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BGCOLOR="#CCFF99" TEXT="#080000" background="0918e803.gif"> <div> <I><B>A Period Language Arts</b></I></div> <div> Mister C's email</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:mrcurtishms@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:mrcurtishms@yahoo.com"><U>mrcurtishms@yahoo.com</U></A></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="239f4490.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Week of 5/24-5/27</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT>  Students will receive spell/vocab words for <I><B>The American Tall Tale</b></I> unit today.  They will have time to look up parts of speech and definitions in class.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Homework</b>: Second copy of spell/vocab words in cursive and ink.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U> spell/vocab words</U></b></div> <div> <B>exaggerate</b></div> <div> <B>realistic</b></div> <div> <B>tale</b></div> <div> <B>origin</b></div> <div> <B>capacity</b></div> <div> <B>oral</b></div> <div> <B>frontier</b></div> <div> <B>exploit</b></div> <div> <B>attribute</b></div> <div> <B>literal</b></div> <div> <B>Tuesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >   Students will receive their unit notebooks and we will begin our American Tall Tale unit today.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Study Spell/vocab words.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wednesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Today we will begin taking notes on the 5 elements of a tall tale.  We will begin John Henry if time allows.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Study for Friday's spell/vocab quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Spell/Vocab quiz .</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  No School!</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 4/12-4/16</b></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT>  Classtime today to discuss chapter 5 and take a quiz on chapter 6 in <U>Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Prepare for Chap 7 quiz.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>How old is Cassie Logan???</b></I></div> <div> <B>Tuesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Classtime to look at chapter 6 quiz as a class.  Mr. C will be looking for volunteers to read aloud from the chapter.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Finish chapter 7.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT> Quiz on Chapter 7 today in <U>RTHMC.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework: </b> Quiz on chapter 8 on Friday.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Uninterrupted silent sustained reading.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> None!</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday-</b></FONT>  Quiz on chapter 8 in Roll of <U>Thunder, Hear My Cry.</U>  Classtime to discuss the events of chapter 8 and some independent reading time to work on chapter 9.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 4/5-4/9</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday- </b></FONT>  Today we will read aloud and discuss as a class some of the central themes in <U>Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Work on Chapter 5 organizer.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday-   Gates MacGinitie testing today!</b></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Work on Chapter 5 organizer.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT>  Quiz on Chapter 5 in <U>Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Start reading Chapter 6.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Uninterrupted silent sustained reading today.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Continue reading Chapter 6.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday-</b></FONT> Class time to complete organizers and prepare for quiz on Chapter 5 in <U>Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. </U>Quiz on Chapter 6 in <U>Roll of </U><U>T</U><U>hunder, Hear My Cry</U> on Monday.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 3/29-4/2</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT> Spelling vocabulary words from <U>Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.</U> </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>testily</b></div> <div> <B>quizzical</b></div> <div> <B>maverick (2)</b></div> <div> <B>sinewy</b></div> <div> <B>formidable</b></div> <div> <B>caravan</b></div> <div> <B>inaccessible</b></div> <div> <B>glowered</b></div> <div> <B>conspiracy</b></div> <div> <B>transfixed</b> </div> <bR> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Second copy in cursive and ink...plus sentences! Also, continue to read Chapters 2+3 in<U> Roll of Thunder.</U></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT> Quiz today on Chapters two and three in <U>Roll of Thunder</U>. Students may use their chapter organizers for this quiz. </div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Read Chapter 4 in<U> Roll of Thunder.</U></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday- </b></FONT>We will review the first 3 chapters of <U>Roll of Thunder</U> today and then have class time to work on our chapter organizers for chapter 4. </div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Prepare for quiz on chapter 4.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday-</b></FONT> Quiz on Chapter 4 in <U>Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Prepare for spelling vocabulary quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >   Spelling vocabulary quiz.</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 3/22-3/26</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Monday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > We will take the spell/ vocab quiz today that we didn't have time to take last week.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  None</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT>  Mr. C will hand out copies of <U>Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry</U> today.  