Bellringer 1 Tues Aug 13• Bellringer: Why do you

need to know how to find and label the parts of speech in a sentence?

directions:Write down the bellringerAnswer itWrite your

name/date/class period in upper right-hand corner of your paper

• Listen to class discussion about the bellringer

Mon, Sept 9• Writer’s notebook:

How do you feel about the way you look? Have you ever felt “ugly”? How does our appearance affect our behavior, mood, and outlook on life?

• Bellringer 1, Week 5:figure out what the word

“renegade” means as used in this sentence

The renegade solider who gave information to the enemy may go to jail once he has been tried for his disloyalty.

(definition on p. 520 in textbook)

Agenda Monday, Sept 9• Read “The Talk” by Gary Soto starting on p. 522. Then

complete the “How to Read Non Fiction” worksheet.

• Learning targets:• I can read non fiction and determine its main idea, its point of

view, and its purpose.

Wed, Aug 14, 2013• Bellringer: Exercise, an important part

of our health that helps keep our bones and muscles strong; it also helps our immune system.

Question: This is a sentence fragment. Working with a neighbor, try to fix it and write the new sentence on your own paper. Do NOT take out the semi-colon!

• Learning target: • I can identify a

sentence fragment and explain WHY it is a fragment.

• I can name and define the 8 parts of speech.

• I can correctly use a semi-colon with or without a conjunctive adverb.

8-14-13 Wed agenda• Have you turned in your

AR agreement?• Have you turned in all of

the red tickets you have earned so far?

• Have you turned in all of your homework for the week?

• Is your name/date/class written in the upper right-hand corner of all work turned in?

• 1. Complete bellringer• 2. Turn in tickets, AR

agreements.• 3. Review the 8 parts of

speech. Quiz Thursday.• 4. Listen to Chapter 1, I

Beat the Odds by Michael Oher from the movie The Blind Side.

• 5. Read YOUR AR book until class ends.

• STUDY for QUIZ!!!!!

Thurs. 8-15-13Bellringer 3:Read this sentence, then choose the letter

of the best word to describe its “tone.”

“You stop pestering your brother right now, or I am going to to have to stop this car!

A. soothingB. threateningC. optimisticD. sad

Question: How did you figure out the tone of the passage?

Learning targets:I can define the 8

parts of speech.I can identify the

“tone” of a passage I have read.

Thurs Aug 15 Agenda

• Lab time to take parts of speech quiz

• Play Parts of Speech Games 1st, 3rd, and 4th periods on QUIA

• Continue writing your personal essay 5th period

• How to use QUIA (watch!)1. Log in with user name

and password I give you.2. Click on BLUE box in

middle of page.3. Click on your class web

page link.4. Take quiz; no talking or

looking around5. Play Parts of Speech

games on QUIA

Friday, Aug 16• 1. Bellringer 4: How do you prepare for a

big test? What works best for you when you study?

2. Pass up this week’s 4 bellringers, in order, name/date/class period in top right-hand corner. This is a GRADE!

3. Get back your IA1 scantron.

• 4. On a clean sheet of paper, write down (one per line) the number(s) of the questions you missed, like this:• #1.• #4.• #7.• etc.

cont Friday, Aug 16• 5. Copy each learning

target you missed BESIDE the number of the question (s) you missed.• 6. After you have your

learning targets copied, TURN IN your paper for a GRADE.• 7. Read AR book until

end of class.

• I am drawing red tickets today.• I will also have

STUDENTS of the WEEK who will get extra rewards because of their attendance, behavior, work turned in, etc.• YOU can be a Student of

the Week!!!! Smile!!!!

What you missed on Pre-Test 1/IA1• 1. make a correct inference • 2. analyzing “tone”• 3. decide if a detail should

or should not be included in a passage

• 4. reach a logical conclusion after making an inference.

• 5. identify the main conflict in a passage

• man vs man; man vs self; man vs nature; man vs society

• 6. figure out the “setting” of a passage from the clues in the passage.

• 7. make a correct inference based on the clues in a passage.

• 8. make a correct inference.• 9. make a correct inference.• 10. make a correct

inference.• 11. figure out the “theme”

of a passage.

test cont.• 12. In a poem, I can figure

out who the poem’s “narrator” is.

• 13. In a poem, I can figure out the poem’s “point of view.”

• 14. In a poem, I can figure out its “theme.”

• 15. I know the plot elements in their correct order: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• 16. I can correctly punctuate a sentence that contains two main clauses:

• “My best friend is John because he is always there when I need him we have been friends since first grade.”

