Mrs. Bagwell's Langauge Arts Class at SCMS

Assignments for February 13-17

2012-02-13T09:43:00.000-08:00

Monday;

8th grade: go to library to research speech project. SPEECH, NOTECARDS, AND TIMELINE ARE DUE FEBRUARY 24.

7th grade: Spelling unit 20 wordsearch and crossword, vocabulary #17, and white boards

vocabulary words: accept, except, advice, advise, at

Tuesday:

8th grade: Unit 20 Spelling wordsearch and crossword, vocabulary #18, and whiteboards

vocabulary words: good, well, fewer, less, summary

7th grade: Common Usage Problems LA pg 479-481 WS 109-110

Wednesday:

8th grade: finish researching at library for speech project - due February 24

7th grade: Basic sentence/ Subject and Predicates La pg 392-397 WS 45-48

Thursday:

8th grade: watch sample speeches and write speeches during class time

7th grade: Compound Subjects and Verbs LA pg 400-403 WS 49-50

Friday:

All classes: collect spelling wordsearch and crosswords, bellwork, vocabulary, and LA WS

Assignments for Jan 30 - February 3

2012-02-01T09:40:00.000-08:00

Monday:

All classes: Unit 16 Spelling wordsearch and crossword, vocabulary

8th grade voc: Prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing

7th grade voc: Imperative sentence, exclamatory, fragment, run-on, and although

Tuesday:

8th grade: finish Friday's essay, and contraction wordsearch

7th grade: review for Clauses and Phrases test

Wednesday:

8th grade: 1st period: TCAP Writing Assessment - types of sentences La pg 464-467 WS 97-100

7th grade: review for test

Thursday:

8th grade: sentence fragments LA pg 480-483 WS 105-108

7th grade: Chapter test - Phrases and Clauses

Friday:

all classes: turn in bellwork, voc, wordsearch, crossword. Unit 17 Spelling test

Assignments for Jan 23-27

2012-01-27T06:04:00.000-08:00

Monday:

8th grage: Vocabulary #15, Spelling unit 16 rainbow words and crossword. Grade WS 93-96

7th grade: Vocabulary #14, Spelling unit 16 crossword and wordsearch. Grade review page

Tuesday:

8th grade: Finish the expository essay for Friday's activity period

7th grade: Infinitives LA pg 432-433 WS 83-84

Wednesday:and Thursday

7th and 8th grade: Expository Writing Carousel

Friday:

All classes: turn in bellwork, spelling papers, and vocabulary. Unit 16 Spelling test.

Assignments for January 17- 20

2012-01-17T09:24:00.000-08:00

TCAP WRITING ASSESSMENT TEST IN FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Monday: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:

All classes: turn in bellwork, spelling crossword and wordsearch, grade Thursday's WS and turn in, and
                   Unit 15 Spelling test

Wednesday:

All classes: Writing Activity

Thursday:

8th grade: Simple/Compound sentences LA pg 454-455 WS 93-94

7th grade: Silly sentence structures activity pg 448 in text book

Friday:   ACTIVITY PERIOD DAY

8th grade: Complex/Complex-Compound Sentences LA pg 456-458 WS 95-96

7th grade: Review pages LA pg 450-451     TEST ON TUESDAY PHRASES AND CLAUSES

Assignments January 9-13

2012-01-09T10:29:00.000-08:00

TCAP Writing Assessment is February 1, 2012

Monday:

All classes: Vocabulary, Uint 15 spelling crossword and wordsearch

Vocabulary:
8th grade: phrase, prepositional phrase, participial phrase, gerund phrase, infinitive phrase

7th grade: independent clause, subordinate clause, simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence

Tuesday:

8th grade: Prepositional phrases LA pg 432-434 WS 73-74

7th grade: Adverb clauses LA pb 441-442 WS 81-82

Wednesday:

8th grade: Participles in Phrases LA pg 437-440 WS 75-76

7th grade: Simple sentences/ Compound sentences LA pg 443-445 WS 83-84

Thursday:

8th grade: Gerund/ Infinitive Phrases LA pg 441-445 WS 81-82, 83-84

7th grade: Complex/ Compound-complex sentences LA pg 444-446 WS 85-86

Friday: ACTIVITY DAY (shorter class schedule)

