Mrs. Black

5-15-09 TO 5-22-09

**REMINDER:  ALL STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO BRING A LARGE ENVELOPE WITH THREE STAMPS AND THEIR HOME ADDRESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  THE REPORT CARDS AND OTHER PAPER WORK WILL BE MAILED IN THEIR ENVELOPE.  THANKS TO ALL THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT THEIRS.

THE GREEK GOD, GODDESS, AND CREATURE PRESENTATIONS WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY.  ALL STUDENTS PLANNING TO WEAR A COSTUME OR BRING PROPS WILL PRESENT ON MONDAY.  STUDENT'S LAST NAMES ENDING IN A-J WILL ALSO PRESENT ON MONDAY AS WELL.  THE REMAINING STUDENTS WILL PRESENT ON TUESDAY.  IF NEEDED, WE WILL CONTINUE PRESENTATIONS ON WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WE WILL VIEW HERCULES TO END OUR GREEK MYTHOLOGY UNIT.

FRIDAY STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE THEIR YEARBOOKS, IF THEY PURCHASED ONE.  YEARBOOK SIGNINGS WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

HAVE A GREAT LAST WEEK MAKING 7TH GRADE MEMORIES.

5-7-09

Helpful Research Links

http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Main_Page/

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/greek_myth.html

http://www.thanasis.com/modern/

http://thanasis.com/homewk01.htm

http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/greek-gods.html

AGENDA:

DGP #42

MEET THE GREEKS QUIZ

BEGIN RESEARCH ON GODS AND GODESSES USING RUBRIC AND RESEARCH PACKET

HW:  STUDY DGP, AND COMPLETE 2 PAGES OF RESEARCH PACKET AT HOME.

http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Main_Page/

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/greek_myth.html

http://www.thanasis.com/modern/

http://thanasis.com/homewk01.htm

http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/greek-gods.html

AGENDA:

DGP #42

MEET THE GREEKS QUIZ

BEGIN RESEARCH ON GODS AND GODESSES USING RUBRIC AND RESEARCH PACKET

HW:  STUDY DGP, AND COMPLETE 2 PAGES OF RESEARCH PACKET AT HOME.

5-4-09

AGENDA:

DGP #40

JOURNAL #3

READ "DEMEMTER AND PERSEPHONE" ON PAGE 818

ANSWER QUESTIONS ON PAGE 821 IN COMPLETE SENTENCES

HW:  STUDY MEET THE GREEK NOTES; QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY.  FINISH QUESTIONS ON PAGE 821.

4-22-09

REMINDER:  CRCT TESTING IS THIS WEEK.  ALL STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE #2 PENCILS, A HEALTHY SNACK, A BOOK TO READ, AND CLEAR WATER TO DRINK. 

AGENDA:

WATCH POETRY VIDEO

NO HOMEWORK!  ENJOY YOUR EVENING.

4-20-09

REMINDER:  WE BEGIN CRCT TESTING TOMORROW.  PLEASE BRING #2 PENCILS, A BOOK TO READ, A HEALTHY SNACK, AND CLEAR WATER TO DRINK.  ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE WILL BE EATING LUNCH IN THE CLASSROOM THIS WEEK, SO PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

AGENDA:

VISIT THE MEDIA CENTER TO CHECK OUT A BOOK FOR CRCT READING

HOW TO APPRECIATE POETRY  VIDEO TO REVIEW THE LITERARY TERMS

HW:  REVIEW DGP PACKET

4-13-09 to 4-17-09

Monday:  CRCT PowerPoint and Practice Test

HW:  Workbook pages 85-87

Tuesday:  Watch Eight Parts of Speech and Understanding Commas.  Students take 10 notes from each video.  HW:  Finish workbook pages 85-87.

Wednesday:  Students go to Mrs. Harrell's class for a CRCT review

Thursday:  Students go to Mrs. Hoot's class for a CRCT review

Friday:  Students come back to 7-3 for a CRCT review.  Review workbook pages 85-87.

3-30-09

REMINDER:  IT IS OLYMPIC WEEK!  WEAR YOUR RED SHIRT WHEN YOU PARTICIPATE. 

THERE IS A DEPENDENT CLAUSE QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY.  PLEASE STUDY EACH DAY.

AGENDA:

REVIEW RULES OF OLYMPICS AND BOOK BAG PROCEDURE

VEIW DEPENDENT CLAUSE VIDEO

TAKE 20 NOTES FROM VIDEO

WRITING ASSIGNMENT WITH DEPENDENT CLAUSES

TURN NOTES AND WRITING ASSIGNMENT INTO TRAY

HW:  BRING IN A PICTURE FROM A MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER THAT YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN AND THAT IS SCHOOL APPROPRIATE.

DEPENDENT CLAUSE QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY; STUDY PLEASE.

3-26 AND 3-27-09

Download 3-25-09, Wednesday   Download 3-26-09, Thursday    Download 3-27-09, Friday

REMINDER:  DEPENDENT CLAUSE QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY.

AGENDA:

TAKE DGP QUIZ #19

TURN IN HOMEWORK:  DEPENDENT CLAUSES (2 ADJ/2 ADV CLAUSES)

REVIEW AND COMPLETE WORKBOOK PAGES 81-82

HW:  BEGIN STUDYING FOR DEPENDENT CLAUSE TEST.

3-23 and 3-24-09

Download 3-22-09, Monday    Download 3-24-09, Tuesday

REMINDER:  VERB TEST ON TUESDAY.  DGP QUIZ ON FRIDAY.  PLEASE STUDY DAILY.

AGENDA:

DGP #30 AND #31

REVIEW VERBS

TAKE VERB TEST

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES:  WORKBOOK PAGES 79-80

HW:  COMPLETE WORKBOOK PAGES AND STUDY DAILY.

3-20-09

Download 3-20-09, Friday

REMINDER:  THERE WILL BE A VERB NEXT TUESDAY.  PLEASE BEGIN STUDYING WORKBOOK PAGES 115-118.

AGENDA:

COMPLETE WORKBOOK PAGES 117-118

REVIEW WORKBOOK PAGES

JOURNAL #1 COMPARE AND CONTRAST

HW:  STUDY FOR VERB TEST THAT WILL BE ON TUESDAY.