Reminders for the week: Quarter grades were submitted on Monday and will be sent home with students on Wednesday. They are also available for viewing through your online access to JMC.
This is Red Ribbon Week as well and we will be focusing on making healthy life choices. Students have designated dress-up days this week to show their united stance on being drug and alcohol free.
Monday- wear sweats
Tuesday- wear boots
Wednesday- wear red
Thursday- wear any team apparel
Friday- wear orange
English 7: Monday- students will be working on their opinion essay for Patriot's Pen, a writing contest conducted through the VFW. Students' essays will answer the question, "What Freedom Means to Me." These essays are due on Thursday and they will receive credit in both social studies and English for this paper. Students will also be working on a demonstration speech this week. Speeches will be presented starting on Thursday. Specific details will be given in class.
Tuesday- we will spend the class period going over different figures of speech that we see in our readings and that we should try to include in our writings. A quiz over the material will be given on Friday.
Wednesday- work day on demonstration speeches and Patriot's Pen essays.
Thursday- Patriot's Pen essays due and we will start presenting our speeches.
Friday- we'll take our quiz first over our figurative language notes and then finish presenting our speeches.
English 8: Monday- students will be working on their opinion essay for Patriot's Pen, a writing contest conducted through the VFW. Students' essays will answer the question, "What Freedom Means to Me." These essays are due on Thursday and they will receive credit in both social studies and English for this paper. Students will also be working on their next paper which is a movie review. Students will choose a horror/scary movie to review for the class.
Tuesday- work day on both writing assignments that are due on Thursday
Wednesday- work day on both writing assignments that are due on Thursday
Thursday- both writing activities are due at the beginning of class and we will share out with out peers.
Friday- we will watch the short movie "Tell". This is a scary movie loosely based on Poe's classic short story The Tell-Tale Heart. Students will watch and analyze the movie for specific elements that are indicative of horror shows.
Lesson plans are subject to change, and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning.
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Lesson plans for October 19th-23rd
Just a reminder that first quarter ends on Friday, October 23rd. Please take a look at grades and see if there is anything that needs to be done (missing work) before grades are submitted.
English 7: Monday- we will finish watching our oral commentaries the first part of class and then move into our No Red Ink teaching tool website. Students will be working on exercises in identifying parts of speech. We will have a quiz over this material on Thursday. Students have until then to complete all the exercises assigned.
Tuesday- as part of our dramatic reading performance task students will be participating in a reader's theater with their classmates. Students will be in groups of 4 or 5 and will choose a script to present to the class. As this is a dramatic reading, students will be expected to put some life and energy into their parts. We will watch a few examples of performances and then students will get to work on their own productions.
Wednesday- students will have class time to work in their groups on their scripts. The key to doing well on this assignment is practicing.
Thursday- we will start class by taking our quiz over identifying parts of speech and then move into presenting our scripts. This will take the remainder of our time today.
Friday- we will finish presenting our scripts and if time remains students will have a writing prompt to blog about.
English 8: Monday- students will read in class the short story The Lady or the Tiger. After reading, students will then have to complete the story by writing the ending as the story leaves off at the climax. Students will need to pick a side and then develop an appropriate ending. As well as writing, students will have two assignments in No Red Ink to complete. This week we will focus on contractions and commonly confused words 4. Students will have a quiz over this material on Thursday.
Tuesday- students will have class time to work on their story endings and assignments in No Red Ink.
Wednesday- presentation day- students will present their story endings to the class as well as an explanation as to why they chose to end it the way they did. Presentations will take the whole class.
Thursday- students will take their quizzes on contractions and commonly confused words at the start of class. After completing these, we will continue on with our story ending presentations.
Friday- if we have any story endings left to present we will take care of that first and then move into a writing prompt in Write to Learn. Students will be given a topic to write about and then be given instant feedback on ways to improve their writing.
Lesson plans are always subject to change, and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7: Monday- we will finish watching our oral commentaries the first part of class and then move into our No Red Ink teaching tool website. Students will be working on exercises in identifying parts of speech. We will have a quiz over this material on Thursday. Students have until then to complete all the exercises assigned.
