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