October 31, 2012

Enjoy the Carnival!!

9-12 English -Complete:  Take home vocab test; Have your completed suspense story
Turn in questions on   "Three Skeleton Key"


Writing Assignment:

•Write a story that shows suspense.

•Chose a title that grabs the audience.

•Make your first sentence hook the reader – ask a question, make a powerful statement, create an exclamation

•Use vivid specific language – nouns, verbs, adjectives

Write with a purpose - what emotion or feeling are you trying to convey?

¨ Challenge “The Fall of the House of Usher”

¨ Pages 473-494

¨ What is the mood of the story?

¨ Who is the narrator – first person or third person?

¨ Descriptions – house, Usher’s appearance-

  9-12 History  

 Continue research on  Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates - compare them as businessmen and philanthropists


 6-8 English:
Complete Vocabulary

Rough draft of suspense story

6-8 US History

Complete 3.4 Reading Guide

No this day/current events test

Happy Halloween!

Middle School & High School may wear costumes that are school appropriate and do not cover the face.

9-12 English -Vocab 13-14 due//quizlet, spelling test: Take home vocab test
Turn in questions on   "Three Skeleton Key"


Writing Assignment:

•Write a story that shows suspense.

•Chose a title that grabs the audience.

•Make your first sentence hook the reader – ask a question, make a powerful statement, create an exclamation

•Use vivid specific language – nouns, verbs, adjectives

Write with a purpose - what emotion or feeling are you trying to convey?

¨ Challenge “The Fall of the House of Usher”

¨ Pages 473-494

¨ What is the mood of the story?

¨ Who is the narrator – first person or third person?

¨ Descriptions – house, Usher’s appearance-

9-11 US History - 9-12 History  Complete Reading Guide 15.4
Wednesday in class: research on  Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates - compare them as businessmen and philanthropists


 6-8 English:
Complete  3 pages vocab
Tomorrow - Halloween Activities
We will continue writing your suspenseful story.
 


 6-8 History: Complete  3.4 Reading Guide

October 29, 2012

9-12 English -
Turn in questions on   "Three Skeleton Key"
Work on Vocab 14 due Wednesday


Writing Assignment: Come with a draft -

•Write a story that shows suspense.

•Chose a title that grabs the audience.

•Make your first sentence hook the reader – ask a question, make a powerful statement, create an exclamation

•Use vivid specific language – nouns, verbs, adjectives

Write with a purpose - what emotion or feeling are you trying to convey?

¨ Challenge “The Fall of the House of Usher”

¨ Pages 473-494

¨ What is the mood of the story?

¨ Who is the narrator – first person or third person?

¨ Descriptions – house, Usher’s appearance-

9-11 US History - 9-12 History  Complete Reading Guide 15.3
Tuesday in class: research on  Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates - compare them as businessmen and philanthropists


 6-8 English:
Complete  2 pages vocab
Tomorrow - We will continue writing your suspenseful story.
 


 6-8 History: Complete  3.3 Reading Guide

¨Challenge “The Fall of the House of Usher”

¨Pages 473-494

¨What is the mood of the story?

October 25, 2012

Enjoy the sun!!

9-12 English -
Complete questions on   "Three Skeleton Key"
Complete Vocab 13
DOL Quiz


Writing Assignment:

•Write a story that shows suspense.

•Chose a title that grabs the audience.

•Make your first sentence hook the reader – ask a question, make a powerful statement, create an exclamation

•Use vivid specific language – nouns, verbs, adjectives

Write with a purpose - what emotion or feeling are you trying to convey?

 

  9-11 US History -
 Complete Reading Guide 15.2
Quizlet on vocab for America: The Story of Us  episodes 1 & 2/ Questions on the video

 
6-8 English:
Complete  vocab; study for spelling test
Know the homonyms: sent, cent, scent  and cereal, serial

Finish grammar sheet "Help!" and "Missing Link"

 6-8 History: Complete  3.2 Reading Guide
This Day/CE quiz

October 24, 2012

9-12 English -
Discussion on  "Three Skeleton Key"
Writing Assignment:

•Write a story that shows suspense.

•Chose a title that grabs the audience.

•Make your first sentence hook the reader – ask a question, make a powerful statement, create an exclamation

•Use vivid specific language – nouns, verbs, adjectives

•Purpose of writing

 Friday : Vocab 13; DOL quiz

 

  9-11 US History -
 Complete Reading Guide 15.1

Friday: Quizlet on vocab for America: The Story of Us  episodes 1 & 2/ Questions on the video

 
6-8 English:
Complete 2 pages of vocab (5 total); study for spelling test

Finish grammar sheet "Help!" on helping verbs

 6-8 History: Complete  3.1 Reading Guide

October 23, 2012

9-12 English - Vocab 11-12 due tomorrow. Be ready for tests on the vocab: spelling, word meanings, and word usage tests

  9-11 US History -
Know the vocab from Episode #2: Revolution;  the America: Story of Us
Answer as many questions as you can on the handout
 


6-8 English:
Complete 3 pages of vocab


 6-8 History: Complete JS World Affairs Atlas packet- the only bonus question that needs to be done is on the first page (North America)

October 18, 2012

Friday is the End of the Quarter - Are you caught up?

High School - Have a great trip to Juneau!

Remember - Monday is an inservice day - see you on Tuesday!

