Language Arts: Christmas Carol Vocabulary

Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study for Wednesday's vocabulary quiz!

Advanced LA: List 13

Advanced LA:  Use the resources below to study for Friday's quiz on List 13.

Advanced Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study for Friday's quiz on List 12.

Friday's Vocabulary Quiz

Use the resources below to study for Friday's vocabulary quiz!

Advanced Language Arts:


Language Arts:

Advanced Language Arts: List 10 Flashcards

Advanced Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study for Friday's quiz on List 10.

Vocabulary Resources

Use the appropriate resources below to help you prepare for Friday's vocabulary quiz!

Language Arts:


Advanced Language Arts:

Advanced LA: List 7

Advanced Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study for Friday's quiz on List 7.

Advanced Language Arts:  Use the resources below to help you prepare for Friday's test on List 6!

Advanced Language Arts: List 5

Advanced Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study for Friday's quiz on List 5!

Advanced LA: List 4

Advanced Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study for Friday's vocabulary quiz on List 4.

Fiction Articles Vocabulary List

Language Arts:  Use the resources below to help you study for Monday's vocabulary quiz!

Advanced LA List 3

Advanced Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study for Thursday's quiz on List 3!

Nonfiction Notes Presentation

Period 8/9:  During class, use this presentation to fill in your guided notes on nonfiction.

Nonfiction Presentation

WALK TWO MOONS Updated & Flashcards

Language Arts & Advanced Language Arts:  Chapters 15-24 of Walk Two Moons, as well as the corresponding reading guide, is due on Monday, September 14, 2015.

Use the flashcards below to help you study for Friday's test on nonfiction terms.

*Advanced LA will have this test on Monday instead.

Advanced Language Arts only:  Use the flashcards below to study for Friday's quiz on List 2!

Homework and Flashcards

Advanced Language Arts & Language Arts:  The typed final copy of your interview paragraph is due tomorrow.  Walk Two Moons Chapters 5-14 is due on Tuesday, 9/8.

Advanced Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study for Friday's vocabulary quiz on List 1:

Update

Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year!  I will be officially introducing the LA blog to my students later this week.  Once I have done that, I will be updating on a more regular basis.  Thank you (:

End of the Year Survey

Please use the link below to complete an end of the year survey for Mrs. Wolf's class.

End of the Year Language Arts Survey

Vocabulary for Test on Friday, June 5th

Language Arts & Advanced Language Arts:  Use the resources below to help you prepare for the vocabulary section of Friday's test on Chapters 36-the Historical Note of Crispin.

CRISPIN 17-36 Vocabulary

Use the resources below to study for Wednesday's test, which includes story content and vocabulary from chapters 17-36 of Crispin.

Literature Circle Examples

Below are the literature circle examples for anyone that needs to reference them. Remember, you must have Chapters 17-26 of Crispin read and your role sheet completed to participate in the literature circle meeting tomorrow!

Summarizer Example
Character Analyst Example
Discussion Leader Example
Passage Selector Example

HOOT Reading Questions

For those of you that requested Hoot reading questions, I will provide you with a printed copy of all of the questions on Wednesday.  If you would like them in the meantime, you can access them below.  Please note, we have already finished some of these chapters.  The next reading quiz is on Friday, and it covers chapters 6-10.

HOOT Ch. 4-7 questions
HOOT Ch. 8-11 questions

Crispin Chapters 1-16 Vocabulary

Language Arts & Advanced Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study the vocabulary that will be a part of your Crispin Chapters 1-16 test on Monday, May 18th 2015.

Resources for this Week's Vocabulary Quiz

Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study for Thursday's vocabulary quiz on the words from chapters 6-8 of The Incredible Journey.


Advanced Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study for* Thursday's vocabulary quiz on List 21:  A Laudable List of Verbs. (*Students going on the symphonic band trip will take this quiz on Wednesday.)

Resources for Quiz on Friday, April 17th

Advanced Language Arts & Language Arts:

Use the resources below to help you prepare for Friday's vocabulary quiz on the words from Chapters 1-5 of The Incredible Journey.

April 10th 2015: Directions for Class

Language Arts & Advanced Language Arts:  After you finish your quiz, use the link below to complete the webquest.  You will need the handout you picked up on your way into the room.  This becomes homework if you do not finish during class.

Breed Research Webquest

Thursday, April 9th 2015

Language Arts:  Finish your vocabulary context sentences for Chapters 1-5 of The Incredible Journey.  Also, be sure to study for your reading quiz on Chapters 1-10 of Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie.

Advanced Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study for tomorrow's quiz on "List 19:  Quite a Conflict!"

Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie

Language Arts & Advanced Language Arts:  Just a reminder that you will have a test on Chapters 1-10 of Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie later this week (Thursday for Advanced LA and Friday for all other classes).  Also, the entire novel must be read and the reading log must be completed by April 17th.

