Thursday, October 27, 2016
Prep:
Objective: Word Choice
Silent reading
Awards for top 1st term readers.
Word choice funeral. Burying the dead words: like, um, so, really, awesome, stuff, a lot
Read aloud Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" . Used sticky notes to locate foreshadowing. Filled out answers to questions as a pair.
(They have watched The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street and read "The Landlady" in 7th grade).
No homework!
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Prep: Fragments and Run-ons
Objective: Fragments and Run-ons
Silent reading
Grade fragments and run-ons packet
SAT Quack Volume 3. Game with slates and rotations within rows for review.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Prep: Reading log for 1st term.
Objective: Fragments and Run-ons packet
Silent reading
American Fork Speech Contest results
Speeches finished
Grade fragments and run-ons packet. Graded first page on fragments only.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Prep: America Our Country Speech
Objective: Give a great speech!
Silent reading.
Speeches presented.
Speech contest in American Fork tomorrow, Saturday!
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Prep: America Our Country Speech
Objective: Give a great speech!
Silent reading.
Grade print out
Speeches presented for those who are competing on Saturday.
Monday, October 10, 2016
Objective:
Did not grade fragments and run-ons.
Mock Hearing results. Ribbons for 1st, 2nd ,3rd places. Donuts
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Mock Congressional Hearing
Reminders for AF Speech Contest training today and on Saturday. Extra Credit.
Speech Contest is Saturday, October 15th.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Objective: Prepare for Mock Hearing
Grayson Hardman came and presented on how to win at the American Fork Speech Contest
Passed out the AF Speech Contest handout and how to create a great speech.
Spent the rest of the class period working on being prepared for Mock Hearing for Thursday.
Due Thursday: Mock Congressional Hearing.
Friday, September 30, 2016
Objective: Prepare from mock hearing
Parent judges for Mock Hearing.
Present to judges or work with group to prepare and improve your essay and your answers. What do you need to research before next week?
Due: Turn in your History Fair parent signed note.
Due: Thursday Mock Hearing. Come dressed for the occasion.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 (Substitute: Mrs. Lefler was in GT meetings at the district)
Objective How to write without fragments and run-ons.
Silent reading
Announcements: Mock Mock Hearing paper due 9/30, Mock Hearing final paper presented before judges October 6th
SAT Quack Words Volume 3
Fragments and Run-ons Packet
Work in Mock Hearing groups and prepare for parent judges on Friday.
Due Friday: Draft of your group paper to present to parents
Due Friday: Signed note with your History Day topic, group or alone, category
Monday, September 26, 2016
Objective: How to write with good organization
Silent reading
Discuss Space Camp from last Friday.
SAT Quack Volume II test
History Fair handout. Turn in by Friday your topic, your category, and if you are working alone or in a group.
Organization trait. Reviewed good openings, transitions, and how to end a paper. Packet.
Mock Hearing Groups.
Due Friday: Signed note on topic, category, and if working alone.
Due Friday: Good draft of your Mock Hearing paper to present to the parents.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Prep: None
Objective: How to research and get great topic ideas for History Day competition
Writer's Conference in the auditorium with Chris Crowe.
Remember that Space Camp is tomorrow!
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Prep: Signed parent note that you watched the theme webinar
Objective: How to write with good organization using transitions between different ideas
Silent reading
Space Camp. Sept. 23rd 4-9 p.m. Mock Mock Hearing is Friday, September 30th. Mock Hearing is October 6th.
Worked on mock hearing paper.
Did NOT take the SAT Quack test for Volume II
Organization activity. Newscaster transitions.
Friday, September 16, 2016
Prep:
Objective: How to write with great organization
Silent reading
Announcements: Space Camp Sept. 23rd 4-9 p.m. $25.00 due by today. Mock Hearing October 6th
Finished 4 Truths and 1 Lie
SAT Quack Volume II review game.
"The Little House".
Organization packet. Looked at great openings in their personal novels. How do we create a good opening for mock hearing paper? What should we NOT do?