Tuesday- as part of our dramatic reading performance task students will be participating in a reader's theater with their classmates. Students will be in groups of 4 or 5 and will choose a script to present to the class. As this is a dramatic reading, students will be expected to put some life and energy into their parts. We will watch a few examples of performances and then students will get to work on their own productions.
Wednesday- students will have class time to work in their groups on their scripts. The key to doing well on this assignment is practicing.
Thursday- we will start class by taking our quiz over identifying parts of speech and then move into presenting our scripts. This will take the remainder of our time today.
Friday- we will finish presenting our scripts and if time remains students will have a writing prompt to blog about.
English 8: Monday- students will read in class the short story The Lady or the Tiger. After reading, students will then have to complete the story by writing the ending as the story leaves off at the climax. Students will need to pick a side and then develop an appropriate ending. As well as writing, students will have two assignments in No Red Ink to complete. This week we will focus on contractions and commonly confused words 4. Students will have a quiz over this material on Thursday.
Tuesday- students will have class time to work on their story endings and assignments in No Red Ink.
Wednesday- presentation day- students will present their story endings to the class as well as an explanation as to why they chose to end it the way they did. Presentations will take the whole class.
Thursday- students will take their quizzes on contractions and commonly confused words at the start of class. After completing these, we will continue on with our story ending presentations.
Friday- if we have any story endings left to present we will take care of that first and then move into a writing prompt in Write to Learn. Students will be given a topic to write about and then be given instant feedback on ways to improve their writing.
Lesson plans are always subject to change, and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Lesson plans for October 12th-16th
Just a reminder that October 23rd marks the end of first quarter. Keep a close eye on those grades! We will also have an early out this week on Wednesday at 12:45 for teacher in-service.
English 7: Monday-Friday: I grossly underestimated the amount of time needed to prepare, practice, edit, and put together our final productions. It will take us all of this week to put together our final newscasts. Students are currently shooting rehearsals and will hopefully start final takes on Wednesday. Editing should take place on Thursday, and we will be watching final projects on Friday. The students are really getting into these newscasts so we'll take as much time as needed to get these together.
English 8: Monday- students will have the class to catch-up on their writing prompts in Write to Learn and their English activities in No Red Ink. I will conduct a short lesson on figurative language just as a refresher for students.
Tuesday- we start our next collection of stories with a focus on "the thrill of horror". Just in time for Halloween we will be exploring, reading, and writing about our favorite horror writers, watching bits of our favorite horror movies, and discussing what makes a horror movie/story scary. Students will have a variety of writing tasks for this collection beginning with writing a profile of a suspense/horror/thriller author. We will read a short story by Poe and analyze his writing for specific elements that make him one of the greatest writers of all time.
Wednesday- we will continue on with our discussion and writing our profiles about our thriller authors. Students will be reading another short story and compare it to Poe's work.
Thursday- students will have class time to finish their profiles and start their research on, in their opinion, the greatest scary story/movie ever written/made.
Friday- students will continue their research and begin assembling their short speech about why the story/movie they chose is the greatest and what elements it contains that makes it so. They will also need to find a short clip or a short reading from the movie/story they chose demonstrating their understanding of horror plot elements.
Lesson plans are subject to change. As always, please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7: Monday-Friday: I grossly underestimated the amount of time needed to prepare, practice, edit, and put together our final productions. It will take us all of this week to put together our final newscasts. Students are currently shooting rehearsals and will hopefully start final takes on Wednesday. Editing should take place on Thursday, and we will be watching final projects on Friday. The students are really getting into these newscasts so we'll take as much time as needed to get these together.
English 8: Monday- students will have the class to catch-up on their writing prompts in Write to Learn and their English activities in No Red Ink. I will conduct a short lesson on figurative language just as a refresher for students.
Tuesday- we start our next collection of stories with a focus on "the thrill of horror". Just in time for Halloween we will be exploring, reading, and writing about our favorite horror writers, watching bits of our favorite horror movies, and discussing what makes a horror movie/story scary. Students will have a variety of writing tasks for this collection beginning with writing a profile of a suspense/horror/thriller author. We will read a short story by Poe and analyze his writing for specific elements that make him one of the greatest writers of all time.
