Friday, April 29, 2016

Lesson plan for May 2nd-6th

Reminders: Students will be taking the MAP test this week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Students will test in the areas of reading, math, and science. This is a test that we will take a couple times each year to help measure our students' academic progress. Students will test during Greentime. We just ask that students try their best.

English 7: Monday- word of the day; In honor of Mother's Day-"Ode to the important women in my life" assignment
                Tuesday- word of the day; continue to work on ode
                Wednesday- word of the day; odes are due
                 Thursday- word of the day; present odes
                 Friday- word of the day; present odes

English 8: Monday- word of the day; present PBLs
               Tuesday- word of the day; finish PBLs and start lip sync battle
               Wednesday- word of the day; work day on lip sync battles
               Thursday- word of the day; present lip sync battles
               Friday- word of the day; present lip sync battles

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Friday, April 15, 2016

Lesson plan for April 18th-22nd

Reminders: Mid-term grade check will be Friday, April 22nd. All missing work needs to be turned in at this time. Also, mini-course day that was originally scheduled for before Easter break will be this Friday as well. Students will partake in a series of four interest area activities that will allow them to dig deeper and learn more about their passion areas. The school year is quickly coming to an end and this time of year is packed with activities, sports, field trips, and educational opportunities. Please stay focused and finish the year strong!

English 7: Monday- word of the day; oral presentations with musical lyrics- instructions/work day
               Tuesday- word of the day; oral presentations work day
               Wednesday- word of the day; presentation day
               Thursday- word of the day; presentation day
                Friday- mini-course day- no class

English 8: Monday- word of the day; present PBLs
               Tuesday- word of the day; present PBLs
               Wednesday- word of the day; present PBLs
               Thursday- word of the day; present PBLs
               Friday- mini-course day- no class

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Lesson plans for April 11th-15th

Reminders: We have an early out on Wednesday, April 13th, at 12:45 for teacher in-service.

English 7- Monday: word of the day; instructions for multimedia presentation; begin working
                  Tuesday: word of the day; work day on multimedia presentations
                  Wednesday: word of the day; work day/rehearsal of multimedia presentations
                  Thursday: word of the day (check notebooks); present presentations
                  Friday: word of the day; present presentations

English 8- Monday: word of the day; continued work on PBL product
                 Tuesday: word of the day; work day on PBL product
                 Wednesday: word of the day; work day on PBL product
                 Thursday: word of the day (check notebooks); work day on PBL
                 Friday: word of the day; final day to work on PBL product

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Lesson plans for April 4th-8th

Reminders: We finally have a full week of school! Spring sports are in full swing, so get out to a Green Devil event!

English 7: Monday- word of the day; assign short story; work on outline
                 Tuesday- word of the day; short story work day; start first draft
                 Wednesday- word of the day; finish first draft; proofread
                 Thursday- word of the day; finish second draft; proofread again
                 Friday- word of the day; finish final draft; due at the end of the class period

English 8: Monday- word of the day; PBL research and read
                  Tuesday- word of the day; PBL research and read
                 Wednesday- word of the day; PBL research and read
                 Thursday- word of the day; PBL research and read; start assembling final product
                 Friday- word of the day; PBL research and read; assembly final product

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Monday, March 28, 2016

Lesson plans for March 29th-April 1st

Reminders: Third quarter grades went home last week. Please have a conversation with your student about the importance of finishing out the year strong. Fourth quarter will be a long one with all of our make-up days, so focus and motivation will be essential to attain our goals before the end of the year.

English 7: Tuesday- word of the day; interrupting data, graph construction, summary writing practice
                 Wednesday- word of the day; graph construction from researched data
                 Thursday- word of the day; finish graph construction, start summary writing
                 Friday- word of the day; finish summary writing- graph and summary due

English 8: Tuesday- word of the day; PBL research and review of proposals
                 Wednesday- word of the day; PBL research
                 Thursday- word of the day; PBL research
                 Friday- word of the day; checkpoint- conference with teacher on PBL progress

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Lesson plan for March 21st-25th

Reminders: Easter vacation will be Friday, March 25th, and Monday, March 28th. Classes will resume as normal on March 29th. Third quarter grades will be sent home this week. As fourth quarter gets underway, please encourage your child to finish strong. Summer vacation will be here before we know it!

English 7: Monday- word of the day; monologues with music lyrics
               Tuesday- word of the day; monologues with music lyrics
               Wednesday- word of the day; monologues with music lyrics
               Thursday- Hunting for our Talents mini-course day
               Friday- no school- Have a happy Easter!

English 8: Monday- word of the day; PBL proposals
               Tuesday- word of the day; PBL proposals
               Wednesday- word of the day; PBL proposals
               Thursday- Hunting for our Talents mini-course day
               Friday- no school- Have a happy Easter!

Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Friday, March 11, 2016

Lesson plans for March 14th - 18th

Reminders: Third quarter ends on Thursday, March 17th. Students have till Monday, March 14th to turn in all their missing work for half credit. After Monday, all missing work scores will be permanent zeros. This is a full week of school, so let's finish third quarter strong!

English 7: Monday- word of the day; work day on oral commentaries
               Tuesday- word of the day; present oral commentaries
               Wednesday- word of the day; present oral commentaries
               Thursday- word of the day; finish presentations; finish No Red Ink exercises
               Friday- word of the day; No Red Ink exercises due; object of my affection speaking activity

English 8: Monday- word of the day; Passion Prezi introduced and assigned
               Tuesday- word of the day; work day on Passion Prezi
               Wednesday- word of the day; present Passion Prezi
               Thursday- word of the day; present Passion Prezi
               Friday- word of the day; introduce PBL proposals; finish autobiography prompts

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley Alonzo