Welcome to the world of adjectives! Read pages 23-33 with a partner. Remember the lined paper you used to write the definitions of nouns down? Use that same paper to write the definition of an adjective. "B. Adjective-" No man is an island... and no adjective is an island, either. This should take 10 minutes.
Finally, create a timeline of all of the events and important details of your life. You have 20 minutes to do this. Any work you do not finish is homework. Use these questions to help guide you: What happened to you from your birth to age 4- just before you started school? What happened the first few years of school? What has happened recently? What do you anticipate in your future? Today you will read page 9-22 in a partner read. Each of you take a turn reading one page and then switch off. Use a highlighter to highlight a definition. Then, get out a lined piece of paper from the ELP basket. Title todays page "Parts of Speech" at the top and be sure to underline and capitalize the title. On a new line of the paper, indent and label "A. Nouns". Write a brief (one sentence) definition of each of these words: noun, proper, common. singular, plural, pronoun, subject pronoun, and object pronoun. Turn in to the basket. This should take about 20 minutes.
Last time in class, we made generalizations about change. Change is linked to time. Change may be positive or negative. Change may be perceived as orderly or random. Change is everywhere. Change may happen naturally or be caused by people. In the last 10 minutes of class today, write an essay arguing that ONE of the five generalizations is true. Ex. "I believe that change is everywhere. Around the world in every corner street, field, or marketplace change is happening...". Make sure your name is on your paper and turn it in to the basket. You may not take this home to work on. It is due at the end of class. If you are not finished, turn it in anyway. Try to pace yourself so that you have enough time. There is no length or limitations to how much you need to write. You will not receive a grade for this because it is a pre-assessment. However, you are required to do it and turn it in in 10 minutes. *HOMEWORK* Get out your planner and write "interview- due: Sept. 19" in it. Interview a person who is from the generation of your parents or grandparents. This could be your parent, grandparent, an aunt or uncle, a neighbor, or other family member. You can interview a person over the phone or in person. Ask this person what the biggest changes are that have occurred in his or her lifetime and takes notes on a lined piece of paper about what they say. Your notes from this interview will be due on Sept. 19th. They will be worth 20 points and it will be a pass/fail grade. You did it or you didn't. Be sure to thank the person you interviewed for their time when you are done interviewing them. * Some possible questions you could ask (Thanks for the great idea, Michael): 1. What things have changed from the time you were little compared to now? 2. What changes happened to you that you didn't expect? 3. What changes were positive and was there a change in your life that was negative? How did you deal with negative change? 4. What is the biggest change you have seen in your lifetime? 5. What one thing do you hope changes in the future? 6. What are some of the changes in school that you see now that you didn't see when you were in elementary? Working on your own requires self control and determination. I feel you are up to the task. If you ever have a question about an assignment, you can reach me by phone (Whittier- 801-481-4846 ext. 214) (Indian Hills- 801-584-2908 ext.308) or email. Write this number down on a sticky note and keep it in your planner or notebook where you can find it easily. If you have a question that needs to be answered right away, try calling more than once, if necessary.
You will have 1 hour each day to work. For the beginning of the year, this time will be divided into two time periods. It is expected that you will set a timer and hold yourself to this time frame. To begin, spend 25 min. each day on Grammar Voyage. Any work not completed during this time is homework. When the timer goes off, set it again for 35 min. During this second time frame, you will be working on a unit of study from the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William and Mary titled: "Autobiographies". As with your Grammar study, any work not completed in class is homework. Today you will begin Grammar Voyage. What an exciting journey! Each day you will spend 25 min. I expect you to set a timer and hold to this timeframe. Begin by taking the pretest (both sides of the page). Pace yourself so that you have time for the rest of the lesson, approx. 10 min-one min per problem. Then, with a partner, set sail on page 3. Partner read (One person reads the first page and the second person summarizes and asks for clarification if necessary. Switch roles on each successive page) to page 8. Do not skip page 6... in fact, read it with a zesty feeling! This should take you 5 minutes. Create flashcards from index cards for the ancient world meanings on page 8 and memorize. This should take about 8 minutes. If time allows, you may practice these with your classmates or on your own. You will have a test on these 24 Latin words on Friday. I prefer to call memorizing, "Learning by heart". You will use these words in school and throughout your life. Cherish them! :) |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
May 2020
Categories |