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height=390 BGCOLOR="#CCFF99" TEXT="#080000" background="0928e803.gif"> <div> C/E Period Language Arts</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> <IMG SRC="236056d0.jpg" border=0 width="517" height="365" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>C/E</b></div> <div> <B>End of the Year</b></div> <div> <I>SYLLABUS</I></div> <div> <B>JUNE `04</b></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="610" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 157 WIDTH="116"><bR> <div> Memorial </div> <div> Day</div> <bR> <div> No School</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> <B>1</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Spell/Vocab</div> <div> list II</div> <bR> <div> 7-10 quiz</div> <div> hmwk- 2<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >nd</FONT> copy</div> <div> cursive and ink plus sentences</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> <B>2</b></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Big Daddy</div> <div> Grammar Review</div> <div> Reading time 11-16</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> <B>3</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Grammar</U></b></div> <div> <B><U>Assessment</U></b></div> <div> read aloud</div> <div> chaps 4-10</div> <div> hmwk- study 11-16/ Spell Quiz</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> <B>4</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Spell/Vocab</div> <div> Quiz</div> <bR> <div> 11-16 quiz</div> <bR> <bR> <div> hmwk- none</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 137 WIDTH="116"><div> <B>7</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Spell/Vocab</div> <div> List III</div> <bR> <div> Read aloud</div> <div> 11-16</div> <div> hmwk- none</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> <B>8</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> reading time</div> <div> 17-22</div> <div> quiz 17-22</div> <div> hmwk- study spell/vocab</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>9</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Spell/Vocab quiz</div> <div> read aloud</div> <div> 17-22</div> <div> hmwk-none</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>10</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> reading time</div> <div> 23-28</div> <div> Quiz 23-28</div> <div> hmwk-none</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>11</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Spell/Vocab</div> <div> List IV</div> <div> reading time</div> <div> 29-33</div> <div> hmwk-2<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >nd</FONT> copy</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 156 WIDTH="116"><div> <B>14</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Quiz 29-33</div> <bR> <div> read aloud</div> <div> 23-33</div> <div> hmwk-none</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> <B>15</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> reading time</div> <div> 34-39</div> <div> Spell/Vocab</div> <div> Quiz</div> <div> hmwk-prepare for quiz</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> <B>16</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Quiz 34-39</div> <bR> <div> Once upon a</div> <div> Palindrome</div> <div> Activity</div> <div> hmwk- read 40-44</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> <B>17</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Quiz 40-44</div> <bR> <div> read aloud</div> <div> 34-44</div> <div> hmwk- read</div> <div> 45-50</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><div> <B>18</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Quiz 45-50</div> <bR> <div> read aloud</div> <div> 45-50</div> <div> hmwk- none</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 95 WIDTH="116"><div> <B>21</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Holes</U></b></div> <div> Movie</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>22  </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >1/2 day</FONT></div> <div> Finish</div> <div> Movie       That's</div> <div>                    All</div> <div>                Folks!!</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="95" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="116" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="95" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="116" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="116"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="95" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="116" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Week of 5/24- 5/27</b></I></div> <div> <B>Monday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > New vocabulary words for a new novel today!  Second period we will present our poetry folders.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Hmwk:</b>  Second copy of spell vocab words in cursive and ink- plus sentences!</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> This week's words: </div> <div> <B>ratio</b></div> <div> <B>convict</b></div> <div> <B>gruff</b></div> <div> <B>perseverance</b></div> <div> <B>desolate</b></div> <div> <B>scarcity</b></div> <div> <B>prospect</b></div> <div> <B>coincidence</b></div> <div> <B>auction</b></div> <div> <B>despicable</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  We will finish up any left over poetry folders today and then begin an introductory lesson on our new novel.</FONT></div> <div> Novels will be handed out and the first reading assignment will be assigned.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Chapters 1-6.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday- </b></FONT> Reading time in class for first period.  Second period we will quiz on the first six chapters of <U>Holes</U> by Louis Sachar.