I've been absent.. Homework week of May 6

Hey kiddos!

It's been a while since my last post, I know. STAAR had me stressed out! Now that's over, I will be posting hw and a new project replacing an old one.

Monday:

Read chapters 22-27
Journal section 18-27 due Friday

Tuesday:

Read chapters 28-32
Journal section 18-27 due Friday.
Final draft of letter due tomorrow.

Wednesday 

Journal section 18-27 due Friday

Thursday

Journal section 18-27 due Friday

Friday

No homework

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New project:

I am scratching the scavenger hunt because too many things happened where you lost interest an I lost time.

New project! Extra credit assignment for the end of the year!!!! BREAKING NEWS! You are a reporter for Charger News and you are about to expose the Warden and Camp Greenlake for what it really is!

You and your group must come up with a news segment and either perform it for the class or video record it and put it on a USB. If you are interested ask me!

To my magnificent chargers!

Miss G

HOMEWORK WEEK OF 4/8

Sorry I'm late again! Here is this week's homework:

Monday: complete summary on page 226.

Tuesday: #2 on 227 in OER format. Journal project chapters 1-7 due Friday.  Parent signature on journal project.

Wednesday: journal project ch 1-7 due Friday. Read chapter 10 and complete study guide. Don't forget to highlight! Complete whatever you didn't finish on #3 on page 229.

Thursday: either STAAR Vegas pre work or #2 and 3 on page 232. Depends on behavior. Also, Journal project chapters 8-10 due Monday.

Friday: depends on behavior.

8 days till STAAR!

Good detectives know where to look...

Here it is kids! You're first clue! Remember hunting is ONLY allowed after school. If a teacher reports your team is hunting during school, you will be disqualified from the game.

Your first clue deals with the "where" of the story.

Figure out the setting in the room where you learn about maps. Ask the clue master for your assignment.  It is also found on the clue itself! Complete and have it signed ad dated on your sign-in sheet.

Don't forget to say cheese!


* this clue expires Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 5:30 p.m.

Homework for week of 4/1

Sorry this is a little late guys but the school has blocked access to update my blog, so I am doing this through my phone. If there are any typos, please forgive me!

Monday: finish letter on page 215.

Tuesday: buy a Manila folder. Decorate the outside with words, pictures or phrases that others describe you.  Decorate the inside with pictures, words and phrases that you describe yourself as.

Finish the essay on page 217. This is a four paragraph essay with an intro, 2 body and a conclusion. Sentences per paragraph = 4,5,5,4.

Wednesday: "Holes" chapters 1-3 and double entry journal. Tentative: scavenger hunt

Thursday: STAAR Vegas pre-work. "Holes" chapters 4-9 and double entry journal due MONDAY.

Friday: "Holes" chapters 4-9 and double entry journal due MONDAY.

PARENTS: don't forget to turn in field lesson money and $5 for the book "Monster", which is the 7th grade summer reading novel, to Mrs. Mendez, as soon as possible!

Thanks,
Miss G

Homework for the week of 3/25...

Monday:  Finish "Bad Boy"

- Paragraphs 10-16 highlight what Myers did to get into trouble

- In "My Notes" section, describe Walter's actions and why he did them. 

- In "My Notes" section, tell me what you think of Walter at this point of the story.

- Paragraphs 17-23, highlight 2 things that showed Mrs. Conway changed her mind about Walter.

- Under paragraph 23, write what Walter realized that made him like Mrs. Conway.

- In ALL paragraphs, circle tone and mood words.

- Mark text using our markers I showed you in class. 

- Highlight the conflict and the resolution.

Tuesday: #4 on page 210. (The prompt is below)

Write a note from either Mrs. Conway or Mr. Lasher to the teacher who will have Walter in class next year. Using the voice and diction of Mrs. Conway or Mr. Lasher, describe Walter in a way that will help the next teacher allow Walter to excel.

Wednesday: Finish STAAR Vegas pre-work by TOMORROW!

Thursday: Enjoy the time off!

Homework for the Week..

