October 22-26, 2012

Monday, October 22, 2012

SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.5, 7.6, 7.9

1. Do Now-Comprehension Activity (context/assessment)

2. Go over answers on "The Miracle on Ice" hockey story.

3. Explain "big fat questions" to the students.

4. Give out stickies and have them find two questions to be answered.

5. Have students find one word they do NOT know the definition of, write on a sticky, and look up in a dictionary. 

6. Students are to then find the main idea in each paragraph, and record in notebooks.

7. Summarize the article with three DETAILS.

8. Go over on the board.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

SOLs: English-7.1, 7.4, 7.6, 7.9

1. Do Now-What would happen if you could fly anywhere you wanted? Where would you go, what would you see?

2. Go over Their, There, and They're with activities on PowerPoint.

5. Do next three vocabulary words and five activities.

6. Finish for homework.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

English-SOLs:  7.1, 7.4,7.5, 7.6, 7.9

1.  Do Now-Comprehension Activity (multiple meaning words-page 10)

2. Notebook check-next 3 vocabulary words

3.  Talk about "cockroaches" and brainstorm on the board what we know about them.

4. Give out sticky notes to write down two FAT questions to answer and one vocabulary word they do NOT know while reading the article.

5.  Vocabulary Jeopardy!

Thursday, October 25, 2012

SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.9

Writing Day-While cleaning out a closet, you discover a treasure map.  Write a story (3 paragraphs or more) describing what happens the day you try to find where the map leads.

Friday, October 26, 2012

SOLs:  English-7.4

Vocabulary Test

BOOK CHAT DUE NOVEMBER 9

October 15-19, 2012

Monday, October 15, 2012

SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.4, 7.6, 7.9

Take attendance.

Take students to computer lab to type menu papers

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

SOLs: English-7.1, 7.4, 7.6, 7.9

 Take attendance.

 Take students to computer lab to type  menu papers.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Field Trip

Thursday, October 18, 2012

SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.9

Do Now-Comprehension Activity

Complete menus

Turn in menus

Have students complete the next three vocabulary words with 5 activities (should be 9)

Have students complete vocabulary crossword puzzle

Notebook check on words completed thus far in vocabulary and activities for a grade.

Friday, October 19, 2012

SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.6, 7.9

Do Now-Comprehension Activity

 Introduce Non-Fiction and its parts/types with a PowerPoint presentation

Read non-fiction article and text code it.  Discuss what type of article.  Have students find the main sentence in every paragraph and write it down.

October 9-12

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 

 SOLs: English-7.1,7.4, 7.6, 7.8, 7.9

1. Give students list of writing prompt journal entries that are expected to be in notebook for check.

2. Talk about benchmark tests

3. Earthquake comprehension handout. Read and go over.

4. Allow students time to work on menu project.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

SOLs:  English-7.1,7.4, 7.6, 7.8, 7.9

1. Do Now-Journal Entry-If you won a million dollars, how what would you do, what would you buy, and how would you spend it?

2. Students are to take three of their vocabulary words and do the five activities associated with those words.

3. Collect notebooks.

4. Students are to complete the “appetizer” section of their restaurant menu.

5. Students are to exchange with another group for peer editing.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.4, 7.6, 7.9.

1. Do Now- Daily Oral Language

2. Return scores for Benchmark Tests. 

3. Read aloud article (benchmark test). 

4. Students are to correct their answers and go over.

5. Students are to complete the “main entrée” portion of their menu.

6. Students are to find another group to peer edit (or teacher edit).

Friday, October 12, 2012

SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.4, 7.6, 7.9

1. Do Now-  What’s cooking comprehension activity.

2. Have students do the next three vocabulary words with the five activities.

3. Have students continue working on their menu project.

4. Continue with peer editing and teacher editing.

5. Inform students that they will be typing on Monday in the computer lab.

Instead of a Grammar Test....

We are doing this.....

Creating a Menu

(Instead of a Grammar Test)… 

Student Guidelines

                An interesting motif, tantalizing food described and pictured on an attractive menu, and delectable cooking—that is what makes a restaurant an excellent place to eat.  This is your chance to create your own restaurant and its menu of inviting dishes.

                Menus use a variety of intriguing adjectives (and adverbs) for the kinds of foods a restaurant serves, the service it provides, and the description of the dining establishment itself.

