Mrs. Parades

May 5-9

Monday, 5/5/08 through Friday, 5/9/08

Students will read the play adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank"

Students will complete study guide and comprehension questions Wednesday/Thursday.

**TEST on "The Diary of Anne Frank" Fridayy, 5/9**

Following the test, students will begin working on a project as a response to literature. See project section for details.

April 28-May 2

Monday, 4/28/08

**CRCT Science test today**

Class work:

• Students will begin watching "Anne Frank Remembered" to prepare them to read a play version of "The Diary of Anne Frank."

Homework:

• None

Tuesday, 4/29/08

**CRCT Social Studies test today**

Class work:

• Students will have a special Holocaust speaker in the theater from 2:30-4

Homework:

• None

April 21-25

Monday, 4/21/08

Class work:

• Students will have a quiz on verbals
• Students will complete a CRCT practice test
• Workbook pages 76,82, 84 due today

Homework:

• None

Tuesday, 4/22/08

Class work:

• CRCT Jeopardy  Winning teams will earn extra credit on CRCT practice test taken yesterday.

Homework:

• None

Wednesday, 4/23/08

**CRCT Reading test today**

Class work:

• Students will begin watching "Anne Frank Remembered" to prepare them to read a play version of "The Diary of Anne Frank."

Homework:

• None

Thursday, 4/24/08

**CRCT Language Arts test today**

Class work:

• Students will begin watching "Anne Frank Remembered" to prepare them to read a play version of "The Diary of Anne Frank."

Homework:

• None

Friday, 4/25/08

**CRCT Math test today**

Class work:

• Students will begin watching "Anne Frank Remembered" to prepare them to read a play version of "The Diary of Anne Frank."

Homework:

• None

April 14-18

Monday, 4/14/08

Class work:

• Students will read various poems and review figurative language terms.

Homework:

• Bring music and lyrics containing figurative language by Wednesday, 4/16

Tuesday, 4/15/08

Class work:

• Students will read "Storm in the Night," and identify figurative language
• Students will complete figurative language graphic organizer

Homework:

• Bring music and lyrics containing figurative language by Wednesday

Wednesday, 4/16/08

Class work:

• Students will analyze music to find figurative language.

Homework:

• None

Thursday, 4/17/08

Class work:

• Students will complete classwork on Verbals: Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles

Homework:

• Workbook pages 76, 82, 84 due Monday, 4/21

Friday, 4/18/08

Class work:

• Students will complete classwork on Verbals: Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles

Homework:

• Workbook pages 76, 82, 84 due Monday, 4/21

March 31-April 4

Monday, 3/31/08

Class work:

• CRCT warm up
• Students will complete an open-note quiz on Predicate Adjectives and Predicate Nominatives.
• Students will spend the remainer of class catching up on any work from last week that needs to be turned in. 

Homework:

• None

Tuesday, 4/1/08

Class work:

• CRCT warm up
• Students work with misplaced modifiers.

Homework:

• Complete worksheet on misplaced modifiers if not completed in class

Wednesday, 4/2/08

Class work:

• CRCT Warm up
• Students will begin reading Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen

Homework:

• None

Thursday, 4/3/08

Class work:

• CRCT Warm up
• Students will continue reading Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen
• As a response to literature, students will complete a civil war journal from the main character's point of view.

Homework:

• None

Friday, 4/4/08

Thursday, 4/3/08

Class work:

• CRCT Warm up
• Students will finish reading Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen
• As a response to literature, students will complete a civil war journal from the main character's point of view.

Homework:

• None

March 24-28

Monday, 3/24/08

Class work:

• CRCT Warm ups
• Students will take a CRCT pretest, including: prepositions, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate adjectives, and predicate nominatives
• Review prepositions

Homework:

• None

Tuesday, 3/25/08

Class work:

• CRCT Warm up
• Review Prepositions
• Begin notes and review of Direct/Indirect Objects

Homework:

• None

Wednesday, 3/26/08

Class work:

• CRCT Warm up
• Continue notes and review of Direct/Indirect Objects
• Direct/Indirect Object worksheet

Homework:

• Quiz on Direct/Indirect Object Quiz on Friday.

Thursday, 3/27/08

Class work:

• CRCT Warm up
• Continue notes and review of Direct/Indirect Objects
• Direct/Indirect Object worksheet

Homework:

• Quiz on Direct/Indirect Object Quiz on Friday.