All classes: grade LA WS, turn in bellwork, spelling crossword and wordsearch. Unit 15 Spelling Test

Assignments Jan 4-6

2012-01-04T09:23:00.000-08:00

TCAP WRITING ASSESSMENT IS FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Wednesday:

8th grade: Adjective Clauses LA pg 448-451 WS 85-86

7th grade: Appositives/ Infinitive clauses LA pg 424-435 WS 73-74

Thursday:

8th grade: Adverb Clauses LA pg 452-453 WS 89-90

7th grade: Adjective clauses LA pg 438-440 WS 79-80

Friday:

8th grade: 5 paragraph expository essay "The Best Part of the School Break"

7th grade: 5 paragraph expository essay "The Best Part of the School Break"

Assignmants for Dec 19-21

2011-12-19T13:00:00.000-08:00

Assignments for December 12-16

2011-12-12T10:27:00.000-08:00

EXAM SCHEDULE: December 19-21
Monday 1st period exam       full day of school
Tuesday: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th period exams     full day of school
Wednesday: 5th, 6th, 7th period exams    1/2 day of school - dismissal 10:30

Monday:

8th grade: IRREGULAR VERB QUIZ. Notes on 6 verb tenses (be to used on mid-term exam and to get 5 extra credit points on mid-term exam if they are turned in on exam day.)

7th grade: 6 verb tense notes (to be used on mid-term exam and to get 5 extra credit points on mid-term is they are turned in on exam day.

Tuesday:

8th grade: finish note taking. Work on study guide for mid-term

7th grade: discuss notes on 6 verb tenses. Create a verb fortune teller for review

Wednesday:

8th grade: 6 verb tenses LA pg 516-521 WS 125-126

7th grade: IRREGULAR VERB QUIZ. study guide for Mid term exam

Thursday:

8th grade: Active/Passive voice LA pg 522-524 WS 129-130

7th grade: 4 principal parts of verbs LA pg 492-496 WS 113-114

Friday:

All classes: review sheet for Mid term exam

Assignments for Dec 5-9

2011-12-06T05:15:00.000-08:00

Monday:

8th grade: Unit 14 spelling, rainbow words and crossword. Vocabulary 13:

VOCABULARY: Simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, independent clause, subordinate clause.

7th grade: worked on introductory paragraph NO vocabulary or spelling this week

Tuesday:

8th grade: Adverb review - TEST ON WEDNESDAY

7th grade: NO CLASS because of testing

Wednesday:

8th grade: ADVERB TEST Conjunction and Interjections WS 44-45-47-48

7th grade: NO CLASS

Thursday:

8th grade: Iregular verbs LA pg 509-511 WS 123-124
7th grade: NO CLASS

Friday:

8th grade: Turn in bellwork, rainbow words and crossword. Grade WSs. Unit 14 spelling test

7th grade: Irregular verbs WS. turn in bellwork

November 28 - December 2

2011-11-29T13:11:00.000-08:00

Monday:

8th grade: Vocabulary, wordsearch, crossword, Unit 13 Spelling

7th grade: Vocabulary, wordsearch, crossword, Unit 14 Spelling

Vocabulary words for the week:

8th grade:                                7th grade:
boorishly                                 adverb
carnivorously                           phrase
capriciously                           prepositional phrase
gluttonously                             participle
paternally                               participle phrase

Tuesday:

8th grade: Grade Helping verb ws, Adverbs LA pg 360-361, WS 33-34

7th grade: grade adverb review pg, Adverb chapter review page -- Test on Wednesday

Wednesday:

8th grade: grade ws 33-34, Adverbs the Modify Adjectives and Adverbs LA pg 362-363 WS 35-36

7th grade: go over review page, Adverb Test

Thursday:

8th grade: grade WS 35-36 -Adverb Used in Sentences LA pg 364-365 WS 37-38

7th grade: Conjunctions/ interjections LA pg 376-381 WS 41-42, 43-44

Friday:

All classes: grade Thursday's work, turn in bellwork, crossword and wordsearch, and take Spelling test

