8th grade English & Language Arts
Mood:  hug me
Now Playing: Week of October 17 - 21, 2005
English:

Monday-Wednesday: We will create "Name Posters." Students will think about words, phrases, and pictures that describe them. They will write their names in big bubble letters and then fill in the letters with the words that describe them. These "posters" will colored and then displayed in the 8th grade hall.

Thursday-Friday: Students will use their name posters to write descriptive essays about themselves.

*There will be no DOL this week!

*Grades will be given on the name posters and on the essays.

*I sent progress reports home Monday. Please sign these and return.


Language Arts:
Monday: Students will finish their tests on "Flowers for Algernon."
Tuesday-Wednesday: We will be watching the movie version of our story.
Thursday: workbook pages 21-24; wksts. on idioms and figurative language
Friday: We will be writing a persuasive essay on
"How you feel about using or not using animals in laboratory testing."

*No Vocabulary Workshop this week!
*No homework this week! (unless you don't finish your work in class on Thursday...)
*I sent progress reports home Monday. Please sign and return.

Progress Reports
Mood:  accident prone
Now Playing: 8th grade English and Language Arts
Just to let you know...

I apologize for not sending home progress reports today. I have not been able to get a few sets of tests graded and did not want to send home progress reports until those sets were done.

I will hopefully be able to send progress reports home Monday. I actually may just send home progres reports with those students having problems.

8th grade English and Language Arts
Mood:  bright
Now Playing: Week of October 10 - 14, 2005
I was out Monday, October 10. I apologize for not being able to be at school yesterday, but it was a medical emergency...Everything's fine, and I'm back at school today!

English -
Monday: DOL; textbook pgs. 332-335; workbook pgs. 53-56; no homework

Tuesday: DOL; going back over prepositions; study the lists of them tonight for homework - quiz on them tomorrow!! (*We didn't do well on the previous test on prepositions!)

Wednesday: DOL; quiz on prepostitions (definition of and lists of); textbook pgs. 336-337; homework - wkbk. pgs. 57-58

Thursday: DOL; textbook pgs. 338-343 (review); wkbk. pgs. 59-60 for homework; Test tomorrow on Unit 8 - sentences (pgs. 326-343)

Friday: DOL; Unit 8 Test


Language Arts -
Monday - Begin Unit 2 Vocabulary Workshop - words 1-10 only; continue reading story - "Flowers for Algernon"; no homework

Tuesday - Voc. Wksp. Synonyms & Antonyms sections; finish reading story "Flowers for Algernon"; get study guide for Part 2; no homework

Wednesday - Voc. Wksp. review spellings and definitions of words 1-10; answer story study guide; homework: study for test on Voc. Wksp. wds, 1-10

Thursday - Voc. Wksp. - test; check study guide; wkbk. pgs. 21-24; test tomorrow on story and story vocabulary tomorrow

Friday - story test; "Ink Blot" activity, if time permits

Thanks so much to Isaac Newman's mother for sending the box of candy!!!!:) I really appreciate it!! Have a great week!

8th grade English and Language
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Week of October 3 - 7, 2005
I can't believe that the first six weeks of school is now behind us! Now that the "newness" of being back at school has worn off, students need to buckle down and focus on doing their best at school.

This week in English:
Monday - DOL
- textbook pages 454-457 (conjunctions)
- workbook pages 147-150
- homework - finish wkbk. pgs. if necessary

Tuesday - DOL
- textbook pages 458-459 (interjections)
- workbook page 150
- homework - study for test on conjunctions
and interjections

Wednesday - DOL
- test

Thursday - DOL
- textbook pages 460-461
- workbook pages 151-154
- homework - none

Friday - DOL
*adjustments will made for classes since we
will be going to the West Monroe High School
homecoming assembly Thursday morning


This week in Language Arts:
Monday - Vocabulary Workshop - p. 26
- finish writing our mysteries, if necessary
- begin new unit - Theme 2 - new story - "Flowers for Algernon" - p. 112
- homework - vocabulary practice sheet

Tuesday - Vocabulary Workshop - p. 24
- begin reading new story
- homework - none

Wednesday - Vocabulary Workshop - p. 27
- finish reading story (Part 1)
- homework - none

Thursday - Vocabulary Workshop - review sheet (to
be turned in for a grade)
- get story study guide for Part 1
- homework - none

Friday - review Part 1 of the story and complete
the study guide



*Report cards go on Monday, Oct. 3....Newsletters also go home that day....

