Monday/Tuesday, September 18/19, 2017

Announcements and Reminders for Monday/Tuesday, September 18/19, 2017: September 19:    Ahoy, Mateys,  it be Talk Like a Pirate Day!  I'm sad that I forgot about it until after school! Please remember! Por favor no uses fragancias/perfumes.                           Spelling Test Today!     Spelling List #2 Outsiders1.docx  Know how to spell the words, which definition will match each word, and  which character each word is referring to.     The retake is also available for the last spelling test on teachers' names, etc. Prepare for a retake of your first spelling test with this:  Teacher List.docx Ms. Dorsey's daughter was married on Saturday.  It was a wonderful day!

Targets for Today:  I can spell words I need to use.    I can recognize the parts of a story plot.

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Spelling Test:  Take about ten minutes to study.  Example of Test Questions: (This is not one of our words for today.) 31-32.  short for Cheshire Cat, the character in Alice in Wonderland  ___Chessy cat___       33.  Which character was "grinning like a Chessy cat" after sneaking up                 on Pony and Johnny at the drive-in movie? _______Two-Bit________________ Clear your desks of everything except a pencil.  Remember that you should not communicate with anyone but the teacher until she says the test is over.   Mrs. Dorsey will give you the words verbally.  Write them down on the bottom or back of the test.  Write your answers legibly.   Capitalize proper nouns.  Do not capitalize your spelling words.  Match the words to their meanings.   Identify the character from The Outsiders who is being talked about in each quote that goes with a spelling word.    When you are done, pick up the retake for last time if you need it, and complete the retake.  Remember to capitalize when needed and to write very legibly.   If you finish early, you may quietly read a book.   We will correct today's test together.      2.  CSI Sentence Conventions in Sentences Investigations  Copy these sentences into your composition book under  CSI Sentences/Grammar.  Page 83/84 + Label this CSI #6 and add today's date.  We crouched in the weeds beside the railroad tracks, listening to the whistle grow louder (Hinton 62). Write down three or more things you notice about the sentences (English class things such as punctuation, spelling, parts of speech, sentence type, etc.  The sentences are correct – no errors in it, I hope.)   prepositions : in, beside  prepositional phrases: in the weeds, beside the railroad tracks  _________________________________ 3. Reading The Outsiders --  Continue to work on filling out your character "chart" in your composition book on page 33+, if you find out more about characters.  Last Time:  A1 to page  57, "You really killed him, huh. . . ." A2 to page  57, "You really killed him, huh. . . ." B5 to page  53 B7 to page  53 This Time:  A1 to page 61, top, ". . . get my head busted in."  27:04 A2 to page 61, top, ". . . only thing Dally did honestly."    26:48 B5 to page 58, top of the page.   21:00  B7 to page 58, top of the page.   21:00 Track 45, part 1

If You Were Absent: See above.  Arrange with the teacher a time to take the test, or take it in CaveTime.  Come in to catch up on reading The Outsiders.

Vocabulary:  See the list of spelling words for today.  and, just for fun --  lexicographer = a writer of dictionaries  Today is Samuel Johnson's birthday.  See today's Google Doodle!

Teacher Materials:    Correcting