Oct. 30, 2009

We started today doing several interactive exercises with verbs. We then did an assignment identifying helping verbs. Finally, the students had questions for Huck Finn assigned and chapters 31-33 assigned to read.

Oct. 29, 2009

Today we took a test to demonstrate competency in writing an introduction for an essay. The students were given a prompt and asked to only write the introduction for the prompt. Most of the students seemed to do a nice job. Chapters 29 and 30 in Huck Finn were also assigned as overnight homework.

Oct. 27, 2009

Today we took vocabulary 4 quiz. We then worked on how to write the support paragraphs for an essay. The students had to use a previously written thesis and then write the supporting paragraphs for it. Chapter 28 in Huck Finn is assigned as homework along with the supporting paragraphs if I didn't see it in class. Thursday is our introduction writing test.

Oct. 26,2009

Today we started with a noun game. We then went over vocabulary 4. That needs to be turned in before the quiz for any credit. We did some verb exercises of simply identifying the verbs. The students are to read Huck Finn chapter 27 for next class and be ready for their vocabulary quiz on Tuesday. Also, there will be a writing test on Thursday for students to write an introduction as they've been taught so far this year.

Oct. 22, 2009

Today we started with some verb variation activity. We also had chapters 25 and 26 assigned in Huck Finn. The students then spent time writing introductions and thesis statements for a prompt that I gave them about high school curfews.

Oct. 20, 2009

Today we did Huck Finn Jeopardy, defined vocabulary 4, and talked about verb variation in the students' writing. The students are to read chapter 22 in Huck Finn. Vocabulary has to be complete. The words for vocab 4 are: appliance, arsenal, appropriate, apprehend, apt, arbitration, artificial, aspect, approval, arch, approximate, application, ascertain, arbitrary, and armament. Mr. Annen will be at a conference on Wednesday and the students have been informed of this already. Their homework on Wednesday will be to read chapters 23 and 24 of Huck Finn as well as completeing questions from the chapters. Their vocabulary quiz will be Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Oct. 19, 2009

Today we started with some Huck Finn jeopardy through chapter 15. STUDENTS NEED TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR READING PLEASE! We defined vocabulary 4. We are taking that quiz on Friday and Monday. The students are to read chapter 22 in Huck Finn for homework as well as finish defining the words that might not have been finished in class.

October 16, 2009

Today we took vocabulary quiz 3. We also had a worksheet that was due that the students had three days to complete. The students need to really work on getting homework done on time and ready to turn in when it's due. This doesn't apply to all of the students, but homework is a nice way to help grades. We did some verb work from the book as well as listen to the beginning of chapter 20. The homework is to read chapter 20 and 21 in Huck Finn.

Oct. 14, 2009

Today we did a pretest for verbs to see what the kids know. We then did a verb variation exercise where the kids had to come up with different versions of the word "said" and then I would say a sentence using their words... It was very effective:) Next we talked about thesis statements and what one is and what it looks like. We also looked at a sample introduction and how it is exactly as I've been teaching them. The students are to read chapter 19 in Huck Finn and finish their chapter questions. We also have had a palindrome contest going on for two weeks and the longest palindrome that is original wins a prize on Friday.

Oct. 13, 2009

Today we took a test over nouns and pronouns. The students are also to read chapter 18 in Huck Finn as well as keep answering their packet of questions on the reading. We will have vocabulary quiz 3 on Friday.

October 9, 2009

Today we started with a pronoun game on the whiteboard. We corrected vocabulary 3. We corrected the students' grammar homework. We talked about Huck Finn. The students are to study for a grammar test next Tuesday over nouns and pronouns. Huck Finn chapters 16-17 has been assigned as have some questions over their reading.

October 8, 2009

Today we did vocabulary 3 and a noun pronoun review to prepare for our test next Tuesday. The students are also to read chapter 15 in Huck Finn.

Oct. 6, 2009

Today we played pronoun jeopardy. We attempted to do some drawing poetry about Huck Finn. We learned how to write an introduction for a formal essay. And, we had chapter 14 in Huck Finn assigned.

Oct. 5, 2009

Today we discussed the ACT and learned how to write a thesis and how it relates to the writing of an ACT prompt. We took a short reading quiz over the first 12 chapters of Huck Finn. Finally we did some pronoun practice to see how we are learning our pronouns and identifying them in sentences and I was pleased to see the progress that the students are making. The studetns are to read chapter 13 in Huck Finn and continue to study their pronouns.

UPCOMING TEST/QUIZ

Be prepared for a Huck Finn quiz coming up. Also, in the next week to week and a half, we'll be having a test over pronouns and nouns. Please be learning your pronouns!!!

October 1, 2009

Today we started off identifying pronouns on the whiteboard together. We have a lot to learn. The students copied down an alphabetical list of pronouns that they are to learn. We also talked about Huck Finn. The students wrote thesis statements and did a nice job for their first time. We listened to Huck Finn chapter 10. The students are to read 10-12 in Huck Finn.