TKAM: Chapter 1-3 Focus

Things to discuss:

 Describe the Cunninghams
 What impression do we get of school: narrow minded, humiliating.

• Scout rebels against this because she is too innocent to recognize that you have to play the system.  She is the mockingbird teaching the others to sing?

 How Scout is portrayed as a child

• “I’d go off and drown myself ….then they’d be sorry."

 Why does Walter pour syrup on everything and why does Atticus get angry at
Scout for noticing?

• Walter does not get enough nourishment at home.

 Describe the Ewells
 What sort of man is Atticus?

• Fiercely non-racist and a true democrat – law is the king, civil liberties must always be respected.

TKAM: quotes, paraphrasing and summarizing

Chapter 1:  Who is Boo Radley?

• Sketch Boo Radley in your EAL notebook
• What does he look like?  
• Under your sketch-- write a caption that includes where you are getting your information or how that picture of Boo Radley was formed in your mind.
• Bullet point the following...
• What are some of Boo Radley's physical characteristics?
• Why do we have this image of him?
• What are some of his personal characteristics?
• How does the text influence our understanding of Boo Radley?
• Quote/Statement chart about Boo Radley
• Vocabulary to learn:
• Assuage, apothecary, chattel, unusually, detention, tyrannical, morbid, profane, compel, scrawl

 Helpful link:
Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing

The Monkey's Paw Continued

November 27:  Idioms and Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing is the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature.

• Try to identify some more examples of foreshadowing from the parts we have already read.  Add the examples in your notebook. 

An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words.

• Are there any idioms in this part of the story?  If so, what are they?  What do they mean?

• Continue watching the video-- stop it when you reach the end of part III.  
• Add 2 events to your plot-line (for the rising action).

http://youtu.be/ugjegclLNhM

The Monkey's Paw

Please read the assigned section of "The Monkey's Paw".  Then watch the video until minute 7:30.  After reading and watching the video (up until 7:30), write any questions that you have regarding the reading and the scene you watched.  Also add to your plot worksheet--- Complication and 1 event for Rising Action.

http://youtu.be/ugjegclLNhM

Black Bears

One of the SRA stories was about Lynn Rogers and his research/findings about black bears. Find out more about black bears and other wildlife by clicking on the link below.

Bear Study 

Amazing things...

Video clips at Ustream

Grade 1- Friends in the Stars

Grade 1 students have started a new story -- Friends in the Stars.  They are learning to retell and critically think about the story using guiding questions and small group discussions.

Last week, students looked at the stars to see what shapes and "things" they could see.  They then shared their findings in class.  Using the story for assistance, students were able to effectively communicate and discuss the things we see in the stars.

Grade 2- Grammar and Reader's Theatre

Grade 2 students have been working really hard to complete the video performances for The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Last week they reviewed their grammar knowledge while other groups were videoing. The performances will be available after the final cuts. :-)

Grade 3- Working on PLOT

Students in grade 3 have created characters individually and are in the process of working together to write a story that incorporates each of these characters.

Grade 2- Three Billy Goats Gruff .. continued

Students have reached the stage where they are preparing for their readers' theater presentations.  They will be videoing and presenting their stories soon!

Grade 1- Humpty Dumpty Continued

Grade 1 students are finishing there comparing and contrasting of the Humpty Dumpty stories read and watched in class.  Students are learning how to verbalize similarities and differences, use text to support and defend answers, and write using capital letters and full-stops.

PYP- Grade 1

Grade 1-- review and practice your colors, letters, and body parts. Just click on one of the links below to play a game.

colors
color matching
letters and sounds
literacy center
"H" makes the "hih" sound


The links below are a little harder, so ask for help.
Color Identification
Body Parts

MYP- Survival

The link below will take you to a story written by Jack London. Follow the directions below as you listen to the story.

To Build a Fire by Jack London

Part 1: Listen to part 1 and then make a prediction in your journal as to what you think will happen next in the short story.

Part 2: Write 2 questions that you have after hearing the first two parts of the story. What are you wondering or thinking? Place the sticky notes in your journal for now.

Part 3: Visualize-- draw what you see in your mind, using the details that the author has given you.

