Welcome back to the 2015-2016 school year! (And 7th graders, welcome to the high school!) As you are planning your back to school shopping, please include the following items:
7th Grade Reading:
* Notebook (as in a spiral-bound, lined-paper notebook, college or wide-ruled is fine)
* 1" 3-ring binder
* Dividers
* While not required, you may also want to consider highlighters, colored pencils, and Post-It notes.
7th Grade PSSA Reading:
* Notebook
* 1/2" 3-ring binder
* While not required, you may also want to consider highlighters, colored pencils, and Post-It notes.
(If you have me for both Reading and PSSA Reading, feel free to use the same binder, though you may want to consider a larger binder in this case. You will need a separate notebook for each course however.)
8th Grade PSSA Reading:
* Notebook
* 1/2" 3-ring binder
* While not required, you may also want to consider highlighters, colored pencils, and Post-It notes.
Please note: You will also be required to have a reading book at all times. This is not your textbook, but a novel or a non-fiction book of your choice that you will read on reading days, during SSR, or when your work is done.
See you soon!
Miss Frank
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Thank you.
Dear students,
After finally having a chance to sit down and read your advice to the incoming seventh graders and your responses to the "#iwishmyteacherknew" prompt, I am incredibly humbled by all of your kind words. What you all don't understand is the impact that you have had on me these last two years.
Two years ago, I took a leap of faith, moved away from a life I had established for myself and took a teaching position with a district I knew very little about. I hit the ground running that fall, hoping to meet all of the standards set out for me by the state, and hopefully impart a little worldly wisdom somewhere along the way. Little did I know that it would be my students imparting worldly wisdom on me.
From you all, I've learned to see the good in every day. On those days when I'm frustrated because of things beyond your (and my) control, you are the reason I walked in the doors with a smile on my face. I've learned to roll with the punches. You've asked questions I wasn't prepared for, made comments that caught me off guard, and kept me on my toes in many ways, but through your willingness to let me fumble every now and then, I've learned that it's okay to not have the answers or to lose my footing from time to time. I've learned that sometimes you need to be silly. When we feel beat down by testing or stressed out by essays and snow days and exams, sometimes you just need to laugh -- whether that means a rap battle, a fierce battle of trivia on Kahoot!, dressing someone up in fairy wings and a donkey mask, or simply letting you guys share your stories and having a good belly laugh.
Most importantly, I've learned that it's you guys who make me want to be a teacher. One class period asked me why I wanted to become a teacher and my answer is always the same -- I don't know why, I just know that it's something I've always wanted to do, even before I started kindergarten. But after these last two years, I think I finally have my answer -- it's because of the students. It's because I love watching you guys grow from timid 7th graders, afraid to raise your hands or ask a question, to 8th graders who could read a short story a lead a discussion amongst yourselves without any guidance from me. It's because I love seeing students who refused to get in front of the class on day one perform monologue in front of the class the next year. It's because I love working with students who come in the morning and after school to study and to retake tests over and over and over until they get the perfect score. It's because I can't describe in words how it feels to see the lightbulb go off in your heads when you finally realized that the E in RACERS meant explaining the example in your own words or when you realized that the poem you thought was about Mount Vesuvius was really about a Grecian urn. There have been so many incredible experiences that I've experienced with you in the last two years that I can't even imagine listing them all.
Just know that you have impacted my life beyond measure -- I will never forget the lessons you have taught me.
So, my little birds, it's time to leave the nest and enter the big world of freshman year. You're in capable hands, trust me. I cannot wait to see all of the wonderful things you accomplish throughout the next four years and please know that my door is always open.
Love,
Mama Frank
After finally having a chance to sit down and read your advice to the incoming seventh graders and your responses to the "#iwishmyteacherknew" prompt, I am incredibly humbled by all of your kind words. What you all don't understand is the impact that you have had on me these last two years.
Two years ago, I took a leap of faith, moved away from a life I had established for myself and took a teaching position with a district I knew very little about. I hit the ground running that fall, hoping to meet all of the standards set out for me by the state, and hopefully impart a little worldly wisdom somewhere along the way. Little did I know that it would be my students imparting worldly wisdom on me.