November 21-22

2011-11-22T12:39:00.000-08:00

Monday:

8th grade: Linking verbs LA pg 334-337 WS 17-18, 19-20

7th grade: Adverbs that modify adverbs LA pg 350-351 WS 33-34

Tuesday:

8th grade: Helping verbs LA pg 338-339 WS 21-22

7th grade: Adverb review page (quiz grade)

November 14-18

2011-11-14T06:16:00.000-08:00

Monday:

8th grade; Unit 11 spelling, spelling wordsearch and crossword, and Vocabulary

7th grade: Unit 13 spelling crossword and wordsearch, and Vocabulary

Vocabulary:

8th grade                               7th grade

covertly                               NO VOCABULARY THIS WEEK
laboriously                                  FOR 7TH GRADE
crabwise
laconically
abaft

Tuesday:

8th grade and 7th grade:

5 paragraph essay - " What You Are Thankful For"

Wednesday :

All classes: Benchmark testing

Thursday:

all classes: Benchmark testing

Friday:

8th grade: turn in vocabulary, spelling wordsearch and crossword. Unit 11 spelling test

7th grade: turn in spelling wordsearch and crossword. Unit 13 spelling test

Assignments November 7-11

2011-11-07T07:54:00.000-08:00

Monday:

8th grade: Unit 10 spelling, vocabulary, syllable writing spelling words, and whiteboards

7th grade: Unit 11 spelling, vocabulary, syllable writing, crossword, and whiteboards

Vocabulary:

8th grade                   7th grade

compare                    dumbfound
contrast                      ensue
explain                       flourish
predict                       hoard
summarize                  inundate


Tuesday:

8th grade: Action verb showdown

7th grade: LA pg 316   Transitive and intransitive verbs WS

Wednesday:

8th grade: Transitive and Intransitive verbs La pg 331- 332 WS 15-16

7th grade: Adverbs LA pg 318 WS 31-32

Thursday:

8th grade more transitive and intransitive verbs WS

7th grade: Adverbs LA pg 319 WS 33-34

Friday:

8th grade: Turn in bellwork, vocabulary, and syllable writing. grade LA ws , Take Unit 10 spelling test

7th grade: turn in bellwork, crossword, and syllable writing. Grade LA ws and take Unit 11 spelling test

October 31- Nov 4 Assignments

2011-11-03T09:42:00.000-07:00

Sorry so late, but I have been out sick this week!!!

Monday:

8th grade; Unit 9 spelling, spelling wordsearch, vocabulary, and story with questions activity

7th grade: Unit 10 spelling, spelling crossword, pumpkin puzzle, story with question ws

Vocabulary list:

8th grade:                                               7th grade:
analyze                                                   acquire
describe                                                 antagonize
evaluate                                                  comprise
formulate                                                correspond
infer                                                        inherit

Tuesday:

8th grade: turn in story with questions, LA book pg 355-357 Pronouns used as Adjectives WS 29-31. Write a short story using 10 spelling words.

7th grade: turn in pumpkin puzzle and story with questions. LA book pg 320-324 Linkg verbs WS . Write a short story using 10 spelling words.

Wednesday:

8th grade: turn in story and grade ws 29-31. Section review for Adjectives - quiz grade

7th grade: turn in story and grade ws. Section review for Linking Verbs - quiz grade

Thursday:

8th grade: grade review sheet. LA pg 328-330 Action Verbs Ws 13-14

7th grade: grade review sheet. Action Verb Showdown game

Friday:

8th grade: turn in bellwork, vocabulary, and wordsearch. Unit 9 Spelling test

7th grade: turn in bellwork, crossword. Unit 10 spelling test.

