2 week blog/ 9-30--10-11

Summary:  For the next 2 weeks, we will be focusing on grammar; I will do a quick review from last year’s material to build on the new material (phrases); there will be several pop quizzes, as students must stay caught up day to day in order to apply new information to previously studied material.  We will also begin the book SPEAK and our study of resilient traits of children so that we can apply those traits to the main character and so that we may explore our own resilient traits.

 

 

Mon. 9-30 All blocks: Auto/biography book of choice assignment is due along with rubric, as always.  I will hand out next class novel SPEAK and make assignments. Part 1/First Marking Period is due 10-7;  part 2/Second Marking period is due 10-21; part 3/Third Marking Period is due 10-31; part 4/Fourth Marking Period is due in next trimester/date will be announced later.  Each reading due date will come with a quiz over your reading, of course, and then with a few days of discussion that follow.  Look ahead on due dates and agenda: Roots 2 test tomorrow (COMPREHENSIVE); vocabulary test Friday.

 

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Tues. 10-1 Blocks 2,3,4  Roots 2 test (30 minutes); grammar in class.  Look and plan ahead on agenda and due dates.  Address vocabulary, roots, diction, and literary terms as needed.  You are also reading SPEAK, but one can read this book in a couple nights to get each part done so you still have a few days.  Do what YOU have to do, which may not be same things your neighbor has to do.

 

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Wed. 10-2 Blocks 2,7,6,3:  Roots 2 test (30 minutes); grammar in class.  Look and plan ahead on agenda and due dates.  Address vocabulary, roots, diction, literary terms as needed.  You are also reading SPEAK, but one can read this book in a couple nights to get each part done so you still have a few days.  Do what YOU have to do, which may not be same things your neighbor needs to do.

 

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Thurs.10-3 Blocks 4,7,6:  grammar in class – there are many ways to teach grammar.  We may do grammar via editing skills today (SSWE) or diagramming or introduction of something else.  Be sure to look ahead on due dates and agenda; tomorrow you have vocabulary test 2.  Look ahead and plan ahead…You should be learning a few roots, doing a vocabulary exercise each night, reading – whatever you need to do to be caught up…You all are working at different  paces and have different things to take care of.

 

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Fri. 10-4 All blocks: vocabulary test 2 (30 minutes); we have some time left to either do some clean up from the week or move ahead with grammar.  SPEAK 1 quiz/reading deadline on Monday; roots 3 test is on Tuesday and Wednesday.  See due dates and agenda.  Look ahead; plan ahead.  Do what YOU need to do, which may not be the same as what your neighbor needs to do. You are all working at different paces to meet the same goals.  Shabbat Shalom, my sweet ones.

 

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Mon. 10-7 All blocks: Quiz 1 on SPEAK; discussion begins.  Roots test is tomorrow and Wednesday, and vocabulary test is Friday. Literary terms test 2 (COMPREHENSIVE) is Monday and similar to test 1; know terms, definitions, and be able to spot an example of term in excerpts presented… Look ahead; plan ahead.  You have all the tools needed to stay on task and to meet deadlines – and you are doing a great job! J

 

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Tues. 10-8 Blocks 2,4,3: Roots 3 test (COMPREHENSIVE) will be 30 minutes; SPEAK discussion.  You should look over the grammar…If there are definitions or lists you have not memorized, be sure you take care of this so that you can make applications; look ahead on due dates and on agenda.  Vocabulary test 3 is Friday.

 

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Wed. 10-9 Blocks 2,7,6,3:  Roots 3 test (COMPREHENSIVE) will be 30 minutes; SPEAK discussion.  You should look over the grammar…If there are definitions or lists you have not memorized, be sure you take care of this so that you can make applications; look ahead on due dates and on agenda .  Vocabulary test 3 is Friday.

 

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Thurs. 10-10 Blocks 4,7,6:  SPEAK discussion; look ahead; plan ahead. Vocabulary test 3 is tomorrow.

 

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Fri. 10-11 All blocks: vocabulary test 3 (30 minutes); continue SPEAK discussion.  Look ahead: literary terms test 2 (COMPREHENSIVE) is Monday. Shabbat Shalom, my sweet ones.

 

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Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

9-16 -- 9-27

 

 

 

Summary for next two weeks:  These are funky 3-day  weeks again – be sure to take home whatever books you need on Wednesdays so that you are prepared for the following Mondays.  You have a couple writing assignments with due dates approaching; you also have some tests…  We are about to dive in to grammar.  I will approach grammar in various ways: I will continue to discuss errors in first set of papers, entertain your questions, review grammar on the board, urge you to do exercises in the grammar book that relate to your specific errors (see the sheet that I gave with the related page numbers), work SSWEs (the SAT part that tests grammar), which stands for Study of Standard Written English, and see me when you are struggling.  One type of error that often shows up in writing is a diction error, the reason for the diction sheet and attendant test…

 

 

 

Mon. 9-16 All blocks: Literary terms over first half of literary terms sheets given on first day of class; we will also finish up analogies and/or contextual reading exercises. You need to start thinking about (reviewing) the grammar you learned last year. (I know Mr. Rifkin did a good job because I know all that he covered.  I intend to have a quick review and move forward…) When grammar study starts, you should expect a pop quiz everyday on everything we have studied in here re: grammar.  That means you should go home and memorize all definitions and lists given to you the day they are given to you.  A certain amount of memorization is important because it is necessary in application to structures we will study.  ALWAYS KEEP UP WITH THE MEMORY WORK.  In the past, many students have gotten behind on this and cannot build each day as we move forward; they just got more and more behind.  Do not let the ol’ snowball dilemma take place in your grammar study!  Stay caught up.  Are you getting book of choice read?  Address vocabulary, roots, diction and lit. terms according to your needs and upcoming dates. Work on imagery assignment.  See agenda.

 

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Tues. 9-17 “A”day – all blocks: Grammar study in class; look ahead at due dates and agendas to see and prepare for what is coming up; Are you reading your book of choice?  Study roots, do vocabulary, study diction and literary terms as needed. Imagery assignment is due tomorrow; diction test 1 is Tuesday.

 

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Wed. 9-18 “A” day – all blocks: Imagery assignment is due along with rubric, of course.   We will study grammar during class. Look ahead on due dates and agendas.  Keep up with outside reading, roots, vocabulary, diction, literary terms, etc.  Have a good couple holidays.

 

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Thurs. 9-19 Sukkot/holiday

 

Fri. 9-20 Sukkot/holiday

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Mon. 9-23 All blocks:  grammar in class; quiz; look ahead on agendas and due dates.  Work on your writing assignment for book of choice (due 9-30).  Study for tomorrow’s diction test over first half of diction sheet (long sheet that was given to you first day); stay on top of roots, vocabulary, literary terms, outside reading, etc.  Look ahead…Roots test is next week. 

 

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Tues. 9-24 “A” day – all blocks: Diction 1 test over first half of the sheet; know how to spell these words that are confusing to many; know definitions of words; know how to use words in sentences.  Look ahead on agendas and due dates re: vocabulary, literary terms, book of choice, roots, etc.

 

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Wed. 9-25 “B” day – Simchat Torah – all blocks: Since this will be a very short day, I will reserve the time for anything that I feel needs to be “cleaned up”.  You look ahead on agendas and due dates; see what is coming up.  You have book of choice writing assignment due Monday (9-30). Also, there is a roots test next Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

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Thurs. 9-26 Shemini Atzeret/holiday

 

Fri. 9-27 Shemini Atzeret/holiday

 

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.