From you all, I've learned to see the good in every day. On those days when I'm frustrated because of things beyond your (and my) control, you are the reason I walked in the doors with a smile on my face. I've learned to roll with the punches. You've asked questions I wasn't prepared for, made comments that caught me off guard, and kept me on my toes in many ways, but through your willingness to let me fumble every now and then, I've learned that it's okay to not have the answers or to lose my footing from time to time. I've learned that sometimes you need to be silly. When we feel beat down by testing or stressed out by essays and snow days and exams, sometimes you just need to laugh -- whether that means a rap battle, a fierce battle of trivia on Kahoot!, dressing someone up in fairy wings and a donkey mask, or simply letting you guys share your stories and having a good belly laugh.
Most importantly, I've learned that it's you guys who make me want to be a teacher. One class period asked me why I wanted to become a teacher and my answer is always the same -- I don't know why, I just know that it's something I've always wanted to do, even before I started kindergarten. But after these last two years, I think I finally have my answer -- it's because of the students. It's because I love watching you guys grow from timid 7th graders, afraid to raise your hands or ask a question, to 8th graders who could read a short story a lead a discussion amongst yourselves without any guidance from me. It's because I love seeing students who refused to get in front of the class on day one perform monologue in front of the class the next year. It's because I love working with students who come in the morning and after school to study and to retake tests over and over and over until they get the perfect score. It's because I can't describe in words how it feels to see the lightbulb go off in your heads when you finally realized that the E in RACERS meant explaining the example in your own words or when you realized that the poem you thought was about Mount Vesuvius was really about a Grecian urn. There have been so many incredible experiences that I've experienced with you in the last two years that I can't even imagine listing them all.
Just know that you have impacted my life beyond measure -- I will never forget the lessons you have taught me.
So, my little birds, it's time to leave the nest and enter the big world of freshman year. You're in capable hands, trust me. I cannot wait to see all of the wonderful things you accomplish throughout the next four years and please know that my door is always open.
Love,
Mama Frank
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
May 25-29
MONDAY:
No school - Memorial Day
TUESDAY:
Period 1 and 2 final exams
WEDNESDAY:
Period 6 and 7 final exams
THURSDAY:
Period 4 final exam
FRIDAY:
11 AM dismissal - Happy Summer! :)
No school - Memorial Day
TUESDAY:
Period 1 and 2 final exams
WEDNESDAY:
Period 6 and 7 final exams
THURSDAY:
Period 4 final exam
FRIDAY:
11 AM dismissal - Happy Summer! :)
Friday, May 15, 2015
MSND Study Guide Answers
MSND Study Guide Answers
Period 5 - MSND Study Guide Answers
Character Quiz Answers:
1. H
2. J
3. C
4. G
5. I
6. F
7. I
8. D
9. E
10. A
11. B
12. K
13. D
14. B
15. J
Period 5 - MSND Study Guide Answers
Character Quiz Answers:
1. H
2. J
3. C
4. G
5. I
6. F
7. I
8. D
9. E
10. A
11. B
12. K
13. D
14. B
15. J
Monday, May 11, 2015
May 11-15
MONDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 7: In class - continue reading Midsummer Night's Dream.
Period 4: "Active Reading: Climax" (purple worksheeet)
Period 5: "Hermia's Dilemma" - for Theseus and Egeus only (blue worksheet)
TUESDAY:
No homework today. SARCC presentation in all classes.
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1: In class - continue reading Midsummer Night's Dream.
Period 2: "Bottom's Dream" writing assignment
Period 3: In class - continue reading Midsummer Night's Dream.
Period 4: In class - continue reading Midsummer Night's Dream.
Period 5: Activity 10 Review - character matching quiz
Period 7: In class - continue reading Midsummer Night's Dream.
THURSDAY:
Period 1: Dream Reactions assignment
Period 2: In class - finished A Midsummer Night's Dream
Period 3: Dream Reactions assignment
Period 4: In class - continued reading Midsummer Night's Dream
Period 5: In class - continued reading Midsummer Night's Dream
Period 7: "Bottom's Dream" writing assignment
FRIDAY:
ALL CLASSES: Study for Monday's MSND test!
Period 1, 2, 3, 7: In class - continue reading Midsummer Night's Dream.
