test cards

These are the things that should go on the cards.  It would be good to color code the cards. 

20 Patriots
Ben Franklin
Paul Revere
Benedict Arnold
Ethan Allen
George Washington
John Adams
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Knox
Nathanael Greene
Charles Lee
Thomas Paine
Jane McCray
Daniel Morgan
Horatio Gates
Baron Von Steuben
John Paul Jones
Mary Lugwig Hayes aka -
Francis Marion
Benjamin Lincoln

The Red Coats
General Thomas Gage
General Sir Henry Clinton
General "Gentleman" Johnny Burgoyne
General William Howe
General Charles Cornwallis
Banastre Tarleton

Memorable Battles
Lexington/Concord
Fort Ticonderoga 1775, 1777
Bunker Hill aka Breed's Hill
Dorchester Heights
Battle of New York
Battle of Freeman's Creek
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Monmouth Courthouse
Waxhaws Massacre
Battle of Camden (South Carolina)
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Battle of Yorktown

Documents/Events/Groups
First Continental Congress
Declartion of Rights
Second Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Minutemen
Declaration of Independence
Hessians
Valley Forge
Winters at Morristown, NJ

Revolutionary War Test

The test over the Revolutionary War will be Friday, December 2nd.

Students can use notecards on the test.  There would be 50 note cards.

20 patriots
6 red coats
15 memorable battles
9 documents /events/groups

Repeat you will be able to use the cards on the test!!!!

American Revolution test

The test over the American Revolution will be Friday, December 2nd.  The students will have their study guides on Wednesday, November 30th

Language Arts for 11/28 - 12/2

Lit
Monday - Touching Spirit Bear discuss and check packets for chapters 5 & 6
                 Homework - read Chapters 7 & 8 and complete packets
Tuesday - Discuss and check packets for Chapters 7 & 8
                 Homework - read Chapters 9 & 10 complete packets
Wednesday - Discuss and check packets for Chapters 9 & 10
                      Homework - read and complete packet for Chapters 11 & 12
Thursday - Discuss and check packets for Chapters 11 & 12
                  Homework - Read and complete packets for Chapters 13 & 14 Due Monday
Friday - SSR and data notebooks

Comp  Please note that the speeches will require some work at home.  This is not listed as homework but some will need to be done at home.
Monday - Introduction to Expository Speeches, discuss assignment, discuss packet, go over speech outline
                Homework - grammar page 131 for Tuesday
Tuesday - Check page 131
                Expository Speeches, work with parnters writing outline, sign off from a teacher on the outline,
                get notecards if ready
                Homework - grammar page 133
Wednesday - check page 133
                 Expository speeches, writing note cards, begin practicing
                 Homework - 137
Thursday - Check page 137
                 practice speeches with partners
                 Homework - p139
Friday - check page 139
             practice speeches with partners, bring in materials, practice in front

          

Touching Spirit Bear

Hello I am putting the current novel we are reading in class.  Touching Spirit Bear.

This is for chapters 5 & 6

Spirit Bear Chapters 5 & 6

Language Arts for 11/21 - 11/23

Lit
Monday - We are reading Touching Spirit Bear  Discuss Chapters 1 & 2  go over character motivation
                 Homework - read Chapters 3 & 4 for Tuesday  fill out packets
Tuesday - Discuss Chapters 3 & 4 check packets
                 Homeowork - Read chapters 5 & 6 for Monday
Wednesday - SSR

Comp
Monday - Grammar P123 for Tuesday, Rewriting run-on sentences
Tuesday - Check Grammar P123
                 Daily "How to Get on Your Teacher's Nerves"  Homework journal
                 Homework Grammar P125 for Wednesday
Wednesday - Check Grammar P125
                      Grammar Quiz
                      Share Journal Writing

language arts for 11/14-11/17

Comp
Monday - finish Essays typing in the computer lab
Tuesday - Finish The Peal final test
Wednesday - Homework grammar page 121
                      in class Daily "How to be a Teacher's Pet"  Journal for HW
Thursday - Grade page 121 share Journal writing




Lit
Monday - Review for the test on The Pearl
Tuesday - Take the final test on The Pearl
Wednesday - Pick new novel
Thursday - SSR and datanotebooks

Narative Essay

Mr. Reffett has assigned a narative essay.  There is no due date as of yet.

these are the things the students can choose from.

1.  An embrarasing experience
2.  an account of difficult decession
3.  A day when everything went right or wrong
4.  First day of school or 1st day at a new school

you need to include emotions
tell a story from other people's persepective
dialogue
24 hour perios no longer

Things they need to include in the essay.  These are found in thier packets.

1.)  figurative language
2.)  five senses
3.)  hyphenated modifier
4.)  magic 3
5.)  appositive
6.)  repitition for effect

These are in the glossary of terms.

Just wanted to keep everyone up to date on what is coming.