Monday, October 1, 2018
I am out today.  I expect a good report from the guest teacher. Remember, you need to have 30 points in Reading Counts by Wednesday, October 10.
During fourth period, go to Google Classroom and access the assignment.  When you have completed it, submit the assignment. If you don't finish during class, it is homework. When you're done, please read.
During fifth period, Mrs. Waistell will be in to do further work in writing dialogue.

Friday, September 28, 2018
We will review our vocabulary tests next week.  If you want to retake the test, you may come in Tuesday, October 3 at lunch and retake it.
Today we will do a close reading on Rome.  Find the article and worksheet in Google Classroom.

1) First, read the article.

2) Next, highlight the achievements and contributions of Rome.

3) Then answer the questions on the right in complete sentences.
4) Finally, watch the video about being a teenager in Rome: link

Thursday, September 27, 2018
Today we will watch the movie "The Giver". Enjoy!  

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Today is the cumulate vocabulary test on The Giver! Good luck!
After lunch, we will be working on identifying parts of the story arc.
Tomorrow, your one-pager on The Giver is due.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Tomorrow is your cumulative vocabulary test! And
your One-Pager is due on Thursday!
Today we will do a lesson on the story arc. Review
this slide show and fill in the story arc definitions.

By October 10 (two weeks from tomorrow),
you need to have 30 points in Reading
Counts. If you passed the quiz on The Giver, you have
9 points. First Quarter Points (from 8/20/18--10/10/18)

(due October 10, 2018)

Points earned in Reading Counts	Grade
27-30	A
24-26	B
21-23	C
18-20	D
17 or fewer	F

You will watch the video "Ancient Rome 101" and
answer questions.

Ancient Rome 101 Name: _______________________

https://youtu.be/GXoEpNjgKzg Period: _________ Date: ________

Essential Question:  According to the video, what lessons does Ancient Rome have to share with the world?

1. According to the video, approximately how long did Rome last?

2. What were the three distinct periods of Roman Rule?

Period	Dates	Type of Rule
Regal
	509 BCE-29 BCE
		Rise of the Roman Empire and notorious leaders such as Octavian and Nero

3. According to the video, what was vital to Rome’s growth?

4. Because Rome’s population grew, it had to innovate.  List two Roman innovations and explain how they helped a growing population.

1. ____________________ helped by

2. ____________________helped by

5. What was a side effect of Rome’s large road system?

6. Key to Rome’s success was the inclusion of cultures from lands they conquered.  List the three cultures the videos mentioned, and explain the ideas that came from each.

Culture	Rome took their….
Latium
	Religion, ____________________, combat
Greece

7. What Middle Eastern religion caused a major shift in the Roman Empire?

8. Which Roman emperor was so important in causing this religion to change Rome?

9. Many factors led to decline of Rome in the 4th century.  According to the video, Rome’s fall was caused by….

Internal Factors (“Decay from Within”)	Outside Factors
A.	D.
B.	E.
C.

Summary:  (Answer the EQ here)

Monday, September 24, 2018
Wednesday is your The Giver cumulative vocabulary test! To review:

Part 1 https://quizlet.com/_3mk293
Part 2 https://quizlet.com/_3ncyzp
Part 3 https://quizlet.com/_3omgnj

Part 4 https://quizlet.com/_3oob58

Thursday your One-Pager on The Giver is due! Also bring your signed permission letter so you can watch the movie "The Giver"!
Today we will review the narrative checklist.  Then we will read the story "All Summer in a Day" and rate it on the checklist. 

Name: ______________________________________

Narrative Checklist

Purpose/Organization (1-4)	Self	Peer	Teacher
My narrative has an effective plot that gives a sense of completeness.
2. My narrative uses a variety of transitions to connect ideas.
3. My narrative follows a logical series of events.
4. My narrative has an effective opening/introduction.
5. My narrative has an effective closure/ending.
Elaboration/Development (1-4)
6. Experiences and events are clearly developed.
7. The setting and characters are clearly developed.
8. Connections to source material contribute to the narrative
9. Dialogue, description, and pacing is used to enhance the story.
10. I used sensory details and figurative language to advance my story’s purpose.
Conventions (0-2)
11. I checked the spelling of all words I wasn’t sure about.
12. I used correct punctuation, including commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, and parenthesis.
13. I punctuated, indented, and capitalized dialogue correctly.
14. I correctly capitalized proper nouns, and at the start of new sentences.
15. I used variety in my sentence and paragraph structure.
TOTAL/ 50