Period 4: "Active Reading: Climax" (purple worksheeet)
Period 5: "Hermia's Dilemma" - for Theseus and Egeus only (blue worksheet)
TUESDAY:
No homework today. SARCC presentation in all classes.
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1: In class - continue reading Midsummer Night's Dream.
Period 2: "Bottom's Dream" writing assignment
Period 3: In class - continue reading Midsummer Night's Dream.
Period 4: In class - continue reading Midsummer Night's Dream.
Period 5: Activity 10 Review - character matching quiz
Period 7: In class - continue reading Midsummer Night's Dream.
THURSDAY:
Period 1: Dream Reactions assignment
Period 2: In class - finished A Midsummer Night's Dream
Period 3: Dream Reactions assignment
Period 4: In class - continued reading Midsummer Night's Dream
Period 5: In class - continued reading Midsummer Night's Dream
Period 7: "Bottom's Dream" writing assignment
FRIDAY:
ALL CLASSES: Study for Monday's MSND test!
Monday, May 4, 2015
May 4-May 8
MONDAY:
Period 1, 2: MSND Act I Quiz
Period 3: In class -- finished MSND Act II Scene I. No HW.
Period 4B: Unfinished Business worksheet for MSND.
Period 5B: In class -- close reading poetry notes. No HW.
Period 7: In class -- finished MSND Act II Scene I. No HW.
TUESDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: In class -- reading MSND, completing study guide.
Period 5: In class - close reading notes, close reading of poem #2.
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: "Unfinished Business" worksheet
Period 2, 7: Moon/night imagery
Period 5: Finish poem #4
THURSDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: In class -- reading MSND, completing study guide.
Period 5: In class - close reading notes, close reading of poem #4/6.
Period 1, 2: MSND Act I Quiz
Period 3: In class -- finished MSND Act II Scene I. No HW.
Period 4B: Unfinished Business worksheet for MSND.
Period 5B: In class -- close reading poetry notes. No HW.
Period 7: In class -- finished MSND Act II Scene I. No HW.
TUESDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: In class -- reading MSND, completing study guide.
Period 5: In class - close reading notes, close reading of poem #2.
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: "Unfinished Business" worksheet
Period 2, 7: Moon/night imagery
Period 5: Finish poem #4
THURSDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3, 4, 7: In class -- reading MSND, completing study guide.
Period 5: In class - close reading notes, close reading of poem #4/6.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
April 27-May 1
MONDAY:
Period 1, 2, 3: Working in small groups, read poems #1 and #5 in yellow
packet. Complete analysis in white packet.
Period 4: Poem #7; Shakespeare background.
Period 5: Work on "Novel in an Hour" assignment. Due Wednesday.
Period 7: Poems #5 and 6.
TUESDAY:
Period 1, 2: Science PSSAs
Period 3: Poem #6 and 7.
Period 4: "Love at First Sight" article.
Period 5: Continue work on "Novel in an Hour" assignments.
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 2: Science PSSAs
Period 3: Shakespeare background
Period 4: MSND - Act I Scene I; Hermia's dilemma HW
Period 5: Share "Novel in an Hour" assignment
Period 7: Shakespeare background
THURSDAY:
Period 1, 2: Shakespeare background, assigned roles.
Period 3: Act I Scene I - Hermia's dilemma (HW)
Period 4: Study guide #10 and #11
Period 5: "Novel in an Hour" discussion
Period 7: Act I Scene I - Hermia's dilemma (HW)
THURSDAY:
Period 1, 2: Shakespeare background, assigned roles.
Period 3: Act I Scene I - Hermia's dilemma (HW)
Period 4: Study guide #10 and #11
Period 5: "Novel in an Hour" discussion
Period 7: Act I Scene I - Hermia's dilemma (HW)
Monday, April 20, 2015
April 20-24
There will be no homework this week. Please check the blog daily for in-class work and assignments.
MONDAY:
Periods 1, 3: Finished watching "Hoot." Collected study guides. Notes on analogies/odes/elegies.
Period 2: Collected "Frankenstein" guides. Notes on analogies/odes/elegies, started close read notes.
Period 4: Close read notes, poetry practice.