Newscast activity: Transitions from Breaking News to local story to sports to weather.
Due next time: Watch the webinar online for theme. Take notes while you're watching it. The notes are due on Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Prep:
Objective How to write with good organization
Silent reading
Space Camp September 23, 4-9 p.m. $25.00 due by Friday. Mock Hearing on October 6th
4 Truths and 1 Lie
SAT Quack Volume II words 11-20
Mock Hearing groups/ packet
Choose your question. Set up a Google doc to share.
Organization activity--ordering shark paragraph
Began reading "The Little House". Didn't finish.
Due: Watch History Day video on theme. Notes due Tuesday.
Monday, September 12, 2016
Prep: Parent Signed History Fair Note/Hero Paper final draft due
Objective: How to write with good ideas and content
Silent reading
Space Camp Sept. 23rd 4-9 p.m. $25.00 due by Friday.
4 Truths and 1 Lie
SAT Quack Volume II 1-10
Mock Hearing Groups/packet
Choose your question. Set up a Google doc to share.
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Prep: Parent Signed History Fair Note and Hero paper
Objective: How to write with good ideas and content
Silent reading 10 mins/Study Quack words
Space Camp Sept. 23rd 4-9 pm. $25.00 due by September 16th. Passed out the flyer for Space Camp.
4 Truths and 1 Lie
8:40 pictures
SAT Quack Words Test
Peer editing
Mock Hearing instructions.
Due: Final draft of "My Hero" essay.
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Prep: Parent Signed History fair note
Objective: How to write with good ideas and content
Silent reading 10 mins./ Roll
Space camp September 23rd 4-9 pm. $25.00 due by 16th.
4 Truths and 1 Lie
SAT Quack Words Review
Popcorn journal prompt.
What are great details for a shark paper activity
Six Trait Writing--Ideas and Content --My Hero
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Prep: Have read to Chapter 16--Questions completed
Objective: Banner in the Sky Discussion
Did anyone get a Remind text?
Silent reading 10 mins. /Roll
Space Camp Sept. 23rd 4-9 pm Aug. 30th 7 pm HF Mtg in Mrs. Jolley's room
4 Truths and 1 Lie
Did everyone finish SRI testing?
SAT Quack Words volume 1-- 1-10
Pts. for class supplies. 'Banner in the Sky ppt. on setting
Journal Prompt: What are your goals: weekly, term, year, far future. Consider school goals, physical sports, relationships/ friendships/family, spiritual, accomplishments
Due: Finish Banner in the Sky. Complete questions on the handout.
Friday, August 26, 2016
Prep: Have read to Chapter 11
Objective Banner in the Sky Discussion
Did anyone get a Remind text?
Silent reading 10 mins. /Roll
Space Camp Sept 23rd 4-9 pm. August 30th 7 pm History Fair Meeting
4 Truths and 1 Lie
Sri Testing
Read Banner in the Sky if you finish testing.
Didn't get to ppt.
Worked on question on Banner in the Sky
Due: Read to Chapter 16 by Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Prep: Signed disclosure/ Have read 2 chapters in Banner in the Sky
In seat before bell rings
Presentation on best books by Mrs. Wagstaff in place of daily silent reading for 10 minutes
Space Camp September 23rd 4-9 p.m. and August 30th 7:00 History Fair meeting in Mrs. Jolley's room
4 Truths and 1 Lie
Raks, class helpers, review classroom
Website, sign up for remind for text message reminders
Writing prompt: What are your greatest fears?
Didn't get to the ppt. on the Swiss Alps.
Due: Read to Chapter 11 by Friday.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Prep:
Roll/Seating Chart
"Are you prepared for class?" expectations (points for in seat by beginning of bell)
Introduce Mrs. Lefler
4 Truths and 1 Lie-- Be prepared next class period.
Introduce classroom/Term calendar
Disclosure/Quality work
Banner in the Sky passed out. Read 2 chapters by next class period.
Did not get to the ppt on the Alps.
Due Wed: 4 truths and 1 lie and signed disclosure.
