December 14-18th

F.Y.I.: All grades will have a semester exam on Wednesday! It will cover parts of speech, the thrilling three paragraph, and the book you are currently reading.

Monday:
All grades: Finish writing your "theme" thrilling three paragraph due Tuesday; finish reading book in preparation for Wednesday's semester final exam

Tuesday:
All grades: Final exam preparation study guide; Finish reading book in preparation for tomorrow's final exam

Wednesday:
All grades: Semester final exam today!

Thursday:

Homework December 7-11

6th grade

Monday: Read literature circle book to the assigned page in your group's folder
Tuesday: Color coded parts of speech wkst.; Read literature circle book to the assigned page in your group's folder
Wednesday: Read to assigned page in literature circles
Thursday: Read book to assigned page in literature circle folder; have it finished by next Wednesday for the test!

7th grade

Monday: Read book!
Tuesday: Color coded parts of speech wkst.; Read literature circle book to the assigned page in your group's folder
Wednesday: Read, Read, Read!
Thursday: Read book; have it finished for the test next Wednesday!

8th grade

Monday: Read book!

Tuesday: Color coded parts of speech wkst.; Read literature circle book to the assigned page in your group's folder
Wednesday: Read, Read, Read your book!
Thursday: READ! READ! READ! Finish book by next Wednesday for test!

Homework November 30-December 4th

6th grade:

Monday: Write 10 sentences about Pirates
Tuesday: "Pirattitude" Prepositions wskt; Read
Wednesday: Read first 20 pages of book
Thursday: Follow directions for your literature circle groups

7th grade:

Monday: Ten "pirate" sentences
Tuesday: "Pirattitude" Prepositions wskt; Read
Wednesday: Read first 20 pages of book
Thursday: Read and complete Story Mapping assignment

8th grade:

Monday: Finish one page free write and color in all of your prepositions
Tuesday: "Pirattitude" Prepositions wskt; Read
Wednesday: Read first 20 pages of book; Complete Story Mapping
Thursday: Page 351-352 #4-14 even

Homework: Monday, November 16th-Friday, November 20

Note: No spelling or vocabulary words for this week!
6th grade

Monday: Read literature circle book - finish book by Friday; Thrilling Three paragraph on Theme
Tuesday: Read book; Thrilling Three paragraph scramble
Wednesday: Read; Strong Sentence writing

7th grade

Monday: Read literature circle book - finish book by Friday; Thrilling Three paragraph on Theme
Tuesday: Read book
Wednesday: Read book; Thrilling Three paragraph scramble

8th grade

Monday: Read The Circuit; Finish "The Miracles of Jesus" wkst ; Finish reading book by Thursday
Tuesday: Read The Circuit; Theme Thrilling Three paragraph topic sentence
Wednesday: Read The Circuit; Finish theme paragraph on The Circuit
Thursday: Read The Circuit; Thrilling Three paragraph scramble

Homework November 2-4

6th grade:

Monday: Spelling sentences: use each spelling word in a sentence that has an action verb and one adverb. Read Bud, Not Buddy - test tomorrow
Tuesday: Bud, Not Buddy test today! Spelling 3x each; Thrilling Three paragraph on liking or disliking Bud, Not Buddy book; spelling test tomorrow!
Wednesday: Spelling test today!
Thursday: No school
Friday: No school

7th grade:

Monday: Spelling sentences: use each spelling word in a sentence that has an action verb and one adverb. Read Touching Spirit Bear - test tomorrow

Tuesday: Touching Spirit Bear test today! Spelling 3x each; Thrilling Three paragraph on liking or disliking Touching Spirit Bear book; spelling test tomorrow!

Wednesday: Spelling test today!
Thursday: No school
Friday: No school

8th grade:

Monday: Spelling sentences: use each spelling word in a sentence that has an action verb and one adverb. Five paragraph essay practice draft!

Tuesday: Five paragraph essay!

