Stanton+English+4-+9th+graders

Mrs. Stanton's blog link In this class is Matt Williams, Stephen Ambrose, Caleb Donaldson, Chloe Fry,

Tuesday, June 5
 * filling out of study guide which is in back of study guide- this will help for final
 * Queen Mab is extra credit -Caleb has done
 * must learn 7 lines by Friday to recite

Tuesday, may 5/19
 * Create work cited page for your Wild Child paper (easybib.com) as homework
 * Stephen lost 2nd draft that Johnna turned back to him.

Thursday, May 24
 * book projects were due today. Stephen did not do
 * Next Tuesday- page 4 of R&J packet test on what words mean and how to say them.
 * 3rd draft of Wild Child paper due next Tuesday also.

Tuesday, May 22 Monday, May 21
 * vocab due Thursday
 * Book project due Thursday
 * Book project due 5/24
 * Parent signature due Tuesday
 * continue working on Wild Child paper
 * Do first 10 vocab words in R & J packet

Monday May 14
 * bring in outside reading book
 * do the vocab activity with the word handed out today. Due Tuesday. relate vocab word to sport
 * wild child rough draft work
 * Vocab 14 quiz on Thursday

Thursday, May 10
 * Voc 14 due Monday
 * Expand on #2 question of pre theater writing prompt (What do stories about wild children tell us: About the children? About ourselves

Tuesday, May8
 * complete sections C & D of Wild Boy of Averyron
 * read in ORB for 30 minutes

Monday. April 29
 * G/ L 13 quiz Tuesday May 1
 * Finish reading F 451
 * F451 test next Monday May 7

Tuesday, April 24
 * Due Thursday Greek and Latin 13 due Thursday
 * Read 120-128 Wednesday and read 129-136 do a QCQ for one of those readings due Thursday

Monday, April 23 Tuesday, April 10
 * 451 part 2
 * Pt 2 quiz Monday- Stephen needs to take. He didn't take because he did not do the reading.
 * New outside reading book name due
 * QCQ for 51-56 due Thursday

Monday April 4/9
 * Due next class QCQ 41-50
 * Vocab 12 quiz Tuesday

Thursday 4/5
 * Read childrens stories
 * Homework- Read pages 9-18 and fill in the QCQ companion handed out in class today.
 * Friday homework read pages 19-31 and QCQ companion handed out in class today.
 * Sat. or Sunday homework read pages 32-40 and QCQ companion handed out
 * Matt did not do have it finished, wrote much of it during class when he should have been listening to others read their stories\
 * Stephen did not do it at all
 * Eden selected her pictures during class.
 * Next Tuesday going to visit Woolwich to read our children's stories. Those who have not done it or presented to class will not go on the trip.
 * Allusion: book that refers to another piece of literature
 * They were given blue sheet with their person assigned to look up.
 * Stephen-Alexander Pope
 * Matt-Charles Darwin
 * Chloe-Dante
 * Caleb-Thomas Jefferson

Tuesday, 4/3 Fahrenheit 451 book handed out. They need to read pages 3-8 and answer the 5 questions on the salmon colored handout 3. Consider the questions how and why Which question is usually more difficult to answer? Which one requires more analysis and critical thinking? Which question is a three year old more likely to ask? Explain your answer
 * 1) In own words, define censorship
 * 2) Find a Banned book & Reason book was banned

4. Imagine the learning environment of two different classrooms In one classroom, students only ask the question "how". In the other classroom, studetns and teacher ask and try to answer "why" What kind of learning would you expect to see in each classroom?

5. If you had one book to save, what would ti be? why?

ORB projects still need to be presented- Matt, Chloe, Tory, Dallas, Mallory

Eden alone Stephen alone Max, Dallas and Tory Caleb, skyler, Bianca Matt and Zack Chloe, Kaylee, and Mallory Bronwyn and Hanna
 * Groups for Children's book. Work on Wednesday and then due Thursday April 5. See purple handout for what it should have.
 * Book projects due April 2
 * Greek and Latin 12 activity handed out in class due 3/ 29
 * Little Prince test on Thursday

Thursday, 3/22
 * Matt, Stephen, Caleb have not turned in G & L 12 packet or Little Prince rough draft.
 * Little Prince final draft due Monday. They have a rubric for it.
 * April 2 Outside Reading Book report due. Can not repeat what they have done.
 * Read Chapter 26 to end of book. Finish Little Prince book and do a QCQ.

Tuesday, 3/20
 * Read Little Prince Chapters XXI-XXV no QCQ
 * Greek and Latin 12 packet due Thursday
 * Group project is due Thursday
 * Get rough draft of Little Prince writing prompt in if you have not done it.

