Mrs. Prettyman

•         Get SSR book out read quietly – Next reading logs due June 10th

•         7th  Work on study guide

•         8th – Review gerund, etc, on the study guide

–        Work on study guide

•         Transitional  -Pillar 5

•         Homework: 7th – Reading logs due any time, work on study guide, get parent signature for Renaissance Day

•         Homework 8th – Reading logs due any time, work on study guide

•         Get SSR book out read quietly – Next reading logs due June 10th

•         7th  Reading test for “King Arthur”

–        Read literature pages 432-436, do questions page 436

–        Work on study guide

•         8th – Vocab test for lesson 16

–        Reading test for “A Heroine’s Final Days”

–        Work on study guide

•         Transitional  -Pillar 4 summary and activity

•         Homework: 7th – Reading logs due any time, work on study guide

•         Homework 8th – Reading logs due any time, work on study guide

•         Get SSR book out read quietly – Next reading logs due June 10th

•         7th  Complete reading questions for “King Arthur”

–        Work on study guide

•         8th – Finish reading questions for “A Heroine’s Final Days”

–        Work on study guide

•         Transitional  -Finish pillar 3

•         Homework: 7th – Reading logs due any time, work on study guide for the final, final test for “King Arthur” on Thursday.

•         Homework 8th – Reading logs due any time, work on study guide, final test for “A Tragedy Revealed” on Friday

•         Get SSR book out read quietly – Next reading logs due June 10th

•         7th  Final test for The Midwife’s Apprentice

–        Finish reading “King Arthur”

•         8th – Final test for “Anne Frank”

–        Finish reading “A Heroine’s Final Days”

•         Transitional  -Finish pillar 3

•         Homework: 7th – Reading logs due any time, work on study guide for the final, final test for “King Arthur” on Thursday.

•         Homework 8th – Reading logs due any time, work on study guide, final test for “A Tragedy Revealed” on Thursday

8th grade:

7th Grade:

Language Arts’ Final Exam Guide

·        Format of test: 100 multiple choice questions

·        Weight: 15% of semester grade

Wordly Wise: 30 questions: Choose the correct answers for synonyms, antonyms, sentence completion and/or analogies.

Grammar: 20 Questions: Identify the underlined part of speech.

Preposition                                            Adjective                      Verbs (action and linking)

Noun                                                    Adverb                         Conjunction

Interjection

Mechanics: 10 Questions: Pick properly punctuated answer.

Comma                                                 Semicolon                     Colon

Hyphen                                                            Exclamation                

Elements of Literature: 33 Questions: Reading comprehension and general definitions.

Foreshadowing              External conflict                       Similes                          Inference

Plot                              Theme                                       Metaphors                     Speaker

Exposition                     First person narration               Personification              Novella

Complications                Third person narration              Alliteration                   Novel

Climax                          Omniscient narration                Onomatopoeia                Short Story

Resolution                     Fiction                                      Poetry                          Biography

Internal conflict            Non-fiction                                Essay                            Prose

Writing Strategies: 7 questions:  Read student drafts and answer questions which follow.

All make-up work and tests due by Monday, June 8th

Reading logs due any time.  The final due date is Wednesday, June 10th

Bring your Literature textbook in on Monday, June 15th to return to the library

The final for periods 1 and 3 is on Tuesday, June 16th

The final for periods 2, 4, and 6 is on Wednesday June 16th - please be aware that these are minimum days with a 1:00 dismissal

Study guides for the final have been passed out

•         Get SSR book out read quietly – Next reading logs due June 10th

•         7th  Review questions for chapters 16, 17, and prologue.

–        Pass out final study guide

–        Start reading “King Arthur”

•         8th – check flashcards 16

–        Pass out final study guide

–        Review final questions for “Anne Frank”

–        Start reading “A Heroine’s Final Days”

•         Transitional  - summary of pillar 3

•         Homework: 7th – Reading logs due any time, review A Midwife’s Apprentice for final test on Tuesday.

•         Homework 8th – Reading logs due any time, Vocab 16 ABC, review “Anne Frank” for final test on Tuesday.

•         Get SSR book out read quietly – Next reading logs due June 10th

•         7th  Review questions for chapters 7-15

–        Reading test on chapters 7-15

–        Read chapter 16, 17, Author’s note and do questions

•         8th – Read second act of “Anne Frank” and do questions.

–        Vocab/spelling quiz lesson 15

•         Transitional  - discuss the Self Respect handout and take notes on pillar 3

•         Homework: 7th – SSR, finish questions

•         Homework 8th – SSR, flashcards for lesson 16

•         Get SSR book out read quietly – Next reading logs due June 10th

•         7th  Read chapters 13-15 of Midwife’s Apprentice

•         8th – Turn questions page 257

–        Read second act of “Anne Frank”

•         Transitional  - discuss the Self Respect handout and take notes on pillar 3

•         Homework: 7th – SSR, do questions for chapters 13-15 of A Midwife’s Apprentice, review chapters 7-15 for a quiz.

•         Homework 8th – SSR, study for vocab 15 quiz

•         Get SSR book out read quietly – Next reading logs due June 10th

•         7th  Read chapters 10-12 of Midwife’s Apprentice

–        Finish questions for chapters 7-9 and check

•         8th – Turn in flashcards for lesson 15

–        Finish “Anne Frank”

–        Do questions for the end of the play.

•         Transitional  - discuss the Self Respect handout and take notes on pillar 3

•         Homework: 7th – SSR, do questions for chapters 10-12 of A Midwife’s Apprentice

•         Homework 8th – SSR, finish questions 1-9, skip 3, on page 257.  Do Vocab ABC for chapter 15.