Wednesday: Spelling test today!
Thursday: No school
Friday: No school

Homework October 26-30

Note: HW will be updated daily. Vocabulary words are the same words which were used in last week's spelling test. They are still posted on this blog.
6th grade:

Monday: vocabulary flashcards; finish reading Bud, Not Buddy;
Tuesday: study vocabulary flashhcards in the car on the way home!; read book for 20 minutes!
Wednesday: Thrilling three paragraph; read book; study vocabulary flashcards for 10 minutes!
Thursday: Tic-Tac-Toe spelling DUE Today! study vocabulary flashcards in the car on the way home from school; read for 20 minutes!
Friday: vocabulary test today! Heads Up: Bud, Not Buddy test next Tuesday!

7th grade:

Monday: vocabulary flashcards; finish reading Touching Spirit Bear
Tuesday: Finish vocabulary flashcards and study them for 10 minutes; read Touching Spirit Bear book we will have an activity on Friday regarding the book and the test next Tuesday! Bring empty toilet paper or paper towel roll!
Wednesday: Thrilling three paragraph; read book; study vocabulary flashcards for 10 minutes!
Thursday: Tic-Tac-Toe spelling DUE Today! study vocabulary flashcards in the car on the way home from school; read for 20 minutes!
Friday: vocabulary test today! Heads up! Touching Spirit Bear test next Tuesday!

8th grade:

Monday: vocabulary flashcards; finish reading your literature circle books
Tuesday: Read the next 30 pages of your literature circle book; study vocabulary flashcards for 10 minutes tonight!
Wednesday: Thrilling three paragraph; read book; study vocabulary flashcards for 10 minutes!
Thursday: Tic-Tac-Toe spelling DUE Today! study vocabulary flashcards in the car on the way home from school; read for 20 minutes!
Friday: vocabulary test today! Books finished by today for in-class activity/assessment (aka: test)

7th and 8th grade Spelling Words Test Friday, October 30th

7th and 8th grade
Test: Friday, October 23rd

abandon
absorb
accident
accompanied
accomplished
accurate
acquaint
acquire
acres
activities
acute
adapt
adequate
adjustment
administer

6th grade Spelling Words Test Friday, October 22nd

6th grade
Test will be Friday, October 22nd

abbreviation
ability
absence
accept
accidentally
account
achieve
action
actor
amaze
amount
amusement
angel
ankle
annoy

Homework Week of October 18-22

Note: HW is incomplete for the week and will be updated daily.
6th grade:
Goal for this week: Students will be able to write with adjectives and identify adjectives in sentences. Students will be able to draw connections between BNB and their lives.

Monday: adj flashcards; read for 20 minutes; bring in a picture of something "cool" and school appropriate
Tuesday: Read for 20 minutes; spelling Tic-Tac-Toe (due 10/29/09)
Wednesday: Read for 20 minutes; spelling Tic-Tac-Toe; 10 adjectives to describe your picture
Thursday: Read for 20 minutes!
Friday: Jazz music day!

7th grade:
Goals: Students will be able to write a paragraph applying the Thrilling Three topic sentence model. Students will be able to read and make predictions about the consequences which will happen as a result of the character's actions.

Monday: adj flashcards; read for 20 minutes; bring in a picture of something "cool" and school appropriate
Tuesday: Alabama writing thrilling three; read for 20 minutes; spelling Tic-Tac-Toe
Wednesday: 10 adjectives for your picture; read 20 minutes; character webbing
Thursday: Read for 20 minutes!
Friday: Bring in toilet paper or paper towel rolls for totem poles

8th grade:
Goals: Students will be able to apply the four-square model when writing Thrilling Three paragraphs. Students will be able to read for connections between their lives, the book, and the world around them.

