Today in Class...10/1

Periods 3/5 and 8/9:
1. Last minute study vocab (5 min)
2. Vocab test
3. "The Great Rat Hunt": short story....What is a memoir?
HW: Catch up

Period 6:
1. Go over vocab review slide show....How did you do?
2. Grade fill-ins
3. Mult. choice review sheet (optional)
4. Free reading Friday time
HW: Journals due next week! (Thurs), Study vocab- Test Mon!

Today in Class...9/30

Periods 3/5 and 8/9:
1. 5 min vocab study time...
2. Vocab test
3. Done with test? Work in purple skills book on the next activity (use your astronaut book to help.)
4. The end of the book....Chapter 12- Let's listen together!
HW: Finish Ch 12 with notes
Free reading Friday tomorrow!

Period 6:
1. Grade your syn/ants
2. Vocab review slideshow (computer lab)
HW: Vocab test MONDAY, vocab fill ins (mult. choice optional review)
Free reading Friday tomorrow!

Today in Class...9/29

Periods 3/5 and 8/9: *Take your vocab lists out to look over before review activity!
1. Seating chart changes
2. Vocab review
3. Vocab review sheet...(finish for HW)
4. Outsiders Chapter discuss...
5. Purple books...more words commonly confused
HW: Study for vocab test (tomorrow), Read Chapter 11 (No notes! :)
Reminder: Outsiders novel test Wednesday

Period 6:
1. Seating chart changes
2. "The Moocher" partner task
3. Vocab practice
HW: Finish vocab
Vocab test

Today in Class...9/28

Periods 3/5 and 8/9:
1. Integrity..."The Moocher" group task
2. Quick quiz...Outsiders Chs 6-9
3. Purple skills book
HW: Chapter 10 with notes
Vocab test Thursday
*Outsiders novel test coming up next week! (Wed)

Period 6:
1. What is INTEGRITY?
2. Short story..."The Moocher" and group task
HW: Remember journal due date! Coming up!

Today in Class...9/27

Periods 3/5 and 8/9:
1. Integrity: Short story..."The Moocher"
2. Punks and Jocks double bubble
3. Discuss Ch's 7 & 8
4. New skills book
HW: Chapter 9 Outsiders with notes

Period 6:
1. Punks and Jocks..discuss
2. Sentence variety...con.
3. Next vocab sentences
HW: Vocab sentences

Today in Class...9/24

Period 3/5:
1. Who is S.E. Hinton? (go over partner work)
2. FREE READING FRIDAY TIME! :)
3. Outsiders quizzes back...go over
4. Writing folders (organize and reflect)
HW: Chapters 7 and 8 due Monday, with notes

Period 6:
1. Have vocab sentences out ready to hand in
2. "Punks and Jocks"- 20/20 episode (video)
Can a Greaser/Soc conflict happen today?
HW: Finish Punks and Jocks questions and ddbl bubble map on back

Period 8/9:
1. Who is S.E. Hinton? (go over partner work)
2. FREE READING FRIDAY TIME! :)
3. "Punks and Jocks" (video)...a real life Greasers/Soc conflict..Can it happen today?
HW: Chapters 7 and 8 due Monday, with notes

Today in Class...9/22

Periods 3/5 and 8/9:
1. How can I combine new vocabulary AND sentence variety to make effective sentences?
2. "Nothing Gold Can Stay"...What does this Frost guy mean?
HW: Finish vocab sentences, Chapter 6 Outsiders with notes

Period 6:
1. Handbacks: How do I need to improve my vocab sentences?
2 Vocab continued (11-20)
HW: Submit 1 journal choice by Friday

Bonus 1!

What is the significance of this picture, as it relates to The Outsiders?

What is the poem that goes with it?

How does this relate to the theme of the book?

Submit answer to Mrs. Law by Monday, September 27th and receive 5 bonus points! First three answers receive a prize!

Today in Class...9/21

Periods 3/5 and 8/9:
1. Outsiders quiz Chapters 1-5....Any last minute questions? Comments?
2. Odds n' Ends: (Discuss chapters, vocab loose ends, sentence variety)
3. SRI (computer lab)...What is your current reading level? Try your best!
HW: Catch up! (sentence variety, vocab, Outsiders reading,...)

