Homework: Thursday 2/6/20
RHR Vocabulary: Study for tomorrow's test.
No other work tonight; the few students who did not present poems today will go first thing tomorrow. Thank you for you hard work and effort!
About Mrs. Woolworth
Welcome to the 2019-2020 School year!
My name is Linda Woolworth, and I am the 8th grade English/Language Arts teacher at AMS. I am looking forward to this new year! GO GRAMMAR!! HOORAY FOR ESSAYS!
I was raised here in Calaveras County, and was blessed to grow up in the tiny town of Camp Connell. I attended Hazel Fischer Elementary School - in the OLD school building - and a wonderful memory from my 8th grade year is the Canoeing elective many of my classmates and I enjoyed in the spring at White Pines Lake! (now that's a nice elective idea!!)
My three siblings and I graduated from Bret Harte High; so did both of my parents back in the 1950's, when there was only one large two-story building where the theater arts building is now! Times have changed!
My ELA class will cover Grammar, Writing, Literature/Reading, and everything in between! To my fine incoming scholars: Be prepared, be patient, have a positive attitude and an open mind! It will be a great year!
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Homework: Wednesday 2/5/20
RHR Vocabulary: Study!
POETRY PRESENTATIONS START TOMORROW! Be sure you have your author's biography!
Homework: Tuesday 2/4/20
RHR Vocabulary: Lesson 25: Write the Word/POS/Definition for each word.
POETRY: Using the "Alphabet Poem" packet handed out in class today, write a poem using the guidelines. Your poem may be written on the last page of the packet or on a separate paper.
READING: BEFORE you read pages 151-162 in the Collections book, look at #6 on page 164. You are told to make and complete a chart, and there is an "example chart" beneath the directions. This was also shown on the board today in class. As you read, complete the chart with examples from the story for each prompt.
POEMS AND BIOGRAPHIES will be presented on Thursday and Friday. Please practice!
Homework: Monday 2/3/20
RHR Vocabulary: Do the Lesson 25 Worksheet, page 84.
Poetry: You will need a copy of your poem AND your biography tomorrow. I will be giving you feedback on your progress.
Homework: Thursday 1/30/20
RHR Vocabulary: STUDY for tomorrow's test!
Reading: Collections: If you would like to re-write your "O Captain, My Captain" response, you may. You need ONLY to write whether you like the poem "O Captain, My Captain" or not; briefly explain your response. You do not need to analyze the poem.
Collections: On page 202, answer #2 and #5. Be sure to give complete sentence answers. #5 asks about an "extended metaphor," which is a metaphor that is extended throughout several lines. In the poem, what is Whitman comparing a Captain of a ship to?
Poetry Presentations: Tomorrow I will be checking your progress on your poems and biography. Be sure you have this information.
Homework: Wednesday 1/29/20
RHR Vocabulary: Use at least 6 words from Lesson 24 in a brief narrative (paragraph). Think about something that could be operable or not operable, and tell how you might need to have it repaired by a technician...just an idea!
Writing: Performance Assessment: Write complete sentence responses for the 3 questions on page 82. Be sure you correctly cite your information.
Homework: Monday 1/27/20
RHR Vocabulary: Do the Worksheet for Lesson 24
Writing: Performance Assessment Book: Read the news article on pages 77-79; DO pages 80-81.
POETRY MEMORIZATION PRESENTATIONS: You will be presenting your poems on February 6 and 7. You need to have your poem memorized, but you may read your Biography.
Homework: Thursday 1/23/20
RHR Vocabulary: Test on Lesson 22 tomorrow! Study!
Writing: Performance Assessment: Write a definition/explanation for each of the terms that you were asked to circle in the poem "The New Colossus" on page 76.
Reading: In your Collections book (that is the black hard cover book you have at home!), read the poem "O Captain, My Captain," on page 200. In a 3-6 sentence paragraph, tell if you enjoyed this poem, and why or why not. Be specific!
Homework: Wednesday 1/22/20
RHR Vocabulary: Fill in the missing spaces and blanks on the Lesson 22 chart.
Performance Assessment: Complete the chart on page 74, using the essay on pages 72-73. BE SURE you are citing examples from the essay, not explaining in your own words!
POEM MEMORIZATION: Be sure you are practicing your poem! You will be presenting your poem (along with the biography of your author, etc.) during the week of February 10-14.
GRAMMAR TEST: Tomorrow you have a test on Adverbs, Independent and Dependent Clauses, and Conjunctions. You may use your notes, so be sure they are complete!
Homework: Tuesday 1/21/20
RHR Vocabulary: Do the Worksheet for Lesson 22, page 78
Writing: Performance Assessment Book: Read pages 72-73. In the blank space on page 73, respond to the following: What do you feel about Giovanni's poem? Do you like how it is written (the style)? Give at least 2 citations from the poem in your answer.
Homework Thursday 1/16/20
RHR Vocabulary: Study Lesson 21 Words, POS, and Definitions for tomorrow's test.
Writing: Poetry: If you didn't turn in your Memorization Poem today, be sure you have it for tomorrow. You should be working also on the author biography and other requirements given on the handout. On a separate post I have posted a file of the Poem Presentation guidelines.
Homework Monday 1/14/20
RHR Vocabulary: Lesson 21: Worksheet
Writing: Poetry: If you didn't rewrite in your words the "Words..." poem, be sure to have that completed by Thursday.
Tomorrow you will be searching for a POEM for your memorization presentation. Be sure to read the handout carefully! The presentations will be in 3 weeks.
Homework: Thursday 1/9/20
RHR Vocabulary: No written word, but STUDY for tomorrow's test!
Homework Wednesday 1/8/20
RHR Vocabulary: Choose 5 words from Lesson 20. Write a sentence for each of those words, using the DEFINITION instead of the word.
READING: Close Reader: Read pages 63-68. Do all of the "blue shaded" annotations for each page EXCEPT #6.
REMINDER! Picture Day is tomorrow, August 22, Thursday. Be prepared!