9-12 English - Please turn in any missing assignments before you leave in the morning.


  9-11 US History -
Next Tuesday is the second video of America is Us

 


6-8 English:
Complete vocab
Type up four journal entries for your anthology

Watercolor collage should be complete and poem draft done

. These poems must be in your anthology folder:
Poetry Hides
Can You Imagine
Where I'm From
Shape Poem
Color Poem
List poem

6-8 History: Complete JS North and South America pages including bonus question on page 1

October 17, 2012

Friday is the End of the Quarter - Are you caught up?

9-12 English -complete DOL quiz
Quiz of the four Indian tales
   Present video storytelling
type up four journal entries

 9-11 US History -
  Chapter 14 Test
study vocab, people on your sheet, section quizzes
Also, quiz on America is Us vocab


Late:  Create a cartoon for either the Credit Mobilier Scandal or the Great Northern RR


6-8 English:
Vocab - 3 pages (p.12-14)
Work on creating your poem


. These poems must be in your anthology folder:
Poetry Hides
Can You Imagine
Where I'm From
Shape Poem
Color Poem
List poem

Challenge: Sense Poem


6-8 History: No homework

October 16, 2012

9-12 English -
  Lesson 9-10 Vocab - grade/ Take spelling test, quizlet, and Lesson 9-10 test
  Present video storytelling

 9-11 US History -
 Define key terms, p. 460


Late:  Create a cartoon for either the Credit Mobilier Scandal or the Great Northern RR


6-8 English:
Vocab - 2 pages (p.10-11)
Work on creating your poem


. These poems must be in your anthology folder:
Poetry Hides
Can You Imagine
Where I'm From
Shape Poem
Color Poem
List poem

Challenge: Sense Poem


6-8 History
Do vocab activity, study for Chapter 2 test as per sheet

October 16, 2012

9-12 English -
  Lesson 10 Vocab
Tuesday - complete videostorytelling

 9-11 US History - Create a cartoon for either the Credit Mobelier Scandal or the Great Northern RR
Read and outline 14.4


6-8 English:
Complete poetry brainstorming sheet so you are ready to write your poem


. These poems must be in your anthology folder:
Poetry Hides
Can You Imagine
Where I'm From
Shape Poem
Color Poem
List poem

Challenge: Sense Poem


6-8 History
Read 2.4 and complete section quiz
Finish explorer play presentations.

October 12, 2012

9-12 English - Read "Man to Send Rain Clouds", p. 49
Work on Lesson 10 Vocab - due Wednesday

 9-11 US History - Create a cartoon for either the Credit Mobelier Scandal or the Great Northern RR


6-8 English:
No homework - if behind on your collage, please work on it over the weekend
 


. These poems must be in your anthology folder:
Poetry Hides
Can You Imagine
Where I'm From
Shape Poem
Color Poem
List poem

Challenge: Sense Poem


6-8 History
Be prepared to create your explorer play.

October 11, 2011

Hike up Bartlett River on Saturday  with Lewis Sharman - depart Bartlett Cove (Bartlett River Trailhead) at 9 AM and return by 4 PM. Have appropriate clothes, rubber boots and a lunch. He must know by Thurs.  who is going.

9-12 English - Vocab - Complete Lesson 9
 Make preparations for video storytelling


9-11 US History - Come with thoughts on leadership
14.3 outline
There is no This Day/CE test


6-8 English:
  Study "B" homonyms on Spelling City - quiz in Friday

1Please go to spellingcity.com

2Click on “Find a List”

3Then Search for my list

You can search by putting in my name:

Annie Mackovjak   - Teacher’s Name

Or zip code

99826                          zip code

4.When Gustavus School comes up – click on it

5.Then click on my name

6. Then click on my list “B” Homonyms

Go through the initial list by listening to the word, how it is spelled and how it is used in context.

Do a spelling test and play the matching game

. If you are missing any of the poems in final form, they are due:
Poetry Hides
Can You Imagine
Where I'm From
Shape Poem
Color Poem
List poem


6-8 History
This Day/CE quiz

October 10, 2012

Hike up Bartlett River on Saturday  with Lewis Sharman - depart Bartlett Cove (Bartlett River Trailhead) at 9 AM and return by 4 PM. Have appropriate clothes, rubber boots and a lunch. He must know by Thurs.  who is going.

9-12 English - Make preparations for video storytelling


9-11 US History - Come with thoughts on leadership

}Read Free Enterprise/Government’s role in industrialization p. 438-439

}and take notes

}Homework for Wednesday

}Read 14.2 and outline

6-8 English:
Wednesday: We'll be creating a class poem with Ms. Jessie based on our class collage
  Study "B" homonyms on Spelling City

1Please go to spellingcity.com

2Click on “Find a List”

3Then Search for my list

You can search by putting in my name:

Annie Mackovjak   - Teacher’s Name

Or zip code

99826                          zip code

4.When Gustavus School comes up – click on it

5.Then click on my name

6. Then click on my list “B” Homonyms

Go through the initial list by listening to the word, how it is spelled and how it is used in context.

Do a spelling test and play the matching game

. If you are missing any of the poems in final form, they are due:
Poetry Hides
Can You Imagine
Where I'm From
Shape Poem
Color Poem
List poem


6-8 History
Do Key terms for Chapter 2, Section 4