Monday: adj flashcards; read for 20 minutes; writing thrilling three and 4-square on What is your favorite color? or What is your favorite sport?
Tuesday: read for 20 minutes; spelling Tic-Tac-Toe; character web
Wednesday: read for 20 minutes; finish paragraphs with 4-square
Thursday: Read for 20 minutes!
Friday: Naomi Leon soap carving

Spelling Words Oct 12-16

Sixth and Seventh Grade:
mischievous
mischief
grieve
believe
relieve
achieve
fierce
cashier
frontier
shriek
priest
hygiene
interview
receive
receipt
deceit
neighbor
reindeer
sleigh
eight

Homework: October 12-16th

6th grade:

Monday: Finish Esperanza Rising test; read for 20 minutes from Bud, Not Buddy
Tuesday: Four-square and thrilling three paragraph about What is your favorite snack food to eat?; read for 20 minutes
Wednesday: Read for 20 minutes; make your own word search with spelling words
Thursday: Read for 20 minutes and word search find

7th grade:

Monday: Finish The Watson's go to Birmingham test; read for 20 minutes from Touching Spirit Bear
Tuesday: Make your own word search with spelling words; correct / finish thrilling three paragraph from last week; Four-square and thrilling three paragraph about What is your favorite snack food to eat?; read for 20 minutes
Wednesday: word search; Read 20 minutes
Thursday: Read for 20 minutes; spelling test tomorrow

8th grade:

Monday: vocabulary test tomorrow; read for 20 minutes from literature circle book
Tuesday: Read for 20 minutes; make your own word search
Wednesday: Read next 30 pages
Thursday: Read; spelling test tomorrow; Write Thrilling Three/Four Square on what is your favorite snack to eat?

Example of Thrilling Three Paragraph

Saints Peter and Paul School is the best school in Tulsa because of the awesome teachers, hot lunches, and all-school Friday masses. The intelligent teachers make it the greatest school because they make learning engaging. The homemade lunches by the cheerful cafeteria workers make Sts. Peter and Paul the best school because they are more delicious than the stale government cooking. All-school Friday masses give us a unique opportunity to pray as an entire school and be thankful for the enormous gifts we have. There is not better school than Sts. Peter and Paul School, and I would never choose to go anywhere else.

Example Graphic Organizer of Thrilling Three

Topic Sentence Sts. Peter and Paul is the best because of the teachers, hot lunches, and all-school Friday masses.	Supporting Detail #1: The teachers Intelligent, caring, engaging, greatest
Supporting Detail #2: Homemade lunches Cheerful, delicious, stale	Supporting Detail #3: All-school Friday masses Enormous, unique, thankful

Homework October 5th-8th

Note: I am not sure how quickly students will pick up on the new concepts taught this week. Therefore, I am going to post the homework each day after monitoring student progress and assessing what they can accomplish individually as homework. Please anticipate a few things: one, we will not have spelling words this week; two, there will be at least three paragraphs written this week; four, this week there will be a test on the novel the students are reading. As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns: ms.elizabeth.brands@gmail.com

6th grade:

Monday: Test on Esperanza Rising Thursday; Finish brainstorming of your favorite person, do not forget to include WOW words for each box.
Tuesday: Finish favorite person paragraph; begin thrilling three graphic organizer on why Sts. Peter and Paul is the best school ever
Wednesday: Four square graphic organizer; test on Esperanza Rising tomorrow

7th grade:

Monday: Test on The Watsons Go to Birmingham will be Thursday; Make corrections to your four drawings of scenes and four answers to each scene; remember to answer in complete sentences
Tuesday: Finish favorite candy graphic organizer; begin favorite person graphic organizer
Wednesday: Favorite person Thrilling Three paragraph; Favorite candy Thrilling Three paragraph; test on Watsons book tomorrow

8th grade:

Monday: Watsons traveling project due Wednesday; all of your vocabulary flashcards are due Wednesday; finish brainstorming for your favorite person, remember to include 3 WOW words for each box.
Tuesday: Vocabulary flashcards due tomorrow; Watsons projects due tomorrow; thrilling three graphic organizer on why Peter and Paul is your favorite school.
Wednesday: test on Charlotte Doyle tomorrow; vocabulary test next Tuesday; cross word puzzle