• “My best friend is John because he is always there when I need him. We have been friends since first grade.”

test cont.• 17. correctly use a

comma in a sentence with a subordinate clause at the end of the sentence: “She did not finish her work, making it impossible for her to get a reward on Friday.” (correct as written)

• 18. correctly punctuate a sentence containing two independent clauses.

• 19. identify sentence fragments in sentences containing a semi-colon.

• 20. use verbs correctly in my sentences.

• Example: • Everyone hopes the

new air conditioning will work on a hot day!

Mon, Aug 19• Bellringer 1 Aug 19: Do you like danger?

Think of a dangerous situation you once faced and write about it until I tell you to stop!

• 1. Do bellringer.• 2. Take notes today

from a Power Point. • 3. Learning targets:

A. I will be able to fix a comma splice in 3 different ways!

Tuesday, Aug 20• Class went to lab to

play learning games. If you were absent, you do not have to make this up.

• Sorry for the computer problems in Lab 116. I hope you still got a little bit accomplished!!!!

Wednesday, Aug 21

• Learning targets• 1. I can define “clause”• 2. I can define “independent

clause”• 3. I can define “dependent clause”• 4. I can define “comma splice”• 5. I can fix a comma splice in 3

different ways (excluding using a period between independent clauses).

• 6. I can identify a conjunctive adverb.

• 7. I know my 7 coordinating conjunctions.

• Today’s agenda:A. Bellringer 2-Fix this sentenceJason made me mad I think I

need to talk to him about this.B. Learning check—do your

best; it’s a “pre test”C. Writer’s Notebook-think

about your childhood and write about one experience you will never forget (don’t stop until music stops)

D. Comma splice lesson continued!!!!! Quiz tomorrow! Look and Listen.

Thursday, Aug 22

Writer’s Notebook today-cont. with your childhood memory OR write about the best gift you’ve ever been given!

Bellringer 3:We had great steak for

dinner last night I am hoping we have lasagna tonight!

Bellringer questions:1. What do you call this kind of

sentence? It is a fused or _run on sentence.

2. What is the last word in the first independent clause in this sentence?__night____

3. Rewrite the sentence and place a semi-colon between the independent clauses. We had great steak for dinner last night; I am hoping we have lasagna tonight!

4. Rewrite the sentence using “but”

We had great steak for dinner last night, but I am hoping we have lasagna tonight!

Today’s Reading Lesson• p. 215 “The Most

Dangerous Game”

1. Do you like danger?2. Have you ever

nearly drowned?3. Do you think

animals feel pain or fear when they are being hunted?

• 4. Do you or someone you know like to hunt?• 5. Would you like to go

on an African safari and hunt big game?• 6. Have you ever heard

of PETA?• 7. How do you think it

would feel to be “hunted” like an animal?

Review

1.What are the 7 coordinating conjunctions?

2. What kind of punctuation should you use in this sentence?

It is getting late yet my date still has not showed up!

3. What is a clause?4. What are the two

kinds of clauses?5. What is a comma

splice?6. What are words like

“nevertheless” or “also” called by grammarians?

Fri, Aug 23• Writer’s Notebook:

Write about a time when you were very sad. (or continue writing on another entry that you’d like to add more to)• Bellringer 4: fix the

sentence in 2 different ways

• SENTENCE:• I really love brownies

____ my grandma makes them for me all the time.

Mon, Aug 26• Media Center Day-

What to do…..Check in a book.Recheck a book.Find a new book.Take an AR test.READ, READ, READ

• What not to do:talkgoof offsleeptextwaste timebother others

Tues , Aug. 27• Writer’s Notebook:Write about a time when you either experienced great victory or great defeat (your choice). Rules:

Start writing when you hear the tone that starts class. Write as long as music plays. Do not stop writing until I tell you to stop. I will give you a 1-min warning before we stop. We will usually write at least 5-7 min. per day. Grade is given for time on task AND for quality of your work. Do your best and you will get a good grade.

• Bellringer 1 (Week 3)• What part of speech are the

underlined words?

• After a very long day at school, I went home and enjoyed some buttery, hot popcorn and a movie.

• (did you write your name /date/class period in upper right-hand corner?)

• Bonus question? Is today’s bellringer sentence a comma splice? Why or why not?

Tues , Aug 27 Agenda• 1. Writer’s Notebook• 2. Bellringer• 3. Talk about grades, zero

policy, and how to succeed in English I and life.

• 4. TED Talk• 5. Continue reading “The

Most Dangerous Game” that starts on p. 215 in your textbook.

• (Honors: take a practice test with a partner)

• Learning targets for today:• 1. I can write about a

personal experience and clearly communicate my ideas and feelings.