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Study for spell/vocab quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday-</b></FONT> Spelling vocabulary quiz today.  Second period we will read aloud as a class from chapters 1-6 in <U>Holes</U>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-  No School!!!</b></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 4/12-4/16</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT> Spelling vocabulary words from the last few chapters of <U>The Outsiders</U>. Also, Students will have a quiz on  chapter 11 today.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>brawn</b></div> <div> <B>recurring</b></div> <div> <B>exploit</b></div> <div> <B>manslaughter</b></div> <div> <B>delinquent</b> </div> <div> <B>radiate</b></div> <div> <B>divert</b></div> <div> <B>falter</b></div> <div> <B>jet</b></div> <div> <B>aghast</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>  Today we will have a quiz on Chapter 12 in <U>The Outsiders</U> and then read aloud as a class from chapter 11.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Prepare for review quest.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wednesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Review "Quest" 1st period to make up any low scores from chapters 7-12. </FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Read chapter 12 in <U>The Outsiders</U>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday-</b></FONT>  Uninterrupted, silent sustained reading period and then reading aloud as a class from the end of the <U>Outsiders.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Spell/vocab quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday-</b></FONT>   Spell/vocab quiz today.  Second period, Mr. C will take time to explain <U>The Outsiders</U> Project Pack.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Start work on projects.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 4/5-4/9</b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT> Students will  have reading time to prepare for the chapter 8 quiz in <U>The Outsiders.</U> </div> <div> Second period we will quiz on Chapter 8 in <U>The Outsiders</U>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Second copy of spell/vocab in cursive and ink plus sentences!</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Gates MacGinitie testing today!</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Read chapter 9.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT> Students will then have reading time to prepare for the chapter 9 quiz in <U>The Outsiders</U>. </div> <div> Second period we will quiz on Chapter 9 in <U>The Outsiders</U>. </div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Read chapter 10.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Uninterrupted silent sustained reading today. Second period we will read aloud from the novel as a class.</FONT></div> <div> <U>Homework:</U> Study for chapter 10 quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday- </b></FONT>Students will then have reading time to prepare for the chapter 10 quiz in <U>The Outsiders</U>. </div> <div> Second period we will quiz on Chapter 10 in <U>The Outsiders</U>. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 3/29-4/2</b></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT> Spelling vocabulary words from the next few chapters of <U>The Outsiders</U>. Also, Students will have class time to work on reading chapter 6 and working on their chapter organizers. </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>underprivileged</b></div> <div> <B>conformity</b></div> <div> <B>ruefully</b></div> <div> <B>leery</b></div> <div> <B>taut</b></div> <div> <B>contract (3)</b></div> <div> <B>stupor</b></div> <div> <B>stricken (2)</b></div> <div> <B>delirious (2)</b></div> <div> <B>clad</b> </div> <bR> <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> Quiz today on Chapter 6 in <U>The Outsiders.</U> Students will have time during second period to prepare for the chapter 1-6 review "quest". </div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Study for review quest.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wednesday- </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Review quest during the 1st period. Grammar Gauntlet!!!</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Read Chapter 7 and work on chapter organizer.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Grammar Gauntlet and Uninterrupted Silent Sustained Reading. </FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Prepare for spelling vocabulary quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday:</b></FONT> Spell/vocab quiz <B>AND</b> a quiz on Chapter 7!!! Study Up!!!</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 3/22-26</b></I></div> <div> <B>Monday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > We will recap our weekends and start on a new list of spell/vocab words. This week's words: </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>rueful</b></div> <div> <B>wince</b></div> <div> <B>bewilder</b></div> <div> <B>sheepish</b></div> <div> <B>premonition</b></div> <div> <B>peroxide</b></div> <div> <B>gallant</b></div> <div> <B>elude</b></div> <div> <B>fiend</b></div> <div> <B>wistful</b></div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>Homework</b>: Second copy of spell/vocab words in cursive and ink plus sentences. Also- prepare your chapter 4 organizer for a quiz on <U>The Outsiders</U>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT> Quiz today on Chapter 4 in <U>The Outsiders</U>. During second period we will catch up on some of our reading by reading aloud as a class. </div> <div> <B>Homework</b>: Start reading chapter 5.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Report cards go home today!!!