Week 5/24-5/28

Hello! Here is this week's schedule:
5/24 and 5/25: Block schedules for end of quarter finals
5/26-5/28: Fluency Theater;in-class work and discussions
Have a great week!
Mrs. Anderson

Week 5/17-5/21

Hello! This week we wil be reading 3 informational short stories to practice using the reading strategies we have been learning all year. All work can be completed during class time unless time is not used wisely then the work will become homework. We will also have a review for the quarter final that will be on 5/24 and 5/25. Have a great week!!

Mrs. Anderson

Week 5/10-5/14

Hello, This week we will be continuing to read The Devil's Arithmetic. We will complete and discuss the study guide questions as we go along. If you are absent, please come see Mrs. A for the make up work. Have a great week!!

Mrs. Anderson

Weeks 5/3-5/7 and 5/10-5/14

Hello! This week we will be starting our final class novel for the year. We will be reading, Devil's Arithmetic. This is a fictional novel about a young girls understanding and perspective on the Holocaust. We are reading it as a companion to what is being taught in 8th grade English. Each day we will complete discussion questions from a study guide and participate in class discussions and lessons surrounding the themes in the book. As we read, we will use the reading strategies that we have been learning through out the year. This is a very good book and I hope everyone enjoys the experience of reading it. Have a great couple of weeks!
Mrs. Anderson

week 4/26-4/30

Hello. This week we will be continuing with our short stories as we review the elements of a story and reading strategies to prepare for the end of unit test. Here is this week's schedule:

Mon. 4/26: "Wildside" short stories discussion/review
Tues. 4/27: Wildside" short stories discussion/review
Wed. 4/28: Review Game for end of unit test
Thur. 4/29: End of unit test
Fri. 4/30: Review Test Reading Day

Have a great week!
Mrs. A

Week 4/19-4/23

Hello! This week we will be reading and discussing two short stories from our reading text. We will also be reviewing the reading strategies and story elements as we read and discuss. here is this weeks schedule:

Mon. 4/19: Fluency Practice; Read "Cinderedna"
Tues. 4/20: Do and discuss Cinderenda Packet
Wed. 4/21: Read and discuss "No Guitar Blues"
Thur. 4/22: Do and discuss No Guitar Blues Packet
Fri. 4/23: Reading Day; Student/Teacher grade conferences

Have a great week!!!

Week 4/12-4/16

Hello. This week we will be reviewing the Reading strategies and story elements as we read a classic by Edgar Allen Poe, "The Tell-Tale Heart." Here is This week's schedule:

Mon. 4/12: Review Reading Strategies; Class discussion; foldable book for strategies
Tues. 4/13: Read and Discuss "The Tell-Tale Heart";Discuss Connections, Visualizing, and Predicting while reading; Tell-Tale packet
Wed. 4/14: Read and Discuss "The Tell-Tale Heart";Discuss Questioning, Clarifying, and Evaluating; Tell-Tale packet
Thur. 4/15: View "The Tell-Tale Heart" short film; Compare and Contrast film/story;
Fri. 4/16: Tell-Tale Quiz; Reading day; Teacher-Student Grade review.

Have a great Week!! Mrs. A

Week 4/5-4/9

Hello. This week we will continue to learn and review the elements of stories as we finish up our Fa Mulan unit. Her is this weeks schedule:

Mon. 4/5: No school
Tues. 4/6: Review and discuss sequential/chronological order; apply knowledge to Fa Mulan story
Wed. 4/7: Watch and compare clips from Disney's FA Mulan to compare/contrast sequence order of written story
Thur. 4/8: Watch and compare clips from Disney's FA Mulan to compare/contrast sequence order of written story
Fri. 4/9: Review theme, main idea, conflict in Fa Mulan; reading day.

Have a great week! Mrs. A

Week 3/29-4/2

Hello!! Well here we are at the start of our final quarter together. Wow!! This quarter we will be continuing to learn and understand reading strategies and story structures to enhance comprehension. We will start this quarter with a few short stories to learn and identify structures of a story. Here is his week's schedule:

Mon. 3/29: Read Fa Mulan; discuss point of view; discuss antagonist and protagonist

Tues. 3/30: Work on FA Mulan reading packet-Problem/solution and Plot Line review

Wed. 3/31: Discuss context clues in Fa Mulan for understanding and vocabulary enhancement.

Thur. 4/1 and Fri. 4/2: SPRING BREAK!!! No school...yeah!!

Have a great week, Mrs. A

Last week of 3rd qtr-3/22-2/25

Here we are at the end of another quarter...WOW! this week we will be having our Mid-Unit Review Test on Monday 3/22. This test will allow me to assess how much of the information we have been learning (structures of a story) students have retained. This will also allow me to see how much of the information we have continued to learn all year is being remembered and used. There will be an end of Unit Test about half way through 4th quarter. Students who have turned in their permission slips will get to see the movie HOLES and participate in a comparison/contrast discussion.

Have a great week. Mrs. Anderson

Week 3/15-3/19

Hello! This week we will be wrapping up our Holes unit. Most of the work will be done in class, however, students who choose to not use the class time to complete the work will be expected to do the work as homework. We will be watching the movie during the last week of quarter making a literary comparison. Here is this week's schedule:

Mon. 3/15: "Filling the Holes" discussion and worksheet; Class discussion on main idea; "Main Idea/Chapter Worksheet.

Tues. 3/16: Class discussion on characterization in Holes; Character worksheet; Review of main idea versus theme.

Wed. 3/17: Discuss, complete and condense our Holes plot lines; Discuss and compare time lines

Thur. 3/18: Review reading strategies with Holes; Create a strategy book for Holes.

