Monday 9.30

We read through another chapter in each book.

Pause and Think Links:
Hunger Games
Hound

HL vocab is due Wednesday.

HL and SL kids will have quizzes on vocab on Friday.

Moving Along

Kids continued to read their books, write their summaries and do their "Pause and Think."

HL finished chapter 8 in Hound. SL finished chapter 7 in Hunger Games.

New Vocab for HL

HL kids got vocab lesson 2 today. It will be due next Wednesday.


All classes will have a vocab quiz next Friday, 10/4.

I continue to push on kids to get their notebooks organized and put together. There are still some kids who are having a hard time getting organized. Please see yesterday's blog post to get important information.

Remind 101

Today we added some information to our notebooks. For those of you who are still unsure, here is what the table of contents looks like in the notebook:

On pg 60 you will find the beginning of the chapter summaries.  This picture is for an HL class, so it says "HOB" (Hound of the Baskervilles). The page number is the same for SL, just with "HG" in that section for "Hunger Games"

On pg 55 we started our first notes on elements of fiction. Today kids learned about theme. Please ask them to share their definition with you, or have them check the board if they don't have it in their notebook yet.

At the far back, and upside down, we have our "Pause and Think" section of the notebook. In that section kids are writing more reflective pieces.  Here is the link the the SL Pause and Think, and the link to the HL Pause and Think. The responses in these sections should be 4 sentences. I'm working on getting some writing prompts together for the students who are reading an alternative novel, but that is not complete at this time.

Also, today I discussed my pilot use of Remind 101 with my HL classes. I will be telling SL about it tomorrow. See below for the directions on how to get the reminders. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A REMINDER SERVICE. STUDENTS ARE NOT TO RELY ON THIS FOR INFORMATION. MY FAILURE TO SEND OUT A REMINDER WILL NOT BE A VALID EXCUSE FOR A STUDENT TO NOT COMPLETE THEIR WORK. ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSTED EITHER IN THE CLASSROOM OR ON THE BLOG, IN ADDITION TO BEING EXPRESSED VERBALLY IN CLASS.

High Level classes (hours 5,7), follow these directions:

Standard Level classes (hours 2,4, 8),  follow these directions: 

Monday, Monday

A couple students were rewarded today for having their notebooks up to schedule. We played another round of pictionary to study our vocab words. Students need to continue to review these! Please ask them about the words. HL finished Chp 5 in Hound, and SL finished Chapter 4 in Hunger Games.

Hope to see you tomorrow at the open house!

Week in Review

Here is what was accomplished this week:

SL:
We read the first 3 chapters of "Hunger Games." Kids are writing up chapter summaries in their notebook, starting on page 60. They need one for each chapter. On Monday I'll be checking to see that they have all three done.

They are also practicing their vocab words. On Friday we played a review game of pictionary to practice the Greek and Latin root words.


HL:
We read the first 4 chapters of "The Hound of the Baskervilles." Kids worked on chapter summaries for each chapter. Additionally, we began looking at televised portrayals of Sherlock Holmes and read a recent article on his character.

Vocab was due Friday (today), and most kids got it in on time. They will get another lesson on Monday, which will be due next Thursday. We played a review game today on the Greek and Latin roots.


ALL:

Notebooks should be all set up by now. This includes: having a composition notebook, numbering all the pages as directed (begin by calling the front side of the second piece of paper #1), setting up "Pause and Think" in the back, and having a table of contents. Also, vocab lesson 1 should be written down on pages 2 and 3. See earlier blog post for more details on that.

HL Vocab Lesson 1

Students got a worksheet today with the first part of Vocab lesson 1. This sheet is due on Friday, 9/20. 

Greek and Latin roots: 

1.  photo- light

2.  graph- to write or draw

3.  tele-  far away or distant

4.  metron-  to measure

5.  tropos-  turning

Vocab words: 
1.  voracious
2.  indeiscriminate
3.  eminent
4.  steeped
5.  replete

SL Vocab Lesson 1

Here is the vocab for lesson 1. We will be doing several activities with this list over the next couple of weeks. It is your job to learn the meanings of the words and the roots. There will be a quiz, but the date is yet to be determined.

SL: Hunger Games Pre-Read

Go to this google doc and CAREFULLY follow the directions!

This assignment is due by Monday. You will only have the time left over lab time after you have finished your poetry assignment. However, you may work on this at home, or see me for a media center pass and you may work on it during study hall or after school.

If you have read Hunger Games, now is the time for you to talk to me to make other arrangements. However, you will also need to complete this assignment.

High Level: Hound!!

Before we begin reading "Hound of the Baskervilles" we are going to familiarize ourselves with some background knowledge...

1.  Create a google doc
2.  Share with zumberge.lillian@apps.slpschools.org
3.  Title the document hour first name Hound Background  (5 Lil Hound Background) 
3.  Complete the following questions:

1.  Find 3 biographical pieces of information about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (look up "biographical" if you're not sure what it means.
2.  Explain who Freud was and what he did
3.  Insert an image from London between 1850-1910
4.  Describe a moor in the British country side. Include an image.

This must be completed by the end of the day on Thursday. You may work on it more if you finish your poem early, but otherwise it's up to you to get it done on your own time.