</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wednesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Today we will have reading time during the class...both aloud as a class and silently. Students will have time to work on their Chapter 5 organizers. </FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework: </b>Study for a quiz on Chapter 5 in <U>The Outsiders</U>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Quiz on Chapter 5. Second period will be for silent sustained reading. </FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Prepare for spell/vocab quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday-</b></FONT> Spell/vocab quiz during first period. During second period we will read aloud as a class from chapter 5 in <U>The Outsiders</U>. (Next Quiz will be on chapter 6 on Tuesday next week.)</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-571/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> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT> <I><B>Grades are closed and report cards will go home on</b></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B> Tuesday, March 23rd.  </b></I></div> <div>  New spell vocab words today from <U>The Outsiders</U>.  Also, we will have classtime to read chapter two in <U>The Outsiders</U>.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>soused</b></div> <div> <B>contemptuous</b></div> <div> <B>ornery</b></div> <div> <B>cunning</b></div> <div> <B>stammer</b></div> <div> <B>territory</b></div> <div> <B>reel 2 (1)</b></div> <div> <B>quaver</b></div> <div> <B>sophisticated</b></div> <div> <B>grim</b> </div> <div> <B>Homework</b>: Second copy of spell vocab in cursive and ink...plus sentences! </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT> Quiz on <U>The Outsiders</U> chapter 3. During second period we will be reading aloud as a class from chapter 2-3. </div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Begin reading chapter 4.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT> Today we will read aloud as a class from Chapter 3 in <U>The Outsiders</U>. Students will take turns reading aloud. Mr. C will spend a lot of time explaining the slang terms used in the novel.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Prepare for quiz on Chapter 4 in <U>The Outsiders</U> as well as a spell/vocab quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Spell/vocab quiz today.  Quiz on Chapter 4 second period.</FONT></div> <div>  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 3/8-12</b></I></div> <div> <I>Grades close this week!!! Turn in all Make-up work!!!</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday- </b></FONT> Today we will break to groups today to analyze a poem by Robert Frost. Spell/Vocab words today: </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>madras</b></div> <div>  <B>hoodlum</b></div> <div>  <B>society</b></div> <div>  <B>feud</b></div> <div>  <B>grudge</b></div> <div>  <B>irresistible</b></div> <div>  <B>sly</b></div> <div>  <B>embarrass</b></div> <div>  <B>suffocate</b></div> <div>  <B>nonchalant</b> </div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Second copy of spell/vocab in cursive and ink...plus sentences!!!</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday</b></FONT>- Mr. C will check all homework today and will pay particular attention to the sentences. Students will have some class time to quiz each other.  Today Mr. C will hand out the new novel-<I><B><U>The Outsiders</U></b></I> by S.E. Hinton. We will record book numbers and read the first chapter aloud. Students will begin work on their chapter organizers today in class. </div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Students are encouraged to continue working on their chapter organizers.</div> <div> <B>Wednesday</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- First period is silent uninterrupted reading time. Second period we will complete the chapter organizer for chapter one and take the first quiz.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework: </b>Read Chapter two.</div> <div> <B>Thursday</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >-  Uninterrupted silent sustained reading period first period.  Second period we will take turns reading aloud from the novel.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Prepare for spell/vocab quiz on Friday.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday-</b></FONT> Spell/vocab quiz during first period. Chapter Two quiz on <U>The Outsiders</U> during second period.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of Feb 2-6</b></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Monday- </FONT>A guidance lesson with Mrs. O'Brien today and new spell/vocab words today from our new novel- <U>Tunes for Bears to Dance to.</U></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> This week's words:</div> <div> prejudice</div> <div> discriminate</div> <div> scrutinize</div> <div> bigot</div> <div> The Holocaust</div> <div> tenement</div> <div> Purgatory</div> <div> piazza</div> <div> Yiddish</div> <div> ration</div> <div> Homework: <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>Second copy of spell/vocab in cursive and ink...plus sentences!</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT>  Mr. C will check over the spell/vocab words- lunch detention if homework was not done- and will discuss definitions with the class.  Reading time in class to prepare for Wednesday's quiz on pages 1-26 in <U>Tunes for Bears.</U></div> <div> <B>Homework: </b> Finish chapter organizers for quiz on pages 1-26 in <U>Tunes for Bears.</U></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday- </b></FONT> Quiz today on pages 1-26 in <U>Tunes for Bears</U>.  Reading period second period to work on pages 27-44 in Tunes for Bears.