Accelerated LA 8: Read (consider beginning your required summer reading and TAKE NOTES)
As You Like It and Shakespeare information
3/4 Core:
HW=read and take notes on your Renaissance person. You will need enough information for a 2-3 page report.
Classwork= Use the computer cart to research.
5/6 Core:
HW=Memorize your lines and find a way to make our play awesome. Read nightly.
Classwork= rehearse "The Princess Bride"
Accelerated Language Arts 8: 5/20/08
1. Homework in your binder reminder
a. Study notes, hot seat questions, and the books
b. Please return Fahrenheit 451 to the school library.
2. Correct WW 15 A and B
3. Record scores for A and B; also scores for Hot Seat questions
4. Hot Seat to prepare for the test
Core: May 20, 2008
1. Homework in Binder Reminder
a. Read: For 30 to 60 minutes tonight
b. Social studies: Ch. 15, Lesson 1 Review
c. Language Arts: Purple Grammar p.266-267: Exercise 1 # 1-10: Write out sentences.
2. Pass up social studies notes on Ch. 15, Lesson 1
3. Orange Grammar p.89-91: Exercise
4. Princess Bride (5/6)
5. Social studies powerpoint—correct notes (3/4)
6. Things Not Seen (3/4)
Accelerated Language Arts 8: 5/14/08
1. Homework in your binder reminder
a. Read: LAST DAY TO TAKE A TEST IS MAY 16.
b. Bring Fahrenheit 451 to class daily.
c. Read Fahrenheit 451. Finish Part 2. Do not read ahead. Take notes and make sure all of your notes come to class with you each day.
2. Fahrenheit 451: Read aloud and analyze/discuss
Core: May 14, 2008
1. Homework in Binder Reminder
a. Read: For at least one hour tonight (Last day to take a test is Friday.)
b. Social studies: Ch. 14, lesson 3 notes
2. Pass up S.S. Ch. 14, Lesson 2 Notes
3. S.S. Ch. 14, lesson 2 Review—Due today!
4. Read S.S. Ch. 14, lesson 3
5. Read AR
6. Power point
7. Princess Bride (period 5/6)
8. Things Not Seen
Accelerated Language Arts 8: 5/12/08
1. Homework in your binder reminder
a. Read: LAST DAY TO TAKE A TEST IS MAY 16.
b. Bring Fahrenheit 451 to class daily.
c. Read Fahrenheit 451. Finish Part One (end of p. 68). Do not read ahead. Take notes and make sure all of your notes come to class with you each day.
2. Pop quiz (period 2)
3. Fahrenheit 451: Read aloud and analyze/discuss
Core: May 12, 2008
1. Homework in Binder Reminder
a. Read: For at least one hour tonight (Last day to take a test is next Friday.)
b. Social studies: Ch. 14, lesson 1 notes
2. Read S.S. Ch. 14, lesson 1
3. Read AR
4. Power point
5. Princess Bride (period 5/6)
6. Things Not Seen
Accelerated Language Arts 8: 5/07/08
1. Homework in your binder reminder
a. Read: LAST DAY TO TAKE A TEST IS MAY 16.
b. Bring Fahrenheit 451 to class daily.
c. Read F451 until the bottom of page 40
2. Correct 14 C
3. Fahrenheit 451 Read aloud and analyze/discuss
Core: May 7, 2008
1. Homework in Binder Reminder
a. Read: For at least one hour tonight (Last day to take a test is MAY 16th.)
b. Language Arts: Prepositional Poetry (50 lines = A+) due Friday
c. Social Studies: Ch. 13, Lesson 3 Review
2. Read AR and read (or re-read) Ch. 13, Lesson 3
3. Correct Preposition Test (period ¾)
4. Power point: Complete Ch. 13, Lesson 3 notes—Due today!
5. Begin social studies homework
6. Princess Bride (period 5/6)
Accelerated Language Arts 8: 5/06/08
1. Homework in your binder reminder
a. Read: LAST DAY TO TAKE A TEST IS MAY 16.
b. Bring Fahrenheit 451 to class daily.
c. WW 14 C
2. Correct 14 A and B
3. Fahrenheit 451 Read aloud and analyze/discuss as you read
Core: May 6, 2008—PERIOD 5/6 ONLY
1. Homework in Binder Reminder
a. Read: For at least one hour tonight (Last day to take a test is MAY 16th.)
