November 9-13

Homework:

Monday 11/9 Vocab. 5 a & b

Tuesday 11/10 Vocab. 5 c & d

7th Grade: work on personal narrative essay
8th Grade: complete Five Paragraph Essay Planner for essay

Wednesday 11/11
7th and 8th: Study Vocab. Lesson 5
Extra Credit Assignment Due Tomorrow WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE:
Click this to get Extra Credit Assignment
7th: personal narrative essay draft due tomorrow
(You must complete this and have it in class in order to participate in the activity!)
8th:

Thursday 11/12
7th and 8th: Study Vocab. Lesson 5 (Test tomorrow)
Where did you end up with your essay?  What do you have left to do? 
**I will collect your rough draft at the end of class tomorrow to review.**


Friday 11/13  Vocab. Lesson 5 Test today! 
Create a Gmail account FOR SCHOOL WORK ONLY with the assistance of your parent/guardian.  YOU MUST return the Gmail Account Form to Mrs. King by Monday at the latest.  Email me over the weekend if you have any trouble.

Here is a link to the form: Gmail Account Form

Agenda for Mon. 11/9/15
Vocab:
-complete Vocab. unit assessment (1-4)
-familiarize and understand vocab. lesson 5

Agenda for Tues. 11/10/15
Writing:
7th: 6 purposes of writing
-start planning your personal narrative
-start writing a draft of your personal narrative

8th: compare and contrast essay on The Landlady

Agenda for Wed. 11/11/15 (Veteran's Day)
7th:  
-Reading- Signpost #4- Words of the Wiser 
Framing the lesson:
 Video Clip from The Lion King
-Identify and discuss the Words of the Wiser signpost using Excerpts from "Riding Freedom" by Pam Munoz Ryan.
-Work in pairs while playing a game to identify as many signposts as possible.
Check for understanding: When we find a Words of the Wiser signpost, we ask ourselves:

"How could this advice affect the character?"

Closure: Where do you think you are on the Learning Scale?  Give yourself a number on the Post-It note and please hand to me when you are dismissed.

Remember:
*Personal narrative essay is due tomorrow 11/12. As you complete it, you are also reflecting upon a life lesson you learned as the characters did in today’s lesson on Signpost #4!  

Please come to class with some writing that your peers can edit for you.



8th: Work on Compare and Contrast essays in library
-We will look at and discuss another example of a compare and contrast essay first.
-Meet with Mrs. King to discuss your progress
-Where are you in the writing process?

Reminder: 
-Compare and Contrast essay draft due tomorrow
-Vocab. Test 5 on Friday
-Extra Credit assignment due THURSDAY 11/12, no exceptions

Agenda for Thurs. 11/12/15
7th:
Complete essay rough draft in class.
Peer editing of personal narrative essays. 
8th:
Complete essay rough draft in class.
Peer editing of compare and contrast essays. 

Agenda for Fri. 11/13/15
Vocab. Test Lesson 5 Today!