Week 8

Monday, October 8

Language Arts
Bell Work:  Look at the poetry packet on your desk.  Read the letter from me on the first page.  Read the first poem on page 3 "Poem".  This poetry packet is in the Assignments on the home page.

Objectives:  Spelling, Vocabulary, Dashes, read first lines of 30 minutes of writing.

Homework:  Remember, tomorrow is a work day.  I will have computers.  Bring what you are working on for the Shakespeare project.  Read 20 minutes.
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History

Bell Work:  No bell work.

Objectives:  Finish Religion.  PPT of Christianity is on Week 7 of "Assignments".  In tables and then as a class, draw a three-circle Venn Diagram.  One circle is for Christianity, one for Islam and one for Judaism.  Write 5 facts about each religion, putting them in the specific circle (if there is a fact shared between Islam and Christianity, write it in the combined portion of the diagram.

Homework: None


Tuesday, October 9

Language Arts

Bell Work:  No bell work

Objectives:  Get out your Shakespeare project and work on it for 50 minutes.  If you are done with the project here are your other options:
1.  Write for MY class.
2.  Read
3.  Study vocabulary or spelling

Homework:  Read for 20 minutes.  Shakespeare project due Thursday.  Reading journal to Mrs. Martin due Friday.
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History

Bell Work:

None

Objectives:  Start Ancient Greece.  Read short stories about people in Ancient Greece.

Homework:  Write a short story from the perspective of a Grecian citizen.  Write about their lives and what they do in a typical day.  Be prepared to share this story on Friday.  Due Friday.


Wednesday, October 10

Language Arts

Bell Work:  Answer the following questions in misc. bellwork.

1.  What is iambic pentameter?
2.  What is a monologue?
3.  What is a soliloquy?
4.  Write four sentences using correct capitalization with a dash in each one.

Objectives: Understand how to use colons.  Understand what independent and dependent clauses are.

Homework:  Read 20 minutes.  Weekly Word study due tomorrow.  Shakespeare project due date change: Tuesday, October 23rd.
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History

Bell Work:

1.  Quiz--Write down three things you learned about religion.  (They have to pertain to what we learned in class or in your own research.)

2.  Why do people have rituals?

3.  Muhammad is the prophet from which religion?

Objectives:  Patriotism, Democracy.  PPT in week 8.

Homework:  Short story about a Greek citizen.


Thursday, October 11

Language Arts

Bell Work:
1.  What is Iambic pentameter?
2.  What is an independent clause?
3.  What is a dependent clause?
4.  Write one sentence correctly using a colon.

Objectives:  Read the poems "Lucy Gray" and "My Heart Leaps Up" by William Wordsworth.  Turn in a half sheet of paper answering the following questions for each poem.
1.  Is there any meter in the poem?  If so, what is it?
2.  In one independent clause, write what the MAIN IDEA is of each poem.
3.  Who are the characters?
4.  How does this poem make you feel?

We watched a movie adaptation of the poem, "Lucy Gray".  It is in week 8 of Assignments.  Both poems are also in the assignments.

Write in your handbook the definition of a Ballad.  This is in my online Writing Handbook.

Homework:  Write a letter in your reading journal to me about the book you are reading.
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History

Bell Work:
Write one correct thesis statement to the following question:  Should students be allowed to have cell phones in school?

Objectives:
Finish Ancient Greece PPT.  Copy down vocabulary.  In class, I assigned each table one or two vocabulary words.  On a half sheet of paper, they wrote the definition, and drew a picture depicting the meaning of that word.

Homework:
Short story from the perspective of an Ancient Grecian.

Friday, October 12

Language Arts

Bell Work:  No bell work.

Objectives:  Learn about short stories from the librarian.

Homework:  30 minutes of writing.  Read 40 minutes.
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History

Bell Work:
2nd period history earned a vocabulary quiz the Monday we get back from Fall Break.  They were being loud and would not listen.  I gave them the entire time today to study for the quiz and I will give them part of Monday to study for the quiz.

Objectives:  Finish vocabulary picture.  Present.  Vocabulary competition.

Homework:  No homework.  Have a wonderful fall break!