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Cal Young Middle School - Homework and Announcements

Talent Show today!

Language Arts:

    Hw:  Comic strip story
       review assignment in yesterday's
       blog
    Due Monday with the comic strip attached

    Video sample - Mark Twain and Huck Finn


Social Studies:

    H.O.  ws  "Then and Now"  about Animals
       and tribes
       Use some of my links to start your research
    HW-  start research and note taking
           this weekend.  It needs to be finished next week.
           We will have a limited number of computers in the
          room to work with so do it as homework if you're
          online.

    The Buffalo Hunt - video sample of Dances With Wolves

by: huling_p at 02/29/08 17:22 | link |

Talent Show today - after Period 6

Grades were available on my computer for
all students to see today.

Language Arts:

    Discuss "Charles"
       Theme-  Good vs. Bad
       Can the main character be both
          the protagonist and the antagonist?
       What human characteristics is the
          author satirizing?

    Comic strip story;
       Review dialogue marks and
       punctuation
    -create a story around your comic strip
    -include the exact dialogue from the strip
    -you will need to add more dialogue to create
       your story
    Write an intro and rising action to your little plot
       -story should be 1 1/2 pages long
       - due Monday  3-3

Social Studies:

    8 Strip - due today
       Practice your list with a partner
       exchange parts and practice again
       -turn in your 8 strip

    Quiz - 10 strip   Lewis and Clark vocabulary

    Work on map - due next Monday

by: huling_p at 02/28/08 20:25 | link |

Language Arts:

    Intro humor - history through the students' eyes

    Read-  Shirley Jackson  "Charles"
       H.O.  Character traits and definitions
       Discussion - tomorrow

    Comic strips - cut out 3 comic strips (minimum of
       3 frames per strip)
       put your name on and clip together for later

Social Studies:

    Read from "Undaunted Courage"
       Discuss plans and importance of events

    List-strip;  Design 8 words with three single word clues
       must be about Lewis and Clark information
       Due/Bring to class tomorrow
       Quiz tomorrow

by: huling_p at 02/27/08 16:35 | link |

Language Arts:

    Intro humor - "Student History"

    Mark Twain - "The Celebrated Jumping
       Frog of Calavera County"
      
       •frame - story within a story
       •dialect adds to the color
       •who's spoofing who?

    HW -  Comp ws - due tomorrow

Social Studies:

    Buffalo - video
       Mandan tribe and historic buffalo information
       Take notes - apply to ws

    Discuss comparison of plains indians and their
       dependence on the buffalo to our dependence
       on the cow/beef.   Notice all your cow/beef
       interactions for the next 24 hours.  Be ready to
       list tomorrow.

    Buffalo ws due at beginning of class tomorrow.

by: huling_p at 02/25/08 15:58 | link |

Language Arts:

    Intro humor of the day - "Horseback Riding"

    CW - Read script  "Who's on First?"
          Abbott and Costello
          discuss humor
          see video clip of original skit

       Performance - share your humor with class
         
    HW - continue to read humor samples for your grid
          record when finished with each reading

Social Studies:

    CW - correct and discuss "Lewis and Clark- Scavenger
          Hunt #1"

    Discuss the important of the buffalo to the plains tribes
    WS -  The Buffalo
       start internet research
       WS due Monday  - 2-25

   

by: huling_p at 02/24/08 15:29 | link |

Language Arts:

    H.O.  Elements of Humor - definitions
             Backside - grid  for reading and scoring
                examples of humor

    "Million Pound Bank Note"  by Mark Twain
             -radio play format
             -read/discuss in class
             -continues tomorrow

    HW - find 2-3 appropriate anecdotes/jokes
            to share with class -
            -practice telling the story
             -be ready this Friday
            
Social Studies:

    Get out video notes and ws
      Quiz #1 - use notes as needed

    H.O. - Lewis and Clark
          Scavenger Hunt #1

    Cw- correct quiz at end of class

    HW - work on ws completing 1/2 the page
             paper is due at end of class tomorrow

by: huling_p at 02/20/08 19:55 | link |

Language Arts:

    Humor- generate list - types of humor
       -discuss examples

    Meet Mark Twain - read biography

    Read "Comedy Knight"
       comparisons/exaggeration

    Read-  "the Million Pound Note"
       in play format
       continue tomorrow

Social Studies:

    Review last week's notes re: history of slavery

    video- Lewis and Clark Overview
       H.O. - read through handout before
          the viewing.
    HW- finish the handout (HO) tonight
       expand answers/give more than one thought
       single work responses will not receive full credit
       ws due tomorrow

    Quiz - on Wednesday
       covers notes on slavery and into to Lewis and Clark

by: huling_p at 02/19/08 17:34 | link |

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY - PRESIDENT'S DAY

Language Arts:

    Correct page 159 - Subject/verb Agreements

    CW - ws on compound subjects and verbs
       and Tricky verbs
       Correct as we work

    No homework 

Social Studies:

    Video clip - The Abolishment of Slavery
       -take notes in four columns
       •People
       •Events
       •Facts/Stats
       •Vocabulary

    Bring notes to class on Tuesday
    No homework 

Enjoy the three day break -

by: huling_p at 02/15/08 17:19 | link |

Happy Valentine's Day

Language Arts: 

    Random lines of love-
    CW- write three s-m-p about love
          get approval and make signs to hang
       ps- there were some great lines!!
    Subject-verb paper (pg 159) due tomorrow

Social Studies: 

    Roots - part 1 -  finish today
       discuss slavery history in America
       Read - book 4 - pages 146-149

    See new links on my homework page

by: huling_p at 02/14/08 16:45 | link |

Language Arts:

    Turn in Literature Analysis for
       'King of Mazy May"
    Discuss universal themes

    Grammar review-
       Subject-verg agreement
       CW - pg 155
        HW - pg 159
          *mark paper as shown in class
          -due Thursday

Social Studies:

    Roots - intro
       The Middle Passage
   

by: huling_p at 02/13/08 16:14 | link |

Hult Center - "Variations on a Theme" concert

Language Arts:

    Finish reading Jack London's
       "King of Mazy May"
    ws - Literature Analysis due
       Wednesday


Social Studies:

    Roots - intro
    values, traditions, history

by: huling_p at 02/12/08 16:19 | link |

Language Arts:

    Finish "To Build a Fire"
       -correct compr ws in class

    Group handout and discussion
       "How to Survive in the Winter"
      

Social Studies:

    Finish group presentations
       -hand in your chart and group selection
      
    Discuss group identity
       CW- group analogies

          Have a great weekend! 

by: huling_p at 02/08/08 16:34 | link |

Language Arts:

    Color poem collage -
       due today

    Finish reading "To Build A Fire"
       HW- Compr ws - due Friday


Social Studies:

    Groups present
       -have your materials ready

by: huling_p at 02/07/08 18:14 | link |

Classroom open at 8:30 today

Fund Raiser tonight - at Papa's Pizza
    Bring your pink coupon and donate 50%
    of your order to the 8th grade fund.

Language Arts:

    "To Build a Fire"  by Jack London
          Continue reading and discussion

    Work on color poems and collage
       Collage due tomorrow

Social Studies:

    Read-
       Creating America - pg 302-309
       The New Nation - Book 4-  pg 57-63
          Intro to Lewis and Clark

    Groups make final preparations for
       presentations - be ready to present
       tomorrow

by: huling_p at 02/06/08 17:42 | link |

Spring Semester begins------------

****Printed Fall Semester grades were
      handed out in class today.

Language Arts:

    Orange Lit Book-  Intro to story
       "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
          Class discussion -
          •man against man
          •man against nature
          •man against himself

       Read pages  6-7
       Bring books to class tomorrow

    Color Poem and collage-
       final revisions and print
       arrange color blocks on collage
       Poem collage due this Thursday

Social Studies:

    Tribal groups need to finish poster
       information from last Thursday.
    Groups brainstorm and compose lyrics
        for your tribal anthem/song -
          -two verses  (4 lines each verse for
          a total of 8 lines minimum)
    Be ready to present materials starting this
       Thursday

by: huling_p at 02/05/08 17:23 | link |