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ELA+

This is the class web page for students in Mr. Hill’s English Language Arts 8 Intervention (ELA 8A INT) class, period 4.

Please copy the agenda into your agenda planners everyday. Include all the information for each day, from “Warm up” to “Homework”

Class files may be downloaded to your computer from the black “Grab It” box on the right.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

How to Read a Website (notes and Reader’s Handbook)

Homework
Due Monday

Make up work?

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

How to Read a Website (notes and Reader’s Handbook)

Homework
Due Friday

Complete all English class assignments (3 blog posts, vocabulary) and review notes for Quia quizzes.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

How to Read a Website (notes and Reader’s Handbook)

Homework
Due Thursday

Continue working on your WordPress blogs and vocabulary for ELA 8

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

How to Read a Website (notes and Reader’s Handbook)

Homework
Due Wednesday

Continue working on your WordPress blogs for ELA 8

Monday, November 16, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

WordPress blogs
Grades and goals

Homework
Due Tuesday

Continue working on your WordPress blogs for ELA 8

Friday, November 13, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Notebook, Skills Book, Reading Log check
WordPress blogs

Homework
Due Monday

Continue working on your WordPress blogs for ELA 8

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

WordPress blogs
Updated timed reading logs

Homework
Due Friday

Notebook, Skills Book, Reading Log check.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

WriteSource Interactive

Homework

WriteSource Interactive- complete all activities and the assessment for Adjectives and Adverbs
Save your results to a text file: Yourname_WSI.text

Monday, November 09, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Homework review, Adjectives, Skills Book, pp. 167-170
iWrite: Parts of Speech

Homework

ELA make-up work is due on Tuesday. Your goal: no missing work!

Friday, November 06, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Homework review
Adjectives, Skills Book, pp. 167-170

Homework

Adjectives, Skills Book, pp. 167-170

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Brainpop: “Adjectives”
Adjectives, Skills Book, pp. 165-166

Homework

Adjectives, Skills Book, pp. 165-166

Monday, November 2, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Introduction to Reader’s Handbook
“Reading a Short-story”, p. 116 -

Homework

None

Friday, October 30, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Student Blogs

Homework

None

Thursday, October 28, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

SPA Testing Bonus Round

Homework

None

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Warm up
Test Prep reminders

Lesson

Complete ELA 8A make-up assignments

Homework

Get a good night’s sleep tonight
Eat a good breakfast in the morning
Study for SPA #1

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Introduction to Reader’s Handbook
Complete ELA 8A make-up assignments

Homework

Get a good night’s sleep tonight
Eat a good breakfast in the morning

Monday, October 26, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Cornell Notes – Verbs: tenses, irregulars, and verbals (Skills Book, pp. 153-160)
Complete ELA 8A make-up assignments

Homework

Use test prep strategies this week

Monday, October 12, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Homework check: Skills Book, pp. 135 – 136, 141-143, 149-150
Complete Skills Book, pp.…

Homework

Complete Skills Book, pp….

Send an email to Mr. Hill from your student email account. Include a link to your wordpress blog (e.g. The Way Out)

Friday, October 9, 2009

Warm up
Homework check: Skills Book, pp. 135 – 136, 141-143, 149-150

Lesson

Complete Skills Book pp. …

Homework

Send an email to Mr. Hill from your student email account. Include a link to your wordpress blog (e.g. The Way Out)

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Warm up
Homework check: Skills Book, pp.139-140

Lesson

Complete Skills Book, pp. 135 – 136, 141-143, 149-150

Homework

Complete Skills Book, pp. 135 – 136, 141-143, 149-150

Send an email to Mr. Hill from your student email account. Include a link to your wordpress blog (e.g. The Way Out)

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Warm up
Brainpop: “Pronouns”

Lesson

Homework check: Skills Book, pp. 135-137
Complete Skills Book, pp. 139-140

Homework

Complete Skills Book, pp. 139-140

Send an email to Mr. Hill from your student email account. Include a link to your wordpress blog (e.g. The Way Out)

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Warm up
Brainpop: “Nouns”

Lesson

Homework check: Skills Book, pp. 133-134
Complete Skills Book, pp. 135-137

Homework

Complete Skills Book, pp. 135-137

Send an email to Mr. Hill from your student email account. Include a link to your wordpress blog (e.g. The Way Out)

Monday, October 5, 2009

CELDT Testing
If you are not testing, catch- up on ELA 8A assignments.

Friday, October 2, 2009

CELDT Testing
No lesson

Thursday, October 1, 2009

CELDT Testing
No lesson

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Parts of Speech: Nouns
Cornell Notes, Write Source, pp. 107-11

Homework

Skills Book, pp. 133-134
Send an email to Mr. Hill from your student email account. Include a link to your wordpress blog (e.g. The Way Out)

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Peer Review: Write Source scavenger hunt
Introduction to iWrite resources

Homework

Send an email to Mr. Hill from your student email account. Include a link to your wordpress blog (e.g. The Way Out)

Friday, September 25, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Peer Review: Write Source scavenger hunt
Introduction to iWrite resources

Homework

Send an email to Mr. Hill from your student email account. Include a link to your wordpress blog (e.g. The Way Out)

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Write Source scavenger hunt, part II
Introduction to iWrite resources

Homework

Bring your parents to Back to School Night
Send an email to Mr. Hill from your student email account. Include a link to your wordpress blog (e.g. The Way Out)

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Warm up
Timed Reading

Lesson

Write Source scavenger hunt, part II

Homework