I AM FROM....

I am from…..
Adapted by Levi Romero
Inspired by “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon
I am from ________________________ (an everyday item in your home)
from ________________ and _______________ (products or everyday items in your home)
I am from the ___________________________ (description of your home)
_________________________________ (a detail about your home – a smell, taste, or feel)
I am from the____________________ (plant, flower, natural item)
The __________________________ (plant or tree near your home)
whose long gone limbs I remember
as if they were my own.
I’m from _______________ and ________________ (a family tradition and family trait)
from ______________and ______________________ (family members)
I’m from _________________and _________________ (family habits)
and from_____________________. (family habit)
I’m from _______________ and _______________ (things you were told as a child)
and ____________________________________ (a song or saying you learned as a child)
I’m from_________________________ (a family tradition)
I’m from ____________ (place of birth) and ___________ (family ancestry, nationality or
place)
_______________and _________________ (family foods)
From ___________________________________ (a story about a family member)
___________________________ (detail about the story or person)
_____________________________ (description of family momentos, pictures or treasures.)
_________________________ (location of momentos – under my bed, on the wall, in my
heart)
______________________________________________ (more description if needed)
_______________________________________________

Welcome to October 1st. 

Language Arts
-Read the J&H chapter 'Incident of the Letter' -WED
-Complete the reading packet -THURS
-Rough draft of 5 paragraph essay (typed and printed)- FRIDAY
-Greek roots quiz - FRIDAY
-Signed progress reports - MONDAY

Honors
-Read thru 'The Carew Murder Case' - WED
-Meet with your reading group - FRI
-Rough draft of 5 paragraph essay (typed and printed) Friday
-Greek roots quiz -FRI
-Progress reports - MON

First Week of Fall

Lang. Arts-  Intro paragraph for persuasive essay due Tuesday.
Jekyll and Hyde chapter quiz on Tuesday.  Complete chapter 3 and begin packet. Greek roots quiz Thursday.

Honors- Intro paragraphs due Monday. Begin our novel. Greek roots quiz Thursday.

Testing, testing 1...2..3...

Hello students,
L.A.
As you know we had a short week this week AND MAP testing. So that means your Greek roots quiz will be moved to Monday. YAY! Next week we will begin our longer writing pieces so make sure you bring those notebooks, binders and pencils.

HONORS
We are starting our lit circles next week. You all charted your opinions on the book choices this week to give you a taste of each story. Next week we will select our text and begin our group reads.

WELCOME BACK!

Hello,
We are back in the swing of things after a lovely, relaxing summer. So far the students have completed their pre-assessment for reading and writing and we are in full review mode. Here are the updates for each class:

Language Arts
This week we are focusing on literary elements and terms. Through song we have reinforced the 5 elements of a short story. If your student would like to practice at home they can find the songs here: www.flocabulary.com .  We practiced our plot maps by reading Edgar Allan Poe's Tell-Tale Heart  and we are diving right into the variety of conflicts that can take place in literature.
Reminders:
-Students have a Greek roots quiz on Friday. Don't forget to study!
-Cirriculum Night for parents is next Thurday, August 29th from 6-7pm. Don't miss it! There will be lots of fantastic information about what you and you child can expect to learn this year.

Honors
This week we began our thematic unit on persuasion. We discussed the notion of 'change' and analyzed Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken. We also had our first Socratic seminar around it which was very exciting. Students will continue to work from their William and Mary packets focusing on poems this week.
Reminders:
-Students should complete their Response Journal by Friday. In the poem, Frost says that "way leads on to way," suggesting that the choices we make leasd us to different choices later on. Describe a time in your life when a choice you made led you to taking another, unexpected path.
-Cirriculum Night for parents is next Thurday, August 29th from 6-7pm. Don't miss it! There will be lots of fantastic information about what you and you child can expect to learn this year.

Anne Frank Continued.....

Here are the assignments for this week:
-Read to page 131 (January 6th)
-Inquiry Question:   Anne lists all the things the members of the annex will do when they get out of the annex. What is the ONE thing you would do first if you got out of hiding?
-Greek Roots - NEO
-Wednesday Paragraph:  Does Anne consider her family lucky or unfortunate to be living in the annex?

Anne Frank Week 3

Happy Short Week!
Here are the assignments to complete by Thursday.
-Greek Roots (Hypo)
-Inquiry Question "What would you miss most while hiding in the annex?"
-Read to page 95.
If you are listening to the audiobook you may begin at disc 2, sections 5, 7 minutes and 40 seconds in.

Anne Frank Week 2

The following are the assignments for the week of April 8th.
Anne Frank Week 2
-Greek Roots (Meter) due Friday
-Read to p. 65 (Feb 5th, 1943)
-Inquiry Question- 1 full comp. page : Mr. Dussel has been invited to live in the annex. Write a journal entry from the point of view (remember to write in first person using 'I' and 'Me') of another character (not Anne's).  Explain your reation to Mr. Dussel's arrival.  -due Friday
-Wednesday paragraph- due Friday

Anne Frank Audio Book

If you wish to listen to the book at home here is the link to do so :
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL40C1CD0165F18366

Week of April 1 assignments.
-Greek Roots (Arch) are to be memorized by Friday.
-Read until the entry on September 27, 1942 (Page 30) in Anne Frank's Diary.
-Inquiry Question- Full page in your composition notebook: If you had to leave your home quickly and go into hiding in an unknown place, what would you bring with you and why? Assume that there may not be electricity where you are going and you can only bring what you can carry.
-Wednesday Paragraph: Where do the Franks go to hide? List and describe the people who are with them.

Pork Chops and Karate Chops

Here is the link to the video we watched in class. Feel free to share or watch again.

http://www.upworthy.com/bullies-called-him-pork-chop-he-took-that-pain-with-him-and-then-cooked-it-into

Annabel Lee

Annabel Lee Questions:

1. Who is the author?
2. Who is the assumed speaker?
4. What is the format?
a. stanza(s):
b. lines per stanza:
c. rhyme scheme(s):
5. What lines inform you of Annabel’s death? (number)
6. According to the speaker, why did Annabel die? Put thelines that support
this answer.
8. What does “coveted” (synonym from poem) mean, and who portrayed this
action?
9. What is a synonym for the word “angel”?
10. In the 4th stanza, what sound device is “chilling and killing” an example of?
11. What is a synonym for tomb or crypt? Use a word from the poem.