Ms. Brands's Language Arts

May 17th - 21

2010-05-16T12:46:00.000-07:00

6th grade:

Monday: Being creative stories
Tuesday: Type Watsons Go To Birmingham essay
Wednesday: No class
Thursday: Creative stories
Friday: Creative stories final and complete Final Exam Review worksheet

7th grade:

Monday: Quoting articles about toilets in India
Tuesday: Finish typing five-paragraph essay
Wednesday: No class
Thursday: Prediction cards
Friday: Final Exam Review worksheet

8th grade:

Monday: Hyphens, dashes, and quoting exercise
Tuesday: Complete job application #1
Wednesday: Complete job application #2
Thursday: Complete job application #3
Friday: Final Exam Review worksheet

Homework May 10-14th

2010-05-10T10:25:00.001-07:00

6th grade:

Monday: Finish root flashcards
Tuesday: Type five-paragraph essay with the goal of finishing Friday
Wednesday: Finish Messy Room poem
Thursday: Root quiz tomorrow!
Friday: Root Quiz today! Root flashcards due today!

7th grade:

Monday: Finish root flashcards
Tuesday: Type five-paragraph essay with the goal of finishing Friday
Wednesday: Root worksheet
Thursday: Type five-paragraph essay; root quiz tomorrow; root flashcards due tomorrow
Friday: Root Quiz today! Root flashcards due today!

8th grade:

Wednesday: Root worksheet!
Friday: Root quiz and flashcards due!

Homework May 3rd-7th

2010-04-29T12:17:00.000-07:00

6th grade:

Monday: Make corrections to the final handwritten draft of The Watsons Go To Birmingham essay
Tuesday: Type essay
Wednesday: Write your own messy Room poem
Thursday: Type essay
Friday: Type essay

7th grade:

Monday: Make corrections to the final handwritten draft of your essay
Tuesday: Type essay
Wednesday: Write your own messy Room poem
Thursday: Type essay

Friday: Type essay

8th grade:

Read your book for 30 minutes each night. Our goal is to have the books finished on Monday, May 10th.
Tuesday: Read books and answer, in complete sentences, the 5 questions you drew from the hat
Wednesday: Complete the worksheet on analyzing quotes from your book

Homework April 26-30th

2010-04-23T10:33:00.000-07:00

6th grade:

Monday: Root flashcards due
Tuesday: 4 square with topic sentences, WOW words, and details due today
Wednesday: Rough draft of body paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 due today
Thursday: Rough draft of introduction and conclusion paragraphs due today
Friday: Rough draft of 5 paragraph essay due today

On Monday, we will type our final drafts!

7th grade:

On Monday, we will type our final drafts!

Test on Monday!

2010-04-23T05:51:00.000-07:00

Monday, April 26th:
Book test on The Watsons Go to Birmingham, Notes from the Midnight Driver and the Red Kayak

Homework April 19-23

2010-04-19T09:59:00.000-07:00

6th grade:

Monday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham for 20-30 minutes and write 1/2 page journal on your book
Tuesday:Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham for 20-30 minutes and write 1/2 page journal on your book
Wednesday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham for 20-30 minutes and write 1/2 page journal on your book
Thursday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham for 20-30 minutes and write 1/2 page journal on your book
Friday: Test on The Watsons Go To Birmingham

7th grade:

Monday: Read 20-30 minutes in the Red Kayak or Notes from the Midnight Driver
Tuesday: Read 20-30 minutes in the Red Kayak or Notes from the Midnight Driver
Wednesday: Read 20-30 minutes in the Red Kayak or Notes from the Midnight Driver
Thursday: Read 20-30 minutes in the Red Kayak or Notes from the Midnight Driver
Friday: Test on your reading books - either Red Kayak or Notes from the Midnight Driver!

Homework April 12-16

2010-04-12T05:06:00.001-07:00

6th grade:

Monday: Complete root flashcards; Read to page 50 in The Watsons Go To Birmingham
Tuesday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham
Wednesday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham for 20-30 minutes and write a 1 page journal as we modeled in class today.
Thursday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham for 20-30 minutes; study for root quiz
Friday: ROOT QUIZ TODAY!

