Literature Assignment (Gold Day): 1. Today, we will be finishing our discussion of the poem "Silver." Students will be able to take notes during discussion and then turn in study guides by the end of class. 2. We will begin reading and discussing the poem "Four Little Foxes." Please use the link below to access the poem and the study guide questions. (The poem is at the end of the document.) This study guide is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, January 19. Reminders: 1. All IXL (NN.3, NN.4, NN.5, MM.1, MM.2) are due by 7:00 PM, Friday, January 15, 2021. 2. The Warriner's comma usage packet is due at the beginning of class on Friday, January 15. We will self-check the packet and then discuss any frequently missed items before turning it in. Writing Assignment (Maroon Day): 1. We will review comma usage with essential and nonessential elements. We will use the third and fourth pages of the Comma Usage Rules as a resource to complete IXL MM.1 and MM.2. These are due by 7:00 PM, Friday, January 15. 2. We will reinforce our understanding of all comma rules by completing several sentence proofreading and revision exercises in a Warriner's packet. Use the link below to access these exercises. Please add the appropriate punctuation for each sentence and then write down in the space after the sentence the rule you used to make that choice. The packet is due at the beginning of class on Friday, January 15. Reminders: 1. All IXL assigned this week are due by 7:00 PM, Friday, January 15. This includes NN.3, NN.4, NN.5, MM.1, and MM.2. 2. All questions (#1-12) on the study guide for the poem "Silver" are due at the beginning of class on Thursday, January 14. 3. Please continue to study your vocabulary flash cards, making sure to review the entire stack of words we have learned since the beginning of the year. 4. If you are working from home, please do not hesitate to email me with any questions you might have about the assignments. Please continue to check Jupiter grades for comments and your email for information from me about your work. Thanks! Literature Assignment (Gold Day): 1. Today, we will finish discussing the poem "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind." Students will have a chance to take notes during discussion before turning in their final study guides at the end of the period. 2. We will begin reading and discussing a new poem, "Silver." It can be found in our textbook on p. 367, and the study guide can be accessed at the link below. Responses to all questions are due at the beginning of class on Thursday, January 14. 3. We will add to our list several vocabulary words from our recent poems. These can be accessed at the link below. Please make flash cards to add to the stack created during the fall semester. The quiz date will be announced next week. Writing Lesson (Maroon Day):
1. We will discuss rules #6-10 on the comma usage handout distributed last week. We will then practice applying these rules with IXL NN.3, NN.4, and NN.5. (The handout can be accessed at the link in the January 7th blog post.) 2. During the rest of the class period, students should complete all study guide questions for the poem "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind." These are due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, January 12. (The study guide can be accessed at the link in the January 8th blog post.) Reminders: 1. All IXL will be due by 7:00 PM, Friday, January 15. Please work to a score of 100. 2. Additional IXL will be assigned on Wednesday this week. Please pace yourself to complete all IXL items by the deadline. Literature Assignment (Gold Day): 1. Today we will discuss the poem "January." Study guide questions are due for completion points at the beginning of class. We will compare and contrast this poem with Dickinson's "The Sky Is Low," completing the chart at the end of the study guide. (This study guide and the study guide for "Migrant Birds" will be collected during class today.) 2. We will then read the poem "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind" on p. 393 in our textbook. Use the link below to access the study guide. This will be due Tuesday, January 12, at the start of class. Reminders: 1. Independent Reading Project #3 is due today by 3:00 PM. Please make sure that your last name is included in the name of the document. 2. IXL LL.2, NN.1, and NN.2 are due today by 7:00 PM. Please work to a score of 100. Writing Assignment (Maroon Day): 1. We will review all of the sentence-composing tools learned this year. If you are working from home, you can access the review sheet at the link below. You may get a printed copy of this review sheet when you return to class. 2. We will also review the rules for comma usage and practice these by completing IXL NN.1 and NN.2. You may link to the rules sheet below. A printed copy will be available in the classroom. 3. The remainder of the class will be used to revise and proofread the Independent Reading Project #3 slides. Reminders: 1. All IXL (LL.2, NN.1, NN.2) are due by 7:00 PM, Friday, January 8. Work to 100 on each. 2. All questions over the poems "The Sky Is Low" and "January" are due at the beginning of class on Friday, January 8. 3. Independent Reading Project #3 slides are due by 3:00 PM, Friday, January 8. Literature Assignment (Gold Day): 1. Read the poem "The Sky Is Low" by Emily Dickinson on p. 379 in your textbook. Answer questions #1-9 at the link below. 2. Read the poem "January" by John Updike on p. 410 in your textbook. Answer questions #1-8 and complete the comparison/contrast chart at the link below. 3. If you are working from home, you may put your responses in a Google Doc and share it with me. These are due at the start of class on Friday, January 8. Reminders: 1. IXL LL.2 is due Friday, January 8, by 7:00 PM. Please work to a score of 100. 2. Additional IXL will be assigned during class on Thursday. Please keep this in mind as you plan your study time for the rest of this week. Thursday's class will also include about 30-40 minutes of time to work on the IR #3 slides. 3. Independent Reading Project #3 slides are due on Friday, January 8, by 3:00 PM. Writing Assignment (Maroon Day) 1. Use the links below to review the two video clips over misplaced and dangling modifiers. 2. Complete IXL LL.2 to a score of 100. This is due by 7:00 PM Friday, January 8. (Additional IXL may be assigned this week, so please try to complete this today.) 3. Use the revised rubric and model to draft and revise your explanation slides for Independent Reading Project #3. If you are working from home, please be sure to read the rubric and model carefully on pp. 3 and 4 at the link below. All slides should be revised, including those you turned in before Christmas break. The project is due by 3:00 PM Friday, January 8. Reminder: Questions #1-9 over the poem "Migrant Birds" are due tomorrow, Wednesday, January 6, at the beginning of class. If you are working from home, please share these in a Google Doc. The poem and questions can be found at the blog post for Monday, January 4. Literature Assignment (Gold Day) Use the link below to read the poem "Migrant Birds" and answer questions #1-9. If you are working from home, you may put your answers in a Google Doc and share it with me. Label the document with your last name and the title of the poem. This is due Wednesday, January 6, at the beginning of class. Reminders: Independent Reading Project #3 is due on Friday, January 8, by 3:00 PM. 1. At Jupiter, read the comments and the grade for the first five slides. 2. Make corrections based upon my comments at Jupiter. 3. Carefully read the rubric and model on pp. 3 and 4 at the link below. 4. Finish reading your entire book. 5. Complete all ten slides following the rubric and model carefully. Please email me during school hours today if you have any questions about the literature assignment or the Independent Reading project. |
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A Classroom Prayer
Holy Spirit, Giver of all good gifts, enter into my mind and heart. Give me the gift of knowledge and the grace to use it wisely. Help me in all my endeavors. Give me perseverance and fortitude. Help my memory, that I may remember what I learn and recall it when necessary. Guide me in the classroom.
O Jesus, You who are the Way, the Truth, and the Life, let me not be deceived by false teaching. Our Lady of Good Studies, pray for me. Amen. Mary, Undoer of Knots,
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O source of all Wisdom, Christ the Teacher,
You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Teach us to embrace the truths You have revealed to Your Church. Fill our souls with Your Grace that we may love God above all and our neighbors as ourselves. Christ Jesus, friend and Teacher most patient, bless us and teach us. O Light of the world, teach us always to follow You that we should not walk in darkness, but have forever the Light of Life! Amen. Archives
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