April 20 to May 1, 2009

Mrs. Reddish’s Journals

April 20, 2009

Let’s start these journals with a FREE JOURNAL!!!!

Daily Oral Language for 4/20

when grandad opened a second

story window a bird feeder fell off

of the ledge and crashed below

Today we will:

• Take the first part of Benchmark 3!

April 21, 2009

• “I refuse to grovel. On second thought, can I please, please, please borrow your car?”

• Write a dialogue between two people in which one person grovels to the other.

Daily Oral Language for 4/21

we seen mt vesuvius we seen it

while we was crossing the

apennine mountains in italy

April 22, 2009

One generation plants the trees; the other gets the shade.

--Chinese ProverbThis proverb, which uses a simple metaphor to express a big idea, applies to generations (families). Write about how this proverb might also apply to the way a government runs a country.

Daily Oral Language for 4/22

because a wasp stinged grace

before she could avoid it

April 23, 2009

This is a painting by Andy Warhol. He did lots of paintings and pictures of ordinary, everyday things.

Do you think this is art? Why or why not?

What makes something art? Explain.

Daily Oral Language for 4/23

in the northeast their was some

anti-english feeling during the

civil war

Pd 1 Today we will:

• Complete Benchmark #3.• Review Sundiata study guide.

• Finish the study guide!

• Create an epic hero chart for Sundiata.

Pd 5 Today we will:

• Check over our Benchmark #3.• Review TRAC notes.

• What do the letters mean?• Create a TRAC organizer.

• Should schools enforce a dress code?• Write a TRAC paragraph.

Pd 6 Today we will:

• Complete Benchmark #3.• Complete study guide for Sundiata.• Complete language activity for Sundiata.• Create an epic hero chart for Sundiata.

Pd 7 Today we will:

• Complete Benchmark #3.• Complete and turn in reading logs for novel.• Identify a message/theme developed in your

novel.• What events support your theme?• Which characters learn something that supports

your theme?

April 24, 2009

• When was the last time you helped another person? What did you do?

• Do you consider this to be a “hand up” or a “handout?” Why?

• When assisting a person financially, academically, spiritually, or emotionally, what is the difference between a “hand up” and a “handout?”

Daily Oral Language for 4/24

several times mother has sat aside

flowers she has growed and has

forgot to take them to our neighbor

Pd 1 Today we will:

• Go over Sundiata family tree.• Review TRAC.

• What do the letters mean for a paragraph?• Create a TRAC organizer.

• Should schools enforce a dress code?• Write a persuasive paragraph.

Pd 5 Today we will:

• Create a TRAC organizer.• Should schools enforce a dress code?

• Write a TRAC paragraph.

Pd 6 Today we will:

• Discuss Sundiata.• Check study guide.• Take notes on TRAC strategy.

Pd 7 Today we will:

• Oops! I forgot to collect your reading logs! Pass them up now.

• Identify the theme for chosen novel.• Choose a partner to create a script in which

two characters from your novel discuss and explain the theme.

April 27, 2009

Write an advertisement for one of

your favorite things: food, shoes,

clothes, skateboard, video game, etc.

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Pd 1 Today we will:

• Write a persuasive paragraph.• Complete an epic hero chart for Sundiata.

• Quiz on Wednesday.

Pd 5 Today we will:

Pd 6 Today we will:

Pd 7 Today we will:

April 28, 2009

• When you look in the mirror, what do you see?• Do you like what you see?• What, if anything, would you change?• Do you think others see you as you see

yourself?• Do you think anyone is ever happy with what

he/she sees in the mirror? Why?

Daily Oral Language for 4/28

i lended jessicas computer but i

don’t think ill learn the software

program by monday june 2

April 29, 2009

Look at and read the card you have been given. Pretend you have been hired by the Nature Conservancy to write an article for a national magazine. In your article, you must persuade your readers to help protect the animal on your card. Remember to blend facts with strong emotional language. Now save that critter!

Daily Oral Language for 4/29

bobby and me watched with surprise as the

detective on television fighted with the thief

throws her to the floor and taking out a pair

of handcuffs to restrain her

April 30, 2009

Tell the story of this picture. Don’t forget to include the parts of a short story!

Daily Oral Language for 4/30

ms oster a history teacher has

took a sabbatical to study at

barnard college

May 1, 2009

• Today you will be planning for high school. You will need to think of what you want to do in the next four years, and where you want to go after graduation.

• So write about that. What do you want to see happen during your high school career?

• What do you want to do after graduation?

Daily Oral Language for 5/1

at two oclock your supposed to

deliver the carton of books to the

community aid project on central st