Monday, 3/19
 * For Thursday do Greek and Latin packet 12
 * For Thursday be ready to present group project of "missing chapter" from Little Prince
 * For Tuesday read chapters XVI to XX (16-20) and do a QCQ

WEdnesdat 3/14
 * Read chapters 7- 15 (VII- XV)
 * Do a qcq on those chapters
 * have rough draft of prompt from blog

Friday 3/2 >
 * took a test on Speak
 * due today were final draft of Speak paper and Cubism if didn't turn it in last class.
 * Handed out Outside Reading Book Companion due next Friday 3/9
 * Greek and Latin Voc 11 due next Friday 3/9
 * This class will not meet again until 3/9

Tuesday 2/28
 * Cubism project due Wednesday
 * Be prepared for class discussion
 * Friday Speak test
 * rough draft due Friday

Friday 2/17
 * Finish Speak
 * print all symbols
 * rough draft and blue sheet to class when back from vacation.

Wednesday 120-4: Today we turned in our QCQs; took our G/L Vocabulary 10 quiz; turned in our Speak rough drafts, and started to talk about our Speak discussion tomorrow (but as usual Mrs. Stanton talked too much and we ran out of time). hw: **Speak**, pages 116-136 (NO QCQ); **Speak** discussion tomorrow.

Tuesday 2/14 Friday, 2/10
 * Vocab 10 quiz Wednesday
 * qcq on reading to 102-116
 * notebook check Wednesday
 * no symbol due
 * prompt rough draft due
 * read up to 116 by Wednesday
 * Friday activity on all symbols.


 * read 73-102 and QCQ due Monday (stop when you get to the chapter- Stunted)
 * Metaphor #4 for word due Monday, (email what your idea is for symbol jstanton@rsu1.org)
 * Ask for help from someone else.
 * Create a prompt (question, quotation, compare and contrast) for : Mr. Neck's xenophobia, Job Day, Thanksgiving, The Martha's, IT
 * Vocab 10 due Tuesday
 * Notebook check on Wednesday

2/8 Wednesday
 * Read 57-72 no qcq
 * symbol #3- give a metaphor for the word, painted, sculpted, or sketched.

2/7 tuesday
 * read 41-57 do a QCQ for Wednesday
 * symbol #2 for Wednesday, represent your symbol in a different way, no 2D, can be 3D

2/3 Friday 1/30 Tuesday [|link to voc #9 quizlet] quiz on vocab words Friday?
 * read pages 14-41 in Speak for Tuesday
 * quiz on Speak Tuesday over the pages read
 * Quiz on Greek and Latin words Wednesday
 * Symbol #1 due Tuesdat
 * Due Wednesday the vocab 9 "art" project
 * Due Friday the writing prompt paper -Did George do the right thing?

1/27 Friday
 * Those who didn't do book project today must do on Tuesday. (Caleb, Matt, Eden)
 * Gave out new calendar with months assignments
 * QCQ due Tuesday for chapter 6 Of Mice and Men
 * Greek and Latin voc was handed in. Matt didn't hand in. Eden out
 * New vocab assignment give. Bring materials for making a demo of G/L vocab 9 words for Tuesday.

1/24 Tuesday
 * book project due Friday 1/27
 * Vocab 9 due Friday 1/27
 * done with M & Men Monday Chapter 6 1/30
 * read rest of chapter 5 pages 97-98
 * chapter 6 due next Monday 1/30

1/9 Monday > Read chapter 3. > QCQ on chapter 3 Of Mice and Men > Respond to article //Should I Euthanize My Pet?// Respond with one paragraph that gives your opinion of euthanizing and a second paragraph about how it relates to chapter 3.
 * http://quizlet.com/8963807/greek-latin-mid-term-study-guide-flash-cards/
 * link to study for mid-term
 * For Wednesday due:

1/5 Thursday
 * Handed out new book Of Mice and Men
 * Vocab 8 Greek and Latin packet due next Monday 1/9
 * Given yellow sheet: Context Clues due Monday
 * Given a QCQ to do on on Chapter 1 & 2 next Monday

12/22 Thursday
 * finish reading Chinese Cinderella
 * do QCQ #3 over vacation
 * took a quiz today on chapters 1-16

12/20 Tuesday
 * Read chapters 14, 15, 16
 * quiz next class on chapters 1-16
 * QCQ #3 due next class

12/19 Monday
 * Chinese Cinderella- read chapters 10,11,12
 * QCQ#2 due Tuesday

12/15 Thursday
 * quiz Monday on Greek and Latin 7 study with quizlet http://quizlet.com/8403765/greek-and-latin-vocab-7-flash-cards/
 * Read Chapters 4-9 in Chinese Cinderella
 * do a QCQ (quote, comment, question) given green sheet to format it.

