Monday, January 31, 2011

PRS Week #1 Review Games

Click on the links below to play review games to study for your PRS Week #1 Quiz.  Remember, your quiz will be this THURSDAY, February 3rd.

STUDY HARD!

Sunday, January 30, 2011

The Week Ahead...Week 21

M:  G – Verb Notes – Principal Parts
      L – Tiger Who, Don’t Believe, Aesop’s Fables
HW:  Book Report, Reading Log, PRS Week #1, WB p. 87 and 88

T:  CONFERENCE DAY
HW:  Book Report, Reading Log, PRS Week #1, WB p. 87 and 88

W:  FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
HW:  Reading Log, Book Report, PRS Week #1, WB p. 87 and 88

T:  G – Verb Notes - Irregular
     L – PRS Quiz #1, Finish Aesop, Arachne
HW:  Reading Log, Book Report, WB p. 89-90

F:  G – Verb Notes - Irregular
     L – SOL Review Rotations
HW:  Reading Log, Book Report, WB p. 91-92

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Here are the links to the songs we recorded in class!

Linking Verb Song


Helping Verbs Slower Version


Helping Verbs Faster Version


These will help you study for your quiz and your verb test! 

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Early Release Extra Credit!

Here's an extra credit opportunity!  For FIVE extra credit points on your PRS Quiz #1, take the PRS Practice Quiz below.  You must make an "A" (94% or higher) in order to receive the extra credit.  You may take the quiz as many times as you want to achieve an acceptable score! 

Good luck and STUDY HARD!

Sunday, January 23, 2011

The Week Ahead...Week 20

M:  G – Go over HW, Helping Verbs
      L – Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes Week #1
HW:  Book Report, Reading Log, WB pg. 19 and 20, PRS Week #1 Assignment

T:  G – Go over HW, Verb Activity
     L – Intro to Folk Literature Unit, Start Three Wishes
HW:  Book Report, Reading Log, Study Verb Notes, PRS Week #1

W:  G – Verb Notes - Tenses
      L – Finish Three Wishes, Discussion, Tiger Who
HW:  Reading Log, Book Report, WB p. 95 and 96, Study for Verb and PRS Quizzes, PRS Week #1

T:  G – Verb Review
     L – PRS Quiz #1, Silent Reading
HW:  Reading Log, Book Report, STUDY FOR VERB QUIZ TOMORROW

F:  G – Verb Quiz #1
     L – SOL Review Rotations
HW:  Reading Log, Book Report, Look over Verb Notes

Friday, January 21, 2011

Linking Verbs Song

Here's the Addams Family Theme Song.  I've posted the version that has words, so you can practice the rhythm.  I've also posted the version without the words, along with the lyrics to the Linking Verbs Song.  Practice so you have it down pat on Monday!

Addams Family Theme Song


Addams Family Karaoke



The Linking Verb Song!

They're short, little verbs
That connect nouns and pronouns
To a describing word.
THE LINKING VERBS!

Am, are, is, was, were
Appear, become, feel, grow
Look, remain, seem, smell
Sound, stay, taste, and turn

To see if it is really
A linking verb
Replace with is, am, are
And then you'll see!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Semester Exams

I hope that you have studied for these exams!  Click on the links below to complete your Grammar and Literature Exams.  DO NOT FORGET to raise your hand for the written portion of the Literature Exam after you have finished with the Quia exam. 

Good luck!


The Week Ahead...Week 19

M:  NO SCHOOL

T:  Exams – 5th and 6th Periods

W:  G – LIBRARY
      L – Literary Terms Packet
HW:  Reading Log, Book Report, Review Literary Terms

T:  G – Start Verb Notes, Practice
     L – Literary Terms Packet
HW:  Reading Log, Book Report, Review Literary Terms, Verbs in a Book

F:  G – Verb Notes and Practice
     L – SOL Review
HW:  Reading Log, Book Report, Review Literary Terms, WB p. 13 and 14

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

ANOTHER Snow Day Extra Credit Opportunity

Another snow day!  Here's the updated exam schedule:

Thursday - 1st and 2nd Period Exams
Friday - 3rd and 4th Period Exams
Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - 5th and 6th Period Exams

For another THREE POINT of extra credit, play ANY of the review games for your exam for FORTY-FIVE minutes.  You can find all of the links in previous posts.  You MUST post a comment once you have finished in order to receive the extra credit points.  For some of you, this opportunity could make a letter grade difference!

You MUST post a comment on the blog when you have completed this extra credit opportunity.  You MUST complete this by 730a on Thursday, January 12th.

Don't forget to complete ANY make-up work and turn it in ASAP!

Good luck and STUDY!

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Snow Day Extra Credit Opportunity!

I guess our "no snow" dances didn't work!  The exam schedule will be pushed back one day!  So the new exam schedule is as follows:

Wednesday - 1st and 2nd Period
Thursday - 3rd and 4th Period
Friday - 5th and 6th Period

Here's another snow day extra credit opportunity!

For THREE additional extra credit points, find THREE online games that can help you learn about nouns, pronouns, adjectives, appositives, or prepositions and conjunctions.  You may e-mail me or post a comment with the LINKS to the three websites and (for each site) at least a TWO SENTENCE description of the game and what it helps you learn or study.

Those of you who still owe me missing work, I expect that this snow day will give you PLENTY of extra time to finish it!  Don't forget to turn in EVERYTHING to me ASAP!

This extra credit opportunity MUST be completed by 730a on Wednesday, January 12th!

Sunday, January 2, 2011

The Week Ahead...Week 18

M:  G – Review for Prepositions and Conjunction Test
      L – Finish ToonDoo Project, Review for Exam
HW:  Book Report DUE FRIDAY, Reading Log, STUDY FOR PREP AND CONJ TEST!

T:  G – Preposition and Conjunction Test, Start Review Packet
     L – Start Review Packet
HW:  Book Report DUE FRIDAY, Reading Log, Look over notes

W:  G – Review Packet
      L – Review Packet
HW:  Reading Log, Book Report DUE FRIDAY, Look over notes

T:  G – Review Packet
     L – Review Packet
HW:  Reading Log, Book Report DUE TOMORROW, STUDY FOR EXAM

F:  G – Review
     L – Review
HW:  Reading Log, STUDY FOR EXAM