7th grade:

Monday: Complete root flashcards; complete one sonnet
Tuesday: Complete your drawing of the bedroom as described in the Messy Room poem by Shel Silverstein
Wednesday: Read The Red Kayak or Notes From the Midnight Driver for 20-30 minutes
Thursday: Read The Red Kayak or Notes From the Midnight Driver for 20-30 minutes; study for root quiz
Friday: ROOT QUIZ TODAY!

Homework April 6-9

2010-04-07T10:10:00.000-07:00

6th grade:

Tuesday: Apostrophe worksheet
Wednesday: 16 root sentences or a root story using all 8 roots. mis, mal, trans, cir/circum, photo, geo, pod, and hyper.
Thursday: Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham pages 1-31
Friday: Write a paragraph using a thrilling three topic sentence to describe Flint, MI - where Kenny and his family live.

7th grade:

Wednesday: 6 root sentences or a root story using all 8 roots. mis, mal, trans, cir/circum, photo, geo, pod, and hyper.
Thursday: 1 shape poem
Friday: 1 shape poem, brainstorm pairs of rhyming words for sonnet writing on Monday

March 29-April 1

2010-03-26T11:00:00.000-07:00

6th grade:

Monday: 5 paragraph essay due tomorrow!
Tuesday: Apostrophe worksheet due tomorrow!
Wednesday: Test on books you are reading today!

7th grade:

Monday: 5 paragraph essay due tomorrow!
Tuesday: Apostrophe worksheet due tomorrow!
Wednesday: Apostrophe quiz today!

8th grade:

Monday: 5 paragraph essay due tomorrow!
Tuesday: Apostrophe worksheet due tomorrow!
Wednesday: Apostrophe quiz today!

Homework March 22-26th

2010-03-23T11:28:00.001-07:00

All Grades:

Monday: Finish root flashcards. You need the root on one side and the definition and four root-words on the other side. The roots are geo, hyper, pod, and photo!
Tuesday: Finish 4-square on the question: What would you do with a million dollars? Put one idea in each of the four boxes and three WOW words in each box

6th grade:
Wednesday: Write your three body paragraphs for your essay on what you would do with one million dollars.
Thursday: Using the question starters worksheet, write 30 points worth of questions about the book you are reading!

7th grade:
Wednesday: Write all three body paragraphs for your essay on what you would do with a million dollars.
Thursday: Write the introduction and conclusion paragraphs for your essay!

8th grade:
Wednesday: Write all three body paragraphs for your essay on what you would do with a million dollars.
Thursday: Write the introduction and conclusion paragraphs for your essay!

Homework March 8th-12th

2010-03-05T05:35:00.000-08:00

All grades:

Monday: Identify the parts of a story in the picture book we read in class today; read 20 minutes in your books tonight
Tuesday: Identify the parts of a story in the second picture book; read your books for 20 minutes tonight
Wednesday: Use thrilling three topic sentences and WOW words to complete the first draft of a letter to your hero; read for 20 minutes
Thursday: Complete the final draft of a letter to your hero; read book for 20 minutes tonight
Friday: 10 question quiz on semi-colons (;) and colons (:) today!

Homework March 1-5

2010-02-25T10:18:00.000-08:00

6th grade:

Monday: Read books and complete KWL chart to accompany book
Tuesday: Read books and write 10 questions about what you are reading
Wednesday: Read books and answer the 5 assigned questions in a paragraph.
Thursday: Read books; hyperbole / root story with 10 roots underlined (the roots are: pre, post, mono, poly, tri, quad, uni, sub, super, com)
Friday: Root test!

7th grade:

Monday: Book test on Where the Red Fern Grows or Down the Rabbit Hole
Tuesday: First draft of hyperbole story
Wednesday: Final draft of hyperbole story
Thursday: Root story using and underlining 10 root words
Friday: Root test

8th grade:

Monday: First draft of hyperbole story
Tuesday: Final draft of hyperbole story
Wednesday: Hero myth introduction
Thursday: Root story using and underlining 15 root words

Friday: Root test and semi-colon/colon test

February 22-26th

2010-02-19T12:31:00.000-08:00

6th grade

Monday: Read books! (test on book will be Thursday!); Root flashcards with root on front, definition and 4 root words on the back
Tuesday: Read book! (test on Thursday!); Capitalization worksheet
Wednesday: Test tomorrow on your reading book! Finish KWL chart
Thursday: Test on books today!
Friday: No school