12/13 Tuesday
 * Worked on Home poster
 * handed out Greek and Latin 7, which is due Thursday
 * Due Thursday is imovie project
 * Home poster due Thursday
 * Next Monday (12/19) test on Greek and Latin 7
 * Test on Chinese Cinderella Wednesday (12/21)

12/12 Monday
 * Read Chinese Cinderall- authors note, preface and chapters 1 & 2 & 3 for tomorrow.

12/8 Thursday 12/6 Tuesday
 * took the G/L quiz on vocab 6 (they can retake if they scored low)
 * worked on Odyssey project which is due Monday (Stephen is working alone and needs to do some work on it.)
 * Homework- bring in 10 pictures that remind them of home due Monday.
 * met in groups for project: need a written action plan for group work
 * Thursday G& L 6 quiz see blog for link to quizlet

12/5 Monday
 * took a test on Odyssey
 * worked on their group project for Odyssey

Thursday, 12/1
 * test on Odyssey is next Monday.
 * handed out flashcards to study from for test
 * handed out copies of keynote for chapters 20&21
 * divided into groups for the final project- Stephen doing it by himself. Matt Williams was not here and needs to be put in a group.
 * project is to make a 5-10 movie

Tuesday, 11/29
 * The first draft of the book 20 and 21 writing response was due today. Matt, Stephen, and Caleb did not have it done. They were given time in class to work on a rough draft. They got the rough draft started but did not complete. It is due Thursday.
 * Outside reading book projects were due today. Caleb did a great. Eden, Stephen did not do
 * test on Odyssey is next Monday.
 * In binder have: chapters 12,13,14,15, no 17, 18 packet, 19 gold, 20 & 21 keynote,22 packet
 * Book project due if have not done it yet in class. (Dan, Conner, Danny, Rachael have not done)
 * watch these sparknotes if they need to figure out the story of The Odyssey:
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Monday, 11/28
 * Due Thursday Greek and Latin vocab 6
 * Outside reading project due Tuesday
 * Bring charged laptop to class on Tuesday to write about chapter 20 & 21 rough draft

Friday 11/21
 * Reviewed chapter 18 questions
 * they have the outside reading book project due either Monday or Tuesday when they get back

Thursday, 11/17

This is what is on test next Monday:
 * matching definition to words for: miniscule, replete, satiate, tenuous, microcosm, comply, microbe
 * matching roots with definition-
 * definitions for following words: implement, attenuate, minutia, expletive

Bring outside reading book to class for Monday. English Homework due Monday, 11/27, read packet over the next 5 days. There are 14 pages to spread out over the packet. highlight important points. make notes in margin or draw pictures, questions on the blog need to be answered and turned in Monday also

History with Main: test also on Monday

Wednesday, 11/16 >
 * G/L quiz 5 moved to 11/21- Can study on quizlet: http://quizlet.com/7834375/greek-and-latin-vocab-5-flash-cards/
 * Outside reading book project due 11/29, some still don't have a book picked
 * Eulogy projects due Thursday 11/16
 * watch movie on Tuesday before vacation.

Monday, 11/14
 * due today were G/L vocab packet 5
 * test on Thursday on these words
 * Due Wednesday 1st 6 words on vocab box sheet handed out in class

Wednesday, 11/9
 * Students were handed out the yellow sheet with the Eulogy project on it. This project will be due next week sometime
 * homework was collected from yesterday
 * They were given G/L vocab 5 it is due Monday

Tuesday, 11/8
 * took test on chapters 6-12
 * Define Eulogy
 * finish chapter 12
 * Highlight notes
 * answer questions from blog
 * organize binder add a notes section

Tuesday,11/1
 * Odyssey test on Tuesday (11/8) for books 6-12
 * Vocab 4 quiz on Thursday (11/4)
 * Due 11/2 answers to book 10 from blog
 * Due 11/2 draw a picture of the underworld from chapter 11 and also draw 1 side story for chapter 11

WEDNESDAY 10/26 Tuesday, 10/25
 * GREEK AND LATIN PACKET 4 DUE FRIDAY
 * Due Friday, a 2 paragraph paper on Greek hospitality. 1st paragraph give example from book 9 or 8 of Greek hospitality. Second paragraph write about modern day hospitality and give examples.
 * quiz today on Greek and Latin Vocab- missing Stephen Ambrose, Kayla Martin.
 * Kayla Martin and Stephen are missing book project #2