Spelling Words Sept 28-October 2nd

Spelling Rule: The Y Rule:
a. If the letter before the Y is a vowel, the Y does not change when you add the suffix.
b. If the letter before the Y is a consonant, the Y changes to an I when you add the suffix...unless, the suffix starts with an I.

delaying
joyful
played
playing
playful

carried
busier
hurried
carrier
beautiful
relied
copier

daily* Exceptions to the rule!
paid*
said*
laid*
shyly*
dryly *

Homework 28-October 2nd

6th grade:

Monday:
Read pgs. 100-138 in Esperanza Rising; 2 paragraphs on comparing and contrasting
Tuesday:
Read pgs. 139-157; add 3 wow words to each paragraph
Wednesday:
Read pgs. 158-178; spelling word search,
Thursday:
Read pgs. 179-198 (we will finish the book by next Tuesday, October 6th); spelling rule wkst., 4 squares of drawing four scenes with descriptions of scenes on the back, spelling test Friday!

7th grade:

Monday:
Read pgs. 121-148 in The Watson's Go to Birmingham; spelling word search, two paragraphs comparing and contrasting The Big Cheese on Third Street with The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Tuesday:
Read pgs. 149-168; spelling rule worksheet, add 3 WOW words to each paragraph
Wednesday:
Read pgs. 169-190; 4 squares of drawings scenes from the book and descriptions of scenes on the back
Thursday:
Read pgs. 191-210 (this is the end of the book; we will have a test on the book at the beginning of next week); spelling 3x each; spelling test Friday!

8th grade:

Monday:
Read pgs 102-125 in the True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and complete the journal (the directions are in the letter written to you by Charlotte herself); 3 paragraph compare and contrast on pirates
Tuesday:
Read pgs. 126-155 and journal; half of your vocabulary flashcards completed
Wednesday:
Read pgs. 156-178 and journal; four squares drawing the four scenes of your choice and describing them on the back
Thursday:
Read pgs. 179-205 and journal; vocabulary sentences with action verbs in every sentence (no linking verbs), vocabulary test Friday (on half of the words)!

8th grade spelling words Sept 21-25

TEST ON THURSDAY SEPT. 24th
agog
gesticulation
simile
metaphor
foreshadowing
personification
symbol
cliffhanger
adversity
brawny
congenial
decorum
docile
quell
reprieve
slanderous
transpire
vigilant
ardent
somber

Homework September 21-25

Monday:
6th grade: Read pgs.1-22 of Esperanza Rising; compare and contrast 2 paragraphs (we will do the 3rd in class tomorrow)

7th grade: Read The Watson's Go to Birmingham pgs. 1-31; 2 paragraphs compare and contrasting

8th grade: Read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle pgs. 1-26; word search; complete compare and contrast with transition sentences

Tuesday:
6th grade: Read Esperanza Rising pgs. 23-57; review spelling words; add 3 WOW words to each paragraph we wrote on the gingerbread man; spelling word search

7th: Read The Watsons Go to Birmingham pgs. 32-63; spelling word search

8th grade: Read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle pgs. 27-51; work on The Watson's Go to Birmingham project

Wednesday:
6th: Read Esperanza Rising pgs. 58-80; spelling words ruls wkst.; begin compare and contrast brainstorming of picture book; spelling test tomorrow!

7th: Read Watson's pgs. 64-85; No class students at Windy City Play

8th grade: Read Charlotte Doyle pgs. 52-75; book work page 37 and 40; spelling 3x each; compare and contrast paragraph #2; spelling test tomorrow

Thursday:
6th grade: Read Esperanza Rising pgs. 81-99; spelling test today!

7th grade: Read the Watsons pgs. 86-120; spelling rule worksheet; spelling test tomorrow!

8th grade: spelling test today! The Watson's project; read Charlotte Doyle pgs. 76-101 and be working on journal (you have the letter from Charlotte Doyle, the protagonist, explaining the directions for this assignment!)

6th and 7th grade Spelling Words Sept 21-25

The test will be Thursday, September 24th!

