UPDATE 1/31
8TH READING- RAYMOND'S RUN PACKET INCLUDING THE CHARACTER WHEEL, IS DUE THE DAY OF YOUR TEST. THE PACKET AND WHEEL ARE WORTH 150 POINTS. ALL HOMEWORK BLOGS WERE HANDED OUT IN CLASS 1/30 &1/31. RESEARCH YOUR SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS AND STUDY VOCAB. YOU MAY TYPE OR HAND WRITE YOUR ESSAY BEFORE THE DAY OF THE TEST AND STAPLE IT TO THE TEST THAT DAY. YOU MUST DO VOCAB AND SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (3-5 SENTENCES) THE DAY OF THE TEST IN CLASS. STUDY!!!
RAYMOND'S RUN ESSAY QUESTION-TEST
8TH READING- YOU ARE TO SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND WRITE A MINIMUM OF 8 SENTENCES. YOU CAN WRITE OR TYPE THIS PART OF THE TEST BEFORE 2/2 &2/3 TEST. THE DAY OF THE TEST, YOU MAY BRING IT TO CLASS AND ATTACH IT TO THE BACK OF THE TEST.
A. IN A BRIEF ESSAY, COMPARE SQUEAKY AND RAYMOND AS THEY ARE PORTRAYED IN "RAYMOND'S RUN ".THEIR DIFFERENCES ARE OBVIOUS: SQUEAKY IS BRIGHT AND QUICK WITTED; RAYMOND IS NOT "QUITE RIGHT." IN WHAT WAYS ARE THEY SIMILAR? ILLUSTRATE YOUR POINTS BY CITING DETAILS FROM THE STORY.
B. RAYMOND'S RUN MIGHT HAVE BEEN CALLED SQUEAKY'S RUN. WOULD SQUEAKY'S RUN HAVE BEEN A MORE APPROPRIATE TITLE FOR THE STORY? STATE YOUR OPINION IN AN ESSAY. REFER TO THE RESOLUTION OF THE PLOT TO SUPPORT YOUR POINT OF VIEW.
A. IN A BRIEF ESSAY, COMPARE SQUEAKY AND RAYMOND AS THEY ARE PORTRAYED IN "RAYMOND'S RUN ".THEIR DIFFERENCES ARE OBVIOUS: SQUEAKY IS BRIGHT AND QUICK WITTED; RAYMOND IS NOT "QUITE RIGHT." IN WHAT WAYS ARE THEY SIMILAR? ILLUSTRATE YOUR POINTS BY CITING DETAILS FROM THE STORY.
B. RAYMOND'S RUN MIGHT HAVE BEEN CALLED SQUEAKY'S RUN. WOULD SQUEAKY'S RUN HAVE BEEN A MORE APPROPRIATE TITLE FOR THE STORY? STATE YOUR OPINION IN AN ESSAY. REFER TO THE RESOLUTION OF THE PLOT TO SUPPORT YOUR POINT OF VIEW.
RAYMOND'S RUN SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR THE TEST2/2 & 2/3 CLASSES
8TH READING- YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SELECT TWO OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW. REMEMBER TO ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION TO GET FULL CREDIT. USE YOUR STORY ON PAGE 28-38 IN YOUR RED LITERATURE BOOK TO ASSIST YOU.
1. AT THE BEGINNING OF RAYMOND'S RUN, SQUEAKY DECLARES THAT NO ONE CAN BEAT ME AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT. CITE EVIDENCE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY TO SUPPORT THE NOTION THAT SQUEAKY IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING HER REPUTATION AS THE FASTEST RUNNER.
2. IN A STORY A CONFLICT IS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN TWO OPPOSING FORCES. A SHORT STORY USUALLY CONTAINS ONE CENTRAL CONFLICT, AND IT MAY INCLUDE ONE OR MORE MINOR CONFLICTS AS WELL. WHAT IS THE CENTRAL CONFLICT IN "RAYMOND'S RUN"?
