, they become zeros and cannot be made up. **

Wednesday, 5/15:  Complete similes/metaphor packet started in class

Thursday, 5/16:  Complete personification packet started in class

Friday, 5/17: Complete NJASK Task 8 with open-ended, and write a 4-paragraph story for the following prompt:

ö  Imagine your homeroom class has been stranded on an unknown island after a horrible plane crash. Unfortunately, the adult chaperones did not make it out of the plane with the rest of the class, so you will need to survive on your own. All you have are yourselves, the clothes on your back, and a few supplies from the plane that are left on the beach (binoculars, a compass, a First-Aid kit, matches and flares, and tape). Think about how these items will help you survive.

ö  Using figurative language and descriptive details, write a 4-paragraph story about what happens on the island. Be creative. Use your imagination. Remember, your job as a writer is to paint a picture for the reader.

4/29-5/3 and 5/6-5/10

The NJASK Packet must be completed and returned by Friday, 5/10. If I do not have the packet completed, you will be getting multiple zeros in both Reading and Language Arts.

4/22-4/26

Monday, 4/22 and Tuesday, 4/23: If you were absent you missed imperative notes on persuasive

Wednesday, 4/24: Persuasive activity 1: Summer Essay

Thursday, 4/25: Persuasive activity 2: Gum Essay

Friday, 4/26: Persuasive timed write

**Next week we won't be meeting, but you will have a NJASK packet to work on that must be completed!**

4/15-4/19

Monday, 4/15: Today we did a practice benchmark and reviewed. We are taking benchmark 4 Tuesday, 4/16-Thursday, 4/18 (if needed).

Friday, 4/19: Today we went back to discussing persuasive. If you were out, you missed notes.

4/8-4/12

We are working on open-ended response (using R.A.C.E.) the whole entire week. Whatever isn't completed in class becomes homework. It is your responsibility to keep up! * NJASK task 5 * NJASK task 6 * NJASK task 7

3/25-3/28

Monday, 3/25:

NJASK task 3: Today we discussed and practiced synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and homographs.

Tuesday, 3/26:
Synonyms and antonyms worksheets, 2 pages double-sided

Wednesday, 3/27:
Homophones and homographs worksheets, 2 pages double-sided

Thursday, 3/28:

NJASK task 4: Today we discussed and practiced plot, sequence, and setting.

Have a wonderful Spring Break! School reopens, Monday, April 8th.

3/18-3/22

Monday, 3/18:
In class we did a timed writing. Write a four-paragraph explanatory essay explaining Dr. Seuss' quote, "Only you can control your future." Use the QU.I.E.T. formula:

·     Paragraph 1:  Explain what the QUOTE means to you.  Introduce all the ideas of the essay.

·     Paragraph 2: Give an example about how the quote is true for you as an INDIVIDUAL. How can you relate to this quote?

·     Paragraph 3: Give an example about how the quote is true for EVERYONE. How can anyone relate to this quote?

·     Paragraph 4:  Retell what the whole essay was about.  Explain what can be TAUGHT from this quote.

  

Tuesday, 3/19-Wednesday, 3/20:

Pick a lyric from your favorite song/a song (must be school appropriate) and write a four-paragraph explanatory essay, like the one we did yesterday, but instead of using the quote, use the lyric. Remember, a lyric is only part of the song. It should only be one or two lines. Please do not analyze the video. Use the QU.I.E.T. formula.

Here is an example of how the first two sentences of paragraph one should look:

In Ke$ha’s popular song, Die Young, she sings, “Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young.” To me, this specific lyric means a person should live their life and take chances.

Thursday, 3/21:

From now until the NJASK we will be working on ASK related tasks. Today we discussed and practiced how to identify elements of genres.

Friday, 3/22:

NJASK task 2: Today we discussed and practiced how to activate prior knowledge and revise predictions.

3/11-3/15

Monday, 3/11:
Your assignment from Friday must be completed for tomorrow, or it's a zero: Students are to silently read “King Long Shanks” in their textbooks (page 630) and independently answer questions 1-5 on page 636. They must also complete the Reading Check, which is in the gray box next to questions 1-3, on page 636. The Reading Check should be 8 sentences or more and must be creative.

Tuesday, 3/12:
Over the next few days we are working on revising our 7 Lucky Narrative prompts. Whatever corrections that aren't completed in class must be finished for homework.

Friday, 3/15:
If you were absent today, we talked about explanatory essays. You missed notes.

3/4-3/8

Monday, 3/4:

I was absent, but this was your assignment: Your job is to rewrite the story of Cinderella from the glass slippers point of view, meaning the shoes are telling the story. They don’t come into the picture until the Fairy Godmother transforms Cinderella from a servant to a princess right before the ball. That is where your story may begin. Be creative. Use your imagination. Make sure you use figurative language. Remember, your job as a writer is to paint a picture for the reader. This must be 4 paragraphs. If you do not finish it in class, it is homework.


