Read Ms. Ruble's FAQs online and be prepared to go over them tomorrow in class.

Tomorrow to class: bring LA binder, folder, composition book, sharpies, pen/pencil.

Relax and check that you have all homework and materials ready for school this week!

- DailyGRAMS
- Prepositions

-Showing vs. Telling
- Writing process: What is drafting?
- Introduction to Writing Workshop procedure.
- Writing workshop:  Begin composing a rough draft of your paper on The Giver.  Individual conferences with Ms. Ruble during workshop.

Finish the intro paragraph of your rough draft -- keep in mind the things Ms. Ruble told you to work on! 

First grammar and vocab quiz moved to Monday, September 14th!

- Prepositions
- Writing workshop:  Continue rough draft of your paper on The Giver.  Individual conferences with Ms. Ruble during workshop.

- Prepositions

- Writing workshop:  Continue rough draft of your paper on The Giver.  Individual conferences with Ms. Ruble during workshop.

- Briefing on grammar and vocabulary quiz:  What will be covered, format of quiz, brainstorming how to study.

Finish rough draft of your paper on The Giver.   Bring colored pencils to class Monday -- at least 4 colors.
Study for grammar and vocab quiz!

First grammar and vocab quiz moved to Monday, September 14th!

- Prepositions

- Save the Drama for Your Mama!

Field Trip to the Greek Festival.  YUM!

Finish revising your paper on The Giver.

- Grammar:  Capitalization Rules.
- Writing process: What is editing?  Go over editing tips.

- Culminating discussion on The Giver -- What really happens to Jonas and Gabriel?

- Reader Response:  Write a continuation of the ending of The Giver, clarifying what happened to Jonas and Gabriel and the community they left behind. At least one full page.

Finish reader response.

Finish editing your paper on The Giver.  Due Friday 

(stapled together in this order):
   - Final draft
   - Prewriting
   - Rough draft with revisions and editing
   - Project sheet with self-assessed rubric on back

- Introduction to Greek mythology

- Homeroom:  Introduction to Service Learning.

- Prepositions practice.

-Continue intro to Greek gods and goddesses.

- Possessives practice
- Finish introducing the Greek gods and goddesses.

One more time :)  Same homework as yesterday, but choose 2 new gods/goddesses!


Also complete gods and goddesses reiew worksheet.

- Apostrophes practice
- Review of Greek Roots and Prefixes, scavenger hunt for Greek suffixes!

- DailyGRAMS

- Introduction to mythical creatures and monsters! 

Make "CN - Imaginary Dictionary" entry in LA Handbook.  Make up at least 5 "new words" that include a Greek prefix, root, and suffix (just like examples in class).  Write the "definition" of your "new word" beside it.

Grammar/vocab quiz Monday!

- Introduction to Mt. Olympus Job Application project

Begin planning MOTA project.

- Mt. Olympus Job Application project

-QUIZ:  Greek roots/prefixes/suffixes and grammar.

-Intro to simple sentences.

Independent reading.  Subject/Verb Practice sheet (just the front).

Bring computers tomorrow!

- Grammar: simple sentences

- Writing Workshop:  Begin final draft of résumés as a class.

Begin planning MOTA project.

- Writing Workshop:  Continue final draft of résumé.

-Mini TO  BE  and Helping Verbs quiz.

-Learn about writing a cover letter.
-Writing Workshop:  Draft cover letter (Ms. Ruble will make corrections to your résumé during WW).

Finish drafting cover letter. Final drafts of résumés and cover letters due Friday!

- Blitz!
- The Hero's Quest, Case Study #1:  Perseus

- Résumés and cover letters due!

- Case Study #3: Theseus
- Compare Jason, Perseus, and Theseus.

Get GRS  signed by parents.

-The Lamplighter Newsroom:  Story ideas and introduction.

Independent reading. 

Interview planning.

-The Lamplighter Newsroom:  Planning and conducting interviews.

Have all planning and interviews finished by Monday.

No Class.  7th grade field trip.

No Class.  7th grade field trip.

-The Lamplighter Newsroom:  Drafting.