7th grade

Monday: Read books!; Root flashcards with root on front, definition and 4 root words on the back
Tuesday: Read book! (test on Thursday!); Capitalization worksheet
Wednesday: Test tomorrow on your reading book! Finish KWL chart
Thursday: Test on books today!
Friday: No school

8th grade

Monday: Read books - Test Thursday!; Root flashcards with root on front, definition and 4 root words on the back
Tuesday: Read book! (Test on Thursday!); Capitalization worksheet
Wednesday: Test tomorrow on your reading book! Finish paragraph
Thursday: Test on books today!
Friday: No school

February 15-19th

2010-02-15T18:40:00.000-08:00

6th grade:

Monday: No school
Tuesday: Read your books for 20 minutes and write 5 WOW words while you read (we will use these tomorrow in our entry task); Grade the essay from class today using the "Report Card" you were given.
Wednesday: No class
Thursday: Use 8 root words in a story; read for 20 minutes and write 5 predictions
Friday: Root quiz; finish book over the weekend test on Monday!

7th grade:

8th grade:

Monday: No school
Tuesday: Read your books for 20 minutes and write 5 WOW words while you read (we will use these tomorrow in our entry task); Grade the essay from class today using the "Report Card" you were given.
Wednesday: Read for 20 minutes and use the question starters to write 5 questions about the reading
Thursday: Use 8 root words in a story; read for 20 minutes
Friday: Root quiz (you will take it during study hall); finish book over the weekend test on Monday!

Homework: February 7th - 11th: IOWA testing

2010-02-07T10:48:00.000-08:00

All grades:

Due to IOWA testing, there will be no homework this week. Please continue reading your assigned books; we will have a test on them next week.

February 1-5th: Catholic Schools Week

2010-01-31T13:16:00.000-08:00

6th grade:

Monday: Read book for 20 minutes; work on punctuation wkst if you are not already finished the numbers listed on the board; quiz on the parts of a 5 paragraph essay tomorrow!
Tuesday: Read book for 20 minutes; write down 10 vocabulary words from the book with the page number where these words are found in the book and the sentence the word is used in
Wednesday: Read books for 20 minutes, while reading, write down 5 questions you have about the book (do not answer your questions)
Thursday: Read your book for 20 minutes; capitalization and roots quiz tomorrow!

7th grade:

Monday: Read book for 20 minutes; work on punctuation wkst if you are not already finished; quiz on the parts of a 5 paragraph essay tomorrow!
Tuesday: Read book for 20 minutes; write down 10 vocabulary words from the book with the page number where these words are found in the book and the sentence the word is used in
Wednesday: Read books for 20 minutes, while reading, write down 5 questions you have about the book (do not answer your questions)
Thursday: Read your book for 20 minutes; capitalization and roots quiz tomorrow!

8th grade:

Monday: Read book for 20 minutes; make a story using 8 root words; finish punctuation wkst if you are not already finished; quiz on the parts of a 5 paragraph essay tomorrow!
Tuesday: Read book for 20 minutes; write down 10 vocabulary words from the book with the page number where these words are found in the book and the sentence the word is used in
Wednesday: Read books for 20 minutes, while reading, write down 5 questions you have about the book (do not answer your questions)
Thursday: Read your book for 20 minutes; capitalization and roots quiz tomorrow!

Homework January 25-29th

2010-01-24T12:49:00.000-08:00

6th grade:

Monday: Make any corrections to The Giver essay and include an introduction and conclusion paragraph; final draft of your paragraphs are due tomorrow! Test on The Giver tomorrow!
Tuesday: Test on The Giver! Start reading Touching Spirit Bear
Wednesday: Read Touching Spirit Bear; Write 5 WOW words from the book, write the exact sentence where the word is used in the book, and the page number they are found on
Thursday: Read books; Root quiz tomorrow; Wkst. on grammar

7th grade:

Monday: Make corrections to essay and add an introduction and conclusion paragraph; Final draft of paragraphs due tomorrow
Tuesday: Test on Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; begin reading The Giver or Down the Rabbit Hole
Wednesday: Read The Giver or Down the Rabbit Hole; Write 5 WOW words from the book, write the exact sentence where the word is used in the book, and the page number they are found on
Thursday: Read books; Root quiz tomorrow; wkst on capitalization and punctuation

8th grade:

Monday: Final draft of 5 paragraph essay due tomorrow; Find who stole the donuts!
Tuesday: Test on Down the Rabbit Hole today!
Wednesday: Begin reading If We Must Die with text codes
Thursday: Read If We Must Die; Write 5 WOW words from the book, write the exact sentence where the word is used in the book, and the page number they are found on; wkst on grammar and usage
Friday: Root quiz today!

