Are you rested and ready to go??

We have found it necessary to start from the beginning.  Students cannot remember complete and incomplete sentence structure or the parts of a sentence.  So, we are reviewing all of that this week.

Subjects & Predicates

We will continue our study of the short story.  Students will receive their vocabulary words on Monday.  Test will be Thursday.  
Please make sure your child is still reading.  I will continue to take Book Adventure Quizzes and Projects.  

What is RUNNERS??

We have added the following notes to our three-ring binders.

R     Read the Title

U     Underline (with pencil) as you skim and scan

N     Number your paragraphs

N     NOW- READ

E     Eliminate wrong answers

R     Re-read where necessary

S     Select the BEST answer

Students should use this method every time they read a passage for comprehension.

Vocabulary Test is Thursday on the following words.  (Students received words last week).

1. acute- adjective

sharp, keen

2. audacity- noun

bold, daring, arrogant

3. derision- noun

ridicule, mean laughter

4. foresight- noun

the power to see what will happen

5. mockery- noun

a person who receives derision

6. premises- noun

a house and its land

7. profound-adjective

having or showing great intelligence

8. raved- verb

to talk wildly

9. refrained- verb

kept from doing something

10. sagacity- noun

sound judgement- make smart decisions

11. stifled- verb

to stop

12. unperceived- verb- not seen or understood

13. vehemently-adverb-acting with great force

14. vex- verb to disturb or annoy

15. waned- verb to become less intense

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT PROJECTS/BOOK ADVENTURE QUIZZES.

PLEASE SEND MONEY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE BOOK FAIR.  

I AM TAKING THEM OVER EACH MORNING.

News for WEEK OF OCTOBER 5TH

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We just finished Freak the Mighty!! Students really seemed to like the book.  We started the Final Exam on Friday.  Students will be given time on Monday to finish.  After that, we will begin watching the movie.


The movie, The Mighty,  contains the same themes as the book: the importance of friendship and family, the difference between myth and reality, recognizing worth in all people, the importance of a positive self-concept, and  overcoming challenges and tragedies.  As a class we will be analyzing and comparing the movie to the novel.  We will be specifically looking at plot structure, character development, mood, tone and point of view.  We will be comparing the similarities and differences and the effectiveness or ineffectiveness in which the filmmakers have adapted the story.
I am including a link to Rodman Philbrick's website so you can get more information if desired.


http://www.rodmanphilbrick.com/mighty.html


If for any reason you do not want your child to view the movie--that is no problem. An alternate lesson will be given.  Students not watching the movie will be given an essay assignment on one of the themes of the movie--this way they will not lose any classroom participation points.


However, I have told students watching the movie (part Monday, part Tuesday) they may bring snacks and "snugglies".


In other news...I know you have not received any Take Home Folders recently.  We are trying something new in class called CANVAS.  The entire school is using this new program to do online lessons (modules) and tests.  I am not the quickest person when it comes to technology BUT I am trying.

ANYWAY,  we are taking "baby steps" right now.  We have taken one quiz online and it went ok.  We are working out the kinks.   I will keep you posted.