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Wordskills Review study guide for Unit 4 Review
Test (Test will be on Monday);
students will go to library/ AR tests/reading
Think Link Test
Introduce unit 6 Wordskills study guide
definitions/parts of speech; Assign Unit 6 Parts A/B
pp. 70-74
Discuss Descriptive Writing
Review Unit 6 Parts A/B--then collect
Highlight Part B Passage "The Press and Free
Speech"pp.72/73
Descriptive Writing--notes/handouts
Unit 6 Part B Quiz (open book)
Descriptive Writing Material
Write Descriptive Paper in class.
Book Point Cut Off Today!!!!
Students may still take an AR test today.
Literary Movie: Oliver Twist
Students must take notes on the movie.The movie will
be completed on Tuesday, November 13. Students may use notes on
test-November 14.
Conplete Oliver Twist Movie
Students will continue taking notes on the movie.
Oliver Twist Movie--Students may use notes taken
during the movie.
Students who were absent on Thursday or who
did not finish writing the Descriptive Paper will finish today.
Wordskills Unit 6 Parts C/D pp 75-77
Wordskills Unit 6 Puzzle--pp. 78-79;
Self Test pg,239
Wordskills Unit 6 Test
Library Day--Students will return/check out library books; students will read and take AR
test.
Wordskills Unit 7 Study
Guide
Students
will become familiar with definitions, parts of speech, and
pronunciation of target words. Students will begin working on Unit 7
Parts A/B pp 82-86
Students will complete Unit 7 PartsA/B
and turn in assignment. Students
will be introduced to Fables, Myths, Folktales.
And Legends
Wordskills Unit 7 Part C
pp.86-89
Literature- Define Words To Know “A Christmas
Carol” pp253-274
Literature Finish Vocabulary/ Words To Know ;
students will review background information on Charles Dickens/ “A
Christmas Carol”
Begin reading
“A Christmas Carol”
(reading/discussion)
Wordskills – Self Test
pg.261
Literature-
Continue reading “A Christmas Carol”
Unit 7 Wordskills Test
Library Day
Wordskills Unit 8 Part A
pp.93-96
Literature
Read/Review Scenes 1-3 A Christmas Carol
Wordskills Unit 8 Part
B pp. 96-99
Literature
Continue reading A Christmas Carol
Wordskills – Review Sheet
for 9wks. Test
(Monday—12/10—Unit 8 Wordskills
Test)
Wordskills Students will receive the Unit 10
study guide; 6th period students will take the Unit 9 Wordskills Test
Students will need to highlight the Unit 10 Part B
Passage pp. 126-127
We will begin working on Persuasive Writing
Wordskills- Unit 10 Part B
Quiz (Opened Book pp.126-127)
Capitalization Quiz
Persuasive Writing Information
Write Persuasive Paper
Finish Persuasive Paper—Library Day
Wordskills Unit 10 Part C/
Puzzle
pp. 128-131
Capitalization Unit Review
Writer’s Choice pp. 583-584
Wordskills Unit 10 Self
Test pg. 263
Capitalization Worksheet
Unit 10 Wordskills Test
Finish Capitalization Unit
Literary Video: The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer—Students must take
notes. Notes may be used on the test Tuesday.
Literary Video –The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer—Students must
continue taking notes. The notes
may be used on the test tomorrow.
Tom Sawyer Test
Writing Review Notes- The students will complete the
notes on the four modes of writing.
I will go over the correct answers as a review of the writing
modes to prepare for the Writing Assessment .
Think Link
Test (English/Math classes)
Wordskills-Unit 11 Study
Guide
Go over target words, definitions, parts of
speech; Begin Unit 11 Parts
A/Bpp.135-140
This will be
homework if not finished in class.
Students should highlight the Part B. reading passage”Grandma and the Sea Gull” pp.137-139 for
homework.
Unit 11 Part B Quiz (Students will use their
highlighted passage to answer the questions.)
Students will also go the library to check out/renew
books.
Continue Punctuation Unit
Writer's Choice pg. 591/ 593
Copy Rules 1-8 Comma Usage
Go over rules/examples for comma usage.
Complete Exercises 2 and 3
pg. 592 #1-10; pg. 594 #1-10
Review Modes of Writing --Prep for
ADAW(Writing Assessment Test)
Wordskills--Continue working on Unit 12
Finish Parts A/B
Library Day
Comma Usage Quiz
9wks. Test--Modes of Writing
Complete any make up assignments for this 9wk
grading period
Watch literary movie: The Princess Bride
Students must take notes during the movie on Tuesday
and Wednesday.