Homework January 19-22

2010-01-18T15:20:00.000-08:00

6th grade:

Monday: Read chapters 17, 18, 19 in The Giver
Tuesday: Read chapters 20, 21, 22 in The Giver; complete 4 square by brainstorming the question: What are three things you would change about The Giver?
Wednesday: Finish the book
Thursday: Thrilling Three paragraphs due Friday with transition sentences and introduction paragraph
Friday: The Giver poster of your "Assignment" and rules due today; Paragraphs due today;

7th grade:

Monday: Read chapter 10 in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Tuesday: Read chapter 11; complete Four Square brainstorming
Wednesday: Read chapter 12; complete "themes" worksheet on the book
Thursday: Thrilling Three paragraphs on book question with transition sentences and introduction paragraph due tomorrow!. Remember the question: What are three examples of the theme racism from the book?
Friday: Paragraphs due today!

8th grade:

Monday: Read chapters 19, 20 and 21
Tuesday: Reach chapters 22, 23, 24; complete four square
Wednesday: Read chapters 25, 26, 27; complete introduction paragraph

Thursday: Read chapters 28, 29, 30; complete Thrilling Three paragraphs with transition sentences and introduction paragraph
Friday: Paragraphs due today! Wanted poster due today!

Homework January 11-15th

2010-01-10T10:51:00.000-08:00

6th grade

Monday: Read chapters 7, 8, and 9 in The Giver; finish spelling words 3x each and divide them into syllables - Spelling test tomorrow!
Tuesday: Read chapters 10-11; Finish three paragraph writing assignment on Christmas due tomorrow
Wednesday: Read chapters 12 and 13; Finish list of rules in The Giver due tomorrow
Thursday: Read chapters 14, 15, and 16

7th grade
Monday: Read chapters 5 and 6 in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; finish spelling words 3x each and divide them into syllables - Spelling test tomorrow
Tuesday: Read chapter 7; three paragraphs on Christmas due tomorrow
Wednesday: Read chapter 8
Thursday: Read chapter 9

8th grade:
Monday: Spelling words 3x each divided into syllables; Read Down The Rabbit Hole chapters 8 and 9
Tuesday: Three paragraph writing assignment due tomorrow; Read Down the Rabbit Hole chs. 10, 11, 12
Wednesday: Comma quiz today! Read chs. 13, 14, 15
Thursday: Read chs. 16, 17, 18

Homework January 4-8th

2010-01-04T10:59:00.000-08:00

6th grade:

Monday: Finish thrilling three paragraph on three things you did over Christmas Break
Tuesday: Read chs. 1-3
Wednesday: Read chs. 4 and 5 and 6
Thursday: No school
Spelling Test on Tuesday, January 12th
Comma Test Wednesday, January 13th

7th grade:

Monday: Finish thrilling three paragraph on three things you did over Christmas Break
Tuesday: Read chs. 1-2
Wednesday: Read chapters 3 and 4
Thursday: No school!
Spelling Test Tuesday, January 12th
Comma Test Wednesday, January 13th

8th grade:

Monday: Read chapters 1-3 in Down the Rabbit Hole
Tuesday: Read chs. 3-5
Wednesday: Read chapters 6 and 7
Thursday: No class
Spelling test Tuesday, January 12th
Comma test Wednesday, January 13th!
Friday: Spelling Test!

December 14-18th

2009-12-11T10:04:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-06T09:25:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-29T20:40:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-16T09:33:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-01T06:26:00.000-08:00

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

2009-10-26T05:28:00.001-07:00

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

2009-10-19T11:12:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-19T11:10:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-15T12:52:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-12T13:35:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-12T13:32:00.000-07:00

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

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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

2009-10-06T20:17:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-04T19:58:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-25T04:48:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-24T09:04:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-21T05:27:00.001-07:00

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

2009-09-21T05:16:00.001-07:00

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

2009-09-11T14:22:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-11T14:10:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-04T11:52:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-30T13:15:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-30T12:54:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-23T15:47:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-23T13:43:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-08-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-19T13:46:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-18T19:12:00.001-07:00

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

2009-08-18T19:09:00.000-07:00

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