He will introduce the novel and read aloud the first cople of pages.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Report Cards go home today!!!</b></I></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Read Chapter 1 in<U> ROTHMC</U>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT>  Mr. C will hand out chapter organizers for <U>Roll of Thunder</U> today.  Students will have the opportunity to finish reading Chapter 1 and work on their organizers in class.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Quiz on chapter 1 in <U>ROTHMC</U> on Thursday.Read chapter 2 in <U>ROTHMC.</U></div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Quiz on Chapter 1.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework-</b> Read chapter 2 in <U>ROTHMC.</U></div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Uninterrupted silent sustained reading today.  Students may work on their chapter organizers as well. Quiz on Chapter 2  early next week.</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-570/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="75" height="75">  </b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Week of 3/15-3/19</b></I></div> <div> <B>Monday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > New spelling vocabulary words from a new novel today! </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>meticulous</b></div> <div> <B>admonish</b></div> <div> <B>pensive</b></div> <div> <B>share cropper</b></div> <div> <B>undaunted</b></div> <div> <B>disdain</b></div> <div> <B>amiable</b></div> <div> <B>knell</b></div> <div> <B>dubious</b></div> <div> <B>grudge</b> </div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Second copy of spell/vocab words in cursive and ink...plus sentences!</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT> Mr. C will check spelling vocabulary words during class today. Mr. C will read aloud the short story <I>The Friendship</I>, by Mildred Taylor.  This short story will serve as an introduction to <U>Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry</U> and outline some of the racial intolerance of the deep south in the 1930s.He will also continue reading aloud the short story <U>The Friendship.</U></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT> Mr. C will finish reading aloud the short story <U>The Friendship.</U>  Quiz on the short story  <U>The Friendship.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Study for spell/vocab quiz on Thursday.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Spelling vocabulary quiz today! </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  No School- Teacher Workshops!</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 3/8-12</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Monday- </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Classtime today to do a final review of material on Tunes for bears to Dance to.  Test Tuesday.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Study for test.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday- </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Final test on Tunes for Bears to Dance to.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> None</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wednesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Uninterrupted silent sustained reading period.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework: </b>None</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Tunes for Bears Jeopardy game!</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework: </b>None</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Uninterrupted silent sustained reading.</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 11/17-11/21</b></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-  </b></FONT>We will begin our review for the final test on <U>Sign of the Beaver </U>today.  Students will be given a list of all 50 spell/vocab words from the novel.  They will fill in all the definitions they can from memory and then use their notes to fill in the rest.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Fill in the rest of spell/vocab review sheet.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT>  Today we will review all 50 spell/vocab words quickly and then begin our chapter by chapter review of <U>Sign of the Beaver</U> using notes on the overhead projector.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Review for final test.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT>  We will continue (and hopefully finish) our review of <U>Sign of the Beaver</U> today.  Students will begin studying for the final test.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Review for final test.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday-</b></FONT>  Today Mr. C will go over the test for <U>Sign of the Beaver</U> and students will have the opportunity to study with a buddy in class.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Prepare for final test</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday-</b></FONT>   The Final Test on<U> Sign of the Beaver </U>will be today.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 11/10-11/14</b></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday- </b></FONT>  Class time to read aloud and discuss chapters 18-20 in <U>Sign of the Beaver.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Read the next two chapters of<U> Sign of the Beaver.</U> </div> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday-  </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >No school today!  Veteran's Day.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT>  Quiz today on chapters 21-22 in <U>Sign of the Beaver.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Prepare for quiz on chapters 23,24&25.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Uninterrupted silent sustained reading.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Prepare for quiz on chapters 23,24&25.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday-  </b></FONT>Quiz on the last 3 chapters of <U>Sign of the Beaver.