Cross-Teamed Socratic Seminar

In collaboration with Ms. Moniodes, students from Mrs. Beros's and Mrs. Wolf's Advanced Language Arts classes participated in a Socratic seminar after reading the entire Beowulf text for enrichment.  A big thank you goes out to all of the students who participated, as we appreciate all of the effort that went into such a productive, in-depth, student led discussion! Way to go!

Tuesday, March 24th 2015

Language Arts:  Complete the handout on types of persuasion by putting the definitions into your own words and providing real life examples.

Advanced Language Arts:  Complete the handout on types of persuasion by putting the definitions into your own words and providing real life examples.  Use the resources below to study for Friday's quiz.

Wednesday, March 11th 2015

Language Arts & Advanced Language Arts:  Read to the red "T" on page 330 of "Amigo Brothers," and answer through question #8 on your handout.

Wednesday, February 25th 2015

Language Arts:  Finish reading the short story "Seventh Grade," and complete the questions if you did not finish them in class.  Also, use the resources below to study for Friday's Vocabulary Quiz.


Advanced Language Arts:  Finish reading the short story "Seventh Grade," and complete the questions if you did not finish them in class.  Also, use the resources below to study for Friday's Vocabulary Quiz.

Tuesday, February 10th 2015

Language Arts:  Movie proposal draft and final copy are due on Thursday, February 12th 2015.  If you are doing the large size poster for extra credit, it is due Monday, February 16th 2015.

Movie Proposal Draft
Movie Proposal Final Copy



Advanced Language Arts:  You original stories are due by February 19th, but you should be working on them on a regular basis until that point.

Monday, February 9th 2015

Language Arts:  Finish your outline and essay if you didn't finish in class today.

Advanced Language Arts:  Finish your outline and essay if you didn't finish during class today.  Complete the brainstorming for your original story by mapping out the plot.

Wednesday, February 4th 2015

Language Arts and Advanced Language Arts:  Your independent mythology novel and reading log needs completed for tomorrow.  Also, be sure to finish the "Sally Ann.."  questions for tomorrow.  Use the link below if you need another copy.

"Sally Ann..." Questions

Tuesday, February 3rd 2015

Language Arts & Advanced Language Arts:  Complete the Beowulf handout if you did not finish it in class today.  Also, remember the Jackie Robinson Enrichment (second entry for advanced) is due by February 13th, 2015.  You can earn up to 5 bonus points for completing either the essay or the poem.  Use the links below if you need additional copies.

BEOWULF Reading Questions

Jackie Robinson Contest Enrichment Opportunity

Also, don't forget you must finish reading your independent mythology novel and complete the second reading guide by Thursday, February 5th 2015.

Reading Guide 2

Monday, February 2nd 2015

Language Arts:  Use the resources below to study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz.


Language Arts and Advanced Language Arts:  Your independent mythology novel and reading guide must be completed by Thursday, February 5th 2015.

Monday, January 26th 2015

Language Arts:  Complete the double entry journal and talking to the text for the "Who was King Arthur?" article if you did not finish it during class today.  Remember that your mythology novel must be read and the reading guide must be completed by Thursday, February 5th 2015.

Advanced Language Arts:  Complete taking to the text on the article "Who was King Arthur?" Use the resources below to study for Friday's vocabulary quiz on the list:  Moods and Dispositions.

Tuesday, January 20th 2015

Language Arts & Advanced Language Arts:  Prepare for tomorrow's mythology test!  Also, the reading guide for you independent mythology novel is due on Thursday, January 22nd 2015.  Half of your novel needs to be read by this date.  (If you did not finish your Mythology Pict-Journal in class, it is due tomorrow.)

Mythology Independent Reading Guide 1
Mythology Picto-Journal

Wednesday, January 14th 2015

Language Arts & Advanced Language Arts:  Finish reading "Prometheus," and answer the remaining reading comprehension questions if you didn't finish during class.

Monday, January 12th 2015

Language Arts & Advanced Language Arts:  The vocabulary quiz on the mythology list is tomorrow.  Use the flashcards from the previous post to help you study.  Complete the Myths, Legends, Epics and Tales Notes handout using pages 641-644 in your book.

Class Notes from Today with Answers to Guided Notes
Myths, Legends, Epics, and Tales Guided Notes & Homework Exercise

Recap of Friday, January 9th 2015

Language Arts:  Book projects are due Monday.  Use the links below to access the assignments if you need them.  Remember you are only doing the one that is appropriate for your book genre.

Fiction Book Project
Biography Book Project

Use the flashcards below to study for Tuesday's vocabulary quiz.




Advanced Language Arts:  Context sentences for List 12 are due on Monday.  Use the flashcards below to study for Tuesdays and Friday's quiz, respectively.

Monday, January 5th 2014

Language Arts:  Complete context sentences for the mythology unit.  If you did not turn in your reading log today, be sure you have it completed to turn in tomorrow.

Link to Mythology Context Sentences

Advanced Language Arts:  Complete context sentences for the mythology unit.  Scenes 3, 4, & possibly 5 will be performing tomorrow.

Link to Mythology Context Sentences