Feb.29, 2008

Block B& D:

• Grammar Quiz
• Worked on upcoming projects

Have a great weekend!! Remember that your Alphabetical Autobiographies (rough draft) are dueWednesday, March 5th:)

Grammar Quiz

You are responsible for the following information:

• Identification of all parts of speech
• Pronouns (reflexive & antecedents) usage of correct pronouns in sentences
• Verbs (transitive, intransitive, linking, helping)
• Direct objects

Good luck studying. Please don't freak out about this quiz; if you know the material, it will be a breeze!

Feb.28th

Block B:

• Reading


• Reading Response #4


• Corrected questions "It's All Downhill From Here"


• Introduced 'Personal Impression' letter (handed out rubric and info. sheet)
• Grammar Quiz tomorrow!

Block D:

• Same as above

Quiz is now on Friday...

Hello all,

I hope everyone is enjoying their storm day. I have decided to postpone the quiz until Friday.

I am sure many of you will be disappointed by my decision.

Happy Studying! Ms.F:)

Tuesday, Feb.26th

Block B:

• Copied notes on "subjects & direct objects"
• Discussed notes
• Hand-out on Verbs (discussed)
• worksheet on linking and action verbs (complete for homework)
• Corrected Personal Pronouns sheet
• Grammar Quiz: Parts of Speech (Thursday)
• H.W: Review all grammar notes (print from blog)

Block D:

• Same as above

Descriptive Writing & Personal Pronouns Notes!!

Please take the time to download the follwing notes:
http://www.savefile.com/files/1402812


http://www.savefile.com/files/1402813

http://www.savefile.com/files/1402814

Parts of Speech notes (personal pronouns notes are included in this):

http://www.savefile.com/files/1402827

Monday, Feb.25th

Block B:

• Ind. Reading
• Passed back "Senses" poems
• Reviewed notes on Personal Pronouns (download from this blog)
• Overhead exercise questions 1-8 on personal pronouns

Block D:

• Same as above
• Passed in Descriptive Dictionaries

Friday, Feb.22

Block B:

• Finished working on questions from Language 10 book
• Ind. Reading
• Worked on adjectives/verb sheet -- "The Elephant" -- for homework

Block D:

• Read aloud "It's All Downhill From Here" Language 10.
• Copied & worked on questions from overhead (for homework)
• "Elephant" grammar sheet
• Descriptive Dictonary is due Monday, Feb.25th.

Feb.21

Block B:

• Reading
• Word of the day: diurnal
• Personal Impression notes (overhead)
• Read "It's All Downhill From Here" -- pg.125 Language 10 book
• Copied and worked on questions
• Descriptive Dictionaries are due tomorrow!

Block D:

• Reading
• Overhead: Types of Verbs (exercise)
• Word of the day: quixotic
• Worked on D.D
• Notes on Personal Impressions

Feb.20, 2008

Block B:

• Reading & Reading Response(#3)
• Passed out and went over Descriptive Dictionary rubric
• Pronouns notes (copied from overhead)
• Worked on D.D -- Due: Friday (with rough draft)

Block D:

• Reading & Reading Response #3
• Corrected grammar sheet from yesterday
• Word of the day: yurt
• Passed out "Descriptive Dictionary" rubric -- due: Monday

Feb.19th

Block B:

• Reading
• Word of the day: Postulate
• Worked on "Descriptive Dictionary" assignment. You must pass in the rough copy with your final product.