</U></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 11/3-11/7</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Monday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Students will copy the spell vocab words for the week off of the chalkboard.  Students are responsible for looking up the definition and part of speech for each word.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Second copy of spell/vocab words in cursive and ink.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>marvel</b></div> <div> <B>flounder</b></div> <div> <B>lustrous</b></div> <div> <B>beseech</b></div> <div> <B>sparingly</b></div> <div> <B>unhampered</b></div> <div> <B>sober</b></div> <div> <B>courteous</b></div> <div> <B>dread</b></div> <div> <B>worthy</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Mr. Curtis will check over the homework for accuracy and students will quiz on chapters 17 and 18 in Sign of the Beaver.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> None.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Wednesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Read chapters 19 and 20 in Sign of the Beaver.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Prepare for quiz on chapters 19 and 20 in Sign of the Beaver.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Quiz on Chapters 19 and 20  in Sign of the Beaver.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Prepare for spell/vocab quiz on Friday.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Spelling vocabulary quiz today!</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 10/27-10/31</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT>  Class time to review for a reading comprehension quiz on chapters 13-14 in <U>Sign of the Beaver.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Finish chapter organizer.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT>  Quiz today on chapters 13-14 in <U>Signof the Beaver</U>.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Read chapter 15.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wednesday- </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Today we will discuss the developing friendship between Attean and Matt.  Is it based on trust or competition?  We will also reads aloud as a class today from chapters 12-14. Uninterrupted Silent Sustained Reading today.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Finish chapter organizers for a quiz on chapters 15-16.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday-</b></FONT>  Quiz on Chapters 15-16 in <U>Sign of the Beaver</U>.  Free reading when students are done with the quiz.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> None</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Surprise!</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 10/20 -10/24</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Cape Cod Environmental School Week!</b></I></div> <div> Monday through Friday-  Students who stay behind for the week will test their vocabulary and spelling skills playing <I><B>SCRABBLE</b></I> with Mr. C.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Week of 10/14- 10/17</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT>  Spelling vocabulary words will be given today covering the next few chapters in <U>Sign of the Beaver</U>.  Students will be responsible for looking up</div> <div> definitions and parts of speech.<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </b></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>dumbfound</b></div> <div> <B>admiration</b></div> <div> <B>nonchalant</b></div> <div> <B>bewildered</b></div> <div> <B>scowl</b></div> <div> <B>extract</b></div> <div> <B>coarse</b></div> <div> <B>cascade</b></div> <div> <B>nudge</b></div> <div> <B>critical</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Prepare for quiz on chapters 11 and 12.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT>  Quiz on Chapters 11-12  in <U>Sign of the Beaver</U>. </div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Read chapter 13.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday-</b></FONT> <B>U</b>ninterrupted<B> S</b>ilent <B>S</b>ustained <B>R</b>eading.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Study for quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Spelling vocabulary quiz today.</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 10/6-10/10</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Monday- </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Spelling vocabulary quiz  will be given today because of the magazine drive assembly on Friday.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Read chapter 9</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT>   Reading time today to work on Chapters 9 & 10 in <U>Sign of the Beaver.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Finish chapter organizers.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT>  Quiz on Chapters 9-10 in <U>Sign of the Beaver</U>.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Read chapter 11.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Students will have the opportunity to read aloud as a class from chapters 9-10 and discuss answers to yesterday's quiz as they go.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Read chapter 12 in <U>Sign of the Beaver</U>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday-</b></FONT> Quiz on chapters 11 & 12 in <U>Sign of the Beaver.</U></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Week of 9/29- 10/3</b></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT> spelling vocabulary word will be given today covering chapters 8,9&10 in <U>Sign of the Beaver</U>.  Students will be responsible for looking up definitions and parts of speech.</div> <div> <B>Homework-</b> second copy of spell/vocab words in cursive and ink.