Week of May 3rd 2010

This week in class we will be finishing up our study of poetry by making poetry books. Pre-AP classes will be writing a book about their 7th grade experiences and general will be writing various forms of poetry such as Haiku, and Limerick.

We will also spend a great deal of time on SOL review, and we will have a last minute "crash course" in test taking skills.

This year has gone by so quickly it's hard to believe that we are already on the downward slope. If you would like to spend some online time practicing for various tests, don't forget to check out the link below.

https://mail.rcs.k12.va.us/owa/redir.aspx?C=804379f452c044a1967f704f33d74af5&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwbmstechtalk.weebly.com%2fsolutions.html


HOMEWORK:

MONDAY- SPELLING, POETRY BOOKS ARE DUE FRIDAY FOR PRE-AP
TUESDAY-POETRY BOOKS ARE DUE TOMORROW FOR GENERAL
WEDNESDAY-NONE
THURSDAY-POETRY BOOKS FOR PRE-AP AND SPELLING FOR ALL
FRIDAY- REST AND BE PREPARED FOR SOL'S NEXT WEEK

CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S SPELLING GAME

http://www.quia.com/jw/382300.html


CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S SPELLING CONTRACT

Week of April 26th 2010

We are getting really close to SOL time!!!!! We have finished our unit on propaganda, and the Novel Tuck Everlasting.


This week we will focus on Poetry! Students will read a variety of poetry and work individually and in groups to analyze and discuss different types of poetry.

CLICK BELOW FOR THIS WEEK'S QUIA GAME
Spelling 27- Using Just Enough Letters- for Quia
http://www.quia.com/hm/655860.html

CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S SPELLING CONTRACT
http://www.classnotesonline.com/uploadfiles/classfiles/class10705/39776Spelling%20Contract%20Lesson%2029-%20Using%20Just%20Enough%20Letters.doc

Homework this week:

Monday- Spelling Contract
Tuesday- None
Wednesday- None
Thursday- Spelling test tomorrow and poetry quiz


If you would like to view last week's Pre-AP Commercials for our propaganda project follow the links below. More Commercials will follow next week!

Week of April 12th

SOLs are almost upon us! Who can believe that? If you want a head start, and you want to practice online, follow the link below

http://www.virginiasol.com/test_grade7.htm

This week in class we will focus on media and propaganda. This will help us prepare for our upcoming brochure/commercial project for Tuck Everlasting. We will also continue to read and discuss the novel.

Homework: Spelling Contract 26
http://www.classnotesonline.com/uploadfiles/classfiles/class10705/39327Spelling%20Contract%20Lesson%2028-%20Latin%20Roots%202.doc

ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!

Week of March 29th

This week we will continue to read and discuss Tuck Everlasting. We will also be writing a "How To" essay. Spelling this week focuses on number prefixes.

HOMEWORK:

MONDAY-Spelling, Tuck Quiz tomorrow
TUESDAY- How To parargraphs and drawings are due tomorrow
WEDNESDAY- Final copies of "How To" essays are due tomorrow. Spelling contract and test.
ThURSDAY- Have a great spring break!

CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S QUIA GAME!
http://www.quia.com/jw/377070.html

CLICK HERE FOR SPELLING 25
http://www.classnotesonline.com/uploadfiles/classfiles/class10705/38968Spelling%20Contract%20Lesson%2027-%20Number%20Prefixes-One.doc

EGG TEMPLATE LINK
http://www.momsbreak.com/printable/easter/freeblankEasterEggtemplate.shtml

VozMe

Week of March 22nd

This week all calsses will begin reading Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit. This exciting fantasy story is full of action, adventure and romance! We will coninue sentence diagramming and hopefully will finish up by the end of the week. There is a new spelling "Think-Tac-Toe" this nine weeks with some very exciting new options. Several of these new options involve technology, so I have included links at the top of this page to help you get started.

CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW THINK-TAC-TOE

Fourth Nine Weeks "Think-Tac-Toe"

http://www.classnotesonline.com/uploadfiles/classfiles/class10705/38740Weekly%20Spelling%20Think-Tac-Toe-4th%20Nine%20Weeks.doc

CLICK HERE FOR

Lesson 24 Spelling Contract

http://www.classnotesonline.com/uploadfiles/classfiles/class10705/38739Spelling%20Contract%20Lesson%2026-%20Related%20Words%20Two.doc

CLICK HERE FOR SPELLING 24 GAME

http://www.quia.com/jw/375894.html

Homework this week is the same for all classes.

Sentence diagramming quiz on Thursday

Spelling contract/quiz Friday

Week of March15th

This week in spelling our focus is words from many different cultures! Watch out we have some interesting spelling this week. In grammar we will continue to diagram. This week we will diagram prepositional phrases and compound subjects and verbs. We will review the novel Night and have a test on Thursday, so begin studying early!

Homework:

Monday- Spelling, Night test Thursday
Tuesday- Complete Night study guide if not finished in class
Wednesday-Test tomorrow on Night-all novel guides/study guides are due
Thursday- None- Enjoy the long weekend!
Friday- No school

CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S SPELLING CONTRACT
http://www.classnotesonline.com/uploadfiles/classfiles/class10705/38652Spelling%20Contract%20Lesson%2025-%20Words%20from%20Many%20Cultures.doc

CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S QUIA SPELLING GAME

http://www.quia.com/hm/628854.html

CLICK HERE FOR NIGHT STUDY GUIDE
http://www.classnotesonline.com/uploadfiles/classfiles/class10705/38654Night%20Test%20Study%20Guide.doc

In general English this week we will continue our focus on short stories. We will continue to practice making inferences. We will also continue to diagram and our spelling words will also come from many exciting cultures!

Homework:
Only Spelling-enjoy!