Journal #20

Good Morning!

For today's journal, please answer the following questions:

1. How was the test yesterday? Too hard? Too easy? Just right? Why?

2. Tomorrow is Saturday. Describe what the PERFECT SATURDAY would be. Write at least one paragraph.

THANKS!

10/18 to 10/22

Monday 10/18:
1. Binder Reminders
2. New RR Passes
3. Review The Outsiders CH 5
4. Review Foreshadowing
HW: Begin Personal Response #2: Birth Order

Tuesday 10/19:
1. Journals
2. TONE, MOOD, and The Outsiders
3. Continue Personal Response #3: Birth Order
HW: Continue PR #3; RD due TOMORROW

Wednesday 10/20:
1. Journals
2. Review for Common Assessment #1
HW: Elements of Fiction Review

Thursday 10/21:
1. Common Assessment #1
HW: NO HW

Friday 10/22:
1. Journals
2. Review Common Assessment #1
3. The Outsiders
HW: NO HW

Warm-Up

To warm up, let's practice some capitalization. Copy the following sentences onto a piece of paper with the correct words capitalized.

Remember: DON'T capitalize the words east, west, north, and south unless you are talking about a specific part of a country. If you are just talking about directions, then leave them lower-case.

Remember: DON'T capitalize the words "god" or "goddess" unless you are using those words as a NAME. The same rule applies to members of your family . . . don't capitalize words like "brother," "sister," "grandma," or "grandpa" unless you are using them as NAMES.

1. i went to southern california for a vacation.
2. in greek mythology, the goddess of wisdom is named athena.
3. please tell mom that i would like more tortillas.
4. my grandpa is 86 years old.
5. in church we learn about god.
6. hindus believe in many gods. one of them is named krishna.
7. uncle mike is very responsible.
8. travel west for two miles.
9. do you want to visit southeast asia with me?
10. don't tell grandma i ate the last cookie!

Check-In

Answer the following questions using the comment box below. Be sure to:
--CAPITALIZE the first word of every sentence, the pronoun "I," and names.
--Write COMPLETE sentences!
--These answers are NOT GOING TO BE PUBLISHED, so be honest.
--Be sure to include your FIRST NAME and ID NUMBER or you WON'T GET CREDIT!

1. If you had to ask Mrs. H. a question about something you don't understand in class, what would it be? What could you use some help understanding?

2. What have you learned so far this quarter in English 8?

3. Are you enjoying reading The Outsiders? Why or why not?

10/11 to 10/15

Monday 10/11:
1. Binder Reminders
2. Journals
3. Grammar (Capitalization)
4. The Outsiders
5. Start Personal Responses (Family)
HW: Finish the RD of your first personal response

Tuesday 10/12:
1. Journals
2. Grammar Quiz (Capitalization)
3. The Outsiders
4. Vocab
5. Share Personal Responses
HW: Study your vocab

Wednesday 10/13:
Computer Lab
1. Journal (Blog Comment)
2. The Outsiders Electronic Worksheet
3. Plato (Punctuation)
HW: NO HW!

Thursday 10/14:
1. Journal
2. Grammar (Punctuation)
3. The Outsiders
4. Start Personal Response #2 (Birth Order)
HW: Finish Birth Order RD

Friday 10/15:
1. Journal
2. Grammar (Punctuation)
3. The Outsiders
4. Share Birth Order Responses
HW: NO HW!

Prediction

Good Morning! Please get out your HW from last night (Prediction) and share it with your partner. We will discuss them in a moment.

Please also get out your character chart.

Thank you!

10/4 to 10/8

Monday 10/4:
1. Binder Reminders
2. Journals
3. Grammar
4. The Outsiders
HW: Write 1 paragraph predicting what will happen next in The Outsiders.

Tuesday 10/5:
1. Journals
2. Grammar
3. The Outsiders
HW: NO HW!

Wednesday 10/6:
Computer Lab!

Thursday 10/7:
1. Journals
2. Grammar
3. The Outsiders
4. Begin Narrative Writing
HW: Finish your pre-writing

Friday 10/8:
1. Journals
2. Grammar
3. The Outsiders
4. Narrative Writing
HW: NO HW!