Important dates.........

The following dates and additional "need to know" dates were placed on the SmartBoard Monday,
Nov. 1.  Students were instructed to write these dates and information in their planners.

DUE ... Monday, Nov. 1 or Tuesday, Nov. 2 ..... AR notification note signed by parent  ..... Please ask you child about this note if you have not seen and/or signed it.

DUE ... Tuesday, Nov. 2 ..... 1-22 questions for s/cp/cx sentences

DUE ... Wednesday Nov. 2 ..... 33 flashcards for subordinate conjunctions and relative pronouns....28    
              subordinate conjunctions and 5 relative pronouns

Thurs., Nov. 4 ..... quiz on s/cp/cx 1-22 questions

Fri., Nov. 5 ..... quiz on 1-22 questions and flashcards

Mon., Nov. 8 ..... quiz on 1-22 questions and flashcards
DUE Monday, Nov. 8 ..... minimum 5 AR points
Also...Monday, Nov. 8 ..... voc. test on unit #5

Tues., Nov. 9 ..... quiz on 1-22 questions and flashcards

***Even though students will not receive credit for making flashcards for the 1-22 questions, I have encouraged them to do this.  They can place the question on one side of the card and the answer on the other side of the card.  Each day they need to go over the 1-22 questions and the flashcards.  The following groups of words are on the flashcards:  verbs/prepositions/coordinate conjunctions/conjunctive adverbs/subordinate conjunctions/relative pronouns.  They need to know the group to which each word belongs.  They can go through the flashcards on their own, or they can have someone call out the questions/words to them.  However, they need to go over this material each day.  

***Additional homework will be assigned to go along with this unit on sentence structure, but I do not always post homework on this blog.  However, I do post the homework on the board, and it is the student's responsibility to write the homework in his/her planner.  

Wednesday, Nov. 10 ..... 200 point major test on s/cp/cx sentences...1-22 questions....correcting errors using concepts learned in this unit.........

Monday, Dec. 13 ....... DUE ..... 20 AR points......This is the last day to take an AR test for this nine weeks.

week of October 25 - 29

Tuesday, October 26 .....  200 point major test ... This test will cover the same material that was tested on Wednesday, October 20.  However, the level of difficulty will increase.  The material on this test is as follows:

        1.  identification of simple and compound sentences
        2.  fill in the blank/short answer for the 1-16 questions concerning
             simple and compound sentences
        3.  identification of subjects and verbs
        4.  identification of verb and prepositional phrases
        5.  fill in the blank/short answer for the odds and ends page
        6.  inverted order and the understood you

Students need to study and/or make flashcards for the 1-16 questions.  They also need to study the flashcards that contain the following words:  verbs, prepositions, coordinate conjunctions, and
conjunctive adverbs.  We will be adding two more groups of words to these flashcards, and they must know the group to which each word belongs.  Learning these words is simply rote memory.  They must go over them until they know them.

Please note the major test that is posted on Edline.  This is the test that was given Wednesday, October 20.  By dividing this test into two grades, I am able to show students the material on which they need to concentrate for the upcoming major test.  The first grade covers simple and compound sentences and the 1-16 questions.  The second grade covers not only simple/compound sentences but also verb and prepositional phrases, subjects and verbs, inverted order, and the odds/ends page.  I talked with students individually when the tests were returned Thursday, October 21.  In their notebooks, they marked the items that they missed on the test so that they will know where to concentrate their efforts for the upcoming test.

I also told them that I will do extra help on the following days:  after school until 4:00 Friday,
October 22 and Monday, October 25; and before school Tuesday, October 26 at 7:20.  We have already covered everything except simple and compound sentences on two major tests the first nine weeks, but some students are still not proficient where this material is concerned.