Prep:
Objective: Word Choice
Silent reading
Awards for top 1st term readers.
Word choice funeral. Burying the dead words: like, um, so, really, awesome, stuff, a lot
Read aloud Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" . Used sticky notes to locate foreshadowing. Filled out answers to questions as a pair.
(They have watched The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street and read "The Landlady" in 7th grade).
No homework!
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Prep: Fragments and Run-ons
Objective: Fragments and Run-ons
Silent reading
Grade fragments and run-ons packet
SAT Quack Volume 3. Game with slates and rotations within rows for review.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Prep: Reading log for 1st term.
Objective: Fragments and Run-ons packet
Silent reading
American Fork Speech Contest results
Speeches finished
Grade fragments and run-ons packet. Graded first page on fragments only.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Prep: America Our Country Speech
Objective: Give a great speech!
Silent reading.
Speeches presented.
Speech contest in American Fork tomorrow, Saturday!
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Prep: America Our Country Speech
Objective: Give a great speech!
Silent reading.
Grade print out
Speeches presented for those who are competing on Saturday.
Monday, October 10, 2016
Objective:
Did not grade fragments and run-ons.
Mock Hearing results. Ribbons for 1st, 2nd ,3rd places. Donuts
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Mock Congressional Hearing
Reminders for AF Speech Contest training today and on Saturday. Extra Credit.
Speech Contest is Saturday, October 15th.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Objective: Prepare for Mock Hearing
Grayson Hardman came and presented on how to win at the American Fork Speech Contest
Passed out the AF Speech Contest handout and how to create a great speech.
Spent the rest of the class period working on being prepared for Mock Hearing for Thursday.
Due Thursday: Mock Congressional Hearing.
Friday, September 30, 2016
Objective: Prepare from mock hearing
Parent judges for Mock Hearing.
Present to judges or work with group to prepare and improve your essay and your answers. What do you need to research before next week?
Due: Turn in your History Fair parent signed note.
Due: Thursday Mock Hearing. Come dressed for the occasion.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 (Substitute: Mrs. Lefler was in GT meetings at the district)
Objective How to write without fragments and run-ons.
Silent reading
Announcements: Mock Mock Hearing paper due 9/30, Mock Hearing final paper presented before judges October 6th
SAT Quack Words Volume 3
Fragments and Run-ons Packet
Work in Mock Hearing groups and prepare for parent judges on Friday.
Due Friday: Draft of your group paper to present to parents
Due Friday: Signed note with your History Day topic, group or alone, category
Monday, September 26, 2016
Objective: How to write with good organization
Silent reading
Discuss Space Camp from last Friday.
SAT Quack Volume II test
History Fair handout. Turn in by Friday your topic, your category, and if you are working alone or in a group.
Organization trait. Reviewed good openings, transitions, and how to end a paper. Packet.
Mock Hearing Groups.
Due Friday: Signed note on topic, category, and if working alone.
Due Friday: Good draft of your Mock Hearing paper to present to the parents.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Prep: None
Objective: How to research and get great topic ideas for History Day competition
Writer's Conference in the auditorium with Chris Crowe.
Remember that Space Camp is tomorrow!
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Prep: Signed parent note that you watched the theme webinar
Objective: How to write with good organization using transitions between different ideas
Silent reading
Space Camp. Sept. 23rd 4-9 p.m. Mock Mock Hearing is Friday, September 30th. Mock Hearing is October 6th.
Worked on mock hearing paper.
Did NOT take the SAT Quack test for Volume II
Organization activity. Newscaster transitions.
Friday, September 16, 2016
Prep:
Objective: How to write with great organization
Silent reading
Announcements: Space Camp Sept. 23rd 4-9 p.m. $25.00 due by today. Mock Hearing October 6th
Finished 4 Truths and 1 Lie
SAT Quack Volume II review game.
"The Little House".
Organization packet. Looked at great openings in their personal novels. How do we create a good opening for mock hearing paper? What should we NOT do?
