December 21-25

No new bellringer sheets will be issued this week. Bellringers will resume after we return from break.

MONDAY:
Periods 1, 5: In class - Watching Hoot; Compare & contrast with novel. (Some students will be utilizing this time to makeup missing assignments.)
Period 2 - PSSA 8: In class - Vocabulary review.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Scrooge Character Analysis Due! In class - Watching "A Christmas Carol"; Compare & contrast with novel.

TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: In class - Watching Hoot; Compare & contrast with novel. Compare/contrast assignments due.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: In class - following directions review.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: In class - Watching "A Christmas Carol"; Compare & contrast with novel. Compare/contrast assignments due.

WEDNESDAY: Half-day!
Periods 1, 2, 5, 6: In class - holiday activity.
All other classes will be missed due to the Christmas concert.

THURSDAY:
No school.

FRIDAY:
Merry Christmas! :)

   

December 14-18

MONDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Read Ch. 12; finish yellow study guide.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Finish RACERS if not finished in class.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Finish Scrooge analysis section 4.

TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Read Ch. 13; finish yellow Ch. 13 study guide.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Finish RACERS if not finished in class.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Finish Scrooge analysis section 5. Study for tomorrow's test!

WEDNESDAY:
Extra credit due!
Periods 1, 5: Read Ch. 14; finish yellow Ch. 14 study guide.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Test corrections.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Work on Scrooge analysis - should have everything including theme completed. Study for test tomorrow!

THURSDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Finish Ch. 15; complete #26-32 in white study guide.
Period 2- PSSA 8: Test corrections.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: "A Christmas Carol" test


FRIDAY:
December reading logs due!
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Scrooge character analysis due ON MONDAY

December 7-11

MONDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Read Ch. 7. Finish yellow Ch. 7 study guide.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Study for Wednesday's test.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Theme worksheet.

TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Read Ch. 8. Finish yellow Ch. 8 study guide.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Nonfiction test!
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Complete section #2 of Scrooge analysis.


WEDNESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Finish Ch. 9, yellow Ch. 9 study guide.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Fiction unit #1 test!
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Read for reading log.


THURSDAY: Spelling Bee! 3rd and 4th period
Periods 1, 5: Study for Ch. 1-10 quiz tomorrow!
Period 2 - PSSA 7 Finish nonfiction test
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Finish section #3 of Scrooge analysis.

FRIDAY: 
Periods 1, 5: Ch. 1-10 quiz; Read Ch. 11 and finish Ch. 11 yellow study guide
Period 2 - PSSA 8:  A Very Merry Set of Directions worksheet
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: "A Christmas Carol" background questions

November 30-December 4

MONDAY:
No school - Thanksgiving break.

TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Finish Ch. 2 (Pg. 16 to end); complete Ch. 2 in yellow study guide (#1-3)
Period 2 - PSSA 8: No homework. In class - notes and practice on comparing/contrasting fiction texts. (Plan on Fiction Unit #1 test for next WEDNESDAY.)
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Theme worksheet.

WEDNESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Finish Ch. 3; complete Ch. 3 in yellow study guide (#1-3)
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Complete meaning and tone packet. (Plan on nonfiction test for next TUESDAY.)
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Preview a Text to Set a Purpose for Reading worksheet

THURSDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Read Ch. 5; complete Ch. 5 in yellow study guide (#1)
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Complete "Cultural Literature" questions.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Read for reading log.
  
FRIDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Read Ch. 6; complete Ch. 6 in yellow study guide
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Study test packet for Tuesday's test!
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Work on Scrooge character analysis packet if not finished in class.

November 23-27

MONDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Conflict and irony quiz.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: In class - technical vocabulary review & practice.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: In class - Hoot film compare and contrast

TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: In class - conflict and irony practice.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: In class - Kahoot! ELA review.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: In class - Hoot film compare and contrast

WEDNESDAY:
82.9 Half-Day!

THURSDAY:
No school.

FRIDAY:
No school.   

Period 3, 4, 6, 8 Binder Cleanout

KEEP:
Graded quizzes (except for the Hoot chapter quizzes on notebook paper - those you can toss)
Graded tests
Study guides
Notes
Worksheets with notes on them
MAP organizer
Rules/syllabus
Scholastic book order information
Old RACERS
Green text organization packet
Pink connotation/denotation packet

Basically anything that you believe will help you study for your midterm/final! :) When in doubt, keep it.
 
THROW:
Old bellringers and reading logs
Hoot chapter quizzes on notebook paper
"How to Be Successful" and "Endangered Animals" article
  Inverted pyramid worksheet
Irony stations packet
Text structure worksheets
Author's purpose worksheet
Conflict worksheets

November 16-20

Reading logs are due on Friday!

MONDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Finish blue conflict practice if not finished in class.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Finish textual evidence packet.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Work on Hoot study guide; prepare for Thursday's test. 

TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Finish yellow conflict practice if not finished in class.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: In class - Kahoot! ELA review
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Complete Hoot conflict paper - What do you think were the most important conflicts in each category?

WEDNESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Read for your reading log.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Finish inferences and generalizations packet.

Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Study for tomorrow's Hoot test!

THURSDAY:
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Hoot test! Finish RACERS for tomorrow! Since they are part of the Hoot test, they WILL NOT be accepted late and cannot be made up.

FRIDAY:
ALL READING CLASSES: November reading logs due!
Periods, 3, 4, 6, 8: In class - Hoot collection/binder clean-out.   

November 9-13

MONDAY:
No school - parent teacher conferences.

TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Finish RACERS if not finished in class.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Finish RACERS if not finished in class.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Read Ch. 16-17. Identify two types of irony and two conflicts. 

WEDNESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Begin work on test corrections. Time will be provided in class tomorrow as well.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: None.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Continue work on Ch. 16-17. Journals due tomorrow.

THURSDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Finish test/RACERS corrections. Make sure you have the letter of the correct answer as well as an explanation as to why your new answer is correct.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: In-class - test corrections.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Read Ch. 18 for tomorrow. Identify one example of irony and one example of conflict.

FRIDAY:
Periods 1, 5: In-class - binder cleanout/Hoot anticipation guide.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Central Ideas packet - due Tuesday.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Read Ch. 20, 21, and the epilogue for Monday. Identify two examples of irony and two examples of conflict. Use your test review guide to guide your reading!

November 2-6

MONDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Study for Wednesday's test.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: No homework - in class worked on two debate carousels.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Finish Ch. 8-10 assignments for tomorrow. Study for Ch. 1-10 quiz.

TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Study for tomorrow's test.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Study for Thursday's test. Kahoot! Review
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: IN CLASS: How do you think the action in the text would be different had the school officials taken stronger actions against Dana and his bullying? Identify TWO ways.
If not finished in class, submit to the In Bin on Wednesday.
Read Ch. 11-12 for Thursday. Identify two examples of irony and two examples of conflict in your journal.

Hoot Ch. 1-7 Quiz Questions

Chapter 1-2

•1. What happened on the bus between Roy and Dana?

•2. What does Roy see while he’s on the bus that drives the action through Ch. 1 and 2?

•3. What has Officer Delinko been asked to investigate?

•4. What lives at the construction site?

•5. What does the girl warn Roy about?

Chapter 3-5

—1. Why does Miss Hennepin suspend Roy from the bus?

—2. Why does Officer Delinko want to solve the mystery at the construction site?

—3. What injury did Roy cause Dana?

—4. What was Roy’s dad’s reaction to his fight with Dana?

—5. What does Roy find in the woods?

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Chapter 6-7

—1. What is Officer Delinko’s punishment for the damage to the squad car?

—2. Who does Roy meet at Mullet Fingers’s campsite?

—3. What was Roy taking to Mullet Fingers?

—4. What is the connection between Beatrice and Mullet Fingers?

—5. How did Mullet Fingers get his name?

—6. How do the two plots (Roy’s and Officer Delinko’s) come together?

—7. What does Officer Delinko ask Roy to do?

October 26-30

MONDAY:
Period 1, 5: Complete pink connotation/denotation packet. Quiz Wednesday!
Period 2- PSSA 8: Text structure #19-20.
Period 3, 4, 6, 8: Read Ch. 6-7 for Wednesday. Identify FOUR conflicts within these two chapters. Include a summary, type (internal/external), subtype (man v. man, etc.), and protagonist/antagonist.
Period 4 ONLY: Test corrections due tomorrow.
Period 6 and 8: Test corrections due Wednesday.

TUESDAY:
Period 4 test corrections due.
Period 1, 5: Study for tomorrow's text structure/word choice quiz!
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Finish Author's POV packet.
Period 3, 4, 6, 8: Continue Ch. 6-7 work.

WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 5: Text structure/word choice quiz!
Period 2 - PSSA 8: No homework - in class worked on textbook evaluation.
Period 3, 4, 6, 8: Read Ch. 8-10 for Monday. Identify two examples of irony and three examples of conflict. Be prepared for a reading quiz on Ch. 1-10 on Monday morning.
Period 6 and 8 test corrections due.

THURSDAY:
Period 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8: In class - reading "The Landlady" - All classes must turn all back work or makeup work in tomorrow.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: No homework - in class completed debate carousel.

Period 3 test corrections due.

FRIDAY: 
All classes: READING LOGS DUE. 
Period 2- PSSA 8: In class - reading "The Landlady" - focus on word choice and point of view.
Period 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8: In class - reading "The Landlady"
Period 3, 4, 6, 8: Read Ch. 8-10 for Monday. Identify two examples of irony and three examples of conflict. Be prepared for a reading quiz on Ch. 1-10 on Monday morning.
ALL BACK WORK/MAKE UP WORK IS DUE TODAY.