1st+QRT+L.A.

__Journal Collage project:__ The collage assignment is your first assignment! Please take time to READ the entire rubric. These types of rubrics will be used all year. For this assignment you will create a collage and write a paragraph to tell me information about YOU. **I will hand a copy of this rubric out – you must cut the bottom half and turn it in with your assignment.** If you lose the sheet you will need to print it again. Click below for assignment info.

Listening Unit Here is the homework - Cause and effect! You need to use 5 examples!



Day 2 – Here is a note document- where you will fill in notes from class. ** Make sure to listen and follow along so you get the correct notes down. You will save this in: LA FOLDER – in the LISTENING unit folder ( keep it the same title).

If you did not get all the notes during class on FRIDAY AUG 24th !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are the notes - you must fill in the blanks on your word document from above.

Here are the questions you will answer - follow the directions on the sheet. These need to be answered in COMPLETE sentences! Please make sure to SAVE the doc.



High-Level questions ( words used from class)  Analyze   Assume    compare/contrast    Motive    Divide    Examine     Compare  Extend  Explain  Show  Relate  Rephrase = QUICK review for the quiz! = If you can answer these questions, or know these topics, then you should be ready for the Listening quiz.
 * 1) What is active listening ?
 * 2) What is “Give me five”?
 * 3) What are teacher cues given while they are teaching and you are taking notes?
 * 4) Why do we write main points ( ideas) down?
 * 5) (2) Part question: How did you answer the Abe and JFK questions on your computer? ( I went over HOW these answers should look in front of the class) you should answer ALL questions like this. EXPLAIN WHY SHOULD YOU ANSWER THAT WAY?????
 * 6) How did you take notes when your partner read to you?
 * 7) What is the difference between – emotion, tone, and mood?
 * 8) What kind of questions did you ask about the stories that were read during class?
 * 9) Why can your notes that you take during class be different than the person sitting next to you?

__Informational writing unit__

** Here are the rules YOU MUST READ about the interview: **
Now you can open up the project and start brainstorming who you are going to interview:
 * 1) You can only interview someone who is 15 years older than you! So no friends or siblings ( unless they are WAY older than you) I barely make the cut!
 * 2) You can interview more than one person BUT you can ONLY USE ONE interview for the paper that you will write.
 * 3) You will be writing an entire paper on this interview, make sure you pick someone who has a great story to tell.
 * 4) You can interview them on the phone, through e mail or in person.
 * 5) You must keep good notes to use throughout this unit.

Interview Document: Please use this to complete your interview on. This will be completed and SAVED on your computer.

Click here if you need the notes from class :
 For homework : Here is a scenario YOU MUST FILL out the PATF for that example:   *You are writing a story titled "The first week as a middle school student” to submit to a newspaper.    What is the P=    What is the A=    What is the T and F=    ( These need to be done in complete sentences)  = *you are NOT writing the story - you are JUST filling out the PATF ( as if you were going to write it ) =

Sentence Structure

BUD DAY Group ROLES: Assign jobs for each member: 1) Counter 2) Reader and re-reader of new paper to check for mistakes 3) Writer ( use dictionary if needed)


 * Directions -Groups will:
 * 1) Count how many words are in each sentence!
 * 2) Brainstorm on how to change the sentences ( better grammar, complex, compound sentences)
 * 3) then you will re-write the paragraph- using much better sentence fluency and sentence types.
 * 4) Then you must identify: 5 complex and 5 compound sentences. Also you must pick 5 sentences and located the simple subject and simple predicate.

Capitalization

__Descriptive Writing__

Here is the link you need for the PICTURE PROMPTS Use these pictures to help your descriptive writing:

Preposition Unit