Monday, December 16, 2013

Friday, December 20, 2013

B5: Charity Basketball Games B5  -- Bring $1 for the game
Work on the Name Search before you go.

Remember:
You may not take your backpack to the gym.
If you'll need to, use the bathroom or get a drink BEFORE you enter the gym.
Show courtesy and sportsmanship.

B6 - B8
Parts of Speech Review with Mad-Libs
Short Story
Practice Scanning and "Close Reading" with Name Search

Note to you:  Try looking up something about Christmas on Google, and see what happens.  At least it happens on Google Chrome.

Announcements and Reminders:
Today is the LAST DAY to hand in late or revised work or extra credit for this term.

Don't forget to write your Letter About Literature and have it ready to hand in by January 7.  It is about a book that has inspired or changed or impressed you.  It could be one you especially connected with.  It could be a book that started your love of reading -- or overcame --at least while reading it -- your dislike of reading.
  • It is not a summary.  The author already knows the story.
  • Correspond, don’t compliment! Your letter should inform rather than flatter the author. All FAN letters will be eliminated!
See the

Required Reading tab above. Here are the handouts:

Letters About Literature-2014.doc
Sample Letter.doc

I will be here after school today for anyone who needs to make up a test  or spelling or needs to work in the computer lab.

Have a wonderful Christmas holiday! 
See you next year!



1.  Individual Reading Time and Fill out your reading log.
2.  Practicing recognizing and generating parts of speech

Parts of Speech with Mad-Libs  See these lists of nouns, adjectives, and verbs.

3.  Short Story with questions  http://thestorylady-gale.blogspot.com/2011/12/stubby-pringles-christmas.html   This version is condensed, and there are errors.
4.  More Mad-Libs, I mean parts of speech practice
5.  Practicing the Reading Strategies called Scanning and Close Reading.  (Word Search)







If you were absent:
I hope you either had a good time or are feeling better.  See the reminders above. 





 Thursday – Friday without CAVE Time

     1s Lunch                                          2nd Lunch                                                                 
A1/ B5
8:15-9:40

A1/ B5
8:15-9:40
85 minutes
A2/B6
9:45-11:15
A2/ B6
9:45-11:15
90 minutes
Lunch
11:15-11:45
A3/ B7
11:20-12:45
85 minutes
A3/ B7
11:50-1:15
Lunch
12:45-1:15
30 minutes
A4 /B8
1:20-2:45
A4/B8
1:20-2:45
85 minutes

Updated 8/20/2013



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