DUE  Wednesday, October 27 ..... exercises for vocabulary #5 -- pages 61-64

Friday, October 29 .... minor test that will count on the test/composition side of the average......
This test will cover the short story "The Sniper" and the literary terms that they were given Thursday,
October 21.  Also, I suggest that they make flashcards for these terms.  We will discuss these terms in relation to each literature selection and each novel that is read.  Plus, these terms will be included on the semester exam.

This week I will send home a note showing the progress that has been made thus far concerning AR.  The midway point is quickly approaching.  We are now entering the third week of the nine week period.

In addition, we will be writing this week.  Students are to have paper and a blue or black ink pen each day.

important upcoming dates......October 18 - October 22

Monday and Tuesday...October 18 and 19...A quiz will be given each day on the 1-16 questions.

Due Monday, October 18.....flashcards for the coordinate conjunctions and the conjunctive adverbs.....These flashcards are to be written in the same way the verb and preposition flashcards are written.  A handout that students will start in class Friday will also be due Monday.

I will do extra help Tuesday, October 19, at 7:25 a.m. and also Tuesday afternoon from 3:25 until 4:00.
However, if students have not begun to study, this extra help will not be productive.

Wednesday, October 20......200 point major test.....The following material will be included on this test:
odds/ends page, prepositional phrases, verb phrases, identifying subjects and verbs and inverted order,
1-16 questions on simple/compound sentences, and identification of simple/compound sentences.

Each day, students need to study the flashcards that include verbs, prepositions, coordinate conjunctions, and conjunctive adverbs.  They need to be able to identify these words on sight.  Plus, they need to know the 1-16 questions.

Friday, October 22.....test on vocabulary #4

October 11-15

Due Friday, October 15.....exercises for vocabulary 4.....pages 54-57

Tuesday, October 19.....major test on simple/compound sentences and a review of other grammar on which students have already tested.  More information will be forthcoming.

October 4, 2010

Monday, October 4 ..... In class today, students worked on a paragraph.  If the paragraph was not completed in class, it is to be turned in tomorrow, Tuesday, October 5.  Students are to turn in an outline, rough draft, and a final copy.  Tuesday in class, we will work on these in groups; therefore, students are to not write about anything that will embarrass them as classmates will be critiquing these.

Thursday, October 7 ..... The major vocabulary review test that was scheduled for Wednesday, October 6, has been changed to Thursday, October 7.  This test has been posted on the board since Monday, October 27.  This major test will cover vocabulary
units 1, 2, and 3 and will count as 200 points on the test/composition side of the average.

Thursday, October 7 ..... Remember this is the last day to take an AR test for this nine week period.  Tests must be taken in the classroom.  I have afternoon traffic duty this week and a faculty meeting Thursday after school.  Therefore, all AR tests must be taken by 3:15 on Thursday.  Tests can be taken during class, before school, during break, or at the end of the lunch period.     

assignments for the week of September 20 - 24 and beyond......

Due Tuesday, September 21 ....... outline, rough draft and final copy for a paragraph....
                                                        
                                                      My Favorite ___________

This assignment was posted on the board Thursday, September 16, and we began working on this in class.  Students are to go through the following steps:  1. outline  2. rough draft
3. Add transitions.  4. Use the checklist.  5. Write or type a neat final copy.  Double space the final copy.

Test Thursday, September 23 ..... test on vocabulary #3    This test was posted on the board Thursday, September 16.

Major Test Thursday, September 30 ..... This test will cover the 1-40 questions on paragraphs, and the answers to these questions are found on pages 294-319 in the grammar textbook.  We will be covering some facet of this material each day.  This test will be rote memory and application.  I will send home an additional outline of the material Monday, September 27.  However, today I asked students to begin making flashcards for the terms that we have already put on the paragraph terminology page in their notebook.  Additional information will be forthcoming.

Final AR date for this nine week period ....... Due Thursday, October 7 ..... As of tomorrow, students have 13 school days and 2 weekends to accrue 20 points for AR.    

 

Due Sept. 16th

Exercises for Vocab #3
Pages 38-41