If you're looking at this because you'll be in seventh grade next year, here's some information for you. Back to School Night will be held August 14th at 6 pm.
On August 15 we will hold seventh grade day, when only seventh graders come to school all day.
August 18 will be 8th-9th grade day, so seventh graders do no need to come!
All grades will come on August 19th, a B-day.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
May 23, 2008
May 23, 2008
Today was the last day to hand in late work, as posted in the classroom and within this blog, as announced, and as included in the class disclosure document.
We played review games for the novel Stand Tall and other items studied during the year.
Today was the last day to hand in late work, as posted in the classroom and within this blog, as announced, and as included in the class disclosure document.
We played review games for the novel Stand Tall and other items studied during the year.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Stand Tall, Last Packet
Text: The novel Stand Tall by Joan Bauer -- This genre of this novel is realistic fiction.
Reading strategies: making connections, QAR’s, recognizing literal and figurative statements, recognizing theme, using fix-up strategies, recognizing setting, summarizing
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 25
74. Text-to-Self Connection: Have you ever experienced an emergency or a disaster? If so, what?
__________
75. Text-to-World Connection: What real-world disasters have you heard about in which people helped each other? __________________
76. What did Tree see that made him think about hearing his grandpa say, “War is the great equalizer”? (Think and Search/ Reread) ________________
77. Why is it significant that Tree helps Jeremy Liggins? (See last paragraph on page 4, page 26, page 29) ________________________________________
Note: The Trash King says, “There’ll be junk in our lives till we’re dead.” This statement is both literal and figurative. The Trash King and his wife are glad that they’ll be working with junk the rest of their lives (literally), and they know it’s true that a lot of “junk” (as in hard or negative experiences which are figuratively called “junk”) will also come their way.
78. What sentence that the mayor says best fits the theme of “When you lose something, instead of focusing on what you’ve lost, focus on what you still have”? ______________________
79. What did Fred say that saved him? _____________________________
80. How did he learn to say that? _______________________________
81. Grandpa says a flood is like a war because _____________________
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 26
82. Use a Fix-Up Strategy, if needed: If you don’t know what is meant by “Temple Beth Israel” and by “Rabbi,” ask another student or the teacher.
The Temple Beth Israel is ________________________
A rabbi is ______________________________________
83. Q.A.R. (Author and You): On page 155, you read the statement, “You’ve got to welcome people back when they’ve been through a war. Nobody understand that better than a Vietnam vet.”
Using what you learned from your interviews, and what other group members learned, and putting that together with what you’ve read in Stand Tall, explain why Vietnam vets would understand the importance of welcoming back someone who’d been through a war.
____________________________________________________
Note on Theme: “When Grandpa says “We rebuild with what we’ve got left,” that is another expression of the theme: “When you lose something, instead of focusing on what you’ve lost, focus on what you still have.”
Note on vocabulary/concept: Old Ironsides, also known as the U.S.S. Constitution, is a sailing warship launched by the U.S. Navy in 1797. Old Ironsides participated in battle in the War of 1812, and was used during the Civil War as a training ship. She was given the nickname “Old Ironsides” because of her strong hull made of oak. You could take a tour of Old Ironsides if you traveled to Massachusetts, and she is still occasionally taken out to sea by her Navy crew.
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 27
84. Grandpa says of the rebuilding they must do, “It’s not going to be easy. It’s going to be ______________________________________.
85. What does Sophie say that makes Tree square his shoulders. (That means it makes him feel good about himself.) ___________________
86. Grandpa says, “The first rule of rebuilding is to find something ________________________
and concentrate on that.” (This statement is both literal and figurative.)
87. How was Tree’s oak tree doing after the storm? ____________________
88. What is a figurative (metaphorical) meaning for having deep roots? __________________________________
89. Predicting: Do you think Tree’s mom and dad will get back together? ___________________
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 28
90. Summarize Chapter 28 in just a few sentences:
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 29
91. Summarize Chapter 29 in just a few sentences:
92. Is there anything you’d like to comment on in Chapter 29?
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 30
93. What is that moment that is “one of those moments you want to cover with plastic to keep safe”? _______________________
Note: Note on vocabulary/concept: According to MayoClinic.com, “Phantom pain feels like it's coming from a body part that's no longer there.”
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 31
94. What is the time setting of chapter 31? ________________
95, 96, 97 Cause and Effect: Why did the veterans march?