b. Language Arts: Prepositional Poetry (50 lines = A+) due Friday
c. Begin memorizing a try-out part or two (or six) for “The Princess Bride”
2. Pass up S.S. Ch. 13, Lesson 2 Notes and Review
3. Read AR
4. Correct Preposition Test
5. Read Ch. 13, Lesson 3
6. Power point on Ch. 13, Lesson 3—Notes due today
7. “The Princess Bride”
Core: May 6, 2008: PERIOD 3/4 ONLY
1. Homework in Binder Reminder
a. Read: For at least one hour tonight (Last day to take a test is MAY 16th.)
b. Language Arts: Prepositional Poetry (50 lines = A+) due Friday
2. Pass up S.S. Ch. 13, Lesson 2 Notes
3. Read AR
4. Complete Ch. 13, Lesson 2 Review—Due today!
5. Prepositions: Review for test
6. Preposition Test
7. Read Ch. 13, Lesson 3
Accelerated Language Arts 8: 5/05/08
1. Homework in your binder reminder
a. Read: LAST DAY TO TAKE A TEST IS MAY 16.
b. Bring Fahrenheit 451 to class daily.
c. WW 14 A and B due Tuesday
2. Correct 13 E
3. Record your score on class list before you leave
4. Study
5. Test on WW 13
6. Correct
7. Fahrenheit 451 Read aloud and analyze/discuss as you read
Core: May 5, 2008—PERIOD 5/6 ONLY
1. Homework in Binder Reminder
a. Read: For at least one hour tonight (Last day to take a test is MAY 16th.)
b. S.S. Ch. 13, Lesson 2 Review
c. Language Arts: Prepositional Poetry (50 lines = A+) due Friday
2. Pass up S.S. Ch. 13, Lesson 1 Review
3. Read AR
4. Preposition Test
5. Read Ch. 13, Lesson 2
6. Power point on Ch. 13, Lesson 2—Notes due today
Core: May 5, 2008: PERIOD 3/4 ONLY
1. Homework in Binder Reminder
a. Read: For at least one hour tonight (Last day to take a test is MAY 16th.)
b. Period 3/4 =S.S. Ch. 13, Lesson 2 Read and Take Notes
c. Language Arts: Prepositional Poetry (50 lines = A+) due Friday
d. Period ¾ ONLY: Preposition Test tomorrow
2. Pass up Purple Grammar p. 251
3. Read AR
4. Read Ch. 13, lesson 1
5. Power point on Lesson 1: Take Notes—Due today!
6. Ch. 13, Lesson 1 Review—Due today!
7. Read Ch. 13, Lesson 2 and take notes (tonight’s homework)
8. Work on Prepositional poetry/study for tomorrow’s preposition test
Accelerated Language Arts 8: 4/28/08
1. Homework in your binder reminder
a. Move your action plan forward. We will be writing about our “actions” this week, so see if you can learn more, do more, and share more.
b. Read: LAST DAY TO TAKE A TEST IS MAY 16.
c. Bring Fahrenheit 451 to class daily.
d. WW 13 B
2. Check out Fahrenheit 451
3. Begin F451
4. Language Boards
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Core: April 28, 2008
1. Homework in Binder Reminder
a. Read: For at least one hour tonight (Last day to take a test is MAY 16th.)
b. Social Studies: Ch. 11 Review—Chapter test on Wednesday
c. Study information on prepositional phrases in PG book—Test Friday
2. Pass up S.S. Ch. 11, Lesson 3 Notes and Review
3. Read AR
4. Language Boards
5. Orange Grammar
Accelerated Language Arts 8: 4/25/08
1. Homework in your binder reminder
a. Move your action plan forward. We will be writing about our “actions” next week, so see if you can learn more, do more, and share more.
b. Read: LAST DAY TO TAKE A TEST IS MAY 16.
c. Bring your ID card to class with you tomorrow if you did not do so today.
d. WW 13 A
2. Check out Fahrenheit 451
3. Begin F451
4. Language Boards
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Core: April 25, 2008
1. Homework in Binder Reminder
a. Read: For at least one hour tonight (Last day to take a test is MAY 16th.)
b. Social Studies: Ch. 11, Lesson 3 Notes
c. Social Studies: Ch. 11, Lesson 3 Review
d. Study information on prepositional