Period 6:
1. SRI: What is your current reading level?
2. Bring free reading book or journal options to lab for when you are finished.
HW: Journal?

Today in Class...9/17

Periods 3/5 and 8/9:
1. Sentence variety...whiteboards
2. Free reading Friday!
HW: Chapter 4 with notes due Monday

Period 6:
1. Free reading Friday!
HW: Journal?

Today in Class...9/16

Periods 3/5 and 8/9:
1. Chapters 1-3 Outsiders..."The ball of knowledge"
2. (Period 8- finish vocab) (Period 3- Outsiders reading)
3. Lit elements PRE-Quiz
4. Period 9: Chapter 4 reading together time
HW: Chapter 4 Outsiders with notes due Monday
*Have free reading book tomorrow for FREE READING FRIDAY!

Period 6:
1. Journals (con.)
2. Lit elements PRE-quiz
3. vocab elmo share
HW: Bring free reading book for FREE READING FRIDAY, Journal?

Today in Class...9/15

Period 3/5: HAVE VOCAB HW OUT AND READY TO HAND IN
1. Chapter 3 notes...
2. Chapter 3 (Outsiders) reading time
3. Vocab 11-20
4. Character posters...share
HW: Chapter 3 with notes due tomorrow

Period 6:
1. Finish vocabulary
2. Vocab hw time
3. Journals
HW: Vocab Draw 5, Write 5

Period 8/9: Have vocab hw out and ready to hand in
1. Share on the Elmo
2. Vocab 11-20
3. Character posters (finish and present)
4. Outsiders reading time
HW: Chapter 3 Outsiders with notes due tomorrow

Today in Class...9/14

Period 3/5:
1. Punks and Jocks..con.
2. Your first vocabulary list! (First 10 words)
3. Quick quiz (Chs 1 and 2)
4. Revolving group posters
HW: Chapter 3 with notes due Thurs, Draw 5 write 5

Period 6:
1. Finish genre notes
2. Your first vocab list! (First 10 words)
HW: Draw 5, write 5 vocab due Thurs

Period 8/9:
1. Finish vocab
2. Quick quiz (Chs 1 & 2)
3. Revolving group posters
HW: Chapter 3 with notes due Thurs, Draw 5 write 5 Vocab

Today in Class...9/10

Period 3/5: (Have "Me Essays" ready to hand in)
1. Team orientation meeting
2. Organize binders and materials check
3. Free reading books...Library (remember your favorite genre!)

HW: Finish The Outsiders Chapter 1 with character notes

Period 6:
What are the types of genre in literature?
1. Genre notes

HW: "Me essay" final copies due Monday

Period 8/9: (Have Me essays ready to hand in!)
1. Materials check/ binder sections
2. Free reading books (library)...Remember your favorite genre!
3. Change in seating chart...new seats
4. Finish Outsiders background notes
5. Begin The Outsiders!

Hw: Finish Chapter 1 with character notes

Today in Class...9/9

Periods 3/5 and 8/9: (Have signed info sheets ready to hand in...Due today!)

What was the culture of the 60's?
1. Finish Genre notes
2. The Outsiders background
3. Agree/Disagree?
4. (Period 3/5...start our first novel...The Outsiders)

HW: Me Essays due tomorrow
Materials due tomorrow (See me if there is a problem)

Period 6: (info sheets ready to hand in..due today!)
1. Finish looking at Mrs. Law's sample essay
2. Rough draft writing time

HW: Me essays due MONDAY (note change)
Materials due tomorrow

Today in Class...9/8

Periods 3/5 and 8/9:
What are some ways to make your writing more interesting?
What are the types of genre in literature?
1. Have pre-writing packets out...Starting "Me Essays"
2. "Me Essay" writing time
3. Types of Genre in Literature
HW: Materials due Friday
"Me Essays" due Friday
info sheets tomorrow

Period 6:
What can you tell me about yourself?
What can we do to make our writing more interesting?
1. Pre-writing packet
2. "Me Essay"
HW: Materials and "Me Essay" due Friday
Info sheet signed by tomorrow