LA LAST WEEK YEA!!!!

Students will spend Monday Tuesday and Possibly Wed. Finishing up a novel
Tuesday: Field Day/Book Reading SS will be canceled for the day so that we can meet in our core classes longer.
Thursday: TLW fill out a letter for next year's students.
Friday: TLW play educational games in the classroom.

LA 5/12-16

Monday:
Bellwork: Arthur:King as Merlin: ______________ Knight, Priest, Wizard, Magic
Watch The Sword in the Stone
Tuesday:
Bellwork: Sword: Kill as Spoon: ________________ Bowl, Eat, Plate, Use
Take Voc, and Reading Quiz
Finish Movie
Wed:
Bellwork: What could you have done differently this year that would have improved your grades and behavior? Would you change something if you could?
Begin Reading "Nothing But Trouble"
Thursday:
Bellwork: If you saw someone stealing from a teacher or cheating on a test would you tell? Why or why not?
Read Novel
Friday:
Read Novel

LA 5/5-5/9

Monday:
Bellwork: Define the following:
Legend, Quest, Epic, Chivalry, Fortitude
Assignment: View Movie and Answer questions from the board
Define these people and items:
Merlin
Arthur
Holy Grail
Gwinnivere
Excalibur
1) Do you think that any of these people were real?
2) Do you think these stories have any truth to them?
3) What is the significance of the round table?
Tuesday:
Bellwork: Define: turbulent, tournament, integrity, congregation, adequate
Read Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady out of Holt Reader and answer activities to go with it.
Wed:
Bellwork:
Use 4 of the voc. words in sentences or in one sentence.
TLW read King Arthur: The Sword in the Stone
pg. 793
Thursday:
Bellwork:
Use 4 of the voc words in sentences or in one sentence.
Finish reading and answer the charts in the Holt Reader pg. 253.
Friday:
No Bellwork
Career Day
Currently, no schedule has been given to the teachers. If possible TLW take a reading, video, and voc quiz. However, if this is not possible it will take place on Monday.

LA 4/28-5/2

Monday:
Bellwork
Workbook pages 177-186 due by Tuesday.
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Read Magazine
The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Complete Sentence Map if we finish
Wednesday:
Bellwork
Finish Sentence Map for story and Complete drawing conclusions on the story as well
Read Measure Up
Thursday
Bellwork
Quiz Measure Up
Read-A Utopian Society That Failed and answer the Recalling Details section
Friday
Bellwork
View PowerPoint on previous reading and discuss in Freedom Writers journals.

Language Art 4/21-25

Monday:
Define: tranquil, controversial, lenient, allocate, fictitious
Students will quiz over Mon. and Tues. words on Friday.
Band students will who are leaving Friday need to come prepared to take their quiz Thurs.
TLW get into literary circles and read the article "God Talk" (this is about freedom of speech)
Tuesday:
Define: Progressive, monotonous, brazen, duplicity, inhumane
TLW evaluate essays on the overhead. TLW write a introduction and turn in for a grade.
Wed:
Label each part of the following sentence: Some of these things can be more than one.
Peter Griffin kissed the dog on the mouth!!!
TLW participate in a timed writing exercise.
Prompt:
What are the consequences of making bad grades in school?
Explain the process of writing an essay.
TLW not use any first person pronouns in either essay.
TLW not use first person pronouns.
Thursday:
Put your vocabulary words into sentences.
TLW complete a crossword containing their voc. words.
Friday:
No Bellwork
TLW take a short quiz.
TLW read a selection from Read magazine as a class.

Social Studies 4/7-4/11

Monday:
Bellwork:
What is a Census and why is it important?
TLW use Social Studies Voc. to create an acronym and summarize the information
Tuesday:
Bellwork:
What is deforestation? What is urbanization? What are some consequences of each?
TLW complete map activities today, beginning on page 407-411.
We will discuss all the different kinds of maps presented on these pages.
Wed:
Bellwork:
Name a country that practices Buddhism and Communism. Name a country that practices Hinduism. Name a country that has a Constitutional Monarchy. Name a Democracy.
TLW complete a TCAP folder scavenger hunt.
Thursday:
Bellwork: What does the term arid mean? Name two places or regions that are arid.
Label the layers and features on the Earth in two different diagrams. I will provide a list of these features on the board.
Then make a line graph using the information on pg 186. TLW choose which aspect of the chart they would like to represent.
Friday:
NO BELLWORK.
TLW take a short TCAP folder quiz. No notes.
TLW then participate in a TCAP bee in class. The winner will receive extra credit point for bellwork.

LA 4/7-4/11

Monday:
Bellwork: write two sentences using accept and except
Words commonly confused Ws and Notes
Tuesday: TCAP practice today!!! (WHOLE SCHOOL)
Bellwork: What type of propaganda is this?
Everyone is drinking Maxwell House coffee. What are you drinking?
testimonial, bandwagon, mudslinging, loaded words
TLW will make up their own propaganda posters.
Wed:
Bellwork: Write a descriptive paragraph. 5 sentences
Review of Point of View Worksheet as a class.
We will also go over the TCAP practice.
Thursday:
Bellwork: Label all the parts of the sentence.
Kyle is a stinky, fat, toad. I threw a dirt ball at him.
TLW complete mad libs in groups of two. TLW share them with the class.
Quick TCAP folder quiz. TLW be allowed to us their folders for 2 minuets.
3rd period will use theirs for 5 minuets.
Friday:
Bellwork: None TURN IN!!!
TLW complete a TCAP folder scavenger hunt.