</div> <div> <B>Homework-</b> Work on chapter organizers for pages 27-44.  Quiz tomorrow.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Uninterrupted silent sustained reading first period today.  Quiz on pages 27-44 today.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </b></FONT> Study for spell vocab quiz on Friday.  Next reading quiz will be on Tuesday covering pages 45-60.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Spell/vocab quiz today.  Second period we will discuss Eddie's death and the possible causes of it.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> None</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 11/17-11/21</b></I></div> <div> <B>Monday-  </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Today we will finish the tape on John Henry during first period .  Second period we will listen to the tape- uninterrupted- and then study for the John Henry quiz.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework: </b>Prepare for quiz</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > We will take the John Henry quiz today and start on Pecos Bill- the greatest cow puncher who ever lived.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework</b>: None.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wednesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Today we will continue with our review of Pecos Bill.  We should finish Bill today and be ready to take the quiz second period.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework</b>: Pick a free reading novel.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Uninterrupted silent sustained reading first period.  Second period we will start Mike Fink!</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework</b>: None</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  We will finish Mike Fink today and quiz on him during second period.</FONT></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>  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> <div> Students will also have time to work on Book reports today.</div> <div> <B>Homework</b>: Second copy of spell/vocab words in cursive and ink plus sentences.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Week of 11/10-11/14 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" >   No school today!!!  Veteran's Day</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Wednesday-</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><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Book Reports are due today!!!</b></FONT></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 during first period.  During second period we will begin taking notes on the 5 elements of a tall tale.  We will begin John Henry if time allows.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Study for Friday's spell/vocab quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Spell/Vocab quiz first period and we will continue taking notes on John Henry today.</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 11/3-11/7</b></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday- </b></FONT> After reviewing our weekends, we will take notes on a recipe for a book report.  Students will have time today to choose a novel with a survival theme.  Books are to be read this week and the book report will be due on <B>Wednesday November 12th!!!!</b></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Read!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Today we will watch the movie adaptation of Hatchet.  The movie is titled, "A Cry in the Wild" and students will be expected to take notes on the movie highlighting all of the differences between the novel and the film.Reading time in class today.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Read!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Wednesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Reading time in class today.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Read!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday- </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Reading time today...and writing time for those students who have finished their novels already.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Read/Write book report.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Reading time.  Mr. C will be available to check anyone's rough draft of their book reports today.  Second period we will play Hatchet Jeopardy.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Book report due on Wednesday!!!!</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 10/27-10/31</b></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday- </b></FONT> Mr. C will hand out a vocabulary review sheet that includes all of the spell/vocab words from the novel<U> Hatchet</U>.  Students will fill in the sheet to the best of their ability from memory and then use their notes to fill in the rest.  We will begin a chapter by chapter review of the novel today as well.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Finish vocab review sheet.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > We will continue with the chapter by chapter review today.  Mr. C will also outline the entire test for the students before allowing them time to study.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Prepare for <B><U>Hatchet</U></b><B> Test.</b></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT> <B><U>Hatchet</U></b><B> Test! </b>(Mr. C would really like to see everybody be prepared and do well on this test!!!).</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> None!</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.   Mr. C will read from Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". </div> <div> <B>Homework</b>: None!