Begin Greek mythology study guide.  Find and print/bring Greek myth to class by THURSDAY.

Greek mythology TEST:  Tuesday, November 3rd.

-The Lamplighter Newsroom:  Final draft. 

Send final draft, pictures, and captions to Ms. Ruble by time written in agenda.

Study for Greek mythology test. 

Study guide due tomorrow.

- Work on Super-Myth Project: finish timeline and begin character sketches.
- Brief review for Greek Mythology Unit Test.

Bring posterboard with name written on back in pencil by Monday.

Finish character sketches for Monday's checkpoint.

Study for Greek mythology test (Tuesday 11/3).

-Super-Myth Checkpoint: posterboard and character sketches.

-Super-Myth workday: rough storyboard.

Study!

Greek mythology TEST TOMORROW!

-Greek mythology TEST.

-Finish rough storyboard.

-Super-Myth Checkpoint: rough storyboard.

-Super-Myth workday: final draft.

You may complete up to 5 frames and finish the captions on all of them.

Super-Myth final draft due tomorrow!

-Super-Myth due before school.

- Begin History of English Language: Old English, Beowulf, and kennings!

On a separate sheet of paper, write a full paragraph (at least five sentences) where each sentence uses a kenning to create a creative description.  Your paragraph should form a “mini-story.”

- Continue History of English Language: Middle English!

-The Canterbury Tales

Click here for History of English timeline (click on "launch" to begin)

Mini-Canterbury Tales:  On a white sheet of paper (can use up to 2 sheets front and back – stapled), write your own mini-Canterbury Tales.  Imagine you and a group of friends are going on a pilgrimage to see something special.  Begin your story by describing your pilgrimage, and then include at least 2 “mini-stories” like Chaucer does.  Make sure to finish your pilgrimage!  Illustrate your tales as Chaucer’s manuscripts were illustrated (here are some examples of The Canterbury Tales illustrations:  1   2   3   4).

DUE WEDNESDAY.

- Continue the History of English: Modern English!

-History of English skits.

-Continue History of English skits if necessary.

-Introduction to Middle Ages.

-Start Medieval tales: The Sword in the Stone.

Read chapters 1-2 of Crispin (12 pages should take under 20 minutes to read).  Circle words you need to look up (notice the glossary in the back of the book!) and underline new characters as they are introduced.  Bring Crispin to class starting tomorrow!

-DailyGRAMS

-Introduction to Crispin.

-Read and discuss historical note. 

-Start character list.

Crispin Reading: Finish reading any of chapters 3-5 (12 pages)  that you didn't complete in class.  With the 12-20 minutes we read in class, this assignment should take 8 minutes or less.  Bring computers to class Monday.  

No Class.

Crispin Reading: chapters 6-8 (14 pages), continuing to underline and circle.  Estimated time: 20-25 minutes.

Finish St. Giles RR.

 -Update Writing Log.
-Finish St. Giles Reader Response
-Create a map of Crispin's world.

Crispin reading: Read chapters 9-10 (7 pages), circling any words you need to look up and underlining/highlighting each new character.

Finish map.

-Venn diagram to compare Crispin's society to our own.

Crispin reading:  Read chapters 11-13 (9 pages), circling any words you need to look up and underlining/highlighting each new character.

Tidy and decorate Venn Diagram.  Mount map and venn diagram onto either side of construction paper for display.

Crispin reading:  Read chapters 14-16 (14 pages), circling any words you need to look up and underlining/highlighting each new character. Crispin quiz next week.

-Update character notes for Crispin.

-Discuss upcoming Crispin quiz.
-Continue Latin roots/prefixes/suffixes.

Crispin reading:   Read chapters 17-19 (12 pages), circling any words you need to look up and underlining/highlighting each new character. Crispin quiz next week.

Reminder:  Under no circumstances should you read ahead in the book.

-Mini-Lesson: Latin suffixes.

-Introduction to Brothers Grimm and fairy tales!

-Introduction to Elements of Fiction.

Thanksgiving Break.

None.

Thanksgiving Break:  Happy Thanksgiving!

None.

None.