These are questions for book 9- 1. What happens between Odysseus, his men, and the Cicones? 2. Zeus sends a wind that sweeps them along for nine days until they land on what island? How does Odysseus finally escape with his men? 3. Next Odysseus and his men land on the island of the Cyclops. They find a cave filled with meat and cheese. Unfortunately for Odysseus and his men, he wants to stay, and Polyphemus arrives back in his cave. Describe the events that follow immediately. 4. Wine, “Nobody”, blinding, bellies of sheep, vengeance Use the words above to explain how Odysseus escapes Polyphemus’ island.
 * read for 5 minutes each night for next 4 nights
 * vocab test next Tuesday 10/25
 * encourage Quizlet on blog to practice vocab
 * given All or nothing vocab graphic organizer- must fill out with 3 words that will stump you

10/18 Tuesday
 * took quiz on books 1-5 Odyssey
 * Many kids did not finish: Kaylee, Hannah Austin,Max Lareau, Chloe Frye,Zack V., Kendra Dawn, Bianca, Scott Zack,
 * collected Vocab 3- still due from:
 * Homework: take paragraph that was circled on paper, rewrite it and illustrate with a border. I have the strips they need to do this. It is not to be done on 8 by 10 paper but strips of poser board. Examples on chalk board of Mrs. Stanton's room.

10/13, Friday

I am not in class today. see the blog for homework.

10/11 Tuesday
 * Gave out field trip permission slips
 * took G/L quiz for vocab 2
 * Read book 2 Odyssey
 * Test on Tuesday, 10/18 over Odyssey books through book 6
 * no homework tonight, unless you have missing work. Please get it into Mrs. Stanton

10/6 Take notes on blue sheet book 2. > http://quizlet.com/6743282/greek-latin-vocab-words-2-flash-cards/ > 10/3
 * Vocab quiz on Greek and Latin Voc 2 words. (Matt needs to complete the packet. It is in his notebook.)
 * to study go to link from her blog.
 * read book 1 of Odyssey and took notes on purple sheet
 * Homework for tonight- read for 3o minutes- written- where you read and why you chose to read there. How do you maintain silence there? Write a paragraph about what you read. Give title and author on paper. How many pages have you read total in book?

9/30 Friday Homework for Monday
 * Finish up the last two parts of the vocab packet
 * read 30 minutes of your outside reading book and fill out White paper Reading Response #3
 * Notebook check next week, must have tabs labeled: 1.vocab, 2.response papers, 3.homework, 4.tests/quizzes 5.Misc./ 9 min.
 * This class will have a notebook check on Wednesday. I have dividers and notebooks for the few left who don't have them.

9/26 Monday. Will not meet again until Friday due to NWEA's on Wednesday took quiz on first packet of G/L vocab

Vocab. homework due Friday (9/30) of packet 2 of Greek and Latin vocab words. They need to:
 * 1) highlight Greek and Latin words
 * 2) copy the 6 words 5 times each
 * 3) Use 11 words in sentence to demonstrate they understand the word.

Quiz moved to Monday 9/26 because class has not met since Monday, due to NWEA testing. Link to Quizlet to assist in study the study for quiz

9/23 Homework- write a 300 words about someone who is a hero to them. (Not a comic book hero)

9/23 Greek and Latin packet completed
 * need to have highlighting done
 * need to have section A and C done
 * write the Greek and Latin roots written 5x
 * draw 5 pictures
 * 5 challenge words defined

Sept.19
 * Greek and Latin vocab.
 * This class has done step 1
 * They Need :
 * steps 2 ( can not type)
 * step 5 - draw pictures for 5 words
 * then the evacuation started.......

**How to complete Greek & Latin Vocabulary**

1. A} Using a highlighter, highlight all Greek and Latin roots in ONE color. B} Using a SECOND (different color) highlighter, highlight ALL NUMBERED key words (your choice as to whether you highlight definitions) __16 points.__

2. Copy EVERY Greek/Latin root, the definition, and whether it is Greek or Latin 5X on lined paper. __32 points.__

3. Write a pithy sentence for EVERY key word [and underline/highlight that word in your sentence]. __48 points.__

4. Complete Exercises A & C. Do not complete B. __64 points.__

5. Choose FIVE key words and illustrate each. Stick figures are fine.  __80 points.__

6. Choose FIVE challenge words and define each. Define all challenge words for four extra points. __96 points__.