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Monday, November 8, 2010
Homework
7th Grade
Vocabulary - Unit A11- Choose the Right Word (due Friday Week 1)
Synonyms and antonyms (due Friday Week 2)
8th Grade
Vocabulary- Unit B11- choose 1 assignment (due Friday each week)
*You can choose to complete 1 online assignment per vocabulary unit. To do this, visit the "Voluminous Vocabulary" section. Choose Vocabulary 2. Complete the learning definitions, vocabulary sentences, synonyms, or antonyms (or the reverse).
Print the assignment or email to monica.murphy@frankfort.kyschools.us
* Mastery on the first vocabulary homework assignment will excuse the assignment for the following week. For this, students can not miss more than one.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Important Information and Reminders!
Don't forget... No school on Thursday, April 26, for Parent -Teacher conferences!
8th Grade Syllabus
April 9-13
- Unit 10 Vocabulary
- Written Instructions
- Poetry- characteristics
- Unit 10 Vocabulary test
- Read and interpret graphs
- Poetry- elements
- Unit 11 Vocabulary
- Read and interpret visual aids
- Poetry- elements
- Unit 11 Vocabulary test
- Flashback- nonliterary sources/ test practice
- Poetry- sounds
- Unit 12 Vocabulary
- Test practice
- Poetry- forms/ Drama
- Unit 12 Vocabulary test
- Test practice
- Drama
- 8th Grade Chicago Trip
- Test practice
- Quarterly assessment
- Testing
7th Grade Syllabus
April 9-13
- Unit 10 Vocabulary
- Author's purpose
- Poetry- characteristics
- Unit 10 Vocabulary test
- Summarizing
- Poetry- characteristics
- MAP testing
- Unit 11 Vocabulary
- Figurative language
- Poetry- poetic devices and figurative language
- Unit 11 Vocabulary test
- Flashback- author's purpose, summarize, and fig. language/ Test practice
- Poetry- poetic devices and figurative language
- Unit 12 Vocabulary
- Test practice
- Real-world reading
- Unit 12 Vocabulary test
- Test practice
- Real-world reading
- 8th Grade Chicago Trip
- Test practice
- Real- world reading
- Quarterly assessment
- Testing
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Look What We're Learning!
7th Grade
Lesson focus: Summarize important information.
Vocabulary: Level A, Unit 10
Novel: Love That Dog
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8th GradeLesson focus: Read and interpret bar, line, and pie graphs
Vocabulary: Level B, Unit 10
Novel: Locomotion
Multiple Intelligences
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3- Just in case they are different! :)
Poetry
Practice 1
Practice 2
Practice 3
The "Vocabulary" of Vocabulary
Games- Choose prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, or antonyms
Voluminous Vocabulary
Every 2 weeks, you will be learning 20 new words to add to your vocabulary. The websites below have games and activities to help you practice. 7th Grade is working on Level A and 8th Grade is working on Level B. Don't forget to study every night
Vocabulary Practice 1 - Practice (flashcards, hangman, etc.)
Vocabulary Practice 2- Homework (or extra practice quizzes)
*You can choose to complete 1 online assignment per vocabulary unit. To do this, choose Vocabulary 2. Complete the learning definitions, vocabulary sentences, or the reverse of either. Print the assignment or email to monica.murphy@frankfort.kyschools.us
Test
The V.I.P.!
Congratulations to the following students for scoring A's on the 3rd Quarter Assessment!7th Grade:
2P-
4P-
5P-
8th Grade:
1P-
6P-
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