All grades will be practicing the spelling rule of "The Silent - E"
THE RULE:Take out the E and add the ending when the suffix begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)

THE WORDS:
skating
hoping
staring
coming
becoming
widen
shaven
latest

likely
likeness
placement
purely
lately
hopeless

ninth*
truly *

Homework September 14-17

Monday:
6th: Read Maniac Magee chs. 36-42 and reading journal; compare and contrast paragraph one; look over spelling words; spelling hi-lighting practice
7th: Read Esperanza Rising pages 199-233 and reading journal; compare and contract paragraph one; look over spelling words; spelling hi-lightening practice
8th: Review book for tomorrow's reading test; compare and contrast paragraph one; spelling hi-lighting exercise

Tuesday:
6th: Finish reading Maniac Magee and reading journal, there will be a test on Thursday; compare and contrast paragraph two; character mapping
7th: Finish reading Esperanza Rising and reading journal the test will be Wednesday; compare and contrast paragraph two; character mapping
8th: The Watson's Go to Birmingham book test today and text-codes due today

Wednesday:
6th: Maniac Magee discussion questions (these were begun with partners and are to be finished independently); spelling words 3x each; reading journals due; test on Maniac Magee tomorrow; sub/predicate wkst.
7th: Test on Esperanza Rising today; spelling words 3x each; reading journals due today; edit compare and contrast paragraphs; sub/pred. wkst.
8th: Watson's traveling from Flint to Alabama project! Due next week! sub/pred wkst.

Thursday:
6th: Manic Magee test; spelling test
7th: Reading comprehension practice; spelling test
8th: Reading comprehension practice; Watson's traveling project due next week!; spelling test

Friday:
No school - parent-teacher conferences

Homework Sept. 8-11

Monday: No School

Tuesday:
6th: Finish brainstorming and first draft of procedural paragraph #1; Read Maniac Magee chs. 22-25 and do Reading Journal for this section; practice the partner reading excerpt that you were assigned today at home - presentations will be Friday
7th: Read and complete reading journal; First draft of procedural paragraph #1; practice the partner reading excerpt that you were assigned in class today - presentations will be Friday.
8th: Read pages 138-161 and complete 5 text codes; finish first draft of procedural paragraph #1; practice partner reading excerpt for Friday's presentation!

Wednesday:
6th: Finish brainstorming and first draft of procedural paragraph #2; Read Maniac Magee chs. 26-32(finish part 2) and do Reading Journal for this section; practice partner reading excerpt at home
7th: Read and complete reading journal; First draft of procedural paragraph #2; practice the partner reading excerpt that you were assigned in class today - presentations will be Friday.
8th: Read pages 162-179 and complete 5 text codes, procedural paragraph #2; practice for reading presentation

Thursday:
6th: Finish brainstorming and first draft of procedural paragraph #3; Read Maniac Magee chs. 33- 36 and do Reading Journal for this section; practice partner reading excerpt at home - presentations will be tomorrow!
7th: Read and complete reading journal; practice the partner reading excerpt that you were assigned in class today - presentations will be tomorrow!
8th: Finish reading book and 5 text codes; paragraph; nouns and verb quiz tomorrow; practice for reading presentations tomorrow

Spelling Words Aug 31-Sept 4th

6th:
a lot
emotion
were
because
that's
don't
there
their
they're
actually
mistake
crammed
volume
hesitated
sneakers
hoisted
deliver

7th:
a lot
that's
don't
wrenched
anguish
smothered
mustache
important
scythe
elegant
bandanna
waiting
presentation
ranches
neighbor
mountain
conductor
disembarked
panorama
perspiration

8th:
exactly
automatically
thermostat
generate
cushion
groaned
expected
delinquent
encouraged
conversation
dangling
kindergarten
toughest
because
important
jabbering
followed
embarrassed
interrupted
drowsy

