Sophomore Class:
Week #1: The Sheppard Boy and the Wolf/Builders (Green Lit Books) pg.43
-Reading strategy, X-Marks the Spot
Week#2: To Noel/Fear (Green Lit Books) pg.57
- Reading strategy, X-Marks the Spot
Week#3: The Pit & The Pendulum (Green Lit Books) pg.107
-Reading strategy, X-Marks the Spot
Week #4:August Heat (Green Lit Books) pg.151
- Reading strategy, X-Marks the Spot
Freshmen Class:
Week #1: I Dream a World/Reflections (Purple Lit Books) pg.101
-Reading strategy, Brain Racing
Week #2: Appointment in Baghdad (Purple Lit Books) pg.113
- Reading strategy, Brain Racing
Week #3: Appointment at Noon/Incident in a Rose Garden (Purple Lit Books) pg.123
- Reading strategy, Brain Racing
Week #4: Thus I Refute Beelzy (Purple Lit Books) pg.155
- Reading strategy, Brain Racing
Senior Class:
Week #1: Reading Strategy, Brain Racing
Week #2: Reading strategy, X-Marks the Spot
Week #3: From West With the Night (Gold Lit Books) pg.475
- Introduction of Autobiographies
-Amelia Earhart Movie
Week #4: Student Autobiographies
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Month of February 2010
Throughout the course of the month, students will be learning and implementing reading strategies. They are as follows:
Sophomore Class: “X” Marks the Spot
-Students will use a symbolic system to help them interact with their reading. This reading strategy will help to eliminate passive reading. The three-part code will help students to identify important information, new information and information that may not be clear.
-Week #1: Teacher will model the reading strategy
-Week #2: With guided practice, the students will label their reading
-Week #3: Students will work together in groups of two
-Week #4: On their own, students will read independently and label their own reading
Freshmen Class: Brain racing
-This reading strategy is in three stages: recall, question and speculate. It allows for students to have a deeper understanding of their reading by raising questions and then finding possible answers for their questions. It is a process of recalling as many facts or ideas about a topic.
-Week #1: Teacher will model the reading strategy
-Week #2: With guided practice, the students will label their reading
-Week #3: Students will work together in groups of two
-Week #4: On their own, students will read independently and label their own reading
Senior Class: Concept Collection
-This strategy allows students to identify concepts and find evidence that supports them. Students must assess prior knowledge and add new concepts to their understanding of the topic.
-Week #1: Teacher will model the reading strategy
-Week #2: With guided practice, the students will label their reading
-Week #3: Students will work together in groups of two
-Week #4: On their own, students will read independently and label their own reading
Sophomore Class: “X” Marks the Spot
-Students will use a symbolic system to help them interact with their reading. This reading strategy will help to eliminate passive reading. The three-part code will help students to identify important information, new information and information that may not be clear.
-Week #1: Teacher will model the reading strategy
-Week #2: With guided practice, the students will label their reading
-Week #3: Students will work together in groups of two
-Week #4: On their own, students will read independently and label their own reading
Freshmen Class: Brain racing
-This reading strategy is in three stages: recall, question and speculate. It allows for students to have a deeper understanding of their reading by raising questions and then finding possible answers for their questions. It is a process of recalling as many facts or ideas about a topic.
-Week #1: Teacher will model the reading strategy
-Week #2: With guided practice, the students will label their reading
-Week #3: Students will work together in groups of two
-Week #4: On their own, students will read independently and label their own reading
Senior Class: Concept Collection
-This strategy allows students to identify concepts and find evidence that supports them. Students must assess prior knowledge and add new concepts to their understanding of the topic.
-Week #1: Teacher will model the reading strategy
-Week #2: With guided practice, the students will label their reading
-Week #3: Students will work together in groups of two
-Week #4: On their own, students will read independently and label their own reading
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Week of January 17
This week is the last of the final review!
Monday: We took notes on the writing process and paragraph writing.
Tuesday: We covered paragraph writing and webs. We talked about what makes a good three paragraph paper.
Wednesday: We took the first practice exam. The students were able to work in groups and use their notes.
Thursday: The students take another practice exam on their own. They will be able to compare their scores before the exam to know what they need to focus on when they study.
