Monday, November 5

6th and 7th grade:
•ITBS testing today and tomorrow (NO HW)

Friday, November 2

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 11 Spelling and Vocabulary Test will be postponed until next week as the teachers will be in a training session and the students will be watching a movie.  ITBS testing begins on Monday and we will take the test after they are completed.  We will also be participating in the faculty/8th grade flag football game in the afternoon.

*STUDY for the Spelling and Vocabulary Test!

Thursday, November 1

6th grade:
•Test over "My First Dive with the Dolphins," Author's Purpose and Point-of-View, and story vocabulary

7th grade:
•Test over "A Retrieved Reformation," Author's Purpose and Point-of-View, and story vocabulary

Tuesday, October 30

6th and 7th grade:
•Go to the library
•Review study guide
•AR

Monday, October 29

6th grade:
•Unit 11 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test (using words and definitions from last week)
•Make a study guide for the test over "My First Dive with the Dolphins", Author's Purpose, and Point-of-View (test will be Thursday)

7th grade:
•Unit 11 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test (using words and definitions from last week)
•Make a study guide for the test over "A Retrieved Reformation", Author's Purpose, and Point-of-View (test will be Thursday)

Wednesday, October 24

6th grade:
•5 W's chart
•Halloween activity
6th hour:  Watch Taylor Swift live webcast -- Read Every Day
•NO HW

7th grade:
•Author's Purpose Activity
•Halloween writing activity
•NO HW

*There will be NO Spelling and Vocabulary Test this week.  We will use the same spelling words and vocabulary terms for next week's test.

Tuesday, October 23

6th grade:
•Author's Purpose Activity:
  -cut out examples of books that entertain, persuade, and inform
  -paste them to the Author's Purpose pie chart
•Listen to Tumblebooks
•NO HW

7th grade:
•Author's Purpose Activity:
  -cut out examples of entertaining, informing, and persuasive text
  -paste them on the chart provided
•NO HW

Monday, October 22

6th grade:
•Unit 11 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test
•Point-of-View notes
•Author's Purpose activity (due tomorrow)

7th grade:
•Unit 11 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test
•Point-of-View notes
•Author's Purpose and Point-of-View pre-test
•NO HW

Friday, October 19

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 10 Spelling and Vocabulary Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

Thursday, October 18

6th grade:
•Listen to audio story
•Take notes and write a summary over the story "My First Dive with the Dolphins" -- due tomorrow

7th grade:
•Reread "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Answer Critical Thinking questions with a partner -- due tomorrow

*AR is due November 7th!
*Study for Unit 10 Spelling and Vocabulary Test (it's tomorrow!!!)

Wednesday, October 17

6th grade:
•Another Pathway (p. 73) -- Completed in class
•Alternative Activity (p. 74) -- Completed in class

7th grade:
•Alternative Activity #1 (p. 36)
•Vocabulary Skillbuilder (HW if not finished in class)
•Spelling Skillbuilder (HW if not finished in class)

Tuesday, October 16

6th grade:
•Reading Skillbuilder over "My First Dive with the Dolphins"
•Strategic Reading
•Vocabulary Skillbuilder (HW if not completed in class)

7th grade:
•Finish reading "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Strategic Reading
•Reading Skillbuilder

Monday, October 15

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 10 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test
•Go to the library

*AR deadline has been extended to November 7th!

Friday, October 12

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 9 Spelling and Vocabulary Test
•Reading Journal
•AR

Thursday, October 11

6th grade:
•Discuss Author's Purpose and take notes
•Continue reading "My First Dive with the Dolphins"
•Reflection questions

7th grade:
•Discuss Author's Purpose and take notes
•Preview the story "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Begin reading the story
•Reflection questions

Wednesday, October 10

6th grade:
•Write down vocabulary from the story "My First Dive with the Dolphins"
•Preview the story

7th grade:
•Write down vocabulary from the story "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Preview the story

Tuesday, October 9

6th grade:
•Test over "The White Umbrella" and its vocabulary
•AR

7th grade:
•Test over "The Chief's Daughter" and its vocabulary
•AR

Monday, October 8

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 9 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test
•Test Review game on internet (whole class)
•NO HW

Friday, October 5

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 8 Spelling and Vocabulary Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

Thursday, October 4

6th and 7th grade:
•Make a study guide over the story and vocabulary from the story
•Study!!!

