3/30/12

Today's Activities:

Finishing our newspapers in the library :)

Homework:

Bring your printed copies on Monday to glue onto your final pages!

3/29/12

Today's Activities:

Turn in portrait poems.
Write a paragraph about someone else's collage.

Homework:

None :)

3/28/12

Today's Activities:

Turn in eye collages from yesterday.
Work on portrait poem.

Homework:

Complete a final copy of your portrait poem.  It must be done in ink or maker, no pencil.

3/27/12

Today's Activities:

Discuss the saying "The eyes are the window to the soul" in relation to The Outsiders and in relation to ourselves.

Begin eye collage.  The collage should be pictures that represent you and what a person should see when they look into your eyes if the eyes represent the soul.

Homework:

Finish collage.

3/26/12

Today's Activities:

Today we were in the media center continuing our work on the 1960s newspapers.  Friday is our last day in the lab to work on them.

Homework:

3 pronged folder and pictures for a collage about yourself due tomorrow.

3/23/12

Today's Activities:

Take The Outsiders test. 

Homework:

None :)

All make up work is due by the end of the quarter, Wed. March 28.

3/22/12

Today's Activities:

Group work:  Discuss one of the themes of The Outsiders.  Find two examples from the book and two quotes that demonstrate your theme.

Themes:

Stay Gold
Sense of Belonging
Be Yourself
Brotherhood
The Grass Isn't Always Greener on the Other Side
Heroic Acts
Sacrifice
There is Still Good in the World
Friends are like Family

Homework:

Study for tomorrow's test.
Stay gold...

3/21/12

Today's Activities:

-Sentence correction
-Finish the book :)
-Discuss

Homework:

Study for the test on Friday.  It will be multiple choice, matching and includes 1 essay for a total of 60 points.

3 pronged folder due Tuesday.

Bring in old magazines if you have them.

3/20/12

Today's Activities:

-Sentence correction.
-Review study guide answers.
-Read ch. 11 and begin ch. 12.

Homework:

-Review your study guides in preparation for the test on Friday.
-3 pronged folder due Tuesday, March 27 (for a writing project we will be working on).
-Bring in any old magazines you would like to donate for our project.  We will be using magazine pictures to create collages.

3/19/12

Today's Activities:

Meet in the media center to work on 1960s newspapers.

Homework:

Test over The Outsiders is Friday.  Use your study guides to study (sorta self-explanatory, but I thought I'd help :)

3/16/12

Today's Activities:

-Sentence correction
-Turn in study guide 9-10
-Group discussion over The Outsiders

Homework:

Bring your flash drive with your article and filler on it to class Monday.  We will be in the media center working on our newspapers.

The Outsiders test will be Friday, March 23.

3/15/12

Today's Activities:

Meet in the media center and begin using Microsoft Publisher to create our 1960s newspapers.

Homework:

The Outsiders Journal
Finish study guide ch. 9-10

3/14/12

Today's Activities:

-Work in groups to discuss layout of your newspaper.
-Begin study guide ch. 9-10.

Homework:

-Bring your flash drive tomorrow with your filler and article on it.  We will be in the media center.

-Study guide due Friday.

3/13/12

Today's Activities:

-Finish reading ch. 9 and 10.
-Begin study guide.

Homework:

-Bring a copy of your filler and a copy of your article to class tomorrow.  We are working in groups to complete our newspaper layouts.

3/12/12

Today's Activities:

-Sentence correction
-Review answers to study guide 7-8 and turn in.
-Begin ch. 9.

Homework:

None
*The Outsiders test will be Friday, March 23.

3/09/12

Today's Activities:

Vocabulary quiz ch. 7-10.
Finish and turn in study guide ch. 7-8.
Turn in final copy of article.
Work in groups and begin planning newspaper layout.

Homework:

Have a great weekend!

3/08/12

Today's Activities:

-Finish ch. 8
-Begin study guide for ch. 7 and 8

Homework:

-Study vocab. for quiz tomorrow
-2 final copies of article due tomorrow

3/07/12

Today's Activities:

-Review study guide ch. 5&6
-Begin ch. 8

Homework:

Filler due tomorrow (*Remember, the filler is a part of the newspaper you are creating that is not something you have to research.  It should be something fun for you, like a crossword puzzle, a comic, or a weather report.)

2 copies of your 1960s article due Friday.

Study for vocabulary quiz Friday.

3/06/12

Today's Activities:

-Check vocabulary homework.
-Read ch. 7 of The Outsiders.

Homework:

-Filler due Thursday
-2 final copies of article due Friday

3/05/12

Today's Activities:

Go over Newspaper Article Rubric
Define vocabulary words for ch. 7-10
Finish study guide for ch. 5-6

Homework:

-Finish vocabulary worksheet
-Finish study guide ch. 5-6
-Filler (crossword puzzle, weather report, horoscopes etc.) for your newspaper due Thursday
-Final copy of newspaper article due Friday

3.2.12

Today's Activities:

Vocabulary quiz
Begin ch. 5 & 6 study guide
Peer edit articles *Your article should be signed and edited by at least 3 people*

Homework:

Newspaper "filler" (weather report, comic, word search etc.) due Thursday
Final copy of article due Friday, March 9