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!