Directions

 1.  Choose a food theme (main idea) for your restaurant.  It could be Southern, French, Mexican,   

        sports, the 1950s, or any other theme you choose.  Carry out the theme in the restaurant's      

        name, the types of food offered, and the menu design.

2. Decide upon the types of food and the categories of dishes to be offered, such as appetizers, salads, entrees, a la carte (side dishes), desserts and beverages.  You should have at least three or four food items in each category of your choice.

3. Describe each dish using vivid, lively adjectives designed to entice a person to try the food item.  Use a wide variety of adjectives.  Do this in a phrase or sentence describing the food under the name of the food item.

4. The menu needs to be original.  I have samples for you to peruse, but make your own descriptions.  Design your own artwork (or use magazine cut-outs). Make your menu as colorful and interesting as possible.

      5.   The text inside the menu may be typed and printed with a computer.

6. Make the menu as professional as possible.  Some factors to consider are visual appeal, originality, readability, neatness, spelling, and punctuation.  I also expect to see adjectives and at least 20 adverbs in the menu.

 7.       Each page has specific requirements….

1. The front page shows the name, location, and theme design and may also include a slogan, descriptive phrases, and other related information.
2. For the interior pages, divide the food into appropriate courses for your particular kind of restaurant (appetizers, salads, entrees, side dishes, desserts, and beverages).
3. Name each dish, using mouth-watering adjectives, and briefly describe each dish in a sentence or two under the name.
4. Be selective!  The quality of the work is more important than the quantity.
5. The pages, listing menu items may have typed or computer printed descriptions neatly glued into them.
6. The back page may have a choice of related writings:  the history of the restaurant, a related child's game, endorsements from famous people who have eaten there, or something from your own creative imagination.

Reminders….

Your ideas should be original.  Do not copy an existing restaurant's menu.

When your rough draft is completed, you'll receive several sheets of art paper to use for your final product.

Be sure to include prices for the various food items.

First Nine Weeks Journal Entry Notebook Check

The following should be in your child's notebook this nine weeks.  The notebook/journal check will be this week.

First Nine Weeks

Journal Entries

_____  1.  My favorite movie is ….. Explain your response.

_____  2.  Have you wondered about __________?

_____  3.  Pretend you’re a raindrop.  Where would you land and what would happen along the way?

_____  4.  What is a habit you want to break?

_____  5.  What do you recall about your 4^th grade year?

_____  6.  Which adult that you have known has meant the most to you and why?

_____  7.  Write about a narrow escape from trouble.

_____  8.  Write about something you lost or gave away that can never be replaced.

_____  9.  If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

_____  10.  What 5 websites do you visit often and why?

_____  11.  What was your favorite childhood toy and why?

Week of October 1-5

    Monday, October 1, 2012

    1.       Daily Oral Language

2.       Brainpop-Fact or Opinion

3.      Go over PowerPoint-fact or opinion

4.      Go over website on fact or opinion with activity

    5.  Fact or Opinions game

    6.  Fact or Opinions worksheet 

    Tuesday, October 2, 2012

    SOLs: English-7.1, 7.4, 7.5

1. Interactive Achievement test.

2. Tone and Mood-BrainPop

3. Talk about tone and mood .

4. Give a list of tone/mood key words to students and go over.

5. Go over list.

6. Have students write 5 keywords about their mood/tone for the day.

7. Put up picture of man in picture to explain tone/mood

8. Watch movie trailer for Avengers.  Have students write 5 mood/tone phrases for trailer.

9. Watch the movie trailer for Titanic.  Have students write 5 mood/tone phrases for trailer.

     Wednesday, October 2, 2012

     SOLs:  English 7.1, 7.9

1.       Do Now:  Journal Entry-What was your favorite childhood toy and why?

2.       Introduce Adjectives with PowerPoint presentation

3.      Activity on Adjectives

4.      New vocabulary roots/suffixes/prefixes

5.      Create flashcards

6.      New date for book chats:  November 2^nd.

Thursday, October 3, 2012

SOLs: English-7.1, 7.2, 7.9

1.       Do Now: Daily Oral Language

2.       Have students start on grammar project-creating a restaurant and menu in pairs (in replacement of a test)

Friday-NO SCHOOL