Friday 4-25-08

WHAT'RE WE DOIN' TODAY?

PERIODS 1 & 2: 8TH GRADE ENGLISH/LANGUAGE!
STANDARD[S]: R 1.1 Analyze Idioms etc. R1.3 Context Clues
*AGENDA/WARM UP
*LISTENING: BB. 36
*BUILD IT: BB. R61
*IDENTIFY IT: BB. 37
*CHOOSE IT: BB. 38
*FOCUS ON LEARNING: NB
*REWRITE IT: BB. 39
*HOMEWORK: NONE

PERIODS 3 & 4: 7TH GRADE ENGLISH/LANGUAGE!
STANDARD[S]: Grammar 1.3: Parts of Speech, Structure 1.1, Reading 3.3: Characterization
*AGENDA/WARM UP
*PREDICATE NOMINATIVE: LB. 8
*IDENTIFY IT: BB. 43
*DIAGRAM IT: 44-45
*”RAYMOND’S RUN” BB. C4-16 [LINES 90-224]
*SPOTLIGHT ON CHARACTER: BB. C4-16 / TEMPLATE
*HOMEWORK: NONE

PERIOD 6: 7TH AND 8TH GRADE DRAMA
STANDARDS: Theatre 2.0: Creative Expression
*REHEARSE MACBETH

FUN ZONE
*JOKE DU JOUR: Why did the cookie go to the doctor? … Because he felt crummy.

*BRAIN STRAIN: What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries? [Solution on the next blog]


*RECOMMENDED READING: If you like being scared try: Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice) by Joseph Delaney: Young Thomas becomes the apprentice of the last Spook in his country. A spook is a wizard who deals with ghosts, witches, and other creatures of darkness.

*AT THE MOVIES: The Forbidden Kingdom: "It has good action". Luis R., 7th Grader.

*HEY KIDS: If you're stuck for something to read, and are near a computer, try the Baldwin Project It has great books online to read for free!. Just click : www.mainlesson.com