December 2/3. 2009

December 2/3. 2009
1. Prepare for spelling/prefix test.
2. Take the test.

Test on the prefix il-, its meaning, and on the example words.

Test next time will be on the suffix "-ful" which means  full of or characterized by.  Words using -ful are adjectives.  (Did B4 receive these?)

1. careful
2. beautiful
3. useful
4. helpful
5. frightful

3.  Finish and pass off the Magical Study Guides!
4.  In your composition book, write an entry answering these questions:
      Label it with:   [Today's Date]   What is worth fighting for?  What causes would  you be willing to stand up for? 
   Introduce the book Words By Heart.


5.  Book Fair  


For answers to questions about your November-December book project, see

FAQ's about the Project

Neatness Counts!

I'm tired of some classes not following directions for putting away the composition books and leaving a mess behind, so I'm going to record each time a class leaves their composition book crate in a mess or leaves items in the classroom I have to pick up and throw away or put away.  The class which does best with this will receive some sort of recognition:  candy?  free time? a pat on the back?

We'll start over again after the winning class receives their prize.   This round will end November 13.


B1    messy 10/6/09 -5
Total: - 5
composition books -2
Total: -7
10-28-09  -5 composition books
Total: -12
10-30-09  -3 things I had to pick up -- 2 books and a paper
Total: -15
11-05-09  -5 items I had to pick up.
Total: -20
11-11-09  -8   items I had to pick up.
Total: -28


B2   10/08/09  -- -3 (items on floor, magazines left out)
Total:  - 3
10-30-09  -3 items I had to pick up
Total: -6
1-05-09  -3 items I had to pick up.
Total: -9                                                            B2 won!



B4  10-14-09  minus 2 (items on floor, left out on desk)
10/20/09  ( I picked up and cleaned up 10 items left by this class.)
Total: 12
10-22-09  I had to keep the class after (less than 1 minute) to clean up, and I still had to pick up three items
Total: - 20
10-26-09   -8 I had to pick up that many items after they left.
Total: -28
10-28-09   -6  I had to pick up six items.
Total: -34



A1  messy compostition books -3
Total: - 3
messy compostition books -3
 Total: -6
 10-29-09  messy compostition books -3
Total: -9
11-2-09  messy composition books -3
Total: -9
11-10-09   messy composition books -5 -- and you had plenty of time to put them away early on in class.
Total: -12


A2    I had to pick up 7 items from the floor on 10/07/09  -7  10/09/09  -2 items on floor -2 items (composition book and pencil left on desk)
10/19/09  I had to pick up 5 items.
Total: - 12
 10-29-09 I had to pick up 5 items  and the books on the shelf under the bulletin boards was messed up
-10
Total: -22
11-02-09  I had to pick up items -4
Total: -24
11-06-09  compostion books  -3
Total: -27
 11-10-09  compostion books  -3
Total: -30

A4  messy 10/2/09 -5
10/19/09   3 items
Total: - 8
10-29-09  3 items
Total: -11
                   
                   
                   
                   
 

October 20/21, 2009

October 20/21, 2009

Retakes (and Make-Up for those who were absent ) for  the Commonly Confused Words Test  will be available Tuesday and Thursday during Cave Time.

1. Write to this prompt in your composition book (if your class hasn't already):

Composition book prompt (already done by B4, A2,    )

Under writing, record today's date, then answer the question, "What do you want to see and experience and accomplish during your life?"  
Johnny says on page 121, "I don't want to die now.  It ain't long enough.  Sixteen years ain't long enough.  I wouldn't mind it so much if there wasn't so much stuff I ain't done yet and so many things I ain't seen.  It's not fair."  So what do you want to see and experience and accomplish before you die?
2.  When you've finished writing, to the prompt, read from your  
October Book-of-the-Month.  


3.  Check composition books 

4. The Outsiders  (reserve 25 minutes for video) 
     B1/A1- 9:05,  B2/A2 - 10:30,  B4/A4 - 1:20 

 

(Maybe -- capitalization?)

September 25/28, 2009

September 25/28, 2009

Announcements:
Students who were not at Parent-Teacher Conference will receive a progress report to take home and have signed by a parent to be returned for 5 points required and 5 points extra credit.

If you did not finish your Book Assessment, or did not save it onto your own wiki page, please do that from home or during Cave Time in lab 223. Tape your user name and password into your planner if you haven't. If you lose it, you may see me to get it again. DO NOT CHANGE OR EDIT ANY PAGE EXCEPT YOUR OWN. MAKE SURE YOU ARE SEEING YOUR NAME IN LARGE LETTERS AT THE UPPER LEFT OF THE PAGE BEFORE YOU CHANGE ANYTHING ON A PAGE. You may make comments (in a comment box) on other pages, but please keep it appropriate and helpful.

For 9-29-09 -- B4 bring a picture, a poem, or song lyrics with (written down) a topic and at least one theme.

Today's class:

1. Writing time -- Self-starter:
a. Write today's date, then any questions you have for me about the class, or about practically anything. Write at least one question. (Under Writing in your composition book.)
b. Check your composition book to make sure you've done all you need to so far.

2. Review how to get to your own wiki page. We weren't able to do this with B1, but did with B2 and B4. We will do it with B1 on 9-29-09. Done!

B1 -- Go to caveman-b1.pbworks.com (other classes go to your own wiki), and go to the navigator box on the right hand side.
Click on Student Pages 2009-2010.
Click on your own name.
When you see your name in the upper left hand corner in large colored letters, you may edit the page.
Log in -- click on "Log In" at the upper right, and use your user name and password.
When you are back to your page, click on the Edit tab at the upper left (next to the View tab).
A tool bar will appear so you can edit your page.
Do any writing and editing you need to do.
Don't forget to save when you are finished by clicking on SAVE in the lower left hand corner.
Sign out in the upper right hand corner.


2. Confusing Words Presentations

3. About Topic and Theme -- with poems and with your Outsiders Anticipation Guides
Topic: what something is about, the subject
Theme: a big idea about life that is presented in a book, story, poem, etc.

4. The Outsiders


Reading The Outsiders -- Watch for themes.
B1 -- from page 31, page break (Ponyboy is telling about Johnny being beaten by the Socs.) to page 45 to "If you're looking for a fight. . . "
B2 -- from page 45 about 1/3 of the way down to page 51, halfway down.
B4 -- from the top of page 52 (not quite done with chapter 3) to page 60, 1/3 of the way down.

A1 -- from page 25, halfway down, to page 30, top to page 38 "She was coming through to me. . . "
A1 needs to do the anticipation guide/talk about themes.
A2 -- from page 33, 1/3 of the way down to page to page blue mustang pulls up Top of page 41 to the bottom of page 46.
"I thought I had plenty of time."
A4 --from page 28, top of page to page 37 (the beginning of chapter 3) to page 45 "pity the back seat."