Monday, April 1st, 2013Objectives: W.6.8.1 – different kinds of

sentences; W.6.8.5 – effective use of the parts of speech

Essential Question: Can I apply what I know about grammar to any sentence?

Monday, April 1 st ~ English Agenda

WN – What are the eight parts of speech? List them in your writer’s notebook.

Continue with Benchmark Preparation – only 5 more days!!

Lines from Lucy – watch video and complete the grammar practice with lines from the show.

*PreAP – read Non-fiction text by the end of this month (with AR test)

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013Objectives – Library / Spelling – W.6.8.7. – Spell all words correctly in writingEssential question – What spelling strategies will be helpful to me in my writing?What reading strategies do I need to be a successful reader or user of media?

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 ~ English AgendaWN: What graphic organizers

do you use to begin your writing prompts? Does it depend on the writing prompt or do you always

use the same one?

Review answers to “Lines from Lucy” grammar activity

tomorrow in class

Turn in for grade tomorrow

-Library Day – Be sure to bring your books!!

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

Objectives – All reading standards

Essential questions – How can I improve my reading strategies? What can I do to improve my scores on the reading test?

Wednesday, April 3rd ~ English AgendaWN - Grammar Girl Podcast – How to Use Transition Words(Episode 226) – add to grammar tips

Practice Assessment – textbook pages 138-143from “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry

More Benchmark style Test Prep – pages 444-449 of textbook…Poems “Jenny Kissed Me”, “The Cloud-Mobile”, and “Fog”

*PreAP – Read Non-fiction text – be sure to let Mrs. Hull know when you have completed and taken an AR test

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

Objectives: All reading standards

Essential questions: How can I improve my reading strategies? What can I do to improve my scores on the reading test?

Thursday, April 4th ~ English Agenda

WN: What do you plan to take next year as your 9th grade electives? List them in order of importance…

Reading Passage Benchmark Prep – Review of one completed in class yesterday.

If time available: complete assessment on pages 592-597 “I Choose Schooling”

*PreAP – Read Non-Fiction text

Friday, April 5th, 2013

…Reading strategy practice – pages 63-67

Benchmark next week!

Get plenty of rest this weekend – please go to bed early Sunday and

Monday night and plan for a healthy and nutritious breakfast Tuesday

morning!

Friday, April 6th, 2012

Objectives: All reading and/or writing standards

Essential questions: How can I improve my reading/writing strategies? What can I do to improve my scores on the reading and the writing tests?

Friday, April 5th, 2013WN: What can you imagine will be the topic for your writing prompt next week? How will you write to meet the requirements? Choose a topic randomly from your bingo sheet to write for 5 minutes on as you would for the benchmark NEXT WEEK!

Read the passage on page 742 and answer the M/C questions #1-12

Complete Vocabulary Skills questions #1-14 p. 745

Writing Strategies questions #1-5 p. 746Also, Write a complete essay as assigned on page 747…follow all directions and write on 2 pages of paper