*Test will be on Tuesday after a day of review

Wednesday, October 3

6th grade:
•Responding Options over "The White Umbrella"
  -from Personal Response to Critical Analysis (#s 1-5)
  -Literary Concepts
  -Critic's Corner
  -Words to Know
•HW if not completed in class

7th grade:
•Listen to "The Chief's Daughter"
•Summary over the story

Tuesday, October 2

6th grade:
•Listen to audio story
•1/2 page summary over "The White Umbrella" (write while listening)
•NO HW

7th grade:
•Peer review of story
•Responding Options over "The Chief's Daughter" (p. 271):
  -from Personal Response to Critical Analysis #s 2-5
  -Critic's Corner
  -Literary Concepts
  -Words to Know
•HW if not finished in class

Monday, October 1

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 8 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test
•Go to the library!

Friday, September 28

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

Thursday, September 27

6th grade:
•Quickwrites #2:
  -Put yourself in the position of the narrator
  -Remembering what she did and how she treated her mother, create a Mother's Day card telling her you're sorry and thankful for what she does for you and your sister
•Spelling Skillbuilder
•Vocabulary Skillbuilder (HW if not completed in class)

7th grade:
•Across the Curriculum:
  -Research springs
•Spelling Skillbuilder
•Vocabulary Skillbuilder (HW if not completed in class)

Tuesday, September 25

6th grade:
•Another Pathway:
  -Create an umbrella with six segments
  -Write in the six main events in each segment
•Quickwrites #2:
  -Put yourself in the main character's shoes and create a Mother's Day card

7th grade:
•Alternative Activity:
  -Create a 3-D model of the Stong-Place in the Headland (setting of the story)

*Work is done in class.

Monday, September 24

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 7 Spelling and Vocabulary Test
•Reading Skillbuilder (over story)
•Strategic Reading (over story)
•NO HW

Friday, September 21

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 5 Spelling and Vocabulary Test
•Reading Journal
•AR
•NO HW

Wednesday, September 19

6th grade:
•Complete the story "The White Umbrella"
•Complete and turn in Inferences chart
•Inference practice (HW if not finished in class)

7th grade:
•Complete the story "The Chief's Daughter"
•Complete and turn in Inferences chart
•Inference practice (HW if not finished in class)

Tuesday, September 18

6th grade:
•Preview and begin reading "The White Umbrella"
•Active reading:  Fill out Inferences chart as you read
•NO HW

7th grade:
•Preview and begin reading "The Chief's Daughter"
•Active reading:  Fill out Inferences chart as you read
•NO HW

Monday, September 17

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 5 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test
•Write down all vocabulary terms from the story that we will begin tomorrow:
  6th:  "The White Umbrella" (p. 415)
  7th:  "The Chief's Daughter" (p. 259)
•AR
•No HW

Thursday, September 13

6th and 7th grade:
•Go to the library
•Study Unit 4 Spelling and Vocabulary for test tomorrow

Wednesday, September 12

6th grade:
•Study!!!!
•Test over "The Secret of the Wall" and the story vocabulary
•AR

7th grade:
•Study!!!
•Test over "Last Cover" and the story vocabulary
•AR

Tuesday, September 11

6th and 7th grade:
•Make a study guide for the test over the story
•STUDY!!!!

*Test will be tomorrow!

Monday, September 10

6th grade:
•Responding Options over "The Secret of the Wall"
  -from Personal Response to Critical Analysis (#'s 1-6)
  -The Writer's Style
  -Words to Know
•Unit 4 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test (list below)

7th grade:
•Responding Options over "Last Cover"
  -from Personal Response to Critical Analsys (#'s 1-6)
  -Literary Concepts
  -The Critic's Corner
  -Words to Know
•Unit 4 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test (list below)

6th:
mystery - something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
problem solving - the thought processes involved in solving a problem
red herring - a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
sleuth - a detective who follows a trail
suspect - regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicions; have no faith or confidence in

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

7th:
irony - incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
monologue - a dramatic speech by a single actor
oxymoron - conjoining contradictory terms
parody - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
plot - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

gardenia
zinnia
magnolia
begonia
boysenberry
saxophone
leotard
guy
grham cracker
volt
sideburns
Braille
maverick
silhouette
cardigan
mackintosh
boycott
derby
Ferris wheel
derrick

Friday, September 7

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

Thursday, September 6

6th grade:
•Complete Diorama
•Vocabulary and Spelling Skillbuilder over "The Secret of the Wall"
•Study Unit 3 Spelling and Vocabulary for test tomorrow

7th grade:
•Complete Fox Research
•Vocabulary and Spelling Skillbuilder over "Last Cover"
•Study Unit 3 Spelling and Vocabulary for test tomorrow

