Summer Reads

This is an advertisement, but it's Jack Gantos!
http://www.omnivoracious.com/2012/05/newbery-winner-jack-gantos-kicks-off-summer-reading.html

Originally published  2012-05-12

May 30, 2012

Yearbook Signing and J-Dawgs during lunch
All 8 periods in one day

Yearbook Signing

Modified Schedule for May 30th

8:15-9:00                          A1                    (45 Minutes) Pass out Yearbooks

9:05-9:40                          A2                    (35 Minutes)

9:45-10:20                        A3                    (35 Minutes)

10:25-11:00                      A4                    (35 Minutes)

11:00-11:45                      1st lunch           (45 Minutes)

11:50-12:45                      B5                    (55 Minutes)

11:05-12:00                      B5                    (55 Minutes)

12:00-1:25                       2nd Lunch         (45 Minutes)

12:50-1:25                       B6                     (35 Minutes)

1:30-2:05                        B7                      (35 Minutes)

2:10-2:45                        B8                      (35 Minutes)

Please post this list for lunches for Yearbook day.  Lunch is based on B1 class.

Lunch Schedule

1st Lunch                                                            2nd Lunch

Adams                                                            Anstead

Aiman                                                             Bates

Barson                                                            Behm

Bryson                                                            Biddulph

Carter                                                             Cotterell

Clayton                                                            Dean

Crawford                                                         Dibb

Dallon                                                             Dorsey

Earl                                                                Earling

Grow                                                              Eddington                                   

Hadlock                                                            Fugal

Hansen                                                            C Gadd

Lemon                                                            Heng

Major                                                              Karjala

McCleskey                                                     Lyde

Newton                                                            Macfarlane

Ormond                                                            Maucotel

Paulsen                                                            McNeil

Roth                                                                 Memmott

Schow                                                            Moon

Scott                                                                Morrey

Seminary                                                        Olson

W Smith                                                          Packer

Somers                                                            D. Smith

Steed                                                              Starker

Steffes                                                            Underwood

Thornton                                                          Ward

Way                                                                  Wicks

Welch                                                               Wright

Everybody needs to be in Class.

Originally published 2012-04-29 07:45

Word Choice!

Bradley Jonsson:  But can I frolic? cartwheel? meander? trollop? shuffle?  
Matthew Campbell: sashay?

Friday, May 25, 2012

Last Day to Hand in any Late or Revised Work

Notes and reminders: 
All literary letters are now overdue.  
The last day to hand in revisions or make-up work is today, May 25.
Spelling Make-Up



Originally published 2012-04-29 07:40

Silly Sentences from Making Sentences

Most of them are made up of (article) adjective, noun, verb, adverb or (article) adjective, noun, adverb, verb, adverb. 

My shiny teacher smiles mischievously.
Gentle rats uncontrollably squeak.
Tiny mother swims clumsily.
Frightening grass clippings squeak often.
Purple girls irritatingly fly.
The huge truck clumsily laughs.
The huge pajamas expertly laugh.
The gentle glue barks irritatingly.
Sleep-walking shark gracefully shrink.
Worn-out sharks run menacingly.
Huge rats squeak loudly.
Cruel sharks flip gracefully.
My worn-out teacher swims smoothly.
The frightening pajamas mischievouly slide.
The sleep-walking baloney sandwich rots expertly.
A purple whale smiles suddenly.
My valuable mother clumsily dances.
Deadly grass clippings sing maniacally.

Ways to Remember the 8 Parts of Speech

by Tyler S.  in A1

Think of Mr. VAN PACPI

Verb -- an action
Adverb -- describes a verb
Noun -- person, place, or thing


Pronoun -- used instead of a noun
Adjective -- describes a noun
Conjunction -- joins two words, phrases or clauses
Preposition -- shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence
Interjection -- an unusual kind of word that stands alone and expresses emotion

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

1. Self-Starter:  
Priorities:
1) Finish writing your literary letters.  See the Book-of-the-Month tab above for directions and model letters.
2)  Read Stand Tall and fill in packet.
3)  Study parts of speech and/or work on showing you know them. 