Newscast activity: Transitions from Breaking News to local story to sports to weather.
Due next time: Watch the webinar online for theme. Take notes while you're watching it. The notes are due on Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Prep:
Objective How to write with good organization
Silent reading
Space Camp September 23, 4-9 p.m. $25.00 due by Friday. Mock Hearing on October 6th
4 Truths and 1 Lie
SAT Quack Volume II words 11-20
Mock Hearing groups/ packet
Choose your question. Set up a Google doc to share.
Organization activity--ordering shark paragraph
Began reading "The Little House". Didn't finish.
Due: Watch History Day video on theme. Notes due Tuesday.
Monday, September 12, 2016
Prep: Parent Signed History Fair Note/Hero Paper final draft due
Objective: How to write with good ideas and content
Silent reading
Space Camp Sept. 23rd 4-9 p.m. $25.00 due by Friday.
4 Truths and 1 Lie
SAT Quack Volume II 1-10
Mock Hearing Groups/packet
Choose your question. Set up a Google doc to share.
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Prep: Parent Signed History Fair Note and Hero paper
Objective: How to write with good ideas and content
Silent reading 10 mins/Study Quack words
Space Camp Sept. 23rd 4-9 pm. $25.00 due by September 16th. Passed out the flyer for Space Camp.
4 Truths and 1 Lie
8:40 pictures
SAT Quack Words Test
Peer editing
Mock Hearing instructions.
Due: Final draft of "My Hero" essay.
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Prep: Parent Signed History fair note
Objective: How to write with good ideas and content
Silent reading 10 mins./ Roll
Space camp September 23rd 4-9 pm. $25.00 due by 16th.
4 Truths and 1 Lie
SAT Quack Words Review
Popcorn journal prompt.
What are great details for a shark paper activity
Six Trait Writing--Ideas and Content --My Hero
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Prep: Have read to Chapter 16--Questions completed
Objective: Banner in the Sky Discussion
Did anyone get a Remind text?
Silent reading 10 mins. /Roll
Space Camp Sept. 23rd 4-9 pm Aug. 30th 7 pm HF Mtg in Mrs. Jolley's room
4 Truths and 1 Lie
Did everyone finish SRI testing?
SAT Quack Words volume 1-- 1-10
Pts. for class supplies. 'Banner in the Sky ppt. on setting
Journal Prompt: What are your goals: weekly, term, year, far future. Consider school goals, physical sports, relationships/ friendships/family, spiritual, accomplishments
Due: Finish Banner in the Sky. Complete questions on the handout.
Friday, August 26, 2016
Prep: Have read to Chapter 11
Objective Banner in the Sky Discussion
Did anyone get a Remind text?
Silent reading 10 mins. /Roll
Space Camp Sept 23rd 4-9 pm. August 30th 7 pm History Fair Meeting
4 Truths and 1 Lie
Sri Testing
Read Banner in the Sky if you finish testing.
Didn't get to ppt.
Worked on question on Banner in the Sky
Due: Read to Chapter 16 by Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Prep: Signed disclosure/ Have read 2 chapters in Banner in the Sky
In seat before bell rings
Presentation on best books by Mrs. Wagstaff in place of daily silent reading for 10 minutes
Space Camp September 23rd 4-9 p.m. and August 30th 7:00 History Fair meeting in Mrs. Jolley's room
4 Truths and 1 Lie
Raks, class helpers, review classroom
Website, sign up for remind for text message reminders
Writing prompt: What are your greatest fears?
Didn't get to the ppt. on the Swiss Alps.
Due: Read to Chapter 11 by Friday.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Prep:
Roll/Seating Chart
"Are you prepared for class?" expectations (points for in seat by beginning of bell)
Introduce Mrs. Lefler
4 Truths and 1 Lie-- Be prepared next class period.
Introduce classroom/Term calendar
Disclosure/Quality work
Banner in the Sky passed out. Read 2 chapters by next class period.
Did not get to the ppt on the Alps.
Due Wed: 4 truths and 1 lie and signed disclosure.