• 2. I can identify adjectives in a sentence.

• 3 I can make correct inferences when reading a story.

• I can figure out the tone of a passage within a short story.

• I can predict what may happen next in a story.

Wed, Aug 28

•Writer’s Notebook:Write about a person you

know who is especially “good” or “bad.” Our story has evil Gen. Zaroff in it. Have you ever known someone who was unkind? uncaring? Or write about a kind/caring person you know if you’d like.

• Bellringer 2: • Is this a complete

sentence or a sentence fragment?

Going fishing, a fun activity for summertime enjoyment; it is also a sport.

Answer?

Point of view• 1st person-Narrator tells the

story as if it really happened to him/her and uses pronoun “I” fairly often. “I remember the first time I ever saw Sally.”

• 2nd person-narrator gives a lot of commands as he uses the pronoun “you” quite often (You must remember that it is your best interest to learn how to cook before you graduate from high school.) This point of view is rarely seen in short stories or novels.

• 3rd person limited-narrator telling story can nearly always only tell us the story from viewpoint of one character’s thoughts and feelings “He felt sick to his stomach after finding out what Gen. Zaroff intended to do.”

• 3rd person omniscient-narrator knows what every

character is thinking/feeling and tells us about various characters’ thoughts as he tells the story.

Point of view in “…Game”• Third Person (Limited)• Because we are looking at a Third Person Limited

narrative, we really only know Rainsford’s thoughts. And only when Rainsford “escapes” near the end do we get a glimpse of Zaroff’s thoughts:

“Two slight annoyances kept him from perfect enjoyment. One was the thought that it would be difficult to replace Ivan; the other was that his quarry had escaped him; of course, the American hadn't played the game—so thought the general, as he tasted his after-dinner liqueur .”• Other than that, we’re with Rainsford. Overall, story is

third person limited

Thursday, Aug 29Writer’s Notebook:If you were given in the next 5

minutes, 3 brand-new items that were less than $100 in value each, what would you want, and WHY would you want those particular things?

(Write until I tell you to stop; recopy over and over your last sentence if you get stuck and can’t think of anything new to say! Can you want something money can’t buy, like love? YES!)

• Bellringer: story excerpt

“I remember sitting in that small bedroom, when I was only 5, and thinking, ‘Will my dad be okay?’ Fortunately, he did recover from his car accident and he eventually went back to work.”

Write down all of the pronouns. Now….what is the point of view?______

Agenda Thurs, Aug 291. Writer’s Notebook2. Bellringer3. AIMS WEB screener 24. Clause Quiz with a bonus

question worth 10 points!5. “The Most Dangerous Game”

–finish reading it, silently (starts p. 215; we were on about p. 228 or 229 probably)

You may borrow a textbook for overnight on Friday if you do not finish your work during class. Must check out the book from me and sign for it!

6. Work on the story’s study packet and it is due at the end of class on Friday. IF you work on it during class without stopping or goofing off and do NOT get it finished, then it is due at the beginning of class on TUESDAY next week. (No school on Monday; it’s Labor Day)

7. If you are goofing off during class and not making progress, then I take it up on Friday, finished or not, and you get the grade, good or bad! Work in class!!!!!!

Friday, Aug 30

Writer’s Notebook:Did your family raise

you to believe in Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, etc? Write about why children should or should not be taught to believe in Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, tooth fairy, etc.

Bellringer:Question: below there

is a sentence fragment—how can you fix it?

Johnny, swimming in the ocean for the first time, and he really loves riding the waves on his boogie board.

Friday, Aug 30 Agenda1. Writer’s Notebook2. Bellringer3. “The Most

Dangerous Game” –finish listening to it, starting on p. 227?

4. Answer questions in packet IF you finish the story in class today.

Story Packet Directions:After you finish reading the story,

work on the story packet until the end of the period. If you finish it, hang on to it until next week when I collect the class set of papers.

5. If you get finished with everything today, then you may read your own AR book until the end of the period.

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!!!!!!

Tuesday, Sept 3Writer’s Notebook: Watch the

video, then respond in your notebook to this question—

Dreams….what dreams do you have for your future? What goals that others say might be impossible for you to do do you have for yourself? Do you think Diane Nyad should have spent more time on something besides training to swim from Cuba to Key West?

Bellringer 1 Week 4:Read this poem then tell me what

its “point of view” is—“Dreamers”[You] Be a dreamer; dare to try to

do what others say is impossible.[You] Soar high. Dream big.If you’re going to dream, then

make it a good dream.A. first personB. second personC. third-person limitedD. third-person omniscienthint: remember that the “you”

pronoun is a 2nd person pronoun; he/she is a 3rd person pronoun; “I” is a first person pronoun

Today’s agenda:• Answer all of the

questions in the “The Most Dangerous Game” packet. I will put the definition of “game” on this slide for you since we do not have a class set of dictionaries.