October 24 - 28

2011-10-24T07:20:00.000-07:00

Monday:

8th grade: Spelling unit 8, rainbow words, vocabulary words, white boards

7th grade: Spelling unit 9 rainbow words, crossword, vocabulary, white boards

Vocabulary:

7th grade:                                                  8th grade:
expository essay                                         gauche
narrative essay                                            garrulous
persuasive essay                                         ignominious
thesis statement                                          draconian
clincher sentence                                         salubrious

Tuesday:

8th grade: EXPLORE TEST thru 4th period. 6th and 7th periods: make up day/ movie

7th grade: Helping Verbs WS 19-20, write a narrative story using 10 spelling words. Underline all verbs (including helping and linking verbs in the sentences)

Wednesday:

8th grade: 1,3,4 periods. make up day/ 6ht and 7th periods: story starter games

7th grade: make up day to finish Patriot's Pen essay

Thursday:

8th grade: periods 1,3,4, 6: story starter game   assembly at 1:15

7th grade: story starter game

Friday:

8th grade: turn in bellwork, vocabulary, rainbow words. Take Unit 8 Spelling test

7th grade: turn in belwork, crossword, and rainbow words. Take Unit 9 spelling test

October 18-21

2011-10-18T13:01:00.000-07:00

Tuesday:

8th grade: 5 paragraph essay. 1st period: Chose a place to visit, 3rd period: What is your most important item?, 4th period: Who is your best friend, and 6th and 7th periods: What is your favorite season?

7th grade: Unit 8 spelling words and crossword. Used whiteboards today.

Wednesday:

8th grade: discuss essays and assess them. Adjectives WS 27-28

7th grade: Write the Patriotic Pen essay: Why are you proud of your country? due on Friday - essay needs to be typed if it is entered into the contest.

Patriotic essay rules:
Length: 300-400 words,
You must write your own essay
Essay should be typed

How is it judged:
Knowledge of the theme is worth 30 points. You must show a thorough knowledge of the theme in your work
Theme development is worth 35 points. Answer all relevant facts about the theme such as who, what, where, when, and why. Relate the theme to your own experiences.
Clarity of idea is worth 35 points. write your essay in an easy-to-understand format (5 paragraph essay). Leave your reader with a clear understanding of your explanation of the theme.

Thursday:

8th grade: Patriot Pen essay> See above for the rules Due Friday

7th grade: Liniking Verbs WS 17-18

Friday:

8th grade: Adjectives WS, turn in bell work

7th grade: turn in bellwork, crossword, grade LA WS. Take Unit 8 Spelling test.

Assignments October 3-7

2011-10-03T10:35:00.000-07:00

Monday:

All classes: Spelling Unit 7, crossword and vocabulary Preposition quiz on Wednesday # 25-50

8th grade words: almanac, atlas, encyclopedia, index, and thesaurus
7th grade words: Action verbs, transitive verb, intransitive verb, linking verb, and helping verb

Tuesday:

8th grade: Work on preposition videos, Adjectives: LA pg 348-349 WS 23-24

7th grade: Work on preposition videos. Action verbs: LA pg 316-317 WS 13-14

Wednesday:

8th grade: PREPOSITION QUIZ # 25-50, grade WS 23-24, Adjectives (Articles) WS 25-26

7th grade: PREPOSITION QUIZ #25-50, grade WS 13-14. Linking Verbs WS 15-16

Thursday:

8th grade: grade quiz and WS Retake and Makup day for Preposition Tests

7th grade: grade quiz and WS. Retake and Makeup day for Preposition Tests

Friday:

ALL CLASSES: turn in bellwork, spelling crossword, vocabulary. Unit 7 Spelling test

Assignments for September 26-30

2011-09-27T10:34:00.000-07:00

Monday:

ALL classes: review unit in Spelling. Copy word list 2 times, complete wordsearch, and fill out vocabulary sheets - due on Friday

Tuesday:

8th grade: Prepositions: LA pg 372-374   WS 39-40
                                   memorized the first 24 prepositions for test on Friday

7th grade: Prepositions: LA pg 362-364 WS 37-38
                                   memorized the first 24 prepositions for test on Friday

Wednesday:

8th grade: Prepositions or Adverbs: LA pg 375 WS 41-42, grade ws 39-40 practice prepositions

7th grade: Prepositions in Sentences: LA pg 365 WS 39-40, grade ws 37-38, practice prepositions

Thursday:

Field trip to High School for play 7:30 - 10:00 (Approx) Rewards party for fundraiser at 12:30. Concessions for whole school at 1:30

Friday:

8th grade: Spelling Test Unit 6, grade LA ws 41-42, grade voc. Turn in words 2 times each and wordsearch

7TH PERIOD IS A FUN PERIOD FOR STUDENTS NO MISSING ASSIGNMENTS FOR 8TH GRADERS

7th grade: Spelling Test Unit 6, grade LA ws 39-40. Turn in word list 2 times each and wordsearch

September 19-23

2011-09-19T10:43:00.000-07:00

Monday:

8th grade: Unit 5 spelling words and wordsearch, Vocabulary 5: Antecedent, noun, pronoun, interjection,
and preposition.

