Th 9/24

Vocabulary:

*Finish Unit 3 packets and flashcards.

*(Quiz on Tuesday)

Novel:

* Read Pgs. 84-106 in Big Mouth & Ugly Girl

Computer Lab B226

*Work on Compass Testing.

*Blog: Answer the following questions about Big Mouth & Ugly Girl.

(Remember to use complete sentences and use the question stem to begin your answer).

1. Matt is interrogated at police headquarters. Why does Matt begin to understand how people crack under interrogation and admit to things that they didn't actually do?

2. Explain a time in your life when you were accused of something you didn't do. Did you ever feel like admitting to the accusation to get the accuser(s) off of your back? Explain your answer.

3. Why do Ursela's parents not want her to get involved in testifying on Matt's behalf regarding his innocence?

4. This experience has profoundly affected Matt. He overhears his mother say, "He isn't a boy any longer. He has changed." How would a conversation with Matt now be different than before the rumors about him became gossip?

TU 9/22

Vocabulary
* Finish your packet and flashcards for Unit 2.
* Take Unit 2 Quiz.

*Begin Unit 3 packet and flashcards.

Novel
* Read pages 57-82 in Big Mouth Ugly Girl.

Th 09/17/09

Vocabulary
* Make your flash cards for Unit 2, and then finish the packet. Please turn it in so we can grade it.
* Quiz next Tuesday after you review with Mrs. Norcross.


SSR
* Read your SSR book and fill out a reading log for the day.


CompassLearning Odyssey
* Work on improving your reading, writing, and listening skills by completing the assignments in your personal folder.

Tu 09/15/09

Blog Posting

 * After reading to page 56 in Big Mouth and Ugly Girl, think about the following questions, and then post your responses. Use the best grammar skills you have, and keep it school appropriate.

     1. Consider the situation in the school when Matt was first accused of threatening to blow it up. Do you think Mr. Parrish (the principal) was right to call the police? Why or why not?

     

     2. What perpetuated (or stimulated or made worse) the gossip and how do you think the adults involved could have handled the situation better? 

     

     3. Do you think something like this could happen in your school? Why or why not?

Th 09/10/09

SSR
 * Read your personal SSR book and then write an entry on your SSR log. Remember to answer a question in the space provided.


Computer Lab
 * Open CompassLearning Odyssey, and work on the English I assignment folder.


Novel
 * We started reading Big Mouth and Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates and ended on page 28.

Tu 09/01/09

Vocab

Unit 1

1. archaic
2. argot
3. connotation
4. denotation
5. idiom
6. jargon
7. semantics
8. slang
9. standard
10. vernacular

• Start Unit 1 packet. (end on page 4) *Follow directions for each section of the packet.
• Make flash cards.
• Test next Tues. 09/08/09.

SSR

• Bring your SSR book and SSR log to the Tuesday AND Thursday sessions. (You may leave them in the crate if you don't want to work on them at home.)

Computer Lab

• Work on CompassLearning Odyssey. Mrs. Norcross added assignments that you need to complete.

Th 09/03/09

Vocab

• Finish Unit 1 packet. *Follow directions for each section of the packet.
• Finish making flash cards. Write the word 3x each on back of card to practice spelling.
• Review words and their definitions.
• Test next Tues. 09/08/09.

SSR

• Bring your SSR book and SSR log to the Tuesday and Thursday sessions. (You may leave them in the crate if you don't want to work on them at home.)

Computer Lab

• Assignment: respond to the first question on our blog, and post it for credit. (You will need a Gmail or AIM account to log in easily.)
• Work on CompassLearning Odyssey. Mrs. Norcross added assignments that you need to complete.