Wednesday, September 5

6th grade:
•Continue working on diorama of scene from the story "The Secret of the Wall"
•Context Clues practice (HW, if not done in class)

7th grade:
•Complete advertising flyer for Colin's art exhibit
•Across the Curriculum (p. 107)
•Context Clues practice (HW, if not done in class)

Tuesday, September 4

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 3 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test (lists below)
•Go to the library for renewal and checkout

6th:

deductive reasoning - reasoning from the general to the particular
evidence - your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
inductive reasoning - reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
inference - the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgement on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
investigator - someone who investigates

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

7th:

flashback - a transition to an earlier even or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
foreshadowing - the act of providing vague advance indications: representing beforehand
graphical - relating to or presented by a graph
hyperbole - extravagant exaggeration
imagery - the ability to form mental images of things or events

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

Friday, August 31

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

*Library visit on Tuesday!

Thursday, August 30

6th grade:
•Alternative Activity #1:
  -Choose a scene from the story
  -Create a diorama of the scene with a partner
•NO homework!

7th grade:
•Quickwrites #1:
  -Create an advertising flyer for Colin's art exhibit (with a partner)
•NO homework!

*STUDY for Unit 2 Spelling and Vocabulary Test.  It's tomorrow!

Wednesday, August 29

6th grade:
•Finish reading story and complete Context Clues chart (if not already)
•Story Review (whole class)
•Strategic Reading
•Reading Skillbuilder (HW if not finished in class)

7th grade:
•Beach Ball story review
•Strategic Reading
•Reading Skillbuilder (HW if not finished in class)

Tuesday, August 28

6th grade:
•Continue reading "The Secret of the Wall"
•Continue filling out the Context Clues chart


7th grade:
•Class review of "Last Cover"
•Context Clues Practice

Monday, August 27

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 2 Spelling and Vocab. Pre-test (lists below)
•Continue reading the class story and filling out Context Clues chart
•Context Clues practice

6th:
environment - the totality of surrounding conditions
interview - the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
plot - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
etymology - a history of a word
alibi - a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

theme
quote
gaze
pace
preach
strive
trait
mute
sleeve
roam
strain
frame
league
soak
grease
throne
fume
file
toast
brake

7th:
conflict - an open clash between two opposing groups or individuals
dialogue - a conversation between two persons
diction - the manner in which something is expressed in words
documentary - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
fantasy - imagination unrestricted by reality

symphony
microphone
phonograph
xylophone
choreography
autograph
automobile
telephone
homograph
bibliography
phonetic
geography
photograph
graphic
paragraph
automatic
telegraph
calligraphy
homophone
autobiography

Thursday, August 23

6th grade:
•Preview (class discussion) and begin reading "The Secret of the Wall"
•Fill out Context Clues chart as you read

7th grade:
•Preview (class discussion) and begin reading "Last Cover"
•Fill out Context Clues chart as you read the story

*Don't forget to study for the Unit 1 Spelling Test and Vocabulary Quiz that's tomorrow!!!

Wednesday, August 22

6th grade:

•Begin Context Clues (classroom lecture and discussion)
•Context Clues Practice
•Write Vocabulary for the story "The Secret of the Wall"


7th grade:
•Begin Context Clues (classroom lecture and discussion)•Context Clues Practice
•Write Vocabulary for the story "Last Cover"

Tuesday, August 21

6th and 7th grade:
•Get Reading Range and AR goals
•Go to the library for orientation and book check-out

Monday, August 20

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 1 Spelling Pre-test and Vocabulary Pre-test (lists below)
•Compete STAR testing
•Complete Interview process

7th grade:
column
columnist
design
designate
debt
debit
heir
inherit
hasten
haste
atumn
autumnal
resign
resignation
doubt
dubious
vehicle
vehicular
muscle
muscular

Anthropomorphism - the representation of objects as having human form or traits
Autobiography - a biography of yourself
Biography - an account of the series of events making up a person's life
Character - a characteristics propery that defines the apparent individual nature of something
Comedy - a comic incident or series of incidents

6th:
depth
craft
plunge
wreck
sunk
film
strict
bomb
switch
length
prompt
pitch
else
cliff
pledge
scrub
brass
grill
stung
plump

Protagonist - the principal character in a work of fiction
Epilogue - a short speech addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
Legacy - a gift of personal property by will
Lore - knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
Time - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
Environment - the totality of surrounding conditions

Friday, August 17

6th and 7th grade:
•Go over Reading Folders:
  -Instruction on passes
  -Instruction on Reading Log
  -Instruction on Reading Journals
•Continue Interview Activity
•Continue STAR testing

Thursday, August 16

6th and 7th grade:
•Pass out Literature books
•Conduct an interview with a partner
•Begin STAR testing

*My classes will be going to the library on Tuesday for book checkout!