Period 5: Read Ch. 1 of Hoot, began Ch. 2.
Period 7: "Rappaccini's Daughter" reading quiz, notes on analogies/odes/elegies, started close read notes.
TUESDAY:
Period 3: Close read notes, practice with "Elegy for JFK."
Period 4: Close read work with poems 1 and 2.
Period 5: Finished Ch. 2 of Hoot, work in study guide/green activity packet.
Period 7: Finished close read notes, began work in poetry collection packet.
Periods 1, 2: Math PSSAs
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1: Close read notes.
Period 4: Close read work with poem 1.
Period 5: Wrote Roy's letter of apology, read Ch. 3, finished white and green study guides for Ch. 3
Period 7: Close read work with poem 2.
Periods 2, 3: Math PSSAs
THURSDAY:
Period 2: Finished close read notes, started work on poem 2.
Period 4: Close read whole-class work on poem 3.
Period 5: Reviewed Ch. 3 suspense, read Ch. 4, completed white and green study guides for Ch. 4.
Period 7: Close read small-group work with poem 1.
Periods 1, 3: Math PSSAs
FRIDAY:
Period 1, 3: Close read whole-class work on poem 2.
Period 2: Close read small-group work with poem 1.
Period 4: Close read small-group work with poems 5 and 6.
Period 5: Read Ch. 5, completed white and green study guides, Ch. 1-5 quiz.
Period 7: Close read small-group work with poems 3 and 4.
MONDAY:
Periods 1, 3: Finished watching "Hoot." Collected study guides. Notes on analogies/odes/elegies.
Period 2: Collected "Frankenstein" guides. Notes on analogies/odes/elegies, started close read notes.
Period 4: Close read notes, poetry practice.
Period 5: Read Ch. 1 of Hoot, began Ch. 2.
Period 7: "Rappaccini's Daughter" reading quiz, notes on analogies/odes/elegies, started close read notes.
TUESDAY:
Period 3: Close read notes, practice with "Elegy for JFK."
Period 4: Close read work with poems 1 and 2.
Period 5: Finished Ch. 2 of Hoot, work in study guide/green activity packet.
Period 7: Finished close read notes, began work in poetry collection packet.
Periods 1, 2: Math PSSAs
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1: Close read notes.
Period 4: Close read work with poem 1.
Period 5: Wrote Roy's letter of apology, read Ch. 3, finished white and green study guides for Ch. 3
Period 7: Close read work with poem 2.
Periods 2, 3: Math PSSAs
THURSDAY:
Period 2: Finished close read notes, started work on poem 2.
Period 4: Close read whole-class work on poem 3.
Period 5: Reviewed Ch. 3 suspense, read Ch. 4, completed white and green study guides for Ch. 4.
Period 7: Close read small-group work with poem 1.
Periods 1, 3: Math PSSAs
FRIDAY:
Period 1, 3: Close read whole-class work on poem 2.
Period 2: Close read small-group work with poem 1.
Period 4: Close read small-group work with poems 5 and 6.
Period 5: Read Ch. 5, completed white and green study guides, Ch. 1-5 quiz.
Period 7: Close read small-group work with poems 3 and 4.
Monday, April 13, 2015
April 13-17
There will be no homework this week. Please check the blog daily for in-class work and assignments.
MONDAY:
Period 2, 7: "Flowers for Algernon"/"The Birth-Mark" essay due!
All classes: PSSA review.
TUESDAY:
Period 3: Began watching "Hoot." Collected study guides, novels.
Period 7: Began watching "Frankenstein."
All other classes: PSSA testing
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 4B: Began watching "Hoot." Collected study guides, novels.
Period 5B: Shared "Skook Stories" in class.
Period 7: Finished watching "Frankenstein." Distributed study guide.
Period 2, 3: PSSA testing
THURSDAY:
Period 2: Began watching "Frankenstein."
Period 4B: Continued watching "Hoot." Distributed study guide.
Period 5B: Finished anticipation guide.
Period 7: Collected "Frankenstein" study guide; began reading "Rappaccini's Daughter."
Period 1, 3: PSSA testing
FRIDAY:
Period 1, 3: Continued watching "Hoot." Distributed study guide.
