Thursday, September 29

6th grade:
•Responding Options (p. 422):
-from PR to CA (#'s 1-5)
-Literary Concepts
-Critic's Corner
-Words to Know

7th grade:
•Responding Options (p. 271):
-from PR to CA (#'s 2-5)
-Literary Concepts
-Critic's Corner
-Words to Know

*Unit 7 Spelling Test tomorrow
*AR is due October 12th

Wednesday, September 28

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 7 Spelling Activity
•Study Spelling words
•AR

*AR is due October 12th!!!

tuesday, September 27

6th grade:
•Reading Skillbuilder "The White Umbrella"
•Strategic Reading "The White Umbrella"
•Vocabulary Test

7th grade:
•Spelling Skillbuilder "The Chief's Daughter"
•Reading Skillbuilder "The Chief's Daughter"
•Vocabulary Test

*AR is due October 12th!

Monday, September 26

6th grade:
•Unit 7 Spelling Pre-Test (list below)
•Spelling Skillbuilder "The White Umbrella"
•Vocabulary Skillbuilder "The White Umbrella" (due tomorrow if not done in class)
*Vocab. Test moved to tomorrow (STUDY!)

7th grade:
•Unit 7 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Vocabulary Skillbuilder "The Chief's Daughter"
*Vocab. Test moved to tomorrow (STUDY!)

*AR is due October 12th!

6th grade:
barefoot
sea gull
driftwood
carefree
somebody
nowhere
haircut
runner-up
teammate
toothbrush
headache
iceberg
fireproof
uproar
whereas
dead end
forehead
grandchildren
old-fashioned
nevertheless

7th grade:
investigate
investigation
detect
detection
violate
violation
exhibit
exhibition
operate
operation
duplicate
duplication
evaluate
evaluation
participate
participation
punctuate
punctuation
congratulate
congratulations

Friday, September 23

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 5 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*Vocabulary test on Monday!

Thursday, September 22

6th grade:
•Another Pathway (p. 422):
-draw the top of an umbrella with 6 segments
-write an event from the story in each segment
-cut out and display

7th grade:
•from Personal Response to Critical Analysis #1 p. 271
•Quickwrites #1 (write on the back of the sketch) p. 271

*Unit 5 Spelling Test tomorrow
*Vocabulary Test on Monday
*AR is due October 12th

Wednesday, September 21

6th and 7th grade:
•Study Unit 5 Spelling words and story vocabulary (with a partner)
•Inferencing Practice (due tomorrow if not finished in class):
-7th grade: "A Big Day"
-6th grade: "An Inferencing Incident"

*Spelling Test on Friday
*Vocabulary Test on Monday
*AR is due October 12th!!!!

Tuesday, September 20

6th grade:
•Finish reading "The White Umbrella"
•Complete and turn in the Inferences Chart
•AR

7th grade:
•Finish reading "The Chief's Daughter"
•Complete and turn in the Inferences Chart
•AR

*Spelling Test on Friday and Vocabulary Test coming up on Monday!

Monday, September 19

6th and 7th grade:
• Unit 5 Spelling Pre-tests (lists below)
•Go to the library for renewal and checkout

6th grade:
fierce
sword
court
snarl
thorn
earth
skirt
chart
urge
yarn
whirl
mourn
rehearse
curb
earnest
starch
purse
birch
pierce
scorn

7th grade (must know the definitions also):
capital
capitol
border
boarder
core
corps
colonel
kernel
hostile
hostel
council
counsel
bail
bale
idle
idol
cereal
serial
compliment
complement

Friday, September 17

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 4 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR (Test, library, READ!)

Thursday, September 15

6th grade:
•Begin reading "The White Umbrella"
•Fill out Inferences chart as you read
•Inferencing Practice--"Reading Between the Lines" (HW if not done in class)

7th grade:
•Begin reading "The Chief's Daughter"
•Fill out Inferences chart as you read
•Inferencing Practice--"Coasting Along" (HW if not done in class)

*Unit 4 Spelling Test tomorrow!!!

Wednesday, September 13

6th grade:
•Preview "The White Umbrella"
•Take notes over Inferences
•Make an Inferences Chart
•Define the story vocabulary

7th grade:
•Preview "The Chief's Daughter"
•Take notes over Inferences
•Make an Inferences Chart
•Define the story vocabulary

Tuesday, September 12

6th grade:
•Study for the test
•Test over "The Secret of the Wall" and Context Clues
•AR

7th grade:
•Study for the test
•Test over "Last Cover" and Context Clues
•AR

Monday, September 12

6th grade:
•Unit 4 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Make a study guide for the test over "The Secret of the Wall" and Context Clues

*Test is tomorrow!

7th grade:
•Unit 4 Spelling Pre-Test (list below)
•Make a study guide for the test over "Last Cover" and Context Clues

*Test is tomorrow!

6th grade:
bloom
sprout
droop
crouch
annoy
vault
squawk
avoid
sought
naughty
mound
groove
foul
hoist
gloom
trout
noun
roost
clause
appoint

7th grade:
gardenia
zinnia
magnolia
begonia
boysenberry
saxophone
leotard
guy
graham cracker
volt
sideburns
Braille
maverick
silhouette
cardigan
mackintosh
boycott
derby
Ferris wheel
derrick

Friday, September 9

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 3 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

Thursday, September 8

6th grade:
•Reading Skillbuilder over "The Secret of the Wall"
•Strategic Reading activity over "The Secret..."
•Re-take Vocabulary Quiz

7th grade:
•Mini-Lesson on storytelling:
-with a partner, write a story about the hunt for Bandit from the hunters' perspective
-one page long
-must contain humor

*Spelling Test tomorrow!!!

Wednesday, September 7

6th grade:
•Responding Options (pp. 402-404):
-from Personal Response to Critical Analysis (#'s 1-6; complete sentences)
-The Writer's Style
-Literary Concepts
-Words to Know
•Review vocabulary from the story for a vocab. quiz retake

7th grade:
•Responding Options (pp. 106 and 107):
-from Personal Response to Critical Analysis (#'s 2-6; complete sentences)
-Critic's Corner
-Literary Concepts
-Words to Know

Tuesday, September 6

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 3 Spelling Pre-test (lists below; remember to have them with you for the test on Friday)
•Watch Book Fair video
•Go to the library for Book Fair and renewal/checkout

*No HW

6th grade:
cycle
sweat
rhythm
rely
pleasant
routine
cleanse
shove
reply
meant
sponge
apply
threat
myth
deny
leather
rhyme
thread
meadow
ravine

7th grade:
universe
billion
binoculars
tripod
unique
unison
triple
semicircle
triangle
bicycle
unify
triplets
semicolon
biceps
bimonthly
unity
trio
university
biannual
semifinals

Friday, September 2

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 2 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

Thursday, September 1

6th grade:
•Continue working on diorama and turn it in at the end of the hour
•Vocabulary Skillbuilder

7th grade:
•Create Poster:
-Draw a picture or pictures of a red fox
-Research red foxes and write 10 facts on the poster
•Vocabulary Skillbuilder

*Unit 2 Spelling Test tomorrow!
*Vocabulary test tomorrow! Don't forget that if you lost your definitions, they are located at the bottom of the page throughout the story in your Literature book!