Wednesday, August 15

Welcome back to school!  I'm so thrilled to be beginning another great year!  Let's make it a good one!

6th grade:
•Mrs. Tucker T/F Quiz
•Getting to Know You activity
•Go over classroom syllabus
•Take pictures!

7th grade:
•Mrs. Tucker Show and Tell
•Getting to Know You activity
•Go over classroom syllabus
•Take pictures!

Tuesday, May 22

6th and 7th grade:
•Complete the crossword puzzle about events that took place throughout the school year
•Who's Who Word Search (who do you know in the middle school?)
•Turn in books

Friday, May 18

6th and 7th grade:
•Reading Journals (get them ready to be graded)
•Makeup presentations

Thursday, May 17

6th and 7th grade:
•Book Sack Presentations!!!

Tuesday, May 15

6th and 7th grade:
•All Book Sack Projects must be completed today!
  -Presentations will begin on Thursday

*AR is due TOMORROW!!!

Monday, May 14

7th grade:
•Finish Book Sack Project.  Presentations begin tomorrow!

*NO Spelling this week.
*AR is due Wednesday!

Friday, May 11

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 33 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*AR is due May 16th!

Thursday, May 10

6th and 7th grade:
•Continue working on Book Sack Project!!!

*AR is due May 16th!

Wednesday, May 9

6th and 7th grade:
•Continue working on Book Sack Project

*AR is due May 16th!

Tuesday, May 8

6th and 7th grade:
•All classes will begin Book Sack Project:
  Students will:
    -choose their favorite book
    -do an author study and write a 1/2 page paper over him/her
    -write a one page summary over the book
    -decorate the sack with items relating to the book
    -fill the sack with at least six items/props that relate to the story
    -present it to small or large groups

All of this will be done in class, except for the props that go into the sack.  This is a fairly large project and will also have a daily participation grade.  This is an activity that I believe the students will greatly enjoy!

*AR is due May 16th!

Monday, May 7

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 33 Spelling Pre-test (lists below)
•Go to the library
•AR

*AR is due May 16th!

6th:
signature
patriotic
democratic
serious
nervous
terrific
gigantic
generous
scientific
temperature
tragic
curious
jealous
torture
furious
departure
dramatic
fantastic
numerous
specific

7th:
analyze
summarize
memorize
alphabetize
generalize
visualize
devise
compromise
utilize
capitalize
penalize
paralyze
despise
harmonize
merchandise
sterilize
legalize
authorize
improvise
specialize

Friday, May 4

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 32 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•Finish watching movies and notes

*AR is due May 16th!

Thursday, May 3

6th and 7th grade:
•Finish watching the movie over the "Dogsong" and "Old Yeller"
•Compare and contrast movie and novel

*AR is due May 16th!

Wednesday, May 2

6th and 7th grade:
•Watch movies over novels
•Compare and contrast the movie and the novel

*AR is due May 16th!

Tuesday, May 1

6th grade:
•Test over "Dogsong"

7th grade:
•Test over "Old Yeller"

*AR is due May 16th!

Monday, April 30

6th grade:
•Unit 32 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•AR test over "Dogsong"
•STUDY for the "Dogsong" test (it's tomorrow!!!)

7th grade:
•Unit 32 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•STUDY for "Old Yeller" test (it's tomorrow!!!)

*AR is due May 16th!

6th:
account
addition
accurate
approve
advice
assist
affair
advise
applaud
assure
assume
adjust
appeal
accuse
assign
accomplish
approach
according
acquire
assemble

7th:
assistant
assistance
independent
independence
patient
patience
confident
confidence
significant
significance
competent
competence
attendant
attendance
intelligent
intelligence
elegant
elegance
magnificent
magnificence

Friday, April 27

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 31 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

7th grade:
•STUDY for "Old Yeller" Test

*Both 6th and 7th grade will test over novels on Tuesday.
*AR is due May 16th!

Thursday, April 26

6th grade:
•5th and 7th hours will finish reading "Dogsong" and complete the writing activity from yesterday
•3rd and 4th hours will review "Dogsong" and make up work

7th grade:
•Take the AR test over "Old Yeller"
•Rewrite Vocabulary terms for test
•Go over study guide (Test will be on Monday)

*AR is due May 16th

Wednesday, April 25

6th grade:
•Read Chapter 14 with a partner
•Writing Activity:  Rewrite Chapter 14 with your partner

7th grade:
•Read Chapters 15 and 16 (Finish it.....yeah!)
•Writing Activity:  Write a different ending to the story in which either:
  -Old Yeller is not infected with rabies and doesn't have to be killed or
  -Travis is infected with rabies.

