Friday, September 24, 2010

Week 2 Term 1

Welcome to Week Two Term One. This week we will be covering Verb Phrases, Compound Sentence Parts, and the Writing Process.

(Language Network)
Chapter 1:
• Lessons 4: Verb Phrases
• Lesson 5: Compound Sentence Parts
Chapter 12:
• Lesson 2: Prewriting
• Lesson 3: Drafting
(Word Skills)
• Unit 1: Parts B and D

Journal Two:
“If you could close your eyes and see yourself ten years from now, what do you think you’d see? What are you doing? Do you have a job? If so what is it?”

*Your Journal must include five words from Word Skills Unit 1 (Page 14)
Your journal must also contain:
Introduction (Three Sentences)
Body (Five Sentences)
Conclusion (Three Sentences)

Homework:
• G.U.M Pages 11 and 14
• Word Skills Unit 1 Part D

Quiz:
Complete Subject
Complete Predicate
Simple Subject
Simple Predicate

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Week 1 Term 1

• Welcome all students to the first week of Term one. During this week we will become familiarized with class expectations and objectives. After a brief introduction, we will begin the first of many lessons to come. We look forward to meeting you all.
• The materials needed for this class will be simple, but extremely important.
The materials are as followed:
1. Portfolio (divided four sections)
• Warm-ups
• Notes
• Homework
Quizzes/Tests
2. A5 notebook (Make sure that it is an A5 notebook when you purchase)
3. Notebook Paper for your portfolio. (One full package)
4. Plastic Sleeves (One Package for the year)
• Also, all warm ups will be done on a warm-up sheet that I will give you at the beginning of the week and collect at the end.