3. THE CLIMAX OF "RAYMOND'S RUN" TAKES PLACE TOWARD THE END OF THE STORY, AS SQUEAKY AND GRETCHEN WAIT FOR THE WINNER OF THE FIFTY-YARD DASH TO BE ANNOUNCED. WHAT EVENT CONTRIBUTES TO THE TENSION AT THIS POINT IN THE STORY?
4. WHAT IS THE RESOLUTION OF "RAYMOND'S RUN"? IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT IS THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE STORY? NAME TWO THINGS THAT THE OUTCOME REVEALS ABOUT SQUEAKY.
1. AT THE BEGINNING OF RAYMOND'S RUN, SQUEAKY DECLARES THAT NO ONE CAN BEAT ME AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT. CITE EVIDENCE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY TO SUPPORT THE NOTION THAT SQUEAKY IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING HER REPUTATION AS THE FASTEST RUNNER.
2. IN A STORY A CONFLICT IS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN TWO OPPOSING FORCES. A SHORT STORY USUALLY CONTAINS ONE CENTRAL CONFLICT, AND IT MAY INCLUDE ONE OR MORE MINOR CONFLICTS AS WELL. WHAT IS THE CENTRAL CONFLICT IN "RAYMOND'S RUN"?
3. THE CLIMAX OF "RAYMOND'S RUN" TAKES PLACE TOWARD THE END OF THE STORY, AS SQUEAKY AND GRETCHEN WAIT FOR THE WINNER OF THE FIFTY-YARD DASH TO BE ANNOUNCED. WHAT EVENT CONTRIBUTES TO THE TENSION AT THIS POINT IN THE STORY?
4. WHAT IS THE RESOLUTION OF "RAYMOND'S RUN"? IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT IS THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE STORY? NAME TWO THINGS THAT THE OUTCOME REVEALS ABOUT SQUEAKY.
TUESDAY 1/24/12 READING UPDATE
8TH READING- THE RAYMOND'S RUN TEST SCHEDULED FOR 1/30 &1/31 HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 2/2 & 2/3. KEEP CHECKING HOMEWORK HELPLINE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEST.
VOCAB FROM PAGE 26 IN THE LITERATURE BOOK IS ON THE TEST. IT WILL BE MATCHING
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**MERCURY-**-ON PAGE 29 ON THE BOTTOM
**THE DOZENS**-PAGE 29
REPUTATION
PRODIGY
PERISCOPE
GESTURE
LIABLE
VOCAB FROM PAGE 26 IN THE LITERATURE BOOK IS ON THE TEST. IT WILL BE MATCHING
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**MERCURY-**-ON PAGE 29 ON THE BOTTOM
**THE DOZENS**-PAGE 29
REPUTATION
PRODIGY
PERISCOPE
GESTURE
LIABLE
WEEK OF JANUARY 23RD-JANUARY 27TH
8TH READING- WE WILL BE FINISHING RAYMOND'S RUN STORY AND DISCUSSING PLOT. TEST ON THIS STORY ALONG WITH THE VOCAB WORDS ON PAGE 26 OF THE RED LITERATURE BOOK WILL BE JAN 30TH AND JAN. 31ST.
7TH SSS- STUDENTS WILL BE STARTING LESSON 2 OF THE ALL STAR PROGRAM, AND COMPLETING EMMETT TILL RESEARCH IN THE LIBRARY. CONTINUE TO GET YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS SIGNED.
7TH SSS- STUDENTS WILL BE STARTING LESSON 2 OF THE ALL STAR PROGRAM, AND COMPLETING EMMETT TILL RESEARCH IN THE LIBRARY. CONTINUE TO GET YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS SIGNED.
WEEK OF JANUARY 9TH-JANUARY 13TH
8TH READING- EXAMS THIS WEEK! MONDAY CLASSES WILL BE REVIEWING READING STRATEGIES AND PLAYING A REVIEW GAME. 4TH-5TH PERIODS THIS WEEK WILL BE STUDY HALLS TO HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THEIR EXAMS!