Part 4: The author used personification in this section. Tell me what was personified (something that is non-human was given human qualities). Why did the author do this or use this for of literary device? As a result of the events in this part, what do you think will happen to the man?

Part 5: What are your thoughts about the man? What kind of character is he? What do you think he looks like? Draw a picture of the man (in your journal).

Part 6: At this point, you have been given a lot of details about the setting of this story. Describe the setting. Where is this story taking place? What are some things that you would see, hear, touch, taste, smell in this place?

Part 7: What was your reaction to this part? How did you feel as you listened to it? What are some questions/wonderings you have?

Part 8: What is your new prediction? The man is obviously desperate, so what do you think he will do to survive? Will he survive?

Part 9: What is type of conflict is presented in this story?

Part 10: Who was the major character? Who was the minor character? What are your thoughts about the endings of this story? Did the ending fit with the title? Did anyone learn a lesson in this story? Was there a moral??

Assignment: Create a plot line for this story. Be specific and detailed. Use your responses the the parts above to help you.

MYP- Nouns; singular, plural, irregular

Read through the rules for plural nouns and then complete the first exercise for practice.

A. Rules
** Practice #1
** Practice #2

B. More Rules
** Practice #1
** Practice #2

MYP- 6

Use the following links to practice and review for part 1 of your upcoming test in EAL.  Each section has a quiz that you should take and then either print or show Ms. Clancy your results. 

Practice--
Subject and Predicate
Match the sentences
Combining Sentences


Quiz

Homophones are words that sound the same, but have DIFFERENT spellings and DIFFERENT meanings.

Homophone Game
Homophone Practice
Homophone Practice #2
Homophone Quizzes -- Ms. Clancy will tell you which level you will need to complete.

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

Antonym Matching Activity
Antonym Game
Antonym Practice Quiz
Antonym Quizzes -- Ms. Clancy will need to pick your level before you start.

Synonyms are words that have the SAME or SIMILAR meanings.

Synonym Game
Synonym Quiz #1
Synonym Quiz #2

Verb Tenses -- PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

Verb Tense Game -- Helping Verbs
Verb Tense Practice
Verb Tense -- Partner Practice
Verb Quiz #1
Verb Quiz #2
Verb Quiz #3 -- Challenging

Plural Nouns

A. Rules
** Practice #1
** Practice #2

B. More Rules
** Practice #1
** Practice #2

Grade 2- Three Billy Goats Gruff

Readers' Theater-- students are preparing for their group presentations by; learning more about goats (nonfiction reading and questioning), writing summaries, creating theater props, and reading with expression.  The students will practice this week and begin recording their presentations next week.  :)

Grade 8 and 9- TIME

Students in Grades 8 and 9 are analyzing the song- TIME- by Pink Floyd.  They are using their knowledge poetic devices to identify and explain the devices used in the song.  Students are also sharing and discussing their thoughts about the song-- what does it mean to them??

Grade 1- Humpty Dumpty

Grade 1 students are working on rhyme, making connections, using context to answer questions, retelling with detail (summarizing), and fluency.  We started with a nursery rhyme known to most of the students, so that they could practice the format for what is expected with their individual books (these will be given at the end of the week or beginning of next week).

Student Questions (being answered in their journals)--
1.  What happened to Humpty Dumpty?
2.  Who tried to help him?
3.  What is Humpty Dumpty?
4.  Do you think he will ever be put back together?




1935-ComiColor Cartoons - Humpty Dumpty
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Grade 1, 2, 3

It has been a busy few weeks for the Grade 1, 2, and 3 classes-- with field trips, pictures, and class activities.  For students that have not been in EAL for a short while-- it is imperative that they are practicing their reading, speaking, and listening at home!  New readers will be given to them at their next lesson.

Grade 8--Assignments

Grade 8 students should have been working on their English anthology-- making sure that they have been creatively designing an original book of poems that demonstrate their knowledge of the devices taught in both EAL and English.

Students in Grade 8 are also beginning a novel (that will be read aloud in EAL)-- there are activities that need to be completed for SUNDAY, MARCH 6th.