MONDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Read for reading log.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Precise Language and Sensory Details packet
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Text Structure 3
TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Read for reading log.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Precise Language and Sensory Details packet
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Connotation/Denotation B & C
WEDNESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Study text structure notes; get progress report signed.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Study for FRIDAY'S writing test
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Connotation/Denotation (pink) exercises #1-3
THURSDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Get progress report signed; read for reading log.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Study for MONDAY'S writing test
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Study for tomorrow's text structure and word choice quiz!
FRIDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Text structure #1 worksheet - only identify which passage belongs to which text structure. You do not need to complete graphic organizers.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Writing Test (will continue Tuesday)
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Text structure/word choice quiz; study for Wednesday's test
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
September 21-25
MONDAY:
Periods 1, 4, 5, 6, 8: Read for your reading log. (400 minutes DUE FRIDAY!)
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Complete "Organizing Ideas" packet
Period 3: Point of View take home quiz
TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Finish RACERS Prewriting sheet
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Complete Task, Audience, and Purpose packet
Period 3: Read for reading log
Period 4, 6, 8: Text structure worksheet
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 5: Finish your final copy of RACERS.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Complete Task, Audience, and Purpose packet
Period 3: Text structure worksheet
Period 4, 6, 8: Text structure worksheet (only "Text Structure 2" - front and back. You will need to write your organizers on a separate sheet)
THURSDAY:
Period 1, 5: Author's Purpose worksheet
Period 2- PSSA 8: Sensory details writing assignment
Period 3: Text structure worksheet 2
Period 4, 6, 8: Text structure worksheet 5
** Note to ALL Reading classes: Reading logs are due tomorrow! (400 minutes, 10 entries)
FRIDAY:
Period 1, 5: Read for October reading log.
Period 2- PSSA 7: Review your notes and homework packets to this point.
Period 3: Text structure worksheet 5
Period 4, 6, 8: Review your Information Nonfiction unit notes and text structure practice pages. Test will be this coming Friday.
Periods 1, 4, 5, 6, 8: Read for your reading log. (400 minutes DUE FRIDAY!)
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Complete "Organizing Ideas" packet
Period 3: Point of View take home quiz
TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Finish RACERS Prewriting sheet
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Complete Task, Audience, and Purpose packet
Period 3: Read for reading log
Period 4, 6, 8: Text structure worksheet
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 5: Finish your final copy of RACERS.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Complete Task, Audience, and Purpose packet
Period 3: Text structure worksheet
Period 4, 6, 8: Text structure worksheet (only "Text Structure 2" - front and back. You will need to write your organizers on a separate sheet)
THURSDAY:
Period 1, 5: Author's Purpose worksheet
Period 2- PSSA 8: Sensory details writing assignment
Period 3: Text structure worksheet 2
Period 4, 6, 8: Text structure worksheet 5
** Note to ALL Reading classes: Reading logs are due tomorrow! (400 minutes, 10 entries)
FRIDAY:
Period 1, 5: Read for October reading log.
Period 2- PSSA 7: Review your notes and homework packets to this point.
Period 3: Text structure worksheet 5
Period 4, 6, 8: Review your Information Nonfiction unit notes and text structure practice pages. Test will be this coming Friday.
Monday, September 14, 2015
September 14-18
MONDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Read for reading log! (In-class - Main idea)
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Complete Supporting and Developing Topics packet if not completed in class. Be prepared to support your answers.
Period 3: Complete multiple choice questions at end of "Endangered Animals" article.
Period 4, 6, 8: Complete Author's Purpose worksheet.
TUESDAY:
Periods 1,5: "Question and Answer" main idea page (wolves article)
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Finish transition organizer with "Wizard of Oz" passage
Period 3: Quiz corrections. See post below regarding the set up.
Period 4, 6, 8: Point of View multiple choice quiz
WEDNESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Inverted Pyramid page with police news article
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Complete Organizing Writing packet. Be prepared to support your answers.
Period 3: Author's Purpose worksheet.