• 1.game: noun-animals that are hunted whether for fun or for food• 2.game: noun-

competition where there are winners and losers• 3.game: noun-

strategy or tactic“What’s your game?

How do you win?”

Wednesday, Sept 4

Writer’s Notebook:If you could take a trip

next week to anywhere in the world, where would you go and what would you do while you were there?

• Bellringer:Copy this and then

punctuate itWhile I was at the

doctor’s office I saw a very sick baby.

Wed, Sept 4 Agenda

1. Nominate football homecoming…one boy and one girl

2. Test on Thurs over “The Most Dangerous Game” know characters, plot, and point of view

3. Today’s lesson:using subordinate

coordinators used to join clauses

Learning target:I can recall characters, plot in

MDG.I can explain the point of view

in MDG.I can use subordinate

coordinators to combine subordinate clauses with independent clauses.

Thursday, Sept 5

Writer’s NotebookWe are coming up on the

“holiday season” with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas all happening within the next four months. Write about which one is your favorite holiday and WHY it’s your favorite!

Bellringer 3Underline the subordinate

coordinator in each sentence:

Whenever I get sick, my family makes me go to the doctor.

Whatever you do, you need to try to do your best.

He is my favorite brother because he is nice to me.

Today’s agenda

1. Quiz in labquia.com2. You must put in

your user name and password

3. Secret word is____4. After you take your

quiz, you may LEARN by playing the QUIA games!

• I HOPE they have fixed the JAVA problems in the lab so you can play any of the learning games you’d like to play.

Friday, Sept 6

Writer’s Notebook: finish up any entry of your choice to turn in for a grade!

Make sure you have written your name/date/class period in UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER

Bellringer 4-combine these clauses

any way you choosePsychology is the

science that studies human behavior the behavior may be normal or abnormal.

Friday, Sept 6 agenda

1. Writer’s Notebook, (and turn in)

2. Bellringers (4) and turn in

***write name, date, class period in upper right-hand corner of your paper

3. Anticipation Guide for today’s story:

Do you agree or disagree? a. People who love each other

won’t make huge sacrifices.b. People with limited means

(money) can’t buy anything to express their love.

c. The love that inspires someone to buy a gift is more important than the gift itself.

d. Modern society puts too much emphasis on giving expensive gifts.

Sept 6 Writer’s Notebook…pick one (no bellringer today)Have you ever wanted to buy a gift for a loved one but couldn’t

afford it? Write about that experience.Do you know of someone who has sacrificed something for a

loved one? What did they sacrifice? Time? Money? Which is more important to you?

Have you read another story or seen a movie that shows self-sacrifice for a loved one? Write about that story.

Friday Sept 6/Today’s work….• Use your plot map to map the story “The Gift of the Magi”

character names: Della and Jimsetting: a city apartment near the railroad tracks in

1905situation: two young people with very little money

struggle to find a way to give each other a wonderful Christmas gift

***PLOT MAP….work on it as you watch the story…I will pause the video a few times so you can do your work****do your best on your plot map….do not forget to write you name/date/class period on it….thank you!

Monday, Sept 9• Read Soto’s Essay “The Talk” p. 521 in textbook.• Participate in class discussion about the short essay.• Complete “Guide for Reading Non Fiction” and turn in for a

grade.

• Purpose of this lesson: to learn how to analyze an author’s purpose, main idea, and techniques for sharing the main idea. Also look at what kind of non fiction it is, and this one is a personal narrative about two 12 year old boys who feel they are “ugly.”

Tuesday, Sept 10• Picture Day-in Media Center for AR reading

Wed, Sept 18• Take IA 1 for a GRADE!

• You will get your test back on Monday or Tuesday. We will talk about what you missed, I will reteach, and you get to take that test again next week.

Thursday, Sept 19

Writer’s NotebookWrite about the

scariest thing that’s ever happened to you!

Bellringer:What is your definition

of the word “suspense”? Write it down.

Today

Learning objectives:I can identify

“suspense” in literature.

I can analyze the literature of Edgar Alan Poe and his use of “suspense.”

I can explain why Poe is considered the greatest suspense writer.

I can evaluate Poe’s works when compared with modern-day suspense stories, movies, and shows.

Assignment:• Watch the video about Poe, complete today’s viewing sheet,

and turn the sheet in for a grade.