Here is a list of the homework I have assigned for the week:

Monday: Questions on page page 197.  Unpack the assessment.  Complete parallel structures worksheet.  Actor/Director packet due WEDNESDAY.  Extra Credit p. 2,3,and 4 due FRIDAY.

Tuesday: Actor/Director packet due TOMORROW.  Extra Credit p. 2, 3, and 4 due FRIDAY.

Wednesday: Questions 1-5 on page 201.  Extra Credit p. 2, 3, and 4 due FRIDAY.

Thursday:  STAAR Vegas pre-work.  Extra Credit due FRIDAY.

Friday: NO HOMEWORK. 

No Excuses Chargers!

Miss G

Just a reminder..

I will be out tomorrow and there will be a substitute present.  Please be on your VERY best behavior!  I will be at an ELA meeting, but know that I will miss you mischievous monkeys!

Miss G

Happiest moment so far...

 

Parents and students,

Words cannot express how proud I am to call you your ELA teacher.  We have come from 9th place in our 1st IA to 3rd place out of 14 schools this IA in Reading!

I express my gratitude for working harder than I could have hoped.  I know that I push you to get you to THIS moment.  My homework and my hard work is for you to achieve what you have achieved.  Students I provided you the map but you found your destination: the top.  

I know that you are the best, and you are MY best. I am overwhelmed and excited to see where the STAAR and IA4 takes us and I have more than enough confidence to say we can make it to FIRST in the district!

Now, like I've told you in class, just because we are at this amazing point in our year does not mean we are taking a break or slowing down.  We need to go harder and push ourselves further than we ever though possible.  This isn't time to press the brakes; it is time to pump the gas!

Parents, thank you for being patient with my assignments.  You are the co-conductor of this amazing district-topping machine so BRAVO to you!  You should be extremely proud of your child's accomplishments.  I ask that you keep supporting me in my efforts to get these kids on top.  I know that with both sets of hands, these kids will have more than enough support needed to ROCK THE STAAR!

To my favorite CHAMPION CHARGERS, many hugs.

Miss G

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY

Good things kiddos!

Charger stamps to the first five students tomorrow to tell me HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!

Tomorrow you will find out WHY I am SOOO HAPPY!

Miss G

Homework 3/4/13

Here you go kiddos!

ELA: Memorize lines.  Performances Thursday and Friday.

Science:  Bring 4 different crayons.

Math: No homework.

World Cultures: No homework.

NO EXCUSES!

Miss G

Figurative Language Quiz

Hey kiddos!

Complete this quiz on a separate sheet of paper for extra points on a homework or quiz.  Due Monday!

Figurative Language Quiz

Definitions of Alliteration, Similes and Metaphors, Personification, Connotation and Imagery

A metaphor is a comparison where we say that one thing IS something else. (1 point) True False

Another example of a simile is: "The boys dove on the ball like angry dogs snarling for a bone." (1 point) True False

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (1 point) True False

"Her hair is as shiny as ebony" is an example of a metaphor. (1 point) True False

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. (1 point) true false

Imagery is the term given to the whole way in which the poet conveys the images he is creating to his or her reader. (1 point) True False

Connotation is an important aspect of poetry because it combines the dictionary meaning of a word with the experience of the poet and the experience of the reader. (1 point) True False

An example of a simile is: "I really do like ice cream" (1 point) True False

Before the movie began, I told the student to "hit the lights". This is an example of a ________________. (1 point) hyperbole personification simile idiom onomatopeoia

The sign read, "Mr. Soinila Fantastic, Fabulous Fourth Graders"! This is an example of _______________. (1 point) hyperbole personification alliteration idiom onomatopeoia

Imagery is the term given to a comparison beginning with "like" or "as". (1 point) True False

The eagle flew down and scooped up the trout in its talons. This is an example of _________________. (1 point) hyperbole personification simile idiom onomatopeoia

A simile is a comparison using the words LIKE or AS. (1 point) True False

A figure of speech is known as an idiom. (1 point) True False

"The fog crept on little cat feet" can also be an example of personification. (1 point) True False

This is the giving of human qualities to non-human things. (1 point) hyperbole personification simile idiom onomatopeoia

