Hello English 1 students!

Please have your vocabulary HW out so that I can check it!

Today is a short day and we have our vocabulary quiz!!

You will need out: a pencil and piece of binder paper for your vocabulary sentences. You will attach these to the vocabulary quiz and submit it to the basket when done. 

Hello English 1 students!

Here is the plan for today:


1. Warm up: in your poetry notes section, make a two column list of as many RHYMING words as you can possibly think of in three minutes!

2. Rhyme and Rhyme scheme

3. Reading: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"

Diana and Angel: you need to make up your SOAPSTONE quiz Friday at lunch, no exceptions.


HW: Vocabulary words written 3 TIMES EACH. Due-Friday.

Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow!! (pay close attention to definitions and the parts of speech. The quiz will include matching, true/false, fill in the blank, and sentences)

Hello English 1 students!

Here is the agenda for today:


1. Warm up: vocabulary words
2. Create your own Found Poems!


HW: Vocabulary Sentences, you should have 12 INDIVIDUAL sentences written. 

DUE: Thursday

REMINDERS: Vocabulary Quiz on Friday, PROGRESS REPORTS FRIDAY!!

Hello English 1 students! 

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: Vocabulary
2. Found Poems


Reminder: I will be absent tomorrow. You will be reading and responding tomorrow to a poem of my choosing in your poetry notebooks- I WILL CHECK THEM WEDNESDAY so make sure you get your work done. If you finish early tomorrow, start on your HW for tomorrow or work on assignments from other classes.

VOCABULARY QUIZ FRIDAY!!

Hello and happy Friday!

Here is today's agenda:

-Make sure you have your poetry notebooks, open them to the questions for yesterday so that I can stamp them!-

1. Warm up: vocabulary
2. SOAPSTONE quiz
3. Acrostic Poems 

HW: Have a great weekend!

Hello English 1 students! Please grab your poetry notebooks as you come in!

Here is our agenda for today:


1. Warm up: VOCABULARY!!

We are taking a break from grammar, and will rotate to vocabulary. I will distribute index cards!!

2. SOAPSTONE Practice (you will work on this today on your own) Remember, there will be a quiz tomorrow!

Hello English 1 students!! GRAB YOUR POETRY NOTEBOOKS AS YOU COME IN!!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm up: in the "My Poetry" section of your notebook, respond to the following prompt:

Poetry. Write down any words or reactions that come to mind when you hear this word. What is poetry? What are some real life uses for poetry?

Take your time and write a good response. I will be collecting these notebooks and grading them at the end of this unit so make sure you are PARTICIPATING and keeping up with the work!!

2. SOAPSTONE Practice (we will need our textbooks today)


HW: There will be a SOAPSTONE quiz on FRIDAY!!

Hello English 1 students!

Please be sure to check your grades before you leave today, if you have submitted late assignments your grades do not reflect that as of now.

Here is today's agenda:

1. Preposition Final!
2. Valentine Activity

HW: Have a great weekend! Tuesday I will be out for a training, you will be going to take care of class registration for next year. As you come back to the room Tuesday, make sure you have something to read or work on. The sub will take away any cell phones; you may not sit there and do nothing. 

Hello English students!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. HOLD ON TO YOUR HW from last night. We will go over it at the start of class.

2. Finish/present SOAPSTONE posters

3. Poetry Quickwrite

HW: STUDY FOR YOUR PREPOSITIONS FINAL TOMORROW!!!!

Hello wonderful English students!

Here is what we have going today:

-Make sure you turn in your prepositions homework from last night!-

1.  Small group: SOAPSTONE practice

Today, you will be practicing SOAPSTONE in groups of five (I will number you off for groups)

Each group will need a pack of markers and one piece of chart paper. You may push the desks together to complete the work.

I will assign a poem-song to each of the groups. Using SOAPSTONE, you will read the poem as a group and make a chart (like the one on the board) and analyze the poem.

At the bottom of the chart, your group needs to EXPLAIN in complete sentences what you think the poem means!!!

HW: You will practice SOAPSTONE on your own tonight using the poem "Dusting." Read the poem and respond. BE THOUGHTFUL and use complete sentences, look beyond the "surface" meaning of the poem!

DUE: THURSDAY!!

Good morning! I hope you all had a great three day weekend!

Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up: prepositions review

*THERE WILL BE A PREPOSITIONS FINAL ON FRIDAY*

*I WILL COLLECT GRAMMAR NOTEBOOKS FRIDAY*

2. SOAPSTone Practice


HW: Preposition Worksheet, DUE WEDNESDAY

Hello and happy Friday!! I hope everyone brought their song lyrics/poems today...

Agenda:

1. Preposition Poems (M-Z)
2. FINISH decorating notebooks

HW: If you do not finish decorating your notebook today, it needs to be done over the weekend. Bring them on TUESDAY. If you forget your notebook, the consequence is five minutes at lunch time....your choice :)

Thursday!

It's a wonderful day for English class :)

Here is today's agenda:

-Please make sure you have your prepositions poems ready to go-

1. A-L students: you may have 5 minutes to practice your poems one last time

-Remaining students: you may work on decorating your poetry notebooks, glue sticks are in the front and scissors are located in the boxes in the cupboard. Please do this QUIETLY while your classmates are reciting their poems.

-BEFORE YOU LEAVE, ASK YOURSELF:

1. Is there trash on the floor I can pick up?
2. Is my chair pushed in?
3. Are all supplies put away as you found them?

Thank you for keeping our room clean and neat:)

Happy Hump Day!

Hello all!

Please turn in your prepositions page 12 worksheet to the basket before the bell!!

Here is today's plan:

1. Warm up: OH #6
2. SOAPSTONE Notes (in poetry notebooks)
3. SOAPSTONE Practice with Shel Silverstein :)

HW: Bring in a copy of your favorite poem or song lyrics. The song lyrics must be edited of all derogatory words and cuss words or it will be thrown out.

IF you are unable to print- send your copy to ME at ksewell@smjuhsd.org

DUE: Tomorrow!! We will be using these for a project during the poetry unit :)

NOTE: We will have time to work on our poetry notebook decorations tomorrow!

Tuesday!

Surprise!! I am here after all :)

ATTN: BRING YOUR PREPOSITION POEMS WITH YOU THURSDAY AND FRIDAY!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm Up (5 minutes):

On your post it, respond POSITIVELY and THOUGHTFULLY to the following statement. Try to come up with more than one reason. When you are done, come and place your sticky on the white board. I will be using these to make a poster for our poetry unit!

Respond:     Why do you think we read poetry? What is its value?  

2. Poetry Activity/set up


HW: Prepositions Worksheet, Page 12 DUE: WEDNESDAY

Remember our NO D's/F's challenge. WE CAN DO IT!!

Monday

Hello English 1 students, today is a shortened day.

Agenda:

1. Warm up: OH #5

2. How to Read Poetry/Notes

HW: Practice prepositions poems for 10 minutes!!