*AR is due May 16th
*Last book order is due May 4th

Tuesday, April 24

6th grade:
•Read Chapter 13 of "Dogsong"
•Complete the Vocabulary activity
•Reading Comprehension activity

7th grade:
•Read Chapters 13 and 14 of "Old Yeller"
•"Into the Present" writing activity

*AR is due May 16th

Monday, April 23

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 31 Spelling Pre-test (lists below)
•Go to the library
•Make-up work
•AR

*AR is due May 16th.

6th:
freight
receipt
yield
review
belief
eighty
brief
ceiling
neither
foreign
shield
diesel
reign
fiery
conceit
veil
grief
relieve
seize
leisure

7th:
application
appropriate
arrival
attitude
opportunity
commute
accusation
irritate
allergy
corrupt
approximate
appetite
attach
attire
opponent
commercial
attain
irrigate
alliance
corrode

Friday, April 20

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 29 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*AR is due May 16th

Thursday, April 19

6th grade:
•Afternoon classes to the track; morning classes to take SS assessments and read AR

7th grade:
•Read Chapters 11 and 12 of "Old Yeller"
•Complete Chapters 10-12 Comprehension Questions

Wednesday, April 18

6th grade:
•Read Chapter 13 of "Dogsong"
•Complete the vocabulary crossword
•Reading Comprehension Lesson 7

Tuesday, April 17

6th grade:
•Problem Solving Activity with a partner:
-plan what you would take on a month-long dogsledding trip

7th grade:
•Most students were taking the Science Assessments. Remaining students received extra AR time

Monday, April 16

6th grade:
•Unit 29 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Read chapters 11 and 12 of "Dogsong"
•Literary Analysis Activity

7th grade:
•Unit 29 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Read Chapter 10
•Peer Review
•Problem Solving Activity

6th:
preview
prehistoric
prohibit
permanent
permission
proceed
project
profession
progress
predict
prepare
promise
prepaid
persuade
product
persist
perfume
prospect
previous
process

7th:
blizzard
hurricane
satellite
bulletin
cancellation
possibility
forbidding
allotted
misspell
credited
professor
exaggerate
medallion
villain
gossiping
challenge
equipped
necessary
abbreviate
dissimilar

Thursday, April 12

6th grade:
•Read Chapter 10 of "Dogsong"
•Strategic Reading
•Chapters 6-10 Comprehension Questions

7th grade:
•Read Chapter 9 of "Old Yeller"
•Chapters 7-9 Comprehension Questions

Wednesday, April 11

6th grade:
•Read Chapters 8 and 9 of "Dogsong"
•Story Figurative Language Activity
•AR

7th grade:
•Read Chapter 8 of "Old Yeller"
•Research what type of dog Old Yeller was and write five facts about that breed
•AR

Monday, April 9

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 28 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Go to the library
•AR

6th:
performance
audience
appearance
entrance
silence
appreciate
desperate
sentence
celebrate
absence
fortunate
violence
allowance
instance
associate
difference
separate
influence
importance
considerate

7th:
Cheddar
cantaloupe
tangerine
mayonnaise
sardine
scallion
currant
copper
attic
magnet
seltzer
bologna
frankfurter
pheasant
badminton
limerick
cologne
bronze
mall
spruce

Thursday, April 5

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 27 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•Make up any reading or assignments over novels
•AR

Wednesday, April 4

6th grade:
•Define Chapters 6-10 Vocabulary
•Read Chapter 7

7th grade:
•Chapters 4-6 Comprehension Questions
•Read Chapter 7

Tuesday, April 3

6th grade:
•Students who were testing yesterday will make up work
•Strategic Reading, Chapters 1-5 of "Dogsong"
•AR

7th grade:
•Chapters 4-6 Vocabulary Activity
•Read Chapter 6 of "Old Yeller"
•AR

Monday, April 2

6th grade:
•Unit 27 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Finish reading Chapter 4 of "Dogsong" and begin Chapter 5
•Chapters 1-5 Comprehension Questions

7th grade:
•Unit 27 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Read Chapter 5
•Write a 1/2 page summary over Chapters 1-5

6th:
disease
experiment
discovery
disable
international
dishonest
export
experience
interrupt
extreme
exhaust
distress
expand
extent
disturb
interfere
disguise
discourage
expensive
interview