Wednesday- we will continue on with our discussion and writing our profiles about our thriller authors. Students will be reading another short story and compare it to Poe's work.
Thursday- students will have class time to finish their profiles and start their research on, in their opinion, the greatest scary story/movie ever written/made.
Friday- students will continue their research and begin assembling their short speech about why the story/movie they chose is the greatest and what elements it contains that makes it so. They will also need to find a short clip or a short reading from the movie/story they chose demonstrating their understanding of horror plot elements.
Lesson plans are subject to change. As always, please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Lesson plans for October 5th-9th
What a great homecoming week we had! The Osage pride was bursting out all over the place and the students had a blast showing their spirit! Now it's time to buckle back down as the end of first quarter quickly approaches. The quarter ends on October 23rd, only three weeks away!
English 7: Monday- students have been working on their short stories. We are to the peer editing and revisions stage and will spend the day working collaboratively on catching our errors and improving our writing.
Tuesday- final drafts of the students' short stories will be due at the end of the period. They will have the class time to make any last minute corrections or changes and make sure they have a professional paper to hand-in.
Wednesday- we will be starting our oral commentaries. Students will be presenting newscasts. We will divide up into groups of 4 or 5 and students will put together news stories, weather segments, sports highlights, and special interviews just like they see on the news. We will spend a little time talking about newscasts and preview a few that we see every day.
Thursday- students will have the class period to work on their newscasts, assembling and practicing their stories.
Friday- we will use half of the period for a run through of newscasts and then we will present live. I will get a camcorder from the library so that we may tape our productions and view/post them for others to see. We will finish all newscasts on Monday if we run out of time today.
English 8: Monday- students have been working on their personal narratives. We are to the peer editing and revisions stage and will spend the day working collaboratively on catching our errors and improving our writing.
Tuesday- final drafts of the students' personal narratives will be due at the end of the period. Students will have class time to make any last minute corrections or changes and make sure they have a professional paper to hand-in.
Wednesday- as the production part of this assignment, students will be sharing their narratives with the class. This may take one day or three depending on how long the students' narratives are. I have allocated Thursday for presentations and we will use Friday if need be as well. If we finish early, students will have a speaking activity to work on.
Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Lesson plans are subject to change but we've been pretty good about sticking to them! Keep an eye on those grades!
Let's have another great week of learning, Osage!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7: Monday- students have been working on their short stories. We are to the peer editing and revisions stage and will spend the day working collaboratively on catching our errors and improving our writing.
Tuesday- final drafts of the students' short stories will be due at the end of the period. They will have the class time to make any last minute corrections or changes and make sure they have a professional paper to hand-in.
Wednesday- we will be starting our oral commentaries. Students will be presenting newscasts. We will divide up into groups of 4 or 5 and students will put together news stories, weather segments, sports highlights, and special interviews just like they see on the news. We will spend a little time talking about newscasts and preview a few that we see every day.
Thursday- students will have the class period to work on their newscasts, assembling and practicing their stories.
Friday- we will use half of the period for a run through of newscasts and then we will present live. I will get a camcorder from the library so that we may tape our productions and view/post them for others to see. We will finish all newscasts on Monday if we run out of time today.
English 8: Monday- students have been working on their personal narratives. We are to the peer editing and revisions stage and will spend the day working collaboratively on catching our errors and improving our writing.
Tuesday- final drafts of the students' personal narratives will be due at the end of the period. Students will have class time to make any last minute corrections or changes and make sure they have a professional paper to hand-in.
Wednesday- as the production part of this assignment, students will be sharing their narratives with the class. This may take one day or three depending on how long the students' narratives are. I have allocated Thursday for presentations and we will use Friday if need be as well. If we finish early, students will have a speaking activity to work on.
Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Lesson plans are subject to change but we've been pretty good about sticking to them! Keep an eye on those grades!
Let's have another great week of learning, Osage!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
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