The Princess Bride Movie Test
Students may use notes to complete test.
Writer's Choice Book pp. 597/600
Students will copy the rules for using
Semicolons & Colons (Rules 1-5) and Quotation Marks/ Italics (Rules
1-8)
Library Day
Go over rules/examples for punctuation.
Unit 13 Study Guide Introduce target
words (definitions, parts of speech/ related words)
Begin Parts A/B Wordskills pp. 162-164
Read/Highlight pp. 162-164 Part B Passage
(key ideas of passage); Worksheet
--Semicolons/Colons
Unit 13 Part B Quiz (Openbook pp. 162-164); Go over
worksheet--semicolons/colons
Writer's Choice pg, 599--review rules of punctuation
for quotation marks/italics
Complete (orally) pg. 598 Ex
6 pg. 600 Ex 9
Review punctuation unit covering commas, semicolons,
colons, and italics.
Writer's Choice pg. 601
Rules 1-6: Introduce the rules for
using apostrophes
Complete Exercises 10 and 11 pg.
602
Wordskills
Unit 13 Part C pp. 165-166
Writer's Choice
Complete punctuation rules for
Apostrophes, Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses.
Unit 13 Puzzle ( page 167); Complete Self
Test; Worksheet-Hyphens, Dashes, Parentheses
Unit 13 Wordskills Test
Writer's Choice --Exercise 13 and 14(Hyphens,
Dashes, Parentheses)
Wordskills Unit 14 Study Guide
Go over definitions, parts of speech, related
words
Wordskills Read/highlight Part B Passage
Begin Parts A/B pp.172-176
Unit 14 Part B Quiz;
Rules for Punctuation: Abbreviations and
Writing Numbers.
Students will review the rules of punctuation
Students will be working on practice exercises in
the Writer's Choice book and in the Grammar Handbook.
Students will begin completing terms for the Fables,
Myths, Legends, and Folk Tales Unit
which we will begin reading the week after Spring
Break.
Wordskills Unit 15 Study Guide
Introduce Unit 15--definitions, parts of speech,
related words
Begin discussing Terms to Know --Fables, Myths,
Legends, and Folk Tales Unit
Complete Assignment Sheet for the Fable Unit
Wordskills- Read/Highlight Unit 15 Part B Passage (pp.185-186)Begin
PartsA/B pp183-187; Finish for homework.
Literature Book-pp.310-314
Wordskills-Unit 15 Part B Quiz (opened book)
Literature
Compare the two versions of the fable "Ant and
Grasshopper"--
Read and discuss a modern fable
Literature pp.316-320
Work on Assignment Sheet/Discuss Fables
Literature-- Students will read "Waters of
Gold" pp. 213-219 and complete reading check
questions(worksheet).
Wordskills- Unit 16 Part C pp. 202 &203
Complete Reading Checks 1-4
Begin reading "Ashputtle" pp. 821-825
Write a summary of "Ashputtle" and compare
it with "Cinderella".
Begin reading check 5"Ashputtle"
Read "Dinorella" complete
discussion questions..
9 wks Test--Unit 16 Wordskills Test
Family Unit Scrapbook
Due--This is worth 2test grades and 1 writing grade.
“B” Preposition Quiz
Copy “D-N” Prepositions
Go over procedures for using Wordskills
vocabulary program; introduce Unit 1 Study Guide
Complete Unit 1 Parts A/B Wordskills
(in class)Work on Library Unit pages
“D-N” Prepositions Quiz
Wordskills Part B Quiz
Continue working on library unit pages
Continue working on library unit pages (within
assigned groups).
Library Day—Visit CJHS library to check out
library/AR books
Finish library unit pp.1-11.
Students will copy the T-W prepositions list
from the board to study at home. Students will continue working on
library unit packet in assigned groups. Star testing will begin
today.
Students will complete Wordskills Unit 1 Part C. and
finish library unit packets.
Students will take the T-W Prepositions Quiz.
Students will complete the Test Yourself page in Wordskills book.
We will go over the correct answers together as a review for Unit 1.
Students will take the Unit 1 Wordskills test.
Students will recite the first stanza of "The Star
Spangled Banner" individually.
***Reminder All students went to the library
last Friday. Everyone should have an AR book to read.
Students need to have at least one book point by September 5.
Please be encouraged to read for comprehension in order to pass the AR
tests.
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