7th:
probable
reliable
available
incredible
desirable
divisible
flexible
knowledgeable
miserable
edible
audible
eligible
memorable
perishable
believable
durable
permissible
adjustable
indestructible
acceptable

Friday, March 30

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 26 Spelling Test
•Begin 4th quarter Reading Journal
•AR
•Finish any assigned reading over "Dogsong" or "Old Yeller"

Thursday, March 29

6th grade:
•Finish reading Chapter 3 of "Dogsong"
•Read Chapter 4
•Reading Comprehension Activity
•Critical-Creative Thinking Activity

7th grade:
•Chapters 1-3 Comprehension Questions
•Read Chapter 4 of "Old Yeller"

Wednesday, March 28

6th grade:
•Go over background information sheet over "Dogsong"
•Read Chapters 2 and 3 of "Dogsong"

7th grade:
•Rabies research
•Read Chapters 2 and 3 of "Old Yeller"

Monday, March 26

6th grade:
•Unit 26 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Go to the library
•Define vocabulary terms from Chapters 1-5 of "Dogsong"

7th grade:
•Unit 26 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Go to the library
•Define vocabulary terms from Chapters 1-3 of "Old Yeller"

6th:
pianos
cellos
solos
altos
sopranos
staffs
stereos
potatoes
halves
chiefs
echoes
calves
studios
shelves
ratios
volcanoes
loaves
wolves
heroes
scarves

7th:
dictionary
appendix
dependable
contradict
expense
pendulum
prediction
suspense
compensation
dictation
suspend
diction
dictator
verdict
impending
dispense
predicament
pension
pendant
penthouse

Week of March 12-16

6th grade:
•State Assessments!
•AR
•Watch "The Black Stallion" (if back in class)

7th grade:
•Watch "Swiss Family Robinson"
•AR

*AR is due March 14th!!!

Week of March 5-9

6th grade:
•Assessment practice tests
•Review for state assessments
•AR

7th grade:
•State assessments!

*AR is due March 14th!

Friday, March 2

6th grade:
•Dr. Seuss activities
•Reading Journals
•AR

7th grade:
•STATE ASSESSMENT PREP!!!
•Study prefixes and suffixes over weekend!

*AR is due March 14th!

Thursday, March 1

6th grade:
•Inferences Review (State Assessment prep)
•AR

7th grade:
•State Assessment Practice Tests
•Go over and discuss together

*AR is due March 14th!

Wednesday, February 29

6th grade:
•Summarizing Review (State assessment prep)
•AR

7th grade:
•State Assessment Practice Tests
•Go over and discuss together

*AR is due March 14th!

Tuesday, February 28

6th and 7th grade:
•Prefix/Suffix Peer Tutor
•Prefix/Suffix Test

*AR is due March 14th!

Monday, February 27

6th and 7th grade:
•Play Prefix/Suffix Review game (these MUST be memorized for assessments!!!)

7th grade:
•Prefix/Suffix Crossword Puzzle (due tomorrow)

6th grade:
•Word Meaning Practice worksheet (due tomorrow)

*AR is due March 14th!

Friday, February 24

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 25 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR
•Prefix/Suffix Practice

*AR is due march 14th!

Thursday, February 23

6th and 7th grade:
•Play Prefix/Suffix game to review
•P/S Practice Activity
•MAKE-UP work!

*AR is due March 14th!
*Book orders are due February 24th!

Wednesday, February 22

6th and 7th grade:
•Begin Prefixes and Suffixes
•Go over P/S and definitions
•Play P/S matching game
•P/S Practice activity (due tomorrow)

*AR is due March 14th!!!

Tuesday, February 21

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 25 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Go to the library
•AR

6th:
glacier
motion
pressure
direction
caution
partial
ancient
polish
station
shallow
official
edition
musician
mention
mission
portion
session
selfish
establish
cushion

7th:
correspond
arrangement
illegible
assortment
irregular
illiterate
attempt
accustomed
immature
irresponsible
arrest
illogical
irreparable
immeasurable
irresistible
accompany
immobilize
irreplaceable
assignment
illegal

Friday, February 17

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 23 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*AR is due March 14th.
*Book orders are due February 24th.

Thursday, February 16

6th and 7th grade:
•Text Structure Test
•AR

*Study for Spelling Test (it's tomorrow!)
*AR is due March 14th.
*Book orders are due February 24th.

Wednesday, February 15

6th and 7th grade:
•Review Text Structures
•Make a study guide
•STUDY for the Text Structure test tomorrow!!