Friday, 3/28/08

Class work:

• CRCT Warm up
• Quiz on Direct/Indirect Object Quiz on Friday.
• Predicate Adjectives/Predicate Nominative
• Predicate Adjective/Predicate Nominative worksheet

Homework:

• None

March 17-21

**Report Cards and Middle Grades Writing Assessment results go home Thursday, 3/20**

Monday, 3/17

Class work:

• Students will review MGWA test results.  Students will reflect on their score and performance, comparing post-test reflections to actual performance.
• Students will complete final editing of "Sixceed" pages.

Homework:

• None

Tuesday, 3/18/08

Class work:

• Students will visit the media center to begin CRCT review

Homework:

• None

Class work:

Students will read Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox; Students will read "The Moustache" by Robert Cormier (pg. 139) Students will begin a creative response to literature (Found! A poem)

Homework:

• None

Class work:

Students will create a found poem, using the details from "The Moustache"

Homework:

• None

Class work:

Students will finish a found poem, using the details from "The Moustache." This will be a project grade.

Homework:

• None

March 10-14

****Extra Credit Due Wednesday, 3/12-Workbook pages 135-142. No late work will be accepted.******

Monday, 3/10/08 through Friday, 3/14/07

Class work:

• Student groups will be working together to complete their page of our "Sixceed" project.
• Students have received a rubric, page layout, and calendar/agenda to compete.
• Student pages will include technical writing, photographs, illustrations, etc.

Homework:

• Rough draft of group page(s) due Friday, 3/14/08 or before.

March 3-7

This Tuesday, 3/4 is an early release day.  Students will be dismissed at 2:15

Monday, 3/3/08

Class work:

• Daily Oral Language
• Students will work on a pronoun project.
• Each group will be given a type of pronoun.  Each group will then create a song or a lesson to teach their type of pronoun to the class.
• Groups will present to class Thursday, Friday, and Monday.

Homework:

• Test on Pronouns is Tuesday, 3/4

Tuesday, 3/4/08

Today is an Early Release Day.  Students are dismissed at 2:15

Class work:

• Test on Pronouns
• Introduction of next unit: "Sixceed"

Homework:

• None

Wednesday, 3/5/08

Class work:

• Brief introduction of our new technical writing unit, "Sixceed."
• Students will create a book and possible blog to be sent to feeder elementary schools, in which they explain the ins and outs of middle school to upcoming elementary students.
• Students will be trained on the use of digital cameras/video equipment for upcoming project.  In addition, students will be given an overview of ipages for project.

Homework:

• None

Thursday, 3/6/08

Class work:

• Students will be grouped for "Sixceed" project.
• Students will be introduced to their section and begin work on their individual calendar agendas.

Homework:

• None

Friday, 3/7/08

Class work:

• Students will continue work on their individual calendar agendas.
• Students will create a page layout/blueprint for their section of the "Sixceed" book.
• All layouts and agenda calendars must be approved by Ms. Parades before work can be done.

Homework:

• None

February 25-29

Monday, 2/25/08

Class work:

• Daily Oral Language
• Students will continue work with different types of Pronouns

Homework

• Workpages 7-12 due tomorrow.

Tuesday, 2/26/08

Class work:

• Daily Oral Language
• Students will continue work with different types of Pronouns

Homework:

• None

Wednesday, 2/27/08

Class work:

• Daily Oral Language
• Students will work on a pronoun project.
• Each group will be given a type of pronoun.  Each group will then create a song or a lesson to teach their type of pronoun to the class.
• Groups will present to class Thursday, Friday, and Monday.

Homework:

• Test on Pronouns is Tuesday, 3/4

Thursday, 2/28/08

Class work:

• Daily Oral Language
• Students visited the media center for a scavenger hunt through internet resources
• Students will work on a pronoun project.
• Each group will be given a type of pronoun.  Each group will then create a song or a lesson to teach their type of pronoun to the class.
• Groups will present to class Thursday, Friday, and Monday.

Homework:

• Test on Pronouns is Tuesday, 3/4

Friday, 2/29/08

Class work:

• Daily Oral Language
• Students will work on a pronoun project.
• Each group will be given a type of pronoun.  Each group will then create a song or a lesson to teach their type of pronoun to the class.
• Groups will present to class Thursday, Friday, and Monday.

Homework:

• Test on Pronouns is Tuesday, 3/4