Friday: The students will do a partner activity with Mrs. Rudolph practicing reading strategies, which they will do on their own for their final.
Good luck on the finals! It's been wonderful working with all of you. :)
Monday: We took notes on the writing process and paragraph writing.
Tuesday: We covered paragraph writing and webs. We talked about what makes a good three paragraph paper.
Wednesday: We took the first practice exam. The students were able to work in groups and use their notes.
Thursday: The students take another practice exam on their own. They will be able to compare their scores before the exam to know what they need to focus on when they study.
Friday: The students will do a partner activity with Mrs. Rudolph practicing reading strategies, which they will do on their own for their final.
Good luck on the finals! It's been wonderful working with all of you. :)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Week of January 04, 2010
Welcome back! Hope everybody had a great holiday.
For the next two weeks, we'll be reviewing what we've done this semester in preparation for the final exam.
This week:
Monday: Morpheme Review (group work)
Tuesday: Nouns and Verbs Review
Wednesday: Adjective and Adverb Review
Thursday: Subject and Predicate Review
Friday: Morpheme, part of speech, and sentence games :)
Next Week: Reading Comprehension Strategies, the writing process, and...
Freshmen: PowerPoints and Who Stole My Cheese
Sophomores: Short Story Elements and War of the Worlds
Seniors: Branching outside the classroom and Catcher in the Rye
For the next two weeks, we'll be reviewing what we've done this semester in preparation for the final exam.
This week:
Monday: Morpheme Review (group work)
Tuesday: Nouns and Verbs Review
Wednesday: Adjective and Adverb Review
Thursday: Subject and Predicate Review
Friday: Morpheme, part of speech, and sentence games :)
Next Week: Reading Comprehension Strategies, the writing process, and...
Freshmen: PowerPoints and Who Stole My Cheese
Sophomores: Short Story Elements and War of the Worlds
Seniors: Branching outside the classroom and Catcher in the Rye
Monday, December 14, 2009
Week of December 14
It's almost time for Christmas break! Happy holidays!
This week our work again walks us through the writing process, which includes:
Freshmen- Creating and presenting a PowerPoint presentation, including note cards for delivering the presentation about the students' "cheese," or a goal the student has. This is based on the book Who Stole My Cheese? which we read and took notes on last week.
Sophomores- Finish up practicing the elements of a short story, then creating a short story that includes each of the elements: introduction, rise of action, climax, and resolution. We will revisit the ideas in War of the Worlds as a starting point for the students' short stories.
Seniors- Continuing to read Catcher in the Rye and writing a letter to the soldiers in Afghanistan, just in time for Christmas. Writing this letter ties in with the state's goal of having seniors learn to be leaders in the world outside the classroom.
After break, we will be tying up and reviewing what we've learned during the semester. Progress report grades will be sent out this week.
Take care for the next few weeks!
This week our work again walks us through the writing process, which includes:
Freshmen- Creating and presenting a PowerPoint presentation, including note cards for delivering the presentation about the students' "cheese," or a goal the student has. This is based on the book Who Stole My Cheese? which we read and took notes on last week.
Sophomores- Finish up practicing the elements of a short story, then creating a short story that includes each of the elements: introduction, rise of action, climax, and resolution. We will revisit the ideas in War of the Worlds as a starting point for the students' short stories.
Seniors- Continuing to read Catcher in the Rye and writing a letter to the soldiers in Afghanistan, just in time for Christmas. Writing this letter ties in with the state's goal of having seniors learn to be leaders in the world outside the classroom.
After break, we will be tying up and reviewing what we've learned during the semester. Progress report grades will be sent out this week.
Take care for the next few weeks!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Week of December 7th
11 Days until Christmas Break, and it's snowing!
This week we are finishing up books and beginning genre study. Mad Libs is used as a classroom opener to review parts of speech.
Freshmen- We are finishing Who Stole My Cheese and creating a professional PowerPoint presentation on personal "cheese", or what each student really wants in life. Monday and Tuesday we are writing down what will be written on each slide and note card; the rest of the week will be in the computer lab creating the presentation including words, pictures, and possibly music!