95. They marched _____________
96. They marched ________________________
97. They marched _______________________
(Did you notice this last cause somewhere else? Look at the back cover of the book jacket.)
98. Summarize Chapter 31 in just a few sentences:
Reading strategies: making connections, QAR’s, recognizing literal and figurative statements, recognizing theme, using fix-up strategies, recognizing setting, summarizing
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 25
74. Text-to-Self Connection: Have you ever experienced an emergency or a disaster? If so, what?
__________
75. Text-to-World Connection: What real-world disasters have you heard about in which people helped each other? __________________
76. What did Tree see that made him think about hearing his grandpa say, “War is the great equalizer”? (Think and Search/ Reread) ________________
77. Why is it significant that Tree helps Jeremy Liggins? (See last paragraph on page 4, page 26, page 29) ________________________________________
Note: The Trash King says, “There’ll be junk in our lives till we’re dead.” This statement is both literal and figurative. The Trash King and his wife are glad that they’ll be working with junk the rest of their lives (literally), and they know it’s true that a lot of “junk” (as in hard or negative experiences which are figuratively called “junk”) will also come their way.
78. What sentence that the mayor says best fits the theme of “When you lose something, instead of focusing on what you’ve lost, focus on what you still have”? ______________________
79. What did Fred say that saved him? _____________________________
80. How did he learn to say that? _______________________________
81. Grandpa says a flood is like a war because _____________________
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 26
82. Use a Fix-Up Strategy, if needed: If you don’t know what is meant by “Temple Beth Israel” and by “Rabbi,” ask another student or the teacher.
The Temple Beth Israel is ________________________
A rabbi is ______________________________________
83. Q.A.R. (Author and You): On page 155, you read the statement, “You’ve got to welcome people back when they’ve been through a war. Nobody understand that better than a Vietnam vet.”
Using what you learned from your interviews, and what other group members learned, and putting that together with what you’ve read in Stand Tall, explain why Vietnam vets would understand the importance of welcoming back someone who’d been through a war.
____________________________________________________
Note on Theme: “When Grandpa says “We rebuild with what we’ve got left,” that is another expression of the theme: “When you lose something, instead of focusing on what you’ve lost, focus on what you still have.”
Note on vocabulary/concept: Old Ironsides, also known as the U.S.S. Constitution, is a sailing warship launched by the U.S. Navy in 1797. Old Ironsides participated in battle in the War of 1812, and was used during the Civil War as a training ship. She was given the nickname “Old Ironsides” because of her strong hull made of oak. You could take a tour of Old Ironsides if you traveled to Massachusetts, and she is still occasionally taken out to sea by her Navy crew.
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 27
84. Grandpa says of the rebuilding they must do, “It’s not going to be easy. It’s going to be ______________________________________.
85. What does Sophie say that makes Tree square his shoulders. (That means it makes him feel good about himself.) ___________________
86. Grandpa says, “The first rule of rebuilding is to find something ________________________
and concentrate on that.” (This statement is both literal and figurative.)
87. How was Tree’s oak tree doing after the storm? ____________________
88. What is a figurative (metaphorical) meaning for having deep roots? __________________________________
89. Predicting: Do you think Tree’s mom and dad will get back together? ___________________
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 28
90. Summarize Chapter 28 in just a few sentences:
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 29
91. Summarize Chapter 29 in just a few sentences:
92. Is there anything you’d like to comment on in Chapter 29?
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 30
93. What is that moment that is “one of those moments you want to cover with plastic to keep safe”? _______________________
Note: Note on vocabulary/concept: According to MayoClinic.com, “Phantom pain feels like it's coming from a body part that's no longer there.”
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 31
94. What is the time setting of chapter 31? ________________
95, 96, 97 Cause and Effect: Why did the veterans march?
95. They marched _____________
96. They marched ________________________
97. They marched _______________________
(Did you notice this last cause somewhere else? Look at the back cover of the book jacket.)
98. Summarize Chapter 31 in just a few sentences:
May 20, 2008
May 20, 2008
Students finished up their packets for Stand Tall.
Students shared their information about Vietnam.
We played a game to check student understanding of Stand Tall.
Students turned in their packets for Stand Tall.
Any checked out or borrowed books not returned to the classroom must be returned by Friday or they will go on the fines list to the front office.
Students who have not yet done their portfolio book talks or completed or handed in other work will need to take care of that after school. Friday is the last day to hand in late work!
