Tenacity' Big Stuff

daily schedule 2008/2009

The Week of:, August 18, 2008 through, August 22, 2008

 2008

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

 

Thursday
 

Friday
 

Language Arts Calendar

Gaggle.Net

Teacher Meetings Teacher Meetings  First 1/2 day

WELCOME

Introduction to
Language Arts

Extended Definition

MEET IN ROOM 118 Computer Lab

TENACITY POETRY

Science

 

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Social Studies

 

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Algebra

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Pre - Algebra Math

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 Applied Communications

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Field trip

Rockets

Assembly

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Study Skills
Pay-Offs
Use your Assignment notebook

Carry your assignment notebook with you

Listen and Look for cues

Take time to look for specifics

 

Individualize your assignment notebook

Cross out work when complete

Develop a system of abbreviations that work

Schedule Schedule Schedule

Know the resources within the book

The average person reads 24.5 minutes a day

Test scores, comprehension and reading skills improve with increased interest in reading

By the year 2002 significantly higher reading skills are needed to survive in a technological society

Champion SSR=20 minutes of reading per day = 100 minutes per week = 400 minutes per month =3600 minutes per school year = better readers

 
Keep all work in your binder

Organize Papers

File in the same direction new to the front

Schedule one day a week to clean out excess

Develop your study location using learning strengths. Find a place that works and stick to it.

Develop self discipline during study time.

Do the most difficult work first.

Gather all materials when finished

 

Consider your locker as your personal space, "ORGANIZE"

Color code

Set a place for everything morning/afternoon

Reminders and reorganize

Plan your day!!

 

Time Management

Check assignment notebook and estimate the time to complete tasks

Schedule study time around other activities (Balance your life)

Know the time of day you function best.

Begin with the most difficult

Schedule breaks and avoid IM, e-mail, phone and other activities

Know Your Grades

Understand the grading system

Know how much assignments are worth

Know the percentage the assignments, etc. are worth

Are there participation grades

Examine Skyward

DO SOMETHING!!

Goals are plans that must be realistic and measurable. Always have a back-up plan

Students with future focused goals are moer successful in school and in life.

 

You are in control of your life - it's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it Begin today by setting a 2nd Q. goal - break down the steps needed to accomplish write it down, make it visiible - tell others

TEAM CONTRACT

   

Some Language Arts Links

 

daily schedule Introduction Reading prediction
Make-up work   Grammar practice The Pigman 1-6

The Pigman Activity 1(MAP)

 

QUIZ 3

Activity 2(Paragraphs)

 

HELP
Safety Pledge Parts of Speech working words
Couplet
Instruction
Diamonte II Diamonte I Haiku
Tanka Cinquain Limerick Shakespeare's Poetry
       
Quia - Daniel's Story 1 Quia - Daniel's Story 5 Quia - Daniel's Story 9 Quia - Daniel's Story 13
Quia - Daniel's Story 2 Quia - Daniel's Story 6 Quia - Daniel's Story 10 Quia - Daniel's Story 14
Quia - Daniel's Story 3 Quia - Daniel's Story 7 Quia - Daniel's Story 11 Quia - Daniel's Story 15
Quia - Daniel's Story 4 Quia - Daniel's Story 8 Quia - Daniel's Story 12 Quia - Daniel's Story Final 2007
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust, Timeline A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust Site Map    
Writing a Paragraph

Writing a Thesis Statement

What?

What? 

     

Propaganda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Daniel's Story Make-up

Sentence combining

Sentence combining II

Paragraph Writing

Sentences