Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Discuss paper Bag Book Report; Analyzing a Painting
Homework Reminder: LWB (Literature Workbook), “After Twenty Years,” p. 127-130. Do all activities in the blue shaded areas. This is due Friday.
Don't forget your reading log on Friday!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Journal Entry: None. Take out a sheet of paper and draw boxes like the example on the board.
Classwork: Do “probable passage” activity for “After Twenty Years.” Gist Statement: Summarize what you think this story is about. Three Questions: Write three questions you would ask to find out more about this story. You may write these questions as you are doing your summary. View video segment, "Rise of gangs in New York City."
Homework: LWB (Literature Workbook), “After Twenty Years,” p. 127-130. Do all activities in the blue shaded areas. This is due Friday. Remember to turn in your reading log on Friday also.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Mr. Garner will have a sub today. Students will read "The Neverending Story" and "Zoe in the Read World. There will be no homework.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Journal Entry #17: Pass-Around Story; Students who were absent should write a one-page story using at least one of the thesaurus words in each sentence.
Classwork: Write and share pass-around stories; Get first instructions for the paper bag book report.
Homework: None. Have a great weekend!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Journal Entry #16: Think of your favorite television program.  Convince your reader that this is the best program on television in one full page.
Classwork: Share journal entries; Review homework from Tuesday night – “Four Skinny Trees.”
Homework: None. Don’t forget tomorrow’s Reading Log.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Journal Entry #15: List at least 25 words from the thesaurus posters that describe yourself.
Classwork: “A Star is Born,” (adjective activity). Group members are responsible for materials as follows:
Facilitator – Marker Set (8 Markers)
Recorder – Scissors (2)
Reporter – Stars (2)
Encourager – Paper (Clean up and returns scraps.)
Homework: None. Don’t forget Friday’s Reading Log.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Journal Entry: None. Take out a sheet of paper for your conjunction quiz.
Classwork: Conjunction quiz for classes that did not do it yesterday; “In Other Words,” Groups will use a thesaurus to list many meanings of common words on posters.
Homework: LWB (Literature Workbook), “Four Skinny Trees,” p. 72. Do all activities in the blue shaded areas. This is due tomorrow.

Monday September 20, 2010

Journal Entry #14: You have been chosen to travel to a newly discovered planet to represent Earth to the inhabitants there. You must choose three items to take with you as gifts. Describe each item and explain why you selected it. This should be one page in length.
Today's Entry as a Five-Paragraph Essay
1st Paragraph: Explain your mission and list your gifts.
2nd Paragraph: Describe and explain the first gift.
3rd Paragraph: Describe and explain the second gift.
4th Paragraph: Describe and explain the third gift.
5th Paragraph: Conclude by either restating your goals, hopes, excitement, or giving some final words of wisdom.
Classwork: Share journal entries; Conjunction Quiz – F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.
Homework: None.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Journal Entry: None. Get into groups from yesterday and prepare to present your questions and answers from “The Amigo Brothers.”
Classwork: Finish reviewing “Amigo Brothers” questions in groups; “Conjunction Junction” review of conjunctions; Discovery Video – Pendemonium: “Behind Enemy Lines: Coordinating Conjunction.”
Homework: None. Have a great weekend!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Review homework from yesterday (Amigo Brothers); Class Notes 13.4 Conjunctions.
Homework: None. Don’t forget Friday’s Reading Log. Bring your parents to Open House tonight!

Conjunctions - Class Notes 13.4

A coordinating conjunction is a single word used to connect parts of a sentence, such as words or phrases. Some are and, but, or, so, yet, for and nor.

A correlating conjunctions are pairs of words used to connect words or phrases in a sentence. Some are both - and, either - or, neither - nor, and not only - but also. For example: Both New York and Paris are major art centers.

When the parts of a compound subject are joined by or or nor the verb must agree with the nearer part of the subject.
For example:
Neither the twins nor Carla is a good painter.
Neither Carla nor the twins are good painters.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Journal Entry #13: Write a one-page description of your room from a parent’s perspective.
Classwork: Share journal entries; Review homework.
Homework: None. Don’t forget Friday’s Reading Log.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Journal Entry: In your Journal Entry #12, replace the words “I, me, we, us, my and mine” with “it, he, she, him, her, they and them”. Make sure the story still makes sense.
Classwork: Marzano Words: third person limited (2); third person omniscient (3), Read Prentice Hall Literature, pp. 290-298, “The Amigo Brothers.”
Homework: LWB (Literature Workbook), “The Amigo Brothers,” pp. 92-100. Do all activities in the blue shaded areas. This is due tomorrow.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Journal Entry #12: You are a lost item.  Write a page describing yourself, who you belonged to and how you were lost.  Tell us what has happened to you since you became lost.
Classwork: Share Journal Entries; Share Preposition Park Posters, Marzano Words: third person omniscient, third person limited.
Homework: LWB (Literature Workbook), “The Amigo Brothers,” pp. 92-100. Do all activities in the blue shaded areas. This is due on Wednesday.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Continue making your poster. Remember to label at least 10 areas of the park with DIFFERENT prepositional phrases: beside the lake, in the water, across the bridge, near the ticket booth, etc. The list of prepositions is in your class notes in Grammar 13.1.
Homework: Finish your preposition park posters if you did not turn it in today.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: You are to create a poster of a park. Be creative with your idea of a park: recreational park, amusement park, skate park, park with a water spring, or even a golf course. You may create a paint ball park or laser tag park, but you must not draw violence or death. Label at least 10 areas of the park with DIFFERENT prepositional phrases: beside the lake, in the water, across the bridge, near the ticket booth, etc. A list of prepositions is in your class notes in Grammar 13.1.
Homework: Reading Logs are due on Friday.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Journal Entry: None. Use the first 10 minutes of class to prepare your group to present the short story.Classwork: Each group will present their short story with appropriate sound effects. Class Notes: Grammar 13.1, Prepositions and prepositional Phrases.
Homework: None. Don’t forget Friday’s Reading Log.

Prepositions - Class Notes 13.1

A Preposition is a word that relates a noun or a pronoun to some other word in a sentence.

Commonly Used Prepositions

about   at      down   of      to               

above   before  during off     toward

across  behind  for    on      under

after   below   from   out     until

against beneath in     outside up

along   beside  inside over    upon

among   between into   since   with

around  beyond  like   through within

as      by      near   without throughout

Compound Prepositions

according to  aside from  in front of  instead of

across from   because of  in place of  on account of

along with    far from    in spite of  on top of

A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun, which is called the object of the preposition.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Get into groups and share Journal Entry #11; Group Activity.

1. Each person will share their homework story.
2. Group members will share ideas to improve each story by making it funnier, scarier, easier to understand, etc.
3. Each group will pick the story that they think is best to present to the class.

• Facilitators keep group on task.
• Recorders keep notes for presentation in Step 3.
• Reporters will read the story in Step 3.
• Encouragers maintain a positive setting.

Homework: None. Don’t forget to visit www.mrgarner.us to download, print or copy a new reading log for next week.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Journal Entry #11: Write a very short story (an anecdote) about one of your homework excuses from Journal Entry #10.  It should be no less than one page, but no more than two pages long.
Classwork: Share homework stories.
Homework: None tonight. Remember to do your reading log.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Journal Entry #10: List 10 crazy reasons why you couldn’t do your homework.
Classwork: Share journal entries (friendly letters) from yesterday; Quiz on parts of a friendly letter; Demonstrate downloading a journal entry cover.
Homework: None.
Reading Logs are due on Friday.
Journal entries 1-10 are due tomorrow. If you download and print the cover page from my website, you will get 5% extra credit.