"The fog crept on little cat feet" is an example of a metaphor. (1 point) True False

Personification is the name given to the term which describes giving non-living entities the qualities of a living thing. (1 point) True False

Creeping silently up the hill the sentry failed to spot the enemy. The "s" sound in this sentence is an example of a metaphor. (1 point) True False

The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box. This is an example of a simile. (1 point) True False

Snap, crackle, and pop are examples of this. (1 point) hyperbole personification simile idiom onomatopeoia

" He is a strong as an ox" is an example of a simile. (1 point) True False

"The darkness is all around us." is an example of a metaphor. (1 point) True False

Personification is when you make a strong exaggeration. (1 point) True False

The curious cat crept towards the mouse hole. The repetition of the "c" sounds is a simile. (1 point) True False

An example of alliteration is: "Silently, softly the swans swam on the lake." (1 point) True False

Onomatopeoia is word that sounds like what it means   True False  (1 point)

I was so embarrassed that I wanted to die is an example of a .... Choose all that apply. (1 point) personification metaphor hyperbole simile idiom

Personification is the name given to a term describing the giving of living qualities to non-living things. (1 point) True False

Another example of alliteration is" "The cat sat on the mat" (1 point) True False

Miss G

*This quiz was provided by Quia

OER HELP...

Today we celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday in style by reading "The Sneetches."  Your homework is to complete an OER on a separate sheet of paper.  Your OER should not exceed 10 lines.

Your prompt is the following:

What is the theme of Dr. Seuss' "The Sneetches"?

Here is the rubric...

O sentence

E sentence

R sentence

Follow the checklist and have your parents check your peer column. Study this rubric and be ready for your IA on MONDAY!

Kids, I know that you all are super smart.  If YOU were a sneetch, I could honestly preach that as a sneetch, you'd be the best on the beach.

So, just try your hardest and know you're the smartest.  I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Miss G

Enjoy "The Sneetches" movie! :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. SEUSS!

A note from Mrs. Rodriguez...

Don't forget your homework!!

Parents need to sign the Unit 6 test and turned in by tomorrow!

No Excuses Chargers!

Mrs. R

Incredibly WEIRD Word of the Day...

Hey kiddos!

As I was looking for the word of the day, I found that today's word is one of MY FAVORITE words EVER!

Here are the rules:

The first 5 people in each homeroom to use the word CORRECTLY in a sentence will receive CHARGER POINTS.

Your sentence has to let me know that you KNOW the MEANING of the word.  For example if the word was dubious, you couldn't use a sentence like "She is dubious" or "That was dubious".  A correct sentence that is CHARGER-worthy would be: "The shady qualifications of the candidate made him a dubious choice for president."  Here the word SHADY acts like a SYNONYM or DEFINITION context clue.  You know that DUBIOUS most likely means unreliable.

Without further ado,  the word of the day is... drum roll please... 

TCHOTCHKE :)

I can't wait to hear your sentences tomorrow!

Good luck my wonderfully whimsical weirdos!

Miss G

*extra bonus points for the first person in each homeroom to tell me what form of figurative language I have used in this post.  You need to identify it and label it.

Currently listening to...

While you guys are quizzing... I am loving the sounds of F^3 (F cubed). Ch-ch-check out their title track titled "Figurative Language."

Counting down to the STAAR...

It's coming... BE READY!

FREE COUNTDOWN WIDGET

Dr. Seussism of the day...

www.kootation.com/dr-seuss-my-favourite-quotes.html

Teacher Information

Hey kiddos!

It's me, AGAIN, but I keep hearing you guys saying that you do not have our teacher information.  Even though the info has been written on the board since day 1,  now you can access it here!

Mrs. Rodriguez: (956) 832-3089

carolina.rodriguez@ideapublicschools.org

Mrs. Campos: (956) 572-2063

amanda.campos@ideapublicschools.org

Ms. Carreon: (956) 373-4246

cristina.carreon@ideapublicschools.org

Ms. Garcia: (956) 373-3049

ana.garcia@ideapublicschools.org

Our phones will be reached until 8pm.

You are awesome. No excuses.

Miss G