</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Mr. C will finish "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and then we will play "spelling hoops"-a low pressure spelling bee game.</FONT></div> <div> Second period is a surprise!</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> <bR> <div> <I><B>Week of 10/14-10/17</b></I></div> <div> <B>Progress reports go home next Tuesday 10/22...</b></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday</b></FONT>- After briefly discussing our Coat of Arms projects, students will be given class time to read chapters 16 and 17 in <U>Hatchet.</U>  Students are to complete chapter organizers for the two chapters and be prepared to take a quiz on the material on Tuesday.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Study for chapter 16-17 quiz in <U>Hatchet.</U></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday</b></FONT>-  We will take a reading comprehension quiz on chapters 16 and 17 in <U>Hatchet</U> today.  After the quiz we will read aloud as a class from the novel and discuss the moose attack.</div> <div> <B>Homework</b>:  Read chapter 18 in <U>Hatchet.</U></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday-</b></FONT>  Class time to finish reading the novel and chapter organizers in preparation for our final <U>Hatchet</U> quiz on Thursday.</div> <div> <B>Homework</b>:  Finish the novel and organizers for final quiz Thursday.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Mastery Statements quiz on chapters 18,19 and Epilogue.  We will discuss correct answers during second period today.</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> None</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 10/6-10/10</b></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT> Spell/vocab words for the next few chapters of <U>Hatchet</U>.  Students will have class time to look up definitions and parts of speech.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>momentarily</b></div> <div> <B>crude</b></div> <div> <B>intact</b></div> <div> <B>bellow</b></div> <div> <B>emphasize</b></div> <div> <B>visualize</b></div> <div> <B>fragile</b></div> <div> <B>accurate</b></div> <div> <B>retrieve</b></div> <div> <B>sarcasm</b></div> <div> <B>Homework</b>: Second copy of spell/vocab in cursive and ink. </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT>   <I>Coat of Arms activity</I>.  Students will have the opportunity to work on the rough drafts in class and will do the final drafts for homework.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Final drafts of Coat of Arms.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wednesday- </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Students will have the opportunity to read aloud as a class from chapter 13 and discuss events.  </FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework</b>: Read chapter 14 in <U>Hatchet</U>.</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.  Students will take a quiz on Chapters 14-15 in <U>Hatchet</U>.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Final drafts of Coat of Arms.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday-</b></FONT>  Spell/ Vocab quiz.  Students will read aloud from chapters 14 and 15 in <U>Hatchet</U>...we will discuss the time change in the novel.  Students will also have the opportunity to share their Coat of Arms with the class.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 9/29-10/3</b></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT>  Spell/vocab words for the next few chapters of <U>Hatchet</U>.  Students will have class time to look up definitions and parts of speech.  A review of last week's spell/vocab quiz will be included today.</div> <div> <B>Homework-</b> Second copy of spell/vocab in cursive and ink.  Also...Read Chapter 10 in <U>Hatchet</U>.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>spell/vocab words:</b></I></div> <div> <B>precious</b></div> <div> <B>eddy</b></div> <div> <B>interval</b></div> <div> <B>dormant</b></div> <div> <B>convulsion</b></div> <div> <B>assume</b></div> <div> <B>ripple (3)</b></div> <div> <B>gnarled (2)</b></div> <div> <B>bluff 1 (3)</b></div> <div> <B>curiosity</b></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday-</b></FONT> Mr. C will check over homework assignments will the students have the opportunity to read chapters 10-11 in <U>Hatchet</U>.   We will also review the quizzes from Friday.</div> <div> <B>Homework-</b> Prepare for quiz in Hatchet.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT> Quiz on Chapters 10-11 in <U>Hatchet</U>.  We will take time to read aloud as a class from <U>Hatchet</U> today.</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 during first period.   More reading aloud today.</div> <div> <B>Homework-</b> Prepare for spell/vocab quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Spell/vocab quiz.  We will have a quiz on chapters 12-13 today as well!</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>  Spell/vocab words for the next few chapters of <U>Hatchet</U>.  Students will have class time to look up definitions and parts of speech.  We will also read aloud from chapter 5 today.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Second copy of spell/vocab in cursive and ink plus sentences.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  spell/vocab words:</div> <div> <B>glacier</b></div> <div> <B>pulverize</b></div> <div> <B>maroon (color)</b></div> <div> <B>gorge (food)</b></div> <div> <B>gingerly</b></div> <div> <B>rivulet</b></div> <div> <B>gesture</b></div> <div> <B>lance</b></div> <div> <B>exasperate</b></div> <div> <B>abdomen</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id93.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hatchet Vocabulary week three"><U>Try your luck!  Click here to take a practice quiz.