7th grade: Unit 5 spelling words and crossword, Vocabulary 6: pulchritudinous, impromptu, delectable,
lucrative, and nimble

Tuesday:

ALL CLASSES: Benchmark testing

Wednesday:

8th grade: Review pg 324-325 in LA book - used as a test grade, also for HW Noun/Pronoun wordsearch

7th grade: Proper/Compound/Possessive Pronouns LA pg 341-344 WS 25-28

Thursday:

ALL CLASSES: Benchmark testing

Friday:

8th grade: turn in bellwork, spelling wordsearch. Grade vocabulary and Review WS. Take the Unit 5 spelling test

7th grade: Turn in bellwork, spelling crossword, grade WS 25-28. Take Unit 5 spelling test

September 12-16

2011-09-13T06:27:00.000-07:00

Monday:

8th grade: Voc words: There, their, they're, your, you're. Spelling words and rainbow words. Due on Friday. Graded Friday's Noun WSs

7th grade: Vocabulary: astute, authentic, derogatory, mythical, prior. Spelling words and crossword - due on Friday.

Tuesday:

8th grade: Pronouns Ws 7-8

7th grade: finish expository essay

Wednesday:

8th grade: graded WS 7-8. Demonstrative/relative pronouns and interrogative/ indefinite pronouns
WSs 9-12

7th grade: turned in essay. Adjective/articles WS 21-22

Thursday:

8th grade: Mrs. Parker, the librarian, lesson on Bibliographies

7th grade: grade WS 21-22 Nouns as adjectives WS 23-24

Friday:

8th grade: turn in bellwork, spelling rainbow words. Grade VOC and WS 9-12. Take Unit 4 spelling test

7th grade: turn in bellwork, spelling crossword, Grade WS 23-24. Take Unit 4 spelling test.

September 7-9

2011-09-07T12:48:00.000-07:00

Wednesday:

8th grade: expository writing
Essay topics: 1sst period: If you could be any animal for 48 hrs., which would you choose and why?
3rd period: If you could travel to anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
4th period: same as 1st period
6th period: same as 1sst period
7th period: If you could receive one wish, what would it be and why?

7th grade:
Begin expository writing (will finish on Friday)

Thursday:

8th grade: read a few essay and do oral assessments. Nouns LA pg 310 WS 1-2

7th grade: descriptive paragraph writing

Friday:

8th grade: Nouns: LA pg 311-314 WS 3-6

7th grade: finish expository essay.

August 29 - September 2

2011-08-29T12:46:00.000-07:00

Monday:

ALL classes: spelling word list, crossword for definitions, vocabulary words

Vocabulary words:
             8th grade                                                7th grade
commemorate                                                        adjective
primary source                                                       article
secondary source                                                   proper adjective
bibliography                                                           compound adjective
on-line data                                                            seldom - not often; rarely

Tuesday:

8th grade: Primary and Secondary sources activity and ws

7th grade: Review for Thursday's test, review page LA pg 310 exercise 25,27,28,29,31,33

Wednesday:

8th grade: note taking, on-line data, bibliographies

7th grade: grade LA pg 310, review for test

Thursday:

8th grade:

7th grade: LA Test for nouns and pronouns

Friday:

8th grade: turn in bellwork, crossword, classwork. Take Unit 3 spelling test

7th grade: turn in bellwork, crossword, grade LA test. Take Unit 3 spelling test

Assignments for August 22-26

2011-08-22T10:32:00.000-07:00

Monday:

ALL CLASSES: Vocabulary words (filled out chart), discussed definitions for spelling words Unit 2, Spelling wordsearch, and used whiteboards.