Sophomores-We are finishing War of the Worlds and practicing elements of a short story. We will be creating a complete short story, moving through the writing process, next week. Monday is introductions, Tuesday is rising action, Thursday is climax, and next Monday will be review and resolution.
Seniors- We will continue to read Catcher in the Rye and will be selecting a volunteer opportunity to practice being a leader in the community.
Tuesday, the students will receive a printout of their grades. Any missing assignments can be made up with extra credit and either sent to the class facebook page or in a hard copy in class. Extra credit must be done as a home assignment! Anyone who wants an 'A' and does the work will have one.
Have a great week!
This week we are finishing up books and beginning genre study. Mad Libs is used as a classroom opener to review parts of speech.
Freshmen- We are finishing Who Stole My Cheese and creating a professional PowerPoint presentation on personal "cheese", or what each student really wants in life. Monday and Tuesday we are writing down what will be written on each slide and note card; the rest of the week will be in the computer lab creating the presentation including words, pictures, and possibly music!
Sophomores-We are finishing War of the Worlds and practicing elements of a short story. We will be creating a complete short story, moving through the writing process, next week. Monday is introductions, Tuesday is rising action, Thursday is climax, and next Monday will be review and resolution.
Seniors- We will continue to read Catcher in the Rye and will be selecting a volunteer opportunity to practice being a leader in the community.
Tuesday, the students will receive a printout of their grades. Any missing assignments can be made up with extra credit and either sent to the class facebook page or in a hard copy in class. Extra credit must be done as a home assignment! Anyone who wants an 'A' and does the work will have one.
Have a great week!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
November-Week of November 30th Post
While Studying the Writing Process, the students wrote three paragraph essays. We ended with a Writing Process Jeopardy game. The topic of the papers varied with each grade:
Freshmen: A Bad Day
Sophomores: Defending their opinion of Hemingway's, "Cat in the Rain."
Seniors: Analyzing the husband and wife's relationship in Hemingway's, "Cat in the Rain."
Each grade went through each stage of the Writing Process with a final, polished and typed paper. I was impressed!
After the Writing Process, there were a few lessons on adjectives and adverbs. We wrote our own sentences, did some bookwork, played some jeopardy, and even diagrammed a few sentences. :)
Just before Thanksgiving, we watched movies that pertained to books we are now reading based on the Michigan curriculum focus for each grade level. These can be found on the Michigan Education website. The movies that we watched were:
Freshmen: Pursuit of Happiness
Sophomores: War of the Worlds
Seniors: The beginning of 1984, followed by a lecture about world history.
I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving!
Upon return from the Thanksgiving holiday, we started reading a novel.
Freshmen: Who Stole My Cheese?
Sophomores: War of the Worlds
Seniors: Catcher in the Rye
We will revisit reading comprehension strategies as we read the novels. We will start a genre study after the novels. The students will write a paper based on the genre study, revisiting stages of the Writing Process as many struggled with that test. Review of parts of speech will continue with the Mad Libs game throughout the semester.
Freshmen: A Bad Day
Sophomores: Defending their opinion of Hemingway's, "Cat in the Rain."
Seniors: Analyzing the husband and wife's relationship in Hemingway's, "Cat in the Rain."
Each grade went through each stage of the Writing Process with a final, polished and typed paper. I was impressed!
After the Writing Process, there were a few lessons on adjectives and adverbs. We wrote our own sentences, did some bookwork, played some jeopardy, and even diagrammed a few sentences. :)
Just before Thanksgiving, we watched movies that pertained to books we are now reading based on the Michigan curriculum focus for each grade level. These can be found on the Michigan Education website. The movies that we watched were:
Freshmen: Pursuit of Happiness
Sophomores: War of the Worlds
Seniors: The beginning of 1984, followed by a lecture about world history.
I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving!
Upon return from the Thanksgiving holiday, we started reading a novel.
Freshmen: Who Stole My Cheese?
Sophomores: War of the Worlds
Seniors: Catcher in the Rye
We will revisit reading comprehension strategies as we read the novels. We will start a genre study after the novels. The students will write a paper based on the genre study, revisiting stages of the Writing Process as many struggled with that test. Review of parts of speech will continue with the Mad Libs game throughout the semester.
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