Nancy Etoll

Freshman Home Room Information

CAN THE MAN: Freshman bring in cans of potatoes to the Hole in the Wall. We are trying to fill Mr. Grigger's office with cans for Thanksgiving donations!

Nov. 22 - 30: No School, Thanksgiving Holidays

Freshman Study Site for EOCT
Link: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_testing.aspx//

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Access SkillsTutor at home by this link:
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Vocabulary: Units 7, 8, and 9 Review
Monday: pp. 105 (read together in class). Students then complete p. 106 on their own (in class).
Tuesday: pp. 108, 109
Wednesday: pp. 110, 111
Thursday: Review activity
Friday: Units 7, 8, 9 Exam

Posted by Nancy Etoll on November 14, 2008 at 12:28 PM | Permalink

Vocabulary: Units 7, 8, and 9 Review
Monday:
pp. 105 (read together in class). Students then complete p. 106 on their own (in class).
Tuesday: pp. 108, 109
Wednesday: pp. 110, 111
Thursday: Review activity
Friday: Units 7, 8, 9 Exam

Posted by Nancy Etoll on November 14, 2008 at 12:24 PM | Permalink

Mrs. Etoll's reading group will now be meeting in room 302 starting Monday, November 17th!
Monday:
Journal Topic: Journal entry # 1.
 Thanksgiving Day is next week. It is a day to show gratitude. (Discuss the definition of gratitude.) What are you most thankful or grateful for in your life? Why is this so important to you.
 Students share their writing.
DCP: EOCT Practice:
 Lesson 5: Elements of Fiction.
Reading Skills:
Contemporary Reader: Early American Highrisers
 Prereading: Using the visuals, what makes a visit to this national park a unique experience? Discuss the three vocab words.
 Reading: Take turns reading and discussing the article. Discuss the questions at the end, reviewing where the answers can be found in the article.
 Students then complete the quiz.
Homework SkillsTutor (see web link above)
Tuesday:
Journal Topic: Inspect the cover and title of the book. Make predictions about the story and where it might take place. Who are the characters in the book? What might their connection be to the trailer on the cover?
DCP: EOCT Practice Lesson 6, Memoirs, Biographies, and Autobiographies
Reading Skills:
Introduction to When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
Discuss predictions about the book
Author information, Kimberly Willis Holt
Expectations on the novel study
Introduce vocabulary, p. 4 folder
Begin reading novel
Homework SkillsTutor (see web link above)
Wednesday:
Journal Topic: Create a list of the things that you have in common with your best friend. Now, make a list of things in which you disagree with your friend. What qualities make your friend special?
DCP: EOCT Practice Lesson 7, Language and Details in Nonfiction
Reading Skills:
Review vocabulary. Discuss parts of speech.
Preview guided questions p. 5 folder
Literary Devices: point of view p. 6
Continue reading novel
Thursday:
Notable News
SkillsTutor
Friday:
Journal Topic: What is an "unlikely friendship"? Can people from different backgrounds still become friends? How might an "unlikely friendship" change a person's life?
DCP: EOCT Practice Lesson 8, Resource and Reference Materials
Reading Skills:
Vocabulary Activity, Vocab-O-Gram
Literary Devices: hook p. 6
Continue reading and discussing novel
Guided questions
Homework SkillsTutor (see web link above)
Monday, December 1:
Journal Topic: This book is written in the present tense. What is meant by present tense and past tense? Write three present tense sentences and three past tense sentences.
DCP: EOCT Practice Lesson 9, Poetry Structure
Reading Skills:
Which character do you think is the most intriguing? Write a Character Poem about him.
Literary Devices: similes p. 6
Continue reading novel
Homework SkillsTutor (see web link above)
GPS:
ELA9RL1 a, b, c Comprehension/Fiction
Essential Question:
How can using evidence of character development, setting, mood, tone, and point of view help students to interpret the literature they read?

Posted by Nancy Etoll on November 13, 2008 at 03:04 PM | Permalink