Lesson Plans February 27-March 2, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Transition Writing Activity 2
Tuesday: Transition Writing Activity 3
Wednesday: Transition Writing Activity 5
Thursday: Transition Writing Activity 6
Friday: Test over Sentence Expanders, Paragraph Order, Transitions - no study guide will be given as this is an application test - the best way to study is to know how to put adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases in a sentence; understand types/examples of paragraph order (sequential, spatial, cause/effect, compare/contrast); know transitions, what they do in sentences, and how to use them in writing paragraphs

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Computer Lab - Group Internet Activity on Folklore and Folktales (due Wednesday)
Tuesday: Computer Lab - continue Internet Activity
Wednesday: Fables (handout/powerpooint) - Who Is Aesop (handout) - Read aloud some of Aesop's Fables
Thursday: Read "The Fox Outwits the Crow" text p. 932 and "The Fox and the Crow" text p. 934 - Workbook p. 271, 273
Friday: Test over Folklore and Fables - no study guide will be given as this will be an open book, open note, open worksheet test; however, students will only have the class period to complete the test

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday: Discuss Vocabulary Chapters 9-10 Soldier's Heart
Tuesday: Read Chapters 9-10 Soldier's Heart
Wednesday: AR Test
Thursday: Begin reading Gettysburg (nonfiction) - Read Introduction and Chapter 1
Friday: Read Chapter 2

Reminders

Just some reminders:
1.  Accelerated Reading points (10 points needed) are due by end of day Monday, March 5
2.  Permission forms, field trip forms, AR points OR projects are due by end of day Friday, March 9

Lesson Plans February 20-24, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Said Is Dead - Elaborating with Tags - Word Bank - Worksheet
Wednesday: Organizing Paragraphs text p. 351 - Sequential Order p. 352 - Spatial Order p. 354 - Complete Practices p. 353, 355
Thursday: More Organizing Paragraphs - Cause/Effect Order p. 356 - Compare/Contrast Order p. 358 - Complete Practices p. 357, 359
Friday: Transitions - handouts - Word Bank - Transition Activity Sheet (keep) - Complete Transition Activity 1

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Watch Movie "Tall Tales" - Worksheet to complete while watching movie - worksheet due on Friday
Wednesday: continue watching movie
Thursday: finish movie
Friday: Read "The People Could Fly" text p. 914-917 - Worksheet

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Discuss Vocabulary Ch 7
Wednesday: Read Chapter 7 - 3 Thoughts
Thursday: Discuss Vocabulary Ch 8
Friday: Read Chapter 8 - 3 Thoughts

Lesson Plans February 13-17, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Sentence Expanders - Expanding sentences using adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases - Worksheet
Tuesday: Writing Effective Description - Word Bank - Elaborating Using Sensory Details text p. 378-379 - Write a paragraph using sensory details from all five senses
Wedneday:  Elaborating Using Facts and Statistics text p. 380-381 - Where to find reliable facts - Practice text p. 381
Thursday: Elaborating Using Visuals text p. 382-383 - Practice text p. 383
Friday: Elaborating Using Precise Nouns and Vivid Verbs text p. 327 - Wordbankk - Worksheets

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Folklore and Fables - Introduction - How to Read Folklore - Worksheets & workbook p. 226
Tuesday: Read "Grasshopper Logic" text p. 817, "The Other Frog Prince" text p. 818-819, and "duckbilled platypus vs. beefsnakstik" text p. 820 - Workbook p. 227
Wednesday: Read "Popocatepetl and Ixtlaccihuatl" text p. 857-865 - Workbook p. 243
Thursday: Worksheet
Friday: Read "Sun and Moon in a Box" text p. 894-897 - Worksheet

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday: Discuss vocabulary Ch 3-4 Soldier's Heart
Tuesday: Read/discuss Ch 3-4
Wednesday: Discuss vocabulary Ch 5 - Read Chapter 5
Thursday: Quiz Chapters 1-5 - Discuss Vocabulary Ch 6
Friday - Read Chapter 6

Reader's Field Trip and Book Information

Reader’s Field Trip

February 10, 2012                  

Dear Parents/Guardians,

On March 27, 7^th and 8^th grade students of Hickman County High School whom have read the novel The Hunger Games and completed either an Accelerated Reading test with a score of 70 or better OR whom have read the novel and completed a project that has been approved by his/her English teacher will be taking a field trip to see The Hunger Games at the Cine Theater located in Martin, Tennessee.  This event is to encourage students to read novels.

