1. Thursday's DLR for Week 7

2. Students took a vocabulary quiz and a full story quiz on the short story "The Monkey's Paw". Students will need to come by at break or lunch to make up this quiz.

3. Students, in teams, played a jeopardy for the story "The Monkey's Paw"https://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=220029#.W7YmbHTlq2w

This can be used to review for the quiz.

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 7

2. Teacher showed students samples of text dependent questions. (per. 1 only)

3. On the Citing Textual Evidence #1 page in their journals, students worked on questions 5 and 6. #5.In line 332, Mr. White calls the granting of the first wish a "coincidence". Do you believe him? Why or why not? Cite evidence to support your inference? #6. Reread lines 385-391. What lesson, if any, has 1 of the characters learned?

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 7

2.  Teacher discussed what a compound-complex sentence is.

3. Students copied two questions into their Citing Textual Evidence#1 assignment. 3. Describe the behavior of the man outside. What might cause this man to act this way? 4.How does the information from the man from Maw and Meggins support the theme of the story?

4. Students brainstormed possible themes for "The Monkey's Paw". This assisted with question #4.

5. For question #3, students had to read pages 108-111 and look at lines 214-225 specifically. For question #4, students had to read page 112. Then, they needed to look at lines 271-281 in order to answer this question.

1. Monday's DLR for Week 7

2. The Factory Tire reading comprehension

3. Teacher talked to students who got a D or F on their essay so that they might rewrite by Thurs. for a higher grade.

4. Teacher discussed the meaning of theme

5. Teacher modeled how students are supposed to answer text dependent questions.

6. Students read pages 106-107 of "The Monkey's Paw".

7. Student answered one text dependent question as practice. Q. What might the theme of "The Monkey's Paw" be?

1. Students took DLR Quiz #6

2. Students took the following words from the website,https://quizlet.com/243615146/monkeys-paw-vocabulary-15-words-flash-cards/,

for the purpose of writing them in sentences that show the teacher that you understand the meaning of these words. This assignment will be collected next week.

3. Students set up Citing Textual Evidence #1 in their journals.

4. Students and/or teacher read pages 105-106 of "The Monkey's Paw".

 

1. Wednesday and Thursday's DLR for Week 6

2. Students were given 5 minutes to submit Expository Essay #1

3. Teacher explained tonight's homework.

4. Students watched a video version of the next story will be using "The Monkey's Paw"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4La-ZY88coI

5. Students familiarized themselves with the vocabulary for "The Monkey's Paw" on Quizlethttps://quizlet.com/243615146/monkeys-paw-vocabulary-15-words-flash-cards/. This where the test will be taken next Thurs. Oct. 4th, 2018

1. Students typed their final drafts of Expository Essay #1 which is due tomorrow.

2. Teacher explained tonight's homework.

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 6

2. Teacher showed students tomorrow's homework

3. Teacher showed students a checklist of things to look for when editing their paper as well as someone elses.

4. Students worked on paragraph 5 of Expository Essay #1 and editing and/or revising their papers.

1. Monday's DLR for Week 6

2. Teacher talked to some students about Expository Essay Graphic Organizer #1

3. Student worked on paragraphs 3 and 4 of Expository Essay #1

1. DLR Quiz #5

2. Students worked on paragraphs 1 and 2 of Expository Essay #1.

3. Teacher discussed the timeline for Expository Essay #1.

4. Teacher discussed Expository Essay #1 Graphic Organizer with those students who handed it in.

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 5

2. Teacher modeled how to transition from one paragraph to the next

3. Students worked on Expository Essay Graphic Organizer #1

4. Teacher passed back some old paragraphs to students and/or discussed the results of some of these assignments.

 

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 5

2. Students took the full story quiz for A Day No Pigs Would Die. Keep in mind, if you were absent you must come in at lunch or break to do this.

3. Students pasted a transition words pages in their journals.

4. Teacher explained the requirements for Expository Essay #1

5. Students copied down Expository Essay Graphic Organizer #1 in their journals.

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 5

2. Teacher explained tonight's homework.

3. Teacher and/or students finished read Chp. 15 of A Day No Pigs Would Die which is the final chapter of this book.

4. Persuasive Paragraph #1 Obj: Argue for or against whether or not you would be okay with killing your pet pig. Give reasons for your position. Students preassigned a position, randomly, before writing about this topic.

5. Teacher showed a proper model paragraph.

1. Monday's DLR for Week 5

2. Teacher explained the homework for tonight as well as the full book quiz on Weds.

3. Teacher explained how he assigns citizenship grades to students.

4. Students read Chp. 13-14 of A Day No Pigs Would Die

5. Dr. Frankevolt, Mad Scientist reading comprehension

1. DLR Quiz #4

2. Chp. 9-15 Vocab. A Day No Pigs Would Die Quizlet. If you were absent on this day, you must come by at lunch or break to complete. (per. 1/5 only)

3. Dr. Frankenvolt Mad Scientist (per. 1 only)

4. Students finished reading Chp. 11 of A Day No Pigs Would Die. With this, they finished Student Generated Questions #2

5. Students read Chp. 12 of A Day No Pigs Would Die. This is homework if it was not completed in class.