Parts of Speech Assignment

Today we will retake the Part of Speech test.  Today is the day to show you know the parts of speech.

Announcements: 

 adj.       noun    adverb

Locker Check Today!

pron.        ----verb ---    article    noun        prep.   noun        conj  pro    ----verb ----            

They  will be changing the combinations on Wednesday  so you will not be able 

infin.*  adj.    noun   prep.   noun

to use  your lockers after CAVETIME. 

*"To use" is an infinitive, which is a form of what would otherwise be a verb, but when joined with the word "to,"  it  is NOT used as a verb.  It may be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

Originally published 2012-04-29 07:35

Monday, May 21, 2012

1. Self-Starter:  
Priorities:
1) Finish writing your literary letters.  See the Book-of-the-Month tab above for directions and model letters.
2)  Read Stand Tall and fill in packet.
3)  Study parts of speech and/or work on showing you know them. 

Parts of Speech Assignment

4)  Read your own choice of materials or help with room clean-up. 


2.   Preposition activity
Make a preposition manipulative. 
Try diagramming some sentences with prepositional phrases.
Document to download: 
prepositions list and activity.doc 

Post with more information on prepositons:  Preposition

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Diagramming with  Prepositional Phrases: 

Locker checks   /  will happen

     \by                         \on

          teachers                 Wednesday

               \the

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Special note:  You may try retaking the parts of speech test during Cave Time this week. 
Note:  There will be no Cave Time on Wednesday because we will be doing locker checks.

Reminder:  All late, make-up, and revised work are due by Friday, May 25. 


Originally published 2012-04-29 07:31

Last two (not really that long) weeks of school

Enjoy this last bit of school, and then enjoy your summer!

Just for Fun

Q: Why did the cookie cry?
A: Because his mother was a wafer so long.
(Ra ra ra ra!!)

 -- found on Facebook 

 

Parts of Speech Assignment

 May 17:  Students took the first version of the formal test on parts of speech.  The only students whose scores were recorded on Skyward were those who earned 84% or above on the test.  They do not need to do any more on the Show-You-Know assignment.  The rest may plan on studying for the next time a test is given (on May 23rd) or in cave time on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, or they may opt to show they know by completing one of the other assignments below. 
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Assignment due by May 23:  

Show you know the eight parts of speech.

Ways to show you know:  Pick one.

• Pass the test with 84% or more 
• Prepare an original and attractive poster that will help other students learn the eight parts of speech and what each does.
• Prepare an original PowerPoint or Prezi that will help other students learn the eight parts of speech and what each does.
• Correctly label the parts of speech on 30 or more words within a passage from a novel or other book you are reading (not a grammar book). 
• or  -- Memorize and perform for the class "Rappin' Grammar"."

Parts of Speech
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_1.htm

Part of Speech	Function or Job/Definition	Examples
Verb	describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something).	walk, talk, think, believe, live, like, want, is
Adverb	usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when or where something happened.   (Adverbs also describe adjectives or other adverbs.)	slowly, intelligently, well, yesterday, tomorrow, here, everywhere
Noun	a naming word. It names a person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action.	cowboy, theater, box, thought, tree, kindness, arrival
Pronoun	used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun.	I, you, he, she, it, we, they, anyone, yourself
Adjective	describes a noun.  It tells you something about the noun.	big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick, important
Preposition	usually comes before a noun, pronoun or noun phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of the sentence.	on, in, by, with, under, through, at
Conjunction	joins two words, phrases or sentences together.	but, so, and, because, or, although
Interjection	an unusual kind of word, because it often stands alone. Interjections are words which express emotion or surprise, and they are usually followed by exclamation marks.	Ouch!, Hello!, Hurray!, Oh no!, Ha!

Thank you to http://www.education.com/activity/article/play_word_bags_third/

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Self-Starter: 
Subordinating Conjuctions -- Pass-Along Story

Subordinating Conjunctions Activity   (You need a piece of lined paper and the yellow conjunctions paper.)