A1, A3, A4 -- Don't forget Pizza Day Thursday.
Students finished up their packets for Stand Tall.
Students shared their information about Vietnam.
We played a game to check student understanding of Stand Tall.
Students turned in their packets for Stand Tall.
Any checked out or borrowed books not returned to the classroom must be returned by Friday or they will go on the fines list to the front office.
Students who have not yet done their portfolio book talks or completed or handed in other work will need to take care of that after school. Friday is the last day to hand in late work!
A1, A3, A4 -- Don't forget Pizza Day Thursday.
Friday, May 16, 2008
May 16, 2008
May 16, 2008
Today students continued to read Stand Tall, and answer questions as we finished up Book Talks and signed off and turned in Reading Bingo cards.
Students who have not yet completed their book talks will need to come after school next week to do those.
We'll finish up the packets for Stand Tall next Tuesday.
Today students continued to read Stand Tall, and answer questions as we finished up Book Talks and signed off and turned in Reading Bingo cards.
Students who have not yet completed their book talks will need to come after school next week to do those.
We'll finish up the packets for Stand Tall next Tuesday.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
May 14, 2008
May 14, 2008
If you haven't turned in your Vietnam Interviews, please turn them in today. If you have two interviews instead of three, that receives 25 or 26 (a B) out of the 30 points.
Periods A2, A3, and A4 are watching the video of our special guest speaker -- Mr. Tom Napierski, who talked with us about his experiences as an amputee. (Grandpa Leo in Stand Tall is an amputee.)
Students took a quiz about the characters in Stand Tall.
If you haven't done your Book Talk, you must do it on Friday, or plan to come after school next week.
READING BINGO IS DUE THIS FRIDAY!
The last day to hand in any late or revised work is May 23.
Chapters 19 - 24
Text: The novel Stand Tall by Joan Bauer -- This genre of this novel is realistic fiction.
Reading strategies: QAR’s, opinion, recognizing setting, summarizing, using context clues to find word meaning, visualizing
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 19
56. “They’re going to explode someday from all the garbage inside them.” Who is speaking, about whom is the speaker speaking, and under what circumstances does the speaker say this? ___________________________
57. When Sophie gets in trouble, what does the teacher tell the administrative assistant she did?
________________________
Which type of question-answer relationship is this? ______________________________________
Note: When Sophie says, “I never think about principals when I’m mad,” this is true, but it is also a pun. “Principals” in this sentence could also refer to “principles,” since when people get mad they tend to forget about principles, too.
58. Do you think the principal handled the situation correctly? Why or why not? ______________
Which type of question-answer relationship is this? ______________________________________
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 20
59. Coach Glummer’s cousin Sheila says, “The tango is about ___________________ and ___________________ power. It was born during a time of great _________________________
hardship. People danced it to express the ______________________ in their hearts.”
60. In this chapter, who tells Tree to “Stand Tall”? _____________________________________
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 21
61. What is the weather like as the chapter begins and continues? __________________________
62. Who/What is Lassie? ___________________________________________________________
63. By the end of the chapter, who is at Tree’s dad’s house? (include people and animals)
1) ___________________________ 6) ___________________________
2) ___________________________ 7) ___________________________
3) ___________________________ 8) ___________________________
4) ___________________________ 9) ___________________________
5) ___________________________
Note: Grandpa’s name is Leo, which means “lion.” The lion is often used to represent courage and strength.
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 22
64. Setting: Where is Tree as the chapter begins? _____________________________________
65. Summarize this chapter in one to three sentences. __________________________________
Note: The statement at the end of this chapter, “. . . he decided to focus on whatever time was left,” fits with the theme of “When you lose something, instead of focusing on what you’ve lost, focus on what you still have.”
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 23
66. From the context (words and meanings around the phrase), what is the best definition you can give for “irritable bowel syndrome”? _________________________________________________
67. How has Tree changed in how he reacts to Coach Glummer? ___________________________
68. How do the other boys on the team react to Tree’s change? ____________________________
Theme Note: Notice that Grandpa had told Tree, “Hard things take time.”
69. What is the emergency that comes up when Grandpa’s in the shower, and what caused it?
___________________
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 24
70. When Tree slings Grandpa across his shoulder, what does Grandpa say? ________
Note on visualizing: As I read this part, I visualize it happening to Tree and his grandpa and father, but I can also visualize photographs and movies I’ve seen of soldiers helping each other: an injured soldier with a man on either side, helping him to hobble along; a soldier slinging an injured comrade over his own shoulder to carry him away from the battle.