Homework August 31-September 4th

Monday:
6th: Finish reading Holes; test tomorrow; word search with spelling words
7th: Read Esperanza Rising pages 1-38; word search with new spelling words
8th: Touching Spirit Bear test in class today. HW: Read The Watsons Go to Birmingham pages 1-31; make a word search with new spelling words

Tuesday:
6th: Test in class today. HW: Read Maniac Magee chs. 1-8
7th: Bud, Not Buddy test in class today HW: Read Esperanza Rising pgs. 39-80
8th: Read pgs. 32-63

Wednesday:
6th: Maniac Magee read chs. 9-14 and do Reading Journal
7th: Read pgs. 81-99 and Reading Journal
8th: Read pgs. 64-99 with 5 text codes; spelling words 3 times each

Thursday:
6th: Maniac Magee read chs. 15-21 and Reading Journal (finish Part One); spelling words 3x each
7th: Read Esperanza Rising pgs.100-138 and Reading Journal; spelling word 3x each
8th: Read pages 100-137 and 5 text codes

Spelling Words Aug. 23-28

6th grade:
digging
robbed
pointed
hurried
adding
going
printing
answering
realized
kissing
jarred
getting
showered
showed
seemed
jagged
happened
asked
shrugged
classes
eating
** NOTE: These words were chosen because they were words commonly misspelled in the students' writing last week.

7th grade:
library
borrow
recognized
remember
special
hole
whole
through
gigantic
pictures
happened
notice
eating
passengers
important
**NOTE: These words were chosen because they were commonly misspelled in the students' writing last week, and because they are vocabulary words from the novel we are reading, Bud, Not Buddy.

Homework: Week of August 24-28th

Monday:
6th: Read Holes chapters 21-28 (finish Part One of the book); write descriptive paragraph about Camp Green Lake; doodles and words with spelling words
7th: Read Bud, Not Buddy chs. 9-13 (finish Part One of the book); write descriptive paragraph about Bud; doodles and words with spelling words
8th: Read Touching Spirit Brear chs. 15-18; descriptive paragraph about Cole; doodles and words with spelling words

Tuesday:
6th: Read Holes chs. 29-32; edit descriptive paragraph about Camp Green Lake; spelling word sentences
7th: Read chs. 14-16 in Bud, Not Buddy; edit descriptive paragraph about Bud; spelling word sentences
8th: Read chs. 19-22; edit descriptive paragraph; spelling word sentences

Wednesday:
6th: Read chs. 33-40 in Holes; descriptive paragraph about Stanley
7th: Read chapters 17-20 in Bud, Not Buddy, descriptive paragraph about Bud's journey
8th: Read chs. 23-28 (finish the book); Is Cole a dynamic character? paragraph

Thursday:
6th: Read chapters 41-45 in Holes; edit paragraph, spelling test tomorrow
7th: Finish Bud, Not Buddy; edit paragraph, spelling test tomorrow
8th: Is Cole a dynamic character? paragraph edit/revise; spelling test tomorrow

Homework: Thursday, August 20th!

6th grade: Seven interjection flashcards; read Holes chapters 14-20
7th grade: Interjection flashcards; finish reading Bud, Not Buddy chapters 7-8
8th grade: Interjection flashcards; read Touching Spirit Bear chs. 12-14

Homework: Wed., August 19th, 2009

6th grade: Rewrite onion paragraph with corrections; Read Holes chapters 8-13
7th grade: Rewrite onion paragraph with editing corrections; Read Bud, Not Buddy chapters 3-6
8th grade: Write paragraph about yourself, rewrite onion paragraph; read Touching Spirit Bear pages 65-92

Homework: Tuesday, August 18th

6th grade: Interjection comic strip; Read chs. 5-7 in Holes
7th grade: Interjection comic strip; Read Bud, Not Buddy
8th grade: Interjection comic strip; Read chs. 5-7 in Touching Spirit Bear

Homework: Monday, August 17th

6th Grade: Finish onion paragraph; Read chs. 1-4 in Holes
7th grade: Finish onion paragraph
8th grade: Finish onion paragraph; Read pages 1-40 in Touching Spirit Bear