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B> Spell/vocab words:</b></I></div> <div> <B>flimsy</b></div> <div> <B>impatient</b></div> <div> <B>scarlet</b></div> <div> <B>warily</b></div> <div> <B>frenzy</b></div> <div> <B>intricate</b></div> <div> <B>Jesuit</b></div> <div> <B>awkward</b></div> <div> <B>manitou- n. a spirit animal or vision</b></div> <div> <B>reproach</b></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT>  Reading time from Chapters 7-8 in <U>Sign of the Beaver.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework-</b> Study for quiz on chapters 7-8.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT> Quiz on chapter 7-8 in <U>Sign of the Beaver</U>.</div> <div> <B>Homework-</b> Night off!</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday-</b></FONT> <B>U</b>ninterrupted <B>S</b>ilent <B>S</b>ustained <B>R</b>eading.</div> <div> <B>Homework</b>- Prepare for Spell/vocab quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Spelling Vocabulary quiz.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 9/22-9/26</b></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT>  Spelling vocabulary words will be given today covering chapters 5,6 &7 in <U>Sign of the Beaver</U>.  Students will look up definitions and part of speech in class.</div> <div> <B>Homework-</b> Second copy of spell/vocab in cursive and ink.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  Spell/Vocab list:</div> <div> <B>endure</b></div> <div> <B>pewter</b></div> <div> <B>abrupt</b></div> <div> <B>moccasin</b></div> <div> <B>incomprehensible</b></div> <div> <B>possess</b></div> <div> <B>disdain</b></div> <div> <B>furious</b></div> <div> <B>stubborn</b></div> <div> <B>wrench</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id94.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sign of the Beaver Vocab week two"><U><I><B>Try your luck by taking this week's practice quiz!</b></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Gates Macginitie Testing today.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Homework-</b></FONT> Study for quiz on chapters 3-4 in <U>Sign of the Beaver</U>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT> Quiz on Chapter 3-4 in <U>Sign of the Beaver</U>.</div> <div> <B>Homework</b>- prepare for quiz on chapters 5-6 in <U>Sign of the Beaver.</U></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday</b></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>-</b></FONT> Quiz on Chapters 5-6 in <U>Sign of The Beaver.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework</b>- Prepare for the Spell/vocab quiz on Friday.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- Spell/vocab quiz.</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 9/15-9/19</b></I></div> <div> <B>Monday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >   Spelling/Vocabulary words will given today for a novel we will start reading on Tuesday.  Students are responsible for spelling the word, listing the part of speech and providing a brief definition.  The words are:</FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>blunderbuss</b></div> <div> <B>puncheon</b></div> <div> <B>survey(3)</b></div> <div> <B>venture</b></div> <div> <B>reckon(3)</b></div> <div> <B>rue</b></div> <div> <B>sprawl</b></div> <div> <B>precious</b></div> <div> <B>neglect</b></div> <div> <B>salvage (2)</b></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Second copy of spell/vocab words in cursive and ink.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT> Mr. C will check everyone's homework for accuracy.  The novel <U>The Sign of the Beaver</U>, by Elizabeth George Speare will be handed out to students.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Read the first 2 chapters of <U>The Sign of the Beaver.</U></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT> Reading quiz on the first 2 chapters of <U>Sign of the Beaver.</U>  </div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Study spell/vocab words.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday-</b></FONT>  <B>U</b>ninterrupted<B> S</b>ilent <B>S</b>ustained <B>R</b>eading.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Spell/vocab quiz on Friday!!</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday:</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Spelling vocabulary quiz.  </FONT></div> <div> <B>Look for your name on the A period Hall of Fame if you score a 100%</b></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 9/8-9/12</b></I></div> <div> <B>Monday-</b>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Continue reading aloud as a class from Jack London's short story, <I>To Build a Fire.</I></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More info on Jack London"><U>  For more info on Jack London click here.</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT>  Continue taking turns reading aloud from <I>To Build a Fire</I>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT> Finish reading aloud as a class today from <I>To Build a Fire</I>.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Find an independent reading book to bring to class.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday-</b></FONT> <B>U</b>ninterrupted <B>S</b>ilent <B>S</b>ustained <B>R</b>eading and class time to study for a quiz on To Build a Fire.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Study for Quiz on <I>To Build a Fire</I>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday- </b></FONT> Quiz on <I>To Build a Fire</I>. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 9/3-9/6</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >-  Opening Day Orientation...welcome back!!!</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Wednesday</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >-  "Getting to Know You" flashcard game. Students will fill out a student inventory that will help Mr. C get to know you all better!</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday</b></FONT>-   After a brief introduction to the author, we will begin reading the famous short story by Jack London, <I>To Build a Fire</I>.  All students will have the opportunity to read aloud.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday</b></FONT>-  Continue reading <I>To Build a Fire</I>.  </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>