*AR is due March 14th
*Book orders are due February 24th

Tuesday, February 14

6th and 7th grade:
•Play Text Structure Battleship game online (link below)
•Text Structure valentine activity

www.quia.com/ba/99066.html

*AR is due March 14th!
*Book orders are due February 24th!

Monday, February 13

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 23 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Text Taking Tips over Text Structure
•Text Structure test-taking tip practice

*AR is due March 14th!

6th:
brilliant
excellent
enjoyable
evident
visible
lovable
passable
ignorant
impossible
noticeable
workable
fragrant
client
washable
gallant
agent
hesitant
capable
considerable
responsible

7th:
cylinder
gauge
circuit
guarantee
vacuum
livelihood
nuisance
prior
consequence
tongue
asthma
tortoise
biscuit
beige
scholar
campaign
bureau
bough
emperor
raspberry

Friday, February 10

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 22 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*AR is due March 14th!

Thursday, February 9

6th and 7th grade:
•Text Structure Sorting Activity
•Text Structure Practice (due tomorrow)
•AR

*AR is due March 14th.
*Unit 22 Spelling Test tomorrow!

Wednesday, February 8

6th and 7th grade:
•Make up Text Structure examples:
-share with class
-class identifies which TS is being used
•Text Structure Practice (due tomorrow)

*AR is due March 14th!

Tuesday, February 7

6th and 7th grade:
•Begin Text Structure:
-take notes
-classroom discussion
-Text Structure Practice (due tomorrow)

*AR is due March 14th!

Monday, February 6

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 22 Spelling Pre-test (words below)
•Go to the library
•Propaganda Quiz

6th:
advertise
attractive
image
recognize
descriptive
usage
criticize
realize
percentage
college
positive
exercise
organize
courage
storage
civilize
protective
advantage
modernize
sausage

7th:
igloo
parka
tundra
walrus
landscape
kayak
sleigh
moccasin
sketch
hickory
raccoon
skunk
easel
waffle
mammoth
coleslaw
chipmunk
decoy
squash
monsoon

Friday, February 3

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 21 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR
•Study Propaganda notes

*Propaganda quiz on Monday.
*AR is due March 14th.

Thursday, February 2

6th and 7th grade:
•Review Propaganda Techniques
•"Sell It With Propaganda" activity:
-choose an advertisement from a magazine
-identify techniques used
-complete worksheet
-turn in with ad stapled to back
•AR

*AR is due March 14th!

Wednesday, February 1

6th and 7th grade:
•Begin Propaganda/Persuasive Techniques (take notes)
•Go over advertising examples together
•Fact and Opinion Practice:
-6th: "Discovery Rocks: Scientific World"
-7th: "Believe It or Not"

*AR is due March 14th!

Tuesday, January 31

6th and 7th grade:
•Figurative Language Test in all classes

*AR is due March 14th!

Monday, January 30

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 21 Spelling Pre-test (words below)
•Analogy Practice
•Review Figurative Language terms and exampls (TEST tomorrow!!!)

*AR is due March 14th!

7th:
antiseptic
adhesive
administer
absorb
adequate
adept
abnormal
postpone
admission
postscript
adviser
administration
abuse
absolve
absolute
antonym
adjustment
antifreeze
postgraduate
postdate

6th:
consumer
control
constitution
comment
confront
compete
conference
computer
conflict
commotion
conquer
content
concert
contact
confirm
composition
conversation
community
contest
complicate

Friday, January 27

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 20 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*AR is due March 14th!

Thursday, January 26

6th grade:
•Simile/Metaphor 4-Square
•Analogy Practice

7th grade:
•Review Figurative Language Fan
•Personification Practice
•Hyperbole Practice

*AR is due March 14th!

Wednesday, January 25

6th grade:
•Finish and turn in mini posters
•Make a figurative language comic

7th grade:
•Complete and turn in figurative language poster
•Make a Figurative Language flip chart

*AR is due March 14th!

Tuesday, January 24

6th grade:
•Make a mini poster with examples of a simile, metaphor and analogy; draw a literal picture of each
•Simile/Metaphor practice activity

7th grade:
•Make a poster:
-make up an example for each of the figures of speech we've studied
-draw a picture of each examples literal meaning
•Personification and Hyperbole practice activity

Monday, January 23

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 20 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Go to the library
•AR

*Book orders are due January 27th.
*AR is due March 14th.