8th grade vocabulary:                                            7th grade vocabulary:
coherent order                                                          pronoun
prompt                                                                     antecedent
rubric                                                                       personal pronoun
contrast                                                                    demonstrative pronoun
vague                                                                       indefinite pronoun

Tuesday:

8th grade: Expository Writing

7th grade: Pronouns: LA pg 301-304. WS 7-8

Wednesday:

8th grade: Expository Writing

7th grade: Demonstrative and Interrogative Pronouns LA pg 305-306   WS 9-10

Thursday:

8th grade: Expository Writing/ assess, revise, proofread, and write final draft

7th grade: Indefinite Pronouns LA pg 306-307   WS 11-12

Friday:

8th grade: turn in bellwork, spelling wordsearch, vocabulary. Take Unit 2 spelling test

7th grade: turn in bellwork, spelling wordsearch, grade LA ws 11-12. Take Unit 2 spelling test

August 15-19

2011-08-15T13:03:00.000-07:00

Monday:

All classes: Introduced vocabulary words (did first three columns on chart), introduced spelling words, wrote Rainbow Words for spelling, and we used the whiteboards for spelling

Vocabulary for 8th grade:                                       Vocabulary for 7th grade:
Expository essay                                                     common noun
narrative essay                                                        proper noun
persuasive essay                                                     singular noun
thesis statement                                                       plural noun
clincher sentence                                                     possessive noun

Tuesday:

8th grade: intro to expository writing, write expository paragraphs

7th grade: Nouns: LA pg 296-298 complete WS 1-4

Wednesday:

8th grade: introduction to Expository Essay, practiced thesis statement and body paragraphs

7th grade: Possessive. common, and proper nouns LA pg 623, and 298-299 complete WS 171-172 and 5-6

Thursday:

8th grade: continue practice on body paragraphs

7th grade: Noun activity: Noun Circle Book

Friday:

8th grade: Turn in Voc words and spelling rainbow words, take spelling test Unit 1, and work on writing skills

7th grade: Turn in Voc words and spelling rainbow words, take spelling test Unit 1, noun activity

August 8 - 12

2011-08-05T11:45:00.000-07:00

Monday:

8th grade: Go over school and class rules and procedures (paper will come home to be signed), All About Me Portfolio (students will need a picture of themselves). Due on Wednesday

7th grade: Go over school and class rules and procedures (paper will come home to be signed). Autobiographical profile activity (due Tuesday). Week 1 vocabulary words: objective, standards, noun, collective noun, compound noun

Tuesday:

8th grade: continue work on portfolio. Due Wednesday

7th grade: finish profiles and share with the class

Wednesday:

All classes: Listening Activity - "Katalina Matalina"

Thursday:

All classes: Writing Activity - Alen picture

Friday:

All classes: writing activity - descriptive paragraphs

Greeting

2010-08-21T09:56:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my class. I am excited to start the school year with you. Here are a few rules and procedures that you can expect with me.

Rules:

*Students will be respectful and quiet during all instructional time

*Students will be respectful to their classmates

* Students will turn in all assignments complete and on time

* Students will be on time and prepared for class

* Students will keep hands and feet to themselves

Procedures:

* Bellringer on board everyday at beginning of class - due on Fridays

* Every Monday (or first day of the week) we do spelling pages and spelling work, which is due on Friday

* Every Monday (or first day of the week) we will have five vocabulary words to add to the Vocabulary Test given in Literature class.

* Every Friday we have a spelling test which includes spelling word and definitions.

* We grade most of our work in class and a colored pen will be needed. ( It cannot be a black pen )

* Late work will be accepted, but teacher will subtract 5 points if late 1-5 schools days, -10 points if late 6-10 schools days, and -20 points if late more than ten school days.

* If a student is putting demonstrating effort on an assignment, a score of 50 will be the low cut-off on individual assignments. Incomplete work is an exception, the grade posted will reflect actual grade achieved.

* Lowest grade will be dropped at end of nine weeks

* Assignments are written on the board for each week. If a student is absent, it is their responsibility to copy assignment from the board and pick up any worksheets from the absent folder.

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