</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  Gates Macginitie testing today!</FONT></div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Prepare for quiz on chapter6-7 in <U>Hatchet.</U></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT>  Quiz on chapters 6-7 in <U>Hatchet</U> today.  We will also take some class time to read aloud from chapters 5 and 6 as a class today.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Review for Spell/vocab quiz.</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 during first period.  Students will take an open book, Mastery Statements quiz during second period.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Study for spell/ vocab quiz.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Spelling vocabulary quiz today.  We will read aloud as a class from chapters 7 and 8 today.  </FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 9/15-9/19</b></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday-</b></FONT> Weekend discussion.  Week two spelling vocabulary words from <U>Hatchet</U>.  Students will have time in class to copy down the words and look up the definitions and part of speech for each one.  Mr. Curtis will give the outline for All About Me- the students' first writing piece (due Thursday!).  Class time for writing.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> 2nd copy of spell/vocab in cursive and ink.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Spelling Vocabulary for the week:</b></div> <div> <B>vicious</b></div> <div> <B>frantic</b></div> <div> <B>asset</b></div> <div> <B>motive</b></div> <div> <B>diminish</b></div> <div> <B>rueful</b></div> <div> <B>disgust</b></div> <div> <B>twinge</b></div> <div> <B>shame</b></div> <div> <B>welt</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hatchet Vocab week two"><U>Want to try your luck???-Take a practice quiz by clicking here!</U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday</b></FONT>- Mr. C will check over the homework assignment from Monday.  Class time for reading in <U>Hatchet</U>-Chapters 3-4.  The second class period will be devoted to writing All About Me.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Study for Quiz on Chapters 3-4 in <U>Hatchet</U>. Sentences for each spell/vocab word.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday-</b></FONT> Quiz on Chapters 3-4 in <U>Hatchet</U>.  Second period will be devoted to correcting the rough drafts of All About Me.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Final draft of All About Me.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday-</b></FONT> Silent sustained reading time.  Quiz on <U>Hatchet</U> during second period.     </div> <div> <B>Homework:</b> Spell/vocab quiz on Friday!!</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday-</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Spell/vocab quiz.  Students will have the opportunity to read aloud their All About Me piece in front of the class.  Students who participate will earn 5 bonus points on their essay!</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 9/8-9/12</b></I></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>Monday- </b></FONT> Weekend discussion.  Class time to review <I>To Build a Fire</I>.    Students will also receive spelling/vocabulary words today and will look the definitions up in class.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  2nd copy of spell/vocab words in <B>Cursive and Ink.</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Spell/vocab words</U></b></div> <div> <B>hatchet</b></div> <div> <B>seep</b></div> <div> <B>visitation</b></div> <div> <B>turbulence</b></div> <div> <B>transmission (5)</b></div> <div> <B>rebel (5)</b></div> <div> <B>horizon</b></div> <div> <B>remnant</b></div> <div> <B>hummock</b></div> <div> <B>scrunch</b></div> <div> <B>***quiz on Friday***</b></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday- </b></FONT><B> </b>Mr. C will check everyone's homework for accuracy.  Any student with out their homework will receive a<B> Lunch Detention.  </b>In class today we will be writing sentences using the spell/vocab words.  Mr. C will introduce the author of the novel we will be reading and hand out copies of <U>Hatchet</U>, by Gary Paulsen.</div> <div> <B>Homework</b>:  Finish reading Chapter 1 in <U>Hatchet</U>.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/paulsen.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/pauls"><U>For more info on Gary Paulsen click here!!!</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday:</b></FONT>  We will have a reading period 1st period on Wednesday so that students may read chapter 2 in <U>Hatchet.</U>  There will be a <B>quiz today on Chapters 1 and 2.</b>  These will be corrected and discussed in class.</div> <div> <B>Homework:</b>  Students should find an independent reading novel to bring to class on Thursday.</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 for 1st period.  During 2nd period we will be doing a personal interest inventory to prepare for our 1st writing assignment.</div> <div> <B>Homework:  Study for Spell/vocab quiz on Friday.</b></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday-</b></FONT>  <B>Spell/vocab quiz</b> 1st period.  During 2nd period we will be reviewing the guidelines for our 1st writing assignment entitled- "All About Me."</div> <div> <B>Homework</b>: None</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Week of 9/2-9/5</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>-   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>.  Reading Comprehension Quiz if time allows.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B> <IMG SRC="http://members.tripod.com/bin/counter/id34.htm?0000FF" ALT="[Tripod Counter]">  </b></I></div> </td> </tr></table></body>