1/11/12-EXAMS 1 &2 PERIODS
1/12/12-EXAMS 6&7 PERIODS
1/13/12-EXAMS 3&4 PERIODS
1/14/12- EXAM 5 PERIOD
1/14 CLASSES WILL BE REVIEWING THE RAYMOND'S RUN VOCABULARY AND PLAYING A REVIEW VOCAB GAME ON THE SMART BOARD.
7TH SSS- STUDENTS NEED TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. THEY WILL BE CHECKED THIS WEEK. 1/13/12- CLASSES WILL START THE ALL STAR PROGRAM. CLASSES 1/9-1/13 WILL BE USED FOR STUDY HALL TO HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THEIR EXAMS.
1/11/12-EXAMS 1 &2 PERIODS
1/12/12-EXAMS 6&7 PERIODS
1/13/12-EXAMS 3&4 PERIODS
1/14/12- EXAM 5 PERIOD
1/14 CLASSES WILL BE REVIEWING THE RAYMOND'S RUN VOCABULARY AND PLAYING A REVIEW VOCAB GAME ON THE SMART BOARD.
7TH SSS- STUDENTS NEED TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR ASSIGNMENT BOOKS. THEY WILL BE CHECKED THIS WEEK. 1/13/12- CLASSES WILL START THE ALL STAR PROGRAM. CLASSES 1/9-1/13 WILL BE USED FOR STUDY HALL TO HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THEIR EXAMS.
WEEK OF JANUARY 2ND-JANUARY 6TH
8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE REVIEWING FOR THE MID -TERM EXAMS. STUDY GUIDE WILL BE GIVEN AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS 1/3-1/4 CLASSES. STUDENTS WILL HAVE TIME IN CLASS TO WORK ON THE STUDY GUIDE IN SMALL GROUPS. ON THE ABOVE DATES. 1/5-1/6 CLASSES THE STUDY GUIDE WILL BE GONE OVER AS A CLASS ,TO CL ARIFY ANY QUESTIONS. I WILL GO OVER THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ON THE ACTUAL TEST . ie. multiple choice,fill in blank, matching. STUDENTS HAVE THE WRITTEN PORTION OF THE EXAM INCLUDED IN THE STUDY GUIDE. THINK ABOUT AN AR BOOK THAT YOU HAVE READ IN EITHER THE 1ST OR 2ND MARKING PERIOD. WHAT IS THE TITLE? IS THE BOOK NONFICTION?> WHY OR WHY NOT? GIVE A FEW EXAMPLES TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER. ( 2 PARAGRAPHS-5 SENTENCES EACH). HELPFUL HINT: DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE NIGHT BEFORE ANY EXAM TO START STUDYING. STUDY EACH NIGHT 15MIN-1/2 HOUR. START TONIGHT!
EXAM SCHEDULE
JAN10-PERIOD 1,2
JAN 11-PERIOD 6,7
JAN 12- PERIOD 3,4
JAN 13-PERIOD 5
JAN 10,11,12 EARLY DISMISSAL 12:50
JAN 13 NO EARLY DISMISSAL- AFTER 5TH PERIOD EXAM WE WILL FOLLOW THE 2 HOUR DELAY SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
7TH SSS- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE STARTING THE DIVERSITY UNIT WITH MLK BIG BOOK , CLASS DISCUSSION, VIDEO AND CROSSWORD PUZZLE. KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK. YOU STILL NEED TO GET IT SIGNED EVERY NIGHT!
EXAM SCHEDULE
JAN10-PERIOD 1,2
JAN 11-PERIOD 6,7
JAN 12- PERIOD 3,4
JAN 13-PERIOD 5
JAN 10,11,12 EARLY DISMISSAL 12:50
JAN 13 NO EARLY DISMISSAL- AFTER 5TH PERIOD EXAM WE WILL FOLLOW THE 2 HOUR DELAY SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
7TH SSS- THIS WEEK WE WILL BE STARTING THE DIVERSITY UNIT WITH MLK BIG BOOK , CLASS DISCUSSION, VIDEO AND CROSSWORD PUZZLE. KEEP UP WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK. YOU STILL NEED TO GET IT SIGNED EVERY NIGHT!
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