71. Tree goes back into the house to bring out what? ____________________________________
72. At the middle school, what does Tree ask Mr. Cosgrove? _____________________________
73. Parts of Speech: For each numbered word, write the part of speech each it acts as in the sentences. (Reminder: The parts of speech are noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection.)
pronoun 1 2 verb adj. preposition 3 4
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
1. no one ____pronoun__________ 3. your ________________________
2. you ______________________ 4. consent ______________________
If you haven't turned in your Vietnam Interviews, please turn them in today. If you have two interviews instead of three, that receives 25 or 26 (a B) out of the 30 points.
Periods A2, A3, and A4 are watching the video of our special guest speaker -- Mr. Tom Napierski, who talked with us about his experiences as an amputee. (Grandpa Leo in Stand Tall is an amputee.)
Students took a quiz about the characters in Stand Tall.
If you haven't done your Book Talk, you must do it on Friday, or plan to come after school next week.
READING BINGO IS DUE THIS FRIDAY!
The last day to hand in any late or revised work is May 23.
Chapters 19 - 24
Text: The novel Stand Tall by Joan Bauer -- This genre of this novel is realistic fiction.
Reading strategies: QAR’s, opinion, recognizing setting, summarizing, using context clues to find word meaning, visualizing
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 19
56. “They’re going to explode someday from all the garbage inside them.” Who is speaking, about whom is the speaker speaking, and under what circumstances does the speaker say this? ___________________________
57. When Sophie gets in trouble, what does the teacher tell the administrative assistant she did?
________________________
Which type of question-answer relationship is this? ______________________________________
Note: When Sophie says, “I never think about principals when I’m mad,” this is true, but it is also a pun. “Principals” in this sentence could also refer to “principles,” since when people get mad they tend to forget about principles, too.
58. Do you think the principal handled the situation correctly? Why or why not? ______________
Which type of question-answer relationship is this? ______________________________________
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 20
59. Coach Glummer’s cousin Sheila says, “The tango is about ___________________ and ___________________ power. It was born during a time of great _________________________
hardship. People danced it to express the ______________________ in their hearts.”
60. In this chapter, who tells Tree to “Stand Tall”? _____________________________________
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 21
61. What is the weather like as the chapter begins and continues? __________________________
62. Who/What is Lassie? ___________________________________________________________
63. By the end of the chapter, who is at Tree’s dad’s house? (include people and animals)
1) ___________________________ 6) ___________________________
2) ___________________________ 7) ___________________________
3) ___________________________ 8) ___________________________
4) ___________________________ 9) ___________________________
5) ___________________________
Note: Grandpa’s name is Leo, which means “lion.” The lion is often used to represent courage and strength.
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 22
64. Setting: Where is Tree as the chapter begins? _____________________________________
65. Summarize this chapter in one to three sentences. __________________________________
Note: The statement at the end of this chapter, “. . . he decided to focus on whatever time was left,” fits with the theme of “When you lose something, instead of focusing on what you’ve lost, focus on what you still have.”
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 23
66. From the context (words and meanings around the phrase), what is the best definition you can give for “irritable bowel syndrome”? _________________________________________________
67. How has Tree changed in how he reacts to Coach Glummer? ___________________________
68. How do the other boys on the team react to Tree’s change? ____________________________
Theme Note: Notice that Grandpa had told Tree, “Hard things take time.”
69. What is the emergency that comes up when Grandpa’s in the shower, and what caused it?
___________________
Read these questions and notes, and then read Chapter 24
70. When Tree slings Grandpa across his shoulder, what does Grandpa say? ________
Note on visualizing: As I read this part, I visualize it happening to Tree and his grandpa and father, but I can also visualize photographs and movies I’ve seen of soldiers helping each other: an injured soldier with a man on either side, helping him to hobble along; a soldier slinging an injured comrade over his own shoulder to carry him away from the battle.
71. Tree goes back into the house to bring out what? ____________________________________
72. At the middle school, what does Tree ask Mr. Cosgrove? _____________________________
73. Parts of Speech: For each numbered word, write the part of speech each it acts as in the sentences. (Reminder: The parts of speech are noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection.)
pronoun 1 2 verb adj. preposition 3 4
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
1. no one ____pronoun__________ 3. your ________________________
2. you ______________________ 4. consent ______________________
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