Ninrh Grade Advisement: January 29th and 30th!!

Important Dates
January 19, 2009: MLK, Jr. Holiday
January 29 and 30th, 8AM to 3PM: Ninth Grade Advisement
I sent an email to all of you explaining the process. If you have a certain date or time you wish to meet, please let me know. If not, I will schedule your appointment. I look forward to meeting with you and your child.

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

The Sniper by Liam O'Flannery

Practice Sites for Unit 10, Level D
1. Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/
2. Vocabtest.com: Games involving definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and word application: http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_word_test.php?Level=D&Unit=10
3. Interactive Audio Program Download words, definitions, etc. to your MP3 Player: http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/iwords.cfm?sp=teacher&level=D

Monday
Discuss words 1-10
Complete assignments from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet

Tuesday
Discuss words 11 - 20
Complete assignments from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet

Wednesday
Complete assignments from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet

Thursday
Check vocab book home work
Review activity

Friday
Unit 10 Quiz

Monday
Discuss words 1-5
Complete assignment from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet for Monday

Tuesday
Vocab words 6-10
Complete assignment from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet for Tuesday

Wednesday
Vocab words 11-15
Complete assignment from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet

Thursday
Complete Choosing the Right Word, p. 90

Friday
Unit 10 Quiz

Monday, December 1:
Journal Topic: Using a Venn Diagram, compare/contrast yourself to the main character, Toby. This will give you a better insight into the character of Toby.
DCP: Reading Comprehension Pretest, Fiction
Reading Skills:
Which character do you think is the most intriguing? Write a Character Poem about him.
Literary Devices: similes p. 6
Quiz on Chapters 1-4
Begin Chapter 5
Homework SkillsTutor (see web link above)

Tuesday:
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: Reading Comprehension Pretest, Nonfiction
Reading Skills:
Preview vocabulary for Chapters 5-8
Complete vocabulary activity p.7
Continue reading and discussing
Homework SkillsTutor (see web link above)

Wednesday:
Journal Topic: Toby's mom is away for awhile and the men have to do all the cooking and household chores. Do you think it is important for boys and men to know how to do "women's work"? Explain.
DCP: Fudge-O-Mania Excerpt
Reading Skills:
Preview questions for Chapters 5-8
Literary Device: Foreshadowing p. 8
Continue reading
Complete questions p. 8

Thursday:
Set up PIV accounts
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: Mr. Popper's Penguins Excerpt
Reading Skills:
Vocabulary Activity
Literary Element: Characterization p. 9
Prediction discussion
Continue reading and discussing
Complete questions p. 8
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?

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

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

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?

Practice Sites for Unit 9, Level D
1. Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/
2. Vocabtest.com: Games involving definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and word application: http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_word_test.php?Level=D&Unit=9
3. Interactive Audio Program Download words, definitions, etc. to your MP3 Player: http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/iwords.cfm?sp=teacher&level=D

Monday
Discuss words 1-10
Complete assignments from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet

Tuesday
Discuss words 11 - 20
Complete assignments from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet

Wednesday
Complete assignments from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet

Thursday
Check vocab book home work
Review activity

Friday
Unit 9 Quiz

Practice Sites for Unit 9, Level F
1. Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/
2. Vocabtest.com: Games involving definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and word application: http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_word_test.php?Level=F&Unit=9
3. Interactive Audio Program Download words, definitions, etc. to your MP3 Player: http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/iwords.cfm?sp=teacher&level=F

Monday
Discuss words 1-5
Complete assignment from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet for Monday

Tuesday
Vocab words 6-10
Complete assignment from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet for Tuesday

Wednesday
Vocab words 11-15
Complete assignment from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet

Thursday
Complete Choosing the Right Word, p. 90

Friday
Unit 9 Quiz

Practice Sites for Unit 8, Level D
1. Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/
2. Vocabtest.com: Games involving definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and word application: http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_word_test.php?Level=D&Unit=8
3. Interactive Audio Program Download words, definitions, etc. to your MP3 Player: http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/iwords.cfm?sp=teacher&level=D

Monday
Discuss words 1-10
Complete assignments from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet

Tuesday
Discuss words 11 - 20
Complete assignments from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet

Wednesday
Complete assignments from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet

Thursday
Check vocab book home work
Review activity

Friday
Unit 8 Quiz

Practice Sites for Unit 7, Level D
1. Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/
2. Vocabtest.com: Games involving definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and word application: http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_word_test.php?Level=D&Unit=7
3. Interactive Audio Program Download words, definitions, etc. to your MP3 Player: http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/iwords.cfm?sp=teacher&level=D

Monday
Discuss words 1-20
Complete assignments from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet for entire week. Begin in class and complete for home work by Thursday

Tuesday
In Media Center for research paper

Wednesday
In Media Center for research paper

Thursday
Check vocab book home work

Friday
Unit 7 Quiz

Practice Sites for Unit 8, Level F
1. Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/
2. Vocabtest.com: Games involving definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and word application: http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_word_test.php?Level=F&Unit=8
3. Interactive Audio Program Download words, definitions, etc. to your MP3 Player: http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/iwords.cfm?sp=teacher&level=F

Monday
Discuss words 1-5
Complete assignment from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet for Monday

Tuesday
Vocab words 6-10
Complete assignment from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet for Tuesday

Wednesday
Vocab words 11-15
Complete assignment from blue Vocab Assignment Sheet

Thursday
Complete Choosing the Right Word, p. 90

Friday
Unit 8 Quiz