Fri. 3/19: Compare/Contrast discussion; Reading day.

Have a great week! Mrs. A

Week 3/8-3/12

Hello! We are continuing with our class novel, HOLES, this week. We will be concentrating on themes and point of view as we read. We will also build our understanding of characterization. Here is this weeks schedule:

Mon. 3/8: Section 5 Vocabulary; "Illiteracy in America" class discussion

Tues. 3/9: Discuss the plot line and theme. Work on time line and character chart

Wed 3/10: Start reading Section 5 of HOLES

Thur 3/11: Finish reading Section 5 of HOLES; Discuss point of view in story structure.

Fri. 3/12: Quiz on Section 5 of HOLES; review 3rd quarter notes.

Have a great week!
Mrs. A

Week 3/1-3/5

Hello. We will e continuing the novel HOLES this week. As we read we will be learning and reviewing story structures. We will also be adding to our plot line, time line, and character chart. Here is this week's schedule:

Mon. 3/1: Section 4 Vocab for HOLES; Discussion about characterization
Tues. 3/2: Read Section 4 of HOLES; Discussion about conflict and problem and solution
Wed. 3/3: Continue reading Section 4 of HOLES; Discuss plot line and time line
Thur. 3/4: Discuss themes and main ideas in HOLES
Fris. 3/5: Quiz on Section 4

Have a great week!
Mrs. Anderson

Week 2/22-2/25

Hello! this week we will be continuing to read the novel HOLES. We will be adding to our Plot Line, Character chart, and Time Line as we read. We will also be discussing the specific literature structures Problem/Solution and Cause/Effect. Don't forget that this week is Student-Led Conferences on Tuesday and Wednesday Afternoons. Here is this weeks schedule:

Mon. 2/22: Review Section 3 Vocabulary; Discuss Problem/Solution and Cause/Effect; No homework

Tues. 2/23 and Wed. 2/24: Read and discuss Section 3 of HOLES; add to Plot Line, Character chart, and Time Line

Thur. 2/25: Finish Section 3 discussion; Reading Day

Have a great Week!! Mrs. Anderson

Week 2/15-2/19

Hello, This week we will continue to read and discuss HOLES. Our focus will be on understanding the characterization as well as finding themes in the story. We will also be practicing using informational text as we discuss ideas from the novel. At the end of the week we will be taking notes on story structures we we will learning in 3rd quarter. Here is this weeks schedule:

Tues. 12/15: Library day for informational text practice; In class assignment "Inventors"
Wed. 12/16: Library day for informational text practice; In class assignment "Future Plans"
Thur. 12/17: Discuss Library assignments; Characterization discussion; No homework
Fri. 12/18: 3rd Quarter Notes; Vocab for Section 3 of HOLES; No homework.

Have a great week!
Mrs. Anderson

Week 2/8-2/12

Hello! This week we will be continuing to read HOLES. We will be reading Section 2 (Chapters 8-17) and working on vocabulary, reading strategies and comprehension skills as we read. Our particular area of focus will be learning and understanding a plot line and using summaries to aid in comprehension. Here is the schedule for this week:

Mon. 2/8: Read and discuss HOLES; start vocabulary for Section 2

Tues. 2/9: Read and discuss HOLES; finish vocabulary for Section 2

Wed. 2/10:Review using Informational text use (Dictionaries and reference books) to prepare for mini-library research activity.

Thur. 2/11: Discuss plot line and side story in HOLES. Review for HOLES Section 2 quiz

Fri. 2/12: HOLES Section 2 quiz

Week 2/1-2/5

Hello Readers!! This week we will be continuing to read Holes. We will be concentrating on understanding the plot line and characterization to aide in comprehension of the text. We will also be utilizing the reading strategies as we read. If you are absent, ask your partner about what hand-outs and assignments you missed. And, don't forget to bring an outside reading book everyday for book/reading participation points. Have a great week!

Mrs. Anderson

Week 1/25-1/29

Hello! This week we will be starting a class novel, HOLES. We will be reviewing the reading strategies and going over elements of literary texts. As we read HOLES, we will have vocabulary words for each section as well as in class discussions, worksheets and quizzes to practice using our reading strategies and to understand the elements of literary texts. All the work will be done in class unless students decide to not use their time wisely, and then they will have to complete the work at home.

Please pick up missed work if you have been absent. Have a great week!

Mrs. Anderson

Week 1/20-1/22

Hello! This week we will be wrapping up our focus on Informational Text by reading one more non-fiction article form our class text. We will also be moving into our Literary Text Unit. We will also be starting a new assignment for those who continue to NOT bring a book to class. If a student chooses not to be prepared and not bring an outside reading book to class, he or she will have an in class writing assignment about bringing a book to class. Here is the schedule for this week:

Wed. 1/20: New seating chart and 3rd quarter hand-outs; Article, "Behind Enemy Lines", comprehension packet; No Homework.

Thur. 1/22: Continue article, "Behind Enemy Lines", comprehension packet; No Homework.

Fri. 1/22: Library Visit, book check out.

Have a great week.

Week 1/11-1/15

Hello!! Well we are at the end of another quarter..Wow!! Here is this weeks schedule:

Mon. 1/11: Review for Types of Texts Quiz; Start "Weapons of War" article and discussion; No homework

Tues. 1/12: Types of Texts Quiz; Continue "Weapons of War" article and discussion/Packet; No homework

Wed. 1/12: Finish "Weapons of War" article and discussion/Packet; No homework

Thur. 1/13: Review Strategies of Reading; Reading Strategy Game; No homework

Fri: 1/14: Review Strategies of Reading; Reading Strategy Game; No homework

Have a great week!!
Mrs. Anderson