Write part of a story that will end up using all of the subordinating conjunctions: A WHITE BUS

This is a continued story in which one person begins the story with a sentence or part of a sentence that contains a subordinating conjunction, then passes the story to the next person to be continued with another sentence or part of a sentence that contains a subordinating conjunction.

Each person will begin a story.  Put your name by what you write.

Pass the paper back.  Each time you write, you will use one of the subordinating conjunctions.

Use the subordinating conjunctions in "A WHITE BUS" order. 

Example: 

After the last school dance

(next student) while the students still lingered in the gymnasium, Jill fell in love with Jack.

(next student)  However, Jack was already in love with Mary

(next student) and wanted to go steady with her if she would agree.

(next student) Jack had noticed that Mary had been kinder to him than Jill had ever been,

(next student)  even though he had known Jill longer.

(next student)  Before the evening was through,  Jill told Jack that she would never talk to him again

(next student) unless he  told Mary to leave him alone.

(next student) Since Jack loved Mary, he told Jill that very thing.

2.  Quiet working time:  Stand Tall and packets,  learning parts of speech, literary letters.


3.  Parts of Speech Review:
Adjectives:   describe nouns
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Unpack_Your_Adjectives&video_id=159857

Adverb:  describe or add information to verbs
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=159876
Pronouns:  take the place of a noun so you don't have to keep repeating the noun

http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=166406&title=Rufus_Xavier_Sarsaparilla


Interjections:  added to a sentence to convey emotion
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Interjections_&video_id=159691


4. Prepositions:  link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence  (examples:  in, of, to, with, by, for, by, without, inside, etc.) 
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=159708
 or
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=159708&title=Busy_Prepositions&vpkey=dc717dac31&album_id=


A preposition begins a prepositional phrase.  
A prepositional phrase usually has the preposition, an article and maybe one or more adjectives, and a noun.  
   Examples:    in the box      over the rainbow     at the farm    
       from my mom       behind the old shed        on the last train 


These nine prepositions do 92% of the work of prepositions: (Memorize them.)
at
by
for
from
in
of
on
to
with


5. Test on Parts of Speech


6.  Quiet working time:  Stand Tall and packets,  learning parts of speech, literary letters, if needed. 

Originally posted 2012-05-11 19:25

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Self-Starter:   Adjective/Adverb Review



Assignment due by May 23:  

Show you know the eight parts of speech.

Ways to show you know:  Pick one.

• Pass the test with 84% or more 
• Prepare an original and attractive poster that will help other students learn the eight parts of speech and what each does.
• Prepare an original PowerPoint or Prezi that will help other students learn the eight parts of speech and what each does.
• Correctly label the parts of speech on 30 or more words within a passage from a novel or other book you are reading (not a grammar book). 
• or  -- Memorize and perform for the class "Rappin' Grammar"."

Parts of Speech
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_1.htm

Part of Speech	Function or Job/Definition	Examples
Verb	describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something).	walk, talk, think, believe, live, like, want, is
Adverb	usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when or where something happened.   (Adverbs also describe adjectives or other adverbs.)	slowly, intelligently, well, yesterday, tomorrow, here, everywhere
Noun	a naming word. It names a person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action.	cowboy, theater, box, thought, tree, kindness, arrival
Pronoun	used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun.	I, you, he, she, it, we, they, anyone, yourself
Adjective	describes a noun.  It tells you something about the noun.	big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick, important
Preposition	usually comes before a noun, pronoun or noun phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of the sentence.	on, in, by, with, under, through, at
Conjunction	joins two words, phrases or sentences together.	but, so, and, because, or, although
Interjection	an unusual kind of word, because it often stands alone. Interjections are words which express emotion or surprise, and they are usually followed by exclamation marks.	Ouch!, Hello!, Hurray!, Oh no!, Ha!

Thank you to http://www.education.com/activity/article/play_word_bags_third/

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Conjunctions

Conjunction Junction 

Conjunction Activities

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Reading Stand Tall


Literary letters if not already handed in -- or revisions.

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Notes and reminders: 
All literary letters are overdue.  
The last day to hand in revisions or make-up work is May 25.

Spelling Make-Up

 

Originally published 2012-05-11