Period 4, 6, 8: Finish "Three Little Pigs" point of view writing if not finished in class.
THURSDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Multiple choice questions at end of "Endangered Animals" article
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Complete "Transitions" packet. Will be collected for 14 points on Monday.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Be prepared to complete your RACERS in class tomorrow.
FRIDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Finish talking to the text with "Endangered Animals." Each paragraph should have one word you're unsure of (or think would make a good vocab word), one question, and one comment.
Period 2- PSSA 8: In-class -- transition notes, text organization review.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: RACERS due on Monday if not finished in class.
Periods 1, 5: Read for reading log! (In-class - Main idea)
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Complete Supporting and Developing Topics packet if not completed in class. Be prepared to support your answers.
Period 3: Complete multiple choice questions at end of "Endangered Animals" article.
Period 4, 6, 8: Complete Author's Purpose worksheet.
TUESDAY:
Periods 1,5: "Question and Answer" main idea page (wolves article)
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Finish transition organizer with "Wizard of Oz" passage
Period 3: Quiz corrections. See post below regarding the set up.
Period 4, 6, 8: Point of View multiple choice quiz
WEDNESDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Inverted Pyramid page with police news article
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Complete Organizing Writing packet. Be prepared to support your answers.
Period 3: Author's Purpose worksheet.
Period 4, 6, 8: Finish "Three Little Pigs" point of view writing if not finished in class.
THURSDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Multiple choice questions at end of "Endangered Animals" article
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Complete "Transitions" packet. Will be collected for 14 points on Monday.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: Be prepared to complete your RACERS in class tomorrow.
FRIDAY:
Periods 1, 5: Finish talking to the text with "Endangered Animals." Each paragraph should have one word you're unsure of (or think would make a good vocab word), one question, and one comment.
Period 2- PSSA 8: In-class -- transition notes, text organization review.
Periods 3, 4, 6, 8: RACERS due on Monday if not finished in class.
Friday, September 11, 2015
Quiz Corrections
If you are making corrections to your Main Idea quizzes, please follow the following steps:
- Put your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
- Write the letter of the correct answer on the paper as well as an explanation as to WHY this is the correct answer.
- Turn in with your original quiz
- Please do NOT modify anything on your original quiz.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
September 7-11
MONDAY:
No school - Labor Day!
TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 3, 5: Read for your reading log!
Period 2 - PSSA 8: In class - pre-test.
Period 4, 6: Complete multiple choice questions for "Endangered Species" article.
Period 8: Finish copying RACERS into final form.
WEDNESDAY:
Periods 1, 5 In class - finished "How to be Successful" article; started RACERS.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: In class - pre-test.
Period 3: Copy RACERS onto final copy tonight.
Period 4, 6, 8: Pg. 2 of "Main Idea" packet - will be collected tomorrow for 10 point quiz.
THURSDAY:
Periods 1, 5: In class - continued work on RACERS. Please make sure you bring a book tomorrow!
Period 2 - PSSA 8: In class - reviewed introductions and conclussions; PSSA review.
Period 3: Pg. 2 of "Main Idea" packet - will be collected tomorrow for 10 point quiz.
Period 4, 6, 8: In class - main idea pyramids. Please finish pyramids tonight if not finished in class!
FRIDAY:
Periods 1, 5: RACERS due! Please turn in on Monday if not finished in class.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Complete "Gettysburg Address" main idea worksheet. Do not complete the last question.
Period 3: Finish "Inverted Pyramid" if not finished in class. Choose one article from the "Police News" handout.
Period 4, 6: Complete "Main Idea" quiz corrections if not finished in class.
Period 8: Finish talking to the text for "Endangered Animals" article. Finish "Main Idea" quiz corrections.
No school - Labor Day!
TUESDAY:
Periods 1, 3, 5: Read for your reading log!
Period 2 - PSSA 8: In class - pre-test.
Period 4, 6: Complete multiple choice questions for "Endangered Species" article.
Period 8: Finish copying RACERS into final form.