6th:
instruct
instruction
graduate
graduation
confuse
confusion
conclude
conclusion
oppose
opposition
explode
explosion
affect
affection
suggest
suggestion
discuss
discussion
except
exception

7th:
contrast
institute
statue
projector
reject
portable
objective
obstacle
superstition
transport
reporter
inject
circumstance
stanza
interjection
porter
adjective
deport
subjective
statute

Friday, January 20

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 19 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

6th grade will also correct test over "My First Dive with the Dolphins"

Thursday, January 19

6th grade
•Online Figurative Language games
•Check Simile Practice

7th grade:
•Online Figurative Language games
•Onomatopoeia Practice
•Idiom Practice

*Spelling Bee is January 24th!
*AR is due March 14th!

Wednesday, January 18

6th grade:
•Take notes over Similes, Metaphors, and Analogies
•Simile practice
•AR

7th grade:
•Take notes over Similes, Metaphors, Analogies, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, Personification, and Idioms
•Simile and Metaphor practice
•AR

*Spelling Bee is January 24th!
*AR is due March 14th!

Tuesday, January 17

6th grade:
•Test over "My First Dive with the Dolphins" and Author's Purpose and Point-of-View
•AR

7th grade:
•Test over "A Retrieved Reformation" and Author's Purpose and Point-of-View
•AR

*Spelling Bee is January 24th.
*AR is due March 14th.

Monday, January 16

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 19 Spelling Pre-test (lists below)
•Make a study guide for the test over "A Retrieved Reformation" (7th) and "My First Dive with the Dolphins" (6th)

*Spelling Bee is January 24th.
*AR is due March 14th.

6th:
construct
construction
connect
connection
combine
combination
cooperate
cooperation
attract
attraction
admire
admiration
situate
situation
examine
examination
contribute
contribution
explore
exploration

7th:
harmony
harmonious
adapt
adaptation
inspiration
inspire
excellence
excel
imposition
impose
genetic
gene
academy
academic
variety
various
narrative
narrate
disposition
dispose

Friday, January 13

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 17 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR
•Make-up work

*Spelling Bee is January 24th!

Thursday, January 12

6th grade:
•Responding Options (pp. 73 and 74):
-from Personal Response to Critical Analysis (#'s 1-6)
-Literary Concepts
-Words to Know
•Finish Author's Purpose activity from yesterday

7th grade:
•Responding Options (pp. 35 and 36):
-from Personal Response to Critical Analysis (#'s 1-6)
-Literary Concepts
-Words to Know

*Spelling Bee is January 24th!

Wednesday, January 11

6th grade:
•Author's Purpose questions over "My First Dive..."
•Author's Purpose Book order activity

7th grade:
•Author's Purpose questions over "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Author's Purpose Sorting Activity

Tuesday, January 10

6th grade:
•Reading Skillbuilder
•Strategic Reading
•Story Map over "My First Dive with the Dolphins"

7th grade:
•Spelling Skillbuilder
•Strategic Reading
•Story Organizer over "A Retrieved Reformation"

*Spelling Bee is January 24th!

Monday, January 9

6th grade:
•Unit 17 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Go to the library
•AR

7th grade:
•Unit 17 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Go to the library
•Author's Purpose quick quiz
•AR

*Spelling Bee is January 24th!

6th grade:
company
success
position
problem
policy
difficult
document
quality
surprise
physical
crisis
awake
example
ignore
accept
parallel
admiral
desire
garage
ambulance

7th grade:
nucleus
nuclei
bacterium
bacteria
analysis
analyses
diagnosis
diagnoses
criterion
criteria
datum
data
thesis
theses
fungus
fungi
oasis
oases
cactus
cacti

Friday, January 6

6th grade:
•Finish reading the story "My First Dive with the Dolphins"
•Complete KWL chart and research any questions left unanswered
•Reading Journals

7th grade:
•Finish reading "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Answer the two writing prompts on board
•Reading Journals

*Spelling Bee is January 24th. Sign up with Mrs. Tucker and get a study list.

Thursday, January 5

6th grade:
•Write story vocabulary
•Preview the story "My First Dive with the Dolphins"
•Begin a KWL chart over Dolphins
•Begin reading the story

7th grade:
•Write story vocabulary
•Preview the story "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Begin reading the story

*School Spelling Bee is scheduled for January 24th at 8:30.

Wednesday, January 4

6th grade:
•Discuss and take notes over Author's Purpose and Point-of-View
•Discuss examples of Author's Purpose
•Receive new AR goals and restroom/drink passes
•AR

7th grade:
•Pre-test over Author's Purpose and Point-of-View (check it)
•Discuss and take notes over Author's Purpose and Point-of-View
•Receive new AR goals and restroom/drink passes
•AR