Ms. Johnson

Monday, March 31

All classes:  Discuss test taking strategies and take CRCT Reading pretest!   

8LA: Hand in Mystery Novel Project

Lesson 12 Power Point of the week Download lesson_12_natasha.ppt

March 27

ALP: We continued researching in the E-3 lab.  Remember, your March novel assignment is due tomorrow.  Download march_novel.doc 

All classes--Vocabulary 11 Quiz tomorrow!

8LA: We finished reading and discussing The Pearl today.  Students chose essay prompt, wrote thesis and crafted an outline.  Pearl Questions due tomorrow. 

March 25 & 26

Wednesday--All classes: We checked Lesson 11 vocabulary exercises

ALP: The Pearl film

8LA: Read chapter 6 of The Pearl.

Tuesday

ALP: E-3 lab for continued research

8LA:  Read chapter 5 of The Pearl

Monday, March 24

ALP:  Lesson 11 Power Point.  Read and Analyze "Parallelism in Music" (Pearl essay).  Begin watching film. 

8LA:  Read and discuss chapter 4 of The Pearl.  Be prepared for a quiz on chapters 1-4 tomorrow!

Monday, March 17

ALP:  We start our research project today and will be in the media center the next three days! (E-3 lab next Tuesday & Thursday)  Remember to do your Lesson 10 vocabulary exercises and continue working on your March novel! Assignment due on the 28th. 

8LA: We start reading The Pearl today.  Questions Download 8la_questions_for_the_pearl.doc . 

Thursday, March 13

ALP: We discussed chapters 4 & 5 from The Pearl and started reading chapter 6.  Finish novella tonight and be prepared for a literary analysis essay tomorrow.  If you borrowed a book, please be sure to return it to me.  Thanks.

8LA:  Diagramming review.  Watch The Perfect Pearl and list 20 facts. 

ALL CLASSES:  Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow!

Wednesday, March 12

8LA:  We took the Mystery Unit Test today, reviewed vocab 9 and checked DGP 15. 

ALP:  We reviewed Lesson 9 vocabulary exercises.  Took quiz on chapters 2 & 3 of The Pearl and read Chapter 4 in class.  Tonight's homework--read chapter 5. 

Chapter 4 questions--Describe the social injustice that Kino experiences.  (consider and explain role of the Church, the monopoly of  the pearl buyers and the role of the villagers.)

What is Kino’s plan for the pearl and what is Juan Tomas’ advice?

What does Juana want to do with the pearl?  Why?

Chapter 5:

Why does Kino say the pearl is his soul?  What do you think he should do with the pearl?  What would you say to him to try to convince him? 

At the end of the novel, you'll be writing an essay tracing Kino's transformation.  Start highlighting sections in the book you can utilize to support your analysis. 

Lesson 9 Vocabulary power point

Thanks, C.M! Download lesson_9_claudia_m.ppt

Tuesday, March 11

ALP:  We read all of chapter 2 in class today and part of chapter 3.  (The Pearl)  Finish reading chapter 3 and be prepared for a quiz tomorrow.  No questions.  As usual, exercises A, B & C from vocabulary lesson 9 are due tomorrow/Wednesday. 

8LA:  We reviewed for the mystery unit test.  Continue working on the mystery novel project.  Though it's due March 31, you can turn it in early!  We are starting a research project soon so don't get bogged down with work at the last minute.  As usual, exercises A and C from vocabulary lesson 9 are due tomorrow/Wednesday.  For another look at the mystery unit author information, download this power point Download mystery_authors.ppt  For the test you'll need to know information on the authors, be able to match significant items/clues with the appropriate story, know all the mystery vocabulary words and be able to match quotations and characters from the stories whence they came.  Be ready!

Monday, March 10

ALP:  The

Pearl

Pre-reading Warm up Journal:  1.  What would you expect of a story in which there are “only good and bad things and black and white things and good and evil things and no in-between anywhere?” 

2. Suspending your disbelief and ignoring current lottery laws, pretend you won a million dollars (paid in one installment).  How would you spend this money? 

 

We read part of  Chapter 1. Finish the chapter tonight and answer the following questions for homework:  A.  The mood of a novel can change from chapter to chapter, and even from paragraph to paragraph.  Describe the shifts of mood in chapter one.  Use textual support.

B.  Describe the setting in which The Pearl takes place.  Use clear & strong adjectives.

C.  Write a paragraph describing the town’s doctor.  Utilize at least 5 juicy adjectives and 5 strong verbs. 

 

D.  Comment on the dynamics displayed between indigenous (Kino) and European conqueror (the        doctor).  Go beyond the superficial, make connections with your historical/world knowledge. 

E.  Pen your “Song of the Family.” Write a poem or paragraph describing the sounds you hear when you first wake up in the morning.  Type it, trim the excess & hand it in separately. 

8LA:  Lesson 9 Power Point presentation.  We finished "Tape Measure Murder" and discussed.  DGP.  Lesson 9 Vocabulary exercises A & C due Wednesday.