Wednesday, January 18th 2017

What are we doing today? Bellwork: SILENTLY complete activity Homework Checked: Progress Report Signed Classwork: Cursive Quote Grammar Practice 18: Possessive Pronouns Maniac Magee Ch. 6-10 sheets Library Homework: Make sure to keep up with chapter titles and summaries! READ YOUR AR BOOKS!!!!! Finish what you didn’t finish in class.

Bellwork If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Answer this question. Make sure it is at least one paragraph (five sentences). If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? After you finish writing, turn in your bellwork from last week to Mrs. Walker’s desk (on top of the missing homework binder). Then, grab a cursive quote sheet from the blue rolling chair. Make sure to put the date beside your response and keep all bellwork responses for the week on the same page. They will be due the first day of the following week. Be sure to stay organized and keep up! Make sure to put the date beside your response and keep all bellwork responses for the week on the same page. They will be due the first day of the following week. Be sure to stay organized and keep up!

Word Generation: High-School Dropouts Make sure you have the correct definitions for these words! Convince – to persuade Enormous – huge Integrity – honesty; morality Persistent – continuing despite difficulty; relentless; continuing longer than expected Reluctant – unwilling; hesitant

Grammar Practice 19: Indefinite and Reflexive Pronouns We will go over the lesson first, including answers. Try to work with your group to figure out the correct answers to the practice sheet. We will go over them as a group. Answers: Some Itself Few Someone Themselves All Anybody Both Others Myself Possible answers: 11. Something seems wrong with this planet. 12. All of its life forms are tiny. 13. A few of the astronauts want to bring samples back to Earth 14. No one understands how dangerous this could be. 15. Does anyone remember the disaster that occurred when space cows were introduced on Earth?

Maniac Magee Ch. 6-8 At the end of Chapter 8, there is an “unexpected turn” mentioned on page 29. Discuss with your group what this might be. Each group will need to give Mrs. Walker one sheet with their answer, including evidence from the text to back up your prediction. We will then go over the answers to the worksheet. Worksheet Answers: A ping pong table On the steel railroad tracks He is 5’8” tall and weighs 174 pounds He bunted it Because of all the strange things he did around the town What makes Maniac a legend? He is daring enough and talented enough to do things that other kids can’t or don’t. He runs on the steel rail of the railroad tracks. He hits ball after ball that McNab pitches, and he even hits homeruns. At the end of chapter seven, Maniac has knocked the world’s first frogball for a four-bagger. In chapter eight, a list is provided that shows Maniac as a legend. He punted the football back longer than Denehy had ever thrown it, he rescued Arnold Jones, and tattooed Giant John McNab’s fastball for a half a dozen home runs

Homework Make sure to keep up with chapter titles and summaries! READ YOUR AR BOOKS!!!!! Finish what you didn’t finish in class.

Announcements 2/3 – halfway point of 3rd 9-weeks 2/20 – no school 3/6-10 – Case 21 exams 3/12 – Daylight Savings (spring forward) 3/13-3/17 – Spring Break!

1. PACK UP (and put your backpack in your seat) 2 1. PACK UP (and put your backpack in your seat) 2. CLEAN UP (check for assignments, C block) 3. LINE UP (if everything is not clean and quiet, you will not be able to leave my room)