We will leave the school at approximately 9:00 A.M. and return by 2:15 P.M.  We will see the show at the Cine Theater and then students will be allowed to eat lunch at the restaurant of their choice near the theater.  In order to attend, students must pay $7.00.  This will take care of their admission to the movie and transportation.  However, students will need to bring additional money for to purchase their own lunch.

Please sign below and fill out the required information for your child to participate in this field trip.  This form, evidence of having read the book, and the required money need to be returned to Mrs. Ham (7^th graders) or Ms. Parks (8^th graders) by Friday, March 9, 2012.

I, _______________________________________, grant permission for my child, _________________________________ to attend the reader’s field trip on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, to the Cine Theater in Martin, Tennessee.  I grant permission for school personnel to obtain necessary medical treatment for him/her in the event of an accident or illness while attending this event.

Date ____________Parent/Guardian Signature___________________________________

Emergency phone # during school hours_____________________________________

Insurance Information _______________________________________________________

Please write any necessary information regarding child’s health problems, special needs, allergies, etc. below.

Dear Parents and Students,

As the Reader’s Field Trip letter and permission form states, the 7^th and 8^th grade teachers are planning a field trip to see the movie The Hunger Games.  In order to attend the field trip, students must read The Hunger Games and either take (and pass with at least 70%) an Accelerated Reading test OR complete a project approved by their teacher that focuses on the novel.

Although our school library does have several copies of the book The Hunger Games, there is a waiting list for those copies.  We are currently working on a way to purchase more, but even then, there may not be enough of the books for every interested student.  With this in mind, we are listing several ways in which a student might obtain a copy of the book.  If money is an issue, please discuss this with your teacher, and we will do our best to work something out.

Listed below are several places you can check for the book, including an estimated cost.  We hope this helps ensure that every interested student has an opportunity to obtain a copy.  Some prices may vary.

1.       Amazon

 http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023521/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328446034&sr=1-1

Amazon offers both new and used paperbacks and hardbound copies.  You can also get a Kindle edition and audio editions.  The prices range from $4.00 - $24.00, plus shipping and handling.

2.        Walmart (online)

 http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?search_query=The+Hunger+Games&ic=16_0&Find=Find&search_constraint=3920

Walmart (online) offers new paperback and hardbound copies.  Paperbacks are $5.30 plus $.97 shipping.  Hardbound copies are $9.45 with free to store shipping.  They also have the audio version.

3.        Walmart (local store)

Most local stores have the paperback for $6.99 plus tax.

4.       Scholastic (online)

http://www.scholastic.com/resources/book?work_id=1275204

Scholastic (online) offers the paperback for $6.29 and the hardbound copy for $10.79.

5.        Scholastic (through book club sponsored by teacher)

#40 February TAB Paperback $7.00

#33 January TAB Paperback $7.00

#35 January TAB Trilogy (3 books) $21.00

6.       Graves County Public Library – Mayfield, KY

7.        Fulton County Public Library – Fulton, KY

8.       Hickman County Public Library – Clinton, KY (not sure of availability)

9.       Calloway County Public Library – Murray, KY

10.    Books-A-Million (online and in-store) http://www.booksamillion.com/search?id=5284483138411&query=The+Hunger+Games&where=All

Books-A-Million offers the paperback for $8.45 online.  There is also a Books-A-Million store in Paducah.

Lesson Plans February 6-10, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Chapter 6 continued - Lesson 3 Conjunctions text p. 158-160 - Workbook p. 130-131
Tuesday: Lesson 4 Interjections text p. 161 - Workbook p. 133-134
Wednesday: Chapter 6 Study Guide
Thursday: Grade/Correct Chapter 6 Study Guide - Review
Friday: Test - Chapter 6 - Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases, Conjunctions, & Interjections

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Turn in Extended Response: Hercules or Prometheus? - Mythology Unit Study Guide
Tuesday: Grade/Correct Multiple Choice Section Study Guide - Complete GO Chart for Extended Response Section of test
Wednesday: Complete Extended Response Section of Mythology Unit Test
Thursday: Complete Multiple Choice Section of Mythology Unit Test
Friday: Introduction to Field Trip Opportunity - Watch Trailer The Hunger Games - Read Chapters 1-2 of The Hunger Games - Field Trip Information/Requirements/Permission Form

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday: Quiz Chapters 17-23 - Begin AR Tests
Tuesday: Vocabulary Quiz Chapters 17-23 - Continue AR Tests - Review for Unit Test
Wednesday: Unit Test - Continue AR Tests - Return Summer of the Swans to library
Thursday: Introduction to Soldier's Heart (novel) - Read Foreward of Soldier's Heart
Friday: Discuss vocabulary Chapters 1-2 of Soldier's Heart - Read Chapters 1-2 Soldier's Heart