Block D: (Substitute -- I was at a workshop)

• Word of the day: permeate
• Reading & Reading Response
• Worked on "Descriptive Dictionary"
• Passed out grammar sheets (to be done for homework)

Mon. Feb.18

Block B:

• Reading
• Word of the Day: Raillery
• Grammar: Parts of Speech exercises
• Types of Verbs (overhead & exercise)
• Time to work on projects

Block D:

• Word of the day
• Copied down info. for new assignment "Descriptive Dictionary"
• Checked 78 words for Alphabetical Autobiography
• Worked on projects

Friday, Feb.15th

Block B:

• Word of the day: callow
• H.W check : 78 words for A.A
• Reading & Reading Response #2
• Went over Descriptive Writing notes on overhead (will post on the blog Monday)
• Assigned Descriptive Dictionary assignment. Due: Friday, Feb.22

Block D:

• Word of the day : callow
• Corrected grammar sheets (2)
• hand-out on specific language
• overhead on using specific language
• Started to correct sheet
• Homework: Alphabetical Autobiography 78 words are due Monday!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope everyone has the chance to spend some equality time with your "loved ones" tonight:)

Block B:

• Went to library to sign out books
• No "word of the day" today
• USSR
• Passed out hand-out on using specific language & did overhead on using specific language
• Corrected together
• Worked on 78 words for A.A = words are due Friday (tomorrow!)

Block D:

• Library
• "Word of the Day" -- cavalcade
• Introduced Alphabetical Autobiography assignment -- download from this blog
• Worked on 78 words which are due Monday
• Notes: Types of Nouns

For a bank mark...

• Research the history behind Valentine's Day. Write a few lines explaining how "Valentine's Day" came about, and pass it into me at the beginning of class.

Feb.13, 2008

Block B:

PLEASE LOOK AT YESTERDAY'S BLOG ENTRY & RE-PRINT THE CRITERIA FOR THE ALPHABETICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY (I POSTED THE WRONG INFO. YESTERDAY! SORRY!) I HAVE ALSO POSTED A LINK FOR THE RUBRIC UNDER THE CRITERIA. PLEASE PRINT IT OUT:)

• Reading (no response today)
• Assigned students their day for "Word of the Day"
• Notes "Types of Nouns"
• Corrected grammar sheets from Friday (2)
• Opportunity for a bank mark -- "Jabberwocky"

Block D: No class today due to weather.

Tuesday, Feb. 12

Block B:

• Word of the day: languid Click to download assignment info: http://www.savefile.com/files/1375578
  
• Collected "Senses Poems"
  
• Reading (newspapers)


• Reading Response #1
  
• New Assignment: Alphabetical Autobiography -- Click to download: http://www.savefile.com/files/1378126

Rubric for Alphabetical Autobiography -- http://www.savefile.com/files/1378130 print & hand in with your final copy.

PLEASE PASS IN ALL ROUGH NOTES/DRAFTS WITH YOUR FINAL PROJECT.

• 78 Words for "A.A" are due Friday

**When dowloading a files for this class you should click on the link & scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the orange button that says "Download File". If the file doesn't pop up, you may have to scroll up until you see"Your download should begin shortly.If it does not, try "download now". Click on the "download now" and you should be good to go! Good Luck!

Block D:

• Same as above BUT you also have the grammar sheets (2) for homework.

Friday, Feb. 8

Block B:

• Finished copying notes "Parts of Speech -- The Little Four"
• Mad Libs activity
• Writing Portfolio: Descriptive Writing Prompts
• Grammar sheets (2) for homework
• Senses Poem is due Monday

Block D:

• Copied "Parts of Speech '' The Big Four & The Little Four"
• Mad Libs activity
• Writing Portfolio: Descriptive Writing Prompts
• Senses Poem is due Monday

Welcome!!

Hello all,

Well, you made it through the first week -- congrats!

I will be updating this blog for both my Language classes -- Block B & Block D

Please consult this blog to find out what we did each day in class, the assigned homework, and any upcoming assignments/projects.

Wednesday, Feb. 6

Block B:

• Course Outline
• Class info, expectations
• Filled out student info. sheets
• Notes: Figurative Language
• First assignment: Sense Poem (hand-out and rubric) due: Monday

Block D:

• Same as above (minus the assignment)

Thursday, Feb.7

Block B:

• Palindromes activity (overhead)
• Ice-Breaker
• Descriptive Writing hand-out
• Went over Senses Poem assignment due Monday
• Parts of Speech notes (1st page)

Block D: shortened class due to exam review

• Same as above (minus icebreaker and notes)