Today we will go to the library 

Friday, September 21, 2018
Today we will locate the quotations that support the theme in The Giver.  Yesterday's work on themes and nouns:
Possible themes for The Giver:
Don't be afraid of the risky parts of life.
It's better to have love and get hurt instead
of staying safe.
Some pain isn't the worst thing.
Sameness isn't the best.
Celebrate difference.
Don't blindly do what others tell you.
Be a leader, not a follower.
Some rules are meant to be broken.
Possible nouns:
sled
pale eyes
apple
choice freedom
path
pain
love
colors
memories
community
Giver
Receiver
bicycle
planes
release
Elsewhere
family
Christmas
Then you will take the Reading Counts test for The Giver. Finally, you will study for the cumulative vocabulary test next Wednesday, September 26.  

Thursday, September 20, 2018
Today we will finish The Giver and answer the chapter response questions for chapters 21-22.  We will also identify the theme of The Giver, as well as several other well-known stories.  You will receive your One Pager assignment:

 One Pager on The Giver

Due Thursday, September 27, 2018

Directions:

• Select two quotations

-use those quotations as a springboard to explore your own ideas

• Use a central image- it can be drawn, downloaded or printed, or cut from a magazine
• Cluster your thoughts around the image
• Write the theme (the author’s message, not just the topic!)
• Include the title and author’s name
• Create the one pager in such a way that your audience will gain understanding related to the topic as well as your thinking

_________ TITLE (of story) & AUTHOR’S NAME (10 pts)

_________CENTRAL VISUAL IMAGE (20 pts)

_________ FIVE NOUNS (AS IDEAS) TO DESCRIBE (10 pts)

_________THEME (20 pts)

_________SHOWS PRIDE, IS NEAT, LITTLE OR NO WHITE SPACE (20 pts)

_________TWO MEANINGFUL QUOTATIONS THAT REFLECT THE THEME (20 pts)

_________READING COUNTS TEST ON THE BOOK (20 pts)

_________/ 120 Points TOTAL

Possible themes for The Giver:
Don't be afraid of the risky parts of life.
It's better to have love and get hurt instead of staying safe.
Some pain isn't the worst thing.
Sameness isn't the best.
Celebrate difference.
Don't blindly do what others tell you.
Be a leader, not a follower.
Some rules are meant to be broken.
Possible nouns:
sled
pale eyes
apple
choice freedom
path
pain
love
colors
memories
community
Giver
Receiver
bicycle
planes
release
Elsewhere
family
Christmas
Also, on Wednesday, September 26, we will have a
cumulative vocabulary test on all of the vocabulary
from The Giver. To review:

Part 1 https://quizlet.com/_3mk293
Part 2 https://quizlet.com/_3ncyzp
Part 3 https://quizlet.com/_3omgnj

Part 4 https://quizlet.com/_3oob58

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Next week we will have a cumulative test on the vocabulary from The Giver. Review:

Part 1 https://quizlet.com/_3mk293
Part 2 https://quizlet.com/_3ncyzp
Part 3 https://quizlet.com/_3omgnj
Part 4 https://quizlet.com/_3oob58
Here is what your test will look like:


We will read chapters 19-20 in The Giver and answer
questions in the chapter responses.
Finally, three groups will do their Golden Age presentations: Timbuktu, Constantinople, and Cusco.

Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Today you will write 10 sentences for The Giver vocabulary, part 4:

Name___________________

Number_________________

The Giver, part 4 vocabulary

Due Tuesday: Look up definitions at http://www.ldoceonline.com/.  Due Wednesday: Finish the Show Me You Know Sentences.

1 = I have never heard of it.  2 = I kind of know what it means.  3 = I know it. 4 = I could teach it to the class.

	Before	After	Part of speech and definition
escalate
suppress			#4
wretched			#2
indulge			#2
impede
magnitude
cult
fugitive
meager
augment
lethargic
subtle

Show Me You Know Sentences.

The argument escalated… The amount of food was meager...

He tried to suppress… He augmented his salary by ...

He felt wretched because. . . I felt lethargic…

Grandparents like to indulge… There are subtle differences between. . .

Please do not impede...

The magnitude of his crime...

An example of a cult...

The fugitive. . .

Then, we will read chapter 18 of The Giver and answer questions on the chapter response.

Finally, three groups will do their Golden Age presentations: Baghdad, Cordoba, and Tenochtitlan.