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September 19, 2011September 19, 2011
HomeworkHomework Spelling 3 times Spelling 3 times
eacheach Literature pg 14 # Literature pg 14 #
1 and 51 and 5
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Spelling pg 18Spelling pg 18
September 20, 2011September 20, 2011
HomeworkHomeworkSpelling pg 19Spelling pg 19
Quiz Thursday!Quiz Thursday!Literature pg 14 # 2 Literature pg 14 # 2 and 6and 6Summer Reading Summer Reading Test Friday!Test Friday!
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Journal Entry #4Journal Entry #4
Think of a time when Think of a time when you couldnyou couldn’’t get t get something you something you
wanted. How did you wanted. How did you feel and how did you feel and how did you handle the situationhandle the situation
September 21, 2011September 21, 2011
HomeworkHomeworkSpelling pg 20Spelling pg 20
Quiz Tomorrow!Quiz Tomorrow!Literature pg 14 Literature pg 14 #3,4, 7 and 8#3,4, 7 and 8SRT Friday!SRT Friday!
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Literary ElementsLiterary Elements
September 22, 2011September 22, 2011
HomeworkHomeworkSRT tomorrow!SRT tomorrow!Literary Element Literary Element Quiz MondayQuiz Monday
Do Now Do Now Spelling pg 21Spelling pg 21Spelling QuizSpelling Quiz
September 27, 2011September 27, 2011
HomeworkHomework Spelling pg 27Spelling pg 27 Vocabulary pg 32Vocabulary pg 32 Test Next Tuesday!Test Next Tuesday!
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Literature pg 14 Literature pg 14
Personal Response Personal Response and Literary and Literary
Element QuestionsElement Questions
The Treasure of Lemon BrownThe Treasure of Lemon Brown
Walter Dean MyersWalter Dean Myers
Setting-used to enhance the overall Setting-used to enhance the overall atmosphere and feeling of the story. atmosphere and feeling of the story. Tenement in Harlem, the inner city. Cool Tenement in Harlem, the inner city. Cool rainy windy gloomy night.rainy windy gloomy night.
Greg Ridley- 14 year old African American Greg Ridley- 14 year old African American boy who is not doing so well in Math. His boy who is not doing so well in Math. His father lectures him constantly until one father lectures him constantly until one night he leaves and ends up at Lemon night he leaves and ends up at Lemon BrownBrown’’s to learn a great lesson about life.s to learn a great lesson about life.
Lemon Brown- old man who is homeless and Lemon Brown- old man who is homeless and stays in an abandoned tenement in Harlem. stays in an abandoned tenement in Harlem. He use to sing the blues until he had no He use to sing the blues until he had no troubles to sing about. His career ended. He troubles to sing about. His career ended. He had a son and a wife but they died. His had a son and a wife but they died. His biggest treasures are an old harmonica and biggest treasures are an old harmonica and newspaper clippingsnewspaper clippings
Theme: Every person has a treasure, and Theme: Every person has a treasure, and parentsparents’’ hopes and expectations for, and hopes and expectations for, and pride in, their childpride in, their child’’s education are a kind of s education are a kind of treasuretreasure
SummarySummary
Greg RidleyGreg Ridley’’s father has forbidden him s father has forbidden him to play basketball until his math grades to play basketball until his math grades improve. Greg leaves the house and improve. Greg leaves the house and seeks shelter in the seeks shelter in the ““homehome”” of homeless of homeless person Lemon Brown, who shares his person Lemon Brown, who shares his treasures and memories with Greg. As treasures and memories with Greg. As a result of this encounter, Greg comes a result of this encounter, Greg comes to a better understanding of his fatherto a better understanding of his father’’s s wishes for him.wishes for him.
September 28, 2011September 28, 2011
HomeworkHomework Literature pg 68 #1 Literature pg 68 #1
and 5and 5 Spelling pg 28Spelling pg 28 Vocabulary pg 33Vocabulary pg 33
Quiz on BOTH Friday!!Quiz on BOTH Friday!! GET SRT SLIP GET SRT SLIP
SIGNED!!!!!!SIGNED!!!!!!
Do Now Do Now Pg 14 # 9 and 10Pg 14 # 9 and 10 Pg 61 defintionsPg 61 defintions
September 29, 2011September 29, 2011
HomeworkHomework Literature pg 68 #2 Literature pg 68 #2
and 6and 6 Spelling pg 29Spelling pg 29 Vocabulary pg 34Vocabulary pg 34
Quiz tomorrow!Quiz tomorrow!
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Journal Journal
FREE WRITEFREE WRITE
September 30, 2011September 30, 2011
HomeworkHomework Literature pg 68 Finish Literature pg 68 Finish
questionsquestions Test on Literature Test on Literature
stories and definitions stories and definitions TuesdayTuesday
C.H.S.E.E preparation C.H.S.E.E preparation starting Monday! starting Monday!
Do NowDo Now Lit pg 68 Literary Lit pg 68 Literary
Element questionsElement questions
October 3, 2011October 3, 2011
HomeworkHomework Spelling Unit 4 words Spelling Unit 4 words
3 times each3 times each TEST TOMORROW ON TEST TOMORROW ON
LITERATURE!!!LITERATURE!!!
Do Now Do Now C.H.S.E.EC.H.S.E.E
October 4, 2011October 4, 2011
HomeworkHomework Spelling pg 27Spelling pg 27 Quiz FridayQuiz Friday Bring Grammar text Bring Grammar text
tomorrow!!tomorrow!!
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Mother and Daughter
Gary Soto
Protagonists: Yollie Moreno, a pretty, intelligent eighth-grader, and Mrs. Moreno, Yollie’s mother.
Conflicts: Yollie and Mrs. Moreno face internal conflict as they try to reconcile Yollie’s present needs and Mrs. Moreno’s hopes for Yollie’s future. External conflict not having money to get what they want.
Tone: goes from humorous to sad at the beginning of the story, but the overall tone is hopeful. Mrs. Moreno is a survivor, and she has taught Yollie to be a survivor too.
Theme: However poor one is, one can always find something to smile about. Mrs. Moreno has great hopes and expectations hopes and expectations for Yollie. She takes pride in her child for Yollie. She takes pride in her child education, that is greater than having education, that is greater than having money.money.
Mrs. Moreno is saving money for her long-term goal of college for Yollie and refuses to spend a penny of it for a new dress for her daughter to wear to a party. Instead, she dyes Yollie’s white summer dress black. At the outdoor party, as she is dancing with Ernie, the boy she has a crush on, it begins to rain. Drying off inside, Yollie is mortified when she sees black dye dripping out of her dress and she runs home. Confronted by how deeply Yollie has been hurt by her attempts at frugality, Mrs. Moreno cries. The next day, after Ernie calls Yollie to ask for a date, Mrs. Moreno takes some of the money she has been saving, and mother and daughter buy a new outfit that will withstand any weather.
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