WEDNESDAY:
Periods 1, 5 In class - finished "How to be Successful" article; started RACERS.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: In class - pre-test.
Period 3: Copy RACERS onto final copy tonight.
Period 4, 6, 8: Pg. 2 of "Main Idea" packet - will be collected tomorrow for 10 point quiz.
THURSDAY:
Periods 1, 5: In class - continued work on RACERS. Please make sure you bring a book tomorrow!
Period 2 - PSSA 8: In class - reviewed introductions and conclussions; PSSA review.
Period 3: Pg. 2 of "Main Idea" packet - will be collected tomorrow for 10 point quiz.
Period 4, 6, 8: In class - main idea pyramids. Please finish pyramids tonight if not finished in class!
FRIDAY:
Periods 1, 5: RACERS due! Please turn in on Monday if not finished in class.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Complete "Gettysburg Address" main idea worksheet. Do not complete the last question.
Period 3: Finish "Inverted Pyramid" if not finished in class. Choose one article from the "Police News" handout.
Period 4, 6: Complete "Main Idea" quiz corrections if not finished in class.
Period 8: Finish talking to the text for "Endangered Animals" article. Finish "Main Idea" quiz corrections.
Monday, August 31, 2015
August 31 - September 4
MONDAY:
All classes: Bring back signed syllabus sheet by FRIDAY.
TUESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 5: Bring an item that's important to you on THURSDAY.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Have syllabus signed and returned by THURSDAY.
Period 4, 6, 8: In-class -- What does it mean to be FRANK?
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 5: Bring an item that's important to you TOMORROW.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Answer ONE open-ended question in your Introductions and Conclusions packet for Friday!
Period 4, 6, 8: In class - RACERS notes.
THURSDAY:
Period 1, 3, 5: In class - began working on RACERS, sharing important items.
Period 2- PSSA 8: Finish questions #6-20 in Introductions and Conclusions packet for Tuesday. (10 points!)
Period 4, 6: In class - read "How to Be Successful in 7th Grade"
Period 8: Complete the first E on your "How to Be Successful" RACERS - Think about how studying and doing well on tests supports the idea of being successful by taking advantage of the opportunities you're given.
FRIDAY:
All classes: Signed syllabus sheet due!
Period 1, 5: Copy RACERS from Pre-Writing sheet to final copy sheet. Make sure you have a complete paragraph!
Period 2 - PSSA 7: In-class - Group collaboration on introductions and conclusions; PSSA term review.
Period 3: RACERS due Tuesday if not completed in class!
Period 4, 6: RACERS due Tuesday if not completed in class!
All classes: Bring back signed syllabus sheet by FRIDAY.
TUESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 5: Bring an item that's important to you on THURSDAY.
Period 2 - PSSA 8: Have syllabus signed and returned by THURSDAY.
Period 4, 6, 8: In-class -- What does it mean to be FRANK?
WEDNESDAY:
Period 1, 3, 5: Bring an item that's important to you TOMORROW.
Period 2 - PSSA 7: Answer ONE open-ended question in your Introductions and Conclusions packet for Friday!
Period 4, 6, 8: In class - RACERS notes.
THURSDAY:
Period 1, 3, 5: In class - began working on RACERS, sharing important items.
Period 2- PSSA 8: Finish questions #6-20 in Introductions and Conclusions packet for Tuesday. (10 points!)
Period 4, 6: In class - read "How to Be Successful in 7th Grade"
Period 8: Complete the first E on your "How to Be Successful" RACERS - Think about how studying and doing well on tests supports the idea of being successful by taking advantage of the opportunities you're given.
FRIDAY:
All classes: Signed syllabus sheet due!
Period 1, 5: Copy RACERS from Pre-Writing sheet to final copy sheet. Make sure you have a complete paragraph!
Period 2 - PSSA 7: In-class - Group collaboration on introductions and conclusions; PSSA term review.
Period 3: RACERS due Tuesday if not completed in class!
Period 4, 6: RACERS due Tuesday if not completed in class!
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Materials
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
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
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!
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