Period 2: Continued watching "Frankenstein." Collected study guide.
Period 4: Finished watching "Hoot." Collected study guide. Began poetry notes on elegy/ode.
Period 5B: Began Hoot background notes; assigned novels; distributed study guides.
Period 7: Continued reading "Rappaccini's Daughter."
MONDAY:
Period 2, 7: "Flowers for Algernon"/"The Birth-Mark" essay due!
All classes: PSSA review.
TUESDAY:
Period 3: Began watching "Hoot." Collected study guides, novels.
Period 7: Began watching "Frankenstein."
All other classes: PSSA testing
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 4B: Began watching "Hoot." Collected study guides, novels.
Period 5B: Shared "Skook Stories" in class.
Period 7: Finished watching "Frankenstein." Distributed study guide.
Period 2, 3: PSSA testing
THURSDAY:
Period 2: Began watching "Frankenstein."
Period 4B: Continued watching "Hoot." Distributed study guide.
Period 5B: Finished anticipation guide.
Period 7: Collected "Frankenstein" study guide; began reading "Rappaccini's Daughter."
Period 1, 3: PSSA testing
FRIDAY:
Period 1, 3: Continued watching "Hoot." Distributed study guide.
Period 2: Continued watching "Frankenstein." Collected study guide.
Period 4: Finished watching "Hoot." Collected study guide. Began poetry notes on elegy/ode.
Period 5B: Began Hoot background notes; assigned novels; distributed study guides.
Period 7: Continued reading "Rappaccini's Daughter."
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Introductory Paragraph Example for P. 1, 3, 4
Sentence 1: General statement of conflict
Sentence 2: Identify as internal/external and type
Sentence 3: Conflict as it's seen in Hoot
Sentence 4: Conflict as it's seen in your second text choice
Monday, April 6, 2015
April 6-10
MONDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Continue working on finishing Hoot - test on Wednesday, study guide collection Wednesday.
Period 2, 7: Finish literary elements assessment for "Flowers for Algernon." Due tomorrow.
Period 5: Finish "John Henry" on pg. 6 of purple packet.
TUESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Finish reading Hoot; finish study guide.
Period 2, 7: First three pages of pink analysis packet for "The Birth-Mark" -- only complete paragraph 1 questions.
Period 5: No HW - finished unit in class. Bring materials for "Skook Stories" tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Hoot test! Begin working on written assessment.
Period 2, 7: Complete pg. 4-6 in pink analysis packet - questions for paragraphs 3, 4, 5, and 7. (In-class: Read up to "In a little while, all will be tested" on pg. 16)
Period 5: Continue working on "Skook Stories." In library tomorrow.
THURSDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Finish Hoot written assignment - due tomorrow.
Period 2, 7: "Flowers for Algernon" written assignment - due Monday.
Period 5: Skook Stories due tomorrow.
FRIDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Hoot writing assessment due
Period 2, 7: "Flowers for Algernon" writing assessment due MONDAY.
Period 5: Skook Stories assignment due
Period 1, 3, 4: Continue working on finishing Hoot - test on Wednesday, study guide collection Wednesday.
Period 2, 7: Finish literary elements assessment for "Flowers for Algernon." Due tomorrow.
Period 5: Finish "John Henry" on pg. 6 of purple packet.
TUESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Finish reading Hoot; finish study guide.
Period 2, 7: First three pages of pink analysis packet for "The Birth-Mark" -- only complete paragraph 1 questions.
Period 5: No HW - finished unit in class. Bring materials for "Skook Stories" tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Hoot test! Begin working on written assessment.
Period 2, 7: Complete pg. 4-6 in pink analysis packet - questions for paragraphs 3, 4, 5, and 7. (In-class: Read up to "In a little while, all will be tested" on pg. 16)
Period 5: Continue working on "Skook Stories." In library tomorrow.
THURSDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Finish Hoot written assignment - due tomorrow.
Period 2, 7: "Flowers for Algernon" written assignment - due Monday.
Period 5: Skook Stories due tomorrow.
FRIDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4: Hoot writing assessment due
Period 2, 7: "Flowers for Algernon" writing assessment due MONDAY.
Period 5: Skook Stories assignment due
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