**Please send baby wipes and paper towels and candy if you can! Thanks!!:)

8th grade English & Language Arts
Mood:  bright
Now Playing: Week of September 26 - 30
English Classes - periods 1, 4, 6, and 7:

Monday - DOL/textbook pgs. 448-449/wkbk. pgs. 141-142

Tuesday - DOL/textbook pgs. 450-453/wkbk. pgs. 143-146

Wednesday - DOL/review prepositions/study
sheet/practice worksheet/homework: study
for test on prepositions

Thursday - DOL/test

Friday - DOL/textbook pgs. 454-457/wkbk. pgs. 147-150


Language Arts Classes - periods 2 & 5

Monday - Vocabulary Workshop Unit 1, words 11-20/ textbook pgs. 844-845; wkst.

Tuesday - Voc. Wksp. Unit 1, words 11-20 - Syn.& Ant./
discussing elements of a good mystery - completing outline writing wkst.

Wednesday - Voc. Wksp. Unit 1, words 11-20, spelling of/ creating graphic organizer and beginning first draft of a mystery

Thursday - Voc. Wksp. Unit 1, words 11-20, definitions of/ finish writing first drafts of mysteries
*Homework - study for Voc. Wksp. test

Friday - Voc. Wksp. test/ writing final drafts of mysteries

*****This week, we will be taking the "Explore" test in homeroom....We will take this test on Thursday. This test will be able to help students identify areas of interests, areas of weakness, and areas of strengths. These tests results will be used to help us prepare for the LEAP test and will help guide students through their high school curriculum. Please make sure students are at school on Thursday!

******Halloween time is a GREAT time to stock teachers up on individually wrapped candy! Students LOVE to earn treats in class!! Please send what you can! Thanks!

English & Language Arts
Mood:  incredulous
Now Playing: Week of September 19 - 23, 2005
Yea!!! I'm finally back on the homework blog! Sorry for the delay...we had some technical difficulties getting me back in the system.

English classes - 1st, 4th, 6th, 7th periods;

Monday - Wednesday: We will be covering capitalization in our textbook and workbook. We will have a short quiz on capitalization and ending punctuation on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, we will cover the 8 parts of speech in class. Students will receive a handout to study. Test on these next week.
*Don't forget that we do DOL each day. Students do this in class, we check it in class, they can fix their mistakes in class, and then on Friday, I take this DOL sheet up for a grade....SHOULD be an easy 100, huh?! You'd think so, but several students are not taking the time to correct their mistakes and are thus turning in a less than perfect paper. Doesn't make much sense to me!


Language Arts classes - 2nd & 5th periods:

Monday - We will be going back to the library/computer lab to complete our trading card activity.
Tuesday - We will preview a poem - "The Raven" and go over elements of poetry; we will begin Vocabulary Workshop - Unit 1, words 1-10
Wednesday - We will read the poem; voc. wksp - synonyms
Thursday - We will complete workbook pages and complete a study guide; voc. wksp. - antonyms; homework - look over "The Raven" study guide for test; study vocab. wksp. Unit 1, wds. 1-10 for test
Friday - test on the poem and test on Vocabulary Workshop words 1-10 (spelling and definitions)

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6th grade Language Arts
Mood:  celebratory
Now Playing: End of the Year
Well....we've come to yet another end of the year! It went by so quickly...don't you think!?

I had a wonderful year teaching your child. I hope you and your child enjoyed 6th grade with me!

Next year, I will be taking a sabbatical to go back to school at ULM to pursue my masters degree. I'll miss seeing you at Good Hope.

Have a great summer and good luck next year!!:)

6th Grade Language Arts
Mood:  cool
Now Playing: Week of May 10 - 14
This week in Language Arts, we will be doing the following:

Monday - We will finish watching a video of "The Pied Piper." Then, we will begin watching a video of the book we read, "From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler." I found it under the title "The Hideaways!" Homework - none

Tuesday - We will finish watching "The Hideaways."
Homework - none

Wednesday - Today, we will go back to the textbook for one last story - "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" - this is always a favorite! We will preview the story, go over the story vocabulary, and begin reading orally. Homework - none

Thursday - Today, we will finish reading the story. Homework - none

Friday - Today is our field trip to Sci Port!!! We will be gone all day...arriving back at school at 5:00. Be sure to make plans to pick up your child.
*A note with details will be coming home with signed papers Thursday. Homework - none

**Awards Day is Monday, May 17 - 8:30.
**Notes about whether or not your child is exempt from finals will go home Tuesday, May 18.
**If your child must take the final test, it will be on Thursday, May 20. It will be a test covering the story "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."