Tuesday, 3/5:
Finish Lucky 7 prompt and/or Cinderella prompt. Incomplete work is a zero.

Friday, 3/8:
I was absent, but this was your assignment: Students are to silently read “King Long Shanks” in their textbooks (page 630) and independently answer questions 1-5 on page 636. They must also complete the Reading Check, which is in the gray box next to questions 1-3, on page 636. The Reading Check should be 8 sentences or more and must be creative.

2/25-3/1

Missing work is now past due. Whatever you have not handed in by Wednesday, 2/27 is now a zero.

Tuesday, 2/26
*Finish brainstorming ideas for your narrative prompt. The 7 topics to choose from are: 

 1. You caught a leprechaun and he has given you a pot of gold in exchange for his freedom. What do you do with it?

 2. You found a four-leaf clover that will bring you extraordinary good luck for exactly one day. Write about your lucky day.

3. You have trapped a leprechaun. How did you catch him? What did you do once you caught him?

 4. On your way to school you see a rainbow and its close enough to touch. What happens when you touch it?

 5. You met a leprechaun who lost his magical powers. How did it happen? What did you do about it?

 6. The day I woke up green..

7. Describe a typical day as a leprechaun. Pretend you are a leprechaun and describe all the things that you encounter.

Wednesday, 2/27
*Study the first 5 Bridge to Terabithia vocabulary words (grit, muddled, hypocritical, pandemonium, repulsive) for a quiz Thursday, 2/28. You must know how to spell the word, the definition, how to use the words in sentences, synonyms, and antonyms

2/18-2/22

Benchmark testing is Wednesday, 2/20 - Friday, 2/22. We will take a practice benchmark on Tuesday, 2/19. Please come prepared with a pen or pencil.

2/11-2/15

Monday, 2/11: Write a 4 paragraph story using the prompt below. Must include figurative language (like similies and metaphors) and a lot of descriptive details. It is your job as the writer to paint a picture for the reader! Your story needs to have a beginning, middle, and end.

o     The young girl was hoping to go with an after-school club that was going on a camping and hiking trip to one of New Jersey’s state parks.  Her parents did not want her go on the trip.

o     Write a story about the girl, her problem, and how she solves it.

Wednesday, 2/13: Bridge to Terabithia open book quiz on chapters 1 and 2

2/4-2/8

Tuesday, 2/5: Imagine you live on a farm in Virginia. What is your life like? (2 paragraphs, 5 sentences.)

1/28-2/1

Thursday, 1/31:
* What is your reaction to John Lennon's "Imagine" and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream.." speech? How are Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lennon similar? (2 paragraphs, 10 sentences.)
* Read article and answer questions about Martin Luther King Jr.

Friday, 2/1: Finish paragraph, "When you close your eyes and think of peace, what do you see?" (5 sentences.)

1/22-1/25

Tuesday, 1/22
* There will be a quiz tomorrow, 1/23, on the last 5 words (garrulous, glutton, gullible, idiosyncrasy, incessant)

Thursday, 1/24
* Finish reading chapters 21 and 22 of Charlotte's Web
* Quiz Friday on chapters 19-22

Friday, 1/25
* Quiz Monday on Charlotte's Web plot diagram

1/14-1/18

Thursday, 1/17
* Be prepared for a quiz tomorrow on chapters 16-18.

Friday, 1/18
* We finished the last word of the day. There will be a quiz on Wednesday, 1/23, on the last 5 words (garrulous, glutton, gullible, idiosyncrasy, incessant)

1/7-1/11

Monday, 1/7
* Complete main idea worksheet #'s 25-40

Benchmark testing is this week. Please try to be present and on time!

1/2-1/4

Wednesday, 1/2
* Complete main idea worksheet #'s 1-12

Thursday, 1/3
* Complete main idea worksheet #'s 13-24

12/17-12/21

Monday, 12/17
* Study for vocabulary test on words 10-15. The test will be on Thursday, 12/20. You will be tested on the definitions, being able to use the word in a sentence, synonyms, and antonyms.
* Crossword puzzles and word search for vocabulary words are due 12/20 as well
* We will be having a quiz on chapters 12-15 of Charlotte's Web also on Thursday, 12/20.
* Continue working on chapter summaries. I will be collecting 5 summaries in total (they must be from chapters 8-15). 1 paragraph of 5 sentences, summarizing the main events of the chapter chosen. You must use textual evidence or you will not get a grade!

Friday, 12/21
* Over break you must complete the New Years Resolution writing prompt:
          ¨ A New Years Resolution is a decision you make on the first day of the new year about what you want to do or stop doing during that year (for example: you want to be nicer to people, or you want to give up drinking soda). Why is it important to make New Years Resolutions?
          ¨  What is your New Years Resolution for 2013? Why is this goal important to you? How do you plan to reach this goal?
* Failure to hand this in on 1/2 will get you a zero on one homework grade.